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The conviction of a Louisiana man imprisoned for nearly four decades for a 1979 rape was thrown out by DNA evidence in January 2018.
The freed prisoner from Jefferson Parish is now seeking to be compensated for being wrongfully convicted.
Previous Story: 53- year-old Louisiana man exonerated after rape conviction over 36 years ago
The New Orleans Advocate reports that attorneys for Malcolm Alexander took his argument for compensation to a state appeals court Thursday.
A ruling in Alexander’s favor from the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal would entitle him to $400,000 — $40,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment, capped at 10 years, according to Alexander’s attorney, Zachary Crawford of the Innocence Project New Orleans.
Attorneys for Alexander, now age 62, say DNA from evidence collected at the rape scene matched neither the victim nor Alexander.
A state judge later ruled that Alexander was not eligible for money from the state innocence compensation fund because the evidence used to help set him free did not legally establish his "factual innocence."
"If I had my way, I would give you the compensation, and you just give me back the years I lost out of my life," Alexander said.
According to Crawford, Louisiana has granted every wrongful conviction compensation claim that has been based, in part, on DNA evidence. "Every single one except this case," he said.
"I just need people to realize that I'm innocent. Receiving the compensation will cap it off in saying, 'All right, we apologize fully,'" Alexander said.
The state attorney general's office, which will argue against Alexander's petition, did not return a request for comment on Wednesday. | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/exonerated-louisiana-man-seeks-compensation-for-wrongful-imprisonment | 2022-09-09T22:26:51Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/exonerated-louisiana-man-seeks-compensation-for-wrongful-imprisonment | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard is investigating a natural gas pipeline explosion that started a towering blaze in a water body southeast of New Orleans.
The line exploded shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday in Lake Lery and the fire was still burning early Friday afternoon, though it didn't rise as high, Coast Guard spokesperson Riley Perkofski said.
Preliminary information indicates a barge broke loose from its mooring and hit the pipeline, according to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
“The pipeline has been shut down and the affected section of pipe has been isolated. Remaining gas will be allowed to burn off,” said a statement from the agency, part of the Department of Transportation.
Nobody was hurt by the rupture and fire, the Coast Guard said in a news release Thursday night. There was a silver sheen Friday on the water between St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, Perkofski said in an email.
The pipeline is owned by Third Coast High Point Gas Transmission, Perkofski wrote. Third Coast, which is based in Houston, did not immediately return a call for comment. | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/natural-gas-pipeline-fire-in-water-se-of-new-orleans | 2022-09-09T22:26:51Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/natural-gas-pipeline-fire-in-water-se-of-new-orleans | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHICAGO (AP) — The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer's trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex.
They concluded their case after the main defense witness, Kelly co-defendant and former business manager Derrell McDavid, ended three days of testimony.
Prosecutors get a chance to call rebuttal witnesses and the sides will then deliver closing arguments. Jury deliberations aren't likely to begin until next week.
Kelly and McDavid are charged with fixing Kelly's 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening witnesses and concealing video evidence. Kelly was acquitted in 2008. Both he and McDavid also face child pornography charges at the federal trial in Chicago. A third co-defendant, Kelly associate Milton Brown, is accused of receiving child pornography.
McDavid was the only one of the three defendants to testify in his own behalf.
Kelly, 55, already was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June after a separate federal trial in New York.
Kelly, known for his smash hit "I Believe I Can Fly" and for sex-infused songs such as "Bump n' Grind," sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
At times while testifying this week, McDavid sounded like a prosecution witness. He said he believed Kelly's denials about sexually abusing minors in the 2000s but altered his view during the current trial.
During cross-examination, prosecutor Jeannice Appenteng sought to show McDavid was so close to Kelly that he couldn't have been completely ignorant of any Kelly misconduct.
McDavid agreed his job included protecting Kelly's reputation and assets. Citing financial records, the prosecutor said Kelly paid him some $1 million a year starting in 2006. McDavid denied he took steps to fend off sexual misconduct lawsuits against Kelly primarily to protect his his boss and his lucrative income from Kelly.
In a sudden shift at the end of the day Thursday, McDavid expressed doubts about Kelly's insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors.
Asked by his own lawyer, Beau Brindley, if he was in "a different position" to assess allegations against Kelly after sitting through government testimony by four Kelly accusers, McDavid responded: "Yes, I am."
"The last (few) weeks … I've learned a lot … that I had no idea about in 2008," he added.
McDavid, who previously had testified that he once saw Kelly as a son, was also asked if he had wanted to believe Kelly in the 2000s, including to the end of Kelly's 2008 trial.
"I absolutely did," he answered, "because I loved him and I believed in him."
McDavid's testimony could lend credence to the charges Kelly alone faces — five counts of enticing minor girls for sex, one count each for five accusers. However, it is also in McDavid's interest to say he believed Kelly heading into the 2008 trial because it undermines the government's case that McDavid knew Kelly was guilty and thought the singer would be convicted if evidence wasn't suppressed.
Judge Harry Leinenweber has repeatedly rejected requests from Kelly's defense team that he be tried alone because his and McDavid's interests would conflict at a joint trial.
McDavid testified that he and Kelly grew apart after the 2008 trial amid financial disputes and that he quit working for Kelly in 2014.
The ongoing trial in Kelly's hometown is, in ways , a do-over of the 2008 trial. A single video, which prosecutors said showed Kelly sexually abusing a girl of around 14, was at the heart of that trial. The same video is evidence at the current trial.
The girl in the video, then an adult, did not testify at that 2008 trial, which jurors cited as a reason they couldn't convict. She testified at the current trial under the pseudonym "Jane," saying she was the person in that video and that Kelly made the recording. She also said that Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of time starting when she was 14.
McDavid testified Wednesday that he had seen the then-teenager hanging around Kelly's studio in the late 1990s. He said Kelly angrily denied rumors he was sexually abusing Jane, whom Kelly described as his goddaughter.
"I believed him," McDavid said.
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Before the season started, Horseshoe Bend volleyball head coach Julie Turner said expectations were high. After what she referred to as a “rebuilding year” last season, Turner wanted her team to turn the page heading into 2022.
Through 10 games, the Lady Generals have done just that.
On Thursday, Horseshoe Bend added another win to its season total with a three-set sweep of the Reeltown Rebels. The Lady Generals won handily, 25-17, 25-11, 25-10.
“We played really well,” Turner said. “Our hitting is starting to come alive. We are really starting to hit the ball really well. We are playing together better as a team and all aspects of our team are starting to come together.”
Beating Reeltown Thursday is the fourth consecutive win for Horseshoe Bend, and the second time this season the Lady Generals have beaten the Rebels.
A big reason for the win streak and the win last night was the team’s hitting prowess.
“Our hitting was one of our strengths last night,” Turner said.
Leading the charge in the hitting department was Reagan Taylor, Kenzie Wood and Greenleigh Key.
Taylor led the team in kills with nine, followed closely by Wood with seven. Key added five of her own.
Turner also pointed out that senior Charlie Cotney hit well.
“When you have four girls that can actually hit the ball, that really helps a lot,” Turner said. “All four of my hitters did a really good job last night.”
Right at the halfway point of their season, Turner said she likes where her team is.
“We like where we are,” Turner said. “This is a good time to be figuring things out. I told the girls to keep being patient and that things would come along. We are hitting our area games at a good time.”
Even with big wins, Turner pointed out that her younger squad still struggles with in-game communication.
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Horseshoe Bend only has three seniors, one of which being Cotney.
Of the three other hitters from last night, not one is a senior as Taylor is a junior, Wood is a freshman and Key is a sophomore.
Before the season began, Turner said that while her team has youth, they do still have game experience as a group. But the team will need to better act as a whole if the wins are to keep coming.
“We really need to work on our communication with each other in games,” Turner said. “Last night it caused us some minor problems. If the games were to get faster, the communication has got to get better.”
Serving and hitting however has been the bread and butter for a Turner coached team, and Thursday’s game was a solid example of that.
Cotney and Key both excelled in their serving duties, leading their team in quality serves.
Not one to like to single out players for individual performances, Turner did note that Taylor played “the best I have seen all season.”
“I talked to her after the game to tell her how pleased I was with her hitting and her playing at a high level,” Turner said.
When asked what Taylor said to Turner’s high praise, the coach noted that her humble junior did not have much to say.
“She just looked at me and said ‘Yes ma’am,’” Turner said. “She understands her role and understands how I need her to do things.”
Next up for Horseshoe Bend is a region game against Lanett on Monday.
Turner said she and her team do not know much about the Panthers, but that does not change how they operate or prepare.
“When we don’t know a lot about a certain team, we just go out and play our best and everything will take care of itself,” Turner said. | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/horseshoe-bend-volleyball-moves-to-8-2-after-win-over-reeltown/article_3729caae-307f-11ed-93a6-8b511582b6e9.html | 2022-09-09T22:27:03Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/horseshoe-bend-volleyball-moves-to-8-2-after-win-over-reeltown/article_3729caae-307f-11ed-93a6-8b511582b6e9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Ukraine's head of the country's nuclear power industry said Russian forces had tortured staff at Europe's largest nuclear plant, located in Ukraine, to force them to keep the facility in operation.
Petro Kotin, head of the Ukrainian company that operates Europe’s biggest nuclear facility, said he hopes international inspectors will visit the nuclear plant soon.
"There are negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with the United Nations on their support of this mission, and I think within ten days they will be on-site," Kotin said.
A report in Ukraine said that Russian troops were arresting Ukrainian staff of the plant and putting them in "the basement." The report said that when the people who go to the basement or cellar and then come back up after "conversations," they "don't say a word at all."
As Financial Times reported, officials in Ukraine have been stressing the risks involved with the Russian occupation of the nuclear plant. Zaporizhzhia's reactors are designed to withstand the impact of an aircraft, but fighting and shelling could threaten to disrupt the operation of the plant's vital water cooling systems, which would increase the likelihood of a meltdown.
Zaporizhzhia is situated in an area outside of the southern Ukraine town of Energodar and is operated by Ukrainian employees who are overseen by Russian troops along with representatives from Rosatom, a Russian state-owned nuclear company, FT reported. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/reports-russian-troops-tortured-staff-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-ukraine-authorities-say | 2022-09-09T22:27:11Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/reports-russian-troops-tortured-staff-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-ukraine-authorities-say | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Wildfire danger and smoke forced the closure U.S. 12 over White Pass on Friday afternoon.
The road is shut down between Oak Creek, milepost 183, and Skate Creek Road in the Packwood area, milepost 131, according to a news release from the Washington Department of Transportation.
Only local traffic is allowed beyond milepost 183. All traffic is prohibited beyond the White Pass summit at milepost 151.
There is no estimated time for a reopening and travelers are urged to use an alternate route and expect delays.
The Goat Rocks Fire is burning in the area about 5 miles east of Packwood. The fire was caused by lightning on Aug. 9 in the Goat Rocks wilderness area.
The fire died down but picked back up in September after several days of red flag warnings, and is continuing to grow, according to Inciweb. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/wildfire-smoke-force-closure-of-u-s-12-over-white-pass/article_aa191392-3081-11ed-849a-abf8336bcec3.html | 2022-09-09T22:29:28Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/wildfire-smoke-force-closure-of-u-s-12-over-white-pass/article_aa191392-3081-11ed-849a-abf8336bcec3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Oregon utility companies are currently cutting power to some customers in western Oregon, due to high winds and wildfire danger.
Portland General Electric (PGE) and Pacific Power customers will be affected by the outages.
PGE's "Public Safety Power Shutoffs" began in the morning on Friday, September, 9th.
Pacific Power released a statement Friday, saying: "Some areas we serve are at an increased risk of catastrophic wildfires. As a safety precaution, electricity could be turned off in wildfire high risk areas during extreme weather events for public safety in an effort to prevent a fast-moving, hard to fight wildfire."
Concerned Pacific Power customers should call 1-888-221-7070.
PGE and Pacific Power hope to have power restored to all customers, weather and fires permitting, by Saturday night. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/28-000-without-power-in-oregon-on-friday-due-to-high-winds-fire-danger/article_f885185c-307a-11ed-8ee5-8b6366eaf89e.html | 2022-09-09T22:34:30Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/28-000-without-power-in-oregon-on-friday-due-to-high-winds-fire-danger/article_f885185c-307a-11ed-8ee5-8b6366eaf89e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI) released data today from the spring 2022 state assessments, the first statewide test for Washington students since the COVID pandemic.
According to an OSPI press release, 70% of Washington students were proficient or made progress, compared to the test results from the fall of 2021, before the pandemic.
Standardized state tests gauge student performance relative to grade-level learning goals in math, English, language arts, and science.
Test results by school district are available on the Washington State Report Card.
"These data are encouraging. There is no question that COVID significantly impacted the learning environment. However, the incredible work of our educators and families to support students is evident in the recovery we are seeing across grade levels and subjects," said Chris Reykdal, State Superintendent. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/state-test-scores-signal-pandemic-recovery-in-wa/article_ed9efc50-307f-11ed-9d80-bf3aa15d54a8.html | 2022-09-09T22:34:36Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/state-test-scores-signal-pandemic-recovery-in-wa/article_ed9efc50-307f-11ed-9d80-bf3aa15d54a8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Super7 Confirms Disney Parks Exclusive Willow Reaction Figures
Willow really frustrated toy collectors back in the day. Knowing that it was a George Lucas production, fans expected something akin to Star Wars figures as tie-ins. Instead, static PVCs clogged toy shelves, as the movie proved a relative box office disappointment. Times, and Willow perceptions, have changed. It’s now a beloved classic of Gen-X childhoods, and getting a new streaming series. Which, of course, means…more toys! To kick things off, Super7 just surprised D23 Expo attendees with the early release of Willow Reaction figures.
Unlike many they’ve done in this style, these Reaction figures appear to have actor likenesses, which Lucasfilm would have locked down in the ’80s. It’s the line we deserved in 1988. The first is the title character, Willow Ufgood, with the baby Elora Danan. This figure and more will eventually sell at Disney parks, but D23 attendees get the first crack.
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Willow merchandise may not stop there. Hasbro’s Star Wars division is actually, technically the Lucasfilm division, and they would have first dibs on more modern style figures. We haven’t heard anything on that score either way, but with Indiana Jones figures coming, the company certainly seems ready to expand the Lucasfilm portfolio.
What do you want to see in the way of Willow action figures? Let us know in comments!
Recommended Reading: Willow: The Storybook Based On the Movie
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Amazon Prime Cancels Paper Girls After One Season
It’s another sad day to be a Brian K. Vaughan fan. Earlier this summer, Amazon Prime Video debuted the first season of Paper Girls, based on the acclaimed sci-fi comic created by Vaughan and artist Cliff Chiang. However, it sounds like the time war depicted in the series has reached an abrupt ending. Deadline brings word that Prime is cancelling the show after just eight episodes.
Paper Girls centers on four teenagers living in 1988 whose early morning paper route is suddenly interrupted by a strange phenomenon that whisks them more than 30 years into the future. Once there, they learn that humanity is caught in a war between rival factions of time travelers and must figure out a way to get back to the past safely. The principal cast includes Riley Lai Nelet (Erin Tieng), Sofia Rosinsky (Mac Coyle), Camryn Jones (Tiff Quilkin), and Fina Strazza (KJ Brandman). Ali Wong also had a recurring role as an older version of Nelet’s character.
The show earned strong reviews when it originally hit Amazon in late July. But two days after it premiered, Stephany Folsom vacated her role as co-showrunner and executive producer. Christopher C. Rogers would have served as the series’ primary creative force in the event of a season 2 renewal. Deadline also notes that Amazon’s marketing push for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may have overshadowed its other programming and caused shows like Paper Girls to take a ratings hit.
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Regardless, the series isn’t necessarily dead yet. Legendary intends to shop Paper Girls to other networks and streaming services in the hopes of getting another season. Of course, Vaughan fans have already been through this situation before. The last TV show based on his work, Y: The Last Man, was similarly cancelled after airing a single season on FX on Hulu in 2021. And despite the producers’ best efforts to find it a new home, showrunner Eliza Clark confirmed earlier this year that their search had come up empty. For now, it remains to be seen if Paper Girls will have better luck.
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Recommended Reading: Paper Girls Deluxe Edition Vol. 1
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Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Confirms the Game’s December Debut
Marvel’s Midnight Suns has been one of most buzzed about video game titles of 2022 thanks to its stacked roster of characters and unique premise. Unfortunately, the game isn’t arriving next month as previously expected. But fans won’t have to wait that long to fight Lilith and her minions alongside some of their favorite superheroes. During today’s Disney and Marvel Games showcase at D23, 2K and Firaxis premiered a new Midnight Suns trailer featuring a lot of new gameplay footage. The promo also confirms that the game will now hit stores on December 2.
The latest trailer primarily highlights the turn-based combat system that’s typical of tactical RPGs such as this. Luckily, Firaxis already perfected this style on its critically-acclaimed XCOM series. But the main difference is that players draw cards to make their moves. In the end, players are forced to prioritize strategy over button-mashing, which makes for a more challenging gaming experience.
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Until early last month, the developers were planning to unveil the game on October 7. But despite the delay, Marvel is still releasing new Midnight Suns content that month to tide fans over until the title’s proper debut. Starting on October 31, Marvel’s official YouTube channel will premiere new animated shorts set before the events of the game. Each of these shorts will follow a different hero, with new episodes centering on Blade, Wolverine, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, and more. Check out some early footage below.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will be available later this year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game will be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch at a later date.
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Recommended Reading: Spirits of Vengeance: Rise of the Midnight Sons
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For those applying to retire from the federal government, be prepared to wait.
Data from the White House’s Office of Personnel Management, which administers the federal retirement program, shows that average monthly processing times dropped in August after steadily increasing over the summer, accompanying a spike in retirement claims for July.
Still, August’s processing times were well above the office’s goal of 60 days by nearly a whole month.
As the end of the year nears, it’s a popular time for retirement applications to be filed. Historically, a surge of applications come through OPM’s office between January and February, but that surge’s full effect on workload lasts until mid-April.
As roughly one in three federal employees will be eligible to retire by 2023, the graying of the federal workforce adds strain on OPM’s management of retirements. Still, the two-month processing goal has not been met in at least two years despite Congress, federal employee unions, and the Government Accountability Office prodding OPM to address its pace.
“We understand OPM may be struggling with pandemic-related disruptions and that there are dedicated public servants at OPM RS who recognize the problems,” said National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association in a statement in June. “But they must prevent the situation from deteriorating further and start making real progress to improve and modernize their processes to better serve those who spent careers serving their nation.”
GAO identified several causes for the slog in processing, one being the continuing reliance on paper-based applications and manual processing. OPM has said that developing an electronic application form and an electronic system to store retirement information is part of its strategic plan, but failed to provide estimated time frames or costs for the initiatives as of 2019.
According to the office’s budget justification for 2023, OPM will pilot a digital retirement system that will allow federal employees to retire completely online.
OPM also requested more than $225 million in salary and expense funds for personnel and non-personnel resources in its budget, which includes about $19 million for IT modernizations specifically.
Notably, from September 2019 to 2020, OPM employment decreased by more than half. As of 2021, numbers have still not risen to the initial peak in 2019.
Incomplete applications adding to backlog
Also contributing to delays are incomplete applications that require backtracking. In up to 40 percent of applications, OPM is missing information needed to finalize processing.
To address understaffing issues, OPM’s actions have included using overtime pay and hiring additional staff. However, OPM does not measure overtime productivity or correlate overtime data with application processing data, GAO found.
Increased use of overtime pay during fiscal years 2013 to 2017 also failed to increase the number of applications processed despite being a common practice implemented by OPM during surge retirement periods.
OPM officials reported that hiring freezes, continuing resolutions and other budget constraints affected hiring numbers and created hiring delays over the past five fiscal years.
The office of Congresswoman Kay Granger, a Republican from Texas, cites data provided by OPM showing that in ideal cases, simple requests such as direct deposit requests can be generally handled within 30 days.
OPM counts processing time as the number of days starting when they receive the retirement application through final adjudication.
Molly Weisner is a staff reporter for Federal Times where she covers labor, policy and contracting pertaining to the government workforce. She made previous stops at USA Today and McClatchy as a digital producer, and worked at The New York Times as a copy editor. Molly majored in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | https://www.federaltimes.com/fedlife/2022/09/09/why-its-taking-so-long-for-your-federal-retirement-to-process/ | 2022-09-09T22:40:24Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/fedlife/2022/09/09/why-its-taking-so-long-for-your-federal-retirement-to-process/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When it comes to our military, readiness serves as a risk mitigation within mission operations. Our experience shows us, “When readiness suffers, the risks to forces increase.”
Every branch of the military knows this, but personnel and operational readiness remain a struggle. The Government Accountability Office reported in late 2020 that the U.S. Department of Defense “needs to rebuild the readiness of the U.S. military and modernize its systems and equipment to address future threats.”
Readiness, of course, also includes the preparedness of our servicemen and servicewomen for deployment. Rapid or unexpected deployment presents challenges, such as ensuring that every service member has access to appropriate military health information. Without timely and accurate health and wellness information, both readiness and mission can suffer.
Accessible health information was a particular issue for servicewomen because of the male-centric aim of most information and the unique needs that women face before deployment, which resulted in reduced readiness and lost duty days.
To get ahead of the issue and assemble information in an easy-to-access manner, the Defense Health Agency made the best use of technology in accordance with DoD’s digital transformation objectives.
The Defense Health Agency partnered with Maximus and BlueWater to design and develop the Deployment Readiness Education for Servicewomen (DRES) web application. DHA leaders understood that servicewomen were not getting the information or help they needed in a timely manner, and it had to be addressed. Providing interactive functionality with information curated with the needs of servicewomen, the progressive web application provides a blueprint for how the military can leverage emerging technologies and app development to vastly improve readiness across branches of service.
The app focuses on three phases of deployment: preparation, activities during deployment, and afterward. For example, the “during deployment” phase includes information on mental health, nutrition, staying connected, and how to report any negative health situations. Similarly, the after-deployment phase provides information on self and family reintegration, family planning, and mental health resources.
By making this information more readily available to servicewomen, the app overcomes a gap in accessibility because data was previously in disparate locations and difficult to navigate. With the DRES app, the single location and installable version of the information provide servicewomen easy access the information even during deployment in areas of low or no connectivity.
The positive response to the DRES app – it’s quickly becoming the most-viewed application on the Defense Health Agency app store – shows how it offers a blueprint for other segments of DoD personnel. Since the app went live in 2022, it has supported roughly 75,000 actively deployed servicewomen and significantly reduced the number of lost duty days. The feedback from servicewomen has been nothing but positive, with many sharing that they are appreciative of being made a priority.
DRES embodies modern application development processes that starts with understanding of the core problem and how to present a solid user experience. This includes:
— A dedicated team, including servicewomen, who were excited to contribute to the project
— Holistic, agile application development and governance processes, covering project management and quality assurance testing.
— A focus on the end user experience and the challenges for accessing general health information before, during and after deployment
— Understanding of the unique health needs servicewomen matched to the comprehensive knowledge of emerging technologies.
By making this information available in an easy-to-carry and easy-to-view format regardless of location, while still adhering to security and privacy requirements, the DRES app supports the agency in mission of ensuring a medically ready military force across all commands.
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Data is at the center of every mission and task in government, from policymaking, to enabling the warfighter on the battlefield, to streamlining information sharing for national security. Dealing with large amounts of government and partner data efficiently and securely requires new strategies for containing, controlling, securing, and using these diverse data sets.
Yet, as public sector leaders increasingly use data to achieve their missions, chief data officers, chief information officers and chief information security officers are faced with cultural and workforce challenges that can hinder their journey towards becoming a more data-driven government. With the renewed focus on digital transformation across agencies, data can and should be used to drive government innovation. But how can government leaders fully exploit their ability to innovate with these challenges constantly looming?
People, process, and technology must be properly aligned to affect real cultural change. IT and data engineering teams should not build systems and platforms solely for the sake of IT. A “build it and they will come” mentality will not move agencies toward having a data-driven culture with active engagement in using data to derive valuable insights for decision-making.
So, how can senior government leaders organically cultivate a real data-driven culture? How can they remove data silos and other barriers that hamper their ability to make the right data available to all federal employees when they need it? Here are a few tips to consider:
Start with the Pain Points
Agencies know enough about their data to know where the challenges and pain points are – and often, the most glaring issues are felt across departments. Therefore, prioritizing a solution that solves shared pain points will have a greater impact across the entire agency. If the IT/data team can use cloud technology to address a common pain and frustration, they will be better able to secure buy-in for a cloud migration from all the data stakeholders, remove barriers to data, and step-by-step, start to break down data silos.
Don’t boil the ocean by thinking about the entire environment. Instead, prioritize the biggest pain point(s) and tackle those first to get more immediate results. Start with the problem, create a tactical plan, and build out from there.
Invest in Training the Workforce
Transformation projects not only require the right people – they also require the right mix of people. To build a truly effective data-driven culture, agencies need to build a workforce that is holistically prepared to execute data initiatives.
Data scientists and data engineers are now becoming common career options in government due to the essential skill sets these roles require. Businesses and government agencies are vying to attract the same talent—data scientists, data engineers, data analysts – and in doing so are further solidifying that data is at the center of the business and mission.
In many agencies, analyst teams have been pigeon-holed into using the same tools to build the same set of analytical results for many years. It’s easy to say, “that’s how we’ve always done it and it works,” but to truly harness the power of their data, agencies must pivot and invest in upskilling their workforce. Agencies should focus on being more proactive with the questions asked of data, and managers are responsible for identifying people who are interested in being upskilled. The federal workforce must be focused across skill sets on how data can help the government achieve its mission.
Invest in Technology for Data Access Control
A big hurdle for data owners to overcome is recognizing that data can and should be shared. For many IT managers, there are no gray areas – either people are allowed access to data, or they are not. However, today’s technologies allow for nuanced access control frameworks that give data owners granular control over what and how to share data. Using techniques like privacy controls, data masking, and redaction, data access does not have to be binary in order to be secure.
The agencies that execute this most successfully will be those that translate rules into policy at the data set level and automatically apply them at the speed of mission need. For example, the Department of Defense’s workforce has security clearance levels that determine who can access specific data. But even defense agencies struggle with how to automate and enforce data access policy using clearance information.
Technology has advanced to the point where agencies can get fine-grained access control that makes context-aware policy enforcement decisions at query runtime. This approach puts the right data into the hands of the analysts who need it, without having to make a binary, role-based decision at the data set level. Data then becomes the driver of mission, action, and intelligence, instead of being locked up in silos.
Being truly data-driven requires managers to ensure the outcomes they are looking to achieve align with mission objectives. It’s time to move away from the “build it and they will come” mentality driven by technology decisions. Instead, agencies should evolve to a data-driven culture by changing the mindsets and approaches of the people that are there today. Using mission requirements and hard questions to drive the implementation and adaptation of data platforms will demonstrate the art of the possible and prove how everyone – from data engineers to analysts and consumers – can benefit from proper access to and proactive use of data.
Nancy Patel is vice president and general manager of public sector at Immuta, a provider of data privacy and access controls services.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter who will review documents seized during an FBI search of the former president’s Florida home.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a “special master,” as well as proposals for the scope of the person’s duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have long-term effects on the investigation, it will almost certainly delay the criminal probe and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a national risk assessment it was doing.
Over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team’s request for the special master and directed the department to temporarily halt its review of records for investigative purposes.
She said the person would be responsible for sifting through the records recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and filter out from the criminal investigation any documents potentially covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege.
Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the search. That’s on top of classified documents contained in 15 boxes retrieved in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, and additional secret records the department took back during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department had objected to the Trump team’s request for a special master, saying it had already done its own review and identified a limited subset of records that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It said that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
The department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating it would contest the judge’s order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Officials asked the judge to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal, as well as her requirement that the department share with a special master the classified records that were recovered.
It is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged.
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Health officials confirm rabid raccoon found in Kinston
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - Health officials in Lenoir County are warning about a rabid raccoon that was discovered.
The Lenoir County Health Department said it got state lab confirmation that a raccoon found between Vernon Avenue and the Neuse River west of Queen street was infected with rabies.
Officials said this is the sixth raccoon found with the disease in Lenoir County in 2022. Three of those were in Kinston.
“Rabies is a disease that can lead to severe health consequences in people and animals. It is concerning to have had so many cases in the city and the county. We want everyone to be safe, so please be aware of your surroundings when outside,” said Pamela Brown, Lenoir County health director, in a press release.
In order to keep yourself, your family, and your pets safe, health officials encourage you to follow these guidelines:
-Let the Health Department, the hospital, or your doctor know if you have been scratched or bitten by or have handled an animal that could be rabid
-Do not approach or touch a wild animal or an animal that could be rabid.
-Ensure pets are up to date on rabies vaccinations.
-Keep pets away from stray or wild animals.
For questions or concerns about rabies, call the Lenoir County Health Department at 252-526-4200.
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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding modern analytics created a slower, less entertaining sport.
The decisions were made Friday by the sport’s 11-man competition committee over the unanimous opposition of the panel’s four players. Commissioner Rob Manfred pushed for the innovations along with a management team that included former Boston and Chicago Cubs executive Theo Epstein, now an MLB consultant.
“The influx of data in our industry,” Epstein said, “have not improved the game from an esthetic standpoint or from an entertainment standpoint. So in my role now, it’s my responsibility to try to look at the big picture, think about what’s great for fans.”
Players supported the third major initiative: larger bases that are expected to lessen injuries and lead to more stolen bases because of a decreased distance of 4½ inches.
Manfred called the rules an attempt to “bring back the best form of baseball.”
“Number one, fans want games with better pace,” he said during a news conference. “Two, fans want more action, more balls in play. And three, fans want to see more of the athleticism of our great players.”
Union head Tony Clark was noticeably absent, as he was at the announcement of an agreement in March that ended a 99-day lockout.
“Players live the game – day in and day out. On-field rules and regulations impact their preparation, performance, and ultimately, the integrity of the game itself,” the union said in a statement. “Major League Baseball was unwilling to meaningfully address the areas of concern that players raised.”
The pitch clock will be set at 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners – an increase from the 14/19 tested at Triple-A this season and 14/18 at lower minor league levels.
There will be a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements – pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber – per plate appearance, and a balk would be called for a third or more unless there is an out. The disengagement limit, which some players predict will benefit baserunners, would be reset if a runner advances.
A catcher is required to be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock and a hitter in the batter’s box and focused on the pitcher with eight seconds remaining. Penalties for violations will be a ball called against a pitcher and a strike called against a batter.
A batter can ask an umpire for time once per plate appearance. After that, it would be granted only at the umpire’s discretion if the request is made while in the batter’s box.
The clock, which some players suggested be altered for late and close situations, has helped reduce the average time of a nine-inning game in the minor leagues from 3 hours, 4 minutes in 2021 to 2:38 this season. The average time of a nine-inning game in the major leagues this year is 3:07, up from 2:46 in 1989 and 2:30 in the mid-1950s.
“It reminded me of the game that I grew up watching in the ’70s and ’80,” said former outfielder Raúl Ibañez, now an MLB senior vice president.
Two infielders will be required to be on either side of second base and all infielders to be within the outer boundary of the infield when the pitcher is on the rubber. Infielders may not switch sides unless there is a substitution, but five-man infields will still be allowed, MLB executive vice president Morgan Sword said.
Shifts have soared from 2,357 times on balls hit in play in 2011 to 28,130 in 2016 and 59,063 last year, according to Sports Info Solutions. Shifts are on pace for 68,000 this season.
“I think fans will cherish the moments absent the extreme defensive shifts when games are decided not by whether their team’s infield is positioned by the perfect algorithm, but by whether their team’s second baseman can range to make an athletic dive playing with everything on the line,” Epstein said.
MLB’s season batting average has dropped from .267 in 1997 to .243 this year, with a team’s average runs declining from 4.77 to 4.33.
“The game has evolved in a way that nobody would have chosen if we were sitting down 25 years ago to chart a path towards the best version of baseball,” Epstein said. “Nobody would have asked for fans to have to wait more than four minutes for balls to be put into play. Nobody would have asked for generational lows and stolen bases, triples and doubles.”
Base size will increase to 18-inch squares from 15 – first basemen are less likely to get stepped on.
In addition, each team will be allowed a sixth mound visit in the ninth inning next year, if it has used five during the first eight innings.
Until last winter, MLB needed one year of advance notice to amend on-field rules without union approval but as part of the March lockout settlemen, the timeline for rule implementation was accelerated to 45 days and included the creation of the competition committee, in which players would participate.
The committee members include St. Louis Cardinals CEO Bill DeWitt Jr., San Francisco Giants chairman Greg Johnson, Colorado Rockies CEO Dick Monfort, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro, Seattle Mariners chairman John Stanton and Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, and umpire Bill Miller. Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, Blue Jays infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield and Giants outfielder Austin Slater represented players Friday, a group that included Chicago Cubs infielder Ian Happ as an alternate.
“It’s hard to get consensus among the group of players on changing the game,” Manfred said. “I think at the end of the day what we did here was about giving fans the kind of game they want to see.”
MINOR LEAGUE UNION CLEARS ANOTHER HURDLE
MLB is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season.
The MLBPA launched the unionization drive on Aug. 28 and told MLB on Tuesday it had obtained signed authorization cards from the approximately 5,500 players with minor league contracts. If MLB had declined to accept the union, the players’ association’s next step would have been to ask the National Labor Relations Board to conduct an authorization election.
“We, I believe, notified the MLBPA today that we’re prepared to execute an agreement on voluntary recognition. I think they’re working on the language as we speak,” Manfred said Friday.
Both sides were exchanging language Friday. Players with Dominican Summer League contracts will not be included in the bargaining unit.
Major leaguers negotiated their first collective bargaining agreement in 1968. They have had nine work stoppages during a period of gains that saw the big league average salary rise from $19,000 in 1967 to over $4 million this year. Players on 40-man rosters on option to the minor leagues have been represented by the union since 1981.
The vast majority of minor leaguers have not been previously been represented by the union, which intends to form a separate bargaining unit with its own dues and governance structure, such as player representatives and an executive board.
MLB raised weekly minimum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. For players on option, the minimum is $57,200 per season for a first big league contract and $114,100 for later big league contracts.
In addition, MLB this year began requiring teams to provide housing for most minor leaguers.
MLB and union negotiators have had an acrimonious relationship in recent years, leading to several grievances that remain pending. Manfred and union head Clark held separate news conferences to announce the agreement that ended the lockout in March, and union officials did not attend MLB’s news conference Friday to announce rule changes for 2023.
The five-year labor agreement expires on Dec. 1, 2026, and MLB could seek a simultaneous expiration for a minor league deal.
The minor leaguers’ greatest leverage may be ahead of opening day, March 31 at Triple-A and April 6 at lower levels, when a strike could lead each team to keep its dozen or so unionized players on option at training complexes playing makeshift games.
Negotiations between Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and Bruce Meyer, recently promoted to the union’s executive director, have been filled with acrimony.
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My daughter, who lives on the East Coast, was home for a chunk of the summer. And wave after wave of her friends and co-workers have been heading West to enjoy (somewhat) cooler temperatures — and the more laidback (still) California lifestyle.
While they’re here, along with In-N-Out Burgers and tacos uber alles, we’ve been taking them to the trendier hangs in town. To which I’m invited as well because, you know, I’m picking up the checks.
Which means it’s been a summer of $18 cocktails so exotic I’m burning up my iPhone trying to figure out the ingredients. Dishes of even greater (tasty) obscurity. And a music level that staggers with its ability to drown out any hint of conversation. I see lips moving. But I hear no voices coming out. Which is how I wound up at The George for brunch one Sunday. I was in dire need of a grownup restaurant where I could actually hear myself think. And where the jazz combo was an exercise in pure musical pleasure.
The George is quiet because it attracts a crowd that still believes in the dying art of conversation. I was finally able to speak to my wife about the state of her latest projects; it’s remarkable how few and far between the moments for quiet conversation are within a marriage.
And anyway, we were enjoying the music of the combo — called The George Jazz Trio — too much to interrupt with pointless blather. We were also enjoying the food — dishes that I didn’t have to look up on my iPhone. Avo toast with a poached egg is pretty much a universal pleasure.
The George is named “The George” for two reasons. First, it sits on Washington Boulevard, so “George” just makes sense. But if you’re a fan of movies from the Golden Age, you may remember a matinee idol named George Brent, who turns out to be a forebear of the owner. So, The George is The George from two different directions.
This particular George is available to its adoring fans for limited occasions. There’s dinner three days only, from Thursday through Saturday. Sunday is brunch only. If you need some solace on a Monday, and you’re out for lunch, there’s no George. But then, since I needed a jazz brunch to settle my tortured psyche, this particular Sunday was much appreciated. As was easy parking on the block. Praising the parking seems petty. But after several weeks of terminal trendies, I was tired of having to use a valet. (I always pray when I get the car back, that it’s all still there.)
But let’s return to the to the menu, and it’s blessed accessibility. Contrary to the sundry old-school breakfast spots through the San Gabriel Valley, The George is not a destination for either bacon and eggs, or eggs Benedict. The closest the menu comes is the steak and eggs — a $22 herb crusted hunk o’ beef with two eggs and fries. It’s probably a very tasty feed, but perhaps a bit challenging for my innards on a Sunday morning.
I’m more into the “Not Your Gramma” biscuits, served with buttermilk fried chicken, roasted baby spuds, and of all things a “blackberry-basil compote.” I don’t know if that’s a Southern touch, a California touch, or just The George. Whatever; it’s very tasty. They make a fine bacon ranch wedge salad as well, with roasted corn, blue cheese and something they called “bacon dust.”
There’s a poached egg salad with avocado, goat cheese and wild arugula, which strikes me as the best of all possible worlds on one plate. But then, so is the spinach and pancetta frittata. And even The George Burger — in this case with candied bacon, gruyere and roasted garlic aioli. They gild their lilies very well here
The dinner menu is as brief as the brunch menu; The George is more about focus than choice — a kitchen that does a few things very well, rather than many things not very well. The buttermilk fried chicken has turned into Nashville Hot Chicken Bites. There are crispy Brussels sprouts, and roasted heirloom cauliflower.
The beef reappears as the Presidential Steak. A dish called The Hen House is herb roasted Cornish game hens with chipotle risotto. There’s sweet potato gnocchi with pea tendrils and chili flakes. There are bone-in pork chops — “They Got Chops.” The fish of the day is called “It Came from the Sea.”
They like cute at The George, at least when it comes to the names of some dishes. But shrimp cocktail is still shrimp cocktail. Charcuterie plate and cheese plate are what they sound like. And the cherry crumble pie is exactly that.
On the weekdays when The George is open, the happy hour, from 4 to 6 p.m., “harkens you back to the Golden Age of class and elegance…” Just like George Brent himself!
Merrill Shindler is a Los Angeles-based freelance dining critic. Email mreats@aol.com.
The George
- Rating: 3 stars
- Address: 1615 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena
- Information: 626-486-2084, www.thegeorgepasadena.com
- Cuisine: American
- When: Brunch, Sunday; dinner, Thursday through Saturday
- Details: Beer and wine; reservations essential
- Atmosphere: Casually comfortable American eatery on the north side of Pasadena, with a cheerful staff, large portions — and jazz music with brunch on Sundays!
- Prices: About $35 per person
- Suggested dishes: Dinner: 7 Appetizers ($12-$18), 2 Salads ($14), 6 Mains ($16-$34); Brunch: 13 Entrees ($12-$22), 2 Sweets $18
- Credit cards: MC, V
- What the stars mean: 4 (World class! Worth a trip from anywhere!), 3 (Most excellent, even exceptional. Worth a trip from anywhere in Southern California.), 2 (A good place to go for a meal. Worth a trip from anywhere in the neighborhood.) 1 (If you’re hungry, and it’s nearby, but don’t get stuck in traffic going.) 0 (Honestly, not worth writing about.)
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There’s always an exception to the rule — and one woman’s fastidious feline is just that.
Cat owner Katie Behr has gone viral for sharing hilarious videos of her cat, Pym — one of the few known to enjoy a splash in the shower.
Behr, 31, adopted Pym when she was only seven weeks old, and was almost immediately curious about the substance cascading from their faucets.
“I was really shocked at first because I thought cats didn’t like water, but I was also concerned because I like the shower really hot,” the nurse practitioner told Caters News.
“However, now I’ve learnt it’s the temperature Pym likes too!” she added, gushingly. “Whenever she’s in the water she loves it, and I think maybe it calms her down.”
Now, Pym doesn’t go a day without showering with her.
“She gets in the shower with me every day, I’ll get ready to get in, look around, and Pym will be there waiting under the taps,” Behr said.
“Pym keeps track of my schedule so whether it’s day or night, she’s ready to get in there for some reason, she never wines, just waits.”
Behr admits it’s strange, but said there’s no way she can keep the hydrophilic kitty out.
“I’ve actually tried [shutting her out] and she responded by pawing at the door,” she said. “Shower time is now a team effort!”
Behr recently started posting videos online, attracting hundreds of thousands of views from baffled and bemused “shower cat” followers.
“I can’t believe the reaction online, it’s crazy but amazing!” she admitted. “I also get quite a lot of funny comments like, ‘What the hell is she doing?’ or, ‘Is your cat broken?’ — it’s funny because this is just the norm for us.”
“I really appreciate all the comments and messages I get, it’s so nice to know the videos brighten up people’s days,” she continued.
Behr said she does occasionally get people accusing her of posting the same video, but assures that Pym jumps in on her own volition every day.
“I can get a fresh video every day!” she claimed, adding that she ended up with her phone in the bathroom because she listens to music as she showers.
“Me and Pym love a bit of Celine Dion at the moment,” she joked.
Her friends and followers on social media can’t get enough of Pym’s odd antics.
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Mullen Automotive on Thursday announced acquisition of a majority stake in Bollinger Motors, reviving plans to bring the latter’s B1 electric SUV and B2 electric pickup truck into production.
Founded in 2015, Bollinger initially planned the B1 and B2 as no frills off-roaders aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. It revealed production-intent versions of the B1 and B2 in December 2020.
But Bollinger bailed on plans for the B1 and B2 in January, amid a shift to focus its limited finances on its commercial trucks. Bollinger in May announced that Roush will assemble a planned lineup of Class 3 through Class 6 commercial trucks in Michigan.
Now it appears the B1 and B2 are back on thanks to Mullen, which paid $148.2 million in cash and stock for a 60% controlling interest in Bollinger.
“This is Mullen’s first EV acquisition and propels the company into the medium duty truck Classes 3-6, along with the B1 and B2 sport utility trucks,” a Mullen press release said, adding that, “as part of the acquisition, the company brings Mullen nearly 50,000 reservations previously taken for the B1 and B2 sport utility vehicles.”
B1 and B2 production will start after the Class 3 through Class 6 trucks, the release said, adding that “Bollinger will be able to leverage Mullen’s solid-state battery technology.” Bollinger plans to begin customer testing of its B4 commercial truck this fall.
In a YouTube presentation announcing the acquisition of Bollinger, Mullen CEO David Michery said he was a big fan of the B1 and B2, and said he saw potential for their use as military vehicles.
The B1 and B2 appeared to employ packaging that was a bit different—in a good way—than many other commercial-truck efforts, with an in-house-developed modular battery pack tucked within frame rails. So at least there’s now a chance that engineering won’t go to waste.
Neither Bollinger nor Mullen has delivered any production vehicles to date, and the latter has changed its plans several times. It originally planned to sell leftover Coda sedans, then an electric sports car based on a Chinese design. It’s now looking to start deliveries of an electric crossover dubbed the Mullen Five in 2024, plus light-duty electric vans—that, admittedly, would fit in rather nicely next to Bollinger’s heavier-duty electric trucks.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eager to root for viewer favorites “Yellowstone,” “NCIS” or “Young Sheldon” during the Emmy Awards? Save your breath.
They and other ratings successes failed to make a dent in nominations for Monday’s ceremony. Instead, the haul went to shows that are critical darlings or possess a higher degree of cool, “Stranger Things” and “Squid Game” among them.
While it may be frustrating to fans, industry experts consider such omissions a sign that television’s most prestigious honor is doing its job, or trying to, in the daunting age of “peak TV” overload.
“When the Emmys were created more than 70 years ago, there were so few shows. The public was familiar with what was being nominated,” said TV producer-writer William Rosenthal. That remained the case for most of the 20th century, but today it’s “a whole different game, with more than 500 series, and also international series.”
Netflix’s “Squid Game” is a case in point, a South Korean drama that’s the first non-English language nominee for top series honors. The dystopian horror story is competing with seven other acclaimed shows, including “Succession” and “Severance.”
The crush of programming means that even worthy shows struggle for recognition.
“You would have thought this bounty of quality would have been wonderful for the Emmys, but it’s become one of their most significant challenges,” said Robert Thompson, director of Syracuse University’s Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture. “What happens when an award that was originally designed to pick out the high points in what was called the ‘idiot box’ suddenly has more high points than they can possibly know what to do with?”
Which begs the question: Given the many options splintering the TV audience, how can an awards show draw a crowd?
The ceremony isn’t limited to spotlighting only nominated shows, said returning executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart. The awards air 8 p.m. EDT Monday on NBC, with Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” as host.
“The writing, the filmmaking, the acting that you see on television is extraordinary,” said Hudlin. “We want to celebrate all of TV … the things we like to watch, whatever those are, yay!”
How to accomplish that? “Put a bit of ‘Law & Order’ in there for the people, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do,” said Stewart, using the long-running franchise as shorthand for crowd favorites. “We want people to recognize their TV, not our TV, not just those things that are nominated but they’ve never heard of, or don’t subscribe to the streaming service.”
One approach, inviting actors from non-nominated shows to serve as presenters, is already evident: Mariska Hargitay of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and Christopher Meloni of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will do just that (with both shows also conveniently on host network NBC).
The nominations winnowing process was particularly brutal this year. The farewell seasons of network favorites “black-ish” and “This Is Us” were snubbed, and FX’s “Atlanta” was left out of the best comedy series category after two previous nods (although star-creator Donald Glover is up for an acting trophy, which he won in 2017).
Staples like NBC’s “Chicago Fire” or CBS’ “NCIS” — the No. 1 network drama with an average 10 million viewers last season — are awards longshots in any field, but particularly among TV’s endless wave of innovative storytelling. The same goes for Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” well-crafted but not seen as cutting edge, which leaves even its deserving cast members out in the cold.
“It seems like a big oversight that Kelly Reilly hasn’t been nominated,” said Rosenthal, whose credits include “Nurse Jackie” and who is an assistant professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Reilly’s performance as tough but troubled Beth Dutton in the modern Western is “really fantastic,” he said.
Emmy nods largely favored shows from big-spending streaming services like Netflix, among the drivers of TV’s explosive growth, alongside relatively old-guard premium cable channels including HBO and Showtime. Of the 21 nominees in the best drama, comedy and limited series categories, 11 are on streaming services and seven are on premium cable.
ABC’s comedy “Abbott Elementary,” stands alone as a broadcast network series nominee. Two series nods went to basic cable: AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
When broadcast and daily ratings ruled TV, before DVRs and streaming, Emmy recognition could help make a show. The groundbreaking police drama “Hill Street Blues” is a vivid example cited by Syracuse’s Thompson.
It was among the lowest-rated series when it was showered in 1981 with a then-record eight Emmys, he said, and spared cancellation. It aired until 1987 and won four consecutive best drama series awards.
The Emmys hunt still triggers splashy “for your consideration” promotional campaigns aimed at academy voters. But the overloaded pop culture environment has dimmed the appeal of Hollywood awards ceremonies across the board, as ebbing viewership proves, and maybe the cachet of the trophies themselves.
Emmy producer Stewart offers a counter perspective to the latter. Statistically, he said, the odds of winning one of the 25 Emmys to be given Monday are overwhelmingly long.
“Let’s not forget that this is an incredible, incredible achievement,” he said.
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LONDON (AP) — King Charles III vowed in his first speech as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service” with his own modernizing stamp, as Britain entered an uncertain new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen’s exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated.
Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. He takes the throne in an era of unease for both his country and the monarchy itself.
He spoke of his “profound sorrow” over the death of his mother, calling her “an inspiration and example to me and to all my family.”
“That promise of lifelong service I renew to all today,” he said in the 9 1/2-minute address, recorded earlier in the day and delivered with a framed photo of the queen on a desk in front of him.
“As the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I, too, now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation,” he said.
The king’s speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where some 2,000 people attended a service of remembrance for the queen. They included Prime Minister Liz Truss and officials in her government, along with hundreds of members of the public who lined up for tickets.
As the country began a 10-day mourning period, people around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after an unprecedented 70 years on the throne.
In London and at military sites across the United Kingdom, cannons fired 96 shots in an elaborate, 16-minute salute marking each year of the queen’s life.
The widespread admiration for Elizabeth in Britain and across its former colonies was occasionally mixed with scorn for the institution and the imperial history she symbolized.
Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon his mother’s death, will be formally proclaimed king at a ceremony on Saturday. He is expected to tour the United Kingdom in the coming days.
The queen’s coffin will be brought to London, where she will lie in state before a funeral at Westminster Abbey, expected around Sept. 19.
On the king’s first full day of duties, Charles left Balmoral and flew to London for a meeting with Truss, appointed by the queen just two days before her death.
He arrived at Buckingham Palace, the monarch’s London home, for the first time as sovereign, emerging from the official state Bentley limousine alongside Camilla, the queen consort, to shouts from the crowd of “Well done, Charlie!” and the singing of the national anthem, now called “God Save the King.” One woman gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Under intense scrutiny and pressure to show he can be both caring and regal, Charles walked slowly past flowers heaped at the palace gates for his mother. The mood was both grieving and celebratory.
“It has been so touching. … All those people, come to give their condolences,” he told Truss during their meeting.
“It’s the moment I’ve been dreading, as I know a lot of people have,” he added, referring to his mother’s death. “But you try and keep everything going.”
The changing of the guard comes at a time when many Britons are facing an energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.
In his speech, Charles looked to both the past — noting his mother’s unwavering “dedication and devotion as sovereign” — and the future, seeking to strike a reassuring note of constancy while signaling that his will be a 21st-century monarchy.
He reflected on how the country had changed dramatically during the queen’s reign into a society “of many cultures and many faiths,” and pledged to serve people in Britain and the 14 other countries where he is king “whatever may be your background or beliefs.”
The lifelong environmentalist said he was confident work on “the issues for which I care so deeply” would “go on in the trusted hands of others.”
He spoke of his son Prince William, now heir to the throne and formally given the title that Charles long held, Prince of Wales. William and his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, will “continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center ground where vital help can be given,” Charles said, referring to the couple’s work on homelessness, mental health and other issues.
He also struck a note of reconciliation after a raw family rift when he said, “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”
Prince Harry and wife Meghan have been in a tense relationship with the royal family since they stepped away from their official duties and left the country in 2020, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media toward the biracial American actress.
As the second Elizabethan Age came to a close, throngs of people arrived all day to grieve together and lay flowers outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and other royal residences.
Finance worker Giles Cudmore said the queen had “just been a constant through everything, everything good and bad.”
At Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, mourner April Hamilton stood with her young daughter, struggling to hold back tears.
“It’s just such a momentous change that is going to happen,” she said. “I’m trying to hold it together today.”
Many sporting and cultural events were canceled as a mark of respect, and some businesses — including Selfridges department store and the Legoland amusement park — shut their doors. The Bank of England postponed its meeting by a week.
Elizabeth was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of constancy in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and upheaval in her family, including the messy divorce of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
The public’s affection for the queen had helped sustain support for the monarchy amid complaints in some quarters that it had outlived its usefulness. But Charles does not command that kind of popularity.
“Charles can never replace her, you know,” said 31-year-old Londoner Mariam Sherwani.
Like many, she referred to Elizabeth as a grandmother figure. Others compared her to their mothers, or great-grandmothers.
But around the world, her passing revealed conflicting emotions about the nation and institutions she represented.
In Ireland, some soccer fans cheered.
For some, Elizabeth was a queen whose coronation glittered with shards of a stunning 3,106-carat diamond pulled from grim southern African mines, a monarch who inherited an empire they resented. Across Africa, nations rejected British rule and chose independence in her first decade on the throne.
In India, once the “jewel in the crown” of the British empire, entrepreneur Dhiren Singh described his own personal sadness at her death, but added: “I do not think we have any place for kings and queens in today’s world.”
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Associated Press writer Cara Anna in Nairobi, Kenya, and AP journalists from around the world contributed to this report.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia election officials to replace the state’s touchscreen voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, citing what they say are “serious threats” posed by an apparent breach of voting equipment in one county.
The 13 experts on Thursday sent a letter to the members of the State Election Board and to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who’s a non-voting member of the board. It urges them to immediately stop using the state’s Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines. It also suggests they mandate a particular type of post-election audit on the outcome of all races on the ballot.
The experts who sent the letter include academics and former state election officials and are not associated with efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The midterm elections are just two months away. A switch to hand-marked paper ballots could easily be made by then because state law already provides for them to be used as an emergency backup, the letter says.
State Election Board Chair William Duffey responded in an email to The Associated Press that the “security of our election equipment is of paramount interest to the State Election Board as is the integrity of the election process in Georgia.” He noted that the alleged breach in Coffee County is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and secretary of state’s office investigators and said the FBI has been asked to assist.
“The investigation is active and ongoing,” Duffey wrote. “Information developed will be considered to evaluate the impact of the Coffee County conduct.”
Raffensperger’s office has repeatedly said that Georgia’s elections remain secure because of varied security mechanisms in place. Spokesperson Mike Hassinger said in an email that the office will respond “in due time with due care” and that the response will be “addressed directly to the authors, rather than leaked to the media to obtain some sort of rhetorical advantage.”
The apparent unauthorized copying of election equipment in Coffee County happened in January 2021. It is documented in emails, security camera footage and other records produced in response to subpoenas in a long-running lawsuit that argues Georgia’s voting machines are vulnerable and should be replaced by hand-marked paper ballots.
Those records show that a computer forensics team traveled to the rural county about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta on Jan. 7, 2021, to forensically copy voting equipment. Emails show that Sidney Powell and other Trump-allied attorneys were involved in arranging for the visit.
The security video also shows that Doug Logan and Jeff Lenberg, who were involved in broader efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results, visited the office later that month.
The experts who sent the letter Thursday have long criticized Georgia’s voting machines, which print a paper ballot that includes a human-readable summary of the voter’s selections and a barcode that is read by a scanner to tally the votes. They argue the machines already made elections more vulnerable to tampering because voters cannot read the barcode to verify that it accurately reflects their selections.
But the copying and sharing of election data and software from Coffee County “increases both the risk of undetected cyber-attacks on Georgia, and the risk of accusations of fraud and election manipulation,” the letter says.
The expert letter also cites work by University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, who serves as an expert witness in the long-running voting machines lawsuit. He has identified what he says are security vulnerabilities in Georgia’s voting machines. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in June issued an advisory based on Halderman’s findings.
In addition to urging a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, the experts say a statewide post-election, risk-limiting audit should be done on all of the races on the ballot. A risk-limiting audit essentially uses a statistical approach to ensure that the reported results match the actual votes cast. Current rules require only one statewide contest to be audited.
At least some of the experts who signed the letter sent to the Georgia State Election Board last year sent a similar letter to California’s secretary of state ahead of a recall election for the state’s governor urging a rigorous audit of that contest. The secretary of state did not act on the recommendations.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain’s colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions.
Tributes to the queen’s life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy.
It was in Cape Town, marking her 21st birthday in 1947, that the then-Princess Elizabeth pledged that her “whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
The British empire soon crumbled, but Elizabeth managed to maintain a regal — if ceremonial — position as the head of the Commonwealth, the 54 nations of mostly previous British colonies.
“The Queen lived a long and consequential life, fulfilling her pledge to serve until her very last breath at the age of 96,” Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, said Friday. “She was an exemplary leader of the kind seldom seen in the modern era.”
As queen, Elizabeth was seen as endorsing the birth of democracies in former colonies in Africa where Black citizens previously had been denied basic rights, including the vote. When in glittering tiaras she danced with new African leaders in the 1960s and visited their capitals, she burnished their new institutions.
When white-minority rule finally fell in South Africa in 1994, Elizabeth welcomed Nelson Mandela as a world leader. Her warm friendship with Mandela gave her a new relevance.
“In the years after his release from prison, (Mandela) cultivated a close relationship with the queen. He hosted her in South Africa and visited her in England, taking particular delight in exploring Buckingham Palace. They also talked on the phone frequently, using their first names with each other as a sign of mutual respect as well as affection,” the Nelson Mandela Foundation said Friday.
“For Madiba, (Mandela’s clan name) it was important that the former colonial power in southern Africa should be drawn into cordial and productive relations with the newly democratic republic of South Africa.”
Fellow anti-apartheid fighter the late Anglican archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu also enjoyed good relations with the queen.
“Although ensconced in the pomp, ceremony and lifestyle of royalty and empire, in a world of profound inequality, she was a servant queen,” Tutu’s foundation and trust said Friday.
In contrast, a scathing view of the queen’s rule was issued by South Africa’s populist party, the Economic Freedom Fighters. The queen was “head of an institution built up, sustained, and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world,” it said.
“We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history,” said the party. “During her 70-year reign as queen, she never once acknowledged the atrocities that her family inflicted on native people that Britain invaded across the world. She willingly benefited from the wealth that was attained from the exploitation and murder of millions of people.”
Some Irish soccer fans raucously cheered the queen’s death at a match Thursday, according to videos posted online that angered her supporters. The Republic of Ireland’s leadership expressed condolences and admiration for the queen.
The widespread tributes that followed her death came not only from U.S. President Joe Biden but also from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
She was a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States,” Biden and first lady Jill Biden said, adding that she ”defined an era.”
Putin sent a telegram to King Charles III — Elizabeth’s oldest son who automatically became Britain’s new monarch.
“For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage. I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss,” Putin wrote.
Elizabeth was mourned across Europe. In France, Britain’s historic rival and contemporary ally, flags at the presidential palace and public buildings were lowered to half-staff on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron released a video Friday in English expressing a sense of “emptiness” after her passing. Addressing the British public, he said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen, to all of us.”
In the U.S., tributes came from every living former president.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said Elizabeth made “the role of queen her own — with a reign defined by grace, elegance, and a tireless work ethic.” George W. Bush called her “a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” and Jimmy Carter said Elizabeth’s “dignity, graciousness and sense of duty” were inspiring.
Even in places where the relationship with British monarchy is complicated, the tributes flowed. In India, once a British colony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Elizabeth “a stalwart of our times.”
The queen’s death came as a growing number of British territories in the Caribbean are seeking to replace the monarch with their own heads of state amid demands that Britain apologize for its colonial-era abuses and award its former colonies slavery reparations.
Still, Caribbean leaders mourned her. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said for many years Elizabeth visited the island every decade.
“Undoubtedly, she formed a special bond with the people of Jamaica,” he said. “We are saddened that we will not see her light again, but we will remember her historic reign.”
Bermuda Premier David Burt noted that her reign “has spanned decades of such immense change for the United Kingdom and the world.”
Elizabeth was also sovereign to 14 other countries including Jamaica, Canada, Australia, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.
“Here is a woman who gave her life, utterly, to the service of others. And regardless of what anyone thinks of the role of monarchies around the world, there is undeniably, I think here, a display of someone who gave everything on behalf of her people,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was having trouble believing he’d had his last sit-down chat with Elizabeth: “I will so miss those chats,” he said. Elizabeth had visited Canada 22 times as monarch.
“For most Canadians, we have known no other sovereign,” Trudeau said, his eyes red with emotion. He said she was a “constant presence in our lives — and her service to Canadians will forever remain an important part of our country’s history.”
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led a failed campaign to have an Australian president replace the British monarch as Australia’s head of state, came close to tears in paying tribute to Elizabeth.
“It’s the end of an era and let’s hope that the future, after the queen’s passing, is one where we will have leadership as dedicated and selfless as she has shown,” Turnbull told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
In China, Elizabeth’s death was a top trending topic on social media.
“I feel quite sad,” said Bao Huifang, a lawyer in Beijing. “She played a very important role in stabilizing Britain and the world.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his condolences, noting Elizabeth was the first British monarch to visit China.
Elizabeth’s death comes amid increasingly tense relations between Britain and China. Xi said he was willing to work with King Charles III on promoting “healthy and stable” bilateral ties.
Rock star Elton John paid tribute at his Toronto concert, saying he was inspired by her and is sad that she is gone.
“She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John said.
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AP journalists Mogomotsi Magome in Johannesburg, Robert Gillies in Toronto, Canada, and Nick Perry in Wellington, New Zealand, contributed to this report.
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Colorado's devastating 2013 flood: A look back 9 years later
Friday, Sept. 9, marked the nine-year anniversary of Colorado's historic 2013 flood in which a year's worth of rain fell in a week in some areas, resulting in one of the state's worst natural disasters.
Here is a look back at the historic event:
Deaths, damage caused by 2013 flood in Colorado
- At least nine people were killed
- The flood covered 4,500 square miles, or the size of more than 10 Rocky Mountain National Parks
- The damage estimate reached nearly $4 billion
- More than 19,000 people were evacuated and 3,000 had to be rescued
- 26,000 homes were damaged or destroyed
- 200 businesses were destroyed and 750 were damaged
- 485 miles of road were damaged or destroyed statewide, including U.S. Highway 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon
- 50 major bridges were damaged
- There were 65 flash flood warnings
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How the 2013 Colorado flood happened
After a week of extremely hot weather, a steady, light rain began Sept. 9, 2013 and slowly progressed into intense, widespread and persistent rain along the Front Range, culminating Sept. 11-12 but lasting until Sept. 16.
The cause for all the rain was a very rich, subtropical airmass that situated itself over the state through much of the week, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. But on the evening of Sept. 11, a weak disturbance coincided with the showers and thunderstorms, resulting in an extremely slow and almost stationary area of heavy rain along the Front Range. The vast majority of the rain fell in a 30-hour period Sept. 11-12.
"The surprise of the 2013 flood was that it happened that time of year,'' state climatologist Russ Schumacher said in a Coloradoan story on the eight-year anniversary of the flood. "Events like this that come to mind tend to come in late July and early August during monsoon storms or in May and June with intense thunderstorms.''
More:Flash floods: Know how to stay safe
A look at the record-breaking rainfall totals
Fort Carson near Colorado Springs set a state record of 11.85 inches of rain in a 24-hour period, according to the National Weather Service. Boulder received 9.08 inches in one day and 18.16 inches in the week, which equates to more than the average precipitation for a year.
Fort Collins reported 5.3 inches, Buckhorn Mountain west of the city had 9.87 inches and Estes Park had 9.31 inches for the week. For Buckhorn Mountain, 7.62 inches of that rain fell Sept. 11-12.
Northern Colorado bore brunt of 2013 Estes Park flood damage
As happened in 1976, the narrow Big Thompson Canyon took a heavy hit in 2013.
Sections of U.S. 34 between Loveland and Estes Park were washed away while others were ripped apart. Construction closed the highway for eight months twice during the highway repair project. Five years and $300 million later, the Colorado Department of Transportation declared the road fixed in May 2018.
The July 31, 1976, flood that roared down the Big Thompson Canyon also tore apart the highway and ripped homes from the banks of the Big Thompson River and claimed 144 lives.
Buckhorn Road (Larimer County Road 44H) was heavily damaged during the 2013 flood. Federal funding issues delayed construction completion until spring 2021. The cost of that project was $6.8 million. Since then, flash flooding repairs to Buckhorn Road from this year’s flooding have cost $500,000, and repairs from last year's flooding cost around $1 million.
Flooding also heavily damaged the Glen Haven area as well as parts of Evans, Greeley, Lyons and Boulder.
Colorado's 10 deadliest floods
- Big Thompson Flood: 144 deaths in Big Thompson Canyon area. July 31, 1976.
- Great Pueblo Flood: 120 deaths was the figure the Pueblo Chieftain attributed in a 2011 story, though other accounts have a wide range of deaths, including into the thousands. June 2, 1921.
- Dry Creek Flood: 111 deaths when passenger train was swept away by floodwaters in the Pueblo and Eden areas. Aug. 7, 1904.
- Las Animas Flood: 35 deaths when a flash flood in Rhode Canyon and Berwind Canyon damaged houses, railroads and mines. Aug. 25, 1905.
- Bear Creek Flood: 27 deaths. Flash flooding of Bear Creek and Clear Creek heavily damaged Morrison, Golden and Eldorado Springs. July 24, 1896.
- Flood of 1935: 27 deaths. Rain over a two-day period caused severe to extreme flooding on Monument Creek, Kiowa Creek and the South Platte River.
- Flood of 1965: 21 deaths. Heavy rain inundated the Castle Rock area, causing extreme flooding on Plum Creek, Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, including two-thirds of Denver's industrial area. June 16, 1965.
- Flood of 1864: 15-20 deaths. Heavy rainfall on Plum Creek headwaters caused severe flooding on Plum Creek, Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, flooding what was then known as Denver City. May 19, 1864.
- Flood of 1983: 10 deaths. A large winter snowpack caused extensive and sustained flooding during spring runoff statewide. June 1, 1983.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The Ukrainian armed forces have made significant early gains in their counter-offensive against Russian forces in southern and eastern Ukraine but fighting appears set to drag on for months, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of NATO said Friday.
Blinken, who was at NATO headquarters to brief the 29 U.S. allies after a trip to Kyiv on Thursday, said that the six-month war in Ukraine is entering a critical period and he urged the conflict-torn country’s Western backers to maintain their support in coming months and through the winter.
“The initial signs are positive, and we see Ukraine making real, demonstrable progress in a deliberate way,” Blinken said, referring to the recent push into southern Ukraine and the eastern Donbas region by local forces.
“But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time,” he said. “There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine, and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically, President (Vladimir) Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of people into this at huge cost to Russia.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the invasion launched by Putin in February is “entering a critical phase.”
“Ukrainian forces have been able to stall Moscow’s offensive in Donbas, strike back behind Russian lines and retake territory,” he said.
But Stoltenberg warned that allied unity will be tested in coming months, “with pressure on energy supplies and the soaring cost of living caused by Russia’s war.” He renewed calls for allies to supply special uniforms, generators, tents and equipment to help Ukraine’s army weather the coming winter. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-us-nato-note-ukraine-army-gains-but-see-war-dragging-on/ | 2022-09-09T22:58:34Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-us-nato-note-ukraine-army-gains-but-see-war-dragging-on/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man shot by Fort Collins police remains in hospital, expected to face charges
The man shot and injured by Fort Collins police at an apartment last week remains hospitalized but is expected to face multiple felony charges related to the incident, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.
A Fort Collins police officer shot and injured the man Sept. 2 while trying to arrest another man wanted on an outstanding felony warrant.
Officers first responded to an apartment in the 1200 block of East Stuart Street just after noon Sept. 2, after a report of a disturbance, the Coloradoan previously reported. The apartment is near the intersection of Lemay Avenue and Stuart Street west of Edora Park.
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team investigation into the shooting, said police learned the man with an outstanding felony warrant — who they say had been at the apartment earlier but left before they responded to the disturbance — was back at the property.
The sheriff's office said the man was found inside the apartment and jumped from the balcony while fleeing from police but was stopped by other officers outside, arrested and taken to a hospital for injuries sustained from jumping off the balcony.
Isaac Roy Philip Cordova, 40, was booked into Larimer County Jail that day, according to jail records. He has been charged with second-degree burglary, a Class 3 felony, as well as a misdemeanor in a case stemming from a May 23 incident, according to online court records.
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He's also been charged with two misdemeanors and a drug petty offense in connection with the Sept. 2 incident. As of noon Friday, he remained in jail custody, according to online jail records.
The sheriff's office said Thursday that during the alleged escape attempt, another man approached police and pointed a gun at them. A Fort Collins police officer fired his duty weapon and shot that man, who was among "several other people inside the apartment," according to the sheriff's office.
The man shot by police, identified by the sheriff's office as 18-year-old Michael Steven Wayne Cordova, remains in the hospital. The sheriff's office identified Michael Cordova as Isaac Cordova's son but said Isaac Cordova did not live at the apartment where Michael Cordova was shot.
Investigators plan to seek multiple felony charges against Michael Cordova when he is released from the hospital, according to the sheriff's office. As of noon Friday, he was not listed as an inmate at the jail. The Coloradoan will report charges after they are filed by the district attorney's office.
No officers or other individuals were injured in the shooting.
The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and the sheriff's office said it will not release more information "until the necessary follow-up has been completed and the case has been presented to" District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime.
How CIRT works
The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, or CIRT, was formed in 2015 in accordance with a new state law requiring a multiagency team to investigate "an incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer that resulted in injury or death."
The team is automatically and immediately activated when a police officer is involved in a shooting. The agency that employs the officer or officers involved in a shooting is responsible for alerting the team.
CIRT can also investigate incidents involving officers that result in serious injury or death, including car crashes, as well as incidents in the Larimer County Jail.
Fort Collins Police Services, Loveland Police Department and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office take turns being the lead agency for police shooting investigations. Each year, the responsibility rotates to a different agency.
Agencies involved in the investigations include: Windsor Police Department, Timnath Police Department, Johnstown Police Department, Estes Park Police Department, Colorado State University Police Department, Colorado State Patrol and the Larimer County District Attorney's Office.
An agency cannot investigate itself.
After a CIRT investigation is completed, the report is presented to the district attorney, who decides if any criminal charges will be filed related to the incident.
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George Karl lost 19 of his first 21 games as an NBA coach. Tim Hardaway spent hours dribbling alone in an unfinished basement when it was too cold to go outside in his native Chicago. Theresa Grentz’s family lost all its belongings in a 1970 house fire, leaving her with only the yellow pajamas she was wearing at the time.
There were no signs that basketball immortality awaited any of them.
Now, they’re members of the most sought-after club in the game. Karl, Hardaway and Grentz are among 13 people who will be officially enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts on Saturday night — a group that largely was tied together by what they overcame on their way to a long list of accomplishments that include NCAA titles, NBA titles and Olympic gold medals.
“You learn from the adversity,” Grentz said Friday. “You don’t have to have everything perfect. You take what you have, make that work, make the most of what you have, not what you think you need. There we were, I had absolutely nothing, but yet tomorrow night — and I’m a nervous wreck about this — I’m going in the Hall of Fame.”
Karl was one of five people selected by the North American Committee, alongside West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, the late referee Hugh Evans and longtime NBA stars Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway.
Swin Cash, Marianne Stanley and Lindsay Whalen were selected by the women’s committee. Longtime coaches Del Harris and Larry Costello were picked by the contributor committee, while six-time All-Star Lou Hudson was chosen by the veterans committee. Grentz — who played for the legendary Immaculata program and guided Rutgers to the final AIAW title in 1982 — was chosen by the women’s veteran committee and FIBA Hall of Famer Radivoj Korac by the international committee.
Karl’s career as an NBA coach started in 1984 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, starting 0-9 and 2-19, but rallying that season to face Boston in the opening round of the playoffs. The Celtics won the series 3-1, and Karl remains of the belief that the Celtics got favorable whistles.
“They got all the calls,” Karl lamented.
Maybe so. But half a lifetime later, Karl got the Hall’s call.
Harris’ coaching career included him working with numerous Hall of Fame players — Rick Barry, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Yao Ming and Magic Johnson among them — along with some sure-fire future ones like Dirk Nowitzki.
“To think that still, somehow or another, I contributed to the game and not just played it or coached it, it’s more humbling to me than anything I would have ever thought about,” Harris said.
Hardaway was a finalist four other times for the Hall, never getting in. This year’s call from Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva was one he didn’t want to take, for fear that he was about to go 0-for-5.
“Shaking, sweating, lot of emotions going on,” Hardaway said of that moment. “Saw the Hall of Fame number come through my phone. Did not want to answer the phone because I didn’t want to take another rejection.”
He’ll never have to worry about that again.
Whalen, a four-time WNBA champion and now the coach at her alma mater Minnesota, said one of the first great teams she saw in person was the 2002 UConn Huskies — a team that featured Cash. And it wasn’t lost on Whalen that she is entering the Hall alongside Cash, Grentz and Stanley, who also played at Immaculata before embarking on a long coaching career.
“Myself and Theresa, Marianne, Swin, going in together, I think we represent a lot of what’s been great with women’s basketball over the years,” Whalen said. “And I think there’s young girls and women right now that are sitting there that are seeing us and that can become a realistic goal and dream for them if they work hard.”
Among the five presenters that Cash selected to be alongside her for Saturday’s ceremony is her UConn coach, Geno Auriemma.
Cash lauded Auriemma for his constant pursuit of nothing but excellence.
“You were trying to be the best and practices were always harder than a game,” said Cash, a two-time NCAA champion, three-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and now part of the front office with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. “But that prepared you mentally to understand what you wanted to achieve. And every year, the bar was a national championship. With some people, the bar is a conference championship or ‘Hey, we made the tournament.’ Whereas, at Connecticut, we hang banners.”
Also now members of the Hall are three selections made by the Early African-American Pioneer Committee: Wyatt “Sonny” Boswell, Inman Jackson and Albert “Runt” Pullins — all of them, among other things, having been members of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Huggins — who, like Whalen, is also coaching at his alma mater — deflected credit for his 916 career wins as a college coach, 844 of those coming at the Division I level.
“Good players,” Huggins said. “I’ve been fortunate.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding modern analytics created a slower, less entertaining sport.
The decisions were made Friday by the sport’s 11-man competition committee over the unanimous opposition of the panel’s four players. Commissioner Rob Manfred pushed for the innovations along with a management team that included former Boston and Chicago Cubs executive Theo Epstein, now an MLB consultant.
“The influx of data in our industry,” Epstein said, “have not improved the game from an esthetic standpoint or from an entertainment standpoint. So in my role now, it’s my responsibility to try to look at the big picture, think about what’s great for fans.”
Players supported the third major initiative: larger bases that are expected to lessen injuries and lead to more stolen bases because of a decreased distance of 4 1/2 inches.
Manfred called the rules an attempt to “bring back the best form of baseball.”
“Number one, fans want games with better pace,” he said during a news conference. “Two, fans want more action, more balls in play. And three, fans want to see more of the athleticism of our great players.”
Union head Tony Clark was noticeably absent, as he was at the announcement of an agreement in March that ended a 99-day lockout.
“Players live the game — day in and day out. On-field rules and regulations impact their preparation, performance, and ultimately, the integrity of the game itself,” the union said in a statement. “Major League Baseball was unwilling to meaningfully address the areas of concern that players raised.”
The pitch clock will be set at 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners — up from the 14/19 tested at Triple-A this season and 14/18 at lower minor league levels.
There will be a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance, and a balk would be called for a third or more unless there is an out. The disengagement limit, which some players predict will beneft baserunners, would be reset if a runner advances.
A catcher is required to be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock and a hitter in the batter’s box and focused on the pitcher with eight seconds remaining. Penalties for violations will be a ball called against a pitcher and a strike called against a batter.
A batter can ask an umpire for time once per plate appearance, and after that it would be granted only at the umpire’s discretion if the request is made while in the batter’s box.
The clock, which some players suggested be altered for late and close situations, has helped reduce the average time of a nine-inning game in the minor leagues from 3 hours, 4 minutes in 2021 to 2:38 this season. The average time of a nine-inning game in the major leagues this year is 3:07, up from 2:46 in 1989 and 2:30 in the mid-1950s.
“It reminded me of the game that I grew up watching in the ’70s and ’80,” said former outfielder Raúl Ibañez, now an MLB senior vice president.
Two infielders will be required to be on either side of second and all infielders to be within the outer boundary of the infield when the pitcher is on the rubber. Infielders may not switch sides unless there is a substitution, but five-man infields will still be allowed, MLB executive vice president Morgan Sword said.
Shifts have soared from 2,357 times on balls hit in play in 2011 to 28,130 in 2016 and 59,063 last year, according to Sports Info Solutions. Shifts are on pace for 68,000 this season.
“I think fans will cherish the moments absent the extreme defensive shifts when games are decided not by whether their team’s infield is positioned by the perfect algorithm, but by whether their team’s second baseman can range to make an athletic dive playing with everything on the line,” Epstein said.
MLB’s season batting average has dropped from .267 in 1997 to .243 this year, with a team’s average runs declining from 4.77 to 4.33.
“The game has evolved in a way that nobody would have chosen if we were sitting down 25 years ago to chart a path towards the best version of baseball,” Epstein said. “Nobody would have asked for fans to have to wait more than four minutes for balls to be put into play. Nobody would have asked for generational lows and stolen bases, triples and doubles.”
Base size will increase to 18-inch squares from 15 — first basemen are less likely to get stepped on.
In addition, each team will be allowed a sixth mound visit in the ninth inning next year, if it has used five during the first eight innings.
Until last winter, MLB needed one year advance notice to amend on-field rules without union approval but the March lockout settlement established the committee. Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, Blue Jays infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield and Giants outfielder Austin Slater represented players Friday, a group that included Cubs infielder Ian Happ as an alternate.
“It’s going to be hard on guys. … It’s a shame that that we weren’t taken more seriously,” Merrifield said. “It’s an overcorrect and they’re going to have to tweak it. And that’s just what we were trying to avoid.”
Seattle chairman John Stanton headed the committee, which included include St. Louis CEO Bill DeWitt Jr., San Francisco chairman Greg Johnson, Colorado CEO Dick Monfort, Toronto CEO Mark Shapiro and Boston chairman Tom Werner, along with umpire Bill Miller.
“It’s hard to get consensus among the group of players on changing the game,” Manfred said. “I think at the end of the day what we did here was about giving fans the kind of game they want to see.”
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AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins contributed to this report.
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Publisher Rebecca Barnes’ SEO game at Prince William Living Magazine is strong. Maybe too strong.
Type “Email Prince William” or “How to get in touch with Prince William” in your Google search bar and the contact page for the magazine appears first, with the royal family’s official contact page second.
So you can imagine what happened at the offices of Prince William Living Magazine, which covers Prince William County, Va., when news of Queen Elizabeth’s death broke Thursday afternoon.
Barnes’ office has received sketches, poems and an offer to make a casket blanket -- in all about 35 emails and several phone calls.
A 16-year-old girl wrote to the magazine that she’s a huge fan of the royal family and hoped to score an invitation to the monarch’s funeral.
“I would love to come to her funeral, as she meant a lot to me. Although I’m sure you don’t let randomers in, thank you for reading this,” the girl wrote.
Another angled for a job as she gave her condolences.
“It’s been a dream of mine to work in your household for all of my life, as a housekeeper or something, I’m a very clean person, I always have everything spotless,” she wrote.
While the volume of correspondence has increased with the death of the queen, messages for the royal family are nothing new for the magazine, which receives at least one email a week meant for Prince William, the person, or his family.
It’s been Barnes’ policy not to respond, but sometimes she can’t help herself.
One writer asked if he could be the next King of England.
“I wrote back and asked him to submit an application,” she said.
By the way, Prince William County is named for William Augustus, the second son of King George II, and was bestowed the name when the county was formed in 1731. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/mistaken-identity-prince-william-magazine-inundated-with-messages-for-royal-family/article_31f9f44e-3086-11ed-954f-770a71894bbc.html | 2022-09-09T23:13:37Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/mistaken-identity-prince-william-magazine-inundated-with-messages-for-royal-family/article_31f9f44e-3086-11ed-954f-770a71894bbc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TRENTON, Ohio (WJW) — An Ohio family got a surprise visitor in the early morning hours on Friday as they were packing to leave for a trip.
According to a Facebook post from the Trenton police, a coyote crept into the first floor bathroom at some point during the 4 o’clock hour.
The post said the animal was most likely in the bathroom while family members used it, “unbeknownst to them” at the time.
“As a reminder, our city is surrounded by rural/agricultural areas that these animals call home,” the department said. “Please keep small pets and animals in mind during the evening hours, and please report any suspicious activity to our office.”
Officers say they were able to safely get the coyote out of the home and back into nature unharmed. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/ohio-family-surprised-by-overnight-visitor-behind-toilet/ | 2022-09-09T23:19:46Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/ohio-family-surprised-by-overnight-visitor-behind-toilet/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del. - The Dover Target is up and running again after an arson fire in July forced the store to close down for two months.
The fire caused millions of dollars in damage to the store's inventory. Target employees have been working to restore the location over the last two months.
Other Target stores are at least forty miles away from Dover, making the shut down a big inconvenience for local shoppers.
The store was reopened on Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. and has been flooded with customers since.
Dover Mayor, Robin Christiansen, attended the reopening ceremony and said the Target store is an important part of the community.
Other shoppers said they have been waiting for this day all summer.
The Dover Police Department arrested Desmond Smith (26) on July 18 for first degree arson and other offenses. He allegedly set the fire as a distraction while trying to steal merchandise. He is currently being held at the Sussex Correctional Institution. | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-target-back-in-business/article_d4acfd80-307c-11ed-bfe2-4f86dd4718d8.html | 2022-09-09T23:21:37Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-target-back-in-business/article_d4acfd80-307c-11ed-bfe2-4f86dd4718d8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY, Md. -- LiFT Church will be moving into what used to be the Gander Mountain store in Salisbury. For the past 3 and a half years, LiFT was hosting Sunday services out of the Regal Theater at The Centre at Salisbury. While their partnership with Regal was great, Pastor Drew Freyder says it was also a lot of hard work.
"We do have to show up at six in the morning with over 50 volunteers to turn a theater into a church," said Pastor Freyder. "Then we hold two experiences, pack it up and get out by 12 so that they can have their theater back."
All of the hard work on Sunday mornings is part of the reason LiFT decided to move, and they have big plans for their new location. It will include a 500-seat auditorium, a coffee shop, and a video studio.
However, Pastor Freyder's favorite addition to the new church is the sensory deprivation room for children with special needs. It makes sense, considering LiFT does a lot more than host services on Sundays.
"We partner with youth development and we also have programs for opioids and drug addictions and things like that, so this is going to be a hub to lift the city, not just on a Sunday, but all throughout the week," said Pastor Freyder.
People at Harley-Davidson, which moved into a portion of the Gander Mountain building about three years ago, are happy to have a next door neighbor.
"We look forward to having the church and Robinson's come in, because it's going to provide additional foot traffic here, more people means more business, and a rising tide lifts all boats," said Mike Cottingham.
Cottingham is the president for Rommel Chesapeake, and said it will be nice to have that area of Route 13 get revitalized. Bill Chambers, president of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, shares in that optimism.
"Having a large church there with a huge congregation is going to help all the businesses around it, and for that reason, we're pleased they're going to repurpose the space," said Chambers.
Pastor Freyder says he hopes the church will be up and running by late January of 2023. He's also excited to have access to his church seven days a week, instead of a couple hours on Sunday mornings. | https://www.wboc.com/news/local-church-moves-into-vacant-building/article_b7f5cdca-3086-11ed-8695-9b73be0b6132.html | 2022-09-09T23:21:43Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/local-church-moves-into-vacant-building/article_b7f5cdca-3086-11ed-8695-9b73be0b6132.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY, Md. - Two men have been arrested following an assault with a firearm at the Cookout on S. Salisbury Blvd. early Sunday morning.
According to the Salisbury Police Department, around 3 am Sunday morning police responded to reports of shots fired. Investigators learned an argument between two parties ensued following a collision between their cars.
According to the investigation, Ryshawn McCloud, 27, of Middle River, Md. punched a man. Shortly after another man fired shots at the victim multiple times.
The victim was hit in the torso multiple times. He was rushed to the hospital and has since been placed in stable condition.
On Sunday morning, McCloud turned himself in and was placed under arrest and later transported to the Wicomico County Detention Center to be seen by a District Court Commissioner.
Through the course of the investigation, police identified Dominic Moore, 28, of Silver Spring, Md. as the shooting suspect in the incident. Moore was arrested Thursday September 8th.
McCloud faces Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, 1st and 2nd degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment and Accessory After the Fact.
Moore faces Attempted 1st and 2nd Degree Murder, 1st and 2nd Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Firearm Use- Violent Crime and Handgun on Person/Handgun in Vehicle. | https://www.wboc.com/news/two-men-charged-for-attempted-murder-following-fight-at-salisbury-cookout/article_cc592666-3083-11ed-b6e0-fb024a6a324a.html | 2022-09-09T23:21:49Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/two-men-charged-for-attempted-murder-following-fight-at-salisbury-cookout/article_cc592666-3083-11ed-b6e0-fb024a6a324a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The New U.S. Marines of Lead Series (Platoons 3221, 3222, 3223) Kilo Company 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 9, 2022. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation including drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine corps customs and traditions.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) – An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim.
BYU issued the results of its investigation into the Aug. 26 match, reiterating it will not tolerate conduct threatening any student-athlete.
As a result of the investigation, the university says it has lifted a ban on a fan who was identified as directing racial slurs toward Duke sophomore Rachel Richardson during the match.
It also apologized to the fan for any hardship the ban caused.
Duke athletic director Nina King says she stands by the school’s volleyball team.
University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley, who canceled a scheduled series with BYU following the allegations, released the following statement Friday afternoon:
“I continue to stand by my position. After my personal research, I made a decision for the well-being of my team. I regret that my university, my athletics director Ray Tanner and others got drawn into the criticism of a choice that I made.”
Some South Carolina political have requested a further explanation about the decision from USC Athletics.
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Absentee ballots now available for November election
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Friday was the first day absentee ballots for the November election were available. And with more scrutiny around the election process, WITN wanted to share more about what is done to protect votes.
WITN talked to board of election directors in Beaufort and Pitt Counties. They explained how their process works.
One-by-one, workers at the Pitt County Board of Elections spent Friday morning processing 667 absentee ballots - a number director Dave Davis says is pretty typical.
“Really, for us, as far as registration-wise we’re not that far off from what we were this same point in each even numbered year,” he explained.
It’s a far cry from the 2020 number of 7,400 absentee ballots, which Davis says was exacerbated by the pandemic. Totals look a bit different over in Beaufort County.
“Today we will send out 170 absentee ballots,” Beaufort County Director of Elections Kellie Hopkins said. She said their focus is always on protecting the integrity of the process.
“There are quite a few security measures that we have in place to make sure that someone’s ballot is securely voted through the mail.”
That includes the fact that only the voter, a voter’s near relative, or someone assisting a voter with a disability, can deliver someone’s absentee ballot application in-person. They can also be mailed in. Then once a ballot is filled out and sent in, they are carefully verified.
“That’s multiple eyes that are looking at the absentees, because the civilian ballot, two witnesses have to sign and provide their address as well as the voter. So, as it comes into the office through the mail, we’re looking to make sure it has the voter signature, the witness signature, the addresses, before it’s even presented to the board,” explained Davis.
Board of election officials say they are happy to share these steps with any voter who wants more confidence about the process.
You can request an absentee ballot until November 1. That’s the Tuesday before election day. Election day is November 8.
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Two cheers for Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin’s belated opposition to the imminent destruction of Battery Park City’s beloved Wagner Park.
The state-driven “resiliency” scheme to close and tear up the park for two years in order to replace it with an unrecognizably warped landscape is a stroke of civic desecration in search of a legitimate purpose.
The Battery Park City Authority, a creature of the Democratic-dominated state government, plans to begin chopping up the 3.5-acre Hudson River leisure oasis and uproot its magnificent landscaping within days. The idea is to protect it from a monster future storm that exists only in the dreams of environmental extremists.
Unfortunately, Zeldin’s welcome outrage is too late, too little. He said, “Residents have pointed out that Wagner Park didn’t experience severe flooding during Superstorm Sandy.” Pointed out? It’s an undeniable fact. No “severe flooding?” It didn’t experience any.
He and other officials needed to howl more than a year ago when the $221 million (ha!) boondoggle was announced. It would raise the park 10 feet and inflict “exposed floodwalls,” “buried floodwalls” and “flip-up deployables” (whatever they are) on what are now some of Manhattan’s most enjoyable lawns and vantage points for sunbathing and sightseeing.
The reason: to protect the site from an entirely theoretical, “model”-based prediction of a “100-year storm” by 2050.
Sure, climate change is real. But it isn’t occurring with the speed and intensity that “experts” would have us believe. It’s easy to cherry-pick snapshots of environmental damage. But a longer view recognizes that there are more polar bears today than in the 1960s.
Reasonable concern about climate change shouldn’t authorize government to ruin perfectly sound and beloved public facilities in the name of “saving” them from a theoretical future calamity that might never occur.
The BPCA’s assertion that it prioritizes “science” is as specious as early-pandemic claims that “science” justified shutting down the world. In truth, government bureaucrats prioritize voodoo environmentalism that would, if left unchecked, build a dome over Manhattan to protect skyscrapers from falling asteroids.
If there ever was hope to block or stall the Wagner scheme, our legislative leaders needed to throw their bodies in its way years ago when the BPCA, egged on by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, declared its intentions.
Battery Park City Neighborhood Association board member Britni Erez praised Zeldin, saying, “Gov. Kathy Hochul should realize this is a big election issue for people across Lower Manhattan.”
Problem is, their elected representatives, all Democrats, are totally on board with the scheme. Among them: Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, state Sen. Brian Kavanagh (whose district includes Battery Park City!), Assembly Members Charles D. Fall and Yuh-Line Niou and City Councilman Christopher Marte.
After the Wagner plan was first made public, they picked nits over fine points — but steered clear of condemning the overall atrocity that it is.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who endorses every one of Cuomo’s rotten real-estate and construction schemes, is unlikely to thank her opponent Zeldin for his input and announce she’s canceling the project.
The Post first howled over the Wagner Park drama two months ago. Local residents who’d given up hope of blocking the bulldozers rallied anew against it.
The BPCA tried to mollify them by proclaiming that the newly designed venue will have 74% more green space than in the original design. Goll-y! Yet it’ll still have slightly less green space than now, supposedly to allow other changes to make the park more “accessible.”
All this to protect it from an imagined, catastrophic future that’s beyond a worst-case scenario. Superstorm Sandy, which walloped the city with the greatest sea surge in its history, didn’t lay a drop of water on Wagner Park. The rest of Battery Park City suffered only minor damage at a few points near its northern end, far from Wagner Park.
Despite warnings from City Hall for Battery Park City’s 16,000 residents to evacuate as the storm approached, the apartment buildings never lost power and came through just fine. Residents returned to find their homes intact.
Why? Because Battery Park City, which is built on landfill, was designed to be storm-resilient from the beginning.
It might be too late for Wagner Park, but a Zeldin victory in November might steer the city (and state) back to some sanity on climate change — and head off the next Wagner Park we’d otherwise stand to lose.
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The outpouring of tributes to Queen Elizabeth II has been overwhelming. They have come from statesmen, monarchs, presidents and publics around the world. And it is important to consider why that is.
It is not just to do with the Queen’s extraordinary lifespan — remarkable though that was. Nor was it simply to do with the sparkle, wisdom and grace that she brought to her meetings with presidents and publics alike. It was the fact that she embodied virtues and values which our age still admires, though seems to have lost.
She was the last link back to the “greatest generation” that Britain and America produced in the 1930s and ’40s. The generation that faced down the darkest of all threats to our freedom. When the Second World War ended the then-Princess Elizabeth — who had served in the forces herself — was in uniform on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Alongside her were her parents — then King and Queen — and Winston Churchill.
It is the values of their generation that the Queen continued to embody throughout her life. As a young woman she committed herself to her nation and promised that whether her life was long or short she would dedicate herself to its service.
That idea — of service — of putting others above yourself, and putting your country above everything but God is an idea that has become unpopular in much of Britain as it has in America. But it is the noblest of ideals: a demonstration of sacrifice and of a lack of self-centeredness. It was at the core of the Queen’s being.
So too was her faith. Throughout her reign Elizabeth II also held the title “Defender of the Faith.” This was not simply a historic title, but a duty she took seriously. She never preached, or told other people what to believe. But she talked often about the importance of her Christian faith in her own life, of the Christian values she held to and the Christian idea which she aimed to live up to.
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Perhaps this was one of the reasons that she was able to have that crucial value so missing from our age of fragility. The quality of resilience. As a young girl, in October 1940, she gave her first broadcast address to the children of the Commonwealth — many of whom had been sent far from home because of the war. In that broadcast she concluded: “We know, every one of us, that in the end all will be well; for God will care for us and give us victory and peace.”
Throughout her life that sense of confidence — of resilience — never left her. In those days there wasn’t time to grumble or moan about your lot. Nobody had time. There were more important things than “me” to focus on.
She also knew what it meant to show true compassion and understanding. Not the treacly, insincere kind so common in our time, but a deep understanding of the tragedies of life that all of us at some point go through.
When America was mourning after the attacks of 9/11, the Queen sent one of her most heartfelt messages to the people of New York. As read by her ambassador at the memorial service at St. Thomas on 5th Avenue, she shared her sympathies with New Yorkers during these “dark and harrowing times.” She finished, “My thoughts and my prayers are with you all now and in the difficult days ahead. But nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love.”
One of her special virtues was her ability not just to show courage and resilience herself but to encourage it in others. That is true leadership. In 2020 as the whole world was going into lockdown over the coronavirus there was worry — even panic — everywhere. The British prime minister was in intensive care, feared to be near death. The nation was locked in their houses. And at that moment it was the Queen whom people wanted to hear from and the Queen who knew what was needed. In her live address to the nation she promised that “better days will return: We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.” Nobody needed to hear anything else. As she had said all those decades earlier, as a teenage girl, we knew afterwards that, “All will be well.”
They do not make people like those of that generation anymore. The generations that have come after — including certain royals — are cut from different, perhaps softer, cloth. The concept of there being something bigger than yourself has been lost on some for the time being at least. Perhaps the Queen’s passing will remind them — and all of us — of virtues that we will miss if they are permanently gone. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/09/service-faith-true-compassion-queen-elizabeths-special-virtues/ | 2022-09-09T23:32:17Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/09/service-faith-true-compassion-queen-elizabeths-special-virtues/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Hawaii home of Gary Ruby, who was murdered and encased in cement in a bathtub in his home, has been sold for about $2.57 million, the listing agent confirmed to KITV4 News.
Heidi Bertucci of Corcoran Pacific Properties, who is the listing agent, says the deal closed Friday for about $80,000 over asking price. The East Oahu home in the exclusive Hawaii Loa Ridge gated community was listed just about a month ago.
Bertucci told KITV4 that she received multiple offers from local and Mainland buyers that were all aware of what happened in the home.
"The buyer lived in Hawaii already and will an owner-occupant," she said. "They love the home, just like Gary and the previous owners did because of its architecture, view and location. They are the perfect new owners."
The home was listed for just under $2.5 million.
Ruby purchased the 2,327 sq. ft. home for about $2.2 million about two years ago.
“I didn’t know what to expect when listing the home and how buyers would react but shortly after going on the market I realized there’s lots of interest and still lots of buyers in this price range, even more then when I sold the home two years ago,” Bertucci said. “There were obviously some buyers that weren’t interested when they knew what happened in the home but lots of buyers weren’t bothered by it.”
She says presenting the home the right way and making it look stunning with staging and "amazing" pictures made people see its real beauty and took away from what happened.
"It ultimately helped me in selling this stunning home to a great new owner that will get to enjoy it," Bertucci said.
The infamous home was the site of a murder investigation in early March 2022, after Honolulu police discovered Ruby's body in a bathtub inside the home.
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HILO, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A damaging report by the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission revealed unsuitable conditions at Hilo's exceedingly crowded correctional facility.
The report is based on a recent visit to the Hilo Community Correctional Center from staff with the Commission.
The account detailed “egregious” overcrowding in three of its buildings, particularly in the Punahele portion of the facility. The center is said to be designed to fit a capacity of 152 people, but the head count as it stands is 259 -- putting the facility at a 170% occupancy rate.
Aside from overcrowding, the report cited serious safety concerns, lack of basic necessities, and federal detention standards that are not being met, which calls on the Hawaii Department of Public Safety (PSD) to address and fix.
A spokesperson with the PSD issued the following statement on the oversight commission report:
“Most of the report details the initial steps immediately taken by the Department of Public Safety (PSD) to address the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission concerns.
The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission was created in part, to establish maximum inmate population limits at each facility and formulate policies and procedures to prevent the inmate population from exceeding the maximum capacity established by the Commission. The PSD administration has been working closely with and has been responsive to the Commission. Now that the Oversight Commission has hired a much-needed coordinator, PSD will work closely with her to ensure the Commission’s statutory mandates are carried out. We look forward to the Commission establishing policies and procedures, and the Department anticipates receipt of recommendations to address overcrowding, infrastructure limitations, inadequate funding, and any other concerns the commission may have.
The overcrowded and deteriorating conditions at HCCC are nothing new, have been a problem that the Department has expressed concern over for years, and is a matter of public record. PSD works with the court and the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) whenever possible to affect the release of those in the Department’s custody and care who do not pose a danger to themselves and/or the community. It is also important to remember, PSD does not exercise release authority over the vast majority of those in custody. Release authority rests with the courts and the HPA. When an individual is ordered by the courts to be detained in jail, the Department must take the person in custody.
The Department of Public Safety has made no secret of the fact that HCCC is aged and antiquated as are all of PSD’s facilities statewide. HCCC has severe infrastructure and space limitations, which limits what can be constructed at that current location. The Department received funding for a project that is underway to add a new 48-bed housing unit to the current cramped site but adding beds does not completely address the chronic overcrowding. Over the past several years the Department has asked for funding to pursue relocation. PSD will continue to ask for legislative help to relocate in future sessions.” | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/report-outlines-egregious-overcrowding-other-issues-at-hilo-community-correctional-center/article_ad62d7f0-308a-11ed-bdbd-8312eb9a9261.html | 2022-09-09T23:33:35Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/report-outlines-egregious-overcrowding-other-issues-at-hilo-community-correctional-center/article_ad62d7f0-308a-11ed-bdbd-8312eb9a9261.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After being tested in the minor leagues, the size of each base will be increased by three inches, with the goal of reducing injuries and encouraging more stolen base attempts.
Major League Baseball announced Friday three rules changes to take effect in the 2023 season, after receiving a majority vote from the Competition Committee. The players union has expressed disapproval of two of the new rules.
A pitch timer will limit the amount of time a pitcher can take between pitches. Pitchers will have up to 15 seconds between pitches when the bases are empty and up to 20 seconds between pitches with at least one runner on base. The change is expected to speed up the pace of play and shorten game times.
Another new rule will put restrictions on the defensive shifts teams are allowed to employ.
Two infielders will be required to be positioned on each side of the second base and all four infielders must be positioned within the outer boundary of the infield. MLB says the changes "will return the game to a more traditional aesthetic" with the goal of "encouraging more balls in play, giving players more opportunities to showcase their athleticism, and offsetting the growing trend of alignments that feature four outfielders."
The league will also implement larger bases in 2023, increasing from 15 inches square to 18 inches square. Larger bases have reduced base-related injuries by 13.5% in the Minor Leagues this season, according to the league. Additionally, the larger bases reduce the distance between bases by 4.5 inches, which the league expects will encourage more base stealing.
League commissioner Robert Manfred praised the rules changes in a statement.
"These steps are designed to improve pace of play, increase action, and reduce injuries, all of which are goals that have overwhelming support among our fans," Manfred said.
"Throughout the extensive testing of recent years, Minor League personnel and a wide range of fans -- from the most loyal to casual observers -- have recognized the collective impact of these changes in making the game even better and more enjoyable. We appreciate the participation of the representatives of the Major League Players and Umpires in this process."
The Major League Baseball Players Association issued a statement expressing the union's disapproval of the new rules regarding the pitch clock and defensive shifts.
"Player leaders from across the league were engaged in on-field rules negotiations through the Competition Committee, and they provided specific and actionable feedback on the changes proposed by the Commissioner's Office," the players association said.
"Major League Baseball was unwilling to meaningfully address the areas of concern that Players raised, and as a result, Players on the Competition Committee voted unanimously against the implementation of the rules covering defensive shifts and the use of a pitch timer."
The Competition Committee which voted to adopt the new rules was created as a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated between the league and the players association earlier this year. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/mlb-rules-are-changing-and-players-arent-happy-about-it/article_e36ec556-8f23-53f7-a53c-fce3127f5138.html | 2022-09-09T23:33:41Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/mlb-rules-are-changing-and-players-arent-happy-about-it/article_e36ec556-8f23-53f7-a53c-fce3127f5138.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter tasked with reviewing documents seized during an FBI search of the former president's Florida home.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a "special master," as well as proposals for the scope of the person's duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have major long-term effects on the criminal investigation or knock it significantly off course, it will almost certainly delay it and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a national risk assessment it was doing.
Over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team's request for the special master and directed the department to temporarily halt its review of records for investigative purposes.
She said the person would be responsible for sifting through the records recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and filter out from the criminal investigation any documents potentially covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege.
Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the search. That's on top of classified documents contained in 15 boxes retrieved in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, and additional sensitive government records the department took back during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department had objected to the Trump team's request for a special master, saying it had already completed its own review in which identified a limited subset of records that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It has maintained that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
The department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating that it would contest the judge's order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Officials asked the judge to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal, as well as her requirement that the department share with a special master the classified records that were recovered.
It is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The city of Spokane has given the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) until Oct. 14 to clear the homeless encampment near I-90 and Freya Street.
There are more than 600 people currently living at the camp, according to an employee with Jewels Helping Hands.
In a letter obtained by KREM 2, Spokane City Administrator Johnnie Perkins said the city expects WSDOT to begin clearing the camp by Sept. 23 and remove the entire camp no later than Oct. 14.
Perkins said the property has "become a burden to the City of Spokane" due to the conditions at the camp, which include "illegal camping, code violations, health concerns, excessive amounts of solid waste that have resulted in expensive removal costs at taxpayer expense, unsanitary human waste disposal, hundreds of neighborhood complaints, a significant increase in criminal activity," among other conditions.
Perkins also said WSDOT failed to use its resources to clear the camp quickly, with the camp being on the property for 10 months.
According to the letter, WSDOT was "placed on notice" in February by the Spokane Police Department (SPD) that the property represented "an ongoing nuisance issue" to the "quiet enjoyment and tranquility of the nearby area."
In June, WSDOT, the Housing Assistance Unit and the Community Services Housing Division of the State Department of Commerce attended a meeting with the city of Spokane to discuss the camp. According to Perkins, WSDOT representatives identified Spokane as "one of eleven high-priority areas" that required outreach and assessment of the encampment.
During that meeting, Perkins said WSP indicated they would take the lead on clearing the camp. He also said the Department of Commerce indicated it had funding for the process.
However, Perkins said this never happened.
In the letter, Perkins requested that WSDOT take "significant and immediate steps" to clear the camp, including all properties adjacent to the camp being fenced and secured from trespassing. He also requested Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers join SPD officers in watching over the camp from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.
Perkins wrote that the city is prepared to take legal action against WSDOT if the camp is not cleared, which will consist of deeming the property a chronic nuisance and a citation. If a citation is given, WSDOT will have 10 days from service to "eliminate the conditions which constitute a nuisance."
The letter also claims that the city of Spokane has spent more than $350,000 since March 1 to address the issues at the camp. The money spent on the camp was reportedly supposed to be used "to provide additional housing options," according to the letter.
"This is unacceptable and the City of Spokane intends to seek reimbursement from the State of Washington is an abatement agreement is not immediately established, which includes fulfillment of the Department of Transportation's verbal commitments made during the meeting on June 2," Perkins wrote.
The city is giving WSDOT until Monday, Sept. 12, to respond to the letter with a plan of action.
WSDOT sent KREM 2 the following statement regarding the letter:
WSDOT received the letter in question from the City of Spokane late yesterday, is considering it, and will formally respond at a later date.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter tasked with reviewing documents seized during an FBI search of the former president's Florida home.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a “special master,” as well as proposals for the scope of the person’s duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have major long-term effects on the criminal investigation or knock it significantly off course, it will almost certainly delay it and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a national risk assessment it was doing.
Over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team's request for the special master and directed the department to temporarily halt its review of records for investigative purposes.
She said the person would be responsible for sifting through the records recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and filter out from the criminal investigation any documents potentially covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege.
Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the search. That's on top of classified documents contained in 15 boxes retrieved in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, and additional sensitive government records the department took back during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department had objected to the Trump team’s request for a special master, saying it had already completed its own review in which identified a limited subset of records that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It has maintained that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
The department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating that it would contest the judge’s order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Officials asked the judge to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal, as well as her requirement that the department share with a special master the classified records that were recovered.
It is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing-documents/507-9f744f0b-b7fd-434f-b5d2-cf4ec3d1a3e9 | 2022-09-09T23:40:50Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing-documents/507-9f744f0b-b7fd-434f-b5d2-cf4ec3d1a3e9 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
While many people associate breakouts with their teenage years, adult acne is a very common experience that can occur up until your 40s, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Regardless of your age, though, getting rid of breakouts and bumps requires a skincare routine filled with cleansers, moisturizers, and serums made for your skin type. Luckily, there's no shortage of products out there, especially acne serums, which are particularly helpful for reducing pimples and whiteheads, says Michele Green, a board-certified dermatologist in NYC.
When shopping for an acne serum, look for formulas with glycolic acid or salicylic acid to help unclog pores and accelerate cell turnover. Antioxidants like niacinamide can also tame any redness and hyperpigmentation associated with acne scars, says Manish Shah, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Denver, Colorado.
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If you're not careful when looking for a serum, though, sometimes it can cause acne. "[Some serums] can lead to breakouts—especially if you're using the wrong one for your skin type," says Green. Some formulas can be too oily, which can exacerbate bumps and cause excessive buildup in the pores; other serums may contain high amounts of acids or exfoliants that can irritate the skin and worsen the condition—especially if your skin is sensitive, she explains.
To help you find a serum that helps, not harms, we rounded up the best acne serums (all dermatologist-approved!) for every skin type, including dry, sensitive, and oily.
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What do Megan Thee Stallion, Jane Goodall, Amy Schumer, and Gloria Steinem all have in common? Well, if you ask Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, they’ll tell you that all these women define what it is to be gutsy—which is why Secretary Clinton and Chelsea chose to feature them in Gutsy, the mother-daughter duo’s new series on Apple TV+.
Gutsy is an eight-part documentary series that celebrates trailblazing women. The show was inspired by their 2019 bestseller The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience. Each episode is centered around a specific theme—like “Gutsy Women Have Rebel Hearts” and “Gutsy Women Are Forces of Nature”—and they weave together conversations with different women who are connected to the theme.
Some of the women they interview are famous—others are not. But regardless of whether they are household names, each woman is doing something to make the world a better place. So while they speak to Kim Kardashian about her work helping people who are wrongfully convicted and Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach about being their authentic selves, Secretary Clinton and Chelsea also speak to women like Shannon Foley Martinez, a former white supremacist who now works to deprogram others.
In a conversation with Oprah Daily, Secretary Clinton and Chelsea opened up about what they learned from these women as they created the series. Secretary Clinton told us she was particularly struck by the honesty that women like Martinez and Dolores Huerta, the labor organizer who is also featured in the series, displayed.
“I think about Dolores Huerta, who was one of our great labor organizers,” Secretary Clinton said. “Looking around the table where we were sitting with all of her daughters–she had 11 children–the daughters were very honest about how hard it was to have a mother who took them to picket lines and protests, instead of playdates. It was so moving to me.” Watch Clinton’s complete response here.
Chelsea echoed a similar sentiment when asked what qualities from the women she worked with on Gutsy she'd like to emulate. “The common threads of resilience and persistence and bringing others along were all ones that we expected because that is part of how we define ‘gutsy,’” Chelsea explained. “What struck me while we were making Gutsy, and then after, when we watched it, was the joy these women have.”
Specifically, one woman’s story and association with joy stuck with Chelsea—as she shared: “The joy of Katrina Brownlee, the NYPD veteran who became a cop because cops failed her when she called multiple times to ask for help with her abusive partner—who went on to shoot her 10 times,” Chelsea said. “She became a police officer and has done extraordinary work to bring more women into the NYPD and to make women safer in her community, and she still has so much joy. It’s a reminder that not only is joy possible, it’s necessary.” Watch Chelsea share this detail below.
Other guests who join Secretary Clinton and Chelsea in the series include Wanda Sykes, Amber Ruffin, Mariska Hargitay, members of the Little Rock Nine, and fellow mother-daughter duo Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson. The eight-part documentary is now streaming on Apple TV+.
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Wondering what that crazy dream you had could possibly mean? Don’t let it keep you up at night—our in-house dream analyst, Layne Dalfen, author of the Have a Great Dream books, is here to help you make sense of it all. In a column for Oprah Daily, Layne draws upon her decades of experience to explore what a reader’s dream is trying to tell them. Learn more about Layne’s work on her website, or by following her on Instagram.
I have had several dreams where I am walking through rooms and looking out windows. I can’t recall what they are, but in all the dreams, I have some sort of interaction inside that house. Before I wake, I realize I am in my childhood cottage every time! I haven’t been at that cottage for over 25 years. What does this mean? —Childhood Cottage
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Dear Childhood Cottage,
Reading your dream, my first thought would be to title it “Seeing Today’s Situation Through Yesterday’s Eyes.” According to this view, your dream could signal a current situation in your life that triggers a memory or feeling from the past.
Since this is a series of repeating dreams, any particular repetition could help you identify the life situation you are discussing with yourself. For instance, do the “interactions” always follow the same pattern or tone? Do you experience the same emotions in these dreams, or wake up feeling the same way? If so, then ask yourself: What current situation in your life tends to create this pattern of interactions or emotions for you?
With the repeated setting of a childhood home, I wonder if these dreams are pointing you to a current angst that involves someone you associate with that cottage or know from that time. For example, are you currently having an issue with your mom, your dad, a sibling, or someone else from your childhood?
Consider also your responses from that period. Is there a recent situation in which you started to respond the way you did in your childhood? Did someone like your mom, for example, recently treat you in a way she used to? Was your first emotional reaction the same as it would have been back then?
In fact, our emotional reactions from childhood have pretty good staying power throughout our lives, so much so that those feelings could be triggered by similar situations with someone whom you don’t associate with the childhood cottage!
Whether it is someone from back then or it isn’t, your memory or feeling from childhood may or may not fit what’s going on today. This series of dreams can help you determine what waking-life situations are triggering a childhood feeling, whether or not it’s currently appropriate.
For example, if you would say that this series of cottage dreams makes you feel anxious each time, you can ask yourself what childhood interactions made you feel anxious, and what recent interactions are making you feel the same way. Is the anxiety reaction the most appropriate one in your current situation?
In addition to emotions, these repeating dreams all contain “some sort of interaction,” so ask yourself which interactions today are tied to your childhood memory. Perhaps these dreams are prodding you to separate the two situations emotionally and recognize that they are not the same. Your dreams can help you interact within today’s waking situation in a way that’s appropriate today, as opposed to reverting to childhood patterns.
If this example resonates with you, I will add how your recurring dreams have served you well! They successfully grabbed your attention and in doing so have pushed you to investigate their source.
The action of “walking through rooms and looking out windows” suggests a metaphor for considering different perspectives. If the cottage appears because something reminds you of how you felt in childhood, then the rooms and windows point you toward different views of your situation and possibilities for responding.
Here’s an alternative interpretation altogether. Does your childhood cottage evoke for you a time when you felt happier than you do now? Perhaps more confident or free? If your response is yes, these dreams could be urging you to reclaim those feelings.
All kinds of wisdom can grow out of an awareness of the connections between our present and past. In this example, your dream may be there to reconnect you with positive sensations from your past, such as trust, faith, joy, self-confidence, or a sense of possibility. Our dreams provide a safe place to rehearse behaviors.
What kinds of behaviors might be “rehearsed” with your dream actions of walking through rooms and looking out windows? Perhaps feeling a sense of safety, security, and, most importantly, freedom to play? In fact, your dream may provide a direct solution right there for the taking.
If your childhood cottage evokes positive emotions in contrast to your current situation, perhaps you can follow the scene you created and take time away to visit a quiet cottage in the woods! It might be just the prescription to rekindle and wake up those forgotten and wonderful feelings.
Layne Dalfen, author of the Have a Great Dream books, is our in-house dream analyst who writes the Dream Catcher column. She draws upon her decades of experience to explore what a reader’s dream is trying to tell them. Learn about Layne’s work on her website, or by following her on Instagram. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a41134772/childhood-home-dream-analysis/ | 2022-09-09T23:45:27Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a41134772/childhood-home-dream-analysis/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The senior adviser to former President Barack Obama said to the Spelman College class of 2017, "For change often seems impossible until it is inevitable. Just as we must own our lives, we must own our country. For, we, the people, are ultimately in control of the America’s story." | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g27508364/patriotic-quotes/ | 2022-09-09T23:45:37Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g27508364/patriotic-quotes/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
You don't have to lament the end of the summer—instead, find a way to celebrate the changing season. Sure, you'll have to say goodbye to sunny afternoons lounging by the pool, but you're gaining crisp, cool autumn afternoons filled with a wide range of fun activities—like perusing harvest festivals and apple orchards with a pumpkin spice latte in hand and sitting on your front porch with a delicious fall-inspired cocktail.
There are plenty of easy ways to make the latter feel festive and ripe for the fun fall holidays ahead. First, brainstorm. Think about what vibe you're going for—a general autumnal vignette or something that leans into a specific event, like Halloween.
Then, to actually pull off the look, lean on a few trusted items and materials—leaves, pumpkins, hay bales, fall mums, and cozy textures like wool blankets—to create all kinds of decor pieces, from a welcoming wreath (DIY or otherwise), a pretty painted pumpkin, or a homemade sign.
Before you know it, the entryway to your home will become a coveted outdoor oasis ripe for reading or nibbling on a pumpkin-flavored dessert. Of course, you'll also be the envy of the block with all of that curb appeal—even if you're working with a super small space. And, yes, you have our permission to start early if you simply can't wait. These fall front porch decor ideas are sophisticated enough to take you from August all the way through November. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g33335421/fall-porch-decor-ideas/ | 2022-09-09T23:45:47Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g33335421/fall-porch-decor-ideas/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The 20 Best Back-to-School Supplies for Students of All Ages
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Summertime is dwindling, which means fall and all that the season encompasses is on deck. But before some of us can peacefully sip our PSLs and cozy up under an oversized sweater next to our favorite scented candle, getting the kids ready for the fall semester takes precedence. The first order of business before class is officially in session? Shopping for back-to-school supplies.
If you’re overcome with a wave of nostalgia adding binders, notebooks, pencils, and crayons to your cart, you’re not alone. On top of reminiscing over your own school days past, it can be incredibly bittersweet to send little ones off to elementary, watch middle school graduates enter the busier halls of high school, or move your not-so-little one into a college dorm. Gifting them the tools they need to succeed in these environments is one of the best ways you can support them on their journey to higher education. Plus, it’s another way to sneak in some parent-child bonding before they’re out of the house (be it for a few hours a day or weeks at a time).
So, where should you start? Once their closets are stocked with fall staples, tackling in-class essentials comes next, then dorm room must-haves for university-bound teens and/or homework helpers for grade school kids. It’s a good idea to check your email prior to making any purchases, as some teachers will send out a supplies checklist to help you shop. If your inbox is empty, however, we’ve got you covered. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g41108002/best-back-to-school-supplies/ | 2022-09-09T23:45:57Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g41108002/best-back-to-school-supplies/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
High School Football: Week 3 Scoreboard
When the final seconds tick off the clock tonight, the high school football season will officially be one-third of the way complete. Well, the regular season at least.
That helps put in perspective how quickly the season flies by and how important each of the regular season's nine games are in the hunt for the playoffs.
For teams that are already sitting at 0-2, tonight will be critical in making the playoffs. Few teams that start 0-3 rebound to find their way into the postseason. At the same time, many teams in the state of Michigan are still finding their identity and still trying to hit their stride.
It's make it or break every week.
We'll be keeping track of all of the action involving Monroe County Region teams. Check back to this page often to get the most up-to-date scores throughout the night.
WEEK 3 PRIMER
- Duffy, Anderson reunited to return Airport glory days
- Editor's picks: Two lessons in pigskin prognostication
WEEK 2 REVIEW
- Football Notes: Monroe coach lets players celebrate
- Football Player of the Week for Week 2
- Brodie, Sieler winning combo for Monroe
- Bedford debuts new field with win over Pioneer
- Airport defense makes thrilling stand against Flat Rock
- Final drive gives Huron rare win over Milan
- Whiteford's line comes through against Ida
- Week 2 Roundup: Dundee, Carlson roll to big wins
TODAY'S GAMES
Monroe 14, AA Skyline 0, 2nd quarter
Airport 20, SMCC 7, 2nd quarter
Dexter 0, Bedford 0, 2nd quarter
Dundee 7, Blissfield 0, 1st quarter
Gibraltar Carlson 7, Allen Park 0, 2nd quarter
Clinton 12, Ida 0, 2nd quarter
Milan 22, Grosse Ile 14, 2nd quarter
Riverview 14, New Boston Huron 7, 1st quarter
Whiteford 6, Detroit Loyola 0, 1st quarter
Fremont (Ind.) at Erie Mason, 7 p.m.
Flat Rock at Jefferson, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY'S GAME
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LMPD: Man shot and killed on Newport Road
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:32 PM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed Friday afternoon on Newport Road.
The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. Officers responded to the 4300 block of Newport Road and found a man shot. EMS was called to the scene and the man was pronounced dead.
LMPD’s Homicide Unit is handling the investigation. No suspects have been identified at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or utilize the online Crime Tip portal at LMPD Crime Tip Portal
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter tasked with reviewing documents seized during an FBI search of the former president's Florida home.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a "special master," as well as proposals for the scope of the person's duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have major long-term effects on the criminal investigation or knock it significantly off course, it will almost certainly delay it and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a national risk assessment it was doing.
Over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team's request for the special master and directed the department to temporarily halt its review of records for investigative purposes.
She said the person would be responsible for sifting through the records recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and filter out from the criminal investigation any documents potentially covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege.
Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the search. That's on top of classified documents contained in 15 boxes retrieved in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, and additional sensitive government records the department took back during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department had objected to the Trump team's request for a special master, saying it had already completed its own review in which identified a limited subset of records that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It has maintained that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
The department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating that it would contest the judge's order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Officials asked the judge to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal, as well as her requirement that the department share with a special master the classified records that were recovered.
It is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged.
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BERWYN, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RM LAW, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Sema4 Holdings Corp. ("Sema4" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMFR) securities during the period from March 14, 2022 through August 15, 2022 inclusive (the "Class Period").
Sema4 shareholders may, no later than November 7, 2022, move the Court for appointment as a lead plaintiff of the Class. If you purchased shares of Sema4 and would like to learn more about these claims or if you wish to discuss these matters and have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights, contact Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire toll-free at (844) 291-9299 or to sign up online, click here.
According to the complaint, on August 15, 2022, the Company announced changes to its research and development leadership team, including that Eric Schadt was stepping down from his roles as President and Chief R&D Officer. The Company also disclosed that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce as part of a series of restructuring and corporate realignments. During the related conference call, Sema4 revealed that it had "reversed $30.1 million of revenue this quarter related to prior periods," in connection with negotiations with "one of [Sema4's] larger commercial payors regarding the potential recoupment of payments for Sema4 carrier screening services rendered from 2018 to early 2022." On this news, Sema4's stock fell $0.80, or 33.3%, to close at $1.60 per share on August 16, 2022.
If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than November 7, 2022, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff of the class. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain RM LAW, P.C. or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action.
For more information regarding this, please contact RM LAW, P.C. (Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire) toll-free at (844) 291-9299 or by email at rm@maniskas.com or click here. For more information about class action cases in general or to learn more about RM LAW, P.C. please visit our website by clicking here.
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VIDEO: Former principal facing charges after shoving special needs student, authorities say
FRESNO, Calif. (TMX/Gray News) - School district officials released a video that reportedly shows a now-former principal shoving an elementary school student with special needs.
The Fresno Unified School District released the video it says involves former Wolters Elementary School Principal Brian Vollhardt shoving a student to the ground in June.
In a press conference Thursday, Superintendent Bob Nelson said that on the morning of June 7, Vollhardt joined a small group of students in the cafeteria.
Nelson said that a student got upset and “instead of de-escalating the situation” the former principal chose to “shove the student down aggressively.”
The video reportedly shows Vollhardt and two other adults speaking to that student. The student could be seen pointing at Vollhardt and stepping close to him. The student steps up to Vollhardt a second time and he can be seen forcefully shoving the student’s chest, causing the student to fall backward.
Nelson said the student involved is “physically OK” and has been provided support since the incident was reported on June 8. Vollhardt was placed on administrative leave while the district launched an investigation, and on June 9, the district reported the incident to the Fresno Police Department and Child Protective Services.
According to Nelson, when the district initiated disciplinary proceedings, Vollhardt resigned.
“The district has no interest in retaining employees who engage in this type of harmful behavior toward students,” Nelson said.
Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama said the video “was shocking” to him.
“As a parent of a child close in age to the victim who also suffers from anxiety and doesn’t always handle situations in the best way, it is abhorrent and troubling as to how somebody who’s supposed to protect this child, and provide support, treated them,” Balderrama said.
The police chief said Vollhardt has been charged with willful cruelty to a minor and that interviews are still being conducted in the case.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"), of the important September 19, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline, in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased 17EdTech securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the 17EdTech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7395 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO Registration Statement featured false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Defendant 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the IPO; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, Defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the 17EdTech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7395 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Aaron Sunde, of Fergus Falls, will be serving as the new joint technical director for the historic Holmes Theatre, in Detroit Lakes and A Center For The Arts, in FF. The position is a first of its kind in Minnesota as it shares the responsibilities of the role across two regional theatres. If successful, it may set a template for smaller community theaters to coordinate and staff quality technicians for events.
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The recently christened Dr. Allen E. Magnuson park at 520 South Cascade Street is seeing a complete makeover that will be done very soon with a new playground. The community-based project was led by the Fergus Falls Noon Kiwanis, with major donors Lake Region Healthcare and Affinity Plus Credit Union.
As previously reported, the new playground will be an ADA compliant, inclusive playground being designed by Landscape Structures, Inc. out of Delano, with the equipment being purchased from and installed by Dakota Playground out of Fargo.
Fundraising committee chair Sarah Duffy said that things are almost wrapped up with the installation of the new equipment.
“There are three big shade structures that need to be installed on the south side. Right now they are also working on the last piece of playground equipment, which is a fun sway swing, which is wheelchair accessible. It kind of looks like a boat and sways back and forth. A bunch of kids can get on it, even in a wheelchair,” said Duffy.
Duffy said the final cost for all the equipment, construction and improvements needed will come in at around $600,000.
“They need to do some grating and they recently delivered wood chips that will be in and around the rubber surfacing. We added a zipline as well and next week, a local concrete business, Skjeret’s Decorative Concrete, is scheduled to come and install a sidewalk perimeter, so parents can walk around the park while their kids play, it’s almost like a track around the playground and then it should be done,” said Duffy.
The park, directly across the street from Lake Region Healthcare where Magnuson practiced medicine, will benefit and contribute to the wellness of children, which was his life’s work.
The former NP Park was renamed in memory of Dr. Allen E. Magnuson, a local pediatrician who served Fergus Falls and surrounding communities as a beloved pediatrician with the Fergus Falls Medical Group and eventually Lake Region Healthcare for 40 years. Dr. Magnuson died on Sept. 25, 2021. The children and families he cared for were very important to him, so the fundraising committee wanted to recognize and honor his life and impact.
A grand opening will be held on Sept. 24, at 2 p.m.
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Lance Tucker, 309th Fighter Squadron commander, gives a speech on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 309th FS held a jet signing event to commemorate the last of the 27 oldest F-16 aircraft retiring from the 56th Fighter Wing to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)
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The Fergus Falls Public School District (No. 544) will be having an upcoming school board election on Nov. 8. The election will result in three members being appointed to the board for a term expiring Jan. 1, 2027, with the school board consisting of a total of six members.
School board candidates include incumbents Melanie Cole, Kirby Anderson and Melissa Hermes along with Arden Kjono and Timothy Nanson. The current school board consists of mentioned incumbent candidates in addition to Stephen Vigesaa, Matt Lemke and Natalie Knutson.
Lemke, who graduated from Fergus Falls Publics Schools in 1992, became involved with the school board in 2000: “The greatest thing that I’ve probably brought to the school board is continuously wanting to improve and to learn – I believe our message to students about being a lifelong learner, I believe I model that. I think it’s the continual pursuit to make the Fergus Falls School District the best it can be, to each student.”
Anderson worked for Otter Tail Power for 36 years and brings with him a background in information technology, market planning and wind development along with some financial planning. Anderson comes from a family of Fergus graduates including himself: “We have four kids in the school system right now, ranging from kindergarten all the way up to eleventh grade,” he mentions. “Our goal as board members is to give students the best education that we can give them, while still being accountable to the taxpayer.” As the board treasurer with four years of experience, Anderson notes that he is looking forward to following through with the board’s recently implemented strategic plan for the school system while also maintaining the healthy financial state they’ve managed to develop through previous years.
Vigesaa, of Fergus Falls, was elected to the schoolboard in 2016 was subsequently reelected in 2020: “I enjoy being an advocate for the students – the job of a school board member is to advocate for the community and I feel that since the students can’t really vote it’s my job to make sure they have the best experience possible while we get them ready for life outside of 12th grade.” Vigesaa mentions that the implementation of the Gifted and Talented program along with the acquisition of Lincoln School are both positive developments he’s witnessed since becoming involved with the school board.
Nanson was raised in California and moved to Minnesota in 1996, eventually moving to the lakes area in the early 2000’s. Both of Nanson’s children were born in Fergus Falls, and after a brief move back to the west coast, Nanson brought his family back to the area when the pandemic began shutting down the California school system. “The kids immediately acclimated and made friends,” Nanson says. Nanson mentions that he’s looking forward to getting involved in the school board as it’s a great way to further get acclimated in the community and offer a fresh perspective on pertinent issues.
Cole is a 20-year veteran of the school board and is passionate about continuing to serve area schools for another term: “What inspired me was my kid’s education and contributing to the community.” Cole’s father was a local politician and she explains that she was raised in a family that took a lot of ownership in the community, “I had the strong message that I could make a difference – really that’s what was at the core of it, and in high school I always gravitated towards leadership positions.” Cole explains that through her lengthy tenure as a school board member she’s observed the pendulum of policy shifts and public input regarding the school system and its relationship with a wider national dialogue, however she has a simple and impactful message regarding the Fergus Falls school system: “What I want to do for the school board is work locally with our community, our administration, our staff and our parents and do what’s right for us.”
Kjono, of Fergus Falls, currently has two children in the school system and looks forward to bringing his background of construction and maintenance to the table for the upcoming school board election. Working at the school for approximately a year in a maintenance capacity, he’s looking forward to bringing in-depth knowledge and experience from that side of the school system forth to create positive change throughout the district.
Hermes and Knutson were unavailable for comment due to travel and work commitments.
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Mature and established trees require supplemented watering during times of heat stress and drought, which can stop a downward spiral in tree health and prevent infestations from damaging insects.
Minnesota is home to 53 species of native trees. Of those species, seven are oak varieties: black, bur, chinkapin, northern pin, red, swamp white and white. Oak trees in general produce heavy, strong and durable wood that is used extensively in interior lumber applications and is prized for it’s attractive finish.
The symptoms of recent drought conditions however can be seen impacting populations of the trees. Further, trees stressed by insufficient precipitation are especially susceptible to pests such as the twolined chestnut borer, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The native beetle attacks weakened oaks of every species throughout the state, as it lives and feeds on the inner bark and cambium of the trees. When trees are in a healthy state, the insect focuses its efforts to broken branches and surrounding unhealthy hosts – infested oaks typically die after two to three years of infestation.
Keeping trees watered during dry times is incredibly important and Rick Abrahamson of Homegrown Gardens in Fergus Falls shares techniques on how to keep trees thriving during parched periods: “Mature trees are little bit different, because people assume that once a tree is established you don’t have to worry about it and that’s really not the case, especially with water.”
Abrahamson notes that in general, a tree uses about an inch of water per week, meaning that if a week goes by without that amount of precipitation, a tree goes into a period of stress.
“The assumption is that the base of tree is where the important stuff is,” Abrahamson explains. “That’s just not the case, because the roots will go out as much as four times the height of most trees.”
Individuals who regularly water their lawns are most likely providing adequate water for surrounding trees. For those who are concerned that trees aren’t getting enough water, Abrahamson recommends placing a garden hose in the vicinity of the tree turned to about halfway to help stay the effects of lengthy drought periods.
“The biggest problem is what we call the spiral of mortality,” Abrahamson explains. He’s describing a process whereby yearly stressors compound and create a devastating cycle of continual attack on a tree. Drought-stressed trees become more susceptible to disease and pests and these afflictions can accumulate to the point of eventual tree death.
“This year it’s very, very important to make sure those trees have plenty of moisture going into the fall,” Abrahamson says. He mentions this is even more important with evergreens as they continue to lose moisture throughout the wintertime.
More information regarding tree health and watering guidelines can be found at the following: extension.umn.edu.
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An old saying goes, “There are two things you can count on in an election year, lots of road construction and yard signs for political candidates."
But there are a few rules. The state law stipulates that signs can be erected in any number from 46 days before the primary election until ten days following the general election.
However, as anyone driving down a few of the main arteries in Fergus Falls will see, some candidates that did not make it past the primary elections, have signs that are still being displayed.
Lynne Olson, assistant to the city administrator, said currently there are no direct city ordinances regarding political signs, even conceding that there are still signs up from the 2020 election.
“We do not have an ordinance that restricts the number and size of signs. So if we don’t have that ordinance, we can’t enforce anything. We hope that people would take them down, we hope that they would choose to do that, but we can’t force them to take a sign down,” said Olson.
Olson mentions it would take city council action in the form of an ordinance to address the issue and the council has not shown any appetite for that at this point.
Olson said one of the things that the city does enforce are any signs, political or not, is that signs cannot be placed in a right of way.
“The city does have the ability to come and take those down. The main reason is safety. They can become a sight impairment, if drivers can’t see around them and now with school starting, we’ve got little ones that are out waiting at bus stops and if they are out playing around those signs, ducking down, hiding and all of a sudden pop up and that sign is too close to the roadway, it’s real big safety concern for us,” said Olson.
Another growing concern the city has seen is the use of profanity on some of the political signs displayed.
“We’re seeing some of those pop up as well this year. Especially around school zones. We just ask that people would be neighborly and be mindful that those (types of signs) are offensive to many people,” said Olson.
State law does stipulate that during an election year, no application, permit, or fee is required for non-commercial signs. Although no permit is required, non-commercial signs are still subject to some rules:
- Signs cannot be placed on private property without the property owner’s permission
- Signs cannot interfere with regulatory signs and traffic control devices or be located in such a manner as to impede the view at intersections.
- Signs cannot be placed upon trees, power poles, parkland or other publicly owned property, rights of way, bridges, or overpasses.
- Signs cannot be placed within 100 feet from the building in which a polling place is situated or anywhere on the public property.
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Bernadine Theresa (Bitzan) Schiele was born on May 24, 1928, on the shores of Lakes Moses in Millerville Township to Albert and Caroline (Lederman) Bitzan. She was baptized on May 27, 1928, by Father Siegler. Bernadine’s Solemn Communion was in June of 1938 and she was confirmed by Bishop Busch on June 18, 1939, all at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville. For 8 years, she attended school at District 72 which is now Pine Ridge Golf Course. Bernadine graduated from Brandon High School in 1946 and then attended the College of St. Benedict for one year. While returning home for the summer, she met Wilfred “Willie” Schiele and they were married on September 21, 1948, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. She was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church her entire life. To this union, 8 children were born; Eileen, Evelyn, Don, David, Greg, Ann, Mark, and John.
The family made their home in Millerville where Bernadine worked as a preschool teacher for one year at St. Mary’s School. Then she started at the Millerville Liquor Store in 1965 as a manager and bookkeeper for 38.5 years until retirement at the age of 75. The family enjoyed going out to eat, watching baseball games, going to Twins games, and just spending quality time together. Willie and Bernadine loved to go to all different kinds of auctions together and enjoyed meeting George Bitzan for breakfast at the restaurant next door each morning. Bernadine lived in the Millerville area for 92.5 years. She lived in her last home from 1964 until she moved to Brandon Assisted living in 2020.
Bernadine was a member of the Millerville Homemakers Club, Catholic United Financial Counsel #210, and was President of both the Millerville Christian Mothers and the Millerville Seniors. She loved playing cards and BINGO, and travelling to visit family. Bernadine took great pride in her garden and enjoyed sharing all of her produce. She was a wonderful cook and a perfectionist in everything she did. When she said “don’t worry, we’ll do that later” her family knew that meant they should do it now otherwise Bernadine would have it done before they got the chance. Bernadine was gentle, kind, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be dearly missed.
Bernadine Theresa (Bitzan) Schiele passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Brandon Assisted Living at the age of 94. She is survived by her children, Eileen of Clitherall, MN, Evelyn and husband, Dan Griffith, of Morris, MN, Don and wife, Doris Schiele, of Phoenix, AZ, David and wife, Debra Schiele, of Underwood, MN, Greg Schiele of Alexandria, Ann and husband, Larry Nelson, of Battle Lake, MN, Mark Schiele of Fridley, MN and John (Holly Bentz) Schiele, of Chanhassen, MN; grandchildren, Steven (Michelle Thompson) Koep, Nancy (Todd Ecklund) Koep, Jeff (Stephanie Gretsch) Griffith, Sally (Greg) Kappen, Chuck (Laura) Griffith, Luke Griffith, Ashley (Tommy Cubillas) Schiele, Cody (Mikki) Schiele, Darin (Mallary) Schiele, Stacy (Anthony) Spaeth, Chris Nelson, Jennifer (Anthony) Smith, Lacey (George Hartas) Schiele, Tiffany (Josh) Jones, and Callie (Zach Aaberg) Schiele; great-grandchildren, Drake Hegge, Mason Koep, Evan Palmer, Ty Koubsky, Austin, Keira, and Cavan Griffith, Katie, Sara, and Ben Gretsch, Noah, Ethan, and Sarah Kappen, John, Greta, and James Griffith, Hannah and Will Schiele, Colton, McKenzie, Kolby, and Kaleb Spaeth, Cameron, Ava, Addison, Lincoln, and Morgan Smith, and Roscoe Jones; brother, Charles (Sue) Bitzan; brother-in-laws, George Dorn, Wallace (Pam) Schiele; sister-in-laws, Carol Bitzan, Adeline Kappahan, Vivian Hulm Nagel, and Jan Schiele.
Bernadine is preceded in death by her husband, Willie on November 21, 2006; great grandchild, Blake Griffith; son-in-law, Joe Koep; siblings, Edward, Robert, Dorothy, and James Bitzan, Margaret (Phillip) Schmidt, Irene (Leander) Stariha, and Florence Dorn; brother and sister-in-laws, Joe (Betty) Schiele, Edmund (Ruth) Schiele, Don Byrne, Kenny Schiele, Maryann (Florian) Theusch, Chick Olson, Barbara (Al) Gabriel, Rommie Kappahan, and Pete Hulm.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville, MN. Visitation was held at the church from 4:00-7:00 PM on Friday, September 9, 2022, with a prayer service at 6:30 PM and visitation continued one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Interment was in Seven Dolors Catholic Cemetery in Millerville.
Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory.
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Delores Laverne Lerbakken, 94, of rural Rothsay, MN passed away Sunday, September 4th at St. Catherine North (formerly Rosewood on Broadway) in Fargo, ND surrounded by family. She was born to Reuben and Emma (Schultz) Beyer on May 11th, 1928, on the family farm near Montpelier, ND. She lived there until she was ten years old and attended country school. In 1938 she moved to rural Kindred, ND and then in 1940 moved to a farm near Barnesville, MN where she continued attending country school. She moved into the city of Barnesville in 1945 and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1946.
On December 15, 1951, she married Justin Lerbakken at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay. They were married for over 62 years. They lived on Justin’s family farm near Rothsay, MN until the fall of 2007 when they moved to an apartment in Fargo. Justin passed away in April 2014 and Delores moved into Rosewood on Broadway in May of 2015. She was a housewife and they farmed together for many years. She worked at the turkey plant in Pelican Rapids, MN and for many years at Beacon Engineering in Rothsay as an assembly worker and also did office work.
Delores enjoyed gardening, watching and feeding the birds, flowers, embroidery, crocheting, reading, watching TV (especially game shows), and loved playing games, whether it was cards or board games. At the nursing home her favorite activity was BINGO where she supplied the whole family with pop and candy but what gave her the most joy in life was watching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in all their events and sporting activities. Her greatest treasure was her family.
She was a lifelong member of Hamar/ New Life Lutheran Church in Rothsay.
She will be missed and loved forever.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Reuben and Emma Beyer; her husband, Justin; sisters, Beverly Gulbranson and Darlene Flatebo, and brother, Reuben Beyer.
Delores is survived by three daughters, Debra (Harold) Opsahl of Rothsay, MN, Kimberly Lerbakken of Fargo, ND, Lori (Rob) Anderson of Fargo, ND and one son, Steven (Robin) Lerbakken of Farmington, MN; seven grandchildren, Brian (Tara) Opsahl of East Grand Forks, MN, Darren (Nicki) Opsahl of Moorhead, MN, Kellie (Jordan) Barry of Rothsay, MN, Justin Lerbakken of Minneapolis, MN, Tyler (fiancée Roberta Pacheco) Lerbakken of Coon Rapids, MN, Joshua (significant other, Samantha Horner) Anderson of Fargo, ND, and Karissa Anderson of Fargo, ND; nine great-grandchildren, Veronica Borgrud, Kaleb, Zander and Lera Opsahl of Moorhead, MN, Kierra, Kyla and Kolton Opsahl of East Grand Forks, MN, Abigail Barry of Rothsay, MN, Kenma Lerbakken of Coon Rapids, MN and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2022 at New Life Lutheran Church in Rothsay, with prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will resume one-hour prior to the service.
Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2022 at New Life Lutheran Church in Rothsay
Clergy: Reverend Randy Whitehead
Interment: Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, MN
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Sally Geisinger, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Celestina (Sally) (Scherr) Geisinger was born in Hague, North Dakota, on June 11, 1924, to Sebastian and Natalia (Braun) Scherr. Sally was the second eldest of nine children and received her education in a rural school in the Hague area. She married Simon (Sam) Geisinger on May 31, 1943, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in in Strasburg, ND.
Sam and Sally spent their earlier years following construction employment on dams in North and South Dakota and missile sites in Devils Lake, ND and Wyoming. In 1966 they purchased the Highway Grocery and Trailer Park which they operated until they moved to their present home on North Broadway.
Together they raised six children: James, Judy, Jerry, Jeanie, Donna and Marvin.
Sally was a devout member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church and was especially devoted to her rosary. Her hobbies included embroidering dish towels, crocheting doilies, afghans and potholders; attending her vegetable and flower gardens; playing pinochle with friends, cooking German/Russian meals for family during the holidays; and especially loved the Christmas season. She made holidays and birthdays special for everyone. She was an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves and Lynx and NDSU football.
Sally is preceded in death by her parents, Sebastian and Natalia Scherr; husband, Sam; sons, James and Jerry; grandson, Brian Harr; five brothers, Pius, Rick, Isadore, Otto, and Anselm; and two sisters, Rose Wald and Bernie Kilber.
She is survived by her children, Judy (Ron) Harr of Jamestown, ND, Jeanie (Jim) Olson of Bismarck, ND, Donna (Mark) Stortroen of Fergus Falls, Marvin (Donna) of Isanti; grandchildren, Tanya (Chad) Hemmer, Jessica Geisinger, Michael Geisinger, Stephanie (Jake) Francis, Tara (Ryan) Pederson, Tynan (Katie) Stortroen, Natalie (Samm) Knutson, and Diana (Jake) Hafdahl; and 14 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Jane Geisinger of Fergus Falls; brother, Ray (Delores) of Minnewauken, ND; sisters-in-law, Betty Scherr of Richardton, ND and Phyliss Scherr of Lodi, CA.
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 12, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls with prayers at 6:30 p.m. with rosary to follow. Visitation will resume one-hour prior to the Mass at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls.
Clergy: Father Alan Wielinski
Interment: St. Otto’s Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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At the Detroit Lakes cross country invite, on Sept. 8, the Fergus Falls Otters boys and girls teams had strong performances, as the girls placed third and the boys second, respectively.
Cassie Wellman paced the girls with a second place finish, coming in with a time of 21 minutes 19.6 seconds. Naomi Dummer finished in 12th (22:33.1), Sarah Grotberg 13th (22:46.9), Savannah Lee 27th (25:01.8) and Rebecca Schindler 31st (25:42.9), to round out the top five scorers for the Otters.
Team wise, for the girls, Alexandria finished with 29 points, Fargo Shanley 68, Fergus 85, West Central Area 127 and Thief River Falls 143, to round out the top ten.
“Wellman is running stronger and with more confidence and it shows,” stated Otters coach Niki Welde. “Lee ran her first cross country race for the Otters, Sonja Lahti had an exciting personal best tonight. Dummer and Grotberg rounded out with personal record times.”
The top five teams on the boys side were, Alexandria finished with 22 points, the Otters with 48, Fargo Shanley, 101, DL 122 and Thief at 132.
Fergus placed three runners in the top 10 and all five over their scorers in the top 20. Jaden Miller led the Otters, placing fifth with a time of 19:06.7. Henry Greenagel was seventh (19:17.0), Matthew Tuel eighth (19:31.1), Michael Schmidt 11th (19:44.9) and David Ronnevik 17th (20:20.1).
Fergus cross country is next scheduled to be in action on Sept. 15, at an invite hosted by Little Falls.
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The Hillcrest Comets boys soccer team shut out the Crookston Pirates, on Sept. 8, by the score of 6-0 in Crookston. The Comets first goal came at seven minutes into the contest, when senior Nathan Aanes attacked the right sideline and placed a pass into the box to midfielder Emil Boe, who scored on a drive to the back of the net. At sixteen minutes, Abram Ness scored on a blast from the 18 off an assist from Boe and Rolf Fluge. One minute later, Aanes scored off an assist from Boe. Right before the half, Ness scored his second goal of the game, again, off an assist from Boe, ending the half with the Comets up by four.
Seventeen minutes into the second half, Mateus Gjerme was taken down in the box and the Comets were awarded a penalty kick. Ness drilled the opportunity home for the Comets, collecting his third goal of the contest. With two minutes remaining in the game Gjerme scored, picking up a loose ball forced by pressure from senior captain Jiun Moon, ending all scoring with the Comets shutout victory.
Senior captain Cole Peterson, filling in as goalie this year (first year in that position), led the team to their first shutout win, stopping six shots on goal, including a breakaway, one on one save on an attacking Crookston player. The Comets launched 15 shots on the Pirates goal in the contest.
The Comets saw excellent defensive support from Elias Skjelbred, Vebjorn Myntevik, Max Anderson, Matt Knutson and Ben Swelstad in the prevention of several of the Pirates attacks. Isak Ostevold and Knutson are credited with forward defensive pressure on the Pirates defensive backs, creating turnovers and several opportunities for Comet goals.
“There were several moments within the game where our passing and offensive creation on the field looked like soccer … which is to be expected as our new team of players began to jell together,” stated Comets coach Rod Jensen. “I am pleased at our improvement thus far, but we have a long way to go!”
In JV action, the Comets won 5-4, with Drew Fisher and Zane Holmquist both scoring two goals, and David Sung scoring one with a blast from 35 yards.
The Comets face off against a strong section powerhouse team, St. Cloud Cathedral, on Sept. 10.
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Taking their talents to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, on Sept. 8, the Fergus Falls Otters girls soccer team picked up a decisive 6-0 win. Tyra Skjeret made her mark in the contest, as she was involved with all six Fergus goals.
Ella Starzl got the Otters on the board in the first half, getting a feed from Skjeret and finding the right side of the net. Skjeret would pound one home on a shot from the 18 yard line and Skjeret would then make it 3-0, on an assist from Yana Prischmann.
Heading into the second half, Olivia Jurgens scored on a through ball by Skjeret. Starzl and Skjeret connected once again, as Starzl headed home a corner kick.
The final goal of the contest was Skjeret getting a set up from Prischmann and finishing.
“The girls moved the ball really well tonight,” stated Fergus Ben Jurgens. “Everyone got the opportunity to play tonight, so that was great. Ella Sem played a great game. Ava Thompson played the second half to earn her first varsity minutes.”
Sitting with a 5-1 record, the Otters have the weekend off and will return to action on Sept. 12, at Saint Cloud Tech.
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Hosting the Eagles of Saint Cloud Apollo, on Sept. 8, the Fergus Falls Otters boys soccer team could not hold a halftime lead, in a 4-2 loss, at Otter Stadium.
Fergus got on the board first, scoring late in the first half. Francisco Rodriguez threw the ball down the line to Shane Zierden who made a beautiful cross to Reno Schierer. Schierer got a foot on it and put it away to give the Otters a 1-0 lead.
After halftime, the Eagles tied the contest on a rebound, about nine minutes in. Moments later, Apollo claimed their first lead of the game.
At the 24 minute mark, a through ball by Braden Albert found Zierden, who beat the goalie and tied the contest at two’s.
Apollo reclaimed the lead at the 33 minute mark and then a penalty kick, which was converted, gave them a two goal lead.
“Our defense had a very good game, again,” mentioned Otters coach Joel Heikes. “Jaydon Manteufel had 10 saves on the night and the defense had a number of blocked shots.”
Now at 2-2 on the year, Fergus will return to action on Sept. 13, at Sauk Rapids-Rice.
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In Central Lakes Conference action, on Sept. 8, the Fergus Falls Otters girls tennis team fell to the Brainerd Warriors, 5-2.
“It was not a win for our team, but it was a fantastic night of tennis for girls,” stated Otters coach Jamie Lill. “We competed well across the board. Even our losses were very competitive. The girls should feel very good about this match.”
The wins came on the singles side of things. Isabella Abrahams played the match of her life tonight. She went in as the underdog against a top-ranked player in Ella Chaussee.
“Abrahams did everything right tonight. She was just on. She did a great job of playing offensive tennis and putting pressure on her opponent,” said Lill. “She varied her shots well, showing great execution in her drop shots and lobs, keeping her opponent on her toes. The biggest thing that showed on the court, however, was Abraham’’s mental toughness. She did not come out intimidated, she knew she could play and she meant business the entire match.”
Abrahams took the first set 6-4 before dropping the second set 7-5. After a couple of grueling sets, it would have been easy for her to let the third set get away. But Abrahams stayed cool and collected to take the third set 6-3.
Ashtyn Lill was the other win on the night for the Otters. Lill won her first set fairly handily with great ground strokes and excellent serving. She found herself down early in the second set 0-3, and then 2-5, but she did not give up. Lill dug deep, played smart and rattled off 5 straight games to earn the win in straight sets 6-3, 7-5.
The Otters first and second doubles teams also had amazingly competitive matches. Karley Braeger and Cyntreya Locket bumped up to first doubles for the match and played some of their best tennis of the season as well. They ended up dropping the first set in a tie-break, but played some great tennis in their 7-6(3), 6-4 loss. These two were finishing points well at the net and doing a great job of lobbing tonight. Hannah Anderson and Hattie Fullhart also played a great three-set match at third doubles.
Ruby Ellison also had a pretty tight match at 6-4, 6-3 against a very hard hitting opponent tonight. She has had a lot of close matches lately and this freshman is gaining valuable experience each time she steps on the court.
The Otters play host to Sauk Rapids Rice, on Sept. 13, at Kennedy Secondary School for senior/parent night.
Singles:
1. Isabella Abrahams (FF) defeated Ella Chaussee (B) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
2. Lila Collins (B) defeated Leila Nasri (FF) 6-2, 6-1.
3. Lacy Busch (B) defeated Ruby Ellison (FF) 6-4, 6-3.
4. Ashtyn Lill (FF) defeated Lydia Olson (B) 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles:
1.Claire Erdal/Ericah Folden (B) defeated Karley Braeger/Cyntreya Lockett (FF) 7-6(3), 6-4
2. Hannah Hayes/Ellie Brown (B) defeated Hannah Anderson/Hattie Fullhart (FF) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
3. Lauren Kline/Brooklyn Dietz (B) defeated Clara Stephan/Kaia Ness (FF) 6-2, 6-0. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/warriors-take-down-otters-on-the-tennis-court/article_cad7908c-307b-11ed-bc7d-c7ab95581230.html | 2022-09-09T23:58:59Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/warriors-take-down-otters-on-the-tennis-court/article_cad7908c-307b-11ed-bc7d-c7ab95581230.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two of the area's top teams let their play do the talking in big early-season showdowns.
The top-ranked East St. Louis Flyers belted CBC 64-19 in the featured game of the Gateway Scholars Classic at Clyde C. Jordan Stadium in East St. Louis.
In two previous meetings between the area powers, the game went down to a final possession with East St. Louis coming out on top. It looked like it was going to be another classic early with East Side taking a 14-13 lead.
From that point on, the Flyers exploded with its big play offense and stingy defense to turn the contest into a one-sided affair.
Junior quarterback Robert "Pops" Battle led the Flyers' potent offense, completing 15 of 27 passes for 263 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 84 yards and scored a touchdown on the ground.
His top target was Christopher Bennett, who had seven receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Jesse Watson also added three catches for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Sophomore TyRyan Martin rushed for 152 yards on 14 carries while fellow sophomore Larevious Wood added 91 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
The Flyers defense was just as strong as it held a potent Cadets offense under 20 points. Brothers Antwan and Keshon Hayden combined for 13 solo tackles and two quarterback sacks. Marquise Palmer had 11 solo tackles while Dominic Dixon added nine solo tackles.
Cardinal Ritter in control
The Cardinal Ritter Lions defeated visiting Vashon 29-7 in the first meeting between the schools. The Lions came out firing, sprinted to a 23-0 lead and coasted to the victory. Senior Marvin Burks was a standout on both sides of the football, rushing for 136 yards on 14 carries while adding eight tackles to lead the defense.
Quarterback Antwan McKay completed 14 of 25 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns. McKay also added a rushing touchdown. Senior wide receiver Fredrick Moore was also a standout with six receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Keon Sloan also added 81 yards on four carries, including a 34-yard touchdown run.
Week 2 Standout Performers
*Quarterback A.J. Raines of Timberland passed for 258 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 115 yards and another score in the T-Wolves 37-34 victory over SLUH.
*Wide receiver Jalen Smith of O'Fallon had three touchdown receptions in the Panthers 35-13 victory over Troy.
*Wide receiver Ryan Wingo of SLUH had five receptions for 116 yards and three touchdowns in the Jr. Billikens' 37-34 loss to Timberland.
*Defensive back Amorion Oliphant of Duchesne had an interception return for a touchdown and two punt returns for touchdowns in the Pioneers' 50-15 victory over Vianney.
*Wide receiver Nick Phillips of Brentwood had eight receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' 41-20 victory over Wesclin.
*Defensive back Jordan Pettis of Chaminade had 11 solo tackles, one quarterback sack and an interception in the Red Devils loss to MICDS.
*Quarterback Jordan Robinson of Normandy completed nine of 11 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings' 48-0 victory over TDW Academy.
*Running back Zane Tilman of Mascoutah rushed for 121 yards on 18 carries in the Indians' 43-29 victory over Mt. Vernon.
*Running back Jack Hinlo of Lindbergh rushed for 192 yards in the Flyers' 43-17 victory over Ladue.
*On Tap for Week 3
East St. Louis (1-1) at Creekside, Georgia, Friday, 7 p.m. - The Flyers go on the road to take on a talented team.
St. Mary's (2-0) at Naperville Nequea Valley, IL, Friday, 7 p.m. - The undefeated Dragons head to the Suburban Chicago area to take on an excellent big-school program.
Kirkwood (1-1) at Eureka (2-0), Friday, 7 p.m. - An excellent Friday night matchup between two of the top large-school programs in the area.
Lutheran St. Charles (2-0) at St. Dominic (2-0), Friday, 7 p.m. - An excellent matchup in St. Charles County between two undefeated teams.
Hannibal (2-0) at Troy (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m. - GAC power Troy will host a good Hannibal team that was a Class 4 state finalist last season.
Duchesne (1-1) at Cardinal Ritter (2-0), Friday, 7 p.m. - Ritter will try to follow up on its big victory over Vashon as they host AAA opponent Duchesne.
SLUH (0-2) at CBC (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m. - The Cadets host SLUH in their annual Metro Catholic Conference showdown. One of the area's long-standing rivalries.
Marquette (2-0) at Hazelwood Central (1-1), Saturday, 11 a.m. - An undefeated Marquette team will head to North County to take on the Hawks on Saturday morning. | https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/inside_sports/flyers-lions-soar-and-roar-to-big-wins/article_786cc29e-3040-11ed-8a96-af759d45103c.html | 2022-09-10T00:02:06Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/inside_sports/flyers-lions-soar-and-roar-to-big-wins/article_786cc29e-3040-11ed-8a96-af759d45103c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Caty McNally and Taylor Townsend surged back from a set and a break down to defeat No.12 seeds Caroline Dolehide and Storm Sanders 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday and reach the US Open women's doubles final.
The unseeded all-American pair, both of whom won multiple Grand Slam doubles titles in their junior careers, upset their compatriot Dolehide and Australia's Sanders in 1 hour and 34 minutes.
After giving birth to her son Adyn last year, Townsend caps her successful return to the tour with a trip to her first Grand Slam final at pro level. Earlier this season, she also reached the women's doubles semifinals at Roland Garros alongside Madison Keys.
McNally is into her second straight US Open women's doubles final. She paired with Coco Gauff to reach last year's final in Flushing Meadows, where they narrowly fell to Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai.
🇺🇸 dream!@CatyMcNally & @TaylorTownsend are into the #USOpen women's doubles final. pic.twitter.com/xhxIhudkzP
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
On Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, powerful returns by Sanders and strong serves by Dolehide allowed them to sweep through the first set, and the No.12 seeds led by a break at 2-0 in the second set as well.
But a Townsend return winner gave her and McNally their first break of the day to tie the second set at 2-2. From there, it was the volleys by McNally and Townsend which dominated as they leveled the match at one set apiece.
A volley winner by McNally gave her and Townsend the decisive break for 3-2 in the third set, and they broke serve again in the final game, which was wrapped up with a Townsend overhead winner.
McNally and Townsend will take on No.3 seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in Sunday's final. The Czechs beat No.10 seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in Thursday's semifinal.
Former Doubles World No.1 players Krejcikova and Siniakova have won five Grand Slam titles together, and a victory on Sunday will give them the Career Grand Slam. Siniakova is also projected to return to WTA Doubles World No.1 after the US Open, win or lose. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2787238/mcnally-townsend-surge-into-us-open-doubles-final | 2022-09-10T00:06:22Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2787238/mcnally-townsend-surge-into-us-open-doubles-final | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK -- World No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.5 Ons Jabeur will square off in the US Open final on Saturday.
Swiatek has been the dominant story of the season. Earlier this season, she put together a 37-match winning streak. It was the longest win streak of the 21st century and netted her six consecutive titles, including a second French Open title.
Only Swiatek has won more matches than Jabeur this season, one that has been built on relentless consistency. She won her biggest career title, on the clay in Madrid, and then won 13 straight matches on grass to win Berlin and make her first major final at Wimbledon.
Here's what you need to know about the matchup:
When is the final?
The women's final will be played on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
What are the points and prize money at stake?
By making the final, Swiatek and Jabeur have each earned 1,300 points and $1.3 million dollars. By virtue of her run to her second straight Slam final, Jabeur will return to her career-high No.2 ranking after the tournament.
The winner on Sunday will leave New York with 2,000 points and a check for $2.6 million.
.@Ons_Jabeur knows she has plenty of support at home in Tunisia 🇹🇳#USOpen pic.twitter.com/lPwPDj7Wy7
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
What milestones are at stake on Saturday?
Both women are trying to become the first from their respective countries to win the US Open. Tunisia's Jabeur is also bidding to become the first Tunisian, Arab or African woman to win a Slam title. The last African player to win a major title was South Africa's Johan Kriek in 1981.
At 21 years old, Swiatek is bidding to become the youngest three-time major champion since Maria Sharapova won the 2008 Australian Open at 20. Swiatek could become only the ninth player in the Open Era to win her third Grand Slam title before turning 22 after Sharapova, Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Stefanie Graf and Chris Evert.
Swiatek is also looking to become the first No.1 to win the US Open since Serena Williams in 2014. A victory would also net her a seventh title this season, becoming the first player since Williams in 2014 to win at least that many. Swiatek would also become the first woman to win two majors in a season since Angelique Kerber in 2016.
A win for Swiatek would be her 57th victory of the season, tying her with Ashleigh Barty's 57 wins in 2019.
IGA pic.twitter.com/RhgakTmO51
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
How did Swiatek and Jabeur get here?
Semifinal reports:
Swiatek comeback stops Sabalenka
Despite their efforts in the first seven months of the season, Swiatek and Jabeur came into New York under the radar. Since winning Roland Garros, Swiatek had made just one quarterfinal. Since her Wimbledon run, Jabeur failed to win back-to-back matches in three tournaments. Neither woman had ever made it past the Round of 16 at the US Open.
They've enjoyed very different paths to their first US Open final. Jabeur has been outstanding throughout the tournament, dropping only one set. She posted a strong trio of straight-set wins against Veronika Kudermetova and Ajla Tomljanovic, and then snapped Caroline Garcia's 13-match win streak in the semifinals.
Swiatek has had to battle. She has lost two sets and been forced to come back from set-deficits repeatedly. But she dug in her heels and battled, as evidenced by her gritty semifinal win over last year's semifinalist Aryna Sabalenka. Down 2-0 in the third set, Swiatek reeled Sablalenka in to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Iga knows her final with Ons Jabeur will be a tricky one. pic.twitter.com/UOeZnjlBFr
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
How do they stack up?
Their head-to-head is locked at 2-2, with Swiatek winning their only meeting this year, 6-2, 6-2 in the Rome final.
Final preview: Who has the edge? | Who will win?
Swiatek's record in finals is comical. Including the ITF level, she has won 16 of her 17 career finals. Her only loss came in her first tour final at 2019 Lugano. Since then, Swiatek has won her past nine WTA-level finals in straight sets and has dropped only 32 games in this span. That's an average of 3.6 games lost per final.
Jabeur has yet to win a hard-court final. Overall, she has lost six of her previous nine WTA finals. Her two hard-court finals came at 2018 Moscow and 2021 Chicago.
What are they saying?
Swiatek on learning to adapt:
"Earlier I felt like my emotions were taking over and I was panicking a little bit when I was losing. For sure I grew up, I learned a lot. And the work we've put with Daria [Abramowicz, her sports psychologist] for sure helped. Right now it's just easier for me to actually logically think about what I can change. And I feel like I have more skills to do that [rather] than one type of way to play."
2013 - Iga Swiatek is the first female player to reach the final at the Roland Garros and at the US Open in the same campaign since Serena Williams in 2013. Collector.@WTA @WTA_insider #USOpen #USOpen2022 #USOpentennis pic.twitter.com/9e8F345vyK
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 9, 2022
Jabeur on backing up her Wimbledon run:
"Feels more real, to be honest with you, just to be in the finals again. At Wimbledon I was kind of just living the dream, and I couldn't believe it. Even just after the match, I was just going to do my things and not realizing it was an amazing achievement already. But now just I hope I'm getting used to it. Just happy the fact that I backed up the results in Wimbledon and people are not really surprised I'm in the finals."
Swiatek on Jabeur:
"She has a different game style than most of the players. She has a great touch. All these things mixed up, yeah, she's just a tough opponent. That's why probably our matches are always kind of physical and really tight. I don't know what was the score in Rome, but I remember it as a really tight match anyway, because there were a lot of ads, I think.
"She's just a tough opponent and fully deserves to be in the final. I think it's going to be a great battle."
7 - Ons #Jabeur is only the 7th female player to reach the final in Wimbledon and at the #USOpen in the same year since 2000 after Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Justine Henin, Vera Zvonareva and Angelique Kerber. Phenomenal.@WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/hUDXbn5RQU
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 9, 2022
Swiatek on her US Open:
"I'm pretty happy that even though maybe I wasn't feeling 100% perfectly from the beginning of the tournament, I was still able to get better and better and to play a really solid game. It's the best thing basically.
"Like, on clay I feel just perfect. But for me actually winning when I'm not feeling perfectly, it's the best kind of thing and best feeling. The satisfaction is pretty big."
Jabeur on Swiatek:
"You know, Iga never loses finals, so it's going to be very tough. I know she struggled a little bit with the balls here, but I don't see her struggling much, to be honest with you. She's playing awesome. It's going to be a tough match. Definitely going for my revenge.
"I love playing on this surface, and I feel like I know exactly what to do against her." | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2787241/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-us-open-final | 2022-09-10T00:06:28Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2787241/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-us-open-final | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LAS VEGAS — Nevada elected county official Robert Telles was denied bail in his first court appearance on Thursday for allegedly murdering Las Vegas journalist Jeff German last Friday.
It's a case that continues to attract the nation's attention.
Prosecutors say physical evidence shows that German fought back against his attacker, which may have been the key to tracking down a suspect.
Telles was arrested Wednesday, just days after the reporter was found stabbed to death outside his home.
"A conviction is likely," prosecutor Richard Scow said. He also later asked the court to deny the bond, arguing the facts of the case demanded Telles remain behind bars.
Starting with the anger, Telles harbored toward German over a series of negative articles that led to him losing his re-election bid.
"Ruined his political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out," Scow said. "The defendant lashing out at the cause of the unraveling of his life at this point. So we're asking that he be held no bail."
Scow says Telles immediately attacked German upon arriving at his home, mounting him and stabbing him seven times.
Telles's arrest report indicates the 69-year-old's ability to fight back, however, may have cracked the case for the police.
"Through the DNA recovered from the victim's hands and under his fingernails, they were able to identify the DNA of the defendant," Scow said.
Telles's next court appearance is set for Tuesday. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/alleged-murderer-of-vegas-reporter-denied-bail-at-first-court-appearance | 2022-09-10T00:06:49Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/alleged-murderer-of-vegas-reporter-denied-bail-at-first-court-appearance | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
British musician Elton John paid respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II at a show in Toronto, Canada, before a sea of fans as well-wishers gathered in London during ten days of mourning for Her Majesty before the royal funeral.
"About the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. She was an inspiring presence to be around," John said.
His words were met with a round of applause from fans at the show.
I've been around her, and she was fantastic. She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency, and genuine caring warmth," he said.
"I'm 75, she's been with me all my life. I am very sad that she won't be with me anymore. But I'm glad that she's at peace, and I'm glad she's at rest, and she deserves it; she's worked bloody hard. I send my love to her family and her loved ones. She will be sorely missed. Her spirit lives on, and we celebrate her life tonight with music, ok," John said. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/elton-john-sends-condolences-to-the-royal-family-after-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii | 2022-09-10T00:06:55Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/elton-john-sends-condolences-to-the-royal-family-after-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter tasked with reviewing documents seized during an FBI search of the former president's Florida home.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a "special master," as well as proposals for the scope of the person's duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have major long-term effects on the criminal investigation or knock it significantly off course, it will almost certainly delay it and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a national risk assessment it was doing.
Over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team's request for the special master and directed the department to temporarily halt its review of records for investigative purposes.
She said the person would be responsible for sifting through the records recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and filter out from the criminal investigation any documents potentially covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege.
Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the search. That's on top of classified documents contained in 15 boxes retrieved in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, and additional sensitive government records the department took back during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department had objected to the Trump team's request for a special master, saying it had already completed its own review in which identified a limited subset of records that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It has maintained that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
The department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating that it would contest the judge's order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Officials asked the judge to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal, as well as her requirement that the department share with a special master the classified records that were recovered.
It is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged.
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On the world's largest island, scientists say something frighteningly remarkable is happening. Greenland's ice sheet is melting at an astonishing rate, according to researchers.
While September traditionally marks the end of the ice-melt season for the massive island, this year, something alarming is happening, Scientific American reported.
Scientists are looking at an area twice the size of France and noticing a high rate of ice melt continuing into a part of the year when it would usually be halted by colder weather.
Xavier Fettweis, a climate scientist at the University of Liège in Belgium, called the strong melting rate so late in the year "exceptional."
Climate scientists have put Greenland's melting ice sheet at the top of their list of natural concerns as the Earth as a whole is said to be warming.
And for Greenland, the island's melting ice is currently pouring around 250 billion tons of ice into the ocean every year. It's being dumped into the sea in the form of disintegrating glaciers along with surface ice that is melting.
The more the melting continues, the less snow will accumulate. That means future ice melts will persist in this extended manner. | https://www.katc.com/news/world/greenland-worlds-largest-island-is-experiencing-historic-ice-sheet-melting-rates | 2022-09-10T00:07:07Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/world/greenland-worlds-largest-island-is-experiencing-historic-ice-sheet-melting-rates | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The same pesky upper level low situated over Eastern Louisiana will dominate the weather pattern across Acadiana this weekend allowing for partly sunny and warm conditions along with the threat of scattered afternoon/early evening showers and a few thunderstorms.
Rain chances Saturday will be in the 40-50% range for most, with the eastern parishes of Acadiana, mainly Lafayette eastward likely to see the best shot at precipitation.
Otherwise most of our days this weekend will be partly to mostly sunny until the mid-afternoon when clouds followed by some shower/thunderstorm activity tries to roll in from the east/northeast.
The upper low will shear out and get pushed off to the east starting Sunday gradually allowing for drier air to work its way into the region.
There will still be the chance of scattered afternoon showers and storms Sunday into Monday but rain chances ease to 30-40% or less.
By Monday evening, much drier conditions will move into the region behind a weak frontal system that is expected to stall and remain nearly stationary offshore most of next week.
This will translate to sunny and warm conditions Tuesday through at least Thursday with highs in the mid-upper 80s accompanied by noticeably lower relative humidity.
More importantly night time/early morning low temperatures next week should dip down closer to the mid-60s.
Humidity, clouds and the chance of showers could return by the following weekend.
Consult the KATC 10 Day Forecast for the latest.
Meanwhile, as we near the peak of hurricane season this weekend, all remains quiet in the Gulf of Mexico with no threats to the region anticipated through the next week.
Elsewhere, Hurricane Earl is heading into the north Atlantic while a few other disturbances in the Central and eastern Atlantic have low potential for development at this time.
In the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Kay will continue to produce the threat of flash flooding in the Southern California, nearby deserts to the east into Arizona through Saturday.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Police Department (SCPD) has arrested a man in connection to a ”shots fired” report that happened on August 29 in the 1000 block of Pierce Street.
According to a release, officers charged Rico M. Willis, 44, of Sioux City, with going armed with intent, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance, and keeping a disorderly house.
The charges stem from an incident when Willis followed a man that he knew back to his apartment building. Willis confronted the man, pointed a handgun at him, and pulled the trigger. It failed to fire and Willis reloaded the handgun and then hit the victim with it.
The gun then fired after the victim was hit, according to the release.
No one was injured by the gunfire and no property was damaged.
The incident was originally investigated as a possible “road rage” incident, but additional information that was learned over the investigation determined it to be a dispute over a love interest between the two men.
On September 9, officers served a search warrant on Willis’ residence a part of their investigation into the incident. During the search, officers located the handgun used as well as marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
According to the release, Willis is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing firearms. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-pd-arrest-man-connected-to-pierce-street-shots-fired-call/ | 2022-09-10T00:08:44Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-pd-arrest-man-connected-to-pierce-street-shots-fired-call/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Super7’s Next Disney Ultimates Are Nightmare Before Christmas
While we at Superhero Hype don’t necessarily cover every Disney Ultimates figure that Super7 puts out, the fourth wave seems much better suited than most. Taking over the Nightmare Before Christmas line for at least one series of three figures, Super7’s 7-inch Ultimates will next deliver new versions of Jack, Sally, and Oogie Boogie. That last one often proves a challenge for toy companies to articulate since he’s basically a giant pillowcase, but Super7 have managed to get a number of ball joints into that girth.
All three characters come with a pet: Jack with Zero, Sally with a cat, and Oogie Boogie with a bat. They also each have three heads and interchangeable hands. Jack and Sally change expressions, but Oogie includes a full-on head made of bugs, as well as an interchangeable arm and hand ripped open to expose his creep crawlies. Sally includes a soft-goods dress so she can take reclining and sitting poses, and one of her arms can detach. Expect them to arrive by December 2023.
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Each figure runs $55; even the larger Oogie Boogie, this time. Preorder directly from Super7, or save on shipping at Entertainment Earth. (Note: Superhero Hype participates in the Entertainment Earth Affiliate Program, designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Entertainment Earth.)
Check out full images and renders in the gallery below. Then tell us if you’d want these in your holiday stocking next Christmas!
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said in a sharply worded ruling on Thursday that Trump’s lawsuit, filed in March, contained “glaring structural deficiencies” and that many of the “characterizations of events are implausible.”
He dismissed the idea that Trump had sued to correct an actual legal harm, saying that “instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.”
The lawsuit had named as defendants Clinton and some of her top advisers, as well as former FBI Director James Comey and other FBI officials involved in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of the election.
Other defendants include the founders of a political research firm that hired a former British spy to investigate ties between Trump and Russia, and a well-connected Democratic lawyer who was recently acquitted on a charge of lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting in which he presented the bureau with information he wanted it to investigate.
But none of the claims, the judge wrote, supported Trump’s claims of a conspiracy against him.
“What the Amended Complaint lacks in substance and legal support it seeks to substitute with length, hyperbole, and the settling of scores and grievances,” Middlebrooks wrote.
A 2019 Justice Department inspector general report did identify certain flaws by the FBI during the Russia investigation, but did not find evidence that the bureau’s leaders were motivated by political bias in opening the probe and said the inquiry was started for a legitimate purpose.
A separate investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller produced criminal charges against nearly three dozen people and entities and found pervasive Russian interference in the election, but did not establish a criminal conspiracy with the Trump campaign.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, said Friday that Trump would appeal the dismissal. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/judge-tosses-trumps-russia-probe-suit-against-clinton-fbi/article_2a3901ec-3094-11ed-a452-5f7dfad67c48.html | 2022-09-10T00:10:22Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/judge-tosses-trumps-russia-probe-suit-against-clinton-fbi/article_2a3901ec-3094-11ed-a452-5f7dfad67c48.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK — Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
The global manhunt for al-Qaida’s No. 3 leader had taken 18 months. But America’s attempt to bring him to justice, in a legal sense, has taken much, much longer. Critics say it has become one of the war on terror’s greatest failures.
As Sunday’s 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches, Mohammed and four other men accused of 9/11-related crimes still sit in a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, their planned trials before a military tribunal endlessly postponed.
The latest setback came last month when pretrial hearings scheduled for early fall were canceled. The delay was one more in a string of disappointments for relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims of the attack. They’ve long hoped that a trial would bring closure and perhaps resolve unanswered questions.
“Now, I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” said Gordon Haberman, whose 25-year-old daughter Andrea died after a hijacked plane crashed into the the World Trade Center, a floor above her office.
He’s traveled to Guantanamo four times from his home in West Bend, Wisconsin, to watch the legal proceedings in person, only to leave frustrated.
“It’s important to me that America finally gets to the truth about what happened, how it was done,” said Haberman. “I personally want to see this go to trial.”
If convicted at trial, Mohammed could face the death penalty.
When asked about the case, James Connell, an attorney for one of Mohammed’s co-defendants — one accused of transferring money to 9/11 attackers — confirmed reports both sides are still “attempting to reach a pretrial agreement” that could still avoid a trial and result in lesser but still lengthy sentences.
David Kelley, a former U.S. attorney in New York who co-chaired the Justice Department’s nationwide investigation into the attacks, called the delays and failure to prosecute “an awful tragedy for the families of the victims.”
He called the effort to put Mohammed on trial before a military tribunal, rather than in the regular U.S. court system, “a tremendous failure” that was “as offensive to our Constitution as to our rule of law.”
“It’s a tremendous blemish on the country’s history,” he said.
The difficulty in holding a trial for Mohammed and other Guantanamo prisoners is partly rooted in what the U.S. did with him after his 2003 capture.
Mohammed and his co-defendants were initially held in secret prisons abroad. Hungry for information that might lead to the capture of other al-Qaida figures, CIA operatives subjected them to enhanced interrogation techniques that were tantamount to torture, human rights groups say. Mohammed was waterboarded — made to feel that he was drowning — 183 times.
A Senate investigation later concluded the interrogations didn’t lead to any valuable intelligence. But it has sparked endless pretrial litigation over whether FBI reports on their statements can be used against them — a process not subject to speedy trial rules used in civilian courts.
The torture allegations led to concerns that the U.S. might have ruined its chance to put Mohammed on trial in a civilian court.
But in 2009, President Barack Obama’s administration decided to try, announcing that Mohammed would be transferred to New York City and put on trial at a federal court in Manhattan.
“Failure is not an option,” Obama said.
But New York City balked at the cost of security and the move never came. Eventually, it was announced Mohammed would face a military tribunal. and then over a dozen years passed.
Kelley said talk of military tribunals two decades ago surprised many in the legal community who had been successfully prosecuting terrorism cases in the decade before. The concept of a tribunal, he said, “came out of the blue. Nobody knew it was coming.”
Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was not in favor of tribunals and had been supportive of the Manhattan federal terrorism prosecutions, he said.
Now, Kelley said, with the passage of time it will be much more difficult to prosecute Mohammed in a tribunal, much less a courtroom. “Evidence goes stale, witness memories fail.”
The passage of time hasn’t dulled the memories of the victims’ families or dampened their interest in witnessing justice.
Eddie Bracken’s sister Lucy Fishman was killed at the trade center. The New Yorker opposed Obama’s proposal to move the trial to federal court — Mohammed is charged with “a military act,” and should be tried by the military, he reasoned. and while he is somewhat frustrated by the delays, he understands them.
“The whole world is looking at us and saying, ‘What are they doing after all this time?’” he said. But he realizes the case is “a process that the world is seeing, that needs to be done under a microscope. … It’s up to the United States to do their due diligence, make sure it’s done right.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/2-decades-later-9-11-self-professed-mastermind-awaits-trial/article_8c09ddca-3093-11ed-a221-9ba74639272e.html | 2022-09-10T00:10:23Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/2-decades-later-9-11-self-professed-mastermind-awaits-trial/article_8c09ddca-3093-11ed-a221-9ba74639272e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain's colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions.
Tributes to the queen's life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy.
It was in Cape Town, marking her 21st birthday in 1947, that the then-Princess Elizabeth pledged that her "whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
The British empire soon crumbled, but Elizabeth managed to maintain a regal — if ceremonial — position as the head of the Commonwealth, the 54 nations of mostly previous British colonies.
“The Queen lived a long and consequential life, fulfilling her pledge to serve until her very last breath at the age of 96,” Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, said Friday. “She was an exemplary leader of the kind seldom seen in the modern era.”
As queen, Elizabeth was seen as endorsing the birth of democracies in former colonies in Africa where Black citizens previously had been denied basic rights, including the vote. When in glittering tiaras she danced with new African leaders in the 1960s and visited their capitals, she burnished their new institutions.
When white-minority rule finally fell in South Africa in 1994, Elizabeth welcomed Nelson Mandela as a world leader. Her warm friendship with Mandela gave her a new relevance.
“In the years after his release from prison, (Mandela) cultivated a close relationship with the queen. He hosted her in South Africa and visited her in England, taking particular delight in exploring Buckingham Palace. They also talked on the phone frequently, using their first names with each other as a sign of mutual respect as well as affection,” the Nelson Mandela Foundation said Friday.
“For Madiba, (Mandela's clan name) it was important that the former colonial power in southern Africa should be drawn into cordial and productive relations with the newly democratic republic of South Africa."
Fellow anti-apartheid fighter the late Anglican archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu also enjoyed good relations with the queen.
“Although ensconced in the pomp, ceremony and lifestyle of royalty and empire, in a world of profound inequality, she was a servant queen,” Tutu's foundation and trust said Friday.
In contrast, a scathing view of the queen's rule was issued by South Africa's populist party, the Economic Freedom Fighters. The queen was “head of an institution built up, sustained, and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world,” it said.
“We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history," said the party. “During her 70-year reign as queen, she never once acknowledged the atrocities that her family inflicted on native people that Britain invaded across the world. She willingly benefited from the wealth that was attained from the exploitation and murder of millions of people."
Some Irish soccer fans raucously cheered the queen’s death at a match Thursday, according to videos posted online that angered her supporters. The Republic of Ireland’s leadership expressed condolences and admiration for the queen.
The widespread tributes that followed her death came not only from U.S. President Joe Biden but also from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
She was a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States,” Biden and first lady Jill Biden said, adding that she ”defined an era.”
Putin sent a telegram to King Charles III — Elizabeth's oldest son who automatically became Britain's new monarch.
“For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage. I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss," Putin wrote.
Elizabeth was mourned across Europe. In France, Britain’s historic rival and contemporary ally, flags at the presidential palace and public buildings were lowered to half-staff on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron released a video Friday in English expressing a sense of “emptiness” after her passing. Addressing the British public, he said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen, to all of us.”
In the U.S., tributes came from every living former president.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said Elizabeth made “the role of queen her own — with a reign defined by grace, elegance, and a tireless work ethic.” George W. Bush called her “a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” and Jimmy Carter said Elizabeth’s “dignity, graciousness and sense of duty” were inspiring.
Even in places where the relationship with British monarchy is complicated, the tributes flowed. In India, once a British colony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Elizabeth “a stalwart of our times.”
The queen’s death came as a growing number of British territories in the Caribbean are seeking to replace the monarch with their own heads of state amid demands that Britain apologize for its colonial-era abuses and award its former colonies slavery reparations.
Still, Caribbean leaders mourned her. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said for many years Elizabeth visited the island every decade.
“Undoubtedly, she formed a special bond with the people of Jamaica,” he said. “We are saddened that we will not see her light again, but we will remember her historic reign.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/a-servant-queen-world-pays-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth-ii/article_1ab654aa-3093-11ed-8031-cbd9db6660b3.html | 2022-09-10T00:10:24Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/a-servant-queen-world-pays-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth-ii/article_1ab654aa-3093-11ed-8031-cbd9db6660b3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --
Moving to a new base comes with a lot of unique stressors that can be intimidating to navigate on your own. Knowing where to go to build connections and nurture your mental or spiritual health is important in setting yourself up for success.
At Davis-Monthan, many resources are offered to help build connections with the community and support the well-being of Airmen and their families.
One of those resources is the 355th Wing Integrated Prevention and Response Office. They focus on positively influencing the performance, values, goals and relationships of Airmen, civilians and family members by connecting with them to provide the leadership, resources and support needed to grow in all types of adversity.
Another place one can visit is the 355th Force Support Squadron Military and Family Readiness Center. They provide proactive services addressing needs throughout the military lifecycle. It is a one-stop information and referral center to connect military personnel and their families with the appropriate services both on and off base.
A third resource is the 355th Wing chapel who provides religious and spiritual needs of all Desert Lightning Team members. Chaplains are available to provide opportunities for the fulfillment of spiritual needs through worship, religious education and spiritual enrichment programs. They can also provide counseling to individuals with a guarantee of confidentiality.
“We don’t want to wait until the storm is here to reach out,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Otero, 355th Wing Integrated Resilience superintendent. “We want to be there from the start to build connections when you think you don’t need help. Those are the ones that are going to be there for you when you do need help.”
DM provides these resources to help build resiliency, but if you or someone you know needs to speak with someone right away, contact the Military Crisis Line at 9-8-8 then press 1, or access the online chat by texting 838255.
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LONDON — As the United Kingdom mourns a beloved queen, the nation is already wondering how King Charles III will reign and whether his monarchy will depart from the traditions of his mother.
If his first full day on the throne is any indication, Charles seemed ready to chart at least a slightly different course.
When Charles traveled to Buckingham Palace for the first time as the new king Friday, his limousine snaked through a sea of spectators then stopped short of the palace gates before he got out and shook hands with well-wishers. Charles looked more like a U.S. president on the campaign trail than the latest steward of a 1,000-year-old hereditary monarchy.
It’s not that Queen Elizabeth II didn’t meet her subjects. She did, often. But this felt different — a bit less formal, a bit more relaxed and personal. Charles spent almost 10 minutes greeting people pressed up against the crowd-control barriers, smiling, waving, accepting condolences and the occasional bouquet of flowers as the audience broke out in a chorus of “God Save the King.”
After inspecting the tributes to his mother lined up outside the palace, he waved once more and walked through the gates with Camilla, the Queen Consort.
“It was impressive, touching, a good move to come out to the crowds,” said Ammar Al-Baldawi, 64, a retiree from Hertfordshire who was among the throngs outside the palace. “I think that’s where the royal family needs to communicate with the people now."
Charles' efforts to engage with the public more intimately reflect the fact that he needs their support. There are difficult issues ahead, most pressingly how the 73-year-old king will carry out his role as head of state.
The laws and traditions that govern Britain’s constitutional monarchy dictate that the sovereign must stay out of partisan politics, but Charles has spent much of his adult life speaking out on issues that are important to him, particularly the environment.
His words have caused friction with politicians and business leaders who accused the then-Prince of Wales of meddling in issues on which he should have remained silent.
The question is whether Charles will follow his mother’s example and muffle his personal opinions now that he is king, or use his new platform to reach a broader audience.
In his first speech as monarch, Charles sought to put his critics at ease.
“My life will of course change as I take up my new responsibilities,'' he said. “It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply. But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others."
Ed Owens, a historian and author of “The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53,” said that while Charles will tread a careful path, it’s unlikely he will suddenly stop talking about climate change and the environment — issues where there is a broad consensus about the urgent need for action.
“To not do so would not be true to the image that he has until this moment developed,” Owens said.
John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate, said he hopes Charles will continue speaking out about climate change because it is a universal issue that doesn’t involve ideology. Kerry was in Scotland to meet with the Prince of Wales this week, but the session was canceled when the queen died.
“It doesn’t mean he’s involved in the daily broil of politics or speaking for a specific piece of legislation,” Kerry told the BBC. “But I can’t imagine him not … feeling compelled to use the important role of the monarch, with all the knowledge he has about it, to speak out and urge the world to do the things the world needs to do.”
Constitutional lawyers have debated for years whether Charles has pushed the boundaries of conventions designed to keep the monarchy out of the political fray.
His so-called Black Spider Memos — named for his spidery handwriting — to government ministers have been cited as evidence that he wouldn’t be neutral in his dealings with Parliament.
The debate has also spilled over into fiction.
In the 2014 play “King Charles III,” playwright Mike Bartlett imagines the new king, uncertain of his powers and moved by his conscience, causing a constitutional crisis by refusing to sign a new law restricting press freedom.
It is an illustration of the tensions inherent in a system that evolved from an absolute monarchy to one in which the sovereign plays a largely ceremonial role. While Britain’s unwritten constitution requires that legislation must receive royal assent before it becomes law, this is considered a formality that the monarch cannot refuse.
In an interview for a 2018 documentary broadcast on his 70th birthday, Charles said he would behave differently when he became king because the monarch has a different role than the Prince of Wales.
Even so, he questioned the criticism he has received over the years.
“I’ve always been intrigued if it’s meddling to worry about the inner cities, as I did 40 years ago, and what was happening or not happening there, the conditions in which people were living,” he wondered. “If that’s meddling, I’m very proud of it.”
On another issue facing the new king, Charles has said clearly that he intends to reduce the number of working royals and cut expenses as he seeks to ensure the monarchy better represents modern Britain.
Robert Lacey, a royal historian and adviser on the Netflix series “The Crown,” said this initiative underscores the important role of Prince William, who is now heir to the throne.
William has already made the environment one of his primary issues, and he is likely to take an even more prominent role in this area now that his father is king, Lacey told the BBC. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/uk-watches-to-see-if-king-departs-from-mothers-traditions/article_829faa00-308c-11ed-94b2-33d712902513.html | 2022-09-10T00:10:26Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/uk-watches-to-see-if-king-departs-from-mothers-traditions/article_829faa00-308c-11ed-94b2-33d712902513.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Latasha Gillespie is the executive head of global diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for Amazon Studios, Prime Video, and IMDb. In her role, Gillespie is responsible for the development and management of all content-related and customer-facing DEIA work for the organization. Prior to joining Amazon, Gillespie spent 20 years with Caterpillar Inc. and is credited for launching the first diversity recruiting team and the company’s Employee Resource Groups.
In 2021, the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce named Gillespie Executive of the Year and she ended the year on the cover of Inclusion Magazine for her leadership in implementing inclusive and equitable practices. She was featured in Variety’s 2022 Inclusion Impact Report, Black Enterprise magazine named her one of the 2019 Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity, and she is a 2018 Ebony Magazine Power 100 honoree.
How did you end up at Amazon Studios?
I grew up outside of Chicago and went to school at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and then went to work in the manufacturing industry. I moved from Central Illinois to Peoria, Illinois, to work for Caterpillar, where I spent 20 [years] and started off in finance, then worked in HR. I became a Six Sigma Black Belt, and eventually became the chief diversity officer, and my last assignment in those 20 years was actually living and working in Singapore where I was the head of HR for Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and all of Asia Pacific. It was an amazing, interesting journey over those 20 years in a bunch of different roles and places. Then I got recruited by Amazon. So my family and I packed up, left Singapore after two-plus years, and moved to Seattle to be the head of global diversity, equity and inclusion for Amazon corporate. In that role, I worked closely with Jeff Bezos and his directs on a corporate and global DEI strategy, did that for two years, and then moved to Los Angeles to work for Amazon Studios to do the work that my team currently does today.
How can Black-owned entertainment companies partner with Amazon Studios?
We actively work with Black-owned production companies to produce content for our customers. That work you may see actually on Prime Video, but also you may see it on our other service, which is called Freevee, and is an ad-based service, which is free to anybody, so you don’t have to have an Amazon Prime membership to watch. Because of our ability to have channels and different things, it’s nice that other networks like BET or TNT, or other Black-owned networks can actually show their content through Prime. If you have a Prime membership, you can actually also subscribe to other channels, and watch content from some of those Black-owned networks as well, which is great. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/09/amazon-studios-latasha-gillespie-collaborating-with-black-production-companies/ | 2022-09-10T00:14:03Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/09/amazon-studios-latasha-gillespie-collaborating-with-black-production-companies/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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