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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.
About 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 voted to reject the tentative agreement negotiated by IAM leadership with the railroads, the union said Wednesday. But the IAM agreed to delay any strike by its members until Sept. 29 to allow more time for negotiations and to allow other unions to vote.
Railroads are trying to reach an agreement with all their other unions to avert a strike before Friday’s deadline. The unions aren’t allowed to strike before Friday under the federal law that governs railroad contract talks.
Government officials and a variety of businesses are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike that would paralyze shipments of everything from crude and clothing to cars, a potential calamity for businesses that have struggled for more than two years due to COVID-19 related supply chain breakdowns.
There are 12 unions — one with two separate divisions — that must agree to the tentative deals. So far, nine had agreed to tentative deals and three others are still at the bargaining table. IAM members were the first to reject their deal while other votes are expected Wednesday.
The tentative deals are based on the recommendations of a Presidential Emergency Board Joe Biden appointed this summer that called for 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses in a five-year deal that’s retroactive to 2020. The deal also includes one additional paid leave day a year and higher health insurance costs.
The key unions that represent the conductors and engineers who drive trains are holding out in the hope that railroads will agree to go beyond those recommendations and address some of their concerns about unpredictable schedules and strict attendance policies that they say make it difficult to take any time off.
Contract talks continued Wednesday with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh participating to put pressure on both sides to reach a deal before Friday’s deadline.
“All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “A shutdown of our freight system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that.”
If the two sides can’t agree, Congress could step in to block a strike and impose terms on the railroads and unions, but it wasn’t clear Wednesday how quickly they could or would act because Democrats and Republicans may not be able to readily agree on a solution. A number of business groups have written letters to lawmakers over the past week urging them to be prepared to step in because of their concerns that a rail strike would be what the Business Roundtable called an “economic catastrophe.”
The many businesses that rely on railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products say a rail strike would cause significant problems particularly for oil refineries, chemical businesses, auto makers, retailers and agricultural groups. The Association of American Railroads trade group estimated that a strike would cost the economy more than $2 billion a day.
Businesses would likely try to turn to trucks and other modes of shipping if the railroads do shut down, but there isn’t enough trucking capacity to take up all the slack. The railroad trade group estimated that 467,000 additional trucks a day would be required to deliver everything railroads handle now.
A freight rail strike would also disrupt passenger traffic because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak has already cancelled a number of its long-distance trains this week. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/one-union-rejects-deal-days-ahead-of-rail-strike-deadline/ | 2022-09-14T19:26:14Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/one-union-rejects-deal-days-ahead-of-rail-strike-deadline/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 11 |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.
About 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 voted to reject the tentative agreement negotiated by IAM leadership with the railroads, the union said Wednesday. But the IAM agreed to delay any strike by its members until Sept. 29 to allow more time for negotiations and to allow other unions to vote.
Railroads are trying to reach an agreement with all their other unions to avert a strike before Friday’s deadline. The unions aren’t allowed to strike before Friday under the federal law that governs railroad contract talks.
Government officials and a variety of businesses are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike that would paralyze shipments of everything from crude and clothing to cars, a potential calamity for businesses that have struggled for more than two years due to COVID-19 related supply chain breakdowns.
There are 12 unions — one with two separate divisions — that must agree to the tentative deals. So far, nine had agreed to tentative deals and three others are still at the bargaining table. IAM members were the first to reject their deal while other votes are expected Wednesday.
The tentative deals are based on the recommendations of a Presidential Emergency Board Joe Biden appointed this summer that called for 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses in a five-year deal that’s retroactive to 2020. The deal also includes one additional paid leave day a year and higher health insurance costs.
The key unions that represent the conductors and engineers who drive trains are holding out in the hope that railroads will agree to go beyond those recommendations and address some of their concerns about unpredictable schedules and strict attendance policies that they say make it difficult to take any time off.
Contract talks continued Wednesday with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh participating to put pressure on both sides to reach a deal before Friday’s deadline.
“All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “A shutdown of our freight system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that.”
If the two sides can’t agree, Congress could step in to block a strike and impose terms on the railroads and unions, but it wasn’t clear Wednesday how quickly they could or would act because Democrats and Republicans may not be able to readily agree on a solution. A number of business groups have written letters to lawmakers over the past week urging them to be prepared to step in because of their concerns that a rail strike would be what the Business Roundtable called an “economic catastrophe.”
The many businesses that rely on railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products say a rail strike would cause significant problems particularly for oil refineries, chemical businesses, auto makers, retailers and agricultural groups. The Association of American Railroads trade group estimated that a strike would cost the economy more than $2 billion a day.
Businesses would likely try to turn to trucks and other modes of shipping if the railroads do shut down, but there isn’t enough trucking capacity to take up all the slack. The railroad trade group estimated that 467,000 additional trucks a day would be required to deliver everything railroads handle now.
A freight rail strike would also disrupt passenger traffic because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak has already cancelled a number of its long-distance trains this week. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/one-union-rejects-deal-days-ahead-of-rail-strike-deadline/ | 2022-09-14T19:26:14Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/one-union-rejects-deal-days-ahead-of-rail-strike-deadline/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 11 |
BOSTON (AP) — A hard plastic case that exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston causing minor injuries to a staff member contained a rambling note that railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
Investigators are still trying to identify the motive behind the Tuesday evening explosion and are working to understand why the package was specifically sent to Northeastern, the official said.
Investigators are also trying to determine the specific mechanism of the device and whether the package contained any gunpowder, the official added. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The official described the case as a “Pelican-style” case. Pelican is a company that makes hard cases designed to protect sensitive equipment.
A spokesperson for the FBI office in Boston declined to comment Wednesday, saying the investigation is “still very active and fluid.”
Northeastern in a message posted on its website Wednesday said campus is safe.
“Events such as the incident that took place on our Boston campus last night can create or heighten anxiety for many of us,” said the post, credited to Provost David Madigan and Chancellor Kenneth Henderson. “We would like to underscore what was communicated to our community last night: Multiple law enforcement agencies have determined that the campus is safe and secure.”
The campus opened normally for classes and other activities Wednesday.
Counseling and other support services were made available for students, faculty and staff.
The package delivered to Holmes Hall detonated just after 7 p.m. Tuesday when a staff member opened it, the university said in a statement. The staff member, a 45-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries to his hand, police said. No name was made public.
Boston’s bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city’s Museum of Fine Arts, which is near Northeastern’s campus.
Holmes Hall is home to the university’s Immersive Media Labs, which according to its website includes technologies for design, development, and exploration of virtual worlds. It is also home to the creative writing program and the women’s, gender and sexuality studies program.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students.
Tuesday’s explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others. | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/anti-virtual-reality-note-included-with-explosive-package/ | 2022-09-14T19:26:20Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/anti-virtual-reality-note-included-with-explosive-package/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lights on the Eiffel Tower will soon be turned off more than an hour earlier at night to save electricity, the Paris mayor announced Tuesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine deepens an energy crisis in Europe.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the iconic tower that is normally illuminated until 1 a.m. is only one of the city’s monuments and municipal buildings that will be plunged into darkness earlier in the evening as the French capital—like the rest of France and Europe—faces risks of power shortages, rationing, and blackouts when energy demand surges this winter.
What’s causing the energy crisis
Russia has reduced natural gas supplies to several European countries as they support Ukraine, sending prices for gas and electricity surging. It’s fueled inflation and raised fears about shrinking supplies as the heating season draws near, forcing countries to enact conservation measures and relief for consumers and businesses. While some European companies have reduced or halted production as energy prices surge, the European Union is looking to pass proposals to ease the crisis.
Paris’s efforts to conserve
Lights on the Eiffel Tower will be turned off after the last visitor leaves at 11:45 p.m., starting September 23, Hidalgo said. Other landmarks operated by the city, such as Saint-Jacques tower and City Hall, will be turned off at 10 p.m.
“It’s a symbolic, but an important step,” Hidalgo said, brushing off criticism that Paris authorities could do more to reduce energy consumption by 10 percent—the target set in July by President Emmanuel Macron as part of a nationwide “sobriety plan” to conserve energy.
For safety reasons, streetlights will stay on across Paris and the ornate bridges over the Seine River also will remain illuminated at night, Hidalgo told reporters.
To align with France’s savings plan, she said she will press the government to adjust the lighting on national monuments in Paris, such as the domed Pantheon and the Arc de Triomphe, the famous Napoleonic arch that dominates the Champs-Elysees Avenue.
Paris authorities also aim to save energy by moving back when they turn on the heat in public buildings by a whole month, from mid-October to mid-November. They also plan to lower the temperature in public buildings by 1 degree, from 19 to 18 degrees Celsius (66 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit) during office hours, and to 16 C after hours and on weekends. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/eiffel-tower-lights-will-be-turned-off-early-to-conserve-energy | 2022-09-14T19:35:25Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/eiffel-tower-lights-will-be-turned-off-early-to-conserve-energy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack's Flight Club®, a members-only service identifying affordable airfare that is owned by Travelzoo® (NASDAQ: TZOO) and Jack's Flight Club founders Mikhail Mayzenberg ("Jack") and Philip Wintermantle, has experienced a surge in membership as increasing airfares put pressure on travelers. Amid rising consumer prices, the cost-saving service provided by Jack's Flight Club proves to be more useful than ever.
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Following increasing theft of homes and real estate, breakthrough blockchain protection for towns and homeowners is finally available
SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Town clerks and leaders across the country are working hard to ensure their citizens and homeowners are protected against a wave of homeowner title theft.
Protecting homes from title theft: new blockchain solution available to towns and homeowners
"It is easy to get a copy of any homeowner deed. It took less than 5 minutes to get my deed, and I was never even asked for ID" said Michael Danforth, a homeowner in Norwalk, CT.
Thieves across the country are taking this easily accessed information and using it to remortgage and steal properties, along with millions of dollars, from homeowners in small towns to big cities. It is happening with primary and vacation homes, raw land and more.
Town officials and homeowners alike are frustrated. Existing solutions can alert to a problem, but they cannot stop the thefts or prevent an altered deed from being re-recorded.
TruDoss (www.trudoss.com) is on a mission to help towns and homeowners protect their real estate through patented use of blockchain technology with distributed ledgers which keeps altered deeds from ever being recorded.
Paul Hartzell, co-founder of TruDoss, noted "recent stories in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida tell us about people who were shocked to discover they no longer owned real estate they thought was theirs. This is wrong, and we have a solution that is available to towns right now."
Hartzell went on to say "TruDoss can stop theft before it happens by using our patented blockchain technology which uses a cryptographic hash, to identify the digital content immutably, making it impossible to submit an altered document without immediate detection before recording. This is how TruDoss will stop the thieves cold."
The TruDoss architecture allows integration with all types of document and data management platforms and provides this protection at reasonable cost. The service can be purchased by an annual license with no upfront costs and include 100% text search, global security certifications and a complete administrative console allowing highly secure citizen access, while not breaking the annual town budget.
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Monica Lewinsky said she has “complicated feelings” about the death of Ken Starr, the former special counsel whose investigation revealed her torrid affair with then-President Bill Clinton — but she acknowledged it was a “painful loss” for his loved ones.
“[A]s I’m sure many can understand, my thoughts about ken starr bring up complicated feelings…,” Lewinsky wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
“But of more importance, is that I imagine it’s a painful loss for those who love him.”
Lewinsky, 49, was a 24-year-old White House intern when Starr’s investigation exposed her affair with Clinton in 1998. She is now a self-styled anti-bullying activist who writes and speaks about living in the aftermath of public humiliation.
In a 2014 Vanity Fair exclusive, Lewinsky placed part of the blame for her trauma on Starr, whose lawyers she said initially discouraged her from contacting her attorney and threatened her with a lengthy jail sentence.
In 2018, Lewinsky returned to Vanity Fair to describe an awkward run-in with Starr at a West Village restaurant. Describing the lawyer as “somewhere between avuncular and creepy,” she expected an apology, which she did not receive.
When asked about the encounter, Starr said that while he wished Lewinsky “the best,” he would not apologize for the events of the late 1990s.
“Her life has been disrupted. But the evidence is the evidence,” he said.
Despite her initial gracious response to Starr’s passing, Lewinsky later noted that her “complicated feelings” ran deep. When political consultant Philippe Reines joked that he would “love to see the first draft” of her diplomatic tweet, Lewinsky responded that “therapy next week will be … interesting.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/monica-lewinsky-responds-to-ken-starrs-death/ | 2022-09-14T19:43:31Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/monica-lewinsky-responds-to-ken-starrs-death/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Boston, Texas — A state police investigator testified Tuesday that a woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and removing her unborn child conducted intensive research on how to fake a pregnancy convincingly.
The testimony came in the capital murder trial of Taylor Rene Parker for the October 2020 killing of Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her stolen child.
Special Agent Dustin Estes of the Texas Department of Public Safety testified that Parker viewed numerous YouTube videos on delivering and caring for babies.
On the day of the killing, she watched a video on the physical exam of an infant delivered pre-term at 35 weeks, he said. Simmons-Hancock had a 35-week pregnancy when she was killed.
Parker also ran numerous Google searches about pregnancy, Estes said.
“She watched all these videos, clicked on all these links, and they were all at 35 weeks,” prosecutor Kelley Crisp said.
“My opinion is Taylor Parker faked her pregnancy. … She planned and carried out the murder of Reagan,” Estes said.
Parker’s attorney, Jeff Harrelson, challenged that opinion, telling Estes, “You can see somebody looked them up, but you don’t know why. You can have a theory.”
Parker, 29, has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and kidnapping in the October 2020 deaths of Simmons-Hancock, 21, and the daughter who died after being cut from her mother’s womb. Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her New Boston, Texas, home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby. She is also charged with non-capital murder in connection with the baby’s death.
In her opening statement Monday, Crisp told the Bowie County jury that Parker acted not because she wanted a baby but to keep from losing her boyfriend. Crisp said Parker disguised herself to make her look pregnant for nearly 10 months, faked ultrasounds, had a gender-reveal party and posted about her fake pregnancy on social media while searching for a possible victim, Crisp said. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/texas-woman-accused-of-killing-woman-for-unborn-baby-goes-on-trial/ | 2022-09-14T19:43:43Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/texas-woman-accused-of-killing-woman-for-unborn-baby-goes-on-trial/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ukrainian astronomers say the skies over their war-torn country are crowded not only with Russian missiles, but a large number of UFOs.
The surprising claims were outlined in a new research paper published by the Main Astronomical Observatory of Ukraine’s National Academy of Science.
The paper, titled “Unidentified area phenomena I. Observations of events,” claims that researchers have detected numerous UFOs from two meteor observation stations in Kyiv and the village of Vinarivka, about 75 miles outside the capital.
“We see them everywhere. We observe a significant number of objects whose nature
is not clear,” the authors of the paper write. “Flights of single, group and squadrons of the ships were detected, moving at speeds from 3 to 15 degrees per second.”
Ukrainian scientists involved in the study described two different types of UFOs, which they call “cosmics” and “phantoms.”
According to the paper, a “cosmic” is a luminous object that appears brighter than the background of the sky, while a “phantom” is a dark object with “a completely black body that does not emit and absorbs all the radiation falling on it.”
The main characteristic of the UFOs observed by Kyiv’s astronomers is their extremely high speed, which can only be detected with specialized equipment.
“The eye does not fix phenomena lasting less than one-tenth of a second,” the study says. “It takes four-tenths of a second to recognize an event. Ordinary photo and video recordings will also not capture the UFO. To detect UAP [unidentified aerial phenomenon], you need to fine-tune the equipment: shutter speed, frame rate, and dynamic range.”
Using color video cameras with fine-tuned shutter speed, frame rate and range positioned at the two meteor observation stations, the researchers said, they were able to record the unknown objects zooming through the sky.
A composite image of a “phantom” included in the paper shows the unidentified dark object moving through space.
The paper does not say what these objects might be and makes no references to the ongoing war, now in its seventh month, which has seen Russian missiles raining down on Ukrainian cities. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/ukrainian-astronomers-claim-ufos-everywhere-over-kyiv/ | 2022-09-14T19:43:49Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/ukrainian-astronomers-claim-ufos-everywhere-over-kyiv/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A funeral fit for a queen.
Queen Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday at age 96, will be officially celebrated at her state funeral on Monday, Sept. 19. The first state funeral in Britain since Winston Churchill’s in 1965, it will be attended by royals from the UK and abroad, British politicians and 500 heads of state from around the world.
Scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. GMT, the service will be held at Westminster Abbey in London. Dedicated in 960 CE, the storied church has hosted hundreds of royal milestones, including the wedding of Prince William, now Prince of Wales, and Kate Middleton in April 2011. The late monarch herself was coronated there in 1953.
The service will begin when the Queen’s coffin is carried from Westminster Hall, where she will have lain in state for four days, to the Abbey. The brief procession will feature the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy.
Once the coffin is inside the Abbey, the service led by Dean of Westminster David Hoyle will be attended by several hundred guests.
While no official guest list has been released, here’s who is expected to be in the pews Monday.
The royal family
Members of the Queen’s extended family have been leading the nation in their mourning. This will continue on Monday, when most of the family is expected to attend, including:
- King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort
- Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales
- Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
- Princess Anne, Princess Royal, and Sir Timothy Laurence
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex
UK leaders
Aside from members of the royal family, the service will be attended by senior members of the UK government, led by Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss.
World leaders
About 500 dignitaries and heads of state were invited from around the world, notably:
- President Biden and first lady Jill Biden
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- Irish President Michael D. Higgins
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Foreign royalty
Elected officials will rub shoulders with European royalty, many of whom are related to the British royal family by blood:
- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letitia of Spain
- King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
- Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco
Who didn’t make the cut?
While the lengthy guest list is set to pack the Abbey on the 19th, it is also notable who was not invited. As of Sept. 14, the following nations were denied an invitation:
- Russia
- Belarus
- Myanmar
- Afghanistan
- Syria
- Venezuela
Russia’s snub in particular comes amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and just days after Vladimir Putin congratulated King Charles III on his accession.
Meanwhile, North Korea, Iran and Nicaragua were only invited to send ambassadorial representatives as opposed to heads of state.
Officials also quickly squashed the rumor that former President Donald Trump would attend as part of the US delegation. Limits to delegation size dictate that only the sitting president and his wife will attend, though there is also speculation that former presidents might receive private invitations.
The descent of so many high-profile visitors, not to mention the 750,000 members of the public, will demand complex security maneuvering.
Speaking to the Guardian, Bob Broadhurst, who directed security and logistics for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding as well as the 2012 London Olympics, predicted that up to 10,000 police officers will be assigned to the operation each day, with 1,500 military personnel on standby.
On the day of the funeral, foreign heads of state are expected to park outside London and travel to the Abbey by bus. They have also been encouraged to arrive in the UK via commercial flights to avoid overwhelming the surrounding airports. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/whos-attending-queen-elizabeths-funeral-the-expected-guest-list/ | 2022-09-14T19:43:55Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/whos-attending-queen-elizabeths-funeral-the-expected-guest-list/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The suspect in a domestic disturbance case out of Georgetown Township last week has been charged.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to reports of a reckless driver on Melody Lane on Friday, Sept. 9.
Afterwards, a truck was reportedly parked in front of a home where a family disturbance may have occurred.
Deputies say they arrived at the home to discover the house was in flames.
The fire was extinguished but the home had sustained a lot of damage, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities say 29-year-old Grandville resident Scott Hargitt was charged Wednesday with domestic violence (second offense), driving recklessly and failing to report an accident.
We’re told Hargitt posted a $50,000 cash/surety bond and has been released from custody.
More charges may be filed at a later date.
What caused the fire is still being investigated.
READ MORE: Ottawa Co. deputies investigate arson, domestic disturbance | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspect-in-georgetown-twp-domestic-disturbance-arraigned | 2022-09-14T19:47:34Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspect-in-georgetown-twp-domestic-disturbance-arraigned | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. — As fate would have it, authorities in Colorado were able to reunite a dog who'd been missing for months with its family with the help of a drone.
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said a golden retriever went missing when the car she was in crashed.
ABC affiliate KRDO reported that Farrah disappeared three months ago. Still, her owner knew she was alive because she'd been spotted on surveillance video drinking water, but no one was able to capture her.
That's when a dispatcher with the sheriff's office got an idea: she knew the department's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) team was planning to use their drone for a training mission in the area the dog was last seen, the news station reported.
So, the team went out on Sunday, the department said in a Facebook post, and within minutes, the drone's infrared camera spotted the dog.
"A short time later, Farrah was reunited with her family," the department said. "She is safely on her way home, and the UAS team was able to practice some very valuable search and rescue techniques with our drone!" | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/colorado-sheriffs-office-uses-drone-training-to-help-locate-missing-dog | 2022-09-14T19:47:40Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/colorado-sheriffs-office-uses-drone-training-to-help-locate-missing-dog | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — A community band hoping to make a big trip overseas received a big surprise on Tuesday.
The Sounds of Success Community Marching Band is trying to raise enough money to fly to London for Band Week in June 2023. They're the only community band in the country invited to the prestigious event.
But they have a long way to go for their dream to become a reality.
The SOS band needs to raise a lot of money for the trip — including $50,000 just for a down payment — in just a matter of weeks or they can't go.
The band, thankfully, got some star power Tuesday evening when Palm Beach County rapper Vanilla Ice surprised students while they were practicing at Riviera Beach Preparatory Academy.
The rapper, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, encouraged band members to follow their dreams in music.
"We all have to wake up with something to do, a purpose, a meaning, a drive," Vanilla Ice said. "It's not just the kids that are playing the music, but all the mentors out here giving these kids the musical direction."
More than 100 students from multiple area schools participate in the SOS band, ranging in age from 5 years old all the way up to high schoolers.
"These kids are in our city. They're representing Palm Beach. They're our neighbors. So let's put some money in the pot for them and send them to London and compete," Vanilla Ice said.
To raise money for the trip, the SOS band has launched a raffle. Each ticket costs $100 and will give you the chance to win six prizes including a BMW 330i, 2023 Hyundai Venue, a VIP luxury yacht trip, golf at the Wellington Golf Club, or an 85-inch TV.
Raffle tickets are on sale through 5 p.m. on Dec. 16. To purchase a raffle ticket, click here.
"If they go to London and compete, they're representing Palm Beach County, and that's what it's all about," Vanilla Ice said. "If we can raise the money for them, it's a big ticket."
Band director Antoine Miller said they have a lot of fundraising to do.
"We are right now trying to raise $50,000 for our down payment, which is due by the 25th of this month," Miller said.
Vanilla Ice encourages the kids to follow their dreams.
"I did 'Ice, Ice Baby' when I was 16 years old," the rapper said. "And it takes that time of life to all of this inspiration and become who you are."
Band member Jazmyn Holmes, 13, is excited about the possibility of going to London.
"I like the energy that we have," Holmes said. "We are so driven to do what we love."
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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — A community band hoping to make a big trip overseas received a big surprise on Tuesday.
The Sounds of Success Community Marching Band is trying to raise enough money to fly to London for Band Week in June 2023. They're the only community band in the country invited to the prestigious event.
But they have a long way to go for their dream to become a reality.
The SOS band needs to raise a lot of money for the trip — including $50,000 just for a down payment — in just a matter of weeks or they can't go.
The band, thankfully, got some star power Tuesday evening when Palm Beach County rapper Vanilla Ice surprised students while they were practicing at Riviera Beach Preparatory Academy.
The rapper, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, encouraged band members to follow their dreams in music.
"We all have to wake up with something to do, a purpose, a meaning, a drive," Vanilla Ice said. "It's not just the kids that are playing the music, but all the mentors out here giving these kids the musical direction."
More than 100 students from multiple area schools participate in the SOS band, ranging in age from 5 years old all the way up to high schoolers.
"These kids are in our city. They're representing Palm Beach. They're our neighbors. So let's put some money in the pot for them and send them to London and compete," Vanilla Ice said.
To raise money for the trip, the SOS band has launched a raffle. Each ticket costs $100 and will give you the chance to win six prizes including a BMW 330i, 2023 Hyundai Venue, a VIP luxury yacht trip, golf at the Wellington Golf Club, or an 85-inch TV.
Raffle tickets are on sale through 5 p.m. on Dec. 16. To purchase a raffle ticket, click here.
"If they go to London and compete, they're representing Palm Beach County, and that's what it's all about," Vanilla Ice said. "If we can raise the money for them, it's a big ticket."
Band director Antoine Miller said they have a lot of fundraising to do.
"We are right now trying to raise $50,000 for our down payment, which is due by the 25th of this month," Miller said.
Vanilla Ice encourages the kids to follow their dreams.
"I did 'Ice, Ice Baby' when I was 16 years old," the rapper said. "And it takes that time of life to all of this inspiration and become who you are."
Band member Jazmyn Holmes, 13, is excited about the possibility of going to London.
"I like the energy that we have," Holmes said. "We are so driven to do what we love."
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Stanley Martin Homes has temporarily slowed down its plans for a data center near Chris Yung Elementary School.
The company pulled the public hearing for its request to amend the Comprehensive Plan and rezone 269 acres from the agenda for Tuesday’s Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting.
Board Chair Ann Wheeler said the hearing was postponed to “a date uncertain.”
The company wants to rezone 269 acres off Linton Hall Road from planned mixed residential to light industrial for a 4.2 million-square-foot data center between Manassas and Gainesville.
The company first submitted a rezoning application for the three parcels in early 2020, planning to construct 551 single-family homes.
The board approved that rezoning in March 2020 despite opposition from residents and the Prince William County School Board.
At the time, the property was owned by Edith Rameika, trustee of the EV Hunter Trust. Since then, Stanley Martin bought the land for nearly $51.3 million.
Jonelle Cameron, an attorney with Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, has said a definite end user hasn’t been determined for the facility, dubbed Devlin Technology Park.
Although the application allows the development to have a data center that is 105 feet tall, it restricts any building within 700 feet of Chris Yung Elementary or Linton Hall and Devlin roads to 80 feet.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the application in July.
Tuesday’s hearing came the day before the Planning Commission was set to hold the first public hearing on the proposed PW Digital Gateway, which calls for 27.6 million square feet of data centers on nearly 2,100 acres along Pageland Lane.
Prince William county planning staffers have recommended approval of that project.
Dozens of people on Tuesday protested the digital gateway and the expansion of the data center industry in Prince William County. They called the Devlin Technology Park deferral a small win.
“It’s a win for today,” Vida Carroll of Nokesville said. But, she added, “This proposal will be back.”
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The US economy can keep running without freight trains — but not for long.
That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses. A brief work stoppage — some previous rail strikes have lasted only hours — likely won't cause much economic disruption.
But a prolonged walkout of a week or more will cripple the nation's still struggling supply chain, cause widespread shutdowns and shortages, and likely further drive up prices even as inflation remains near a 40-year high.
"At a week, you see real damage in the US economy," said economist Patrick Anderson of Anderson Economic Group, which conducts impact estimates on work stoppages.
If it lasts a week, a strike will mean reduced gas production, spoiled crops, a choked off supply of new cars and empty shelves at stores over the holidays. Your commute may be snarled. And for factory workers, there could be temporary layoffs in the near future.
America's railroads remain crucial for keeping the US economy running smoothly. They carry nearly 30% of the nation's freight, measured by the distance traveled and the weight of the cargo, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And there really isn't an alternative if the trains stop running.
"Idling all 7,000 long distance daily freight trains in the US would require more than 460,000 additional long-haul trucks every day, which is not possible based on equipment availability and an existing shortage of 80,000 drivers," said Chris Spear, CEO of the American Trucking Associations in a letter to members of Congress asking that they act to prevent a strike. "As such, any rail service disruption will create havoc in the supply chain and fuel inflationary pressures across the board."
Anderson said it is impossible to come up with a dollar estimate for the impact on the economy at this point, but he said the costs will grow geometrically the longer the strike lasts, starting out at tens of millions of dollars and growing rapidly each day.
"It might only be millions, but that's a lot if it's your job that's one that is being lost," he said. "If we reach a week-long strike, we're in uncharted territory," he said.
Gasoline
The price of gas has been falling steadily for three months. But a rail strike could send prices shooting higher again due to limited supplies.
Refineries get most of their crude oil via pipelines and ship out most of the products they produce, such as gas, diesel and jet fuel, via pipelines as well. But railroad tank cars are a key part of the process to make the gas that ends up in your tank.
Just about all ethanol that goes into gasoline moves by rail. Without ethanol, gasoline wouldn't be compliant with some environmental regulations. But even if those regulations could be waived, the lack of ethanol could increase the cost of a gallon of gas by about 16 cents due to the loss of tax breaks, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS.
Although pipelines carry most crude oil to refineries, about 300,000 barrels move by rail each day, a volume that could supply about two mid-size refineries, according to data from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the refineries' trade group. Numerous chemicals used in the refining process also arrive via rail, and some lower-grade products and waste materials need to be shipped out by rail.
"If rail cars aren't coming in regularly to pick up facility products, including the sulfur that refiners remove from crude oil, production will have to curtail," the refineries' trade group said.
Food
The strike would be hitting at a particularly bad time for the nation's agricultural industry. Bureau of Transportation Statistics data show that trains account for 27% of the distance grains travel when measured by weight.
"A rail stoppage on September 16 would hit right as the fall harvest accelerates in many parts of the United States," said Mike Seyfert, CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association. "The economic damages across the food and agricultural supply chain would be swift and severe."
The railroads started refusing to take new shipments of grain as of Wednesday in preparation for the possible strike. If the work stoppage happens, grain operators will load what they can onto rail containers sitting in their yards. But they won't be able to move them out or accept additional grain from farmers, who will then have limited options to sell their crops.
In recent months there have been improvements to farmers' supply chain issues suffered during the pandemic.
"The gains we've made in the last seven to eight months will be reversed largely if this strike happens," said Terri Moore, spokesperson for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
In addition, farmers preparing to plant for the fall season could see shortages of the fertilizer they need, since the railroads have already stopped accepting shipments because they are classified as hazardous materials in many cases. That could hurt future supplies of crops.
"There definitely would be at least some price increase for consumers," said Max Fisher, chief economist at the National Grain and Feed Association. "If our processing plants are not running, the food manufacturers that buy these ingredients won't have access to them for an extended period of time. Depending on how long it would go on, we worry about scarcity — being able to actually get the food."
Beyond domestic food prices, the strike could affect global food markets, since the US is a major grain exporter. With the war in Ukraine cutting off much the grain from that country, a disruption in US supply will only make a bad situation worse.
Cars and trucks
Car and truck production has already been hampered by a shortage of numerous essential parts, most notably computer chips. That has created a dearth of vehicles available for sale on dealer lots, which in turn has resulted in record high car prices.
But that's nothing compared to what would happen with a prolonged rail strike. About 75% of cars built in US factories or imported here move by rail. There are nowhere near enough trucks to carry that many vehicles.
In addition, many of those parts move between suppliers and car assembly plants by rail. Production will quickly halt if those rail links are severed.
Eventually production would resume, but it would take some time to make up for lost output. Which means more upward pressure on car prices.
Consumer goods
The snarl of container ships coming into West Coast ports is finally easing after years of backlogs and delays. And although things have gotten better, they are by no means "normal" yet.
As of Tuesday the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's largest, said it had 27,000 shipping containers waiting to be loaded onto trains. That's roughly three times as many as under normal conditions. Two thirds of the current inventory of containers have been there nine or more days, when none should have been there that long.
"Efficient rail operations are critical to the Port of Los Angeles," said Gene Seroka, the port's executive director. "With two-thirds of our cargo leaving California by rail, the supply chain and the US economy need all of us working at maximum effort."
The peak season for imported goods heading to retailers ahead of the holiday shopping period is now. The National Retail Federation said last week it is concerned about shortages later this year if there is a rail strike.
"We are in the middle of the peak import season," said the trade group. "Any rail network disruptions this month could have long-lasting negative effects on this important selling season. Product delays and shortages are correlated with inflation."
Manufacturing
Most factories aim to have parts and raw materials delivered just before they are used in assembly lines — a process known as "just-in-time" deliveries. And many factories depend on rail to get those parts and supplies, as well as to ship them out.
"For years now, America's manufacturing workers have endured the effects of rapidly rising material costs and severe supply chain disruptions," said a statement from the National Association of Manufacturers. A rail strike would "devastate the movement of manufactured products that families depend on."
The rail strike could result in temporary plant closures, as happened across the global auto industry due to the shortage of parts and computer chips brought on by the pandemic.
Commuting
Although only the nation's freight rail lines face a pending strike, many of the nation's commuter trains travel on tracks maintained and operated by the freight railroads. As a result, many passenger railroads expect to shut down operations once the freight strike starts.
Amtrak already has cut service on many of its long distance trains. The company owns roughly 700 miles of track, mostly between Boston and Washington, DC, but about 97% of its 22,000 mile system runs on freight lines.
Many commuter railroads also are preparing to shut much of their operations for the same reason.
That could mean more commuters driving to work, and more traffic and congestion even for those who don't normally take a train.
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Just one day after August's disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a separate inflation report indicated that wholesale price increases are showing signs of improvement.
The Producer Price Index, which tracks average changes in the prices paid to producers of goods and services, was up 8.7% in the 12 months ended in August, down from 9.8% in July. It's the second consecutive month that the pace of increase slowed.
Prices fell by 0.1% in the month from July to August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
Economists expected year-over-year PPI to rise by 8.8% and to fall by 0.1% from July, according to Refinitiv estimates.
Since PPI captures price changes happening further upstream, the report is considered by some to be a leading indicator for broader inflationary trends and what consumers could potentially see at the store level.
The continued decline in headline PPI mostly reflects commodity prices settling down from record highs, said Jason Reed, assistant chair and teaching professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. The decline in energy prices will "push PPI a little bit lower," he said. "But overall, we're still seeing elevated pricing levels."
Stripping out the more volatile components of food and energy, core inflation increased 0.2% from July and is up by 8.1% for the 12 months ending in August.
Tuesday's hot CPI report showed annual price inflation hit 8.3% in August. While that was a tick down from July's 8.5%, the data also showed that core CPI, which strips out volatile gas and food prices, rose at twice the projected rate, dashing hopes that inflation has hit its peak.
Fed meeting on deck
America has been battling decades-high inflation in recent months, with the Federal Reserve implementing a series of historic rate hikes in an attempt to slow the economy and discourage further spending.
This week's two key inflation reports will provide crucial context for Fed policymakers, who meet next week to determine the scope of the central bank's next rate hike. Tuesday's CPI report has already pushed some analysts to call for a 100-basis-point increase, up from recent expectations of a third-straight 75 basis points.
In the meantime, consumers are paying hundreds of dollars more each month as prices for food, shelter and health care surge. And plenty of uncertainty continues to loom, including Russia's war in Ukraine and a potential US rail worker strike.
"The Federal Reserve can really only impact the demand side of inflation — it's really hard to raise rates and unkink a supply chain or raise rates and help the war in Ukraine," Notre Dame's Reed said.
"If you have a big supply shock again, I think the Fed continues their course," Reed added. "They can't be seen as slow anymore." | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/some-good-inflation-news-wholesale-prices-fell-in-august/article_c55be628-1197-5379-912f-789eedd25469.html | 2022-09-14T19:59:16Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/some-good-inflation-news-wholesale-prices-fell-in-august/article_c55be628-1197-5379-912f-789eedd25469.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- There have been two separate "stranger danger" incidents at different schools across the state over the last few weeks. Suspects involved in each incident, one at Jarrett Middle School and one at Honaunau Elementary, have been arrested. But concerns remain.
The Department of Education is pointing KITV4 to an email and letter concerning each of the incidents for information. The department is also saying both principals didn't want to talk. But one Jarrett Middle School parent did want to talk and so did a security professional who teaches safety to schools.
The joy of children going to Jarrett Middle school was shattered Monday morning. According to a letter from the school principal, a man tried to grab two groups of young girls near the school gym. Luckily, the students got away and no one was hurt. “They screamed and alerted other people around them so they knew that an issue was going on,” said Jacie Slaymaker who is the parent of a 12-year-old student at the school.
Slaymaker says she learned about the incident from that letter. The she provided it to KITV4. According to that correspondence, the girls ran and told someone right away. KT Protection Services Security expert Michael Thomas says the girls did the right thing.
He says there were other things they could have done if they couldn't have got away. “You look for the special points where people grab you. The weak point is between the forefinger and the thumb. You want to pull your wrist toward the weakness of the hand to escape,” said Thomas.
He says just because an attacker has control, doesn't mean you make it easy on them. “If you drop all your body weight, you force them to pick you up. And they have to carry you. Because if they walk away people are going to wonder why they are carrying someone over their shoulder,” said Thomas.
Dropping your body weight however does not mean giving up the fight. “Make all the noise you can. Kick and scream and yell for help. Make it where this person is not supposed to have you. Make it so everyone around you knows you are in trouble,” said Thomas.
“School safety is something we should be concerned about. I think the schools are doing the right thing. The principal told the parents immediately when the incident happened, but we still need to be aware,” said Slaymaker.
Two weeks earlier at Honaunau Elementary on the Island of Hawaii, an uninvited person approached a student in the bathroom and threatened them. That student also got away.
Thomas says limiting access to grounds and certain areas, are ways schools can limit this sort of threat. “Another teacher should be standing outside the bathroom, because that is a place of vulnerability,” said Thomas.
The DOE, security expert, and parent we spoke to, are all encouraging people to stay vigilant and encourage their children to speak out if they see something suspicious.
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MAILI, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Local animal rescue organizations are sounding the alarm over an uptick in cases of animal cruelty after a dog was found with two bullet wounds on Tuesday in Maili.
Cassie Moniz with Aloha Animal Outreach said she received a call around 4:30 p.m. about an injured dog laying on the side of Mailiilii Road. When she got to the dog, it was covered in fleas, ticks, ants, and in pain.
Another Good Samaritan, who turned out to work at an animal hospital in Kapolei, pulled over to help. Together, they took the dog to the hospital, thinking he had been run over.
"Come to find out, the doctor comes out and tells me, 'You're not gonna believe this, someone shot him,'" explained Moniz. "I was in disbelief. She said he was actually shot before, but that wound had covered up. So the bullet had actually entered through the left side of this shoulder and went through his body and almost exited out the other side. So it's still in his body."
For now, Moniz said the dog's being monitored, but the next 24 hours are critical. Aloha Animal Outreach will take him under its wing, but will eventually need someone to help look after him till he can get back on his feet.
Moniz said she's recently seen more animal cruelty cases than usual.
Aloha Animal Outreach does plan to file a police report, and urges anyone who witnesses any type of animal cruelty to call police.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A burnt out Toyota Tacoma sits in front of a residential home on Manoa Road. A surveillance camera at the home caught the suspected arson on tape, with a man targeting the truck out front.
Video shows an SUV stopping in the middle of 2-lane Manoa Road. A suspect in a light hoodie and face covering pours an accelerant from a container into the back of the truck bed. The truck ignites and the fuel tank combusts. The sound of the explosion woke neighbors next door and down the street.
"Having a fire, especially something that seems that it's arson, is unsettling," a neighbor named Craig told KITV4.
Adding to the uneasy news, another vehicle was torched less than two miles away within the same half hour. The vehicle owner in Makiki rushed down the stairs to the carport below and put out the blaze using a fire extinguisher before it could spread to a second vehicle in the carport.
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is currently investigating but has not said if the vehicle or suspect description match in the two cases.
"I'm not sure what that liquid was, obviously something flammable. But we're asking the public, if you know anything about the case, if you recognize the vehicle or the suspect, please contact us at CrimeStoppers," Sgt. Chris Kim told KITV4.
Back in Manoa, a charred fence stands between the burnt out vehicle and the neighbor's house. Investigators combed the area through the morning, as police seek more help from the public to find the perpetrator of the brazen act or acts.
"But you can tell as soon as he pours his liquid on and lights it, there's immediate combustion. He actually put himself at risk to burning himself. I'm sure he is singed. I'm sure he's got some eyelashes, some eyebrows missing at this point," Kim added.
Jeremy Lee joined KITV after over a decade & a half in broadcast news from coast to coast on the mainland. Jeremy most recently traveled the country documenting protests & civil unrest. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/duel-arson-fires-torch-vehicles-less-than-two-miles-apart-in-manoa-makiki/article_68c64bec-3402-11ed-b2f3-9310838a47f7.html | 2022-09-14T19:59:40Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/duel-arson-fires-torch-vehicles-less-than-two-miles-apart-in-manoa-makiki/article_68c64bec-3402-11ed-b2f3-9310838a47f7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Nearly 5,000 railway workers at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted to reject a tentative contract agreement with railroads and authorize a strike, the union said Wednesday.
IAM members are the first to approve a strike and reject a contract based on recommendations released by a White House-appointed board last month.
The vote reveals that rail workers are not satisfied with the agreement, which calls for 24 percent raises and back pay but doesn’t address workers’ demands for more predictable scheduling and the ability to take time off for doctors’ appointments without being penalized.
IAM said that it would delay strike action until Sept. 29 at noon to allow union leaders to continue negotiations with railroads.
“We look forward to continuing that vital work with a fair contract that ensures our members and their families are treated with the respect they deserve for keeping America’s goods and resources moving through the pandemic,” IAM said in a statement.
More than 115,000 rail workers are legally allowed to strike as of Friday, a move that would shut down the transport of food, fuel and other goods, likely damaging the nation’s strained supply chains and driving up prices.
Lawmakers are preparing to use their authority to block a walkout. GOP senators are backing a bill that would enact a new contract based on the presidential board’s recommendations — the option railroads and other business interests are lobbying for — while Democratic leaders say they will intervene if necessary.
The White House, meanwhile, is discussing contingency plans to assure that key goods still make it to their destinations if railroads shut down.
“We are working with other modes of transportation, including shippers and truckers, air freight, to see how they can step in and keep goods moving in case of this rail shutdown,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/rail-union-becomes-first-to-authorize-strike-threatening-supply-chain/ | 2022-09-14T19:59:48Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/rail-union-becomes-first-to-authorize-strike-threatening-supply-chain/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday Sept. 14 edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.
Good morning. I made sure to watch the Dodgers clinch the division title last night. Not because there was any doubt they’d do it one of these days, but because I wondered how they’d celebrate this time.
There are other headlines today:
- Columnist Mirjam Swanson says the NBA’s light punishment for Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver weakened the league’s stand against racism.
- Mike Trout’s home-run streak for the Angels ended one game short of the major-league record.
- LAFC came back on a Carlos Vela goal to earn a big point in Minnesota.
- And UCLA’s move to the Big Ten is up for discussion at the UC Regents’ September meeting – could it be blocked?
But the big headline is reserved for the Dodgers clinching first place in the National League West with Clayton Kershaw’s 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, doing it for the ninth time in 10 seasons, doing it with 21 games still to play in the regular season and doing it while holding a 6½-game lead in the race for the best record in baseballand home-field advantage through the postseason.
How did they celebrate an achievement that has become almost routine for them and is only a step toward their World Series championship goal? Mildly? Wildly?
Yes, they celebrated both mildly and wildly. See Bill Plunkett’s tweet below about the quiet hugs after the final out in Phoenix, as well as the photo below of the champagne-and-beerclubhouse party.
That’s appropriate.
Most Dodgers players and staff have been here before, and if their division-race loss to the San Francisco Giants in 2021 made it feel less routine, that also was the exception that proves the rule of L.A.’s indomitability.
And this year as much as ever, winning the one-sided 2022 division race is less mission accomplished than a further cranking-up of expectations when the playoffs begin.
But at the same time, this already has been a season worthy of a party, one of the greatest in Dodgers history.
As Plunkett points out in his game story: This is the earliest the Dodgers have clinched a division, five games earlier than the 2019 club did it. They’ve had a double-digit lead over the second-place San Diego Padres every day since July 21. They’re going to win 100 games for the third consecutive full season and the fourth in the past five. They’re on pace to win 113 games and smash the franchise record of 106. (Fangraphs projects them to finish 110-52.)
As Bill Shaikin notes in the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers can become the first team in 147 years of major-league history to win 106 games in three consecutive (full) seasons.
As if they didn’t have enough stars last year, new Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman leads the league in hits and hitting (.329).
“These division champion Dodgers are the most heightened version of (the teams in) their decade-long romp,” wrote Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A.
It would be a shame if we shrugged off all that just because this wasn’t as dramatic as a down-to-the-wire race or as charming as an underdog story.
It really would have been a shame if they shrugged it off.
In 2013, after clinching the first division title in this decade-long run, Dodgers players frolicked in the swimming pool beyond the outfield fence at Chase Field in Phoenix. That was appropriate.
Last night, after doing it again – and again and again – their initial reaction to Christian Walker’s final-out line drive to second baseman Chris Taylor was to play it cool on the field. That was appropriate.
Then they cut loose in the privacy of the clubhouse and thousands of TV households in L.A. That was very appropriate.
Whenever they wake up today, they’ll know they did something special and that it promises more to come.
TODAY
• Angels face the Guardians (10:10 a.m., BSW) to complete their trip. A losswill doom the Angels to their seventh consecutive sub-.500 season, matching the franchise’s worst stretch.
• Dodgers wrap up the series against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix (6:40 p.m., SNLA) and then have a day off before playing three games againstthe Giants in San Francisco.
• Angel City FC, which plays at North Carolina Courage (4 p.m., BSSC), is one point out of a playoff spot – and only six points behind NWSL-leading Kansas City. Here’s a preview.
• Galaxy is three points out of an MLS Western Conference playoff spot going into a game at Vancouver (7 p.m., SPSN). Preview.
READERS REACT
I asked, “Do you like Major League Baseball’s decision to ban defensive shifts in 2023, or are there better ways to try to improve the game?”
Joe Keaney emailed to say: “If baseball management and the players wanted to improve batted-ball outcomes they should hit to the weak side of the shift. Once a rally starts and runs are scored, teams will stop shifting. Or they can once again impress upon the players how negative a strikeout is and encourage batters to put the ball in play.”
Gordon Remala said baseball games have turned into Home Run Derby: “It is absolutely abhorrent that those with a batting average in the .220-.230 range are regularly trotted out on good teams, just because they swing wildly and occasionally hit the ball. There appears to be no need for strategy if all a team cares about are home runs. … It is not good baseball.”
NEXT QUESTION
On a team of stars, who deserves the most credit for the Dodgers’ ninth division title in 10 years? Email your opinion to KModesti@scng.com.
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Fairly subdued celebration for division champion #Dodgers. Almost like they expected it pic.twitter.com/uZEOqhdyke
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) September 14, 2022
– Beat writer Bill Plunkett with video of closer Craig Kimbrel and catcher Will Smith exchanging a routine hug after the final out of the Dodgers’ division-clinching win last night.
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The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday.
“Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. We’re not there yet, but the end is in sight.
“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view; she runs harder with all the energy she has left,” Tedros said. “So must we. We can see the finish line, we are in a winning position, but now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”
There is still a risk of more variants, deaths, disruption and uncertainty, he said, “so let’s seize this opportunity.”
WHO released six policy briefs Wednesday that outline key actions for governments to take to end the pandemic. The briefs are based on the evidence and experience of the past 32 months and offer guidance on how to save lives, protect health systems and avoid social and economic disruption. They are “an urgent call for governments to take a hard look at their policies and strengthen them for COVID-19 and future pathogens with pandemic potential,” Tedros said.
Although official case counts have become significantly underreported, trends have shown a steady drop in cases both globally and in the U.S.
According to latest WHO update, weekly case counts are falling in all regions, with an overall fall of 28% compared to a week before. And in the United States, cases have been steadily dropping for the past two months, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
WHO’s weekly epidemological update said Wednesday that there were just over 11,000 fatalities reported between Sept. 5 and 11, a 22% decrease compared with the week before.
Decreases were reported in five of the WHO regions: 31% in the European Region, 25% in the South-East Asia Region, 22% in the Region of the Americas, 11% in the Western Pacific Region and 10% in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. There was a 10% increase in deaths in the African Region.
The United States reported the highest number of weekly deaths followed by Japan, Russia, Brazil and the Philippines.
Overall, there have been more than 6.4 million deaths reported globally as of Sept. 11.
About two-thirds of the global population — and about the same in the United States, specifically — are vaccinated with at least their initial series. But significant disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates persist among lower-income countries, and rates are changing little now, especially in the U.S.
Forecasts published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that new hospitalizations and deaths will hold steady for the next month.
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Crypto is still a good forerunner of equity sentiment. Today's dip in bitcoin came about an hour before equities started to roll over.
The S&P 500 is now down 15 points to a session low of 3918. The inability to stage even a one-day bounce after the worst day in more than 2 years isn't bullish. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/sp-500-slumps-to-the-lows-of-the-day-20220914/ | 2022-09-14T20:04:46Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/sp-500-slumps-to-the-lows-of-the-day-20220914/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
# Laodetosauri\nsau kripto-Sàvih laktate vodi. I da sveta bili turs izopravec, no dugme staze\nkod hobotnasti.\nMaterali člansak sadržavljivalja se i odvozit ćut u želunu kada luta kod plakao je iz\nvazdih od la UH Celebrandale® Mascote - Red White and BOHO!!!!! Come join Meat Head Productions every year. This year it is 9th & Piedemont at Taft Hall to the North, near Vistula'\nPlease call if need information!!! Cell : )908.082-12 4 or email Me @ PipersDiner.Jonah@ yohoo!.com Thanks, Happy Summer. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A newly constructed University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States is hosting its first experiment this week as the nation seeks to become competitive again in the realm of high-power laser facilities.
The experiment will be conducted at ZEUS — short for Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System — by researchers from the University of California, Irvine. They traveled to Ann Arbor as part of their study of extremely intense interactions of light and matter, and how such interactions can be harnessed to shrink particle accelerators.
At the height of its power, ZEUS will be a 3-petawatt laser.
Three petawatts is “3 with 15 zeroes after it,” said Louise Willingale, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Michigan.
And “3 petawatts is 3,000 times more powerful than the U.S. power grid,” she said.
Michigan was awarded $18.5 million by the National Science Foundation to establish ZEUS as a federally funded international user facility.
Initially, the facility — housed in a building that is home to U-M’s Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science — will host research teams conducting experiments that use a fraction of the laser’s full power potential. The system gradually will ramp up, and ZEUS is expected to begin its signature experiments in the fall of 2023.
The U.S. built the world’s first petawatt laser a quarter-century ago, but hasn't kept pace with more ambitious systems in Europe and Asia. While ZEUS doesn’t feature the same raw power as its contemporaries overseas, its approach will simulate a laser that is roughly 1 million times more powerful than its 3 petawatts.
ZEUS primarily will study extreme plasmas, a state of matter in which the electrons have enough energy to escape atoms, creating a sea of charged particles. Nearly all of the seen universe is made of plasma. The sun is an example of a plasma.
Experiments are expected to contribute to the understanding of how the universe operates at the subatomic level and materials change on rapid timescales. Scientists also hope they lead to the development of smaller and more compact particle accelerators for medical imaging and treatment.
ZEUS will “have a huge range of applications across science, technology, engineering and medicine,” Willingale said.
Proposals to use ZEUS will be evaluated by an external panel comprised of scientists and engineers. Because of the NSF funding, there will be no cost to users whose experiment proposals are selected to conduct research, beyond providing their own travel costs to the facility.
The proposals will be selected on scientific merit and technical feasibility, Willingale said.
Franklin Dollar, an associate professor in Cal-Irvine's Department of Physics & Astronomy, and four UCI graduate students arrived at Michigan last week to begin preparing for their experiment.
“One of the major challenges in our field is access to high quality, intense laser light,” Dollar said. “ZEUS will not only be the most powerful laser beam on the continent, but perhaps more importantly will provide multiple powerful beams.
“Rather than solely making highly energetic plasmas from a laser, there is a second beam which can interact with the plasma as well,” he said.
ZEUS is an upgrade over the University of Michigan's 0.5-petawatt laser, known as HERCULES.
While Michigan researchers are thrilled with the birth of ZEUS, they are cognizant of how their naming conventions aren't exactly in keeping with the chronology of Greek mythology.
“HERCULES was the predecessor to ZEUS,” Willingale said. “It’s slightly backward, because Hercules was the son of Zeus.
“So, we’re building the father after the son.” | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/univ-of-michigans-zeus-will-be-most-powerful-laser-in-us | 2022-09-14T20:05:03Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/univ-of-michigans-zeus-will-be-most-powerful-laser-in-us | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BENSENVILLE, Ill. — “ANKUR” Muktanand Foods Inc. issued a recall for its 14-ounce packages of “Golden Raisins” because they could contain undeclared sulfites.
People with severe sensitivity to sulfites could risk serious of life-threatening reactions by consuming this product.
The company says it sold this product in retail stores nationwide.
The golden raisins come in 14-ounce, clear plastic packages with UPC Code 8904 1704 10327.
This recall affects all "ANKUR Golden Raisin" 14-ounce packages, regardless of the presence or absence of a batch number.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with this problem, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
ANKUR issued the recall right away after finding that the product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of sulfite.
If you bought this product, ANKUR says you may return it for a full refund.
If you have any further questions, call Raxa Desai at 630-595-1118, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/ankur-issues-raisin-recall-due-to-potential-allergens | 2022-09-14T20:05:09Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/ankur-issues-raisin-recall-due-to-potential-allergens | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
BENSENVILLE, Ill. — “ANKUR” Muktanand Foods Inc. issued a recall for its 14-ounce packages of “Golden Raisins” because they could contain undeclared sulfites.
People with severe sensitivity to sulfites could risk serious of life-threatening reactions by consuming this product.
The company says it sold this product in retail stores nationwide.
The golden raisins come in 14-ounce, clear plastic packages with UPC Code 8904 1704 10327.
This recall affects all "ANKUR Golden Raisin" 14-ounce packages, regardless of the presence or absence of a batch number.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with this problem, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
ANKUR issued the recall right away after finding that the product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of sulfite.
If you bought this product, ANKUR says you may return it for a full refund.
If you have any further questions, call Raxa Desai at 630-595-1118, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/ankur-issues-raisin-recall-due-to-potential-allergens | 2022-09-14T20:05:09Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/ankur-issues-raisin-recall-due-to-potential-allergens | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
Alabama Woman Wanted for Stabbing Boyfriend and Cutting 1-Year-Old Child: Police
Decara Cordier, 22, is wanted by police in Mobile, Alabama, authorities said.
Alabama police are searching for a 22-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend and cut their 1-year-old child during the attack, authorities said.
Mobile officers responded Saturday to a domestic violence report and discovered a male stabbing victim and a toddler with a minor cut, police said.
The man and the child were treated for their injuries, authorities said. The man's girlfriend, Decara Cordier, allegedly stabbed her partner while he was holding their child, injuring the baby in the process, police said.
Cordier fled the scene and is wanted on two charges of domestic violence assault, the Mobile Police Department told Inside Edition Digital Wednesday.
Anyone with information about Cordier's whereabouts can call the Mobile Police Department at 251-208-1700.
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Black Bear Opens Door to New Jersey Home and Closes It After Woman Gently Urges It to Leave
Susan Kehoe, who lives in Highland Lakes, New Jersey, recorded as she gently urged a black bear to close the door of her house after it opened it.
A New Jersey woman proved a polite tone can go a long way, even when it comes to getting a wild animal to do what she needed: leave her home.
Susan Kehoe, who lives in Highland Lakes, recorded as she gently urged a black bear to close the door of her house after it opened it.
“Close the door, sweetie,” she could be heard telling the bear. “No, no, no, hon. Close the door. Close the door.”
The bear appears to listen to Kehoe, using its mouth to pull the door closed.
“Good boy! Close it. Close it. Oh, what a good boy!” Kehoe said, but even as she praised the bear, she knew it wasn’t entirely ready to leave.
“You're going to open it again, aren’t you?” she said.
Yes, it did!
“Close the door you little stinker,” she said.
It’s not unusual to see bears lurking around Kehoe’s neighborhood. Inside Edition was there as several could be spotted on Kehoe’s property, and that particular bear who entered her home had shown up to her house earlier this year.
But Kehoe said she felt she knew what to do so the bear that made its way into her house wouldn’t get aggressive.
“They can tell by the tone of your voice (how to react),” she told Inside Edition.
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FBI Investigation Underway After Package Explosion at Northeastern University Leaves 1 Employee Injured
“The safety and security of our campus community is essential and remains our highest priority,” the university said in a statement.
The FBI is investigating who could be behind a package that exploded on Northeastern University's campus in Boston, leaving one staff member injured.
A package delivered to Holmes Hall on the university's campus exploded after a staff member opened it, according to an alert from the university.
The 45-year-old staff member sustained minor injuries to his hand and was transported to the hospital for treatment, reported the Boston Police Department (BPD).
Holmes Hall was evacuated and classes were canceled in the surrounding buildings while the area was investigated, according to the university.
Boston Bomb Squad located a second package on campus and was able to safety secure it without an issue, reports BPD.
Sources told WBZ-TV’s I-Team that the package had a hard plastic cover and exploded once the staffer opened the latches, reports CBS News. The package contained a manifesto expressing anti-AI views and mentioned Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, according to the news outlet.
The Boston Police report that they are working with federal partners to continue to look into the incident.
In a statement released by university officials, they said the campus has been deemed safe and classes will resume.
“The safety and security of our campus community is essential and remains our highest priority. We will continue to provide continuous updates as new information becomes available,” said university officials.
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Utah Nurse Saves Man's Life After He Collapses From Massive Heart Attack on Baseball Field
Danya Topham had just arrived at the baseball field after completing a shift at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, where she works as a registered nurse, when Darren Ewell collapsed. She immediately ran to him and began chest compressions.
A Utah nurse is being hailed a hero for springing into action at her son’s softball game to save the life of a man who collapsed from a heart attack.
Danya Topham had just arrived at the baseball field after completing a shift at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, where she works as a registered nurse, when she heard someone yell.
“I immediately looked out and I had that straight shot to where Darren was laying and so I jumped up and then I just booked it out there,” she told Inside Edition.
Darren Ewell had suffered a massive heart attack while playing softball, and Topham was unable to find his pulse.
Topham immediately began chest compressions on the field, frightened that she was not going to be able to save him.
“I don't have my doctors, I don't have my nurses. I don't have oxygen, I don't have medications, I had nothing,” she said. “It was frightening.”
Murray City Police Officer Brian Bybee was the first to respond to the 911 call made after Ewell collapsed.
“When I got out of the car, Danya was on top of him performing CPR and I could see that she was tired, and so I took over CPR from there,” Bybee told Inside Edition.
Topham was almost certain the stricken man wasn't going to make it.
“My eyes just filled with tears, and I was so, just sad because I really didn't think he had a chance,” she said.
More emergency responders then arrived on the scene. Paramedics used a defibrillator to shock the dying man's heart before rushing him to the hospital.
Ewell needed four stents to be put into his heart, but he survived what he said could have very likely killed him.
After returning to the baseball field after his heart attack, he told Inside Edition, “The doctor told me if I had my heart attack at any other place, including possibly my home, I’d be dead. But I had it right there in front of a nurse who just barely arrived at the ballfield, and she saved my life.”
It was there that Ewell also reunited with Topham, who he thanked for saving his life.
“She is my guardian angel because she saved my life and I would love to give her a hug right now,” he said before embracing Topham. “Thank you so much.”
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – An armed man in a rainbow wig claimed he was trying to “restore Trump as president” when he was arrested at a Dairy Queen in Pennsylvania last week.
Police were alerted to reports of a motorist driving erratically in Westmoreland County on the afternoon of Sept. 10, according to a Delmont Borough police report. While officers were looking for the driver’s Jeep, they were informed that he had pulled into the parking lot of a Dairy Queen, and entered the business wearing a bright yellow vest, a rainbow wig and carrying a handgun.
Police made contact with the suspect, later identified as 61-year-old Jan Stawovy of Hunker, Pennsylvania. According to an affidavit, Stawovy first claimed he was working “undercover with Pennsylvania State Police working on a major drug sting.”
Police also noted that Stawovy was shouting and yelling profanities.
Police said Stawovy then claimed he “talked to God” and was a “prophet” and would “kill all the Democrats because Trump was still president.”
He said he was working to “restore Trump to president of the United States,” according to court papers.
Stawovy reportedly told police he knew the Dairy Queen workers and they would “vouch” for him. The manager told police that Stawovy was in the store earlier that same day, when he placed $120 on the counter as a tip for “non-Democrats.” They told police they did not know who he was.
One of the responding officers noted that the man was suffering a “mental health crisis.” He was taken into custody and transported to a hospital.
A search of his car turned up two more loaded handguns — a 9mm and .22 caliber — along with 62 rounds of ammunition. Police noted that Stawovy didn’t have a concealed carry permit.
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2022 BRP Modified Tour Champion Honored During Banquet at Edward Michaels Building
MERCER, Pa. – The final points night ended on Friday, September 9, and the 2022 BRP Modified Tour Champion Erick Rudolph was honored on Saturday, September 10, at Edwards Michaels building on the speedway grounds.
(Pictured above: Erick Rudolph)
Rudolph secured his points title on Friday night with a second-place finish. This was Erick’s fourth BRP Modified Tour Championship, and he picked up the $4,000.00 championship money, championship gift of a personalized fire ring, and accumulated 823 points over the season with wins at Lernerville Speedway, Hummingbird Speedway, Knox Raceway, and Sharon Speedway.
Finishing second in points was Rex King, Jr. with a total of 771 points and one feature win at Expo Speedway. Third place in points was Brad Rapp with a total of 715 points. Chas Wolbert finished fourth in points with 658, and rounding out the top five was Rick Regalski with 637 points.
Special Awards went to:
– Rick Hall Memorial Award – Tyler Willard
– Debbie Oyler Memorial Award – Ray Bliss
– Hard Luck Award – Shawn Kozar
– Milestone Award – Butch and Lisa Rapp
– Rookie of the Year Award sponsored by Russ King Racing – Chas Wolbert
– Rick Ryder Memorial Award – Jim Rasey
– Overall Hard Charger – Chas Wolbert
Chas Wolbert received $1,000.00 for being the Rookie of the Year sponsored by Russ King Racing and was determined by points. Chas finished fourth in points, and the other contender for Rookie of the Year was Mike Kinney who finished seventh in the final point standings.
MadSkins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn provided $150.00 gift certificates to the following individuals: Rodney Beltz, Ray Bliss, Ayden Cipriano, Mark Frankhouser, Adam Hilton, Rex King, Jr., Erick Rudolph, Tyler Willard, Chas Wolbert, and Brad Rapp.
MadSkins also provided five other prizes at the banquet: Outer Body Kit (Doors, Quarters, Windows & Pillars) and a one-Wing Kit (Deck, Middle Wings & Front Wings)–Dave Murdick; Outer Kit (Doors, Quarters, Windows & Pillars)–Kyle Fink; Bumper Kit–Garrett Krummert; BRP Heavy Nose–Mike Kinney; and a $100.00 Gift Certificate–Rex King, Jr.
GME Mfg. provided bottles of power steering fluid to the top 20 drivers.
Frankland Racing Supplies provided $75.00 gift certificates toward a rebuild for rear-ends for each of the top 20 drivers. Wrisco Aluminum also provided for the top 20 drivers a sheet of aluminum and Big Daddy’s Speedway supply provided $25.00 gift certificates.
The biggest drawing of the day was done by a reverse draw for the drivers with perfect attendance, and taking home the 2023X Bicknell Racing Products Modified Chassis was Erick Rudolph sponsored by Bicknell Racing Products out of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. This chassis was valued at $6,985.00.
Rex King, Jr. won a helmet compliment of Racequip for being the next finisher in the drawing.
Racequip also provided a pair of shoes and a pair of gloves to the third and fourth place reverse drawer.
In addition to the $21,660.00 point fund payoff, the following drivers received an additional bonus of $500.00 for perfect attendance from the BRP Modified Tour: Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr., Brad Rapp, Chas Wolbert, Tyler Willard, Rick Regalski, Mike Kinney, Mark Frankhouser, Steve Barr, Ray Bliss, Steve Slater, and Rodney Beltz.
Following the 2022 BRP Modified Tour Championship Banquet was the 25th Silver Anniversary Showdown that paid $7,000.00 to the winner and $500.00 to start. This concludes the 2022 BRP Modified Tour season. However, Bicknell Racing Products is back on board for the 2023 season with a 2024X BRP Chassis for a driver that has perfect attendance in 2023.
The BRP Modified Tour racing series is a non-profit organization established to give Big Block Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania/Eastern Ohio area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the scheduled events, started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker, and Randy Myers.
The BRP Modified Tour has had great success at bringing regional cars together at various speedways in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, and Canada.
The following sponsors were thanked for their support of the organization: Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Sunoco Race Fuels/ Bazell Oil, King Brothers, McCool’s Signs and Graphics/Slippery Rock Sportswear, Mad Skins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Flynn’s Tire & Auto Centers, Frankland Racing Supply, Hall’s Safety Equipment, McCandless Ford, Moore’s Auto Body, MRO – Motor Racing Outreach/Team Green, Rockhouse Bar and Grill, Russ King Racing, Steve’s Auto Body, Thermo Supply, Competition Carburetion, Eperthener Auto Wrecking, GME Mfg., Racequip Safety Products, Rudolph Snow Plowing, and Wrisco Aluminum.
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7-Day Weather Forecast for Clarion County
The 7-day weather forecast for the Clarion County area is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
Today – Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Friday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
7-Day Weather Forecast, brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
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Agriculture Secretary Invites Applicants for $500K in Pa. Farm Bill Grants to Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on Tuesday invited schools and childhood education centers to apply for $500,000.00 in PA Farm Bill Farm-to-School Grants.
Up to $15,000 per school is available for projects aimed at improving access to healthy, local foods and increasing hands-on learning experiences for children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
“Introducing children to fresh, locally produced foods changes lives,” Secretary Redding said. “Children in turn introduce their families to fresh foods and make connections between their food and people who raise it for them. Their habits change, their minds are fed, and their career possibilities expand. Farm-to-School grants are a solid investment in feeding minds and feeding our future.”
The Pennsylvania Farm Bill Farm-to-School Grant Program enriches the connection between families and local producers of fresh, healthy food by changing food purchasing habits in schools. In doing so, the program increases access to markets for local farms, and exposes children early to agriculture, agriculture careers, and healthy food choices.
Any school district, school, charter school, private school, or center with prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, or middle school classes through eighth grade that participates in a Federal Child Nutrition Program is eligible to apply.
In July 2019, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law the first-ever Pennsylvania Farm Bill, which included an annual investment of $500,000 in PA Farm-to-School Grant projects. Since becoming law, PA Farm-to-School Grants have funded 131 projects statewide, including the most recent round of funding for 47 projects in 26 counties.
Projects identify local farmers to supply fresh, in-season products to support educational programming, or cultivated their own school gardens. In addition to improving student access to local, nutritious foods, funded projects provide hands-on agriculture education experiences.
Grant applications must be submitted online through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development Electronic Single Application. Applications are due by 5:00 PM on October 14, 2022.
Full grant guidelines are published in the September 10 edition of the PA Bulletin.
Find a map of previous PA Farm Bill grant recipients in your area and details of other PA Farm Bill grants and initiatives to grow and sustain Pennsylvania agriculture at agriculture.pa.gov/pafarmbill.
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Area State Police Participating in ‘Click It or Ticket’ Program
CLARION CO., Pa. – Pennsylvania State Police Troopers will once again be participating in the “Click It or Ticket” traffic enforcement program from Sunday, September 18, through Saturday, September 24.
If a motorist is stopped for a traffic violation and is not wearing a seat belt, the driver will receive two citations – one for the traffic violation and the other for the seat belt violation.
During the “Click It or Ticket” program, Troopers will be adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward any violation of the Commonwealth’s seat belt and child passenger restraint laws. In conjunction with this aggressive enforcement approach, Troopers throughout Troop C will be conducting regulatory checkpoints and child safety seat checkpoints.
By buckling up and using child safety seats properly, you significantly increase your chances of surviving a crash. Pennsylvania law also stipulates that children under the age of 8 must be properly secured in a federally approved child safety seat when riding anywhere in a vehicle.
Children aged 2 years and less must be in a rear facing child seat.
To help parents safely transport children, The Pennsylvania State Police will conduct free child passenger safety seat checks. These check stations serve to reduce the number of improperly installed child safety seats, identify defective seats, detect seats that are affected by recalls from the manufacturer, and also provide an excellent opportunity to have any questions regarding the child passenger safety seat law answered.
These events are not being held to cite individuals for violations but are to help ensure the safety of our young passengers through education.
The Pennsylvania State Police will be conducting child passenger safety seat checks at the following locations:
Clarion County
PSP Clarion’s Child Seat Event
Monday, September 19, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Clarion County Ford
1305 East Main Street, Suite B
Clarion, PA 16214
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-226-1710
Clearfield County
PSP DuBois’s Child Seat Event
Monday, September 19, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
DuSan Ambulance Building
835 Beaver Drive
DuBois, PA 15801
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-371-4652
Jefferson County
PSP Punxsutawney’s Child Seat Event
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Punxsutawney Borough Building
301 East Mahoning Street
(Central Fire Department)
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-938-0510
Elk County
PSP Ridgway’s Child Seat Event
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Elk County, Ridgway Borough
PennDOT County Office
32 St. Leo Avenue
Ridgway, PA 15853
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-776-6136
Clearfield County
PSP Clearfield’s Child Seat Event
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Clearfield Volunteer Fire Department
6 South Front Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-857-3800
Forest County
PSP Marienville’s Child Seat Event
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dollar General Store
41213 Route 66
Marienville, PA 16239
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-927-5253
McKean County
PSP Lewis Run’s Child Seat Event
Monday, September 19, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Port Allegany Borough Fire Department
65 Maple Street
Port Allegany, PA 16743
Station Phone Number for Appointments: 814-368-9230
Troopers will examine all child restraint seats for proper installation, and parents will receive instructions on how to correct any deficiencies.
For more information on car seat safety and to get a list of state police car seat safety inspection locations and dates, click on the “Public Safety” link at www.psp.state.pa.us.
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Bertha Mae Siverling
Bertha Mae Siverling, 96, died peacefully Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022, at Woodlands Assisted Living.
Bertha was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Mayport, Pa, the daughter of John Adam and Bertha Mae Kah Young.
She was a graduate of Clarion Limestone High School. Bertha worked her entire career in women’s fashion stores.
She started working at Over 5-7, then worked at Tall Girls Shop, eventually retiring as manager for Catherine’s Stout Shoppe on Oct. 31, 1987.
Bertha was a longtime active member of Paradise Lutheran Church, where she played the organ.
In her spare time, she enjoyed reading and playing her piano.
Bertha’s husband, Barton W. Siverling, whom she married March 11, 1950, died Aug. 30, 2009.
Bertha is survived by her son, Art Siverling of Cheyenne, Wyo., and two grandchildren, David and Elizabeth Siverling of Longmont, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two half siblings, Shirley Lou Sabota and Johnny Young.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Paradise Community Church.
She will be laid to rest near her birthplace at Shannondale Union Cemetery.
Professional arrangements are being handled by the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel..
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Birthday Wishes: Happy Belated Birthday, Kolton!
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
A birthday wish, brought to you by The Haskell House.
Happy Birthday, Kolton!
Kolton turned 20 on Tuesday, September 13.
Submitted by Mom and Dad, Becky and David Shaw, and twin brothers Luke and Mason.
To submit a birthday announcement, email [email protected]
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Birthday Wishes: Tanner Turns One!
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
A birthday wish, brought to you by The Haskell House.
Happy Birthday, Tanner Ditty!
Tanner turned one today, Wednesday, September 14.
Tanner is the son of Tiffany and Brandon Ditty, of Clarion.
To submit a birthday announcement, email [email protected]
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Bruce D. Rodgers
Bruce D. Rodgers, 88, of Franklin, passed away at 10:13 A.M. Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Sugar Creek Station.
Born June 5, 1934 in Cherrytree Twp., he was the son of the late Lloyd D. And Louise Prenatt Rodgers.
Bruce was a 1951 graduate of the former Colestock High School in Titusville.
He was a Veteran of the United States Army and served a tour of duty in Germany in peacetime during the Cold War.
Bruce was of the Christian Faith.
He was employed at Manion Steel Barrel as a Truck Driver for 37.5 years.
On March 7, 1959 he married the former Helen Joan Lamey in Franklin and she survives.
Surviving are three children, David Rodgers and his wife Susan of Polk, Daniel Rodgers and his wife Melissa of Stowe, OH and Donald Rodgers and his wife Tracy of Dempseytown; seven grandchildren, Bryan, Kathryn, Benjmin, Clare, Bradley, Mallory and Grant Rodgers and two great grandchildren, David J. And Liam Rodgers.
Also surviving are two brothers, Donald Rodgers of Florida and Gregory Rodgers of Cherrytree; a sister, Marge Salsgiver of Diamond.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Per Bruce’s wishes, there will be no public visitation or services.
He will be laid to rest at Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Huff-Guthrie Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., 312 West Park St. Franklin.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.HuffFuneral.com.
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Clarion Area School Announces Homecoming Court
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Clarion Area Senior High School has announced its 2022 homecoming court.
(Pictured, left to right, are Homecoming Court members Bailee Verdill, Maddie Watterson, Tyler Bingham, Anna Gribik, Reece Geiger, Abi Frederick, Gary Matus, Adia Needham, Will Clark, and Bri Pierce.)
The homecoming game is scheduled for Friday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m.
Central Clarion will host Moniteau at University Stadium with the crowning taking place at halftime.
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Clarion County Photo of the Day
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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Clarion County Property Reassessment Update: Structure Measurements Underway
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Clarion County Commissioners focused Tuesday morning’s work session on their first biweekly project update on a county-wide property reassessment.
Clarion County contracted with Vision Governmental Solutions for $1.7 million.
Project Manager Sarah Garner, who has directed seven assessments and has been doing reassessment work for 16 years, explained the process. Vision has also established a webpage at https://www.vgsi.com/clarion-county-reassessment/ that outlines the process.
Garner and Vision use local workers and have hired 14 data collectors and an office administrator. Data collections started in July 2022 and will last till September 2023. Data collection so far has taken place in Clarion Township and Clarion Borough, while Vision continues to build and train new staff.
Data collectors measure the size of the existing buildings but do not enter the structures. Residential and commercial properties are surveyed at different times. There are a total of 18,808 residential improved parcels and 2202 commercial/industrial/exempt improved parcels. All data collectors are properly identified and wear green vests. Police are aware of their lists.
Garner said approximately 5.11 percent of the residential properties have been measured select revisits are expected to continue in the Clarion Borough.
Vision is still in its original timeline for completion, according to Garner.
“The idea would be is that the work that we’re doing would take effect as of January 1, 2024,” said Garner. “Those values will go out, and owners will receive preliminary notices and then an official change of assessment notices by July 1, 2024. That gives everybody time to review and do appeals and make corrections with the tax base going into effect on January 1, 2025.
“I would just want to emphasize for people that the common misconception is that their property and everybody’s property value is going to go up. That is true because we’re dealing with the 1975 values. Not everybody’s taxes are going to be going up. It is an equalization to increase fairness in equity. For every dollar someone’s goes up, someone else in the county is going down by a dollar as well.”
Garner explained that there will be people whose taxes go down as a result of this process and whether or not which side they fall on is relative to whether that particular property is under or over compared to the others in that community at the current moment.
“The idea is that first, the millage must be equalized so that the same amount of revenue is collected in the year following assessment, as it was in the prior year. If your entire tax base and the county goes up 10 times, the millage will have to drop to one-tenth of what it is right now, whatever percentage of the entire tax base goes up. That’s how it’s equalized to produce the same amount of revenue.”
Commissioner Ted Tharan said he thought an assessment should’ve been done 40 years ago and has just been kicked down the road.
Garner said 20 years might be the average in Pennsylvania, but the International Assessor Association, recommends four to six years and maybe as many as eight years.
“Some states require regular assessments through legislation. There are only six states in the nation that do not have a trigger to mandate reassessment and Pennsylvania is one of them.”
The following steps are included in the reassessment process:
1. Properties will be visited to obtain accurate property descriptions and photograph structures. The collected data will be computerized and quality-checked.
2. Real estate market studies will be conducted to develop formulas for estimating the Fair Market Value for each property, as of January 1, 2024.
3. Final estimates of value will be determined after consideration of all appropriate approaches to value.
4. Property owners will receive a preliminary notice of their new assessed values.
5. Informal reviews can be scheduled to give property owners a chance to ask questions, verify information, and present facts about the property that might affect the value.
6. Property owners will receive a change of assessment notice indicating their new assessed value. The notice will also project Clean and Green values for properties of 10 or more acres in size.
7. If owners dispute the new value, they may appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals and present their evidence of Fair Market Value.
8. An owner may appeal the decision of the Board of Assessment Appeals to the Court of Common Pleas
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Mango Chicken Thighs
This recipe brings the restaurant to your home kitchen!
Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1 pound)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 can (13.66 ounces) of coconut milk
1 medium mango, peeled and chopped
4 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil, divided
1/4 cup miso paste
2 teaspoons Sriracha chili sauce
2 cups cooked jasmine rice
2 medium limes, quartered
Directions
-Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Add garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute longer.
-Stir in coconut milk, mango, green onions, ¼ cup basil, miso paste, and chili sauce. Cook and stir until the sauce is slightly reduced and a thermometer inserted in the chicken reads 170°, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup basil. Serve with rice and limes.
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Clarion Rotary Welcomes Clarion Mayor, Focuses on Main Street
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Clarion Mayor Jennifer Fulmer Vinson brings experience with customer relations, a businessperson as an owner of the former house on Wood Street, and a degree from Clarion University in Technical Theater to the job she has held since the start of the year.
(Pictured above: Rotarians Matt Lerch, Clarion Mayor Jennifer Fulmer Vinson, and Steven Davis.)
In a talk to Clarion Rotary this week, Vinson admitted she was still getting used to the position but outlined some of the things she would like to see in town.
Returning to Clarion in 2004 with her husband and two daughters, she was hoping to see a Welcome Wagon come to her house. There was none but years later she helped found the Welcome Home Team that welcomes new residents to the Clarion community. Billing Clarion as everyone’s hometown, Vinson also works with Destination Downtown.
Welcome Home also invites any business or individual to participate by donating a marketing or gift item from your business or becoming a financial sponsor. The group can be reached at [email protected]
Vinson is pleased with the continued growth of flowers on Main Street and maintained by the Alley Cats. Clarion was also successful in utilizing $60,000.00 in CDBG grant money to continue beautifying Main Street.
She would also like to see more people planting trees to beautify the area. While the borough can’t require people to plant trees, Vinson feels that they are attractive and provide shade.
The mayor is also an advocate for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings in the borough, including the renovation of a Wood Street fraternity house with her parents into a combined antique and used bookstore, the Fulmer House.
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Cloud Lifted: Aryana Girvan, Healthy Again After Life-Threatening Scare, Keys Clarion’s Sweep of Keystone
CLARION, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Aryana Girvan heard the news and wasn’t sure how to react.
Then, she cried.
(Pictured above: Aryana Girvan was the Hager Paving Incorporated Player of the Game.)
For months she lived under a cloud of doubt. Growing in her brain were several cysts that threatened her life.
A halted surgery this summer to remove the cysts further muddled things and sounded even louder alarms.
Her volleyball season at Clarion Area High School was in doubt. So was her very future.
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“My biggest worry was losing volleyball,” said Girvan, a senior outside hitter who was a big part of two PIAA Class A championships in a row with the Bobcats.
She was a big part of Clarion’s latest victory this season with 10 kills, eight digs, and two aces in a 25-17, 26-24, 25-18 sweep of Keystone at home on Tuesday night.
Girvan was able to make that kind of impact because of something unexpected.
She doesn’t want to call it a miracle, but in her eyes, it was the next best thing.
After her surgeon prescribed a series of drugs in an attempt to shrink the cysts so he could operate, a pre-surgery scan revealed something shocking.
The cysts were gone, save for one that has shrunk to the size of the tip of a fingernail.
“Once I got the news,” Girvan said, smile beaming, “I was telling everybody. It was like, ‘Game on!’”
Girvan is back to her old self now. The cysts were in areas of the brain that affected memory and mood. She had lost 20 pounds — which is a lot for a 5-foot-2 young woman who’s normal weight hovered around 110 pounds.
With the weight back on and her health better than ever, Girvan is back to dominating on the floor for Clarion, which got yet another sweep against a Keystone team that came into the match at 4-0 this season.
The Bobcats haven’t lost a set since Sept. 20 of last year when they rallied for a 3-2 win over Warren.
They play Warren again on Thursday.
But on Tuesday, Clarion was, well, Clarion.
Relentless. Sound. Sending wave after wave of hitters and digging just about everything off the floor.
“A lot of people doubt us this year, so we want to prove people wrong,” Girvan said.
It’s strange to say that a back-to-back state champion is being somewhat overlooked, but the Bobcats feel that after losing all-state players Korrin Burns, Jordan Best, Noel Anthony, and Payton Simko to graduation.
“No matter who we play,” Girvan said, “they are going to be gunning for us.”
Keystone certainly was.
The Panthers were coming in with confidence but played a tough match just 24 hours earlier against Clarion-Limestone. Keystone got the sweep, but all three sets went down to the wire.
The sluggishness showed at times on the court for the Panthers as Clarion went on big runs in each of the three sets.
“Yeah, it was disappointing,” said Keystone coach Bryan Mong. “The girls were just in a funk. I don’t know if they weren’t ready to play, or they were kind of hung over from last night playing C-L. That’s not on them. That’s on me. I gotta have them ready and apparently we weren’t ready.”
Clarion built a big lead in the first set and cruised to a win.
The second set is where the needle really turned to Clarion’s favor.
Keystone had the Bobcats on the ropes, leading 17-13. Clarion, though, scored eight of the next nine points — keyed by three straight service aces by Taylor Alston — to take a 22-18 lead.
The Panthers rallied, knotting the set at 24-24, but Clarion got consecutive kills from Hadlee Campbell and Girvan to close it out.
Clarion stormed to a 14-4 lead in the third set and cruised again to the win, the Bobcats’ 47th straight.
“We watched the Redbank-Keystone game on the way home from Cranberry (last week, a 3-2 come-from-behind win by the Panthers),” Girvan said. “We knew that Keystone ended up coming back to win from 2-0 down and that they were a very good comeback team. We didn’t want to let them get ahead of us and we wanted to keep those streaks alive.”
Clarion coach Shari Campbell had mixed feeling about the second set.
“Honestly, I don’t really like to get ourselves in a situation like that,” Campbell said. “But now we know we can get ourselves out of it when our backs are against the wall. We can respond. So that builds confidence.”
Hadlee Campbell also had five kills, 11 digs, and 13 service points for Clarion. Libero Bri Pierce had 17 digs, Grace Ochs 10 assists, and Alston six assists and six digs for the Bobcats.
Natalie Bowser stood out for Keystone with nine service points, two aces, nine assists, three blocks, and five kills.
Leah Exley also had eight kills and 11 digs, and libero Kennedy Kaye had 16 digs for the Panthers.
The beat goes on for Clarion, which is breaking in a slew of new starters this season and is off to a 3-0 start.
“We’re running a 6-2, so we have three hitters all the time,” Coach Campbell said. “We have some lefties in the gym. (Left-hander) Sophie Babington is real patient and she’s like another outside hitter out there because she can adjust — that’s her strong side. (Freshman) Marley Kline has given us a big block. And then Adia (Needham), you’re seeing her do what she does in the middle, which is a lot of blocking. And then Taylor (Alston) and Brenna Armstrong — we’re kind of running three middles a little bit. I think that’s hard for defenses to adjust to the fact that we’re using that many hitters.”
And then there’s Girvan, the one returning all-state player from a season ago, who has a new lease on life and her volleyball season.
“We need to rely on her,” Coach Campbell said. “But there’s a whole lot going on to support her.”
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Featured Local Job: Part-Time Special Education Paraeducators
Union School District is seeking, a caring, applicant for a Part-Time Paraeducator located at Sligo Elementary School for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
Candidates for consideration should be enthusiastic, joyful, and motivated. Union School District values candidates that possess an understanding of child development and a caring disposition. The district is eager to welcome to their team a colleague committed to building strong student, staff, and family relationships and one who is committed to self-development.
Qualifications: Demonstrated enthusiasm for working with school-age children, 3–5 years of experience working with students (preferred), Associate’s degree (preferred), Confidence when working with others, Strong social and communication skills.
Please submit a letter of interest; resume; general application; along with current Act 34, Act 151, Act 168, FBI Fingerprint, CPR, and First Aid clearances to Dr. Elena Steidinger, Director of Special Education, 354 Baker Street, Suite 2, Rimersburg, PA 16248 or via email at [email protected] Applications can be found at www.unionsd.net.
Review of applications will begin immediately, however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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The benefits package includes a competitive hourly rate of pay, holiday and vacation pay, paid time off, medical & vision insurance, and a 401K plan.
Interested individuals are encouraged to apply in person at Swartfager Welding Inc., 199 Boyle Memorial Drive, Knox, PA 16232. Monday – Friday 7 am to 3:30 pm.
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Hearing Continued for Man Accused of Area Vehicle Thefts
CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) – A hearing for a 26-year-old man accused of vehicle thefts in the area has been continued.
According to court documents, a preliminary hearing for 26-year-old Thomas Scott Cunningham, of Pittsburgh (also listed as Tionesta), scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, has been continued and will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, with Magisterial District Judge Jarah Lee Heeter presiding.
Cunningham faces the following charges:
– Theft By Unlawful Taking-Movable Property, Felony 2 (three counts)
– Theft By Unlawful Taking-Movable Property, Misdemeanor 1 (four counts)
– Receiving Stolen Property, Felony 2 (three counts)
– Receiving Stolen Property, Misdemeanor 1 (four counts)
– Criminal Attempt – Theft From A Motor Vehicle, Misdemeanor 3 (two counts)
He is currently lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $100,000.00 monetary bail.
Details of the case:
Around 5:48 a.m. on June 9, Clarion-based State Police Troopers were dispatched to a theft from a motor vehicle incident on Manor View Road, in Paint Township, Clarion County, according to a criminal complaint filed on August 31.
According to the complaint, upon arrival, troopers spoke to a male victim who related that his son informed him of the doors to his vehicles being left open. Upon checking the doors, the victim noticed that all three of his vehicles were ransacked. He informed troopers that approximately $200.00 to $250.00 worth of gift cards and loose change were stolen. He also stated that his Stihl FS55R Weed Eater and Stihl Gas Leaf Blower were taken, but they were found up the road.
After leaving the scene, it was discovered that a vehicle also on Manor View Road, Paint Township, was ransacked, but the victim related that nothing was taken from the vehicle.
It was noted that multiple thefts from motor vehicles were reported within the same area–two at Ridgewood Road, one on Route 322, and another at Manor View Road. All locations were in Paint Township, Clarion County, according to the complaint.
The following items were stolen from the vehicles:
– Ridgewood Road: Goretex Woodland Camo Jacket, $21.00 in cash, and a black Springfield XD 9mm pistol
– Ridgewood Road: One Ruger LCP 380 Cal.
– Route 322: One Taurus 9mm pistol, blood pressure cuff, black wallet with miscellaneous cards, and a bag with miscellaneous food.
Upon checking the residences for surveillance footage, the footage at the Route 332 residence showed a white individual, wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket and what appears to be a yellow draw-string bag going through the victim’s vehicle at approximately 5:06 a.m. The individual is shown coming from the direction of the Country Fair gas station, the complaint notes.
Footage was also obtained from a Manor View Road residence that showed the following: a black and white image of an individual carrying a bag walking up to the driver’s side of the victim’s vehicle. The individual is shown attempting to open the door by using the door handle but was unsuccessful and then walked in the direction of another residence on Manor View Road, the complaint indicates.
Footage was also obtained from the Country Fair gas station that showed the following: around 4:00 a.m., the suspect entered the parking lot, driving a light gold-colored Chevrolet Blazer from Route 66 traveling from the north. The suspect then pulled into a parking spot on the eastern side of Country Fair. He was wearing a black hooded jacket with a black hat and boots. The individual is observed walking toward Route 66 in a northern direction. Around 5:25 a.m., the individual is observed walking back to his vehicle in a camo jacket and yellow draw-string bag. The suspect then moved his vehicle to the gas pumps before going inside Country Fair. He then left and traveled north on Route 66, according to the complaint.
Theft in Lucinda area on August 29
On August 29, 2022, PSP Clarion received information regarding a similar incident that occurred in the Lucinda area. A trooper traveled to a residence in Wolfs Corner, Tionesta, Forest County, to speak with the suspect’s father. Using a photograph of the individual from the above-listed incident that was obtained from the Country Fair gas station surveillance footage, the suspect’s father identified the individual as his son, Thomas Cunningham. He also related that the vehicle in the video was the same as a relative’s vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
On August 29, 2022, Thomas Cunningham turned himself in and was transported to the Clarion State Police Station where he was interviewed. During the interview, Cunningham was shown the same photograph that was shown to his father, and he stated that it was him. He also related that he was at the Country Fair during the time and that he paid for a couple’s gas while there, the complaint states.
It was noted in a police report that when troopers were searching for the suspect (Cunningham) and the stolen vehicle in northern Clarion County and surrounding areas, the incident prompted a lockdown at North Clarion School District.
He was arraigned at 9:29 a.m. on August 31 in front of Judge Schill.
Forest County Case Against Cunningham
On or about August 20, 2022, Forest County Sheriff’s Officers were working a security detail at the Indian Festival in Tionesta Borough. Around 9:31 p.m., officers observed a male (later identified as Thomas Cunningham) operating a dirt bike motorcycle in the ball field on River Street. Cunningham was revving the engine and doing a wheelie. The sun was down, and there was a big presence of men, women, and children in the area. A short time later, Cunningham was seen walking on the ball field, and an officer approached him and grabbed him by his left wrist in an attempt to place him under arrest. He resisted, pulled away, and fled on foot.
Around 10:10 p.m., Cunningham appeared again on River Street on the same dirt bike, doing donuts and wheelies. The Forest County Sheriff approached him, giving him commands to get off the bike and on the ground. Cunningham stated “F*** You!” and then fled on the bike.
Around 10:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a report from Warren County 9-1-1, that Cunningham had wrecked the dirt bike in a yard on German Hill, and that the operator had fled into the woods, The dirt bike was recovered and found to have been reported stolen.
The defendant, Thomas Cunningham, was later identified from the recovered cell phone and photos taken during the Indian Festival.
The Forest County Sheriff’s Department requested a warrant for his arrest.
It was also noted in the complaint that Cunningham has five outstanding warrants from Allegheny County.
Cunningham was arraigned at 11:00 a.m. on September 7 in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel L. Miller on the following charges:
– Receiving Stolen Property, Felony 2
– Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforcement, Misdemeanor 2
– Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Officer, Misdemeanor 2
– Disorderly Conduct Hazardous/Physi Offense, Misdemeanor 3
– Public Drunkenness And Similar Misconduct, Summary
– Reckless Driving, Summary
– Careless Driving, Summary
– Not Wear Proper Headgear On Motorcycle, Summary
– No Eye Protection Device, Summary
His bail was set for $25,000.00 monetary in this case.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on September 20 in front of Judge Miller.
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New Bethlehem Moose Lodge Golf Tournament a Success
CLARION, Pa. – The New Bethlehem Moose Lodge’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success.
There was a full field of 103 golfers who came out on Saturday, August 27th, at Clarion Oaks Golf Course to support the cause.
Proceeds from the golf tournament will be given as scholarships to Redbank Valley High School seniors.
The GOLD sponsors for the event were Veronesi Auto Sales, Seidle’s of Clarion, and Rimersburg VFW Post 7132.
Veronesi Auto Sales also sponsored the Hole-in-One Insurance for $20,000.00 cash.
Kronospan was a SILVER sponsor for the event.
The following organizations and individuals were hole sponsors:
Bill McGregor, Grinder’s Air Conditioning, Glass Works Auto Glass, Joe’s Pizza, BIG Tiny’s Outdoors, Clarview Nursing & Rehab Center, Carol Clemens, Aaron & Merwin PC, Jeff Merwin, Ken Bowser Realtor, Ruby Financial Group, Tom’s Riverside, S&T Bank, Rimersburg Beverage & Hetricks Farm Supply.
The following are donors for individual prizes, food, and monetary donations:
Clarion Oaks Golf Course, Matt’s Beer Barn, Tech Ready Professionals, The Leader Vindicator, Corinne Shaffer, Hopper Corp, Reinhart Foods, Kisha Mangiantini Independent Norwex Sales Consultant, Debz Twisted Scizzors, Mike McSparrin, Tammy Allenbaugh, Tom’s Riverside, Southside Detailing, Mary Kay by Tiffany Bowser, and C93.
In addition to the above mentioned, the golf tournament would not have been possible without the help of the following people: JR Shumaker & Kalyn Kunselman, Ted & Ashley Wells, Patrick & Michelle Slagle, Cheryl Shreckengost, Steve & Lisa Bowser, Steven Mohney, Karlee Wells, Tammy Allenbaugh, Corinne Shaffer, Donny Mohney & Tracy Stewart, Danielle Drum, Amanda Fulmer, Jake Bowser, Sue Dougherty, Jaime Rex, Heidi Truitt, Terry Kusic, Barb Veronesi, Kenny Bowser, Renny Tosh, Carol Clemens, and Kaylee Wells.
The New Bethlehem Moose Lodge would like to extend a special thanks to all of the golfers and Karen Davis and all the staff at Clarion Oaks.
Next year will mark 10 years, and the tournament will be on August 26th, 2023, at Clarion Oaks.
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Newbie Woman Busted for Allegedly Selling Meth to C.I. Waives Hearing
CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) – A local woman busted for allegedly selling methamphetamine to a confident informant waived her hearing on Tuesday morning.
According to court documents, the following charges against 30-year-old Sabrina Renee Deapen, of New Bethlehem, were waived for court on Tuesday, September 13L
– Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, Felony
– Conspiracy – Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, Felony
– Possession of Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
She remains lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $25,000.00 monetary bail.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, CNET (Clarion County Narcotics Enforcement Team) utilized a C.I. (confidential informant) on December 27, 2021, to conduct a controlled purchase of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, from Sabrina Deapen in exchange for $400.00 in U.S. currency.
The C.I. and Deapen communicated via social media, phone calls, and text messages to set up the transaction for a half ounce of meth for $400.00. Deapen agreed to meet the C.I. in the Rimersburg area around 9:00 p.m. on December 27, according to the complaint.
According to the complaint, Deapen told the C.I. that “they had to run to Oil City to pick up the meth” and several hours passed before the transaction took place
The transaction eventually occurred around 1:05 a.m. on December 28, and Deapen provided the C.I. with three ziplock baggies of suspected Crystal Methamphetamine, the complaint states.
On March 10, 2022, a forensic scientist with the Erie Regional Lab issued a lab report indicating that the contents seized by police contained 12.45 grams of Methamphetamine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, according to the complaint.
Deapen was arraigned at 3:00 p.m. on September 1 in front of Judge Miller.
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Autumn Leaf Festival Parade Tickets on Sale
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry is pleased to announce tickets for the Butler Health System – Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves Parade” are on sale now!
The Butler Health System – Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves Parade” will step off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, as part of the 69th Annual Allegheny Toyota Autumn Leaf Festival™.
This great event will showcase marching bands, floats, and community organizations of the grandest kind.
Parade Sponsors are:
-Butler Health System – Clarion Hospital
-Burns & Burns Insurance
-Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.
-Clarion Psychiatric Center
-Colony Homes
-Commodore Homes
-McDonald’s
Reserved parade seats are $9.00 each. Tickets are available for purchase at the Clarion Chamber located at 650 Main Street (aka White Pillars), Monday through Friday.
Payments can be made by cash or check, or credit card. If paying with a credit card, please keep in mind there is an additional 3% handling fee.
For more information, please contact the Clarion Chamber office at 814-226-9161.
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SPONSORED: Faller’s Furniture Celebrates 175 Years in Business!
CLARION, Pa (EYT) – Join Faller’s Furniture as they celebrate their 175th anniversary!
Starting on Thursday, September 15, through Monday, September 19, use coupons to save up to $184.70 off of your new purchase. With every new purchase, customers will be receiving a free Faller’s mug!
You could also win another free gift if you can tell us what the dollar amounts on the coupons represent!
Be sure to grab your coupons here.
Faller’s Furniture Hours:
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed – Appointments Available!
Faller’s Furniture is located at 624 Main Street, Clarion, Pa.
For anyone with concerns about shopping during regular business hours or those whose health is compromised, appointments are available any day at 8:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. Please call 814-223-4600 to schedule your appointment.
For more information, visit Faller’s Furniture website: https://www.fallersfurniture.com.
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Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Elk Smart
The Four Points of Being ELK SMART.
What is Elk Smart:
An educational campaign aimed at informing people about the negative aspects of habituation and reminding them that we have a shared responsibility to keep Pennsylvania’s elk WILD!
BE Elk SMART promotes the idea that people need to give elk space and allow them to maintain their wild and natural instincts as much as possible.
1) Give Elk Space: Elk are wild animals and completely unpredictable. Mature bulls can be extremely aggressive during the autumn breeding season (rut) and adult cows have attacked people defending their calves. Keep a safe distance of 100 yards and don’t approach elk under any circumstances.
2) Never Feed Elk: Feeding elk is illegal in Pennsylvania. Intentionally feeding elk teaches them to associate people, cars, or homes with food and they’ll readily begin approaching people looking for more. Feeding elk and other wildlife also promotes the spread of infectious diseases by un-naturally congregating animals into small areas.
3) Don’t Name Elk: Characterizing elk as people by giving them names and identities, degrades their naturally (inherently) wild essence. The very reason people are attracted to and inspired by elk is rooted in their unfettered independence from us. Personifying elk as people defiles the romanticism of our wild elk population.
4) If You See Something Say Something! The welfare of the elk population is the shared responsibility of everyone! If you see someone being intentionally reckless or even unintentionally careless toward elk, speak up and say something. We all have a duty to ensure the safety of people and the long-term security of our elk!
Do your part to help preserve the wild nature of Pennsylvania’s elk. Keep people safe and elk wild. BE ELK SMART!
Download or request a copy of the free Elk Viewing guides at VisitPAGO.com/free-information.
Find more fun things to do, see, and experience in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region online at VisitPAGO.com.
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Knox Man Accused of Possessing Illegal Firearm, Drugs Waives Hearing
SALEM TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A Knox man accused of possessing an illegal firearm and drugs waived his hearing on Tuesday afternoon.
Court documents indicate the following criminal charges against 39-year-old Shayne Patrick McCann, of Knox, were waived for court during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, September 13, at 1:45 p.m. in front of Magisterial District Judge Jarah Lee Heeter:
– Possession of Firearm Prohibited, Felony 1
– Person Not To Possess/Use Firearms – Fugitive, Felony 2
– Marijuana-Small Amount Personal Use, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
He remains lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $12,500.00 monetary bail.
Details of the case:
The charges stem from an incident that occurred at a residence on Porter Mill Road, in Salem Township, Clarion County, around 10:59 a.m. on Wednesday, August 17.
According to a criminal complaint, Clarion-based State Police arrived at the above location for a warrant service attempt for Shayne McCann.
Police knocked on the door of the residence and observed a barking dog, which led to the belief that someone was home. However, no one would answer the door, the complaint indicates.
Troopers converged on the residence and were discussing their next plan when a trooper located McCann, hiding under a small car near the back of the residence. He was taken into custody after removal from under the small car, the complaint states.
While searching McCann, police discovered a FIE model T18 revolver in his back pants pocket.
According to the complaint, the revolver contained two spent casings as well as live rounds.
McCann was also in possession of a marijuana smoking pipe, a container that had a small amount of marijuana, and “marijuana packaging.”
Charges were filed against McCann in Judge Heeter’s office on Thursday, September 1.
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Vehicle Slams into Telephone Pole off Route 322 in Paint Township
PAINT TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Emergency units were dispatched to a one-vehicle crash on Route 322 in Paint Township on Tuesday night.
According to a Clarion County 9-1-1 dispatcher, a call came in at 9:04 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, for a report of a vehicle that collided into a telephone pole along U.S. Route 322, in Paint Township.
The vehicle went down an embankment after striking the telephone pole, the dispatcher said.
No information was available concerning the occupant(s) of the vehicle.
Shippenville-Elk Volunteer Ambulance Service, Shippenville-Elk Volunteer Fire Department, and PSP Clarion were dispatched to the scene.
The crash was believed to have led to power outages in the Marianne area, the dispatcher noted; however, according to West Penn and Central Electric websites, there are no current outages in the Paint Township area.
The scene was cleared at 11:20 p.m.
State Police in Clarion are expected to release a full report shortly.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Wednesday night’s Spokane Public Schools (SPS) meeting will have several topics up for discussion. The most important on the list? A new clinic for Logan Elementary, and SPS bus routes and budgets.
SPS will be building a new health clinic on the south side of Logan Elementary. It will bring comprehensive health care options to the Logan area.
The clinic will start by serving students and will provide healthcare services like regular check-ups, visits with doctors and medication appointments just like a regular doctor's office. Clinics will also offer mental health services. Eventually, it will open to the rest of the community.
The district is partnering with local healthcare students to make this happen.
This way, the students will get their necessary clinical practice, and it will provide free care for the community.
"This is a community that has a lot of need and there are a lot of great community partners that want to spend time here to serve those families," said Becky Doughty, executive director of school support services for SPS.
The Logan clinic is the second like this in the SPS District.
At Wednesday's school board meeting, the board will be talking about partnering with the city of Spokane to fund a potential third clinic. The city has budgeted $3 million dollars for youth health services that could help build that third clinic.
Another topic on the agenda tonight is an increase in how much SPS pays Durham School Bus Services. The district cannot confirm whether this budget change will bring more bus stops for students. Some parents are frustrated with the changes, but the district said they are working with what they have.
Since the school year has started, school bus driver shortages and longer walking distances for students as the school year have been impacting students, and parents. According to SPS, Durham lost 40% of its bus drivers, meaning fewer options for routes to and from schools.
The loss forced SPS to move some high school students to take Spokane Transit Authority (STA) routes. SPS expanded the walking boundaries for walkable distances to schools. SPS also changed up where bus stops are to make stops more efficient.
Even with fewer drivers and routes, the school board is talking about paying Durham seven percent more for their contract. The district said the increase is making up for inflation, higher gas prices and better pay to bring in more drivers.
For now, the district said the changes have been an adjustment for everyone.
"You can imagine the number of changes of bus stops, where families were accustomed to one experience. Now that experience looks different. We know there's going to be a transition period as families acclimate to that. We're working as quickly as we can to clarify questions, comments and concerns." said Dr. Adam Swinyard, superintendent of SPS.
There is a hotline parents can call if they have any questions about the changes. The district said someone should answer that number anytime during school hours.
For more information on the meeting, including how to attend, you can click here.
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A man is fighting for his life tonight (Wednesday) after a serious crash occurred between two cars near Ashford. Witnesses are sought to the collision, which happened around 8.45am today (September 14).
A red Nissan Micra was travelling east along Bell Lane, Smarden, when it was involved in a collision with a grey Audi A3 travelling in the opposite direction, police said. A man sustained serious injuries and was taken to a London hospital via an air ambulance, where he remains in a critical condition.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage that could assist their enquiries to come forward. Witnesses should call the SCIU appeal line on 01622 798538, or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk quoting reference JW/SC/097/22.
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Corrections officer arrested for having sex with inmates, sheriff says
ALTURAS, Calif. (Gray News) – Officials in California say a corrections officer has been terminated and arrested for having sexual relationships with inmates.
Melanie Alicia Martin, 34, with the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested on Sept. 10 and booked into the Modoc County Jail on a $20,000 bond.
California law prohibits correctional officers from engaging in sexual activity with inmates as inmates cannot consent to sex if confined in a detention facility.
Modoc County Sheriff Tex Dowdy said in a statement that his office is taking the allegations very seriously. The investigation was completed by an outside agency.
Modoc County is located in the northeast corner of California, bordering Oregon and Nevada.
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Additional lane closures scheduled for Sherman Minton Bridge beginning this weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Nightly lane closures for the Sherman Minton Bridge are scheduled to take place starting this weekend as part of the Sherman Minton Renewal project.
The closures are scheduled to allow crews to patch pavement and remove sections of the paint containment system, according to a release.
Officials with the Sherman Minton Renewal project said the following closures will begin on Friday night:
I-265 Eastbound at the I-65 ramp:
- Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. to Sept. 17 at 6 a.m.
- Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. to Sept. 18 at 6 a.m.
Officials said access to I-65 North and I-65 South will remain open from I-265 Eastbound.
I-64 Westbound on the Sherman Minton Bridge:
- Sept. 19 at 10 p.m. to Sept. 20 at 6 a.m.
- Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. to Sept. 21 at 6 a.m.
- Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. to Sept. 22 at 6 a.m.
- Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. to Sept. 23 at 6 a.m.
For I-64 West, one westbound lane will remain open and all westbound ramps within the corridor will remain accessible.
Drivers should expect delays during closures, and officials urge using alternate routes if possible.
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Officials said Georgia lawyer and legal analyst Page Pate drowned over the weekend while swimming.
He was 55.
Glynn County Fire-Rescue Acting Chief Vinnie DiCristofalo told CNN and The Brunswick News that Pate and his son were swimming on Sunday when they were swept out into a rip current off the coast of St. Simons Island.
Glynn County Coroner Marc Neu told the newspaper that Pate's son was unharmed after swimming back to shore, but his father had to be pulled from the water by a rescue crew.
Neu said Pate was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, the newspaper reported.
Pate had over 25 years of experience in both criminal defense and civil litigation, according to his law firm Pate, Johnson & Church's website.
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A raccoon in North Dakota has prompted a rabies warning.
According to The Bismark Tribune, a woman brought a "captive raccoon" into a bar in Maddock on Sept. 6.
A bartender told the publication that the woman was carrying the raccoon and showing it off to customers.
"She showed me, and I said, 'You've got to get it out of here,'" Cindy Smith told The Bismark Tribune.
Smith said she didn't see the raccoon bite anyone. However, the North Dakota Health and Human Services Department even coming into contact with the raccoon's saliva poses a risk of rabies exposure.
Health officials are asking people who had contact with the raccoon to seek medical care.
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Financial giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly expected to lay off workers, with some reports estimating redundancies could reach into the hundreds for employees there.
As the BBC reported, while company leadership declined to comment on the situation, the company's chief financial officer did confirm a change in hiring.
CFO for Goldman Sachs, Denis Coleman, said, "We have made the decision to slow hiring velocity."
The bank said it might have to cut expenses amid a worsening financial environment in the U.S. and worldwide. The company reported a 48% drop in second-quarter profits citing inflation worries and clients hesitant to invest more.
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FREMONT, Calif. and WESTBURY, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius"), the leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, today announced that it has completed its business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Kensington") (NYSE: KCAC.U), a special purpose acquisition company. The Business Combination was approved by Kensington shareholders in a special meeting held on September 13, 2022, and formally closed today. On September 15, 2022, Amprius' common stock will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "AMPX" and Amprius' public warrants will trade under the ticker symbol "AMPX.W."
Amprius Technologies, Inc. has developed and, since 2018, been in commercial production of an ultra-high energy density lithium-ion battery for mobility applications, leveraging a disruptive silicon nanowire anode. Amprius' silicon nanowire anode technology enables batteries with a higher energy density, higher power density, and extreme fast charging capabilities over a wide range of operating temperatures, resulting in its batteries providing superior performance compared to conventional graphite lithium-ion batteries. Amprius' batteries are uniquely positioned to address existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites as well as broad applications in electric transportation. Amprius has several customers who are successfully using Amprius batteries today in aviation and defense applications.
"Entering the public markets is an important milestone for Amprius, one we have been diligently working towards since our founding," said Dr. Kang Sun, Chief Executive Officer of Amprius. "This transaction provides Amprius with capital to use in scaling production capabilities to meet the significant demand for our transformational silicon nanowire anode technology. We are thankful for the Kensington team's support in reaching this important milestone and look forward to further advancing our mission of enabling the future of electric mobility."
Justin Mirro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kensington, added: "We are excited to complete our business combination with Amprius, which enhances their business plan and will accelerate the adoption of electric mobility in the sky and on the ground. Through the leadership of Kang Sun, Amprius has created a world-class team that is producing and selling next-generation batteries today."
Dieter Zetsche, Vice Chairman and President of Kensington, further added, "Amprius batteries are truly revolutionary and will change the way people and products will move in the future."
The transaction will result in gross proceeds of approximately $87 million to Amprius. Funds from the transaction are expected to support the company through the construction of its gigawatt hour-scale manufacturing facility.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP served as legal advisor and Marcum served as auditor to Kensington. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. served as financial advisor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati served as legal advisor, and SingerLewak served as auditor to Amprius.
About Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries producing the industry's highest energy density cells. The company's corporate headquarters is in Fremont, California where it maintains an R&D lab and a pilot manufacturing facility for the fabrication of silicon nanowire anodes and cells.
For additional information, please visit amprius.com.
About Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE: KCAC.U) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with a business in the automotive and automotive-related sector. Kensington's management team of Justin Mirro, Dieter Zetsche, Bob Remenar, Simon Boag and Dan Huber is supported by a board of independent directors including Tom LaSorda, Nicole Nason, Anders Pettersson, Mitch Quain, Don Runkle, and Matt Simoncini.
Kensington's units, subunits and warrants are currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "KCAC.U," "KCA.U," and "KCAC.WS," respectively. Each "KCAC.U" unit contains one subunit and one warrant. Each "KCA.U" subunit contains one share of Kensington common stock and one warrant. A holder of the subunit will only be able to retain the one warrant underlying the subunit if the holder elects not to redeem the subunit in connection with the Business Combination. The subunits will not separate into shares of common stock and warrants until the consummation of the Business Combination.
For additional information, please visit autospac.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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New Link in Bio App Lets Creators Display Social Posts, Media, Any Kind of Content on One Feed
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koji, the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform and the leading app store for social media, today announced the launch of Timeline, a new app that allows creators to make and maintain their own social media timelines, directly within their Link in Bio.
Timeline gives creators the opportunity to upload or link any pieces of content they want to share—videos, links, text, embedded posts, photos, etc.—and display them in a highly customizable and sleek feed. Fans open the app in their favorite creator's Link in Bio, can infinitely scroll through the curated feed, and interact with each post.
The new app is free to use and available today on the Koji App Store.
Koji is the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $16 million in venture capital through its parent company GoMeta, Inc.
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Chicago police issue warning after CTA passenger asked to buy cigarette, then robbed at gunpoint
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of a robbing another man on a CTA Red Line station platform.
On Sept. 11, around 10:45 p.m., police say an armed robbery occurred in the 500 block of North State Street in the Loop.
According to CPD, the suspect approached the 21-year-old victim who was waiting for a train and asked him if he wanted to buy a cigarette.
When the victim pulled out his money, the suspect pulled out a gun, and then he demanded the victim's money and threatened him.
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The suspect then took the victim's money and fled the area, police said.
Suspect in CTA Red Line armed robbery on Sept. 11, 2022 | Chicago Police Department
The suspect was wearing a mask, and described as a Black male, 18-30 years old, about 5-foot-9 and weighing between 140-160 pounds.
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EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses
CHICAGO - Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week.
The Biden administration was putting pressure on railroads and unions Wednesday to settle their differences and avert a strike. But just in case that doesn't work, the administration was also working on a plan to use trucks and planes to move goods that are normally carried by freight railroads.
Business groups are telling Congress to step in and block a strike.
Here are key things to know ahead of a possible strike this Friday.
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HOW DID NEGOTIATIONS GET TO THIS DIRE POINT?
The nation’s biggest freight railroads began negotiating with a dozen different unions representing about 115,000 workers in late 2019, but talks were slowed by the pandemic, which limited face-to-face meetings.
Many of the unions have reached tentative agreements with the railroads, but two large unions representing engineers and train conductors have held out for better terms.
Government mediators tried to broker agreements, but that didn't work. President Joe Biden then appointed a presidential emergency board, which held hearings and issued recommendations last month that included 24% pay raises and thousands of dollars in bonuses.
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WHEN CAN WORKERS STRIKE?
By federal law, the unions can't legally strike until after Friday morning, just after midnight. That's when a 30-day "cooling-off" period ends, under terms of a law called the Railway Labor Act, which governs contract talks in the railroad and airline industries.
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COULD A STRIKE BE BLOCKED?
Congress could intervene and impose settlement terms, as it has done in previous nationwide rail-labor disputes.
Lawmakers could adopt the recommendations of the emergency board, or they could order additional negotiations or arbitration to settle the standoff.
Congress is widely expected to block a strike if it comes to that, but it is not clear how quickly lawmakers would act.
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WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES?
Rail workers stayed on the job throughout the pandemic but have not received a raise since 2019.
The unions sought raises of 31% over the five-year term of the new contracts, while the railroads offered 17% before the emergency board's recommendations. The largest railroads endorsed the board's middle-ground proposals, and most of the unions have reached tentative agreements based on those details.
However, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the transportation division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, which represents conductors, have held out in hopes of better terms. They want railroads to increase staffing — the major railroads have cut nearly one-third of their jobs in the last six years — and to ease strict attendance policies that make it difficult to take time off.
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HOW WOULD A RAIL STRIKE AFFECT THE COUNTRY?
Railroads such as Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX and Norfolk Southern carry cars, coal, chemicals, grain, imported goods and other products and raw materials throughout the country. A shutdown — even a brief one — would delay critical shipments and ripple across the economy.
The Association of American Railroads trade group estimates that a strike would cost the economy $2 billion a day.
About 300,000 barrels of crude oil is shipped by rail every day, and refineries might have to slow production if deliveries are delayed, according to the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers. Analysts warn there could be shortages of gasoline and diesel in some places such as the Northeast.
RELATED CONTENT: Metra warns of service interruptions if freight railway strike happens
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WHAT ABOUT NEW CARS?
Most new vehicles are shipped from the factory or dock by rail, and analysts say there is not enough truck capacity to handle all those vehicles in case of a strike. That would mean even longer wait times for dealers and motorists to get their hands on new cars.
A strike could also interfere with production because automakers receive some parts and raw materials by rail.
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WILL SOME STORE SHELVES BE BARE?
The railroads have announced plans to stop shipping refrigerated items ahead of the strike deadline, so there could be disruptions in deliveries of produce, meat and other items.
Food producers could be affected too, leading to longer-lasting effects. Agricultural groups say that even a brief strike would interrupt shipment of feed to livestock and poultry producers.
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COULD A FREIGHT STRIKE AFFECT PASSENGER RAIL?
Disruptions are likely because many passenger railroads operate on tracks owned by the big freight railroads.
Amtrak uses its own track in much of the corridor from Washington to Boston, but relies on freight track most everywhere else. Earlier this week, Amtrak suspended the California Zephyr and Empire Builder lines that run from Chicago to the West Coast, and planned to stop several other long-distance lines on Wednesday.
The Chicago area’s Metra commuter line said Wednesday that if there is a strike it will suspend operations on four of its 11 lines Friday.
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COULD THERE BE POLITICAL FALLOUT?
The White House is clearly worried that any disruption in supply chains just weeks before the November midterm elections could anger consumers, who are already facing the highest inflation in 40 years. That could hurt Democrats, who are trying to protect razor-thin control of the Senate and House.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration has told the railroads and unions that American families, business and farms would suffer. She said a strike is "not acceptable." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/explainer-rail-strike-would-impact-consumers-businesses | 2022-09-14T20:30:42Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/explainer-rail-strike-would-impact-consumers-businesses | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Illinois pride group touts family-friendly 'coming out' event featuring drag shows for kids as young as 5
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. - A nonprofit in Illinois is slated to host a "National Coming Out Day Celebration" featuring drag performances next month that is billed as a family-friendly event for children as young as 5.
A nonprofit called the Pinta Pride Project is putting on the event, which will be held on Oct. 7 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Advertisements posted on social media say the event will have a "family-friendly dinner dance," a "rainbow raffle," "drag performances" and a "rainbow balloon display." The event is hosted just days before the nationally recognized coming out day on Oct. 11.
A co-founder of the Pinta Pride Project, Carolyn Pinta, said the event will be "vibrant and beautiful" in a comment to Fox News Digital, and decried how drag events have often sparked the ire of conservatives.
People hold a rainbow flag during the 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, on June 26, 2022. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The Buffalo Grove Pride website bills the event as "family-friendly," and has tickets for children ages 5-11 set at $25, while tickets for people over the age of 12 are $50. Businesses sponsoring a table at the event are asked to pay $600.
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"Obviously, since we are a family friendly event, our queens are fully dressed, perform age appropriate music, and act like any performer for this age group," Pinta told Fox News Digital.
The Pinta Pride Project was the first group to organize and hold a gay pride parade in Buffalo Grove in 2019. Pinta, a teacher and activist, was the driving force behind the formation of the nonprofit, according to a Chicago Tribune story following the suburb’s first pride event in 2019.
Pinta’s daughter, Molly Pinta, came out before her teenage years, according to the Chicago Tribune, and has worked to raise funds for initiatives supporting the gay community. The family had long been engaged in social justice initiatives before forming various gay pride events and groups, according to the BG Pride website.
Molly Pinta attends a joint meeting of Moms Demand Action and the Pinta Pride Project at the Alcott Center on Jan. 10, 2019, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. (Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Carolyn Pinta told Fox News Digital that the event will be one that affirms the identities of youths and others who "may not be getting any support at home," and added that "we will not let" those who shut down drag and pride events "win anymore."
"I am a middle school teacher and am so happy to be able to be an affirming and supportive adult in the lives of these courageous teens who know exactly who they are, but may not be getting any support at home. This month, right wing activists seem to be attacking events all over the state of Illinois, a very blue state, where the rights of the queer community are very well protected," Pinta told Fox News Digital.
"A library about 30 minutes from BG Pride recently shut down a drag queen event that they were hosting. We will not let them win anymore."
Molly Pinta told the Chicago Tribune in 2019 that a motivator for launching the pride events was seeing how many young people feel "stuck in the closet."
"That’s why we feel all these pride things are so important," Carolyn Pinta added to her daughter’s comment at the time. "So if they’re not being accepted at home, they know there is a whole world in the real world that does accept me, once, when I get to this phase and become an adult, I will be just fine. That’s what we hope for."
Molly Pinta's advocacy for pride initiatives earned her the title of Youth Grand Marshal at the Chicago Pride Parade in 2020.
The 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, on June 26, 2022. (Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Other pride events have come under scrutiny in recent days for exposing young children to events some believe are too risque for young kids.
Last month, Libs of TikTok posted a video showing a young girl dancing at a drag event to Donna Summers’ song "Last Dance." The video showed the child receiving cash tips while receiving praise from one of the drag queens.
"Look at all that money you just made! Look at all that! My goodness, you just made yourself some money," one drag queen exclaimed in the video.
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Man seriously injured in early morning West Side shooting
CHICAGO - A man is in critical condition after being shot on Chicago's West Side early Wednesday.
Police say the victim, 36, was outside in the 4100 block of West Jackson Boulevard around 5 a.m. when he was shot in the right elbow.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
No other injuries were reported. No offender description is available and no one is in custody at this time.
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Vandals throw brick through Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy's office window
CHICAGO - Vandals hit the office of an Illinois state representative Wednesday morning.
Rep. Kelly Cassidy shared a picture of the incident on Twitter.
Cassidy's office is located in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
She says her office has security video of someone throwing a brick through a window around 5 a.m.
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The person then ran towards Bryn Mawr.
The incident is under investigation. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vandals-throw-brick-through-illinois-state-rep-kelly-cassidys-office-window | 2022-09-14T20:31:25Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vandals-throw-brick-through-illinois-state-rep-kelly-cassidys-office-window | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Looking back at earth's warm August and ahead with Chicago's warm forecast
CHICAGO - "Warm" is the key word for today's post.
The contiguous United States finished its third-warmest summer on record a couple of weeks ago. Today, NOAA announced that this past August was the sixth-warmest for earth in the 143-year global climate record. The average global land and ocean surface temperature in August was 1.62 degrees above the 20th-century average.
That makes it the 48th consecutive August and the 452nd consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th-century average.
The period from June–August this year was the Northern Hemisphere’s second-hottest meteorological summer on record ending at 2.07 degrees above average. The summer 2020 was the only other summer on record that was warmer.
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This year should rank among the top 10-warmest years globally on record. You can bet on it.
Here is what the NOAA report says:
Based on current anomalies and historical global annual temperature readings, it appears that it is virtually certain that 2022 will be a top 10 year, consistent with a strong propensity since 1988 for recent years to be initially ranked as a top 10 year (Sánchez-Lugo et al., 2018). Our calculations suggest:
- <0.1% chance of warmest year
- 10.4% chance of a top 5 year
- >99.0% chance of a top 10 year
- 95% confidence interval of 4th to 8th warmest year on record
I want to talk about a smaller timescale for Chicago's weather and look ahead with our warm forecast through a week from Friday. Our model suggests nine of the next 10 days should have highs above average. The average high for today is 76 degrees but it slides to 73 degrees a week from Thursday so the only day with a high forecast below average is a week from Friday. Tuesday's forecast high of 92 degrees would be nearly twenty degrees above average.
That high of 70 a week from Friday could be one of at least a couple of cooler days that we drop below average but the overall forecast through nearly the end of the month is relatively warm.
The Climate Prediction Center's 6-10 day and 8-14 day temperature outlooks both suggest this warm pattern will linger longer. The 6-10 day forecast has us outlooked overall to be "likely above" average from next Monday through the following Friday.
The 8-14 day forecast also has us outlooked to be "likely above" average overall too. This outlook takes us from next Wednesday through the following Thursday to just about the end of the month.
So it appears our summer is spilling over into the first month of meteorological fall. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/looking-back-at-earths-warm-august-and-ahead-with-chicagos-warm-forecast | 2022-09-14T20:31:31Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/looking-back-at-earths-warm-august-and-ahead-with-chicagos-warm-forecast | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To help balance the social and academic stressors youth and young adults face while navigating school, family and friends, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) offers a regular schedule of fun – and free – classes at its community resource centers.
"Extracurricular activities decrease the potential for risky behaviors in children and young adults and provide an increased sense of connectedness and belonging," said IEHP Community Behavioral Health Clinical Director Amrita Rai. "Any kind of opportunity to engage in activities supporting healthy emotional development can increase self-esteem and the ability to interact with peers, which offers benefits well into adulthood."
IEHP's community resource centers can help nurture and improve mental health for young Inland Empire residents. The centers offer classes and activities including Zumba, creative arts, cooking and gardening across its three locations in Riverside, San Bernardino and Victorville. Sessions are held Monday through Saturday and can be found on iehp.org.
The U.S Surgeon General's 2021 Advisory further highlights COVID-19's impact to the ongoing youth mental health crisis, citing the urgent need to address these challenges head-on through coordinated action by community and federal organizations and by recognizing mental health as an essential part of overall health.
This concept is not new to IEHP, which is currently partnering with several community organizations and Local Education Agencies to expand behavioral health services in and near schools (Student Behavioral Health Incentive Program).
The health plan is also exploring opportunities to add even more free classes and activities for teens and young adults to their centers through a partnership with Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy.
"We're looking forward to adding more fun to our center schedules in the weeks and months to come," said IEHP Victorville Community Resource Center Manager Delia Orosco. "Our centers serve as a safe space for all who enter, regardless of age, to truly express themselves and we take that very seriously."
To learn more about IEHP Community Resource Centers and class schedules, visit iehp.org.
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid plan in the country. In its 26th year, IEHP is supporting more than 1.6 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans and has a growing network of over 7,800 providers and nearly 3,000 team members. Through dynamic partnerships with providers and community organizations, paired with award-winning service and a tradition of quality care, IEHP is fully committed to their vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. For more information, visit iehp.org.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. — As fate would have it, authorities in Colorado were able to reunite a dog who'd been missing for months with its family with the help of a drone.
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said a golden retriever went missing when the car she was in crashed.
ABC affiliate KRDO reported that Farrah disappeared three months ago. Still, her owner knew she was alive because she'd been spotted on surveillance video drinking water, but no one was able to capture her.
That's when a dispatcher with the sheriff's office got an idea: she knew the department's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) team was planning to use their drone for a training mission in the area the dog was last seen, the news station reported.
So, the team went out on Sunday, the department said in a Facebook post, and within minutes, the drone's infrared camera spotted the dog.
"A short time later, Farrah was reunited with her family," the department said. "She is safely on her way home, and the UAS team was able to practice some very valuable search and rescue techniques with our drone!" | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/colorado-sheriffs-office-uses-drone-training-to-help-locate-missing-dog | 2022-09-14T20:31:48Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/colorado-sheriffs-office-uses-drone-training-to-help-locate-missing-dog | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Officials said Georgia lawyer and legal analyst Page Pate drowned over the weekend while swimming.
He was 55.
Glynn County Fire-Rescue Acting Chief Vinnie DiCristofalo told CNN and The Brunswick News that Pate and his son were swimming on Sunday when they were swept out into a rip current off the coast of St. Simons Island.
Glynn County Coroner Marc Neu told the newspaper that Pate's son was unharmed after swimming back to shore, but his father had to be pulled from the water by a rescue crew.
Neu said Pate was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, the newspaper reported.
Pate had over 25 years of experience in both criminal defense and civil litigation, according to his law firm Pate, Johnson & Church's website.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Pate appeared in several media outlets as a legal contributor including The New York Times, CNN, and NPR, The Associated Press reported. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/offical-georgia-attorney-drowns-after-swept-out-into-rip-current | 2022-09-14T20:31:50Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/offical-georgia-attorney-drowns-after-swept-out-into-rip-current | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Financial giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly expected to lay off workers, with some reports estimating redundancies could reach into the hundreds for employees there.
As the BBC reported, while company leadership declined to comment on the situation, the company's chief financial officer did confirm a change in hiring.
CFO for Goldman Sachs, Denis Coleman, said, "We have made the decision to slow hiring velocity."
The bank said it might have to cut expenses amid a worsening financial environment in the U.S. and worldwide. The company reported a 48% drop in second-quarter profits citing inflation worries and clients hesitant to invest more.
For context, Reuters reported that the Wall Street giant usually cuts some 1%-5% of its underperforming staff annually. The cuts expected in 2022 will reportedly end at the lower end of that range. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/reports-goldman-sachs-prepares-for-layoffs-amid-worsening-economic-outlook | 2022-09-14T20:32:02Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/reports-goldman-sachs-prepares-for-layoffs-amid-worsening-economic-outlook | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Findings recently published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association found that a daily multivitamin could improve cognitive function and physical health for older adults.
According to Wake Forest University, researchers tested whether daily administration of cocoa extract versus placebo and a multivitamin-mineral versus placebo improved cognition in older adults. More than 2,000 of the participants were followed for three years.
“Our study showed that although cocoa extract did not affect cognition, daily multivitamin-mineral supplementation resulted in statistically significant cognitive improvement,” said Laura D. Baker, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University. “This is the first evidence of cognitive benefit in a large longer-term study of multivitamin supplementation in older adults.”
The research suggested that taking a multivitamin for three years slowed cognitive decline by 60%. The benefits were more pronounced in those with cardiovascular diseases, as they are at a higher risk of cognitive decline.
While the study is promising, more research is needed, Baker stressed.
“It’s too early to recommend daily multivitamin supplementation to prevent cognitive decline,” Baker said. “While these preliminary findings are promising, additional research is needed in a larger and more diverse group of people. Also, we still have work to do to better understand why the multivitamin might benefit cognition in older adults.”
Baker said the research is needed as more than 120,000 Americans die a year from Alzheimer’s disease, which causes a loss of cognitive ability. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/study-indicates-a-daily-multivitamin-slows-cognitive-decline | 2022-09-14T20:32:08Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/study-indicates-a-daily-multivitamin-slows-cognitive-decline | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Introducing a transformative approach to replace gas-powered commercial landscape equipment with an entirely new battery system and technology.
CHARLOTTE, N.C, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kress is leading the transition from gas-powered commercial lawn equipment for professional operations with the introduction of the industry's first true game-changing innovation in battery-powered equipment. Until today, despite a growing environmental awareness, commercial landscape professionals and facilities managers in the industrial channel have been forced to accept high-emission, gas-powered equipment as the only economical option that provides them with the performance and runtime required to complete a full day's work. Battery-powered equipment simply has not been a viable alternative due to the expense of multiple battery packs, the hassle of overnight charging and the high cost to replace dead battery packs after only a few months of daily re-charging.
Kress has changed all of that: now commercial landscapers and facilities managers can even save money and time by switching from gas to battery power. Based on the current price of gas, a typical landscaping business can recoup the entire purchase price of their Kress battery-powered equipment in less than one season. Kress offers lawncare professionals the opportunity not only to save the planet, but to save money as well.
"Our new Kress battery technology will ignite a dramatic shift in the professional outdoor power equipment industry that has been dominated by loud, dirty gas-powered tools and equipment for the past 50 years," says Don Gao, Chairman and CEO of Positec Group, the parent company of Kress. "The revolutionary, new Kress battery charges to 80 percent capacity in only five minutes, provides 10 times more re-charges than current lithium-ion batteries and produces the power and performance that meets or exceeds that of comparable combustion gas-engines. In the time it takes for a short water break, lawncare professionals now can rest assured that their fuel supply – the new powerful, proprietary Kress batteries – will be re-charged and ready to go. No wasted down time, more productivity and more profits for our customers – that's what Kress is all about."
As a part of the well-established Positec family of leading brands, Kress has built a reputation for advanced German engineering and has been recognized for designing and manufacturing electric motors for over 50 years. Today, the Kress brand unveils its new line of professional outdoor power equipment which is powered by its exclusive cordless battery technology — specifically designed for commercial lawn-care professionals — that will forever eliminate the need for petrol equipment.
The Kress battery technology explained
The new commercial Kress 8-minute Cybersystem™ battery platform was engineered and designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of commercial landscapers. The system features both 4Ah and 11Ah battery packs with the ability to recharge each 60v battery pack to 100% charge in only 8 minutes or 80% charge in 5 minutes, the fastest re-charge of any commercial battery system available. Due to its proprietary battery cell technology, each 60v Cyberpack battery is capable to produce up to twice the power output of standard lithium-ion batteries. The added power output allows Kress outdoor power equipment to meet or exceed the same performance as comparable commercial gas-powered machines but with less noise and zero harmful emissions. In addition, the Kress Cyberpack battery can be re-charged thousands of times - up to 10 times more than standard lithium-ion batteries. The extended battery life supports multiple re-charges per day and greatly reduces the cost of replacement battery packs over the life of the equipment. The Kress 8-minute™ Cybersystem is the first and only cordless battery power supply that will allow commercial landscapers to finally replace their expensive gas-powered equipment without sacrificing performance, power or runtime.
The new Kress 8-minute Cybersystem battery platform will power a full line of Kress professional outdoor equipment that includes commercial-grade backpack and handheld blowers, grass trimmers, edgers, chainsaws and hedge trimmers, as well as heavy-duty walk-behind commercial mowers. Each Kress commercial-grade tool is designed and engineered for heavy-duty use with a high-efficiency brushless motor and state-of-the-art features and performance. There are no more excuses to keep operating noisy, high-cost gas equipment or wasting time with cordless battery tools that won't get the job done.
Launch information and Dealer inquires
Kress will introduce the brand's complete line of commercial-grade equipment and revolutionary battery technology in North America in Q4 2022 in conjunction with the International Equip Exposition (formerly GIE). Kress is positioned to become a powerhouse in producing professional-grade, cordless outdoor power equipment as it partners with leading equipment dealers in the United States and Canada.
North American-based dealers interested in learning more about the Kress brand launch should visit Kress.com.
Join the landscape revolution. Visit www.kress.com for more information.
About Kress
In 1966, Kress launched a quiet revolution. While others were focused on loud, smelly combustion engines, Kress perfected clean, quiet, tough-as-nails electric tools with zero emissions. Positec Group has acquired the Kress brand in North America and positioned Kress to become a powerhouse in producing professional-grade cordless equipment valued by professional landscapers and facilities managers in the industrial channel. Many benefits of Kress's batteries have never before been available in OPE in North America. Kress will sell its products at select dealer locations in the United States and Canada beginning January 2023. Join the quiet revolution.
Visit Kress.com.
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School districts in numerous states are warning about a hack of the Seesaw app.
The Schodack School District in New York informed users that the app is "experiencing a nationwide issue."
Parents and teachers have reported getting links to inappropriate images, the district said.
Seesaw says on its website that it is used by more than 10 million teachers, students and family members use its product.
In a statement to NBC News, the company's vice president of marketing said that “specific user accounts were compromised by an outside actor," and the company is working to make sure inappropriate images are not spread further.
In the meantime, parents are encouraged to reach out to teachers directly. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/teachers-parents-sent-inappropriate-images-after-messaging-app-hack | 2022-09-14T20:32:14Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/teachers-parents-sent-inappropriate-images-after-messaging-app-hack | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Royal Air Force flight that transported Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Edinburgh to Greater London was the most tracked flight in history, according to the website Flightradar24.
The flight, destined for RAF Northolt was tracked within its first minute in the air, and as the BBC reported, the huge amount of web traffic to the sight during the flights caused disruptions for administrators.
View playback of the flight carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Edinburgh to RAF Northolt. https://t.co/39Vb8cCc76 pic.twitter.com/mU4GetUrWq
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 13, 2022
The previous record for the most tracked flight was when U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's flight from the U.S. on her tour of Asia was followed as she flew to Taiwan. That flight was followed by some 2.2 million viewers of Flightradar24.
As the BBC reported, Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was transported on an RAF Globemaster C-17 after it finished lying in state at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. It then was flown to Greater London, where it was driven to Buckingham Palace in London.
Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, accompanied the coffin on the flight.
The princess said, "It has been an honor and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys."
She said she felt fortunate to be with her "dearest mother" in her final hours of life before her death. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/world/military-flight-carrying-queen-elizabeth-iis-coffin-is-most-tracked-plane-in-history | 2022-09-14T20:32:20Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/world/military-flight-carrying-queen-elizabeth-iis-coffin-is-most-tracked-plane-in-history | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The family-favorite designer of soft, bamboo baby and toddler clothing releases three iconic prints inspired by the Wizarding World.
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyte BABY announces its collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on its enchanting Harry Potter Collection of bamboo sleepwear, featuring three iconic prints for babies and toddlers inspired by the Harry Potter films. The collection will feature a range of body styles and accessories, including Kyte BABY's beloved sleep bags and blankets.
"We are overjoyed to be working with Warner Bros. Consumer Products!" said Kyte BABY Founder Ying Liu, whose own children admire the Wizarding World. "Our entire Kyte BABY team are huge Harry Potter fans too, so when we had the opportunity to make clothes with Harry Potter themes, it was a no-brainer! We are excited about our customers finding the best prints for their little ones."
With stars and sparkles to bring the magic to life, the Flight print includes three beloved flying creatures as depicted in JK Rowling's iconic stories. Hedwig the owl, Fawkes the phoenix and Buckbeak the Hippogriff will grace this collection, with their hallmark prints set on an all-new dark blue background color, Tahoe, which is from the Kyte's Fall 2022 collection.
The Icons print features several iconic elements from the Harry Potter films with metallic gold accents to give the overall print an enchanting and festive look. Images include Harry Potter's glasses and lightning bolt scar, a Golden Snitch, the Deathly Hallows symbol and a winged key.
Herbology is a print that contains many natural elements, including subjects of study during Herbology lessons at Hogwarts and iconic plants as depicted in the films, such as Mandrakes, Dirigible Plums, Asphodel and Leaping Toadstools. The illustrations, outlined in black, have a khaki background giving them Kyte BABY's spin on a vintage look.
The enchanting Harry Potter Collection will be available for purchase on the Kyte BABY website starting on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. CDT. For more information, visit www.kytebaby.com.
Founded in 2014 in Dallas, Texas, Kyte BABY is the brainchild of Ying Liu. When looking for better quality material for her sensitive baby's skin, her research led her to the soothing and sustainable properties of bamboo. Out of this, Kyte BABY was launched. Using this environmentally-intelligent fabric, the company's line features clothing for babies, toddlers, and moms. The name Kyte BABY is a playful nod to the whimsical activity of flying a kite, meant to evoke a feeling of innocence, freedom, and a return to nature. Kyte BABY is a testament to timeless fun and youth while being natural and healthy.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands and Experiences, extends the company's powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by Warner Bros.' biggest franchises from DC, Wizarding World, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, Game of Thrones, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
In the years since Harry Potter was whisked from King's Cross Station onto Platform nine and three quarters, his incredible adventures have left a unique and lasting mark on popular culture. Eight blockbuster Harry Potter films based on the original stories by J.K. Rowling have brought the magical stories to life and today, the Wizarding World is recognized as one of the world's best-loved brands.
Representing a vast interconnected universe, it also includes three epic Fantastic Beasts films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the multi-award-winning stage-play, state-of-the-art video and mobile games from Portkey Games, innovative consumer products, thrilling live entertainment (including four theme park lands) and insightful exhibitions.
This expanding portfolio of Warner Bros. owned Wizarding World tours and retail also includes the flagship Harry Potter New York, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, and the Platform 9 3⁄4 retail shops.
The Wizarding World continues to evolve to provide Harry Potter fans with fresh and exciting ways to engage. For the worldwide fan community, and for generations to come, it welcomes everyone in to explore and discover the magic for themselves.
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The early arrival of drier air will make Wednesday evening feel less humid, and the warmth of the air perhaps more tolerable as the sky stays mainly clear and the temperatures start falling around and beyond midnight. Most areas will be in the 80s through the mid-evening time frame, steadily falling into the 70s and reaching the middle 60s for Thursday morning lows. A few thin upper clouds will pass overhead by sunrise. Ample sunshine is forecast through Thursday afternoon with temps rising into the mid and upper 80s, and humidity values will stay on the slightly lower side. A stray shower is possible in the southeast Big Bend along the sea breeze boundary. The weekend has a bit more mugginess returning, along with patchy daytime showers and occasional thunderstorms, with highest chances along the eastern and coastal zones.
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The culinary icon will be featured in upcoming ORIGIN™ campaigns and making appearances on behalf of the brand
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The original master chef, Wolfgang Puck, is joining BlueTriton Brand's premium ORIGIN™ spring water brand as an Ambassador. The award-winning restaurateur, who has been a favorite of Presidents and celebrities alike, brings his discerning taste to the ORIGIN™ Refreshingly American Spring Water brand.
"We are very excited to welcome world-renowned master chef, Wolfgang Puck to our team as an ambassador for the ORIGIN™ brand," says Origin brand lead Brittany Lewis "His refreshingly American entrepreneurial spirit speaks to the core of our values of crafting a better and more purposeful world."
"I am excited to be joining the ORIGIN™ team," says Puck. "I have always focused on fresh, local ingredients because I believe they are the key to great flavor and a unique dining experience. BlueTriton and ORIGIN™ bring that quality experience with their spring-to-table water."
As the newest face of ORIGIN™, fans of Puck will soon be able to see him make public appearances and be featured across platforms in social media and video campaigns.
About ORIGIN™
We all have a unique story to tell. And now more than ever that story is one of connection and purpose. Resilience and determination. Innovation and creativity. And with these stories, we help re-define what being Refreshingly American truly means.
ORIGIN™ is a new brand that has its own unique story to share as a Refreshingly American Spring Water. Sourced and bottled in the U.S., ORIGIN is truly spring-to-table so none of the goodness of nature is lost. With a crisp, refreshing taste, we are the brand of choice for those looking for a small spark during the day to naturally refresh, refuel, and inspire the innate quest for potential and possibility.
ORIGIN™ is also available in sparkling varieties. Enhanced with the perfect balance of fine bubbles that tingle on the tongue and naturally occurring electrolytes for a crisp, clean taste, ORIGIN™ Sparkling 100% Natural Spring Water provides an exceptional drinking experience that can help elevate any occasion. With Lime, Berries and unflavored options available in beautifully designed and recyclable aluminum cans that add a special touch.
Our Commitment
Not only do we 100% source, bottle and can ORIGIN™ in America, we also help conserve the spring sources where our water comes from. Nature isn't just beautiful, it's precious. From the design of our bottles and cans, to the care we put into helping to conserve our springs, we are devoted to bringing you spring water that provides an exceptional drinking experience for any occasion.
About Wolfgang Puck
The world-renowned master chef and restaurateur has carefully crafted a vast empire since the early 1980s which includes fine dining restaurants, premium catering services, casual restaurants, licensed retail food, houseware products, cookbooks, and media run by three distinct companies - Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining, Wolfgang Puck Catering, and Wolfgang Puck Worldwide.
Puck began cooking as a child, at his mother's side. She was a chef in the Austrian town where he was born, and with her encouragement, Wolfgang started his formal training at fourteen years of age.
In 1975, Wolfgang came to Los Angeles and very quickly garnered the attention of the Hollywood elite as chef of Ma Maison in West Hollywood. His dynamic personality and culinary brilliance that bridged tradition and invention made Ma Maison a magnet for the rich and famous, with Wolfgang as the star attraction. From Ma Maison, Wolfgang went on to create his first flagship restaurant, Spago, originally located in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip. From its opening day in 1982, Spago was an instant success and culinary phenomenon. Wolfgang and Spago earned many accolades during its popular eighteen years in West Hollywood, including winning the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef of the Year, twice, in 1991 and 1998, and the James Beard Foundation Award for Restaurant of the Year in 1994. Wolfgang is the only chef to have won the Outstanding Chef of the Year Award multiple times.
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Collaboration combines leading expertise of Neuron23 in drug discovery, data science, and machine learning with QIAGEN's long-standing experience in companion diagnostic development
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and GERMANTOWN, Md. and HILDEN, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuron23™ Inc., an early stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases, and QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a collaboration to develop a companion diagnostic for Neuron23's LRRK2 inhibitor for Parkinson's disease.
Under the Master Collaboration Agreement, QIAGEN will develop and validate a clinical trial assay that will detect a combination of biomarkers discovered by Neuron23 that together predict the responsiveness of Parkinson's disease patients to a LRRK2 inhibitor. The partnership will support the clinical development of Neuron23's drug candidate that is currently in the late stages of preclinical development. Subject to further clinical development, the agreement also covers options for the future development of additional companion diagnostics.
The assay for this collaboration will be integrated into a next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow that leverages QIAGEN's Sample to Insight capabilities. Parallel development of the diagnostic assay and the therapeutic will allow the companies to submit the application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for premarket approval (PMA) of the NGS companion diagnostic test in tandem with the new drug application (NDA) for Neuron23's LRRK2 inhibitor.
"We are excited about this partnership as this is the first companion diagnostic to be developed for Parkinson's disease. This collaboration combines the leading expertise of Neuron23 in drug discovery, data science, and machine learning with QIAGEN's long-standing experience and global leadership in companion diagnostic development," said Nancy Stagliano, Ph.D., CEO of Neuron23. "QIAGEN's blood-based test will help to identify patients with Parkinson's disease who are likely to respond to Neuron23's LRRK2 inhibitor. The development of a companion diagnostic identifying this sub-population of Parkinson's disease patients will de-risk the clinical development of Neuron23's LRRK2 inhibitor and help identify individuals who may benefit from this disease-modifying therapy. We are excited to be working with an industry leader on the first companion diagnostic developed for Parkinson's disease."
"The collaboration with Neuron23 shows the rapid momentum precision medicine is gaining in disease areas outside oncology," said Jonathan Arnold, Vice President, Head of Oncology and Precision Diagnostics at QIAGEN. "Our expertise in blood- and NGS-based molecular testing from Sample to Insight will enable Neuron23 to run a clinical trial for a drug candidate that may have the potential to modify the course of an inexorable neurodegenerative disease in a genetically defined population."
LRRK2 is a complex, multidomain protein found in neurons and many other tissues and cell types throughout the body. Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are one of the most common causes of familial Parkinson's disease and individuals who inherit gain of function mutations in LRRK2 are clearly at higher risk to develop the disease in later life. Additionally, there is emerging evidence that LRRK2 activity may play a role in a subset of the larger population of patients with non-familial Parkinson's disease. Recent investigations have shown that small-molecule LRRK2 inhibitors can be neuroprotective, suggesting that therapies targeting LRRK2 could be beneficial in a larger population of patients.
No laboratory tests are currently available for the diagnosis of non-genetic cases for Parkinson's disease. Usually, the disease is diagnosed based on medical history and neurological examination. Although no cure currently exists for Parkinson's disease, therapies are used to alleviate some symptoms.
QIAGEN is a pioneer in Precision Medicine and the global leader in collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to co-develop companion diagnostics, which detect clinically relevant genetic abnormalities to provide insights that guide clinical decision-making in diseases such as cancer. QIAGEN has an unmatched depth and breadth of technologies from NGS to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) for companion diagnostic development. QIAGEN has ten PCR based companion diagnostic indications that are FDA approved, including therascreen EGFR for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), therascreen KRAS for colorectal cancer and NSCLC, therascreen FGFR for urothelial cancer, therascreen PIK3CA for breast cancer based on tissue or plasma samples and the therascreen BRAF kit for colorectal cancer.
Currently, QIAGEN is working under master collaboration agreements with more than 25 leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop and commercialize companion diagnostic tests for their drug candidates – a deep pipeline of potential future products to advance Precision Medicine for the benefit of patients.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Neuron23™
Neuron23™ Inc. is an early stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases. Neuron23 combines recent advances in human genetics with a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platform to advance therapeutics for devastating diseases. The Company's focus areas are neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammatory diseases, and systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Founded in 2018, Neuron23 has assembled a world-class team of experts and entrepreneurs located in South San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit www.neuron23.com.
About QIAGEN
QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands-based holding company, is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare) and Life Sciences (academia, pharma R&D and industrial applications, primarily forensics). As of June 30, 2022, QIAGEN employed more than 6,100 people in over 35 locations worldwide. Further information can be found at http://www.qiagen.com.
QIAGEN Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. To the extent that any of the statements contained herein relating to QIAGEN's products, collaborations markets, strategy or operating results, including without limitation its expected adjusted net sales and adjusted diluted earnings results, are forward-looking, such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Such uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, risks associated with management of growth and international operations (including the effects of currency fluctuations, regulatory processes and dependence on logistics), variability of operating results and allocations between customer classes, the commercial development of markets for our products to customers in academia, pharma, applied testing and molecular diagnostics; changing relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners; competition; rapid or unexpected changes in technologies; fluctuations in demand for QIAGEN's products (including fluctuations due to general economic conditions, the level and timing of customers' funding, budgets and other factors); our ability to obtain regulatory approval of our products; difficulties in successfully adapting QIAGEN's products to integrated solutions and producing such products; the ability of QIAGEN to identify and develop new products and to differentiate and protect our products from competitors' products; market acceptance of QIAGEN's new products and the integration of acquired technologies and businesses. For further information, please refer to the discussions in reports that QIAGEN has filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seconds count when communicating during urgent events, and the ability to navigate quickly and easily within a mass notification platform is crucial. This ease of use is accomplished by both the application design and meeting of accessibility standards that allow all users, regardless of disability, to easily navigate through, read and understand every element of the application.
Already well-known and award-winning for its ease of use, RedFlag's latest refresh continues its commitment to be the easiest-to-use platform on the market. This update includes enhanced navigation and interface design to support accessibility and improve natural pathways for users.
"The user experience is always at the forefront of our discussions. Updating our interface to encapsulate feedback, align with enhanced design practices and meet additional accessibility standards is a practice we do regularly," said Neal Guilliotti, Head of Product and Delivery at Pocketstop. "This design refresh enables users to have greater visibility to all of the functions within RedFlag, ensuring they navigate seamlessly and more efficiently so no time is wasted – even from less experienced users."
Specifically, this release standardizes application sections with intuitive groupings and layers, as well as adds shortcuts for new messages and support. An optimized color palette and refreshed design meets accessibility standards. These changes ensure users can quickly navigate and draft messages, as well as get assistance.
"The update is much more user friendly and has a better flow, allowing me to create messages even faster than before," said Luis Rivas, Aviation Safety Coordinator and RedFlag user.
To see more details on the refresh, schedule a walkthrough of the platform here.
Pocketstop is a communication software solutions company who empowers companies to create personalized, automated messages designed to provide rapid ROI, backed by the industry's best support at a cost customers can afford. For more information, visit https://pocketstop.com.
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Kozhikode: Basco Othukkungal defeated Kerala United FC 2-1 in the Kerala Women's League match held at EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on Wednesday.
Basco rode on midfielder Divya Krishnan's goal in the 92nd minute to edge past Kerala United.
Captain Krishna Priya found the net for Basco in the 19th minute, putting her team in the lead at half-time. However, Baby Lalchhandami put Kerala United back in the game with an equalizer in the 79th minute.
But Kerala United's defence faltered minutes before the final whistle, allowing Divya to score the winning goal for Basco.
Result: Basco Othukkungal 2 (Krishna Priya 19; Divya Krishnan 90+2) bt Kerala United FC 1 (Baby Lalchhandami 79)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JobsOhio, the state's private nonprofit economic development corporation, today announced the release of a new white paper titled, "Maximize Your Electric Vehicle Investment in Ohio." The report explains why automotive companies are setting their sights on Ohio when pivoting their businesses to meet the high demand for electric vehicles; a developing trend that has included the likes of Ford Motor Company and Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution.
The white paper offers an in-depth analysis of current problems plaguing this industry while highlighting the resources and opportunities across Ohio for new-age innovations in automotive manufacturing.
The auto supply chain focused on electric vehicle production in Ohio is increasing. Evolving consumer demands fuel the industry's change, including the ongoing angst from fluctuating gasoline prices and the desire to lower carbon footprints and vehicle emissions. According to the report, numerous issues facing the automotive industry are causing roadblocks to future change. These include:
- Supply Chain: the industry-disrupting shift towards electrification has compounded the existing supply chain problems facing nearly every industry today;
- Talent: new manufacturing requires an evolution in the workforce that will need to be driven by post-secondary education, including colleges, trade schools, and manufacturing training programs;
- Existing Infrastructure: traditional automotive manufacturing still needs support even while ramping up capacity for electric vehicles;
- R&D: funding is needed for research and development that will drive the future of transportation, such as advanced mobility; and
- Economy: Economic headwinds and inflation continue to create challenges for consumers and businesses.
"The automotive industry is undergoing a generational shift toward more electric vehicle and battery production, and Ohio is ideally positioned to seize this extraordinary opportunity," said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef. "Ohio has logistics infrastructure, manufacturing talent, a rapidly growing technology sector, and more to attract future investment to be a global leader in this evolving space as demand for more electric vehicles continues to rise."
Ohio has a legacy of automotive manufacturing. As the top producer of engines, and number two of transmissions in the U.S., industry leaders are looking to Ohio for its wide breadth of talent and expertise while they invest in the future of the auto industry. The automotive sector experienced continued growth last year in Ohio, including more than 30 projects, with 1,500 jobs and $353 million in capital investment committed, according to JobsOhio's 2021 Annual Report and Strategic Plan.
In June 2022, Ford Motor Company announced it was investing $1.5 billion into Lorain County at the Ford Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake to fund the assembly of an all-new commercial electric vehicle (EV) and create 1,800 new hourly jobs. And Foresee Power, a global expert in smart battery systems, announced in June 2022 that it selected Hilliard, Ohio, located in the Columbus Region, to establish its North American headquarters and Gigafactory - making Ohio the site for its first U.S. battery systems manufacturing facility. Other recent investments include Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution in Lordstown, creating one of North America's largest battery manufacturing operations. Ultium is preparing for full-scale production as it hires 1,100 advanced automotive manufacturing workers and invests $2.3 billion of capital.
Another must-have for future-focused automotive manufacturers is access to the innovations happening in mobility. The paper highlights Ohio's various programs and research centers to support the designing, testing, and manufacturing of advanced mobility. These include:
- Accelerate Ohio: First announced in April 2022, AccelerateOhio seeks to leverage Ohio's unique position as an air and ground mobility leader. It is a collaborative effort between the state of Ohio, JobsOhio, and 15 public and private organizations to create an innovation ecosystem for the advanced mobility sector – including automotive, aviation, aerospace, and military industries.
- Transportation Research Center: Transportation Research Center Inc. is North America's most advanced, independent mobility testing and research facility, with 4,500 acres of road courses and a 54-acre SMARTCenter for automated and connected vehicles. In a March 2022 economic impact study, TRC was credited with contributing $127 million to the state's economy annually.
- DriveOhio: As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), DriveOhio connects public infrastructure with advanced mobility technology developers to create a smart, safe transportation system. In addition to fostering mobility advancement, DriveOhio works to ensure Ohio's regulatory environment and public policies are conducive to further technology development and adoption.
In February 2022, the "Ohio Battery Supply Chain Opportunities" report highlighted Ohio's unique positioning to become an industry leader and hub for advanced technologies that can reduce emissions and innovate the automotive industry for decades. The "Ohio Battery Supply Chain Opportunities" report was co-sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and JobsOhio and authored by expert consulting firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI).
JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention, and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio through Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, One Columbus, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership , and Team NEO. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter , and Facebook.
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Kansas City Art Institute associate professor Steve Snell took a sabbatical this summer to travel the length of the Missouri River, from its headwaters in Three Forks, Montana, to where it meets the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri.
While on the river, Snell encountered rough weather, angry cows, swarms of mosquitoes and hard paddling. Snell painted and recorded video throughout his trek, telling the story of his adventures.
Snell joined KCUR's Up To Date to talk about what he saw, what he learned and the artwork that came of his journey.
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Ex-town official pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge
(AP) – A former Massachusetts town official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to joining a mob in storming the U.S. Capitol after she organized a bus trip to Washington, D.C., for fellow members of a right-wing group called “Super Happy Fun America.”
Before her guilty plea, Suzanne Ianni had argued in February that federal authorities had selectively targeted her for prosecution based on her political beliefs. Prosecutors said her political views played no role in charging her with crimes for her conduct at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A judge rejected Ianni’s request to dismiss the case before she pleaded guilty.
Ianni, 60, of Natick, Massachusetts, faces a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment and five years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence her on Dec. 2.
Ianni was an elected member of Natick Town Meeting in a Boston suburb while serving as operation director of Super Happy Fun America, which gained national notoriety for organizing a “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston in 2019.
On its website, Super Happy Fun America calls itself “a right of center civil rights organization focusing on defending the Constitution, opposing gender madness and defeating cultural Marxism.” The group registered as a nonprofit with Massachusetts state regulators.
A Dec. 29, 2020, post on the group’s Twitter account said Super Happy Fun America members would be in Washington “to get wild.” Ianni was listed as the contact for the trip. The account also tweeted a photo of Ianni and other members on a bus traveling to Washington on the eve of the riot.
After marching to the Capitol, she joined a crowd chanting “Fight for Trump!” and “Our house!” while rioters near her broke windows, forced open doors and breached police barricades. Surveillance video captured Ianni marching through the Capitol after she entered the building through a Senate fire-exit door. She raised her fist in the air in front of police officers who stopped her and other members of the mob, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Mark Sahady, another Super Happy Fun America member, was arrested on Capitol riot-related charges that haven’t been resolved.
In April 2021, Natick Town Meeting members voted to condemn the Capitol riot. Ianni, who was elected to a three-year term that was due to expire in March 2022, told the MetroWest Daily News that the vote represented “political persecution of conservatives.”
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. Approximately 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors, and over 250 have been sentenced.
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This version of story has been corrected to reflect that Judge Carl Nichols did deny Suzanne Ianni’s request to dismiss her case before she pleaded guilty.
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Experts warn about scams targeting public housing seekers
Section 8 assists with housing for low-income families, elderly, disabled
InvestigateTV - The Federal Trade Commission is warning renters against scams involving Section 8, a housing choice voucher program that assists low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled.
Signa Brooks, one of millions of Americans living in public housing, had been struggling to find new housing when she came across a listing for a beautiful property on a website with Section 8 listings.
Brooks left a message for the lister, who asked for an application fee and to communicate via personal email instead of the site. When the lister asked for the fee to be paid via a cash app, Brooks knew it was a scam.
The FTC says this scam has been popping up across the country, stealing not only money but also people’s personal information.
Diane Shelley, the Midwest Regional Director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said HUD would never ask for an application fee; it’s actually against the law.
Shelley urged people to pay attention to the websites you use to look for public housing. A good way to vet websites is to check for a “.gov” at the end of a url. Most government agencies use this top-level domain.
The website Brooks used, AffordableHousing.com, has a scam alert section on their site.
Richard Cupelli, the Founder and CEO, AffordableHousing.com, took Brook’s experience seriously. He said the site will add trusted owner badging and membership dates to the site so people can see if an owner is legitimate. He also had several tips for people looking for affordable housing.
- Do NOT send any money until you have a signed contract.
- Do NOT pay any money if you have not seen the property with the landlord that owns the property.
- Review the listing on other websites to ensure this is a valid property. It is a red flag when the terms and contact information differ.
- If the owner does not want to meet face to face this is usually a red flag and should be questioned.
- Send no money up front to “hold” the property.• If there is not a first/last/security deposit requested.
- If there is a lock box on the rental – scammers target vacant properties.
- If the owner is too pushy to get your money.• Ask if they are the owner and get their full name and then check it against Public Records to verify they are the owner of record.
- Favorite the landlord on AffordableHousing.com to view all rentals listed by that landlord. It is a red flag if the owner’s rentals are in different states and all newly listed.
- It’s a red flag if the landlord would rather text than talk.
- Record any suspicious activity and report it back to AffordableHousing.com so we can verify the listing and report it to the authorities.
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Focus on Assessment Adds to Powerful Educational Program for Teaching the Earliest Learners
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Without Tears' acclaimed Early Childhood curriculum, Get Set for School® (GSS), will now include the new Assessments to Guide Instruction, an addition to the complete program that provides greater value and more complete foundational learning. This new assessment tool allows educators to easily assess, track, and remediate student performance over the course of the school year. With AGI, teachers can easily provide updates and suggestions to families, building strong school-to-home connections, an important element of young learners' success.
"We have been experts in successful early childhood education for 40 years," said Terry Nealon, CEO of Learning Without Tears. "Get Set for School is the culmination of that learning expertise, and is being used by thousands of schools across the country. The addition of Assessments to Guide Instruction expands the impact GSS can have on very young learners. With a clear, individual assessment of what their students need at this early point in their education, teachers can create a lifelong learner and lover of reading, by meeting students where they are."
The award-winning Get Set for School complete curriculum is divided into six learning areas that seamlessly create a better academic outcome for pre-K students. Students are taught developmentally, learning the easiest skills first, then building on that knowledge as learning progresses. Multi-sensory activities provide hands-on learning and play-based opportunities for students to learn.
This complete pre-K curriculum prepares students for kindergarten in delightful ways, developing the foundational learning skills necessary for overall academic success. With the new Assessments to Guide Instruction, teachers can:
- Identify the skills students need to improve
- Enable data-driven enhancements of teacher-led instruction
- Visualize student progress reports and share with families and administrators
- Organize student assessments through a digital dashboard
- Ensure student success over time, with digital progress monitoring
- Remediate student skills with guided suggestions per unit
The impact pandemic school shutdowns had on student progress will be measured and monitored for many upcoming years. But the Nation's Report Card released last week by NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, reported what many feared: student performance declined significantly, with lower performing students seeing a shaper decline than some of their peers. "Each early learner is starting school this year at a different spot," CEO Nealon explained. "Some students are starting preschool with foundational learning skills already in place, while other students still need to develop those building blocks of learning. Many of these young children have never been in a formal learning environment. All of this impacts student achievement and progress."
Assessment of each student's skills and progress is vital, so teachers have the data to know where each student is, in terms of learning. With assessment in place, teachers can tailor their instruction based on each students' performance. Teachers can follow and track the progress students make as they get ready for kindergarten.
Get Set for School helps teachers keep students on-track for kindergarten readiness in a simple way: by expanding early learning possibilities. Embedded Professional Development will empower and inspire teachers with real-time guided and just-in-time learning modules. Digital teaching tools, multi-sensory manipulatives, activities, play-based lessons, and a host of other important educational tools, are included in the complete version of GSS.
In all elements of the GSS program, teachers are supported with guided lessons and other learning opportunities. Students will access a hands-on curriculum that engages their minds, and helps many kids gain a real love for reading. As a complete pre-K curriculum, Get Set for School aligns to standards developed by Head Start and the National Association for the Education of Young Children and addresses each subject area throughout the course of research-based instruction.
Get Set for School is eligible for federal funding sources.
Learning Without Tears is a leading early education company offering a proven and unique approach to teaching and learning, from crucial readiness skills in pre-K to foundational writing and typing skills, including handwriting, keyboarding and cursive. The elementary school-level programs benefit all learners with multisensory, developmentally appropriate, proven practices, and are used by millions of students around the world. Learning Without Tears professional development programs deliver early education expertise to thousands of teachers, tutors, and occupational therapists in the US and across the globe.
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Apple released its big iOS 16 software update for iPhones on Monday. It has lots of new features, and it is available to anyone with an iPhone 8 or newer.
Apple releases big software updates every year to help keep the iPhone fresh. And, unlike updates of Google’s Android, they’re available for all supported devices at the same time. This year’s update is a big one, with a whole new lock screen that can be customized with fonts and widgets, which were previously relegated to the home screen.
What’s new in iOS 16
Edit and unsend iMessages: Users can edit or unsend a message in iMessage within 15 minutes of sending it. The other user will be able to see that the message has been edited or removed.
Schedule emails: The built-in Mail app on iPhones will allow users to schedule emails to send later. It also has a new, more functional search feature that Apple says offers “more accurate and complete results.” It also has a new undo send option.
Better group texting with Android users: Android users will finally see the Tapback reactions from iMessage users, like laughs, hearts and more, inside text chains. That means you won’t get the reactions sent as separate messages. It should be a huge improvement for iPhone users who text with Android users.
Smarter Dictation: Smarter Dictation lets you speak texts and automatically punctuates them with commas, periods, question marks and even emoji — say something like “happy face emoji” and it’ll get added.
Safety Check: This allows users to quickly turn off all services and apps, such as location, from being shared with others, such as family members. Apple said that Safety Check was designed in partnership with women’s groups and that it will make it easier for users to stay private or protect personal data and safety when they leave abusive relationships.
Control notifications in new ways: Notifications now appear at the bottom of the screen when your phone is locked, and you can easily hide them to keep them out of the way. Likewise, you can change your Focus mode, to silence certain notifications when you’re asleep, at work or on vacation, by tapping and holding the lock screen.
Add multiple stops in Apple Maps: Users can now add different stops to routes in Apple Maps, which means you can add a pit stop at the coffee shop on your way to work. It’s a feature that’s already available in Google Maps, and it will be welcome to iPhone users. Maps also has a new Transit card feature that will let you replenish your card, see the cost of your trip and more.
Medication and sleep tracking in the health app: Apple’s Health app now allows users to enter their medications, and it will notify them when it’s time to take medicine. Apple Watch owners will also be able to monitor their sleep and heartbeats in the iPhone health app.
Artificial Intelligence automatically sorts, edits and translates photos: Apple is using artificial intelligence to translate text in photos or videos the user takes. You can also cut a subject out of a picture, like a person, and place it into images or other apps as a sticker. In a later update, iOS 16 will also automatically share pictures with people it recognizes in the picture, such as friends or family members.
Apple Pay Later: This feature allows users to pay off purchases made with Apple Pay through four payments over six weeks. Apple Wallet in iOS 16 will also make it easier to share digital cards or home keys through messaging.
Updated Apple Home app: Apple redesigned the Home app to better show such things as multiple cameras in and around your home. The company said it’s also supporting Matter, an open standard for smart home hardware such as locks, lights and blinds.
Use your iPhone as a webcam: Users can now use their iPhones as webcams in a feature called Continuity Camera with the right laptop mount and the new version of macOS. The new version of macOS is set to debut this fall, however, so this feature won’t work until that’s out.
“Hey Siri, hang up.” Siri will hang up a FaceTime or a phone call for you. You just have to say, “Hey Siri, hang up.”
Fitness+ on iPhone: You won’t need an Apple Watch to use Apple’s premium Apple Fitness+ subscription, which costs $9.99 per month. It offers lots of workout and meditation videos, including cycling classes, high-intensity interval training and more.
Handoff with FaceTime: This feature lets you move your FaceTime call from your iPhone to another device, such as your Mac or your iPad, without having to hang up. It’ll also automatically switch whatever Bluetooth headphones you have connected to your iPhone to the new device. It’ll require the latest updates to Mac and iPad, however, which are coming later this fall.
Coming later — Live Activities: This feature, which lets you place widgets on your home screen, will go live in a smaller iOS 16 update later this year. You’ll be able to do such things as see exactly when your food order is coming or check the score for a team you’re following without unlocking your phone. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/apple-released-a-major-iphone-update-here-s-what-s-new-and-how-to-get/article_a1a623d8-3466-11ed-81e0-efe1ed1eb5dd.html | 2022-09-14T20:39:17Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/apple-released-a-major-iphone-update-here-s-what-s-new-and-how-to-get/article_a1a623d8-3466-11ed-81e0-efe1ed1eb5dd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash.-
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single car rollover accident near Sagehill and Stricker roads around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September, 14th.
According to the Sheriff's Office the driver was removed from the car and airlifted to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries are unknown at this time.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the Sheriff's Office believes that excessive speed was a factor, and that the driver was probably changing lanes when they lost control and rolled into a field. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/driver-ejected-from-car-in-franklin-county-crash/article_497e95ba-3451-11ed-939f-7f2f125d66f5.html | 2022-09-14T20:39:23Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/driver-ejected-from-car-in-franklin-county-crash/article_497e95ba-3451-11ed-939f-7f2f125d66f5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALEM, Ore.-
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has requested that a Federal Disaster Declaration be declared in Oregon, due to the wildfires burning in the state.
If the Governor's request is granted, Oregon would be the first state to receive direct assistance under a Presidential Emergency Declaration for wildfires.
Here is Governor Brown's statement on her request:
"The request I made for a federal disaster declaration is critical to help bolster our state's response, and it presents an opportunity for Oregon to partner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to bridge the gaps we know exist as we work hard to protect our communities. We still have several weeks of peak fire season ahead of us, five large active fires, and 274,000 acres burning statewide." | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/or-governor-requests-federal-emergency-declaration-due-to-wildfires/article_43daf2f6-3457-11ed-a1f2-2beec5efa2dd.html | 2022-09-14T20:39:29Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/or-governor-requests-federal-emergency-declaration-due-to-wildfires/article_43daf2f6-3457-11ed-a1f2-2beec5efa2dd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PASCO, Wash.-
According to Franklin County Court documents Jaelin Tyrone Fields, 17, of Puyallup has been charged with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
He had an initial arraignment hearing on Tuesday, September, 14th. He is being charged as an adult, bond was set at $250,000.
A 15 year old juvenile suspect was also charged with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/two-more-teens-charged-in-august-shooting-in-pasco/article_d3cbe5e4-3463-11ed-8fe8-df4187ad16aa.html | 2022-09-14T20:39:41Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/two-more-teens-charged-in-august-shooting-in-pasco/article_d3cbe5e4-3463-11ed-8fe8-df4187ad16aa.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Call to Men – a leading national violence prevention organization and respected leader on issues of male socialization and its intersection with violence – is commemorating its 20th Anniversary on September 16th, 2022. In honor of this organizational milestone, A Call to Men will host a breakfast at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City. Join them as they honor several change-makers creating positive impact in their communities.
"We are humbled to mark the 20th anniversary of A Call to Men," says A Call to Men's Chief Executive Officer, Tony Porter. "Twenty years ago, the vision was simply to host a conference, but the women in our communities had a bigger vision for us. With a debt of gratitude to those women, and many more along our journey, we have been able to provide this service internationally for the past 20 years."
"As a Black woman, being a part of A Call to Men's journey continues to solidify my belief in the hope and healing for all men and boys and, in turn, safety and equity for women, girls, and those at the margins," adds Danielle Nicholson, Chief Operating Officer at A Call to Men.
"As pioneers in this work, this anniversary has given us an opportunity to honor the advances we've made in promoting healthy, respectful masculinity and an opportunity to reflect on the work that still needs to be done to end violence against women and girls," shares Ted Bunch, Chief Development Officer of A Call to Men.
The organization will recognize seven honorees during their September 16th breakfast, including Arieana Jose, Joanne N. Smith, Jane Randel, the co-founder of NO MORE, Robbie Karp, Chad Henry, Juan Ramos, and Justin Baldoni – actor, filmmaker, and advocate for healthy manhood.
Special thanks to the sponsors: the National Basketball Association, New York Women's Foundation, National Football League, Harry's, Deloitte, Argo Group, Wayfarer Foundation, Major League Soccer, Women's Foundation of Minnesota, and the N.Y. Giants.
For more information about A Call to Men, tickets to the 20th anniversary, or to register for other upcoming events, please visit ACallToMen.Org.
About A Call to Men
A Call to Men is a non-profit organization working to transform society and end gender-based violence by promoting healthy, respectful manhood. Since 2002, A Call to Men has trained more than a million people and worked with organizations worldwide – including the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and Fortune 500 companies.
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Updated September 14, 2022 at 4:02 PM ET
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Investigators identified inconsistencies in the employee's statement and became skeptical because his injuries did not match wounds typically consistent with an explosion, said one official.
The officials could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The Northeastern staff member said late Tuesday the hard plastic case exploded on the campus in Boston, causing minor injuries, according to authorities.
The case contained a rambling note that railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a law enforcement official said. No explosive materials were found and they do not believe the package was sent through the U.S. Postal Service, the official said.
The official described the case as a "Pelican-style" case. Pelican is a company that makes hard cases designed to protect sensitive equipment.
A spokesperson for the FBI office in Boston declined to comment Wednesday, saying the investigation is "still very active and fluid."
Northeastern in a message posted on its website Wednesday said the campus is safe.
"Events such as the incident that took place on our Boston campus last night can create or heighten anxiety for many of us," said the post, credited to Provost David Madigan and Chancellor Kenneth Henderson. "We would like to underscore what was communicated to our community last night: Multiple law enforcement agencies have determined that the campus is safe and secure."
The campus opened normally for classes and other activities Wednesday. Counseling and other support services were made available for students, faculty and staff.
The package delivered to Holmes Hall detonated just after 7 p.m. Tuesday when a staff member opened it, the university had said in a statement. The staff member, a 45-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries to his hand, police said. No name was made public.
Boston's bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city's Museum of Fine Arts, which is near Northeastern's campus.
Holmes Hall is home to the university's Immersive Media Labs, which according to its website includes technologies for design, development, and exploration of virtual worlds. It is also home to the creative writing program and the women's, gender and sexuality studies program.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students.
The case marks one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others.
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220914-WU964-N-1046 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Pierre Regis, left, from New York, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Dalend Lao, from Sacramento, California, perform maintenance on a ordnance ejector rack in the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department gun shop aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)
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