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FORT WORTH, Texas (WXIN) — Ear muffs designed to protect young children from excess noise are being recalled because the batteries can rupture, possibly causing hearing, projectile or burn injuries.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves four models of Children’s HearMuffs sound compression ear muffs.
Models included in the recall are:
- LA-infant-AM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WHPlus
- LA-kids-AM-WH
The model is printed on the original packaging. The CPSC said they were sold in multiple colors and have a multi-mode power button to switch from Off, Active or Soothe Mode.
The recall was initiated after Hearing Lab Technology received 19 reports of rupturing batteries. So far, no injuries have been reported.
The recalled products were sold nationwide and online at Sam’s Club, Kroger and other stores between January 2018 and December 2021.
Consumers are advised to stop using the ear muffs immediately.
Anyone with the recalled ear muffs can contact Hearing Lab Technology LLC toll-free at 833-408-0479 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, or online to receive two new replacement AAA batteries free of charge. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/childrens-protective-ear-muffs-recalled-over-ruptured-batteries/ | 2022-09-10T02:17:18Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/childrens-protective-ear-muffs-recalled-over-ruptured-batteries/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ford’s Bluecruise driver-assist system is getting some upgrades, including the ability to execute hands-free lane changes.
A new version of the system, dubbed Bluecruise 1.2, will arrive this fall beginning with the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford said Thursday in a press release. An Activeglide 1.2 version for Lincoln will follow as well.
With the upgraded system, drivers can execute a lane change simply by tapping the turn signal stalk, according to Ford. Bluecruise will also suggest lane changes when following slow-moving traffic. This functionality is comparable to what’s already available from the rival General Motors Super Cruise system.
Bluecruise 1.2 and Activeglide 1.2 also add predictive speed assist, which automatically adjusts speed when approaching sharp curves. The system will signal the driver ahead of time so they know why the vehicle is decelerating, Ford noted.
A third new feature is in-lane repositioning, which moves the vehicle away from those in adjacent lanes. It’s helpful when traveling next to wider vehicles, such as semi trucks, Ford noted.
In addition to the new features, engineers are continually improving the maps Bluecruise relies on with over-the-air (OTA) updates. Bluecruise only works on pre-mapped stretches of highway, with more than 130,000 miles currently available, according to Ford.
As before, even on a qualified stretch of highway, Bluecruise needs to be able to identify lane markings and confirm the driver is keeping their eyes on the road to operate.
So far, 75,000 Ford and Lincoln owners have enabled Bluecruise or Activeglide, with more than 16 million hands-free miles logged through the end of August, according to Ford.
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- Rivian CEO previews new Camp Mode designed to automatically level vehicle at campsite | https://www.wspa.com/automotive/internet-brands/ford-bluecruise-adds-hands-free-lane-changes/ | 2022-09-10T02:34:30Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/automotive/internet-brands/ford-bluecruise-adds-hands-free-lane-changes/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi issued a preliminary injunction that stops the law from being enforced when it is set to take effect on Sept. 24. The quick decision came after Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the prosecutor and sheriff’s office in Maricopa County told the judge they did not plan to defend the law. They were named as defendants in the lawsuit filed last month.
The law was enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature over unified opposition from Democrats and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on July 6.
It makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop. And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission.
The penalty is a misdemeanor that would likely incur a fine without jail time.
KM Bell, an ACLU attorney who lobbied against the bill at the Legislature and was in court Friday, said they were pleased the judge acted quickly.
“We are extremely gratified that Arizonans will not have their constitutional rights infringed and their ability to record the police criminalized by this law,” Bell said.
Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to limit people with cameras who deliberately impede officers.
Tuchi gave the Legislature a week to decide whether it wants to defend the law. The ACLU and media groups are seeking a permanent injunction.
Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, a retired police officer who sponsored the law, said he was “taken by surprise” when Brnovich did not move to defend the law.
“I was assuming that the attorney general would do his job as the state’s attorney and defend a law passed by the state,” Kavanagh said. “We are trying to get together with the (House) speaker and the (Senate) president and see if the Legislature will defend it, but there’s also the possibility of some outside group possibly stepping up.”
Brnovich’s office is charged with defending state laws. But in this case, his spokesperson, Katie Conner, said that because the attorney general does not have enforcement authority in these types of cases, they were the wrong party to sue.
Matt Kelley, an attorney who represented the news organizations that sued, argued in his court papers that Brnovich is not correct. He noted that by law the attorney general can step in and enforce laws that county prosecutors normally would.
Kavanagh argued that allowing people to record police up close while they are doing enforcement, like making arrests or dealing with a disturbed person, could put officers in danger, and noted that he made several changes to address the concerns of the ACLU. Those include changing the restriction from 16 feet (4.8 meters) to 8 feet.
“So I think this is unbelievably reasonable,” he said. “And if what’s causing the problem is my limiting it to just these law enforcement characters in all encounters, how ironic that trying to limit the scope of government reach is unconstitutional. But I guess that’s the world we live in.”
Kelley said that the law was very problematic. He praised Tuchi for quickly agreeing that the law did not meet the requirements needed to restrict First Amendment protections for filming law enforcement activities.
“There wasn’t anything in the law that said the person recording has to be interfering with law enforcement or harassing officers or otherwise doing something that would create a danger or a distraction,” Kelley said. “All it prohibited was simply standing there, making a video recording. And since that’s activity that’s protected by the First Amendment, this law was on its face unconstitutional.”
The original legislation was amended so it applies only to certain types of police actions, including questioning of suspects and encounters involving mental or behavioral health issues. It exempts people who are subject to the police interaction, or in a stopped car.
In similar cases, six of the nation’s dozen U.S. appeals courts have ruled on the side of allowing people to record police without restriction. Soon after the Arizona law was signed, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that a YouTube journalist and blogger’s lawsuit against a suburban Denver police department could move forward. The blogger said an officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop.
The Phoenix Police Department, which oversees the nation’s fifth-largest city, has been criticized in recent years for its use of force, which disproportionately affects Black and Native American residents.
Reporters and photographers said this law will make it nearly impossible to do their job, especially at massive events like protests. The outlets that sued include Phoenix Newspapers Inc., parent of The Arizona Republic; Gray Television; Scripps Media; KPNX-TV; Fox Television Stations; NBCUniversal Media; the Arizona Broadcasters Association; States Newsroom; Arizona Newspapers Association; and the National Press Photographers Association.
The Associated Press filed a friend of the court brief urging Tuchi to block the law from being enforced. The AP’s attorneys said that photographers especially could be caught up while covering rallies, where it could limit their ability to capture the full interactions between police and protesters. | https://www.wspa.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-limiting-filming-of-police/ | 2022-09-10T02:35:37Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-limiting-filming-of-police/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi issued a preliminary injunction that stops the law from being enforced when it is set to take effect on Sept. 24. The quick decision came after Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the prosecutor and sheriff’s office in Maricopa County told the judge they did not plan to defend the law. They were named as defendants in the lawsuit filed last month.
The law was enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature over unified opposition from Democrats and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on July 6.
It makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop. And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission.
The penalty is a misdemeanor that would likely incur a fine without jail time.
KM Bell, an ACLU attorney who lobbied against the bill at the Legislature and was in court Friday, said they were pleased the judge acted quickly.
“We are extremely gratified that Arizonans will not have their constitutional rights infringed and their ability to record the police criminalized by this law,” Bell said.
Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to limit people with cameras who deliberately impede officers.
Tuchi gave the Legislature a week to decide whether it wants to defend the law. The ACLU and media groups are seeking a permanent injunction.
Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, a retired police officer who sponsored the law, said he was “taken by surprise” when Brnovich did not move to defend the law.
“I was assuming that the attorney general would do his job as the state’s attorney and defend a law passed by the state,” Kavanagh said. “We are trying to get together with the (House) speaker and the (Senate) president and see if the Legislature will defend it, but there’s also the possibility of some outside group possibly stepping up.”
Brnovich’s office is charged with defending state laws. But in this case, his spokesperson, Katie Conner, said that because the attorney general does not have enforcement authority in these types of cases, they were the wrong party to sue.
Matt Kelley, an attorney who represented the news organizations that sued, argued in his court papers that Brnovich is not correct. He noted that by law the attorney general can step in and enforce laws that county prosecutors normally would.
Kavanagh argued that allowing people to record police up close while they are doing enforcement, like making arrests or dealing with a disturbed person, could put officers in danger, and noted that he made several changes to address the concerns of the ACLU. Those include changing the restriction from 16 feet (4.8 meters) to 8 feet.
“So I think this is unbelievably reasonable,” he said. “And if what’s causing the problem is my limiting it to just these law enforcement characters in all encounters, how ironic that trying to limit the scope of government reach is unconstitutional. But I guess that’s the world we live in.”
Kelley said that the law was very problematic. He praised Tuchi for quickly agreeing that the law did not meet the requirements needed to restrict First Amendment protections for filming law enforcement activities.
“There wasn’t anything in the law that said the person recording has to be interfering with law enforcement or harassing officers or otherwise doing something that would create a danger or a distraction,” Kelley said. “All it prohibited was simply standing there, making a video recording. And since that’s activity that’s protected by the First Amendment, this law was on its face unconstitutional.”
The original legislation was amended so it applies only to certain types of police actions, including questioning of suspects and encounters involving mental or behavioral health issues. It exempts people who are subject to the police interaction, or in a stopped car.
In similar cases, six of the nation’s dozen U.S. appeals courts have ruled on the side of allowing people to record police without restriction. Soon after the Arizona law was signed, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that a YouTube journalist and blogger’s lawsuit against a suburban Denver police department could move forward. The blogger said an officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop.
The Phoenix Police Department, which oversees the nation’s fifth-largest city, has been criticized in recent years for its use of force, which disproportionately affects Black and Native American residents.
Reporters and photographers said this law will make it nearly impossible to do their job, especially at massive events like protests. The outlets that sued include Phoenix Newspapers Inc., parent of The Arizona Republic; Gray Television; Scripps Media; KPNX-TV; Fox Television Stations; NBCUniversal Media; the Arizona Broadcasters Association; States Newsroom; Arizona Newspapers Association; and the National Press Photographers Association.
The Associated Press filed a friend of the court brief urging Tuchi to block the law from being enforced. The AP’s attorneys said that photographers especially could be caught up while covering rallies, where it could limit their ability to capture the full interactions between police and protesters. | https://www.wspa.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-limiting-filming-of-police/ | 2022-09-10T02:35:37Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-limiting-filming-of-police/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
Navigating a new city is challenging. Navigating a new city while looking for venues and meeting spaces that are accessible for individuals with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities — without a guide or directory — is even more challenging. There’s a lot at stake here: Having a reliable accessibility roadmap can make all the difference between a safe and welcoming travel experience and an isolating one.
This summer, two DMOs, Visit Lauderdale and Experience Columbus, launched accessibility pages on their websites to make it easier for visitors with disabilities to plan their stay, as well as for event organizers to book inclusive locations for their events.
“Right on our homepage you’ll see at the top: ‘Inclusion and Accessibility,’” said Richard Gray, Visit Lauderdale’s senior vice president of inclusion and accessibility.“It’s important for it to be visible. People can come to our page and they’re right there — they don’t need to dig around for five minutes to find information.”
Experience Columbus built a page dedicated to accessibility by consulting with accessible design, universal design, and disability inclusion expert Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., who determined just how accessible locations around the city actually were. To help launch the guide, Rossetti, who is a wheelchair user, helped the Experience Columbus team “identify some key places that she knows, just by living in the Greater Columbus area, are doing well [accessibility-wise], just as a baseline,” said Roger Dudley, senior director, community and customer engagement for Experience Columbus.
Rossetti, who will continue to work with local businesses to make accessibility a priority, also created a detailed blog post about accessible meetings to help planners and attendees have the most inclusive meeting experience. “For event planners, it has a checklist to help with some of those key elements, such as [varying] table heights and setting a few tables with missing chairs for those who might be in a wheelchair or scooter,” Dudley said.
Gray said destinations prioritizing issues like accessibility could be an important step in making the events industry more inclusive. “I would like to see meeting planners talk more about it, and when they’re visiting destinations, have a more aggressive checklist so that they’re covering all different people’s needs,” he said. “It’s emerging, there’s no doubt about it. We’ve just got to implement change. If destinations take the lead and meeting planners can say, ‘Well, this is what Fort Lauderdale does [for accessibility],’ I think that’s good.”
Accommodating All
In her accessible meeting blog post for Experience Columbus, accessibility expert Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., details key information for event organizers to collect during the registration process, such as: Does the registrant have hearing loss or impaired vision? Do they need a wheelchair-accessible vehicle to transport them to off-site locations? Will they need to rent a scooter while at the convention center? “Get more details regarding the special services they need,” she writes. “Reassure them that you plan to provide top-notch service to accommodate them.”
READ Rossetti’s accessible meeting post here.
Casey Gale is managing editor of Convene. Ascent is supported by the PCMA Foundation. | https://www.pcma.org/accessibility-web-pages-dmos-visit-lauderdale-experience-columbus/ | 2022-09-10T02:35:48Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/accessibility-web-pages-dmos-visit-lauderdale-experience-columbus/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
According to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in 19 countries, three out of five people think their society is more divided now than it was before the pandemic. The U.S. has the highest share — 81 percent — who agree with that statement. Around three-quarters of citizens in the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and France also see more disunity in their respective countries.
Pew’s survey results show that the U.S. is one of the most divided countries along partisan lines when it comes to attitudes about COVID. For example, the partisan gap over the importance of getting the COVID vaccine is 44 percentage points, with Democrats and Independents who lean toward the Democratic Party far more likely than Republicans and GOP-leaners to say getting vaccinated is very important. And nearly seven out of 10 liberal Americans report that it’s very important to get vaccinated to be a good member of society, compared with only about one out of five conservatives who said the same.
The results of this survey bear out a disturbing trend that has been years in the making: Societies have become polarized around issues of health and safety. I find it perplexing that we would ignore science — whether it’s the efficacy of vaccinations or climate change — because we align with a political party.
This is where our industry has a role to play, by bringing professionals together to share the kind of fact-based knowledge that can change people’s minds and save lives, where research, expertise, and experience overcome groupthink. Business events are where different perspectives are shared and open discourse is encouraged. That’s critical in a world that grows only more complex, at both the macro and micro level — from the threat of global warming to the way we in the events industry carry out our day-to-day work.
I don’t think business event strategists have ever faced so many challenges, and respondents to Convene’s 2022 Salary Survey said as much. Now that face-to-face events have resumed, we grapple with talent shortages, inflation, changes in the way our audiences prefer to engage with us — and the latest wrinkle, holding events in states that limit access to or ban abortions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
A group of industry leaders met to explore that very issue last month in Washington, D.C. I was encouraged by the conversation between DMO and association leaders, the first in a series of continuing roundtables we are planning on this topic, as they came up with ideas on ways to remain true to stakeholder values and organizational missions that conflict with meeting in red-state destinations. We all sought to find common ground, which seems to have become unfamiliar territory.
Seeing Double
We were fortunate to have Bill Reed, chief event strategy officer at the American Society of Hematology (ASH), deftly facilitate the roundtable on the abortion issue’s impact on events. Bill is a former chairman of the PCMA Board of Directors, who also lent his expertise to a PCMA Community Conversation for medical meeting planners earlier this year, sharing ASH’s strategy for growing both online and in-person audiences. | https://www.pcma.org/business-events-society-divided-we-fall/ | 2022-09-10T02:35:54Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/business-events-society-divided-we-fall/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It’s true what they say about “Iowa Nice.” Iowans are famously warm and welcoming, so much so that they coined a term for it. It’s just one of several reasons why Greater Des Moines is the fastest-growing metro area in the Midwest, and a meeting destination worth keeping an eye on.
In Iowa’s capital city and its surrounding communities, attendees can look forward to modern meeting spaces and amenities, including 13,000-plus hotel rooms. But what really makes the destination stand out is its diversity of experiences. Within the same day, attendees can take a stroll through a 4.4-acre sculpture garden in downtown, explore hip, walkable neighborhoods like the East Village and Historic Court District, or indulge in only-in-Des Moines eats, like Steak de Burgo (a filet steak draped in a buttery cream sauce) and Crab Rangoon pizza from Fong’s Pizza.
Then there are the event venues. The Iowa Events Center, which offers 226,000 square feet and a direct link to the Hilton Des Moines Downtown, has a prime location in downtown close to the riverfront and the lively East Village. In addition, the Iowa State Fairgrounds has more than a dozen facilities within its expansive complex, and the new Lauridsen Skatepark has 88,000 square feet of space, making it the largest public skatepark of its kind in the country. To boot, the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines offers another spacious option for sporting events.
Since Greater Des Moines is home to an award-winning arts festival, a nationally renowned state fair, one of the best farmers markets in America, the extreme sports circuit event Dew Tour, and World Pork Expo, it’s safe to say that events are Des Moines’ thing. | https://www.pcma.org/greater-des-moines-offers-big-rewards-without-high-cost/ | 2022-09-10T02:36:00Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/greater-des-moines-offers-big-rewards-without-high-cost/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Earlier this year, Seattle earned a spot as one of the top 15 destinations for solo female travelers. In 2021, several Seattle-based companies were voted as some of the best employers for women in the U.S., while in 2020, the city ranked No. 1 for women business owners. Even Washington state as a whole boasts impressive stats with more than 40 percent of state legislature positions being held by women — one of the highest percentages in the country. Suffice it to say, Seattle is a welcoming destination for women to live, travel, work, and, of course, host meetings with other women leaders.
“Seattle’s ingrained culture is to be inclusive, courageous, and encouraging. We have been the birthplace of innovation for industry, boutique businesses, music, art and sciences. There’s a place for all people here,” said Tammy Canavan, president and CEO of Visit Seattle.
What started as an activation at PCMA EduCon in 2019 is now a prominent pillar of Visit Seattle’s destination messaging. A dedicated web page now features stories of impressive women Seattleites, with new stories added every month. Inspired by Girl Scouts badges, the SEAforSHE initiative also includes Badges of Honor that women (and men) can wear to proudly show off their superpowers as Magic Makers, Encouragers, Givers of Good, Masterminds, and more.
“In general, there is a sense of appreciation [in Seattle] for what women leaders bring to the table, an understanding of our leadership styles and perspective that contributes to problem solving and leveraging opportunities,” said Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission.
The collaborative nature of the Seattle community, in addition to being a welcoming place for women leaders, makes it an ideal destination for meetings and events of all sizes. The city’s NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks, has a team DJ; chefs partner with musicians regularly; the tech community often works with local schools; and the entire city lit up when Seattle won the MLB All Star Game bid and the FIFA Men’s World Cup bid. There is an unspoken understanding that if one Seattleite wins, they all win, and this creates a space for everyone to bring their most authentic selves to the work that they do.
This spirit of collaboration and connectivity across Seattle’s wide variety of industries also means that meeting planners will have the best that the city has to offer at their disposal. And this strong sense of community is in addition to the city’s more tangible offerings.
“When I brag about Seattle, the music and entertainment, arts and culture, sporting events, iconic attractions, food, wine, coffee, and the great outdoors are at the top of the list,” said Keri Robinson, area vice president of the Western Mountain Pacific region for Marriott International.
Meeting planners can find it all in Seattle and rest assured that they’re sending attendees to a place that’s open and welcoming to everyone, but especially excels in celebrating women and giving them the well-deserved spotlight. | https://www.pcma.org/seattle-proves-welcoming-destination-women-who-lead/ | 2022-09-10T02:36:06Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/seattle-proves-welcoming-destination-women-who-lead/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales.
The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp stores and update technology and kitchen equipment and $120 million for heavier advertising. Burger King also plans to spend $30 million upgrading its app to offer smoother ordering and personalized deals.
The moves come after several years of disappointing sales at Burger King’s 7,058 U.S. stores. In 2019, Burger King’s same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year — rose less than 2%. By comparison, market leader McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales were up 5%.
Burger King’s U.S. sales plunged during the pandemic, then recovered in 2021, rising 5%. But that was still slower growth than McDonald’s, which saw U.S. same-store sales jump 14% in 2021.
Wendy’s overtook Burger King as the No. 2 U.S. fast food chain by sales in 2020 and retained that spot in 2021, according to Technomic, a consulting company.
Restaurant Brands International, the Toronto-based company that owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes, tapped Tom Curtis to lead the turnaround effort last summer.
Curtis, a longtime franchisee and operations executive at Domino’s, joined Restaurant Brands in 2021 and now serves as Burger King’s North America president. Curtis said he spent the last year visiting many of the chain’s 400 franchisees in the U.S. and Canada and asking them what they wanted the revamp to look like.
Curtis said updates will depend on each store’s needs, from upgraded digital ordering or menu boards to better kitchen equipment. Around 800 stores will see more significant remodels; some might be moved to accommodate two lanes of drive-thru, for example, while others might need refreshed interiors.
“Every restaurant is a snowflake,” Curtis said. “We will look at which projects will generate the best return and prioritize them first.”
Widespread restaurant closures aren’t planned as part of the revamp.
Burger King will also renew focus on its Whopper burger, with new flavors building off that platform. Curtis said the company will also continue to add to its chicken menu and is working on developing more breakfast and plant-based items. | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-burger-king-investing-400m-in-u-s-revamp-to-boost-sales/ | 2022-09-10T02:36:12Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-burger-king-investing-400m-in-u-s-revamp-to-boost-sales/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations struggled to find full consensus Friday on ways to shield the population from dramatically increasing energy prices that threaten to plunge millions into cold and poverty over the winter as Russia chokes off natural gas supplies.
As tensions with Moscow mount over the war in Ukraine, the energy ministers of the EU’s 27 nations could not paper over differences on whether and how to impose a price cap on Russian natural gas, with ever-recalcitrant Hungary refusing to agree, saying it would go against its supply interests.
Other countries differed on whether a price cap should apply only to Russia or to other producers, too.
That “shows that this is a difficult issue and that the (European) Commission had a different goal,” said Agata Loskot-Strachota, senior fellow for energy policy at the Center for Eastern Studies in Warsaw. While EU members are most interested in lowering prices and getting enough gas, “the commission aimed at limiting Russia’s revenues and, I think, taking back control of the situation on the European gas market.”
An immediate solution on all proposals to bring natural gas and electricity prices back to affordability had not been anticipated, but energy ministers gave general recommendations to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, on options like instituting windfall levies on some energy companies whose profits have risen along with skyrocketing prices.
Moscow’s gas restrictions and threat of a full cutoff has dominated the political agenda of a rich bloc of nations struggling to ensure basic services like heat and light. Russia has cut back supplies of natural gas that power factories, generate electricity and heat homes, driving up prices and fueling inflation that is poised to tip Europe into recession later this year.
“Russia has used its gas supplies as a weapon to foster an energy crisis next winter but also to weaken our economies and divide — politically — the European Union,” EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said. “We have to ensure that their efforts will fail.”
Czech Industry Minister Jozef Sikela, chair of the emergency meeting, exhorted his colleagues: “We cannot be blackmailed.”
Sikela and others said that outside the gas cap, a wide degree of convergence was found other potential measures. Besides windfall levies, they include solidarity contributions from fossil fuel producers and cash increases for businesses to keep operating as they struggle with volatile energy markets.
Irish Minister Eamon Ryan insisted that action must be taken “within weeks, not months.” This coming fall, “when we’re really going to see the high prices having effect, that’s when we need the support, that’s when we need to get some of that money,” he told reporters in Brussels.
“There is no time to wait, and we have to be swift and united,” Sikela said.
Despite the urgency, with several northern nations feeling the first chill in the morning air announcing the onset of autumn, the ministers gave only guidelines to the EU commission, which will present a proposal for the member states next week.
At that point, the EU nations will reassess again, and the hope is that a decision can be made by the end of this month.
German Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck said the commission has “a clear mandate to work out a viable proposal — or even better, viable proposals” to bring down prices. Friday’s meeting reflected different situations among EU members, but “everyone was determined to bring about relief for European citizens, so no agreement is not an option,” Habeck said.
While hoping for quick progress, Germany is keeping open the option of imposing a levy on high energy profits whose proceeds would be passed to consumers “if it takes too long,” he said.
“We can’t take this card off the table because the other, better way — namely bringing down prices — could certainly be complicated,” Habeck said. “We’re doing something that affects the heart of European energy supply — we’re intervening in the markets.”
The energy crisis is not only threatening households but also industry, with energy-intensive factories being forced to close. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia is “blackmailing” the EU with its threat to turn off the gas to the bloc. Moscow has already cut supplies partially or entirely to 13 EU countries, blaming alleged technical issues and sanctions.
Russian pipeline gas accounted for 40% of all gas Europe imported before President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February, but now it only accounts for 9%.
The commission believes the EU is prepared for the winter, with joint gas storage levels at 82% — well ahead of the 80% target that had been set for the end of October.
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Associated Press writers Lorne Cook and Samuel Petrequin in Brussels; David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany; and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed. | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-eu-nations-seek-joint-approach-to-contain-energy-price/ | 2022-09-10T02:36:26Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-eu-nations-seek-joint-approach-to-contain-energy-price/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN (AP) — German gas importer VNG is seeking help from the government after cuts to Russian gas supplies forced it to buy gas at far higher prices on the market to fulfill its supply contracts.
Energy company EnBW, which has a majority stake in VNG, said Friday that its subsidiary was submitting an application for “stabilization measures” to the Economy Ministry “to avert further damage and to enable the VNG Group’s business operations as a whole to continue.”
Ministry spokesman Robert Saeverin said the application had been received but declined to comment on what measures might be considered.
VNG supplies gas to about 400 municipal utilities and industrial operators and met about 20% of German gas requirements last year, according to EnBW.
The move comes after the government in July announced that it would take a roughly 30% stake in Uniper, which has been Germany’s biggest importer of Russian gas, as part of a rescue package prompted by surging prices for natural gas and reduced Russian deliveries.
It also decided to introduce a new levy on natural gas that is aimed at rescuing importers slammed by the Russian cutbacks tied to the war in Ukraine. The government later moved to lower the value-added tax on gas from 19% to 7% until the end of March 2024 in an effort to make up for the effect of the surcharge.
Russia’s Gazprom started reducing energy deliveries to Germany through the main Nord Stream 1 pipeline in mid-June, citing alleged technical problems and the effect of Western sanctions. German officials have dismissed that explanation as an excuse for a political decision to create uncertainty and drive up prices.
Russia, which before the reductions accounted for a bit more than a third of Germany’s gas supplies, has since cut off deliveries through Nord Stream 1 altogether.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Germany is well-placed to get through this winter with enough energy thanks to efforts to shore up supplies from elsewhere and ensure that storage facilities are filled. | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-gas-importer-vng-seeks-help-from-government/ | 2022-09-10T02:36:40Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-gas-importer-vng-seeks-help-from-government/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Friends and family of a middle schooler gathered at the hospital Friday afternoon for prayer.
The 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car on the first day of school in Anderson County. Dozens came out to pray for his recovery.
Huston was hit by a car on Tuesday, August 16 in the parking lot of Wren High School.
Highway Patrol said it happened around 3:30 p.m. off of Wren School Road. Investigators say Huston was walking across the street from the middle school when he was struck.
Now, he’s still bravely fighting in the hospital.
“As a parent, we think of all the kids as all of ours when we see them, and it hurts us all when we see one of them hurt,” said Ayesha Thornton, who attended the gathering.
The middle schooler was supposed to be playing in the Wren youth football season. The community is praying he heals soon.
“It felt very powerful that we all could get together to lift him up in prayer. We just hope that he heals completely, and God looks over him and heals him,” said Ayesha Thornton.
Many bowed their heads in front of the hospital, with a view to Huston’s window.
“I could feel the energy moving throughout us. Each word. I felt, like, energized. The group and I felt it like travel to his room upstairs,” said Sofia Thornton.
It was a shot of support from family, the community, and school mates.
“I feel like it’s a lot closer to home because he like goes to my school and it’s just an awful thing,” said Sofia Thornton.
While Huston is recovering, the family asked that the community continues to lift him up in prayer.
“It just makes us all feel for him so much more, because we know it could have been any one of our children, and just hope that God will heal him,” said Ayesha Thornton.
There will be a fundraiser Saturday, September 10, at the Longhorn in Anderson from 9:30-11:00 a.m. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/community-prays-for-11-year-old-fighting-for-his-life/ | 2022-09-10T02:37:09Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/community-prays-for-11-year-old-fighting-for-his-life/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies arrested 160 people in a seven-day operation focused on human trafficking in Florida.
Deputies said the arrests from “Fall Haul 2” included school teachers, a state corrections officer, and a Disney employee. Twenty-six of those charged were said to be married men, and 15 of the arrests involved people from outside of Florida.
One of these out-of-state arrests included a deputy police chief from Georgia, Jason DiPrima, who allegedly tried to hire an undercover detective pretending to be a prostitute with $180 and a pack of White Claw. During a Friday press conference, Sheriff Grady Judd said DiPrima has since resigned from his position with the Cartersville Police Department.
DiPrima wasn’t the only government employee to be arrested. A corrections officer with Lake Correctional Institution, 24-year-old Keith Nieves, of Orlando, was also arrested after trying to have sex with a prostitute who turned out to be an undercover detective, according to the sheriff’s office.
“He’s in the jail as a jail bird like the jail birds he watches,” the sheriff said.
Another suspect, 43-year-old Cameron Burke, of Ocoee, was already out on bond after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student at Oak Ridge High School in Orange County. He worked at the high school as a computer technician at the time of the alleged crime.
Judd said when deputies took Burke into custody during their sting, he become very emotional and said he was already out on criminal charges.
“Dude, why didn’t you think of that ahead of time?” the sheriff said.
Meanwhile, two currently employed teachers were also allegedly caught by deputies trying to engage in sex acts with a prostitute.
Judd said 34-year-old math teacher Carlos Gonzalez claimed he was just going to give the two prostitutes money and leave without having sex, but he was arrested anyway.
The other teacher, 26-year-old John Layton, works as a physical education instructor at West Orange High School in Orange County. The sheriff’s office said he was caught after trying to pay someone undercover $40 for a sex act.
Judd said during the arrest, Layton asked how long it would take because he had track practice in the morning.
“No, the students have track practice in the morning; you have jail practice in the morning,” the sheriff said.
Judd went on to quip that it wouldn’t be an undercover operation without at least one Disney employee being arrested as well.
Disney bellhop Guillermo Perez, 57, of Winter Garden, was arrested after trying to have sex with an undercover detective for $80, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office also arrested Samy Claude, 26, of Orlando, who works as a photographer and was often contracted by Disney. Deputies said Claude brought a bag of sour Skittles for the undercover detective.
While the sheriff emphasized the clients of prostitution, he also spoke on the suffering that the victims of human trafficking who are used as sex workers.
The sheriff’s office said it encountered two human trafficking victims in its investigation, along with five other possible victims. Judd said there could be more among the people who were arrested for prostitution, but they must come forward.
One of the victims deputies encountered was a woman who they say was 10 weeks pregnant and was given drugs and fentanyl in hopes to abort her unborn child, who she did not want.
While she was in custody, the victim got a text message telling her to leave her rendezvous soon because of Polk County’s reputation, according to Judd.
One More Child, Heartland for Children, My Name My Voice, and the Children’s Home Society of Florida worked with the sheriff’s office to provide support for victims.
“From the moment they come into the operation, we want to immediately hand them off to our social service friends and our counselors so they can begin working with these victims of human trafficking,” Judd said.
Should a person arrested for prostitution come forward as a victim of human trafficking, Florida law allows law enforcement to wipe their arrest from public record, Judd said.
Marianne Thomas, director of My Voice, My Choice, said she was proud of the work the organizations and law enforcement have done to support the victims of human trafficking.
She encouraged those who were arrested for prostitution in “Fall Haul” to come forward if they were victims.
“You don’t have to do this,” Thomas said. “You can do something different.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/disney-worker-teachers-among-160-arrested-in-florida-human-trafficking-investigation-sheriff/ | 2022-09-10T02:38:52Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/disney-worker-teachers-among-160-arrested-in-florida-human-trafficking-investigation-sheriff/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
15-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the chest
It happened in the 4100 block of Worsham Avenue just after 6 p.m.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon teenager is in critical condition after being shot Friday night.
It happened in the 4100 block of Worsham Avenue just after 6 p.m.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says when deputies arrived on scene, they found a 15-year-old with a gunshot would to the chest.
The details leading up to the incident are still under investigation.
Anyone with about this incident is asked to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751 -7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/15-year-old-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-in-the-chest/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:37Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/15-year-old-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-in-the-chest/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
15-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the chest
It happened in the 4100 block of Worsham Avenue just after 6 p.m.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon teenager is in critical condition after being shot Friday night.
It happened in the 4100 block of Worsham Avenue just after 6 p.m.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says when deputies arrived on scene, they found a 15-year-old with a gunshot would to the chest.
The details leading up to the incident are still under investigation.
Anyone with about this incident is asked to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751 -7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/15-year-old-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-in-the-chest/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:37Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/15-year-old-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-in-the-chest/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BCSO arrests brothers for gun & drug charges
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two brothers were arrested in connection to gun and drug charges Wednesday in Bibb County.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Unit investigators along with the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Fugitive task force worked to serve an arrest warrant on 34-year-old Trayon Latray Brown.
While serving the warrant at the Fourth Avenue address task force members found Trayon with his brother, 44-year-old Larry Kinte Brown, as well as 22 grams of marijuana. They also found that Larry, a convicted felon, was in possession of a handgun. After obtaining a search warrant of the residence, drug unit investigators found over 11 grams of cocaine.
Both brothers were sent to the Bibb County Law Enforcement center. Trayon Brown is being charged with Burglary in the 2nd degree, Probation Violation- Felony, Marijuana, Possession Less than 1 ounce and a Bond Surrender- Superior Court. Trayon Brown was out on bond for the charges of Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by 1st Offender, Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving without Valid Driver’s License, Possession of Marijuana, and Obstruction.
Larry Brown has been charged with Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon, Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of or Attempt to Commit Certain Felonies, and a Probation Violation- Felony.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/bcso-arrests-brothers-for-gun-drug-charges/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:43Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bcso-arrests-brothers-for-gun-drug-charges/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
BCSO arrests brothers for gun & drug charges
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two brothers were arrested in connection to gun and drug charges Wednesday in Bibb County.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Unit investigators along with the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Fugitive task force worked to serve an arrest warrant on 34-year-old Trayon Latray Brown.
While serving the warrant at the Fourth Avenue address task force members found Trayon with his brother, 44-year-old Larry Kinte Brown, as well as 22 grams of marijuana. They also found that Larry, a convicted felon, was in possession of a handgun. After obtaining a search warrant of the residence, drug unit investigators found over 11 grams of cocaine.
Both brothers were sent to the Bibb County Law Enforcement center. Trayon Brown is being charged with Burglary in the 2nd degree, Probation Violation- Felony, Marijuana, Possession Less than 1 ounce and a Bond Surrender- Superior Court. Trayon Brown was out on bond for the charges of Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by 1st Offender, Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving without Valid Driver’s License, Possession of Marijuana, and Obstruction.
Larry Brown has been charged with Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon, Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of or Attempt to Commit Certain Felonies, and a Probation Violation- Felony.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/bcso-arrests-brothers-for-gun-drug-charges/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:43Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bcso-arrests-brothers-for-gun-drug-charges/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Carl Vinson VA honors those lost in 9/11
DUBLIN, Ga, (41NBC/WMGT)- The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center held 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday.
As the 21st anniversary of the attacks approach, the medical center held a prayer and moment of silence for those impacted.
Executive Director of the medical center, Manuel Davila, said that part of the ceremony is about honoring those lost in the war against terrorism after 9/11.
“So many have served in the conflicts since as a result and it’s not just remembering the services and sacrifices that they made but it’s also about the impact they continue to make on our nations and certainly in our communities as well,” said Davila.
Davila also made a promise to continue to serve veterans as they serve the country. | https://www.41nbc.com/carl-vinson-va-honors-those-lost-in-9-11/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:49Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/carl-vinson-va-honors-those-lost-in-9-11/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Carl Vinson VA honors those lost in 9/11
DUBLIN, Ga, (41NBC/WMGT)- The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center held 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday.
As the 21st anniversary of the attacks approach, the medical center held a prayer and moment of silence for those impacted.
Executive Director of the medical center, Manuel Davila, said that part of the ceremony is about honoring those lost in the war against terrorism after 9/11.
“So many have served in the conflicts since as a result and it’s not just remembering the services and sacrifices that they made but it’s also about the impact they continue to make on our nations and certainly in our communities as well,” said Davila.
Davila also made a promise to continue to serve veterans as they serve the country. | https://www.41nbc.com/carl-vinson-va-honors-those-lost-in-9-11/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:49Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/carl-vinson-va-honors-those-lost-in-9-11/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Defense rests at R. Kelly trial on trial-fixing charges
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. | https://www.41nbc.com/defense-rests-at-r-kelly-trial-on-trial-fixing-charges/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:56Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/defense-rests-at-r-kelly-trial-on-trial-fixing-charges/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 10 |
Defense rests at R. Kelly trial on trial-fixing charges
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. | https://www.41nbc.com/defense-rests-at-r-kelly-trial-on-trial-fixing-charges/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:56Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/defense-rests-at-r-kelly-trial-on-trial-fixing-charges/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 10 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club.
The court acted Friday in a brief order signed by Justice Sonia Sotomayor that indicated the court would have more to say on the topic at some point.
The university, an Orthodox Jewish institution in New York, argued that granting recognition to the group, the YU Pride Alliance, “would violate its sincere religious beliefs.”
On the other side, the club said Yeshiva already has recognized a gay pride club at its law school.
A New York state court sided with the student group and ordered the university to recognize the club immediately. The matter is on appeal in the state court system, but judges there refused to put the order on hold in the meantime.
The Supreme Court has been very receptive to religious freedom claims in recent years.
In June, conservatives who hold a 6-3 majority struck down a Maine program prohibiting state funds from being spent at religious schools and ruled a high school football coach in Washington state has the right to pray on the field after games. | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-high-court-blocks-recognition-of-lgbtq-campus-at-yeshiva-u/ | 2022-09-10T02:39:59Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-high-court-blocks-recognition-of-lgbtq-campus-at-yeshiva-u/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GMC celebrates Patriot Day
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College hosted its annual Patriot Day celebration to remember those lost on 9/11 as well as the war on terror.
GMC started its annual Patriot Day celebration with an early morning gathering to remember the events of 9/11 and what followed.
Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell is the president of GMC and a retired veteran. He says the school’s Patriot Day celebration started as a way to remember the family members of some of the students who died on duty during the Iraq War. These students are a part of what are called gold star families, the school also saw it as an opportunity to teach about what happened on 9/11 and what followed.
“We realized most of the cadets were only several years old at that time when 9/11 had happened and so we were looking for a way to establish, to teach them about history, to teach them about sacrifice and to teach them that America came together on one day as the result of a terrible event.” said Caldwell
For the past seven years, on the anniversary of 9/11,Georgia military college holds its Patriot Day celebration where the school hosts different events in remembrance of 9/11. | https://www.41nbc.com/gmc-celebrates-patriot-day/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:02Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/gmc-celebrates-patriot-day/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
GMC celebrates Patriot Day
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College hosted its annual Patriot Day celebration to remember those lost on 9/11 as well as the war on terror.
GMC started its annual Patriot Day celebration with an early morning gathering to remember the events of 9/11 and what followed.
Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell is the president of GMC and a retired veteran. He says the school’s Patriot Day celebration started as a way to remember the family members of some of the students who died on duty during the Iraq War. These students are a part of what are called gold star families, the school also saw it as an opportunity to teach about what happened on 9/11 and what followed.
“We realized most of the cadets were only several years old at that time when 9/11 had happened and so we were looking for a way to establish, to teach them about history, to teach them about sacrifice and to teach them that America came together on one day as the result of a terrible event.” said Caldwell
For the past seven years, on the anniversary of 9/11,Georgia military college holds its Patriot Day celebration where the school hosts different events in remembrance of 9/11. | https://www.41nbc.com/gmc-celebrates-patriot-day/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:02Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/gmc-celebrates-patriot-day/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
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Follow Eric Tucker on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/etuckerAP | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-judge-tosses-trumps-russia-probe-suit-against-clinton-fbi/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:06Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-judge-tosses-trumps-russia-probe-suit-against-clinton-fbi/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from September 9, 2022
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15-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the chest
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from September 9, 2022
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15-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the chest
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King Charles III signals his reign will offer change of tone
LONDON (AP) — 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.
But there is another clue to the new king’s plans for his reign, and that’s his choice of a name.
Before Elizabeth’s time, there was a tradition that British monarchs would choose a new name when they ascended the throne. Charles’ grandfather, for instance was known as Bertie before he became King George VI. There was some thought Charles would choose to be known as King George VII in honor of his grandfather.
But Charles rejected the idea and kept his own name. That’s a “clear message” that the king will continue to champion the causes he backed as Prince of Wales, Lacey said.
It was his father, Prince Philip, who identified ways in which the neutral monarchy could advocate for youth development and the environment — “really important causes that they could push forward without being accused of partisanship,” he said. | https://www.41nbc.com/king-charles-iii-signals-his-reign-will-offer-change-of-tone/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:14Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/king-charles-iii-signals-his-reign-will-offer-change-of-tone/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 36 |
King Charles III signals his reign will offer change of tone
LONDON (AP) — 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.
But there is another clue to the new king’s plans for his reign, and that’s his choice of a name.
Before Elizabeth’s time, there was a tradition that British monarchs would choose a new name when they ascended the throne. Charles’ grandfather, for instance was known as Bertie before he became King George VI. There was some thought Charles would choose to be known as King George VII in honor of his grandfather.
But Charles rejected the idea and kept his own name. That’s a “clear message” that the king will continue to champion the causes he backed as Prince of Wales, Lacey said.
It was his father, Prince Philip, who identified ways in which the neutral monarchy could advocate for youth development and the environment — “really important causes that they could push forward without being accused of partisanship,” he said. | https://www.41nbc.com/king-charles-iii-signals-his-reign-will-offer-change-of-tone/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:14Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/king-charles-iii-signals-his-reign-will-offer-change-of-tone/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 36 |
Macon first responders honor 9/11 victims
"Events going on in this country now that give us pause. So we need to show particularly in a public safety front that we're all united to protect those that we serve."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department lined Second Street and Mulberry Street during Friday’s 9/11 ceremony.
Public servants offered prayers for those who lost their live. Sheriff David Davis spoke about the importance of showing unity
“Events going on in this country now that give us pause. So we need to show particularly in a public safety front that we’re all united to protect those that we serve,” said Sheriff Davis.
Fire Chief Shane Edwards says the ceremony means a lot to those who currently serve.
“Ceremony that’s not very long but it is touching. Our fire fighters and our deputies look forward to it every year, being able to come back and to let people know that we’re not going to forget. We’re always going to remember, and we’re always going to be there for them,” said Chief Edwards.
Sheriff Davis says even after 21 years, it’s important to remember we should always stand together.
“Public safety pay homage to those were lost on that day and all of the service members that have fallen since then in the war on terrorism,” he said. “We’re showing that we’re all in this together to fight any kind of foe that comes to this country or our local cities.”
Along with the moment of silence, a wreath was presented, along with the playing of bagpipes. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-first-responders-honor-9-11-victims/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:20Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-first-responders-honor-9-11-victims/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon first responders honor 9/11 victims
"Events going on in this country now that give us pause. So we need to show particularly in a public safety front that we're all united to protect those that we serve."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department lined Second Street and Mulberry Street during Friday’s 9/11 ceremony.
Public servants offered prayers for those who lost their live. Sheriff David Davis spoke about the importance of showing unity
“Events going on in this country now that give us pause. So we need to show particularly in a public safety front that we’re all united to protect those that we serve,” said Sheriff Davis.
Fire Chief Shane Edwards says the ceremony means a lot to those who currently serve.
“Ceremony that’s not very long but it is touching. Our fire fighters and our deputies look forward to it every year, being able to come back and to let people know that we’re not going to forget. We’re always going to remember, and we’re always going to be there for them,” said Chief Edwards.
Sheriff Davis says even after 21 years, it’s important to remember we should always stand together.
“Public safety pay homage to those were lost on that day and all of the service members that have fallen since then in the war on terrorism,” he said. “We’re showing that we’re all in this together to fight any kind of foe that comes to this country or our local cities.”
Along with the moment of silence, a wreath was presented, along with the playing of bagpipes. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-first-responders-honor-9-11-victims/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:20Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-first-responders-honor-9-11-victims/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Museum of Aviation to host first ever ‘STEM City Expo’
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Museum of Aviation is looking to immerse children in STEM careers.
It’s doing so by hosting its first ever STEM City Expo at the Century of Flight Hangar.
Over 20 organizations like Flint Energies, Houston Healthcare and Georgia Power will be set up with a booth.
Throughout the expo you can win prizes, take a coding course, view special presentations and receive a virtual reality discount.
Melissa Spalding the Director of Education and Visitor Experience with the museum says, they’re hoping to reach families from across middle Georgia.
“How often do you hear children say why do I need to know that? Well we’re here to make those connections so that they can see these as future careers.”
Spalding also says the organizing of the expo is a workforce initiative. With the expo the museum can show students how learning about stem is going to help them in future careers.
The expo is free, and food trucks will also be out. It’s taking place Saturday, September 10th, at the century of flight hangar located at 1942 Heritage Boulevard in Warner Robins, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/museum-of-aviation-to-host-first-ever-stem-city-expo/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:26Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/museum-of-aviation-to-host-first-ever-stem-city-expo/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Museum of Aviation to host first ever ‘STEM City Expo’
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Museum of Aviation is looking to immerse children in STEM careers.
It’s doing so by hosting its first ever STEM City Expo at the Century of Flight Hangar.
Over 20 organizations like Flint Energies, Houston Healthcare and Georgia Power will be set up with a booth.
Throughout the expo you can win prizes, take a coding course, view special presentations and receive a virtual reality discount.
Melissa Spalding the Director of Education and Visitor Experience with the museum says, they’re hoping to reach families from across middle Georgia.
“How often do you hear children say why do I need to know that? Well we’re here to make those connections so that they can see these as future careers.”
Spalding also says the organizing of the expo is a workforce initiative. With the expo the museum can show students how learning about stem is going to help them in future careers.
The expo is free, and food trucks will also be out. It’s taking place Saturday, September 10th, at the century of flight hangar located at 1942 Heritage Boulevard in Warner Robins, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/museum-of-aviation-to-host-first-ever-stem-city-expo/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:26Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/museum-of-aviation-to-host-first-ever-stem-city-expo/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday.
Kim made the comments during a speech Thursday at North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, where members passed legislation governing the use of nuclear weapons, which Kim described as a step to cement the country’s nuclear status and make clear such weapons will not be bargained.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s office said he was “deeply concerned” about the new law, and noted that the North’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons program “continues to disregard the resolutions of the Security Council to cease such activities.”
“The Secretary-General reiterates his call to the DPRK to resume dialogue with the key parties concerned with a view to achieving sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Guterres’s office said in a statement, using an acronym for the North’s formal name.
The new law spells out conditions where North would be inclined to use its nuclear weapons, including when it determines that its leadership is facing an imminent “nuclear or non-nuclear attack by hostile forces.” The law requires North Korea’s military to “automatically” execute nuclear strikes against enemy forces, including their “starting point of provocation and the command,” if Pyongyang’s leadership comes under attack.
The law also says North Korea could use nukes to prevent an unspecified “catastrophic crisis” to its government and people, a loose definition that experts say reflect an escalatory nuclear doctrine that could create greater concerns for neighbors.
Kim also criticized South Korea over its plans to expand its conventional strike capabilities and revive large-scale military exercises with the United States to counter the North’s growing threats, describing them as a “dangerous” military action that raises tensions.
Kim has made increasingly provocative threats of nuclear conflict toward the United States and its allies in Asia, also warning that the North would proactively use its nuclear weapons when threatened. His latest comments underscored the growing animosity in the region as he accelerates the expansion of his nuclear weapons and missiles program.
“The purpose of the United States is not only to remove our nuclear might itself, but eventually forcing us to surrender or weaken our rights to self-defense through giving up our nukes, so that they could collapse our government at any time,” Kim said in the speech published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
“Let them sanction us for 100 days, 1,000 days, 10 years or 100 years,” Kim said. “We will never give up our rights to self-defense that preserves our country’s existence and the safety of our people just to temporarily ease the difficulties we are experiencing now.”
Kim also addressed domestic issues, saying North Korea would begin its long-delayed rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in November. He didn’t specify how many doses it would have, where they would come from, or how they would be administered across his population of 26 million people.
GAVI, the nonprofit that runs the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, said in June it understood North Korea had accepted an offer of vaccines from China. GAVI said at the time the specifics of the offer were unclear.
North Korea rejected previous offers by COVAX, likely because of international monitoring requirements, and has also ignored U.S. and South Korean offers of vaccines and other COVID-19 aid.
Kim last month declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures eased just three months after his government for the first time acknowledged an outbreak. Experts believe the North’s disclosures on its outbreak are manipulated to help Kim maintain absolute control.
The North Korean report about Kim’s speech came a day after South Korea extended its latest olive branch, proposing a meeting with North Korea to resume temporary reunions of aging relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, which were last held in 2018.
Experts say it’s highly unlikely North Korea would accept the South’s offer considering the stark deterioration in inter-Korean ties amid the stalemate in larger nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang. The U.S.-North Korean diplomacy derailed in 2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling sanctions against the North and the North’s denuclearization steps.
Kim was combative toward South Korea in Thursday’s speech and urged his country to expand the operational roles of its tactical nuclear weapons and accelerate their deployment to strengthen the country’s war deterrent. Those comments appeared to align with a ruling party decision in June to approve unspecified new operational duties for front-line troops, which analysts say likely include plans to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting rival South Korea along their tense border.
Cheong Seong Chang, a senior analyst at South Korea’s Sejong Institute, said Kim’s comments and the new North Korean law amount to a warning that it would launch immediate nuclear strikes on the United States and South Korea if they ever attempt to decapacitate Pyongyang’s leadership.
The North is also communicating a threat that it could use its nuclear weapons during conflicts with South Korea’s conventional forces, which would raise the risk of accidental clashes escalating into a nuclear crisis, Cheong said.
North Korea has been speeding its development of nuclear-capable, short-range missiles that can target South Korea since 2019. Experts say its rhetoric around those missiles communicates a threat to proactively use them in warfare to blunt the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in the South to deter aggression from the North.
The U.S.-led diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff has been further complicated by an intensifying U.S.-China rivalry and Russia’s war on Ukraine, which deepened the divide in the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing and Moscow have blocked U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang over its revived long-range missile tests this year.
Kim has dialed up weapons tests to a record pace in 2020, launching more than 30 ballistic weapons, including the first demonstrations of his intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.
U.S. and South Korean officials say Kim may up the ante soon by ordering the North’s first nuclear test in five years as he pushes a brinkmanship aimed at forcing Washington to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiating concessions from a position of strength.
Experts say Kim is also trying to strengthen his leverage by strengthening his cooperation with China and Russia in an emerging partnership aimed at undercutting U.S. influence.
North Korea has repeatedly blamed the United States for the crisis in Ukraine, saying the West’s “hegemonic policy” justified Russian military actions in Ukraine to protect itself. U.S. officials said this week the Russians are in the process of purchasing North Korean ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, to ease their supply shortages in the war against Ukraine.
North Korea also has joined Russia and Syria as the only nations to recognize the independence of two pro-Russia breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine and has discussed send its construction workers to those regions to work on rebuilding. | https://www.41nbc.com/n-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:32Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/n-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 57 |
N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday.
Kim made the comments during a speech Thursday at North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, where members passed legislation governing the use of nuclear weapons, which Kim described as a step to cement the country’s nuclear status and make clear such weapons will not be bargained.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s office said he was “deeply concerned” about the new law, and noted that the North’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons program “continues to disregard the resolutions of the Security Council to cease such activities.”
“The Secretary-General reiterates his call to the DPRK to resume dialogue with the key parties concerned with a view to achieving sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Guterres’s office said in a statement, using an acronym for the North’s formal name.
The new law spells out conditions where North would be inclined to use its nuclear weapons, including when it determines that its leadership is facing an imminent “nuclear or non-nuclear attack by hostile forces.” The law requires North Korea’s military to “automatically” execute nuclear strikes against enemy forces, including their “starting point of provocation and the command,” if Pyongyang’s leadership comes under attack.
The law also says North Korea could use nukes to prevent an unspecified “catastrophic crisis” to its government and people, a loose definition that experts say reflect an escalatory nuclear doctrine that could create greater concerns for neighbors.
Kim also criticized South Korea over its plans to expand its conventional strike capabilities and revive large-scale military exercises with the United States to counter the North’s growing threats, describing them as a “dangerous” military action that raises tensions.
Kim has made increasingly provocative threats of nuclear conflict toward the United States and its allies in Asia, also warning that the North would proactively use its nuclear weapons when threatened. His latest comments underscored the growing animosity in the region as he accelerates the expansion of his nuclear weapons and missiles program.
“The purpose of the United States is not only to remove our nuclear might itself, but eventually forcing us to surrender or weaken our rights to self-defense through giving up our nukes, so that they could collapse our government at any time,” Kim said in the speech published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
“Let them sanction us for 100 days, 1,000 days, 10 years or 100 years,” Kim said. “We will never give up our rights to self-defense that preserves our country’s existence and the safety of our people just to temporarily ease the difficulties we are experiencing now.”
Kim also addressed domestic issues, saying North Korea would begin its long-delayed rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in November. He didn’t specify how many doses it would have, where they would come from, or how they would be administered across his population of 26 million people.
GAVI, the nonprofit that runs the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, said in June it understood North Korea had accepted an offer of vaccines from China. GAVI said at the time the specifics of the offer were unclear.
North Korea rejected previous offers by COVAX, likely because of international monitoring requirements, and has also ignored U.S. and South Korean offers of vaccines and other COVID-19 aid.
Kim last month declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures eased just three months after his government for the first time acknowledged an outbreak. Experts believe the North’s disclosures on its outbreak are manipulated to help Kim maintain absolute control.
The North Korean report about Kim’s speech came a day after South Korea extended its latest olive branch, proposing a meeting with North Korea to resume temporary reunions of aging relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, which were last held in 2018.
Experts say it’s highly unlikely North Korea would accept the South’s offer considering the stark deterioration in inter-Korean ties amid the stalemate in larger nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang. The U.S.-North Korean diplomacy derailed in 2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling sanctions against the North and the North’s denuclearization steps.
Kim was combative toward South Korea in Thursday’s speech and urged his country to expand the operational roles of its tactical nuclear weapons and accelerate their deployment to strengthen the country’s war deterrent. Those comments appeared to align with a ruling party decision in June to approve unspecified new operational duties for front-line troops, which analysts say likely include plans to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting rival South Korea along their tense border.
Cheong Seong Chang, a senior analyst at South Korea’s Sejong Institute, said Kim’s comments and the new North Korean law amount to a warning that it would launch immediate nuclear strikes on the United States and South Korea if they ever attempt to decapacitate Pyongyang’s leadership.
The North is also communicating a threat that it could use its nuclear weapons during conflicts with South Korea’s conventional forces, which would raise the risk of accidental clashes escalating into a nuclear crisis, Cheong said.
North Korea has been speeding its development of nuclear-capable, short-range missiles that can target South Korea since 2019. Experts say its rhetoric around those missiles communicates a threat to proactively use them in warfare to blunt the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in the South to deter aggression from the North.
The U.S.-led diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff has been further complicated by an intensifying U.S.-China rivalry and Russia’s war on Ukraine, which deepened the divide in the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing and Moscow have blocked U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang over its revived long-range missile tests this year.
Kim has dialed up weapons tests to a record pace in 2020, launching more than 30 ballistic weapons, including the first demonstrations of his intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.
U.S. and South Korean officials say Kim may up the ante soon by ordering the North’s first nuclear test in five years as he pushes a brinkmanship aimed at forcing Washington to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiating concessions from a position of strength.
Experts say Kim is also trying to strengthen his leverage by strengthening his cooperation with China and Russia in an emerging partnership aimed at undercutting U.S. influence.
North Korea has repeatedly blamed the United States for the crisis in Ukraine, saying the West’s “hegemonic policy” justified Russian military actions in Ukraine to protect itself. U.S. officials said this week the Russians are in the process of purchasing North Korean ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, to ease their supply shortages in the war against Ukraine.
North Korea also has joined Russia and Syria as the only nations to recognize the independence of two pro-Russia breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine and has discussed send its construction workers to those regions to work on rebuilding. | https://www.41nbc.com/n-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:32Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/n-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 57 |
Otis Redding Foundation breaks ground on new facility
The Otis Redding Foundation begins construction on its new Otis Redding Center for the Arts.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)– The Otis Redding Foundation celebrated Friday, after it broke ground on the new Otis Redding Center for the Arts.
“This means so much to us we’ve worked so hard, my kids have worked so hard, my coaches, my team, and to finally get here just means the world to us,” said Vice President of the foundation, and daughter of the late singer, Karla Redding-Andrews.
Macon-Bibb Commissioner, Elaine Lucas, says the art center will help grow the music industry in Macon.
“I can just see of so many artist,” Lucas said. “Them being given a chance to record to be in contact with others who are successful in the music industry, I just think it’s wonderful for the center but it’s just wonderful for Macon.”
Karla Redding-Andrews said the new center will not just be a landmark of her father legacy, but a dream he wanted to share everyone.
“Someone just told me that the rain is my dad’s tears of joy from heaven and I kind of feeling that you know,” she said. “We are so excited this was a vision that he had years early year before and here we are today finally bring it to fruition is just incredible just incredible.”
The Otis Redding Foundation says the building should be finished in about 18 months. The groundbreaking is one several events happening this weekend to celebrate Redding’s 81st birthday. | https://www.41nbc.com/otis-redding-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-facility/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:38Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/otis-redding-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-facility/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Otis Redding Foundation breaks ground on new facility
The Otis Redding Foundation begins construction on its new Otis Redding Center for the Arts.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)– The Otis Redding Foundation celebrated Friday, after it broke ground on the new Otis Redding Center for the Arts.
“This means so much to us we’ve worked so hard, my kids have worked so hard, my coaches, my team, and to finally get here just means the world to us,” said Vice President of the foundation, and daughter of the late singer, Karla Redding-Andrews.
Macon-Bibb Commissioner, Elaine Lucas, says the art center will help grow the music industry in Macon.
“I can just see of so many artist,” Lucas said. “Them being given a chance to record to be in contact with others who are successful in the music industry, I just think it’s wonderful for the center but it’s just wonderful for Macon.”
Karla Redding-Andrews said the new center will not just be a landmark of her father legacy, but a dream he wanted to share everyone.
“Someone just told me that the rain is my dad’s tears of joy from heaven and I kind of feeling that you know,” she said. “We are so excited this was a vision that he had years early year before and here we are today finally bring it to fruition is just incredible just incredible.”
The Otis Redding Foundation says the building should be finished in about 18 months. The groundbreaking is one several events happening this weekend to celebrate Redding’s 81st birthday. | https://www.41nbc.com/otis-redding-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-facility/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:38Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/otis-redding-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-facility/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Robins Air Force Base gives the special honors to a combat hero
Master Sergeant Mathue Snow of the 78th Security Force Squadron was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)-Robins Air Force Base gave special honors to a combat hero on Friday, for his actions taken following a terrorist attack.
Master Sergeant Mathue Snow of the 78th Security Force Squadron was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during a terrorist attack in Kenya in 2020.
Sergeant Snow shared his recognition with those who fought with him on that day.
“I share this win with them,” Master Sergeant Snow said. “It’s a team win honestly, we came together and we made it out all together as a team so I couldn’t have done it without them.”
The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth highest ranking award a service member can receive for heroic deeds in an armed conflict. | https://www.41nbc.com/robins-air-force-base-gives-the-special-honors-to-a-combat-hero/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:44Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/robins-air-force-base-gives-the-special-honors-to-a-combat-hero/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Robins Air Force Base gives the special honors to a combat hero
Master Sergeant Mathue Snow of the 78th Security Force Squadron was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)-Robins Air Force Base gave special honors to a combat hero on Friday, for his actions taken following a terrorist attack.
Master Sergeant Mathue Snow of the 78th Security Force Squadron was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during a terrorist attack in Kenya in 2020.
Sergeant Snow shared his recognition with those who fought with him on that day.
“I share this win with them,” Master Sergeant Snow said. “It’s a team win honestly, we came together and we made it out all together as a team so I couldn’t have done it without them.”
The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth highest ranking award a service member can receive for heroic deeds in an armed conflict. | https://www.41nbc.com/robins-air-force-base-gives-the-special-honors-to-a-combat-hero/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:44Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/robins-air-force-base-gives-the-special-honors-to-a-combat-hero/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sheriff: Slain deputies ambushed serving warrant in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday.
The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said.
The deputies were able to call for help and law enforcement officers swarmed the neighborhood. A long standoff ensued with at least one person. Owens said two suspects were taken into custody and questioned.
“Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County, and it’s going to take some prayers to help us get back to where we need to be,” he said at a news conference. “But it’s not going to be an easy road.”
The sheriff did not immediately release the names of the slain deputies.
Court records identified the two men in custody as Christopher Golden and Christopher Cook. They said Golden was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, news outlets reported. The records said the deputies had a warrant to arrest Cook on multiple outstanding theft charges.
The suspects were scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon, and authorities planned a news conference afterward.
The sheriff’s office in Cobb County tweeted initially that two deputies had “died in the line of duty” and that a SWAT team and other law enforcement officers remained at the scene, where a suspect was barricaded. It wasn’t clear how the standoff was resolved, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the home’s front door was out of its frame and several front windows were broken.
The deputies had each served in the department for more than five years, Owens said. They were serving a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft by deception, he said.
Sprawling Cobb County, with more than 760,000 people, is just northwest of Atlanta and one of Georgia’s most populous counties. | https://www.41nbc.com/sheriff-slain-deputies-ambushed-serving-warrant-in-georgia/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:50Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/sheriff-slain-deputies-ambushed-serving-warrant-in-georgia/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 3 |
Sheriff: Slain deputies ambushed serving warrant in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday.
The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said.
The deputies were able to call for help and law enforcement officers swarmed the neighborhood. A long standoff ensued with at least one person. Owens said two suspects were taken into custody and questioned.
“Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County, and it’s going to take some prayers to help us get back to where we need to be,” he said at a news conference. “But it’s not going to be an easy road.”
The sheriff did not immediately release the names of the slain deputies.
Court records identified the two men in custody as Christopher Golden and Christopher Cook. They said Golden was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, news outlets reported. The records said the deputies had a warrant to arrest Cook on multiple outstanding theft charges.
The suspects were scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon, and authorities planned a news conference afterward.
The sheriff’s office in Cobb County tweeted initially that two deputies had “died in the line of duty” and that a SWAT team and other law enforcement officers remained at the scene, where a suspect was barricaded. It wasn’t clear how the standoff was resolved, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the home’s front door was out of its frame and several front windows were broken.
The deputies had each served in the department for more than five years, Owens said. They were serving a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft by deception, he said.
Sprawling Cobb County, with more than 760,000 people, is just northwest of Atlanta and one of Georgia’s most populous counties. | https://www.41nbc.com/sheriff-slain-deputies-ambushed-serving-warrant-in-georgia/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:50Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/sheriff-slain-deputies-ambushed-serving-warrant-in-georgia/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 3 |
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 4 of high school football
Here are Middle Georgia's high school football scores from Week 4.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 4:
Games featured on The End Zone:
Peach County 35, Jones County 3
Valdosta 25, Warner Robins 0
Northeast 26, Carver 8
Westside 51, Rutland 7
Houston County 68, Locust Grove 12
Perry 37, Veterans 6
***For highlights of the games featured on The End Zone, click here.***
Other scores:
Baldwin 35, Washington County 28
Howard 16, Harris County 7
Vidalia 28, West Laurens 0
Mary Persons 38, Haralson County 17
Swainsboro 35, Dodge County 0
ACE Charter , Jordan
Worth County 32, Central 7
Bleckley County 17, Schley County 0
Dublin 41, ECI 21
Bowden 34, Tattnall 28 – 3rd quarter
Laney 26, FPD 14
John Milledge 48, George Walton 0
Pacelli 38, Mount de Sales 0
Stratford 42, Brookwood 20
Windsor 51, Covenant 8
Washington-Wilkes 14, GMC Prep 2
Academy of Richmond County 27, East Laurens 6
Westfield 63, Tiftarea 34 | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-scoreboard-scores-from-week-4-of-high-school-football-2/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:56Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-scoreboard-scores-from-week-4-of-high-school-football-2/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 4 of high school football
Here are Middle Georgia's high school football scores from Week 4.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 4:
Games featured on The End Zone:
Peach County 35, Jones County 3
Valdosta 25, Warner Robins 0
Northeast 26, Carver 8
Westside 51, Rutland 7
Houston County 68, Locust Grove 12
Perry 37, Veterans 6
***For highlights of the games featured on The End Zone, click here.***
Other scores:
Baldwin 35, Washington County 28
Howard 16, Harris County 7
Vidalia 28, West Laurens 0
Mary Persons 38, Haralson County 17
Swainsboro 35, Dodge County 0
ACE Charter , Jordan
Worth County 32, Central 7
Bleckley County 17, Schley County 0
Dublin 41, ECI 21
Bowden 34, Tattnall 28 – 3rd quarter
Laney 26, FPD 14
John Milledge 48, George Walton 0
Pacelli 38, Mount de Sales 0
Stratford 42, Brookwood 20
Windsor 51, Covenant 8
Washington-Wilkes 14, GMC Prep 2
Academy of Richmond County 27, East Laurens 6
Westfield 63, Tiftarea 34 | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-scoreboard-scores-from-week-4-of-high-school-football-2/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:56Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-scoreboard-scores-from-week-4-of-high-school-football-2/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Trump team, Justice Dept. to make new Mar-a-Lago filing
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 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. | https://www.41nbc.com/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 13 |
Trump team, Justice Dept. to make new Mar-a-Lago filing
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 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. | https://www.41nbc.com/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing/ | 2022-09-10T02:40:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/trump-team-justice-dept-to-make-new-mar-a-lago-filing/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 13 |
From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it.
“Loss and damage from the climate crisis is not a future event. It is happening now, all around us,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on a visit to Pakistan, which recently suffered from devastating floods that displaced hundreds of thousands of people and left over a thousand dead.
“Developed countries must step up and provide Pakistan and other countries on the frontlines with the financial and technical resources they need to survive extreme weather events like these deadly floods,” he said.
“I urge governments to address this issue at COP 27 with the seriousness it deserves,” Guterres added, referring to the United Nations climate summit in November which will be held in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el Sheikh.
Pakistan, along with dozens of other developing countries around the world, are scrambling to adapt to the effects of climate change, with many of them calling on richer, high-emitting nations to help foot the bill.
Guterres’ comments come a day after the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization warned that Africa’s islands and coastal states — and the 116 million people that inhabit them — will be heavily exposed to rising seas and will spend about $50 billion in damages by 2050.
It added that drought over the last 50 years in the Horn and southern Africa, exacerbated by climate change, has claimed the lives of over half a million people, with losses estimated at $70 billion. Over 1,000 floods in the same time period claimed over 20,000 lives, it said.
The report’s findings stirred renewed calls for compensation for the continent by many who believe rich nations that emit far more planet-warming gases into the atmosphere should pay for climate catastrophes, known as “loss and damage” in climate negotiations.
“As a continent we feel that the issue of loss and damage needs to be addressed,” said Harsen Nyambe, the director of sustainable environment at the African Union. “It is a controversial issue and developed countries are afraid because it has serious financial implications.”
Loss and damage negotiations were a sticking point at last year’s U.N. climate conference and are expected to feature prominently again this year at the climate summit in November.
Developing nations in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific have banded together under the Climate Vulnerable Forum to tackle the issue of loss and damage and seek compensation.
The bloc, currently chaired by Ghana, was formed in 2009 and brings together 48 of the world’s most climate susceptible developing countries who have a combined population of 1.2 billion but a collective share of global emissions of just 5%.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti warned about “loss of lives and livelihoods, and damage to our lands and communities” as a result of climate change.
“Vulnerable countries do not have the financial capacity to adapt to these intensifying climate impacts, which makes climate finance a matter of global justice,” she added.
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Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces on Friday claimed new success in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country’s east, taking control of a sizeable village and pushing toward an important transport junction. The United States’ top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely to drag on for months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commended the military for its gains in the east, saying in a nightly video address that Ukrainian troops have reclaimed more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region since the start of the counteroffensive there this week.
“We are gradually taking control over more settlements, returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our people.” Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s military said it also launched new attacks on Russian pontoon bridges used to bring supplies across the Dnieper River to Kherson, one of the largest Russian-occupied cities, and the adjacent region. Ukrainian artillery and rocket strikes have left all regular bridges across the river unusable, the military’s southern command said.
Anxiety increased about Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was operating in emergency mode Friday for the fifth straight day due to the war. That prompted the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog to call for the establishment of an immediate safety zone around the plant to prevent a nuclear accident.
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under the control of Russian forces early in the war but is being operated by Ukrainian staff. The plant and surrounding areas have been repeatedly hit by shelling that Russia and Ukraine blame on each other. The last power line connecting the plant to the Ukrainian electricity grid was cut Monday, leaving the plant without an outside source of electricity. It is receiving power for its own safety systems from the only reactor — out of six total — that remains operational.
In other advances, the Ukrainian military said it took control of the village of Volokhiv Yar in the Kharkiv region and aimed to advance toward strategically valuable town of Kupiansk, which would cut off Russian forces from key supply routes.
Pro-Russian authorities in the Kupiansk district announced that civilians were being evacuated toward the Russian-held region of Luhansk.
“The initial signs are positive and we see Ukraine making real, demonstrable progress in a deliberate way,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels, a day after visiting Kyiv.
“But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time,” he said. “There are a huge number of Russian forces 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, who met with Blinken, said the war is “entering a critical phase.”
The gains “are modest and only the first successes of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army, but they are important both in terms of seizing the military initiative and raising the spirit of Ukrainian soldiers,” Mykola Sunhurovskyi, a military analyst at the Razumkov Center in Kyiv, told The Associated Press.
Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator, said Friday that repairs to outside electric lines at the Zaporizhzhia plant are impossible because of the shelling and that operating the plant in what is called an “island” status carries “the risk of violating radiation and fire safety standards.”
“Only the withdrawal of the Russians from the plant and the creation of a security zone around it can normalize the situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Only then will the world be able to exhale,” Petro Kotin, the head of Energoatom, told Ukrainian TV.
Earlier, Kotin told The Associated Press the plant’s only operating reactor “can be stopped completely” at any moment and as a consequence, the only power source would be a diesel generator.
There are 20 generators on site and enough diesel fuel for 10 days. After that, about 200 tons of diesel fuel would be needed daily for the generators, which he said is “impossible” to get while the plant is occupied by Russian forces.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Friday that there was little likelihood of reestablishing reliable offsite power lines to the plant.
“This is an unsustainable situation and is becoming increasingly precarious,” Grossi said, calling for an “immediate cessation of all shelling in the entire area” and the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone.
“This is the only way to ensure that we do not face a nuclear accident,” he said.
Fighting continued Friday elsewhere in Ukraine.
Russian planes bombed the hospital in the town of Velika Pysarivka, on the border with Russia, said Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, governor of the Sumy region. He said the building was destroyed and there were an unknown number of casualties.
In the Donetsk region in the east — one of two that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the war — eight people were killed in the city of Bakhmut over the past day and the city is without water and electricity for the fourth straight day, said governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
Four people were killed in shelling in the Kharkiv region, two of them in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest, according to governor Oleh Syniehubov. The shelling of the city continued Friday afternoon, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said, wounding 10 people, including three children.
Ukraine this week claimed to have regained control of more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, including the small city of Balakliya. Social media posts showed weeping, smiling Balakliya residents embracing Ukrainian soldiers.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday refused to comment on the alleged retaking of Balakliya, redirecting all such questions to the Russian Defense Ministry.
But Vitaly Ganchev, the Russian-installed official in the Kharkiv region, confirmed Friday that “Balakliya, in effect, is not under our control.” Ganchev said “tough battles” were continuing in the city.
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Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces on Friday claimed new success in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country’s east, taking control of a sizeable village and pushing toward an important transport junction. The United States’ top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely to drag on for months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commended the military for its gains in the east, saying in a nightly video address that Ukrainian troops have reclaimed more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region since the start of the counteroffensive there this week.
“We are gradually taking control over more settlements, returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our people.” Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s military said it also launched new attacks on Russian pontoon bridges used to bring supplies across the Dnieper River to Kherson, one of the largest Russian-occupied cities, and the adjacent region. Ukrainian artillery and rocket strikes have left all regular bridges across the river unusable, the military’s southern command said.
Anxiety increased about Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was operating in emergency mode Friday for the fifth straight day due to the war. That prompted the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog to call for the establishment of an immediate safety zone around the plant to prevent a nuclear accident.
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under the control of Russian forces early in the war but is being operated by Ukrainian staff. The plant and surrounding areas have been repeatedly hit by shelling that Russia and Ukraine blame on each other. The last power line connecting the plant to the Ukrainian electricity grid was cut Monday, leaving the plant without an outside source of electricity. It is receiving power for its own safety systems from the only reactor — out of six total — that remains operational.
In other advances, the Ukrainian military said it took control of the village of Volokhiv Yar in the Kharkiv region and aimed to advance toward strategically valuable town of Kupiansk, which would cut off Russian forces from key supply routes.
Pro-Russian authorities in the Kupiansk district announced that civilians were being evacuated toward the Russian-held region of Luhansk.
“The initial signs are positive and we see Ukraine making real, demonstrable progress in a deliberate way,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels, a day after visiting Kyiv.
“But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time,” he said. “There are a huge number of Russian forces 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, who met with Blinken, said the war is “entering a critical phase.”
The gains “are modest and only the first successes of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army, but they are important both in terms of seizing the military initiative and raising the spirit of Ukrainian soldiers,” Mykola Sunhurovskyi, a military analyst at the Razumkov Center in Kyiv, told The Associated Press.
Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator, said Friday that repairs to outside electric lines at the Zaporizhzhia plant are impossible because of the shelling and that operating the plant in what is called an “island” status carries “the risk of violating radiation and fire safety standards.”
“Only the withdrawal of the Russians from the plant and the creation of a security zone around it can normalize the situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Only then will the world be able to exhale,” Petro Kotin, the head of Energoatom, told Ukrainian TV.
Earlier, Kotin told The Associated Press the plant’s only operating reactor “can be stopped completely” at any moment and as a consequence, the only power source would be a diesel generator.
There are 20 generators on site and enough diesel fuel for 10 days. After that, about 200 tons of diesel fuel would be needed daily for the generators, which he said is “impossible” to get while the plant is occupied by Russian forces.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Friday that there was little likelihood of reestablishing reliable offsite power lines to the plant.
“This is an unsustainable situation and is becoming increasingly precarious,” Grossi said, calling for an “immediate cessation of all shelling in the entire area” and the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone.
“This is the only way to ensure that we do not face a nuclear accident,” he said.
Fighting continued Friday elsewhere in Ukraine.
Russian planes bombed the hospital in the town of Velika Pysarivka, on the border with Russia, said Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, governor of the Sumy region. He said the building was destroyed and there were an unknown number of casualties.
In the Donetsk region in the east — one of two that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the war — eight people were killed in the city of Bakhmut over the past day and the city is without water and electricity for the fourth straight day, said governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
Four people were killed in shelling in the Kharkiv region, two of them in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest, according to governor Oleh Syniehubov. The shelling of the city continued Friday afternoon, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said, wounding 10 people, including three children.
Ukraine this week claimed to have regained control of more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, including the small city of Balakliya. Social media posts showed weeping, smiling Balakliya residents embracing Ukrainian soldiers.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday refused to comment on the alleged retaking of Balakliya, redirecting all such questions to the Russian Defense Ministry.
But Vitaly Ganchev, the Russian-installed official in the Kharkiv region, confirmed Friday that “Balakliya, in effect, is not under our control.” Ganchev said “tough battles” were continuing in the city.
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PARIS (AP) — A homicide investigation has been launched into the fatal shooting of a driver by a police officer in the French city of Nice after he failed to obey an order to stop, the southern city’s prosecutor said Friday.
A video circulating on social media shows a police officer pointing his gun at the driver’s window as the vehicle is reversing in front of a damaged police cruiser. The officer fires just after the driver appears to stop the car.
The shooting is the latest in a string of similar incidents across France in recent months that have raised questions about the use of deadly force by police.
Nice prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme said in a statement the 23-year-old police officer – now in police custody following Wednesday’s incident – said he shot at the driver because of the “immediate threat” he posed to him and his colleague.
Police and judicial authorities said the 24-year-old driver refused to obey an order to stop after officers noticed that he was driving dangerously. At some point, the car turned back and rammed into the police car.
Bonhomme said the man was driving a stolen car and had previously been convicted on a number of charges, including driving without a license and theft.
In another incident Wednesday in the western city of Rennes, a 22-year-old woman was killed after police opened fire on a car she was a passenger in during an anti-drug operation. The driver of the car was wounded.
Earlier this year, a French police officer was charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting two men in a car as they sought to evade a police check on the Pont-Neuf bridge in central Paris, on the night of French President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection. | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-homicide-probe-after-french-police-fatally-shoot-driver/ | 2022-09-10T02:41:43Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-homicide-probe-after-french-police-fatally-shoot-driver/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Queen's contribution to classical music
Richard Morrison celebrates all Queen Elizabeth II has done for classical music
The British, uniquely among European nations, like to categorise our cultural epochs according to the reigns of our monarchs.
We label our great painters, musicians, architects and authors as Tudor, Jacobean, Georgian, Regency, Victorian or Edwardian, rather than trying to recall the actual decades in which they flourished.
Or at least we used to. But after some whimsical attempts at the time of the 1953 Coronation, nobody has spoken of the culture of Britain in the late 20th or early 21st century as being ‘New Elizabethan’.
Is it because the inevitable comparisons with the glories of the ‘first’ Elizabethan age – the era of Shakespeare, Byrd, Tallis, Dowland, Spenser and Marlowe – are too depressing? Or because monarchs in general now seem irrelevant to what goes on, or who gets on, in the modern cultural world? Or it is because Elizabeth II in particular isn’t really much of an arts lover?
Hmm. At the risk of forfeiting that retirement MBE, let me ponder those questions. First, you don’t have to be a raving patriot to feel that the cultural achievements of the British since 1953 bear comparison with any earlier age, Elizabethan or otherwise.
From McCartney to Britten, from Hockney to Bacon, from Osborne to Stoppard, from Frayn to Alan Bennett, from du Pré to Rattle, from Bogarde to Dench, from Attenborough to Minghella: the parade of towering artistic figures from these small islands has transfixed the world over the past 60 years. And musicians have been at the forefront. I could easily name 100 living British composers, instrumentalists, singers and conductors who could justifiably be described as ‘world-class’.
In short, the reign of Elizabeth II has coincided with a musical renaissance in Britain. But the very word ‘coincided’ implies that the Queen herself has little to do with it. Is that a fair assessment? It may seem so. Though her great-great-grandfather was a minor Victorian composer (Prince Albert) she commissioned no music and employed very few musicians except in her chapel choirs – though our military bands have probably been saved from the axe many times because of the role they play in royal ceremonials.
The Queen avoided the opera (even the Royal one!) and doesn’t go to many concerts. She was 68 before she attended her first BBC Prom, even though the world’s greatest music festival is only a bugle-call from her back garden. (Mind you, she has been back since; at this rate she will soon be applying for a season ticket.) And unlike her sister, Princess Margaret – who thought nothing of summoning male pianists to Kensington Palace at 1am when she couldn’t sleep – the Queen has never favoured the company of arty types.
Yet I attribute this not to philistinism but to her overwhelming sense of duty. She was always extremely scrupulous about dividing her time so that people in 1,000 different walks of life occasionally get to meet her. From this perspective, great musicians are no more important than dinner-ladies or bricklayers.
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And it’s not true that she has done nothing much to support music. If I’d been the monarch I think I would have abolished the post of Master of the Queen’s Music after enduring 28 chaotic years of Malcolm Williamson. Instead, the Queen counter-intuitively appointed a very anti-establishment figure, Peter Maxwell Davies, who became a brilliantly outspoken and effective champion of music and musicians. The subsequent appointment to the post of Judith Weir, meanwhile, was a powerful gesture in both recognising and championing the many exceptionally talented women composers currently working in the UK.
The Queen’s Medal for Music has been instituted. And at a time when Britain has had a succession of political leaders with zero interest in the highbrow arts, the Queen had supported a number of cultural projects that have done much to boost morale in a beleaguered arts world.
Yet her successor, cello-playing Prince Charles, would surely relish becoming the most pro-active royal patron of music since Prince Albert. The trouble is that the Prince of Wales’s taste in music is about the same as Albert’s, and (unlike his impeccably non-partisan mother) he isn’t reticent about expressing his opinions. I don’t know whom he will choose as his first Master (or Mistress) of Music. But if Hubert Parry were still around, he would be a shoo-in.
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King Charles III has expressed his love for his son, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, in his first speech to the nation since taking the throne.
Charles, who became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, wishes the couple well “as they build their life overseas.’’
Meghan, 41, and Harry, 37, have been in a tense relationship with Britain’s royal family since they stepped away from royal duties and left the U.K. in early 2020, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media.
The comment came during a recorded speech before a memorial service honoring the late monarch, who died Thursday.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Prince Charles became king upon his mother’s death
— Will Charles be loved by his subjects, like his mother was?
— Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96
— Elizabeth has been the only monarch most people in Britain know
— ‘A constant in my life’: World mourns Queen Elizabeth II
— Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth II
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
LONDON — King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” at the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and has vowed to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation.
Charles is making his first address to Britain and the Commonwealth as monarch. He became king on Thursday after the queen’s death.
“That promise of lifelong service I renew to all today,” he said.
His speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where some 2,000 people were attending a service of remembrance for the queen. Mourners at the service included Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of her government.
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Flags were flying at half-staff on landmarks in Australia on Friday as people expressed sadness at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Australian Governor-General David Hurley and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed condolence books in Canberra.
“There is comfort to be found in Her Majesty’s own words: ‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’” said the Australian prime minister.
New Zealanders also mourned the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with tributes around the country on Friday. At the Auckland War Memorial, a group of young people performed the Haka, a ceremonial dance in Māori culture. Flags flew at half-staff around the country.
Under New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements, the queen was also New Zealand’s monarch and head of state.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand had moved into a period of official mourning, and would hold a state memorial service after the official funeral in Britain.
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ABUJA, Nigeria — The death of the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II was frontpage news in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, biggest economy and former British colony.
Nigeria’s President Mohammodu Buhari offered his condolences and expressed sadness on hearing of the queen’s passing, according to his spokesman.
That sentiment was echoed by one man, Musa Adamu, at a news stand in the capital Abuja. The civil servant urged the British people to “exercise patience and endure the pain,” noting that “God will bless you all of you now.”
The flag flew at half-staff outside the British High Commission.
On a daily morning TV talk show, presenter Mohammed Jinadu and pundit Linda Claudia discussed the role Queen Elizabeth II played in holding the United Kingdom together.
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GIBRALTAR — Gibraltarians were mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II with several dozen queueing from the early hours of Friday to sign a book of condolences and lay flowers.
Gibraltar has lowered the flags of official buildings, entered a period of national mourning and cancelled celebrations on Saturday of its National Day.
On Friday morning the governor and Chief Minister also signed the condolences book that the residents had been writing in.
Fabian Picardo, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory bordering southern Spain, said “May Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second rest in eternal peace. Long live the King.”
In a statement sent to media and posted online, Picardo also added: “The People of Gibraltar will mourn Her Majesty as a monarch who has reigned wisely and with incomparable dedication throughout the period of our post-war emergence as a part of the British family of nations.”
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BELFAST, EDINBURGH — A series of special gun salutes across the United Kingdom fired 96 shots on Friday, one for each year Queen Elizabeth II lived, a near century-long life.
Bells also tolled across the nation in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had known.
He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.
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ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland — People paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at the gates of her Balmoral residence where she died.
Despite the rain on Friday, mourners from all walks of life came to lay down flowers or simply say goodbye to the British monarch they loved and respected.
“I just wanted to say thank you to the Queen,” said Christy Asalor.
“She has been a symbol of strength and stability, she has been so selfless and she’s given herself, literally sacrificed her whole life serving us until two days before she passed and the least we could do is just say thank you.”
Other people said they were feeling a lot of sadness at the passing of the only queen they ever knew.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch, at 70 years of service.
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LONDON — U.S. climate envoy and former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth, describing her as the “calm in the storm” and a “great stateswoman.”
In brief comments to The Associated Press in London, Kerry said his thoughts were with the royal family and noted the sense of loss that people were feeling around the world.
Kerry also praised what he described as the queen’s “great sense of direction.”
“Never any any vitriol, never any political commentary, always on values, always on the bigger picture,” he said.
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LONDON — “The Crown,” Netflix’s acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch’s death.
A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen’s funeral.
The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young Princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen.
The show, which has won 22 Emmy Awards so far, has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.
Its fifth season, with Imelda Staunton playing the queen, will premiere in November.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus – In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen’s passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
But for many Greek Cypriots, those thoughts hark back to a bloody, four-year guerrilla campaign that was waged in the late 1950s against British colonial rule and a perceived indifference the Queen demonstrated over the plight of nine individuals whom British authorities executed by hanging, despite appeals for their death sentences to be commuted.
Yiannis Spanos, president of Association of National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) told the Associated Press that “we respect the dead even if in life they proved to be our enemies.”
Spanos said the Queen was “held by many as bearing responsibility” for the “island’s tragedies,” particularly for not granting pardons, even for some of the condemned for whom there was no definitive evidence to merit a death sentence even under colonial law.
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LONDON — King Charles III has arrived at Buckingham Palace for the first time as Britain’s monarch.
The king flew to London from Scotland on Friday and was driven to the royal residence in an official Bentley. A large crowd cheered as the car arrived at the palace gates.
He got out of the car to greet well-wishers and look at some of the huge pile of floral tributes left to honor his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Some called “Thank you Charles” and “Well done, Charlie!” as he shook hands with the crowd. Several shouted “God save the King!”
A few broke into a rendition of Britain’s national anthem, which is now titled “God Save the King.”
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BUCHAREST, Romania — The office of Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said he sent a condolence message to King Charles III on Friday following the “painful loss” of Queen Elizabeth II.
“On behalf of the Romanian people and myself, I wish to convey to Your Majesty, the entire Royal Family and the British people my condolences and sympathy for the painful loss suffered,” he said.
Iohannis called the late Queen an “exceptional leader who served her country with utmost devotion and responsibility, representing a symbol of stability and a true moral benchmark for the whole world.”
He added that her decades of service will “remain in the history of humanity as a landmark and inspiration” for future generations.
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LONDON — British prime ministers who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II are sharing personal tributes to the late monarch.
There were 15 prime ministers during the queen’s reign, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, who was appointed just this week. The leaders held weekly private meetings with the monarch.
Truss’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, said in the House of Commons that when he saw the queen on Tuesday to offer his resignation, “she was as radiant and as knowledgeable and as fascinated by politics as ever I can remember, and as wise in her advice as anyone I know, if not wiser.”
Johnson called the queen “the keystone in the vast arch of the British state” and said “we are coming to understand in her death the full magnitude of what she did for us all.”
Former Prime Minister Theresa May said the queen was “the most remarkable person I have ever met” as well as the most impressive.
“I doubt we will ever see her like again,” May said. “May she rest in peace and rise in glory.”
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ISTANBUL- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would like to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth providing his schedule permits it.
Erdogan told reporters Friday that he knew the queen and had met her at Buckingham Palace twice.
“If we find the opportunity we would like to be present at this ceremony,” he said.
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at a joint news conference in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, noted that all 30 NATO member flags are flying at half-staff to honor Queen Elizabeth.
“She was a strong supporter of the transatlantic alliance, of our armed forces and our values,” Stoltenberg said, adding that she knew and worked with every one of his predecessors since NATO was founded. “I will always remember her wisdom, her warmth, and her strong personal interest in transatlantic unity.”
Blinken, meanwhile, paid homage to the “truly extraordinary life of Her Majesty Elizabeth II.”
He said she had personified “a sense of stability and continuity during turbulent times” and among “unprecedented challenges” faced by both Britain and the world. “She was a source of comfort and resilience to people from all walks of life.”
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “deep sadness” and a sense of “emptiness” after the passing of the monarch and praised her “great affection for France.”
Macron said in a video message that the queen mastered “our language, loved our culture and touched our hearts.”
Macron described her as a “great head of state,” and said that with her, Britain and France share “a warm, sincere and loyal partnership.”
Speaking in English, the French president said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — In Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, people laid flowers outside the British Embassy in honor of Queen Elizabeth.
Anatolii Zakletskyi, a 75-year-old Kyiv resident, said he wanted to express his admiration for the monarch.
“First, as a symbol of devotion to the motherland. Secondly, an absolute sense of duty before, as she herself said, God and the people. And thirdly, to all of Britain for being true friends of Ukraine,” Zakletskyi said. “My deep condolences to the entire British nation.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started his nightly address to the nation late Thursday with condolences “to the royal family, the entire United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.”___
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LONDON — Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II has caused a “heartfelt outpouring of grief” in Britain and around the world.
Truss spoke at the start of a special session of Parliament paying tribute to the queen.
Truss called the monarch “the nation’s greatest diplomat” and said her devotion to duty was an example to everyone.
The prime minister was officially appointed by the queen on Tuesday, just two days before her death. Truss said at the meeting, “she generously shared with me her deep experience of government, even in those last days.”
Normal business in Parliament has been suspended and lawmakers will spend two days offering their memories and reflections on the queen, who died Thursday after seven decades on the throne.
Senior lawmakers will also take an oath to King Charles III, the new monarch.
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LONDON — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
In imposing city cathedrals and small-town chapels, the bells began ringing at noon (1100 GMT) as part of a long-planned, carefully organized series of events to mark the queen’s passing.
At the same time, the British Parliament opened a special session to pay tribute to the queen.
An hour later, a special gun salute is planned with 96 shots, one for each year of Elizabeth’s nearly-century-long life.
Her son, now King Charles III, was en route from Balmoral Castle in Scotland where Elizabeth died Thursday for London, where he will meet the prime minister and give an address to the nation. | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-live-updates-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-charles-becomes-king/ | 2022-09-10T02:42:12Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-live-updates-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-charles-becomes-king/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 32 |
King Charles III has expressed his love for his son, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, in his first speech to the nation since taking the throne.
Charles, who became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, wishes the couple well “as they build their life overseas.’’
Meghan, 41, and Harry, 37, have been in a tense relationship with Britain’s royal family since they stepped away from royal duties and left the U.K. in early 2020, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media.
The comment came during a recorded speech before a memorial service honoring the late monarch, who died Thursday.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Prince Charles became king upon his mother’s death
— Will Charles be loved by his subjects, like his mother was?
— Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96
— Elizabeth has been the only monarch most people in Britain know
— ‘A constant in my life’: World mourns Queen Elizabeth II
— Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth II
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
LONDON — King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” at the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and has vowed to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation.
Charles is making his first address to Britain and the Commonwealth as monarch. He became king on Thursday after the queen’s death.
“That promise of lifelong service I renew to all today,” he said.
His speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where some 2,000 people were attending a service of remembrance for the queen. Mourners at the service included Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of her government.
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Flags were flying at half-staff on landmarks in Australia on Friday as people expressed sadness at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Australian Governor-General David Hurley and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed condolence books in Canberra.
“There is comfort to be found in Her Majesty’s own words: ‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’” said the Australian prime minister.
New Zealanders also mourned the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with tributes around the country on Friday. At the Auckland War Memorial, a group of young people performed the Haka, a ceremonial dance in Māori culture. Flags flew at half-staff around the country.
Under New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements, the queen was also New Zealand’s monarch and head of state.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand had moved into a period of official mourning, and would hold a state memorial service after the official funeral in Britain.
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ABUJA, Nigeria — The death of the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II was frontpage news in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, biggest economy and former British colony.
Nigeria’s President Mohammodu Buhari offered his condolences and expressed sadness on hearing of the queen’s passing, according to his spokesman.
That sentiment was echoed by one man, Musa Adamu, at a news stand in the capital Abuja. The civil servant urged the British people to “exercise patience and endure the pain,” noting that “God will bless you all of you now.”
The flag flew at half-staff outside the British High Commission.
On a daily morning TV talk show, presenter Mohammed Jinadu and pundit Linda Claudia discussed the role Queen Elizabeth II played in holding the United Kingdom together.
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GIBRALTAR — Gibraltarians were mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II with several dozen queueing from the early hours of Friday to sign a book of condolences and lay flowers.
Gibraltar has lowered the flags of official buildings, entered a period of national mourning and cancelled celebrations on Saturday of its National Day.
On Friday morning the governor and Chief Minister also signed the condolences book that the residents had been writing in.
Fabian Picardo, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory bordering southern Spain, said “May Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second rest in eternal peace. Long live the King.”
In a statement sent to media and posted online, Picardo also added: “The People of Gibraltar will mourn Her Majesty as a monarch who has reigned wisely and with incomparable dedication throughout the period of our post-war emergence as a part of the British family of nations.”
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BELFAST, EDINBURGH — A series of special gun salutes across the United Kingdom fired 96 shots on Friday, one for each year Queen Elizabeth II lived, a near century-long life.
Bells also tolled across the nation in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had known.
He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.
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ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland — People paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at the gates of her Balmoral residence where she died.
Despite the rain on Friday, mourners from all walks of life came to lay down flowers or simply say goodbye to the British monarch they loved and respected.
“I just wanted to say thank you to the Queen,” said Christy Asalor.
“She has been a symbol of strength and stability, she has been so selfless and she’s given herself, literally sacrificed her whole life serving us until two days before she passed and the least we could do is just say thank you.”
Other people said they were feeling a lot of sadness at the passing of the only queen they ever knew.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch, at 70 years of service.
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LONDON — U.S. climate envoy and former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth, describing her as the “calm in the storm” and a “great stateswoman.”
In brief comments to The Associated Press in London, Kerry said his thoughts were with the royal family and noted the sense of loss that people were feeling around the world.
Kerry also praised what he described as the queen’s “great sense of direction.”
“Never any any vitriol, never any political commentary, always on values, always on the bigger picture,” he said.
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LONDON — “The Crown,” Netflix’s acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch’s death.
A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen’s funeral.
The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young Princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen.
The show, which has won 22 Emmy Awards so far, has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.
Its fifth season, with Imelda Staunton playing the queen, will premiere in November.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus – In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen’s passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
But for many Greek Cypriots, those thoughts hark back to a bloody, four-year guerrilla campaign that was waged in the late 1950s against British colonial rule and a perceived indifference the Queen demonstrated over the plight of nine individuals whom British authorities executed by hanging, despite appeals for their death sentences to be commuted.
Yiannis Spanos, president of Association of National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) told the Associated Press that “we respect the dead even if in life they proved to be our enemies.”
Spanos said the Queen was “held by many as bearing responsibility” for the “island’s tragedies,” particularly for not granting pardons, even for some of the condemned for whom there was no definitive evidence to merit a death sentence even under colonial law.
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LONDON — King Charles III has arrived at Buckingham Palace for the first time as Britain’s monarch.
The king flew to London from Scotland on Friday and was driven to the royal residence in an official Bentley. A large crowd cheered as the car arrived at the palace gates.
He got out of the car to greet well-wishers and look at some of the huge pile of floral tributes left to honor his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Some called “Thank you Charles” and “Well done, Charlie!” as he shook hands with the crowd. Several shouted “God save the King!”
A few broke into a rendition of Britain’s national anthem, which is now titled “God Save the King.”
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BUCHAREST, Romania — The office of Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said he sent a condolence message to King Charles III on Friday following the “painful loss” of Queen Elizabeth II.
“On behalf of the Romanian people and myself, I wish to convey to Your Majesty, the entire Royal Family and the British people my condolences and sympathy for the painful loss suffered,” he said.
Iohannis called the late Queen an “exceptional leader who served her country with utmost devotion and responsibility, representing a symbol of stability and a true moral benchmark for the whole world.”
He added that her decades of service will “remain in the history of humanity as a landmark and inspiration” for future generations.
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LONDON — British prime ministers who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II are sharing personal tributes to the late monarch.
There were 15 prime ministers during the queen’s reign, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, who was appointed just this week. The leaders held weekly private meetings with the monarch.
Truss’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, said in the House of Commons that when he saw the queen on Tuesday to offer his resignation, “she was as radiant and as knowledgeable and as fascinated by politics as ever I can remember, and as wise in her advice as anyone I know, if not wiser.”
Johnson called the queen “the keystone in the vast arch of the British state” and said “we are coming to understand in her death the full magnitude of what she did for us all.”
Former Prime Minister Theresa May said the queen was “the most remarkable person I have ever met” as well as the most impressive.
“I doubt we will ever see her like again,” May said. “May she rest in peace and rise in glory.”
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ISTANBUL- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would like to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth providing his schedule permits it.
Erdogan told reporters Friday that he knew the queen and had met her at Buckingham Palace twice.
“If we find the opportunity we would like to be present at this ceremony,” he said.
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at a joint news conference in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, noted that all 30 NATO member flags are flying at half-staff to honor Queen Elizabeth.
“She was a strong supporter of the transatlantic alliance, of our armed forces and our values,” Stoltenberg said, adding that she knew and worked with every one of his predecessors since NATO was founded. “I will always remember her wisdom, her warmth, and her strong personal interest in transatlantic unity.”
Blinken, meanwhile, paid homage to the “truly extraordinary life of Her Majesty Elizabeth II.”
He said she had personified “a sense of stability and continuity during turbulent times” and among “unprecedented challenges” faced by both Britain and the world. “She was a source of comfort and resilience to people from all walks of life.”
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “deep sadness” and a sense of “emptiness” after the passing of the monarch and praised her “great affection for France.”
Macron said in a video message that the queen mastered “our language, loved our culture and touched our hearts.”
Macron described her as a “great head of state,” and said that with her, Britain and France share “a warm, sincere and loyal partnership.”
Speaking in English, the French president said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — In Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, people laid flowers outside the British Embassy in honor of Queen Elizabeth.
Anatolii Zakletskyi, a 75-year-old Kyiv resident, said he wanted to express his admiration for the monarch.
“First, as a symbol of devotion to the motherland. Secondly, an absolute sense of duty before, as she herself said, God and the people. And thirdly, to all of Britain for being true friends of Ukraine,” Zakletskyi said. “My deep condolences to the entire British nation.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started his nightly address to the nation late Thursday with condolences “to the royal family, the entire United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.”___
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LONDON — Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II has caused a “heartfelt outpouring of grief” in Britain and around the world.
Truss spoke at the start of a special session of Parliament paying tribute to the queen.
Truss called the monarch “the nation’s greatest diplomat” and said her devotion to duty was an example to everyone.
The prime minister was officially appointed by the queen on Tuesday, just two days before her death. Truss said at the meeting, “she generously shared with me her deep experience of government, even in those last days.”
Normal business in Parliament has been suspended and lawmakers will spend two days offering their memories and reflections on the queen, who died Thursday after seven decades on the throne.
Senior lawmakers will also take an oath to King Charles III, the new monarch.
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LONDON — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
In imposing city cathedrals and small-town chapels, the bells began ringing at noon (1100 GMT) as part of a long-planned, carefully organized series of events to mark the queen’s passing.
At the same time, the British Parliament opened a special session to pay tribute to the queen.
An hour later, a special gun salute is planned with 96 shots, one for each year of Elizabeth’s nearly-century-long life.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Public Schools (SPS) is responding to transportation problems the district has experienced during the first week of the 2022 school year.
According to Durham School Services, the transportation contractor for SPS, 170 bus drivers were employed before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, there are 106 drivers employed, a loss of 40%.
Because of the ongoing bus driver shortage, some SPS students have had to walk to school because of the extended walk boundary set by the district. The boundary was extended from one mile to one and a half miles because of the driver shortage.
SPS also consolidated bus stops and partnered with Spokane Transit Authority to increase high school ridership. The district said doing this has addressed the loss of drivers and improved consistency for many families.
Despite this, SPS said they know issues are still present and they plan to work to address them.
"We are not satisfied with the status quo and will continue working to improve the transportation system to ensure all riders arrive at school and at home on time," SPS said in a letter sent to parents.
Families that registered their children for the bus and have questions or concerns are encouraged to contact the new SPS transportation hotline at (509) 354-5970. The hotline will be staffed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
KREM 2 joined a group of students on their 2.8-mile walk from their home to school on Friday morning. Kaycee Vanderhoff, one of the parents, said she registered her students for the bus in June, but was told there was no bus for her children two days before school started.
Vanderhoff said she called the district every day this week asking about a bus. KREM 2 reached out to SPS and was told there is a bus stop a little more than a half hour from Vanderhoff's home.
Within an hour of KREM 2's call, Vanderhoff was called by the district and told about the bus stop.
Anyone with questions outside of staffed hours can send a message to spokaneschools.org/letstalk.
Durham recently increased rates of pay for drivers. Find more information on open positions here.
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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 on Friday, reiterating it will not tolerate conduct threatening any student-athlete.
The school said it reached out to more than 50 people who attended the event, including athletic department personnel and student-athletes from both schools, event security and management and fans who were in the arena. It also reviewed audio and video recordings and raw footage from the match.
As a result of the investigation, the university said 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 issued a statement standing by Richardson and the rest of her team.
“The 18 members of the Duke University volleyball team are exceptionally strong women who represent themselves, their families, and Duke University with the utmost integrity,” she said Friday after BYU issued its statement. “We unequivocally stand with and champion them, especially when their character is called into question. Duke Athletics believes in respect, equality and inclusiveness, and we do not tolerate hate and bias.”
Lesa Pamplin, Richardson’s godmother who initially drew attention to the alleged slur by tweeting about it, said in an emailed statement that she does not accept BYU’s findings.
“BYU’s statement today does not change my position. In fact, the statement and the ‘findings’ are in keeping with what I — and many others — anticipated,” Pamplin said. “Daily across America, the burden of proof — in instances like these involving people of color, as well as marginalized people, economically disadvantaged people, and disempowered people — is shifted unfairly and without hesitation.”
In the aftermath of the Aug. 26 match, South Carolina women’s basketball program canceled a home-and-home series with BYU. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said she did not want to put her players in the situation that she said Richardson had experienced.
The Gamecocks were scheduled to start the season at home against BYU on Nov. 7, then play at the Utah campus during the 2023-24 season.
Staley released a statement through the school Friday, standing by her earlier decision to cancel the series.
“After my personal research, I made a decision for the well-being of my team,” Staley said. “I regret that my university, my athletics director Ray Tanner and others got drawn into the criticism of a choice that I made.”
BYU said it remains committed to rooting out racism wherever it is found. The school also said it understands some will criticize its investigation as being selective in its review.
“To the contrary, we have tried to be as thorough as possible in our investigation, and we renew our invitation for anyone with evidence contrary to our findings to come forward and share it,” the school said.
BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church. Race relations is one of the most sensitive issues for a faith that until 1978 banned Black church members serving in the lay priesthood, going on missions or getting married in temples.
The Salt Lake City-based religion has worked to improve race relations, including calling out white supremacy and launching a formal alliance with the NAACP, but some Black church members and scholars say discriminatory opinions linger from a ban rooted in a belief that black skin was a curse.
The number of Black church members has increased but still only accounts for small portion of the 16 million worldwide members. Not one serves in the highest levels of global leadership.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State receiver Dante Hendrix sees the slow, steady steps his teammates have taken since a program-changing tragedy nearly two weeks ago.
Mourning and sadness replaced X’s and O’s. Visiting dorms and food runs were more important than studying the playbook. Talking through the emotions of a car crash that left three students dead and two hospitalized with serious injuries, four of them football players, was suddenly a critical part of Indiana State’s routine.
Players and coaches were coping with the most daunting opponent of all — grief.
“I’ve never been through anything like this,” Hendrix said. “I’ve been a captain for about three years now and I never really experienced how to lead in this type of situation. I’ve never had a teammate or two teammates die like this.”
The vocal, sixth-year senior and his teammates quickly adapted.
Hendrix was one of four players who spent nearly 90 minutes inside a freshman dorm after the crash, talking and listening about the two first-year teammates who died: Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati and Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois, in the suburbs north of Chicago. Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who attended Indiana State but was not an athlete, also was killed.
Two redshirt freshmen players — John Moore of Wheaton, Illinois, and Omarion Dixon of Lafayette, Indiana — survived after another student pulled them from the burning wreckage 11 miles from campus, about an hour’s drive west of Indianapolis. They have been released from a hospital.
The group was returning from home in the early morning hours of Aug. 21. According to the county sheriff’s report, a wet road, excessive speed and alcohol may have played roles in the single-car accident.
Back at Indiana State, players weren’t looking for explanations. They needed support. Coach Curt Mallory canceled practice while the Sycamores’ upperclassmen did everything they could think of to assauge the pain, even taking one teammate to an ice cream shop.
“They were upset because when we went to the dorms it was very, very fresh,” said Hendrix, adding that some players wrote Post-It notes to their late teammates.
“We sat there and just talked,” he said. “You’ve got to talk about what you’re feeling because if you don’t and you’re holding anything back, that’s when it can really creep up on you and you never know what can happen.”
Indiana State honored its two late teammates with a helmet sticker and by playing last week’s season opener in all-white uniforms and all-white helmets. Two crosses have been placed at the scene of the accident, one of which bears a blue-and-white Indiana State pennant and a small teddy bear.
Familiar mottos such as “March On” and “All In” have different meanings now and are reminders of how much has changed.
The 53-year-old Mallory, a former Michigan player who followed his father and brothers into coaching, has spent three decades in the profession. He had never gotten a pre-dawn knock on the door for something like this, not until athletic director Sherrard Clinkscales showed up at 4 a.m.
“It’s been a tough couple weeks,” Mallory said. “When you lose part of the family, you get through it together. To get back on the practice field was the hardest thing to do, but it was the right thing to do and once we did, things started to get a little better.”
Hendrix, Geoffrey Brown and Kris Reid Jr., all team leaders, also sensed the workouts helped.
So did last Thursday’s opener. Following a pregame moment of silence, the defense helped Indiana State hang on for an emotional 17-14 overtime victory over North Alabama.
“It was very difficult to get through but when stuff like this happens you have to lean on each other,” Brown said. “And win or lose, we were happy with the way we played for those guys.”
After one practice this week, players left the field smiling, joking and looking ahead to Saturday’s game at Purdue (0-1). The Boilermakers will hold a moment of silence for the three students who died.
If they beat Purdue for the first time, it would give the Sycamores their first 2-0 start since 1986.
But this season is about much more than a record for a school perhaps better known as the alma mater of basketball star Larry Bird. Everyone wants this football season to be remembered for what Indiana State achieves — not what’s been lost.
”They’ll always be with us, you know,” Hendrix said. “They’re gone, but they’re not forgotten and that (helmet sticker) is a great sign they’ll always be here as Sycamores.”
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The level of online betting activity on Thursday night’s NFL kickoff game surged 77% over the level from last year’s opener, according to a company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are.
Data released Friday by GeoComply recorded 22.6 million location verification transactions Thursday before and during the Buffalo Bills’ 31-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
That was up from 12.7 million such transactions from the 2021 season opener, and seems to indicate “the biggest season yet” for legal betting on the NFL, the company said.
The data records the amount of times the company was called on to verify a customer’s location. It is considered a good indicator for at least a minimum level of sports betting activity, more than 80% of which is done online in the U.S.
States require a gambler to be physically located within their borders in order to make an online sports bet, which is where geolocation technology comes in. It uses a combination of cellphone data, software, hardware and databases to determine where a phone or laptop trying to make a bet is actually located.
While it is true that customers can log in and have their location verified without actually placing a bet, many gamblers also make more than one bet after a single login.
In New Jersey, the state whose 2018 U.S. Supreme Court victory cleared the way for all 50 states to offer legal sports betting if they so desire, the level of geolocation transactions has risen by 550% from the 2018 NFL season opener.
And bettors in New York, which quickly became the nation’s largest sports betting market when it began taking online bets earlier this year, made 3.7 million locations checks in the Bills’ home state.
The level of location checks in the Buffalo area on Sept. 1, a week before the kickoff game, was 86,400. Thursday night, that number soared to 267,600, the company said.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Get ready for at least a few more months of uncertainty about Lamar Jackson and his contract.
Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement Friday that the Ravens and Jackson still haven’t agreed on an extension for the star quarterback and will keep working on it after the season. Jackson had said Friday was his deadline for a new deal, and he’d be pausing talks after that with the season about to start.
“Despite best efforts on both sides, we were unable to reach a contract extension with Lamar Jackson,” DeCosta said. “We greatly appreciate how he has handled this process and we are excited about our team with Lamar leading the way. We will continue to work towards a long-term contract after the season, but for now we are looking forward to a successful 2022 campaign.”
Jackson is entering his fifth-year option season. The Ravens open Sunday on the road against the New York Jets.
Jackson skipped voluntary OTAs this past offseason but did not hold out of mandatory practices. Baltimore can use the franchise tag to keep him after this season if need be, but this impasse between Jackson and the team is noteworthy after Josh Allen — another star quarterback drafted the same year as Jackson — signed his massive extension some 13 months ago.
“Those things will work themselves out in the end. I’m confident in that,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said at the team’s practice facility in Owings Mills, Maryland. “I said at the beginning that it will happen when it’s time, and when it’s time, it will happen. So, Lamar is playing quarterback, he’s going to be playing quarterback here for a long time.”
Jackson spoke with reporters Wednesday, when time was running out to reach a deal before the season. He and the team have avoided any real public acrimony through this process.
“He and I talked about it yesterday a little bit, like, ‘Hey, man, let’s go be our best, and go focus on football,’” Harbaugh said. “That’s what he’s been doing all along, so I know nothing will change with that.”
The non-exclusive franchise tag for quarterbacks this past offseason carried a price tag of just under $30 million. No team used it on a quarterback, and no team used the more restrictive exclusive tag on anyone.
Even aside from his uncertain contract, Jackson is under a microscope this season. At times in 2021, he looked like the player who was the league’s MVP two years earlier. At other times, he struggled to handle the pass rush.
He eventually missed the final four games following an ankle injury. Baltimore finished the season on a six-game skid and missed the playoffs.
NOTES: The Ravens ruled out DT Travis Jones (knee) and listed T Ronnie Stanley (ankle) as doubtful for Sunday’s game. RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) and CB Marcus Peters (knee) are questionable.
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Hillsborough football holds off Bridgewater-Raritan, extends win streak to 15
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BRIDGEWATER TWP. −The streak lives on.
Hillsborough (2-0) defeated Bridgewater-Raritan (1-2) 17-6 Friday night on the back of a dominant defensive performance and timely scores on offense. The Raiders have now won 15 straight games dating back to last season when they took home the Group 5 South championship.
In the game’s opening drive, junior Jonathan Lobelo forced a fumble which Tyler Van Cleef recovered and returned 46 yards for the opening touchdown. The Raiders racked up six sacks on the night and added an interception in the fourth quarter.
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It's the end of an era for women's sports, as three icons retire from their respective games.
"Something that you can't ignore is all the high-profile women and female athletes that are some of the greatest in the world who are all retiring at the same time," said Melanie Anzidei, a reporter with NorthJersey.com.
Tennis star Serena Williams, basketball legend Sue Bird, and the most-decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history Alysson Felix are leaving behind incredible legacies that extend well beyond their sport.
"Women, people of color are always put down because of the way they look or some people's ideas think they can't do as much, so putting Serena as a role model and all she's done is really good," said Isalia Lebron, a 13-year-old tennis player.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, spent the last 27 years dominating the world of tennis, inspiring women everywhere in the process.
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"My granddaughter sees Serena, she's like, 'Nana I can do that because Serena did it. If Serena said you could do it, anybody can do it,'" said Tiffany Martinez, a fan from Columbus, Ohio. "So, we're here. After 33 years of being a waitress and never, ever having a weekend off, I took a whole weekend off this week just to come see her because she's done that much for me."
Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while two months pregnant, says she is "ready for what's next," turning her attention now to having another child and expanding her business interests. This includes her investment firm, Serena Ventures, which aims to support women and minority-owned businesses.
"She's kinda just an iconic athlete that kind of transcends sport in a very big way," Anzidei said.
Meanwhile, the WNBA is saying goodbye to arguably the most accomplished player in the game, Sue Bird. She helped lead the University of Connecticut to two NCAA titles and played on five gold medal-winning Olympic teams for the U.S.
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As a pro, she helped lead the Seattle Storm to four WNBA championships over 19 seasons in the league. Off the court, she has emerged as a powerful advocate for LGBTQ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Not only is she one of the greatest in the WNBA, she's also unique because she is stepping outside of just basketball," Anzidei said. "She's choosing to invest in a team. In Gotham FC, she's choosing to become a minority investor in the club, which is interesting because she announced that while she was still active in the WNBA."
Then, with 11 Olympic medals, track superstar Allyson Felix is hanging up her spikes. Over the course of her career, Felix pushed the limits of her sport while breaking down barriers for women off the track.
"I had kind of heard the statistics of Black women being more at risk for complications, but being a professional athlete, it just.... I never imagined myself in this situation," Felix said. "At 32 weeks, I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia."
She has advocated relentlessly for women's issues like job and pay protections for athletes who become mothers, and for maternal health care.
"I really want women just to be aware, to know if they are at risk, to have a plan in place and not be intimidated in doctor's offices," Felix said. "I know how important it is. I know how scared I was. I know how I didn't feel prepared or educated, and I don't want anyone else to feel that way."
"What's very unique about her is that for her, parenthood is probably the signature of one of the biggest footnotes of her entire athletic career," Anzidei said. "It has been that something that she's made a priority, and that's going to change sport in tremendous ways for athletes."
While the three athletes have crossed the finish line in their respective sports, they're not done winning yet outside the game.
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It's the end of an era for women's sports, as three icons retire from their respective games.
"Something that you can't ignore is all the high-profile women and female athletes that are some of the greatest in the world who are all retiring at the same time," said Melanie Anzidei, a reporter with NorthJersey.com.
Tennis star Serena Williams, basketball legend Sue Bird, and the most-decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history Alysson Felix are leaving behind incredible legacies that extend well beyond their sport.
"Women, people of color are always put down because of the way they look or some people's ideas think they can't do as much, so putting Serena as a role model and all she's done is really good," said Isalia Lebron, a 13-year-old tennis player.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, spent the last 27 years dominating the world of tennis, inspiring women everywhere in the process.
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"My granddaughter sees Serena, she's like, 'Nana I can do that because Serena did it. If Serena said you could do it, anybody can do it,'" said Tiffany Martinez, a fan from Columbus, Ohio. "So, we're here. After 33 years of being a waitress and never, ever having a weekend off, I took a whole weekend off this week just to come see her because she's done that much for me."
Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while two months pregnant, says she is "ready for what's next," turning her attention now to having another child and expanding her business interests. This includes her investment firm, Serena Ventures, which aims to support women and minority-owned businesses.
"She's kinda just an iconic athlete that kind of transcends sport in a very big way," Anzidei said.
Meanwhile, the WNBA is saying goodbye to arguably the most accomplished player in the game, Sue Bird. She helped lead the University of Connecticut to two NCAA titles and played on five gold medal-winning Olympic teams for the U.S.
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As a pro, she helped lead the Seattle Storm to four WNBA championships over 19 seasons in the league. Off the court, she has emerged as a powerful advocate for LGBTQ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Not only is she one of the greatest in the WNBA, she's also unique because she is stepping outside of just basketball," Anzidei said. "She's choosing to invest in a team. In Gotham FC, she's choosing to become a minority investor in the club, which is interesting because she announced that while she was still active in the WNBA."
Then, with 11 Olympic medals, track superstar Allyson Felix is hanging up her spikes. Over the course of her career, Felix pushed the limits of her sport while breaking down barriers for women off the track.
"I had kind of heard the statistics of Black women being more at risk for complications, but being a professional athlete, it just.... I never imagined myself in this situation," Felix said. "At 32 weeks, I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia."
She has advocated relentlessly for women's issues like job and pay protections for athletes who become mothers, and for maternal health care.
"I really want women just to be aware, to know if they are at risk, to have a plan in place and not be intimidated in doctor's offices," Felix said. "I know how important it is. I know how scared I was. I know how I didn't feel prepared or educated, and I don't want anyone else to feel that way."
"What's very unique about her is that for her, parenthood is probably the signature of one of the biggest footnotes of her entire athletic career," Anzidei said. "It has been that something that she's made a priority, and that's going to change sport in tremendous ways for athletes."
While the three athletes have crossed the finish line in their respective sports, they're not done winning yet outside the game.
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned as career counselors to Army Reserve Careers Group, 9th Battalion stationed on Fort Sheridan, IL, meet with Col. Frederick A. Hockett Jr. (far left), the Army Reserve Careers Group commander, Feb. 16, 2022. Hocket also traveled to Great Lakes Naval Station, IL, to meet and talk about common problems and opportunities to collaborate the strategic effort within all Army accessions agencies in Chicago. Some of the representatives included the Chicago Recruiting Battalion commander, Reserve Officers Training Corps, professors of military science, the civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army office of the chief of public affairs, and the Army Enterprise Marketing Office. Army Reserve Career Counselors help shape and sustain the strength of the Army Reserve through aggressive retention and transition programs. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos J. Garcia)
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Two second half goals less than eight minutes apart were the difference on Wednesday afternoon in Minnesota as YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles rallied to beat St. Thomas, 2-1. MU is now 3-2-1 on the season and have won consecutive matches for the first time this season.
The first half ended with the match still scoreless and shots tied at four each. St. Thomas’ shots were the most productive, as they induced MU keeper Chloe Olson to make two saves to keep the match level. You could still argue (as the team Twitter did) that Marquette was a bit more productive though, as they had five corner kicks to the Tommies’ 1 after 45 minutes.
The second half started with the home team grabbing the shots advantage out of the gate, and then 102 seconds into the second period, this happened.
GOALLL!! A rocket from Camryn Rintoul assisted by Lissa Mizutani! #RollToms pic.twitter.com/m9iMrg3TIW
— St. Thomas Women's Soccer (@UST_WomenSoccer) September 8, 2022
I mean, come on, what is anyone supposed to do with that? Maybe if Chloe Olson was six inches taller, sure, then she has a chance. That’s just a ball hucked in the general direction of the net, and it carried in. You can’t possibly tell me that Camryn Rintoul legitimately thought that was going to turn into a shot on goal when she let it rip much less actually beat Olson. I mean, look at this:
Rintoul is the blonde player on the left side of the screen, Olson is the keeper in the neon on the right. It’s not like she was trying to catch Olson way out of the box or something! A bit of skill to launch it that far, sure, but also heavy doses of luck involved here. Can’t be the slightest bit upset about it.
Anyway, 1-0, but still more than 43 minutes of soccer left to go. If shots attempted is a measure of how a game went, then Marquette clearly got pissed off and locked things up after Rintoul’s goal. The Tommies would not get another shot off until the final three minutes of the match.
But while they had the advantage in play, it wasn’t turning into goals. At least it wasn’t turning into goals until Isabella Cook took a rocket launcher to a feeble UST attempt to clear a corner kick in the 61st minute:
66' | Isa Cook with her second of the season ties the match at 1-1. pic.twitter.com/pJ88Lcv9Bd
— MARQUETTE Soccer (@MarquetteWSOC) September 8, 2022
Much like Rintoul’s goal, there was nothing the keeper was doing about that strike from the transfer from Tennessee. That’s definitely on the St. Thomas defense for lightly deflecting that corner kick out towards Cook as opposed to.... I don’t know, literally any other decision, really.
The literal next shot of the game came in the 68th minute.
Elizabeth Bueckers, a transfer from IUPUI, nets her first goal as a Golden Eagle in her first start with the team. 2-1 MU at the 69:23 mark. pic.twitter.com/jW8axCO8is
— MARQUETTE Soccer (@MarquetteWSOC) September 8, 2022
That’s Maggie Starker sliding a perfectly placed pass to Bueckers right as the window to slide said pass was closing on her. No one was getting to that ball other than Bueckers, and the three defenders near Starker weren’t going to recover to help the attack on the net. Wonderful play to create the chance and a terrific strike by the IUPUI grad transfer for the game winner.
Marquette generated two more quality looks just seconds apart in the 83rd minute, one from Cook and one from Aislinn Boyle, but both were saved by UST keeper Annie Bantner to prevent the Golden Eagles from tacking on some insurance. That possession kept on going with two more corner kicks as MU tried to keep the game tilted into their offensive end. As mentioned a little while back, St. Thomas did get one final chance, but an 88th minute shot from Kaitlynn Delveaux came up empty and UST’s only corner kick of the second half — and only their second of the game — turned into nothing as well before MU closed it out for the win.
Cook’s equalizer was her second goal of the season, making her the first Golden Eagle to score twice this fall. As expected then, she leads the team in points with five, although there is a 10-way tie for second place with two points. That tie includes both Bueckers thanks to her winner in this one as well as Starker, who had her second assist of the year on that goal.
Up Next: Marquette will stay up in the Twin Cities until Sunday when they will face Minnesota. First kick with the Gophers is scheduled for 1pm Central time and the match will be streamed on B1G+. Minnesota moved to 3-3-1 on the season on Thursday thanks to a 2-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha. Both goals came in the first half and the Gophers outshot the Mavericks 23-1 in that contest. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/9/23345094/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-recap-st-thomas-tommies-rintoul-cook-bueckers-olson | 2022-09-10T03:13:19Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/9/23345094/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-recap-st-thomas-tommies-rintoul-cook-bueckers-olson | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When the calendar clicked past Labor Day on Monday, it was only a matter of time before we got our mitts on the 2022-23 Big East men’s basketball schedule. The league came through for us on Friday, launching the entire league schedule for the upcoming season along with television assignments and start times for almost of all of the games. That includes the non-conference slate as well.
Here’s what jumps out at me about the schedule:
- The most Marquette every plays on the road or at home in a row in Big East play is two straight games. There’s a lot of those one way or the other, so if you’re in Milwaukee and attending games, be prepared for a few stretches of two games in a week and then weeks with no games as well.
- Marquette has four Saturday home games this season, which is 40% of the entire home schedule. That’s pretty good.
- Speaking of those Saturdays, the final game of the season is, once again, St. John’s at home. That will be Senior Day for transfer Zach Wrightsil, or maybe Senior Night, as the timing is still up in the air as Fox Sports will give priority to the most important game on the final day of the season. It will also be Al’s Night, because every home date against the Johnnies always is. That turns our attention to National Marquette Day, and the last non-Senior Day Saturday home date of the year is February 25th against DePaul. It wouldn’t be impossible for Marquette to opt to go with February 4th against Butler as an option as well.
- The opening game of the Big East schedule is at home against Creighton, and that’s whatever relative to our discussion of interesting notes here. What’s interesting about this game is that it’s a Friday night game, which is interesting enough on its own. It’s also on December 16th, which is the last day of Final Exams for the fall semester. The res halls on campus won’t close until the next day, so that should be quite the entertaining (and lubricated) evening in downtown Milwaukee.
- The flip side of that bonus for Marquette is the fact that the spring semester won’t start until January 17th. That means a limited student section for home dates against Seton Hall, Georgetown, and Connecticut. That’s not ideal, and neither is seven games in total going by during Winter Break, but such is life.
- Most of Marquette’s league games are, as expected, on FS1. They have one game set for Fox, a Sunday road trip to Xavier, and the season finale against St. John’s might end up on Fox after the Big East and Fox Sports decide what are the most important games on the final day of the season. There are five games on CBS Sports Network, two on the road and three at home. If you’re a season ticket holder that doesn’t have easy access to CBSSN, then that’s somewhat good news.
- Marquette will appear on FS2 three times in non-conference play: the Al McGuire Center/students only game against Central Michigan, vs LIU, and vs Chicago State. At Purdue and at Notre Dame are still TBA right now, and everything else… with one exception…. is on FS1.
- That exception is the opening night of the season. There are eight games scheduled for that night, and FS1 will be doing live look-in/whip around coverage all night long. If you want to watch the entire game against Radford, you’re going to have to stream it through the Fox Sports app.
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Inside Indian Queer Youths’ Struggle to Find a Home
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“A queer couple in Kolkata eloped from their homes and took shelter at a friend’s place. Their location was traced through their phone and the family of one of the persons found out their whereabouts with the help of police within a month. In December 2019, in broad daylight, amongst the hustle and bustle of a busy locality of Kolkata, the family along with two men got the hold of the couple, beat their child’s partner up, and dragged their daughter into a car. She was screaming, hauling, crying for help, her body bending in anguish as she was pulled up by the men into the car, but not a single person in the locality, not even the police bat an eye—after all, it’s a family matter!” recounts Koyel from Sappho For Equality, a feminist organisation working for the rights and social justice of sexually marginalized women and transmen.
Home is imagined to be a safe place for people, but this is not the case for many Indian queer and trans people who experience various forms of violence at home, including emotional and physical abuse, being forced into heterosexual marriage, coercive rape for “straightening,” house arrest, withdrawal of financial support, etc. Many queer and trans people thus choose to leave their family* homes when this violence becomes unbearable to the extent where they fear for their life.
However, they continue to face violence by their families and police even at the shelter homes they attempt to take refuge at after leaving. How then do queer people exist in a world where they can’t escape violence both inside and outside their homes.
Adhila Nassarin (23) and Fathima Noora (23) were in the news recently after their parents violently separated them and tried to force them into heterosexual marriages. The queer couple eventually fled their homes and was rescued in Kolkata by Sappho For Equality. In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court allowed Adhila and Fathima to reunite in May 2022. But unlike them, in many cases, queer and trans people eventually succumb to the pressure and manipulation of the families and are forced to go back to abusive homes.
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In a study conducted by the National Human Rights Commission, it was found that only 2% of trans people stay with their parents. The rest, a staggering number, flee their family homes in hope of safety and shelter. In such cases, they often take refuge in shelter homes, such as Garima Grehs. The establishment of Garima Grehs comes as a result of The Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act 2019, which says that the appropriate government must take steps for the rescue, protection, and rehabilitation of transgender persons. There are a total of 12 Garima Grehs established by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to provide basic facilities like shelter, food, medical care, etc. to destitute and abandoned transgender persons. Many organizations working for the rights of queer and trans people also have independently funded drop-in centers and shelter homes.
These Garima Grehs too, however, are not always safe spaces. For instance, in July this year, a group of transgender persons at a Garima Greh in Delhi were assaulted by the Delhi Police, who came at midnight to record the statement of a trans man who was living there. A. had left home because his family had imprisoned and tortured him in a room for two years. The police came, created a ruckus, and assaulted the resident trans people – all in response to the missing person complaint filed by A.’s family.
“Families of queer people often (mis)use missing person complaints to trace their queer child or file abduction charges against their queer child’s partner in cases of elopement. The families in most cases are completely aware of why the person has fled/eloped from home, yet they take help through false recording of the case with the police. Whether it’s a missing person complaint or an FIR, the police will trace the person down to the best of their abilities and may look at call data records, ATM usage and social media. They also approach and question friends of the individual, the details of whom are supplied by the family.”
Mihir Samson, a lawyer
The missing person complaint and FIR give the police leeway to take action; in most cases, this action is not in accordance with the law but with the police persons’ moral understanding of “family values.” There is a lot of general disgust towards queer and trans people, which makes the police side with the families by default. The police thus judge queer and trans people for leaving home and not understanding that the family wants the “best for their children.” Queer people in custody are often given lectures telling them to “embrace what God has given” and not “challenge nature.”
This bias and judgement lead to many cases of the police dragging queer people to police stations, behaving abusively and violently toward them, and forcing them to go back to their family homes. No aspect of such police behavior is legal, which is why lawyers and activists often have to intervene and force the police to respect basic and fundamental rights by releasing the victim.
Most people in the police force don’t have any idea about the Transgender Act or givernment-sanctioned shelter homes, which breeds an extreme level of apathy and disdain. The police have a reductionist view of the gender identity of trans people, that leads to misgendering, violence, and brutality.
On September 1st, a person claiming to be a police inspector from UP, along with four other people, barged into a queer rights organization’s shelter home in Gurgaon to find his trans son. Upon finding out that their son was not there, the father and his accomplices beat Gautam and Shamin, the two board members of the shelter home. They were forcefully dragged to a police station and detained illegally for over four hours, where they suffered various physical injuries.
Apart from filing missing person complaints, families of queer people often also use abduction or trafficking charges to forcefully bring their children back.
“In one case in Bihar, there were two women who were in a relationship. One of the girls came out to her sister and was waiting for the right opportunity to also come out to her mother. But the sister outed her to the family and they locked her up, bringing two male members into the house to guard the person. She somehow managed to run away with her partner to Delhi. Her family filed a kidnapping case under IPC363 and IPC365. The idea is that the other person has kidnapped our daughter and then there are other sorts of allegations, such as brainwashing our child, making her queer—it is not part of the criminal offense, but added accusations made orally,” shares Mihir, talking about dealing with abduction cases filed by families of queer and trans people.
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In such cases, because kidnapping is a serious offense, there is a threat of arrest. One can’t get bail at the police station and has to apply to the court. This requires one to go back to their home state to record their statement, which is not just dangerous forqueer and trans people who have managed to flee their homes but is also counterproductive.
Koyel, who has worked on many such crisis intervention cases, notes that families wanting someone back has more to do with their ego than genuine care for their child. “Especially for PAFB (person assigned female at birth), they are looked at as a commodity, who shouldn’t have the audacity to choose a life for themselves… They will manipulate by saying someone’s health is deteriorating because you aren’t here, or now that you have brought shame to the family, your brother won’t get a job, and your sister won’t be married.
Parents try all kinds of things. They file Habeas Corpus cases against organizations helping their child. Slut-shame the organization. Our office is in a residential area in Kolkata; often parents would come and scream, abuse, try to barge inside the organization with police, threat us of assulting, killing for helping the queer-trans person.”
Mihir also notes how families with social influence exploit the systems to their gain. “There is a strong sense of caste solidarity. In my experiences, I have seen families that might come from different places, such as Haryana, UP, find someone of their caste location in the police station in Delhi, and get work done through them.”
This violence by families and police are well-orchestrated attempts to disrupt everything that nurtures queerness. It creates panic within queer communities, making it difficult for people to access safety and survival.
Therefore, it is worth exploring some facts and pointers to keep in mind while leaving home and seeking shelter.
Most importantly, family has no right to claim their adult queer and trans children. Even without the Trans Act, the idea that one must live with their parents does not exist in the law. Adults have a constitutional right to decide where they live.
If you are a queer or trans person leaving home, ensure you have thought your plan through and mapped out all possible resources and outcomes. Take all important documents, and don’t take any money or valuables from home that don’t belong to you. Write a letter to the local police station in your handwriting stating that you are leaving of your own will and no one has forced you to do so. In the letter, also mention that you have not taken anything except legal documents that belong to you. This will make it difficult for families to file any missing complaints or abduction charges. Lastly, leave your phone and SIM at home. It is best to buy a basic phone and a new SIM. Do not circulate your new number.
When choosing a new location, it is important that it is either a shelter home meant for queer and trans people or a place where someone has the bandwidth and resources to absorb police threat. Living with another queer friend oftentimes puts both parties in a vulnerable position. Mihir recalls, “In one case in 2018, a couple ran away from Haryana and stayed with a Muslim queer friend and got assaulted by the Haryana police. Then they dialed 100 and again got assaulted by the Delhi police. The fact that the friend was Muslim made the police sense some kind of ‘conspiracy’ in the situation.”
Finally, if the police do barge into shelter homes or engage in custodial violence, it should be noted that they can be charged with criminal laws. Last year, the Madras High Court ordered that a specific clause be added to the Police Conduct Rules, providing that any harassment by a police person toward persons belonging to the LGBTQ+ community and/or to the activists and NGO workers will be treated as misconduct and entail punishment.
Although shelter homes might not be a permanent solution to ensuring safety for queer and trans people, they instil hope in many of them, creates spaces to meet other queer people, and offer solidarity when coming out of abusive family homes.
Queer and trans people’s lives are not only about resistance, retaliation, and rage. We deserve rest, safe spaces to live, breathe, exist, laugh, and loiter. We deserve care and love. We deserve a home.
*The author would like to note that, although the word “family” has been used to refer to birth families in this piece, many queer and trans people use the word to refer to their families of choice, which often don’t include people to whom they are related.
LGBTQ+ helpline nos-
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Nazariya: A Queer Feminist Resource Group: +91-9818151707 (Monday-Friday,Time:10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.)
Naz Foundation: +91-11-40793157
Humsafar Trust: +91-11-46016699
Dhanak of Humanity: +91-7669078683
Tweet Foundation: +91-9953911270
Shakti Shalini: +91-9654462722 & +91-7838957810
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Sappho for Equality: +91-9831518320
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The Buzz Cut: Amid Catastrophic Weather Events, Man’s Saliva Becomes Matter of International Concern
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In The Buzz Cut, we bring you a round-up of news you wish wasn’t news.
Amid Catastrophic Weather Events, Man’s Saliva Becomes Matter of International Concern
Some places in the world are currently drowning under too much water; others have little to survive on. But the world’s eye is trained on one specific part of the world, where one man’s saliva was the subject of much debate. Did he spit on another man — his colleague — or not? Netizens spared no expense in investigating the matter urgently. Only the most advanced technology was deployed to zoom into the scene and detect traces of water content in the radius of the man’s mouth. Not even space explorations looking for water on other planets could compare. It was truly yet another moment for science to intervene, as it was confronted with the curious case of Schrödinger’s Spit. As many parts of the globe fortify themselves against near-Biblical levels of water scarcity and abundance simultaneously, this was an altogether different water-related situation that none were prepared for. While it remains to be seen how the international community responds to the crisis at hand, the media has courageously risen to the occasion to report on the calamity of spitacular proportions — over all other water crises. One spit to rule them all.
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Actor Performs Public Service, Reviews Biscuit Brands
A socially-conscious actor recognized a dire problem that nobody had thus far addressed: the glaring lack of discourse around biscuits. Why, indeed, aren’t we talking about this? Fortunately, we have the movie star who is — very passionately — talking about this. Her bid to raise awareness about a forgotten-but-critical issue of our times started a much-needed conversation about Big Biscuit and its monopoly over our tastebuds. In individually reviewing various biscuit brands, the star shed light on the secrets that biscuits have been hiding from the general public: that different flavors taste different.
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Reality Star With Uncanny Ability to Sustain Lavish Lifestyle Announced as Fashion Brand’s Sustainability Ambassador
A reality star was recently nominated to be a fashion brand’s sustainability ambassador. She is known for her long list of sustainability credentials: such as sustaining a wasteful lifestyle, public ire, and a steady contribution of TMI. These values are reportedly aligned with those of the brand’s — a fast fashion company committed to sustaining the world’s supply of waste, pollution, and exploitative labor practices. “It was a match made in sustainable heaven,” said one inside source, about the coming together of two sustainability pioneers. The star will thus represent the brand’s endeavors to sustain its own relevance, and it remains to be seen how long its combined vision will sustain.
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Fans of Fantasy Series Unable to Imagine Characters of Color in a World With Immortal Elves
In a land full of magic light-emitting trees, a dark god, an evil sorcerer, and his inhuman minions, eager fans took issue with the implausibility of non-white characters. While they concurred that some suspension of disbelief is warranted, they were reluctant in suspending too much. While shooting-star creatures and sea monsters were permissible, the difference in skin color was where many drew the line. Fans’ loyalty to the show’s source material — an expansive fantasy series with wide interpretive value — precluded them from allowing any such liberties to be taken with characters who didn’t even exist in the original canon. It is unclear, at this point, how they will cope with the realization that non-white people existed throughout the history of our species, much less the fact that they can reasonably exist among other, completely made up beings. But hotlines have been set up to prepare for this eventuality, where fans come to the upsetting epiphany that their prejudice does not a story make. | https://theswaddle.com/the-buzz-cut-amid-catastrophic-weather-events-mans-saliva-becomes-matter-of-international-concern/ | 2022-09-10T03:19:30Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/the-buzz-cut-amid-catastrophic-weather-events-mans-saliva-becomes-matter-of-international-concern/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A parking lot is hardly the obvious site for rich cinematic discovery—and yet it’s where The Lost King must stage its rousing climax, in order to hew to the historical record of a plucky amateur archeologist obsessed with solving the centuries-old mystery of where King Richard III was buried. And so, as he builds toward his big finish, director Stephen Frears gathers his trusty, esteemed troupe of collaborators—star Sally Hawkins, composer Alexandre Desplat, editor Pia Di Ciaula, and on—to gas up the score, cut to a few dozen teary close-ups, and assert some narrative catharsis. Close your eyes, and you might sense we’re on the grounds where the Battle of Bosworth was waged, cheering for justice. Open them, and you’ll see a giant construction loader digging up a bunch of gravel until it reaches royal bone.
This is the essence of Frears, maybe, distilled into one lovely wisp of a movie. The director has done a whole lot of good with recent British true stories (with his masterwork, The Queen, certainly looming large this weekend in particular). He finds within figures both ordinary and extraordinary a kind of mundane wit, as able to land a punchline as they are to change the world, and loves taking them on an unexpected adventure. So we come to The Lost King, a spiritual successor to his smash hit Philomena, not least because of the return of Oscar-nominated screenwriters Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope. Once more, we’ve got an unassuming woman who finds herself at the center of an extraordinary historical miscalculation, and once again, we’ve got an actor—Judi Dench in the former, Hawkins here—selling every note of bewilderment, determination, and, finally, triumph in the relentlessly feel-good tale.
In Hawkins, Frears has found a perfect collaborator. She was born for the filmmaker’s jaunty, quietly political stylings—sweet stuff that needs an actor of both great appeal and true gravitas to reveal the substance. I thought of the Oscar nominee’s breakout turn in Happy-Go-Lucky, watching her once more own a film with relentless but complex warmth from beginning to end. As Philippa, a mother of two battling a job she hates and ever-misunderstood chronic fatigue syndrome, Hawkins proves immediately winning, persuasive in Frears’s and the script’s constant reminders that this is someone who should not be underestimated. She’s an outsider, odd and energetic with a hell of a gut instinct. She’ll follow it all the way to victory.
The story begins when Philippa attends a production of Richard III in Edinburgh. She’s deeply moved by the lead actor’s performance, then upset by the takeaways of others in the audience—that the king was a smarmy hunchback not really worth a damn. Philippa relates to the way he’s dismissed by others. Thus, quick research to debunk common assumptions—Was he really a hunchback? Was he actually a benevolent ruler?—evolves into a full-blown obsession with discovering the true site of Richard III’s remains, into which a quirky fan society, a local university, and eventually a whole town are slowly ensnared.
The script, which offers few surprises but plenty of comfort, moves along at a nice clip, keeping us fully on Philippa’s side of things no matter the resistance she faces—from her affectionate ex-husband (Coogan), from the weary archeologist who assists in the search (a terrific Mark Addy), even from Richard III himself. Yes, in one of the film’s more ambitious gambits—which, frankly, is pretty hit-or-miss—Philippa’s quest is guided by visions of the actual king, appearing as the actor she saw on stage at the play that night (played by Harry Lloyd). Again, it’d feel far sillier if not for Hawkins’s canny self-awareness in these scenes, the strength she brings to a woman few take seriously.
The Lost King lacks the political bite and scope of Philomena; it’s without the heft of The Queen, or the slyness which Frears recently brought to A Very English Scandal. He’s in love with this character and fashions a charming, old-fashioned biopic around her. The choice initially seems ideal, but loses steam as the stakes increasingly hinge on a bunch of men in suits standing in the way of Philippa’s deserved glory.
At one point in the film, while discussing the legacy of Richard III, Coogan’s ex laments the way we treat historical figures—how they’re either “demonized or sanctified,” with no room for humanity in between. You sense the film agrees with the sentiment. Hawkins’s portrayal is never less than brilliantly human, of course, and you root for her without qualification. But the film ignores its own test, flattening Philippa by straying from flaws and texture. In Frears’s vision, she’s a superhero of British historical preservation, armed with empathy and convincingly unstoppable. The bad guys aren’t fighting her on faraway planets, though. They’re talking over her in a parking lot. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/the-lost-king-review-awards-insider-tiff | 2022-09-10T03:22:01Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/the-lost-king-review-awards-insider-tiff | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Portraits From the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
Every year in early September, Hollywood gets its passport ready. Following the watery glitz of the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week, bringing stars from around the globe to celebrate cinema at one of the world’s largest, most prestigious festivals. From opening night world premieres, including the Gabrielle Union–produced The Inspection and Weird, the “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic, to acclaimed holdovers from other festivals, such as The Whale and Empire of Light, there’s much to anticipate—and Vanity Fair will be catching up with all of the biggest names. As captured by photographer Sebastian Kim, these are the stars to watch this fall and beyond. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2022/09/awards-insider-tiff-portrait-studio | 2022-09-10T03:22:07Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2022/09/awards-insider-tiff-portrait-studio | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF continues its investigation into BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NasdaqGS: BMRN).
On August 19, 2020, the Company disclosed that it received a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") from the FDA rejecting its Biologics License Application ("BLA") for its product, valoctocogene roxaparvovec, and recommending two years of data from the Company's ongoing 270-301 study (Phase 3) and that the Company "complete the Phase 3 Study and submit two-year follow-up safety and efficacy data on all study participants," thus requiring a lengthier study before approval would be considered.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the court presiding over the case denied the Company's motion to reconsider the court's decision denying in part the Company's motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move forward.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether BioMarin's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to BioMarin's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of BioMarin shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://ksfcounsel.com/cases/biomarin-pharmaceutical-inc-nasdaqgs-bmrn/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking to recover investment losses due to corporate fraud and malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Stitch Fix, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SFIX), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Stitch Fix investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-sfix-1/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Stitch Fix and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On December 7, 2021, the Company disclosed the occurrence of "short term cannibalization" from new customers who chose to use its new direct-buy Freestyle option rather than the traditional Fix option, as well as a loss for its first quarter of 2021 and a cut to its full-year revenue projections. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $5.97 per share, or 24%, from $24.97 per share to $19.00 per share.
Then, on March 8, 2022, the Company disclosed a weak outlook for the third quarter of 2022 and a cut to its revenue guidance for the full year, as well as "friction" that had occurred due to customers visiting stitchfix.com, the primary landing page for customers interested in the Fix, being redirected to the Freestyle experience first. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $0.67 per share, or 6%, from $11.01 per share to $10.34 per share.
The case is Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 338 Retirement Fund v. Stitch Fix, Inc., No. 22-cv-4893.
ClaimsFiler has a single mission: to serve as the information source to help retail investors recover their share of billions of dollars from securities class action settlements. At ClaimsFiler.com, investors can: (1) register for free to gain access to information and settlement websites for various securities class action cases so they can timely submit their own claims; (2) upload their portfolio transactional data to be notified about relevant securities cases in which they may have a financial interest; and (3) submit inquiries to the Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC law firm for free case evaluations.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The City and County of Honolulu is launching a $3 million agriculture grant program, aimed at supporting Oahu's agriculture.
Oahu small farmers, ranchers, and growers can apply for funding beginning Monday, September 12 at 12 p.m., at oahuaggrants.org. A total of 60 grants, each worth $50,000, will be awarded. The deadline to finish applications is October 20, 2022 at 10 a.m.
The grants, unanimously approved by the Honolulu City Council, were first proposed by Council Vice-Chair Esther Kiaʻāina as part of a broader effort to deploy federal funds to support local agriculture producers.
“Investing in local agriculture is a vital step in our strategy to create a more diverse and equitable economy,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “These grants will help small farmers expand their production and create much needed jobs for our community. It brings us closer to our vision for O‘ahu and quite frankly it is imperative more of our food is grown, harvested, and prepared for our tables by our neighbors.”
“Local agriculture has played an integral role throughout Hawaiʻi’s history, but in the last few decades, we have increased our reliance on external shipments for our food supply,” said Council Vice-Chair Esther Kiaʻāina. “That is why it is crucial that we invest in local food production, sustainability, and resiliency. This Agriculture Grants program will support our local farmers’ livelihood, ensure food security for local families, and revitalize and diversify our State’s economy."
The Pacific Gateway Center will provide translated applications in several languages, including Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Ilocano, Lao, Thai, and Cantonese, thanks to support from Ulupono Initiative.
The Grants are designed to help small agriculture producers. Eligibility requirements include:
Be based on Oahu.
Able to document financial harm from the pandemic.
Have been in business by March 13, 2020.
Be fully compliant with the IRS, the state Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), and the Department of Taxation (DOTAX).
The grant program is funded with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Community members with questions can contact the Office of Economic Revitalization at (808) 768-2489 (CITY), Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or contact bce@honolulu.gov.
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Kathryn spent the last decade in the Bay Area working in nonprofits, education, and communications consulting. She has a B.A. in English from St. Mary's College of CA and an M.A. in Public Affairs and Politics from the University of San Francisco. | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/honolulu-launching-3-million-grant-program-for-oahu-farmers-and-ranchers/article_98384492-30ac-11ed-9ea0-df66d9cf0a1e.html | 2022-09-10T03:36:45Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/honolulu-launching-3-million-grant-program-for-oahu-farmers-and-ranchers/article_98384492-30ac-11ed-9ea0-df66d9cf0a1e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(KRON) — 2021 marked the year of the Great Resignation when the nation’s “quit rate” reached a 20-year high last November, according to Pew Research Center. The majority of the workers who quit a job that year cited low pay and lack of opportunities for advancement as the top two reasons.
One young worker took a similar energy to TikTok, questioning why some managers are making workers take their jobs so seriously. She went on to say the job is not her life.
“This job is not my craft,” said TikToker Lynese who goes by the username @ssharkkbait. “This job just pays my bills. This job is not my life.
“I’m here. I do my job. I go the f— home. What more do you want?”
The video, posted six days ago, started to slowly buzz on TikTok. It’s since garnered over 146,000 views, 30,000 likes, 286 comments and 796 shares.
A number of those comments were in support of Lynese’s comments. One comment reads: “I refuse to be bald and outta shape bc of stress over a job that can’t even pay me enough or treat me equally.”
Another comment written in response to the post: “True but at the same time most of us want to claim the corporate ladder so we do the most to get [paid] the most.”
Lynese wrote in reply, “Not me, I don’t want to climb their ladder. I just want to pay my bills and work on what I actually want to do in life.”
Lynese, 21, could be part of the recent Gen Z trend of “quiet quitting.” It means to consciously decide to put less effort into your job. The hope is to avoid burnout and work just hard enough to not get fired.
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(KRON) — 2021 marked the year of the Great Resignation when the nation’s “quit rate” reached a 20-year high last November, according to Pew Research Center. The majority of the workers who quit a job that year cited low pay and lack of opportunities for advancement as the top two reasons.
One young worker took a similar energy to TikTok, questioning why some managers are making workers take their jobs so seriously. She went on to say the job is not her life.
“This job is not my craft,” said TikToker Lynese who goes by the username @ssharkkbait. “This job just pays my bills. This job is not my life.
“I’m here. I do my job. I go the f— home. What more do you want?”
The video, posted six days ago, started to slowly buzz on TikTok. It’s since garnered over 146,000 views, 30,000 likes, 286 comments and 796 shares.
A number of those comments were in support of Lynese’s comments. One comment reads: “I refuse to be bald and outta shape bc of stress over a job that can’t even pay me enough or treat me equally.”
Another comment written in response to the post: “True but at the same time most of us want to claim the corporate ladder so we do the most to get [paid] the most.”
Lynese wrote in reply, “Not me, I don’t want to climb their ladder. I just want to pay my bills and work on what I actually want to do in life.”
Lynese, 21, could be part of the recent Gen Z trend of “quiet quitting.” It means to consciously decide to put less effort into your job. The hope is to avoid burnout and work just hard enough to not get fired.
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Top 10: World's largest butterflies
You won't see any of these in UK gardens.
With around 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, these colourful critters are important pollinators that help maintain the ecosystem.
They've adapted to live on every continent (except Antarctica) but generally prefer warm, open glades or woodland/forest. Butterflies are attracted to bright flowers and strong scents, and if you're looking to attract butterflies to your garden, our sister magazine, Gardeners' World, has put together this handy guide on how to make your garden butterfly friendly.
The UK has 59 species of butterfly, 57 of which are endemic, with the other two – the Painted Lady and the Clouded Yellow – being regular migrants. Unfortunately, you won't see any of the 10 largest species of butterfly here in the wild.
The largest species of butterfly we have in the UK is the rare swallowtail butterfly (papilio machaon britannicus), although it's currently restricted to the wetlands of the Norfolk Broads. This is thanks to its highly selective nature when it comes to egg-laying. Preferring to lay eggs only on milk parsley (peucedanum palustre) – the only food that Swallowtail caterpillars eat – much of the population has been in decline due to habitat loss, and the reduction in the land area where this moisture-loving milk parsley thrives. However, attempts are being made to re-establish the swallowtail butterfly elsewhere in the British countryside.
Read more:
- What's the difference between a moth and a butterfly?
- Do butterflies retain their caterpillar memories?
- Fantastic facts about butterflies: Everything you need to know, according to science
10. Miranda Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 17cm
Distribution: Sumatra and Borneo
The first of several birdwing butterflies to make the top 10 largest, the Miranda Birdwing (troides miranda) primarily inhabits the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
= 8. Magellan Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 18cm
Distribution: Philippines and Orchid Island, Taiwan
The Magellan Birdwing (troides magellanus) is a large, iridescent butterfly that has a blue-green sheen when seen from a different angle. This is thanks to its steeply set, multilayered rib-like scales that cause light to be diffracted.
= 8. Chimaera Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 18cm
Distribution: New Guinea and Java, Indonesia
The Chimaera Birdwing (ornithoptera chimaera) is sexually dimorphic, with the female being brown in colour (the one pictured above is a male) and larger than the male. The Chimaera birdwing is a montane species (found on the slopes of mountains) and can be seen circling the tops of hibiscus and spathodea trees in the rainforests of New Guinea, Java and Indonesia.
= 6. Buru Opalescent Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 19cm
Distribution: Buru, Indonesia
As the name suggests, the Buru Opalescent Birdwing (troides prattorum) is endemic to Buru, in the forests on the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The species is classed as vulnerable, partly as a result of the logging occurring in their natural habitat.
= 6. Palawan Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 19cm
Distribution: Palawan, Philippines
Also known as the Triangle Birdwing, the Palawan Birdwing (trogonoptera trojana) is endemic to the province of Palawan in the Philippines. Pictured here is the male; the female is browner in colour.
= 4. Wallace’s Golden Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 20cm
Distribution: Maluku Islands, Indonesia
Wallace's Golden Birdwing (ornithoptera croesus) is found in northern Maluku in Indonesia, and was classified as near-threatened in 2018. It's a lowland species, preferring to inhabit swamps and other wet places.
= 4. Rippon’s Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 20cm
Distribution: Moluccas and Sulawesi, Indonesia
First described in 1775 by entomologist Pieter Cramer, Rippon's Birdwing (troides hypolitus) is often likened to a wasp because of its yellow and black markings, this species of butterfly is endemic to the Moluccas and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Rippon's Birdwing is not significantly threatened, but it is protected.
3. Giant African Swallowtail
Wingspan: Up to 23cm
Distribution: West and Central Africa
The Giant African Swallowtail (papilio antimachus) can be seen flying above the rainforest canopy in western and central Africa, and on grassy hilltops during the breeding season. The Giant African Swallowtail is one of the most toxic species of butterfly, and has no known predators. If disturbed, it can spray a cloud of foul-smelling chemicals into the air. Although it was discovered in 1782, little is known about this species, and so far no one has been able to study the caterpillar or chrysalis stage; we don't even know what the caterpillar looks like.
2. Goliath Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 28cm
Distribution: New Guinea, Indonesia
The second largest butterfly in the world is the Goliath Birdwing (ornithoptera goliath), which has a wingspan of up to 28cm. Like many butterfly species, the male is more colourful than the female, with the female Goliath Birdwing being browner in colour. As an aside, it may be that females have influenced butterfly colour diversity, by mating with the more colourful males.
1. Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing
Wingspan: Up to 31cm
Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing (ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest butterfly species in the world, and is found in the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species is endangered, but you can catch your own Queen Alexandra Birdwing in Animal Crossing.
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Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II died, aged 96, on Thursday. Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch ascended the throne at 25, and occupied the throne for seven decades before peacefully passing in Balmoral Castle.
The news of the Queen’s death came hours after the palace announced that doctors at Balmoral Castle were keeping her under “medical supervision” because they were concerned about her health. Several members of the royal family arrived at Balmoral, including all four of her children.
Sally Helm, the owner of Brits on Mass Street, which sells British food and other goods, was shocked when she heard the news. She said that the Queen was a very good representative of the country.
“She left a legacy of being a benevolent leader against all odds,” Helm said. “She was one thing that was tried and true.”
The highly revered monarch was seen as a figurehead of stability for many, having lived through many important events throughout her rule. However, others had different opinions regarding her reign and all that she undertook as Queen.
Junior Joseph Clark, an international student from the UK, said that he finds it worrying how out of touch people are with the history of his country and its monarchy.
“It's always a tragedy when a human being passes away but I can't say I'm any more upset than if Dave from my local pub had passed,” Clark said. “This woman was the figurehead of an institution that helped to kill, enslave and bled countries dry.”
Clark said that the sooner the monarchy is abolished, the better.
“A lot of educated young people hate the monarchy and what it stands for,” Clark said.
Britain’s new King Charles III ascended the throne at 73, the longest any king has had to wait to occupy the throne. He takes over the UK as head of state and 14 other realms, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
“Long live the king,” Helm said. “That’s what you do, you go from one to the next and celebrate. Celebrate a life well lived.” | https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-lawrence-react-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-death/article_529e2618-2fd0-11ed-9834-8fa644bfaf5d.html | 2022-09-10T03:45:55Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-lawrence-react-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-death/article_529e2618-2fd0-11ed-9834-8fa644bfaf5d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After serving alongside seven popes, 14 presidents, 15 prime ministers and for over 28% of U.S. history, Queen Elizabeth II has died.
Surrounded by family in her beloved Scottish home, the Queen’s long life of service came to an end Thursday afternoon.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926. As a young girl, Elizabeth enjoyed spending time with her family, playing in the countryside and engaging her curious and kind disposition. Many degrees removed from the throne, Elizabeth’s youth was unoccupied with the traditional worries and education of the heir apparent.
In 1936, Elizabeth’s uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated the Crown of the United Kingdom, thrusting Elizabeth’s father, George VI onto the throne.
From that moment on, Princess Elizabeth received a crash course in service, decorum and leadership.
Sixteen years and a world war later, King George VI died at the age of 56. Instantaneously, at only 25 years old, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom.
What, if anything, should we make of The Queen? What can a woman who began life during the Coolidge administration and her career with Prime Minister Winston Churchill teach the average college student today?
Simply put, the life of Queen Elizabeth offers a world class education in the art of compassion and commitment.
Firstly, Queen Elizabeth was a humanitarian of the highest order, filled with compassion for her fellow man.
At the beginning of her reign, Elizabeth ruled over seventy overseas territories, not including India, which had gained its independence five years before Elizabeth’s accession.
Over the course of her reign, Elizabeth oversaw and advocated for peaceful and equitable decolonization efforts across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean – often in opposition to the leaders of British politics and business at the time.
Elizabeth’s commitment to a harmonious, post-imperial world, is best evidenced through her active engagement in the creation and preservation of The Commonwealth, the worldwide association of past British territories working together in matters of democracy, development, environmental justice and education.
Queen Elizabeth’s commitment to humanity was not an exclusively global pursuit. It is said that over the course of her reign, Queen Elizabeth helped raise over $1.5 billion for over 500 different charities.
Additionally, Queen Elizabeth attended an innumerable number of ribbon cuttings, plaque unveilings, season openings and grand dedications, all resulting in a robust and lively sense of civic engagement across the United Kingdom.
Though her commitment to the betterment of the world and the lives of all people is enough to earn her an esteemed position within public memory. It was the Queen’s life of service and sacrifice which makes her a shining example for the youth of the world today. Elizabeth could have followed the lead of her uncle and abdicated, but she took up national duty; she could have indulged in royal sumptuousness, but she remained sober.
During a visit to South Africa on the occasion her Silver Jubilee in 1977, Elizabeth reflected on her coronation commitment to all of the people of the United Kingdom - “When I was 21, I pledged my life to the service of our people, and I asked for God's help to make good that vow. Although that vow was made in my salad days, when I was green in judgment, I do not regret, or retract one word of it.”
Certainly, the life and works of the Queen reflect her public vow.
Over the course of the 20th century, the highest offices in the world transformed into soapboxes and pediments – springboards from which those with the biggest egos could run and jump into seas of public adulation. Not Elizabeth.
Arguably holding the most known and respected office in the world, second only to that of the Pope, the Queen maintained a sober and gracious maturity, despite the gold and fame, throughout her reign.
Leading her people through oil embargoes, foreign wars, political scandal and the pandemic, Queen Elizabeth maintained her composure, serving as a paragon of stability in an otherwise fracturing world.
Even amid a pandemic, upon the death of her husband, Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth went where her service called her to be, despite the danger.
There, sitting alone in the choral pews of St. George’s chapel at Windsor, the world glimpsed one of its last public sightings of the elderly monarch. Dressed in black, the resoluteness and warmth of Elizabeth shown through her mask, her grief, her solitude, to remind the world that some things are bigger than us.
Not since Louis XIV of France has there been a monarch who has earned the right to go by their title. During his reign, Louis XIV was simply The King.
As the sun sets on the life of Elizabeth, we reflect on what it means that Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor has come to be known as “The Queen.” We reflect upon the life of service and humanitarianism the world so desperately needs to emulate today.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the world has become just a little grayer, just a little more utilitarian – one more link to a grand and bygone era, gone forever.
What will live on is the example of commitment and compassion she has set for her subjects and all the people of the world.
Tonight, across the United Kingdom, Christians will be praying the prayer for Queen Elizabeth from the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer, 1662:
O Lord our heavenly Father,
high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes,
who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth;
most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour
to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth;
and so replenish her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit,
that she may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way:
endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts;
grant her in health and wealth long to live;
strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies;
and finally, after this life, she may attain everlasting joy and felicity;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All
Amen.
Let the Queen's life of service encourage us to imitate her compassion and dedication whenever and wherever possible. | https://www.kansan.com/opinion/thank-you-ma-am-for-everything/article_a839a54a-2fe7-11ed-b385-dfe2f31ddd6b.html | 2022-09-10T03:46:02Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/opinion/thank-you-ma-am-for-everything/article_a839a54a-2fe7-11ed-b385-dfe2f31ddd6b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Super-senior midfielder Rylan Childers’ goal and two assists led the Jayhawks to a 3-0 win over Kansas City.
The first half of the game lacked offense as it was 0-0 at the break. The Jayhawks registered eight shots against Kansas City’s one.
The best chance of the half belonged to Kansas City after the Jayhawks gave away the ball in the back line.
Kansas City graduate senior Katie Stephens got the ball on the left side of the goal, but skyrocketed the biggest chance of the match for the Roos.
“For the amount we had the ball, we didn’t create great chances,” head coach Mark Francis said of the first half performance.
The 2nd half is when the Jayhawks were able to start capitalizing in the final third. In the 55th minute, sophomore midfielder Raena Childers received a pass from her sister Rylan and slid the ball in nicely to put the Jayhawks in front.
Rylan Childers was able to double her assist tally in the 61st minute. This time, she was able to find junior forward Shira Elinav.
Childers’s pass came from behind midfield and was a perfect through-ball. Elinav had a Kansas City defender on her back, who went for the tackle but took herself out of the play doing so.
Elinav finished the 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper with ease to double the Jayhawk lead.
Rylan Childers, after two assists, was not done. In the 74th minute she was able to find the back of the net herself.
The Jayhawks had a shot hit the crossbar and come right back to them. Childers received the next pass and was able to create enough room to fire the ball in from the right side.
The Childers goal capped off the Jayhawk 3-0 win.
“Rylan was on a different level tonight. She was really the difference in the game,” Francis said about his midfielder. Citing the impact she had not only with the goal and two assists but with the tempo and defense.
“She controlled the tempo for us, she works hard defensively”
It was a dominating effort as the Jayhawks outshot the Roos 24-2. Senior goalkeeper Melania Pasar was only called upon to make one save on the night.
She was able to watch the final 12:49 from the touchline as she was subbed out for redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Hayven Harrison.
Pasar was not the only one getting unprecedented rest tonight, as the Jayhawks played 20 players in the comfortable win.
The win comes after their four-game winning streak was snapped in a loss to Missouri in Columbia last Sunday.
Kansas looks for Thursday to be the start of a new winning streak, as they take on Yale on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Rock Chalk Park. | https://www.kansan.com/sports/2nd-half-surge-helps-jayhawks-blank-roos/article_65754cb2-305c-11ed-b985-8b61a8f628b1.html | 2022-09-10T03:46:08Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/sports/2nd-half-surge-helps-jayhawks-blank-roos/article_65754cb2-305c-11ed-b985-8b61a8f628b1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On Thursday, Kansas volleyball opened up the Kansas invitational with an in-state matchup against the Wichita State Shockers. Thanks to 14 kills from redshirt-freshman outside hitter Ayah Elnady, the Jayhawks keep their now eight-game win streak alive, sweeping the Shockers 3-0.
Set One:
Wichita State began the Jayhawks’ season opener with a quick kill from redshirt-junior outside hitter Brylee Kelly. Starting the first set, Kansas tallied three kills on the path to an early 7-3 lead over the Shockers.
Although the Shockers managed to keep themselves close during the first set, service errors proved to be their weakness. Wichita State had three service errors in crucial moments midway in the set, allowing Kansas to capitalize on those mistakes and bring home 17 kills in the first set.
“I think we’re all starting to get back into the groove of everything,” sophomore outside hitter Caroline Bien said. “It was a good night for me and for a lot of people.”
The attack didn’t stop there as the Jayhawks racked up kills, widening the margin by eight points with a 19-11 lead. Ultimately, the Jayhawks took set one, winning 25-18.
Set Two:
Wichita State came out with aggression in the second set, quickly leading the Jayhawks 6-5. But three early service errors and several attack errors from the Shockers gave the Jayhawks free points early on.
Kansas’ defense was strong in the second set, keeping Wichita State on its toes. The Shockers recorded a .114 hit percentage as they also tallied three service errors and six attack errors. The Jayhawks racked up five blocks in the set, leading to a victory.
After having a five-kill first set, Elnady continued to be critical in the Jayhawks’ second set. She tallied on another five kills, ending in a 25-15 win for Kansas. Headed to the third set, Kansas was 2-0.
Set Three:
Kansas’ attack was stopped by the Shockers’ defense as Wichita State recorded two early blocks, giving them a quick 7-4 lead over the Jayhawks.
Both offenses struggled early on in the set as both teams posted sub-.100 hitting percentages midway through. Kansas’ defense stepped up as they climbed out of an early deficit to overtake the lead, leading 15-13 halfway through.
The Jayhawks gained traction late in the set as their offense started to turn attempts into kills. Elnady had four more kills in the set, and Bien added three kills of her own.
“I thought we were consistently steady tonight,” head coach Ray Bechard said. “It was steady pass, steady serve, especially Ayah [Elandy] and Caroline Bien were good, got enough out of [Rachel] Langs… We need to be steady for 90 minutes to get a three-set victory.”
Kansas prevailed in the third and final set, winning 25-20 and sweeping the Shockers to begin the Kansas Invitational. The Jayhawks continue the Invitational with the final game against the UNLV Rebels Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
“I think the best team we’ve seen will be tomorrow night in UNLV. Very athletic, very skilled, so I think that will be our biggest challenge to this point, and I’m looking forward to it,” Bechard said. | https://www.kansan.com/sports/kansas-volleyball-sweeps-shockers-in-home-opener/article_452c4ede-305b-11ed-bd1f-9308da2a2bdb.html | 2022-09-10T03:46:14Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/sports/kansas-volleyball-sweeps-shockers-in-home-opener/article_452c4ede-305b-11ed-bd1f-9308da2a2bdb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mayor Michelle Roman said she is looking into the legalities of asking Orbach Affordable Housing Solutions of New Jersey to fix the alarm system at 77 Main St., Urban Park Towers. She also said she did not know if such a request could be made contingent to any tax deals the owners might apply for.
Orbach bought the Lockport facility and Niagara Towers in Niagara Falls in mid-August and plans to renovate both buildings, according to an application approved by the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency.
The alarm system in question operates with a noiseless alarm being triggered by a pull string or switch that was designed for the seniors living in the apartments of the building. Today, Urban Park Towers is not designated for senior living.
Because of the frequency of these alarms, going off without an emergency and without notifying the resident, Fire Chief Luca Quagliano previously said he had to knock down doors of resident who might be in medical distress, such as a stroke or heart-attack.
Quagliano said he’d feel a lot safer if they knew he was coming, but it was the cost that seemed to motivate the former owners.
“By building code, they’d have to remove it (and) put a blank cover over it so the switch is completely gone,” Quagliano said as interim fire chief in February. “They can’t just disable them (by code and) they don’t want to spend the money to do that.”
Plans to develop a fee schedule through Lockport Fire Department to punish the owners were discussed, but got cancelled because the Lockport Police Department had conducted such billings before and new fee schedules would have to be developed through their department, Quagliano said
According to a Freedom of Information Law request made by the US&J, all false alarm fines had ceased since before January 2020. LPD advised that they are in the process of establishing billings, also in response to the FOIL.
Lockport Police Chief Steve Abbott said that many fines and penalties, in all areas, including the false alarms coming from 77 Main St., were waived during the Covid-epidemic.
“We let a lot of things slide during the pandemic,” Abbott said.
By Quagliano’s numbers, 29 false alarms have already come from the property this year between Jan. 1 and Aug. 30. He also said these are low numbers as they did not include medical calls and only alarms for fire.
According to past US&J stories and confirmed by City Assessor Tracey Farrell, the former owners of Urban Park Towers paid $45,000 a-year with a 2% rise each year. In 2006, Lawler Wood Housing Corp bought the building after working out a deal with then-City Attorney John Ottaviano paid the adjusted amount. While there is no reported non-monetary piece of that deal or any specific renovation mandated, Roman said she’d explore the possibilities with the company and the city’s counsel.
“I’ll look into it,” Roman said. “But I just want to make sure everyone is safe.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/city-may-flex-muscles-on-urban-park-towers-deal/article_c2cdb4ec-3086-11ed-9dab-930bfed9bc9a.html | 2022-09-10T03:48:08Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/city-may-flex-muscles-on-urban-park-towers-deal/article_c2cdb4ec-3086-11ed-9dab-930bfed9bc9a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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SAN DIEGO — Change is coming to Major League Baseball and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thinks he knows what the result will be.
“I just think players will adapt,” Roberts said of the rules changes to be implemented in 2023 that were voted in by MLB’s competition committee on Friday.
MLB hopes those adaptations will inject more action and a better pace of play into a game that often becomes bogged down by the rise of ‘Three True Outcome’ baseball.
Most notably, the committee voted to add a pitch clock next season – 15 seconds when the bases are empty, 20 with a runner on. Defenses will be restricted from overshifting – two infielders must be on each side of second base with both feet on the dirt. Bases will increase in size and rules will be added to limit the number of pickoff moves a pitcher can make.
Roberts said he is “on board” with the changes and thinks they will be good for the game.
“I do. Yeah, I do,” he said. “The pitch clock is good because it keeps the pace of play. I think that’s a good thing. And I think the shift … is good in the sense that offense has been suppressed so much. If you can knock a ball through a hole to create offense, that’s a good thing. And I also think it will bring in some athletic plays from infielders that now there’s not as much ground to cover.”
The changes have been tested in the minor leagues and the pitch clock in particular has done exactly what it was designed to do, shaving the average time of games in Triple-A down to 2 hours, 43 minutes (20 minutes faster than the average MLB game this season).
Relievers Heath Hembree and Justin Bruihl got a taste of the new rule when they spent time in Triple-A this year. Both acknowledged being called for taking too long to deliver a pitch, resulting in a ball being added to the count.
“For me, it took some getting used to and adjusting to it a little bit, just knowing it was there,” Hembree said. “It took a few games where I wasn’t really thinking about the clock. There was a period where I was thinking about the clock ticking down and trying to execute a pitch at the same time. That got tricky. But once I got in the rhythm of the time and what it was going to be it got easier. It kind of became an afterthought.”
Hembree said he’s “not against it” but thinks there will be some adjustments that need to be made to allow for high-leverage situations and controlling the running game.
Bruihl said he is “not a fan of it.”
“I did get used to it after probably a week or two. But overall, not a fan,” he said. “We had a couple situations where a ball would get called and it would dictate the outcome of a game which … that’s what scares me most about it.”
The restrictions on defensive shifts could significantly impact the way the Dodgers play. No team has been more aggressive or effective in using shifts over the past few seasons.
“It will (have an) impact. It absolutely will,” Roberts said. “But this is something that Major League Baseball, the players’ side feel that it’s best for the game. I’m on board. So we’ve got to manage within that structure. But will it affect our run prevention? Absolutely because I think right now we’re one of the best if not the best. So now it kind of goes back to roster construction and guys that can play the new, non-shift type of game.”
MUNCY SHOT
Max Muncy was not in the starting lineup Friday after hitting three home runs in the final two games of the series against the San Francisco Giants earlier this week.
Muncy has been bothered by a sore left knee for some time now and received a cortisone injection following the game Wednesday so he was unavailable to play the series opener in San Diego. Roberts said Muncy could be available off the bench on Saturday.
Muncy had an MRI of his knee “about a week ago,” Roberts said, that showed “some kind of irritation” but nothing serious.
“It’s something he’s been dealing with I think for like the last month and just kind of over time, got more irritated,” Roberts said. “We just felt that this was a good time to sort of nip it with the off day yesterday.”
Muncy said he thinks the irritation might be a result of the ‘step-back’ motion he has added to initiate his swing. Since making the adjustment in late July, Muncy has hit .275 with a .920 OPS and 10 home runs in 35 games.
SUNDAY PEN DAY
According to Roberts, right-hander Tony Gonsolin has stretched out to 150 feet in long toss and will be ready to throw off a mound for the first time since going on the injured list on Sunday. Gonsolin was scratched from his start on Aug. 29 and placed on the IL with a forearm strain.
Right-hander Yency Almonte threw a bullpen session Friday afternoon and will repeat that Sunday. Brusdar Graterol is also expected to throw a bullpen session on Sunday.
Meanwhile, rehabbing relievers Tommy Kahnle and Victor Gonzalez each pitched on back-to-back days for the first time on their rehab assignments with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Both will need to throw “up-downs” next, Roberts said – coming in during one inning and going back out to the mound to start the next inning.
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Dodgers (LHP Julio Urias, 15-7, 2.29 ERA) at Padres (LHP Blake Snell, 6-8, 3.73 ERA), Saturday, 5:40 p.m., SportsNet LA, 570 AM
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After almost a year of negotiation, a contract has been agreed upon between Elderwood of Lockport and its workers who are union members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
Grace Bogdanove, vice president of the unions Western New York Nursing Home Division said that the contract was approved with only a single member voting against it. Union members at Elderwood at Lockport had initially voted to authorize a five-day strike last week after a one-day strike was held in July. The agreement ratified by the union on Friday will likely avert another strike.
“Now that we’ve settled the contract, there’s no need for the workers to go out on strike,” said Bogdanove. “They were prepared and had voted on a five-day strike because the employer wasn’t hearing our demands, but now that that’s been resolved, and we have a new contract there’s no need to escalate things further with a strike.”
Bogdanove also said that she felt the risk of a five-day strike likely helped them in their final negotiations.
“In the last few weeks leading up to this settlement, both sides worked very diligently to reach an agreement, and to listen to each other,” said Bogdanove. “I don’t think we would have had the ability to do that on both sides if we hadn’t voted yes on the five-day strike.”
This agreement offers increased wages for experienced workers, and a $15 per hour starting rate for all workers beginning next year, which is an increase from the prior amount of $13.20 per hour. Other changes include a 3% pension increase for each year of the agreement, increases in shift differentials, a new weekend differential, increased paid time-off buy back eligibility from employees with five years of experience to employees with just one year of experience, and recognition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Workers will also be getting a retroactive bonus, which is a lump sum payment for workers on what they would have earned if the contract had been settled earlier. This agreement will be in place until June 30, 2024.
“I’m incredibly proud of the work that these healthcare workers have put into this fight,” said Bogdanove. “It’s been long overdue and they did everything they had to do to win this.”
Contracts have also been negotiated with union members at Elderwood at Williamsville, Gowanda Nursing and Rehabilitation, and Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Center. These members include many roles such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nurse Assistants, Personal Care Attendants, Housekeepers, Dietary Aides, Cooks, Laundry Aides and Maintenance Workers.
Elderwood on Friday issued a statement of satisfaction that an agreement was able to be reached with the union for its facilities in Lockport and Williamsville.
“The considerable challenges facing the healthcare industry added a unique level of complexity to the negotiation process, however, both sides remained committed to moving forward. We are grateful for the good faith efforts of 1199SEIU leadership, and we look forward to continuing to provide outstanding care for our residents.”
Agreements still have not been reached with two other locations, whose workers have overwhelmingly voted for 5-day strikes later this month. These locations are Humboldt House in Buffalo, and Fiddlers Green Manor in Springville.
1199SEIU had been negotiating on behalf of its workers at 12 different locations across the region since contracts expired in January. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/elderwood-at-lockport-reaches-contract-with-union/article_6927c94c-3099-11ed-bef3-7f7529878d20.html | 2022-09-10T03:48:14Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/elderwood-at-lockport-reaches-contract-with-union/article_6927c94c-3099-11ed-bef3-7f7529878d20.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del.- The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for Autumn Dischar, a 13-year-old Dover girl.
Autumn Dischar voluntarily left her residence at approximately 6:45 p.m. At the time, she was wearing a blue dress with white floral print, black sweatpants, and no shoes, according to police. She was last seen walking toward South Governors Avenue from Monroe Terrace.
Police say, Autumn suffers from multiple conditions that may pose a risk to her health and safety if not properly monitored and treated. She's got brown eyes and brown hair.
If you have any information on Dischar's whereabouts, please call 302-736-7111. | https://www.wboc.com/news/gold-alert-issued-for-missing-dover-teen/article_85a591b0-30b4-11ed-92c9-6bcf9f445d39.html | 2022-09-10T03:51:03Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/gold-alert-issued-for-missing-dover-teen/article_85a591b0-30b4-11ed-92c9-6bcf9f445d39.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
$15M donation to University of Illinois' College of Veterinary Medicine set to transform oncology program
CHICAGO - A $15 million donation, plus a matching gift, given to the University of Illinois' College of Veterinary Medicine is set to transform its veterinary oncology program.
The donors are Jacksonville Jaguars' owner Shahid Khan and his family.
Khan, his wife Ann, and his two children all graduated from U of I.
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne opens two new sites in LCSD2
CHEYENNE – The Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne on Friday announced the opening of two new sites in Laramie County School District 2.
Launching Monday, Sept. 12, the club will offer high-quality, affordable after-school programming at both Burns and Pine Bluffs elementary schools. These locations, set to replace the previous Academy of Learning Extensions (A.L.E.X.) after-school program, will join existing sites in Laramie County School District 1, including the West Jefferson Clubhouse, the club at Laramie County Community College, and the Cole Elementary site serving students from Cole and Hebard elementary schools.
“The Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne’s mission has always been to inspire and enable youth in Laramie County, and we are excited to take this goal to the next level by opening brand new sites in Burns and Pine Bluffs,” Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne CEO Justin Pendleton said in a news release.
“These new additions fall in alignment with the club’s overarching vision of serving even more youth in need, both in our capital city and beyond. The club looks forward to partnering with LCSD2 Superintendent Justin Pierantoni and local educators to foster student success and create a safe, productive and meaningful learning environment for all.”
Both sites will offer after-school programming Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. To accommodate the four-day school week and enhance critical out-of-school time, these sites will also offer a full-day program on Fridays, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Burns and Pine Bluffs Elementary sites are open to 5-year-old students who are currently enrolled in kindergarten through students in sixth grade. The yearly membership fee is $10, and includes daily meals, engaging programs such as art, STEM, and Healthy Habits, and access to the full-day Friday program. Potential members can begin the registration process by visiting bgcchey.org. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/in_our_schools/boys-and-girls-club-of-cheyenne-opens-two-new-sites-in-lcsd2/article_010270ec-30b2-11ed-b3d0-3fedfa63bfb9.html | 2022-09-10T04:14:22Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/in_our_schools/boys-and-girls-club-of-cheyenne-opens-two-new-sites-in-lcsd2/article_010270ec-30b2-11ed-b3d0-3fedfa63bfb9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Hell on Wheels Rodeo sets records in third season, organizers say
CHEYENNE – The 2022 Hell on Wheels Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Dinner series at the Laramie County Fairgrounds in Archer set new records for attendance, sponsorship, total prize money and economic impact for Cheyenne and Laramie County, according to Visit Cheyenne.
The third year of the series saw 1,754 tickets sold, an increase of 5% over last season, despite having one fewer performance. Attendees came from 46 states and 11 countries, including Turkey, the U.K., Canada and New Zealand. A total of 55% of tickets sold to the rodeo this year were purchased by out-of-state visitors.
The six rodeos had a direct economic impact from visitors to Laramie County of $464,000 and induced total spending of more than $750,000, according to a news release.
“We developed this rodeo series with Dave and Cindy DeLancey in 2020, when we learned we were going to lose Cheyenne Frontier Days to the pandemic that year,” Domenic Bravo, CEO of Visit Cheyenne, said in the release. “To see the growth in visitation and support from the community in our three seasons has been so gratifying. We had visitors to the series who planned their entire vacation around being at the chuck wagon dinner and rodeo. The economic impact on the community is important but the visitor experience is the most significant thing we can do.”
The series also saw more cowboy and cowgirl athletes leading to record payouts. The total purse for the six rodeos topped $52,000. The combination of accessible stock, four- and five-figure purses and the athlete experience are a major selling point of Hell on Wheels on the open rodeo circuit. Athletes from Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, California and Wyoming competed in the arena this season. Series champions were crowned in nine events.
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BOISE, Idaho — The sex crime charges that were filed against Lori Vallow's eldest son were dropped without prejudice Friday afternoon, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Colby Ryan, who is Vallow's third child, was initially arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona, on September 5, for two counts of purported "sex crimes"; however, the arrest record never specified what kind of sex crimes Colby was charged with.
According to the Maricopa Chief of Staff Communications Director, Jennifer Liewer, the office filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice, which means there is an allowance for charges to be filed in the future.
Liewer was not able to confirm more specific details because the case is still considered "a matter pending before the office".
Vallow and her husband Chad Daybell are currently scheduled to stand trial in January for the murder of Vallow’s two other children and Daybell’s former wife.
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It’s official... I haven’t quite become Mr Self Defense Yet.. so we took me out here for this shoot lmao (swipe to left)....but really....i really couldn’t hit someone I swears ??!!!???.....my new book DIRRT GAME RELOA? is OUT and ready #prebuy (swipes again): it shows not every guy on campus would try getting money ?...... but then again it shows my Batterers' Instant Communicated Consequences. Intim. Personal Self-care, (93)CC. April Av, (ISSN X (www.theips-jp.\nIn fact, we tend to associate high energy usage with \"high value, personal electronic devices, although that connection often . What follows, is in fact nothing much better to do, on most mornins (sure its rained here often) that to think of my dear love WXMI — Game of the Week: Cedar Springs Red Hawks (0-3) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central Cougars (3-0)
Cedar Springs paid a visit to Grand Rapids Catholic Central Friday night for both teams’ first OK Gold conference game of the 2022 season.
The Red Hawks looked for their first win of the season, while the Cougars hoped to keep it rolling with their third straight victory.
Friday marked Catholic Central’s first home game of the season and, going into the matchup, the Cougars held a 39-game winning streak on their home field.
Cedar Springs scored with just 38 seconds left in the game, but the Cougars were able to stop the two-point conversion attempt and win it 21-20.
Ottawa Hills (0-3) vs. South Christian (3-0) at East Kentwood
South Christian took on Ottawa Hills Friday night at East Kentwood.
Going into week three, the Sailors had only allowed its first two opponents to score a total of 13 points against them.
The Bengals, on the other hand, looked for their first win of the season after getting shut out by Benton Harbor the week prior.
South Christian shut out Ottawa Hills 23-0.
Unity Christian (1-2) at Coopersville (2-1)
Unity Christian paid a visit to Coopersville Friday night for both teams’ first OK Blue matchup of the season.
The Crusaders hoped for their first win of 2022, while the Broncos looked to improve to 3-0.
Last time these two met up in 2021, Unity Christian dominated with the 69-7 victory.
Coopersville scored with just 12 seconds left in the game, but the two-point conversion was no good and United Christian finished on top 28-27.
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West Catholic (3-0) at Spring Lake (1-2)
West Catholic went into week three undefeated after the Falcons earned an impressive 43-0 victory against Ferndale the week prior.
Elsewhere in the OK Blue, Spring Lake looked to improve its record to 2-1 after the Lakers saw much closer games in the first two weeks of the season.
West Catholic stayed undefeated with the 41-6 win over Spring Lake.
Hamilton (2-1) at Holland Christian (2-1)
Holland Christian hosted undefeated Hamilton Friday night.
The Maroons went into week three coming off a tough 27-10 loss after an impressive 58-0 shutout in week one.
Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes looked to improve their record to 3-0.
Holland Christian improved to 2-1 handing Hamilton its first loss of the season 31-13.
Rockford (3-0) at West Ottawa (2-1)
In the OK Red conference, both Rockford and West Ottawa went into week three undefeated.
The Panthers hosted the Rams Friday night as both teams looked to improve to 3-0.
The Rams handed the Panthers their first loss of the season 41-13.
East Kentwood (1-1) at Grand Haven (1-1)
Grand Haven hosted East Kentwood Friday night where the Buccaneers and the Falcons both looked for their second win of the season.
When these two teams met back in 2021, East Kentwood took the 27-7 victory.
East Kentwood shut out Grand Haven 42-0.
Grandville (3-0) at Hudsonville (0-3)
Undefeated Grandville visited winless Hudsonville Friday night for both teams’ first conference matchup of the 2022 season.
Last time these two met, the Bulldogs topped the Eagles 44-36.
Grandville improved to 3-0 with the 40-29 victory.
Caledonia (3-0) at Jenison (1-2)
Undefeated Caledonia paid a visit to Jenison Friday night after Mason McKenzie and the Fighting Scots put up 68-points in week two.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats hoped to improve their record to 2-1.
Caledonia did not give Jenison the opportunity to score, shutting out the Wildcats 48-0.
Forest Hills Central (3-0) at Byron Center (1-2)
Byron Center hosted Forest Hills Central in an OK White matchup Friday night.
The Eagles and the Rangers shared the league title in 2020 and the Rangers took it outright in 2021.
Forest Hills Central improved to 3-0 with the 21-13 win over Byron Center.
Lowell (3-0) at Greenville (1-2)
Greenville snapped a 19-game losing streak in week two with a win over Kenowa Hills.
Going into week three, the Yellow Jackets had not won two straight games since 2017, but tried to do so Friday night against the Red Arrows.
Lowell dominated Friday night with the 43-7 victory over Greenville.
Blitz Battle: Lawton (2-1) at Constantine (2-1)
Friday night’s Blitz Battle featured a dynamite Southwestern Athletic Conference non-divisional game between Lawton and Constantine.
The Blue Devils’ head coach Wade Waldrup previously was on staff with the Falcons and head coach Shawn Griffith before taking over as Lawton’s leader.
Constantine came out on top for this week's Blitz Battle, defeating Lawton 47-21.
Schoolcraft (3-0) at Kalamazoo United (1-2)
Kalamazoo United hosted 2-0 Schoolcraft Friday night after the Titans improved their record to 1-1 with a win over Lakeshore the week before.
Schoolcraft held on to defeat Kalamazoo United 33-29.
Battle Creek Central (2-1) at Portage Northern (1-2)
Battle Creek Central paid a visit to Portage Northern Friday night for a Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference opener.
Both the Bearcats and the Huskies went into this one with 1-1 records.
Battle Creek Central improved to 2-1 Friday night with the 26-23 victory over Portage Northern.
Tri-County (3-0) at Grant (1-2)
Reed City has dominated the Central State Gold recently, but in week two, Tri-County beat the Coyotes for the first time since 2003 to improve to 2-0.
Grant hosted the Vikings Friday night as the Tigers looked for their second win of the season.
Tri-County refused to let up in week three, shutting out Grand 42-0.
Sparta (1-2) at Comstock Park (2-1)
Sparta paid a visit to Comstock Park Friday night where Ed Hood, a Vietnam veteran, flipped the coin for the toss. Hood is also the grandfather of the Panthers' standout running back, Easton Hood.
Meanwhile, the Spartans looked for their first win of the season.
Sparta earned its first win of 2022 with the 34-0 shutout against Comstock Park.
PKG: Reeths-Puffer (2-1) at Muskegon (2-1)
Muskegon hosted Reeths-Puffer in week three.
The Big Reds won the OK Green in 2021 and hope to defend that title in 2022, while the Rockets worked for their third-straight win of the season.
Muskegon handed Reeths-Puffer its first loss of the season Friday night, 28-20.
Zeeland East (0-3) at Zeeland West (3-0)
Undefeated Zeeland West hosted winless Zeeland East Friday night.
Last time these two OK Green teams met, the Dux topped the Chix 48-21.
Zeeland West stayed undefeated in week three with the 38-0 win over Zeeland East.
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GRAPHIC: Man arrested after beheading woman in street, report says
SAN CARLOS, Calif. (KGO) - Authorities in California say a gruesome murder remains under investigation where a mother was killed in the middle of the street earlier this week.
Residents in a San Carlos neighborhood said they are trying to understand what could’ve led to Thursday’s grisly killing.
According to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, a woman in her 20s with two young kids was murdered in the street by a man she knew with witnesses close by.
A 911 emergency call recording shared that a 25-year-old female reportedly had her head cut off by a sword.
Authorities described the weapon used as a stabbing instrument which was not located as of Thursday evening.
Neighbor Chapel Thorborne shared that the disturbing crime scene was only steps away from his front door.
“The head was underneath the car, and she was in the back of the car, just severed. And they covered her up,” Thorborne said.
The sheriff’s office said the woman and the suspect were in an ongoing relationship. However, sources said the victim had a restraining order against the suspect since April.
Officials didn’t immediately release details about the suspect’s relationship with the woman’s children.
According to reports, child protective services took custody of a 7-year-old and 1-year-old child, who were inside the woman’s home.
Residents said their concern now is for the kids as so many questions remain about how someone could commit such a crime.
“After he cut her head off, he came walking up, him and his two friends. They walked right by me, and they arrested him,” Thorborne said.
The sheriff’s office confirmed the suspect was known to law enforcement but did not release any further immediate details.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), if they purchased or acquired the Company's shares pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Coupang and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations; (ii) the Company had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (iii) unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (iv) the Company subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (v) all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; and (vi) the Company's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable.
The case is Choi v. Coupang, Inc., No. 22-cv-07309.
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New York Fashion Week is back and the masks are off—for the most part. With over 100 brands presenting their spring 2023 collections over roughly six days, the season is set to be as packed as it was all the way back in 2019 (were we ever so young?). On Friday, September 9th, Proenza Schouler officially kicked things off with a spirited 20th anniversary show featuring an all-star cast of models including W’s 50th anniversary Issue cover stars Bella Hadid, Anok Yai, Kendall Jenner and Shalom Harlow. The evening concluded with Fendi decamping from Milan to stage a special Fendi runway presentation in celebration of 25 years of the house’s iconic baguette bag. And because birthday parties are always better with friends, Fendi creative director Kim Jones invited Marc Jacobs to put his own spin on the Italian luxury brand. The result is a collection of outsized proportions with bursts of NYC-neon brights. Check back here often as we present the latest and greatest looks to hit the runways. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2023 | 2022-09-10T04:27:46Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2023 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 11, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LFST), if they purchased or acquired the Company's Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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LifeStance and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company's out-patient/virtual revenue growth was negatively affected by a decrease in virtual visits after COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted; (ii) an increasing number of in-person visits post-lockdown resulted in substantial increases to operating expenses; (iii) its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the IPO's registration statement leading to additional costs to bring on new physicians, who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the IPO's registration statement represented.
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Live updates: Colorado State football hosts Middle Tennessee at Canvas Stadium
A nearly-full Canvas Stadium is expected Saturday as the Colorado State football team plays its first home game of the 2022 college football season.
The Rams host Middle Tennessee of Conference USA in a nonconference matchup, the first ever meeting between the two teams.
Both are 0-1 after lopsided Week 1 losses and looking to kickstart the winning portion of their seasons.
It's Air Raid offense against Air Raid with both teams running the high-flying offense. The total points betting line is at 58.5 right now, so expect touchdowns!
Follow Coloradoan reporter Kevin Lytle for updates before, during and after Saturday's 2 p.m. game.
Attending a game at Canvas Stadium?
If it's your first game at Canvas Stadium or your 20th, there's still plenty you need to know about attending a game on campus at CSU, including some changes new for this season.
Gameday guide:What to know about attending a game at Canvas Stadium
Wait, is it Middle Tennessee or Middle Tennessee State?
Sometimes you see "Middle Tennessee" and sometimes it's "Middle Tennessee State." It's "MT" or "MTSU."
So what is the proper way to refer to the team playing at Canvas Stadium this weekend? Here's our very serious investigation.
MT or MTSU?A look at the naming confusion for CSU's opponent this weekend
What CSU football needs to do Saturday
The Rams are 0-1 this season and going back to last season have lost seven consecutive games.
Here's what we need to see from the Rams on Saturday. (Note: This story is a subscriber exclusive. The Coloradoan is the only media outlet at every game home and road and every availability during the season. Your support helps that coverage continue. Consider a digital subscription today!)
Saturday goals:What the Rams need to show Saturday
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The unveiling of the official pin and poster for the October 2022 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles took place this evening at UL's Hilliard Art Museum and is now on display.
This year's art work is designed by award winning artist and author, Denise Gallagher, who was commissioned the official artist for the 47th Annual Festival.
In a statement, Gallagher reflected on her experience of the festival calling it "A celebration of everything good about Louisiana."
Festival Acadien will return to Girard Park October 14th through the 16th at Girard park in Lafayette. Art work will available for purchase during the event.
This year's fall exhibition opening reception also highlighted a wide variety of local, regional and national artists and is on display now through January 7, 2023. | https://www.katc.com/news/around-acadiana/festivals-acadiens-et-creoles-official-pin-and-poster-unveiled | 2022-09-10T04:58:01Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/around-acadiana/festivals-acadiens-et-creoles-official-pin-and-poster-unveiled | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an Acadiana woman is recounting an experience she had with her royal highness while living in Tampa, Florida.
She was part of the Mayor's advisory council for disabilities.
While there, she received an invitation to see the Queen during her stop in Tampa.
She now looks back at not one, but two encounters with Queen Elizabeth.
In 1991 Donna Baltakis was asked by the Mayor's office to present the Queen with flowers as she visited Tampa. "She came up to us and I presented the flowers and I said, Your Majesty, you honor our city with your visit today. She looked at me, took them and said, thank you. She said We are inspired by your courage and your community, your commitment to the community. I thought that was so nice of her and she went on,” Baltakis said.
KATC spoke to Baltakis, and what she remembers as an honorable moment, suddenly turned into chaos.
"Well, after I presented the flowers and said hello to her, and she walked by, I thought, Well, I'm gonna go get my car and get out of the downtown area before the traffic gets bad. But when I got back to my car it had been towed,” Baltakis said.
Diagnosed with polio as a child--she had a brace on her leg that also broke, however, she wanted to see the queen's motorcade that would soon pass by.
"And the limo stopped in front of me. And the window came down. And Prince Philip said, we met you. What's the problem? I said, Well, they've towed my car I broke my brace. I'm trying to get some help, but I thought I'd see you one more time. The Queen leaned forward and said, "I'm so sorry. You're going through all of this because of me. We will get help for you right now. Are you okay?" I said "Yes, ma'am". So she said something to someone in the car. Next thing I know a motorcycle police officer from the motorcade came over, said something to someone in the car and said Yes, ma'am. And the Prince said you take care of yourself and thank you again for your kindness. I said Thank you, Your Majesty, and off they went,” Baltakis said.
A moment Baltakis says she'll never forget.
"They were just such a wonderful warm couple to think that this is the Queen and she's so well known throughout the whole world and here I am face to face with her giving her flowers and she said such nice things that she was inspired by what we were trying to do. Well we were inspired by everything she had accomplished,” Baltakis added.
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As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an Acadiana woman is recounting an experience she had with her royal highness while living in Tampa, Florida.
She was part of the Mayor's advisory council for disabilities.
While there, she received an invitation to see the Queen during her stop in Tampa.
She now looks back at not one, but two encounters with Queen Elizabeth.
In 1991 Donna Baltakis was asked by the Mayor's office to present the Queen with flowers as she visited Tampa. "She came up to us and I presented the flowers and I said, Your Majesty, you honor our city with your visit today. She looked at me, took them and said, thank you. She said We are inspired by your courage and your community, your commitment to the community. I thought that was so nice of her and she went on,” Baltakis said.
KATC spoke to Baltakis, and what she remembers as an honorable moment, suddenly turned into chaos.
"Well, after I presented the flowers and said hello to her, and she walked by, I thought, Well, I'm gonna go get my car and get out of the downtown area before the traffic gets bad. But when I got back to my car it had been towed,” Baltakis said.
Diagnosed with polio as a child--she had a brace on her leg that also broke, however, she wanted to see the queen's motorcade that would soon pass by.
"And the limo stopped in front of me. And the window came down. And Prince Philip said, we met you. What's the problem? I said, Well, they've towed my car I broke my brace. I'm trying to get some help, but I thought I'd see you one more time. The Queen leaned forward and said, "I'm so sorry. You're going through all of this because of me. We will get help for you right now. Are you okay?" I said "Yes, ma'am". So she said something to someone in the car. Next thing I know a motorcycle police officer from the motorcade came over, said something to someone in the car and said Yes, ma'am. And the Prince said you take care of yourself and thank you again for your kindness. I said Thank you, Your Majesty, and off they went,” Baltakis said.
A moment Baltakis says she'll never forget.
"They were just such a wonderful warm couple to think that this is the Queen and she's so well known throughout the whole world and here I am face to face with her giving her flowers and she said such nice things that she was inspired by what we were trying to do. Well we were inspired by everything she had accomplished,” Baltakis added.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread rain and heavy rain at isolated places in Kerala till Sunday.
This is because a low-pressure trough that has formed over the central west Bay of Bengal, away from the Andhra-Odisha coast, is likely to gain strength, informed IMD.
As a precaution, the weather office sounded a yellow alert in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, those living along the Karnataka-Lakshadweep coast will experience rough weather with strong winds up to speeds of 45-65 km/h on Saturday. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kerala-rain-update-yellow-alert.amp.html | 2022-09-10T05:03:42Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kerala-rain-update-yellow-alert.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread rain and heavy rain at isolated places in Kerala till Sunday.
This is because a low-pressure trough that has formed over the central west Bay of Bengal, away from the Andhra-Odisha coast, is likely to gain strength, informed IMD.
As a precaution, the weather office sounded a yellow alert in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, those living along the Karnataka-Lakshadweep coast will experience rough weather with strong winds up to speeds of 45-65 km/h on Saturday. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kerala-rain-update-yellow-alert.html | 2022-09-10T05:03:47Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kerala-rain-update-yellow-alert.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: Nearly one lakh free Onam kits remained undistributed across 14000 PDS outlets in the state this time.
This is even as the food kits ran out in many outlets that witnessed a heavy rush of ration cardholders.
While the other stores had excess food kits, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs decided not to distribute the same after Onam.
It was earlier decided to provide the free kits till 8 pm on the eve of Thiruonam (September 8).
Though owners of the outlets witnessing heavy demands directed the cardholders to other stores, many didn’t receive kits due to the deadline expiry.
The kit distribution process was kickstarted on August 23 and carried out for 15 days.
The portability system, which allows a cardholder to receive the kit from their own ration outlet or others, was allotted only in the last four days.
A large number of Onam kits went undistributed after the Civil Supplies Corporation failed to hand over the kits to PDS outlets on time, especially during the last week, it’s being pointed out.
The fact that 1.18 lakh fewer Onam kits were distributed this time compared to the previous year when a total of 87.02 lakh kits were given to cardholders brings out the significant lapse on the part of Supplyco.
The main factors that came in the way of the successful distribution were the delay in transporting kit items to Maveli stores where they were being packed and Supplyco taking an indirect stance to provide only 94 % of the kits to cardholders.
The complaints could have been avoided if the respective Rationing Inspectors had taken stock of the sales volume in each PDS outlet during the previous months and ensured five percent more food kits than the sales ratio.
Yet, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil alleged attempts by outside parties to sabotage the kit distribution and blamed certain ration dealers for creating a crisis on the last day.
Malappuram leads in kit distribution; Thiruvananthapuram second
Meanwhile, Malappuram topped the list of districts where maximum cardholders received the free Onam kits.
The figures reveal that a total of 9.58 lakh kits were distributed through the PDS outlets in this district.
Thiruvananthapuram came second with 9.29 lakh beneficiaries.
The least number of kits distributed was in Wayanad, with 2.17 lakh beneficiaries.
The total figure of 85.84 lakh kits statewide was arrived at after taking the 15000 kits distributed to various welfare organizations.
Only 85.69 lakh cardholders received the kits via the PDS outlets. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/onam-kits-shortage-lakh-kits-undistributed.amp.html | 2022-09-10T05:04:01Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/onam-kits-shortage-lakh-kits-undistributed.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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