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Kevin McCarthy has promised to fulfill a “Commitment to America” if Republicans take back the House in November: The American Dream will be revived, he says. The nation will be made safe and free, and everything will get “back on the right track.” But what would a GOP return to power really look like? One word: Payback.
For all the minority leader’s pseudo-inspirational campaign promises, priority number one for a Republican majority appears to be revenge. Not only would McCarthy likely gavel a range of partisan investigations, from inquiries into Hunter Biden to a political probe into the January 6 committee. His majority might also attempt to mount impeachments against President Joe Biden and, according to Semafor’s Kadia Goba, several other administration officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
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Much of this growing vendetta appears to be coming from the furthest right flank, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has already repeatedly pushed for Biden’s impeachment. (By her own account, Greene also drafted articles of impeachment last month against Garland following the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Florida home.) But McCarthy has consistently refused to stand up to radicals in his party like Greene, instead coddling them while casting out Trump critics like Liz Cheney. There’s no reason to think he wouldn’t continue to do so should he assume the speakership, especially since McCarthy himself teased a Garland probe after the Mar-a-Lago search.
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It’s fair to assume, then, that a Republican-led House would waste little time getting to work on Trump’s behalf. As Politico pointed out Thursday, as much as 60 percent of the GOP caucus next year will have served only since 2017, roughly the beginning of the Trump era. That could mean a majority in the lower chamber that is, at best, barely in touch with Biden — and, at worst, harbors an open hostility toward him. Republicans claim that’s because the president has made no attempt at outreach across the aisle. McCarthy has “been ignored for two years, vilified to some degree,” as Republican Representative Tom Cole complained to Politico. “I think they’ll probably learn to regret that.” Of course, that's rich coming from Republicans, when 147 of those on Capitol Hill, including McCarthy, voted against certifying Biden’s 2020 victory, even after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed Congress. Many of them still can’t bring themselves to acknowledge Biden’s presidency as legitimate, let alone do anything that could be construed as bipartisan. There will be gridlock if Republicans take one or both chambers — that much is certain. But it’ll be hard to blame Biden for it, given the GOP's stated intent to use their power to settle scores on behalf of Trump.
None of this is to say Biden or his administration are or should be above congressional oversight. Members of both parties have raised legitimate questions about, say, the execution of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and its aftermath. But politically motivated impeachments and probes into Trump-backed conspiracy theories have less in common with the congressional inquiries Democrats launched after taking the House in 2018, during Trump's presidency, and more in common with the Republicans’ ceaseless investigations into Hillary Clinton at the tail end of Barack Obama’s presidency. McCarthy doomed his previous shot at the speakership when he essentially admitted, in 2015, that the Benghazi probe was meant, at least in part, to tank Clinton’s political standing. Seven years later, such acknowledgements have perhaps become the surest path to the gavel.
Before exacting any kind of payback, McCarthy’s party obviously has to score sweeping wins in midterms first. And while the odds remain in the GOP's favor, there are no guarantees. The GOP has already revised its forecast for the Senate as Democrats continue to build momentum, Republicans struggle with fundraising, and Mitch McConnell frets over “candidate quality.” The GOP has maintained its optimism about retaking the House, but voter outrage over abortion-rights rollbacks and concerns about the future of democracy could throw a wrench in the party's plans. Could the specter of House Republicans retaliating on behalf of Trump for the next two years be yet another electoral wildcard? | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/republicans-eye-investigations-impeachments-after-midterms | 2022-09-08T22:08:38Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/republicans-eye-investigations-impeachments-after-midterms | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot, the online community QAnon, which believes that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against a pedophilic cabal of elites, appeared to be on its last legs. Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter had banned tens of thousands of QAnon accounts responsible for spreading election disinformation. This purge, coupled with the sudden disappearance of the group's leader following the election of Joe Biden, presumably led many members to believe that the movement's proverbial "storm" (i.e., the mass arrest and punishment of cabal members) might never come.
While that “storm” still has yet to make landfall, QAnon is now experiencing a significant revival of sorts, thanks in large part to Trump's full-throated embrace of the movement following the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago last month. The Justice Department's investigation into Trump's mishandling of classified documents has breathed new life into the movement, with Truth Social, the former president’s social media platform, serving as a unique breeding ground for the group's wildest claims yet. QAnon influencers have a symbiotic relationship with Trump: They pump up user activity on his app, where they can thrive without fear of suspension, while the former president disseminates their baseless theories to his millions of followers.
Thus far, the platform's administrators have given Q-aligned personalities an element of legitimacy and authority that eluded them on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. According to data compiled by NewsGaurd and reported by The Daily Beast, 47 QAnon-promoting accounts have received verification badges on Truth Social, each commanding more than 10,000 followers. Trump himself has promoted 70 pro-QAnon accounts and “retruthed”—the Truth Social equivalent of a retweet—dozens of Q-related posts amid new developments in the Justice Department investigation. In one 24-hour period last week, Trump shared 88 posts to his Truth Social accounts, at one point demanding to have his presidential title restored, writing, “Declare the rightful winner or, and this would be the minimal solution, declare the 2020 Election irreparably compromised and have a new Election, immediately!”
Late in his presidential term, Trump flirted with QAnon by using coded language and vaguely praising it as a MAGA offshoot that is "strongly against pedophilia." Now less encumbered by the political risks of associating himself with the group, his references to QAnon have been far from subtle. "The deep state whispered to President Trump 'You cannot withstand the storm,'" read the caption of one QAnon meme that Trump shared last week. "The president whispered back, 'I am the storm.'”
Another development that appears to have reinvigorated the “Q” crowd is Biden's messaging campaign against the extremism of pro-MAGA Republicans. Last week, after the president gave a speech in Philadelphia condemning the election lies that are now part-and-parcel of the MAGA movement, which Biden tarred as "semi-fascism," a QAnon Telegram channel with nearly 300,000 followers accused Biden and the "deep state" of preparing the country for a "false flag" operation that would presumably target Trump supporters, according to Newsweek. A second popular QAnon channel accused Biden of using the speech to instigate "political wars" that would split the country up.
Though Truth Social appears to have enabled a QAnon renaissance, the platform's future remains uncertain, with the company steeped in an ongoing legal and financial quagmire. At present, Truth Social reportedly still owes one of its service providers $1.6 million in backdated payments that have not been resolved, according to Axios. Meanwhile, Truth Social's financial backer, Digital World Acquisition Corp., faces an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potentially holding illegal merger discussions before it went public. Still, Trump's personal troubles have proved somewhat of a boon for the fledgling business, with Truth Social garnering 88,000 downloads following the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. As of mid-August, the platform had been downloaded nearly 3 million times since it first hit the app store in May. | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/trump-truth-social-qanon | 2022-09-08T22:08:44Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/trump-truth-social-qanon | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It took a near-death experience for Eminem to finally realize that he needed help with his drug addiction that, at one point, had him taking 75 to 80 Valium a night.
The rap legend appeared on the latest episode of his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg's Paul Pod podcast, during which he discussed the journey of recovery he went on following that 2007 event that both agreed almost ended his life. After getting sober on April 20, 2008, Eminem began working on his 2009 album Relapse, which he recalled in the interview was the first time he'd actually enjoyed the process of making music in a long time. “I remember when I first got sober and all the shit was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was fucking new to me again,” he said. “It was the first album and the first time that I had fun recording in a long time.” He continued, “It was like the first time I started having fun with music again, and re-learning how to rap, you remember that whole process. It took a long time for my brain to start working again.”
At the time he started recording the album, Eminem noted that he was still in withdrawal following the overdose, and taking “75 to 80 Valium a night.” The Grammy winner also mentioned Rosenberg being very concerned at the time that he might have suffered permanent brain damage. Eminem asked, “Didn't you ask the doctors when I started recording new shit, when I first started rapping again, and sent it to you, didn't you say, 'I just wanted to make sure he didn't have brain damage?'” The podcast host confirmed that he was in fact concerned during the recovery process that there might be some “permanent problems” with his health. Rosenberg added, “Nobody was pushing you, you were just finding your way and doing it slowly, but a record that leaked out, that 'Detroit Basketball' record, it wasn't good.” The rapper agreed, “It was fucking weird, because as my brain was turning back on, I started going over lines like 'Wait, that's not good.' If you remember, I don't know which version leaked, but if you remember, there were like, 20 versions of that shit.” But eventually, after “five or six months total,” Eminem's brain did turn back on and he was able to go on to create yet another hit album.
The musician first opened up about his struggles with addiction to the New York Times in 2011, explaining that the title of the album referred to his recovery from “Vicodin, Valium and Ambien, and toward the end, which caused my overdose, methadone. I didn’t know it was methadone. I used to get pills wherever I could. I was just taking anything that anybody was giving to me.” He added that after going to rehab once before, he decided the second time to detox at a hospital and then go home as rehab make him feel “like I was Bugs Bunny.” He explained, “When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing my hats and pens and notebooks and asking for autographs. I couldn’t concentrate on my problem.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/eminem-sobriety-drug-overdose-2007-relapse-album-paul-pod-podcast | 2022-09-08T22:08:50Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/eminem-sobriety-drug-overdose-2007-relapse-album-paul-pod-podcast | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“London Bridge is down” is the phrase that has likely been echoing in government communications across the UK and the Commonwealth for the past few hours.
In collaboration with the palace, the government drew up a contingency plan called Operation London Bridge decades ago, and has periodically reassessed it. Though it includes planning for scenarios unlike what has unfolded today, the operation provides a guide for what the world can expect over the next few weeks as the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death continues to sink in.
According to plans leaked by Politico Europe last year, the funeral will take place in 10 days. The queen's body will travel by train from Balmoral Castle to Buckingham Palace. A national moment of silence will be observed, and a service of remembrance will take place at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the queen was honored in a national service of thanksgiving in June.
Her eldest son is now King Charles III, though his coronation will not take place until well after a mourning period has concluded. He will first meet with the new prime minister, Liz Truss, and at 6 p.m. will deliver a televised address to the nation. For the next 10 days, he will travel by train around the UK to mourn with various communities, first visiting the Scottish Parliament and St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/how-england-will-officially-mourn-queen-elizabeth | 2022-09-08T22:08:56Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/how-england-will-officially-mourn-queen-elizabeth | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In early February, Queen Elizabeth announced it was her “sincere wish” that when Prince Charles becomes king, his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be given the title of queen consort. At the time, a spokesperson for Charles and Camilla said the couple was “touched and honoured” by the queen's proclamation.
The statement-making gesture could also be seen as a gift from the 95-year-old monarch to Charles, and a blessing of the choices he’s made. The heir to the throne has always craved approval from his mother, and before her death, the queen seemed to be signaling confidence in the future King Charles III.
It wasn’t always this way. According to Robert Jobson’s King Charles: The Man, the Monarch, and the Future of Britain, for a time the queen and her husband Prince Philip saw Charles as a somewhat “loose cannon.” Romantic and sensitive by nature, he had little in common with his straightforward, undemonstrative parents. As his biographer Sally Bedell Smith writes in Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, when Lady Pamela Hicks was asked which parent Charles was most like she quipped, “I think he must be a changeling.”
Prince Charles was born on November 14, 1948. According to Kitty Kelley’s The Royals, the then Princess Elizabeth insisted that she wanted her first child “to be born in my own room, amongst the things I know.” She breastfed for two months, and the baby slept in the room next door. “I am going to be the child’s mother, not the nurses,” she said, per Kelley.
But just four years later, these plans went out the window when the queen ascended the throne at the age of 25. “I think any idea of a family in the normal sense was knocked on the head by the queen’s accession at such an early age,” biographer Philip Ziegler told Kelley.
The queen was now facing overwhelming responsibilities and a daunting schedule of royal activities. She made time to teach Charles to horseback ride and would see him after breakfast and tea. Occasionally she would come to watch him be bathed, and Charles recalled her entering the bathroom while she practiced wearing the heavy St. Edward’s Crown. “Mummy [was] a remote and glamorous figure who came to kiss you goodnight, smelling of lavender and dressed for dinner,” Charles recalled. According to Kelley, when his sister, Princess Anne, refused to leave their mother, he would drag her away, explaining: “Anne, you must not bother Mummy. She’s busy. She’s queening.”
“I think everything that we know points to the fact that it was distant,” says royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams. In 1953, the newly crowned Elizabeth and Prince Philip went on a six-month tour of the commonwealth, leaving Charles and Anne. According to Jobson, Elizabeth cried as she left them, but it was her actions upon their return which caught the public’s eye. Kitty Kelley writes: | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/inside-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-charles-complicated-relationship | 2022-09-08T22:09:02Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/inside-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-charles-complicated-relationship | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Thursday. She was 96 years old.
Nicknamed “the Steadfast” by her biographer Douglas Hurd, the queen dutifully served her country and territories for 70 years. For many in Britain, Elizabeth II was the only living monarch they had ever known—providing a serene and reassuring presence during times of national upheaval and change. During her reign, the queen navigated the decline of the British Empire and delicately modernized the monarchy to fit contemporary culture—updating royal traditions, opening Buckingham Palace to the public, and breaking with legal precedents to voluntarily pay income tax. Shortly before her death, the queen welcomed Liz Truss, the UK’s new prime minister to her Balmoral estate. During their meeting the monarch formally asked Truss to form a new government following Boris Johnson’s resignation two months prior. Unwaveringly dedicated, Queen Elizabeth maintained a busy social schedule through her ninth decade, fulfilling 341 engagements at 89 years old. Sir Kenneth Scott, who served the queen for three decades, described the queen’s unrelenting schedule for Vanity Fair, writing, “her long experience in the job has helped her to deal with every kind of situation with calm efficiency.”
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Even the queen’s 90th birthday was marked with a marathon of obligations—including a special St. Paul’s church service, a Patron’s Lunch, a portrait session with Vanity Fair contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz, a visit with President Barack Obama at Windsor Castle, and the annual Trooping the Colour festivities. (In an era of terror attacks and horrific gun violence, the queen was resolute in her decision to buck bulletproof vests and other precautions to sit in an open-air carriage while greeting those who turned up to wish her a happy birthday. The show of fearlessness is even more impressive knowing that blanks were shot at the queen while she was riding horseback during the 1981 Trooping the Colour birthday celebration.)
While she had a stiff upper lip, the queen also exhibited a playful sense of humor on certain occasions, such as appearing with Daniel Craig in a James Bond spoof that played before the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London. Asked about the impending birth of Prince George in 2013, the queen joked that she did not mind whether the grandchild was a boy or girl as long as he or she arrived before she left for vacation. Sir Kenneth Scott recalled another instance of humor when, while visiting a shop in Scotland, a customer told the monarch that she looked just like the queen. “How very reassuring,” she is said to have responded.
Born in 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the future monarch showed a sense of decorum even at an early age. Winston Churchill, who met Elizabeth when she was only two years old, famously said that the child possessed “an air of authority and reflectiveness astonishing in an infant.” Nicknamed “Lilibet” by her close family members, Elizabeth was thrust in direct line to the throne when her uncle Edward VIII abdicated, her father inherited the throne, and she became the heir presumptive. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary | 2022-09-08T22:09:08Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Elizabeth II was still a newborn when she earned her first book dedication (from Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne) and only three years old when she landed a 1929 Newsweek cover, where she was introduced to the world as a cherub-faced “Princess Lilybet.” By the time of her death on September 8 at the age of 96, Elizabeth was likely the most famous person on the planet—an iconic totem instantly recognizable across generations and continents. And because her years on the throne spanned the development of modern mediums like TV and a voracious interest in “celebrity” and “royals,” Queen Elizabeth—the steady, sphinx-like symbol of Britain—has been referenced in pop culture seemingly more than anyone in her lifetime, with many homages that indicate how society feels about the monarchy at any given moment.
Ahead, let’s journey through the queen’s more major (and peculiar) pop-culture milestones across the years.
1969: A Beatles Tribute
The 26-second song “Her Majesty,” written by Paul McCartney, is included as a hidden track on the Beatles’ album Abbey Road. The year the album was released, McCartney told a journalist that he wrote the “little tune” in Scotland. “I can never tell, like, how tunes come out. I just wrote it as a joke, you know."
Her majesty’s a pretty nice girl / But she doesn’t have a lot to say / Her majesty’s a pretty nice girl / But she changes from day to day / I wanna tell her that I love her a lot / But I gotta get a bellyful of wine / Her majesty’s a pretty nice girl / Someday I’m going to make her mine, oh, yeah / Someday I’m going to make her mine /
But in a 2015 interview with Esquire, McCartney confessed that, when he was younger, he had a schoolboy crush on the queen. “When we grew up she was a babe…We were like 11, she was 21 and good looking. And she had a figure on her…I shouldn’t say this about Her Majesty but we, as schoolboys, we said, ‘Look at the fuckin’ heave on her!’”
In 2002, McCartney came full circle with his tribute when he performed the song at Buckingham Palace Gardens for the queen’s Golden Jubilee concert. After performances from Elton John, Brian Wilson, and Eric Clapton, among others, McCartney took to the stage, opening with “Her Majesty.” Afterward, he shrugged, “I had to do it.”
The queen would appear elsewhere in Beatles discography over the years—there are references to her in the tracks “Penny Lane,” “For You Blue,” and “Mean Mr Mustard.” And, for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, both Paul and George reportedly wore the MBE medals the queen had given them in 1965.
1969: The Royal Family Fiasco
The Windsors’ attempt to insert themselves into pop culture was not so successful. In 1969, the family released a documentary featuring footage of them barbecuing, having tea, and spending time together. But the film backfired in epic fashion, with critics decrying the royals’ privilege and out-of-touch sensibility so much that Queen Elizabeth reportedly banned the documentary after its initial airing. The Crown creator Peter Morgan brought this disastrous chapter full-circle pop-culture-wise 50 years later in 2019, with a dramatic story line in the brilliant season three episode “Bubbikins” that made the royal family seem sympathetic in respect to the documentary and established Princess Anne as the all-knowing royal family member who hated the idea of the documentary from the jump. (“I always thought it was a rotten idea,” she said.)
1977: “God Save the Queen”
The Sex Pistols have denied that their controversial 1977 track and anti-monarchy anthem (on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols) was specifically written about and titled for Queen Elizabeth, but the cover and memorable release stunt, staged aboard a boat called the Queen Elizabeth during the queen’s Silver Jubilee, suggest otherwise.
The single’s record cover appeared to be a portrait of the queen herself—with her eyes and mouth covered by the band name and song track written out in ransom-note font. The band’s manager, Malcolm McLaren, devised a provocative press stunt—booking a boat named for the monarch and coordinating a trip down the Thames two days before the queen was supposed to make a similar procession. The band members drank beer, blared “Anarchy in the UK” from speakers as the boat passed the House of Parliament, and were eventually swarmed by police boats that brought the concert-at-sea to a dramatic halt. Later that year, the BBC banned the song entirely—calling lyrics like “God save the queen / she ain’t no human being” a display of “gross bad taste.”
But John Lydon—stage name: Johnny Rotten—has said that he has nothing against Queen Elizabeth personally, and hopes the anthem won’t be used inappropriately when the monarch dies. In 2017, Lydon said of the song, “That’s about a political situation and the demand for obedience to a monarchy I don’t believe in. But she’s a human being and I will sorely miss her as a human being on planet Earth.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-in-pop-culture-a-history | 2022-09-08T22:09:14Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-in-pop-culture-a-history | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Since Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne in 1952, the English royal family tree has grown to include her four children, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. For most people, a family tree is simply a fun curio, but for the British royal family birth order and parentage is all important because it dictates the line of succession. Due to the queen’s historically long 70-year reign, England’s royal family now boasts three direct main line heirs: Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George. Join us as we explore the ever-expanding family tree of the Mountbatten-Windsors, the royal family of England.
King George VI (1895–1952)
George VI, the retiring, stuttering second son of King George V and Queen Mary, never expected to be king. But when his popular brother King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson, his small family was thrust into the international spotlight. His fearless leadership during World War II made him beloved by the British people. He died on February 6, 1952, likely of coronary thrombosis, and thus his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, ascended the throne.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002)
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon married the future George VI in 1923. Outgoing, cheerful and tough, she was often voted one of the most popular members of the royal family throughout her long life. During her long widowhood, she supported her eldest daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, undertaking numerous public duties up until the end of her life.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021)
A member of the Greek royal family, deposed shortly after his birth, Prince Philip was said to have been born on a dining table on the Greek island of Corfu. He served England in the Royal Navy during World War II. In 1947, he married his distant cousin Princess Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey. Blunt and opinionated, he was known for his grumpy insults, but he also helped modernize the British monarchy and championed environmental causes. He was a constant support to his wife, who called him her “strength and stay.”
Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born to the future King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1926. With her uncle King Edward VIII’s abdication in 1936, the kind, stoic, horse-mad girl became heir apparent in the British royal family’s line of succession. In 1952 she ascended the throne as Elizabeth, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. Throughout her long reign, her tireless commitment to service and duty have helped her withstand family tragedy, scandal, and drama. In 2022, she became the second longest-reigning monarch in world history.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930–2002)
Princess Margaret Rose was born in 1930, the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Glamorous, dramatic, artistic, and difficult, her doomed love affair with the divorced Group Captain Peter Townsend caused an international scandal in the 1950s. In 1960, she married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. They divorced in 1978. Princess Margaret was very close to her older sister, Queen Elizabeth II, who was devastated when she died of a stroke in 2002.
Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948)
Charles Philip Arthur George was born in 1948, the oldest child of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was invested as the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle on July 1, 1969. As the heir presumptive in the British royal family’s line of succession, he has championed environmental and humanitarian causes. However, his doomed marriage to Princess Diana and long-term affair with second wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has often overshadowed his public service.
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
A cultural phenomenon, Lady Diana Frances Spencer was only 20 when she married the 32-year-old Prince of Wales on July 29, 1981. The glamorous, empathic “Queen of People’s Hearts” renewed interest in the British royal family. Her tortured relationship with Prince Charles enthralled the public, and they finally divorced in 1996. She died in a tragic car accident in Paris in 1997. Her funeral was watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1947)
Camilla Shand reportedly first met Prince Charles at a polo match in Windsor Great Park in 1970 or 1971. The couple dated for a time, but eventually broke up. In 1973, Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles. Her affair with Prince Charles resumed in the mid-1980s, causing an international scandal. Prince Charles and Camilla finally married in 2005. In 2022, Camilla, known for her warm, friendly demeanor, was named presumptive queen consort by Queen Elizabeth II.
Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950)
The second child of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne was the first British royal to compete in the Olympics as an equestrian in 1976. No-nonsense and athletic, she married Mark Phillips, the father of her children, Zara and Peter, in 1973. They divorced in 1992, and she married her current husband, Timothy Laurence, that same year.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960)
The second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Andrew served in the Falklands War in the 1980s. He married Sarah, Duchess of York, in 1986, and the couple had two children, Beatrice and Eugenie. The Yorks divorced in 1996, but reportedly still share a home. After being accused of sexual assault and rape by Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre (whose claims he denied, and with whom he reached an out-of-court settlement earlier this year, after she brought a civil case against him), he stepped back from public life in 2019.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b. 1964)
Prince Edward is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He married the popular Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999. The couple has two children, Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (b. 1982)
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton met Prince William at the University of St. Andrews. They married on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey. The future queen consort is mother to three children, George, Charlotte, and Louis.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982)
The oldest child of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince William is second in the line of succession to the British throne. He served as an air ambulance helicopter pilot before undertaking full-time duties for the royal firm. He allegedly plans to modernize and humanize the monarchy when he becomes king.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984)
Currently sixth in line to the throne, Prince Harry served in the British Army in Afghanistan. After a series of youthful scandals, the popular prince married Meghan Markle in 2018. In 2020, the couple shocked the world when they announced they would step back as working members of the British royal family. They relocated to Montecito, California, where the prince has been working on an upcoming memoir.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (b. 1981)
Meghan Markle is an American actor who starred on the TV show Suits. In 2021, she and Prince Harry revealed why they left the British royal family (a scandal dubbed “Megxit”) in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. An outspoken feminist and progressive, Markle is now an entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Prince George of Cambridge (b. 2013)
George Alexander Louis was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in London on July 22, 2013. The eldest son of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, his birth was heralded worldwide. He is third in line to the throne.
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015)
Currently fourth in the line of succession to the British throne, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the second child of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Her impish, confident personality has already made her a fan favorite with royal watchers around the globe.
Prince Louis of Cambridge (b. 2018)
Louis Arthur Charles was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in London on April 23, 2018. The third child of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis is fifth in the line of succession.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2019)
The first child born to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born in London in 2019. He currently resides in Montecito, California, and is seventh in line of succession to the English throne.
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2021)
Named in honor of her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in Santa Barbara, California, on June 4, 2021. The daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, she is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (b. 1959)
The bubbly, effervescent Sarah Ferguson, nicknamed “Fergie” was heralded as a breath of fresh air when she married Prince Andrew in 1986. However, she was soon embroiled in a series of scandals and the couple divorced in 1996. She has had several careers as a Weight Watchers spokesperson, children’s book author and reality TV star. Seemingly perpetually in financial trouble, she was further disgraced in 2010 when she was exposed attempting to sell access to the palace. She still lives with her ex-husband, and has been one of his biggest supporters during his disgrace.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (b. 1983)
Descended from a noble Italian family, the London-born property developer married Princess Beatrice in 2020. Mozzi has a son, Christopher, from a previous relationship. He and Beatrice welcomed daughter Sienna in 2021.
Jack Brooksbank (b. 1986)
Born in London, Brooksbank is the half third cousin twice removed of his wife, Princess Eugenie, whom he married in 2018. He currently works in Portugal for the Discovery Land Company. The couple share a son, August, born in 2021.
Mark Phillips (b. 1948)
A gold-medal Olympic equestrian, Captain Phillips married Princess Anne in 1973. The couple had two children, Zara and Peter Phillips. After years of separation, they divorced in 1992. They remained friendly, and Princess Anne attended the wedding of Phillips’s daughter Stephanie in 2022.
Timothy Laurence (b. 1955)
A retired Royal Navy officer and former equerry to the queen, Laurence was first linked to Anne in the late 1980s, when her marriage to Mark Phillips was breaking down. The two married in 1992. He has become increasingly involved in royal service in recent years, making appearances on behalf of the queen.
Mike Tindall (b. 1978)
A celebrated pro-rugby player, Mike Tindall was part of the 2003 English national team which won the World Cup. He married Zara Phillips in 2011. Gregarious and down-to-earth, the cheeky Tindall has become a royal family fan favorite. He and Zara share three children: Lucas, Mia, and Lena.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex (b. 1965)
When she first burst on the scene, much of the press surrounding concerned her uncanny resemblance to Princess Diana. A PR professional, she began dating Prince Edward in 1993, and married him in 1999. Friendly and hard-working, she has become a valuable and popular member of the Firm, and is said to be very close to the queen. She and Edward share two children, Louise and James.
Autumn Phillips (b. 1978)
Canadian-born Autumn Kelly met Peter Phillips in her hometown of Montreal while working as a management consultant. The two married in 2008 and had two daughters, Savannah and Isla. They were divorced in 2021.
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (b. 2021)
August Brooksbank is the son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. He is 13th in the line of succession.
Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi (b. 2021)
Sienna Elizabeth is the daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. She is 11th in the line of succession.
Savannah Phillips (b. 2010)
The queen’s oldest great-grandchild is the daughter of Peter Phillips and ex-wife Autumn. She was a flower girl at Princess Eugenie’s wedding and is often seen playing with her younger cousins at royal events.
Isla Phillips (b. 2012)
The youngest daughter of Peter Phillips and his ex-wife Autumn, Isla made her balcony appearance at Trooping the Colour in 2017.
Lucas Tindall (b. 2021)
Lucas Tindall is the youngest child of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall. He is 24th in the line of succession.
Mia Grace Tindall (b. 2014)
Mia Grace Tindall is the oldest child of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall. She is often seen frolicking with her royal cousins and is known for her rambunctious personality.
Lena Elizabeth Tindall (b. 2018)
The second daughter of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, Lena delighted the world when she fought with second cousin Prince Louis over candy at the queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/royal-family-tree | 2022-09-08T22:09:20Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/royal-family-tree | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
King Charles III is mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Following the news of the 96-year-old monarch's death on Thursday, Charles released a statement commemorating his mother's life and legacy.
“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” the statement reads. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
“During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”
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The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, her Scottish estate, on Thursday afternoon following more than seven decades in service of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. She ascended the throne after the death of George VI on February 6, 1952, and became a serene and reassuring presence for Britons throughout her time on the throne. Her 70-year reign made her the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Her descendants include her four children, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/the-greatest-sadness-for-me-king-charles-iii-mourns-queen-elizabeth | 2022-09-08T22:09:26Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/the-greatest-sadness-for-me-king-charles-iii-mourns-queen-elizabeth | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Around this time last year, fans noticed a dramatic change to Zac Efron's appearance, particularly in his jawline, sparking speculation that he'd secretly undergone plastic surgery. But the actor insists it was just an old injury, not vanity, that caused his dramatic new look.
Efron explained in a new cover story for Men's Health that his noticeably different facial structure while promoting Bill Nye's “Earthy Day Musical” PSA on Facebook Watch in April of last year was due to a scary injury he sustained almost a decade ago. The accident, which he says happened in November 2013, capped off a year and a half journey of recovering from several mishaps, including tearing his ACL, dislocating his shoulder, breaking his wrist, and throwing out his back. The actor says that he was running through his house one day while wearing socks when he slipped and smacked his face on the corner of a granite fountain shattering his jaw. He was knocked unconscious and when he came to again his chin bone “was hanging off his face.”
To address this serious incident, Efron began regularly going to physical therapy to rehabilitate his jaw. But last year, while traveling around Australia where he taped season 2 of his Netflix series Down to Earth, he had to take time off from doing his usual facial exercises. This also happened to be right around the time he filmed that clip for Nye's special. He said that since the muscles in the face all work together “like a symphony,” his masseter muscles, which are the ones used for chewing, began to overcompensate for the other injured parts. “The masseters just grew,” he explained. “They just got really, really big.” But Efron confessed he had no idea the social media firestorm he'd set off with his new appearance until he got a call from his mom who was also curious to know if her son had secretly gotten plastic surgery.
But the High School Musical star says that type of speculation doesn't bother him in the slightest and that being in Hollywood has given him a particularly thick skin on the topic. He concluded, “If I valued what other people thought of me to the extent that they may think I do, I definitely wouldn’t be able to do this work.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/zac-efron-big-jaw-broke-chin-running-accident-plastic-surgery-mens-health | 2022-09-08T22:09:32Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/zac-efron-big-jaw-broke-chin-running-accident-plastic-surgery-mens-health | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Photos: A Look Back at Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation
Relive a historical day in photographs from Queen Elizabeth’s history-making reign.
As the world mourns of the loss of Queen Elizabeth, who died at age 96 at her beloved Balmoral estate in Scotland, revisit her unforgettable coronation day. On June 2, 1953, the then 27-year-old’s life was forever changed. The ceremony and celebration officially began her 70-year reign, a record-setting time on the throne that would later make Queen Elizabeth Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/photos-a-look-back-at-queen-elizabeth-iis-coronation | 2022-09-08T22:09:38Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/photos-a-look-back-at-queen-elizabeth-iis-coronation | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
International stars, an exceptional DJ set, and the beautiful halls of Ca’ Vendramin Calergi: This is how Vanity Fair and Giorgio Armani took on Venice.
From her childhood years alongside Princess Margaret to keeping up with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the Queen of England was also the matriarch to a sprawling family that spent plenty of time together in public and private. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-a-life-of-diplomacy | 2022-09-08T22:09:44Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-a-life-of-diplomacy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II’s Crowns, Tiaras & Other Jewels and Priceless Heirlooms
Few things captured the dualities of Queen Elizabeth II’s personality—her love for heritage and thrift alongside her appreciation for finery, grand gestures, and innovation—quite like her extensive jewelry collection. The Windsor collection, passed down through the generations, is the very definition of the word priceless, yet the queen knew how to seamlessly meld spectacular diamonds into her everyday outfits.
According to historian and jewelry expert Suzy Menkes, the queen had a simple formula when it came to accessorizing—just a simple pearl necklace, a brooch on the lapel, and her diamond engagement ring. But interpreting the variations on that theme became an obsession for royal watchers around the globe. As a woman who was seldom able to speak her mind freely, she learned how to tell a vivid story through the brooch or earrings she selected for a certain event, injecting memories of the beloved queens that came before her into everything she did.
For generations, it has been difficult to tell which jewels belong to the Windsor monarch in their personal capacity and which are held in the name of the crown. Adding more complexity to the situation, most pieces in the crown collection began as personal pieces. While the queen typically wore her personal jewelry on average days, she used special occasions as an opportunity to show off some of the most dazzling pieces in her Buckingham Palace vaults.
Though the name Windsor dates back to 1917, the collection really began during the six-decade reign of Queen Victoria, who collected gems as the British empire expanded. She was also considered a passionate matchmaker and loved to give extravagant wedding gifts to her children and their spouses. But the most spectacular pieces in Queen Elizabeth’s collection were posthumous gifts from her grandmother, Queen Mary, a gemstone and diamond obsessive who built her collection through world travel, diplomatic gifts, and close connections with the jewelers of London and Paris.
With the end of the second Elizabethan era, it may be years before the public is able to see her most emotionally significant pieces, but as the world’s most photographed woman, she has left behind plenty of memories, perfectly accessorized. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-jewels | 2022-09-08T22:09:50Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-jewels | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II With Her Family Over the Years
United by its duty to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and the royal blood that stretches back centuries, the royal family is also just a family—people who go on vacations together, share hobbies and passions, and help each other juggle babies (even if those babies are wearing elaborate christening gowns and are destined to become the future king). As a mother of four children, grandmother of eight, and great-grandmother to an ever-expanding new generation, Queen Elizabeth II served as the matriarch to her own family in addition to handling her expansive royal duties. Ahead, a look back at some close royal family moments. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-with-her-family-over-the-years | 2022-09-08T22:09:56Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-with-her-family-over-the-years | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A look back at Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Chicago
CHICAGO - In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II visited Chicago.
Video shows her motorcade procession traveling down Michigan Avenue.
Prince Philip, then-Illinois Governor William Stratton and Mayor Richard J. Daley rode with her majesty.
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The 14-hour stop was the first visit of a reigning British Monarch to the Windy City.
Queen Elizabeth in Chicago in 1959 | Chicago Park District
On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II passed peacefully surrounded by family at her Balmoral estate in Scotland. She was 96.
Her death brings to a close a reign that spanned seven decades and made her the most recognized woman in the world.
Queen Elizabeth took to the throne at age 25, and her coronation was the first ever to be televised.
Her majesty surpassed 15 British prime ministers and 14 U.S. presidents, including former President Barack Obama.
In a statement, Obama spoke on how Queen Elizabeth welcomed him and Michelle "to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity."
He also spoke on her warmth and considerable humor.
In 2018, while taking a British TV crew through the garden at Buckingham Palace, which should be a peaceful place, the queen joked about Air Force One when she heard helicopters overhead. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/a-look-back-at-queen-elizabeth-visit-to-chicago | 2022-09-08T22:11:11Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/a-look-back-at-queen-elizabeth-visit-to-chicago | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago buses migrants to Burr Ridge, mayor 'unhappy' village wasn't notified
BURR RIDGE, Ill. - Chicago officials confirmed that the number of migrants who arrived in the city on Wednesday is now up to 147.
About half of them spent their first night at a hotel in southwest suburban Burr Ridge.
Most of the migrants who arrived in Chicago on Wednesday are originally from Venezuela, while others are from Colombia and Peru.
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Sixty-four of them were dropped off at the Hampton Inn in Burr Ridge where they will stay for at least the next 30 days.
On Thursday, the Greater Chicago Food Depository dropped off a pallet of food for the migrants.
Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso told FOX 32 Chicago the migrants are all members of families and there are no unaccompanied minors. He said they all have legal refugee status they received at the border and were screened by the Chicago Health Department.
While Grasso said he will continue to welcome them in Burr Ridge with open arms, he said he would have appreciated a heads-up that they'd be coming.
"I’m glad that the American dream is still alive for a lot of people as it was for my grandparents when they came here and for most people that are in this country. So very happy for them," Grasso said. "But unhappy that nobody from the city, from the state called and told me or my village administrator or any of our elected officials that this was happening."
The Illinois Department of Human Services confirmed that many of the 300 migrants who arrived in Chicago since last week are receiving temporary shelter in urban and suburban hotels.
Officials anticipate the state of Texas will continue to bus migrants to Chicago in the coming days and weeks. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-buses-migrants-burr-ridge-mayor-unhappy-village-wasnt-notified | 2022-09-08T22:11:17Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-buses-migrants-burr-ridge-mayor-unhappy-village-wasnt-notified | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 brought an end to the U.K.’s longest reign by a monarch in history, and people around the world are mourning the loss of a queen they’d known most if not all of their lives.
The queen has been in delicate health over the past few months, including battling through a COVID-19 diagnosis in February and various mobility issues that have had other members of the royal family stepping in her shoes for official functions, including at Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration on Feb. 6, which marked her 70th year on the throne.
Given Elizabeth’s historic reign and advanced age, questions about what would happen after her death were common in recent years. However, the monarchy has long had a plan in place, based on tradition and protocol. Known as Operation London Bridge, this plan involved a series of protocols that take effect to ensure a smooth transition of power to the next person in line for a seat on the British throne, her oldest son, Charles.
What is Operation London Bridge?
According to a highly-detailed piece published by The Guardian, the advanced protocol following Queen Elizabeth’s death would have been set into motion with the code phrase, “London Bridge is Down,” from the queen’s private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt. Geidt would call Prime Minister Liz Truss — whom Elizabeth met with at Balmoral days before her death — and use the code on secure lines.
A 10-day official period of national mourning was set to begin following her death, as part of the plan.
There will also be a number of events quickly following Queen Elizabeth II’s death, including:
- Immediately following Queen Elizabeth’s death, Charles becomes king. His brothers and sister will kiss his hands in a symbolic gesture of the transfer of power.
- A royal footman in mourning clothes will come out of Buckingham Palace and pin a black-edged notice to the gates. That same, single-page notice will be posted on the official palace website, which will have a dark background.
- A radio alert will go out at the BBC to notify the press.
- Radio stations also have a network of blue “obit lights” to indicate a national catastrophe.
- All TV programming will stop, and news broadcasters will wear dark suites and black ties to mark the solemn occasion.
- Flags across Great Britain will come down and bells will toll to honor the queen. They will stay down for 24 hours, and then Charles will officially ascend the throne. He will likely address the nation on the evening of Elizabeth’s death.
What is Operation Unicorn?
Due to the fact that Elizabeth’s death happened in Scotland, rather than England, the plan being carried out is a slightly altered one called Operation Unicorn. In this case, most details remain the same but some logistics change, according to The Guardian.
In the case of Operation Unicorn, Elizabeth’s body will be driven to the Palace of Hollyroodhouse, the royal family’s ceremonial residence in Scotland, which is located about 100 miles south of Balmoral in Edinburgh. After temporarily being there, the queen’s body will then be driven to Edinburgh’s St. Giles Cathedral, according to The Guardian, to lie in state for 24 hours in which the public can pay respects.
Her body will then likely be flown to London and the lengthy period of memorials and tributes to her at Buckingham Palace will begin. Despite Elizabeth being the monarch who truly saw her country into the modern world, the circumstances around her passing will be treated with the same type of circumstance and revery used for the late monarchs of old Britain.
“There is no concession to modernity in this,” a palace official told The Guardian.
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Convicted felon threatened victim in Carol Stream Police Department parking lot: 'I'll kill you right here'
CAROL STREAM, Ill. - Bond was set Thursday for a convicted felon accused of illegally possessing a loaded firearm in Carol Stream last month.
Nicolas Mayfield, 31, of Evanston has been charged with one count of armed habitual criminal, three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
On Aug. 1, the victim of an alleged battery was returning to his vehicle in the parking lot of the Carol Stream Police Department when a verbal altercation ensued between the victim and a friend of the defendant in the battery case — who was later identified as Mayfield, prosecutors said.
While exchanging words, Mayfield allegedly told the victim, "I'll kill you right here," while gesturing his waistband — insinuating he had a gun.
The victim then returned to the police department a short time later, and another verbal altercation ensued between the victim and Mayfield, prosecutors said.
Carol Stream officers broke up the fight – at which time, the victim told an officer that he was allegedly threatened by Mayfield.
Police received permission from the owner of the vehicle of which Mayfield was a passenger in to search the car, and a loaded Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun with one bullet in the chamber was found, prosecutors said.
It was determined by officers that Mayfield was illegally in possession of that gun.
On Aug. 5, a judge issued a $500,000 arrest warrant for Mayfield.
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He was taken into custody without incident.
"As a convicted felon, Mr. Mayfield is prohibited from ever owning or possessing a firearm," said DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin. "It is alleged however, that instead of conducting himself within the legal limitations placed upon him due to his multiple felony convictions, Mr. Mayfield thumbed his nose once again at the law and decided to not only illegally arm himself, but also threaten to kill another human being. As I have said before, we will use every tool at our disposal to aggressively pursue and hold accountable anyone who would commit a crime while in DuPage County."
On Thursday, the state requested Mayfield's bond be denied. However, a judge set his bond at $250,000.
Mayfield’s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 29. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/convicted-felon-threatened-victim-in-carol-stream-police-department-parking-lot-ill-kill-you-right-here | 2022-09-08T22:11:24Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/convicted-felon-threatened-victim-in-carol-stream-police-department-parking-lot-ill-kill-you-right-here | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
US Treasury Secretary Yellen:
- Biden continues to consider tariff relief on Chinese imports, wants to make sure decision is good for American workers
- It is economically important to take a tough stance on China due to its economic practices, national security threats
- Very concerned about the global economic outlook in light of Europe's energy crisis, high food prices
- U.s. Is 'doing everything we can on the LNG front to be helpful' to Europe
- Fall in gasoline prices brought down headline inflation in July and may do so again in the August report
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Yellen remarks on Biden being in no hurry to cut China a break on tariffs. Appearing tough on China has broad political support in the US. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/yellen-says-falling-gasoline-prices-may-reduce-the-cpi-rate-in-august-20220908/ | 2022-09-08T22:11:29Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/yellen-says-falling-gasoline-prices-may-reduce-the-cpi-rate-in-august-20220908/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Grand Jury indicts Chicago police sergeant after video showed him kneeling on teen in Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - A Grand Jury indicted a Chicago police sergeant Thursday on the offenses of aggravated battery and official misconduct after video surfaced earlier this summer showing the officer kneeling on a teen in Park Ridge.
Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, 49, faces felony counts of official misconduct and aggravated battery in connection with the July 1 incident, according to the Park Ridge police.
During a court hearing last month, Assistant State’s Attorney Mary McDonnell said the sergeant was informed around 5:15 p.m. on July 1 that his 13-year-old son’s bicycle had been stolen from the Park Ridge Public Library and had been spotted near the Starbucks at 100 S. Northwest Highway.
When Vitellaro arrived, he waited around hoping to catch the person who stole the bike, McDonnell said. The teen was sitting on his own bike nearby with a group of his friends.
When the boy touched the bike belonging to Vitellaro’s son, Vitellaro approached him, grabbed his forearm and pushed him to the ground, McDonnell said. Vitellaro then put the boy in an "arm bar" and placed a knee on his back.
The video shared by the boy's family shows the boy’s friends surrounding Vitellaro and yelling at him to get off.
"He’s taking my son’s bike," Vitellaro is heard saying.
The friends yell back, "No, he’s not," as they help pull the boy from the ground.
McDonnell noted that the boy asked Vitellaro repeatedly to let him go. During that time, Vitellaro called 911 and told the dispatcher he was a cop, McDonnell said.
When a bystander asked Vitellaro why he was on top of the boy, he continued to insist the teen had stolen his son’s bike, McDonnell said. After allowing the boy to stand up, Vitellaro followed him as he walked away crying and pleaded with the sergeant to "get away from him."
When officers from Park Ridge arrived, Vitellaro pointed out the boy and identified him as a bike thief, McDonnell said. But video surveillance apparently shows the boy didn’t take the bike, which was already outside the Starbucks when he arrived.
The following day, Vitellaro filed Chicago police reports and labeled the incident as an "off-duty arrest." He described the teen as the "offender" and claimed the boy pulled away and didn’t respond to directions.
Michael A. Vitellaro
Vitellaro was relieved of his police powers last month, a Chicago police spokesperson said. The police department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are both investigating his actions.
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Vitellaro’s attorney, James McKay, said the sergeant’s son has a rare blood disorder and had his bike swiped when he wasn’t looking. McKay said Vitellaro saw THE BOY hop onto the bike, leading him to believe the teen was the person who stole it.
Vitellaro used his police training to detain the teen, according to McKay, who said his client called 911 and cooperated with police throughout the investigation. McKay claimed Vitellaro "gently" placed his knee on the boy’s back, noting that the teen refused medical attention.
McKay described his client as a "dedicated public servant" and longtime Chicagoan who earned a master’s degree and volunteers at Ebinger Elementary School in Edison Park.
Vitellaro's next court date is scheduled for Sept. 22. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-chicago-police-sergeant-after-video-showed-him-kneeling-on-teen-in-park-ridge | 2022-09-08T22:11:36Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-chicago-police-sergeant-after-video-showed-him-kneeling-on-teen-in-park-ridge | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hillside man charged with fatally striking pedestrian on Chicago sidewalk
CHICAGO - A Hillside man has been charged with murder after police said he deliberately drove his car onto a West Loop sidewalk and fatally struck a pedestrian Sunday.
Joseph Verdone, 25, was arrested Tuesday at his home in the 0-100 block of North Lind Avenue in west suburban Hillside, according to Chicago police.
A 22-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on North Ogden Avenue near Washington Street around 5:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 when he was hit by a dark-colored sedan, police said.
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The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.
Joseph Verdone (Chicago police)
Verdone has been charged with first degree murder and is due in bond court on Friday.
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Northbrook organization trains comfort dogs to respond to tragedies
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - In a room full of distractions, 6-month-old puppies practice following their handler, which is not always easy with strange noises like a shaking tarp and stuffed toys on the ground.
FOX 32 Chicago watched one of many sessions for Damascus and Saul, comfort dogs in training with the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry in Northbrook.
"A lot of it is getting their focus, getting their attention, teaching them to look at us. But also explore the world so that things aren't scary," explained Becky Kolzow, LCC Canine Staff Trainer.
Being calm is key, because the dogs will visit schools, nursing homes and even scenes of overwhelming heartbreak.
"The fact that they can go bring some joy to someone, a smile to someone's face that is going through their darkest times, it makes it all worth it," said Kolzow.
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LCC comfort dogs are back in Uvalde, Texas for the start of school. They also helped in Highland Park after the parade shooting.
"We bring the dogs there because they bring a comforting presence with them and serve as a bridge for our ministry. It's what we do we find people in need and bring them comfort. And when I do that, it's just kind of amazing to see people's faces when they're the sorrow parts for just a minute," said Casey Meadows, LCC staff trainer.
Meadows showed us how the dogs put their paws on someone's lap for "the comfort dog hug," where someone who's stressed or grieving can then embrace the dog.
"They're not judging. They're not even asking questions. They're just present and providing love," said Meadows.
LCC has 130 comfort dogs in 26 states.
After 2,000 hours of training, these puppies will join the ranks and try to show people on their darkest days that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northbrook-organization-trains-comfort-dogs-to-respond-to-tragedies | 2022-09-08T22:12:07Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northbrook-organization-trains-comfort-dogs-to-respond-to-tragedies | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II: Memorable, historic events Britain’s longest-reigning monarch lived through
As the world mourns Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, one can’t help but reminisce about the extraordinary evolution and historic moments humans have witnessed since the queen’s birth.
RELATED: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
Born on April 21, 1926, Queen Elizabeth lived through many life-changing events such as World War II, the Great Depression and several U.S. presidencies.
Take a look back in time to see what other historic, tragic, inspiring and memorable moments which impacted the U.S., and the world, that the queen witnessed.
Notable feats and inventions
Charles Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis (Getty photos)
Charles Lindbergh made his first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis between May 20-21, 1927.
The first loaves of commercially sliced bread were invented by Otto Rohwedder on July 6, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri.
On Jan. 24, 1935, the American Can Company and the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company debuted the first canned beer.
The slinky was accidentally invented by Richard James, a mechanical engineer, in 1943. James was attempting to create a device that would keep equipment level while on a ship at sea when he accidentally knocked over one of the springs from a shelf. The spring then "walked" down the stairs instead of just falling, according to the National Museum of Play.
On July 16, 1945, scientists successfully detonated the first atomic bomb during testing at the Trinity Site in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
George De Mestral came up with the idea for Velcro in 1948. It was originally called the "hook and loop fastener" and after about a decade of trial and error, De Mestral patented his invention in 1958.
The first digital video game, Spacewar!, was created in 1962.
On Sept. 2, 1969, the first automatic teller machine (ATM) made its debut.
In a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974, the first-ever item with a barcode was scanned for purchase.
In 1982, compact disks (CDs) were introduced and sold to the general public, replacing vinyl and cassette tapes.
Motorola vice president John F. Mitchell shows how easily company's newest product-Dyna T-A-C Portable Radio Telephone System can be used from heart of city. (Getty Images)
Motorola came out with the DynaTAC in 1984 which was the first handheld cellular phone. It weighed over a kilogram and was nicknamed The Brick.
On April 30, 1993, the world wide web was born.
On Feb. 4, 2004, Facebook launched for the first time, bringing social networking to the world.
Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007, ushering in the smartphone era.
Wars and crises
The American destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, home of the American Pacific Fleet during World War II, 7th December 1941. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
World War II was declared in Europe on Sept. 1, 1939, and just four days later, the U.S. declared itself neutral.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and one day later on Dec. 8, the U.S. declared war on Japan.
On Dec. 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. and the U.S. reciprocated, declaring war on both countries.
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, and then dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Five days later on Aug. 14, Japan announced its unconditional surrender.
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950.
The Vietnam War began in the 1950s and would not end until 1975.
Soldiers of the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division, each carrying their M16A1, through a paddy field, during a search-and-destroy mission in the high ground of Qui Nhon, South Vietnam, 17th January 1967. (Photo by Bettmann Archive via Getty Im
The Cuban Missile Crisis began in October 1962 and ended in November 1962.
Iraqi president Saddam Hussein ordered an invasion of neighboring Kuwait in August 1990. This would be the genesis of the Persian Gulf War.
The U.S. and Britain declare war on Iraq on March 19, 2003.
Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, which had economic impacts across Europe and the globe.
Economic, political and civil rights events
The front page of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper with the headline 'Wall St. In Panic As Stocks Crash', published on the day of the initial Wall Street Crash of 'Black Thursday', 24th October 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The stock market crashed and kicked off the Great Depression on Oct. 28, 1929.
The New Deal was enacted by Congress on March 9, 1933, and prohibition was repealed on Dec. 5, 1933.
On May 14, 1955, the Supreme Court ruled racially segregated schools were unconstitutional following Brown vs. Board of Education.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on Dec. 1, 1955. Her refusal and subsequent arrest lit a fire and sped up efforts to end segregation.
On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became an official U.S. state and in August, Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state.
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
On Aug. 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
On the evening of Nov. 9, 1989, Germans started tearing down the Berlin Wall.
On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the U.S. and the first-ever African American to hold office.
The Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in all 50 states on June 26, 2015.
On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the U.S.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck during an arrest for nearly 10 minutes. The incident, which was recorded and shared on social media, sparked some of the largest demonstrations in the U.S. and around the world.
Health and science events
A Scottish physician named Dr. Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin in a petri dish in 1928 which would kickstart a nearly 20-year journey into the study of antibiotics.
The first-ever FDA-approved birth control pill was introduced on May 9, 1960.
The deployment of the flag of the United States on the surface of the moon is captured on film on July 20, 1969, during the first Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The picture was taken from film exposed by the 16mm Data Acquisition Camera which was m
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to land on the moon on July 20, 1969.
On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled women have a legal right to get an abortion following Roe v. Wade, which was later overturned in a 2022 ruling.
The first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported in the U.S. in June 1981.
On Dec. 12, 2019, a cluster of patients in Wuhan, China, were reported as some of the first known cases of COVID-19.
U.S. tragedies
On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dealy Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
STS-51L crew members Michael J. Smith, front row left, Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, Ronald E. McNair; Ellison S. Onizuka, back row left, S. Christa McAuliffe, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Judith A. Resnik. (NASA)
The Challenger space shuttle disaster shocked the world on Jan. 28, 1986. Just over a minute after liftoff, the shuttle exploded in front of millions of schoolchildren watching the event on TV. There were no survivors.
The Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19, 1995, resulted in 168 deaths, including children. Hundreds more were injured. It was considered one of the worst acts of homegrown terrorism in U.S. history.
Thirteen people are killed in the Columbine school shooting on April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado.
An unidentified New York City firefighter walks away from Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Anthony Correia/Getty Images)
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists coordinated four attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center and a third plane crashed into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into an empty field, thwarting the fourth attack. The attacks killed 2,977 people from 93 nations.
On Aug. 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the southeast Florida coast. Katrina would go on to become one of the top five most deadly hurricanes in U.S. history.
The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010, spilling four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion killed 11 workers on the rig and was the largest oil spill in the history of marine oil drilling operations.
Dec. 14, 2012, a 20-year-old gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 first-graders and six faculty members before turning the gun on himself. The Sandy Hook shooting was the second-deadliest mass shooting at the time. On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old gunman opened fire inside Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Royal events that intrigued Americans
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a wedding dress designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel and the Spencer family Tiara, ride in an open carriage, from St. Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace, following their wedd
July 29, 1981, marked the nuptials of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
On June 21, 1982, Prince William was born.
Prince Harry was born on Sept. 15, 1984.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced on Aug. 28, 1996.
A multi-colored sea of floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, lie outside the gates of her London home. The flowers began to arrive soon after news of Diana's death, in a Paris car crash, reached Britain. (Photo by Liba Taylor/CORBIS/Corbis via
On Aug. 31, 1997, Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris, France.
On April 29, 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton were married.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married on May 19, 2018.
On Jan. 1, 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union, a process known as Brexit.
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Then vs. now: What the world was like when Queen Elizabeth II was coronated in 1953
LONDON - What a difference seven decades have made. The world has changed in unimaginable ways since Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953.
The queen died Thursday surrounded by family at Balmoral castle in Scotland.
When 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on Feb. 6, 1952, the British Empire stretched across the world, royalty was widely revered, and televisions were still a novelty item. On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth’s coronation at Westminster Abbey was the first time most people had watched an event live on television. Millions around the world saw the ceremony on TV, outnumbering the radio audience for the first time.
The world has undergone profound changes since then and so has the monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II’s empire shrank, then crumbled. While most people in Britain remain loyal to the queen and respect her years of service to the nation, attitudes about the monarchy have swung from unquestioning deference to scrutiny. In the 1980s, Princess Diana brought global star power to the House of Windsor, but also ushered in an era in which the royal family was forced to negotiate an uneasy relationship with the media.
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print). Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)
Gas prices averaged 21 cents per gallon in 1953
According to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, gas prices averaged 21 cents per gallon in the United States.
Today, the price of gas is famously a pain point for many in the U.S. The national average was $3.75 per gallon as of Sept. 8, according to AAA. That’s down from a record high national average of over $5 a gallon in June.
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Officials blame the rise on inflation but note gas prices have fluctuated greatly over the decades. They cite the U.S. embargo of oil from Iran in the early 1980s that caused gas prices to soar. Gas prices continued to rise between 2002 and 2008 but then fell rapidly during the subsequent economic recession. The rose and dipped again during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and rose again during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Home prices are 50 times higher than they were when Queen Elizabeth took the throne
circa 1955: A real estate agent carries a suitcase while walking across the front lawn of a house displaying a 'SALE: Sacrifice to Settle Estate/ APPLY ANY BROKER' sign. (Photo by Lambert/Getty Images)
According to the Chicago Tribune, the household median income in the U.S. in 1950 was $2,990 — roughly 40% of the median home value of $7,354 at the time based on census data.
Today, Zillow reports the typical home value of homes in the U.S. is $355,852 as of July 2022. The median price is $413,500 as of August 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors. It’s the first time the median price has surpassed $400,000.
Cars were under $4,000
Multi-lane highway traffic jam. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)
In 1953, the average price of a new vehicle in the U.S. was just under $4,000, according to Go Banking Rates. The average price paid for a new vehicle was the highest on record in July at $48,182, up 12% from the prior-year period
That’s a far cry from today’s average, which creeped up to a whopping $48,182 in July — up 12% from 2021. Drivers searching for non-luxury vehicles paid, on average, $875 above sticker price for the same month.
TVs were more expensive
A happy family cheerfully sits in their living room and watches a televisied clown and puppet show, 1957. The father holds an newspaper open to the financial section in his hands. (Photo by Lambert/Getty Images)
The year Queen Elizabeth became queen was also the first year a TV show aired in color in the U.S. Three months later, the first color TV went on sale in New York City. The price was $1,295.
Today, consumers pay about $500, on average, for a new television.
Schools were segregated
Linda Brown (center) and her sister Terry Lynn (far right) sit on a bus as they ride to the racially segregated Monroe Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas, March 1953. (Photo by Carl Iwasaki/Getty Images)
When Queen Elizabeth was crowned more than 70 years ago, public schools in the United States were still operating under the "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed segregation in schools. It wasn’t until a year later in 1954 that the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation, but it would take another 14 years for most schools to completely desegregate.
In 2016, the Cleveland, Mississippi school district became the last district in the nation to desegregate after a federal judge ruled that it had to.
College tuition
A campus view of Barnard College, a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters and affiliated with Columbia University in New York City, New York, 1955. (Photo by R. Gates/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
According to the University of Pennsylvania, students there paid between $700 and $850 a year in tuition in 1953, plus a "general fee" of about $75 and $50 for books. If you wanted room and board, that was an additional $835.
As of August 2022, the average cost of in-state tuition was $9,377 a year, according to the Education Data Initiative. That number rose to $27,091 for out-of-state tuition. With fees, books and daily living expenses, the average cost of a year of college in America is $35,551.
Food prices
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In 1953, two tall cans of milk would set you back a quarter. A loaf of rye bread was 29 cents, and a head of iceberg lettuce was 6 cents.
Today, a gallon of whole milk costs, on average, $4.38, according to the USDA, and a loaf of bread averages $1.72. In July, Whole Foods was reportedly selling some loaves of artisanal bread for more than $10 a loaf.
Stamps
Postage stamps from the series honouring Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926), 1967-1970. United Kingdom, 20th century. London, National Postal Museum United Kingdom (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
When Elizabeth became queen, you could mail a letter for 3 cents. Today, a stamp costs 60 cents.
Plane tickets
Complete Caption in Negative Sleeve From Pan American World Airways. New York International Airport, NY.
Much like televisions, air travel has gotten cheaper — and better — over the years. In the 1950s, a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City was listed at $68, according to Gizmodo. That’s about $710 in 2022 adjusted for inflation.
Today, a quick Google search will find the same flight for as little as $69.
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Arlington Heights to get first look at proposed Bears stadium at Thursday night meeting
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Arlington Heights will get their first up close and personal look at what a Chicago Bears stadium might look like.
Bears team leadership will present their plans Thursday night during a community meeting.
The Bears organization will showcase preliminary plans for their stadium and an adjacent mixed-use entertainment district that would take over the old Arlington racetrack.
The meeting goes from 7 p.m. To 9 p.m. at John Hersey High School.
There is no public comment scheduled.
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On Tuesday, the Bears released renderings of a new enclosed stadium and entertainment district, should the team move to the suburbs in the coming years.
"In September 2021, the Chicago Bears signed an agreement for the purpose of acquiring 326 acres of property in Arlington Heights to secure the potential of beginning a new and exciting chapter there," the Bears said in an open letter released just two days before a community meeting at which conceptual plans are expected to be released.
"We envision a multi-purpose entertainment district anchored by a new, best-in-class enclosed stadium, providing Chicagoland with a new home worthy of hosting global events such as the Super Bowl, College Football Playoffs, and Final Four."
If the organization moves forward with purchasing Arlington Park, it would build its new stadium just east of Illinois Route 53 and south of Northwest Highway. The property, for decades, drew crowds to watch horse racing and partake in off-track betting.
The Bears are also looking to develop an entertainment district on the site – potentially boasting restaurants, a hotel, retail spaces and parks.
"The difference between trying to make a buck on 60 acres that you don’t own and 300+ acres that you do own is going to be phenomenal," said Bruce Evensen, who lives in Arlington Heights. "Out of it, we get multiple events, which I think will put Arlington Heights on the map like other communities haven't."
Insiders say recent moves by the Bears all but guarantees their playing days at Soldier Field are numbered.
"The Bears are clearly, entirely, completely and exclusively focused on Arlington Heights," said sports consultant Marc Ganis of Sportscorp, LTD.
Ganis says outside the 70,000 capacity stadium, the entertainment district would be similar to facilities already built in LA, Arlington, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. Ganis also predicts a major sports gambling facility to be a part of the Bears' initial presentation.
"I think it is going to go ahead, I’m keeping my fingers crossed, that would be great," said Pam Miller, who lives in Arlington Heights. "It would be great for the economy as well. It’s like up at Lambeau Field, they have their whole plant set up. People fly in even when it’s not football season to go to Lambeau."
In its open letter released Tuesday, the Bears laid the groundwork for a tax increment financing subsidy or some other form of state or local assistance for the broader development on the 326-acre site.
In an apparent attempt to justify public help for the broader development amid local resistance, the Bears rolled out a series of tantalizing numbers to describe the potential economic impact of the project.
The numbers include: a $9.4 billion impact for "Chicagoland"; $3.9 billion in overall "labor income" at $601 million a year; 48,000 jobs, 9,750 of them "long-term" positions; $16 million in annual tax revenue, in addition to property taxes for Arlington Heights.
The project would also generate $51.3 million in tax revenue for the state of Illinois and $9.8 million for Cook County, according to the economic impact study done for the Bears.
"While the Bears will seek no public funding for direct stadium structure construction, given the broad, long-term public benefits of this project, we look forward to partnering with the various governmental bodies to secure additional funding and assistance needed to support the feasibility of the remainder of the development," the team wrote.
Americans for Prosperity Illinois, a social welfare organization, does not want to see taxpayers foot the bill for any of it.
"They have to play by the same rules as everyone else," said Brian Costin, deputy state director, Americans for Prosperity Illinois (AFP-IL).
Costin dropped off 650 resident signatures at Tuesday’s village meeting, calling on the board to pass an ordinance that would restrict Arlington Heights from using taxpayer-funded subsidies to entice the bears into making the move.
"They are almost a $6 billion corporation, they have a huge media deal, they don't need the taxpayer's money," said Costin.
The village board is expected to vote on that ordinance at its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 19.
The letter released by the Bears Tuesday states that the Bears "remain committed to Soldier Field and will honor the terms of its lease" even if a departure earlier than the 2033 expiration date of the lease requires a cash buyout.
"While the prospect of a transit-oriented, mixed-use and entertainment district anchored by a new enclosed stadium is exciting for the Bears and the entire state, there is much more to be done before we can close on the property," the letter states.
"We remain under contract to purchase the property, but there are conditions that must be met in order to be in a position to close. If we do close on the property, it does not guarantee we will develop it. While under contract with the seller of Arlington Park, we will not be discussing or exploring any other alternative stadium sites or opportunities, including renovations of Soldier Field."
The letter was accompanied by a map and two conceptual drawings showing an aerial view of the broader development.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has offered a Hail Mary $2.2 billion plan to put a dome on Soldier Field in a desperate attempt to keep the Bears in Chicago or at least look like she tried her best to keep them if they leave.
Lightfoot said Thursday’s community meeting does nothing to change the dynamic of her efforts to keep the Bears at Soldier Field.
"As I said months ago, we were gonna make a very compelling case for them to stay in the city of Chicago, and I think that we’ve done that," she said at a Tuesday morning news conference.
"We’re gonna continue our discussions [with the Bears]. We’re gonna continue our discussions with the league. As you know, I’m somebody who likes to plan. So, we’ve got Plan B, Plan C and others in the works as well, if the Bears decide they’re gonna abandon the city of Chicago. I hope they don’t. We’re gonna keep fighting that fight as long as we possibly can."
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Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers spoke on Thursday CAD time toCalgary Economic Development.
Said that monetary policy rate decisions taken now by the Bank of Canada could take up to two years to have their full effect on inflation
- “Given the lag between changes to interest rates and their impact on inflation — and the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook — getting inflation all the way back to two per cent will take some time,”
- “Monetary policy works like a chain reaction or sequence of events,”
- “But that sequence takes time. Both history and research tell us that changes to the bank’s policy rate affect different households and sectors of the economy differently and at different speeds.”
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The Wrath of Khan Gets a Star Trek Prequel Podcast
When the Star Trek movie series did a course correction from the first to the second, going from an attempt at serious big-screen sci-fi of ideas to an action story more like the TV series, a lot changed. The uniforms, the tone, the personal nature of the villain’s grudge, etc. But producers assumed fans could gloss over the interim in their minds. There’s a lot we don’t know about the canonical period between the two films. And while we may yet find out what became of Kirk between meeting V’Ger and becoming an admiral who runs simulations, Khan’s own gap years will soon get filled in with a Wrath of Khan prequel podcast.
Titled Khan: Ceti Alpha V, the audio drama should fill in some of what happened to Khan and his people between the TV episode “Space Seed” and his return. When he was dropped on Ceti Alpha V, it was a life-sustaining planet. By the time Chekov and the Reliant found him again, it was so desolate as to seem lifeless. Khan’s wife had died. Only creepy ear-worms lived in the harsh desert. There’s plenty to cover, and original movie director Nicholas Meyer will write it.
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Via Trekmovie.com, Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman said, “Forty years have offered [Meyer] a lot of perspective on these extraordinary characters and the way they’ve impacted generations of fans. Now he’s come up with something as surprising, gripping and emotional as the original, and it’s a real honor to be able to let him tell the next chapter in this story exactly the way he wants to.” Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Trevor Roth and Rod Roddenberry will serve as executive producers.
A release date has yet to be announced.
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The TNG Crew Reunites In New Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Trailer
In 2002, Star Trek: Nemesis marked the final time that the Star Trek: The Next Generation heroes shared an adventure together. But the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard will reunite the TNG crew for an important mission: To save one of their own. As part of this year’s Star Trek Day, Paramount+ has released a new Star Trek: Picard season 3 trailer that brings back some old familiar faces.
The trailer reveals that it’s Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) who puts out the call for help to her old flame, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). To track Beverly down, Picard approaches his friend and former first officer, William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who refuses to let Picard go alone into danger. And where Picard and Riker go, the rest of their former crew is sure to follow.
From there, we see LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge, Michael Dorn as Worf, and Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi. Regardless of the two decades since they were last together, they remain united in purpose.
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Brent Spiner is notably absent from the trailer because Data was killed off in Nemesis, and his mind was deactivated in Picard’s season 1 finale. However, Spiner will return again this season, most likely as someone in the Soong family.
Michelle Hurd and Jeri Ryan are also back as Raffi Musiker and Seven of Nine, respectively. This year, Seven is taking on a new role as the first officer on Riker’s former ship, The Titan.
Star Trek: Picard season 3 will premiere on February 16, 2023.
What did you think about the new trailer? Let us know in the comment section below!
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NEXTMap® elevation data and analytics will drive efficiency and save costs for an industry leader in solar energy site planning
Developing scalable, custom analytics to meet the growing demand for solar energy around the world
DENVER, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) ("Intermap" or the "Company"), a global leader in 3D geospatial data and intelligence solutions, today announced a new contract with a major solar energy company to provide NEXTMap® elevation data as a service and analytics to support solar farm planning and site assessment. Intermap's solution saves renewable energy companies significant time and resources.
Intermap's elevation data as a service business model is scalable to meet the specific needs of customers. The Company developed custom slope analytics to the solar energy company's specific requirements. It rapidly provides detailed information about the steepness of the terrain for site assessments, visualization and planning. This type of analysis typically happens in the preliminary stages of planning so organizations can focus on the most promising sites. Once solar sites are prioritized, survey teams deploy drones and other equipment to evaluate and model the locations further. A major benefit is the reduction of these more costly and time-consuming surveys. Clients can access the elevation data and analytics they need without purchasing the elevation models, resulting in a cost-effective solution that can be used by non-geospatial experts.
"We are excited to provide solar energy companies with cutting-edge elevation data and analytics to support solar projects around the world," said Patrick A. Blott, Intermap's Chairman and CEO. "Intermap's easily accessible geospatial data and analytics make it simple for solar energy companies to manage multiple projects and save time and money associated with sending ground crews in the early stages of planning."
Today's newest subscription reflects Intermap's continued expansion into the renewable energy market where its NEXTMap elevation data and analytics meet the growing demand for solar energy. The global solar power market is expected to grow from $184.03 billion in 2021 to $293.18 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 6.9% (Source). The growth in demand for solar energy is driven by environmental urgency and incentives set forth by governments to help reduce carbon emissions. Intermap's global data coverage enables energy companies to expand operations to meet the growing renewable energy demand while maintaining confidence that the data will provide accurate and consistent results anywhere in the world.
Recent wins with other major renewable energy companies show the growing demand for Intermap's unique capabilities in providing the necessary tools for renewable energy planning and climate resilience projects. The Company is building recurring revenue at a high margin with a focus on elevation data as a service and analytics to meet the global demand for clean energy.
This new contract includes access to Intermap's NEXTMap elevation data and custom slope analytics, enabling the client to assess viability, evaluate canopy heights and perform cut-fill analysis in the preliminary planning stages of proposed solar projects.
To learn more about Intermap's elevation data and analytics for renewable energy, visit www.intermap.com/renewable-energy.
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Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Intermap (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) is a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, focusing on the creation and analysis of 3D terrain data to produce high-resolution thematic models. Through scientific analysis of geospatial information and patented sensors and processing technology, the Company provisions diverse, complementary, multi-source datasets to enable customers to seamlessly integrate geospatial intelligence into their workflows. Intermap's 3D elevation data and software analytic capabilities enable global geospatial analysis through artificial intelligence and machine learning, providing customers with critical information to understand their terrain environment. By leveraging its proprietary archive of the world's largest collection of multi-sensor global elevation data, the Company's collection and processing capabilities provide multi-source 3D datasets and analytics at mission speed, enabling governments and companies to build and integrate geospatial foundation data with actionable insights. Applications for Intermap's products and solutions include defense, aviation and UAV flight planning, flood and wildfire insurance, disaster mitigation, base mapping, environmental and renewable energy planning, telecommunications, engineering, critical infrastructure monitoring, hydrology, land management, oil and gas and transportation.
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This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The Justice Department is also asking US District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointee who ordered the special master, to partially pause part of her order, originally delivered on Labor Day, with the prosecutors saying the government has halted the intelligence community's review of classified documents.
The FBI seized more than 100 classified records during the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, according to DOJ, but there's no way to separate the intelligence community's review and the FBI criminal investigations, the government said in its request for the partial stay with Cannon.
"The application of the injunction to classified records would thus frustrate the government's ability to conduct an effective national security risk assessment and classification review and could preclude the government from taking necessary remedial steps in light of that review -- risking irreparable harm to our national security and intelligence interests," DOJ wrote.
The Justice Department had vigorously opposed the appointment of a special master, which is a third-party attorney tasked with reviewing evidence and filtering out privileged documents. The department argued to Cannon the independent review wasn't necessary, given the internal DOJ filter practices that had been used in the search. Prosecutors say it would impede both the criminal investigation into the handling of documents from Trump's White House and national security risk analysis being conducted by the intelligence community.
In her Monday order granting Trump's request for the special master, Cannon halted any use of the seized materials for the DOJ's criminal investigation. She said, however, that the intelligence community's assessment could continue. The Justice Department on Thursday said Cannon's order was incompatible with the investigation.
"The injunction against using classified records in the criminal investigation could impede efforts to identify the existence of any additional classified records that are not being properly stored -- which itself presents the potential for ongoing risk to national security," DOJ said Thursday.
Cannon had also ordered that the independent review look for documents potentially covered by executive privilege -- in addition to the attorney-client privilege concerns that are usually a special master's focus.
The move, described as novel by both the Justice Department and outside legal experts, stands to protract the review as the criminal investigation remains hindered by Cannon's injunction.
Trump filed the lawsuit seeking the special master two weeks after the search warrant was executed on his Mar-a-Lago residence and resort. According to submissions the Justice Department made to the magistrate judge who approved the warrant, the FBI is investigating potential violations of the Espionage Act, criminal mishandling of government documents and obstruction of justice.
Cannon has ordered the Justice Department and Trump's lawyers to file legal briefs laying out their proposed candidates to serve as special master, along with recommendations for how the review should proceed.
According to the order, the review will include materials covered by executive privilege -- a legal gray area that has been perhaps the source of the sharpest contention in the case.
The prosecutors told Cannon that if she did not grant their request to suspend parts of her ruling by September 15, they'd seek the intervention of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
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NASA has two new dates in mind — September 23 or September 27 — for the next attempt at launching its massive new moon rocket on an uncrewed test mission. NASA's Artemis I rocket is pictured at the Kennedy Space Center on September 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA has two new dates in mind — September 23 or September 27 — for the next attempt at launching its massive new moon rocket on an uncrewed test mission. But there are still several things that could stand in the way of getting the Artemis I mission off the ground, any of which could push the launch date back further.
NASA is trying to work through a leaky fuel problem with the rocket, called the Space Launch System or SLS. During the last launch attempt at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, September 3, the rocket sprung a big leak as it was being fueled up with super-chilled liquid hydrogen.
And while the rocket is still on the pad, NASA is looking to troubleshoot that issue by repairing and replacing some seals before running tests to make sure all the leaks are plugged, NASA officials said at a Thursday press conference.
It's not yet clear how long that will take.
Then, there's the issue with certification. The US Space Force, an arm of the military, still oversees all rocket launches from the United States' East Coast, including NASA's Florida launch site, and that area is known as the "Eastern Range."
The officials at the range are tasked with making sure there's no risk to people or property with any launch attempt. And that means the Eastern Range also must give NASA the thumbs up that the rocket's Flight Termination System — a system that will essentially destroy the rocket mid-air if it veers off course and starts heading in a populated direction — is ready to fly.
That system relies on batteries, however, that, under current rules, must be recharged at a nearby indoor facility before the newly proposed launch dates arrive.
NASA is hoping to get a waiver on that rule. But it's not yet clear when or if that request will be granted. If NASA does not get that waiver approval, the SLS rocket will have to be rolled off the pad and back into the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building, triggering more delays.
"If they decide that is not the right thing to do, we obviously will support that and stand down and look for our next launch attempt," Jim Free, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said at the Thursday press conference.
"But we still will press with the tanking test," he said, referring to the tests NASA plans to run to fix the hydrogen leaks while the rocket is still on the pad.
The Space Force's Eastern Range said in a statement only that it "will review NASA's request." It declined to share details on timing.
On Thursday, NASA did give some insight into what it's discovered about the leak issue, however. The space agency had already revealed that there was an "inadvertent pressurization of the hydrogen line," putting it under 60 pounds per square inch of pressure rather than the 20 pounds per square inch they'd hoped, Michael Sarafin, Artemis Mission Manager, said Saturday.
It's still not yet clear if that over-pressurization is what caused the leak, but NASA does know why the over-pressurization occurred in the first place — and human error was involved.
"Our management team apologize to [the operator in charge of overseeing the process] because we had made some manual procedure changes between the attempt on Monday and attempt on Saturday," Free said. "We practiced it during the week but they'd only had a couple of chances. So we didn't as a leadership team, put our our operators in the best place we could have we rely really heavily on our credit team."
That overpressurization is definitely something NASA wants to avoid, according to Free. NASA is looking for a "kinder and gentler, if you will, loading process."
For now, there's still a waiting game and a lot of "ifs" surrounding the timeline for the Artemis I launch. The ultimate goal of this project is to get the SLS rocket to orbit and deploy the Orion capsule, which is built for astronauts but will fly empty for this test mission. The capsule will go on to orbit the moon before making the 239,000 mile trek back home.
The Artemis I mission is just the beginning of a program that will aim to return humans to the moon and eventually land crewed missions on Mars. Nelson said that the issues during the first two scrubs have not caused any delays to future Artemis program missions. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/nasa-eyes-two-dates-in-late-september-for-artemis-i-launch-but-several-hurdles-remain/article_9c72cedb-0922-5ed6-858d-668094c9719e.html | 2022-09-08T22:20:19Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/nasa-eyes-two-dates-in-late-september-for-artemis-i-launch-but-several-hurdles-remain/article_9c72cedb-0922-5ed6-858d-668094c9719e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Gaming charity shuns Florida, says state policies are unsafe
One of gaming’s most successful grassroots charity events, Awesome Games Done Quick, will not be held in Florida next year, due to the state’s policies about COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ rights, organizers say.
Driving the news: The weeklong showcase event, which features expert players blitzing through games as fast as possible, will be held virtually from Jan. 8-15.
- Organizers originally had rented a venue in Orlando but will pay a cancellation fee.
What they’re saying: “This decision was made first and foremost for the safety of our community,” AGDQ director of operations Matt Merkle tells Axios.
- On Twitter, organizers blamed Florida’s “anti-mandate policies” regarding COVID masks and vaccines as well as “an increased aggression toward LGBTQ+ individuals, including the law colloquially known as ‘Don't Say Gay.’”
Between the lines: AGDQ has been held virtually for the last two years, but ran in person in Orlando in 2020. Merkle said that event drew 3,500 people.
- This year’s event raised $3.4 million through donations for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
The big picture: Organizers of large sporting events and conventions will sometimes threaten to avoid holding them in a specific city or state to pressure change to a controversial governmental policy.
- In 2021, for example, Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game out of Georgia in reaction to the state’s restrictive, new voting law.
- The idea is that such moves put an economic price on political decisions.
- AGDQ’s Merkle does not believe that moving his event will carry anything close to the same economic weight: “While it would be great to see this cancellation spur Florida to make improvements, we can’t speculate as to what the exact economic impact will be to the city and the businesses near the venue.”
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Voters will decide on abortion access in Michigan
Voters will decide the legality of abortion in Michigan after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday to put a proposal to enshrine abortion rights on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Driving the news: The Michigan Supreme Court, which holds a Democratic-majority, ruled 5-2 to directing the Board of State Canvassers to certify the ballot initiative making the Nov. 8 ballot.
- The issue went to the Court after Michigan's state canvassing board, made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, were deadlocked last week on whether to certify the proposal after Republicans mounted a last-ditch challenge over formatting issues.
Context: Reproductive Freedom for All, the constitutional amendment proposal which earned the most signatures than any ballot initiative in state history, would enshrine abortion access into law and nullify the state's 1931 abortion ban.
- An Oakland County judge ruled this week that the 1931 abortion law is unconstitutional, permanently barring county prosecutors from enforcing it, though that ruling is expected to face an appeal.
Between the lines: Attorneys arguing against the abortion proposal highlighted formatting errors like run-on words and spacing issues which the state elections bureau said could not disqualify it from making the ballot.
- “This isn’t the first time Republican members of a board of canvassers have tried to undermine the democratic process and overrule thousands of voters, and it probably won’t be the last, and we need to address this problem in the long term,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan, in a statement.
- "I think it's a distraction to the issue," Nicole Wells Stallworth, executive director, of Planned Parenthood of Michigan, tells Axios.
What they're saying: "Passing RFFA on Nov. 8 is essential to Michigan residents to make their own reproductive health care decisions including abortion keeping their choices private between their families and their doctors," Cassy Jones-McBryde, a women's health activist and organizer in Detroit, tells Axios. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/michigan-abortion-access-ballot-november | 2022-09-08T22:22:50Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/michigan-abortion-access-ballot-november | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
(AP) – A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting.
Though legal hurdles remain, the ruling by Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein in Delaware marked an important milestone for the BSA, which sought bankruptcy protection more than two years ago to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers.
Lawyers for some of the victims said the amount an individual survivor may receive from the bankruptcy plan depends on multiple factors relating to the alleged abuse. The plan calls for the BSA and its local councils, along with settling insurance companies and troop sponsoring organizations, including Catholic institutions and parishes, to contribute to a fund for survivors. In return, those groups would be shielded from future lawsuits over Scout-related abuse allegations.
More than 80,000 men have filed claims saying they were abused as children by troop leaders around the country.
“Credit to the courageous survivors that this breakthrough in child and scouting safety has been achieved,” said attorney Jeff Anderson, whose firm represented more than 800 Boy Scout abuse survivors.
Anderson said most of the $2.46 billion is to be paid to survivors, but some funds would be set aside in a trust to continue litigation against entities that have not settled, mainly insurance companies.
It will likely take months for any of the abuse claimants to receive compensation.
Anderson said the settlement has drawn mixed reactions from his clients. Many are proud they stood up and demanded a cleanup of the Irving, Texas-based Boy Scouts, while others feel like they were dismissed because the organization “hid behind the statute of limitations” in some states.
A federal district judge must now sign off on Silberstein’s ruling. Opponents are expected to file an appeal.
When it filed for bankruptcy, the BSA faced about 275 filed lawsuits and was aware of numerous other potential cases. More than 80,000 abuse claims were eventually filed as part of the bankruptcy.
Attorneys for BSA insurers argued early on that the sheer volume of claims was an indication of fraud and the result of aggressive client solicitation by attorneys and for-profit claims aggregators. While some of those insurers later negotiated settlements, other insurers continued to oppose the plan. They argued that the procedures for distributing funds from the compensation trust would violate their contractual rights to contest claims and set a dangerous precedent for mass litigation.
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Wholesale used vehicle prices plunge: Retail prices could be next to fall
The haywire period in used-vehicle prices may finally be coming to an end.
Why it matters: The pandemic's supply chain disruption turned price expectations upside down, sending used-car values upward in a shocking twist for something long considered a depreciating asset.
Driving the news: Wholesale used-vehicle prices — what a dealer pays at auction — fell 4% in August, compared with July, according to Cox Automotive's Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, the monthly benchmark widely used to gauge used price movement.
- At 210.8, the Manheim index marked its sixth decline in the last seven months and its lowest point since December.
- "The number came down like a rock this month," Chris Frey, an analyst for Cox Automotive, tells Axios.
The big picture: Wholesale price movement typically precedes retail price movement, meaning used-vehicle prices could soon experience declines.
- Analysts say concerns about the economy and rising interest rates have dampened demand.
- "There’s some trepidation in the market overall," Frey says. "That’s essentially what’s causing the used market to slack off a little bit."
State of play: SUVs — the most popular segment of vehicles — posted a 4.3% year-over-year decline in wholesale prices, according to Manheim.
- And used-vehicle inventory has ticked upward from 21 days at the end of August 2021 to 47 days at the end of August this year.
Yes, but: Overall used-car prices averaged $33,414 in August, according to car-shopping app CoPilot. That's about 34% higher than "projected normal levels," absent the pandemic's supply chain mess limiting the output of new vehicles, according to CoPilot.
- "Last year was outrageously volcanic — explosive with price gains," Frey says. "This year, it seems that things are mitigating. They’re turning back to normal."
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While a tremendous amount of focus will be on Trey Lance on Sunday, there’s another quarterback from the 2021 draft class playing in the game that deserves just as much attention. Last year when the 49ers played the Bears, Justin Fields was able to make some big plays against them. On today’s Gold Standard podcast, Levin Black and I explored how DeMeco Ryans and company will attack him on Sunday.
Last year, the 49ers were primarily a zone team. According to TruMedia, they played zone coverage about 72 percent of the time, man coverage about 21 percent of the time, and a hybrid coverage about 7 percent of the time in 2021. I expect that trend to continue against the Bears because Justin Fields is an incredible runner.
He gashed the 49ers for more than 100 yards on ten carries in their matchup last season, and man coverage will always open up more space for a quarterback who can run. With just one major receiving threat in Darnell Mooney, there won’t be much pressure on the secondary.
Luckily for the 49ers, they have incredibly fast linebackers who are also good in pass coverage. San Francisco could have the fastest linebacking corps in the league between Fred Warner, Azeez Al-Shaair, and Dre Greenlaw (assuming he plays). In addition, by sticking with zone coverage primarily, they will be more ready and able to limit Fields’ gains on the ground.
Up front, the strength of the team’s front four will be readily apparent. Chicago’s offensive line was horrible last year, and they didn’t add a difference maker this offseason to help in that area. On the other hand, last year, the Niners generated pressure in 2.5 seconds or less on 25.8% of opponent dropbacks, so there is little doubt that the 49ers will be able to get to Fields without having to bring a ton of extra blitzers. That will leave more players available to make life miserable for Fields down the field all day long.
This is a game where things are set up to work exactly as DeMeco Ryans and company intended. Pressure with four and drop back into zone, limit the space for Fields to operate on the ground, and tighten throwing windows through the air. Unless the offense or special teams are turning the ball over relentlessly, the 49ers should be able to have their way on Sunday.
Other topics in today’s show
- Why it matters that Trey Lance isn’t a captain (3:16)
- Kyle Shanahan could have made him captain and chose not to (7:11)
- Bears preview: How will DeMeco Ryans attack Justin Fields? (19:48)
- Will Shanahan take off the training wheels on offense? (22:02)
- How much will the weather be a factor? (23:11)
- Will we finally see the Trey Lance offense unveiled? (25:13)
- Season-long preview (31:09)
- Why Jimmie Ward’s injury could have a massive impact on the year (32:00)
- Where are the 49ers’ losses this year? (34:14)
- Places on the schedule where the Trey Lance narrative will flip during the year (37:18)
- Who wins the NFC West? (40:45)
- A weird quirk about the schedule that works in the Niners’ favor (45:30) | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/8/23342888/gold-standard-how-will-demeco-ryans-attack-justin-fields | 2022-09-08T22:25:31Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/8/23342888/gold-standard-how-will-demeco-ryans-attack-justin-fields | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For the second day in a row, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle didn't practice with a groin injury that began bothering him during Monday's practice. And when the Niners signed tight end Troy Fumagalli to the practice squad Wednesday, that was the first hint that Kittle could miss time.
During his tenure as the 49ers' head coach Kyle Shanahan has been adamant that his players practice on Thursday to play on Sunday's game. Kittle, of course, isn't any player. He doesn't need to practice to play.
Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network reported that Kittle has a Grade 2 groin strain that's limiting his top-end speed:
One source characterized Kittle’s status as being fluid but emphasized the groin injury is “not good,” adding that it would be optimal for him to rest and rehab for a week or two.
Another source called it a Grade 2 strain that has limited Kittle’s top-end speed. One of the top tight ends in the game and well known for his toughness, Kittle wouldn’t shock anyone if he opted to play through the injury. Nonetheless, his chances of playing nearly the entire season are considered much more likely if he sits out the season opener and doesn’t further aggravate the injury.
There is a healthy dose of qualifiers above. The situation is fluid, but it's also not good. It wouldn't be surprising if Kittle played Sunday, but he won't last the entire season if he does.
Let's act as if Wilson's report is accurate. If so, Week 1 sounds like a long shot for the star tight end. Kittle shouldn't risk a 17-game season where the 49ers hope to play well into January for a season opener where the Niners are touchdown favorites.
Last year, the Niners were banged up headed into Chicago on the other side of the ball:
Looking at the 49ers/Bears game from last year, you forget how many starters were out defensively. Tavon Wilson came in as the extra DB. Marcell Harris played 33 snaps. Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles started at LB. They were so banged up on defense that Armstead had to play DT.
— Niners Nation (@NinersNation) September 8, 2022
This year, we'll find out on the fly about Mike McGlinchey's health. Backup swing offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill hasn't practiced in over a week with a hamstring injury, and now Kittle's potential Grade 2 strain.
This will be Lance's third career start, and Kittle will have missed two of them. Charlie Woerner is the "next man up," but there is no replacing what Kittle brings to the offense. I'd argue Woerner is borderline elite as a run blocker, but Kittle draws attention that opens up the rest of the offense.
Last year, Kittle caught four of his ten targets over 20 yards. Shanahan would draw up deep passing plays for Kittle over Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel. Needless to say, Lance and the rest of the offense take a step back without No. 85 on the field.
We'll see if this one game turns into a month or if all Kittle needs is a week to return to the lineup. The Niners hope it's the latter. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/8/23343378/49ers-injury-report-kittle-strain | 2022-09-08T22:25:38Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/8/23343378/49ers-injury-report-kittle-strain | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Police say they were shot at first in an alleged exchange of gunfire during an undercover drug sting in Dale City last week.
Jaiden Malik Carter, 19, of Dale City, died Sunday after the shooting on Sept. 1. A search warrant filed Tuesday in Prince William County Circuit Court indicates investigators believe they were shot at first. The warrant does not indicate who among the three people involved in the incident fired a weapon.
A confidential informant and an undercover Manassas city detective arranged to purchase 1,000 pills of Fentanyl and one firearm from a suspect for $6,000 on Sept. 1 in the area of 14700 Fox Glove Court, a townhouse community off Cloverdale Road, according to the search warrant.
The search warrant says that three suspects arrived in a vehicle and two of them, identified as Carter and Jalil Michael Turner, 18, got into the undercover detective’s car for the purchase. The filing says that 30-year-old Shane Dareon Pollard of Woodbridge remained in the driver’s seat of the suspect vehicle.
During the purchase, the warrant says that video inside the undercover vehicle shows Turner pulled out a gun and demanded money from the detective.
After stealing the money, the warrant says Carter and Turner got back in their vehicle. The vehicle attempted to flee the area as members of the Northern Virginia Safe Streets Taskforce converged on the scene.
The warrant says that responding officers were “immediately fired upon, resulting in assisting officers returning fire” and hitting Carter and Pollard. Turner was not injured.
In surveillance video released by police from a nearby home, smoke can be seen coming from the vehicle as police surround it, but it’s unclear if that is from shots hitting it or being fired from it.
The 12-minute video shows the shooting and the vehicle driving in reverse before crashing into parked cars. One person, who appears unharmed, is ordered out of the vehicle and arrested. Police do not approach the vehicle during the eight minutes after the shooting that are included on the video.
Officers, who swarmed the scene in unmarked vehicles, cannot be heard identifying themselves before any shots are fired on the video.
Police have said they recovered two handguns, one of them illegally modified to be fully automatic with an extended magazine. The search warrant notes “firearms, spent shell casings, bullet fragments.”
Two Prince William and two Manassas police detectives were involved in the exchange of gunfire, according to authorities, and they have been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and internal investigations. No agency involved in the shooting will be part of the criminal investigation.
Police have declined to say if there is any body-worn camera footage from the shooting.
Arlington County Police, handling the investigation through a regional Critical Incident Response Team agreement, have charged Turner and Pollard in connection with the shooting. Turner is charged with robbery resulting in a death and use of a firearm in a felony.
Pollard is charged with robbery resulting in death and will also be served outstanding warrants in connection with an unrelated October carjacking, according to police.
The search warrant was filed by an Arlington County detective seeking DNA swabs from Turner to compare to evidence at the scene. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/police-say-suspects-fired-first-in-officer-involved-shooting-warrant-shows/article_360bab88-2fbc-11ed-8cc8-47f3d9fccca9.html | 2022-09-08T22:42:31Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/police-say-suspects-fired-first-in-officer-involved-shooting-warrant-shows/article_360bab88-2fbc-11ed-8cc8-47f3d9fccca9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
The statement from Royal Communications reads: 'The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.'
A statement from the Queen's son, now King Charles, followed shortly after. It reads: 'The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.'
The first monarch in British history to reign for 70 years, the Queen celebrated her milestone Platinum Jubilee this summer, marking seven decades since her accession in 1952. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, is now king. | https://www.tatler.com/article/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-has-died-aged-96 | 2022-09-08T22:48:36Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-has-died-aged-96 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
‘My whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the life of our great imperial family to which we all belong… [I] speak to all the peoples of the British Commonwealth and Empire, wherever they live, whatever race they come from, and whatever language they speak.’
As we mark the death of this truly remarkable woman, we can all surely say: ‘mission accomplished’.
Princess Elizabeth broadcast this earnest pledge – which she totally fulfilled over the next three quarters of a century – from South Africa on on her 21st birthday. Two years after the Second World War, in which she had served in the military as a motor mechanic, it was her first trip abroad and her only foreign tour with her beloved parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister Princess Margaret. Within a year she was married, and then on 6 February 1952, whilst she was on safari during an official visit to Kenya, the terrible news was imparted to her by Prince Philip that her ailing father had died overnight at Sandringham, aged only 56.
Instantly Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was Queen of the United Kingdom and her Realms and Territories overseas, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. The most famous person in the world, a woman in the highest office. Descended from or related to 61 monarchs in England going back 1,200 years. | https://www.tatler.com/article/her-majesty-the-queen-a-personal-appreciation-by-wesley-kerr-obe | 2022-09-08T22:48:42Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/her-majesty-the-queen-a-personal-appreciation-by-wesley-kerr-obe | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Designed by Norman Hartnell, Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress was made from ivory silk, duchesse satin and silver thread, the dress featured crystals, 10,000 seed pearls, a fitted bodice, heart-shaped neckline, long sleeves and a 15ft train. It was made in just seven weeks by 350 skilled women since the wedding took place only four months after the couple’s engagement announcement. Norman Hartnell also designed Elizabeth’s going away outfit.
Princess Elizabeth’s wedding day tiara was called the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara. It had belonged to her grandmother, Queen Mary, and had been given to her as a wedding present in 1893. It was remade from a tiara/necklace that Queen Victoria had bought from Collingwood and Co.
As Elizabeth was getting ready on the morning of the wedding, it snapped. Luckily royal jewellery Garrard were apparently on hand to fix it and the Queen later revealed, 'I think he taped up the spring.'
Princess Elizabeth’s other wedding day jewellery included two pearl necklaces, the shorter of the two necklaces was the 'Queen Anne' necklace, said to have belonged to Anne, the last Stuart Queen. The other was known as the 'Queen Caroline', and is said to have belonged to the wife of King George II. Both necklaces were left to the Crown by Queen Victoria and were given to Elizabeth as a wedding present by her father.
All royal bridal bouquets contain myrtle from a myrtle bush planted by Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Princess Elizabeth’s also had white orchids and it was laid on the grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey the day after the wedding.
The bridal party
There were eight bridesmaids at Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding – Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, Diana Bowes-Lyon, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, Margaret Elphinstone, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott and Lady Mary Cambridge.
Her two pages were five-year olds Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent.
The bridesmaids were given silver Art Deco-style compacts with the couple's initials and a crown engraved on the lid and set with five cabochon sapphires.
The Duke of Edinburgh's best man was David Mountbatten, the Marquess of Milford Haven.
The wedding ceremony
Knowing that Elizabeth hated cigarettes because of her father’s habit, Prince Philip reportedly gave up smoking on the morning of his wedding 'suddenly and apparently without difficulty', according to his valet, John Dean. | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-and-prince-philips-wedding-everything-you-should-know | 2022-09-08T22:48:48Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-and-prince-philips-wedding-everything-you-should-know | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Buckingham Palace announced this evening that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. Tributes have since been pouring in from across the world, honouring the monarch’s remarkable life of service.
The Queen’s son, our new King, honoured his mother in a touching statement. Released by the Palace under the announcement, ‘A Statement from His Majesty The King’, it reads: ‘The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
‘We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.’ | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-death-tributes-king-charles-liz-truss | 2022-09-08T22:48:55Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-death-tributes-king-charles-liz-truss | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mr Pendry wrote that the list of 13 ‘only scratches the surface’ of all the horses the Queen has come to be fond of. He wrote: ‘She names all of her horses and ponies herself and can remember the parentage of every single one.’ Ever since the Queen was a little girl, she loved horses and this comprehensive list is a wonderful insight into her equestrian archive.
The Queen’s horses
Betsy
A black-brown mare that Her Majesty used to ride in the 1960s. ‘Betsy was full of character and spirit and much loved by The Queen,’ wrote head groom Terry Pendry.
Burmese
Burmese was presented to the Queen in 1969 by The Royal Canadian Mounted police, the Queen rode her in Trooping the Colour for 18 years – and is pictured riding out with the US President Ronald Reagan above.
Doublet
Bred as a polo pony, Doublet was passed on to Princess Anne and went on to be the horse with which she would win the European Eventing Championships at Burghley in 1971.
Columbus
As mentioned above, Columbus, sired by Winston Churchill’s stallion, went on to win Badminton in 1974 with Princess Anne’s ex-husband Captain Mark Phillips.
Sanction
‘Sanction was almost telepathic and had a very strong bond with Her Majesty [...] Sanction was the last home-bred horse that Her Majesty rode before making the decision to start riding native ponies. A little closer to the ground, so to speak,’ Mr Pendry wrote in Horse & Hound.
Balmoral Jingle and Balmoral Curlew
Two Highland ponies that achieved great success in the show ring and went on to become broodmares at the Balmoral stud.
Emma
A fell pony that ‘has been a wonderful servant to Her Majesty and is still going strong at the age of 24,’ Mr Pendry wrote.
The Queen’s top five racehorses
Aureole
Bred by the Queen’s father, Aureole was a hugely successful horse. She won seven races including the Coronation Cup and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, and came second in the Derby.
Doutelle
This chestnut stallion was the first top-class horse owned by the Queen in her own right, going on to win many races.
Highclere
Won both the 1000 Guineas and the Prix de Diane in Paris before an ecstatic Parisian crowd who chanted ‘Vive La Reine’ John Warren wrote.
Phantom Gold
'This remarkable mare will inevitably continue to be at the core of the Royal Studs' broodmare band for future generations to enjoy and nurture,' writes Mr Warren. Phantom Gold is the great granddaughter of The Queen's superb broodmare Amicable.
Estimate
The bay filly won the Ascot Gold Cup at the Royal meeting as a four-year-old. 'No reigning monarch had won the Gold Cup and it gave Her Majesty great pleasure in achieving an ambition to breed such a great horse of true stamina and grit,' John Warren wrote in Horse & Hound. | https://www.tatler.com/article/queens-13-favourite-horses-revealed-horse-and-hound | 2022-09-08T22:49:01Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queens-13-favourite-horses-revealed-horse-and-hound | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Upon the momentous occasion of the death of a Royal Family member, there is always a contingency plan in place, codenamed after a bridge. Operation London Bridge is the codename for the sequence of events that will take place following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, which sadly took place today.
Last year, POLITICO leaked documents that purported to reveal the exact plan of what would happen following the Queen's death. The documents reportedly anticipate ‘unprecedented crowds and travel chaos that could see… London become “full” for the first time ever’, as well as detailing ‘plans for the Prime Minister and his Cabinet to meet the Queen’s coffin at St. Pancras station, and for ‘the new King Charles to embark on a tour of the UK in the days before the funeral.’
See a condensed version of the 10-day plan for Operation London Bridge and Operation Spring Tide (referring to Charles’s accession to the throne) below, beginning with what has reportedly internally been dubbed ‘D-Day’:
D-Day
A ‘call cascade’ alerts the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary and the most senior ministers and officials in the hours immediately following the Queen’s death. The royal household issues an ‘official notification’ disclosing the news to the public.
The UK parliament and the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will adjourn, and parliament will be recalled if it is not currently sitting. The Royal Family will display a black holding page and short statement on its website, and gov.uk and government departmental social media pages will display a black banner at the top. The Royal Family will announce plans for the Queen’s funeral, expected to take place 10 days after her death.
The Prime Minister will make a statement (before any other MPs are permitted to), the Ministry of Defence will arrange gun salutes across all saluting stations, and a national minute’s silence will be announced. The PM will later hold an audience with the new king, before King Charles delivers a broadcast to the nation at 6pm. There will be a remembrance service at St Paul’s Cathedral attended by the PM and some senior ministers.
The Accession Council will meet at St James’ Palace to proclaim King Charles the new sovereign, attended by privy counselors, including the PM, dressed in morning dress or lounge suits with black or dark ties. A proclamation will be read at St James’ Palace and the Royal Exchange, confirming Charles as king.
Parliament will meet to agree on a message of condolence, while all other parliamentary business will be suspended for 10 days. MPs will deliver tributes in the House of Commons, and the PM and the Cabinet will hold an audience with the new king.
D-Day+2
The Queen’s coffin will return to Buckingham Palace from Balmoral, either by royal train, (Operation Unicorn) or royal plane (Operation Overstudy). The PM and ministers will welcome it at a special reception.
D-Day+3
King Charles will receive the motion of condolence at Westminster Hall, before undertaking a tour of the UK, beginning with Scotland; where he will visit the Scottish parliament and attend a service at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
D-Day+4
King Charles’s tour will take him on to Northern Ireland, where he’ll receive another motion of condolence at Hillsborough Castle and attend a service at Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral.
D-Day+5
Operation Lion, referring to the procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, will take place along a designated ceremonial route through London. A service will be held in Westminster Hall after the coffin’s arrival.
The Queen’s body will lie in state at the Palace of Westminster for three days, codenamed Operation Feather. The coffin will rest on a catafalque (raised box) in the middle of Westminster Hall, where it can be viewed by members of the public for 23 hours per day. VIPs will be granted special tickets to pay their respects at an allotted time.
During this period, government departments including the Foreign Office, the Home Office and the Department for Transport will be consumed by arrangements for the funeral, such as organising the arrivals of foreign heads of state, security arrangements to mitigate any increased terror threat, and dealing with pressure on public transport amid high tourist numbers.
D-Day+6
A rehearsal will take place for the state funeral procession.
D-Day+7
King Charles will proceed to Wales for another motion of condolence at the Welsh parliament, and a service at Cardiff’s Llandaff Cathedral.
D-Day+10
The state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey. Deemed a ‘Day of National Mourning’, it’s thought that the government will not order employers to give employees the day off, leaving this as a matter between employees and their staff. If it takes place on the weekend or an existing bank holiday, an extra public day off will not be granted.
There will be a two-minute silence across the country at midday, and processions will take place in London and Windsor. There will then be a committal service in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, and the Queen will be buried at Windsor, at the King George VI Memorial Chapel. | https://www.tatler.com/article/queens-death-and-funeral-arrangements-operation-london-bridge | 2022-09-08T22:49:07Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queens-death-and-funeral-arrangements-operation-london-bridge | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The day of the Queen’s Coronation as remembered by five of her six blue-blooded Maids of Honour
The Queen’s Coronation Maids of Honour were the most glamorous blue-blooded girls of their generation. In 2013, 60 years on, they reunited to discuss that remarkable day they found themselves so near the very centre of, from Lady Anne Glenconner (then Coke), who received a telegram in America bidding her to return to England for the ceremony, to Lady Rosemary Muir (then Spencer-Churchill), who admired the Queen's confidence and admitted to being 'slightly in love with' Prince Philip, who was something of a pin-up at the time
The Queen’s Coronation Maids went beyond being the Pippa Middletons of their day, more, according to Lady Glenconner (then the 20-year-old Lady Anne Coke), they were the Spice Girls of their time. Indeed, column inches were devoted to the wardrobes and social lives of the six young women chosen to accompany the 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth as she was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.
In 2013, five of the six girls, sixty years on, came together to speak with Sue MacGregor on Radio 4’s The Reunion, a programme which continues to be aired today.
The girls chosen were Lady Rosemary Muir, daughter of the 10th Duke of Marlborough formerly Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill; Lady Jane Rayne Lacey, daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry formerly Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stuart; Lady Moyra Campbell, formerly Lady Moyra Hamilton whose father was the 4th Duke of Abercorn; Lady Mary Russelll, formerly Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton, daughter of the 12th Earl of Haddington; and from Norfolk, Lady Glenconner, formerly Lady Anne Coke, daughter of the Earl of Leicester.
Aged between 19 and 23 at the time, just a few years younger than the Queen, all girls were surprised and enthused in equal measure to receive the invitation from Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk. ‘I was completely gobsmacked,’ uttered Lady Mary. Lady Jane admitted that, ‘Although my parents knew King George and Queen Elizabeth, I’d never met the Queen so I couldn’t really understand why I’d been chosen’.
Lady Anne revealed, ‘I was in America selling pottery getting over a sad love affair, when I got a telegram saying come on, come back, you’ve been chosen. My mother was also asked to be a Lady-in-waiting to the Queen, so I think we were the only mother and daughter in the procession, my mother was walking just behind me.’
The girls recall rehearsing day-in, day-out for weeks. Small sections of every aspect of the service were rehearsed with the Duchess of Norfolk standing in for the Queen at every rehearsal, apart from one at the palace. One of the girls recalls, ‘It seemed we were constantly trooping off to the abbey, the Duke of Norfolk was a choreographer if anything’.
And, what about the person at the centre of it all, the Queen, then so tiny and so young? ‘But very confident really,’ Lady Rosemary recalls. ’She made us feel very confident too. The minute she arrived, everyone just felt everything was going to be alright.’ Rosemary also makes reference to the comforting presence of the Duke of Edinburgh, who was ‘just wonderful during the whole day’. ‘Always aware and he also said one or two things to us, like that he thought we should be helping her a bit more’.
Prince Philip, indeed, was something of a blockbuster pin-up at that time. ‘He was frightfully good looking, we were all slightly in love with him. It was the most perfect sort of fairytale Coronation with this youthful Queen and a wonderfully handsome consort, made in heaven, really.’
The girls recall the Archbishop of Canterbury being bossy at times but were delighted when he produced a bottle of brandy from under his robes and offered a nip. Norman Hartnell, the Queen’s dressmaker, was the designer of choice for the occasion. During the ceremony the Queen would be helped into a range of sacramental robes, each with a symbolic meaning. But the dress she would wear to the abbey, to be a finely embroidered satin, could come from a designer of her own choice, and she went for family favourite, Norman Hartnall. One of the ladies recalls Hartnall being ‘a bit frightened of these six girls charging around his showroom, for which he had to make dresses that would fit like gloves’.
The girls remember great nerves, excitement and unbelievable crowds on the day of the ceremony. A day when they were at the head of a procession of 250 people with an estimated 20 million people watching.
After the ceremony, and an inaugural taste of what has become a modern classic, Coronation chicken, the girls had various plans to attend to. Lady Anne spent the night at the notorious 400 Club in Leicester Square, since her uncle was entertaining some Arab Sheikhs; and Rosemary Spencer-Churchill returned to her country home, Blenheim Palace, as her mother was roasting an ox for a group supper.
To celebrate their wedding anniversary, Tatler revisits this piece from the January 2019 issue
What the girls are all left with today, are the spectacular memories – ’a day like no other’ – and a beautiful brooch with ‘EIIR’ inscribed in diamonds. Of course, many of the Maids of Honour still have their Hartnell dresses. ‘Nothing could be quite so extraordinary as being a lady in waiting at the Queen’s coronation,’ Lady Jane gushed. Tatler can only imagine. | https://www.tatler.com/article/the-day-of-the-queens-coronation-according-to-her-coronation-maids | 2022-09-08T22:49:13Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/the-day-of-the-queens-coronation-according-to-her-coronation-maids | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Helen Mirren
National treasure Helen Mirren was cast as Elizabeth II to star in The Queen, the 2006 film by director Stephen Frears – notably written by Peter Morgan, later of The Crown fame. The action centres on Elizabeth in the wake of the death of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as she grapples with conflicting opinions about what constitutes an appropriate public response to the tragedy. Mirren won an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for her performance, even garnering approval from the monarch herself, who invited the actress to dine at Buckingham Palace. Mirren sadly had to decline, however, as she was filming in South Dakota at the time. | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/actors-whove-played-the-queen-claire-foy-helen-mirren-film-tv | 2022-09-08T22:49:19Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/actors-whove-played-the-queen-claire-foy-helen-mirren-film-tv | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RoyalsEvery time Her Majesty The Queen has been on the cover of TatlerFrom her first cover as a young princess alongside her mother, to special editions for her marriage and jubileesBy Tatler8 September 2022FacebookTwitterEmailPinterestIllustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans1/17July 1927Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans2/17October 1937Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans3/17Novermber 1947Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans4/17November 1947Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans5/17Queen's 27th birthday portrait on the cover of Tatler, April 1953Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans6/17January 1955Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans7/17June 1959Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeIllustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans8/17September 1962Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans9/17March 1961Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans10/17October 1961Topfoto / David Newton11/17300th Anniversary issue - November 2009Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeTopfoto / David Newton12/17300th Anniversary issue - November 2009Topfoto / David Newton13/17300th Anniversary issue - November 2009Jack Esten / Mary Evans Picture Library14/17June 2012Dorothy Wilding / National Portrait Gallery London15/17May 2016Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeJohn Hedgecoe16/17June 202017/17July 2022TopicsRoyalsThe Queen | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/every-time-the-queen-has-been-on-the-cover-of-tatler | 2022-09-08T22:49:25Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/every-time-the-queen-has-been-on-the-cover-of-tatler | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The special relationship: Her Majesty the Queen with the US Presidents through time
Tatler looks back at every time Her Majesty entertained US Presidents, from riding with President Ronald Reagan to ballroom dancing with President Gerald Ford, as the country mourns her death | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/from-reagan-to-trump-her-majesty-the-queen-with-us-presidents-through-time | 2022-09-08T22:49:31Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/from-reagan-to-trump-her-majesty-the-queen-with-us-presidents-through-time | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A guide to Her Majesty the Queen's considerable tiara collection
From diadems inherited via her grandmother, Queen Mary, who was an avid collector of jewels, to those she has been gifted throughout her reign, these are the tiaras in Her Majesty’s ample collection | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/how-many-tiaras-does-the-queen-own | 2022-09-08T22:49:39Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/how-many-tiaras-does-the-queen-own | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Queen and Prince Philip’s love story in pictures
When it comes to love stories, the tale of Princess Elizabeth falling head-over-heels for strapping soldier, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, is worthy of its own Disney film. It’s one that goes back to the Thirties, spanning over 70 years making Philip the longest-serving royal consort in British history. But where did it all begin?
He first caught her eye in the summer of 1939 when Princess Elizabeth was just 13 years old. He was the Prince of Greece and five years her senior, about to embark on a career with the Royal Navy. Elizabeth and her sister Margaret were on a trip with their parents to Dartmouth’s Britannia Royal Naval College, their father’s alma mater. It was here where their dashing cadet cousin Philip entered the scene. According to Marion Crawford, the princesses’ governess, it was Philip’s ‘viking’ good looks - fair hair and blue eyes that attracted Elizabeth. Crawford explains in her memoir, The Little Princesses, that he came aboard the King’s yacht for meals, and caused Elizabeth to turn ‘pink-faced’. Apparently her affection for him was noted by Philip’s uncle and aide to the King, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was also aboard and he wrote in his diary that their initial meeting was ‘a great success’.
Some of the Queen’s relatives spoke openly about Elizabeth’s fondness for Philip during those early days. Among them was Margaret Rhodes, Elizabeth’s cousin, who wrote in her autobiography that ‘Elizabeth was truly in love from the very beginning.’
The engagement didn’t come for a while, in fact eight years later, after the war, in 1947, with the marriage taking place at Westminster Abbey in November that same year. Little did Elizabeth know that in a matter of five years, she would ascend to the throne and take her vows as Queen Elizabeth II.
Fast forward to Philip's death on 9 April 2021 and the couple had been married a total of 74 years, with four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Side-by-side they had travelled all over the world, from Australia to America, Africa and India, flying the flag for the Commonwealth headed up by Her Majesty. They’ve shared total commitment to their duties and service and they always had each other to lighten the burden of public life with a little bit of laughter. Nothing tickled them more than a ceremonial mishap. In private he called her ‘Lilibet’, ‘Darling’ or ‘Sausage’ and they loved a telly supper together. | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-and-prince-philip-love-story-romance | 2022-09-08T22:49:45Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-and-prince-philip-love-story-romance | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in pictures
Flashback to 2 June, 1953
Flashback to June 2, 1953, when over 8,000 flag-wavers lined the streets of rainy London to catch a glimpse of Princess Elizabeth on the day of her coronation.
Earlier in the year, it was announced that the crowning of Her Majesty would be televised and so, understandably, the whole nation rushed out to buy themselves a bulky telly, prompting hundreds of street parties across the country.
On the day, she wore the most spectacular white-satin dress created by Norman Hartnell, featuring hundreds of hand-sewn pearls, crystals, sequins, with a silk-velvet robe over 21ft long.
It was a great success story, and here's the photographic evidence. | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-elizabeth-ii-coronation-pictures | 2022-09-08T22:49:51Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-elizabeth-ii-coronation-pictures | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JewelleryA look back at Her Majesty's most dazzling jewelleryAs the world mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, we revisit her most spectacular jewels, crowns and tiarasBy Annabelle Spranklen8 September 2022FacebookTwitterEmailPinterestGetty Images1/17The Imperial State CrownOriginally created in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI, the Imperial State Crown features 2,868 brilliantly-cut diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emerald and 269 pearls. The Queen first wore the crown for her coronation in 1967 and subsequently for the State Openings of Parliament. It weighs 2.2lbs and she once revealed in an interview that it was shortened by an inch for her use. She also stated that she was unable to look down to read speeches when wearing it, noting that ‘you have to take the speech up because if you did your neck would break and it would fall off.’ The monarch last wore the weighty crown for the 2016 State Opening. Getty Images2/17The Queen’s engagement ringAn understated piece of personal jewellery, the Queen’s three-carat diamond solitaire engagement ring was made from diamonds taken from a tiara once owned by the Duke of Edinburgh’s late mother, Princess Alice.Getty Images3/17Crown Amethyst Suite of JewelsThe pretty impressive set features a diamond brooch, earrings and necklace and is known as the as the Crown Amethyst Suite of Jewels or the The Kent Amethysts. It was originally owned by Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent.Getty Images4/17The Lovers’ Knot BroochThis bow-shaped diamond brooch is another piece from Queen Mary’s jewellery collection that the Queen inherited after her death in 1953. Her Majesty wore it to the marriage of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2011.Getty Images5/17The State DiademThe Queen’s diamond crown was created in 1820 for the coronation of King George IV, Queen Victoria’s uncle. It’s traditionally worn by queens and queen consorts to the State Opening of Parliament.Getty Images6/17The Crown Ruby NecklaceDesigned by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, the Crown Ruby Necklace was inherited by the Queen after her mother’s death in 2002.Getty Images7/17The Victorian Suite of Sapphire and Diamond SetA tiara was commissioned by the Queen to go with this set of earrings, pendant and necklace that was given to her by her father as a wedding present. The original suite was created in 1850, but the tiara – and a matching bracelet – weren’t added until 1963.Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeGetty Images8/17The Flower Basket BroochThis brooch, featuring diamonds, rubies and sapphires fashioned into a basket of flowers, was a gift to the Queen by her parents after the birth of Prince Charles in 1948.Getty Images9/17Cambridge and Delhi Durbar Parure and Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland TiaraThe Queen’s emerald necklace and matching earrings are known as the Cambridge and Delhi Durbar Parure. The tiara is Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, which was previously owned by the Queen’s grandmother, Queen Mary. The tiara originally featured large pearls but removed on Queen Mary’s request, and refashioned into the Cambridge Lovers’ Knot Tiara, a favourite of the Duchess of CambridgeGetty Images10/17Cullinan III and Cullinan IVThese two stones weigh a whopping 94,4 and 63.6 carats. Held together, they make a brooch. They were a favourite of Queen Mary and are often referred to by the nickname ‘Granny’s Chips’.Getty Images11/17The Grand Duchess Vladimir TiaraOriginally belonging to Grand Duchess Vladimir, the aunt of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, this diamond and pearl tiara is a relic of a lost monarchy. The Grand Duchess was separated from the tiara after fleeing St. Petersburg during the Russian Revolution, but was reunited with it when a member of British Intelligence rescued her jewels. She gave the tiara to her daughter, Princess Nicholas of Greece, who then sold it to Queen Mary after her mother passed away. And when Mary died, the Queen inherited it.Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeGetty Images12/17Burmese Ruby TiaraAfter the Queen was gifted rubies by the people of Burma as a wedding present in 1973, she turned to Garrard to create the exquisite Burmese Ruby Tiara..Shutterstock13/17Queen Mary's Fringe TiaraThis was the Queen’s wedding day tiara and it’s as fragile as it looks. It actually broke before the ceremony - and had to be quickly repaired on site.Getty Images14/17Three strand pearl necklaceGifted to the Queen by her father, King George VI, this elegant three-strand pearl necklace is a firm favourite of Her Majesty’s.Getty Images15/17The Brazilian Aquamarine Parure TiaraThe people of Brazil gifted the Queen a diamond and aquamarine earring and necklace set for her coronation. The Queen later commissioned Garrard to make her a tiara to match it and continues to update it, adding more aquamarines and diamonds to the piece.Most PopularWho is Liz Truss’s husband? Meet the new No 10 spouse, Hugh O’LearyBy Hope CokeCarrie Johnson’s Swan Song No 10 look is from high society brand HarmurBy Rebecca CopeThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share heartwarming glimpse of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at new schoolBy Hope CokeGetty Images16/17The Japanese Pearl ChokerCommissioned for the Queen by the Japanese government in the Eighties, this four-strand pearl choker and diamond choker has also been recently spotted on the Duchess of Cambridge.Getty Images17/17The Cullinan V Heart Diamond BroochAlmost 19 carats, this heart-shaped diamond is surrounded by a platinum web that ends in a border of pavé diamonds. It was originally part of a stomacher designed for Queen Mary in 1911.Homepage image credit: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty ImagesTopicsThe QueenJewellery | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-elizabeth-jewellery-crowns-tiaras | 2022-09-08T22:49:57Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/queen-elizabeth-jewellery-crowns-tiaras | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prince Edward is the eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent and his wife Princess Marina of Greece. He succeeded to the Dukedom aged just seven following the death of his father, and has carried out official royal engagements on behalf of his cousin for his entire life, including abroad. He is most famously the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, giving out the Wimbledon trophy yearly to the winners. He made history when he married Katharine Worsley at York Minster in 1961, becoming the first royal couple to wed there in over 600 years. Sometimes dubbed the ‘reclusive royal’, the Duchess has always retained a low profile, but in 1997 spoke candidly about her experiences of stillbirth and depression, in the hope that it might help others. In 2002, she decided to step back from royal duties, renouncing her HRH title, and instead working as a music teacher. In a sign of her closeness to the Queen, she was allowed to host a party for young children with musical ambitions at Buckingham Palace in 2016, as part of her role as the founder of the Future Talent organisation. The Kents are neighbours of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and live at Wren House at Kensington Palace. | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/who-are-queens-cousins | 2022-09-08T22:50:03Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/gallery/who-are-queens-cousins | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96.
“Speaker Pelosi has ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff due to the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill wrote on Twitter.
The royal family announced the queen’s death on Twitter Thursday afternoon after Buckingham Palace earlier that day said she was “under medical supervision” following evaluation because doctors were “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.”
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the royal family wrote.
Elizabeth assumed the role of queen in 1952, when she was 27 years old, after her father’s death. Her reign spanned 15 prime ministers and 14 U.S. presidents, the first being Harry Truman. She met 13 of the 14 American leaders, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson.
In May 1991, Queen Elizabeth delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress, becoming the first British monarch to address the legislative chambers.
A number of congressional lawmakers released statements on Thursday mourning the queen’s loss.
“Today, Americans join the people of the United Kingdom in mourning the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” Pelosi wrote in a statement. “Over her seven decades on the throne, Her Majesty was a pillar of leadership in the global arena and a devoted friend of freedom. On behalf of the United States Congress, I extend our deepest and most sincere condolences to the Royal Family during this sad time.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a statement said, “The British people’s loss is the entire world’s loss.”
“Elaine and I extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family and to the many millions of people across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and the entire world who have drawn reassurance and inspiration from her historic reign, sterling character, and shining example,” he added. | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/pelosi-orders-capitol-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-queen-elizabeth/ | 2022-09-08T22:50:09Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/pelosi-orders-capitol-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-queen-elizabeth/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera said in a new tweet that he’s not going to support former President Trump again.
Rivera on Wednesday stressed the former president’s “shameful” claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
“Election Deniers depress me,” Rivera said. “I blame President Trump for his shameful campaign to slander and undermine American faith in our elections.”
“For all his positive accomplishments, and there are many, I could never support him again,” Rivera added. “Without fealty to the Constitution, we’re 2d rate.”
The former syndicated talk show host has been a frequent critic of Trump in the past few years, previously saying that Trump hadn’t spoken to him after Rivera declared that the 2020 election result had been decided.
Rivera, who in January, 2021 said that Trump should be impeached for his role in the rioting at the Capitol, said in August that the former president still rules the GOP, adding that he’s disappointed in many if not most Republicans for still believing Trump’s election claims.
Rivera last month tweeted a response to James Carville’s interview with The Hill during which the Democratic strategist said that GOP voters are “stupid” for believing that Trump did not lose the 2020 election.
“James Carville is wrong. Trump does rule the GOP. Many, if not most Republicans believe Trump was robbed in 2020. That doesn’t make them ignorant or racist,” Rivera said at the time. “It makes them disappointing. They’re drunk on Trump Koolaid, and either don’t believe he lost, or worse, don’t care.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/geraldo-rivera-says-he-could-never-support-trump-again/ | 2022-09-08T22:50:35Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/geraldo-rivera-says-he-could-never-support-trump-again/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
State use of federal infrastructure dollars to prioritize highway expansions over repairs could waste billions of dollars and worsen the impacts of climate change, a new report has found.
The report, published on Thursday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (U.S. PIRG), urged state lawmakers to reexamine proposed highway expansion projects — while taking into account the evolving transportation needs of the American public.
“Every time we spend money on infrastructure, we have an opportunity to re-envision the future,” Matt Casale, director of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s environment campaigns, said in a statement.
“We should not invest in highway boondoggles that will exacerbate our pollution and global warming problems,” Casale continued. “The projects that we choose to invest in should be ones that are going to make American lives better.”
States have found themselves with funds to make such decisions following November’s passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which seeks to modernize transportation across the U.S.
But the infrastructure law, the report authors noted, gives states the flexibility to choose how best to spend much of the funds they receive. Many states are advancing billions of dollars’ worth of highway expansion projects, funds for which the authors argued would be better spent on attending to maintenance backlogs.
After highlighting 66 highway boondoggles in seven previous reports, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund focused in Thursday’s edition on seven new highway projects that would cost a total of more than $22 billion.
“America can’t afford to squander our historic investment in infrastructure on boondoggle projects,” lead author James Horrox, a policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a Denver-based nonprofit organization, said in a statement.
“And yet, across the country, wasteful and damaging highway expansion projects are often first in line for public dollars,” Horrox added.
The most expensive project is a $16 billion proposal to widen the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway — plans that would result in the addition of hundreds of miles of new lanes on two of the country’s busiest roads, according to the report.
Realizing these ambitions could mean “undermining New Jersey’s emissions reduction goals,” the authors argued.
A $2.8 billion plan to construct a 10-lane, double-decker bridge across the Ohio River could “exacerbate congestion at one of the country’s worst traffic bottlenecks,” the report stated.
Another $1.3 billion would go to Maryland’s proposed Montgomery County M-83 highway, which has been discussed since the 1960s.
The construction of this highway would “pose a a direct threat to 25 residential neighborhoods, 100 acres of public forest, 14 wetlands, six streams, natural floodplains and 60+ acres of agricultural reserve,” the authors contended.
Widening Interstate 205 in Oregon would cost $900 million and could endanger “the long-term financial security of the region’s transportation system” while contradicting the state’s climate goals, according to the report.
A proposed $750 million 8-mile bypass in southwestern Virginia would threaten hundreds of acres of forest, wetlands and farmlands and force 21 households to relocate, the authors stated.
Another contentious project is the $510 million reconstruction of I-35 in Minnesota, which would be the first of a series of major highway projects in downtown Duluth, the report explained.
The final project of focus is the $66 million-$100 million redesign of the Erie Bayfront Parkway in Pennsylvania, which the authors argued would attract more traffic to Erie’s developing bayfront and fail to meet community demands for improved pedestrian access.
The authors recommended that instead of investing in such projects, state and local governments should finance solutions that minimize dependence on automobile travel.
They also stressed the importance of directing funding toward repairing existing roads and granting priority to projects that decrease growth in vehicle-miles traveled.
“State bureaucrats still have a misplaced appetite for costly, polluting and ineffective highway expansion projects,” Casale said.
“Rather than costly highway boondoggles, we need to start using our money more wisely by investing in public transit, walking and biking instead,” he added. | https://www.wpri.com/news/states-wasting-billions-on-new-highways-rather-than-fixing-old-ones-report/ | 2022-09-08T22:50:53Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/states-wasting-billions-on-new-highways-rather-than-fixing-old-ones-report/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Camilla Is Already Using the Title “Queen Consort,” But Not Without Controversy
The woman once known to the public as Camilla Parker-Bowles is now officially known as Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom. She assumed the title upon the death of her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II with her husband, formerly known as Prince Charles, officially becoming the King Charles III. An official statement from the Royal Family posted on the Royal.UK website has already used the title for Camilla. She’s become the first person to assume the post since Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, the wife of King George VI.
But Camilla’s use of the title is not without controversy—and it was not always a sure thing.
Traditionally, the wife of the King of the United Kingdom officially uses the title Queen Consort, which differs from a woman inheriting the throne outright. Their spouses are only given the title of “Prince.”
Charles and Camilla’s relationship, of course, has been rife with controversy. It’s widely accepted that they carried on an affair while Charles was still married to the late Princess Diana. Upon their marriage in 2005, it was announced that Camilla would one day use the term “Princess Consort” instead of “Queen Consort,” partly in deference to Diana—at least, publicly. Through British law, however, she would still have been recognized as Queen Consort. The country didn’t officially recognize the title of “Princess Consort.”
But it was Queen Elizabeth II herself who apparently decided that Camilla should use her proper title. She made it official earlier this year in a message sent to the public during her Diamond Jubilee.
“I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service,” the late Queen wrote in part.
Despite this, the British public has remained wary of Camilla’s use of the title. According to a 2017 poll from Sunday Times, about two-thirds of the public didn’t think she should use the title, despite Camilla’s popularity and acceptance among the public having grown in recent years.
If tradition is carried through, Camilla will always be allowed to use the title “Queen” even if Prince Charles passes before her, whereupon Prince William’s wife, Kate Middleton, becomes the new Queen Consort. (Camilla would then be a Queen Dowager as opposed to a Queen Consort.)
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Will Kate Middleton Now Become Princess of Wales?
Just moments after Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, passed away on Thursday, a series of events were set into motion. Her eldest son, Charles, officially became King, with his wife, Camilla became Queen Consort (though not without controversy). This, of course, means the line of succession is shifting, and more title changes will be coming in the near future. Most notably, Prince William and Kate Middleton who previously held the title of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will likely be gaining additional monikers.
As of now, the couple’s title has been updated to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall, with the Cornwall addition coming as William became the eldest son of the reigning monarch and took the title from his father and step-mother, who previously held it. Likely, though, William and Kate will soon become the Prince and Princess of Wales, titles the Queen previously bestowed upon Charles and Princess Diana. William and Kate don’t inherit these titles automatically, as they did with the Duchy of Cornwall. King Charles would have to officially pass on the title to his son and daughter-in-law through official letter patent. It though it is expected he will do so, as it is traditionally given to the heir to the throne. Traditionally, the Prince of Wales is also formally acknowledged through an investiture ceremony held at Caernarfon Castle in Wales. Though, there’s no formal timeline for when that takes place. Charles himself did not officially become Prince of Wales until he was nine years-old, and the ceremony was not held until he was 20.
When that does come to pass, Kate will be the first person to go by Princess of Wales since Diana. While Camilla technically gained the title when she married Charles, she never used it publicly, and decided instead to go by the Duchess of Cornwall, out of respect for Princess Diana.
At the moment, though, the newly-appointed Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall is not with the rest of her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where the Queen passed away. Instead, Kate opted to stay behind in Windsor at their new home at Adelaide Cottage. This is likely because it’s Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis’ first day at their new school, the Lambrook School, according to People. It is expected that she will be present for many of the ceremonies that will take place in honor of the late Queen over the next ten days. | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/kate-middleton-princess-of-wales-title-change-queen-elizabeth-passing | 2022-09-08T22:55:46Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/kate-middleton-princess-of-wales-title-change-queen-elizabeth-passing | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There’s a new king in the pickup universe and it has nothing to do with big towing numbers or horsepower.
On Wednesday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that the 2022 Toyota Tundra crew cab earned a Top Safety Pick+ award.
The Tundra is the only 2022 pickup truck to earn that distinction, and it might be the most improved pickup truck in recent memory in terms of crash tests. The 2021 Tundra earned a “Poor” rating on the passenger-side small overlap crash test and a “Marginal” rating for the driver side along with a “Marginal” headlight rating.
The 2022 Tundra earned top “Good” ratings across the board. The base headlights are rated as “Acceptable” while the LED units in upper trim models earned a top Good rating.
The segment’s bestselling 2022 Ford F-150 was named a Top Safety Pick, but that rating only applies to trims equipped with LED headlights; that keeps the model and its otherwise strong crash-test results from the Top Safety Pick+ list. The 2022 Ram 1500 matched the F-150’s Top Safety Pick; some versions have headlights that earn a “Marginal” rating. The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 didn’t earn any awards due to a “Marginal” rating on the passenger-side small overlap frontal test.
The NHTSA hasn’t yet tested the 2022 Tundra. At present, the top-performing pickup in those tests overseen by the NHTSA is the Ford F-150, which achieves five-star results overall and across the board.
The 2022 Toyota Tundra is on sale now in seven different trim levels and costs at least $37,645.
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A Look Back at Queen Elizabeth II’s Lifetime Love for Corgis
You’d be hard pressed to find anything remotely endearing about imperialism, but when Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England in 1952, at age 25, there was suddenly a hint of warmth to the monarchy. And, thanks to the Queen’s court-side companions, that lingered on for decades: More than 30 corgis were by her side over the course of her reign, all of which were as loyal you’d expect from descendants of Susan, the corgi who chaperoned the Queen on her honeymoon. (Though like any royal family, they had their fair share of drama themselves; less than a decade after one of them fell victim to a ferocious bull terrier belonging to the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, another of the Queen’s corgis reportedly attacked a Norfolk terrier belonging to Princess Beatrice.) Technically, the death of Whisper, Susan’s final descendant, marked the end of their reign in April 2019. Yet all was not lost; Candy, the Queen’s dorgi, aka dachshund-corgi, is still alive and along with three additional dogs (including a cocker spaniel named Lissy) kept the Queen company during her final years. Here, a visual appreciation of the Queen’s companions over the decades—including her very first (and far from regally named) corgi Dookie.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret at the windows of Y Bwthyn Bach, aka the Welsh House, a miniature house presented to them by the people of Wales, built in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor, 1936
Queen Elizabeth II with her dogs in her study, 1972.
Queen Elizabeth II with the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and one of the family’s corgis at a railway station, circa 1935.
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at King’s Cross railway station in London with her corgis after holidays in Balmoral Castle in Scotland and before welcoming the astronauts of Apollo 11 who walked on the moon to Buckingham Palace, 1969.
Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a garden seat with two corgis at her home on 145 Piccadilly, London, 1936.
Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II with gardening equipment and a pet corgi on a terrace of the Royal Lodge, Windsor, 1940.
Queen Elizabeth ll arriving to the Aberdeen Airport with her corgis to start her holidays in Balmoral, Scotland, 1974.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret sitting on the grass in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor, stroking a corgi, 1936.
Queen Elizabeth II with her corgi Sue at Windsor Castle, 1944.
Queen Elizabeth II walking the Cross Country course with some of her corgis during the second day of the Windsor Horse Trials, 1980.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret studying whilst a corgi sleeps at their feet in a drawing room at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1940.
Queen Elizabeth II with her dogs at a window of Y Bwthyn Bach, aka the Welsh House, a miniature house presented to her and Princess Margaret by the people of Wales, built in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor, 1936.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in a carriage in the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, 1940.
Queen Elizabeth II relaxes at Sandringham with her corgis, 1980.
Queen Elizabeth II with two corgis and Princess Anne on the runway of an airport in London, 1969.
Queen Elizabeth II carrying one of her dogs at Windsor Great Park, England, 1990.
Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with one of her corgis, 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II traveling in the back of a car with one of her corgis, circa 1980.
Queen Elizabeth II hugging Dookie, her first-ever corgi, 1936.
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‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Family waiting for car title months after online purchase
PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Imagine making payments on a $41,000 vehicle that you can’t drive. A family in Nebraska says that’s exactly what’s happening.
Colt Wettstein and his wife told WOWT they have been frustrated for months after buying a used Chevrolet Tahoe online.
“We’re actually having to borrow a car from my mother-in-law, which actually doesn’t have enough seats to carry the family,” Wettstein said.
The Wettsteins said they bought a 2015 Tahoe with 60,000 miles from Carvana in mid-April. But the online dealer has yet to deliver a title, so the SUV has been unlicensed for 144 days.
“Finally, I’ve been escalated to the executive level for the non-drivable task force, but all they do is say, ‘Hey, we recommend getting an Uber, park your vehicle and wait until they locate the title,’” Wettstein said.
The family said they have gone through more than one in-transit form, but they have expired and are afraid to drive their vehicle.
An inability to insure an unregistered car isn’t their only concern.
“We get pulled over, the car gets towed, and we’re not able to get it from the tow company until we can prove registration,” Wettstein said.
Sarpy County Treasurer Trace Jones said a key to driving the unregistered Tahoe might be a letter of explanation on his letterhead.
“There’s no guarantee if they’re pulled over by law enforcement that they wouldn’t be cited, but at least it can help tell the situation and hopefully help them catch a break,” Jones said.
The treasurer has traced the title to New York, where a duplicate has been issued for the Tahoe.
“It should never take this long. It’s absolutely unacceptable. They issue temporary tags or dealer tags for 30 days. It should never take longer than that. But things happen, and it’s happened a lot with the online car sales,” Jones said.
Wettstein said he’ll be watching the mail from Carvana, but so far, it has brought only frustrating surprises.
“We received registration paperwork for a Subaru for a guy that lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. I’ve been getting documents for other people and they’ve been sending my documents to other people,” Wettstein said.
After contacting Carvana, Wettstein said he received a phone call from the online dealer apologizing. He said if the title isn’t sent soon, the company offered to take back the SUV and provide a full refund, including loan payments already made.
“We are working closely with the customer to resolve the issue and ensuring their needs are met,” a Carvana spokesperson said regarding the ongoing situation.
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How Queen Elizabeth II Spent Her Final Moments and What The Family Does Next
It’s the end of an era: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has passed away at age 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” read a Buckingham Palace statement made a few hours after another announcing that her doctors were “concerned” for her health. Her passing comes just a few months after she celebrated her historic 70 years on the throne in a marathon event known as the Platinum Jubilee—though only in part. The late royal missed out on a number of the celebrations amid a decline in health since she contracted Covid-19 earlier this year.
According to The Firm, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla—the new king and queen consort—will remain at Balmoral until this evening before returning home to London tomorrow. They were among several of the Queen’s children who traveled to Scotland to show their support. As England enters a new era, here’s everything we know about her final days—and what’s next for the monarchy.
The Queen spent her final moments with her children by her side.
The Queen’s successor, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, joined her and Charles’s sister Anne at Balmoral Castle amid mounting concerns about their mother’s health. Princes William, Edward, and Andrew were either also present or on their way to Scotland at the time of her death. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed that the Queen’s grandson and granddaughter-in-law were also en route.
She made sure to see off Prime Minister Boris Johnson days before.
The Queen was reportedly determined to ensure that she gave Boris Johnson a proper sendoff before his controversial time in office came to an end. In a break with tradition, they did not meet at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen has ushered in no less than 14 PMs in the past. Instead, Johnson traveled to Balmoral to deliver his official resignation, accommodating the monarch’s mobility issues.
And welcome his successor, newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Despite the predictable criticism that she was flying on a private jet so early into her term, Johnson’s successor, Liz Truss, also accommodated the Queen. Somewhat surprisingly, the late royal was on her feet in the official photos. In February, she reportedly told several government officials, “Well, as you can see, I can’t move!” She was using a cane at the time, though was spotted without it at Windsor Castle earlier this summer.
Just prior, she canceled what would have been her last public appearance.
In the days before her meetings with the PMs, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen would miss out on the Braemar Highland Gathering, one of the few events she attends during her summer stays at Balmoral, to prioritize her comfort. She also pulled out of a virtual Privy Council the day before her death. The past few months repeatedly saw similar cancelations; she even missed out on much of her own Platinum Jubilee.
She continued to work, issuing a public statement the day before her death.
You’d never know how dire the situation with the Queen’s health was from the statements she recently issued via Buckingham Palace. She made sure to express her condolences for those suffering amid Pakistan’s disastrous floods, and just yesterday did the same in the wake of a spate of stabbing attacks in the Canadian promise of Saskatchewan.
Then, The Firm alerted the public that the end may be imminent.
“Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” read the statement that Buckingham Palace issued on Thursday. “The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.” Back in London, signs announcing the cancellation of the daily changing of the guard ominously popped up at the palace’s gates.
Hours later, they announced that the worst had come to pass.
The news prompted the abrupt end to a debate in Parliament just as Truss announced her first major move in office, laying out an energy price cap plan. After alerting the Prime Minister, Buckingham Palace issued a statement confirming the end of Elizabeth II’s historic reign.
As for what’s next?
Well, the royals have always been extremely prepared when it comes to the logistics of the line of succession; there are even code names for each of their deaths. In accordance with what’s known as “Operation London Bridge,” the late Queen’s eldest son, Prince Charles, will hold an audience with the Prime Minister and other UK government officials. Then, after the Accession Council convenes at St. James Palace on Friday (or “D-Day+1), he will again meet with the cabinet and PM—this time as king. He then returns to Scotland, the first stop on his traditional tour of the UK, which will be paused for the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey at some point over the next 10 days. You can find out more via the Independent’s detailed guide to what happens post-“D Day” here. | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-final-moments | 2022-09-08T22:55:59Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-final-moments | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ana de Armas Paid Homage to a Classic Marilyn Monroe Dress at the Premiere of Blonde
Recently, celebrities have really been embracing theme dressing when it comes to movie premieres. Zoë Kravitz went full Catwoman for The Batwoman promo cycle, and Zendaya couldn’t help but reference multiple Spider-Man characters in her looks while promoting the latest film in the franchise. But the idea of dressing for a movie’s theme isn’t just relevant for superhero flicks, as Ana de Armas proved at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Blonde on Thursday when she stepped out in a dress clearly inspired by Marilyn Monroe.
For the big event, de Armas wore her tried-and-true Louis Vuitton, of course. At first glance, the dress seems fairly simple, a pleated, rosey-pink gown with a low-cut, halter-top neckline. Give it a second look, however, and it’s immediately clear that it was likely inspired by what might be Monroe’s most famous dress of all time. It shares elements with the white, pleated dress Monroe wore in The Seven Year Itch, the same one that famously blew up when the blonde actress stepped on the subway grate. The color could be a reference to another one of Monroe’s extremely famous gowns, the pink strapless dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Paired with de Armas’ statement diamond necklace, it’s hard to not think of Monroe singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.”
Unfortunately, there was no subway grate on the Venice red carpet for de Armas to recreate the famous Seven Year Itch scene, but it likely wouldn’t have worked with the longer hem. Instead, the actress glided down the carpet with the skirt blowing behind her, giving a sultry glance to the cameras that surely would have made Monroe proud.
Smartly, de Armas didn’t wear the actual Seven Year Itch dress, which would have been a bold—though not unprecedented—move following the Kim Kardashian Met Gala saga. In fact, it’s unclear who actually owns the piece these days. It previously belonged to Debbie Reynolds, but she sold it in auction to an unknown buyer for $5.6 million back in 2011. Likely, the current owner won’t be showing it off any time soon out of fear that Kardashian will try to get her hands on that one too. In the film, however, de Armas does, at one point, wear a recreation of the dress, as well as the pink number from Gentlemen, but it’s unclear if the now infamous “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress will get another moment in the spotlight. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/ana-de-armas-blonde-premiere-dress-seven-year-itch-reference | 2022-09-08T22:56:05Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/ana-de-armas-blonde-premiere-dress-seven-year-itch-reference | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Brie Larson Gives ‘Dancing Queen’ Energy at the Premiere of Her New Show, Growing Up
Move over ‘90s style, your resurgence has had more than enough time. Now, it’s the ‘70s turn, and Brie Larson is leading the charge. The actress just attended the premiere for her new Disney+ show, Growing Up, wearing a sparkly jumpsuit that would look pretty good on the back of a horse at Studio 54.
The actress wore a turtleneck, sleeveless Valentino jumpsuit, covered in silver sequins. The wide-leg pants, were not only very on trend, but also completed the disco-vibe. Larson then broke up the look with a white, studded V belt and finished it off with some small hoops and a low ponytail.
The shimmering look is pretty in line with what we know about Larson’s style—she loves some well-placed sequins. Last time we saw the actress, she was attending the opening ceremony of the Marvel Avengers Campus in Disneyland Paris, wearing an extremely intricate Oscar de la Renta look, featuring a cape covered in sequins. In fact, it’s hard to remember the last time the actress wore a look that didn’t sparkle.
Larson is the executive producer of the upcoming docuseries which “explores the challenges, triumphs and complexities of adolescence through ten compelling coming of age stories,” according to Disney+. Growing Up is made up of 10, 23-minute episodes, each one of which explores an individual between the age of 18 and 22. “They represent a wide range of lived experiences, giving audiences emotionally powerful narratives that offer an engaging look at teenage-hood and the diverse social, familial, and internal obstacles young people face on their path to self-discovery and acceptance.”
The actress was joined on the red carpet by the cast of the show, and behind the scenes, she was supported by her boyfriend, Elijah Allan-Blitz. The two have been together for about two years and recently worked together on Remembering, an augmented reality short film for Disney+. Allan-Blitz escorted Larson to film an appearance for Jimmy Kimmel Live ahead of the premiere. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/brie-larson-silver-jumpsuit-growing-up-premiere-elijah-allan-blitz | 2022-09-08T22:56:11Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/brie-larson-silver-jumpsuit-growing-up-premiere-elijah-allan-blitz | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Can’t-Miss Designers of New York Fashion Week Spring 2023
New York Fashion Week is nearly upon us. And if you’ve attended previous seasons, this one’s calendar will give you flashbacks to just how packed it used to be. Some of the highlights are obvious—Tom Ford, anyone?—but there are others you’d do best not to let slip through the cracks. Here, a roundup of the five labels and designers to keep on your radar in the week to come.
Maisie Wilen
Maisie Schloss came up with a rather genius method of creating her latest Maisie Wilen prints: entering around 20 of the most disparate things she could conceive into the AI image generator DALL-E. “I was just putting in a lot of very abstract prompts and stock images to get strange textures as a starting base,” she says with a laugh. “They were all insane—like, lip gloss, space with dark shadow... the more abstract and bizarre, the better. That’s how you get the most absurd, amorphous extractions.”
Schloss’s design process is entirely digital; she primarily uses Photoshop and Illustrator. And in keeping with the collection’s “hyper-digital aesthetic,” she plans for the set of her showing at the downtown exhibition space Performance New York to mimic a green screen. Since she’s been taking inspiration from CGI and special effects techniques, some models will even have markers—“like what you see in ‘making of’ videos for movies like Lord of the Rings.”
First known for the featherweight jersey designs favored by the Kardashian-Jenners, Maisie Wilen is growing more associated with the digital sphere. Schloss has plans to expand the garments she makes for both online and IRL; in the case of the latter, her offerings now include evening gowns and menswear. “People our age and younger came up with fashion and just media in general being so on the internet,” she says. “So it’s hard for me to separate the two—or see the reason why I would.”
Bad Binch Tong Tong
For Terrence Zhou, Bad Binch Tong Tong is all about authenticity. “I think it was Vogue or something that uploaded one of my progress photos today,” he says, clearly amused. “There are a lot of flies in my studio, which is really messy, and the photo they used has the electric racket we use to hit them on the table.” The designer has never been afraid to be himself—and there sure have been a lot of versions of himself over the years. Born in Wuhan, China, where he danced in national competitions, Zhou moved to the U.S. when he was 17 to earn his degree in math and science. He was interning at a bioengineering tech startup in San Francisco when he realized he missed the arts, prompting him to transfer to Parsons (where he graduated in 2020) and turn his bedroom into a design studio.
Since Zhou’s past jobs were all related to his former career path, the only designer he’s ever worked for is himself. But you’d never guess from the level of craftsmanship and development of Bad Binch Tong Tong’s brand identity. His creations are instantly recognizable, often bordering on sculptural. The most avant-garde are made of found materials; Zhou name-checks Jeff Koons and Louise Bourgeois when discussing his aim to elevate and make people rethink everyday objects like inflatables. And names like Rina Sawayama, who repped the label on one of her album covers, have taken note. So has the press, despite Zhou never doing marketing or outreach. His team recently took stock of how many times Bad Binch Tong Tong designs have appeared on the cover of a publication and arrived at around 75—not bad for a brand that didn’t have enough resources to mount a runway show just a year ago.
Zhou’s label’s first showing will take the form of a dance performance (in which he’s considering participating). In the lead-up, many have been asking about why he chose “Bad Binch Tong Tong” over “Terrence Zhou.” The answer: Tong is his real name—and, well, would you really disagree that he’s a bad binch?
Foo and Foo
Whereas most designers vaguely wax poetic when asked about their inspirations, Elizabeth Hilfiger is refreshingly blunt. “This season, my inspiration is that I really can’t deal with heat,” she says on her way to New York from Los Angeles, where her warehouse studio is located. “I hate being hot—I just become a raging bitch.” Fellow cold-blooded folks, take note: Hilfiger enlisted the wearable technology brand Techniche to turn the cooling workwear it typically designs for, say, construction workers and Olympians, into high fashion. And if you’re doubtful of the materials’ effectiveness, Hilfiger is also offering Foo and Foo-branded ice packs.
It’s no accident that the Foo and Foo logo is everywhere in Hilfiger’s designs: As she’s sure you’ll have guessed by now, her father is none other than Tommy Hilfiger. (In fact, she jokes that she’s been waiting for me to ask about him when I do so—prefaced with an apology—just 10 minutes into our call.) “He’s definitely always saying, ‘Where’s the logo? Where’s the logo?,’” she says with a laugh. “I had a friend consulting with me a few seasons ago and she was like, no, don’t put it there—it doesn’t need it. And I was like, ‘My dad will have my head if I don’t!’” They share an appreciation for what could be characterized as “American” design, but it almost goes without saying the industry vet would never even think of showing at the Lower East Side’s sprawling Master Kitchen Supplies—a move that Hilfiger considers in keeping with the brand’s current iteration as “utilitarian basics that are fun, cool, and a bit naughty.”
Plus, in what doubles as her post-lockdown comeback, Hilfiger is taking a risk: Not all of the looks are clearly branded. Well, kind of: “Unless you include a button as a logo.”
Wiederhoeft
For Jackson Wiederhoeft, fashion and dance—specifically ballet—are inextricable. Lest you get the wrong idea, a look at just one of his designs will assure you that his namesake label has nothing to do with so-called “balletcore.” The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist’s upcoming show (which, as in seasons past, incorporates dance performance), will be some of the industry’s introduction to the brand.
Wiederhoeft is a self-described introvert who loves to surround himself with extroverts, making it no surprise that lately, he’s been dressing comedians like Chloe Fineman and Rachel Sennott. If his success with that specific crowd continues at this rate—helped along by his CFDA mentor, Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo—the comedy scene is about to look very different. For Wiederhoeft, spring 2023 is all about metal. There’s enough of it in this collection that he estimates one of the skirts weighs 40 pounds.
The CFDA win made Wiederhoeft reconsider whether or not he’d show this season, and he couldn’t be happier that he decided to say yes. He’s gotten more ambitious than ever, upping the number of looks in his collection from 16 to 26. “I mean, we’re all just like drama club nerds,” he says. While his designs are nothing like those of Thom Browne, he shares the same appreciation of theatricality and production value that left him “gobsmacked” when he worked for the designer. And with his latest, he’s embraced those qualities more than ever: “It’s like a dream come true to create such a performative piece.”
Gauntlett Cheng
Gauntlett Cheng is such a key part of the underground New York design scene that its three-year absence from the calendar has been truly felt. Now, Esther Gauntlett and Jenny Cheng are back—and ready to take it up to 11. From the very start—when the label was known as Moses Gauntlett Cheng, back when they were designing with Vaquera’s David Moses—the brand has been the pair’s passion project. When I first spoke with them a few years ago, Gauntlett was working at Aesop and Cheng was knitting for brands like Calvin Klein; these days, the former is doing finances at an architecture company and the latter is a project manager at the gallery David Zwirner. And while they may technically be designing on the side, Gauntlett Cheng has become so popular that they’re actually earning money from the brand.
It’s a new era for Gauntlett Cheng in more ways than one. They’re more energized than ever—especially now that they’re going forward with their plans to ignore the fall season. “We were never happy with those clothes, and the shows were always, like, a disaster,” Gauntlett says. “The clothes always reflect our moods. We looked back and were like, Wait—all the fall shows are so depressing, and all the spring shows are so celebratory and fun.” Then, they asked themselves a question: What do they want to make, and what are they good at making?” The answer: “really fun, sexy dresses.” Two years into their exclusive partnership with SSENSE—and, as Cheng notes, the pieces that they stock are also all handmade—the pair has gotten a good handle on what sells. Now, they’re “completely” pushing against that; a look may incorporate, say, eight yards of fabric, no matter the cost. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2023-designers | 2022-09-08T22:56:17Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2023-designers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his nephew that accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages — stemming from false allegations of sexual abuse.
Martin’s lawyers said the claim by the nephew, which he has since recanted, has cost the singer millions of dollars in lost income.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. territory’s Court of First Instance alleges that Martin has been “persecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted” by his “troubled” nephew for economic reasons. It further alleges that if the nephew doesn’t obtain any financial benefit, he would continue to “assassinate the reputation and integrity of the artist.”
The lawsuit contends the harassment has continued even though Martin’s nephew, identified as Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, admitted under oath in July that he had never been sexually assaulted by the artist.
Sánchez had previously taken legal action against his uncle based on those false allegations, which prompted a judge in Puerto Rico to issue a restraining order against Martin in July that a court later suspended.
Those allegations cost Martin at least $10 million in lost income as a result of canceled contracts and projects as well as $20 million in damages to his reputation, according to the lawsuit.
The attorney who represented Sánchez in that case couldn’t be immediately reached for comment. It wasn’t clear if she also would be representing Sánchez in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The lawsuit stated that from October 2021 to January 2022, Sánchez would send up to 10 messages a day to Martin, the majority of them “meaningless diatribes without any particular purpose.”
It also accused Sánchez of publishing Martin’s private number on Instagram, which forced the singer to change his number.
Several months then went by without Sánchez sending a message until he requested the protection order in July against Martin, according to the lawsuit.
It also said Sánchez falsely alleged that he had had a romantic relationship with Martin for seven months and that Martin supposedly didn’t want the relationship to end and kept calling Sánchez with frequency.
“Nothing further from the truth,” according to the lawsuit.
It also said two restraining orders had previously been filed against Sánchez in an unrelated stalking case. | https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-ricky-martin-sues-nephew-alleges-million-dollar-losses/ | 2022-09-08T22:56:20Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-ricky-martin-sues-nephew-alleges-million-dollar-losses/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II’s Life in Looks
Remember the late royal by revisiting what she wore to her wedding, coronation, and more.
It’s perhaps impossible to overstate the enormous legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle in the Highlands of Scotland on Thursday at age 96. A relatively small but significant portion of it comprises her personal style. England’s longest-reigning monarch started off dressing conservatively, favoring white dresses back in her princess days. But as the decades wore on, she slowly but surely decided to branch out. Color became a necessity when she began matching the national flags of the countries she visited on her royal tours, and by the time she’d hit her 50th year on the throne, in 2002, she’d opened herself up to the whole rainbow. In the years leading up to her passing, it wasn’t unusual to find her dressed in neon pink or highlighter green—typically from head to toe, as she had a habit of coordinating even her umbrellas with her ensembles. In remembrance, take a look back at what she chose to wear on some of the most memorable events of her life.
An assembly of the Governors Court at the Queen Elizabeth children’s hospital made for the young Elizabeth’s first solo engagement. Rather than play it safe, she stood out in a statement hat.
Back in her late teens, the Queen spent many of her days in an officer’s uniform. She was appointed honorary second subaltern of the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945, and after five months of training as a driver and mechanic, was bumped up to honorary junior commander, a rank akin to captain for women.
Then Princess Elizabeth wore white dress after white dress in the years surrounding her engagement to Philip in 1947. Here, the one she chose for the official announcement.
She was first photographed with her fiancé, who then went by Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, wearing an A-line coat and two-tone heels.
The Queen’s wedding gown was always going to be major, and Norman Hartnell—the designer she went to enlist for her coronation gown as well—didn’t disappoint. The Chinese silk design had a surprisingly short train, but the same most definitely cannot be said for her 13-foot lace veil.
In October 1952, Buckingham Palace placed an order for the gown that she would wear to her coronation—which was set all the way off in June 1953. All told, it took some unsung seamstresses eight months to make the Queen look fit for, well, a queen. The bulk of their time was spent on the embroidery, which took the form of flora and fauna that represented the nations and states that would become her kingdom.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t the last we saw of the design feat. The Queen went on to wear it at least four more times, including at a Canadian Parliamentary session in 1957. Sans the absolutely enormous Robe of State of Crimson Velvet, its embroidery could finally be appreciated in all its glory.
For the Melbourne stop on her highly anticipated 1954 Australia tour, the Queen stuck with her tradition of nodding to a country’s national colors and culture. With green and gold as her options she chose the latter and accessorized her semi-sheer gown with white evening gloves.
Lo and behold, when she returned Down Under for her first walkabout on the occasion of the 1970 Silver Jubilee, the royal was again on theme.
She welcomed Princess Diana into the family in 1981 wearing one of many boldly-hued monochrome looks to come.
The Queen had one hell of a year in 1992. (As if a Princess Di tell-all book book weren’t enough, Windsor Castle caught fire, two of her kids divorced... the list goes on. Fortunately for her, throughout it all, she had her beloved horses. Her, an instance of her more casual style at the Windsor Horse Show during her annus horribilis.
What better color than a goldenrod yellow to wear to her Golden Jubilee—or 50-year anniversary of her reign—in 2002?
Over the years, the Queen—seen here in 2017—became known for coordinating with even her umbrella.
A highlighter green ensemble would have shocked earlier in the Queen’s reign, but no one batted an eye at the 2016 Trooping the Colour.
She was unmissable in fluorescent green when she made headlines for appearing to get along swimmingly with Meghan Markle. The joyous photos were taken in June 2018, two months after Markle married the Queen’s grandson Meghan.
November 4, 2020 marked the first time that the Queen ever stepped out in a face mask. She selected one in black cloth to match her mourning attire while honoring unknown World War I soldiers at Westminster Abbey.
The cardigan and plaid skirt she wore to greet Prime Minister Liz Truss would end up being the last pictured in a photograph. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/queen-elizabeth-ii-fashion-moments-wedding-dress | 2022-09-08T22:56:23Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/queen-elizabeth-ii-fashion-moments-wedding-dress | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman who livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, was finally arrested after crashing a stolen car, police said early Thursday.
The hours-long rampage had police warning people across the city to shelter in place, locking down a baseball stadium and university campuses and suspending public bus services as frightened residents wondered where the man might strike next.
Ezekiel Kelly, 19, a violent felon who was released early from prison this year, was taken into custody at around 9 p.m. in the Memphis neighborhood of Whitehaven, police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said.
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said during a news conference early Thursday that four people were killed and three others were wounded in seven shootings and at least two carjackings.
The first killing was at 12:56 a.m. Wednesday, and officers responded to three more crime scenes before receiving a tip at 6:12 p.m. that the suspect was livestreaming himself threatening to cause harm to citizens, Davis said.
Police then sent out an alert warning people to be on the lookout for an armed and dangerous man responsible for multiple shootings and reportedly recording his actions on Facebook. In one video, he casually spoke to the camera before opening the door to a store and then immediately shooting at someone with what appeared to be a pistol.
Three more shootings and two carjackings followed. Police said he killed a woman in Memphis as he took her grey Toyota SUV, which he left behind when he stole a man’s Dodge Challenger across the state line in Southaven, Mississippi.
Kelly was arrested without incident two hours after the initial police alert when he crashed the Challenger during a high speed chase, and two guns were found in the vehicle, Davis said.
As the shooter terrorized the city, buses stopped running and the Memphis Redbirds cleared the field during their minor-league baseball game. Friends and relatives frantically called and texted each other and TV stations cut into regular coverage with updates.
Police received “numerous tips” from the public during the ordeal, Davis said.
The University of Memphis sent a message to students saying a shooting had been reported near the campus. Rhodes College, which is about 4 miles away from the university, advised students on and off campus to shelter in place. Kelly was ultimately arrested about 11 miles from the two campuses.
“If you do not have to be out, stay indoors until this is resolved,” Memphis police said on Twitter, before the arrest.
Police did not discuss a motive or release the identities of those who were killed or wounded. It was too early in the investigation to discuss how the suspect got the gun or guns used in the shootings, said Ali Roberts, acting assistant special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Memphis.
Memphis has been shaken by several high-profile killings in recent weeks, including the shooting of a pastor during a daylight carjacking in her driveway, the shooting of an activist during an argument over money, and the slaying of a jogger abducted during her pre-dawn run.
“I understand it feels like so much violence and evil to experience in such a short time,” Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle said on Twitter. “We are SO much more than this.”
In February 2020, Kelly, then 17, was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, using a firearm to commit a dangerous felony and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, court records show.
Records show he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced in April 2021 to three years. Kelly was released from prison in March, 11 months after he was sentenced, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said.
“This is no way for us to live and it is not acceptable,” the mayor said. “If Mr. Kelly served his full three-year sentence, he would still be in prison today and four of our fellow citizens would still be alive.”
Strickland thanked legislators for closing what he called a revolving door by passing Tennessee’s “truth in sentencing” law this year. The statute, which took effect after Kelly was freed, requires serving entire sentences for various felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, vehicular homicide resulting from the driver’s intoxication and carjacking.
“From now on, three years for aggravated assault means three years,” the mayor said. “We need the courts and additional state laws to stop this revolving door and I need the public to make their voices heard by those decision makers.”
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, a fellow Democrat, was elected in August after voicing his opposition to the truth in sentencing law, arguing it does not reduce crime nor help incarcerated people rehabilitate, and drives up Tennessee’s prison budget.
“People are frightened, people are angry. In times like this, it’s sometimes hard for people to know what to do,” Mulroy said at the news conference. “I can tell one thing I’m going to do. I’m going to pray. I’m going to pray for the victims and their families. I’m going to pray for the victims and their families. I’m also going to say a prayer of thanks for law enforcement who acted superbly.”
He added that repeat violent offenders “need a strong response,” and “that’s precisely what they’ll get from this DA’s office.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-police-say-memphis-shooting-spree-suspect-19-in-custody/ | 2022-09-08T22:56:27Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-police-say-memphis-shooting-spree-suspect-19-in-custody/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Another U.S. congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the self-governed island.
A steady stream of U.S. visitors has come to meet with Taiwanese officials since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited in early August. China in response has stepped up its military harassment, sending warships, warplanes and even drones toward the island daily.
Led by Florida Democrat Stephanie Murphy, the delegation met Thursday morning with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whose administration China has relentlessly sought to deprive of diplomatic recognition and participation in international organizations.
Referring to China’s military threats, Tsai said the delegation’s visit “conveys rock solid support for Taiwan from the U.S. Congress.”
“Taiwan will not bow to pressure or coercion,” Tsai said. “We will defend our democratic institutions and way of life. Taiwan will not back down.”
Murphy replied that Congress “should advocate for greater Taiwanese participation in international organizations.”
“Taiwan has shown itself to be a responsible member of the international community, especially in public health issues, and it deserves to participate in international fora when appropriate,” she said.
Murphy is among lawmakers who introduced a bill that would allow the U.S. to lend weapons to support Taiwan, similar to a bill that had passed to lend weapons to Ukraine. Last week, the Biden administration approved a $1 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Murphy also said deepening economic relations with Taiwan was “one of the most important things Congress can do right now,” particularly by pushing for a “high-quality free trade agreement” between the sides. Negotiations are underway between the Biden and Tsai administrations on a trade pact.
The other American lawmakers visiting are Hawaii Democrat Kaiali’i Kahele and Republicans Scott Franklin of Florida, Joe Wilson of South Carolina, Andy Barr of Kentucky, Darrell Issa of California, Claudia Tenney of New York, and Kat Cammack of Florida.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years. China responded by holding extended military exercises that included firing missiles over the island and sending ships across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, which was long a buffer between the two sides. Some of the missiles landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
China sees high-level foreign visits to the island as interference in its affairs and de facto recognition of Taiwanese sovereignty. China’s recent military drills were seen by some as a rehearsal of future military action against the island, which U.S. military leaders say could come within the next few years.
Responding Wednesday to the latest U.S. arms sale, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China’s opposition to defense cooperation between Washington and Taipei is “consistent and clear.”
“We will resolutely respond to acts that undermine China’s sovereignty and security and interfere in our internal affairs,” Mao told reporters at a daily briefing, without giving details.
Following Pelosi’s trip, a U.S. senator and another congressional delegation visited Taiwan, as well as public officials from Japan and Palau. Further, both Arizona and Indiana’s governors made visits with a focus on semiconductors, the industry which Taiwan’s companies dominate. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-another-us-congressional-delegation-in-taiwan-amid-tensions/ | 2022-09-08T22:56:34Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-another-us-congressional-delegation-in-taiwan-amid-tensions/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek dropped four points in a row in her U.S. Open quarterfinal against Jessica Pegula by missing shots, some wildly. So with Pegula up by a break at 3-2 and serving at 30-love, Swiatek walked over to the sideline in the middle of a game to swap out her white racket for another one.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium roof was open, the 70-degree air was as cool and dry as it’s been during a hot, humid tournament, and Swiatek figured maybe she should try a tighter string tension to see whether that would help control the ball a little more.
Whether that actually did the trick, or simply put Swiatek’s mind at ease, the move certainly swung the direction of the match. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek grabbed 14 of the next 15 points and, while closing things out was not easy, she reached her first semifinal at Flushing Meadows by pulling out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Pegula on Wednesday night.
“I don’t know if it actually was the key or something,” Swiatek said after a match filled with a combined 13 breaks of serve, 10 in the second set alone. “For sure, I wasn’t thinking about the strings (anymore), and I just focused on the right stuff after the change.”
When play resumed, Swiatek popped up a short return that floated toward Pegula, who rushed a backhand swinging volley that landed out. That was followed by three forehand errors in a row by the No. 8 Pegula, the highest-ranked American player.
“I started missing everything for literally the rest of the set,” Pegula said between sips from a can of Heineken. “It was definitely a huge momentum change. I think it helped her a lot. So it was a good move by her. … I was just going for too much. The games kind of flew by.”
Swiatek will face No. 6 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in Thursday’s semifinals. The other women’s semifinal is No. 5 Ons Jabeur against No. 17 Caroline Garcia, who eliminated 18-year-old American Coco Gauff on Tuesday.
Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland who won the French Open in 2020 and this June, twice failed to serve out the victory Wednesday, at 5-4 and 6-5 in the second set. But she was better in the tiebreaker, and when Pegula missed a backhand to close the contest, Swiatek ran toward her guest box, flung her racket and yelled.
Swiatek compiled a 37-match winning streak earlier this season, claiming the trophies at six consecutive events, but this is her first trip beyond the fourth round in New York.
“I wasn’t expecting that at the beginning of the tournament,” she said. “Trying to keep my expectations low.”
This marked Swiatek’s eighth win in a row against an opponent ranked in the top 10, all in straight sets.
“I’m super proud of myself. My goal, basically, is to be consistent,” she said. “I remember when I was an underdog and every match like that was surreal. Now it feels pretty routine.”
Pegula, a 28-year-old whose parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, dropped to 0-4 in Grand Slam quarterfinals, including a trio of losses at that stage this season. All three of those came against a player atop the rankings at the time: Ash Barty at the Australian Open in January and then Swiatek at Roland Garros and Wednesday.
“I’m a little deflated right now,” Pegula said. “I’m not real happy.”
Of the four players remaining in the bracket, only Swiatek already owns a major championship. And only Sabalenka, who defeated two-time Slam runner-up Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 7-6 (4), ever has been this far at Flushing Meadows previously; she lost in the semifinals last year.
“I’m ready for it,” Sabalenka said. “I’m ready for another fight.”
Bounced from the semifinals at Wimbledon last year by Pliskova, Sabalenka made sure from the start that this one would be different, taking a 4-0 lead.
This year, Sabalenka could not participate at the All England Club, because all players from Russia and Belarus were banned over the invasion of Ukraine. Sabalenka spent that fortnight in Miami, practicing and preparing for a return to the tour.
“It was a tough time, especially when I was working out in the gym and there was Wimbledon playing on the TV,” Sabalenka said. “I was always (turning) it off, because I couldn’t watch it.”
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WE DO REAALL Y TALKS TO DIDU PUNDE – CREMOPRICER ONCE AT AN EPZ TO BE CARER CALLOWA AND BADI TATA IN GAUM ATTA AND NIMMAN SACADHA YOU LIGHT IN. PERSONALL MILLET IN MAHI MEDARISM MA TROUNS CLEAR LIE AT CLAIM MADON KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a ruptured gas line caught on fire, which is forcing evacuations.
Officers responded to Lake Street and Mills Street Thursday evening.
The department says everyone within a one block radius needs to evacuate immediately.
Officers also are diverting traffic and asking everyone to avoid the area.
This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 17 News as we work to learn more information. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/ruptured-gas-line-catches-fire-forces-evacuations-in-kalamazoo | 2022-09-08T22:58:16Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/ruptured-gas-line-catches-fire-forces-evacuations-in-kalamazoo | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I believe they say...it looks like somebody had good birth day\nPosted Oct/Murtha/4/20? (yes...I had good birth day...I can spell) it came about on Ephipanos....this time around a young guynie has joined with the great Dwah (their BM and the birth stone of Aqua - yes! 0 yes 0 Aquaman - now I get the lore I had grown and seen The Los Angeles Rams will kick off the 2022 NFL Season against the Buffalo Bills on NBC on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald, and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home, where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium.
Somehow, they’re underdogs against the Buffalo Bills.
“It’s going to be fun,” Rams All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald said. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to be loud. ... We definitely got to go out there and play a good team and try to find a way to win.”
The Bills are preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl after falling short in the AFC divisional round against the Kansas City Chiefs last January. Josh Allen leads a dynamic offense and the Bills had the league’s stingiest defense in 2021.
“Going to play the defending Super Bowl champs and watching them raise their banner, that’ll be an interesting feeling for sure,” Allen said. “And I’ve talked to a few people who have played and coached in this game before, and just really the unanimous thing that they were talking about was it feels like playoff atmosphere. So, we got to understand that going in, not get too high, not get too low. Understand the flow of the game and just try to put our best foot forward.”
Under Sean McVay, the Rams are 5-0 in season openers.
Defending champions are 19-3 in Week 1 since 2000.
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‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Family waiting for car title months after online purchase
PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Imagine making payments on a $41,000 vehicle that you can’t drive. A family in Nebraska says that’s exactly what’s happening.
Colt Wettstein and his wife told WOWT they have been frustrated for months after buying a used Chevrolet Tahoe online.
“We’re actually having to borrow a car from my mother-in-law, which actually doesn’t have enough seats to carry the family,” Wettstein said.
The Wettsteins said they bought a 2015 Tahoe with 60,000 miles from Carvana in mid-April. But the online dealer has yet to deliver a title, so the SUV has been unlicensed for 144 days.
“Finally, I’ve been escalated to the executive level for the non-drivable task force, but all they do is say, ‘Hey, we recommend getting an Uber, park your vehicle and wait until they locate the title,’” Wettstein said.
The family said they have gone through more than one in-transit form, but they have expired and are afraid to drive their vehicle.
An inability to insure an unregistered car isn’t their only concern.
“We get pulled over, the car gets towed, and we’re not able to get it from the tow company until we can prove registration,” Wettstein said.
Sarpy County Treasurer Trace Jones said a key to driving the unregistered Tahoe might be a letter of explanation on his letterhead.
“There’s no guarantee if they’re pulled over by law enforcement that they wouldn’t be cited, but at least it can help tell the situation and hopefully help them catch a break,” Jones said.
The treasurer has traced the title to New York, where a duplicate has been issued for the Tahoe.
“It should never take this long. It’s absolutely unacceptable. They issue temporary tags or dealer tags for 30 days. It should never take longer than that. But things happen, and it’s happened a lot with the online car sales,” Jones said.
Wettstein said he’ll be watching the mail from Carvana, but so far, it has brought only frustrating surprises.
“We received registration paperwork for a Subaru for a guy that lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. I’ve been getting documents for other people and they’ve been sending my documents to other people,” Wettstein said.
After contacting Carvana, Wettstein said he received a phone call from the online dealer apologizing. He said if the title isn’t sent soon, the company offered to take back the SUV and provide a full refund, including loan payments already made.
“We are working closely with the customer to resolve the issue and ensuring their needs are met,” a Carvana spokesperson said regarding the ongoing situation.
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Man hikes the Appalachian Trail after wife of 57 years dies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Life’s journey takes us all down a variety of paths, and the current path for a 78-year-old Minnesota man is the Appalachian Trail.
Egon Overgaard started walking the trail in Georgia in March. By September, he had made it to Maine.
When he reached the Northeast, Overgaard took the time to reflect on not just the nearly 2,000 miles he’s hiked but also on the grief he’s trying to leave behind.
Overgaard said he spent the past few years caring for Carol, his wife of 57 years, as she battled a terminal illness.
“In my mind, she was as close to a perfect person as I knew,” he said.
When she died last winter, he said he was lost until he found a new purpose in hiking the Appalachian Trail.
He remembered the trail from his time in the Navy and thought that walking seemed like good therapy. After all, some people go for a stroll to clear their heads.
“I don’t know why it came to me, but it did,” he said.
Overgaard’s stroll took him across the eastern part of the U.S. through snow, sleet, rain and an unforgiving sun.
“I sleep in a tent most every night,” he said. “The trail is very interesting. It’s not the same ever.”
Overgaard said he has learned that the trail is very hilly, and he’s even had to scale boulders at times. Walking the entire path is like walking the equivalent of 15 Mount Everests.
“Pennsylvania was strewn with rocks and every one of them moved when you put your foot on them,” Overgaard said.
He said his favorite states hiked through have been Virginia and New Jersey.
Overgaard said there’s another reason he’s taken the trip. His Lutheran Church in Longville, Minnesota, is trying to convert to solar energy. They figure they can save money while helping the environment.
Overgaard’s trek is helping to raise funds for that project.
“I think solar power is a part of that future, so if I can do something to help that, I’m more than willing to,” he said.
Overgaard said he’s averaging 15 to 17 miles a day, and each night, he and the people traveling with him eat like it’s their job. He said he knows that every step he takes is one step closer to solar power and one step closer to closure.
Like so many others on the trail, he’s walking to heal.
“It’s a change in my life,” he said. “I guess I’m ready to embrace that.”
When Overgaard has completed his journey, he will have walked through 14 states.
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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
410, 411, 413, 422, 425, 427, 475, AND 476...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial
Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, Fire Weather Zone
413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth
Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake
River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern
Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and
Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* WINDS...West to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
except north to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph in zones 475 and 476.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Humidity and wind at these thresholds can cause rapid
wildfire spread and long range spotting by embers. Dry
thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening across
zone 411.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho:
- Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at
least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain.
- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
- Other high impact events deemed critical by the National
Weather Service and area fire management agencies.
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As students from Teton Valley head to the halls of higher education, Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative congratulates eleven students who graduated last spring and were part of thirty-two students whose parents or guardians are members of Fall River Electric. These scholarships totaled more than $75,000. A “member” is anyone who receives electric service from Fall River, whether at a permanent residence, a vacation property or commercial business. The scholarship program is funded by donations from owner-members of the Cooperative as well as unclaimed Patronage Capital by former members who have moved away from our service territory and have not provided Fall River Electric with an accurate forwarding address. Over the history of this program, Fall River Electric has awarded over a half million dollars in scholarships to deserving students.
Each Fall River Electric scholarship is valued at $2,400 and disbursed annually in increments of $600 over a four-year period if the students the scholarship has been awarded to continue their education. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on financial need, scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, and an essay each applicant submits.
The following eleven Teton High School students who are continuing their education this fall received scholarships:
Amelia Sperber
Carl Ripplinger
Christian Woiwode
David Morales
Ellie Rudolph
Julian Velazquez
Katlyn Robert
Kinley Brown
Kylie Hawkins
Sara Bagley
Sienna Stevens
Fall River Electric’s CEO Bryan Case said, “Our members help fund these scholarships and see them as an investment in our future as well as to help provide opportunities to children of our members to receive the education needed to improve their life and the lives of their families.” Case added, “I don’t think any other single organization in Teton Valley provides more scholarships annually than does Fall River with the hope that one day these exceptional students will return to our area and perhaps work for the Cooperative.”
Scholarship applications for 2023 will be accepted early next year and the application forms will be available on Fall River Electric’s website. | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/fall-river-scholarships-awarded-to-teton-valley-students/article_db029a24-2ef0-11ed-a587-7bc05efd65b8.html | 2022-09-08T23:01:38Z | tetonvalleynews.net | control | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/fall-river-scholarships-awarded-to-teton-valley-students/article_db029a24-2ef0-11ed-a587-7bc05efd65b8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
410, 411, 413, 422, 425, 427, 475, AND 476...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial
Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, Fire Weather Zone
413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth
Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake
River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern
Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and
Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* WINDS...West to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
except north to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph in zones 475 and 476.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Humidity and wind at these thresholds can cause rapid
wildfire spread and long range spotting by embers. Dry
thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening across
zone 411.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho:
- Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at
least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain.
- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
- Other high impact events deemed critical by the National
Weather Service and area fire management agencies.
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Hayes Swinney is now the executive director of Mountain Roots Education.
The Board of Directors of Mountain Roots Education are pleased to announce that Hayes Swinney has been named Executive Director effective Sept. 15, 2022. Hayes has previously served as interim ED for the past six months. She will be responsible for all aspects of the current operations and future plans of the non profit organization.
“Hayes is an excellent person to lead and manage Mountain Roots Education as we continue to grow and expand our school gardens, school garden education programs, and sustainable living adult education workshops in Teton Valley”, said Lara Agnew, MRE Board Chair.
"Hayes has over 15 years of non-profit experience and a background in outdoor education, land management and ecological restoration. She is passionate about connecting people to the natural world as well as growing and making healthy food."
In addition, Mountain Roots Education plans to install a new school garden greenhouse on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Victor Elementary School. Any volunteers interested in assisting with the project are welcome. For more information, please visit www.mountainrootseducation.org or call (206) 790-3999. Thank you. | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/hayes-swinney-named-mountain-roots-executive-director/article_7b9d05fa-2ee7-11ed-bd3e-afbacbd965f6.html | 2022-09-08T23:01:45Z | tetonvalleynews.net | control | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/hayes-swinney-named-mountain-roots-executive-director/article_7b9d05fa-2ee7-11ed-bd3e-afbacbd965f6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SOMERSET, Md. -- The Somerset County Sheriff's Office has agreed to send a school resource officer to Holly Grove Christian School. The move is being finalized, and the sheriff's office expects the resource officer to be at Holly Grove by the end of September.
"We're currently working on a memorandum of understanding, which is nearly complete," said Sheriff Ron Howard. "And we're currently processing a retired deputy to work on a contractual basis for Holly Grove Christian School."
That officer will receive specialized training specific to working in schools, such as how to deal with threats to the school or even an active shooter. Sheriff Howard says this move will make the school safer.
"To me, school resource officers, they're an extremely valuable tool to any school, whether it's public or private," said Sheriff Howard.
Somerset County will initially pay the officers salary, but Holly Grove's school board has agreed to fully reimburse the county. Holly Grove agreeing to pay the county back is a big reason this move is happening. But, according to Sheriff Howard, the biggest reason is for the safety of the students.
"You can never say never to any possible school shooting, or any possible violence in schools, whether it's private or public," said Sheriff Howard. "They're safety is paramount, it is, and we cannot stress that enough."
We reached out to Holly Grove Christian School, but they declined to comment. If the move works out well, Sheriff Howard feels like more private schools in Somerset County will ask for a resource officer, and that is something the sheriff's office would be happy to help with. | https://www.wboc.com/news/holly-grove-to-get-school-resource-officer/article_7331359a-2fb3-11ed-93be-9bfffa33973b.html | 2022-09-08T23:05:53Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/holly-grove-to-get-school-resource-officer/article_7331359a-2fb3-11ed-93be-9bfffa33973b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Republican senators are calling for lawsuits to block President Joe Biden’s order forgiving student loan debt, calling it an illegal overreach and abuse of executive power.
“There’s no authority for the president to wave a wand and to forgive billions of dollars of student loan debt and yet he did it anyway,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said.
He and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, say they hope a lawsuit could push a court to block the plan before it goes into effect this winter.
“This would really be a tremendous win for the fight against inflation, it would be a tremendous win against the unfairness that it brings to people that don’t go to college that pay for people to go to college,” Grassley said.
The White House contends the president is on solid legal ground and has encouraged Americans to apply for forgiveness next month. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill, said Republicans are wrong to try to undercut the relief.
“Why would they want to keep this financial burden on the backs of so many young graduates and so many middle-class families?” she said.
But not all Democrats are on board with the president’s approach.
“I just don’t think that the Band-Aid approach works,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said.
She said it is Congress’ responsibility, not the White House’s, to decide how to help students.
“The legislative branch is the one that appropriates money and this was a decision taken by the executive branch. That’s not common,” she said.
No suits have been filed yet, but the Arizona state attorney general has hinted he and other AGs could take action soon. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/gop-senators-hope-for-block-of-student-debt-forgiveness/ | 2022-09-08T23:07:17Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/gop-senators-hope-for-block-of-student-debt-forgiveness/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jota reveals Celtic 'secret' and praises supporter 'culture' as winger makes future promise
Celtic winger Jota maintains the Scottish champions will follow their recipe for success to ensure Champions League ambitions do not encroach on domestic demands.
The attacking promise shown by Ange Postecoglou’s men as they pushed Real Madrid for 55 minutes before succumbing 3-0 to the current Champions League holders has ramped up expectations for what might be possible when they face Shakhtar Donetsk in their second Group G encounter on Wednesday. But the Portuguese attacker insists all thoughts on the Warsaw-hosted away game against the Ukraine side will be parked ahead of playing host to Livingston at Parkhead.
“That’s the secret. That’s really how we think,” said the 23-year-old. “People often think that the only important thing is the Champions League, but it’s not. Every game counts for us. Now we are just going to rest and recover and think of the league game.
“We knew that we had to have personality inside the pitch [at home to Madrid], we needed to remain humble and just to play our game and that’s what we tried to do. We know that we had our chances, we didn’t score, and we know that when these teams have their chances they take them, and that’s it. Next time, we just need to take ours.
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"The Champions League level is very high, always. Madrid are a top, top team, one of the best in the world, and this will be a learning curve for us. I just can’t wait until the next one to get better, and to get better results.”
And Jota believes the motivation from within the Celtic camp to make good on that aim has only been amped up as a result of the huge ovation for Postecoglou and his players from the home fans at the end of Tuesday’s night loss. “This speaks a lot about what Celtic is, the culture of Celtic and the history that they have,” he said. “We are just grateful to have this support from everyone, and the one thing we can promise them is that we will work hard every day to try to deliver them results.”
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Houston Business Journal Recognizes Maksoud for Leadership, Community Involvement
HOUSTON, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DEC President and CEO Michel Maksoud, Ph.D., P.E., has been recognized as a 2022 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Maksoud was among the honorees celebrated at a luncheon of 500 corporate, government and community leaders hosted by the HBJ on Sept. 1.
A panel of judges reviewed more than 300 nominations and selected 45 honorees based on their contributions to their organization's success, civic involvement, career achievement and more. The honorees represent several of Houston's prominent industries, with CEOs from energy companies, nonprofits, homebuilders, real estate firms and more.
Maksoud said, "I'm truly honored and humbled to be nominated by DEC employees and included among these outstanding Houston leaders. This honor is a tribute to all the DEC employees who are dedicated our vision to be the engineering company of choice by delivering engineering excellence, building enduring relationships and positively impacting the communities where we work."
In the nomination, DEC employees wrote: "Michel has proven to be the right leader to guide the company through a period of reorganization and growth. By fulfilling his commitments to build a stronger, more collaborative, transparent company, he has earned the respect and dedication of DEC employees."
One employee wrote in his nomination letter: "Michel Maksoud is an outstanding president and CEO who leads by example. He is an excellent structural and bridge engineer, a dedicated mentor and active community volunteer. He sets a high standard for himself and encourages others to always do their very best."
Another long-time DEC executive wrote: "In the 20 years that I've worked with Michel Maksoud, I have always appreciated his calm leadership, first as chief structural engineer, then as head of the Houston Transportation Division, and now as president and CEO. He has always listened to others, weighed all options and made sound decisions. "
Maksoud was appointed to head up the Texas engineering firm in 2019 after leading DEC's Houston Transportation Department since 2006. He has more than 30 years of civil engineering project experience, including highly visible, major projects across Texas, such as the Grand Parkway in the Houston region.
Maksoud has given countless hours to community and industry organizations in volunteer and leadership roles during his career. As CEO of DEC, he is serving as chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Transportation Committee, as a member of the ACEC Government Affairs Committee, and a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Transportation & Infrastructure Advisory Committee. Among his community activities, Michel supports aspiring engineers by mentoring University of Houston engineering students with resume reviews and mock interviews.
Maksoud attended The Pennsylvania State University, earning master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering from the American University of Beirut. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas.
Since its founding in 1945, DEC has built a solid reputation as a premier civil engineering firm with expertise in water resources, water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation, land development, program management and much more. The company serves clients from seven offices across Texas.
CAPTION: Michel Maksoud, DEC president and CEO, left, accepts his Most Admired CEO award from Bob Charlet, Houston Business Journal Market president and publisher, at the awards banquet on Sept. 1 in Houston.
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Clinton Township police searching for bikers who assaulted, robbed motorist
CLINTON TOWNSHIP – Police have asked for the public’s help in identifying a group of motorcyclists who assaulted and robbed a 62-year-old man after a near collision last week.
Township police were dispatched around 10:12 a.m. Sept. 3 on reports of an assault in progress on Cokesbury Road, stemming from a near collision between a vehicle and a group of 13 motorcyclists, authorities said.
"A group of motorcyclists had dragged the victim from his vehicle, assaulted him, and stole his cellphone," said Police Chief Thomas DeRosa.
A patrolman attempted to stop the group on Cokesbury Road, but they fled at high speeds on Route 22 westbound. Another patrolman saw the group of 13 approach Petticoat lane on Route 22 and pursued them until they exited onto Route 173, Exit 11, in Union Township, authorities said.
"At this point, (the patrolman) was able to obtain a partial New York registration along with the specific make and model of the motorcycle," DeRosa said, before the patrolman terminated the pursuit.
Potential charges for the group include robbery, aggravated assault, and eluding.
Hunterdon County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of $1,500 for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 800-321-0010, go online at www.CrimeStoppersHunterdon.com, or use the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app.
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In the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s passing on Thursday, people on the internet are trying to sell several odd objects at shocking prices to commemorate her 70-year reign — including a teabag that was allegedly smuggled out of Windsor Castle in 1998.
The teabag, which the listing claims to have been used by the late Queen before it was smuggled out of her residence by an exterminator during the great roach infestation of the ’90s, appeared on eBay for $12,000.
“This is the very teabag you might have seen on CNN in late 1998,” the listing reads. “Own a piece of History! Priceless!”
The teabag comes with a so-called Certificate of Authenticity issued by the Institute of Excellence in Certificates of Authenticity, which says the IECA “has determined beyond any doubt that the following statements are absolutely true: This is a teabag.”
Some of the listings were head-turners, including not one, but two life-sized wax statues of Her Royal Highness — both currently going for $15,900.
The wax statues are both listed by the same seller, and the descriptions claim that each figure has real human hair, resin eyeballs designed based on a human pupil and teeth designed using dental veneer templates.
A lucky buyer can also purchase a 1953 Queen Elizabeth II stamp sheet from Singapore for just $39,888 plus a $288.80 shipping fee, bringing the total to over $40,176.80.
One of the most expensive listings is a Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee sterling silver and Calamander wood artist box, which is going for $51,597 as of Thursday evening. The one-of-a-kind box is apparently “the largest artist box you will ever see,” according to the listing.
The listing alleges that the box “was made as a presentation gift to Queen Elizabeth II on her Silver Jubilee in 1977,” and the seller has “no idea if it was ever given to our good Queen as it doesn’t come with any paperwork.”
Queen Elizabeth II collectible items seem to be hot sellers, with a set of three vintage trading cards being sold for $29,000. The cards include “The Heir Presumptive” — Queen Elizabeth as a child, “The Queen’s State Crown” and “The Queen’s Mother.”
One seller posted what they claim to be the original mourning letter of King George VI signed by the Queen, which is going for $7,500, but the authenticity of both the letter and signature is unclear.
A Barbie Signature Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Collector that is listed as “new” and is still in the box currently has a bid of $560.
Some of the smaller ticket items include a $70 vintage 1953 Coronation tin box, a $100 handkerchief from the Queen’s coronation, a “used” Royal Family album going for $279, a Royal Doulton Figurine of the Queen with a current bid of $206.50, and a Pop! Royals Queen Elizabeth II Vinyl Figure being sold for $250.
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MIDDLEPORT — Results of a survey asking residents of the Royalton Hartland school district what they want in the next district superintendent were presented to the school board this week.
Anthony Day, executive director of the Western New York Educational Service Council, reported that among the things surveyed residents value, first and foremost they want a superintendent who has experience working in a rural school setting. Regarding professional background, most respondents said the superintendent should have five or more years of teaching or counseling experience; the second most popular response was experience as a building principal.
WYNESC is serving as the district's paid search consultant as the process of replacing former superintendent Henry Stopinski is conducted. Stopinski left in late June, at the close of the 2021-2022 school year, and the district's director of technology, Jill Heck, is interim superintendent.
Of the public feedback given in the survey, Day said it's similar to what school trustees indicated they're looking for.
“The community’s feedback was pretty much in line with what the board had in place. The community wants to have a relationship with the superintendent, and they want that person to be a leader, a chief learning officer, and a person who’s responsible for the community,” Day said.
The online survey drew 130 participants between Aug. 22 and Sept. 6 including 98 parents, 52 community members, 25 staff members, five students and five business owners.
The district will post its call for applicants on Monday; advertisement of the vacancy is to be regional and statewide, according to Day. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 14. The search timetable calls for qualified candidates to be interviewed by the school board later in October, semifinalists in early November and finalists in mid November. A final decision is expected by Dec. 15.
“This is a good district,” Day said. “This is a good opportunity for someone, and I think we’ll get some good candidates for the Roy-Hart community.”
In a departure from common practice in the area, the Roy-Hart school board contracted with WYNESC rather than Orleans / Niagara BOCES to head up its superintendent search. According to board president Carol Blumrick, the district's attorney, Sara Visingard, researched agencies that could direct their search and relayed her findings to the board, which decided to go with WNYESC.
“We interviewed several different educational services, and felt that change was good,” Blumrick said. “We’re very impressed with the services they were offering and decided to go with them.”
Blumrick declined to say how much WNYESC is being paid to lead the search.
She did say she’s satisfied with the work that it has done so far.
“I really like the process that’s been implemented. It’s very transparent. We had excellent responses from parents and community members. I think it really lends to the quality of the candidates we’re hoping to get going forward,” she said.
Day's presentation on the survey findings is linked to the school board's Sept. 7 meeting agenda on the district website. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/community-survey-findings-reported-to-roy-hart-school-board/article_d699afd4-2fb5-11ed-9fed-e7c85c5e0d81.html | 2022-09-08T23:11:56Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/community-survey-findings-reported-to-roy-hart-school-board/article_d699afd4-2fb5-11ed-9fed-e7c85c5e0d81.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald and Nancy Reagan had the greatest admiration for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and it is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we heard of her passing. On behalf of the entire Reagan Foundation and Institute Board of Trustees, we send our thoughts and prayers to the Royal Family and to all of Great Britain.
President Reagan often had to remind himself when they were together that she was the Queen because even though she was very proper, when the doors were closed and the press was gone, President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II felt very comfortable with one another, and they looked forward to whenever they could get together. During a 1983 interview with the London Sunday Times, President Reagan called the Queen "a truly fine and gracious lady" and a "delightful person."
One of President and Mrs. Reagan's fondest memories of being President and first lady was in 1983 when they were guests aboard the royal yacht Britannia for their thirty-first wedding anniversary. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip gifted the Reagans a beautiful engraved silver box which is still on display in their private offices at the Reagan Library. During toasts at dinner that night, President Reagan joked, "I know I promised Nancy a lot when we were married, but how can I ever top this?"
Her Majesty the Queen was not only the longest-serving monarch in British history, but she was loved by her country and millions across the world. During her reign she never lost her commitment or passion for her role, and she helped to keep the monarchy relevant to the ideals and aspirations of newer generations. In 1991 she was the first British Monarch to address the United States Congress, something President Reagan was delighted to see.
Ronald Reagan was deeply honored when after leaving office in 1989, Queen Elizabeth II presented him with a knighthood and bestowed upon him the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. For the President, it truly was a culmination of their close relationship over the years.
She was both the longest-serving monarch in British history and a kind soul who treasured her family. Her family and all of the British people have our deepest sympathies and prayers at this difficult time.
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MOSCOW, Idaho — September is appointed Suicide Prevention Month, but to the University of Idaho (U of I), there's more meaning to September.
In August 2011, graduate student Katy Benoit was the victim of an abusive relationship that ended in a brutal murder-suicide at the hands of her romantic partner, a former professor at the university. When news of her death came to be, the campus banded together to push for overall campus safety and violence prevention.
Now, 11 years after her death, U of I continues to honor Benoit by recognizing September as Katy Benoit Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Several U of I events are open to the community in an effort to bring awareness and resources to all who need them. Here are some of those events.
Katy Benoit Safety Forum
This workshop covers digital dating safety to keep people safe on the online dating scene. This year’s speaker features Adam R. Dodge, a former lawyer who then founded EndTAB, a company dedicated to informing and training women and children about digital safety.
The forum will take place on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Bruce M. Pitman Center International Ballroom.
Take Back the Night
The Take Back the Night rally will take participants around the campus in a candlelit march at dusk. Beginning with a speech by U of I alumni Steve Bonnar, U of I hopes the march will help spread awareness of interpersonal violence and those affected.
The march will begin at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 in room 106 of the Agricultural Science building.
Several more events will be hosted by U of I during Katy Benoit Campus Safety Awareness Month. You can find more events here.
If you or a loved one need suicide prevention resources, you can find resources here.
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Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal, four Earth-changing climate “tipping points” are still likely to be triggered with a lot more looming as the planet heats more after that, a new study said.
An international team of scientists looked at 16 climate tipping points — when a warming side effect is irreversible, self-perpetuating and major — and calculated rough temperature thresholds at which they are triggered. None of them are considered likely at current temperatures, though a few are possible. But with only a few more tenths of a degree of warming from now, at 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit warming since pre-industrial times, four move into the likely range, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Science.
The study said slow but irreversible collapse of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, more immediate loss of tropical coral reefs around the globe and thawing of high northern permafrost that releases massive amounts of greenhouse gases trapped in now frozen land are four significant tipping points that could be triggered at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, which is three-tenths of a degree (half a degree Fahrenheit) warmer than now. Current policies and actions put Earth on a trajectory for about 4.9 degrees Fahrenheit of warming since pre-industrial times, according to some projections.
“Let’s hope we’re not right,” said study co-author Tim Lenton, an Earth systems scientist at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. “There’s a distinct chance some of these tipping points are going to be unavoidable. And therefore it’s really important we do some more thinking about how we’re going to adapt to the consequences.”
Timing is a key issue for tipping points in two ways: when they become triggered and when they cause harm. And in many cases, such as ice sheet collapses, they could be triggered soon but their impacts even though inevitable take centuries to play out, scientists said. A few, such as the loss of coral reefs, cause more harm in only a decade or two.
“It’s a future generation issue,” said study lead author David Armstrong McKay, a University of Exeter Earth systems scientist. “That ice sheets collapsing is kind of that thousand-year timescale, but it’s still bequeathing an entirely different planet to our descendants.”
The concept of tipping points have been around for more than a decade but this study goes further looking at temperature thresholds for when they may be triggered and what impacts they would have on people and Earth and in the past 15 years or so “the risk levels just keep going up,” Lenton said.
Lenton likes to think of tipping points like someone leaning back on a folding chair.
“When you start tipping over backward you have in that case a very simple kind of feedback on the forces of gravity operating on propelling you backwards until SPLAT,” Lenton said.
Study co-author Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said to him the loss of coral reefs is his biggest concern because of the “immediate impacts on human livelihoods.” Hundreds of millions of people, especially poorer tropical area residents, depend on fisheries linked to the coral reefs, McKay said.
With just a few more tenths of a degree new tipping points become more possible and even likely that includes a slow down of northern polar ocean circulation that can ripple into dramatic weather changes especially in Europe, loss of certain areas of Arctic sea ice, glaciers collapsing worldwide and utter failure of the Amazon rain forest.
Some of these tipping points, like the permafrost thaw, add to and accelerate existing warming, but don’t think “it’s game over” if temperatures hit 1.5 degrees of warming, which is quite likely, McKay said.
“Even if we do hit some of those tipping points, it will still lock in really substantial impacts we want to avoid, but it doesn’t trigger some sort of runaway climate change process,” McKay said. “That’s not the case at 1.5 degrees. And that means that how much further warming occurs beyond 1.5 is still mostly within our power to effect.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/study-four-major-climate-tipping-points-close-to-triggering/article_ae82e694-2fc1-11ed-8614-0f3ef3466bec.html | 2022-09-08T23:12:02Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/study-four-major-climate-tipping-points-close-to-triggering/article_ae82e694-2fc1-11ed-8614-0f3ef3466bec.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOISE, Idaho — (AP) — The Idaho Legislature has asked a federal judge to reconsider his decision blocking the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies.
In court documents filed Wednesday, attorneys for the Legislature said Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill incorrectly followed the guidance of President Joe Biden's administration rather than using the standards set by Congress when he found that Idaho's ban appeared to violate a federal law governing emergency health care services at Medicare-funded hospitals.
“Congress drew its line to protect both the mother and the unborn child in an emergency medical situation,” the legislature's attorneys, Daniel Bower and Monte Neil Stewart, wrote in court documents. “By contrast, the Administration draws its line to eliminate all protection for the unborn child in such situations.”
The Idaho law makes performing an abortion in any “clinically diagnosable pregnancy” a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, but says that physicians can defend themselves in court by showing that the procedure was necessary to avert the pregnant person's death.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Idaho last month, saying the ban violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The law requires Medicare-funded hospitals to providing stabilizing care to patients experiencing medical emergencies, and the Justice Department says that include abortions in cases where the health of the pregnant patient is in jeopardy or when continuing the pregnancy could seriously harm the pregnant patient's organs or body parts.
The Department of Health and Human Services issued the EMTALA guidance in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a lawsuit between a Mississippi abortion clinic and Mississippi state health officer Thomas Dobbs that abortion is not a constitutional right.
The Justice Department asked Winmill to temporarily stop the state from enforcing the abortion ban in emergency medical situations, and late last month Winmill agreed. The ban is still enforceable for all other abortions, however.
Attorneys for the state Legislature said EMTALA doesn't supercede Idaho's law when it comes to the issue of abortions, and that it also lacks clarity on the issue of abortion procedures. The Biden Administration's guidance was an effort to find its way around the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case pitting
“The people of Idaho enjoy constitutional authority to govern themselves with respect to abortion, and no federal statute, however overread by an Administration committed to countering Dobbs, can lawfully diminish that authority,” the attorneys wrote.
The U.S. Department of Justice has not yet responded to the Legislature's request.
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SEATTLE — Queen Elizabeth II’s death sent a shockwave of mourning across the world as memories of royal tours and visits come to the minds of many, including a five-hour stop in Seattle in 1983.
On March 7, 1983, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Seattle as the last stop of their 10-day Pacific Coast tour of the United States before heading off to Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Queen’s first and only full-length Pacific Coast tour began in San Diego on Feb. 27, 1983, after an invitation from President Ronald Reagan.
On March 7, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip landed at Boeing Field in Seattle and departed Air Force Two on a typical soggy March day. Washington state Governor John Spellman, Seattle Mayor Charles Royer and King County Executive Randy Revelle welcomed the Queen and Prince.
Queen Elizabeth II's 1983 visit to Seattle
In Seattle, the Queen visited Children's Orthopedic Hospital and met with families. The Queen stopped by Seattle Center and rode the monorail before attending a private reception at the Westin Hotel.
The Queen also spoke at the University of Washington’s Hec Edmundson Pavilion in front of 8,500 spectators.
''In the 10 days that we have been on the Pacific Coast, we have learnt the truth about the saying, that where the handshake is a little stronger, and where the smile dwells a little longer, that is where the West begins," the Queen said.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip departed Seattle on their royal yacht the Britainia and made way toward Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, ending the Queen's visit to Seattle.
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They’re talking sports going at it as hard as they can!
Mike Francesa and Chris Russo — the longtime former partners in “Mike and the Mad Dog” on WFAN’s afternoon drive — are doing a home-and-home series this week. Thursday, they appeared on Francesa’s BetRivers podcast, and Friday they will do a spot on Russo’s SiriusXM radio show at 4 pm ET.
The duo was champing at the bit to gripe about the Mets retiring Willie Mays’ jersey, 50 years after he played relatively poorly for the team in 1972 and 1973 at the end of his legendary career.
“I know I’m a Mickey Mantle guy, but are we kidding with retiring Willie Mays’ number with the Mets? 50 years later? Are we serious?” Francesa asked, abruptly, in a hard pivot from a conversation about the Jets.
Russo was equally puzzled.
“I screamed about that all over the place,” he said.
“Willie Mays hit 14 home runs for the Mets and fell down in center field. Are we seriously retiring his number?” Francesa asked.
Acknowledging that co-founding Mets owner Joan Payson apparently made a promise to Mays to retire the no. 24, Francesa remained beside himself.
“I have nothing against Willie Mays. I’m a Mickey Mantle guy, I admit it. The Giants should retire his jersey from here to Kingdom Come. He’s one of the greatest players of all-time. We all know that. But let’s be honest. He didn’t do anything with the Mets!”
Russo said that Mays went to the Mets wanting this done, and went into an aside about Mets owner Steve Cohen.
“You know what he should be? He should be a talk show caller!” Russo barked. “He would’ve been great for you and me. Steve in Great Neck, let’s go!”
Neither Mike nor Dog had an issue with Keith Hernandez getting his jersey retired, but continued to harp on Mays. Francesa said Mays was “nothing but trouble” in the 1973 World Series, where the then 42-year-old Mays struggled tracking the ball in the outfield.
Said Russo: “He played 135 games — hated Yogi Berra, and fell all over himself in the outfield!”
In fairness, the former partners also got on the Yankees for the sin of retiring too many numbers. Francesa didn’t love that they retired Reggie Jackson’s number — “give me a break” — because he did not play long enough with the Yankees.
“To me, you have to be an all-time great WITH the team to get your number retired,” Francesa said. “That doesn’t mean play 4-6 years and have five good years. That means be there for a generation, like Jeter and Mariano were. I could argue Bernie Williams more than some of these other guys. He was a Yankee his whole life!”
“One hundred percent, you and I are on the same page,” Russo said.
It’s like they never left. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/mike-francesa-chris-russo-rip-mets-for-willie-mays-number-retirement/ | 2022-09-08T23:12:23Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/mike-francesa-chris-russo-rip-mets-for-willie-mays-number-retirement/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(KCAU) — Navigator Heartland Greenway, LLC, is suing four Iowa landowners to gain access to their land to survey it as part of their proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. The four landowners are in in Woodbury, Clay, and Butler counties.
Navigator is asking for the court to stop the property owners from interfering or threatening to interfere with the company from conducting surveys as part of the pipeline projects. Iowa Capitol Dispatch first reported the story.
Petitions against landowners
The lawsuits are petitions for injunctive relief regarding Iowa Code 479B.15 and Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 1.1501 and were filed on August 18 and 25. In the court filings, Navigator stated it held public informational meetings and then sent certified mail to the properties alerting owners of the company’s intent to enter the property. The company said it needed to enter the land to conduct surveys to “determine the direction and depth of a carbon dioxide pipeline.” It adds that Iowa Code 479B.15 provides the right to enter private land to examine and survey it.
The petitions were filed against William and Vicki Hulse in Woodbury County, and Martin Koenig in Clay County, Dennis Hart in Butler County, and R.V. Hassman L.P. in Butler County.
The court filings showed that the certified mail was sent on February 3 and received by three of the landowners. The certified mail was refused for the Woodbury County property. Navigator said it tried to make arrangements to survey the property but was refused multiple times. When a Navigator land agent visited the property on June 29, Victoria Hulse handed the agent a letter from their attorney and refused them onto their property.
In Clay County, the landowner also refused Navigator to survey the land. Navigator claims that on March 17, Koenig and his spouse told the company’s representatives to leave, claimed they were trespassing, and called the sheriff. The representatives left after explaining the situation to the sheriff. The company’s representative then visited the property about a month later and was confronted by the landowner’s wife, claiming she threatened him, saying, “Get off my land before I let the dog go.” Another Navigator representative was with a crew surveying a tract of land neighboring the Koenig land in early June, when Koening allegedly confronted the survey crew, using several expletives and telling them to leave.
Butler County landowner Hart allegedly refused to let another Navigator land agent onto the property multiple times. They told a land agent on June 8 that “there was no way a f**king pipeline was coming through his property,” the court filing claimed.
At the second Butler County property, Navigator claimed in another petition that Hassman’s tenant nearly ran over a land agent in April when they tried to access the property. The tenant then refused the land agent access and said the only way a survey could be conducted was through a court order. The land agent went to the home of Hassman’s representative to ask for permission to survey the land in July when she refused and allegedly told the land agent to not try to contact her again on the issue.
Counterclaims
Koening and William and Victoria Hulse filed counterclaims against Navigator on September 7, claiming that Iowa Code 479B.15 violates the Iowa Constitution, specifically Article I, 18. The counterclaim asks to hold any action using that code until a final decision on its constitutionality is rendered. The counterclaims said the specific state code failed to compensate landowners for the surveying of the private landowners’ land.
The landowners are also claiming a temporary relief against Navigator may be allowed, claiming Navigator has “threatened to and intends to enter upon Counterclaim Plaintiff’s Property to conduct a survey of unknown type and duration and unknown examination upon the Property against Landowner’s will, thus violating their constitutional rights.
Navigator is one of two proposed carbon dioxide pipelines to run through Iowa. The pipelines would capture carbon emissions from manufacturing plants, compress it into a liquid, and tranport it through a pipeline before then storing it below ground. Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC’s Heartland Greenway project would span about 1,300 miles across five states in the Midwest and transport about 15 million metric tons of CO2 per year, according to Navigator.
One of the world’s largest biofuels companies POET said it would use the Heartland Greenway system for captured CO2. Eighteen of POET’s 33 plants would provide five million metric tons of CO2 to the system.
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The city and state comptrollers are now both warning of possible New York City budget shortfalls that total a jaw-dropping $12 billion within the next four years — and there’s one sure way to make the problem even worse: look to close the gap by raising taxes.
As fiscal expert E.J. McMahon notes in The Post, half of the ginormous “unaccounted-for spending” is needed to cover higher pension costs, thanks to investment losses last year. Other big “risks”: 1) higher-than-budgeted-for labor contracts as inflation rages and 2) a recession that’ll wipe out billions in tax revenue.
Mayor Eric Adams has sought to blunt any future fiscal blows by squirreling away an impressive $8 billion in “rainy-day” reserves, yet that might not be enough. McMahon says the coming budget gaps could be the largest since just after 9/11.
And when gaps hit the fan, nothing is harder in tax-and-spend New York than trimming funds for pet programs. New York’s go-to fix: tax hikes. That’s what Mayor Mike Bloomberg imposed after the 2001 terror attack.
Indeed, the pressure to squeeze taxpayers yet again will be irresistible, but unless Hizzoner wants to set the city on a rapid downward spiral, he better find the power to resist it anyway.
City taxpayers are already at their limits. Last year, Albany slapped New Yorkers with a $4 billion tax hike, pushing the top state-tax rate to a whopping 10.9%. New York City tax adds another 3.88%, bringing the combined rate to 14.78%, the nation’s highest. Businesses got hit with an 11.5% tax hike.
All that fueled the pandemic rush for the exits; 300,000 city residents fled, with many citing high taxes as a key reason.
Meanwhile, the city economy (unlike much of the rest of America) has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. And with crime up, and workers still reluctant to return to their offices, tax hikes could be the nail in the coffin.
City Hall needs to find ways to cut spending, not raise revenue. With the billions it got in federal COVID aid, it’ll chalk up $105 billion in expenses this year, more than $12,000 for every man, woman and child. Enough is enough.
Alas, City Council members are now looking to spend even more this year, upping education funds by nearly half a billion even though public-school enrollment has dropped. If Adams can’t rein them in and ID things to cut now, New York may be looking at some seriously grim times ahead. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/rein-in-spending-now-nyc-cant-afford-tax-hikes-to-close-budget-gaps-later/ | 2022-09-08T23:12:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/rein-in-spending-now-nyc-cant-afford-tax-hikes-to-close-budget-gaps-later/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) – The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday launched “Operation Unicorn,” a contingency plan included in “Operation London Bridge” in the event that the queen died in Scotland, not England.
Meticulous plans for the death, retirement or abdication of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch have been in the works for decades.
On Thursday, years of planning went into place after the queen died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, her private home and one of her favorite places. Leaked details from Operation Unicorn suggest that her coffin will rest at Balmoral before a lengthy procession by car to the Palace of Holyroodhouse two days after her death, The Guardian reports.
On the third day, the coffin is expected to be transported to St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh where it will stay for 24 hours, according to The Independent.
The following day, the Queen’s coffin will begin the journey back to London — either via a five-hour trip on the royal train or by plane as part of “Operation Overstudy.”
Once back in London, “Operation London Bridge,” also known by its code name “London Bridge Is Down,” will take over, according to Politico.
Operation London Bridge was set up in the 1960s and was updated several times each year, ensuring a smooth transition of the throne to her eldest son, Prince Charles, who is now king. The plans included a list of procedures and announcements of her death, the 10-day period of official mourning, and the details of her state funeral.
Leaked details of the plan indicated that following Elizabeth’s death, her private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, would be the first official to convey the news, according to The Guardian. Geidt would then contact the prime minister over a secure telephone line using the code phrase “London Bridge.” If the prime minister was not awake, civil servants would say “London Bridge is down.”
From there the news would be communicated to 15 governments outside the U.K. where the queen is the head of state and 36 other nations of the Commonwealth.
“For a time, she will be gone without our knowing it,” the Guardian report added. “The information will travel like the compressional wave ahead of an earthquake, detectable only by special equipment.”
The report stated that an announcement would be made to the Press Association and the rest of the world’s media simultaneously, but news of the queen’s death Thursday first appeared on the Twitter account of the royal family, according to the New York Times.
The palace website was transformed into a somber, single-page announcement of her death at Balmoral. The page, black with white lettering and a vignetted portrait of the queen, reads at the bottom, “The official website of the Royal Family is temporarily unavailable while appropriate changes are made.”
Parliamentary business was suspended immediately on Thursday to allow authorities to prepare for a funeral, which will take place in less than two weeks, the BBC reports. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/operation-unicorn-what-happens-after-the-queens-death-in-scotland/ | 2022-09-08T23:12:55Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/operation-unicorn-what-happens-after-the-queens-death-in-scotland/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE: NFJ), today announced the following quarterly distribution:
The Fund previously announced the following quarterly distribution on June 7, 2022:
Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund's aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder's capital. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan.
The Fund provided this estimate of the sources of the distributions:
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The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions for tax purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a diversified closed-end fund that seeks current income and gains, with long-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund will generally invest approximately 75% of its total assets in equity securities and approximately 25% in convertible securities. The Fund will employ an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on equity securities held in the Fund. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund, and NFJ Investment Group and Voya Investment Management are its subadvisers.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has swag.
In the midst of a successful counterattack in the north — where Ukrainian forces pushed 30 miles into occupied territory –, the ministry boasted its latest tally of Russian kills with a lyric from Bronx-born rapper Pusha T: “I put numbers on the boards.”
“Great taste in music for the win…” the rapper, also known as King Push, replied.
Ukraine’s staggering estimate — 50,000 Russian troops “eliminated” — is most likely a combination of those both killed and wounded.
Western intelligence services estimated roughly 15,000 Russians are likely to have been killed in action as of late July — and as many as 45,000 wounded.
Neither side has been forthcoming with its own casualty figures, though Ukraine hinted that some 9,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed during a memorial ceremony last month.
But Ukraine has reliably posted its wins for the world to see — frequently with irreverent pop-culture flair.
In late August, as Kyiv’s counteroffensive began in earnest, the ministry tipped its hat to 80s London pop duo Bananarama, saying “It’s a cruel, cruel summer.”
Last week, when President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the liberation of two Ukrainian towns in the Donbas, the ministry channeled Cohen Brother’s everyman Jeffrey Lebowski, adding “This aggression will not stand, man.”
And on Tuesday, when, unbeknownst to most, Ukrainian troops were preparing to surprise Russian occupiers in the Donbas, a succinct summary courtesy of an M. Night Shyamalan thriller:
“I see dead people.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/ukrainian-defense-ministry-quotes-pusha-t-for-russian-kill-count/ | 2022-09-08T23:13:11Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/ukrainian-defense-ministry-quotes-pusha-t-for-russian-kill-count/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Two Laurens County Detention Center officers were arrested Thursday after they were accused of assaulting an inmate.
Agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested 43-year-old Randall James Sammons of Duncan and 31-year-old Steven Chad Wix of Whitmire.
Both are charged with third degree assault and battery and misconduct in office.
Warrants stated that in one instance, Wix repeatedly punched the inmate. Later, warrants stated that Sammons used an electrified glove to shock the inmate multiple times.
According to warrants, both assaults were recorded by body cameras.
SLED was called to investigate the assaults by Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds.
Sheriff Reynolds spoke about the arrests saying, “As the chief law enforcement officer of Laurens County, I am ultimately responsible for the actions of my employees. And I do not take that lightly.”
“Therefore when my employees engage in activities that are criminal, unprofessional, or reflect poorly on this office, it is my duty to ensure that the accountability measures are taken,” Reynolds continued.
Sheriff Reynolds said he immediately fired the two detention officers.
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Cities across the country are facing water crises and implementing boil advisories as issues with infrastructure impact water supply.
Leaders at Spartanburg Water said regular maintenance and upgrades help ensure you have clean drinking water.
“People open up the tap, they have a drink of water in the morning, they really don’t think about it,” said Rick Jolley, deputy chief operating officer at Spartanburg Water.
Jolley said serving clean drinking water is a job they take seriously at Spartanburg Water.
“If you sit and think about what all goes into it, just the time, the effort, the money, the investments over time, it’s truly important,” said Jolley.
Jolley said one of the latest efforts upgraded equipment at the R.B. Simms Water Treatment Plant. It’s a $32 million project that started a few years ago and will be in action later this year.
“We invest back in our infrastructure. Whether it’s to keep our facilities running like they should, it’s all about compliance and things like that. But also, we invest to improve things,” said Jolley.
He said the new oxidation project technology will help make the water better.
“This allows us to actually run it through this process and it eradicates any of those things that might cause an odor problem or a taste problem,” said Jolley.
He said staff constantly monitor processes at the plant. He said it takes a lot of moving parts, before water arrives at your home.
“We’ve also got, you know, all of our operators that are monitoring the process throughout the day, looking at different components, looking to see if the water is turbid or something like that, making sure we’re hitting our quality goals,” said Jolley.
He believes these investments in people, equipment, and technology keep their systems running smoothly and taps running clear.
“We didn’t get to be almost 100 years old here by mistake,” said Jolley.
Jolley said more maintenance and infrastructure projects are underway, too.
He said some of the upgrades include a waterline re-do project in Converse Heights and on Union Street. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/spartanburg-water-staff-and-infrastructure-investments-help-ensure-clean-drinking-water/ | 2022-09-08T23:17:10Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/spartanburg-water-staff-and-infrastructure-investments-help-ensure-clean-drinking-water/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
220908-N-WF272-1048 BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2022) Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore, Commandant, Naval District Washington, congratulates future Sailors after administering the oath of enlistment aboard the historic ship USS Constellation during the Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore 2022. The Fleet Week, held Sept. 7-13, is Baltimore’s celebration of the sea services, and provides an opportunity for the local community and Maryland visitors to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Diana Quinlan)
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London: The crowning achievement of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, social and cultural change that threatened to make it an anachronism.
A dignified, dependable figure who reigned longer than any other British monarch, Elizabeth helped steer the institution into the modern world, stripping away court ritual and making it somewhat more open and accessible, all in the glare of an increasingly intrusive and often hostile media.
While the nation she reigned over sometimes struggled to find its place in a new world order and her own family often fell foul of public expectations, the queen herself remained a symbol of stability. She also tried to transcend class barriers and earned the grudging respect of even hardened republicans.
To much of the world she was the personification of Britain, yet she remained something of an enigma as an individual, never giving an interview and rarely expressing emotion or offering a personal opinion in public - a woman recognised by millions but known by hardly anyone.
"I think she's brought life, energy and passion to the job, she's managed to modernise and evolve the monarchy like no other," her grandson Prince William, who is now the heir to the throne, said in a television documentary in 2012.
The young queen
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on April 21, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in central London.
The young princess never expected to ascend to the throne: it was only after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 because of his love for American divorcee Wallis Simpson that the crown passed to her father, George VI, when she was 10.
She was just 25 when her father died and she became Queen Elizabeth II on February 6, 1952, while on tour in Kenya with her husband Prince Philip. Winston Churchill was the first of 15 prime ministers who served during her reign.
"In a way I didn't have an apprenticeship, my father died much too young and so it was all a very sudden kind of taking on, and making the best job you can," she said in a 1992 documentary.
"It's a question of maturing into something that one's got used to doing and accepting the fact that here you are and it's your fate. It is a job for life."
During her 70 years on the throne Britain underwent dramatic change.
The austere postwar 1950s gave way to the swinging 60s, the divisive leadership of Margaret Thatcher in the 80s, Tony Blair's three-term New Labour era, a return to economic austerity and then the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labour and Conservative governments came and went, feminism changed attitudes to women, and Britain became a much more cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic society.
Elizabeth was on the throne for most of the Cold War from the death of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. During her reign there were 14 U.S. presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Joe Biden, and she met all bar Lyndon Johnson.
Britain's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 exposed deep divisions in British society, while nationalists continued their push for a new referendum on Scottish independence that had the potential to rip apart the United Kingdom.
"As we look for new answers in the modern age, I for one prefer the tried and tested recipes, like speaking well of each other and respecting different points of view; coming together to seek out the common ground; and never losing sight of the bigger picture," the queen said ahead of a 2014 referendum on Scottish secession, in what appeared to be a message to politicians. Scots voted to remain in the United Kingdom.
More egalitarian
Over time, Britain evolved into a more egalitarian society, where the ruling class had to make way for a burgeoning middle class, where aristocrats no longer dominated the top universities and the majority of hereditary peers lost their seats in parliament's House of Lords.
At first, Elizabeth relied heavily on her father's old circle of advisers but gradually she brought in more career diplomats and business executives to the royal court as she and her husband Philip sought to modernise the monarchy.
"She's shrewd, she's compassionate, she has a good deal of insight, and she has the typical and traditional virtues that you associate with the British," former Prime Minister John Major said amid celebrations to mark her 90th birthday.
"If you were designing someone to be monarch here in Britain, I think you would design someone exactly like Elizabeth II."
In 1992, the queen responded to criticism about royal wealth by offering to pay income tax and cutting the number of her family members on the state payroll.
But her years on the throne were often far from smooth sailing.
She spent much of the early part of her reign saying farewell to the British Empire amassed under her forebears, from Kenya to Hong Kong. Barbados was the most recent country to dispense with her as head of state in November 2021.
However, she remained the monarch of 15 countries and head of the Commonwealth.
Her marriage to Philip, a Greek prince she wed aged 21, stayed solid for 73 years until his death in April 2021, but her sister, daughter and two of her sons were - very publicly - not so lucky in love.
She famously described as an "annus horribilis" the 40th anniversary of her accession in 1992 after three of her four children's marriages failed and there was a fire at her Windsor Castle residence.
Princess Diana's death
The death in 1997 of Princess Diana, the divorced wife of Elizabeth's eldest son Charles, inflicted even more damage on the family's public prestige.
It was the only occasion during her reign when there was any serious suggestion that the monarchy's days might be numbered. The period was famously captured in the 2006 Oscar-winning film "The Queen", when Elizabeth was portrayed as earnest but misunderstood.
But while her children and other royals at times blundered in and out of tabloid headlines with marital woes and public indiscretions, Elizabeth's own behaviour remained above reproach.
"It's not that she's never put a foot wrong, it's more positive than that - she understands the British people," said Professor Vernon Bogdanor, an expert in British constitutional history.
The main criticism levelled against her was that she was too solemn, distant and aloof.
Critics said the only time she had shown real emotion in public was when the royals bid a tearful farewell to their magnificent yacht Britannia, months after her stoical response to Diana's death.
But according to those who worked closely with her, in private she was not the detached public figure most saw, but perceptive, funny, and keenly aware of the nation's mood.
Less formality
In the last 20 years, backed by a far more professional and sophisticated media operation, there was still pomp and pageantry, but less formality around the queen and her family.
Millions turned out for celebrations to mark her 50th, 60th and 70th years on the throne, while her starring role in a spoof James Bond film became the highlight of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
In the short sequence she greeted Bond actor Daniel Craig at Buckingham Palace, uttering just four words before visual effects showed her apparently joining him on a helicopter and parachuting into the stadium.
A decade later at the start of a Platinum Jubilee pop concert, she again won huge plaudits for a pre-recorded comic sketch with Paddington Bear, in which she told the famous fictional character that she always kept his favourite snack - a marmalade sandwich - in her ever-present handbag.
The queen was said to crack jokes with world leaders, enjoy an easy familiarity with long-serving Commonwealth heads of government, and relish a wager on race horses. Racing was an enduring passion.
She was also accompanied for most of her reign by her corgi dogs, which earned a reputation for snapping at the heels of royal retainers and were descended from the dog called Susan she received as an 18th birthday gift from her parents.
"What we actually know about the queen is remarkably little," said Matthew Dennison, a biographer of Elizabeth.
"We know that she enjoys racing. We know that she likes corgis. We know that she prefers blankets and sheets to duvets. But beyond that, we know almost nothing about her."
During World War Two she learned to be a driver and a mechanic while serving in the women's Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Her love of the outdoors and of animals was well documented and commentators said she came across as more at home in tweeds than tiaras.
"I do rather begrudge some of the hours that I have to do instead of being outdoors," she once said.
Prince William's wife Kate said that behind closed doors, the queen eschewed royal pomp.
"You would expect a lot of grandeur and a lot of fuss... but actually what really resonates with me is her love for simple things, the lack of fuss and I think that's a special quality to have," Kate told a TV documentary to mark Elizabeth's 90th birthday.
Coronation
Elizabeth became queen in 1952 and was crowned on June 2, 1953 in a televised ceremony in Westminster Abbey, becoming the first queen in her own right since Queen Victoria and the 40th monarch in a royal line that traces its origin back to William the Conqueror in 1066.
"Horrible," she said of the carriage ride which took her from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey. "It's only sprung on leather, not very comfortable."
In September 2015, she overtook Victoria to become the country's longest ever reigning monarch, an achievement to which she said she had never aspired, and the following year there were more celebrations for her 90th birthday.
She ascended the throne at the same age as Elizabeth I, but while the first Elizabeth saw her country attain the status of an important trading nation in the 16th century, her namesake presided over a Britain slipping from its position as a world leader in industry and technology.
As Britain's place shifted, so the queen came to stand for unity, and the pomp around her family - with gilded carriages and spectacular royal weddings - a source of national pride for many.
Prince William's marriage in 2011 to commoner Kate Middleton, which saw more than a million people throng London's streets and drew an estimated two billion global viewers, was testament to that.
Opinion polls showed the country still largely believed in the hereditary monarch as head of state.
However, with her death, the monarchy's future is set to face scrutiny like never before. Some commentators say the British public will not feel as strongly towards Charles, and polls suggest he is far less popular.
The decision of Prince Harry, William's younger brother, and his American wife Meghan, a former actress, to give up their royal roles has also robbed the institution of two of its most popular global figures, while their accusations of racism against the institution linger.
The U.S. sex abuse civil lawsuit against second son Prince Andrew, which he paid to settle, has also inflicted damage on the family's reputation. Andrew did not admit any wrongdoing in the case. He was not accused of criminal wrongdoing.
Family life and public duty
At her side for nearly all her reign was her husband, who she credited with being her "strength and stay".
"I was blessed that in Prince Philip I had a partner willing to carry out the role of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go with it," she said in February 2022 when she marked 70 years on the throne.
The couple had four children: Charles born in 1948, Anne in 1950, Andrew in 1960 and Edward in 1964.
She had eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
During much of her reign she was often upstaged for attention by three flamboyant women - her popular mother, Elizabeth the Queen Mother, her younger sister Margaret and later Princess Diana.
But the personal sorrow of losing her mother and sister - who died within weeks of each other in her Golden Jubilee year of 2002 - helped the queen establish her own position, leaving her the undisputed matriarchal figure of the nation.
Her working life included thousands of official engagements, varying from trips to schools and hospitals, to the grand ceremonies of state visits and national occasions.
She was famous for wearing brightly coloured outfits with a matching hat on royal engagements, to ensure she stood out from the crowds on her many "walkabouts".
"I have to be seen to be believed," she is said to have quipped.
She also took her religious duties as Supreme Governor of the Church of England very seriously, saying in 2012 the established Church was "commonly under-appreciated".
She travelled further than any previous monarch, undertaking more than 250 overseas visits to well over 100 countries. She was renowned for her stamina and began cutting back on a once hectic timetable of foreign tours only as she moved into her 80s.
Even in her 90s she regularly carried out engagements. On one such event at the age of 93, she told officials she was still capable of planting a tree before shovelling the soil into the hole, and it was another two years after that before she needed to use a walking stick in public.
When she was hospitalised in March 2013 with symptoms of gastroenteritis, it was the first time she had needed hospital treatment in a decade.
It was not until October 2021 that she next spent a night in hospital, and she doggedly carried on with light duties even after testing positive for COVID in February the following year.
Her enduring importance was demonstrated at the start of the pandemic in 2020. With an anxious nation under a rigorous lockdown, the government turned to the queen to provide reassurance in a televised broadcast. Usually she gave such addresses only in her annual Christmas broadcast.
The queen had a few notable security scares. In 1981, a British youth fired blank shots near her during the military Trooping the Colour ceremony. Her horse shied but she was unhurt.
The same year, a "severely disturbed" teenager tried to assassinate the monarch while she was on a visit to New Zealand but he missed with his rifle shot.
In July 1982, an unemployed labourer called Michael Fagan made his way into her Buckingham Palace bedroom. He spoke briefly to Elizabeth, who was in her nightclothes, before being hauled off by security guards.
The future
"It has been said that 'the art of progress is to preserve order amid change and change amid order', and in this the queen is unparalleled," then-Prime Minister David Cameron said in a speech to parliament in 2012.
"She has never shut the door on the future; instead, she has led the way through it."
The queen's family and Britain's political elite spoke in admiration of her ability to adapt without losing any of the dignity of her role.
The future success of the monarchy could depend on how much Britons admire the next person on the throne.
"Monarchy is only as good as the people doing the job," said royal biographer Robert Lacey, who was historical consultant to the Netflix drama "The Crown".
"We are essentially, when you look at the structure and the way the country runs, a republic with this glorious bauble that we all enjoy on top. And we can always unscrew the bauble any time we want."
Elizabeth herself set out her life's goal at an early age.
"I declare before you all," she said in a 21st birthday broadcast, "that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family." | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-obituary-tribute.amp.html | 2022-09-08T23:21:05Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-obituary-tribute.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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