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Sudan Archives' music celebrates digging. With infectious curiosity, her oddball collages of hip-hop, electronic and globally sourced folk bridge worlds and tramp through them, encouraging you to forge your own routes as well. Across two EPs and an album, the self-taught violinist, producer and songwriter has honed a distinct blend of layered vocals and instrumentation that both pleases the ear and challenges it to parse all the fusion. Her vibrant second album, Natural Brown Prom Queen, details her passages between her hometown of Cincinnati, her adopted city of Los Angeles and the many other locales, people and traditions that inform her idiosyncratic style. The record feels like a world tour of her brain, particular yet capacious — and always active.
Cosmopolitan music often leans heavily into the rush and the signifiers of jetsetting — accents, passports, landmarks, cuisines, runways — but Natural Brown Prom Queen's preoccupation is terroir, the distinct conditions that make a place unique. Sudan Archives doesn't just experience or consume global sounds; she interacts with them, her fingers sifting through the soil as she feels out every little element. "Suck out the honey," she implores on the steamy R&B track "Milk Me," capturing the intimacy and pleasure of her sourcing. Each encounter seems to clarify her own origins and path forward.
The album builds on the conviction of her debut, Athena, which bolstered her signature sound with heftier singing and breezy rapping. The cover of that globetrotting record, which pictured Sudan Archives and her violin as a Greek statue, captures the whimsy, audacity and confidence of her musical vision. Born Brittney Parks and nicknamed Sudan as a child, the artist is a Black Midwesterner with no direct ties to Sudan, South Sudan or Greece. She picked up the violin when a chance performance by Canadian fiddlers at her Ohio elementary school sparked an obsession. She learned to play by ear in various ensembles — something she references on the Natural Brown Prom Queen interlude "Do Your Thing (Refreshing Springs)" — and later became interested in the actual sounds of Sudan, which coincidentally has a culture of ceremonial and experimental violin music. She adopted her stage name after this tacit connection implored her to peruse the broader archive of African folk music. More links followed — many of them hyperlinks on YouTube — as she explored and embraced the string traditions of Estonia, Ghana and Russia. All this cultural gallivanting rules out any notion of "authenticity," a fraught term that, in the name of properly attributing sounds and styles to their sources, often conflates origination with originality and inspiration with extraction.
Natural Brown Prom Queen has little interest in proving Parks' legitimacy and is more driven by her intense curiosity. The acts of borrowing and interpolating are openly embedded in the music. On the closer, "513," she warps the hook of LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" into a homegoing reprise. Opener "Home Maker" is an ode to personal space that begins with a quicksilver suite that flickers between snatches of synth, trumpet, keys, harp and a breakbeat before settling into a pulsing R&B arrangement. "I'm a homemaker," Sudan Archives sings on the hook, celebrating her domicile and the many elements that comprise it. Her home is a waypoint rather than an enclosure, the space and its builder changing as people and ideas drift through.
That enthusiasm for both influence and confluence flavors the swaggering and saucy album, which finds the singer mulling relationships, her body and her desires over compositions that shimmer with textures and overtones. The songs, which often have multiple producers, practically glow with life, constantly changing direction and shape. "Ciara" wryly uses sun-soaked melodies to toast to a roughneck relative ("I got a cousin in Chicago / Who will smack you in your face") then empties into a sludgy bridge that shifts yet again into a gale of chill funk. The dewy vocals and production on slow jam "ChevyS10" liquefy, sublimate and freeze like water changing states. Noise rap and hyperpop often use volatility to disorient and dissociate, but as Sudan jaunts from Miami bass on "Freakalizer" to Irish jigs on "TDLY (Homegrown Land)" she sounds more grounded and clear-headed.
"Selfish Soul" melds choral harmonies, violin riffs and pounding drums into a folksy rap track, the busyness of the beat matching Sudan's fraught tales of styling her hair. The theme recalls other considerations of Black hair by women in soul music — India.Arie's "I Am Not My Hair" and Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair" — but Sudan's take on the subject emphasizes working for self-acceptance rather than deflecting outside gazes, subtly underscoring that individual autonomy is at the root of such songs even as they mention experiences relatable to any Black woman. "Copycat" approaches the subject differently, Sudan playfully addressing biters. Calling out plagiarists is standard rap stuff, but the song doubles as a metacommentary on the unappreciated omni-influence of Black women, Sudan asking how she can be both despised and Xeroxed. It's a worthwhile question. In a world with so much erasure of Black women's contributions, what can authenticity even look like for them?
Control comes up often on Natural Brown Prom Queen. On the title track, she alludes to her time in N2, a defunct teen-pop duo with her twin sister. She's said that rebelling against the direction of the group, which was put together by her late stepdad, resulted in her getting kicked out the house. Because of this history, the polyvalent music she makes as Sudan Archives is often read as antipop. But here she makes it clear that she rejected her lack of authority rather than the music she made. "I just want to have my t*****s out / T*****s out / T*****s out," she chants in the outro, again linking creative and bodily autonomy. Her music is less a rejection of pop and more an embrace of her uninhibited self. (Plus, her pop instincts are on full display in the composition of these and past songs. She is very capable of writing earworms and being an ethnomusicological nerd at the same damn time.)
When she's not explicitly talking about authority, she's exuding it in her cocksure rapping and singing, which anchors all the album's motion. She gushes with ideas and approaches to these bustling arrangements, hopscotching across drum patterns ("Yellow Brick Road"), bouncing off of basslines ("Copycat") and gliding over melodies ("Homesick"). Her violin appears on over half the songs, but it's less of a focal instrument, underscoring the growing sense that she is the lead. Her widening web of influences and collaborators (most notably multi-instrumentalist Ben Dickey, who is credited on nearly every song) affirms that she is the conductor through which all these currents flow.
It's fitting, then, that her journeys lead her back to Cincinnati on "#513." "Hollywood will make you hollow / I'm too rooted in my ways," she sings defiantly, setting the song up as a prodigal return. But the tinny song is not an ode to the rustbelt city or a homecoming in the typical sense of the word. Sudan Archives doesn't head home to settle old scores, reminisce on better days or restore herself. She goes simply because, in that moment, that's where she wants to be. That caprice captures the itinerant spirit of her music and the album's arch sense of home. In the world of Sudan Archives, home is anywhere, anyone and any sound that pushes you forward.
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Sudan Archives' music celebrates digging. With infectious curiosity, her oddball collages of hip-hop, electronic and globally sourced folk bridge worlds and tramp through them, encouraging you to forge your own routes as well. Across two EPs and an album, the self-taught violinist, producer and songwriter has honed a distinct blend of layered vocals and instrumentation that both pleases the ear and challenges it to parse all the fusion. Her vibrant second album, Natural Brown Prom Queen, details her passages between her hometown of Cincinnati, her adopted city of Los Angeles and the many other locales, people and traditions that inform her idiosyncratic style. The record feels like a world tour of her brain, particular yet capacious — and always active.
Cosmopolitan music often leans heavily into the rush and the signifiers of jetsetting — accents, passports, landmarks, cuisines, runways — but Natural Brown Prom Queen's preoccupation is terroir, the distinct conditions that make a place unique. Sudan Archives doesn't just experience or consume global sounds; she interacts with them, her fingers sifting through the soil as she feels out every little element. "Suck out the honey," she implores on the steamy R&B track "Milk Me," capturing the intimacy and pleasure of her sourcing. Each encounter seems to clarify her own origins and path forward.
The album builds on the conviction of her debut, Athena, which bolstered her signature sound with heftier singing and breezy rapping. The cover of that globetrotting record, which pictured Sudan Archives and her violin as a Greek statue, captures the whimsy, audacity and confidence of her musical vision. Born Brittney Parks and nicknamed Sudan as a child, the artist is a Black Midwesterner with no direct ties to Sudan, South Sudan or Greece. She picked up the violin when a chance performance by Canadian fiddlers at her Ohio elementary school sparked an obsession. She learned to play by ear in various ensembles — something she references on the Natural Brown Prom Queen interlude "Do Your Thing (Refreshing Springs)" — and later became interested in the actual sounds of Sudan, which coincidentally has a culture of ceremonial and experimental violin music. She adopted her stage name after this tacit connection implored her to peruse the broader archive of African folk music. More links followed — many of them hyperlinks on YouTube — as she explored and embraced the string traditions of Estonia, Ghana and Russia. All this cultural gallivanting rules out any notion of "authenticity," a fraught term that, in the name of properly attributing sounds and styles to their sources, often conflates origination with originality and inspiration with extraction.
Natural Brown Prom Queen has little interest in proving Parks' legitimacy and is more driven by her intense curiosity. The acts of borrowing and interpolating are openly embedded in the music. On the closer, "513," she warps the hook of LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" into a homegoing reprise. Opener "Home Maker" is an ode to personal space that begins with a quicksilver suite that flickers between snatches of synth, trumpet, keys, harp and a breakbeat before settling into a pulsing R&B arrangement. "I'm a homemaker," Sudan Archives sings on the hook, celebrating her domicile and the many elements that comprise it. Her home is a waypoint rather than an enclosure, the space and its builder changing as people and ideas drift through.
That enthusiasm for both influence and confluence flavors the swaggering and saucy album, which finds the singer mulling relationships, her body and her desires over compositions that shimmer with textures and overtones. The songs, which often have multiple producers, practically glow with life, constantly changing direction and shape. "Ciara" wryly uses sun-soaked melodies to toast to a roughneck relative ("I got a cousin in Chicago / Who will smack you in your face") then empties into a sludgy bridge that shifts yet again into a gale of chill funk. The dewy vocals and production on slow jam "ChevyS10" liquefy, sublimate and freeze like water changing states. Noise rap and hyperpop often use volatility to disorient and dissociate, but as Sudan jaunts from Miami bass on "Freakalizer" to Irish jigs on "TDLY (Homegrown Land)" she sounds more grounded and clear-headed.
"Selfish Soul" melds choral harmonies, violin riffs and pounding drums into a folksy rap track, the busyness of the beat matching Sudan's fraught tales of styling her hair. The theme recalls other considerations of Black hair by women in soul music — India.Arie's "I Am Not My Hair" and Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair" — but Sudan's take on the subject emphasizes working for self-acceptance rather than deflecting outside gazes, subtly underscoring that individual autonomy is at the root of such songs even as they mention experiences relatable to any Black woman. "Copycat" approaches the subject differently, Sudan playfully addressing biters. Calling out plagiarists is standard rap stuff, but the song doubles as a metacommentary on the unappreciated omni-influence of Black women, Sudan asking how she can be both despised and Xeroxed. It's a worthwhile question. In a world with so much erasure of Black women's contributions, what can authenticity even look like for them?
Control comes up often on Natural Brown Prom Queen. On the title track, she alludes to her time in N2, a defunct teen-pop duo with her twin sister. She's said that rebelling against the direction of the group, which was put together by her late stepdad, resulted in her getting kicked out the house. Because of this history, the polyvalent music she makes as Sudan Archives is often read as antipop. But here she makes it clear that she rejected her lack of authority rather than the music she made. "I just want to have my t*****s out / T*****s out / T*****s out," she chants in the outro, again linking creative and bodily autonomy. Her music is less a rejection of pop and more an embrace of her uninhibited self. (Plus, her pop instincts are on full display in the composition of these and past songs. She is very capable of writing earworms and being an ethnomusicological nerd at the same damn time.)
When she's not explicitly talking about authority, she's exuding it in her cocksure rapping and singing, which anchors all the album's motion. She gushes with ideas and approaches to these bustling arrangements, hopscotching across drum patterns ("Yellow Brick Road"), bouncing off of basslines ("Copycat") and gliding over melodies ("Homesick"). Her violin appears on over half the songs, but it's less of a focal instrument, underscoring the growing sense that she is the lead. Her widening web of influences and collaborators (most notably multi-instrumentalist Ben Dickey, who is credited on nearly every song) affirms that she is the conductor through which all these currents flow.
It's fitting, then, that her journeys lead her back to Cincinnati on "#513." "Hollywood will make you hollow / I'm too rooted in my ways," she sings defiantly, setting the song up as a prodigal return. But the tinny song is not an ode to the rustbelt city or a homecoming in the typical sense of the word. Sudan Archives doesn't head home to settle old scores, reminisce on better days or restore herself. She goes simply because, in that moment, that's where she wants to be. That caprice captures the itinerant spirit of her music and the album's arch sense of home. In the world of Sudan Archives, home is anywhere, anyone and any sound that pushes you forward.
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Melanie Chisholm, best known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, revealed that she was sexually assaulted the night before her first-ever Spice Girls gig.
The 48-year-old British singer revealed that in October 1997, the attack happened during an appointment with a massage therapist at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the podcast “How To Fail.”
Chisholm reveals that while she didn’t want to make a fuss about the incident with a male masseur, she also didn’t have time to deal with the actual assault.
The “Wannabe” singer said after the incident, which she did not go into detail about, she immediately got up from the table and left the room before anything else happened.
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“I think it’s really important for me to say it and to finally deal with it and process it. And for other people.”
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While Canterbury is celebrated for its bustling High Street, vibrant nightlife and rich history, the city has recently seen a rise in instances of violent and sexual offences. In fact, this trend has left some locals saying that now they "wouldn’t feel safe at night".
The most recent data from Police.uk shows us that within Canterbury, violent and sexual offences have risen from 10.6 per 1,000 population in December 2018 to 11.8 per 1,000 population in December 2021. In the same time, recorded possession of weapons rose from 0.15 per 1,000 population to 0.24 per 1,000 population.
Again in the same time frame, theft from person rose from 0.12 per 1,000 population to 0.17 per 1,000 population. Meanwhile, criminal damage and arson rose from 2.94 per 1,000 population 3.32 per 1,000 population.
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Interestingly, a number of other crimes did see a notable decrease at this time. Instances of burglary, robbery, shoplifting and vehicle crime all saw considerable decreases in Canterbury between December 2018 and December 2021.
Over the summer, thanks to the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund, £590,000 was invested into the streets of Canterbury in the name of safety. Improvements included extra CCTV, increased police presence, the creation of a walking taxi initiative and more
However, after a number of rather public violent crimes in recent weeks and months from assaults to murders, locals are starting to take notice of the rising violent crime. For some it has started to impact how they perceive the city as a whole.
‘I wouldn’t feel safe at night’
Mary Sennett, 80, used to work in Canterbury and has frequented the city for around 30 years. She said: “I’m constantly between Canterbury and Dover, and generally speaking it’s [crime] been rising at a tremendous rate everywhere.
“In Canterbury, I was here just a few weeks ago and they had marauding teenagers, running through the streets bashing things. Of course it's rising.”
When asked if she felt safe in the city, she said: “ At the moment during the day, but I make sure I’m out by 3:30pm. I wouldn’t feel safe at night.
“I wouldn’t come in the evening, not at all. Maybe if they allotted more police in different areas of Canterbury after dark, that might help.”
‘It’s rising everywhere’
John Barber, 74, and Sue Travers, 71, both regularly visit the area as they have family close by, and both felt that Canterbury is still rather safe. John begins: “I just notice it’s rising everywhere, but not particularly in Canterbury.
“But, I don’t come here in the evenings so I’m not sure what that’s like, but middle of the day, which tends to be when we come, it's fine.” These sentiments were shared by Sue who added: “I can’t say that I’ve noticed it, we haven’t encountered anything specifically targeted to us.”
Both agreed that they do not ‘consciously’ avoid Canterbury in the evening for any particular reason. John stated: “We might have been in once or twice in the middle of the summer but we don’t avoid it. We’d probably say the police presence here is good but you don’t see a lot of police full stop.”
‘We turned around and went home’
Deborah Wisdom, 63, has lived in Canterbury with her husband for one year. She describes an incident that the two witnessed over the summer.
Deborah said: “We did have an occasion where we went out with two little ones we were looking after and we were a bit nervous because there was something going on further along the road. There was some kind of punch-up, so we turned around and went home.”
When asked if she felt safe in the city, she said: “Daytime, yes, not so much at the night time. We came out of the theatre once, and we didn’t feel comfortable coming back because there were a lot of people that were drunk, students I suppose.”
‘Reducing violent crime is a priority’
Canterbury District Commander Chief Inspector Mark Hedges said: “Reducing violent crime is a priority for Kent Police and officers in Canterbury are using a range of methods to maintain safety in the city. We concentrate patrols on areas where concerns have been raised and deploy extra officers at peak times, such as weekend evenings.
“Following a previous successful bid for Home Office Safer Streets funding, which led to increased CCTV camera coverage around the city, further funding has now been secured for future projects dedicated to keeping our streets safe and tackling violence against women and girls. Working with the public is also key and for that reason we are ensuring bars and clubs have measures in place to protect women and girls, and we hold regular events to hear any concerns residents have.
“Officers from the Community Safety Unit will be also working with students as they arrive in the city in the coming weeks to make sure they know the safest routes home and where to get help if they need it. Canterbury is a thriving city with a vibrant day-time and night-time economy, and we continue to work with our partner agencies to address any public safety concerns so that people can enjoy what is a wonderful place to work, live and visit.”
‘Canterbury remains a very safe place’
Canterbury City Council Leader Ben Fitter-Harding said: “We have an extensive CCTV estate, which I'm very proud of, and a great relationship with PCC Matthew Scott who has helped fund the gate closure trial at the Dane John Gardens in the evenings, as well as a great relationship with Kent Police. Our officers regularly support police officers in events, outreach meetings and campaigns.
“I am always concerned for the safety of the residents of the district of Canterbury. Despite the statistics, Canterbury remains a very safe place and we continue to work with all of those involved in keeping it that way to provide help and support.”
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Things to do: Pick from these 9 Northern Colorado Oktoberfest events
We may be thousands of miles from Germany, but that won't stop Northern Colorado from raising some steins for Oktoberfest over the next two weeks.
A flurry of local Oktoberfest events start this weekend and stretch into early October, with one Northern Colorado city and several area breweries serving up live music, German beers and their fair share of Bavarian pretzels.
Take your pick from the events below.
Spargetoberfest
Where: Sparge Brewing, 3999 George W. Bush Ave., Wellington
When: Starting 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17
Before filling up on beer and food truck fare, get a quick run in at Wellington's Spargetoberfest, which kicks off with the second annual Spargetoberfest 5K starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. After the race, head to Sparge Brewing for the Spargetoberfest family festival, complete with music, vendors, food trucks and a dunk tank. For more information, including how to register for the Spargetoberfest 5K, head to spargebrew.com.
Loveland Oktoberfest
Where: Fairgrounds Park, 700 Railroad Ave., Loveland
When: 4-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17
The Sweetheart City has steins in mind this weekend as Loveland prepares to kick off its Oktoberfest celebration in Fairgrounds Park. The weekend's festivities will include German-style beer from Loveland breweries, German food, live music, a stein-hoisting competition and best-dressed contest — don't leave your lederhosen at home. Loveland Oktoberfest is free to attend and open to all ages.
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Oktoberfest at Zwei
Where: Zwei Brewing, 4612 S. Mason St., Fort Collins
When: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17
In its eighth year, Zwei Brewing's Oktoberfest event will kick off Saturday morning with an Oktoberfest beer tapping, a sampling of pierogis and bratwurst and a day of life music — polka, of course, included.
Oktoberfest tapping
Where: Mythmaker Brewing, 1035 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins
When: Noon Saturday, Sept. 17
For a more laidback Oktoberfest experience, head to Mythmaker Brewing. The new west Fort Collins brewery will be tapping its Oktoberfest beer Saturday afternoon, with the Olio Food Truck stationed outside dishing up German-inspired eats. Be sure to stick around for a drawing for two tickets to the Friday night session of the Great American Beer Festival in October.
Goatoberfest
Where: Gilded Goat Brewing Company, 3500 S. College Ave., Fort Collins
When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17
Gilded Goat Brewing Company is back this year with its annual Goatoberfest, serving up its German-style beers, Bavarian pretzels, bratwurst and krautburger baskets, music and merriment.
A Windsor Oktoberfest
Where: The Windsor Gardener and High Hops Brewery, 6461 State Highway 392, Windsor
When: 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23
Not sure whether to have a beer or cocktail this Oktoberfest? Why choose when you can simply head to The Windsor Gardener, a Windsor greenhouse that's also home to High Hops Brewery and The Heart Distillery. Take your pick from beer at High Hops or Bavarian-inspired cocktails from The Heart as you peruse the Windsor Gardener during its seasonal Oktoberfest Sip & Shop event. Starting at 7 p.m., head over to High Hops for live music from Five Month Journey, a mustache contest, brewery and distillery tours, giveaways, specialty food and two new beer releases. Tickets to High Hops' evening events are $10. You must be 21 or older to participate in all Oktoberfest events.
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Stodgy Brewing Co.
Where: 1802 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins
When: Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24
Head to west Fort Collins for some German-style sips and snacks. Stodgy Brewing Co. is opening up its massive front yard to Oktoberfest offerings — including live music from a big brass band, a special beer and stein release and German brats and pretzels.
Jessup Farm Oktoberfest
Where: Jessup Farm Artisan Village, 1921 Jessup Drive, Fort Collins
When: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24
Ready for an open air Oktoberfest? Head to Fort Collins' Jessup Farm Artisan Village, which will have live music, beer, food, yard games and more. Admission to this event is free, with tickets for food and drinks available for purchase.
A Mash Lab Oktoberfest
Where: Mash Lab Brewing & Kitchen, 4487 Highland Meadows Parkway, Windsor
When: Noon Saturday, Oct. 1
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Colorado State football makes unwanted return to 'Bottom 10' rankings after 0-2 start
Nowhere to go but up, right?
That's what those in and outside the program hope (and, to be fair, expect) for the Colorado State football program.
National pundits have put the Rams back in the Bottom 10 following a loss last week to a Middle Tennessee team who was populating the depths of those rankings prior to the game.
The good news for CSU? After this week's tall task at Washington State (a team receiving votes in the more desirable top 25 polls) the Rams have games that are winnable (on paper against some other teams considered near the bottom).
More good news? CSU made an appearance in the Bottom 10 last season after a Week 2 loss to frequent Bottom 10 occupant Vanderbilt but the Rams quickly responded with wins in three of the next four games. Of course, the wheels came off the Steve Addazio bus after that.
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To the very unofficial and largely snarky rankings...
ESPN
The famous Bottom 10 ranking from the World Wide Leader has CSU at No. 8, but really it's a shared ranking with rival Colorado (also 0-2).
"Most in the Centennial State will agree that it is total ram doo-doo that Colorado State no longer plays Colorado in the Rocky Mountain Showdown," writes Ryan McGee. "Most in the Mile High State agree that it is a pile of buffalo caca that the best the teams could do was schedule home-and-homes sporadically over the next two decades."
CBS Sports
The site goes all-in on the bottom tier, doing a full bottom 25 ranking. CSU comes in at a harsh No. 2, even ahead of (or behind?) Colorado.
"Jay Norvell is off to a rough start at Colorado State," writes Tom Fornelli. "The 51-7 loss to Michigan wasn't a surprise to anybody. But the 34-19 home loss to a Middle Tennessee team that lost by 37 to James Madison the week before? Yikes.
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The good news for CSU is there are familiar faces in the rankings. And let's be real, part of the bottom ranking for the Rams is because of where old friend Steve Addazio left the program.
Lytle:CSU football loss to Middle Tennessee highlights size of Rams' rebuild
Hawaii is No. 1 in CBS Sports' ranking and No. 2 in ESPN's. The Rams host Hawaii Oct. 22. Utah State is No. 10 in CBS Sports' ranking and the Rams host those Aggies Oct. 15.
New Mexico is on ESPN's "waiting list." The Lobos visit Fort Collins Nov. 25.
It's probably a safe bet that the Rams won't be in the Bottom 10 by the end of the season as the schedule turns much more favorable after this week.
Dante Wright exits:CSU receiver Dante Wright will enter the transfer portal
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- Sales volumes -1.0%
- Home price index down -1.6% in August from July
- Prices up 7.1% y/y
- Sales volumes -24.7% y/y
“August saw national sales hold steady month-to-month for the first time since February which, along with a stabilization of demand/supply conditions in many markets, could be an early sign that this year’s sharp adjustment in housing markets across Canada may have mostly run its course,” said Jill Oudil, Chair of CREA. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/canadian-august-home-price-index-16-mm-20220915/ | 2022-09-15T14:19:46Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/canadian-august-home-price-index-16-mm-20220915/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne Police Capt. David Janes graduated this week as a member of the 283rd session of the FBI National Academy, a Wednesday news release from CPD said.
The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. Nationally, fewer than 1% of officers have the opportunity to attend the program, according to the news release.
The academy offers 10 weeks of advanced communication, leadership and fitness training. Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies to attend. On average, these officers have 21 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve in executive-level positions.
This session consisted of 235 law enforcement officers from 49 states and the District of Columbia. Capt. Janes was the sole representative from Wyoming. The class included members of law enforcement agencies from 21 countries, five military organizations and five federal and civilian agencies.
Capt. Janes has served with CPD for 18 years and is the second generation of his family to graduate from this academy. On the day he was born, Janes’ father was in Quantico attending the 125th session. Chief Billy Janes, retired, served 41 years with the Torrington Police Department, and 30 years as chief of police.
The impact this program had on his father’s leadership journey inspired Capt. Janes to participate, as well.
“The Cheyenne Police Department is very proud of the drive and dedication that Capt. Janes has shown, not only while attending the National Academy, but in his preparation for the academic and physical challenges that he would face while attending,” CPD Chief Mark Francisco said in the release. “A job well done.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyenne-police-captain-graduates-from-fbi-national-academy/article_d8b5b7b4-347d-11ed-882c-b37bff4ac4f2.html | 2022-09-15T14:20:25Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyenne-police-captain-graduates-from-fbi-national-academy/article_d8b5b7b4-347d-11ed-882c-b37bff4ac4f2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the rising Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, otherwise known as inflation, for states including Wyoming. Screenshot taken Wednesday from a BLS announcement.
CHEYENNE – Inflation isn't just high in the nation as a whole, it's also surging locally and in the western part of the country, newly released figures show.
When the federal government on Tuesday issued these statistics for the nation, it drew considerable attention, and analysts said it contributed to a decline in stock prices and to an increase in expectations the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates at a faster pace. At around the same time, comparable figures were released for geographic areas that are more specific to Wyoming.
The numbers show that in one multi-state area that includes the Cowboy State, inflation has been increasing recently at an even faster clip than nationally. This is according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and per a brief phone conversation and email exchange between the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and a BLS representative.
As was widely reported Tuesday, consumer prices across the country rose 8.3% in August from a year earlier, BLS says. In the agency's Mountain region, a similar economic stat, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rose by an even higher percentage.
The region's CPI-U gained 9.6% in the 12 months ended in August 2022, BLM rep Julie Percival told the WTE on Wednesday. The region includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, according to Percival, a regional economist for the Southwest/Mountain Plains Information Office.
There is another region that also includes Wyoming, although for this wide swath of land, inflation actually grew a little more slowly than throughout the U.S. In the West region, CPI-U increased 8.1%, BLS reported. That's two-tenths of a percentage point less than for the country. There are 13 states in the West region, and they include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington state and, of course, Wyoming.
BLS explained this inflation trend as reflecting the fact that food prices advanced 10.8%. And energy prices rose 20%, the government explained, "largely the result of an increase in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.7 percent over the year."
In recent months, gas prices have been declining. Experts expect this to eventually lead to lower inflation, or to be at least one less reason for prices consumers pay to be surging.
According to the AAA motorists service and association, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas across the country was $3.70 on Wednesday. While that is about 14% more than the cost exactly a year ago, it's also down by about a third from the record reached in June of just above $5. Gas costs a little more across Wyoming on average, at $3.80 per gallon, than it does nationally, although it's selling for less here in Laramie County. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/inflation-in-states-including-wyoming-up-more-than-nationally/article_fc34cab2-3483-11ed-9154-cb4b895b90d8.html | 2022-09-15T14:20:31Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/inflation-in-states-including-wyoming-up-more-than-nationally/article_fc34cab2-3483-11ed-9154-cb4b895b90d8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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LARAMIE – While food attainment is an ever-present pressure for those struggling to make ends meet, this month people across the financial spectrum are shifting their focus to food and how to share one of life’s basic necessities with others.
September is Hunger Action Month. It’s a national initiative to encourage communities to donate, volunteer and learn more about food insecurity and what can be done to stop it.
In Wyoming, demand for services from food banks continues to increase and money for COVID-19 pandemic relief programs has been drying up.
“The need has significantly increased,” said Rachel Bailey, executive director for Food Bank of Wyoming, about an uptick in demand for services over the past few months. “Some agencies are feeding double the number of households across the state.”
Laramie Interfaith has seen an increase in clientele every month this year, said executive director Josh Watanabe. In August, the organization served people from 512 unique households.
While Laramie Soup Kitchen typically had served an average of 82 people day, over the past few months the numbers have reached triple digits. One day this week, the organization reached its record number of visitors at 173. That eclipses the previous record of about 140 seen on a day in May.
“We haven’t had numbers this high throughout the pandemic,” said Laramie Soup Kitchen Executive Director Ted Cramer.
Typically, the organization serves more people in the summer when they are traveling through the city. Only time will tell whether that will be the same this year, Cramer said.
Cramer said that while he doesn’t know much specific information about Soup Kitchen clients, he’s noticed many new faces are local families that visit regularly rather than people who are just passing through.
In Albany County, 11.1% of people have food insecurity and 70% live below the SNAP threshold of 130% poverty, according to Feeding America. The issue disproportionately affects people of color, LGBTQ people and people with a lower socioeconomic status, said University of Wyoming nutrition professor Jill Keith.
On the UW campus those numbers are even higher, with 45% of the campus community experiencing food insecurity in 2020, according to the UW Food Insecurity Taskforce.
Food and health
The definition of food insecurity expands further than merely referring to missing meals.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture outlines food security levels that range from “high,” meaning no alterations to the diet are made, to “low” and “very low” food security, which refer to lack of variety or quality in the diet and disrupted food intake.
Food insecurity can create a host of challenges for the body, especially in areas of immune system function, growth, mental health and performance in school, Keith said.
“The only place we really don’t see any health consequences is where people have high food security,” she said.
While poverty and low wages play a role in food insecurity, other factors such as isolation and lack of transportation or nearby grocery stores also have an impact.
Even when people have enough money to buy food or can access it through a food bank, they may need education on how to prepare a meal, Keith said. Some people, especially college students, may not have the appropriate kitchen appliances to prepare healthy meals, so they rely on faster options.
This convenience comes at a cost, as these foods typically contain higher levels of sodium and saturated fats than a home-cooked meal.
The complexity of the issue presents an opportunity for community food groups to think carefully about how they offer services and how best they can fill gaps.
“I think the biggest thing is trying to connect people with resources,” Keith said. “The amazing resources are here, (so we should) think about how we make sure people can access resources.”
Working together
The recent uptick in demand has caused local food banks to get creative with how they seek donations and offer services.
Laramie Soup Kitchen has been working to educate professional catering companies on how to serve food in a way that allows for leftovers to be donated, Cramer said.
Catered events often see last-minute changes to guest lists that result in extra food. By avoiding a self-serve buffet format or putting to-go boxes out at the end of events, more food from these events can end up in people’s stomachs rather than garbage cans.
“There’s already a ton of food in this town that’s going to waste,” Cramer said. “Give me that.”
At Laramie Soup Kitchen, people can donate food from their homes. The group accepts nearly everything and distributes resources to other local nonprofits when there is a surplus.
There now is a strong need for food donations, especially meat, Cramer said. In addition to donating store-bought meat, people can donate game meat as long as it’s professionally processed.
Monetary donations are another powerful way to help local nonprofits. Laramie Interfaith uses its nonprofit status to buy food at a highly discounted rate, meaning the money stretches farther than it would if an individual bought food for the group.
Food Bank of Wyoming also accepts donations. Throughout Hunger Action Month, the Powder River Energy Foundation, CoBank and Basin Electric are providing a match of up to $25,000.
Some organizations provide wraparound services for their clients. Laramie Interfaith is now helping people sign up for the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which helps people pay rent and utilities.
“A lot of times a food pantry is the first place someone does come to seek help,” Bailey said. “In our food pantries or in human services organizations across the state they will also offer other services to help individuals in need.”
She explained that these types of programs help address root causes of food insecurity and could help in efforts to “shorten the line” of people who need food assistance.
Keith said one of the most important things nonprofits and community members can do is foster a culture of sharing and support in these spaces.
“Trying to root it in sharing and dignity (is important).” Keith said. “That’s a lot of the reason people might not use community resources, because of stigma and that lack of dignity.”
Leaders at Food Bank of Wyoming also have talked about broadening advocacy work to address some needs that go beyond filling plates.
“I think advocacy is really important right now to help your local state and national legislatures to understand what the need is in Wyoming and how they can support those in need across the state,” Bailey said.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachery Butler, left, 23rd Communications Squadron operations officer in charge, and Master Sgt. Thomas Beers, 336th Recruiting Squadron first sergeant, participate in a 9/11 remembrance run at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 12, 2022. During the event, participants ran around the track in intervals passing the U.S. flag every 30 minutes to the following participating group. The 23rd Force Support Squadron hosted the event to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deanna Muir)
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Chevrolet has upped the performance of its Tahoe RST for 2023 with the addition of a new package, aptly labeled the Performance Edition package.
Unveiled on Wednesday at the 2022 Detroit auto show, the package essentially brings upgrades originally developed for the Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle to make it ride and handle better.
It’s available exclusively with the 2023 Tahoe RST equipped with the 6.2-liter V-8 and four-wheel drive, and also brings a small boost in output, with horsepower growing 13 hp to 433 hp and torque growing by 7 lb-ft to 467 lb-ft. Combined with other upgrades, the package will see the Tahoe RST accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 124 mph. That compares to 6.0 seconds and 112 mph for RSTs without the package. The quoted quarter-mile ET is 14.2 seconds at 97 mph, versus the stock 14.4 seconds at 97 mph.
The other upgrades include new springs, a larger-diameter stabilizer bar, and retuned dampers. The ride height has also been lowered 0.4 inches at the front and 0.8 inches at the rear. Perhaps the most important upgrade, though, are the new Brembo brakes whose front rotors are 25% larger than stock. They bring the big SUV from 60-0 mph in just 133 feet of braking distance. Crucially, the changes don’t affect the stock vehicle’s 7,600-lb towing capacity.
Tahoes equipped with the package feature a black “RST” badge on the tailgate, sport pedals, and the available Luxury Package which includes driver-assist features.
The package is priced at $8,525, and adding it to the $70,415 price tag of the applicable 2023 Tahoe RST brings the grand total to $78,940, including a $1,795 destination charge. Production is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.
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The Dodge Charger and Challenger as we know them are going away after the 2023 model year, so Dodge is celebrating with a series of seven Last Call models, the fifth of which was unveiled Wednesday.
That fifth installment is the 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona, which joins the Challenger Shakedown, Charger Super Bee, and Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger models. Dodge will reveal another Last Call model Sept. 21 before showing the final seventh model at the 2022 SEMA show, which starts Nov 1.
The King Daytona is a tribute to 1960s/1970s-era drag racer William “Big Willie” Robinson, who raced a 1969 Dodge Charger named “King Daytona,” and also used the car in a campaign against street racing.
The modern King Daytona is based on the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye, but bumps output from the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 by 10 hp for a total of 807 hp. Orange 6-piston Brembo brake calipers help rein in the speed produced by all that power.
The special edition also gets a Go Mango exterior with a satin black hood, spoiler, and graphics. Hood pins and 20-inch Satin Carbon Warp Speed wheels complete the exterior changes.
The interior has black nappa leather/Alcantara seats and an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel. Orange contrast stitching on the seats, instrument panel, steering wheel, center console, and door panels ties the interior to the exterior. Dodge also throws in a Harman Kardon audio system, a sunroof, and navigation.
Production is limited to 300 units and ordering information will be announced in the fall. In addition to the Last Call models, all 2023 Charger and Challenger models will feature signifiers that they are the last of their kind. While this will vary from model to model, all will come with a commemorative plaque under the hood bearing the scripts “Last Call,” “Designed in Auburn Hills,” and “Assembled in Brampton.”
The retirement of the current Charger and Challenger makes way for an electric muscle car based on the Charger Daytona SRT concept and scheduled to go on sale in 2024.
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A redesigned Honda Pilot is coming for 2023 and we’ll see the covers come off late this year.
On Wednesday, Honda teased that its new mid-size SUV will be the next recipient of the off-road-inspired Trailsport treatment, again.
Offered for the first time on the 2022 Passport, the Trailsport treatment adds unique fascia designs, wheel patterns, and interior accents. It doesn’t add any serious off-road mods, though the situation may change with the 2023 Pilot. Honda described the vehicle as its “most rugged and capable” SUV yet.
The new Pilot is expected to be a twin under the skin with the redesigned 2022 Acura MDX. This would mean a platform more rigid than the one it replaces, translating into improved road manners. The SUV is expected to offer seating for up to eight and pack a V-6 engine as standard.
Prototypes show a more rugged design than the current Pilot whose soft lines are more minivan than SUV.
The reveal of the new Pilot will cap off a busy year for Honda’s SUV engineers. The automaker already has launched new versions of the subcompact HR-V and compact CR-V. Honda’s SUV onslaught isn’t about to slow, though. In addition to the new Pilot, there will be the electric Prologue making a debut in 2023.
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Back in the 1970s and early 1980s when I was going to the drag races with my dad, the occasional flat-4-powered Volkswagen would appear among a sea of V-8 Fords and Chevys. The little rear-engined, air-cooled Beetles would buzz down the quarter-mile more slowly than most of the muscle cars that populated the track, but every once in awhile one would put up a respectable ET.
“Willpower!,” my dad would shout, in reference to the flat-4 motivation that made them so quick. Meanwhile, the muscle cars would rely mostly on big-displacement V-8s.
The 2023 Toyota Corolla GR is chock full of willpower, and it’s just as impressive as those quick drag Beetles from decades ago. Powered by a tiny 1.6-liter turbo-3, it can’t rely on displacement to make it quick. Instead, it uses a heaping helping of turbo boost and the willpower of the enthusiast Toyota engineers who turned an automotive appliance into a fun hot hatch with analog appeal.
The 12-valve, dual-overhead-cam engine, known internally as G16E-GTS, is also used in the well-reviewed GR Yaris, which we don’t get in the U.S. That engine has 20.3 psi of boost and most turbo engines get about 15 psi. But in the GR Corolla, Toyota engineers shove 25.2 psi of turbo boost down the throat of the engine. In the limited-run (just 200) Morizo Edition, that increases to 26.2 psi of boost. Both versions make 300 hp, but the extra boost in the Morizo increases torque from 273 lb-ft of torque to 295 lb-ft of torque.
The engine uses some motorsport technology to wring 300 horses out of three cylinders, including a machined intake port, large diameter exhaust valves, and multi-oil jet piston cooling. It also employs both port and direct fuel injection, a system Toyota calls D-4S, to maximize power and fuel economy, though it’s not very efficient given its size, earning the GR Corolla estimated fuel economy ratings of 21 mpg city, 28 highway, 24 combined.
The G16E-GTS asks drivers to beat on it. With a single-scroll ball-bearing turbo and so much boost, peak torque takes its sweet time to arrive, hitting its plateau from 3,000-5,000 rpm. It spools up even later in the Morizo, arriving at 3,250 rpm and dropping off at 4,600 rpm. If you just drove it conservatively on the street, you might not realize it’s powerful at all—after all, we seldom exceed 3,000 rpm on our daily commutes.
On a two-plus-mile track at the Utah Motorsports Campus at Toyota’s media drive program, that means I have to rail on it to access the power. Luckily, the engine revs freely, and low gearing helps me get into the power band quickly. The power doesn’t hit hard. Instead it takes a beat or two to build, then pushes the car forward to hit 60 mph from a stop in a touch under five seconds (Toyota quotes 4.99 seconds for the Core and Circuit Edition and 4.93 seconds for the Morizo). Willpower!
The little three gives its all on the track. It’s both fun to shift and important to do so regularly to keep the engine on boil between 3,000 and 7,000 revs. A graphic tachometer flashes gray, orange, and finally red as the engine approaches, then hits, its 7,000-rpm redline. With a shorter final gear ratio, that rev band feels meatier and easier to access in the Morizo, even though the max torque band is smaller. On this 16-turn track, for instance, the Morizo requires five upshifts into fourth gear compared to an average of three in the other models because the shorter gearing makes it rev higher more often.
A 6-speed manual transmission performs those shifts. The gearbox has short, positive shifts and a clutch with moderate weight and a slightly grabby takeup point that can lead to stalls when shifting to first gear during the first few drives. Toyota calls it the iMT transmission in reference to its standard downshift rev matching that can be turned off (on is the default) via a button on the lower dash.
Making a manual the only choice is one sign that the GR Corolla was developed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Another clue? The Morizo model is named after the racing name of Toyota CEO, Akio Toyoda, who has to sign off on the driving character of every Toyota sports car before it makes it to market.
The willpower of Toyota’s enthusiast engineers doesn’t end with the engine. While the Corolla hatchback’s roots are pure economy car, the GR team buttoned it up quite well. To firm up the body structure, they added underfloor tunnel and rear wheelhouse braces, plus 349 spot welds and nine feet of bonding material. The Morizo increases the amount of bonding material to almost 20 feet, and also gets two rear cabin braces.
Every GR Corolla has a MacPherson-strut front suspension with track-tuned dampers, springs, and stabilizer bars. Double wishbones at the rear make room for the brand’s GR Four all-wheel-drive system, which was developed with an assist from Toyota’s Gazoo Racing World Rally Team. The Morizo improves the rear suspension with track-tuned coil springs and monotube shocks out back. The Circuit and Morizo both also come standard with front and rear Torsen limited-slip differentials, which are optional on the Core. A raw, forged carbon-fiber roof also helps lower the center of gravity on the Circuit and Morizo models, and the Morizo does away with a rear seat in the name of weight savings.
Every model—Core, Circuit Edition, and Morizo Edition—is available for me to test at this track drive, and all of the Core models have the $1,180 Performance Package, which includes the LSDs. For track laps, company reps recommend the setting GR Four to its Track mode, which sets a 50/50 torque split, and that’s the first mode I try in a Core model.
I’m smitten from the start. In an increasingly digital automotive world, the GR Corolla feels very analog. The GR crew increased the Corolla’s steering ratio 7% from 13.7:1 to 12.7:1 and it immediately reveals itself as quick and direct, with a lot of feel for what’s going on at the front wheels. Driving with the windows open, I can also hear what’s happening at the wheels. As I toss the car into corners, the standard 235/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires scrub when there’s too much steering angle, and quiet down when I unwind the wheel to balance the car. If I were blindfolded, I’d be able to tell the difference between grip and push by simply listening to the tires, but who knows what I’d hit.
Not that the car has a tendency to push, which would be expected for a hot hatch based on a front-wheel drive platform. Perhaps the 3-cylinder engine has something to do with that given it’s about 44 lb lighter than a comparable turbo-4, according to lead engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto.
With the base tires, if I drive too hard into a corner, the GR Corolla points in the right direction and goes into a short, controlled slide until I can get the speed under control. It then does what I tell it to do through the steering wheel, with an assist from the chosen GR Four setting. In Track mode, I can feel the front tires pulling the car through the turn. In Sport mode, which has a 30:70 front-to-rear torque ratio, the power flowing to the rear axle helps the car rotate through corners. In both cases, the LSDs make sure the power gets to the pavement, and in either mode, this rambunctious little beast is unflappable.
Those controlled slides give way to precisely carved lines in the Morizo. With its stiffer structure, a 0.2-inch lower ride height, and especially its sticker 245/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, the Morizo grips harder and tracks truer through the turns. It’s a pure delight, but so are the other models. Which is best for you is a matter of taste, much like it is for GR 86 buyers, who can turn their cars into drift machines with the standard all-season tires or cut faster autocross times with the available summer performance tires.
The car stops well, too. Standard 14.0-inch front rotors with 4-piston calipers and 11.7-inch rear rotors with 2-piston calipers provide strong stopping power on the track and refuse to fade during a good six hours of on and off action.
Toyota’s drive program doesn’t include a street drive, but a couple laps around the track’s ring road demonstrate that the suspension is firm but forgiving. The only possible irritant will be the car’s buzzy sound, but enthusiasts will find it more fun than frustrating. The engine has a three-pipe exhaust system that closes the center pipe at 20 mph for a more subdued experience. It opens back up at 4,500 rpm to supply the buzzy racket drivers likely want that high in the rev range.
The GR Corolla’s cockpit doesn’t quite match the car’s price point, which is $36,995 for the base Core model. It’s plasticky and clearly has economy car roots, but it does come standard with supportive fabric sport seats, silver contrast stitching, aluminum pedals, an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen, and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with available readouts for the GR Four drive mode, turbo boost pressure, and g forces. The $43,995 Circuit Edition gets synthetic suede and synthetic leather upholstery with red contrast stitching, heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and wireless smartphone charging. The $50,995 Morizo Edition has synthetic suede wrap on the shift knob and steering wheel and the rear seat delete.
No GR Corolla will be mistaken for a pedestrian base model, thanks to widened body panels to cover the wider wheels and tires, attractive 18-inch wheels, a hood bulge on all but the Core model, more front end cooling ducts, a rear spoiler, the carbon-fiber roof, and the hatchback body style itself. Instead of an automotive appliance, they’ll see a rowdy hot hatch with an attitude, and they’ll be right. Should they take it for a test drive, especially on a track, they’ll also discover it has the willpower to match its outward attitude.
Toyota paid for airfare, lodging, and track time for Motor Authority to have a ball tossing the GR Corolla through corners and bring you this firsthand report.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics is shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050, a challenging goal that experts say could be hampered by South Korea’s modest climate change commitments.
South Korea-based Samsung is a top producer of computer memory chips and smartphones and the second biggest energy consumer behind Walmart among hundreds of global companies that have joined the “RE100” campaign to get 100% of electricity from renewable sources like wind or solar power.
In announcing its target Thursday the company said it aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its mobile device, television and consumer electronics divisions by 2030, and across all global operations including semiconductors by 2050.
It plans to invest 7 trillion won ($5 billion) through 2030 on projects aimed at reducing emissions from process gases, controlling and recycling electronic waste, conserving water and minimizing pollutants. It plans to develop new technologies to reduce power consumption in consumer electronics devices and data centers, which would require more efficient memory chips. It also will set long-term goals to reduce emissions in supply chains and logistics.
“Samsung is responding to the threats of climate change with a comprehensive plan that includes reducing emissions, new sustainability practices and the development of innovative technologies and products that are better for our planet,” Jong-Hee Han, the company’s CEO, said in an emailed statement.
Samsung’s plan drew praise from some of its investors, including Dutch pension fund manager APG, which said the company could potentially make a “significant contribution” in cleaning up South Korea’s electricity market, considering its impact and influence on the national economy.
Sam Kimmins, director of energy and head of RE100 at the London-based Climate Group, which leads the clean electricity initiative, said Samsung’s commitment would send a message to others in the market that “it is possible, and critical, to switch to 100% renewable electricity.”
APG expressed concern, however, that Samsung’s announcement comes at a time when South Korea has been dialing back on its climate change goals.
The conservative government of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in May, has focused much of its energy policy on promoting nuclear-generated electricity. Desperate to boost a weak economy, Yoon’s government has also indicated reluctance to sharply reduce the country’s dependence on coal and gas, which generate about 65% of South Korea’s electricity.
South Korea got 7.5% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2021, significantly lower than the 30% average among rich nations making up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Yoon’s government recently adjusted the country’s renewable energy target to 21% of the total energy mix by 2030, softening the 30% target announced by his liberal predecessor, Moon Jae-in.
Samsung acknowledged it would have a harder time converting to renewable electricity sources at home than at its foreign operations, where it aims to get to 100% clean energy by 2027. It said renewable energy supplies in South Korea “have begun to expand but remain limited,” while its electricity needs continue to rise as it boosts production at its domestic semiconductor lines to meet global demands.
“As a long-term investor in Korea, we are concerned about how the government plans to reconcile the industry’s desperate need for clean electricity to stay relevant in the long run,” Yoo-Kyung Park, APG’s Asia Pacific head of responsible investment and governance, said in a statement.
Samsung, South Korea’s biggest company, had faced growing pressure to do more to reduce its carbon emissions as it lagged behind some of its peers in climate commitments. Those companies include Apple, a major buyer of Samsung’s chips, which joined RE100 in 2016 and plans to be carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chains by 2030, putting the pressure on its suppliers to meet those requirements.
Samsung is the crown jewel of an export-reliant economy driven by manufacturing of semiconductors, cars, display panels, mobile phones and ships, industries that tend to have high energy consumption.
Samsung used 25.8 terawatt hours of electricity for its operations last year, which was nearly twice the amount consumed by all households in the South Korean capital of Seoul and more than other global technology giants like Google, Apple, Meta, Intel, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Samsung’s embrace of clean electricity could have significant supply chain effects, pushing other companies to boost their renewable energy supplies, said Ousam Jin from the Seoul-based Corporate Renewable Energy Foundation.
“Most meaningfully, Samsung’s RE100 commitment sends a strong signal to the renewable energy market and policymakers to increase the supply of renewable energy considering the company’s massive electricity usage,” Jin said. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-samsung-sets-goal-to-attain-100-clean-energy-by-2050/ | 2022-09-15T14:23:15Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-samsung-sets-goal-to-attain-100-clean-energy-by-2050/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 32 |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics is shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050, a challenging goal that experts say could be hampered by South Korea’s modest climate change commitments.
South Korea-based Samsung is a top producer of computer memory chips and smartphones and the second biggest energy consumer behind Walmart among hundreds of global companies that have joined the “RE100” campaign to get 100% of electricity from renewable sources like wind or solar power.
In announcing its target Thursday the company said it aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its mobile device, television and consumer electronics divisions by 2030, and across all global operations including semiconductors by 2050.
It plans to invest 7 trillion won ($5 billion) through 2030 on projects aimed at reducing emissions from process gases, controlling and recycling electronic waste, conserving water and minimizing pollutants. It plans to develop new technologies to reduce power consumption in consumer electronics devices and data centers, which would require more efficient memory chips. It also will set long-term goals to reduce emissions in supply chains and logistics.
“Samsung is responding to the threats of climate change with a comprehensive plan that includes reducing emissions, new sustainability practices and the development of innovative technologies and products that are better for our planet,” Jong-Hee Han, the company’s CEO, said in an emailed statement.
Samsung’s plan drew praise from some of its investors, including Dutch pension fund manager APG, which said the company could potentially make a “significant contribution” in cleaning up South Korea’s electricity market, considering its impact and influence on the national economy.
Sam Kimmins, director of energy and head of RE100 at the London-based Climate Group, which leads the clean electricity initiative, said Samsung’s commitment would send a message to others in the market that “it is possible, and critical, to switch to 100% renewable electricity.”
APG expressed concern, however, that Samsung’s announcement comes at a time when South Korea has been dialing back on its climate change goals.
The conservative government of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in May, has focused much of its energy policy on promoting nuclear-generated electricity. Desperate to boost a weak economy, Yoon’s government has also indicated reluctance to sharply reduce the country’s dependence on coal and gas, which generate about 65% of South Korea’s electricity.
South Korea got 7.5% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2021, significantly lower than the 30% average among rich nations making up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Yoon’s government recently adjusted the country’s renewable energy target to 21% of the total energy mix by 2030, softening the 30% target announced by his liberal predecessor, Moon Jae-in.
Samsung acknowledged it would have a harder time converting to renewable electricity sources at home than at its foreign operations, where it aims to get to 100% clean energy by 2027. It said renewable energy supplies in South Korea “have begun to expand but remain limited,” while its electricity needs continue to rise as it boosts production at its domestic semiconductor lines to meet global demands.
“As a long-term investor in Korea, we are concerned about how the government plans to reconcile the industry’s desperate need for clean electricity to stay relevant in the long run,” Yoo-Kyung Park, APG’s Asia Pacific head of responsible investment and governance, said in a statement.
Samsung, South Korea’s biggest company, had faced growing pressure to do more to reduce its carbon emissions as it lagged behind some of its peers in climate commitments. Those companies include Apple, a major buyer of Samsung’s chips, which joined RE100 in 2016 and plans to be carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chains by 2030, putting the pressure on its suppliers to meet those requirements.
Samsung is the crown jewel of an export-reliant economy driven by manufacturing of semiconductors, cars, display panels, mobile phones and ships, industries that tend to have high energy consumption.
Samsung used 25.8 terawatt hours of electricity for its operations last year, which was nearly twice the amount consumed by all households in the South Korean capital of Seoul and more than other global technology giants like Google, Apple, Meta, Intel, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Samsung’s embrace of clean electricity could have significant supply chain effects, pushing other companies to boost their renewable energy supplies, said Ousam Jin from the Seoul-based Corporate Renewable Energy Foundation.
“Most meaningfully, Samsung’s RE100 commitment sends a strong signal to the renewable energy market and policymakers to increase the supply of renewable energy considering the company’s massive electricity usage,” Jin said. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-samsung-sets-goal-to-attain-100-clean-energy-by-2050/ | 2022-09-15T14:23:15Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-samsung-sets-goal-to-attain-100-clean-energy-by-2050/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 32 |
- Prior was +0.6% (revised to +0.5%)
- Capacity utilization 80.0% vs 80.3% expected
- Manufacturing output +0.1% vs 0.0% expected
- Prior output +0.7% (revised to +0.6%)
This is the worst reading since late 2021.
This is the worst reading since late 2021.
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US initial jobless claims were strong, including the best unadjusted number on record, but the dollar cooled on August retail sales data.
The headlined appeared strong at +0.3% compared to a flat reading expected but digging deeper into the numbers painted a different picture. For starters, the July data was revised to -0.4% from 0.0% so it was starting at a lower base. Secondly, excluding the volatile autos, gasoline and building materials cateogories, sales were flat compared to +0.5% expected. That was also compounded by a revision in the prior to +0.4% from +0.8%.
So on the whole the report should give the Fed some indications that consumers are easing off. One quirk in the report is that new car sales were particularly high, which isn't what you would expect with a retrenching consumer and rising interest rates. However, I suspect that this was due to surging deliveries from cars ordered much earlier as supply chains improve.
In any case, the US dollar is edging lower. Implied odds of a 100 bps Fed hike are down to 21% from 35% yesterday.
There's still plenty to sort through here but if I'm the Fed watching these numbers, I'm starting to see signs of cooling inflation. The prices paid component in the Philly Fed was also at the lowest since Dec 2020. The drop in the Empire survey was similar.
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The US stocks tried to trade higher in pre-market trading but has given up the gains slowly through the pre-market trading and the data dump today in the US did not change any minds as to the expected Fed bias. They will tighten by 75 basis points next Wednesday, and likely push the US economy to slower growth ahead that should see lower earnings
Earnings
A company’s earnings represent its profits or net benefits as a result of its operation.Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings can be calculated as EBIT, i.e. earnings before interest and taxes, and EBITDA, i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.Earnings are valuable tools for investors of company shares as they can often highlight a company’s financial standing and performance. Better performances can result in strengthened share prices, while unexpectedly bad earnings can risk declines in share prices. Using Earnings to Better Inform Investment DecisionsMany analysts also use other measures such as earnings per share (EPS) as a way to compare the earnings of multiple companies.EPS is calculated by the remaining earnings leftover for shareholders, divided by the number of shares outstanding. This is a more fine-tuned measure for investors and analysts given each company has a different number of shares owned by the public.Only comparing companies' existing earnings does not accurately indicate how much money each company has for each of its shares over a specific period.As a result, EPS is routinely used to make better-informed comparisons and forecasts.In the US, all companies are obligated to report quarterly earnings to the public, which informs on the state of any publicly traded company. These events are very monitored and important, especially for large corporations.In addition, several companies are used as barometers for the state of the overall market or US economy, lending further weight to these metrics.Ultimately, earnings are an integral element of the US stock market and ensure companies disclose their financials in ways that do not leave investors or the public in the dark.
A company’s earnings represent its profits or net benefits as a result of its operation.Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings can be calculated as EBIT, i.e. earnings before interest and taxes, and EBITDA, i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.Earnings are valuable tools for investors of company shares as they can often highlight a company’s financial standing and performance. Better performances can result in strengthened share prices, while unexpectedly bad earnings can risk declines in share prices. Using Earnings to Better Inform Investment DecisionsMany analysts also use other measures such as earnings per share (EPS) as a way to compare the earnings of multiple companies.EPS is calculated by the remaining earnings leftover for shareholders, divided by the number of shares outstanding. This is a more fine-tuned measure for investors and analysts given each company has a different number of shares owned by the public.Only comparing companies' existing earnings does not accurately indicate how much money each company has for each of its shares over a specific period.As a result, EPS is routinely used to make better-informed comparisons and forecasts.In the US, all companies are obligated to report quarterly earnings to the public, which informs on the state of any publicly traded company. These events are very monitored and important, especially for large corporations.In addition, several companies are used as barometers for the state of the overall market or US economy, lending further weight to these metrics.Ultimately, earnings are an integral element of the US stock market and ensure companies disclose their financials in ways that do not leave investors or the public in the dark.
Read this Term. That has the stocks on the back foot and trading lower today.
The snapshot of the market currently shows:
- Dow industrial average down -59 points at -0.19% at 31076.10
- S&P index -14.75 points -0.38% at 3931.37
- NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite.
The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite.
Read this Term index -55 points or -0.48% at 11666
- Russell 2000-8.6 points at -0.47% at 1829.84
Having said that, the lows are still above the lows from last week's trading.
- Dow industrial low last week he came in at 31048.
- S&P index low last week came in at 3886.75
- NASDAQ index low last week came in at 11471.50
Those levels will be key downside targets. Getting below opens the door for a further probe toward the June lows which are also still a ways away.
So although the markets are bearish, there is room to roam thanks to the sharp rebound higher seen in June
A snapshot of yields days shows
- 2 year 3.56%, +6.4 basis points
- 5 year 3.662%, +5.7 basis points
- 10 year 3.455% +4.9 basis points
- 30 year 3.486%, +2.4 basis points
The USD is seeing choppy up and down price action:
- EURUSD is back below the parity level and back below the 200 hour moving average at 1.0002 after the try above failed in early New York trading
- GBPUSD is lower and stays below its 200 hour moving average 1.1556 today. Downside targets include 1.1442 to 1.14499 ahead of the extreme low for the year at 1.14042
- USDJPY is above its 100 hour moving average 143.09 and its 200 hour moving average 142.94. The current price trades at 1.3.39. The pair consolidates after the threat of intervention yesterday by the Bank of Japan.
- The USDCAD is moving back toward the ceiling developed over the last week of trading at 1.3208. The current price trades just below the 1.3200 level
- USDCHF him and trades just below the 100 hour moving average at 0.95829. There is support near 0.9537 to 0.9553
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GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to stop COVID-19.
“We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” he said, comparing the effort to that made by a marathon runner nearing the finish line. “Now is the worst time to stop running,” he said. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.”
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said deaths fell by 22% in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide. There were 3.1 million new cases, a drop of 28%, continuing a weeks-long decline in the disease in every part of the world.
Still, the WHO warned that relaxed COVID testing and surveillance in many countries means that many cases are going unnoticed. The agency issued a set of policy briefs for governments to strengthen their efforts against the coronavirus ahead of the expected winter surge of COVID-19, warning that new variants could yet undo the progress made to date.
“If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption, and more uncertainty,” Tedros said.
The WHO reported that the omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate globally and comprised nearly 90% of virus samples shared with the world’s biggest public database. In recent weeks, regulatory authorities in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere have cleared tweaked vaccines that target both the original coronavirus and later variants including BA.5.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, said the organization expected future waves of the disease, but was hopeful those would not cause many deaths.
Meanwhile in China, residents of a city in the country’s far western Xinjiang region have said they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a lockdown prompted by COVID-19.
Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty refrigerators, feverish children and people shouting from their windows.
On Monday, local police announced the arrests of six people for “spreading rumors” about the lockdown, including posts about a dead child and an alleged suicide, which they said “incited opposition” and “disrupted social order.”
Leaked directives from government offices show that workers are being ordered to avoid negative information and spread “positive energy” instead. One directed state media to film “smiling seniors” and “children having fun” in neighborhoods emerging from the lockdown.
The government has ordered mass testing and district lockdowns in cities across China in recent weeks, from Sanya on tropical Hainan island to southwest Chengdu, to the northern port city of Dalian.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Don Bolduc didn’t have much time to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Wednesday before he and other swing-state GOP candidates were on the defensive.
A conservative retired Army brigadier general, Bolduc insisted during the Republican primary he would “always default for a system that protects lives from beginning to end.” But South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decision to introduce legislation this week that would create a national abortion ban created the prospect that a campaign talking point could become a reality.
With his attention now shifting to the November general election in a moderate state that President Joe Biden carried by more than 7 percentage points, Bolduc quickly distanced himself from Graham’s measure.
“It doesn’t make sense,” he told Fox News, adding that abortion laws are better left to each individual state. “Women on both sides of the issue will get a better voice at the state level.”
With less than two months until the midterm elections, Bolduc’s pivot is a sign of the challenge dividing Republicans in some of the most competitive states as they navigate abortion politics. The party was already facing a potential backlash from voters upset by the Supreme Court’s June decision invalidating a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. But Graham’s legislation risked adding to the headwinds, undermining the GOP’s argument this summer that the future of abortion rights in the U.S. would be decided by individual states.
Graham’s bill would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape, incest or risk to the physical health of the mother. Congressional Republicans have introduced similar legislation in the past and, like those efforts, this measure is unlikely to become law.
But Democrats were quick to point to the measure to warn that handing control of Congress to Republicans could lead to a broader erosion of rights.
“In the world’s greatest democracy, Don Bolduc will make women second-class citizens,” New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats, said at a quickly arranged press conference Wednesday. “National Republicans, from Mike Pence to leaders in the Senate and House, have waited years for the chance to ban abortion nationwide. If Don Buldoc is in the Senate, they would have a reliable vote to do just that.”
The legislation exposed deep frustration among Republican candidates and strategists who have found no answer on the politics of abortion since the Supreme Court’s ruling. There was concern that the measure shifts attention away from Biden’s vulnerabilities, including persistent inflation.
“It’s probably the right bill at the wrong time,” said veteran Republican strategist Chris Wilson.
Graham’s plan, he said, “gives the Dems the chance to talk about abortion more. And right now Republicans are losing when talking about abortion.”
Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk derided Graham’s proposal as “election interference.”
“I would love a total abortion ban — 15 weeks is not enough,” Kirk said. “But I’m also not dumb; 25 days out from ballots going out the Democrats are applauding, thank you Lindsey Graham.”
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is one seat away from majority control, notably declined to embrace Graham’s legislation.
“I think every Republican senator running this year in these contested races has an answer as to how they feel about the issue,” McConnell said Tuesday. He said most GOP senators prefer having the issue dealt with by the states, rather than at the federal level. “So I leave it up to our candidates who are quite capable of handling this issue to determine for them what their response is.”
Abortion would have been a dominant issue this fall whether Graham released his national abortion ban or not. A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide, according to a July AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll that found over half said they felt at least somewhat “sad” or “angry” about the Supreme Court’s decision.
Democrats have poured tens of millions of dollars into television advertising focused on abortion rights. Women have been registering to vote in greater numbers than men across the country. And several states that have not already banned abortion altogether are pushing forward with new restrictions.
The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority overturned Roe in late June, triggering abortion bans in at least 13 states, many of which don’t provide exceptions for rape, incest and the health of the mother. In Indiana, a new Republican-backed abortion ban takes effect Thursday. West Virginia’s legislature approved a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, speaking Wednesday at Liberty University’s Convocation, celebrated the developments.
“We have only come to the end of the beginning and the battle for life continues,” said Pence, who is considering a 2024 presidential run. “We must not rest and we must not relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of American law in every state in the nation.”
Meanwhile, swing-state Republican Senate candidates have offered inconsistent and conflicting messages.
In Arizona, Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters described abortion as “demonic” during his GOP primary, calling for a federal personhood law that would give fetuses the same rights people have after they’re born. He has more recently toned down his rhetoric, focusing on restricting late-term abortions while allowing states to impose more stringent limits.
After winning the Republican nomination, Masters deleted references to his support for a personhood law from his campaign website and dropped language describing himself as “100% pro-life.” He says he supports an Arizona law banning abortion after 15 weeks, which he called “a reasonable solution.”
“Of course, I support Lindsey Graham’s 15-week bill, and I hope it passes,” Masters said this week. “If it doesn’t, I suggest and will introduce a third-trimester standalone bill. Certainly we can all agree that in America, we shouldn’t tolerate late-term abortion like China and North Korea do.”
In another battleground state, Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker released a statement supporting Graham’s proposal, having already declared during a GOP primary that he’d support abortion bans without any exceptions.
“I am a proud pro-life Christian, and I will always stand up for our unborn children,” Walker said of Graham’s proposal this week. “I believe the issue should be decided at the state level, but I WOULD support this policy.”
It was just the opposite in Colorado, where Republican Senate nominee Joe O’Dea said “a Republican ban is as reckless and tone deaf as is Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s hostility to considering any compromise on late-term abortion, parental notification, or conscience protections for religious hospitals.
O’Dea said Congress should pass a bill “protecting a woman’s right to choose early in pregnancy” and “sensible limits on non-medically necessary late-term abortion.”
In Nevada, Republican candidate Adam Laxalt has said he would oppose a nationwide ban, but his campaign declined to offer a specific position on Graham’s proposal when asked. It was similar in Pennsylvania, where Republican Senate contender Mehmet Oz suggested he would oppose the federal ban but did not say so explicitly.
“As a senator, he’d want to make sure that the federal government is not involved in interfering with the state’s decisions on the topic,” Oz spokesperson Brittany Yanick said.
And in Wisconsin, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who faces a tough reelection bid, has previously co-sponsored six 20-week national abortion ban proposals. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, Johnson said he supported that ruling and leaving the decision about abortions to the states.
The Republican senator, typically a Graham ally, appeared to stick with that position Tuesday while not taking a firm position on Graham’s bill. He told CNN that abortion should be decided by “we the people” in the 50 states.
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Peoples reported from New York. AP writers Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina; J.J. Cooper in Phoenix; Jill Colvin in New York; Bill Barrow in Atlanta; and Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this report.
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OAK GLEN, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers searched Wednesday for a person missing in a mudslide that swept boulders down fire-scarred slopes and damaged or destroyed 30 homes in the Southern California mountains as firefighters in the northern part of the state tried to contain an explosive week-old blaze.
Dogs aided the hunt for a person missing in a heavily damaged area of the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles where thunderstorms unleashed rocks, trees and earth that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000 residents in two remote communities.
The force of mud barreling down the mountain late Monday drove a dumpster through the walls of the Oak Glen Steakhouse and Saloon. A massive tree lodged in the dining room, muck was waist-deep in the kitchen and wine bottles were slathered in mud.
“We have trees in there … 30 feet long that came straight through our building,” said Brandon Gallegos, whose family owns the restaurant. “It’s crushing.”
As the search, cleanup and damage assessment continued, firefighters in Northern California tried to tamp down a fire that flared up Tuesday and jumped a fork of the American River and on Wednesday became the largest blaze in the state this year. Evacuations were increased to more than 11,000 people as the fire threatened over 9,000 structures.
The muddy damage in Oak Glen and Forest Falls served as a powerful warning to residents of areas that have burned or are facing high fire danger of the damage wildfires can cause months or even years after flames are extinguished and the smoke clears.
An intense amount of rain even over a short period of time can have catastrophic effects on hillsides where fire has stripped vegetation that once held the ground intact.
In January 2018, mudslides thundered down a steep mountainside that burned a month earlier and killed more than 20 people in the tony beachside town of Montecito near Santa Barbara. The worst of the rain fell in a 15-minute span with Montecito getting little more than a half-inch (1.25 centimeter) in five minutes.
Jim Topelski, a San Bernardino County fire chief, said mudslides had been a concern in the area burned by the deadly El Dorado Fire that was sparked two years ago when a couple used a smoke device to reveal their baby’s gender. The couple was charged with involuntary manslaughte r in the death of a firefighter.
On Monday, nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain fell top Yucaipa Ridge between Oak Glen, home to apple orchards that are a fall tourist destination, and Forest Falls, once a summer getaway for cabin owners that has become a bedroom community.
“The mud and debris flow came down through the high steep terrain,” Topeleski said. “This entire area is blanketed with up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) of mud, debris, large boulders.”
Mudflows had washed into Forest Falls a month ago, closing roads, but damaging no homes.
Residents in the area had been warned of the danger lurking above them, so they were dismayed but not surprised, Gallegos said.
“We were just hoping and praying that it wouldn’t happen, but it did happen,” he said.
A video captured the spectacle of mud flowing like lava past the sign for Gallegos’ restaurant under sunny skies. It was followed seconds later by a faster-moving and deeper surge of sludge carrying logs and sweeping across a road.
Out of view in the video was the damage being done as tons of mud poured into the tavern.
Evacuation orders remained in two areas over possible mudslides as well as to help workers clear roads buried in muck and restore water and power.
The burst of rain followed a rare tropical storm that ended a lengthy statewide heat wave last week that had pushed electrical supplies to the brink of power outages.
While the temporary relief was welcome in the drought-stricken West, a spate of flash floods that followed have wreaked havoc in many places.
Cars were marooned over the weekend in Death Valley National Park and new flooding again Tuesday closed all entrances into the park. Only the east entrance was open Wednesday and the western entrance is closed indefinitely because of extensive road damage.
In a desert area outside Las Vegas, a stranded truck driver and two people in a van had to be rescued after thunderstorms dumped more than 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) of rain within three hours early Wednesday and washed basketball-sized rocks onto roads in Valley of Fire State Park.
It was a different story in Northern California, where the Mosquito Fire burned more buildings Tuesday afternoon, just hours after officials reported making “great strides.” The blaze on Wednesday surpassed the size of the previous largest fire in 2022, the McKinney Fire, although this season has seen a fraction of last year’s fire activity so far.
Stronger winds pushed out a smoke inversion layer Tuesday that had been stifling the blaze and gave fresh oxygen to the flames, McLean said. The area is full of extremely dry vegetation that was rapidly igniting, challenging both firefighters on the ground and air.
Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. In the last five years, California has experienced the largest and most destructive fires in its history.
Firefighters were able to keep flames from crossing a key road and entering the town of Foresthill and cooler temperatures overnight helped keep it in check, fire spokesperson Scott McLean said Wednesday. He said some buildings burned, but the exact number won’t be known until damage assessment teams were able to canvas the area.
Breezes were calmer on Wednesday afternoon and crews and helicopters knocked down hotspots.
“It’s trying to come back to life,” McLean said from his perch overlooking the fire. “But nothing like yesterday.”
He said evacuations remain in place because of the unpredictable nature of the winds, which typically blow in the direction of several canyons in the area, which could rapidly spread flames if gusts pick up.
The blaze 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco was one of three large fires in the state and had grown to roughly 100 square miles (258 square kilometers), with 20% containment Wednesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. At least 64 homes and other buildings have been destroyed.
The Fairview Fire was burning about 75 miles (121 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. The 44-square-mile (114-square-kilometer) blaze was 75% contained by Wednesday night. Two people died fleeing the fire, which destroyed at least 35 homes and other structures in Riverside County.
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Melley reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writers Christopher Weber and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles and Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration’s failed border policies.
Flights to the upscale island enclave in Massachusetts were part of an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” said Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director.
While DeSantis’ office didn’t elaborate on their legal status, many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily shielded from deportation after being freed by U.S. authorities to pursue asylum in immigration court — as allowed under U.S law and international treaty — or released on humanitarian parole.
Massachusetts’ Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, said he was in touch with local officials and that short-term shelter was being provided.
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, tweeted: “Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing thousands of migrants to Washington in April and recently added New York and Chicago as destinations. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been busing migrants to Washington since May. Passengers must sign waivers that the free trips are voluntary.
DeSantis, who is mentioned as potential presidential candidate, appears to be taking the strategy to a new level by using planes and choosing Martha’s Vineyard, whose harbor towns that are home to about 15,000 people are far less prepared than New York or Washington for large influxes of migrants.
The move is likely to delight DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and anger critics who say he is weaponizing migrants as pawns for political gain.
The Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to transport “illegal immigrants” from the state consistent with federal law, Fenske said.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely capsized because of poor drainage of seawater from the rear deck and hatches that weren’t watertight, investigators said.
The National Transportation Safety Board called Tuesday for stepped up inspections and renewed its call for personal locator beacons for each crew member. The agency first made that recommendation after the loss of the cargo vessel El Faro and 33 sailors in 2015.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy urged fishing boat operators to purchase the individual radio beacons for crew members.
“Don’t wait for a mandate from the Coast Guard,” Homendy said in a written statement. “If the Emmy Rose crew had access to these devices, perhaps some of them would still be with us today.”
The tragedy unfolded as the Portland-based Emmy Rose was headed to Gloucester, Massachusetts, to offload an estimated 45,000 pounds (20,400 kilograms) of fish in November 2020.
A crew member told his girlfriend in a phone call that it was the 82-foot (25-meter) vessel’s biggest catch, and she told investigators that she heard ebullient crewmembers laughing and enjoying themselves in the background.
Hours later, early on Nov. 23, the vessel’s automated distress beacon signaled. The Emmy Rose disappeared without a radio distress call.
The Coast Guard dispatched a cutter and a helicopter, then other boats and aircraft, to the area about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Rescuers found an oil sheen, an empty life raft and some debris. The fishermen were never recovered.
With a forecast for gusts up to 25 knots (46 kph) and sea levels of 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.5 meters), the Emmy Rose was returning to shore in conditions that could have put a trawler in peril with waves splashing onto the rear deck. The NTSB said seawater likely accumulated on the vessel’s rear deck, failed to drain properly and then poured into the vessel through hatches that weren’t watertight, making the vessel less stable. The Emmy Rose ultimately came to a rest in nearly 800 feet (240 meters) of water.
The Emmy Rose was more susceptible to capsize because of its design and modifications, the NTSB said. The vessel was originally built for shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico and was modified for trawling for fish in New England waters.
“NTSB investigators found that at the time of the sinking, the Emmy Rose likely did not meet existing stability criteria, making it more susceptible to capsizing,” the agency’s report said.
The NTSB cannot mandate changes, but it recommended inspections of port covers designed to drain water from the deck and watertight hatches, along with individual radio beacons for crew members.
The Coast Guard cannot mandate new requirements without following the federal rule-making process, but will continue work with the fishing industry and Congress to improve safety for all commercial fisherman, said Trevor Cowan, the Coast Guard’s regional commercial fishing vessel safety coordinator.
Commercial fishing vessels are required to have an automated emergency beacon that floats free and signals rescuers. But individuals are not required to have them.
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Everything you need to know about Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds
While we’re not getting any new devices — such as a VR headset — from Apple this fall, last week’s Apple Event did reveal some remarkable upgrades to its existing line. One product graduating into the second generation is the immensely popular Apple AirPods Pro. Although you can’t buy these high-tech earbuds yet, you can preorder them right now on Amazon. We highly recommend you do just that if you want to be one of the first to own this upgraded version.
In this article: Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds, Beats Fit Pro x Kim Kardashian and Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earbuds
What’s new on Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds?
H2 chip
The big upgrade to the Apple AirPods Pro is the addition of the powerful new H2 chip. This meticulously designed chip not only offers high-bandwidth connectivity and seamless handoff between devices but enhanced audio. Apple’s AirPods Pro have a low-distortion driver paired with a custom amplifier to deliver greater clarity across a wider range of frequencies.
Personalized Spatial Audio
The revolutionary Spatial Audio feature that makes it sound like you’re in the middle of the music has been upgraded as well. You can now make a personal profile that takes into account the size and shape of your head and ears to customize Spatial Audio for an even better listening experience.
Advanced Active Noise Cancellation
Thanks to the H2 chip and a couple of other tweaks, Apple was able to upgrade its Active Noise Cancellation feature. The technology is so adept at identifying disruptive sounds that it offers up to double the amount of noise cancellation as the original AirPods Pro earbuds. The addition of a set of extra-small ear tips helps people with smaller ears have a better listening experience as well.
Adaptive Transparency
The big change to the Transparency Mode is it can selectively limit high-decibel sounds. For example, if a fire engine races by while you’re in transparency mode, the AirPods will protect your ears from the potentially damaging volume.
Increased battery life
While the increased performance would seem to mean a decrease in battery life, the H2 chip has an energy-efficient design, which actually increases battery life by up to 33%. This means you can get up to six hours of listening on a single charge, or up to 30 hours by using the included charging case. Additionally, the case can now charge on your wireless Apple Watch charger or any MagSafe or Qi-compatible chargers.
Precision finding
Each AirPod can individually play a sound to help you locate the earbuds if you ever misplace one or both, and the case now has a built-in speaker that helps you know when the AirPods are finished charging. Even better, the case is compatible with Apple’s Find My app so you can pinpoint its exact location if it’s ever lost. You can also trigger the case to play a sound when it’s nearby and you just can’t see it.
How much do Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds cost?
With all the inflation and rising prices we’ve been experiencing since the pandemic, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to learn that Apple has not raised the price of its AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds. They still cost $249.
How to preorder Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds
If you’d like to be one of the first to receive the new Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Generation earbuds, all you have to do is go to Amazon and click the orange “Preorder now” button on the right-hand side of the screen. The earbuds will be released on September 23.
Other earbud options
If you’d like to consider other earbud options from Apple, you can still get the original Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds (while supplies last), Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earbuds or Beats Fit Pro x Kim Kardashian.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter.
The charges accuse the hacking suspects of targeting hundreds of entities in the U.S. and around the world, encrypting and stealing data from victim networks, and threatening to release it publicly or leave it encrypted unless exorbitant ransom payments were made. In some cases, the victims made those payments, the department said.
The Biden administration has tried to go after hackers who have held U.S. targets essentially hostage, often sanctioned or sheltered by adversaries. The threat gained particular prominence in May 2021 when a Russia-based hacker group was accused of conducting a ransomware attack on Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, which disrupted gas supplies along the East Coast.
Iran-based hackers have also been a focus over the last year, with the FBI thwarting a planned cyberattack on a children’s hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the Iranian government.
“The cyber threat facing our nation is growing more dangerous and complex every day,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement accompanying the indictment unsealed Wednesday. “Today’s announcement makes clear the threat is both local and global. It’s one we can’t ignore and it’s one we can’t fight on our own, either.”
The hackers named in Wednesday’s indictment are not believed to have been working on behalf of the Iranian government but instead for their own financial gain, and some of the victims were even in Iran, according to a senior Justice Department official who briefed reporters on the case on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the department.
But the official said the activity, even if not directed by the Iranian government, exists because the regime permits hackers to largely operate with impunity.
In a related action Wednesday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 10 individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who it says have been involved in malicious cyber activities, including ransomware. The Treasury Department identified the three defendants in the Justice Department case as employees of technology firms it says is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard.
John Hultquist, vice president for threat intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, said his team has been tracking the Iranian actors for some time and assessed they are contractors for the Revolutionary Guard who have been moonlighting as criminal hackers. He said they are especially dangerous because “any access they gain could be served up for espionage or disruptive purposes.
The actions come amid an apparent stalemate in talks between the U.S. and Iran over the possible revival of a 2015 nuclear deal. Israel and some U.S. lawmakers of both parties are pushing the Biden administration to get tougher on Iran, calling the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program a failure.
The three accused hackers are thought to be in Iran and have not been arrested, but the Justice Department official said the pending charges make it “functionally impossible” for them to leave the country.
The case was filed in federal court in New Jersey, where a municipality and an accounting firm were among the victims.
The alleged hacking took place between October 2020 through last month, when the indictment was issued under seal. The three defendants — identified as Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari — are accused of exploiting known or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in software applications to break into the victims’ computer networks.
Prosecutors say the victims were seen by the defendants as targets of opportunities.
They included a domestic violence shelter in Pennsylvania, which the indictment says was extorted out of $13,000 to recover its hacked data; electric utilities in Indiana and Mississippi; a county government in Wyoming; and a construction company in Washington state.
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Associated Press writers Fatima Hussein and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington and Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this report.
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Pearl House welcomes first residents
The 34-unit building will provide homes to people in recovery
Eight years and eight million dollars later, Pearl House Zanesville is a reality and a home.
The 34-unit apartment building at the corner of South and Third streets in Zanesville will provide housing for people in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.
"The idea is to provide safe and affordable recovery-supported housing for people so they can really get into recovery and increase their quality of life, so they can get into long-term recovery," said Steve Carrel, former director of Muskingum Behavioral Health, who conceived the project eight years ago and helped guide it to completion after his retirement.
"If you provide people with safe, affordable housing, some problems go away, some problems decrease, and most become manageable," Carrel said. This allows residents to focus more on recovery and lessens some of the triggers that may cause a relapse. "It wipes out a whole bunch of that stress, not all of it, there are other things, but they become manageable because people don't have to worry about where they are going to live." Some who will move into the Pearl House have been couch surfing, drifting from place to place to find a roof over their heads or living on the streets. Having that stable housing will allow some to get their families together again and allow them to "live a healthy life without the use of mind-altering chemicals," he added.
Many entities came together to make Pearl House possible, Carrel said. "It took Zanesville Metropolitan Housing, the City of Zanesville, Muskingum Behavioral Health, Gorsuch Construction, Fairfield Homes," he said. "I lost track of how many funders there are for this place," he said.
One of the things that makes the Pearl House unique is Natasha Reed. She is the building's first case manager and will have an office on the first floor, helping residents with their treatment and recovery. "I'm super grateful to be part of this," she said. "It will be an asset to our community. People in recovery need housing, some people are coming out of really bad situations and they have nowhere to go, so they stay in a bad situation. Finding them stable housing where they are in a safe and healthy environment is crucial for people's recovery."
Sylvester Rose had been homeless for a year before becoming one of the first to move in to Pearl House on Wednesday. "I have been waiting for this moment," he said, "I just so excited." Having a stable place to live is "very important," he said, and having a case manager on site "is a big deal. I don't know how I would have done it," he said of his four months sober, "if it wasn't for my case manager."
"The case manager is the lynchpin to the whole thing," Carrel said. "Making sure needs get met. If anybody has any problems or issues, the case manager is going to hook them up with community services."
Having a stable home will make it easier for residents to get jobs if they are not already employed, and offer the opportunity to learn life skills often taken for granted by those not battling addiction. Those life skills, like learning how pay bills and taking care of their responsibilities, will help when residents decide to leave Pearl House, Reed said.
Alexiah Hampton, who heard about Pearl House through her councilor at Muskingum Behavioral Health had been staying with her grandmother before moving in on Wednesday with her daughter Harmony, 6. "It will make me less dependent," she said. Recovery "is a struggle" she said, but "having this place will make life easier."
While support will be available, the staff at Pearl House are not prison guards. "We are here to help, not to police," Carrel said.
"This is their home. I don't have someone checking on me, sitting outside my home," he said. "Word travels fast in a building like this," Carrel said. "Folks want to make it in recovery, if anything is out of kilter, we are going to hear about it."
The Pearl House is project-based Section 8 housing. Unlike regular Section 8 housing, where a person qualifies for housing assistance and receives a voucher, with project based Section 8 the voucher stays with the apartment. Those that qualify to live in Pearl House, people who are in and following a recovery plan as well as meeting income requirements, will sign a yearly lease to live there. As they develop the life skills and work on their recovery, many move out to find their own housing. Some may stay for years, others may move on quickly, Carrel said.
"I have seen daily miracles in recovery housing," he said. "I see people living the lives they were meant to be, they just got off the beaten path."
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DES MOINES, IOWA (WHO) — A GoFundMe account created for the 17-year-old Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to killing her rapist has raised more than $200,000 in fewer than 24 hours.
Pieper Lewis was 15 years old when she stabbed and killed 37-year-old Zachary Brooks after, she says, he repeatedly raped her.
She pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury. She faced up to 20 years in prison, but a judge on Tuesday handed her a deferred sentence that allows her to serve five years of probation, perform community service and get counseling. If she meets the terms of her probation, she won’t serve another day behind bars.
However, her conviction carries with it an automatic requirement by law that she pay $150,000 in restitution to her victim’s family. Her attorney argued forcefully that it should be considered cruel and unusual punishment to force her to pay her attacker’s family, but the judge said his hands are tied by the law.
Leland Schipper, one of Lewis’ former teachers, launched a GoFundMe account after her sentencing to seek help paying the fee. In fewer than 24 hours, the account exceeded that $150,000 goal. Schipper raised the fundraising goal to $200,000 on Wednesday morning. The account crossed that goal by 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.
“Pieper does not deserve to be finically burdened for the rest of her life because the state of Iowa wrote a law that fails to give judges any discretion as to how it is applied. This law doesn’t make sense in many cases, but in this case, it’s morally unjustifiable,” Schipper wrote on the fundraising page. “A child who was raped, under no circumstances, should owe the rapist’s family money.”
Schipper said in addition to paying the restitution fee, the funds will be used to pay an additonal $4,000 restitution to the state, “remove financial barriers” should Lewis want to go to college or start a business, and also to give her the “financial capacity to explore ways to help other young victims of sex crimes.”
“As the Donations have increased, I am overjoyed with the prospect of removing this burden from Pieper,” Schipper wrote.
As of Thursday morning, the total had reached more than $330,000 with over 8,600 individual donations made to the account. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/fund-for-iowa-teen-who-killed-rapist-raises-200k-in-under-24-hours/ | 2022-09-15T14:34:54Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/fund-for-iowa-teen-who-killed-rapist-raises-200k-in-under-24-hours/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2 busloads of migrants dropped off near VP Harris’ residence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington on Thursday morning in the bitter political battle over the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
It wasn’t immediately clear which Republican leader had sent them. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants out of Texas to cities with Democratic mayors as part of a political strategy this year because he claims there are too many arrivals over the border to his state. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey also has adopted this policy, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also got in on the act recently. It was first dreamed up by former President Donald Trump.
About two dozen men and women stood outside the U.S. Naval Observatory at dawn, clutching clear plastic bags of their belongings brought with them over the border, before moving to a nearby church. Harris’ office had no immediate comment.
After migrants seeking asylum cross the U.S.-Mexico border, they spend time in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility along the border until they are generally released into the U.S. to wait out their cases. Republicans say Biden’s policies encourage migrants to vanish into the U.S.; Democrats argue the Trump-era policy of forcing migrants to wait out their asylum cases in Mexico was inhumane.
DeSantis flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. And last week, Abbott sent about 75 migrants to Chicago.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency last week over the continued arrival of buses of migrants. The district earlier requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by the arrival of thousands of migrants, but the Pentagon rejected the request.
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Goode Weather Blog 9/15
Smoke in the air added to another hazy/sunny start to the day. The haze may still linger much of the day with still plenty of sunshine around.
Highs still look to reach into the low to mid 80s.
We are still on track to warm up closer to the 90 degree mark over the weekend.
The front that drops by for brief visit Monday/Tuesday still looks like it will struggle for any showers. Kept pops barely on the list for now until we get more agreement on the moisture pooling near and north of the Ohio River. Trended the outlook more toward the EURO idea instead of the more bullshit side of the GFS.
Once that front fades, still on for a couple days of some intense heat for late September standards. Still some questions on ground moisture and IF any rain does take place Monday so just eased us into the lower 90s or now. Modeling continues to stay steady on the idea of numbers closer to 97 degrees getting reached. Yuck. We’ll see how things trend for this particular window of heat.
Another front moves in with a very positive tilt. Not sure we will get too much rain out of it but possible around Thursday. Still good support to cool us down to “autumn” levels for the next weekend….and that may actually hold. If so, this next bout of 90s could be our last of the year??
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KU’s Ad Astra Center for Science Fiction and the Speculative Imagination, founded in 2021, is working to make speculative fiction writing accessible for KU students, Lawrence residents, and the broader public.
The center, directed by Chris McKitterick, an award-winning science fiction author, considers science fiction to be a bridge between STEM and the arts that can help shape our future into something more positive.
“Our vision is to "help save the world through science fiction"…I was inspired by my mentor, James Gunn, who also always believed that speculative narratives are our best hope of helping humankind avert self-imposed disaster. I believe that only through empathy can we create a livable future for those who have to live there,” McKitterick said.
To share knowledge and advice about science fiction writing, the Ad Astra Center hosts talks, workshops, and courses, in addition to outreach on various social media platforms. They held their first event on Aug. 31, which featured a talk delivered by Dr. Phil Baringer, professor of physics and astronomy here at KU, titled “The Higgs Boson in this Particular Universe” followed by a Q&A session led by McKitterick at the Lawrence Public Library.
“[I was] hoping to do outreach to the general public about the value of and the uses of science fiction,” Baringer said. “There were multiple things that I hoped to achieve: get people interested in physics, get people thinking about how physics can inform science fiction, and how science fiction is cool and interesting.”
McKitterick said he not only enjoyed the talk itself but was excited by the attendance at the event as well.
“We not only had decent in-person attendance [but also] a couple dozen more joining us on our Discord and YouTube channels, and some hundred more having viewed the video of the event already,” McKitterick said. “With it being our first event, we had no idea what to expect, so all that was a huge relief."
Ad Astra has more events planned—on Oct. 15-16, Dr. Baringer will return for a critique workshop, and this summer, Kij Johnson, the Associate Director of the Ad Astra Center, along with Chris McKitterick, will offer two-week speculative fiction writing workshops. Additionally, more workshops and talks will take place throughout the school year that have yet to be announced.
“In short, we're designing and offering a program to provide speculative-fiction writers, readers, educators, and fans with what we hope is the deepest, broadest, and most thoroughly integrated spec-fic education possible!” McKitterick said. “We're making it all available as [accessible] as possible…with the ultimate goal of being able to accept everyone into the program regardless of financial privilege.”
Dr. Baringer’s talk can be viewed on the Ad Astra Youtube. | https://www.kansan.com/news/ad-astra-center-explores-science-fiction-at-ku/article_ddd832ce-347a-11ed-940d-431d0fe6320b.html | 2022-09-15T14:39:12Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/news/ad-astra-center-explores-science-fiction-at-ku/article_ddd832ce-347a-11ed-940d-431d0fe6320b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Director Alphonse Puthren has revealed that the release of the much-awaited 'Gold' will be delayed a little more. Alphonse revealed this on Facebook in response to a fan's comment. He noted that there was still some last-minute work to do, including taking care of the music and colouring. He said he cannot give a date for now.
The fan wanted to know about the release date, and this was what he said—“There is some more work to be done, bro. Still, some work needs to be done on music, computer graphics, and coloring. I will tell you the date as soon as it is over. Until then I'm sorry bro. The date suggested by the theater was Onam. But we couldn’t finish that day. No one likes uncooked food, bro. So since I am the cook, I have decided to give a thoroughly cooked meal. Sorry for not announcing the release date.'
Everyone thought the film will hit the theaters on Onam. Alphonse Puthren’s last film ‘Premam’ was 7 years ago. Nayanthara is the heroine in the film co-starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/alphonse-puthren-gold-release-movie-fan-comment-onam.amp.html | 2022-09-15T14:40:50Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/alphonse-puthren-gold-release-movie-fan-comment-onam.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kochi: In a shocking revelation related to the influence of the drugs mafia, the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) has learnt that gangs dealing with narcotics are funding movies having scenes promoting the use of drugs. In fact, the script of a recent super-hit south Indian film was rehashed to include such a scene.
After getting tipped off about the involvement of the drugs cartel in the film sector, NCB officials took statements from some cinema artists.
Incidentally, scenes of the main actor using drugs were not part of the original script of the super-hit south Indian movie. However, one scene was included after the drugs cartel handed over a huge amount to the filmmakers. This scene showed a major character resorting to substance abuse in order to overcome a problem.
After the shooting was wrapped up, the drugs mafia approached the filmmakers to add one more similar scene. Even though the actor who enacted the role of drug user initially objected, he was forced to shoot again following threats from the mafia, said NCB officials.
Hema panel informed
Meanwhile, it is also learnt that five persons who gave statements before the Justice Hema Committee appointed by the Kerala government to study the issues faced by women in the cinema sector also had mentioned the involvement of the drugs mafia. The five women film artists had explained to the panel the trouble they faced from some colleagues who used drugs. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/drug-mafia-super-hit-film-south-indian-industry-narcotic-control-bureau-probe.amp.html | 2022-09-15T14:40:58Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/drug-mafia-super-hit-film-south-indian-industry-narcotic-control-bureau-probe.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Los Angeles: Musician Sir Paul McCartney has launched a campaign to get an elephant to be rescued after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shared a 'heartbreaking' video of the animal in captivity.
People shared that the avid vegetarian, 80, has written a letter pleading for the release of Jeymalyatha, who he says has "suffered more than enough" and deserves to spend the rest of her life being cared for at a sanctuary, reports aceshowbiz.com.
On behalf of PETA India, he wrote a letter to the Indian government asking for the rescue of the elephant kept at a temple in Tamil Nadu, India. PETA said inspectors from its Indian arm recently visited Jeymalyatha for a veterinarian inspection.
It claims footage it captured shows the beast being beaten while chained and abused with pliers by her caretakers.
PETA also claimed Jeymalyatha is kept bound by two legs for at least 16 hours a day and has infected feet from spending so much of her life standing on concrete.
Sir Paul's letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change official in India begins, "I have considered India a spiritual place ever since I travelled there in the 1960s. I was impressed by India's cultural love for animals. I know India reveres elephants, its national heritage animal, but cruelty to animals happens everywhere, even in India."
He went on, "What reflects on a country's values is how that cruelty is addressed. That's why I am confident that action will be taken to send the sorely abused elephant Jeymalyatha (Joymala) to a suitable rescue centre where she can receive the specialized care she needs for her psychological wounds, and can live unchained and in the company of others of her kind."
He added about the footage, "The videos showing Jeymalyatha being controlled with weapons, and screaming as she is beaten by various trainers is heartbreaking, but equally as heartbreaking is that this social, intelligent animal is still being forced to live in solitary confinement, on concrete, nearly constantly in chains, under the control of those she can only fear." | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/paul-mccartney-people-for-ethical-treament-of-animals-tamil-nadu-indian-government.amp.html | 2022-09-15T14:41:37Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/paul-mccartney-people-for-ethical-treament-of-animals-tamil-nadu-indian-government.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Los Angeles: Musician Sir Paul McCartney has launched a campaign to get an elephant to be rescued after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shared a 'heartbreaking' video of the animal in captivity.
People shared that the avid vegetarian, 80, has written a letter pleading for the release of Jeymalyatha, who he says has "suffered more than enough" and deserves to spend the rest of her life being cared for at a sanctuary, reports aceshowbiz.com.
On behalf of PETA India, he wrote a letter to the Indian government asking for the rescue of the elephant kept at a temple in Tamil Nadu, India. PETA said inspectors from its Indian arm recently visited Jeymalyatha for a veterinarian inspection.
It claims footage it captured shows the beast being beaten while chained and abused with pliers by her caretakers.
PETA also claimed Jeymalyatha is kept bound by two legs for at least 16 hours a day and has infected feet from spending so much of her life standing on concrete.
Sir Paul's letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change official in India begins, "I have considered India a spiritual place ever since I travelled there in the 1960s. I was impressed by India's cultural love for animals. I know India reveres elephants, its national heritage animal, but cruelty to animals happens everywhere, even in India."
He went on, "What reflects on a country's values is how that cruelty is addressed. That's why I am confident that action will be taken to send the sorely abused elephant Jeymalyatha (Joymala) to a suitable rescue centre where she can receive the specialized care she needs for her psychological wounds, and can live unchained and in the company of others of her kind."
He added about the footage, "The videos showing Jeymalyatha being controlled with weapons, and screaming as she is beaten by various trainers is heartbreaking, but equally as heartbreaking is that this social, intelligent animal is still being forced to live in solitary confinement, on concrete, nearly constantly in chains, under the control of those she can only fear." | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/paul-mccartney-people-for-ethical-treament-of-animals-tamil-nadu-indian-government.html | 2022-09-15T14:41:43Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/paul-mccartney-people-for-ethical-treament-of-animals-tamil-nadu-indian-government.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Actress and dancer Thara Kalyan’s daughter Sowbhaghya often posts photos of her family on social media handles. The other day, she had posted that her mother was being shifted to an operation theatre for surgery and sought everyone’s prayers for her speedy recovery.
Now, the actress has taken to Instagram to thank everyone for their prayers hinting that the surgery was successful.
In the earlier post shared by Sowbhagya, we can see Thara laughing wholeheartedly with Sowbhagya’s daughter. Under the picture, Sowbhagya wrote: “I have a huge family. There are many of you who have not seen me personally, but still love me. Not only me, but my family too. I’m confident that you will pray for my mother. Let your prayers be with us. That beautiful Moment before she was shifted to the Operation Theatre. I keep playing the same moment again and again inside my head,” wrote the social media star.
Speaking to Onmanorama, Sowbhagya’s husband Arjun, who is also a popular TV artist, said the surgery is over and Thara is still under treatment at the hospital.
“She was suffering from thyroid related issues and had to carry out a surgery immediately. She is, however, recovering,” he added. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/thara-kalyan-sowbhagya-venkitesh-surgery-hospital-recovery.amp.html | 2022-09-15T14:41:50Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/15/thara-kalyan-sowbhagya-venkitesh-surgery-hospital-recovery.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Craft Beer Fest Saturday in Monroe, featuring food trucks and Michigan brews
The Craft Beer Fest is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday on E. Front St. in downtown Monroe.
The annual event will feature food trucks and Michigan brews, including some from breweries new to the festival. Also offered will be live music by The Cody Boggs Band and The Floral City Harmonizers. Vodka and wine will be available for purchase.
Tickets are still on sale for $30 each; cash only is accepted. Tickets include a souvenir mug and provide 10 sample tokens and a drink wristband verifying age. Additional sample tokens also can be purchased. Attendees must be age 21 and older to purchase tickets.
A $10 designated driver ticket will be available at the door. This ticket includes access to music, games and the event tent.
Advance tickets are available at Williams Insurance Agency and Frenchie’s Fine Jewelry.
The event is sponsored by the Downtown Monroe Business Network and has drawn large crowds since it began in 2018. It will be held rain or shine.
Several streets will be closed during the Craft Beer Fest. E. Front St. from Macomb to Monroe Sts. and Washington St. from E. First to East Front will be closed beginning at 2 p.m. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/15/craft-beer-fest-saturday-in-monroe-several-streets-closing/69494023007/ | 2022-09-15T14:46:28Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/15/craft-beer-fest-saturday-in-monroe-several-streets-closing/69494023007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe's Second Missionary Baptist Church to celebrate Centennial homecoming this weekend
As part of its centennial homecoming, Second Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe’s first Black church, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a gala Saturday at Crystal Gardens in Southgate.
The ticketed event begins at 4 p.m. and will include dinner, live entertainment and a filmed presentation of the church’s history. Previous SMBC pastors have been invited to attend. The weekend celebration concludes Sunday at the 10 a.m. worship service with Monroe native and guest preacher Dr. Robert Watkins. The church is located at 501 Clark St. and the public is welcome.
Saturday's E-Edition of The Monroe News will feature a photo package by photographer Tom Hawley highlighting the church's picnic commemorating the 100-year anniversary. Stories on SMBC’s members and its history are planned for Sept. 18 and 19 print and electronic editions of The Monroe News. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/15/centennial-homecoming-this-weekend-for-monroes-second-missionary-baptist-church/69490838007/ | 2022-09-15T14:46:34Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/15/centennial-homecoming-this-weekend-for-monroes-second-missionary-baptist-church/69490838007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Worleys celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Burlin Worley of Raisinville Township observed their 70th wedding anniversary recently. A family dinner took place Sunday at Angelo’s Northwood Villa.
Mr. Worley married Delores Ann Cardwell Sept. 7, 1952, at Central Baptist Church, Fountain City, Tenn. The Worleys moved to Monroe in 1964 from Knoxville, Tenn.
The couple's children and their spouses are John and Barbara Worley of Monroe; Gerald and Laura Worley of Monroe, and Alicia and Ed Haynes of Port St. Lucie, Fla. They also have seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Worley is a graduate of Knoxville High School, Knoxville, Tenn., and served in the Army from 1953-55. He retired in 1994 from Ford Motor Co., where he worked as a millwright at the Rawsonville Plant, Ypsilanti, for 30 years.
Mrs. Worley is a graduate of Central High School, Knoxville. She is a homemaker. For 30 years she volunteered in her church’s nursery.
The Worleys are charter members of Heritage Baptist Church. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/15/worleys-celebrate-70th-anniversary/69491628007/ | 2022-09-15T14:46:41Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/15/worleys-celebrate-70th-anniversary/69491628007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Flat Rock Fire Department gets $264K in grant dollars
The City of Flat Rock is targeted to receive more than $264,000 in federal funds to purchase new equipment for the fire department.
Flat Rock is one of seven Michigan communities expected to receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve operations and safety. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow made the announcement. With its windfall, Flat Rock is expected to use the dollars to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) to completely replace its outdated collection of SCBA’s.
Other cities receiving funds of Dearborn, Auburn Hills, Ann Arbor, Madison Heights, Grosse Pointe Farms and the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association in Bloomfield Hills.
Dearborn will receive $96,114 to implement a program offering free smoke alarm installations for local residents. These funds will also pay for a bilingual representative to schedule the installations performed by Dearborn firefighters and engage with residents about fire safety. Auburn Hills will receive $65,315 to purchase three washer/dryer extractor systems that allow for advanced cleaning of personal protective equipment, in order to reduce the risk of exposure to known carcinogens and contamination. Ann Arbor will receive $49,493 to purchase two washer/dryer extractor systems for the same purpose. Madison Heights will receive $54,545 to purchase two washer/dryer extractor systems for the same purpose.
Grosse Pointe Farms will receive $45,598 to purchase extrication equipment to help firefighters and first responders more quickly and effectively respond to emergency service calls. The equipment will include critical tools such as a ram, cutters, spreaders, and combination tools and equipment. The National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association, based in Bloomfield Hills, will receive $164,039 to coordinate a national coalition, in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Association, to develop trainings for firefighters that reflect appropriate Carbon Monoxide safety protocols.
“Firefighters and first responders are on the frontlines when emergencies strike,” said Peters, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “These grants will help enable fire departments and organizations in communities across Southeast Michigan to purchase the gear, equipment, and resources our first responders need to effectively protect the communities they serve.”
“Our firefighters put their lives on the line to protect our families, homes, and communities,” Stabenow added. “These new resources will help keep the public safe and give our first responders the equipment and training they need to do their jobs more safely and effectively.”
More information about these grants can be found at: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/fire/2022/09/15/flat-rock-fire-dept-gets-264k-in-grant-dollars/69494387007/ | 2022-09-15T14:46:47Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/fire/2022/09/15/flat-rock-fire-dept-gets-264k-in-grant-dollars/69494387007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Department works out and puts in actual operations several specializations which have no correspondencely- specialty in most classical universities, amongs others: Computer Information Technics(science facultiy), Environment(college): Engineering: Building of complex water infrastructral networks (c.in - construction and maintenence water channels and waterworks of central areas ), Ecorelief development, Wate quality, Technological innovaties in nature. Our departmemet takes students EECA: Clint Easter\nEarlier Energy: Lectrify Coal Boiling and Scales (2 x e4t's or e5t), and an Indie-GoG Slick Sorter; this machine is doing exactly 5 passes down our pistils to do clean out;\nHemp Healer Project; DWC in Greenhose; 4 x h7t +2 on Glass Plate to the While COVID-19 will likely be causing infections for many years ago come, the end of the pandemic phase of the virus is “in sight,” said World Health Organization head Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Tedros likened the end of the COVID-19 pandemic to the conclusion of a marathon.
“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view. She runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we. We can see the finish line. We’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running,” Tedros said.
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s the technical lead on COVID-19, noted the virus is still “intensely circulating” around the world. She said even as the world comes out of the pandemic phase of the virus, flare-ups are still possible. But her hope is that vaccines, treatments and other measures will make COVID-19 less severe.
“We expect that there are going to be future waves of infection, potentially at different time points throughout the world caused by different subvariants of omicron or even different variants of concern,” she said.
Globally, more than 6.5 million people have died with COVID-19 being a factor. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has largely remained steady worldwide since the spring.
The National Institutes of Health noted that the definition of a pandemic has nothing to do with its severity.
"The classical definition includes nothing about population immunity, virology or disease severity. By this definition, pandemics can be said to occur annually in each of the temperate southern and northern hemispheres, given that seasonal epidemics cross international boundaries and affect a large number of people. However, seasonal epidemics are not considered pandemics," the NIH said. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/who-head-suggests-end-of-covid-19-pandemic-is-in-sight | 2022-09-15T14:46:49Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/who-head-suggests-end-of-covid-19-pandemic-is-in-sight | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County Substance Abuse Coalition speaker discusses keeping cannabis away from kids
Monroe County Community College recently hosted an education session aimed at helping prevent marijuana use by Michigan’s youth.
Vicky Loveland, Development Coordinator for the Monroe County Substance Abuse Coalition, recently presented “Cannabis Overview: Protecting Our Youth” via Zoom. Loveland is a licensed social worker, and she said that the coalition works to reduce abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs, underage substance use, and more in Monroe County.
Loveland began the presentation by offering Michigan’s history with legal marijuana, starting with the state’s legalization of medical marijuana sales in 2008. According to data provided by Loveland, average THC levels in marijuana increased dramatically over time, meaning that the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana has been more prevalent, thereby making the substance more potent.
Loveland also noted that the process to get a medical marijuana card is very easy for Michigan residents. She also offered a list of debilitating conditions that warrant medical marijuana card. Most cases cited were “severe and chronic pain.” Loveland said the original intent of the state passing medical marijuana use was to help cancer patients. However, according to her data, less than 5% of cardholders were using THC products to relieve cancer symptoms, as of 2017.
Loveland also described the different strains of marijuana – indica and sativa – as well as their intended effects on the user.
“For the Indica, it’s really about if you’re looking for something to help you sleep at night,” Loveland said. “Sativa is the one they talk about to use during the day and to be creative.”
There are also hybrid versions that combine both strains.
Loveland then shifted focus to discuss different ways in which THC products are consumed, such as dabbing, which utilizes an extracted concentrate from the marijuana plant. THC extracts come in the form of honeycomb, wax, oil, shatter, budder, or amber, and the name typically refers to the texture after extraction, which can differ based on factors such as temperature during the process.
Loveland explained how THC is extracted from the plant flower using butane gas, which can be a dangerous process for those who are not trained and are not using proper safety equipment and precautions. She cited an incident in 2017 during which a Monroe resident was injured from an explosion caused by an attempt to extract cannabis oil.
Loveland moved on to discuss edibles that contain THC, which are popular among adult users. The THC concentrates that are used for edibles are considerably higher in THC than the marijuana flower, Loveland said.
Additionally, some edibles are packaged like real candies. Loveland showed an example from Colorado for an edible called “Pot Heads” that resembled Air Heads candies. Loveland said that a small child in the home might mistake the edible marijuana for traditional candy.
“If we do have a 3- or 4-year-old who is not able to read at this point, they’re going to see that image and might think it’s Air Heads, when in fact it’s an edible that has THC in it,” she said.
Loveland also discussed the levels of THC in edibles and how easy it can be for people who do not know better to consume more THC than they should.
“If you’re not seeing anything about a serving size, then start low and go slow,” Loveland said.
Moving toward the main topic of THC use among youth, Loveland described how some marijuana retailers accept Bitcoin and even offer incentives for buying with Bitcoin, which she suggests puts the focus on a younger consumer base.
Additionally, Loveland said parent should keep an eye out for where young people might hide marijuana products. She listed some concealment items that parents should look for, such as “slick balls,” which look like toy balls but are actually used as storage containers.
Loveland discussed and showed examples of clothing that is specifically designed to conceal marijuana, such as hats and waistband pouches that have hidden compartments. Other containers that young people may use to conceal extracts include lip balm jars and contact lens cases.
One slide of the presentation showed examples of shirts and hats that feature marijuana slang and terminology that adults might not recognize as overtly drug-related. Loveland said that this can help parents know if their children might be using marijuana.
“If you see a child or your child wearing this, just ask them additional questions,” she said. “It can be affiliated with substance misuse by our youth.”
Loveland said that “dab rigs” – which are focused on getting more THC in a shorter amount of time – also present problems for parents and schools trying to prevent youth usage. She warned that it can be difficult to tell the difference between nicotine and THC vaping products, especially disposable products that are prefilled with liquid. Loveland said that school officials may have a hard time knowing whether a confiscated vape device contains nicotine or marijuana extract.
“They have to determine what is in the liquid that is inside,” she explained.
Loveland also presented the question: Why have marijuana concentrates become so popular?
She said that the average THC content of marijuana flower is around 15 to 20 percent, while concentrates contain anywhere from 40 to 90 percent. She also cited easier concealment, little to no odor, and ease of use in public as reasons for concentrate popularity.
Loveland asserted that some people may perceive concentrate forms like edibles as safer because there is no inhalation and therefore no risk of lung damage. She explained that while that may be safer on the lungs, the perspective does not consider the higher concentration in its “safer” assessment.
“Is it really safer in regard to the THC and what it’s causing in impairment?” she asked.
Loveland discussed the possibility of marijuana overdosing, which she said is a controversial topic.
“I get a lot of pushback on this,” she said. “It’s not a fatal overdose, but it’s a temporary overdose of marijuana.”
Symptoms of a “marijuana overdose” may include paranoia, nausea, increased heart rate, and disorientation. Loveland said that this makes it difficult for school officials to understand what is happening with a student who is experiencing these symptoms
“I think the scary part for our schools is that they might not necessarily know what they’re dealing with,” she said.
Loveland also stated that law enforcement has a difficult time dealing with drivers who may be impaired by THC, noting that it is not always easy to tell if a person is under the influence of marijuana as opposed to alcohol.
Loveland said that Michigan has made some regulatory efforts to combat marketing marijuana products to youth. For example, edible marketing and packaging materials may not include cartoon characters or other images that may appeal to those under age 17.
Loveland and the Monroe County Substance Abuse Coalition have been reaching out to the community to help educate people about cannabis use and its youth-related risks. For example, the coalition hands out locking bags that can be used for responsible cannabis storage.
“I’m proud to say that we’ve given out over 2,000 bags,” she said. “We want to reduce the access by our youth and (educate) their perception of risk when it comes to marijuana.”
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Two years after San Bernardino County settled with Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum and his Colonies Partners investor group, the county’s insurance company says it doesn’t want to pay for the multi-million settlement agreement.
The settlement “arose out of the willful or intentional acts of the County, its district attorneys, or investigators,” the 22-page complaint, filed on behalf of Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., reads in part.
In a complaint filed Aug. 29 in U.S. District Court, Ironshore asked a judge to declare that the company isn’t responsible for paying the $69 million settlement, reached in 2020 after Burum and others sued the county for malicious prosecution related to a 2006 settlement following a dispute over flood-control basins at the Colonies development in Upland.
In its complaint, Ironshore argues that the 2011 prosecutions were the result of “a conspiracy to retaliate against the Colonies II Plaintiffs as part of a decades-long dispute over land and water rights in Upland, California, culminating in a malicious prosecution of Burum” and others.
And that, according to Ironshore, means the company isn’t required to pay for the settlement.
San Bernardino County, for its part, isn’t giving up without a fight.
“The county is aware of the lawsuit and intends to engage in a vigorous defense,” county spokesman David Wert wrote in an emailed statement.
It’s the latest twist in a 20-year legal battle between the county and the Colonies’ developers:
- In 2002, Colonies Partners LLC sued the county after the county declared it would direct run-off from the newly built 210 Freeway extension into flood-control basins on Colonies’ properties. After years of legal battles, the county settled in 2006, agreeing to pay the developers $102 million.
- In 2011, former Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Postmus pleaded guilty to 10 charges connected to the Colonies settlement and his later time as county assessor, including conspiracy to accept a bribe, conflict of interest, misappropriation of public funds and asking for and receiving bribes.
- In 2011, the District Attorney’s Office charged Burum, former county supervisor Paul Biane, and Mark Kirk, former chief of staff for former supervisor Gary Ovitt, as well as former Assistant Assessor Jim Erwin, with 29 charges related to the Colonies settlement, including conspiracy, bribery, conflict of interest, misappropriation of public funds, forgery and perjury.
- In 2017, Burum, Biane and Kirk were acquitted of all charges. Prosecutors subsequently dropped all charges against Erwin. Jurors described the trial as a “boondoggle.”
- In 2020, Burum and his partners sued the county for malicious prosecution. Later that year, the county agreed to settle with them for $65 million. (The remaining $4 million referred to in the Ironshore suit was paid out to Biane and Kirk.)
No matter what happens with its suit, Ironshore is not on the hook for the full $69 million settlement. The county’s policy with the company is for payments above $52.5 million, meaning the company would pay $16.5 million for the settlement.
In its complaint, Ironshore notes the “insurance does not apply to a ‘claim’ or ‘suit’ against (the county) for: Any liability arising out of criminal, fraudulent, dishonest or malicious acts or omissions committed by or at the direction of the insured.”
Ironshore refers to California Insurance Code, which says insurers are “not liable for a loss caused by the willful act of the insured.” But section 533, which the argument cites, also says an insurer is “not exonerated by the negligence of the insured, or of the insured’s agents or others,” potentially putting the county in the position of arguing that the 2020 Colonies settlement was due to negligence by the District Attorney’s Office, not “willful conduct.”
The policy also says it will not provide coverage for any lawsuit settlements to which Ironshore did not agree to. According to the company’s complaint, the county did not ask for or get written consent from Ironshore before agreeing to the settlement.
Burum declined to comment for this story. He and the other plaintiffs in the 2020 settlement have already been paid, according to Wert.
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BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadia, the leading data analytics platform for healthcare, today announced it has partnered with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to make Arcadia's de-identified electronic health record (EHR) and integrated claims data available on Snowflake Marketplace.
Snowflake Marketplace, powered by Snowflake's ground-breaking approach to data in the cloud, allows companies to receive direct access to raw data products and leverage data quickly, securely, and cost-effectively. Snowflake Marketplace simplifies sharing, collaboration, and the commercialization of data, data services and applications, enabling users to unlock entirely new revenue streams and extended insights across the Data Cloud.
Data providers, such as Arcadia, can publish data sets or make data analytics services available to Snowflake customers. Snowflake is a valuable partner for life science companies that may want to access the company's EHR and claims data. Snowflake Marketplace allows Arcadia to replace the slow, cumbersome FTP process for data delivery with seamless data sharing capabilities.
Arcadia Research Data is built from an actively growing patient population sourced from EHRs and claims data offering comprehensive visibility across payers and multiple sites of care across the clinical patient journey. Snowflake will enable joint customers access to Arcadia's de-identified real-world data (RWD) to drive insights for life sciences research to improve health/patient outcomes.
"Democratizing access to health data is essential to the acceleration of medical research and development of therapies that can save and improve lives," said Jim Robbins, SVP of Life Sciences at Arcadia. "Partnering with Snowflake allows organizations to leverage clinical information in Arcadia's data to gain valuable insights that lead to improved healthcare and better outcomes."
To request a data sample, visit Arcadia's Snowflake listing here: https://www.snowflake.com/datasets/arcadia-arcadia-research-data/
Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We transform data into powerful insights that deliver results. Through our partnerships with the nation's leading health systems, payers, and life science companies, we are growing a community of innovation to improve care, maximize value, and confront emerging challenges. For more information, visit arcadia.io.
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In Pursuit of Peace: Novica's 2022 World Peace Project
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artists and artisans around the globe are leading a timely new international effort to spark serious dialogues about world peace. A year in the making, the World Peace Project exhibit launches for public viewing on the UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2022, hosted online by fair trade leader Novica at novica.com/peace-project. The World Peace Project showcases world peace-themed paintings, sculptures, and other works of art from around the world.
"Novica has decided to make the World Peace Project an ongoing aspect of its fair trade marketplace," said Catherine Ryan, a former human rights journalist who conceptualized the World Peace Project at Novica, adding, "The vital need to pursue nonviolence and achieve world peace dovetails with Novica's fundamental mission of helping increase understanding and appreciation between the world's vastly diverse nations, cultures, politics, religions and peoples through art."
Ryan noted that Novica is currently inviting a panel of Nobel Peace Prize laureates and other notable international change-makers to view the collection, and then discuss their own insightful perspectives. "Our goal is to help spark a new wave of dialogs leading to practical proposals for moving closer to world peace," she said.
Juan Henry Mendez, an indigenous Mayan artist in Guatemala born during that nation's 36-year-long civil war, contributed a painting depicting a Mayan woman gazing skyward as warplanes fly above. In his painting, a UN peace symbol – a rose – arises from a live grenade, while an iridescent hummingbird – a Mayan symbol of communication and hope – clings to its thorny stem.
"Today we live in a world where wars have become common, wars in which thousands of people lose their lives while most of us hope for a better world," Mendez says. "My painting, 'Crying Out for Peace,' is the cry of many countries today for an end to war. The woman's hands are raised toward the warplanes in her fervent petition for an end to war. She is saying, 'Enough!' The grenade that gives birth to the rose is the change that should happen, so we can all live in a world filled with harmony among nations."
Another contributor is sculptor Miguel Mejia, in Peru, who was robbed at knifepoint this year. Through compassionate dialog with his assailant, he learned of the man's desperate hunger, took the thief to lunch nearby, offered him life guidance, then purchased the assailant's weapon. Mejia embedded that same knife in his 2022 World Peace Project sculpture titled "Burying Weapons."
Another contributor, batik artist Ida Bagus Lawa Bargawa, in Indonesia, speaking of the correlation between fair trade and world peace, commented: "My hope for world peace is that aspirations for the progress of one country will be reflected in the harmonious relations of all countries. All countries must be able to help each other stabilize the world's economy. True welfare within a country will have a good impact on the path of world peace. Peace is a daily, weekly and monthly process of gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers and quietly building new structures."
Alejandra Aceves, in Mexico, another World Peace Project contributor, concurred. "I had a teacher who said 'the best fight is the one that's avoided.' I agree. By reducing social inequality and mitigating hunger, we can help achieve peace. And through education, we can achieve a more inclusive society based on respect for ourselves and for others."
World Peace Project works of art are displayed online at novica.com/peace-project, alongside corresponding interviews describing each artist's vision of the path to world peace. All entries are available for purchase, including finalists in the World Peace Project's "Contest Fine Art" category and statement "Peace Gifts" category. Both categories directly support the contributing artists and artisans. Entries have closed for the global 2022 exhibit.
About Novica: Founded in 1999 to empower global artisans and preserve endangered cultural art forms, Los Angeles-based Novica.com has become the leading online fair trade marketplace in the world. Novica's key partners include UNICEF, Kiva, Smithsonian Folklife, USAID, and ITC. National Geographic was a major early investor. Novica's unique international platform cuts out middlemen and removes unnecessary markups from the supply chain, resulting in higher revenues for artisans and lower prices for customers. Novica's eight global artisan empowerment hubs onboard individual artisans, handle all aspects of showcasing, selling, packaging and express shipping their wares, and provide artisans with business counseling as well as interest-free microcredit loans when needed.
Novica.com showcases and delivers the world's handmade fair trade fine art, unique gifts, handmade jewelry, handwoven apparel and home decor directly to individual customers' doorsteps. An estimated 75,000 people in emerging nations benefit globally, including artisans and their dependents. Novica has sent more than $123 million USD in sales to artisans to date, and has provided more than $3.5 million USD in zero-interest capital loans to artisans. Novica direct-shipped fair trade purchases to customers in 80 countries over the past 365 days alone, from artisans in 30 nations.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) (the "Company" or "Chico's FAS") today announced the appointment of executive Christine Munnelly as the Senior Vice President of Merchandising & Design at Soma®. She will be responsible for the product, design and overall strategy for Soma and will report directly to Molly Langenstein, CEO and President of Chico's FAS.
With over 35 years of experience in the corporate retail landscape working for an accomplished portfolio of vertical specialty and department stores, Munnelly is a veteran in leading talented and diverse teams in merchandise lifecycle strategy, product development, ecommerce and building consumer centric product.
Most recently, Munnelly served as Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Ascena, where she led merchandising for Ann Taylor and LOFT. Prior to that role, she was the Executive Vice President of Merchandising at New York & Company, where she developed a strong acumen for consumer product needs and mastered her knowledge of the design process.
Throughout her career, Munnelly has held other executive leadership roles, including Vice President of Merchandising at Aeropostale. In this role, she led product development, branding, and merchandising for girls' apparel. She was also a key member of the leadership team at Macy's, where she served as the Vice President of Merchandising in the Junior Sportswear division during her 17-year stint at the company.
Chico's FAS CEO and President Molly Langenstein says, "Christine has a proven track record of results building customer-focused products with vast experience as a merchant and will be instrumental to the Soma brand continuing our growth strategy."
Christine looks forward to joining Chico's FAS, "As a forward-looking merchant, I am especially pleased to be working for an organization where women take the lead and bring innovation to life."
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
Chico's FAS is a Florida-based fashion company founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island, Fla. The Company reinvented the fashion retail experience by creating fashion communities anchored by service, which put the customer at the center of everything we do. As one of the leading fashion retailers in North America, Chico's FAS is a company of three unique brands – Chico's, White House Black Market and Soma – each thriving in their own white space, founded by women, led by women, providing solutions that millions of women say give them confidence and joy.
Our Company has a passion for fashion, and each day, we provide clothing, shoes and accessories, intimate apparel and expert styling in our brick-and-mortar boutiques, digital online boutiques and through Style Connect®, the Company's customized, branded, digital styling tool that enables customers to conveniently shop wherever, whenever and however they prefer.
As of July 30, 2022, the Company operated 1,258 stores in the U.S. and sold merchandise through 58 international franchise locations in Mexico and 2 domestic franchise airport locations. The Company's merchandise is also available at www.chicos.com, www.chicosofftherack.com, www.whbm.com and www.soma.com.
To learn more about Chico's FAS, please visit our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com. The information on our corporate website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this press release or incorporated into our federal securities law filings.
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DMV's #1 Rated Haunted Attraction Promises More Scares Than Ever Before with New Clown Chaos Station
OLNEY, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Field of Screams Maryland, the metro area's definitive haunted attraction, opens Saturday, Sept 24 and runs through October 31, 2022. Located in Olney, Maryland, this Hollywood-level production includes well-trained actors and an intense fright experience with decor and props not seen outside the movie industry. The event is currently vying for the #1 spot in USA Today's 10 Best Haunted Attractions in the country.
Field of Screams Maryland has long been lauded as the best Halloween attraction in the DMV, with creative accomplishments that have resulted in multiple #1 rankings across the region. In addition, the creators famously won A&E's Haunted House Design/Build Competition in 2018. Its flagship attraction is the one-hour walk through the Super Screams Haunted trail, which combines the Haunted Trail and Trail of Terror that features 27 terrifying stations in the darkest of woods as they navigate Chainsaw Hill, the City Morgue, the Catacombs, Laser Alley, and a finale that most run from crying for help.
General admission tickets start at $44 and include the Slaughter Factory which is a high-end haunted house experience where every detail has been attended to; a one-hour trail of 27 stations; and a compound with over 20 bonfires, tasty concessions, and scares and fun for all (recommended for ages 12 and over). The 2022 Field of Screams Maryland is truly an immersive Halloween attraction. All tickets must be purchased in advance at www.screams.org.
Field of Screams Maryland is located at 4501 Olney Laytonsville Rd., Olney, MD just 30 minutes from Washington DC, downtown Baltimore and Northern Virginia. Open every Friday and Saturday in October and most Thursdays and Sundays. Follow Field of Screams Maryland on Facebook and Instagram (@fieldofscreamsmaryland).
Not appropriate for young children. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
Contact: Denise Kolker, info@steelheadevents.com.
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) —When a painter broke her arms and wrists, she didn't throw in the towel. Instead, she got creative.
The bad fall in Marilynn Derwenskus' garage a few years ago left her unable to control a paintbrush the way she had for decades. Determined to make art again, the 84-year-old decided to master abstractionism in a new way.
"Who would think it takes any skill to make a straight line? But it does. It was a kind of frustrating experience," Derwenskus said.
It took some time, but eventually, she committed to switching up her style. She now paints fewer straight lines and uses more stencils and tape. At first, the limitations frustrated her, but then she stepped back and looked at the big picture.
"I have kind of positive attitudes toward things. Maybe you have to do it a different way, but you'll be able to do something. Achieve the result, but maybe in a different way," she said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Abbott Elementary” creator-star Quinta Brunson took revenge on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized as rude and worse.
Kimmel, who had distracted attention from Brunson's Emmy acceptance speech by lying pretend-drunk on stage, was delivering his monologue Wednesday when a pretty-in-pink Brunson appeared, award in hand.
“I have a little favor to ask," she said. "So you know how when you win an Emmy you only have 45 seconds to do an acceptance speech, which is like not that much time. And then ... you get less time because someone does a dumb comedy bit that goes on a bit too long?”
“I have heard of that happening in previous years,” Kimmel replied.
“Well, I was wondering, or no, more demanding if I could I have a couple of extra minutes to thank, you know, a couple of extra people,” Brunson said. Kimmel stepped back to cede the spotlight to his guest, and later in the show told Brunson he was sorry for what he'd done at the Emmys on Monday.
Brunson's and Kimmel's shows both air on ABC.
Brunson won the best comedy series writing award Emmy and found herself sharing the stage with Kimmel — who was flat on his back and dragged there by fellow presenter Will Arnett because Kimmel supposedly had too many “skinny margaritas.” Kimmel gave Brunson a thumbs-up for her award but didn’t budge, a decision that was blasted online as thoughtless by some and cited as an example of white-male arrogance by others.
“Abbott Elementary,” a mockumentary set in an underfunded Philadelphia school, earned a total of three Emmy Awards for its freshman season, including one for co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph for best comedy supporting actress.
On Kimmel's show, Brunson received loud applause from the studio audience when she thanked “all of the fans of the show," then joined the host for a chat.
He started out with a one-liner — “Congratulations on your Emmy. I missed it, how did it go?” — then turned apologetic, beginning with an awkwardly qualified mea culpa.
“That was a dumb comedy bit that we thought it would be funny,” he said. “Then people got upset, they said I stole your moment. And maybe I did. I’m very sorry if I did do that. I did do that, actually. ... The last thing I would ever want to do is upset you, because I think so much of you. I think you know that. I hope you know that.”
“It's very kind of you to say that,” Brunson replied, graciously, avoiding direct criticism of Kimmel. She said she was “wrapped up in the moment" after winning her first Emmy and with Arnett and Kimmel on stage with her.
“Honestly, I had a great night. It was a good night and a good time,” she said.
Kimmel, who jokingly blamed Arnett for what happened, lauded Brunson's series and noted that he's never won an Emmy despite repeated trips to the awards.
“And I went one time and won,” she said, delivering the dig with a smile.
Kimmel offered one last apology, adding, “I was dumb, and I've got news: It's gonna happen again.”
Earlier Wednesday, Brunson and her cast mates fielded questions from TV critics during a virtual panel discussion, with Ralph expressing her displeasure with Kimmel's Emmy act. “I was like, ‘Oh, the disrespect, Jimmy,'" Ralph recalled.
She sarcastically referred to it as “lovely that he was lying on the floor during her wonderful acceptance speech. “I told him too, to his face, and he understood,” said Ralph.
When Brunson was asked what she expected during her appearance with Kimmel, she said she was “anticipating that we are going to have a good old-fashioned time" and that she was intent on highlighting the season-two return of “Abbott Elementary” on Sept. 21.
Brunson said that she and Kimmel had already spoken but didn't detail their private conversation. Backstage at the Emmys on Monday, Brunson said the bit didn’t bother her “that much” and noted that Kimmel has been a booster of her and “Abbott Elementary.” If she decides she’s mad at him, a smiling Brunson added, she might “punch him in the face” during her appearance on his show. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/abbott-elementary-creator-visits-kimmel-collects-apology | 2022-09-15T14:53:27Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/abbott-elementary-creator-visits-kimmel-collects-apology | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
While COVID-19 will likely be causing infections for many years ago come, the end of the pandemic phase of the virus is “in sight,” said World Health Organization head Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Tedros likened the end of the COVID-19 pandemic to the conclusion of a marathon.
“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view. She runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we. We can see the finish line. We’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running,” Tedros said.
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s the technical lead on COVID-19, noted the virus is still “intensely circulating” around the world. She said even as the world comes out of the pandemic phase of the virus, flare-ups are still possible. But her hope is that vaccines, treatments and other measures will make COVID-19 less severe.
“We expect that there are going to be future waves of infection, potentially at different time points throughout the world caused by different subvariants of omicron or even different variants of concern,” she said.
Globally, more than 6.5 million people have died with COVID-19 being a factor. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has largely remained steady worldwide since the spring.
The National Institutes of Health noted that the definition of a pandemic has nothing to do with its severity.
"The classical definition includes nothing about population immunity, virology or disease severity. By this definition, pandemics can be said to occur annually in each of the temperate southern and northern hemispheres, given that seasonal epidemics cross international boundaries and affect a large number of people. However, seasonal epidemics are not considered pandemics," the NIH said. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/coronavirus/who-head-suggests-end-of-covid-19-pandemic-is-in-sight | 2022-09-15T14:53:29Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/coronavirus/who-head-suggests-end-of-covid-19-pandemic-is-in-sight | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Retail spending increased .3% in August in new data released by the Census Bureau Thursday. The data shows that even with high inflation, spending on general merchandise is continuing.
The data indicated that spending on motor vehicles and parts increased 2.8% in August, which puts it up 6.7% for the year.
Spending at food and beverage stores increased .5% in August, increasing to 7.2% over the last year.
Department stores saw a nice bump in spending at .9% in August.
Spending at furniture stores, however, saw a bit of a decline, dropping 1.3% for the month and 1.6% for the year.
In the last year, overall consumer spending has been up 9.1%, driven by higher gas prices. When excluding spending at gas stations, overall spending has increased by 7.4%.
After seeing an initial drop at the onset of the pandemic, consumer spending dramatically increased, especially in early 2021. Consumer spending cooled last summer but rose again in late 2021 and early 2022.
One possible impact on consumer spending is how inflation is outpacing wage growth. According to federal data, hourly wages are up just 4.8% in the last year, compared to an 8.3% increase in inflation over the previous year. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/retailers-saw-a-bump-in-consumer-spending-in-august | 2022-09-15T14:53:46Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/retailers-saw-a-bump-in-consumer-spending-in-august | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help fund one of the retired NFL quarterback's pet projects.
Instead of the money going to help low-income families in one of the nation's poorest states, as intended, it was funneled through a nonprofit group and spent on a new $5 million volleyball facility at a university that the football star and the governor both attended.
One of the texts from 2017 showed Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who left office in 2020, was “on board” with the arrangement. The state is suing Favre and others, alleging they misspent millions of dollars in welfare money. The director of the nonprofit has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in decades.
The texts were in documents filed Monday in state court by an attorney for the nonprofit, known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. Messages between Favre and the center's executive director, Nancy New, included references to Bryant. The documents also included messages between Bryant and Favre and Bryant and New.
New pleaded guilty in April to charges of misspending welfare money, as did her son Zachary New, who helped run the nonprofit. They await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others. Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
“Just left Brett Farve,” Bryant texted New on July 16, 2019, misspelling the athlete's last name. “Can we help him with his project. We should meet soon to see how I can make sure we keep your projects on course.”
New responded: “I would appreciate having the opportunity to follow through with all the good things we are working on, especially projects like Brett's.”
Later that day, New texted Favre to let him know she was meeting with the governor.
“I love John so much. And you too,” Favre responded to New, referring to the Mississippi Department of Human Services director at the time, John Davis.
The texts also showed discussion between Favre and New about arranging payment from the Human Services Department through the nonprofit to Favre for speaking engagements, with Favre then saying he would direct the money to the volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Favre played football at the university, located in Hattiesburg, before going to the NFL in 1991. His daughter began playing on the school's volleyball team in 2017.
According to court documents, Favre texted New on Aug. 3, 2017: “If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?”
New responded: “No, we never have had that information publicized. I understand you being uneasy about that though. Let’s see what happens on Monday with the conversation with some of the folks at Southern. Maybe it will click with them. Hopefully.”
Favre replied: “Ok thanks.”
The next day, New texted Favre: “Wow, just got off the phone with Phil Bryant! He is on board with us! We will get this done!”
Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.”
According to a previous court filing, New's nonprofit made two payments of welfare money to Favre Enterprises, the athlete's business: $500,000 in December 2017 and $600,000 in June 2018.
On Dec. 27, 2017, Favre texted New: “Nancy Santa came today and dropped some money off (two smiling emojis) thank you my goodness thank you.”
“Yes he did," New responded. “He felt you had been pretty good this year!”
Attorneys for Favre did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday from The Associated Press.
In a July 11 court filing, New’s attorney wrote that Bryant directed her to pay $1.1 million in welfare money to Favre through the education center for “speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events, and business partner development.”
In July, a Bryant spokesperson said allegations that the governor improperly spent the money are false and that Bryant had asked the state auditor to investigate possible welfare fraud.
Billy Quinn, an attorney representing Bryant, told the AP on Wednesday that Bryant did not direct New to make the $1.1 million payment to Favre. Quinn said a careful examination of court records will show “there's no proof that occurred. And that's because it didn't.”
Bryant served two terms as governor and could not run again in 2019 because of term limits. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
In May, the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars. The lawsuit said the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
About 1,800 Mississippi households received payments from the program in 2021, according to the Department of Human Services. A family of three must have a monthly income below $680 to qualify, and the current monthly benefit for that family is $260. Payments are allowed for up to five years.
In pleading guilty, Nancy and Zachary New acknowledged taking part in spending $4 million of welfare money for the volleyball facility.
The mother and son also acknowledged directing welfare money to Prevacus Inc., a Florida-based company that was trying to develop a concussion drug. Favre has said in interviews that he supported Prevacus.
Mississippi Auditor Shad White said Favre was paid for speeches but did not show up. Favre has repaid the money, but White said in October that he still owed $228,000 in interest.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Leonard Hamilton is entering year number 21 with Florida State hoops this seasons, and the winningest head coach in the program's history is set to add more to his resume this week. Coach Hamilton will receive the Joe Lapchick Character Award on Friday, an award that celebrates what is good in the game of basketball, and those who have demonstrated honorable character throughout their careers.
Coach said he's humbled by the award, and it's a testament to the culture that's been built and what they represent at Florida State.
"We just try to do what's right. I never thought we were in the position to be recognized in this way, but it's a tremendous honor, and I don't take it lightly."
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HOUSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillwood has added Jordan Bookstaff as Market Director based in the company's new Houston office. Jordan will lead land prospecting, asset marketing and leasing, and general business development for this key industrial market. Jordan has been with Hillwood since 2016 and brings diverse commercial real estate experiences, including financial analysis and development management across the U.S. and Europe.
Hillwood is already active in Houston - working on nearly three million square feet in the area. A build-to-suit project is located on the Sam Houston Parkway in south Houston between I-45 and US-288. Pinnacle Logistics Park is a multi-phase, master-planned industrial park slated for seven buildings with up to 1.8 million square feet of space in the northwest submarket.
Toby Rogers, Executive Vice President, said, "While we have been active in Houston for many years and currently have two projects under construction, this is an opportune time to open our Houston office and establish a more significant presence in the market. Jordan has worked around the world for Hillwood in numerous roles, and we are excited to bring him back to his hometown of Houston."
About Hillwood
Hillwood is a leader in acquiring and developing high-quality industrial properties with 249.6M S.F. across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Hillwood pursues well-located, functional land in the path of progress and has one of the largest land banks with a capacity of over 138.8M S.F. for future development. Hillwood collaboratively builds successful partnerships with public and private landowners, as well as other developers, to execute and invest in a broad spectrum of industrial projects. As a privately held company, Hillwood possesses the depth of capital, market expertise, industry relationships, and a forward-thinking vision to buy and build industrial properties that meet evolving markets' logistics, distribution, and manufacturing demands.
For more information on Hillwood's latest industrial availabilities across the U.S., U.K., and E.U., visit our website.
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The CathWorks FFRangio® System to Be Featured in Multiple Live Cases and Clinical Presentations at TCT 2022
CathWorks and Medtronic Co-host Educational Symposia at TCT 2022
KFAR-SABA, Israel & IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CathWorks announced today the schedule of key events for the company during Cardiovascular Research Foundation's annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2022 conference taking place September 16 to 19 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
The fourth generation CathWorks FFRangio® System will be featured in multiple live cases, clinical presentations, educational symposia, and will be available for hands-on experience during Meet the Expert sessions.
"We are pleased to see the CathWorks FFRangio® System featured prominently during TCT, highlighting the pivotal role it could play in the management of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We look forward to continuing to partner with the interventional cardiology community to make FFRangio the standard of care," said Ramin Mousavi, President and CEO of CathWorks.
- On Saturday, September 17, Professor Ran Kornowski and his team at Rabin Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel will perform a live case during the Imaging and Physiology Guided Approach to PCI session.
- On Sunday, September 18, Dr. William F. Fearon and his team at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, CA will perform a live case during the Imaging and Physiology to Treat Left Main/Bifurcation Lesions session.
- On Saturday, Dr. Ioannis Skalidis from CHUV Lausanne University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland will present a Head-to-head Comparison of Two Different Angiography-derived FFR Techniques in NSTEMI Patients.
- On Saturday, Dr. Guy Witberg from Rabin Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel will present the PROVISION Study design, a clinical study led by Dr. Hitoshi Matsuo from Gifu Heart Center in Gifu, Japan and Dr. Hiroyoshi Yokoi from Fukuoka Sanno Hospital in Fukuoka City, Japan. This study will prospectively investigate the clinical and economic benefits of FFRangio guidance compared to invasive wire-based FFR.
- On Sunday, Dr. Guy Witberg will present the Two-year Clinical Outcomes of FFRangio Guided Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease.
CathWorks, in partnership with Medtronic and as part of the recently announced strategic partnership between the two companies, is pleased to sponsor multiple educational events at TCT. "We are excited to partner with Medtronic so we can amplify our educational efforts and broaden our global reach, enabling more physicians and patients to experience the benefits of the CathWorks FFRangio® System," said Ramin Mousavi.
Jason Weidman, Senior Vice President and President of the Coronary & Renal Denervation business unit at Medtronic added, "We are looking forward to officially debuting our strategic partnership with CathWorks at TCT this year, and we are excited to partner with the CathWorks team to bring the FFRangio System to even more physicians around the globe."
- The Saturday lunch symposium entitled CathWorks FFRangio® System: A New Era in Coronary Physiology, will be chaired by Dr. Martin B. Leon from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY. The renowned faculty will share their experience integrating the FFRangio System in their cath labs and adopting it as their primary physiology tool.
- The Sunday morning symposium in the Medtronic Hub entitled Transforming CAD from Diagnosis to Treatment will be chaired by Dr. Ajay J. Kirtane from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY. The esteemed clinicians and researchers from around the globe who are at the forefront of evidence generation for angiography-based physiology will share the latest evidence on FFRangio.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with leading physician experts one-on-one to experience the utility and reliability of the CathWorks FFRangio® System in the CathWorks booth.
Attendees can register for CathWorks events at TCT 2022 through the following link: https://ww2.cath.works/tct2022
CathWorks is the leader in digital health innovations that can improve the lives of patients globally. The CathWorks FFRangio® System combines artificial intelligence and advanced computational science, transforming how cardiovascular disease is diagnosed and treated. The FFRangio System obtains physiologic information from routine angiograms, eliminating the need for drug stimulation and invasive pressure wires. It provides physicians with quick and reliable intraprocedural FFRangio values for the entire coronary tree. For more information on CathWorks, visit www.cath.works and follow @CathWorks on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Now available in both MRE® bars and ready-to-drink formats
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Cookies & Cream is exclusively joining the REDCON1 MRE® lineup at GNC. Known as America's favorite supplement brand, REDCON1 was founded on a simple principle aligned with GNC's mission – to provide the highest quality supplements for people that need to get the most out of their workout, and workday. The GNC and REDCON1 partnership includes over 40 products and with the new Cookies & Cream flavor, the catalogue of powerful supplements is expanding. Available online and in-stores, in both MRE® bars and ready-to-drink (RTD) formats, GNC is giving consumers extra incentive to try this new drop with a 25 percent off flash sale.
"We're excited to add another flavor from REDCON1 exclusively at GNC as part of our fall lineup," said Kevin Maloberti, VP, Merchandising, GNC. "Our consumers seek variety and partnering with great brands to deliver delicious new flavors helps us to deliver on those expectations."
Beginning September 15, 2022 through September 21, 2022 Cookies & Cream from REDCON1 will be on sale. Inspired by the military's soldier rations to support the nutrients necessary to survive on a mission, REDCON1 MRE® provides the body with the fuel needed to repair and recover from workouts using high quality whole food sources, in delicious flavors.
"Our fans know GNC as the destination for REDCON1. When it comes to providing trusted, science-backed solutions, GNC is the leader," said Stefan Gatt, Senior Director of Sales, REDCON1. "We're focused on delivering products that are efficacious, high-quality and feature dynamic flavors to fuel the body. Our consumers have been asking for Cookies & Cream for over a year now. We perfected the flavor and are excited to offer it exclusively at GNC."
To learn more about GNC, please visit www.gnc.com.
GNC is a leading global health and wellness brand that provides high-quality, science-based products and solutions consumers need to live mighty, live fit and live well.
The brand touches consumers worldwide by providing its products and services through company-owned retail locations, domestic and international franchise locations, digital commerce and strong wholesale and retail partnerships across the globe. GNC's diversified, multi-channel business model has worldwide reach and a well-recognized, trusted brand. By combining exceptional innovation, product development capabilities and an extensive global distribution network, GNC manages a best-in-class product portfolio. www.gnc.com.
REDCON1 is a mission-based company founded on a simple principle – create the highest quality supplements for people that need to get the most out of their workout and workday. REDCON1 offers nutritional supplements and apparel that appeal to everyone, from beginners to professional athletes. Our strong military branding is highlighted by more than 30,000+ TIER OPERATOR brand ambassadors around the world, many of which are currently serving with or are retired from the United States Armed Forces. Our products feature efficacious formulas while building a brand that stands for transparency, hard-work, honesty, and integrity. For additional information, visit redcon1.com
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The seventh annual PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin honors the vibrant and modern traditions of Mexico in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
ATOTONILCO EL ALTO, Jalisco, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PATRÓN Tequila, the world's number one super-premium tequila*, is collaborating with the acclaimed and like-minded visionary—Mexico City-based sculptor, Sebastian—to unveil the 2022 limited-edition PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Released annually, the limited-edition PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin is brought to life by a new artist each year that visually shares the stories, traditions, and culture of Mexico through stunning one-of-a-kind designs.
For this year's limited-edition PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin, Sebastian tells the story of one of the oldest traditions in Mexico that continues to be honored at PATRÓN Tequila—the harvesting and cutting of agave piñas. The boldly crafted and vibrant tin design is an overhead view of the agave heart—one of the three, 100% naturally perfect ingredients that is masterfully combined to create PATRÓN Tequila. The design is inspired by the detailed cutting process of the agave piña that's steeped in natural geometric design, and a key component of the handcrafted production process by our familia of jimadors.
"Celebrating Mexican culture and creative perfection, this collaboration carries on PATRÓN Tequila's legacy of aligning with progressive pioneers who share the values of passion, drive, and dedication to hard work. This year, we are honored to have partnered with Sebastian to bring the traditions of Mexico to life through the PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin," shared Kathy Parker, President and Global Chief Marketing Officer for PATRÓN Tequila. "Between our commitment to time-honored traditions and Sebastian's artistry, we've created a dynamic collaboration of passionate mastery between brand and artist."
Best known for his monumental works of steel and concrete displayed in Mexico and around the world, Sebastian's abstract geometric forms and bold colors are inspired by the Mexican landscape and natural shapes found in the regions of Mexico in which Sebastian resides.
"I'm honored to be collaborating with PATRÓN Tequila—a brand that is as proud of its Mexican roots as I am, and equally committed to handcrafted perfection," Sebastian shared. "For the design of the tin, it was important for me to honor the traditions of Mexico that celebrate natural elements like the agave plant and piña imagery. This collaboration highlights our passion for craftsmanship, and I look forward to sharing this piece of art with the world while they enjoy the world's finest tequila."
The limited-edition PATRÓN Mexican Heritage Tin includes a bottle of PATRÓN Silver, and is available at local retailers nationwide in the US as well as select international markets for an SRP of $59.99 while supplies last. Additionally, the tin can be purchased online.
*IWSR 2021 Global Database
About PATRÓN Tequila
From hand-harvesting the highest-quality 100% Weber Blue Agave, to the traditional, time-honored distillation process and individual labeling, numbering, and inspection of each bottle, PATRÓN Tequila is crafted with meticulous precision and care. Though PATRÓN has grown to become one of the most recognized and respected luxury spirits brands in the world, it is still exclusively produced in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, in the same small batches and with the same commitment to quality and craftsmanship. For more information about PATRÓN Tequilas and Liqueurs, please visit www.patrontequila.com. The perfect way to enjoy PATRÓN is responsibly.
PATRÓN is part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.
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On Tuesday, the White House celebrated the passage of the the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping climate, tax and health care package passed in August. Among other measures, it grants Medicare historic new powers to control prescription drug prices.
Democratic leaders like U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., celebrated what they see as one of the law's historic achievements. "For years, the naysayers said we could never take on the big drug companies and lower prescription drug costs but we did, and we won," Schumer said.
But for the people faced with putting this law into practice, the work is just beginning. Now, federal government employees and pharmaceutical companies begin a new round in the fight over how much the massive Medicare program pays for prescription drugs.
This round is shaping up to be a bureaucratic brawl over the new law's fine print, its loopholes and its legality. Here's what's at stake and what stands in the way of Medicare benefiting from the new measures.
Medicare's new powers to cut and cap prescription drug prices
Two of the biggest battlegrounds will be a pair of new powers that lawmakers gave Medicare, the federal insurance program that covers 64 million seniors and people with disabilities. Medicare's roughly $180 billion annual drug budget accounts for more than a third of the country's total drug spending.
One of the new powers lets the federal government negotiate deep discounts directly with drugmakers for some of the drugs that cost Medicare the most. This provision is unprecedented – and one that the pharmaceutical industry fought for decades.
To be eligible for negotiation, drugs must be among the 100 products costing Medicare the most money, have been on the market at least several years, lack generic competition, and be unaffected by several other exemptions in the law.
Despite those caveats, Medicare can still target some of the industry's biggest moneymakers, like Eliquis and Xarelto, a pair of blood thinning medications that Medicare spent $10 billion on in 2020 and Januvia, a diabetes drug that racked up nearly $4 billion in Medicare sales that same year.
Medicare will announce its first 10 targets next September and the prices negotiated for those drugs will take effect in 2026. The law allows Medicare to target additional drugs each year thereafter, adding up to as many as 60 by the end of this decade.
The other new power lawmakers gave Medicare is known as the inflation rebate. It does have precedent. Medicaid, which covers 82 million low-income Americans, has used its inflation rebate power for 30 years. It allows Medicaid to claw back any price increases that exceed the rate of inflation, and has significantly lowered Medicaid's spending.
This provision, which applies to most drugs, now allows Medicare to do the same. It takes full effect in 2023, with Medicare planning to collect rebate payments for some drugs as soon as April.
Drugmakers often hike product prices in January, so executives will be facing some important pricing decisions very soon, said Sean Dickson, health policy director for the West Health Policy Center, a nonpartisan organization focused on lowering health care costs.
Numbers released last week by the Congressional Budget Office estimate that together this pair of provisions would save Medicare about $170 billion over the next decade. But those savings are far from guaranteed.
More lobbying and lawsuits likely
Although the Inflation Reduction Act is now law, many of its crucial details still need to be filled out. That process, known as rulemaking and guidance, is where experts expect the pharmaceutical industry to shift its lobbying effort.
Many seemingly technical details could have major implications on this law's impact. For example, the text of the Act does not clearly outline how a negotiated price will be calculated if bargaining between a drugmaker and Medicare ends in a stalemate.
Mark Newsom, a policy consultant who worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for several years, including in 2004 when Medicare underwent major reforms, expects the drug industry to apply heavy political and legal pressure on this rulemaking process.
Numerous experts say they expect to see lawsuits challenging provisions of the law. One legal target could be a massive tax penalty for companies who refuse to cut Medicare a deal.
"They're going to go to the Hill and ask for legislative change, or they're going to go to the courts and they're going to litigate," Newsom said.
Taking advantage of the law's vulnerabilities
At the same time, the drug industry is also laying plans for a world in which Medicare's new powers do survive. "They are absolutely preparing for implementation," said Alice Valder Curran, who advises drug companies on pricing strategy at the law firm Hogan Lovells.
There's plenty of evidence from Medicaid's 30 years of implementing inflation rebates showing how drugmakers work around the system.
"There's a long track record of manufacturers taking creative strategies to avoid paying these rebates," said Dickson of West Health Policy Center who previously advised drugmakers on compliance with government pricing rules.
Occasionally, companies blatantly break the rules, as evidenced in a recent $233 million settlement between the Department of Justice and drugmaker Mallinckrodt. Far more often, though, said Dickson, companies take advantage of the rules, exploiting vague definitions, flawed formulas and other loopholes in the rebate law.
One area ripe for gaming is the formula known as average manufacturer price that Medicaid uses to determine whether companies owe money for hiking prices faster than inflation. The law gives companies ample discretion in how they calculate that average, and firms have used that discretion to include or exclude certain sales to avoid triggering rebate payments. Just one loophole in that formula, which Congress closed in 2019, had cost Medicaid at least $595 million per year in lost rebates, according to a report by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Inflation Reduction Act essentially duplicates the language of Medicaid's inflation rebate law, making Medicare now vulnerable to the same loopholes. And drugmakers have much more incentive to exploit them, said Dickson. Companies make three times the revenue from Medicare than they make from Medicaid.
"It's a constant effort to keep churning through and finding where those vulnerabilities lie," said Amber Jessup, the chief health care economist at the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, which monitors federal health programs for fraud, waste and abuse. Jessup added that it is too soon to know whether similar vulnerabilities might lie within the negotiation provision of this new law.
She said that her team of auditors, analysts, evaluators and lawyers feel the weight of this new challenge. "There are a lot of health care dollars at stake."
Preparing for the unprecedented
Whatever conflicts lie ahead, the Inflation Reduction Act will usher in sweeping change in how Medicare pays for prescription drugs. "It transcends any of the other pricing reforms I've ever seen, because it is so expansive," said industry advisor Alice Valder Curran.
That expansiveness has made the law's longer term implications difficult to ascertain, especially for large pharmaceutical companies with hundreds of products on the market, each priced and paid for in different ways. "We're really still in the discovery phase," Curran said.
Other industry experts expect companies to consider a variety of responses to the law to make up for losses in their bottom line, including charging private insurers more or hiking the launch prices of future drugs — an area not regulated by this law.
About the only thing certain this early in the implementation of the new law is that drugmakers and the government officials who regulate them are both hurtling toward a new frontier. The race to map it, navigate it and thrive in it has just begun.
This story was produced by Tradeoffs, a podcast exploring our confusing, costly and often counterintuitive health care system.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and innovative investment strategies, announced the launch of the KraneShares S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Ticker: KDIV) on the New York Stock Exchange today.
KDIV tracks the S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Index, which provides exposure to companies in China, Japan, Australia, and other Asian countries that have paid and increased their dividends over a sustained period. Studies by S&P Dow Jones Indices have shown that over the long-term, dividend-paying companies have outperformed their corresponding broad market indexes on a risk-adjusted basis1. KDIV gives investors access to the S&P Dividend Aristocrats methodology applied to the Pan Asia region, one of the fastest-growing areas in the world. The International Monetary Fund forecasts gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region to be 4.9% in 2022 and 5.1% in 20232.
"KDIV is a timely expansion of KraneShares' China and global ETF suite, which includes the $6.7bn KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB)3. KDIV is also the first US-listed ETF to apply the S&P Dividend Aristocrats methodology to the Pan Asia region4," said Jonathan Krane, Chief Executive Officer at KraneShares. "We are pleased to offer KDIV as a compelling addition to our global ETF suite."
"KDIV gives investors access to S&P's widely popular Dividend Aristocrats® Index Series, which is tracked by billions of dollars in ETF assets5. KDIV applies this methodology to the Pan Asia region, an area we are particularly focused on at KraneShares," said Brendan Ahern, KraneShares Chief Investment Officer. "As markets remain volatile in 2022, we believe dividend growers could continue to outperform the broader market. Adding dividend growers to an investment portfolio may result in lower volatility, compounded growth on dividend reinvestment, and reduced drawdown in declining markets."
"We're excited that KraneShares has selected our S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Index as the underlying benchmark for its exchange-traded fund," said Pavel Vaynshtok, Head of Strategy Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). "The Pan Asia index represents a key member of the Dividend Aristocrats® Index Series, which helps investors and fund managers track companies that have consistently increased dividend payments on an annual basis across the globe."
For additional information on the KraneShares S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Ticker: KDIV), contact your financial advisor or visit kraneshares.com/kdiv.
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KraneShares continues to provide investors new ways to access markets as it did with China. In recent years, the Firm launched the first ETFs giving access to carbon markets via futures contracts. KraneShares is now one of the largest global carbon/climate ETF providers. KraneShares helps investors stay current on global market trends and provides funds offering meaningful diversification.
Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI). The Firm is majority-owned by China International Capital Corporation (CICC). Citations:
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1 "S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats®: The Importance of Stable Dividend Income", S&P Dow Jones Indices, Sep 23, 2021.
2 "The Case for Dividend Aristocrats in Pan Asia", S&P Dow Jones Indices, Aug 29, 2022. Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period by a country.
3 Data from KraneShares as of 8/31/2022
4 Data from Bloomberg as of 8/31/2022
5 Data from Bloomberg as of 8/31/2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, that plaintiff John Ford, Trustee of the John Ford Trust ("Plaintiff" or "Trustee"), on behalf of himself and the proposed Settlement Class,1 and UGI and the other defendants in the Action, have reached a proposed settlement of the above-captioned class action (the "Action") in the amount of $10,250,000 that, if approved, will resolve the Action in its entirety (the "Settlement").
A hearing will be held before the Honorable Steven C. Tolliver, Sr., either in person or remotely in the Court's discretion, at the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Justice Center, Courtroom 12, 2 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401 at 10:00 a.m. on November 30, 2022 (the "Settlement Hearing") to, among other things, determine whether the Court should: (i) approve the proposed Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) dismiss the Action with prejudice as provided in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated August 11, 2022; (iii) approve the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the Net Settlement Fund; and (iv) approve Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application. The Court may change the date of the Settlement Hearing, or decide to hold it remotely, without providing another notice. Please check the Settlement website for information about the hearing at www.UGISecuritiesSettlement.com. You do NOT need to attend the Settlement Hearing to receive a distribution from the Net Settlement Fund.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY PAYMENT. If you have not yet received a Notice and Proof of Claim and Release form ("Claim Form"), you may obtain copies of these documents by visiting the website dedicated to the Settlement, www.UGISecuritiesSettlement.com, or by contacting the Claims Administrator at:
UGI Corporation Securities Litigation
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 173118
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice/Claim Form or for information about the status of a claim, may also be made to Lead Counsel:
Alfred L. Fatale III, Esq.
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
www.labaton.com
(888) 219-6877
If you are a Settlement Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked or submitted online no later than December 30, 2022. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not timely submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by all judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action, whether favorable or unfavorable.
If you are a Settlement Class Member and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice such that it is received no later than November 9, 2022. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action, whether favorable or unfavorable, and you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, and/or Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application must be filed with the Court and mailed to counsel for the Parties in accordance with the instructions in the Notice, such that they are filed and received no later than November 9, 2022.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, DEFENDANTS, OR
DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
1 All terms not defined herein shall have the definition assigned to them in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated August 11, 2022.
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Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has announced he's retiring from competition, saying that at age 41, his body is telling him the time has come. In recent years, Federer has contended with injuries and surgeries as well as a rising crop of new stars.
"I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years," Federer said in a video message released Thursday, after stating that his body's "message to me lately has been clear."
To my tennis family and beyond,
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 15, 2022
With Love,
Roger pic.twitter.com/1UISwK1NIN
His final ATP event will come next week, at the Laver Cup in London.
Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight at Wimbledon.
Over his career, Federer has won more than 100 titles total and amassed a 1,251-275 record, according the ATP, which adds that he never retired from a match, in singles or doubles.
Federer's prodigious skills kept him at the top of the sport with astounding consistency. At one point, he spent 237 consecutive weeks as the world No. 1 — an ATP record. In 2018, he became the oldest man to hold that ranking.
Earlier in his career, he notched 41 match wins in a row — a sequence that started the year after he won 24 tournament finals straight, from 2003-2005.
Federer, who began playing tennis at age 8, recalled his early exposure to pro tennis as a ball kid in his hometown of Basel, watching players "with a sense of wonder." It made him dream of his own future in the game, he said — and it drove him to work hard to achieve those dreams.
"The last 24 years on tour have been an incredible adventure," Federer said, describing the highs and lows of playing his sport in more than 40 countries.
"Finally, to the game of tennis: I love you and will never leave you."
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CLEVELAND and BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MPE Partners ("MPE" or "Morgenthaler Private Equity"), a Cleveland- and Boston-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Constantine Elefter to Partner. Constantine rejoined MPE's Cleveland office as a Principal in May 2021, having previously served as an Associate at Morgenthaler and as a Senior Associate at MPE Partners from 2010 to 2013, prior to attending business school. Constantine's promotion augments MPE's existing leadership team of Peter Taft, Karen Tuleta, Joe Machado, Matt Yohe, and Graham Schena.
MPE Partner, Peter Taft said, "We have been impressed with Constantine's investment judgment and relationship development capabilities. Constantine has made several meaningful contributions since rejoining MPE, most notably helping drive our successful exit of Bettcher Industries as well as co-leading our investment in Hi-Tech Industries and its subsequent merger with 3D International."
MPE Partner, Karen Tuleta added, "Constantine has great passion for our industry and our firm's investment strategy. We are excited to welcome him to our leadership team in order to further extend our Midwestern presence and drive successful results for our investors."
Constantine currently holds board seats at Hi-Tech, Waterfront Brands, and Ideal Aluminum, all of which are current MPE portfolio investments. While at Morgenthaler, Constantine contributed to several legacy investments including Avtron, Enginetics Aerospace, and Satellite Logistics Group. Following his graduation from business school, Constantine served as a Vice President at Norwest Equity Partners and a Principal at The Riverside Company. Constantine began his career at Wachovia Securities (now Wells Fargo Securities). He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with Honors from The Ohio State University and an M.B.A. as a Fuqua Scholar from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
About MPE Partners
MPE Partners ("MPE" or "Morgenthaler Private Equity") seeks to be the preferred partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. Based in Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA, MPE invests in profitable, lower middle market companies with transaction values up to $250 million. MPE has two primary target investment areas: high-value manufacturing and commercial & industrial services. For more information, please visit www.mpepartners.com.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be welcoming 200 new citizens Thursday morning in honor of Citizenship Day and Constitution Week.
This event will take place at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site with 200 citizenship candidates coming from countries all over the world. USCIS celebrates what it means to be a citizen of the United States every year by holding special naturalization ceremonies across the country.
Mayor Sarno states, “As a son of Italian immigrants, I am happy to be with each of these individuals as they officially become citizens of the United States of America. Our country is a melting pot and the traditions brought from our home countries are an important piece of the fabric of our nation. America is still the greatest Nation on Earth. We are the beacon of democracy and liberty and the envy of the world. God Bless the United States of America and God Bless the City of Springfield.”
The 200 citizenship candidates come from the following countries:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Congo Kinshasa
- Costa Rica
- Cote d-Ivoire
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- France
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mozambique
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- The Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
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WASHINGTON, USA — After decades of neglect, murdered and missing Indigenous people are seeing movement in raising awareness and policy change in Washington State.
The newly formed Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force is in charge of developing policies and plans to address the urgent crisis.
The MMIWP Task Force announced ambitious plans in their first released report. Among the recommendations are funding for a new cold case unit specific to Indigenous people and creating cross-jurisdictional rules for law enforcement agencies.
On Wednesday, the 25-member task force met virtually to discuss an update from the subcommittees working on the policies and plans moving forward.
MMIWP Task Force Member Aubony Burns, is part of the Criminal Justice and Safety committee and is excited about the cooperation with police agencies.
“Law enforcement has really come out big, we’ve had Tribal police, deputies from a variety of places, we’ve seen folks from as far east as Spokane City Police all the way to the tip of the State,” Burns said.
Burns added, “the Washington Criminal Justice Training Center has contacted MMIWP for work on a new training program for police cadets, working with our recommendations.”
One of the biggest roadblocks to finding missing Indigenous people has been the confusion between multiple police agencies across jurisdictions.
The Task Force will collect data and research as their policy building progresses. The next meeting is scheduled for December and will be in person.
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SEATTLE — The community came together at Abu-Bakr Islamic Center in Tukwila Wednesday to support the family of Mohamed Kediye who was shot and killed while driving for Lyft in downtown Seattle last weekend.
Kediye, 48, was a supportive father who just wanted to provide a better life for his six children and wife, his family said.
“It’s so sad... Yesterday they had a father, today they don’t have a father, they don’t have anyone to support them,” said Ahmad Geelle, a family friend.
Kediye was shot and killed Sunday at 8:30 p.m. near the corner of 7th Avenue and Lenora Street in downtown Seattle. The family said he was parked on the side of the road, about to complete his last ride of the night for Lyft, before returning home. According to the family, police told them a vehicle pulled alongside his car and that’s when someone shot and killed Kediye.
“The family they need... to have justice for the beloved one, that they lost in downtown Seattle,” said Geelle.
Meanwhile, friends from the Seattle Rideshare Drivers Association are shaken up by the death of one of their own.
“They have been in a state of shock for quite a while and have advocated that the safety of the drivers be a priority for the city,” said Ahmed Mumin, the Executive Director of Seattle Rideshare Drivers Association
Mumin said this is the fourth rideshare driver who has been killed in the Seattle area while on the job in the past two years.
“When is enough, we are calling for the Transportation Network Companies to sit down with the associations and the community drivers and come up with a solution, we don’t have a quick solution, but I know that there is a solution out there,” he said.
The Seattle Rideshare Drivers Association is holding a demonstration on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the old Islamic School of Seattle near the corner of 25th and Cherry Street demanding justice for Kediye’s death.
If you’d like to support the family, you can donate to their GoFundMe page here.
The Seattle Police Department told KING 5 that as of 2:30 pm on Wednesday there were no updates to the case.
A Lyft spokesperson said in a statement:
"The events described are heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with the driver's loved ones and everyone who has been impacted by this tragedy. We are working to make contact with the driver's family as soon as possible, have been in touch with the rider to offer our support, and have reached out to law enforcement to offer our assistance with their investigation." | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/seattle/lyft-driver-shot-killed-fatal-downtown-seattle/281-4ec9a029-ea5d-4441-9548-b951cd17a92a | 2022-09-15T15:00:27Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/seattle/lyft-driver-shot-killed-fatal-downtown-seattle/281-4ec9a029-ea5d-4441-9548-b951cd17a92a | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Ilia Malinin made history late Wednesday when the 17-year-old wunderkind, and the heir apparent to Olympic champion Nathan Chen among American figure skaters, successfully landed the first quad axel in competition.
Malinin pulled off the four-and-a-half revolution jump while winning the lower-level U.S. Classic in Lake Placid, New York, before a small crowd in a mostly empty arena. It nonetheless sent shockwaves through the sport as the final and most difficult of the quadruple jumps had finally been conquered.
“It felt really good. When I’m practicing it, it’s pretty easy for me to figure out how to get the right timing and everything to have it be a good attempt," said Malinin, whose supreme confidence in his jumping ability is evidenced by use of “quadg0d” on his social media platforms. ”To do it in competition is a different story because you have nerves and pressure that can get in the way of that. So I have to treat it like I’m at home and it feels pretty good."
Chen, who for now has stepped away from the sport following his triumph at the Beijing Olympics, has toyed with the jump in practice. And two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu was unsuccessful in trying to land it at the Winter Games.
But there had been brief snippets of video Malinin had put out on social media over the past six months that indicated it was a work in progress. There were some reports from his training camp that he had landed the quad axel in practice.
What makes the axel more difficult than the other quads — the flip, toe flip, lutz, salchow, loops and toe loop — is that skaters face forward when they enter the jump, forcing them to complete an extra half revolution. Even the triple axel is hard enough that most women, and many men, have trouble getting it right.
“I had an idea for trying it for a little while now. March or April was when I really started to work on the technique and try to improve it,” Malinin said. “(Hanyu) definitely inspired me to try it here.”
Malinin put the jump first in his free skate, set to “Euphoria” by Labrinth and choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne, when he knew that he would be freshest. The base value of 12.50 is more than any other jump, and the 1.00 that Malinin received in grade-of-execution from the judging panel indicated they considered it clean.
“This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do on the ice,” said Adam Rippon, a member of the 2018 Olympic team.
Malinin scored 185.44 points for his free skate and 257.28 points in total to win the competition. Kevin Aymoz of France was second with 236.17 points while Malinin's American teammate, Camden Pulkinen, was third with 219.49 points.
Malinin was born in Virginia to Russian-born Uzbekistani skaters Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov. He's been considered the next big thing in American figure skating for years. He won Junior Grand Prix events in France and Austria, along with the world championship last year, and was second to Chen at the U.S. championships.
In most Olympic years, that would have made him a lock for the team. But officials with U.S. Figure Skating use a series of factors in making their decision, and they bypassed him in favor of adding Vincent Zhou and Jason Brown.
Chen ultimately won gold in record-setting fashion. He joined Zhou in skating the team competition, where the Americans won a silver medal that could still be elevated to gold pending the results of a Russian doping investigation.
Meanwhile, Malinin continued to work away from the spotlight on a jump that some thought impossible.
“Ilia Malinin landed the first quadruple axel in history tonight at an event in Lake Placid, NY, home of so many great American sporting moments," two-time U.S. Olympian Johnny Weir, now a figure skating analyst for NBC Sports, tweeted afterward. “ 4.5 revolutions in the blink of an eye. Bravo!”
The U.S. Classic is an early season event that doesn't get the attention of the Grand Prix events, which begin with Skate America on Oct. 21 in Boston. Malinin is scheduled to make his senior debut there in a field that includes Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, a two-time runner-up at the world championships.
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LONDON, UK — Two minutes of silence will be observed across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday giving the public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.
Buckingham Palace released more details Thursday about the state funeral of the queen who died Sept. 8 at 96 and her private interment later Monday. Her death at her beloved Balmoral Castle summer retreat ended the monarch's 70-year reign.
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, the official in charge of arrangements, said the funeral and events over coming days are intended to “unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths, whilst fulfilling her majesty and her family’s wishes to pay a fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign.”
Tens of thousands were standing in a line Thursday that snaked for more than four miles along the River Thames in London, waiting to file in silence past her coffin.
“The queen held a unique and timeless position in all our lives. This has been felt more keenly over the past few days, as the world comes to terms with her demise,” Fitzalan-Howard said.
On Friday evening, King Charles III and his siblings will stand vigil at their mother’s coffin for 15 minutes as it lies in state at the 900-year-old Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament. Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward also stood vigil with the coffin when it lay in St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh earlier this week.
After the state funeral on Monday, attended by 2,000 guests, including U.S. President Joe Biden and other visiting heads of state, Elizabeth's coffin will be carried through the historic heart of London, from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch near Buckingham Palace on a horse-drawn gun carriage with Charles and other royals walking behind.
Also among the funeral guests will be nearly 200 people honored by the late queen for their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and in sectors including charities, healthcare and education.
Amid pomp and pageantry, the coffin will travel along virtually the same route, including down the flag-lined Mall to the one it passed Wednesday in front of hushed throngs of mourners when it was taken from the palace to the Houses of Parliament.
London's Heathrow Airport announced it will halt all flights for 15 minutes before the two-minute national silence on Monday, until 15 minutes after it has finished “to avoid noise disruption.”
From London, the queen's coffin will then be driven in the state hearse to Windsor for a committal service at St. George's Chapel near Windsor Castle, attended by 800 people, including members of the queen's household and Windsor estate staff.
At the end of the service, the coffin will be lowered into the Royal Vault and the sovereign’s piper will play a lament. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will pronounce the blessing and the congregation will sing “God Save The King.”
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WASHINGTON — Swiss tennis great Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis after a tournament in London next week.
Federer is 41, and has won 20 Grand Slam titles.
He announced his retirement on Twitter, posting a letter to fans that thanked his family, coaches and team.
"Of all the gifts that tennis has given me over the years, the greatest, without a doubt, has been the people I've met along the way: my friends, my competitors, and most of all the fans who give the sport its life," Federer wrote.
Federer's last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee — his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.
He cited those operations in the letter as part of his decision to end his career.
"As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries," he wrote. "I've worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body's capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear. I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career."
Federer's farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.
He also had said he would return to tournament action at the Swiss Indoors in October.
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WASHINGTON — Some student loan borrowers will be automatically refunded for payments made during the federal payment pause during the pandemic, according to new guidance from the Department of Education.
Borrowers who continued to make payments during the federal payment pause and brought their balance below the maximum relief they are eligible to receive, but did not pay off the total balance, will receive a refund for the difference.
The Department of Education added the new information to an updated FAQ page on President Biden's student debt relief program, which will forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student loan debt.
The department explains in the FAQ: "For example, if you're a borrower eligible for $10,000 in relief; had a balance of $10,500 prior to March 13, 2020; and made $1,000 in payments since then—bringing your balance to $9,500 at the time of discharge—we'll discharge your $9,500 balance, and you'll receive a $500 refund."
RELATED: You won’t have to pay federal taxes on student debt relief, but states could tax it as income
Who is eligible?
To qualify for student loan debt relief, your annual federal income needs to have been below $125,000 (individual or married, filing separately) or $250,000 (married, filing jointly or head of household) in 2021 or 2020.
Borrowers who did not receive a Pell Grant qualify for $10,000 of student loan forgiveness. People who received a Pell Grant are eligible for $20,000 of loan forgiveness.
Approximately 9.1 million borrowers made at least one payment between April 2020 and March 2022, according to a government report. Borrowers must qualify for, apply for and receive student debt relief to receive an automatic refund of voluntary payments made during the pandemic payment pause.
People who consolidated their loans after March 13, 2020, will not qualify for any refunds for payments made prior to the consolidation.
Should you request a refund?
When President Biden first announced his student debt relief package, the White House initially said anyone who made voluntary payments after the pause was put into place on March 13, 2020, could request a refund from their loan servicer.
Borrowers can still do that, but the Department of Education cautions against it for those who will still have a balance remaining after their debt relief is applied. Loan balances will be re-amortized, meaning the monthly payment will be recalculated based on the new balance.
"It's important to note that these refunded payments will increase your loan balance and your monthly payments," the website states.
How should you prepare?
Most borrowers will have to apply for debt relief. Log in to your account on StudentAid.gov and make sure your contact information is updated. You can also sign up to receive text alerts.
Make sure your information is up to date with your loan servicer. If you don't know who your loan servicer is, you can see it on the dashboard of your StudentAid.gov account.
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The Netherland's Queen Maxima Witnesses Agreement for Award-Winning Program that Reduces Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Planetree International has partnered with Netherlands-based We All Journal to bring a ground-breaking therapy for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients to the United States.
On September 6, 2022, at San Francisco City Hall, Planetree Chief Operating Officer Michael Giuliano and Jurriann van Rijswijk, Founder and Director of We All Journal, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, making Planetree the exclusive U.S. distributor of the award-winning Post-ICU journal.
Developed by anesthesiologist-intensivist Dr. Marc Buise of the Dutch Eindhoven Catharina Hospital and We All Journal, the Post-ICU journal is an innovative, patient-centered digital diary that has been shown to help patients with Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) which is defined as newly acquired or progressively worsening impairment in cognition, mental health, and physical functioning. PICS impacts 50-70% of patients discharged from an ICU.
"Our work with We All Journal is a true partnership to ensure that we are bringing the best in person-centered innovation to caregivers, patients, and their family throughout the United States." said Michael Giuliano, Chief Operating Officer at Planetree International. "We are honored to have been selected as We All Journal's exclusive fulfillment partner, and we look forward to advancing our mission to humanize healthcare by continuing to make a positive impact on the health, well-being, and recovery of patients across the country."
Recognized with the National Healthcare Innovation Award in the Netherlands in 2021, the Post-ICU journal helps patients who have received intensive care process the trauma of their critical illness or injury and the hospitalization that is required. The secure digital journal allows relatives and nurses to privately document events that occur during a patient's admittance and stay in the ICU. Studies show that when patients and families can read an accounting of events that occurred during a hospital stay, they are better able to process the ICU period upon returning home. This contributes to a better mental and physical recovery, significantly reducing the symptoms of PICS.
Planetree International is facilitating hospital and healthcare system adoption of the Post-ICU journal because it is an innovative and highly effective utility to enable the delivery of person-centered care, which emphasizes the quality of human interactions, caring communication, the importance of connecting caregivers to the deeper purpose of their work, and practical strategies for engaging patients, families, and communities as partners. The promise of the Post-ICU journal is already being realized. The digital journal was recently adopted by Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, under the supervision of Planetree International, marking the first implementation of Post-ICU in the United States.
"Admission to an ICU can be incredibly difficult and isolating for patients and their loved ones," said Dr. Marya Chaisson, Griffin Hospital's ICU Medical Director "The patient's trauma can be made worse when they have no clear recollection of being admitted and their memories of the experience are vague and fragmented, resulting in insomnia, amnesia, anxiety, feelings of depression, or having trouble concentrating. Family members may also experience a feeling of powerlessness, severe insecurity, and anxiety. When this time is 'given back' to them in the form of messages, photos, drawings, videos, and sound recordings, physical and mental recovery is dramatically improved."
Griffin Hospital has earned a reputation as a leader in person-centered care, achieving Gold-Certified in Person-Centered Excellence by Planetree International four times, and in being named as one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek for the fourth consecutive year. Along with Griffin, Planetree has supported several hospitals in the Netherlands with the introduction and implementation the Post-ICU journal.
Planetree is a passionate not-for-profit global healthcare leader setting the global standard for person-centered excellence across the continuum of care. Unlike formulaic approaches, Planetree honors the unique qualities of organizations and partners to strengthen meaningful connections between staff, patients, families, and communities. Powered by over 50,000 patients and families, and over 40 years of experience working with global healthcare organizations, Planetree delivers the leading evidence-based framework for co-designing organizational roadmaps to improved patient and family engagement, better clinical outcomes, increased staff retention and recruitment, and high value care. Learn more at Planetree.org.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.
Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department on Wednesday to hammer out a deal, as there was a risk of a strike starting on Friday that could have shut down rail lines across the country.
Biden made a key phone call to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at 9 p.m. as the talks were ongoing after Italian dinner had been brought in, according to a White House official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss closed negotiations. The president told the negotiators to consider the harm to families, farmers and businesses if a shutdown occurred.
What resulted from the back and forth was a tentative agreement that will go to union members for a vote after a post-ratification cooling off period of several weeks.
“These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,” Biden said. “The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.”
The strike would also have disrupted passenger traffic as well as freight rail lines, because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak had already canceled a number of its long-distance trains this week, and said the rest of its long-distance trains would stop Thursday ahead of the strike deadline.
Following the tentative agreement, Amtrak said it was “working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures.”
The five-year deal, retroactive to 2020, includes the 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses that a Presidential Emergency Board recommended this summer. But railroads also agreed to ease their strict attendance policies to address some of the unions’ concerns about working conditions.
Railroad workers will now be able to take unpaid days off for doctor’s appointments without being penalized under railroad attendance rules. Previously, workers would lose points under the attendance systems that the BNSF and Union Pacific railways had adopted, and they could be disciplined if they lost all their points.
The unions that represent the conductors and engineers who drive the trains had pressed hard for changes in the attendance rules, and they said this deal sets a precedent that they will be able to negotiate over those kinds of rules in the future. But workers will still have to vote whether those changes are enough to approve the deal.
The threat of a shutdown had put Biden in a delicate spot politically. The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he also knew a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of the midterms, when majorities in both chambers of Congress, key governorships and scores of important state offices will be up for grabs.
That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. He flew to Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, to espouse the virtues of unionization, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers.
As the administration was trying to forge peace, United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sit-down strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But without a deal among the 12 unions in talks back in Washington, Biden also knew that a stoppage could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more was at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could have extended to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.”
Biden faced the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what's best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, the president's goal was to keep all parties so a deal could be reached. Biden also knew a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House pursued the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House," he said. "No one wants it this close to the election.”
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group's CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. ... There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
By 5:05 a.m. Thursday, it was clear that the hard work across the government, unions and railway companied had paid off as Biden announced the deal, calling it “an important win for our economy and the American people.”
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FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho — Lori Vallow's attorneys want cameras banned from her court hearings. Last month, her attorneys filed a motion to request cameras be banned from the courtroom.
They said, during a hearing on Aug. 16, Court TV set up multiple cameras and microphones in areas not allotted for media. In the motion filed, Vallow's attorney said the cameras zoomed in repeatedly on Lori Vallow and could have potentially violated attorney-client privilege.
In a response, Court TV denied these claims.
Lori Vallow is the mother of Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, who were reported missing in the fall of 2019 from Rexburg. Their remains were found on property belonging to Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s fifth and current husband. The couple is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Vallow's kids, as well as Daybell's late wife, Tammy Daybell, who died in October of 2019.
“In the good old days when I was prosecuting attorney or attorney general and cameras were very bulky and lighting had to be rather pervasive, it was intrusive and disruptive in the courtroom to have cameras there,” said Dave Leroy, former Idaho Attorney General, former Lieutenant Governor and a current attorney. “Still, perhaps today, maybe lawyers, and maybe even witnesses play just a little too much to the camera… but, all things being equal, cameras in the courtroom are basically, standard practice in today's world.”
KTVB is among 32 news organizations that have joined to oppose the motion to ban cameras from all future hearings in the Lori Vallow case.
In a response to the motion, the attorney representing the media, emphasized the importance of allowing cameras in the courtroom.
"The public's confidence in the criminal justice system grows when the courtroom is open to all, including those who cannot physically attend," according to the response.
“It would be atypical, generally speaking aloud without some very specific ledged and proved intrusion, or disruption or unfairness to one side or the other for cameras to be blocked in a courtroom today,” Leroy said. “At the Ada County Courthouse, we have a rule no cameras on the fifth floor, which is where the significant and serious trials are had, but with the permission of the judge with permission of the court administrator, cameras are brought into the courtroom all the time, generally speaking, it is entirely up to the discretion of the trial judge as to what goes on in that trial judge's courtroom.”
The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, September 15. KTVB will update you on what happens.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Players Health today announced the asset acquisition of Monarch Management . Monarch Management operates as a managing general agent focused on supplementary accident & health products for K-12 sports and school-related activities. This further expands Players Health's insurance and athlete safety products and service offerings that are designed to create the safest and most accessible environments possible for kids to play the sports they love.
"With Monarch Management, we are able to further our mission and extend our protection to schools and school-sponsored sports activities," said Naveen Anand, Group President, Insurance at Players Health. "The addition enhances our product capability, specialty focus and mission of keeping more athletes safe on and off the field. We welcome the Monarch Management team to the Players Health family and look forward to investing in and growing the products, platform and reach"
San Antonio, TX based Monarch Management offers a full range of student accident and special risk insurance for students enrolled in early childhood education through 12th grade. The offering provides coverage for unexpected costs when students may be injured while participating in school sponsored sports and activities.
For more on Players Health and its mission, visit www.playershealth.com.
Minneapolis-based Players Health is a sports technology platform providing digital risk management services, reporting tools and insurance products to sports organizations to comply with the changing athletic environment and responsibilities. Working towards establishing the safest environment for athletes, Players Health views the health and safety of athletes as a priority in today's sports landscape. For more information, visit www.playershealth.com.
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Free tool gives B2B marketers personalized ABM plays they can immediately take action on
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RollWorks, the account-based marketing (ABM) platform and division of NextRoll, today made it even easier for anyone to start their ABM journey. In partnership with Bombora and Sendoso, the company launched the RollWorks ABM Play Generator, an intuitive but easy to use, free tool that gives anyone actionable ABM plays, personalized for their individual business goals.
By answering five simple questions such as "What Primary Impact are you Looking to Make with ABM?," anyone can receive an instant custom ABM play with easy steps to put into action immediately. They will also receive a copy, a recommended bonus play, and marketer-to-marketer video walk through. The ABM Play Generator is ideal for B2B marketing professionals at companies with more than 20 employees, and those in SaaS or professional services organizations.
"Whether you're just getting started with ABM or looking for some fresh ideas to add to your current ABM programs, there is no one-size-fits all approach to ABM. The new RollWorks ABM Play Generator is a clever, super easy to use tool that gives any business an immediately actionable ABM play based on your unique circumstances," said Jodi Cerretani, VP of Revenue Marketing, RollWorks.
All RollWorks ABM Play Generator plays include steps to engage target audiences, calls to action, suggested channels, measurement, and pro tips, and are rated according to play cost, difficulty to execute, and outcome. Snapshot of popular plays:
- The ABMifier: Fire Up Your 1: Many Channels: Ideal for B2B professionals who may experience flat pipelines despite incoming leads, the feeling of being ignored when passing leads to Sales, and needing more leads.
- The Pipeline Cruncher: Action In-Market Accounts to Fill Demand Gap: For these marketers who need to hit their pipeline goals, this play recommends to: Start with your high-fit accounts; segment your high-fit, high engagers; identify key personas in high-fit, highly-engaged accounts; and examine trends based on latest activity data.
- The Quality Qualifier: Nurture "Fit" Accounts to Pass Off Sales-Ready Accounts: For professionals who may use account scoring that may not be specific enough or ensure quality MQAs, need more MQA handoff opps from Sales, need to go beyond lead scoring's opted-in leads to show the entire potential of unknown buyers at an account.
"The RollWorks ABM Play Generator is a creative tool to help account-based marketers build a play relevant to their business and the impact they're looking to make with ABM. It provides useful tips and recommended actions that are easy to understand for marketers just beginning their ABM journey." – Marissa Carter, Demand Marketing Manager, Bombora
"Sendoso is really excited to partner with RollWorks on the ABM Play Generator. It's a fantastic tool to get real and actionable ABM recommendations that you can put to work immediately to help hit your H2 pipeline goals." – Mollie Leon, Senior Demand Generation Manager, Sendoso
Learn more and get your free, customized ABM play today.
RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, offers ambitious B2B companies an account-based platform to align their marketing and sales teams and confidently grow revenue. Powered by proprietary data and machine learning, RollWorks' solutions address the needs of organizations large and small — from those with best-in-class ABM programs to those just beginning their exploration. By empowering teams to identify their target accounts and key buyers, reach those accounts across multiple channels, and measure program effectiveness in their system-of-record, RollWorks is an indispensable platform for marketers and sellers who believe that an account-based approach is just good business. To learn more visit www.rollworks.com.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Thursday slammed the ruling CPM for its criticism of the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and sought to know why the Left leaders were getting annoyed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and fascist ideologies were being questioned.
Attacking the Marxist party, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan asked why they were finding fault with Rahul Gandhi and other leaders, the participants of the foot march, staying in containers.
Even the family members of CPM leaders were coming to greet the participants of the march and wondered whether that was upsetting the Left leadership, he told a press meet here.
'Bharat Jodo Yatra', envisaged to unite the country, was drawing immense response from democratic believers and the public and it would soon become an iconic success, he noted.
"The Yatra is being taken out not against the CPM. It is based on the idea of uniting India. Fascism and communism are being criticised. Why are the CPM leaders getting annoyed when Modi and fascist and communist ideologies are criticised?" Satheesan asked.
Neither Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan nor the CPM is on the agenda of the march, he said while addressing a press meet here.
Responding to the criticism that the Yatra is scheduled to cover more days in Left-ruled Kerala than the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, the LoP said it is the Congress which decides its route map not the AKG Centre, the headquarters of the CPM here.
Satheesan also criticised the upcoming foreign trips of Vijayan and his cabinet colleagues, alleging that they could bring no major investment for the state through their previous tours.
Rejecting the reports that the government had brought development worth Rs 300 crores through the ministers' foreign trips, he said only the selling of the masala bond could be achieved through it and the amount could be raised only because of the government guarantee.
"Apart from that, no development has been brought to the state through foreign trips. The opposition is not against the ministers and officials taking out trips abroad. But when they go abroad 80 times at the expense of the government, it is the responsibility of the CM and the ministers to convince people how the state had benefited through such trips," he further said.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 evening, would traverse through the state covering 450 km, touching seven districts over a period of 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1. The yatra will enter Alappuzha on September 17 and pass through Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and reach Thrissur on September 23. The foot march will traverse through Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and enter Malappuram on September 28. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/15/bharat-jodo-yatra-congress-attack-cpm.amp.html | 2022-09-15T15:02:34Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/15/bharat-jodo-yatra-congress-attack-cpm.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Kochi: K Sudhakaran is most likely to continue as the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president with the party's state unit adopting a resolution path instead of going for internal elections.
The KPCC on Thursday passed a brief resolution asking Congress president Sonia Gandhi to decide on the new state chief ahead of the internal elections scheduled to find her successor.
Former leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala presented the resolution which was backed by five senior leaders -- Opposition Leader V D Satheesan, K Muraleedharan, K C Joseph, Kodikkunnil Suresh and M M Hassan. It was passed unanimously.
The party also requested Sonia Gandhi to announce the office-bearers of the KPCC as well as AICC from the state.
The PCC meeting was wrapped up in a few minutes with the resolution being passed unanimously.
The meeting took place even as former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is touring the state as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
What's next?
With the resolution, the party's state unit has continued its long-term tradition of preferring a path of consensus to internal polls.
"At the moment there is a general feeling that Sudhakaran should be allowed to continue as the PCC president. Otherwise, there would have been discussions or debates about other names. The fact that Sudhakaran has only got just a little over one year on the post was also considered," a senior Congress leader told Onmanorama.
Following the resolution, Sonia Gandhi will ask the party's state unit to propose the names of the members of the KPCC. The names have already been finalised and the announcement will be a mere formality, according to sources.
The PCC members will have the voting right in the Congress president election which is slated for October 17.
Sudhakaran was appointed KPCC president in June last year in the aftermath of the Congress-led United Democratic Front’s drubbing in the assembly elections in April. Sudhakaran replaced Mullappally Ramachandran even as the party national leadership appointed V D Satheesan as leader of the opposition much to the chagrin of his predecessor Ramesh Chennithala. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/15/kpcc-president-k-sudhakaran-congress.amp.html | 2022-09-15T15:03:01Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/15/kpcc-president-k-sudhakaran-congress.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Commuters getting ready to board Virginia Railway Express trains in Prince William County Thursday morning were relieved to hear they won’t have to find a different way to work Friday morning.
Many heard on WTOP as they drove to the train station that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide rail strike that would have stopped VRE trains in their tracks.
"That sounds like great news,” said one commuter, as he and a fellow rider watched a morning train heading toward Union Station pull into the station. “That’s something we were all on edge about.”
Another commuter, who doesn’t drive a car, said she has “just been kind of worried about how I would get down to D.C., so I’ve been coming up with an alternative plan.”
"I got up this morning and I thought, ‘OK, is the train gonna come, should we take the bus?’” she said.
One commuter said stopping commuter trains would have severe ramifications: “If you rely on it every single day, it’s critical infrastructure.”
VRE riders have been enjoying riding for free in September, as the rail service suspended fares during Metro’s closure of Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport.
Many of the commuters said if the strike happened, they would get back in their cars.
"I think driving down 66, which is a bit of a nightmare with all the construction was my Plan B, and then taking the Metro,” said one man.
Another rider said he would have to find an alternative way to get to work, but a freight strike would have more severe consequences.
"To move all the hazardous materials — the chlorine for drinking water, the ethanol to put in our gasoline. All those things are very important, and it could have been an impending disaster if supply chains were crippled by the strike,” he said, as he boarded the train to get to work. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/vre-commuters-relieved-by-news-of-rail-deal/article_c677fabc-34fa-11ed-8aca-639a20624a1b.html | 2022-09-15T15:04:03Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/vre-commuters-relieved-by-news-of-rail-deal/article_c677fabc-34fa-11ed-8aca-639a20624a1b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
One late April night, I was leaving a high-school baseball game with my friends when a car drove up filled with people.
We could see their ski masks as they rolled down the windows, and then suddenly one of the people in the back seat pulled out what looked like an assault rifle.
We thought they were just messing with us – even when they aimed at us and pulled the trigger. No one was hit, so we assumed the cartridge was empty, not realizing they just had horrible aim.
When they came back, one of my friends chased them as a joke. We weren’t expecting them to actually hit us with airsoft bullets, leaving bruises on our upper legs, stomachs and backs. We all just stood there with our mouths open.
Most of us nervously laughed it off, showing one another the bruises. A parent yelled after the car as it sped off that they had their license plate. But the damage was already done, both on the bodies and in the minds of the teens in this town.
In a rich suburban town where violent crime was virtually nonexistent, this event came as a shock. We certainly weren’t expecting it at a social event with numerous young children and parents around. But it did happen, with many witnesses – and word spread so quickly through the stands that even the athletes in the middle of their game heard in the dugout.
But the teens weren’t scared, upset or frustrated. They joked about it all night. Violence, even just a toy gun, was hilarious to the teens at my high school, and they wanted to be part of it.
One by one, teens started to get their hands on toy guns. Some bought realistic-looking guns on Amazon, while others opted for smaller, more childish-looking “gel” guns from the nearby Target, with colorful gel balls as bullets. Both were used on school grounds. They were popular after lacrosse practices, when a student would just pull out a gun and start shooting at his teammates, or around the back parking lot after school, where people lurked, hoping to get a few shots in.
In just a few weeks, it became such a regular occurrence that students accepted the fact that they were going to be shot as they left school, laughing it off when it happened. This was what my high school was turning into – a place where teens who had never experienced the fear of being near a deadly weapon shot fake guns at others for fun.
Then came May 24. The day after the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas. I was surprised to see changes at school. Officers were now stationed at all outside doors. Doors that were previously opened were now closed and locked. During lunch, a teacher left the door open, and a student ran into the building before any staff could see. A friend at my table saw him. “Oh great, we’re going to get shot up!” We all laughed. Nothing really changed.
And that included the fake shootings. If anything, it was only getting worse. Students still participated in these shootings on the school campus, but many were now taking it out of school as well. During the day, students mostly just banded together and shot at each other in parking lots or parks. But when night hit, it was much worse: Students shot at stop signs, buildings, other cars and even people.
Some may say this was just an innocent game for teenagers – that the guns were only toys for entertainment. It all sounds like a joke, but it is eerie to me. In a society where parents are heavily involved in children’s wellness with the goal of developing academically strong, talented and well-rounded children – compassion is overlooked. The utter disrespect shown by teens during this time was fueled by a lack of compassion.
The good news is, while compassion can’t be legislated, infrastructure can. I’m not talking about roads or power supplies; I mean basketball courts and parks with lights.
The gel-gun shooter trend didn’t end because of a program that told teens to be more considerate or take things more seriously: It was just new lights at a nearby basketball court. Those same teens who shot at stop signs and people after dark now spend their time playing pickup basketball.
They formed teams, created a social-media account and kept stats, even live-streaming games for friends to watch.
Some people involved in the shootings now understand their stupidity and regret their actions, but many still see nothing wrong with it. This experience has given me a utopic vision, one that sets gun control, mental illnesses and even infrastructure aside, because there are already people working on these issues. Although compassion alone is not the solution to violence, I still believe it can alleviate the hurting of others.
This is a call to all the parents: Instill the simple value of compassion within your children. This can change society in a more humane way; a compassionate way.
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Editor: On Aug. 23, the Honor Flight of the Ozarks traveled from Springfield, Mo., to Washington D.C., with 76 veterans, 76 guardians plus 19 medical and flight staff. This daylong trip took place so that these veterans could visit their military memorials.
Honor Flight of the Ozarks flight coordinator David T. Snider said that a one-day trip like this could not happen without the assistance of dedicated people on the ground in Arlington. A very special thanks goes to the Arlington County Police Department, who assisted by provided police motor escorts for four motorcoaches. The escort detail assisted Honor Flight of the Ozarks from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the World War II Memorial in the morning and from the U.S. Marine War Memorial back to the Reagan National Airport in the late afternoon.
The officers who assisted with this particular escort detail went above and beyond to treat our Heroes with honor, dignity and respect.
Snider said, “The professional assistance that these officers gave allowed us to take this large group through the city during heavy traffic with little delay. Thanks go to ALL of them!”
The Arlignton County Police Department officers who organized and participated with the police escort were Chief Andy Penn, Cap. Albert Kim, Lt. Aviv Bercovicz, Lt. Brian Morrison, Lt. Kevin Riley, Sgt. Jeffrey Lubin, Cpl. Michael Cymbalisty, Cpl. James O’Daniel, MPO Stephen Capizzi, MPO Eric Ramon, Officer Tracey Bates, Officer Kelly Heath and Officer John Horvath.
“Their dedication and devotion to our Honor Flight Mission was observed by everyone involved,” Snider said.
Honor Flight of the Ozarks will fly its next mission to Washington D.C. on Oct. 25.
Gary Ellison, director, Honor Flight of the Ozarks, Springfield, Mo.
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Editor: On Sept. 2, my car was broken into. I found my window smashed and the airbag as the only thing missing.
My neighbor parked right next to me had suffered the same fate.
Unfortunately, this is the second time this has happened to the two of us in the past year. Last September, thieves also targeted at least three vehicles from our apartment complex.
The greatest common factor here is that all the vehicles that were broken into were Honda Civics of the year 2016 and newer.
These cars are prime targets for airbag theft due to the ease in which the entire airbag component can be removed. Thieves then sell the airbags on the black market or to shady repair shops.
Drivers who own any Honda model of 2016 and newer should be aware of this trend. I’m extremely lucky that I adjusted my insurance to better take care of me in cases of theft or vandalism, and I encourage others to do the same.
Timothy Tucker, Springfield
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Editor: Your recent editorial [“Our View: High-Quality Teachers Face Challenges”] included a cheap attack on teacher unions and failed to mention the guilty culprit – Gov. Youngkin and right-wing Republican attacks on teachers and public schools that are dire and harmful.
Teacher unions exist to be strong advocates for their teacher members, and that includes both salaries and on-the-job respect and good treatment.
Teachers are professionals whose views and input should be reflected in local schools, and local teacher unions such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers do exactly that. The purpose of unions is also to protect individual teachers who are unfairly treated by principals and not to enforce any educational ideology.
My late father, my wife and now my daughter were or are public-school teachers and teacher-union members. All teachers are underpaid, overworked and stressed today by the pandemic, and try to educate as best they can the youth using curriculums set out by the local School Boards and by the statewide Standards of Learning. Unions bring the collective wisdom and help to principals and School Boards and over time create a more productive workplace and better outcomes for the students.
This cannot be said for our current governor Youngkin, who started a snitch line for people to report on public-school teachers who may be teaching an objectionable history book or novel.
Maybe the governor should just go ahead and issue his list of banned books and help English and history teachers on what books are permissible. Would his banned book list include “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Diary of Anne Frank” and the “People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn? In my years at Yorktown High School in Arlington in the 1960s, “Catcher in the Rye” was banned, so let’s add that book to the banned list today so that history can repeat itself.
I trust school librarians and teachers to pick out the books appropriate for the age and grade of the students that will make sure the students can learn our past U.S. history and read great literature from American and foreign authors that will enhance the learning of children.
Maybe the governor can stay in his lane, and propose to the General Assembly that the 89,000 public-school teachers in Virginia whose average pay is now only $55,000 a year be given an across-the-board $10,000 a year pay raise?
The teachers deserve a pay raise and it would be a good use of some of Virginia’s $2 billion budget surplus.
John Reeder, Arlington
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.
Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department on Wednesday to hammer out a deal, as there was a risk of a strike starting on Friday that could have shut down rail lines across the country.
Biden made a key phone call to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at 9 p.m. as the talks were ongoing after Italian dinner had been brought in, according to a White House official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss closed negotiations. The president told the negotiators to consider the harm to families, farmers and businesses if a shutdown occurred.
What resulted from the back and forth was a tentative agreement that will go to union members for a vote after a post-ratification cooling off period of several weeks.
“These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,” Biden said. “The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.”
The strike would also have disrupted passenger traffic as well as freight rail lines, because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak had already canceled a number of its long-distance trains this week, and said the rest of its long-distance trains would stop Thursday ahead of the strike deadline.
Following the tentative agreement, Amtrak said it was “working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures.”
The five-year deal, retroactive to 2020, includes the 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses that a Presidential Emergency Board recommended this summer. But railroads also agreed to ease their strict attendance policies to address some of the unions’ concerns about working conditions.
Railroad workers will now be able to take unpaid days off for doctor’s appointments without being penalized under railroad attendance rules. Previously, workers would lose points under the attendance systems that the BNSF and Union Pacific railways had adopted, and they could be disciplined if they lost all their points.
The unions that represent the conductors and engineers who drive the trains had pressed hard for changes in the attendance rules, and they said this deal sets a precedent that they will be able to negotiate over those kinds of rules in the future. But workers will still have to vote whether those changes are enough to approve the deal.
The threat of a shutdown had put Biden in a delicate spot politically. The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he also knew a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of the midterms, when majorities in both chambers of Congress, key governorships and scores of important state offices will be up for grabs.
That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. He flew to Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, to espouse the virtues of unionization, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers.
As the administration was trying to forge peace, United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sit-down strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But without a deal among the 12 unions in talks back in Washington, Biden also knew that a stoppage could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more was at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could have extended to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.”
Biden faced the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what's best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, the president's goal was to keep all parties so a deal could be reached. Biden also knew a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House pursued the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House," he said. "No one wants it this close to the election.”
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group's CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. ... There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
By 5:05 a.m. Thursday, it was clear that the hard work across the government, unions and railway companied had paid off as Biden announced the deal, calling it “an important win for our economy and the American people.”
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Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week.
Members of one union rejected a tentative agreement that their leaders had negotiated with the biggest freight railroads, and three other unions were still at the bargaining table on Wednesday. Two other rail unions ratified deals.
The Biden administration was putting pressure on railroads and unions to settle their differences and avert a strike. In case that didn’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 told Congress to step in and block a strike.
Here are key things to know ahead of a possible strike this Friday.
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.
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.
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 on working conditions. Workers represented by the machinists’ union rejected a deal negotiated by their leaders, although that union agreed to delay any strike until Sept. 29. Two other unions — the Transportation Communications Union and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen — voted to ratify their contracts Wednesday.
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.
CAN A STRIKE BE BLOCKED?
Congress could intervene and block a strike or lockout, as it has done in previous nationwide rail-labor disputes, but it’s not clear whether that would happen this time.
Lawmakers are divided over a resolution to the dispute. Republicans want to impose the presidential emergency board’s terms, while Democrats prefer to let negotiators for the railroads and the two big unions keep talking.
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 including provisions on working conditions.
The major railroads have cut nearly one-third of their jobs in the last six years, and unions say that’s making the work of their members harder. They want railroads to ease strict attendance policies that make it difficult to take time off for things like doctor appointments.
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. The Business Roundtable says a strike would be an “economic catastrophe.”
WILL IT IMPACT FUEL SUPPLIES?
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.
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.
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.
WILL A STRIKE AFFECT PASSENGER RAIL?
Yes. Amtrak announced that all long-distance trains have been canceled starting with Thursday’s schedule. The passenger rail service had already suspended the California Zephyr and Empire Builder lines that run from Chicago to the West Coast and announced plans to shut down several others.
Amtrak uses its own track in much of the corridor from Washington to Boston, but almost everywhere else it relies on freight track that could be closed during a strike even though Amtrak and its workers are not involved in the negotiations.
Around the country, some local commuter rail lines also depend on tracks owned by the big freight railroads. The Chicago area’s Metra commuter line said that if there is a strike it will suspend operations on four of its 11 lines on Friday.
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.
Republicans will blame Democrats if there is a strike and Congress fails to stop it.
“This has been negotiated for three years. It’s time that it ends,” said Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee.
Democrats, however, are hesitant to stand in the way of unions trying to get a better deal for their members, and they say Congress should not try to tip the scales in negotiations.
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.lockportjournal.com/news/rail-strike-would-impact-consumers-businesses/article_b23903f8-34a4-11ed-9973-6312859eec0d.html | 2022-09-15T15:07:53Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/rail-strike-would-impact-consumers-businesses/article_b23903f8-34a4-11ed-9973-6312859eec0d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Have you ever had to call a bank, the cable company or anything similar that gives you a litany of prerecorded options before you actually talk to a live person? Of course you have.
I’ve mentioned this in the past but because it still gnaws at me, it bears repeating.
My usual process when I finally get someone on the line is to tell them:
“You know, every single time I call this number and I’m put on hold, I’m informed every 60 seconds: ‘We are experiencing an unusually high volume of calls, we appreciate your patience’ ... so my question is — and I understand it’s not your fault — if every time I call and I get that same message, don’t you think it’s time to drop the ‘unusual’ charade and admit it is the usual amount of calls you get on a regular basis? and the fact is, your company is simply ill-fit to handle the daily influx of calls in an expeditious manner? Unless, of course, it’s just an amazingly incredible coincidence that the 50 or 60 times I’ve called, it suddenly got ‘unusually’ busy? That would be weird, huh?! Just saying.”
Another thing: when I call I have a pencil and paper on hand. I write down the name of the person to whom I’m speaking. And, nowadays, that’s sometimes as big a problem as the actual wait. At least, for me.
Whatever happened to names like Linda, Dick, Mike and Deb? I’m talking about names that I’m familiar with. It’s embarrassing to have to ask the person I’m speaking with how to spell their name. Even more embarrassing is that I can’t even pronounce it when I try to cordially use it in the course of our conversation.
I think I have a slight phobia about hyphens and apostrophes in a name, I’m sorry, but I do. I get it, there’s nothing wrong with it, but I’m intimidated by someone who has moved the goal posts back when it comes to personal monikers. I’m not used to it and it throws my note-taking out of whack. and don’t get me started on semi-celebrities who like to use gratuitous punctuation marks, dollar signs and numbers in their names. (Ugh, I’m getting old.)
I hope I’m not being offensive. But senior citizens, such as myself, are so attuned to a certain lifestyle that any bumps in the road we encounter become laborious hurdles we have to navigate. Mere inconveniences become burdensome hills to climb.
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True story about names: this column used to appear in another newspaper. “Used to appear” are the operative words. I was told through the grapevine that they at the helm of that newspaper deemed something offensive, bordering on racist, in my article. So they said “Hit the road, Jack.”
You be the judge.
I wrote about an incident that occurred while talking on the phone to a service representative for some company, such as I mentioned at the top of this article. I could tell by the guy’s accent that he might not be stateside. Not that that mattered; I personally don’t care if he was on the moon as long as I can understand him and he finds a fix to my problem.
I asked him his name and, out of curiosity, where he was from. He said his name was Bob and he was in Bombay, India. That’s it. and in the column, I referred to him as “Bombay Bob.”
Apparently, that was too much for whoever called the shots at that paper. They apparently couldn’t differentiate between an attempt at humor and racism. and when you start assuming something, you’re taking the chance of running in the dark with scissors in hand. Or something like that. Whatever.
• • •
So anyway, speaking of senior citizens, a guy in his mid 70s comes home from a round of golf and his wife asks, “How did you play today, dear?”
“Well,” the husband says, “I hit the ball pretty well but my eyesight has gotten so bad I have a hard time finding my ball.”
“Why don’t you take my brother, Gerry, along with you?”
“Are you crazy?” the guy says. “He’s 85 years old and doesn’t even golf anymore.”
“I realize that,” she says, “but his eyesight is excellent and he could keep an eye on your ball for you!”
The guy decided to give it a try and teed off at 10 o’clock the next morning with Gerry beside him. He hit the ball down the fairway until he lost sight of it. Turning to his brother-in-law, he asked, “Gerry, did you see it?”
Gerry said, “Yup, I sure did.”
“Well … where is it?”
Gerry rubbed his chin and, looking off into the distance, mumbled, “I forget.”
Alrighty then …
That’s the way it looks from the Valley. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/from-the-valley-press-or-say-one-for-frustration/article_7bfb4184-344f-11ed-a77f-0b4361679b52.html | 2022-09-15T15:07:59Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/from-the-valley-press-or-say-one-for-frustration/article_7bfb4184-344f-11ed-a77f-0b4361679b52.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2 buses of migrants dropped off outside VP Harris’s residence near Naval Observatory in DC
WASHINGTON - FOX News reports two buses of migrants arrived Thursday morning outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
Approximately 100 migrants, mainly from Venezuela, arrived just before 7 a.m. from the Del Rio, Texas area and off-loaded near the Naval Observatory’s main guard gate. The migrants were picked up in Eagle Pass, Texas, and were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, FOX News reports.
FOX News reporter Griff Jenkins was there as Secret Service agents arrived at the gate.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed through on his promise to drop off illegal immigrants in progressive states, sending two planes full of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
In August, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, requesting for the second time that 150 D.C. National Guard members be deployed to the nation's capital to assist with the arrival of migrants. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-buses-of-migrants-arrive-outside-vp-harriss-residence-in-dc-fox-news | 2022-09-15T15:10:24Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-buses-of-migrants-arrive-outside-vp-harriss-residence-in-dc-fox-news | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Darren Bailey criticized for using South Side mass shooting as moment of 'political theater'
CHICAGO - Republican gubernatorial nominee and recent Chicago arrival Darren Bailey traveled to the South Side Wednesday to bemoan rising crime under Democratic leadership in the wake of Chicago’s latest mass shooting, this time in the Washington Park neighborhood.
"It breaks my heart as well to see what’s happening across Chicago, and especially what happened near here last night," Bailey said during a brief news conference near the scene of a shooting that left two people dead and seven wounded Tuesday evening.
"Those affected by the senseless shootings in Washington Park, Garfield Park and the families of the more than the 500 people that have been killed in Chicago this year — I want you to know that I am fighting to end this bloodshed," Bailey said.
But dozens of residents and activists who’ve lived in the disinvested community for decades told Bailey — the downstate farmer who has taken up residence in the city’s iconic skyscraper formerly known as the Hancock Center — to take his campaign elsewhere.
"This is not a moment for political theater," the Rev. Janette Wilson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said moments after Bailey and running mate Stephanie Trussell concluded their news conference.
"We’re out here caring for our community 24/7, not just during election time," said Monique Hawkins, an anti-violence worker with the organization Acclivus. "This is everyday life for us — giving back to these people and caring and trying to bring our communities back together."
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Acclivus President Levon Stone slammed Bailey for "living downtown in an ivory tower, talking to people here on the South Side.
"If you want to impress us, move into Washington Park," Stone said. "He’s a farmer — pitch a tent. Washington Park is one of the 17 most violent communities — pitch a tent, move here, live in one of these communities that are facing this level of violence."
Their comments came after Bailey and Trussell had a brief conversation with the group of activists who criticized the Xenia state senator’s appearance.
Bailey’s remarks focused on railing against "the three musketeers of crime, chaos and dysfunction," the Republican’s collective moniker for Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
"Someone who loves Illinois wouldn’t try to paint a rosy picture while more than 500 people have been murdered in Chicago, mainly in these Black and minority communities," Bailey said. "Our greatest city is a crime-ridden hellhole, and you don’t care. Where are you at?"
"The vast majority of shooting victims and four out of five of the people murdered in Chicago — they’re Black. That shouldn’t be," Bailey said. "J.B. and his cohorts, Lori Lightfoot and Kim Foxx, they seem to think that all that Black suffering is just fine."
Bailey said his Democratic nemeses "care more about making life easier for criminals than their No. 1 responsibility of keeping honest residents safe." That was a reference to the SAFE-T Act, a sweeping criminal justice reform package that passed in Springfield last year aiming to eliminate inequities in the system — but that has been reviled by Republicans for its promise to eliminate cash bail.
When a resident asked Bailey for his plan to tackle the city’s gun violence crisis, the candidate responded: "Repealing the SAFE-T Act."
After a brief back-and-forth, Bailey offered to set up a meeting with Acclivus and the other activists who calmly confronted him after the news conference.
The GOP candidate was also scheduled to make a campaign stop Wednesday night at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park. The suburb borders the Far Southwest Side neighborhood of Mount Greenwood, home to many Chicago police officers and supporters of former President Donald Trump — and likely more receptive to Bailey’s law-and-order platform.
"We’re not voting for him, man," said a Washington Park resident who declined to share his name. "He’s wasting his time here." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/darren-bailey-criticized-for-using-south-side-mass-shooting-as-moment-of-political-theater | 2022-09-15T15:10:37Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/darren-bailey-criticized-for-using-south-side-mass-shooting-as-moment-of-political-theater | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man fatally shot in head in Chicago's North Lawndale
CHICAGO - A man was fatally shot in the head in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood late Wednesday.
Police say they received reports of shots fired around 10:30 p.m. and found a man, of unknown age, on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim was immediately transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later.
Witnesses on scene refused to speak to police when questioned about the incident.
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No one is in custody. Area Four detectives are investigating. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-in-head-in-chicagos-north-lawndale | 2022-09-15T15:10:50Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-in-head-in-chicagos-north-lawndale | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man stabbed to death in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood
CHICAGO - A man was stabbed to death Wednesday night in Chatham, according to Chicago police.
Reginald Winslow, 64, was in an argument with someone in the 7900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when he was stabbed in the neck at about 7 p.m., police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
Winslow was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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No one was in custody. Area Two detectives were investigating. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-stabbed-to-death-in-chicagos-chatham-neighborhood | 2022-09-15T15:10:56Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-stabbed-to-death-in-chicagos-chatham-neighborhood | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Real blaze down the street from 'Chicago Fire' filming confuses residents
CHICAGO - A shooting near a "Chicago Fire" production set was just part of the "unbelievable" scene that unfolded Wednesday in front of A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Homes. A real fire broke out down the street, causing confusion among residents who thought the actors were real firefighters choosing not to respond to the blaze.
Charles Childs Jr., director of the funeral home where the NBC show was filming, exclusively told Fox News Digital that shortly before a suspect fired shots near the set, the cast had been practicing extinguishing a real fire while a separate incident was reported down the block.
Almost as soon as the real fire was reported, authorities responded to the scene shortly after 1:45 p.m. when an "unknown offender, armed with a handgun shot at a group of people standing in the 5900 block of W. Madison Street" in the Austin neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Childs Jr. explained the entire scenario was "chaotic" as neighbors were bewildered as to why the dozens of assumed firefighters in his lot weren't responding to the fire down the street, unbeknownst to them that the people they had been watching put out fires weren't trained first responders, but were actually actors.
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"We had the honor of being selected to be in an episode of ‘Chicago Fire,’ and the crew was standing outside when all of a sudden they were getting prepared to do a shoot," Childs Jr. explained of the general scene at A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Homes on Madison Street.
"First, a fire broke out in the adjacent block down on 1500 West Madison. Then, the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) responded to that, and while Chicago Fire Department responded, ‘Chicago Fire’ television stars and crew were just one block away so people saw the actors and wanted to know why they weren’t responding to the real fire."
Charles said the confusion could have been the storyline for a bestselling book as people hurried around pleading for assistance from the cast, assuming they were first responders who simply weren't responding.
"At the funeral home, it was a make believe fire, and the actors were just doing their jobs," he said. "So while all of this was going on, some idiot used a firearm and shoots at people. We don't know who was being targeted. We don't know who the assailant was."
While "no one was struck," the suspect fled the scene in a "dark color SUV" and CPD detectives are investigating the shooting.
The "Chicago Fire" (seen in season 10) shooting occurred near the funeral home where the NBC show was filming Wednesday (Adrian S. Burrows)
"It was chaotic because all these activities were going on at the same time," Childs Jr. said. "Why would somebody do that? There was a police presence. There were security guards present. It was just an unbelievable situation."
He added, "It was one of those days. You couldn't have written this in a novel."
Childs Jr. speculated approximately 70 people were in the proximity of his funeral home or on scene of the production, and somebody could have been seriously hurt.
"Somebody could have been killed, shot accidentally," he said. "We just don't know what was going through this person's mind. We don't understand it," he said.
Multiple security personnel were on scene of the Dick Wolf drama, which stars Jesse Spencer, Kara Killmer, David Eigenberg, and Lady Gaga's ex-fiance, Taylor Kinney.
"Chicago Fire" actors were safe following a shooting near the production set on Wednesday (pictured in Season 10). (Adrian S. Burrows)
Between the sounds of the sirens blaring from responders to the fire down the street and the police signals, Childs Jr. said everything was "so chaotic" and "confusing."
"We can pray that nobody was hurt," he said. "I’m not sure how many victims were displaced because of the fire."
He added, "We’re all thankful that nobody got hurt here." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/real-blaze-down-the-street-from-chicago-fire-filming-confuses-residents | 2022-09-15T15:11:04Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/real-blaze-down-the-street-from-chicago-fire-filming-confuses-residents | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Semi driver pinned by concrete slabs that slid into truck cab
LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. - A semi driver had to be airlifted to the hospital after he was injured while driving in Lake in the Hills, Ill.
Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, a man was driving a semi-tractor/trailer that was carrying a load of concrete slabs traveling southbound on Randall Road when he stopped at Algonquin Road and the load shifted.
The concrete crashed into the cab through the back window of the tractor and pinned the driver inside.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District got the man out of the cab. He was the only person in the vehicle.
First responders began life-saving measures and transferred him to a medical flight team who took over care.
The driver was flown to Advocate Condell Medical Center.
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Randell Road was closed temporarily in the early afternoon Wednesday between Algonquin Road and Commercial Drive.
The crash is still under investigation by the Lake in the Hiss Police Department. No citations have been issued at this time.
No further information is available at this time. The condition of the driver is unknown. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/semi-driver-pinned-by-concreate-slabs-that-slid-into-truck-cab | 2022-09-15T15:11:11Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/semi-driver-pinned-by-concreate-slabs-that-slid-into-truck-cab | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Roger Federer says he is retiring from professional tennis
Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men's tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Federer posted what he called a "bittersweet decision" via social media on Thursday, less than a week after 23-time major champion Serena Williams played what is expected to the last match of her career.
Combined, the exits by two of the greatest athletes in their sport's history represent a significant turning of the page.
"As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form," Federer wrote on Twitter. "But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear."
Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021, and so, in that sense, his news is not all that surprising.
But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there "one more time."
He also had said he would return to tournament action in his home country at the Swiss Indoors in October.
In Thursday's announcement, Federer said his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.
Federer is married and he and his wife, Mirka — a tennis player, too; they met as athletes at an Olympics — have two sets of twins.
He leaves with a total of 103 tour-level titles on his substantial resume and 1,251 wins in singles matches, both second only to Jimmy Connors in the Open era, which began in 1968. Federer's records include being the oldest No. 1 in ATP rankings history — he returned to the top spot at 36 in 2018 — and most consecutive weeks there (his total weeks mark was eclipsed by Djokovic).
When Federer won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003, the men's record for most was held by Pete Sampras, who had won his 14th at the U.S. Open the year before in what turned out to be the last match of the American's career.
Federer would go on to blow way past that, ending up with 20 by winning eight championships at Wimbledon, six at the Australian Open, five at the U.S. Open and one at the French Open. His 2009 trophy at Roland Garros allowed Federer to complete a career Grand Slam.
His serving, forehand, footwork and attacking style will all be remembered. Also unforgettable were his matches against younger rivals Nadal, 36, and Djokovic, 35, who both equalled, then surpassed, Federer's Slam total and are still winning titles at the sport's four biggest tournaments.
Nadal now leads the count with 22, one ahead of Djokovic.
"I was lucky enough to play so many epic matches that I will never forget," Federer said in Thursday's announcement.
Addressing his "competitors on the court" — although not by name — he wrote: "We pushed each other, and together we took tennis to new levels."
Federer's last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee — his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.
"Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt," Federer said Thursday, "and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career."
RELATED: Serena Williams’ daughter pays tribute to mom’s tennis career, wears matching outfit at US Open | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/roger-federer-announces-retirement-tennis | 2022-09-15T15:11:17Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/roger-federer-announces-retirement-tennis | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
While s’mores are traditionally a summer treat, Baileys’ newest liqueur flavor will have you counting down the days until you can create a campfire to banish that fall chill.
New Baileys S’mores Irish Cream Liqueur features the iconic taste of Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, plus the flavors of toasted marshmallows and graham crackers, all with a rich chocolate finish. An indulgent take on the classic campfire treat, Baileys calls the drink a “truly unique, melt-in-your-mouth experience.”
Baileys S’mores is available nationwide for a limited time for a suggested retail price of $24.99 for a 750 ml bottle. You’ll also find a Baileys x S’moreology S’mores Skillet Kit from Goldbelly that includes all of the ingredients to bake a s’mores dip. You get a mini cast iron skillet, Baileys-infused marshmallows (non-alcoholic), chocolate bars, graham crackers, marshmallow skewers and two mugs.
Baileys S’mores can be enjoyed neat or with whipped coffee. You could also roast a jumbo marshmallow and use it as an edible shot glass with this drink.
To make a Baileys S’mores Shot, first toast a marshmallow over a campfire, then make a dent in the top and pull out the center. You’ll then melt some chocolate, dip the edges of the marshmallow in and pour Baileys S’mores into the marshmallow.
If you’d like, you can then sprinkle crumbled graham crackers over the top. Drink the Baileys and then eat the treat or just eat the whole thing at once — the choice is yours!
If you prefer your s’mores in the summer and have moved on to more traditional fall flavors, Bailey’s also has an apple pie flavor, which mimics the taste of freshly baked apple pie à la mode blended with Irish dairy cream. It can be served over ice, in chai tea, as a shot or on ice cream.
You’ll also find plenty of hard cider in stores this time of year; for example, Captain Morgan makes an apple rum. Of course, if you find yourself with too much regular apple cider, you can always make your own apple cider-based cocktails.
What is your favorite fall flavor?
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) —When a painter broke her arms and wrists, she didn't throw in the towel. Instead, she got creative.
The bad fall in Marilynn Derwenskus' garage a few years ago left her unable to control a paintbrush the way she had for decades. Determined to make art again, the 84-year-old decided to master abstractionism in a new way.
"Who would think it takes any skill to make a straight line? But it does. It was a kind of frustrating experience," Derwenskus said.
It took some time, but eventually, she committed to switching up her style. She now paints fewer straight lines and uses more stencils and tape. At first, the limitations frustrated her, but then she stepped back and looked at the big picture.
"I have kind of positive attitudes toward things. Maybe you have to do it a different way, but you'll be able to do something. Achieve the result, but maybe in a different way," she said.
This story was originally reported by Hannah McDonald on newschannel5.com. | https://www.katc.com/lifestyle/84-year-old-painter-adapts-after-accident-leaves-her-unable-to-hold-a-paintbrush-the-same-way | 2022-09-15T15:13:29Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/lifestyle/84-year-old-painter-adapts-after-accident-leaves-her-unable-to-hold-a-paintbrush-the-same-way | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Four of the five people who applied to be Lafayette's next police chief posted a qualifying score on the state civil service test for the position, our media partners at The Advocate report.
Nine people applied to be Lafayette's sixth police chief since January 2020. Of those, five were found to meet the required qualifications and were allowed to take the state test.
On Wednesday, the Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board certified the test scores of the five candidates who took the test, and four met the minimum required score of 75.
According to The Advocate, the four remaining candidates scored as follows: former Louisiana State Trooper Brian Ardoin scored an 81; Lafayette police Sgt. Dorian Brabham scored an 88; retired FBI special agent Charles DeLaughter scored a 76; and Lafayette police Cmdr. Judith Estorge scored a 76, the fire and police board said.
Lafayette Police Department Maj. Dewitt Sheridan scored a 67 on the exam, below the required score of 75 to advance in the process. The passing score is set by state law, State Examiner Adrienne Bordelon said.
To read the Advocate's full story with all the details, click here.
Here's a thumbnail of the four remaining candidates' resumes:
Ardoin is the owner/operator of a driving school in Mamou. He also has worked at LSU at Eunice as Director of Public Protection and Safety, and served as a Louisiana State Trooper for 10 years. He has a bachelor's degree from McNeese and a master's degree from Southern University. Ardoin graduated from the State Police Academy and is a licensed Louisiana Notary. He's a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and a native of Ville Platte.
Brabham is a Sergeant with the Lafayette Police Department. He has a degree in criminal justice from Columbia Southern University and is a graduate of the Louisiana POST academy. He has worked for the LPD for 20 years, working on major investigations, assigning cases and assisting with unsolved cases.
DeLaughter is a retired FBI Agent, having worked for the agency for 20 years. While there he worked cases in domestic terrorism, public corruption and homicide, as well as cold cases, drug and gang investigations and violence on Indian reservations. Prior to that he was a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputy for 19 years. While there, he worked in narcotics, juvenile, patrol and public relations. He has a degree in criminal justice from Loyola, and is a graduate of the FBI Training Academy and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Training Academy.
Estorge is a precinct commander who has worked for the Lafayette Police Department for 28 years. She has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Arkansas. As commander she's responsible for monitoring crime statistics and devising and implementing plans to curtail crime. She oversees the precinct budget, and makes contacts with community members, business owners and crime victims.
Back in January, LCG announced there would be a "national search" to fill the position.
Then in June, the Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board extended the application period for another 30 days at the request of the Guillory administration so that a search firm can be hired. Search firms were consulted, but none were "hired" to do a search. In all, nine people applied and only one was not from Louisiana.
That was an outcome similar to that of the last "national search" that LCG conducted for a police chief, back in 2020. Read about that here.
The Lafayette Police Department has had five chiefs of police since January 2020.
When Josh Guillory took office, he requested that Chief Toby Aguillard resign, reportedly because of a poor relationship with Sheriff Mark Garber. Lt. Scott Morgan was appointed interim chief.
The Guillory administration then hired Chief Thomas Glover from the Dallas Police Department, and fired him 10 months later. Sgt. Wayne Griffin was appointed interim chief, but two weeks later was placed on administrative leave pending a sexual harassment investigation. He was later fired, as well.
The current interim chief, Major Monte Potier, was appointed in October 2021. | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/four-police-chief-candidates-pass-chiefs-exam | 2022-09-15T15:13:35Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/four-police-chief-candidates-pass-chiefs-exam | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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