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NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina will play Kansas for the title Monday.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to a thrilling and sudden close Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival UNC to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils.
So, instead of Krzyzewski going for his sixth title, on Monday, Carolina will try to win its seventh. It will be Love, who led the Tar Heels with 28 points, and R.J. Davis, who scored 18, going against Kansas, which beat Villanova 81-65 earlier in the undercard.
The last three times that the Jayhawks and Wildcats have met in the tournament, the winner has gone on to win it all.
“You come to Kansas for big games,” said Christian Braun, who had 10 points against the Wildcats, “but you don’t come to Kansas to play in the Elite Eight. You don’t come to Kansas to play in the Final Four. You come to play for a championship.”
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Estelle Harris, best known for playing George Costanza’s mother on Seinfeld, and riffing off that character in the Toy Story franchise, has died. Though she only appeared in 27 of the long-running series’s 180 episodes, her performance as the ne plus ultra of crazy sitcom mothers made an indelible impact. She died at 93, only days before her 94th birthday.
Born in New York City to Polish-Jewish immigrants in 1928 as Estelle Nussbaum, she moved with her family at age seven to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where she reportedly suffered antisemitic taunts but found an outlet in theater projects. She later moved back to New York and married Sy Harris, a “salesman of window treatments,” and put her acting career on hold as she raised three kids. A production of Come Back, Little Sheba on Long Island led to an agent. Prior to Seinfeld she had gigs on a slew of national commercials, as well as a brief appearance in Sergio Leone’s 1984 film Once Upon a Time In America, then guest shots on Night Court, Married…with Children, and Brooklyn Bridge.
Her first Seinfeld appearance was no ordinary episode. It was the water cooler sensation from the fourth season, The Contest, which aired in November 1992. It is ranked sixth of all Seinfeld episodes by Variety, second by the Guardian, and first by Vulture. In it, from a hospital bed, Harris chastises Jason Alexander for engaging in the Sin of Onan with a copy of Glamour magazine. “Treating his body like it was an amusement park,” is, without question, one of the finest line readings in the history of television. And that’s just the beginning of the scene.
Mrs. Costanza (the character had the name Estelle before Harris was cast) quickly became a fan favorite, as she screamed about surplus paella, her Waterpik, and her eye for fashion. Opposite Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld’s creators took every stereotype about lunatic T.V. parents of an undetermined ethnic background and expanded them to preposterous levels. Yet no matter how much Harris shrieked or humiliated her son, viewers would find that her torpedos of judgement were still encased in a weird kind of love.
In 1999, she leant her inimitable voice to the role of Mrs. Potato Head, one of the pre-existing IPs in the Toy Story franchise. Don Rickles voiced Mr. Potato Head solo in the first film, but she joined for the second, third, fourth, and numerous short films.
On Twitter, Jason Alexander remarked that Estelle’s “glorious laughter was a treat.” He added: “Serenity now and always,” a reference to the great Costanza war cry.
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Will Smith’s antics at the Oscars continue to have ripple effects a week later. If anyone out there is a fan of the Bad Boys franchise—and who among us can claim to be otherwise?—this just got personal.
There are rumblings in town concerning the anticipated next entry in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced buddy cop series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Bad Boys 4 had been in active development, and Smith received 40 pages of the script before the Oscars incident,” the industry trade outlet wrote. “[N]ow there will be a ... pause ... in work as things play out.”
The third entry in the series, Bad Boys For Life, launched the A-level directing careers of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, now working on Batgirl for HBO Max. It earned a whopping $426 million at the worldwide box office in 2020, and due to the pandemic, was the number-one Hollywood release that year. (China’s The Eight Hundred and Japan’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train were the gold and silver medal winners worldwide in that very unusual year.) One suspects that Martin Lawrence has some very strong feelings about the potential change in a fourth film’s future.
The Hollywood Reporter also wrote that Netflix, which was developing a project called Fast and Loose as a Smith vehicle, has “quietly moved the project to the back burner.” (Netflix “did not respond to requests for comment,” they report.)
There was already some wobbly momentum on this project before Smith’s smack-heard-round-the-world on Oscar night. Director David Leitch (director of Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and the co-creator of John Wick) exited the project a week prior to the Academy Awards ceremony. He is instead working with Ryan Gosling on a big screen adaptation of the 1980s action series The Fall Guy at Universal. (Premise: Hollywood stuntmen by day, bounty hunters by night!)
Fast and Loose, written by Red and The Meg scribes Eric and Jon Hoeber, concerns a man who awakens in Tijuana with no memory after being left for dead. In time, he discovers that he is both a crime boss with a lavish lifestyle and an undercover CIA agent living like a loser. One is obviously an undercover ruse: but which one?! Yeah, you can kinda' see the trailer in your head, right?
When Leitch walked away, the streamer “put out an urgent call for another director,” according to THR. Under normal circumstances, a big project like this, especially with the most recent Oscar-winning best actor attached, would swiftly attract top shelf action directors. But these are, it is fair to say, not normal circumstances for Smith.
On late Friday, the winner of this year’s best actor trophy for King Richard resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a statement, Smith wrote that “[m]y actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris [Rock], his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.”
Smith’s decision to quit the Academy certainly takes the edge off the upcoming scheduled meeting by the group’s board of governors to discuss l’affaire du slap. That meeting is happening April 18. Why does it takes so long to get everyone together? I can’t tell you. Maybe everyone’s too busy reading articles about Will Smith.
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“I’m not going to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about it. You can’t make me talk about it. But, but, but, I got a question, do you want to talk about it? Aren’t you sick of talking about it?”
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who self-identified during his excellent monologue as “the least famous person in Saturday Night Live history,” didn’t mention the names Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, or Chris Rock. He was over it, done, smothered by the “proxy arguments of hair, and Black men, and white people on Twitter.” This was a man on Friday who’d vowed never to talk about what happened, and why, and how, and what now, again. There was so much more in life to talk about, including his masterful new HBO special Rothaniel. “Then Lorne [Michaels] came into my dressing room, and he said, ‘The nation needs to heal.’” Carmichael’s eyes bugged. “And you want me to do that? The nation doesn’t even know me.”
The Oscars was six days ago, he marveled, shirtless and beautiful in his white suit, his gold necklace shining from his gleaming chest. We have been having this conversation forever, without much comfort or sense of a way forward.
We’ve all gone batty or stupid, victims of Covid or culture or Donald Trump or our complicated families. “Is My Brain Okay?” Kate McKinnon’s gameshow host Lisa Something asked in brassy sing song. Poor Derek, played by Carmichael, used to have a big important job, but now he just does mushrooms and has forgotten the word for wheelbarrow.
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Paramount+ dropped some matter, anti-matter, and dilithium crystals into the intermix chamber of its promotional warp core on Sunday, spreading anticipation of its next Star Trek adventure at superluminal speeds. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the forthcoming (and somewhat retro) new series, leaves Spacedock on May 5.
The new series, which stars Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, is a spinoff of the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, which just ended its fourth season. The character of Pike was originally played by Jeffrey Hunter in the Star Trek pilot in 1964. It never aired, but footage was repurposed on the show’s first season in 1966. Bruce Greenwood played the part in the first two of the recent rebooted films.
Strange New Worlds is set a few years prior to the events of the original William Shatner-led Star Trek, but features many familiar characters. Rebecca Romijn plays Captain Pike’s first officer Una (also known as Number One) and Ethan Peck is science officer Spock. Both are reprising their roles from Discovery.
Paul Wesley will play Captain James T. Kirk in the series’s second season, which has already begun shooting.
Also in the mix are Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura and Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga (both characters from the classic show) plus Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel. Interestingly enough, both Number One and Nurse Chapel were originally played by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, but on different ships. Star Trek can be confusing sometimes. Christina Chong is also appearing on the show as La’an Noonien-Singh, a character with some yet-to-be-revealed relationship to the interstellar baddie Khan Noonien-Singh (played by Ricardo Mantalbán and Benedict Cumberbatch in different realities.)
This makes the fourth Star Trek series on Paramount+. In addition to Discovery, there is Star Trek: Picard, currently in its second season, plus Star Trek: Prodigy, an animated series aimed at kids on a mid-first season pause, and the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks, created by Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites alum Mike McMahan, readying its third season.
Nerds: Go straight to the 0:56 mark to see two lirpas in combat on the surface of Vulcan.
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— WeWork’s Adam and Rebekah Neumann: 9 Crazy Real-Life Stories
— Colin Firth and Toni Collette on the New True-Crime Series The Staircase
— Where Did All the Sex Go in Bridgerton Season Two?
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— Sign up for the “HWD Daily” newsletter for must-read industry and awards coverage—plus a special weekly edition of “Awards Insider.”
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California is calling upon Native American tribes to bring back the once-prohibited practice of lighting controlled burns to help prevent devastating wildfires that have wreaked havoc on the state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force has launched a new plan -- "Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire" -- that relies on the help of Native Americans to revive their cultural burning practices, the governor's office announced in a news release on Wednesday.
State, federal, and local agencies will partner with tribes to reintroduce the Native American tradition of prescribed, cultural burns, which are purposefully set, low-intensity fires. The technique is based in part on fire prevention: ridding the land of wildfire fuel like debris, scrub, undergrowth and certain grasses. Such fuel ignites easily, allowing for more intense flames that are harder to fight.
These burning practices will help make "forests more resilient" and decrease the likelihood of future wildfires, the release said.
Indigenous communities across the world have used fires for thousands of years to clear land of extra debris. These burns -- less intense than wildfires -- lessen the impact on the insects and animals occupying the land. They also protect trees and the canopy.
Without controlled fires, California's landscape has become crowded with "forest floor litter," according to Don Hankins, a cultural fire practitioner who helped shape the language of California's new plan. The litter includes dry vegetation that doesn't allow space for grasses, wildflowers and other beneficial plants.
"It comes down to conservation," Hankins told CNN. "Conservation of our environment when we think about declining biodiversity, the resilience of our ecosystem when it comes to climate change and cultural practice and knowledge. They're all intertwined."
By reviving the Indigenous practice of cultural fire burning, Hankins said the Earth can finally "get things back to the order it once was for thousands of years."
Newsom's plan intends to expand "beneficial fire" practices to 400,000 acres annually by 2025 -- part of the state's overall goal to treat 1 million acres annually by the same year.
"As climate change continues to exacerbate wildfire conditions, we're bringing federal, state, tribal, and local partners together to more effectively address the scale of this crisis," Newsom said in a statement. "California is putting in the work to help protect our communities from the devastating impacts of wildfires, build for the long-term, and safeguard our treasured state for generations to come."
From prohibition to appreciation
Native American tribes in California have long seen fire as a means of stewarding the land, practitioners told CNN.
"Fire is an important part of our community," said Redbird Willie, a land steward and cultural fire practitioner in Sonoma County. "We don't just include people, we include plants, animals, fire, water. They are members of our community and we have to treat them with respect and honor."
Cultural burns sometimes include ceremonies before and after, especially if it's the first time practitioners are introducing fire to an area. The fires are treated "like they're a living thing," Willie said.
"We say prayers and good words to it, and we have good intentions as we light them, and we do the same when we're putting out the fires as well," he said.
Since the late 1700s, California and other states discouraged or outright prohibited Native Americans from participating in many of their cultural practices, including fire burning, according to Hankins.
"American and European people came into Yosemite valley talking about the beauty of the valley," Hankins said. "When they saw the active fires Native people were burning, they complained about having to put the fires out not realizing this place was created because of those fires. The beauty we see until today is the product of the burning."
In 1911, the US government outlawed burnings in Native communities through the Weeks Act. During that time, the US Forest Service pursued a policy of fire suppression, focusing on putting out fires rather than managing them.
Such policies further stripped Indigenous communities -- who had also been displaced from their lands -- of their traditions.
To have their practices now respected, encouraged and appreciated "means everything" to the community, Willie said.
It isn't the first time California has asked Native tribes to help with wildfire mitigation efforts. Prescribed burn trainings and workshops have been held since 2002, and Karuk and Yurok tribes resumed burning in 2013.
In recent years, a number of states have similarly asked Native American fire practitioners to use their cultural burning practices to minimize the impact of wildfires. In Arizona, the Fort Apache Agency and the White Mountain Apache Tribe have treated thousands of acres of land.
Native Americans in Oregon and New Mexico have also carried out prescribed burns, according to the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network.
Florida has been one of the leaders in the practice of prescribed burnings, with the state's Forest Service authorizing on average the burning of over 2.1 million acres every year, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"We've been talking about these fires for a long time and trying to get people to listen to us, and for decades no one really did," Willie said. "Now all of a sudden everybody is listening, so for us to be getting this much attention about such a critical thing, it's something we couldn't have dreamed of."
Sharing knowledge and building capacity
Native American fire practitioners are an integral part of California's new task force thanks to their wealth of knowledge on successful burns. They know when to start a fire, and under what conditions. They know what time of year, and what time of day is best. They also know what types of fires to burn for different types of land -- how long to burn and how frequently.
"It's not a wildfire where there's white ash and red Earth," Hankins said. "Unlike more severe fires that put carbon back out into the atmosphere as a gas, when we create a low intensity burn it creates charcoal. That charcoal is that carbon locked into the soil, not out in the atmosphere."
"It's a very gentle fire that will ultimately improve soil health, moisture and infiltration," he added.
The change won't be immediate, Hankins cautions. It will take at least a decade before the normalization of cultural burns leads to visible change -- like the growth of flowers and bulb plants, along with a decrease in wildfires, he says.
Education among the Indigenous community will also take time.
"In many tribal communities, there's big need to reconnect to the knowledge systems around fires because we haven't been able to practice it for such a long time," he said.
"We've got to build the capacity around it again. It's not like flipping a switch and everybody's back out lighting those fires," Hankins said. "There's a lot of learning that needs to take place in our communities, and figuring out how we can work together with our neighbors, agencies and the public to make it widespread again."
As part of this knowledge building, tribes throughout the state are partnering with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to host cultural burning training days for firefighters.
Firefighters will learn directly from tribal leaders about "the tradition of fire and its importance to Tribal culture," Len Nielson, Cal Fire's staff chief for prescribed fire and tribal liaison, told CNN in a statement.
"California Tribes advise Cal Fire on traditional ecological knowledge for increasing the use of cultural burning and we are working to incorporate that knowledge into our own practices, including when, where and how prescribed burns are conducted," Nielson said. "Our relationship to California's Tribal community continues to evolve and we look forward to working collaboratively with Tribes to increase and expand the use of cultural burning."
For Hankins, encouraging cultural fires is a major part of rectifying some of the wrongs committed against California's Native communities.
"If you want to rebuild culture and support the Indigenous community, you have to support our fires and what they do for our land," he said.
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Schnabel spoke publicly at an event in northern Italy on Saturday. She really didn't provide much of a degree of certainy on the 'when' question
Its too early to do so, to be fair to her.
- "We will hike interest rates some time after, as appropriate, in light of incoming data,"
- "The speed of normalisation ... will depend on the economic fallout from the war, the severity of the inflation shock and its persistence,"
- said inflation risk was skewed towards even higher readings given sharply rising producer prices, structural economic changes like de-globalisation and likely wage hikes
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gave his view on Sunday
- “We are close to an agreement in the negotiations,” Amir-Abdollahian said during a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a statement by the ministry.
- “We have passed on our proposals on the remaining issues to the American side through the EU senior negotiator, and now the ball is in US court,” Iran’s top diplomat added.
Info via this link.
This is in reference to paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. The deal is known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly.
The point about monitoring the progress (or not) of talks is oil analysts are of the opinion that once a deal is agreed more Iranian oil will flow through to global markets. Most accept that this will not happen overnight. But, the more this guff stretches on the more time Iran has to make preparations to get the oil flowing.
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — The body of missing Navarre woman Cassie Carli was found Saturday evening in Alabama, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson announced Sunday.
Sheriff Johnson said authorities found Carli’s body in a shallow grave inside a barn while executing a search warrant on a property in Alabama. Johnson added Marcus Spanevelo has ties to the property.
An autopsy on Carli's body is set for Monday.
Sunday marks one week since 37-year-old Carli was last seen in Navarre Beach. Authorities arrested her ex-boyfriend Spanevelo Friday night in Tennessee on three charges related to the case.
Carli and Spanevelo met Sunday night at Navarre Beach for a custody exchange of their 4-year-old daughter.
This story was originally reported by ABC affiliate WEAR in Pensacola, Fla.
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“Pope Francis’ Response to Ukraine Has Tapped Into One of Catholicism’s Deepest Conspiracy Theories“. Gotta say, as a deeply cultural Catholic, I only knew the very top level of this one.
“There is not a huge gap in the ideological differences between the far right and the truckers in convoys. But increasingly these geopolitical conspiracy theories have moved beyond extremist spaces and into the mainstream, as polished Instagram wellness influencers cheerfully share them far and wide.”
“It appears the far right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends to expand its decade-plus radicalization of physical mixed martial arts (MMA) and combat sports spaces.”
Whatever you think of him, Coach K is a vanishing breed in college sports.
An excellent look back at the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Cause and Effect”, which was something not really tried on TV before, and almost didn’t get made because it was so weird at first. That episode ran 30 years ago, so yeah, we’re all old.
“How we got herd immunity wrong”.
“Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.” That would be a felony, by the way.
“But a lot of it’s about west’s battered reputation. Iraq did immeasurable damage – worse than Vietnam. Took place at the peak of sympathy for post-9/11 US. World watched America squander that goodwill in a goose chase any 15-year-old Indian, African or European, knew was wild.”
“Instead, a lot of people who have returned to their offices for some or all of the week have found that they’re the only ones there, or others are staying isolated in their offices, and all communication still happens over email, Slack, or Zoom. As a result, they’re spending time commuting to and from the office and dealing with all the hassles of in-person work but without any of the promised payoff.”
Eleven things you may or may not have known about The Bachelor, twenty years after its debut.
We could maybe learn a thing or two from Finland about preparedness.
“And so it was entirely predictable that the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, which receives funding from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, would assume it was entitled to refuse service to a Jewish couple seeking to become foster parents. That’s the problem with legalizing discrimination — sometimes that bigotry comes around to bite you in the ass.”
“One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas, wildlife officials said.” The bird is officially known as No. 492, the number om its leg band, but a Texas Parks and Wildlife tweet identified him as Pink Floyd, and I’m sorry but that is absolutely his name.
Impeach Clarence Thomas. And finally put an actual code of ethics on SCOTUS.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not impressed by Will Smith.
“A Tech Company Made It Harder to Use Its Products to Mine Crypto. Then Came the Ransomware Attack.”
Troy Kotsur, winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar this year, is also the creator of the sign language used by the Tusken raiders in The Book of Boba Fett.
“Failing to pursue Trump in such circumstances would send a signal of impunity for presidents who seek to destroy American democratic institutions, even as Trump’s supporters who ransacked the US Capitol begin to be convicted and face prison terms for apparently acting on their political hero’s wishes.”
“Madison, I can promise you that there is nobody in the “radical left” or “the media” who wants you to shut up about the cocaine orgies. Please keep talking about the cocaine orgies. We’ve got your back on this one, so go nuts. Everyone who is not currently either a Washington, D.C., Republican lawmaker or staffer wants to you to spill as much about the Republican Cocaine Orgies as you can spill.”
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Eh, what’s another $750 million?
Typically, $750 million is the total cost for a major highway project, one that would take years to spend that kind of money. In the case of TxDOT’s plans for a mammoth rebuild of Interstate 45 and the downtown freeway grid, however, that is just the estimated cost increase so far.
Officials last week confirmed new estimates showing an increase of $477.7 million in planned work, while another $274 million in added costs are likely for projects delayed by the roadblocks the project has faced. Combined, it means rebuilding the aging freeway, which already has divided local leaders and various community groups, likely will cost well more than $9 billion. More than half of those increases would go toward the downtown portions where the intersections and changes are most dramatic.
“The rising costs are unfortunate as delay does not meet anyone’s goals,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
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The latest estimates, part of the four-year plan updated annually by the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Policy Council show rebuilding key pieces of the freeway around downtown will cost considerably more than previously projected.
Based on the updated estimates, costs are jumping for some of the first segments slated for construction. Rebuilding I-69 between Spur 527 and Texas 288, once expected to cost $260 million, now has a projected price tag of $460.6 million, an increase of 77 percent. The next segment of I-69, from Texas 288 to I-45, increased in price from $260.7 million to $456 million, a hike of 75 percent over original estimates.
Some of the increase simply is baked into updating construction costs as major projects await construction.
TxDOT spokeswoman Raquelle Lewis said planners typically factor in costs rising about 4 percent annually, meaning the longer they sit on shelves the more expensive the projects become.
The I-45 cost increases are larger than many other projects — the entire rebuild of the Loop 610 and I-69 near The Galleria is set to cost $270.9 million — but increases as projects wait for work to begin are not uncommon.
“We are seeing some due to inflation,” H-GAC manager of project planning and delivery Adam Beckom told transportation policy council officials last week.
Four percent of $9 billion is $360 million, a lot of money but not quite half of the expected increase. That’s not exactly how the math would work here, but the point is simply that it’s more than just inflation. You may recall, as I documented extensively here years ago, the final cost of the I-10 widening west of 610 wound up costing way more than the initial (and extremely sunny) estimates claimed it would. That’s just how these things go, and we just tend to accept the ginormous amounts we spend on them. I doubt anyone’s mind will be changed by these numbers, but there they are anyway.
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But they didn’t kill off the possibility of it being saved, either.
Conservative activists suing the City of San Antonio alleging it violated the Texas “Save Chick-fil-a” law have not presented evidence of a violation, the Texas State Supreme Court ruled Friday morning, as it sent the case back down to a trial court.
The case stems back to a 2019 city council decision to deny the chain’s request to open a restaurant at the San Antonio International Airport because of what a council member described as the company’s support for Christian groups with anti-LGBTQ agendas.
Later that year, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law — Chick-fil-A cup in-hand — the bill that allows any individual to sue governments that have taken “adverse actions” against corporations due to their support for religious organizations.
A group of people from the San Antonio area, including a conservative activist and former council candidate Patrick von Dohlen, sued the city under the new law. They are represented by lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, a former state solicitor general who helped write the legislation and are backed by amicus briefs from 62 Republican state lawmakers and Abbott.
The justices said the plaintiffs did not “not allege sufficient facts” to sue a governmental body for official action. The court said actions taken before the law was in effect couldn’t be considered as violations of it, and past actions couldn’t be used to assume that the city would in the future violate the law.
“But, more importantly, we do not think the city’s March 2019 conduct standing alone permits a reasonable inference that there exists a “credible threat” of a post-September 1, 2019 adverse action against Chick-fil-A by the city,” the court’s ruling says. “Indeed, the contrary is true. Rather than assume the city would violate (the law), we presume the city would comply with (the law), until the contrary is shown.”
See here, here, and here for some background, and here for the court’s decision, which is fairly technical but still pretty straightforward. The bottom line is that because the San Antonio Council decision to not go with Chick-fil-A was made six months before the dumb “Save Chick-fil-a” law was passed, the justices who joined the majority opinion ruled that the plaintiffs could not claim there was a violation of the law. They also did not accept the argument that the city would have violated the law had it been on the books at the time, which the two concurring justices asserted. They did overturn the appeals court’s dismissal of the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiffs should be allowed to make a live pleading with the law now in effect, but I suspect that will be a hollow victory. I say that based in part on the Court’s observation that the city likely would have complied with the law if it had existed at the time, and partly because of this footnote at the end of the decision:
Finally, we note this case may present another jurisdictional issue that has not yet been addressed and should be considered on remand: whether Chick-fil-A’s public statement that it is no longer interested in pursuing a space in the San Antonio airport renders the case moot.
I mean, maybe Chick-fil-A doesn’t want you to try to save it.
Also, too, was the issue of standing, which I noted for its proximity to the state lawsuits against SB8. As is its wont, the Court sidestepped the matter:
Because we hold that petitioners have not demonstrated a waiver of governmental immunity and should have the opportunity to replead, we decline petitioners’ invitation to address standing at this stage. Standing should be determined based on a plaintiff’s live pleading, and it would be premature for us to weigh in on the City’s standing arguments before petitioners have repleaded.
In other words, we’ll deal with it if they sue again. Never decide today what you can put off till tomorrow. Bloomberg and the San Antonio Report has more.
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On Friday Texas Lyceum released its annual statewide poll, a major survey on the top issues facing Texans and their opinion on Texas leaders.
The biggest attention-grabbing news from the poll is just how close things are at the top of the ticket in the 2022 gubernatorial race.
Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke by only two percentage points, 42 to 40, according to the poll.
(The poll of registered voters also shows 14 percent haven’t thought about it or are voting for someone else.)
It’s the tightest polling released on the race yet. On average, polling on the race since January shows Abbott leading O’Rourke by 8 percentage points according to RealClearPolitics.
Toplines are here, the Lyceum polling page is here, and crosstabs are here. They have President Biden’s approval at 43-54, which is actually pretty good in comparison to other recent results – this could be any number of things including random chance and a Dem-leaning sample, or it could be reflective of things like the response to Russia/Ukraine and the receding (for now at least) of COVID – which is better than Trump’s outgoing approval in 2021 of 41-56. They also have Greg Abbott’s approval at 47-47, way down from the 59-38 they had him at in 2021. Like I said, this could be any number of things – all the other poll data we have is from February or so, which is a long way back at this point – but for sure the closeness of the race, and the low 42% number Abbott gets in the head to head matchup with Beto is likely correlated with these other figures. As always, the best thing to do is wait and see if other polls are similar or if this one stands out.
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Poll shows declining Dem, rising GOP midterm motivation
Republican voters are signaling how they’re thinking about the 2022 midterms, with a recent Pew Research survey showing they're much more motivated this cycle by which party controls Congress after November.
Why it matters: It’s a significant shift from the 2018 elections, when there was only a narrow gap between the two parties on the same question.
Between the lines: The overall share of voters saying which party controls Congress “really matters” to them is similar this cycle (63%) to the last midterm cycle (65%).
- But of that group, 70% of Republicans agree party control on the Hill is an important factor to them, compared to just 60% of Democrats.
- That’s down from 67% of Democratic voters who said the same in 2018.
- Independent voters are slightly more likely than Democrat ones to care about this (63%) —comparable to the last cycle.
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Newsom calls for "end to this carnage" after Sacramento shooting
A mass shooting early Sunday morning in Sacramento, California left six people dead and at least 12 injured, the city's police department confirmed in a news release Sunday afternoon.
What they're saying: "We once again mourn the lives lost and for those injured in yet another horrendous act of gun violence," California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a statement.
- "The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage," he added.
“Californians and all Americans join the Sacramento community in horror and anguish over this morning’s mass shooting," U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement.
- "Our hearts are with the victims of this brutal violence and with their families, and we are grateful for the heroism of our first responders."
Driving the news: The shooting was in downtown Sacramento at roughly 2 a.m., but no suspect has yet been taken into custody, per Police Chief Kathy Lester, the Sacramento Bee reports.
- The six victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while 12 others were located with "varying degrees of injuries," police said in the news release.
The big picture: "We are aware of a social media video that appears to show an altercation that preceded the shooting. We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting," the press release states.
- An investigation is currently underway, with "at least one firearm" recovered from the scene thus far, it adds.
The shooting was the third in 2022 in which at least six people were killed, per AP.
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Body of missing Florida mom Cassie Carli found in shallow grave, sheriff says
NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. - The body of Cassie Carli, a Florida mother who disappeared a week ago while trying to pick up her 4-year-old daughter from her ex-boyfriend, was discovered in a shallow grave Saturday night.
During a press conference on Sunday, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said the body, which detectives identified based on a tattoo, was discovered in a barn in Alabama.
Carli was last seen on Sunday evening, while meeting her ex-boyfriend Marcus Spanevelo, her daughter’s father, in the parking lot of a beachside restaurant not far from her home in Navarre, Florida. Investigators later recovered her vehicle, with her purse inside, and confirmed the couple’s 4-year-old daughter was safe.
Spanevelo was arrested on Saturday in Tennessee on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation, and destruction of evidence. Sheriff Johnson says more charges are pending now that Carli’s body has been found.
Johnson would not elaborate on Spanevelo’s connection to the Alabama property where Carli’s body was discovered, but did say investigators were at the barn executing a search warrant related to Carli’s phone, which was also missing.
Johnson stressed Spanevelo has not been cooperating with authorities and the only thing he said to them was "lawyer."
"He was totally uncooperative with us and that goes a long way," stated Johnson. "It’s your baby’s mother who’s missing and you’re not going to cooperate with authorities, it’s kind of telltale."
Johnson said Carli’s family was crushed when they learned her body had been located.
"We hated that Cassie has passed away, but it’s good to get closure for the family," Johnson said. "It’s good to keep this dirtbag in jail, where he belongs."
Johnson added, "I think we have a great case and I think he’s either going to spend the rest of his life in jail or get the needle. Hopefully the needle."
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An autopsy on Carli's body is scheduled for Monday morning.
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Guitar stolen from Grammy-nominated musician: ‘It is part of my life'
CLEVELAND - A Grammy-nominated musician is asking for the public’s help after her guitar was stolen before a recent gig in Cleveland, Ohio, earlier this month.
"To the person who just stole my guitar in Cleveland: please, return it back to me," Berta Rojas posted on her Instagram and Twitter pages. "To you it is only a guitar; to me it is part of my life. It brings joy, peace and happiness to the world."
Rojas said she will not press charges if the guitar is found.
According to FOX 19, Rojas was having lunch on Fulton Road in Ohio City Friday. When she returned to her car, she found a window busted and her guitar missing.
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"I just want the person that has it to leave it somewhere," she told the news outlet.
However, she was still able to perform at her concert hours later at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights using a borrowed guitar.
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society said that it was offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the guitar. The organization also posted a wanted poster with a picture of the believed thief on its Facebook page.
Rojas said on Instagram that she calls her guitar "La Rojita." She said it was built by Michael O’Leary in 2008.
Rojas has been nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards three times for her albums.
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Ukraine accuses Russian troops of massacre after finding city strewn with bodies
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities on Sunday accused the departing forces of committing war crimes and leaving behind a "scene from a horror movie."
As images of the bodies — of people whom residents said were killed indiscriminately — began to emerge from Bucha, a slew of European leaders condemned the atrocities and called for tougher sanctions against Moscow.
The bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian forces, Ukraine’s prosecutor-general, Iryna Venediktova, said.
Associated Press journalists saw the bodies of at least 21 people in various spots around Bucha, northwest of the capital. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site that residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been killed at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs and one of those was shot in the head; another's legs were bound.
Ukrainian officials laid the blame for the killings — which they said happened in Bucha and other Kyiv suburbs — squarely at the feet of Russian troops, with the president calling them evidence of genocide. But Russia’s Defense Ministry rejected the accusations as "provocation."
The discoveries followed the Russian retreat from the area around the capital, territory that has seen heavy fighting since troops invaded Ukraine from three directions on Feb. 24. Troops who swept in from Belarus to the north spent weeks trying to clear a path to Kyiv, but their advance stalled in the face of resolute defense from Ukraine’s forces.
Moscow now says it is focusing its offensive on the country's east, but it also pressed a siege on a city in the north and continued to strike cities elsewhere in a war that has already forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee their country and many more to leave their homes.
Russian troops rolled into Bucha in the early days of the invasion and stayed up March 30. With those forces gone, residents gave harrowing accounts Sunday, saying soldiers shot and killed civilians without any apparent reason.
One resident, who refused to give his name fearing for his safety, said that Russian troops went building to building and took people out of the basements where they were hiding, checking their phones for any evidence of anti-Russian activity and taking them away or shooting them.
Hanna Herega, a resident of Bucha, said Russian troops shot a neighbor who had gone out to gather wood for heating.
"He went to get some wood when all of a sudden they (Russians) started shooting. They hit him a bit above the heel, crushing the bone, and he fell down," Herega said. "Then they shot off his left leg completely, with the boot. Then they shot him all over (the chest). And another shot went slightly below the temple. It was a controlled shot to the head."
The AP also saw two bodies, that of a man and a woman, wrapped in plastic that residents said they had covered and placed in a shaft until a proper funeral could be arranged.
The resident who refused to be identified said the man was killed as he left a home.
"He put his hands up, and they shot him," he said.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said scores of residents were found slain on the streets of the suburbs of Irpin and Hostomel as well as Bucha, in what looked like a "scene from a horror movie."
He alleged that some of the women found dead had been raped before being killed and the Russians then burned the bodies.
"This is genocide," Zelenskyy told CBS’ "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
But Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement that the photos and videos of dead bodies "have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the Western media." It noted that Bucha's mayor did not mention any abuses a day after Russian troops left.
The ministry charged said "not a single civilian has faced any violent action by the Russian military" in Bucha.
Over the weekend, AP journalists witnessed Ukrainian soldiers gingerly removing at least six bodies from a street in Bucha with cables in case the Russians had booby-trapped corpses with explosives before their withdrawal.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called on other nations to immediately end Russian gas imports, saying they were funding the killings.
"Not a penny should go to Russia anymore," Klitschko told German newspaper Bild. "That’s bloody money used to slaughter people. The gas and oil embargo must come immediately."
Officials in France, Germany, Italy, Estonia and the U.K. separately condemned what was being described and vowed that Russia would be held accountable.
"This is not a battlefield, it’s a crime scene," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tweeted.
Authorities said they were documenting evidence to add to their case for prosecuting Russian officials for war crimes.
Smoke rises after an attack by Russian army in Odessa, on April 3, 2022. - Air strikes rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port Odessa early Sunday morning, according to an interior ministry official, after Kyiv had warned that Russia was trying to
As Russian forces retreated from the area around the capital, they pressed their sieges in other parts of the country. Russia has said it is directing troops to the Donbas in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years.
In that region, Mariupol, a port on the Sea of Azov that has seen some of the war's greatest suffering, remained cut off. About 100,000 civilians — less than a quarter of the prewar population of 430,000 — are believed to be trapped there with little or no food, water, fuel and medicine.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday that a team sent Saturday to help evacuate residents had yet to reach the city.
Ukrainian authorities said Russia agreed days ago to allow safe passage from the city, but similar agreements have broken down repeatedly under continued shelling.
A supermarket parking lot in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, meanwhile, has become the staging ground for helping people who have made it out.
Peycheva Olena, who fled the besieged city, told Britain's Sky News she was forced to leave the body of her husband unburied when he was killed in shooting.
"There was shelling, and we tried to drag him away but it was too much, we couldn’t do it," explained her daughter, Kristina Katrikova.
The mayor of Chernihiv, which also has been under attack for weeks, said Sunday that relentless Russian shelling has destroyed 70% of the northern city. Like in Mariupol, Chernihiv has been cut off from shipments of food and other supplies.
On Sunday morning, Russian forces launched missiles on the Black Sea port of Odesa, in southern Ukraine, sending up clouds of dark smoke that veiled parts of the city. The Russian military said the targets were an oil processing plant and fuel depots around Odesa, which is Ukraine’s largest port and home to its navy.
The Odesa city council said Ukraine’s air defense shot down some missiles before they hit the city. Ukrainian military spokesman Vladyslav Nazarov said there were no casualties from the attack.
The regional governor in Kharkiv, said Sunday that Russian artillery and tanks performed over 20 strikes on Ukraine’s second-largest city and its outskirts in the country's northeast over the past day.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during face-to-face talks in Istanbul this week, but no written confirmation has been provided.
The Ukrainian negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia said on Ukrainian TV that he hoped the proposal was developed enough so Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet to discuss it. But the top Russian negotiator in talks with Ukraine, Vladimir Medinksy, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying it was too early to talk about a meeting between the two leaders.
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Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON – Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply – again.
Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.”
A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses including banks, retail outlets, truck stops, grocery stores and more has asked the Treasury Department for more help convincing Americans to get coins back in circulation.
The consequences of the circulation slowdown hit people who don’t have an ability to pay for items electronically, they say.
“If retailers are not able to offer change for cash purchases consumers who rely on cash will be vulnerable,” the associations said in a letter to Treasury.
For example, people who do their laundry at coin laundry mats could have a harder time finding change to wash their clothes. And on a larger scale, people who don’t have cash access aren’t able to patronize certain card-only businesses.
It’s not a coin shortage America faces, but a lack of circulation.
“We can’t print our way out of this problem,” said Austen Jensen, a senior vice president for government affairs at the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
Jensen’s group, along with the American Bankers Association, National Association of Convenience Stores, and National Grocers Association, is trying to meet consumer demand and wants a new public campaign to increase coin circulation.
Jensen said his group is also encouraging member retailers to find creative ways to deal with the shortage of coins, including rounding-up purchases for charity promotions. And he says businesses with multiple locations could send coins from one store to another.
This is not the first time during the pandemic that the issue of low coin circulation has arisen.
The coronavirus disrupted consumers’ buying habits and shifted purchases largely to plastic cards to such an extent that in July 2020, the Federal Reserve restricted coin orders by financial institutions.
The Fed also convened a U.S. Coin Task Force, made up of representatives from various federal agencies, which led to a campaign encouraging the public to get coins into circulation.
This February, the task force issued a State of Coin report, which said pandemic lockdowns slowed small transactions that generated change and there was a temporary aversion to cash for perceived hygienic reasons. The report also said the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Mint contracted with a third party consultant to review the coin supply chain.
Coin deposit volumes began to increase gradually starting in the summer of 2020, but businesses say the problem has come up again as people have stopped using coins and have stuck to plastic cards.
The issue has had the biggest impact on people who don’t have bank accounts. An estimated 22 percent of U.S. Americans were “unbanked” or “underbanked” in 2019, according to the Federal Reserve.
The government encourages people to help get coin moving by spending it with retailers, taking it to their banks and credit unions, or using a coin recycling kiosk like the ones found at grocery stores.
The Treasury Department had yet to respond to the letter. Saturday, Treasury did not reply to a request for comment by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
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...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...West to northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75
mph possible.
* WHERE...All of southeast Wyoming along and east of the Laramie
Range.
* WHEN...6 PM MDT Monday until 6 PM MDT Wednesday. While a period
of strong winds will be possible overnight Monday into Tuesday
morning, the strongest winds are generally expected Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds may be
hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including
campers and tractor trailers, with a potential high risk for
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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The Laramie County Sheriff’s Department, in cooperation with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, advises residents that state law requires notification if a registered sex offender is living within a minimum of 750 feet of certain areas.
Those areas include residences and organizations within the community such as schools, churches and religious and/or youth organizations.
This is not a complete listing of all sex offenders but reflects the most current updated address information. The website below can be accessed for more complete prior postings. If you have any additional questions, you also can contact the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department at 307-633-4733.
Additionally, any person who uses this information or information accessed through the Wyoming Sex Offenders Registry site to harass any individual – including the registrants or their family members – or who otherwise misuse this information may be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability under federal and/or state law.
No determination has been made that any individual included in the registry is currently dangerous; individuals included in the registry are included solely by virtue of their conviction record and state law.
The main purpose of providing information on the internet and through the newspaper is to ensure information is publicly available and accessible, not to warn about any specific individual.
Go to http://www.laramiecounty.com/_officials/Sheriff/index.aspx, then click on the Sex Offender Search link near the bottom of the page for specific information on the listed offenders below (Note: All are from Cheyenne, unless otherwise noted).
Tommy Lance Bell, 5804 Eastland Court, apartment C
Terry DeWayne Carey, 2310 E. 8th St.
David Allan Dedo, 2410 E. 15th St.
David Lee Dye, transient
Clarence Edward Fisher Jr., transient
Zane Goodsell, 322 W. 17th St.
Joseph Edward Jones, 1515 W. Lincolnway, room 31
Danny Daron Martinez, 1504 Stinson Ave.
Jacob Christian Paquette, 322 W. 17th St.
Keith William Schafer, 1210 W. 22nd St.
Vicente Soto, Jr., 202 Antelope Ave., unit B, Burns
Cory Joseph Valenta, 1504 Stinson Ave.
Christian Michael Vosler, 2213 E. 10th St., in camper
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TAMPA (WFLA) – Two people were struck by lightning while leaving Saturday afternoon’s Yankee game in Tampa, according to Tampa police.
The Tampa Police Department said in a news release that two adults, a man in his 60s and a female in her 20s were struck by lightning while in the parking lot of Raymond James Stadium just before 4 p.m.
Tampa Fire Rescue transported both people to the hospital where they are in stable condition.
The two were leaving the Yankees game versus the Atlanta Braves which ended after six innings due to inclement weather.
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(NEXSTAR) – Since the start of 2022, avian influenza has been confirmed in at least 22 states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Should you be concerned?
The first case this year among a commercial flock was among turkeys in Indiana. Since then, new cases have been reported almost daily by the USDA.
Spread of the disease is largely blamed on the droppings of wild birds, such as ducks and geese, which often show no signs of illness. But studies suggest the virus can be tracked into secure chicken and turkey barns on equipment, workers, mice, small birds, and even dust particles.
An outbreak in 2015 resulted in the deaths of about 50 million chickens and turkeys, causing egg and meat prices to soar. Bird flu hit more than 200 farms in 15 states, costing the federal government about $1 billion and the poultry industry an estimated $3 billion.
While the current avian flu outbreak will only likely have a small impact on you, here’s what you should know.
Where has avian flu been detected?
Among the most recent detection was the presence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock and a backyard mixed-species flock, both in Minnesota. On Wednesday, the USDA reported two outbreaks among commercial turkeys – a flock of more than 55,000 in South Dakota and another of 35,500 in Iowa.
Here are all of the states that have confirmed reports of avian flu, according to the USDA:
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Roughly 7 million chickens and turkeys have been killed this year throughout these states due to avian influenza. On Tuesday, Iowa officials 1.5 million chickens at an egg-laying farm about 60 miles west of Des Moines would need to be killed because of the flu. About 28,000 birds at a nearby turkey farm were also killed. Earlier this month, an Iowa egg-laying farm was forced to kill more than 5 million chickens.
How does the outbreak impact me?
First, avian flu isn’t a foodborne illness – meaning you can’t become infected from eating poultry after it’s been cooked properly, according to Tom Super, the Senior Vice President of Communications for the National Chicken Council. The same goes for eggs, Marc Dresner, director of integrated communications for the American Egg Board notes. Additionally, birds that do test positive for avian flu won’t enter the food chain.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of infection among humans is low. The agency notes that those working with birds or exposed to them in the wild are at a higher risk of infection than the general public.
One human infection has been reported, the CDC reports. The individual, a person in the United Kingdon, lived with a large number of domestically kept birds, which tested positive for avian flu. According to the World Health Organization, the individual “remained clinically asymptomatic and is now considered to not be infectious.”
Of the affected birds, about 10-12% are broilers – chickens that are raised as meat – Super tells Nexstar. Because of its limited impact (roughly 9 billion broilers are raised every year), Super says they don’t expect the avian flu to impact production or chicken meat prices.
About 3% of the egg-laying chicken population has been affected so far, Dresner says. He adds that while egg farmers have learned a lot since the last major avian flu outbreak in 2015, “even the most rigorous disease prevention practices are not always successful in keeping migratory birds from spreading the disease.”
Egg prices may also be on the rise near you, but avian flu isn’t the only contributing factor. The demand ahead of Easter, higher costs to feed the birds and ship the products may also impact the prices you see at the store, one economist tells Nexstar’s KXAN.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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As Kansas City defrosts and local produce starts to pop up, so do spring menus and restaurant patios. Eateries across the region are preparing their spring menus, many of which include local produce. Natasha Bailey, co-host of KCUR’s podcast Hungry For MO and executive chef at Thelma’s Kitchen, said she’s ready to jump into spring flavors.
“I'm so excited for ramps and morels and radishes and all of the cute little greens that come up,” Bailey said. “I'm excited. Arugula, fresh arugula, ugh — everything is just so crisp.”
Even as restaurants face inflation and lingering problems from the pandemic — such as supply chain disruptions and worker shortages — some new spots have managed to open around Kansas City.
Food critic Mary Bloch said she was excited that the popular Thai barbecue pop-up, Buck Tui BBQ, owned by Ted and Pam Liberda, found a brick and mortar home in Overland Park. The storefront opened in January. Pam Liberda is also owner of Waldo Thai.
Pizza Tascio, which serves New York style pizza, just opened a second location in North Kansas City. Pizza Tascio was started by Erik Borger, founder of Il Lazzarone. Bloch said her favorite pizza there, called “Spicy Pepperoni,” is topped with pepperoni, jalapenos, and Mike’s Hot Honey.
Here are KCUR’s food writers' and listener suggestions for their favorite restaurants and springtime dishes:
Natasha Bailey, Thelma’s Kitchen:
- Pirate’s Bone Burgers — Beet Burger. This brightly-colored plant-based burger, served with avocado spread, pickled cabbage and house aioli is just one of Pirate Bone’s many vegan burger choices. It’s the perfect option for a lighter burger alternative on warm spring days.
- Housewife — Roasted Red Pepper Toast. Chef Anna Sorge packs roasted red peppers, goat cream cheese, arugula pesto, and pine nuts onto a slice of rustic bread to create the mouthwatering new veggie toast.
- Vegan Crave Burgers & Bakery recently opened in the Iron District. Chef Teeshia Madge makes divine vegan treats, like a portobello mushroom and black bean burger and various baked goods.
- Kind Food KC — BBQ Jackpot Nachos. Yet another refreshing vegan option, these nachos feature a slow roasted jackfruit and sweet potato mix topped with cashew queso, corn salsa, and cilantro-lime cream.
- Green Dirt Farm Creamery in Weston has a tantalizing menu of sandwiches. While you’re there, be sure not to miss out on their fresh cheese or seasonal ice creams.
Mary Bloch, Food Critic:
- Antler Room — Grilled White Asparagus. White asparagus is a spring delicacy, ubiquitous in Austria, but hard to find in the U.S. The Antler Room just put a dish on the menu starring white asparagus, paired with hazelnuts, green olives, pancetta, green garbanzo and sherry vinegar.
- The Savoy at 21c’s — Alaskan Halibut. White asparagus is also a part of this dish, but the main component is halibut. Halibut is best in the springtime. There’s also spring pea soup as a starter, a classic springtime soup with crème fraiche and edamame.
- The Restaurant at 1900 — Early Spring Pea and White Asparagus Salad. This dish also features white asparagus – surprise! Combined with fresh peas in a new spring salad, along with strawberries, cucumbers, mustard greens and green goddess dressing, this is spring on a plate.
- Westport Cafe’s risotto. Although Westport Café has yet to debut their spring menu, the risotto changes with the seasons. It’s always colorful and flavorful, as it highlights the best of what’s at the market. The spring risotto may feature peas, with beautiful Fresno chiles and possibly mixed mushrooms.
- Farina — Lemon Creste De Gallo. Farina has a special section on their menu of homemade pastas that change often to reflect what inspires Head Chef Michael Smith based on seasonal ingredients. The Lemon Creste De Gallo pasta dish with shrimp, pistachios, Calabrian chili, Castelvetrano olives and fresh basil is indicative of that.
- Verbena — Lemon Tart. Verbena has a gorgeous lemon tart with lemon curd, a graham cracker crust, blueberry coulis and even edible flowers. Think key lime pie. A sweet way to end a meal.
- Story Restaurant — Soft Shell Crab. As soon as soft shell crab is in season, Story can be counted on to feature it, typically served with English peas, potatoes and aioli.
Listener recommendations:
- Extra Virgin — Steelhead Trout. Served with a mouthwatering garlic tahini, marinated beets, and scallions, the trout is one of Extra Virgin’s many dinner items you don’t want to miss. Extra Virgin also boasts a large, half-off happy hour menu Monday - Thursday from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M.
- Chewology is relatively new to the restaurant scene and Kansas City. The menu is inspired by Taiwanese street food, and features a wide variety of gyoza (dumplings) and bao (steamed buns).
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Aircraft reported as missing returned to Wyoming after losing contact with FAA
UPDATE, 12:45 p.m.: The aircraft that was reported missing was able to turn around and return to Wyoming after experiencing a communications issue that caused it to lose contact with the FAA in Denver, per tweets from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and Poudre Fire Authority. The plane's owner was reached via cellphone upon landing. All responding agencies are standing down.
ORIGINAL STORY: Larimer County rescue agencies are searching for the reported crash of a small, single-engine airplane near Masonville.
The Larimer County Sheriff's office said via tweet that the crash was reported by FAA approach control in Denver. As of noon, Sunday, no crash had been located.
In addition to LCSO, Loveland Fire and Rescue, Larimer County Search and Rescue and Civil Air Patrol members have joined the search.
No further information was immediately available. Return to Coloradoan.com for more on this developing story.
Coloradoan editor Eric Larsen can be reached at ericlarsen@coloradoan.com or 970-224-7745 (call or text). Support journalism in Fort Collins and subscribe today at offers.coloradoan.com/specialoffer.
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SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WWLP) – A veteran EMT and firefighter from Long Island is becoming a familiar figure in New England with his seminars for animal lovers: What to do when your dog faces a medical emergency?
During his morning long seminar at the Southwick Fire Department Sunday, Tom Rinelli provided more than a dozen Springfield area dog lovers with stuffed animals to practice the lifesaving techniques. Rinelli, who is a 30 year EMT and firefighter, teaches dog owners and animal care professionals what to do during a medical emergency, ranging from chocking to having a seizure.
The entire course was hands on. Rinelli is in the process of lining up future dog care seminars for those who are interested.
For more information, click here.
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How a massive influx of Ukraine refugees could change Europe Published April 3, 2022 at 2:01 PM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:03 NPR's Miles Parks speaks with the Migration Policy Institute's Europe Director Hanne Beirens about how the influx of Ukrainian refugees may reshape Europe. Copyright 2022 NPR
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Christian author and Alexander City native Runas C. Powers III is bringing his latest book to shelves next month, and will examine love, family and perseverance through trying times.
He describes his newest book, “Some Dreams Never Die” as the culmination of his 17-year writing career, with the author incorporating all elements of his literary prose and style into the recent novel.
Powers has published five other books, including “A Right to Write,” “A Collection of Thoughts,” “Simply Runas,” “Heart Soul & Rhyme,” and “Verses of Pain and Love.” All have poetry and some contain gospel plays.
Powers builds on his previous work this time by combining poetry, playwriting and essays which explores the truth and beauty within the world as well as the pain and cruel reality of life at times.
“It is about loving life while you have the chance and giving people their flowers before they're gone, and not after,” he explained.
That theme has been especially relevant to Powers over the last year as he continues to cope with the death of his father. On April 27, 2021, Powers’ father died after suffering cardiac arrest, shocking his entire family.
“Nobody was ready for it and the title “Some Dreams Never Die” became even more appropriate as my dad and my mother always supported my work, and he had always helped me and encouraged me to get where I am,” he noted.
Given this experience, much of Powers newest book discusses issues relating to family and the importance of relationships. In fact, Powers dedicated “Some Dreams Never Die” to his father as a tribute.
Powers’ love of writing very much began while growing up with his family in Alexander City. At the time, his father worked as a doctor while Powers attended school.
“When I was in high school, I had a knack for history, literature and English, and I remember someone saying I should join the annual staff so I started to do work on the yearbook,” he said.
Powers’ passion for writing and storytelling only intensified in college as he took an interest in rap music and became inspired by the genre’s lyrical and poetic style.
“By the time I was in college, I got into writing because I love music, and I love rap music. So, I was inspired by the lyrics, or the poetry of the music. So, I started to compose my own lyrics,” he said.
Shortly after, Powers began writing poetry and eventually enrolled in creative writing classes at both Troy and Faulkner University. Upon graduating college, he published his first book at just 24-years-old.
Now, Powers’ newest book contains over six dramatic plays and twenty essays on subjects ranging from Powers’ personal experiences and interests to his beliefs on social issues, politics and spirituality.
The 900 page-book delves into issues relating to mental health, teenage pregnancy and even the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In addition to my father, the book is dedicated to everyone else that we lost along the way with COVID. Many people don't want to wear a mask and some people didn’t want to get vaccinated, and I lost a very good friend of mine who died before the vaccinations were available,” Powers said.
Powers’ described his friend as his spiritual mentor of 18 years and said that he had learned much about spirituality and faith through his mentor.
“I would call him for advice and we would pray together and he taught me how to meditate. I had a lot of respect for him, and we just sort of grew,” Powers said.
However, during the beginning days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became difficult for the two to see each other.
“The sad thing was, before he passed away, he really wanted to see me, and I was afraid to take a chance so I couldn't see him,” Powers said. “The next thing I know I get a call from him and he is out of breath and couldn't talk much. He said he thought he had COVID and I said, ‘Oh God.’ Then two weeks went by and I didn't hear from him. Shortly after that he was in the ground.”
Even through the loss of family and friends, Powers relies on his faith for comfort and guidance, especially as it relates to priorities and pursuing dreams in life.
“I wasn't angry with God, even as I think about my friend all the time. I know he's in a better place, and that's the way I have my closure on it. And if I live good enough, a life by God's grace, then I may see him there. That is also how I view my father,” Powers said. "I try to write for the Lord and have God use me as an instrument. I want to make the world better and to make a difference.”
Powers will discuss these stories and more at a book signing on April 6 at Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library. During that time, he will read excerpts from his most recent book. All are welcome to attend.
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• Patrick Shane Businelle, 46, of Goodwater was arrested for possession of marijuana.
• Jihoon Wi, 42, of Auburn was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
• Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.
• Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City.
• Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.
• Theft was reported in Alexander City.
• Utility diversion was reported in Alexander City.
March 30
• Kristin Gail Thompson, 41, of Ashland was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of prescription drugs and public intoxication.
• Anthony Dontrell Smoot, 33, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence, public intoxication and interference with a domestic violence emergency call.
• Theft was reported in Alexander City.
• Two counts of possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.
• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.
• Burglary was reported in Alexander City.
• Animal running at large and dog presumed to be vicious was reported in Alexander City.
March 29
• Anthony Dontrell Smoot, 33, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence and three counts of reckless endangerment.
• Sidney Laroyce Hill, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a pistol by a violent felon.
• Discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a violent felon was reported in Alexander City.
• Possession of a forged instrument was reported in Alexander City.
March 28
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• A cat bite was reported in Alexander City.
• Theft was reported in Alexander City.
• Possession of a forged instrument was reported in Alexander City.
March 27
• Matthew James Vanhook, 38, of Opelika was arrested for bail jumping.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
March 26
• Joshua Jay Mitchell, 38, of Roanoke was arrested for two counts of bail jumping.
• Brandyn Makris Goggans, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and bail jumping.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Illegal possession of a credit or debit card was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City.
March 25
• Gerry Videl Smith, 47, of Montgomery was arrested for failure to appear.
• Assault was reported in Alexander City.
• Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.
• Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.
• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
• Theft was reported in Alexander City.
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"He's been dead 20 years, and we are still conversing." So writes Judy Polumbaum in All Available Light, a new book showcasing her father's robust photography career.
Ted Polumbaum started his journalism career as a news writer in Boston in the early 1950s, but at the height of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hunt for communists under the guise of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Ted was called in to testify. As a student at Yale, he'd been a member of a progressive student group that the HUAC had later declared subversive.
At his hearing, Ted took the Fifth Amendment, challenging the Senate's right to call his personal life into question. As a result he was fired from his job, and blacklisted from most news organizations.
And so, he took back up a hobby from his childhood — photography. His portfolio caught the eye of LIFE, and he'd go on to do 400 assignments for the magazine, and regularly worked for many other publications as well.
Judy spent 20 years after Ted's death combing through his archives and interviewing his friends and family members.
"One of my regrets is that I never interrogated my father before he died," she says. The result of all her work is All Available Light, what Judy calls a "collective memoir." It gives the reader a closeup of midcentury American history and the contemporary world through the eyes — and camera lens — of one man.
Ted, who remained a freelancer his entire career, willingly photographed any assignment LIFE gave him — whether it was the hula hoop craze, people packing into photo booths, an evening with Jackie Kennedy while her husband received the Democratic nomination in 1960, or civil rights activists protesting across the South.
"Many of his assignments were political protests," Judy says. "Today protest photography is a beat. Back then, you know, a lot of the major media didn't even take protests seriously. And my dad, if he heard of a protest, he would run to it to cover it. He thought these things should be documented for posterity.
Ted's interest in progressive issues continued even after his politics nearly ended his career. He and his wife, Nyna Brael Polumbaum, were active in Boston, organizing study groups about America's involvement in Vietnam, and events in support of civil rights.
Today, in an era where "objectivity" is a heated debate among media circles, such active political involvement may be frowned upon. But Judy makes a critical distinction: "He never claimed not to have a perspective or a point of view," she says. "But he didn't deliberately go about trying to propagandize. He showed what he thought was important."
Two of his subjects were George Wallace, governor of Alabama, and Louise Day Hicks, a U.S. Representative from Boston — both of whom were staunchly against desegregation. Both were "anathema to his politics," Judy says. "But he didn't try to make people look bad, even if he vehemently disagreed with them. He showed them as they were."
Ted's politics made him popular among perhaps an unlikely audience — his children's friends. "My brother and I used to joke that our friends just purported to be our friends — they really wanted to come over and talk with the old man," Judy says laughing.
Her friends had more conventional parents, Judy says, so "they wanted people to talk to, and my father loved to talk with young people and talk politics. He was a great conversationalist. He was a philosopher and a poet and a terrible punster."
In researching and writing All Available Light, Judy has been able to keep those conversations with her father alive — and share them with a new generation.
Vanessa Castillo photo edited this story.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Juliana Rotich to head Safaricom's fintech integration unit
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By Macharia Kamau
| Apr 4th 2022 | 2 min read
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Safaricom has named Ms Juliana Rotich as its Head of Fintech Integration Solutions where she will oversee the company’s financial solutions, which are anchored on M-Pesa.
These include M-Shwari, Fuliza and KCB M-Pesa. The appointment comes as revenues from these services increasingly become key for Safaricom.
Earnings from mobile money and other such services have over time grown to the point of overtaking the traditional voice revenues as the mainstay for Safaricom.
In the six months to September 2021, M-Pesa contributed about 40 per cent of the service revenue. Contribution by voice, once Safaricom’s major earner, was at 34.2 per cent of the service revenue.
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Ms Rotich is expected to further deepen the impact of Safaricom as a fintech in the country.
“Delighted to not only join Safaricom to advance Fintech Integration solutions but also co-host the first Fintech Innovation week,” she tweeted.
In mid-March, she hosted Safaricom’s Fintech Innovation Week, which brought together thought leaders, partners, and developers from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Lesotho, Ghana, Egypt and other African countries.
Ms Rotich co-founded BRCK Inc, “a hardware and services technology company formed to realise a vision for enabling communication in low infrastructure environments by developing useful, innovative, and exciting hardware-centred technologies in Kenya according to her profile.
She also co-founded Ushahidi and was instrumental in the founding and setup of iHub and Gearbox in Kenya.
She serves on the boards of Standard Media Group, Safaricom Money Transfer Service Ltd and Kenya’s Vision 2030 Delivery Board.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri.
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Bloomberg (gated) with the article, citingpeople familiar with the matter, who asked to not be named because the information isn’t public:
- gas is taken from an oil well pad in the Bakken shale basin to power mobile generators used to run Bitcoin mining servers on site
- uses up 18 million cubic feet of gas per month that would have otherwise been burned off -- or flared -- because there aren’t enough pipelines
- Exxon Mobil Corp. is considering doing the same at other sites around the globe
BTC update:
This might cause a bit of a stir.
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Maxar Tech has provided satellite imagery from the ransacked town of Bucha showing a 45 foot long mass grave trench (info via Reuters)
Reports of:
- accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted
- discovery of mass graves and corpses in streets near Kyiv
- President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed leaders in Moscow for the "torture" and "killings" of civilians
- Britain, France, Germany, the United States, NATO and the United Nations all voiced horror and revulsion at the reports of civilians being murdered in Bucha, northwest of the capital, with the atrocities prompting vows of action at the International Criminal Court.
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Meanwhile attacks continue from Russia in:
- Kherson
- Odessa
- Mariupol
The war crime images are horrific. I won't be posting them here.
I'd rather not post this info at all, but atrocities committed by Putin will impact peace negotiations and thus financial markets.
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Having collected five points in three games during a critical road swing, the Kings returned home for a pair of rematches from the trip, beginning with a showdown with the Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.
They’ll seek to gain ground on the first-place Flames and win the three-game season series in their final meeting with Calgary (40-19-9). In the first two matchups, the Kings (38-23-10) and Flames proved it was indeed a “3-2 league” as Calgary and former Kings coach Darryl Sutter was fond of saying. The Flames prevailed 3-2 on Dec. 2 and the Kings won by an identical margin in a shootout that followed a sinewy third period on Thursday in which the Kings blew a lead and then tied the game late.
The Kings’ performance on the trip brought them to within three points of Calgary, which has lost three straight games. The Kings went 2-0-1 on their Western Canadian sojourn.
“Five out of six points is a pretty good road trip,” defenseman Sean Durzi said. “We knew coming in that good teams find a way and we believe that we’re a good team.”
Against Winnipeg, the Kings scored shorthanded, on the power-play and at even strength. They killed all six penalties they took and were dangerous while a man down even beyond Adrian Kempe’s goal. Anze Kopitar also scored, as did Gabe Vilardi, giving the Kings not only a goal in each situation but one from each level of experience on their roster.
They also withstood a late push from the Jets, including blocked shots by their two top centers, Kopitar and Phillip Danault, who also combined for three points. The Flames and Kings’ respective goal differentials are separated by a whopping 64 tallies, but the Kings have won nearly as much as Calgary due to timely play, determination and selflessness.
“I think it was [Kings executive] Marc Bergevin that told me the other day that there’s statistical hockey and then there’s winning hockey,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said. “What’s nice about most of our guys is that they want to play winning hockey. They don’t give a you-know-what about their stats, they just want to win. It’s in our DNA.”
Kopitar played his 1200th game and another veteran, defenseman Alex Edler, extended his point streak to three games. He has four points in those matches since returning to the lineup from a pair of healthy scratches. Earlier in the season, Edler, 35, battled back from a broken ankle that he sustained in a grisly fall near the boards.
The Kings remained without four defensemen (Mikey Anderson, Drew Doughty, Matt Roy, and Sean Walker) and three wingers (Andreas Athanasiou, Dustin Brown and Brendan Lemieux) during their journey.
On deck await the Flames, who are led by winger Johnny Gaudreau. His 26 points in the month of March were tied for second in the NHL, trailing only Nashville defenseman Roman Josi. He ranks fourth for the campaign with 92 points in 68 games. Winger Matthew Tkachuk and forward Elias Lindholm have both exceeded a point-per-game pace, while a reconfigured defense corps has aided goalie Jacob Markstrom’s cause. The towering Swede has more than done his part for Calgary as well. He ranks eighth in wins, fifth in save percentage, third in goals-against average and first in shutouts league-wide.
Calgary at Kings
When: 7:30 p.m. Monday
Where: Crypto.com Arena
TV/Radio: Bally Sports West/iHeartRadio
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Delilah looks on as she receives an examination by a veterinarian during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Alhambra police officer Llamas poses for a photo with Jacob and Jasmine Chu during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Dr. I-Shun Chen inspects Tank during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Dr. Rebecca Rosenberg examines Rosie as owner Vanessa Rose looks on during a free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Delilah receives a tooth exam during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Lola the Pug waits to be examined by a veterinarian during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Mel the cat waits to be vaccinated during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Chihuahuas wait to be vaccinated during the free pet vaccination and wellness clinic Sunday at the Alhambra Police Department.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Sunday was wellness day for dogs and cats at Alhambra Police Department, which hosted a free clinic for them on the front lawn and parking lot of the department.
Available were vet exams, flea meds, vaccines, microchips, pet food and deworming.
Owners of those pets were treated to a K9-Otis demonstration as well and there were booths from local businesses.
Registration for the free services was done through L.A. County Animal Care and Control.
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BNZ on the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting coming up tomorrow.
- The RBA policy decision tomorrow is a non-event
- with no change in policy expected ahead of the May Federal election, but another incremental shift to more hawkish commentary wouldn’t look out of line as everything points to the RBA remaining well behind the curve
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The RBA cash rate has languished at 0.1% and looks unlikely to change at the April meeting:
Australia's federal election is due by May 21.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — Despite success at the plate, No. 5 Florida State (16-11, 6-6 ACC) was swept by No. 16 Notre Dame (16-5, 5-4) 9-7 at Dick Howser Stadium on Sunday.
LHP Ross Dunn (1-2) started for the Noles, pitching 5.0 innings with seven strikeouts. Relievers Jackson Nezuh and Connor Whittaker pitched the final four innings.
Aidan Tyrell (4-0) pitched 4.2 innings in relief for Notre Dame, allowing one unearned run.
Behind Logan Lacey’s team-high three hits, FSU out-hit the Irish for the second straight game. Tyler Martin and Colton Vincent both had a pair of hits. Jordan Carrion stole two bases for the Seminoles.
After Notre Dame hit a three-run home run in the first inning, FSU immediately responded and tied the game through one inning. The Irish hit a two-run home run off Dunn in the third inning and added two runs in the sixth and eighth innings as well.
FSU cut the deficit to 9-7 with three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but a fly out ended Florida State’s final threat. FSU was retired in order in the bottom of the ninth by Jack Brannigan for his first save of the year.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | ND 3, FSU 0 Cole home run, Brannigan and Putz scored
B1 | ND 3, FSU 1 Roberts singled, Martin scored
B1 | ND 3, FSU 2 Albert reached on fielder’s choice, Ferrer scored
B1 | ND 3, FSU 3 Toral scored on passed ball
T3 | ND 5, FSU 3 Putz home run, Miller score
B4 | ND 5, FSU 4 Carrion reached on fielder’s choice, Vincent scored
T6 | ND 6, FSU 4 Juaire singled, Cole scored on throwing error
T6 | ND 7, FSU 4 Coetzee sacrifice fly, Juaire scored
T8 | ND 8, FSU 4 Coetzee grounded out, Putz scored
T8 | ND 9, FSU 4 LaManna doubled, Cole scored
B8 | ND 9, FSU 5 Tibbs doubled, Albert scored
B8 | ND 9, FSU 6 Martin reached on fielder’s choice, Vincent scored
B8 | ND 9, FSU 7 Lacey singled, Tibbs scored
UP NEXT:
Florida State stays in Tallahassee for a pair of midweek games against Jacksonville (Tuesday, 7:00) and Stetson (Wednesday, 4:00). Both games will stream on ACC Network Extra.
OF NOTE:
- Logan Lacey tied a career-high with three hits, the second time this week he had a three-hit game.
- Jordan Carrion stole two bases and Logan Lacey stole one. They are tied for the team lead with four on the season.
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MUSKEGON, Mich. — The side of the an apartment complex in Muskegon partially collapsed on Sunday.
It happened around 4:50 p.m. at the Hartford Terrace Apartments. A section of bricks fell from the buiding's 10th floor.
No one was injured.
FOX17 was at the complex when it happened. Our crew on scene talked with nearby witnesses who didn’t see or hear anything before the collapse. They did report hearing a loud boom when the bricks hit the ground.
RELATED: Man stabbed to death in Muskegon apartments lobby
According to the Muskegon Fire Department, the damage is cosmetic and not structural. Residents are not being evacuated. The city's building department is investigating further.
The building's front entrance has been blocked off.
Well, this was a first.
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) April 3, 2022
While working about a deadly stabbing at Hartford Terrace, a chunk of the building’s side fell off.
Muskegon Fire just arrived @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/qqMvpdU7qu
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Slaw is hitting center stage next Saturday in the Tennessee Valley.
The first ever 'Hot Slaw and Art Y'all' festival will be held in downtown Cleveland, TN on April 9th from noon until 9 p.m.
The town claims to be the birthplace of the famous hot slaw.
Accompanying an obviously delicious menu will be numerous forms of art on display alongside live music, street performers, and local vendors.
The Slaw-Dog Easting Contest will challenge contestants to eat as many slaw dogs in 10 minutes. However, if you get sick, you've gotta split - you'll be disqualified.
The festival will also hold a PRO Slaw-Off for local chefs to compete for the title of the 'Best Slaw In Town'. There will also be an amateur contest.
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Happy Sunday! Temperatures will hold steady in the 60s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Skies will remain clear tonight, with lows falling back into the lower-40s.
Monday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with highs returning to the 70s.
Our next round of active weather will arrive Tuesday morning as a disturbance moves across the Southeast. Periods of heavy rain will be likely during the morning and early afternoon hours. A few strong to severe storms will be possible, especially in our Georgia and Alabama communities. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts.
After a brief lull in the stormy weather Tuesday night, we will be tracking another round of storms on Wednesday. Thunderstorms will develop along a cold front during the afternoon and evening. Conditions will be more favorable for strong to severe storms across the entire area. Damaging wind gusts and a few spin-up tornadoes will be possible.
Conditions will begin to improve Thursday, with another round of unseasonably cold air settling into the Tennessee Valley for the weekend.
For the latest, download the Local 3 Weather app.
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Five people were injured Friday night in a shooting along a rural road in South Carolina.
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office responded to a call around 11:30 "regarding people shooting at each other" on Logan Farm Road, police said on Twitter.
When they arrived to what was described as a "rural one lane dirt road," law enforcement officials found five people with gunshot wounds, according to Colleton County Fire-Rescue.
"Dispatchers were having problems obtaining information from the chaotic scene," the fire department said in a press release. "Some occupants went to a house near the location and other injured parties ran south on Logan Farm Road to escape."
The victims included four males and one female 17 to 33, according to Colleton County Fire-Rescue.
They were taken to a hospital for further treatment, police said. One is in critical but stable condition, according to police.
It is unclear what led to the shooting or if law enforcement agencies have made any arrests.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, and seas up to 12 feet.
* WHERE...Big Island Windward Waters, Maui County Leeward
Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel, Kauai Northwest
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New CDC report finds youth mental health is worsening in pandemic.
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shines additional light on the mental health of high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes a disproportionate level of threats some students experienced.
Health experts say mental health problems in youth are also often associated with other problems such as increased risk of drug use, violence, and higher risk sexual behaviors. The CDC report finds 37% of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, and 44% reported they felt persistently felt sad or hopeless.
This doesn't surprise behavioral therapist Haylin Dennison. "A lot of social issues are at an all-time high. Domestic violence, child abuse, interpersonal violence, anxiety, depression, and crime. It's at an all-time high right now. I think that has to do with the uncertainty of people losing their jobs, their lives."
The report goes on to say 55% of the students said they experienced emotional abuse by a parent or other adult in the home; 11% were physically abused by a parent or other adult in the home; and 29% reported a parent or other adult in their home lost a job.
"Kids learn [about violence] and although there is a biological component, if you don't learn the healthy coping skills as a kid, a lot of times you will pick up those violent behaviors from your community or family," Dennison says.
The CDC says LGBTQ+ youth and girls reported greater levels of poor mental health; emotional abuse by a parent or caregiver; and attempted suicide more than their counterparts. "Suicide is at an all time high. I've seen so many kids die by suicide this year. It's really heartbreaking," notes Dennison.
The CDC says this data is a cry for help. Dennison agrees. "I've never been buisier in my life. Same for my colleagues. I talk to kids every day about the gangs they're in, weapons they might have, altercations they have in school. I'm not surprised by this," she says. "The access [to therapy] problem is real. If you can participate in any kind of self-learning or podcasts, that's one of the great things about the Internet."
The findings highlight that youth who felt connected to adults and peers at school were significantly less likely to be despressed or attempt suicide. Now the question is, what will it take for our schools and communities to help young people withstand the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond?
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Survey studying pandemic impact on Native Hawaiian community
Kamehameha Schools, Liliʻuokalani Trust, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Papa Ola Lōkahi will partner for a comprehensive, statewide study of wellbeing in Hawaii.
They're looking for people to participate in the survey that will shed light on the impact the pandemic has had on the community.
The survey began in February and runs through the end of this month.
"It shines a light on the unique strengths and challenges of our community, through last years survey we learned that Native Hawaiians remained culturally connected and civically engaged even in the midst of a pandemic, but we also saw the uneven access to education and connectivity gaps pose real threats to Hawaii's future," says Dr. Brandon Ledward with Kamehameha Schools."
The results of the survey will be used to better create support and programs to benefit the Hawaiian community.
Tom anchors Good Morning Hawaii weekends and reports for KITV4. He comes to Hawaii after reporting in Nevada, Oklahoma and Georgia. Tom is a proud Terp, graduating from the University of Maryland in 2012.
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If my wife thought like a young version of rock star Todd Rundgren, her request would have sounded like this:
“Couldn’t I just tell you the way that I feel, I can’t keep it bottled up inside,
“Milk crates of records are a big deal, they’re driving me out of mind. …”
Instead, it came out: “You’re not in college anymore. Aren’t you a bit old to have milk crates of records sitting all over the place?”
Well, we’ve managed to reach plenty of compromises in nearly 28 years of married life. Those old typewriters that have sat around the garage for decades, without being repaired? OK, they’re gone. Box after box of old newspaper issues and clippings? Yeah, I could condense those.
But not my record collection. It’s hard to think of any inanimate objects that have given me more enjoyment during my half-century of living than my vinyl stash. Sell off or (gasp!) throw away my crates of LPs? Out of my cold, dead hands!
(I did move the record crates into the closet, however.)
Anyway, if I didn’t have a couple hundred records and a trusty turntable in the basement of my Yakima home (it’s pictured with this column), how could we talk about the 50th anniversary of one of rock’s greatest albums?
Rundgren does something, anything and everything
“Something/Anything” is the third, and probably the best, solo album by Rundgren, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who first came on the scene in the late 1960s with his Philadelphia rock group The Nazz. They are best known for their 1968 single, the rocker “Open My Eyes” (which had an early version of “Hello It’s Me” as its B-side).
Rundgren had moved on from The Nazz as a musician and a producer of other bands by the early 1970s, so he basically does it all on three-fourths of “Something/Anything” — writing all the songs, playing all the instruments and recording all the vocals. He then invited a bunch of musician pals (one of whom, keyboardist Moody Klingman, would co-found the first installment of the rock band Utopia with Rundgren) to perform side four of the double LP live in the studio.
What makes “Something/Anything” so great is hearing Rundgren play just about every type of song and musical style he would attempt in his lengthy rock ’n’ roll career, and as Rolling Stone has noted in its review of the album, just about everything works.
His biggest hits, “I Saw the Light” and the solo version of “Hello It’s Me,” are here, along with perhaps his most influential rock song, “Couldn’t I Just Tell You,” a power pop gem that he performs live to this day. It was among the highlights when I finally saw Rundgren live, at the 2000 National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Mich.
(A national cherry festival in northern Michigan, rather than Washington state? That’s a debate for another time).
Rundgren also turns loose his guitar on the heavy-metalish “Black Mariah,” previews the triple-keyboard attack of Utopia with the instrumental “Breathless,” flexes his ballad-writing muscles with “Torch Song,” shows his love of cover songs with “Money (That’s What I Want)” and introduces his nasty/unique sense of humor on “Piss Aaron,” “Some Folks Are Even Whiter Than Me” and “Slut.” He also has some spoken intros to songs throughout the album that poke fun at the record business and himself.
The vinyl experience
Finally, “Something/Anything” is one of those rock albums that is great to listen to in its original format: a long-playing vinyl record. There are 25 songs and roughly 90 minutes of music here, but you can tackle it one album side at a time.
This double-album made its debut in February 1972 (just like me!), and in those days, rock fans would play the record on their turntable, closely examine the cover art and read the liner notes/lyrics for clues about the music’s meaning and artist’s intent. There were no Wikipedia articles for this … and the fun was in the discovery.
Yes, I was a bit young to enjoy “Something/Anything” and Rundgren’s nearly-as-good follow-up released the next year, “A Wizard/A True Star,” but the music still meant something to me when I bought the used LPs as a teenager. As I listened, I enjoyed perusing the inner-gatefold photo of Rundgren silhouetted in the studio, standing on a table covered with newspapers, bottles and pizza boxes with recording equipment and instruments scattered in the background. I wish my bedroom could have looked as cool as that!
In short, listening to music on vinyl was — and is — an experience, not just background noise. It was a great way to spend (or some would say, waste) your time as a teenager and young adult, much less harmful than other time-wasting vices, and (IMHO) much more fun than staring at YouTube for hours on end.
In fact, vinyl records are such fun that it’s not only us old Luddites who are into them. Since the dark days of tinny-sounding CDs and file-sharing service Napster in the late 1990s, vinyl record sales have slowly but surely had a resurgence in popularity.
The British music magazine NME noted that in 2021, vinyl record sales were the highest they’ve been in 30 years. A survey the magazine conducted the same year showed that members of “Generation Z” — people born between 1997 and 2012 — are more likely to buy vinyl than their preceding generation of millennials, with about 15% regularly buying vinyl albums during 2020. And that was during a global pandemic.
Data like that puts a smile on this analog man’s face, and has inspired me to leaf through my LP collection and share some thoughts on the records in this monthly column. Some of you might recognize the name of this column as a song title from a Pacific Northwest stalwart, and believe me, we’ll get to that one. But if there’s something else you’d like me to review — or if you simply think I should shut up and crawl back into my basement — I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Until then, Yakima Valley ... in the words of Todd Rundgren, keep your head and everything will be cool.
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Arvil 'Toby' Tobin Clemetson, 98 Apr 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Updated 26 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Arvil “Toby” Tobin Clemetson, 98, of Sunnyside died Friday, April 1.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Carmen Jimenez, 92 Apr 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Updated 32 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Carmen Jimenez, 92, of Walla Walla, formerly of Sunnyside, died Saturday, April 2, in Walla Walla.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Eber Magdiel Hernandez Hernandez, 36 Apr 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Updated 17 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Eber Magdiel Hernandez Hernandez, 36, of Grandview died Friday, April 1.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – A late-game lead change was all that kept the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball team from a series sweep and an undefeated Texas road trip as Texas State slipped by with a 5-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
Louisiana (23-9, 9-3 Sun Belt) had vaulted ahead of Texas State (19-15, 6-6 Sun Belt) in the top half of the sixth inning when Karly Heath launched a two-out, two-run home run for a 4-3 advantage.
The Bobcats took the two runs back right away, loading the bases in the bottom half of the sixth inning and then sneaking across runs on a misplayed grounder and sacrifice fly.
The loss snapped the Ragin’ Cajuns season-best, seven-game winning streak and prevented the squad from recording a 4-0 run on the Texas trip.
Louisiana entered the day with the Sun Belt series win over Texas State, having won the opener 1-0 on Friday and clinching the series with a 10-1 (5 inn.) run-rule win on Saturday.
Earlier in the game it was the Ragin’ Cajuns taking advantage of a Bobcats misplay of a ground ball to push across two runs in the second inning.
The 2-0 lead lasted until the third inning when Texas State used a Piper Randolph RBI single to get on the board, then drew even at 2-all when Randolph scored following a dropped tag.
Sam Landry and Jessica Mullins both worked around runners in scoring position in the fourth inning. Landry left the bases full of Bobcats in the home half to preserve the tie.
A leadoff walk and fielder’s choice grounder in the bottom of the fifth inning set the stage for a Texas State sacrifice fly which started the series of late-game scoring swaps.
NUMBERS TO KNEAUX
1: The Ragin’ Cajuns lost for the first time when scoring first (20-1).
2: The lead changed hands twice in the sixth inning, both teams scoring two runs apiece in the frame.
3: Louisiana’s pitching staff and defense surrendered three unearned runs.
3-1: Louisiana’s record on this week’s Texas road trip which started with a Top 25 win over No. 14 Texas on Wednesday in Austin.
4: With a double in the fourth inning, Melissa Mayeux picked up her fourth extra-base hit of the series (2 doubles, 2 home runs).
5: Karly Heath picked up her 5th home run of the season.
6: The six strikeouts recorded by Sam Landry marked the fourth time in six Sun Belt starts she’s posted at least that amount.
13: Jourdyn Campbell (2-for-4, double, run) posted her team-leading 13th multiple-hit game.
20: Jourdyn Campbell extended her reached base streak to 20 games.
UP NEXT
Louisiana travels to Lake Charles on Wednesday, April 6 for a midweek game with McNeese set for 6:30 p.m. at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond live on ESPN+ and TalkRadio 960 AM.
Following the McNeese contest the Ragin’ Cajuns return home to Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park for a three-game Sun Belt series with Troy from Friday-Sunday, April 8-10. The entire series is set to air on ESPN+ and ESPN Lafayette 103.3 FM/1420 AM.
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St. Louis American Editor Alvin A. Reid visited a Communications Students Showcase, Thurs., March 1, 2022, to support the work of promising St. Louis American's Photo Intern Taylor McIntosh. Kudos Taylor! Check out some of Taylor's work displayed in St. Louis American's photo galleries at stlamerican.com: Maxwell is back! and A month of St. Louis Black cheerleaders competing and training
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Remember Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise”? Let me cite just the first stanza. It says, “You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I’ll rise.”
This poem reminds me of my days at Trinity University here in Washington, D.C., when we heard the chair of our communications department often talk about how those of us who are earning our master’s degrees from his department ought to speak out against some of the mistreatment that we all witness on television, especially the evening news. He said, “African American women are often portrayed by media as pregnant, promiscuous, poverty-stricken, welfare cases, overweight, or as prostitutes.”
In the entire history of America, we are only now considering a vote to confirm an African American woman for the Supreme Court. Another history-making moment. We are so proud of you, Honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Let us keep her lifted up in prayer.
There are others shown as successful, but the negative far outweighs the good. How do we continue to erase some of these hurtful and inaccurate stereotypes to reclaim a connection with our true selves? Black women are women of power and might!
According to findings compiled in a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, Black women have been obtaining degrees at a consistently high rate for the past eight years and counting. Information collected about higher education among African Americans between 2009 and 2010 shows that Black women accounted for 68% of associate’s degrees, 66% of bachelor’s degrees, 71% of master’s degrees and 65% of doctorate degrees awarded to Black students during that time frame.
The article also stated, “By both race and gender, there is a recent study that shows that Black women are enrolled in college at a higher percentage than any other group including white women, Asian women and white men.”
However, while the study does shed light on many positive aspects of Black women and education, some of the overall statistics are still immensely troubling. For example, as of 2012, only 15% of students enrolled in college were African American, a drastically low number relative to that of the 60% of white students enrolled.
How many of us know we are queens, and that our strength, courage, persistence and faith propelled generations of our foremothers into our own world where we raised families based on love, Christian faith, wisdom passed down through the generations, and virtues that empower us to raise strong families, and to have productive careers?
We have had to sacrifice our love lives, skip vacations to stay focused and do those things which make us better while others have fun. We have had to go to Weekend College to get degrees (as I did) that will give us more opportunities for growth at work, and now, according to some reports, Black women outnumber other ethnicities when it comes to going to college.
This modern-day Jim Crow era leaves so many millions of Black women without spouses. Allow me to share how I felt the day I sat on stage at Lorton Prison as Les Brown delivered his riveting message to our beautiful Black men.
Immediately following his show one day, Mr. Brown had a speaking engagement at Lorton Prison, formerly in Virginia, and invited me to attend as part of my training. As I looked out into the audience, seeing good-looking African American men, they reminded me of my brothers, my uncles and my father. It was that very moment I thought to myself, “So this is where all the Black men are! No wonder 70% of African American women like myself are without spouses.”
Police can lock up our men yet poor African American women caring for families all alone are portrayed in such a negative light! Wonder what would be said if the TV producers could walk a mile in our shoes!
Thank God for this opportunity to write the truth about my people! This column is to salute you, African American women! As Harriet Tubman always said, “Keep-a-going!” Still I Rise.
Lyndia Grant is an inspirational speaker and writer, and host of “Think on These Things,” on 1340 AM (WYCB) in Washington, D.C.
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The White House just unveiled a brand-new Web site — COVID.gov — to help people “find COVID guidance.” Problem is, the feds’ atrocious advice all through the pandemic makes Uncle Sam the last place to go for guidance.
Look at the latest big news from the CDC: its move to a “community levels” metric to govern indoor-masking rules. That shift — correct but long, long overdue — was prompted not by any change in the science around COVID but by the fact that mask mandates had become a politically disastrous issue for Democrats.
And the agency still hasn’t updated its absurd guidance that kids in pre-K, literally the lowest-risk group for COVID on the planet, should have to mask “regardless of vaccination status.”
Speaking of schools, consider the dismal CDC record on closures. Even after months of data showed that 1) COVID was never a real risk to school-age kids unless they have serious comorbidities and 2) schools are not major vectors of transmission, the agency still slow-walked its re-opening guidance, largely at the behest of teachers unions (another Dem powerhouse). New reporting even reveals that the United Federation of Teachers actually had “line-by-line” influence on the language of the guidance itself.
The Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, mandated a disastrous “pause” on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. After the miraculous arrival on the US market of not one but three COVID vaccines in an unprecedented amount of time, the FDA stepped on the J&J jab over concerns around an extremely rare side effect — in just six cases out of 7 million doses administered.
Vaccine uptake had been steadily climbing before the pause; after, it crashed.
Heck, even Supreme Court justices managed to get the basic facts of COVID wrong. Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested that “over 100,000 children” were hospitalized with COVID during the Omicron surge. (About 7,900 under-18’s in total have been hospitalized for COVID since March 2020.)
When it comes to COVID rules — and the science behind them — the federal government has displayed a mixture of brute incompetence and political opportunism that has hurt millions in ways that may prove irreparable.
Anyone who takes suggestions from COVID.gov does so at his own peril.
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Here are some notable nuggets that happened during Mets’ spring training action on Sunday:
Ripping Robbie
Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 with an RBI as the DH in the Mets’ 8-4 exhibition victory over the Marlins in Port St. Lucie. Cano is batting .364 in 22 at-bats in the Grapefruit League.
Still Searching
Mark Canha finished hitless in four at-bats and is batting .172 this spring.
Caught My Eye
Starling Marte wasted little time stealing his third base this spring. After delivering a single in the first inning and advancing to second on the throw, he swiped third base.
Monday’s Schedule
Carlos Carrasco will get the ball against the Astros in West Palm Beach.
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Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. While training, Soldiers ate MRE's in the field. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Maggie Yates, Spokane’s longest serving Regional Law & Justice administrator, announced she is running for the Spokane County Commission seat in District Five, according to a press release from the Friends of Maggie Yates.
Her platform is focused on growth and development with an emphasis on creating diverse coalitions that will foster a safe, healthy and resilient community, she said.
Yates formerly led criminal justice reform efforts in Spokane County through programs like the Criminal Justice Information Hotline, until her resignation from her role as regional law and justice administrator in January.
Her career has been built on reform in which she worked to improve criminal justice outcomes, enhance safety and reduce costs shouldered by taxpayers. However, in her previous role she felt she wasn’t able to do her job to the extent it deserved.
She said Spokane County was uncomfortable talking about racial disparities within the criminal justice system.
"We need to acknowledge that this is something worth talking about, and something that is worth solving," Yates said in an interview with the Inlander.
In this new role, Yates sees the potential to focus on positive outcomes for all residents, while improving government transparency and accessibility. These are all moves Yates believes are long overdue, according to the press release.
“I am deeply committed to my hometown and excited to meet and respond to the needs of District Five’s hard working residents,” she said in the press release. “As County Commissioner, I look forward to harnessing our community’s growth to expand prosperity, reduce traffic impacts, and protect our County’s vast environmental resources.”
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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — David Frodsham was a top civilian commander at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan when he “jokingly” asked an IT technician for access to YouPorn, the video-sharing pornographic website.
During his time in the war zone, Frodsham told one woman that he hired her because he “wanted to be surrounded by pretty women,” and routinely called others “honey,” “babe,” and “cougar” before he was ordered home after the military verified multiple allegations of sexual harassment.
“I would not recommend placing him back into a position of authority but rather pursuing disciplinary actions at his home station,” wrote one commanding officer when recommending that the Army order Frodsham to leave his post at Bagram Airfield and return to Fort Huachuca, a major Army installation in Arizona, according to a U.S. Army investigative file obtained by The Associated Press.
But when Frodsham returned to his home station in fall 2015, he rejoined the Network Enterprise Technology Command, the Army’s information technology service provider, where he had served as director of personnel for a global command of 15,000 soldiers and civilians, according to his Army resume.
By spring of the following year, he was arrested in Arizona for leading a child sex abuse ring that included an Army sergeant who was posting child pornography to the internet. Among the victims was one of Frodsham’s adopted sons
Frodsham pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges in 2016 and is serving a 17-year sentence. But records reviewed by the AP show that the U.S. Army and the state of Arizona missed or ignored multiple red flags over more than a decade, which allowed Frodsham to allegedly abuse his adopted son and other children for years, all the while putting national security at risk.
The state permitted Frodsham and his wife, Barbara, to foster, adopt and retain custody of their many children despite nearly 20 complaints, and attempted complaints, of abuse, neglect, maltreatment and licensing violations. Meanwhile, the Army gave Frodsham security clearances and sensitive jobs at a time when his illicit sexual practices made him vulnerable to blackmail.
“He would have been an obvious target of foreign intelligence services because of his role and his location,” said Frank Figliuzzi, the former assistant director of counterintelligence for the FBI. “Fort Huachuca is one of the more sensitive installations in the continental United States. People with security issues should not be there.” In addition to NETCOM, where Frodsham worked, Fort Huachuca is home to a contingent of the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command, according to its website.
Public relations officials at Fort Huachuca confirmed that Frodsham was a program manager for NETCOM before he was arrested on child sex abuse charges. They declined to say whether Frodsham was disciplined after returning from Afghanistan, or whether the Army ever considered him a security risk.
Frodsham, former Sgt. Randall Bischak and a third man not associated with the Army are all serving prison terms for the roles they played in the child sex abuse ring. But the investigation is continuing because Sierra Vista police believe additional men took part.
Now, the criminal investigation is spilling over into civil court, where two of Frodsham’s adopted sons have filed separate lawsuits against the state for licensing David and Barbara Frodsham as foster parents in a home where they say they were physically and sexually abused throughout their lives.
A third adopted son filed suit Tuesday in Arizona state court in Cochise County, said attorney Lynne Cadigan, who represents all three. In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. These included a 2002 sex abuse complaint filed with local police by one of the Frodshams' biological daughters against an older biological brother, and the fact that David and Barbara Frodsham were themselves victims of child sex abuse.
Trever’s allegations echo those featured in an earlier lawsuit filed by his older biological brother, Ryan Frodsham, and one filed by Neal Taylor, both of whom were also adopted into the Frodsham household.
In an interview with the AP, Ryan Frodsham said his adoptive father began sexually abusing him when he was 9 or 10 years old and the abuse continued into his teens, when David Frodsham began offering his son’s sexual services to other men. “Makes me throw up thinking about it,” Ryan said.
In his lawsuit, Ryan Frodsham said the state was informed that David and Barbara Frodsham were physically abusing their children “by slapping them in the face, pinching them, hitting them with a wooden spoon, putting hot sauce in their mouths, pulling them by the hair, bending their fingers back to inflict pain, forcing them to hold cans with their arms extended for long periods time,” and refusing to let them use the bathroom unless the door remained open. In his AP interview, Ryan said Barbara never sexually abused him but walked into the room where David was abusing him at least twice.
“She knew what was going on,” he said.
The lawsuits and related legal filings also say investigators with the Department of Child Safety and case workers with Catholic Community Services, which subcontracts foster and adoption work from the state, failed to effectively follow up on 19 complaints and attempted complaints regarding the Frodsham home spanning more than a decade.
The complaints began in 2002, when the Frodshams applied for their foster care license, and continued until 2015, when David Frodsham was charged with disorderly conduct and driving drunk with children in his car, prompting the state to suspend their license indefinitely and remove all foster children from their home, although the charges were later dismissed.
Five months later, the Army deployed Frodsham to Afghanistan, where he was ordered back to Arizona after only four months of service.
REPORTS FELL ON DEAF EARS
The lawsuits say the Frodshams’ adopted children attempted to report their own physical and sexual abuse without success.
For instance, Neal Taylor’s lawsuit says he attempted to report that David Frodsham was sexually abusing him in two phone calls to his case manager, both of which he placed from school.
The first time, the case manager reported the call to Neal’s adoptive mother, who “interrogated” him and “proceeded to punish” him, according to his lawsuit. The second time, the case manager refused to meet with him unless he disclosed the reason for his call over the phone, because he would have had to drive 90 minutes from Tucson to Sierra Vista for a private meeting.
Ryan Frodsham’s lawsuit and the related legal filings say he reported repeated alleged physical abuse by Barbara Frodsham to Sierra Vista police when he was 12 years old after running away from home. Police photographed several bruises, returned him to Barbara Frodsham, and reported the incident to the state Department of Child Safety. Despite the photographs and a police report, a case worker who met with Ryan five weeks later found his allegations “unsubstantiated.”
Arizona Department of Child Safety spokesman Darren DaRonco declined to answer specific questions about the lawsuits. He instead sent an email outlining the state’s procedures for screening prospective foster and adoptive parents. “Despite all of these safeguards, people are sometimes able to avoid detection,” DaRonco said, “especially if a person has no prior criminal or child abuse history.”
Yet David and Barbara Frodsham have both said they were abused as minors.
In their written application to become foster parents, Barbara Frodsham indicated that neither she nor her husband had been sexually victimized. But in recent pretrial testimony for Ryan Frodsham’s lawsuit, she said she would have revealed her abuse if she had been asked by a state investigator as part of the licensing process.
David Frodsham, for his part, told a probation official after his guilty plea that he had been abused as a teenager.
Many child welfare experts believe people with a history of child sexual abuse are more likely to abuse children in their own households and should be questioned to ensure they’ve overcome their trauma before being allowed to provide foster care.
Arizona’s child welfare case workers “did not know how to interview and, therefore, they didn’t get candid answers from the Frodshams,” said Kathleen Faller, an expert witness retained in Ryan Frodsham’s lawsuit. In pretrial testimony, Faller also said the state should not have granted the Frodshams’ foster care license.
Barbara Frodsham, who divorced David following his guilty plea, did not return multiple telephone calls from the AP, and did not respond to detailed questions left on her voice mail. At the time of her husband’s sentencing, she was working at Fort Huachuca as a personnel specialist, according to law enforcement records. A spokeswoman at Fort Huachuca said she still holds the position.
Attorneys for the state and the other defendants are seeking to have the cases dismissed, based in part on state law that grants immunity to state employees for mistakes or misjudgments committed in the course of their work. The law does not provide immunity for “gross negligence,” which the Frodsham brothers and Neal Taylor are alleging.
The state also says all the complaints about the Frodsham children and the Frodsham home were properly handled.
CHILD SEX ABUSE RING
The Frodsham case started as child sex abuse investigations often do: with an undercover Homeland Security agent lurking in a chat room favored by child pornographers. The Philadelphia-based agent, using the Kik messaging app, ran into someone calling himself “Pup Brass” who was posting videos and photos labeled “pedopicsandvidd.”
Kik offers users a degree of anonymity but it stores IP addresses, which help identify a device’s connection to the internet and can help identify the device’s owner. According to a Sierra Vista police probable cause statement, federal and local law enforcement agents using the IP address and other information — some gleaned from social media accounts — soon determined that “Pup Brass” was Sgt. Randall Bischak.
When they raided his home, seizing computers, cell phones, tablets and CDs holding child pornography, Bischak confessed that he’d been having sex with a 59-year-old man he called “Dave” and his teenage son. In at least one instance Bischak had secretly recorded the sex on video. He also told investigators that he and Frodsham discussed having sex with small children and that Frodsham had supplied him with at least one of the “little ones.”
Thomas Ransford, who specializes in child sex abuse cases for the Sierra Vista police, was no stranger to Frodsham. In the mid-2000s, he served as a military police officer at Fort Huachuca when Frodsham was director of Training, Plans, Mobilization and Security. “So, I knew him. I was familiar with him, attended meetings with him,” Ransford recalled. He also knew that Frodsham’s foster kids were always in trouble.
When Ransford first questioned Frodsham he denied everything. “He was pompous, like he was the smartest guy in the room,” Ransford recalled. Then Ransford played the video Bischak had secretly taken of himself having three-way sex with Frodsham and his adopted son, Ryan, and Frodsham began to acknowledge his crimes.
Ryan Frodsham also initially denied his father had abused him. “Ryan appeared very defensive of his father and did not want to implicate him in any misconduct,” Ransford wrote in a probable cause statement.
But when Ransford showed him a compromising photograph seized from Bischak’s cell phone, Ryan began to open up. Over the course of several months, Ransford said, Ryan identified others he said were part of his father’s child sex abuse ring, fueling the continuing investigation.
“There’s others we’re aware of,” Ransford said. “It’s open.”
The Frodsham child sex abuse ring is part of a cluster of sex abuse cases that have come to light in Cochise County, Arizona, over the last several years, including several involving U.S. Border Patrol agents, two of whom worked at the Naco, Arizona, Border Crossing. Among them:
— John Daly III. A year ago, authorities arrested the recently retired Border Patrol agent after DNA evidence led them to suspect him in at least eight rapes, and to consider whether he is the so-called East Valley rapist, who terrorized women outside Phoenix throughout the 1990s. Prosecutors in Maricopa and Cochise counties have charged him with multiple counts of sexual assault and kidnapping. Daly, who is being held without bail, has pleaded not guilty.
— Dana Thornhill. A year ago, Thornhill was sentenced to a 40-year prison term after pleading guilty to years of sexually abusing his two children. Thornhill was charged following a stand-off with police in which he holed up in a local church. At the time, Thornhill was the chaplain at the Naco Border Crossing.
— Paul Adams. In 2017, Adams was charged with raping his two daughters, one of whom was just 6 weeks old; taking videos of the sexual assaults; and posting them on the Internet. Adams, who took his own life before standing trial, was also stationed at the Naco Border Crossing.
Ransford believes the cluster of cases should be attributed to good police work and effective prosecution, which give victims and others the confidence to report child sex abuse. “People report because they know something’s going to be done about it,” he said.
But Cadigan, the attorney representing the Frodsham brothers and Neal Taylor, wonders whether child sex abuse in southern Arizona is on the rise. “Law enforcement has been very effective, and I appreciate their efforts, but I’ve been taking these cases for 30 years and I’ve never been so busy,” she said.
A SCANDAL-PLAGUED DEPARTMENT
The physical and sexual abuse allegedly endured by the Frodsham brothers and Neal Taylor occurred at a time when Arizona’s child welfare system was embroiled in scandal. In 2013, officials revealed that what was then the Department of Protective Services had a backlog of more than 6,500 abuse and neglect complaints it had never investigated.
The revelation prompted then-Gov. Jan Brewer to dissolve the entire department and create a new Cabinet-level office called the Department of Child Safety. “It is evident that our child welfare system is broken, impeded by years of operational failures,” said Brewer, a Republican.
Underlying the scandal were deep budget cuts to family support services, leading to soaring abuse and neglect complaints and what an auditor general’s report would later refer to as “unmanageable workloads, staff turnover and the limited experience of some CPS supervisors and newly hired investigators.”
In 2014, an analysis produced for the state Legislature showed that the increase in workloads in Arizona during the decade that ended in 2012 was greater than in any other state but one. It also showed that the response time for abuse and neglect complaints ballooned from 63 hours to nearly 250 hours, between 2009 and 2012.
In its defense against Ryan Frodsham’s lawsuit, the state is trying to exclude any mention of the department’s troubled past. “There is no evidence that the types of problems that led to the dissolution of CPS has any relation to or impact on his case,” the state said in a pretrial motion.
But David and Barbara Frodsham were licensed as foster parents in 2002, at the dawn of what was perhaps the department’s most troubled period, and formally adopted the three men going to court about a decade later, shortly before the system collapsed. “The jury is entitled to the full picture,” lawyers for Ryan Frodsham said.
In his AP interview, Ryan Frodsham said he filed his lawsuit for one reason: “I want the state to admit what it did was wrong.”
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BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals — from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries — are cut off.
“You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car,” said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of consulting firm Alix Partners’ global automotive unit. “Any bump in the road becomes either a disruption of production or a vastly unplanned-for cost increase.”
Supply problems have bedeviled automakers since the pandemic erupted two years ago, at times shuttering factories and causing vehicle shortages. The robust recovery that followed the recession caused demand for autos to vastly outstrip supply — a mismatch that sent prices for new and used vehicles skyrocketing well beyond overall high inflation.
In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
Before the war, S&P Global had predicted that global automakers would build 84 million vehicles this year and 91 million next year. (By comparison, they built 94 million in 2018.) Now it’s forecasting fewer than 82 million in 2022 and 88 million next year.
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can't be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
“Long term,” Massaro told analysts, “we’ll have to assess if and when it makes sense to go back to Ukraine.”
BMW is trying to coordinate with its Ukrainian suppliers and is casting a wider net for parts. So are Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Yet finding alternative supplies may be next to impossible. Most parts plants are operating close to capacity, so new work space would have to be built. Companies would need months to hire more people and add work shifts.
"The training process to bring up to speed a new workforce — it’s not an overnight thing,” Fulthorpe said.
Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
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Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
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Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field are the most expensive games in Major League Baseball, report says
CHICAGO - Going to see the Chicago Cubs play at Wrigley Field? Better grab some extra cash, because that's the most expensive day out in all of Major League Baseball.
A new report by Time2Play.com found that Cubs games are the most expensive in all of baseball, with a ticket, two beers, a hot dog and general parking adding up to $110.17.
The next most expensive game day was the New York Yankees, where a ticket, two beers, a hot dog and a parking place will cost you about $102.70.
On the South Side of Chicago, the average price of a White Sox ticket, two beers, a hot dog and parking is $72.10.
Cubs and Sox fans who want to travel to Milwaukee and see their team playing the Brewers should be prepared to shell out about $66.21.
The cheapest game day can be found with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with an average cost of $46.13.
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PACIFIC OCEAN – Bakersfield, California native, Lt. Cmdr. Carolyne Vu, is assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is forward-deployed to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and currently conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
“Growing up, I learned service over self and had a strong desire to have an impact on the world,” said Vu. “My interest in the Navy specifically followed after my interest developed for attending the United States Naval Academy (USNA).”
Vu commissioned from the Naval Academy in May, 2012. At sea she and served aboard the Destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) homeported in Norfolk, Virginia and on the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28. She also served ashore at the Naval Postgraduate School, earning her degree in Operations Analysis before checking onboard Dewey in May, 2020. Vu serves as Dewey’s Combat Systems Officer (CSO), ensuring material readiness of all onboard Combat Systems equipment and that her Sailors are ready to accomplish any mission tasking.
“Our mission is continual combat readiness and she is integral to that effort,” said Cmdr. Jermaine Brooms, commanding officer of Dewey. “Her equipment is the lynch pin of all combat that this ship can wage; we cannot operate, navigate, nor communicate without her team’s efforts.”
Vu is also the Senior Watch Officer, supporting the professional development of the crew for both in port and underway qualifications.
“Without her encouragement and mentorship, our team cannot reach its full potential of being effective and efficient warfighters,” said Brooms. “Her best quality is her empathetic approach to her teams. She applies compassion in situations when most would apply frustration, and concern when most would apply callousness. This approach has made her the sought-out mentor for countless senior and junior personnel in the Wardroom and on the deck plates.”
Vu added that she takes her position aboard Dewey very seriously because of the impact she can have while mentoring young Division Officers as they progress in their Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) qualification process.
“I chose to become a SWO after my Midshipman summer cruise in 2009,” added Vu. “I met amazing leaders and Sailors that showed me what an adventure life at sea could be. I was drawn to the immediate impact a young Division Officer could make upon commissioning. Plus, who doesn’t want to drive a high-speed warship out at sea!”
Vu says that her family is still in Bakersfield and have been supportive of her career, visiting her at duty stations and sending care packages with “special Bakersfield snacks” to remind her of home. She added that while Bakersfield has developed into a big city, in her mind it remains a patriotic place with a small town vibe. Vu’s parents were teenage refugees following the Vietnam War, and she developed a love for the Constitution while studying the Revolutionary War in her 8th grade Social Studies class.
“What better way to repay this country that gave [my parents] the opportunity to share in this American dream than by dedicating myself to supporting and defending the Constitution that grants this way of life,” added Vu. “Honor and respect were ingrained in my upbringing. It’s important to me that I serve in a manner that will always reflect honorably upon my family, my ship, and the Navy. Also, I strive to include respect in all aspects; respect for others, regardless of rank or rate, and respect for the mission tasking we are asked to execute.”
At home Vu has a passion home cooking, and the opportunities she’s had to travel around the world and interact with people of diverse backgrounds has greatly enriched her culinary interests. She added that her and her wife have accumulated cookbooks from all over the world from her personal and Navy travels. Vu emphasizes that for those seeking opportunities for travel and personal growth, the Navy may be the right fit.
“The Navy continues to be an amazing adventure; more than I ever imagined as a young girl in Bakersfield,” said Vu. “My favorite part is connecting with other people and sharing in a common team goal. Specifically at sea, there is this sensation that is always my favorite – standing topside with the wind blowing, the salt of the sea in the air, and vast blue ocean all around – I can feel the beautiful magnitude of what it takes to serve on a warship. A solidarity and ability to operate together to move us through the sea with purpose. There’s no other feeling like it.”
Dewey is assigned to DESRON 15 and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. Commander, Task Force 71/DESRON 15 is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.
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Police kill woman who allegedly went into grocery store with a gun in Chicago suburb of Oak Forest
OAK FOREST, Illinois - Oak Forest police said they shot and killed a woman who went into a grocery store with a gun and got into a gunfight with police.
Oak Forest police said that at 10:54 a.m., police were called to 159th Street for a driver needing assistance. That driver, Ketura Wilson, 21, of Calumet City, had a gun, police said.
Officers followed her to the Food4Less grocery store, where she went inside.
There, she opened fire at police, and they shot her, police said. Wilson was killed, and an officer was wounded. That officer is in serious but stable condition.
The Illinois Public Integrity Task Force and the Oak Forest Police Department are investigating.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The body of missing Florida mother Cassie Carli was found in a shallow grave Saturday at an Alabama barn, according to deputies.
Carli’s body was found during a search warrant nearly one week after she went missing, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said during a Sunday press conference. When authorities searched the barn, they found signs of a body under a patch of dirt that was disrupted.
The Department of Forensic Sciences was called in to uncover Carli’s body. The St. Clair County coroner later said her body was initially identified by a tattoo on her right foot.
Carli was last seen on March 27 in the parking lot of Juana’s Pagodas, a beach bar and restaurant in Navarre, Florida, where she was supposed to pick up her daughter Saylor from her ex-boyfriend Marcus Spanevelo during a custody exchange.
Authorities found Carli’s car in that same parking lot, but she was still missing. Her purse was left behind in the car.
“There were things in the purse … we don’t think she would just up and leave,” Sheriff Bob Johnson said during a press conference earlier in the week. “Usually you don’t go four days without hearing from them, or them using a credit card, cell phone … so yeah, we’re concerned.”
Both Spanevelo and Saylor were found the following day in Birmingham, Alabama, with Saylor being returned to her mother’s family.
Several days later, Spanevelo was arrested in Tennessee on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation, and destruction of evidence.
Carli’s family told WFLA Friday that the missing mother was concerned about Spanevelo as they worked through custody problems.
“Cassie’s been telling me for the last two years that [Marcus] has been threatening her,” said her brother, Anthony Carli. “She’s always said, if anything happens to me, it’s him.”
Sheriff Johnson said he personally delivered the news of Cassi’s death to her family, saying, “It gives them some closure that they know where she is at now, but it’s their daughter. It’s terrible.”
Deputies said an autopsy is scheduled to take place Monday in Huntsville, Alabama where Carli’s cause of death is expected to be determined. The State Attorney’s Office said additional charges will be filed against Spanevelo, pending the autopsy results, reports the Pensacola News Journal.
“Once the autopsy is done and you see the charges filed you’ll understand,” Sheriff Johnson said. “I think [Spanevelo] is going to spend the rest of his life in prison or he’s going to get the needle. Hopefully the needle.”
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TAMPA, Fla, (AP)There are plenty of things Carlos Beltran needs to do once he begins his job as a New York Yankees announcer on Monday.
Become familiar with the YES Network setting. Get comfortable alongside his broadcast teammates. Find a rhythm that works for him on air as an analyst.
One thing he doesn’t need to do, Yankees star slugger Aaron Judge said, is address the team about his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in 2017.
Beltran played for Houston that year when it beat the Yankees in the AL Championship Series on the way to its first World Series title. After news of the scandal broke much later, New York players took aim at the Astros, with Judge asserting they ”cheated and you didn’t earn it.”
”In my opinion, I don’t think he needs to say anything to us,” Judge said Sunday. ”I’ve got a lot of respect for Beltran, he helped me a lot during his time here as a player. Learned a lot of good lessons. He spent a lot of quality time just kind of talking to me about the game, the mental side of the game, his approaches, how to be a good teammate.”
Beltran retired as a player after the 2017 season. He played with the Yankees in 2014 and 2015, and a part of 2016.
”I’d love to talk to him,” Judge said. ”It’s been a while since I’ve seen him. Just getting a chance to catch up with him and see what he’s up to because we’re to be seeing a lot of him during the year. Just looking forward to having him back around because he was a big part of this team, a big part of baseball, what he brings to the game and what he’s going to bring to the Yes Network is going to be big time.”
In an interview to air Monday on the YES Network, Beltran said there is a stain on the Astros’ title.
”Looking back now, yes, we did cross the line,” Beltran said. ”We all did what we did. Looking back, we were wrong.”
Beltran was named Mets manager before the 2020 season, but never managed a game after being let go due to the scandal.
Judge said he is looking ahead and not back at 2017.
”I can’t speak for the whole, group, but I think the things that we’ve got to focus on this year and the things we’ve got to do this year are more important than anything that happened in the past,” Judge said.
”We’ve got a lot of important things, a lot of good things going on this year, so I’m just going to focus on what we’ve got to do with that. If he sees anything, if he’s got any advice that can help us, I’ll definitely be talking to him,” he said.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to identify ABBA as a Swedish pop group and clarify that Dennis Wilson passed away in 1983.
(NEXSTAR) – As the Recording Academy prepares to honor a new roster of artists with its annual Grammy Awards, you may be surprised just how many of music’s biggest acts have yet to win the coveted gold gramophone (where “Grammy” gets its name).
Here are eight music juggernauts who have yet to win take home the trophy.
Queen
Mamma mia, mamma mia! The legendary rock group has four nominations in its cap but zero wins. Two of the British band’s most famous hits, “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” lost in their categories, but it’s unlikely the remaining band members (frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991) are too pressed about the losses.
To date, Queen remains one of music’s most influential bands, with Mercury’s biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” winning four Academy Awards in 2019, including a Best Actor win for actor Rami Malek, who played Mercury. Queen is also the 36th best-selling music artist of all-time based on Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) data.
ABBA
Mamma mia, here we go again! The iconic Swedish pop maestros have only ever been nominated once — and it’s for this year’s Grammys. The group of exes will face off in the Record of the Year category with their return single “I Still Have Faith in You.”
ABBA’s catalogue of earworm classics like “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “Fernando” were introduced to a new generation of audiences with 1999’s hugely successful jukebox musical “Mamma Mia!,” which was adapted for the 2008 movie of the same name. There was also a non-adaptation sequel to the film in 2018.
Snoop Dogg
Under his real name, Calvin Broadus, the “Doggfather of Rap,” has racked up 16 nominations in his decades-spanning career. While many of his nominations are composed of songs/albums he’s featured on, some of his most iconic tracks, like “Gin and Juice,” “Nothin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” have all nabbed nods. Despite never winning a Grammy, the California native is considered a rap icon, particularly of West Coast hip-hop.
Katy Perry
Perry’s beloved 2010 “Teenage Dream” album ruled the Billboard charts for a sold two years, but the album (nominated for Album of the Year) and its hit singles (“California Gurls,” “Firework,” “Wide Awake” and the title track) couldn’t snag the gold. “Teenage Dream” isn’t hurting for accolades, however. It was named among many end-of-year and end-of-decade “best” lists and resulted in Perry tying Michael Jackson for number of Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits.
A 2021 retrospective in Pitchfork called the album Perry’s “crowning achievement.”
Journey
“Don’t Stop Believin'” it: The 27th best-selling band of all-time in the U.S. (per the RIAA) has never taken home a trophy — and has only been nominated once, according to the Grammys. That’s despite having several Billboard Top 10 singles, many which remain popular to this day, including “Open Arms” and “Faithfully.” Meanwhile, the band’s “Don’t Stop Believin” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a work of “qualitative or historical significance.” It has remained a popular choice for films, TV shows and cover songs, most notably the hit cover by the cast of “Glee” in 2009.
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj’s 2010 debut “Pink Friday” and 2014’s “The Pinkprint” both got nods in the Best Rap Album category, and she’s received a slew of noms for Best Rap Performance. But all 10 nominations haven’t resulted in any wins for the self-professed (though also called so by others) Queen of Rap. Despite never taking home an award, Minaj is widely considered by critics among the greatest female rappers of all-time — if not the greatest female rapper.
Diana Ross
Stop in the name of love: This soul/pop legend has 12 nominations to her name but still no trophies. Her first nomination dates back all the way to the 7th Annual Grammys in 1965, where she was nominated as part of The Supremes. Some of her most celebrated solo tracks, “Endless Love” and “Upside Down,” have also earned nods.
But a Grammy-free career hasn’t stopped her from a ground-breaking career: She’s remained a frequently named inspiration for younger artists and her music is often sampled or covered by them. For instance, Ross’ work has been covered by Amy Winehouse and Janet Jackson, and sampled in Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic 1997 single “Mo Money, Mo Problems.” Most recently, her hit “It’s My House” was sampled by Lady Gaga for “Replay.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee released her 25th studio album, called “Thank You,” last year.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys were picking up good vibrations for their hits “Good Vibrations” and “Kokomo,” but the nominations didn’t pick up any Grammys. But don’t worry (baby) about these musicians — they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Grammy Hall of Fame inducted the band for their landmark 1966 album “Pet Sounds.”
While co-founder Dennis Wilson died in 1983, The Beach Boys’ legacy reverberates until this day. A 2017 data analysis of 53,630 artists using AllMusic biographical data found 422 cited the “God Only Knows” artists as influential on their sound — making them the sixth most influential musicians of all time, according to AllMusic.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will be held April 3. Singer/songwriter Jon Batiste leads the pack of nominees with 11 total chances to take home a gramophone. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. follow with eight nominations each.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union’s 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow.
“Seeking full energy independence from Russian gas, in response to Russia’s energy blackmail in Europe and the war in Ukraine, Lithuania has completely abandoned Russian gas,” Lithuania’s energy ministry said in a statement late Saturday, adding that the measure took effect in the beginning of April.
Lithuania managed to reduce imports of Russian gas to zero on Saturday, a move seen a milestone in achieving energy independence in the former Soviet republic of 2.8 million, the ministry said.
“We are the first EU country among Gazprom’s supply countries to gain independence from Russian gas supplies, and this is the result of a multi-year coherent energy policy and timely infrastructure decisions,” Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys said.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda posted an upbeat tweet on his account and urged other European nations to do the same.
“From this month on — no more Russian gas in Lithuania. Years ago, my country made decisions that today allow us with no pain to break energy ties with the aggressor. If we can do it, the rest of Europe can do it too!” Nauseda tweeted.
In 2015, nearly 100% of Lithuania’s gas supplies derived from imports of Russian gas but the situation has changed drastically over the past years after the country built an off-shore LNG import terminal, launched in 2014, in the port city of Klaipeda.
The energy ministry said from now on all gas for Lithuania’s domestic consumption would be imported via Klaipeda’s LNG terminal.
Last year, some 26% of Lithuania’s gas supplies derived from deliveries from a Russian gas pipeline while 62% came via Klaipeda’s LNG terminal and the remaining 12% were imported from a gas storage in neighboring Latvia.
Baltic neighbors Latvia and Estonia are also heavily dependent on Russian gas but the operator of Latvia’s natural gas storage said none of the three Baltic states were importing Russian gas as of April 2.
Uldis Bariss, the CEO of Conexus Baltic Grid, told Latvian media on Saturday that the Baltic gas market was currently being served by gas reserves stored underground in Latvia.
Last month, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said Klaipeda’s LNG terminal wouldn’t have enough capacity to provide gas for all the three Baltic countries.
As a solution, Estonia’s government has proposed building a LNG terminal jointly with Latvia and Nordic neighbor Finland in the Estonian port town of Paldiski, which is not far from the capital, Tallinn.
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Updated April 3, 2022 at 6:10 PM ET
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a partial vote count predicted a strong lead for his right-wing party.
In a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest, Orban addressed a crowd cheering "Viktor!" and declared it was a "huge victory" for his party.
"We won a victory so big that you can see it from the moon, and you can certainly see it from Brussels," said Orban, who has often been condemned by the European Union for democratic backsliding and alleged corruption.
"The whole world has seen tonight in Budapest that Christian democratic politics, conservative civic politics and patriotic politics have won. We are telling Europe that this is not the past, this is the future," Orban said.
While votes were still being tallied, it appeared clear that the question was not whether Orban's Fidesz party would take the election, but by how much.
With 75% of votes tallied, Orban's Fidesz-led coalition had won 54.5%, while a pro-European opposition coalition, United for Hungary, had nearly 34%, according to the National Election Office.
It appeared possible that Fidesz would win another constitutional majority, allowing it to keep making deep changes to the Central European nation.
Opposition parties had united against Orban
As Fidesz party officials gathered at an election night event on the Danube river in Budapest, state secretary Zoltan Kovacs pointed to the participation of so many parties in the election as a testament to the strength of Hungary's democracy.
"We have heard a lot of nonsense recently about whether there is democracy in Hungary," Kovacs said. "Hungarian democracy in the last 12 years has not weakened, but been strengthened."
The contest was expected to be the closest since Orban took power in 2010, thanks to Hungary's six main opposition parties putting aside their ideological differences to form a united front against Fidesz. Voters were electing lawmakers to the country's 199-seat parliament.
Yet even in his home district, opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay trailed the longtime Fidesz incumbent Janos Lazar by more than 11 points, with 74% of the votes counted there. It was a discouraging sign for the prime ministerial candidate who had promised to end to what he alleges is rampant government corruption and raise living standards by increasing funding to Hungary's ailing health care and schools.
In a surprise performance, radical right-wing party Our Homeland Movement appeared to have garnered more than 6% of the vote, exceeding the 5% threshold needed to gain seats in parliament.
Opposition parties and international observers have noted structural impediments to defeating Orban, highlighting pervasive pro-government bias in the public media, the domination of commercial news outlets by Orban allies and a heavily gerrymandered electoral map.
Edit Zgut, a political scientist at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, predicted that what appeared to be a clear victory for Orban would allow him to move further in an autocratic direction, sidelining dissidents and capturing new areas of the economy.
"Hungary seems to have reached a point of no return," she said. "The key lesson is that the playing field is tilted so much that it became almost impossible to replace Fidesz in elections."
The opposition coalition, United For Hungary, asked voters to support a new political culture based on pluralistic governance and mended alliances with the country's EU and NATO allies.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine was an issue in Hungary's election
While Orban had earlier campaigned on divisive social and cultural issues, he dramatically shifted the tone of his campaign after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, and has portrayed the election since then as a choice between peace and stability or war and chaos.
While the opposition called for Hungary to support its embattled neighbor and act in lockstep with its EU and NATO partners, Orban, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has insisted that Hungary remain neutral and maintain its close economic ties with Moscow, including continuing to import Russian gas and oil on favorable terms.
At his final campaign rally Friday, Orban claimed that supplying Ukraine with weapons — something that Hungary, alone among Ukraine's EU neighbors, has refused to do — would make the country a military target, and that sanctioning Russian energy imports would cripple Hungary's own economy.
"This isn't our war, we have to stay out of it," Orban said.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Saturday depicted the Hungarian leader as out of touch with the rest of Europe, which has united to condemn Putin, support sanctions against Russia and send aid including weapons to Ukraine.
"He is virtually the only one in Europe to openly support Mr. Putin," Zelenskyy said.
After voting in his hometown of Hodmezovasarhely, where he is mayor, Marki-Zay called Sunday's election an "uphill battle" due to Fidesz's superior economic resources and advantage in the media.
"We are fighting for decency, we are fighting for the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary," Marki-Zay said. "We want to show that this model that Orban has ... introduced here in Hungary is not acceptable for any decent, honest man."
Marki-Zay later wrote on social media to thank all Hungarians who cast a vote and the more than 20,000 volunteer ballot counters who opposition parties assigned to polling places across the country.
"I express my gratitude to the civilians who spent the whole day checking the cleanliness of the election and are now starting the count," Marki-Zay wrote.
Orban — a fierce critic of immigration, LGBTQ rights and "EU bureaucrats" — has garnered the admiration of right-wing nationalists across Europe and North America. He has taken many of Hungary's democratic institutions under his control and depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the "LGBTQ lobby."
Along with the election to parliament, a referendum on LGBTQ issues was being held Sunday. The questions pertained to sex education programs in schools and the availability to children of information about sex reassignment.
The Organization For Security and Cooperation in Europe sent a full observation mission to Hungary to monitor Sunday's election, only the second time it has done so in a European Union country.
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Make your kitchen drawers neater
Finding what you need in your kitchen drawers can be a nightmare. Messy drawers can turn a simple kitchen task into a stressful ordeal, but it doesn’t need to be that way. With the right items to organize kitchen drawers, everything you need will be easily accessible.
When you have just a couple of kitchen drawers to organize, it’s relatively simple. But, when your kitchen has a larger number of drawers than average, including several deep drawers, you must find creative ways to make use of the space.
Clear out your kitchen drawers
Before you start organizing your kitchen drawers, have a clear-out. We all have those wonky utensils with broken handles that we’re holding onto just in case, but now’s the time to get rid of them. Sort through your drawers and get rid of unnecessary duplicates (no, you don’t need five lemon zesters), broken items and anything that you never use. Anything you don’t need can be donated, recycled or thrown in the garbage, depending on its condition and what it’s made from.
What you need to organize shallow kitchen drawers
Shallow kitchen drawers are most commonly used to hold utensils and other small items, such as baking paper, food bags and cloths for cleaning and drying. However, with the right organizational solutions, you can make the most of the space and keep your drawers neat with everything inside easy to see and access.
Utensil organizer
Utensil organizers sit in your drawers with a range of compartments to hold different pieces of flatware and larger utensils. Expandable options, like the Pipishell Bamboo Expandable Drawer Organizer, help you make the most of the space in your drawers by expanding to their full width. That said, you still might not find you have enough space in one drawer for all your flatware plus your larger utensils. In this case, you can maximize space by using a compact cutlery organizer for your knives, forks and spoons alongside a larger organizer for your bigger utensils, like spatulas, whisks, ladles and wooden spoons.
Coffee pod organizer
If you find that the convenience of pod coffee is hindered by having to rummage around for the flavor or coffee type that you want, consider turning one of your drawers into a coffee pod drawer with the help of the right organizer. The Polar Whale Coffee Pod Storage Organizer comes in a range of sizes to fit most drawers. It’s a breeze to use — simply fit your coffee pods into the recesses provided and you’ll easily be able to read the pod type off the lid. No more searching through messy drawers full of loose coffee pods.
Spice jar organizer
When you don’t have space for a spice rack or prefer to keep a clutter-free countertop, where do you keep your spices? Although you can keep them in cabinets, it’s hard to access the back rows of herbs and spices and you can easily forget what you’ve got in there. Instead, use a drawer spice organizer, like the Lynk 4 Tier Steel Spice Tray Drawer Organizer. It’s expandable between roughly 14 and 26 inches wide and can hold four rows of jarred herbs and spices. It fits any drawers that are at least 3.25 inches deep, 16.5 inches long and 13.25 inches wide. This is a great way to store spices since you can easily see and access each jar.
What you need to organize deep kitchen drawers
Deep kitchen drawers give you more space to work with, yet they can feel less versatile and not all that useful without the right organizational items. Sure, they’re big enough to fit pots, pans, plates and bowls, but you often need to stack them awkwardly, making things hard to access and leaving them looking messy. Luckily, you can find plenty of options to help you organize your kitchen drawers.
Drawer dividers
The trouble with storing things in deep kitchen drawers is that you need to stack thinner items, like plates and baking sheets, on top of one another. This allows you to fit more in each drawer but makes it tricky to access anything not at the top of the pile, taking more time to find what you need and resulting in messy drawers. When you use drawer dividers, however, you can make individual compartments to store items upright, rather than stacked. It makes it much easier to grab what you need without rummaging through your drawers and keeps your drawers looking neater since you won’t be constantly moving items around inside them.
Peg systems
Peg systems — such as the Rev-A-Shelf Wood Peg Board System for Deep Drawers — consist of a base that sits in the bottom of a drawer that has a series of holes in it, into which you can fit the included pegs and other attachments. The standard pegs are great for organizing drawers to better fit mugs and crockery, while you can also buy additional metal attachments to easily stack pots and pot lids, though this is also possible with the standard pegs. They’re great for making the most of the space in deep drawers and come in a range of sizes, so you can select one to best fit the dimensions of your kitchen drawers.
Storage bins
Use storage bins to create a produce drawer for fruits and vegetables that don’t need storing in the fridge, such as potatoes, onions and avocados. These bins keep different items of produce separate and allow you to more easily store piles of product that don’t typically stack. This is a great way to utilize space if you have an unused deep drawer, freeing up space in your cabinets or on the countertop. You can also use them to store any other small items that you don’t use often or haven’t found a better way to organize.
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Best affordable desks for your home office
As more people have adapted to a work-from-home lifestyle, having a proper office desk can help keep your workspace organized and improve productivity. While some desks can get exceptionally pricey, several high-quality options are suitable for those looking to stay on a budget. Whether your remote working situation is temporary or permanent, having a sturdy office desk is a worthwhile investment.
From small writing desks to L-shaped desks to standing desks, there are numerous options from which to choose. Finding the right material and style for your home office ultimately comes down to personal preference.
Home office desk features
Types of cheap home office desks
Depending on your home’s overall style and motif, there are several different desk styles to peruse.
- Computer desk: Desks designed explicitly for computers have increased functionality and space for your monitor, keyboard, mouse and sometimes even printers. They are often built with a simple design and come in both large and small versions.
- Writing desk: The smallest and most basic style of desk is the writing desk. They provide a place to focus on your work and place your laptop or notebook without taking up too much space. Writing desks are often great options for those wanting a minimalist look.
- Standing desk: Sitting for prolonged periods can eventually lead to unwanted health risks, which is why many workers are making the switch to standing desks. Many standing options have adjustable heights, allowing the user to stand and move around while on the phone or computer. Some standing desk converters even let you transform an ordinary table or counter into a convenient workspace.
- L-shaped desk: Desks that utilize an L-shape let you spread out and are great for workers who use more than one monitor. The unique shape also means that they can fit perfectly in the corner of a room, saving you space.
- Floating/wall-mounted desk: If you’re looking for something that stands out from traditional office desks, a sleek, wall-mounted desk can add a spacious work area to a small room without making the space feel crowded or cluttered.
Material
The four most common materials used to construct home office desks are wood, metal, glass and laminate.
- Wood: Offering a classic and timeless style, wood provides a durable and sturdy surface for multiple years of use. You can find various soft and hardwoods, as well as variations in color, grain and texture.
- Metal: Metal desks are strong and built to last. They can also be lightweight, depending on the type of metal used. Hybrid desk options will often combine a metal frame with a wood or glass top.
- Glass: Desks with glass surfaces exude a sleek and streamlined appearance that blends well with any modern decor. They are also easy to clean and maintain using a standard glass cleaner.
- Laminate: Laminate desk surfaces usually consist of a durable coating surrounding a wooden interior. This style is easy to clean and typically sports a lower price tag.
Size
The size of your home office desk matters when it comes to the amount of surface area you’ll have for your computer and other accessories and when it comes to the total space the desk will occupy in your home. Measuring the area in your home beforehand ensures you get the perfect fit.
Top cheap office desks
Best desks under $200
This simple but elegant glass desk has a stylish mid-century appeal and can even be used as a dining table when needed.
Sold by Amazon
With a separate space for your monitor, modem, keyboard and mouse, you’ll have plenty of extra storage options for books, folders, files and more.
Sold by Amazon
Homieasy Small L Shaped Computer Desk
Besides the convenient L-shaped surface, you’ll also have two lower storage shelves that you can use for display or other office supply organization.
Sold by Amazon
Techni Mobili Rectangular Gray 3 Drawer Computer Desk
The contoured desktop design adds an extra element to this classic office desk. Featuring three pull-out drawers and a large shelf, you can keep all of your important work documents safe and secure.
Sold by Home Depot
VIVO Standing 32 inch Desk Converter
For those who already have a desk but would like the ability to transform it into a standing model, this desk converter easily rests on any desktop or table and features a fully adjustable height function.
Sold by Amazon
Best desks under $100
The Charter Oak finish gives this desk a high-end look without the high price. With enough surface area to fit a computer, keyboard, lamp and other accessories, this sustainably made desk is an excellent option for all types of home offices.
Sold by Amazon
Sporting a 222-pound capacity, this modern desk can handle all kinds of work. Plus, with an easy-to-assemble design featuring a removable lower shelf, you can have it built and functional in just a few minutes.
Sold by Amazon
Another affordable L-shaped model, this sturdy desk is great for workers who need multiple monitors or gamers who want to get the most out of their setup.
Sold by Amazon
Not everyone has the available space to fit a full-sized office desk. Luckily this floating desk takes up no floor space while providing an area for your computer and several smaller storage shelves.
Sold by Amazon
Best desks under $75
This inexpensive, standard desk contains a single front drawer for stationery or office supplies and is available in multiple color options.
Sold by Amazon
L-shaped desks fit seamlessly in most corners and are ideal for maneuvering between different screens or files. This Teraves model even has adjustable legs, so you won’t have to worry about any unbalanced wobbling.
Sold by Amazon
This desk can mesh well with a simple industrial appeal whether placed in an office, bedroom or living room. Rustic brown and white versions are also available.
Sold by Amazon
If you find the desktop too cluttered, the included side storage bag is the perfect place to keep loose papers, books, pens and more. The top surface itself is waterproof and resistant to light scratches from everyday wear.
Sold by Amazon
Sometimes less is more. While this home office desk may not have any extra drawers or shelves, it makes up for it with a clean, modern, streamlined look that you can use for multiple purposes.
Sold by Amazon
OneSpace Stanton Computer Desk
If space comes at a premium in your home, this compact computer desk features a slide-out keyboard shelf and a helpful bottom storage area.
Sold by Amazon
Best desks under $50
This desk is available in sizes ranging from 32 inches for smaller offices up to 63 inches for larger workspaces depending on your size requirements. When not in use as a desk, you can also repurpose it as a dining table.
Sold by Amazon
Furinno Rectangular Oak Gary/Black Computer Desk
Affordable and functional, this budget-friendly desk is great for those without a ton of space or who want a casual area to read, write or study.
Sold by Home Depot
If having a desk as a permanent fixture in your home doesn’t appeal to you, this folding desk might be just what you need. You can simply fold and store when not in use, making this model highly portable and versatile for the modern worker.
Sold by Amazon
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Which inflatable water slide for kids is best?
Playing in the water is the perfect activity for kids on a hot summer day. But for many families, owning a pool is unattainable. An inflatable water slide can be the perfect solution to keep your kids entertained all summer long without dishing out the money on a permanent pool. With so many inflatable water slides on the market, each with various features, you can find the best model for your children and your budget.
Inflatable water slides for kids considerations
Most inflatable slides have a weight limit. This means you should consider the number of children playing on it and how long you want to keep it. If your child is only 50 pounds now, but you want them to be able to play on it as they grow, opt for a slide with a larger weight limit than you may need at present.
Best inflatable water slides for kids
Best overall
BOUNTECH Inflatable Long Slide Bouncer Park
What you need to know: With a shorter side and longer slide to provide variety for children and suit different ages, this water slide is a favorite for families with more than one child.
What you’ll love: It includes two water squirters, a basketball hoop, climbing wall, a swimming area and double slides for the kids. It also comes with a repair kit, a huge bonus.
What you should consider: For the price, some users wished the product came with an air blower.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best bang for your buck
Action Air Inflatable Water Slide Shark Bounce House
What you need to know: A cost-effective and thematic slide that can be used wet or dry
What you’ll love: It has a colorful design, climbing area, mini pool and water cannon, and comes with a blower and inflates quickly.
What you should consider: This option can be difficult to store due to the shark head.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for young kids
BOUNTECH Inflatable Kids Castle Water Slide with Climbing Wall
What you need to know: This is a smaller model for younger kids with various exciting features that can be used wet or dry.
What you’ll love: This option includes a wide water slide, bounce house with safety netting, sprinkler head and more.
What you should consider: This is ideal for younger kids, so the weight limit is lower than some other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for sturdiness
Bestway Hurricane Tunnel Blast Inflatable Water Park Play Center
What you need to know: Built for safety and durability, this play center is packed with fun features for enjoyment and security.
What you’ll love: It has a long, wrap-around slide with sprayers, a small pool at the bottom of the slide for a soft landing and safety netting at the top peak.
What you should consider: Sturdiness comes with weight, and parents have complained about this slide being too heavy for easy storage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Easiest to maintain
BOUNTECH Inflatable Bounce House
What you need to know: This water slide combo comes with a repair kit to ensure that it stays in top shape all year long.
What you’ll love: It has a water slide, spray gun and a climbing wall with just enough room to lounge and splash around.
What you should consider: This option is simpler than some models, so it may not be ideal for kids who are bored easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for big families
BOUNTECH Inflatable Water Park
What you need to know: Massive, 9.5-foot inflatable with two slides and fun for the whole family.
What you’ll love: It has two water slides, a rock wall, two spray guns and a small pool that will keep your whole family entertained all summer long.
What you should consider: This is a higher-priced option compared to other models on this list.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for parties
Costzon 7-in-1 Inflatable Crocodile Water Park
What you need to know: This large inflatable is equipped with various features designed to accommodate and entertain multiple children with a fun crocodile theme.
What you’ll love: Two slides, a climbing wall, a tunnel, a water cannon, a wading pool and a basketball hoop will keep the whole party engaged.
What you should consider: With so many elements, inflating and deflating this water park can be a challenge.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Other top picks
Intex Rainbow Ring Inflatable Play Center
What you need to know: This small toddler play area is ideal for parents who want a summer toy for their young one without breaking the bank.
What you’ll love: Low price, small slide, wading pool and ring toss game will keep your little one occupied without taking up your whole yard or your entire budget.
What you should consider: It doesn’t come with a blower, so you will need to purchase one separately if you don’t own one already.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
BOUNTECH Inflatable Double Slide Bounce House, Kids Splash Pool Water Slide
What you need to know: With durable materials and an easy setup, this multi-featured water slide should entertain your kids year after year.
What you’ll love: Bounce house, slide, sprayer, splash area and a kit that provides a blower, repair kit and storage case ensures you have everything you need.
What you should consider: The slides are pretty steep, so this may not be the safest slide for very young children.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Puppia harness or Kurgo harness — which is better?
If you’re looking for a dog harness, you might feel torn by two popular brands: Puppia and Kurgo. Perhaps you’re wondering what the difference is between the two and if one is better than the other. Ultimately, Kurgo makes rugged harnesses best suited to big or strong dogs, while Puppia makes lightweight harnesses optimized for comfort and primarily designed for smaller dogs.
Kurgo dog harnesses
Kurgo specializes in rugged harnesses for dogs, including crash-tested harnesses for safe use in vehicles. Though they’re available in small sizes and large sizes, they can feel slightly bulky on little dogs.
If you’re looking for durability and don’t mind a harness that’s on the heavier side, Kurgo is an excellent option. Most Kurgo harnesses cost $20-$50 depending on size and type, and you get quality construction.
What you’ll love about Kurgo dog harnesses
- Some Kurgo dog harnesses have been officially crash tested, making them safe to use to tether your dog in the car. Some even include a dog seat belt attachment.
- Kurgo harnesses feature both front and back leash attachment D-rings. The front D-ring is located in the center of the chest and helps prevent dogs from pulling without any pain or discomfort.
- The largest Kurgo harnesses fit dogs as large as 100-110 pounds, so only the very biggest of dogs will be too large for a Kurgo harness.
- You can find lightweight options and models designed for running that are perfect for active dogs who don’t want to be weighed down.
What you should consider about Kurgo dog harnesses
- Because they’re durable and most have metal parts rather than plastic, some Kurgo harnesses can feel quite heavy.
- It can be tricky to find the perfect fit for greyhounds or some other breeds with very deep chests.
- The smallest Kurgo harnesses are larger than the smallest Puppia harnesses, so they’re not ideal for toy breeds.
Top Kurgo dog harnesses
Kurgo Tru-Fit Enhanced Strength Dog Harness
An extremely rugged harness that’s crash-tested to ensure car safety for dogs up to 75 pounds. It’s a great choice for both in-car and on walks.
Thanks to the mesh material and plastic hardware, this harness is more lightweight than other Kurgo models, so it’s great for long hikes and for use on hot days.
Designed with running and jogging in mind, this harness offers a full range of motion and lets dogs easily lunge forward into a full run.
Sold by Amazon
Puppia dog harnesses
While some harnesses can feel heavy or bulky, especially on small dogs, Puppia specializes in lightweight harnesses that won’t weigh dogs down. Many utilize polyester mesh, which is great for use on warm days.
For the most part, Puppia harnesses are best suited to small dogs, not just because of sizing but because their lightweight designs aren’t exceptionally durable and may struggle to stand up to wear and tear from big, strong dogs. Puppia dog harnesses are relatively affordable, with most costing $10-$25.
What you’ll love about Puppia dog harnesses
- Most Puppia harnesses use lightweight, breathable mesh material or a plush fleece or faux fur lining, so they’re extremely comfortable for dogs to wear.
- Puppia dog harnesses are simple to put on and fasten, which is great for inexperienced owners or nervous dogs.
- You can buy Puppia dog harnesses in extra small sizes that are suitable for puppies and toy breeds.
- Puppia harnesses are available in a range of cute colors and designs, including floral prints, polka dots and argyle.
What you should consider about Puppia dog harnesses
- The biggest Puppia harnesses fit dogs around Labrador size, so bigger dogs often size out. Most Puppia models come up even smaller than this, so really, they’re best for small and medium dogs.
- Some Puppia harnesses aren’t adjustable around the neck, making it tougher to get a good fit on dogs with a less conventional shape, such as barrel-chested breeds.
- Puppia harnesses don’t have front clips or other solutions to help when dogs pull on the leash.
Top Puppia dog harnesses
This is a simple, over-the-head harness that’s soft and lightweight and available in larger sizes. However, it isn’t adjustable around the neck, which can cause some sizing issues.
Sold by Amazon, Chewy and Petsmart
Puppia Soft Ritefit Dog Harness
This is a similar style of harness to the option above, but this one has adjustable straps around the neck, making it a better fit for some dogs.
Sold by Amazon, Chewy and Petsmart
With a step-in vest design, this harness is ideal for small dogs and dogs who can wriggle out of other harness styles. Even its largest sizes aren’t huge, so check the size chart carefully before buying.
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Should you get a Kurgo dog harness or a Puppia dog harness?
Although Kurgo makes some small harnesses and Puppia makes some large harnesses, Kurgo dog harnesses are generally best for medium and large dogs. On the other hand, Puppia dog harnesses are better suited to small to medium dogs. If your dog would comfortably fit either harness, determine your preferences. If you’d sacrifice durability for something lightweight and comfortable, the choice is Puppia. If you prefer something heavier and more rugged, choose Kurgo.
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Which bathroom scale is best?
Monitoring your weight is a simple and effective way to get a picture of your overall health. Keeping a scale in your bathroom makes it especially easy to track your weight—and, in some cases, other important health and fitness data.
Mechanical vs. digital bathroom scales
Bathroom scales are available in both mechanical and digital models. Digital scales are usually easier to read and often offer up other measurements like body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI). A mechanical version’s spring may loosen over time, so digital scales tend to be more exact. In order to keep track of any changes over time, accuracy is highly important.
Looking for a reliable scale to help you track your health and fitness goals? Here are some of the best, most precise bathroom scales available.
Best bathroom scales 2021
HoMedics Grey Stone Digital Bath Scale
This striking tile-top scale stands out for its sleek appearance, and is also extremely user-friendly. It features an instant-on feature and a large, blue backlit display that’s easy to read. It also has a weight capacity of 400 pounds and provides your weight in 0.2 pound increments.
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EatSmart Precision Extra-High Capacity Digital Bathroom Scale
This bathroom scale offers a large, stable platform that’s easy to step on and off of. It’s one of the highest capacity scales on this list, too, with a maximum weight of 550 pounds. It also features step-on technology, which measures weight instantly.
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Etekcity Digital Body Weight Bathroom Scale
With four high-precision sensors, this bathroom scale is one of the most accurate models available, precise within two ounces. It also features auto-calibration, so you can use it right out of the box. The 6-mm thick temperature glass top also makes it highly durable.
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Withings Body+ Digital WiFi Smart Scale
This smart bathroom scale doesn’t just measure your weight—it also measures your body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass and water percentage. It can sync with your Apple Watch and more than 100 other health and fitness apps.
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Weight Watchers by Conair Digital Glass Scale
With a large 1.5 inch digital display, this scale is highly visually accessible. It has a modern glass and silver finish that fits with a variety of decor styles. With an integrated handle, it’s a cinch to lift and move.
Greater Goods Digital Weight Bathroom Scale
A simple, user-friendly model, this bathroom scale has a large, backlit display with clear numbers. Its sturdy tempered glass top offers a streamlined, chic design that is also highly durable. It auto-calibrates itself too, so no setup is required.
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Ozeri Precision Digital Bath Scale
This scale instantly measures the user’s weight. It displays your weight in increments of 0.2 pounds on a large LCD display and can measure up to 400 pounds. You can also easily change the unit of measurement to pounds, kilograms or British stones.
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Vitafit Digital Body Weight Bathroom Scale
With an accuracy of 0.1 pounds, this budget-friendly bathroom scale offers precise measurements on a clear, easy-to-read LCD display. The large tempered glass platform will comfortably accommodate every user.
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Sharper Image LED Bluetooth Digital Body Scale
This smart scale can quickly and easily measure your weight, BMI, muscle mass and body fat percentage. It also comes with a connected app that syncs the scale’s data to track your measurements. The device supports up to 10 user profiles, so your entire household can use it.
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eufy Smart Scale C1 with Bluetooth
This smart scale calculates your weight and provides 11 other measurements, including body fat percentage, BMI, muscle mass and bone mass. It features two sets of sensors to provide the most accurate, precise measurements and can accommodate up to 16 users. It’s also compatible with fitness apps like Apple Health and Google Fit.
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Taylor Glass Digital Bathroom Scale
This polished bathroom scale has a large, curved tempered glass platform that offers ample foot space. Its large display features a blue backlight for easy reading, even in low lighting. It has a weight capacity of 400 pounds and runs on easy-to-replace AAA batteries too.
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Arboleaf Body Fat Scale Digital Scale
This affordable smart bathroom scale features four sensors and four electrodes for the most accurate, precise measurements. It can assess weight, body fat, and BMI and has its own app to easily monitor your health. Best of all, it allows for unlimited user profiles, so the whole house only needs one scale.
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With a see-through platform and sharp black and silver trim, this scale can add a sleek touch to your bathroom. Its sizable backlit LCD display locks its reading for eight seconds after you step off the scale, plenty of time to read the display. It also comes with a retractable measuring tape.
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Gaiam Bluetooth Smart Bathroom Scale
This elegant smart bathroom scale is one of the most high-tech models on the market. It can measure your weight and 15 other metrics, such as body fat, BMI, muscle mass and bone mass. It has an accuracy of 0.1 pounds and is compatible with the Gaiam Weight scale app to track your fitness and health goals.
Sold by Bed Bath & Beyond
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Which hoverboard is best for kids?
While hoverboards don’t actually float above the ground, they offer a fun, fast ride on two wheels. While not recommended for younger kids, these self-balancing scooters can help older kids (ages 10 and up) get outside more often and zip around. Hoverboards also offer eco-friendly travel, often running on lithium-ion batteries that just need a plug-in to recharge.
When purchasing a hoverboard for kids, you’ll want to consider the features of the best hoverboard brands.
What to consider about a hoverboard for kids
Here are some considerations to keep in mind when buying a hoverboard for kids.
Safety first
Make sure your child wears safety gear (helmet, elbow and knee pads, wrist guards, etc.) when riding a hoverboard, as it’s easy to fall, especially when they’re learning. Keep the hoverboard on flat, dry ground. And if your child wants to go on slopes, check the hoverboard’s maximum incline.
Wheel size
A hoverboard wheel’s standard diameter is 6.5 inches, giving good control on smooth surfaces. If your child wants to ride on uneven terrain, a larger wheel between 8 and 10 inches is better.
Speed
Hoverboards designed for kids often have a lower maximum speed of up to 6 miles per hour. The average top speed of a hoverboard is around 10 miles per hour.
Battery life
Most hoverboards have a battery life of around an hour, so you should check the range to know how far your child can ride before needing to recharge or grab a spare battery. If the range isn’t listed, look at the maximum speed to estimate it (e.g., a hoverboard with 60-minute battery life and a top speed of 10 miles per hour will have about a 10-mile range).
Weight
Hoverboards weigh anywhere from 10-30 pounds. Even though your child might want a lighter one that’s easier to carry home when the battery runs out, lightweight models may not have the quality or durability they need.
What are some features of hoverboards for kids?
Here are some features to look for on hoverboards for kids.
LED lights
Many hoverboards have built-in LED lights on the board or wheels. Besides being cool and appealing for kids, they also can keep kids safer by making them more visible to drivers and walkers in low light conditions.
App connectivity
Many hoverboards have Bluetooth and can connect to smartphone apps for monitoring power levels, speed, steering sensitivity, battery life and GPS.
Built-in speakers
Often hoverboards have built-in speakers to connect to smartphones via Bluetooth so your child can play music while they ride.
How much does a hoverboard for kids cost?
Hoverboards can range widely in price, from $100-$600, but the ones above $400 are aimed at adults using them off-road. Most basic to mid-range models cost between $150-$300.
The best hoverboards for kids
This versatile model comes in a variety of solid colors and is an excellent one for kids who’ll love its rainbow LED lighting that synchronizes color changes with the rhythm, Bluetooth and stereo surround sound. Parents will love its UL2272 certification for safety, high-temperature resistance and durability in a 17.6-lb model that holds riders up to 165 lbs.
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SISIGAD Hoverboard with Bluetooth and Colorful Lights
This hoverboard meets UL2272 safety standards, has Bluetooth with a built-in wireless speaker to connect to mobile devices for listening to music and 6.5-inch wheels with high-quality rubber tires and comfortable foot pedals for a smooth ride.
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Easy to use, lightweight and a top speed of 7 mph, this trusted brand offers kids a fun and safe hoverboard experience. It’s affordable, has LED lights for safety and holds up to 160 lbs.
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Hover-1 Helix Electric Hoverboard
This inexpensive model has a 400-watt motor, travels up to 7 mph and holds up to 160 lbs. It comes in a few colors, has a built-in Bluetooth speaker and charges within 6 hours.
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Reviewers say their kids love this lightweight hoverboard that offers a smooth and easy ride, along with the colorful flashing wheel LED front lights. It’s a solid, UL-certified and Bluetooth-supported model.
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SISIGAD Hoverboard Fun Edition
With rugged footpads and “fun” right in its name, this hoverboard comes in multiple unique patterns like graffiti, starry purple and green or pink camo. Reviewers say it’s a model that’s easy for kids to learn how to ride and pairs well with devices.
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Swagtron T580 App-Enabled Bluetooth Hoverboard
With exclusive 3D multicolored ground lighting, the T580 moves up to 7.5 mph, can travel up to 8 miles on a single charge and can climb 30-degree inclines. It includes Bluetooth speakers, and you and your child can know their exact location and track their ride with the GPS feature.
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Hover-1 H1-100 Electric Hoverboard
This UL-certified hoverboard boasts ultra-bright infinity LED wheels, a built-in Bluetooth speaker and IPX4 water resistance. Reviewers say it’s a sturdy, durable and easy-to-learn model.
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Gyroor Warrior 8.5-inch All-Terrain Off-Road Hoverboard
This higher-end model is best for more experienced riders who want to venture into off-roading.
It’s UL-certified and Bluetooth-enabled, with 8.5-inch solid tires and a 700-watt motor for riding on grass, dirt, gravel or wet surfaces.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)Ochai Agbaji followed a celebrating stream of Kansas players off the floor at the Final Four, their shouts of ”One more!” echoing all the way up the tunnel of the Superdome and right to the door of their locker room.
One more game awaits, the biggest of their careers.
The Jayhawks earned a trip back to the national championship Saturday night with a shooting performance that will go down in history. David McCormack muscled his way to 25 points, Ochai Agbaji hit six 3-pointers and had 21, and the only No. 1 seed to reach the national semifinals rolled to an 81-65 victory over Villanova before a huge crowd that packed the home of the New Orleans Saints one year after the pandemic kept just about everyone away.
”That’s everyone’s attitude – even after this game, even after last weekend, the weekend before that – everyone’s attitude was on to the next one,” Agbaji said, ”and not looking too far ahead at what’s going on Monday.”
Well, they can look forward to a big-time showdown now: The Jayhawks, the winningest program in Division I history, will face North Carolina, which sits at No. 3 on the list and has been to more Final Fours than anyone.
The Tar Heels sent Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement with an 81-77 victoryin their semifinal Saturday night.
The Jayhawks (33-6) hope a familiar pattern holds, too: The last three times Kansas and Villanova have met in the tourney, the winner has gone on to cut down the nets, including their lopsided Final Four matchup four years ago in San Antonio.
”You come to Kansas for big games,” said Christian Braun, who had 10 points against the Wildcats, ”but you don’t come to Kansas to play in the Elite Eight. You don’t come to Kansas to play in the Final Four. You come to play for a championship.”
Playing without injured guard Justin Moore, the Wildcats (30-8) watched as Kansas scored the game’s first 10 points and eventually built a 19-point cushion Saturday night. And despite big performances from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back.
Gillespie, playing in his 156th and final game for the Wildcats, hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, while Slater hit four 3s and had 16 points. Samuels finished with 13 points in the final game of his career.
”They played great. They were well-prepared. They really executed,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. ”We did a lot of things wrong, but we want to make sure they get the credit they deserve. They played a great game.”
Each team finished with 13 made 3-pointers, and the 26 total shots from beyond the arc set a record for a Final Four game, topping the 25 that the same two teams made in 2018 at the Alamodome.
Unlike that night, though, it was the Jayhawks who pounced on Villanova at the start, trying to run ragged a team whose depth problems were only compounded by the loss of Moore, who tore his Achilles tendon in the regional finals.
The Jayhawks applied pressure the moment Villanova inbounded the ball. They unleashed traps in half-court, something they rarely did in the regular season. And they twice picked the pocket of Gillespie, a two-time Big East player of the year, leading to easy baskets and a 10-0 lead before some of the 70,000-plus fans had even found their seats.
”We got off to such a great start in large part because of how we shot the ball,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.
Whenever Agbaji, the Big 12 player of the year, wasn’t enjoying the soft rims of the Superdome to knock down 3s, the 6-foot-10, 250-pound McCormack was having his way with the undersized Wildcats in the paint.
The Jayhawks’ lead soon stretched to 15 midway through the first half before Wright finally called timeout.
His counterpart could probably relate: In a game that Self has been loath to re-watch, the Wildcats raced to a 22-4 lead out of the gates four years ago and cruised to a Final Four blowout and eventually their third national championship.
”This is legit revenge for 2018,” tweeted the Mavericks’ Jalen Brunson, who had a big role for Villanova that night.
Daniels and Gillespie did everything they could to rewrite the finish.
Daniels, the New Orleans native who began his career down the road at Tulane, kept making hustle plays around the hoop, and Gillespie, the blue-collar kid from Philadelphia, was able to knock down a couple of contested 3s.
The Jayhawks still led 50-34 early in the second half when Wright went to a smaller lineup and ramped up the pressure on defense. The result was three consecutive turnovers, and quick 3-pointers by Slater and Antoine – the seldom-used guard who absorbed many of Moore’s minutes – that allowed Villanova to trim the lead to single digits.
”We felt like we were right there,” Gillespie said. ”It’s a long game, it’s a 40-minute game, and we pride ourselves on playing 40 minutes every night. And we were just talking about dig, scrap and claw and try to steal it in the end.”
McCormack finally made Villanova pay for going small with a rim-rattling dunk with 10:25 to play.
And when the Wildcats made one last run, getting a three-point play from Samuels to close within 64-58 with just over 6 minutes left, McCormack and Braun answered again. The latter’s deep fadeaway 3 as the shot-clock expired gave Kansas some breathing room again, and the Big 12 champs coasted from there into Monday night’s title game.
”You knew Villanova would make a run and we just kind of held on and responded,” Self said, ”but I thought we played great. I thought we were disciplined defensively. I thought we stayed down on shot fakes, basically, for 40 minutes. And with the exception of defending the arc, I thought that we just played terrific.”
WELCOME BACK
The Jayhawks will play for the championship on the same Superdome floor where they lost to Kentucky in the 2012 title game. Kansas allowed the Wildcats to build a big early lead that night before its comeback bid fell short.
FAMILIAR FOES
Kansas and North Carolina will play for the seventh time in the NCAA Tournament, and five of those games have occurred on the final weekend. That includes the triple-overtime 1957 title game won by the Tar Heels in Kansas City, Missouri.
STATS AND STREAKS
Kansas committed just seven turnovers while Villanova had nine. … Self coached his 75th tournament game, breaking a tie with Michigan State’s Tom Izzo for fifth on the career list. … Villanova dropped to 5-6 when its opponent scores at least 70 points this season. … Gillespie and Slater were 9 of 15 from beyond the arc; the rest of the Wildcats were 4 of 16.
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Norwegian Cruise Line has officially brought 14 of its 17 current ships back into service, as Norwegian Star welcomed her first passengers in nearly two years. The Dawn-class ship set sail from Barcelona today, on the first of a number of Mediterranean sailings that bring her back into active service.
Norwegian Star Resumes Service
Norwegian Star‘s first cruise with passengers since the global pandemic shutdown is a 10-day, one-way sailing from Barcelona, Spain, to Trieste, Italy.
Along the way, the ship will visit nine amazing ports of call, including St. Tropez along the French Riviera, Rome and Naples in Italy, Corfu Island in Greece, and Dubrovnik in Croatia, among others.
Through mid-May, the ship will offer a variety of Mediterranean sailings departing from Barcelona and Trieste. For the summer, Norwegian Star will reposition to Northern European itineraries, embarking from Southampton and Reykjavik, including ports of call in Scotland, England, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Greenland. Cruise lengths range from 10-12 days.
At the end of the summer season, the ship will return to the Mediterranean briefly before a transatlantic crossing departing Lisbon, Portugal, on November 27. That 14-day sailing will reposition the ship to Rio de Janeiro for the winter season in South America.
Norwegian Star‘s winter sailings are particularly spectacular, as they are a series of 14-day roundtrip Antarctica voyages setting sail from Buenos Aires.
In the spring of 2023, the ship will return to Europe, with similar seasonal itineraries planned for 2023 and early 2024.
Norwegian Star was built in 2001 and had her most recent refit and renovation in 2018 as part of The Norwegian Edge program. The 91,740-gross ton ship can welcome 2,348 passengers at double occupancy, and is staffed by 1,031 crew members.
14 Norwegian Ships Sailing, 3 Yet to Come, 2 to Debut
Norwegian Star is the fourteenth Norwegian Cruise Line ship to resume sailing. After the pandemic shutdown that suspended passenger cruise operations worldwide, the cruise line began its “Great Cruise Comeback” when Norwegian Jade first set sail from Athens, Greece, in July 2021. Since then, various vessels have restarted in different parts of the world.
To date, 14 Norwegian Cruise Line ships have restarted, with only Pride of America, Norwegian Sun, and Norwegian Spirit yet to set sail.
Read More: Norwegian Cruise Line to Increase Gratuities From April
Pride of America is scheduled to resume passenger operations on April 9, with 7-day sailings around the Hawaiian islands.
Norwegian Sun will restart her sailing calendar on May 5 out of Seattle, Washington, where she will offer 5-9 day Alaska itineraries until repositioning to Asia in mid-October.
Norwegian Spirit is already in Polynesia, and she will restart operations from May 7 with a series of one-way voyages between Tahiti and Hawaii, before moving to Seattle to sail Alaska cruises for the summer.
By early May, then, Norwegian Cruise Line will be back to full operation, with all 17 of its current cruise ships welcoming guests aboard. In August, Norwegian Prima will join the fleet, and will eventually homeport in Galveston, Texas after her inaugural season.
Then, in the summer of 2023, the fleet will expand yet again with the arrival of Norwegian Viva, the second in the Prima-class ships. Norwegian Cruise Line has also already ordered several Prima-plus-class vessels, though details and arrival dates for these new ships have not yet been announced.
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With the advent of earnings season in April, it’s a good time for investors to juggle their portfolios. Which stocks to keep? Which to discard? Which to accumulate? Too many questions and no answers? Don’t worry! TipRanks has a simple answer to all your doubts.
TipRanks has created a Website Traffic Tool that extracts data on the number of unique visits plus total visits to a company’s website over a period of time. Through the tool, you can analyze what the visitor’s traffic to a publicly-traded company’s website indicates about the “stickiness” of the company’s products and services.
The TipRanks Website Traffic Tool helps you assess a company’s website traffic trends for the last month, quarter, or even over the last year. The data can be compared sequentially or year-over-year to see if the visitor traffic has increased or declined.
Moreover, the trend gives an added advantage in gauging the company’s performance well before its earnings results. An upward trend in the graph indicates that the total number of visits to the website has increased and therefore, a reasonably good quarterly performance can be expected, and the vice versa for a downward sloping graph.
Website Traffic Accuracy
The Website Traffic Tool sounds simple enough, but how successful has it been in helping investors in indicating a company’s quarterly performance? We’ve been tracking the fastest growing websites in the TipRanks universe with a focus on both Top Trending Websites and Websites Losing Traffic. In the past, we have helped investors to outsmart the market using the Website Traffic Tool.
Let us look at three case studies on the effectiveness of the tool.
Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN)
Coinbase is a provider of end-to-end financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto-economy. The company generates the majority of its revenue from transaction fees from trades that occur on its platform.
In Q4, COIN’s Website Traffic Tool indicated a 49.8% uptick in total visits, reflecting growth in its quarterly performance. What followed was a better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue beat for Coinbase. The company’s monthly transacting users (MTUs) leaped 54% sequentially to 11.4 million. Following the results, the COIN stock sank 1.5% the following day, but gained 7.9% the day after, and since has garnered upward momentum.
Notably, in the Q4FY21 shareholder report, the company guided for the unreported quarter based on the lower crypto asset prices coupled with lower crypto asset volatility witnessed year-to-date, and stated that “retail MTU and total Trading Volume will both be lower in Q1 2022 as compared to Q4 2021.”
A similar declining trend is visible in Coinbase’s website visits as per the Website Traffic tool, giving a fairly reasonable guide to the company’s performance well ahead of its earnings results.
Sofi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI)
Sofi Technologies is an online personal finance company providing student and auto loan refinancing, mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, investing, and banking through both mobile app and desktop interfaces.
Similar to Coinbase, SOFI’s Website Traffic Tool indicated major growth (20.17% sequential upside) in its fourth-quarter performance before its results announcement, and SOFI delivered an upbeat Q4 print. Following the results, SOFI stock opened the following day up 15.6% and ended the day gaining 3.4%.
Furthermore, Sofi has projected a softer Q1FY22 outlook due to the “unexpected extension of the federal student loan payment moratorium to May 1, 2022.,” as per its release. This is evident with the declining Q1 trend in website visits seen on the TipRanks tool, clearly unfolding the benefit of using the tool appropriately as a pre-indicator of earnings.
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD)
Robinhood is a modern financial services platform offering cryptocurrency trading, dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, recurring investments, and IPO Access. The company earns net revenues through transaction fees for each order executed.
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, HOOD’s Website Traffic Tool indicated both a sequential decline (7.2%) and a year-over-year fall (13.2%) in the total number of visits to Robinhood’s platform. This indicated that the company’s userbase was dimming in the quarter and that the company may not do as well as expected. Eventually, HOOD reported a decline in its Q4 monthly active users and missed analysts’ earnings consensus. Further deterioration is expected in the company’s performance in Q1 as per the tool’s data.
Following its Q4 results, HOOD plunged 12% during the after-hours trading session and further crashed over 15% during pre-market trading the following day.
As is visible in the above case studies, the TipRanks Website Traffic Tool has indicated the probable direction of a company’s performance and the stock’s price movement. The tool gives an insight well ahead of a company’s earnings and prepares investors beforehand for the probable outcome of the results. Investors can thereby make informed decisions on their holdings and accordingly park their investible corpus funds.
How Can I Use the Website Traffic Tool for Investing?
There are different ways in which the Website Traffic Tool can be used advantageously by investors.
Firstly, on TipRanks, you can browse through the fastest-growing websites to gauge which companies are trending or losing out of online visits. This can help you streamline the list of companies in which you may invest.
Secondly, you can individually study the website traffic trends of the companies in your portfolio to analyze their performance and make informed decisions about retaining/discarding/accumulating.
As with all TipRanks tools, TipRanks Website Traffic is simple to use and you can filter data according to your preferences.
As a cautionary note, the TipRanks Website Traffic analysis may be more meaningful for ecommerce portals, social media platforms, and financial companies which offer direct-to-consumer services through their websites and apps. The tool may be less indicative in sectors such as manufacturing and commodities where a website click may not necessarily convert to a successful client.
Fun Fact: A look at the Q1FY22 Website Traffic Tool data of many ecommerce portals reflects a declining trend in the number of visits, both compared sequentially (due to the robust holiday season last quarter) and also year-over-year (due to the pandemic-triggered elevated online shopping in the year-ago period). This, however, does not necessarily mean that they are bad investment choices. Yes, companies may perform poorly in the short term, but their long-term standing needs to be analyzed and an informed decision needs to be made.
In times of economic uncertainty, the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine, and a heightened inflationary environment, it becomes difficult to gauge consumer behavioral patterns.
At such times, with a combination of different TipRanks’ Tools, an understanding of the overall economic scenario, and individual risk appetite, you can devise the best investment strategies for your portfolio!
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Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva continued their successful partnership with a 7-6(3), 7-5 victory over No.1 seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens to win the 2022 Miami Open doubles championship.
Siegemund and Zvonareva fought back from a break down in each set before gritting out the 1-hour and 51-minute win and claiming their second team title of the season. They were also champions at WTA 250 Lyon last month.
Read more: Swiatek bests Osaka, completes Sunshine Double with Miami title
"The match today, I thought they started very strong," Zvonareva said afterward. "They were playing very powerful serves and returns, and I felt like we were a little bit on the back foot in the beginning of the match.
"We tried to support each other, we were able to change a couple of things up so we could be a little bit more aggressive at the net as well, and I think overall it helped us. I think we had a great spirit, and we were able to keep the momentum."
Hologic WTA Tour veterans Siegemund, 34, and Zvonareva, 37, experienced immediate success since teaming up for the first time a year and a half ago. They played together for the first time at the 2020 US Open, and they promptly won that Grand Slam title.
Siegemund and Zvonareva went titleless as a duo in 2021, but the squad is back in the winner's circle once again in 2022, with their first WTA 1000 title to go alongside their two other team trophies.
Overall, this marks Siegemund's eighth Hologic WTA Tour doubles title, and Zvonareva's 12th.
Read more: Here's hoping for more Swiatek, Osaka showdowns
Siegemund and Zvonareva had to survive adversity to even get to the final, coming back from 9-4 down in the match-tiebreak in their semifinal clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova and Yang Zhaoxuan. They saved five match points in that tilt before taking the match-tiebreak 13-11.
🌟 Champs in the 305 🌟@laurasiegemund & @verazvonareva clinch the #MiamiOpen title, 7-6(3), 7-5! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/8hblzEim3b
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Siegemund and Zvonareva had to grind through two tough sets against top seeds Kudermetova and Mertens as well. In the final, Siegemund and Zvonareva were down 4-1 in the opener, before pulling back on serve and eventually moving into a first-set tiebreak.
In the breaker, the unseeded tandem took control as they each hit a return winner apiece to jump ahead 4-1. A Zvonareva overhead gave her pairing five set points at 6-1, and they closed out the one-set lead after a long Mertens service return at 6-3.
Kudermetova and Mertens broke Zvonareva in the first game of the second set, but Siegemund and Zvonareva staged another comeback. Taking charge with particularly aggressive play by Siegemund, she and Zvonareva won the last four games from 5-3 down to complete the upset.
"We just have a great base chemistry anyway, and if we can work our way through some matches, we improve with every match," said Siegemund. "We kind of talk a lot, we have a lot of the same ideas and mindset, so that makes us play better and better from match to match."
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0905 GMT Bank of England Governor Bailey speaking
1400 GMT Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor, financial stability at Bank of England, participates in European Economics & Financial Centre, Distinguished Speakers Seminar
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored twice and the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Sunday in a testy match that saw a pair of players sent off because of red cards.
Chicharito’s early strike and an own goal put the Galaxy up 2-0 in the first 16 minutes. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Los Angeles (3-2-0).
Defender Bill Tuiloma scored the lone goal for the Timbers, who lost for the first time at home and are 1-2-3 in their first five games.
Timbers defender Pablo Bonilla was sent off with a straight red late in the first half, leaving Portland down with to 10 players the rest of the way. The Galaxy’s Marco Delgado was ejected after his second yellow in the 61st.
A commotion early in the second half resulted in yellow cards for the Galaxy’s Nick DePuy and Portland’s Sebastian Blanco. Chicharito was handed a yellow for another testy exchange between the two teams in the 57th.
Chicharito scored off Samuel Grandsir’s cross in the 9th minute before the own doubled the lead in the 16th.
Tuiloma scored on a free kick in the 51st minute to close the gap to 2-1. It was his second goal of the season.
Chicharito’s second goal — his fourth of the season — extended the Galaxy’s lead in the 59th minute.
Brazilian Douglas Costa left the Galaxy’s last game because of a hamstring injury. He was listed as questionable against Portland but did not play.
The Timbers started Blanco for the first time this season. Blanco missed the first half of last season because of injury but returned in June to help Portland reach the MLS Cup final.
With a foul in stoppage time, Diego Chara tied the MLS career record for fouls with 756.
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A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards:
Pop solo performance: “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
Rock album: “Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters
Rock song: “Waiting On a War,” Foo Fighters
Rock performance: “Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters
Rap song: “Jail,” Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
Rap album: “Call Me If You Get Lost,” Tyler, the Creator
Alternative music album: “Daddy’s Home,” St. Vincent
Traditional pop vocal album: “Love for Sale,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Music video: “Freedom,” Jon Batiste
Producer of the year, non-classical: Jack Antonoff
R&B song: “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic
R&B performance: (tie) “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic, and “Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
Music film: “Summer of Soul”
Country song: “Cold,” Chris Stapleton
Country solo performance: “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton
Country do/group performance: “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne
Comedy album: “Sincerely Louis CK,” Louis C.K.
Roots gospel album: “My Savior,” Carrie Underwood
Gospel album: “Believe For It,” CeCe Winans
American roots performance: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
American roots song: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
Música urbana album: “El Último Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny
Latin rock or alternative album: “Origen,” Juanes
Improvised jazz solo: “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea
Latin jazz album: “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
Musical theater album: “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”
Compilation soundtrack for visual media: “The United States vs. Billie Holliday”
Score soundtrack for visual media: (tie) “Soul,” Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and “The Queen’s Gambit,” Carlos Rafael Rivera
Dance/electronic album: “Subconsciously,” Black Coffee
Global music: “Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab
Global music album: “Mother Nature,” Angélique Kidjo
Traditional blues album: “I Be Trying,” Cedric Burnside
Contemporary blues album: “662,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Folk album: “They’re Calling Me Home,” Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Historical album: “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)”
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Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.
FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. People on social media complained about waiting on hold or in lines for hours to get their canceled flights rescheduled and being stranded for days.
“Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry,” a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email. “Today’s cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back in to position.”
Southwest Airlines also cited “weather and airspace congestion” Saturday in Florida, as well as a “technology issue.” It canceled about 1,000 flights over the weekend but said that as of 1 p.m. Eastern, it had no more cancellations on Sunday.
American said Florida weather Saturday affected its operations, and it was recovering today.
Alaska Airlines seemed to be dealing with a separate issue.
The airline said Sunday that weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers and, further cancellations were possible.
The airline declined to say why it canceled flights, but referred in its statement to contract negotiations with its pilots. Off-duty pilots picketed in several U.S. cities Friday over stalled negotiations. They have been without a new contract for three years.
“Alaska Airlines failed to properly plan for increased travel demand and take the steps necessary to ensure it attracted and retained pilots,” the pilots union said in a Friday press release
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BUFFALO — Jonathan Huberdeau set Florida’s single-season points record, and the Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.
Huberdeau scored his 24th goal to extend his point streak to eight games and raise his season total to 97, one more than teammate Aleksander Barkov’s record set in 2019.
“He’s a tremendous player, and he deserves it the way he’s been playing,” said Barkov, who had two assists and is second on the Panthers with 72 points. “It couldn’t happen to a better guy. We still have a lot of games left, so it’s going to be a lot of fun to see where he’s going to end up.”
Anthony Duclair scored twice as the Panthers (48-15-6) established a franchise record for victories. Winning for the seventh time in eight games, Florida closed a back-to-back trip by improving to 20-9-6 on the road.
“Obviously, to clinch, it’s fun,” Huberdeau said. “The rest of the season is really important as well. Want to finish first, get home-ice advantage, and just to get good momentum into the playoffs.”
MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist for Florida. Anton Lundell also scored, and Spencer Knight made 26 saves. Claude Giroux had two assists.
The Panthers are the first team in the league to qualify for the postseason and have reached the playoffs in a third straight season for the first time in the 28-year history of the franchise.
“We have eyes on bigger prizes here,” interim coach Andrew Brunette said. “It’s a nice accomplishment and well-deserved, and we should celebrate a little bit. ... We’ve got some big games coming down the stretch, and we have to make sure we are on top of our game here the next month.”
Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who are on the cusp of of missing the playoffs for an NHL-record 11th consecutive season. Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo also scored, and Dustin Tokarski stopped 35 shots.
Buffalo lost an eight-game point streak (5-0-3), its longest in three seasons. The Sabres will be eliminated from the playoffs with another loss, or a win by the Washington Capitals.
“The entirety of the game, we just couldn’t get the emotional energy,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I give our guys credit for trying to find it and fight. But we just didn’t have that jump, that zip, that we have when we’re fresh.”
The Sabres closed to 4-3 on power-play goals by Skinner and Thompson 1:54 apart in the third period. Skinner poked in his 28th from inside the crease at 8:25. Then he sent a backhand pass between his legs to Thompson, who scored his 31st from the right slot at 10:19.
“We left the door open for them a little bit, and they almost snuck it in,” Brunette said
But Weegar helped close it out with a power-play goal for the Panthers with 1:35 left.
“I really liked our whole game until we got in penalty trouble there,” Brunette said. “We played a really good road game on a back-to-back where we expended a lot of energy getting back last night.”
After rallying from a four-goal deficit for a 7-6 overtime win at New Jersey on Friday night, the NHL’s top scoring team went on the attack in the second by scoring three times while outshooting Buffalo 22-8.
Lundell got the go-ahead goal, knocking in a rebound for his 15th with 4:05 left in the period.
Duclair made it 3-1 when he scored 1:06 later on a feed from Gustav Forsling. Barkov extended his point streak to four games with a backhand pass leading to Duclair’s 28th goal less than a minute into the third.
Huberdeau’s tying goal 6:18 into the second was generated by Giroux’s forechecking. He took the puck from Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson before feeding Huberdeau in the high slot.
Okposo put the Sabres in front late in the first, redirecting Mattias Samuelsson’s point shot for his 18th goal.
Skinner said the Panthers’ skill and depth at forward leave little margin for error when playing against them.
“You make one mistake, it doesn’t matter who is out there for them,” he said. “They’re going to make you pay.”
WORTH NOTING
Panthers F Joe Thornton replaced Maxim Mamin on the fourth line after being a healthy scratch in Friday’s win against the Devils. ... D Robert Hagg played in Buffalo for the first time since being traded to Florida two weeks ago. ... F Sam Bennett went to the dressing room in the first period after being elbowed in the face by Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, but returned for the start of the second. ... Sabres F Alex Tuch recorded his 100th NHL assist on Skinner’s goal.
UP NEXT
• Panthers: Host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
• Sabres: Host Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
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Views expressed in this written opinion are those of the author and do not necessarily represent official positions of Rocket Miner or APG Media of the Rockies LLC.
A couple of weeks ago, when I saw the chicken issue being discussed in the Rock Springs city council meetings, I thought, "We already went through this in 2013 when we made the right decision of not permitting chickens within the city limits. We should keep the same ordinance for the same valid reasons."
Unfortunately, a few people still kept chickens against the city ordinance. It's a typical example of irresponsible pet ownership because they put their animals at risk of being confiscated by the city or ordered to be shifted somewhere else.
Most city folks know very little or nothing about chicken care. They get chickens as a hobby expecting cheap eggs and meat with very little or no work. This ignorant and uneducated attitude results in flies, filthy chicken coops, moldy food, dirty water, offensive odor from built-up chicken excrement, sick, dying, or abandoned birds. In addition, spilled bird feed, grains, seeds, bedding of straw, and woodchips for nesting in the yard attract rodent populations that can quickly spread. It also increases the risk of transmittable diseases like Salmonella. According to the CDC (Center Disease Control), Salmonella can cause serious illnesses in humans. As the avian flu is rapidly spreading all over the US, infecting commercial and backyard flocks, bringing chickens into Rock Springs city could be harmful to the community. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022.
Besides public health and community nuisance, backyard chickens will also impact city services. For example, rock Springs Animal Control has a tight budget with limited staff and is overburdened with stray animals, noise, and other animal-related calls; adding chickens will increase these calls. In addition, enforcing chicken-related licensing laws and regulations will add to their workload. I wonder if our taxes would be raised to assist with the additional load on animal law enforcement.
Another crucial key issue of adding chickens to the city is increasing the risk of animal cruelty. Chickens are highly social, friendly, intelligent, and naturally curious animals. They preen and dustbathe to keep their body clean; if they are dirty and ridden with mites and flies, it's because they are neglected. In addition to safe predator-proof housing, nutritional food, and clean water, chickens also require good veterinary care. Anyone who is not willing to provide their chickens veterinary care should not have them. Chickens can get sick with treatable respiratory illness, bacterial, viral, or fungal diseases, or develop parasites without proper medication.
Unfortunately, some people keep their chickens in unhygienic conditions with very little or no veterinary care to keep the expense low. Basic vet care can overpower the monetary value of the bird. As a result, most birds remain untreated, suffering from diseases; I was told by a couple of local vets in RS and GR that they rarely have people bringing their backyard chickens for any vet care. These untreated birds in crowded city spaces are more likely to spread diseases among themselves and humans.
Another form of animal cruelty occurs when these day-old chicks are shipped in small boxes through postal services from commercial hatcheries all over the country. These newborn chicks are deprived of food and water, often over long periods. As a result, many die due to dehydration or extreme temperatures during transport. In addition, many people receive roosters in their shipments due to sexing errors at the hatcheries; these unwanted roosters face abandonment, abuse, or slaughter by the buyers. This shipment process of day-old chicks is not only cruel to birds but also contradicts the idea that backyard chicken raising is a humane alternative to industrial animal farming. Unfortunately, chickens are not protected by the federal Animal Welfare Act and Humane Slaughter Act, so most violent abuses against them go unreported.
Please call the respected Mayor and the city council members and politely ask them to reject the proposal to permit chickens within Rock Springs city limits as they did in 2013.
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At Least 6 People Are Dead, 12 Others Injured After Sacramento Mass Shooting
The melee began just as bars and restaurants in the area were closing.
At least six people were killed and 12 others were injured in a mass shooting in California, officials said.
Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said police were already patrolling near the city’s downtown area, when they heard gunshots around 2 a.m. Sunday and rushed over.
The melee began just as bars and restaurants in the area were closing.
When officers arrived, they found a horrific scene– three men and three women were pronounced dead. Twelve other people were either transported to the hospital or were able to get themselves there.
The victims’ identities are being withheld pending family notification. Officials say all of the victims are adults.
In a statement, Sacramento Police say they are aware of video circulating on social media of a fight that broke out moments before the shooting.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration was working closely with law enforcement.
"What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief," he wrote.
Chief Lester says there are no suspects in custody yet.
Sacramento Police are asking the public to submit tips through scanning a QR code or on this website.
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Is the Extinction of the African Penguin Near? Lack of Food and Climate Change May Lead to Animal's Demise
Experts say the African Penguin could go extinct in the next few decades as only 2% of the species' 20th century population remains.
The population of African penguins has drastically declined over the last century.
Experts say they could go extinct in the next few decades as only 2% of the species' 20th century population remains.
“So in the early 1900, there were millions of birds. The latest sensors last year showed that in South Africa we have about 10,000 breeding pairs left which are very, very little. Just 20 years ago, we had over 20,000 breeding pairs on just on one single Ireland, whereas now we have 10,000 breeding pairs in the entire country,” said Dr. Katrin Ludynia, the research manager of the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), an international body dedicated to seabird rehabilitation.
Human factors, like industrial fishing, pollution and oil spills, affect the endangered species. Climate change is also a contributing factor.
“For other cases such as injuries, broken legs, emaciation," SANCCOB Rehabilitation Manager Romy Klusener said. "It really does depend on how strong that birders that has come in. So we can have cases here for about a month, but two months, we've even had cases with been with us for over a year.”
It can be painstaking work. But penguins in Africa need all the help they can get.
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Some Who Left Their Jobs as Part of the ‘Great Resignation’ Regret Quitting
“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran tells Inside Edition about how to make sure the job you're leaving for is better than the one you already have. "The control is in the hands of the worker."
During the COVID-19 pandemic, American workers quit their jobs in record numbers to find better pay, hours and flexibility. But new survey data says some of them wish they'd stayed put.
Of 2,000 workers surveyed, about one in five regrets leaving their old job, and one-third are already searching for a new one, according to a Harris Poll survey for USA TODAY.
Madelyn Machado, 32, was a recruiter at Microsoft, but left to work for Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Her salary went from $135,000 to $185,000. But the new gig wasn't what she expected.
“The impact was a lot less than I had at Microsoft, so I did feel like I was a little bait and switched there. I also was told I was going to be a lead, and when I got there, I was not a lead,” Machado said.
After five months, she was so unhappy that she quit.
“I went back with my tail tucked between my legs and was like, ‘Please can I come back?’" Machado said.
But she says Microsoft turned her down.
Inside Edition spoke to “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran about how to make sure the job you're leaving for is better than the one you already have.
“The control is in the hands of the worker, and it's been ripped from the hands of the employer. When you go in for a job interview, you're the one doing the interview,” Corcoran said.
That means, you should be the one asking the tough questions. And don't make any decisions over Zoom. You can also ask to shadow another employee for a day.
As for Machado, she ended up at LinkedIn in a role she says she loves.
“If there is that regret in an individual, it's a great job market. There's two jobs for every one person, so they could just hop on to the next job,” Corcoran said.
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Ukraine Fashion Designer Pivots From Couture to Bulletproof Vests to Aid in the Resistance Against Russia
Uzun Vitaliy's expertise lies in couture, but that didn't stop the Ukrainian fashion designer from shifting gears and focusing his production on thermal underwear and bulletproof vests to aid Ukraine’s defenders in their fight against Russia.
In peacetime, Ukrainian fashion designer Uzun Vitaliy creates couture for women and men. But with his country under attack from Russian forces, he’s started fashioning new kinds of attire: protective gear for his country’s defenders.
Vitaliy and his shop started making thermal underwear, to help their country’s defenders guard against the sometimes bitter spring temperatures in Ukraine. They soon expanded to something even more urgent: bulletproof vests.
Vitaliy's Odessa-based team uses the same skills and tools for this new mode of production. There’s careful measuring and marking, cutting and sewing.
The result may not be as fetching some of their more stylish pieces and the colorway is limited to camo and black.
But any one of the 2,500 or so bulletproof vests they’ve made may save a life.
Vitaliy says his shop will be making 1,500 to 2,000 vests a week.
The United Nations said hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers have died since Russia began its invasion on Feb. 24. More than 4.1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the start of the invasion, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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KU basketball fans gathered across the country Saturday night to watch the Final Four game, witnessing the Jayhawks win against Villanova 81-65.
In Lawrence, watch parties took place along Massachusetts Street, in various college bars, and in the home of basketball: Allen Fieldhouse.
Before the game began, fans packed the upper levels of Allen Fieldhouse, which opened at 4 p.m. Attendees ranged in all ages, from alumni to current students.
Sophomore Brooke Bennett attended the watch party with friends and their moms, as it was the Sigma Kappa mom’s weekend. She said she was excited to watch the game, and was surprised at how far the Jayhawks progressed through the tournament.
“I think our senior class is the most important to highlight because they’re just so fun to watch,” Bennett said. “I’ve never experienced a community that comes together as much as this one. Everyone’s so excited, no matter where you’re from.”
Bennett added that watching the game has always been a part of her life.
“I grew up watching KU play, so it was fun to watch from the outside, but now that I’m in college it’s really exciting to be a part of it,” Bennett said.
At halftime, second-year student Sarea White said after going to most of the season’s games, she felt hopeful about the team’s chances of beating Villanova.
“Every chance that they’ve gotten to play against someone in this tournament, they’ve done really well,” White said. “I haven’t been to Mass. Street yet, but I’m definitely going tonight. I think it’s great. Coming [to Allen Fieldhouse] is a lot better than just staying at home and watching it.”
Riley Sansbury, a sophomore, celebrated the win with her mom on Massachusetts Street.
“[We’re] hoping to cheer the Jayhawks to victory,” Sansbury said.
Maren Nelson, also a sophomore, watched the game with her parents visiting from Minnesota.
“I can’t believe they have made it this far,” Nelson said.
By 4:30 p.m., there was hardly an empty seat to be found in Buffalo Wild Wings as fans awaited the highly anticipated game. The atmosphere was optimistic, with blue-and-red clad supporters projecting a Jayhawk win.
“KU is definitely gonna win this game,” said Michael Dietzel, a Lawrence resident and Kansas basketball fan. “I think this is gonna be KU start to finish win. I think they win by about twelve.”
Brady Clark, a life-long Kansas fan and Eudora resident, was not so optimistic. “I think it’ll be a back and forth game pretty much all night long,” he said, adding that he hoped for a Jayhawk win.
As the game progressed, the sports bar erupted in cheers for each Jayhawk basket, and boos for each Villanova foul. By the end of the game, fans were ecstatic as they looked forward to watching the Jayhawks in the national championship on Monday.
“It’s great, you know, I hope Bill Self stays forever. He’s been, you know, the greatest KU basketball coach in my lifetime at least,” said Matthew Herbert, a life-long Lawrence resident and KU alumni.
Anticipating the national championship, Mike Moon, a self-proclaimed Lawrence native who now lives in Osawatomie, said that Kansas needs “to play like we did tonight, but we really need to run a little more. We didn’t run much today and that’s kind of our…what we’re best at.”
Once the game ended, Massachusetts Street flooded with fans celebrating the Jayhawks’ first trip to the national championships since 2012. Fans, alumni and residents filled the streets, with several people bringing objects such as a flamingo, giant flag poles, or loudspeakers to play music with.
Kansas will face North Carolina at 8 p.m. Monday. As of now, the University will not cancel classes if the team wins the NCAA championship.
Lexi Lagerloef and Matthew Petillo contributed reporting.
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Dear KU Community,
With the Jayhawk basketball season coming to a close, the University Daily Kansan is preparing to give out copies of a special 12-page section Tuesday outside Stauffer-Flint Hall.
This section commemorates the seasons of KU men’s and women’s basketball and offers a glimpse into what makes this season one that will be remembered as nothing short of legendary for years.
Additional details can be found below:
Distribution will be held in the white tent outside Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Boulevard — Time: TBD
Everyone with a KU ID will receive one free copy of the section as long as supplies last
Depending on demand and availability, opportunities to receive additional sections will be made available
Keep an eye here and on Kansan social media for the latest about the Jayhawks, campus celebrations and how to get your copy of the Kansan's special section celebrating the season of success.
Rock Chalk!
Paul Samberg & Caroline McCone
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NEW ORLEANS – For the first time since 2012 against the likes of Kentucky, Kansas men’s basketball will play for a National Championship on Monday against the likes of another blue blood, the North Carolina Tarheels.
Kansas reached the National Championship after defeating the Villanova Wildcats 81-65 in Saturday’s first Final Four matchup. North Carolina reached the championship after handing Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski his final loss as a head coach with the Tarheels downing the Blue Devils in the second Final Four matchup in an 81-77 back and forth thriller.
Despite entering the Tournament as an underdog No. 8 seed, the Tarheels have played like anything but. They’ve defeated the likes of highly-seeded teams such as No. 1 seed Baylor, No. 4 UCLA and now No. 2 seed Duke.
Coming into the Tournament, some projected the Tarheels to miss out completely after compiling an 18-8 record with just five games left before the ACC Tournament. North Carolina flipped the script and won its last five games of the regular season and, despite a second-round exit in the ACC Tournament, the late-season push propelled them into the field. The Tarheels has done this behind first-year coach Hubert Davis, who had big shoes to fill after the retirement of longtime head coach Roy Williams.
“It's incredible. All teams go through blips, but obviously, they had a great year, but they were a bubble team six weeks ago, which is incredible to me,” coach Bill Self said about North Carolina’s season.
Kansas will need to limit the production of North Carolina’s starting five, led by leading scorer and big man Armando Bacot. Bacot averaged 16.3 points per game during the season, along with 13.1 rebounds a game and has recorded 30 double-doubles so far this entire season.
Bacot proved to be a menace on the glass against Duke, especially where he recorded 21 rebounds, and added another 11 points.
“The key to their team is rebounding, and he had 21 rebounds last night, 30 double-doubles on the season. He’s a guy we have to get off the glass,” redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Wilson said. “When he gets offensive rebounds, it gives them more opportunities for threes, passing out for threes, putbacks, and-ones, all sorts of things that come with offensive rebounds.”
Along with Bacot, Tarheel guard Caleb Love had a heroic performance as well as he scored 28 points on 11-20 shooting to lead all scorers. Love also proved to be an iron man and ended up playing all 40 minutes against the Blue Devils. Guard RJ Davis has also been an important element to North Carolina’s success thus far and recorded 18 points against Duke as well.
“[We’ve got to] play our same defense we’ve played all of March Madness,” redshirt sophomore guard Dajuan Harris said. “We’ve been getting better every game and I feel if we’ve got our three-point [defense] going and guard the three-point line, we’ll be good.”
The Jayhawks will also have to find a way to slow down former Oklahoma forward Brady Manek, who, since transferring to North Carolina, has found new life. Manek provide multiple clutch threes in North Carolina’s win over Duke, in which he had 14 points.
“I think Brady has obviously been unbelievable,” Self said of Manek’s season and tournament. “He was a threat always at OU, but Hubert's given him a mind, a free mind that he feels like that anytime he's got any separation at all, he needs to let it fly. That's a compliment to his coach and their staff, but also he's such a good player. He's got such a quick release…And playing him at OU, you had you to defend him probably a little more at the post. And now obviously with Mando [Bacot] in the game he's playing primarily on the perimeter.”
Kansas and North Carolina will look to crown themselves National Champions when they meet in the title game on Monday. Tipoff is set for 8:20 p.m. and will be broadcast on TBS.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 50-year-old trucker from Miami has been sentenced to two years of probation and 90 days of house arrest for a crash that killed a father and son in Nebraska.
Yorkwind Crawford was sentenced Friday in the deaths last September of 41-year-old Mark Kaipust, a Creighton University assistant professor, and his 7-year-old son, Taylor.
Investigators say Crawford was driving a semitrailer on Interstate 80 on Sept. 4 when he crashed into a line of vehicles that had slowed to exit. Five other people were injured.
Crawford pleaded no contest in February to misdemeanor vehicular homicide charges. He will serve his sentence in Florida.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are criticizing President Joe Biden's proposal to close an Air National Guard training center in Savannah.
Biden's 2023 proposed budget calls for shutting down the Combat Readiness Training Center, which conducts training missions for both reservist and active-duty fighter pilots.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pledged to fight to keep the training center open, saying its closure would mean a loss of roughly 100 jobs.
Warnock and Republican U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, whose district includes Savannah, both said it's the wrong time to be undermining U.S. military readiness when Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the world less secure.
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(AP) — Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues.
FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as Baltimore and other airports around the country.
JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware.
Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights.
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(AP) — Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.- A Millsboro man has been arrested on drug and weapon charges following a traffic stop in Georgetown Saturday night.
Delaware State Police say just after 7 p.m., a trooper on patrol in the area of Park Ave., pulled over a Blue Ford Explorer driven by 25-year-old, Andrew Long. Long started pulling his car over to the shoulder of the roadway, before he got out of the car and began to run, while carrying a handgun. The trooper chased Long, before he eventually gave up, dropped the gun, and was arrested.
A loaded 9mm handgun was recovered and a search of the car led to the discovery of about 1.3 grams of marijuana. Long had active warrants for his arrest and did not have a valid drivers license. A computer search also revealed Long is a person prohibited from possessing a weapon.
Long was taken to Troop 4 where he was charged with:
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by Person Prohibited (Felony)- 3 counts
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (Felony)
- Resisting Arrest
- Possession of Marijuana
- Driving While Suspended
- Failure to Have Insurance
- Failure to Wear Seatbelt
Long was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court # 3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $101,502 cash bond.
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EASTON, Md.- A Chestertown woman has been charged with DUI following a three car crash on Saturday in Easton.
Easton Police say the crash happened around N. Washington St. near Federal St. When officers arrived they approached one of the drivers, 25-year-old, Megan Parker, and smelled a strong scent of alcohol coming from her. Parker was asked to do a Field Sobriety Test and officers concluded that she was driving under the influence.
She was arrested and charged with:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol
- Driving while impaired by alcohol
- Negligent driving
- Unsafe baking of a motor vehicle
Parker was later released to a responsible friend.
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