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Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Deepa Soman, and these are the major news stories of the day:
1. We start with the news of Goa ex-Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and 7 other Congress MLAs joining BJP
2. In the Madhu lynching case, court orders to check the hostile witness' eyesight
3. Five out of the six accused appear in court in the Assembly ruckus case, hearing scheduled for Sept 26
4. Rahul Gandhi visits Sivagiri Mutt today, Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Kollam
5. Senior advocate Mukul Ro-hatgi set to return as attorney general
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1. Eight Congress MLAs in Goa, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, on Wednesday joined the ruling BJP, in a body blow to the opposition party which is now left with just three MLAs in the 40-member state Assembly. The eight MLAs joined the BJP in presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade. In a similar move in July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs had switched over to the BJP in Goa. The BJP retained power in the coastal state after the state Assembly elections in March this year. It has 20 MLAs in the Assembly, while the Congress' strength will be depleted from 11 to three. The eight Congress MLAs - Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes - were seen interacting with Sawant in a viral photo hours ahead of formally joining the BJP. Earlier on Wednesday, a resolution was passed in the Congress Legislature Party meeting here to merge with the BJP, Lobo said. Sawant said the "Congress Chhodo Yatra" has begun from Goa, as seen from the influx of that party's legislators into the BJP
2. The special court for SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, where the trial into the Madhu lynching case has restarted after a break, ordered authorities to check the eyesight of one of the witnesses who turned hostile on Wednesday.
Sunilkumar, the latest one to turn hostile in the case, told the court that he could not see the pictures of Madhu shown to him. Wondering how others could see and not him, the court ordered for witness' vision check.
Along with Sunil, another witness Deepu also turned hostile, taking the total number of witnesses turning hostile to 16.
During the trial on Tuesday, a witness told the court that he had seen first accused Hussain kicking Madhu. Manikandan, the 28th witness, gave a statement in favour of the prosecution.In a case where several prosecution witnesses have so far turned hostile, two witnesses stood firm on their statements in court on Tuesday.
The 26th witness Jayakumar also stood by his earlier statement, but the 27th witness Saithalavi turned hostile.
Karara native Manikandan, an auto driver, testified in court that he saw Madhu, with his hands tied, amid a crowd at the Mukkali junction.
3. Five of the six accused in the 2015 Kerala Assembly ruckus case appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
While General Education Minister V Sivankutty, K T Jaleel, K Ajith, K Kunjumuhammad and C K Sadasivan appeared in court, LDF convener E P Jayarajan was conspicuous by his absence.
It was slotted as the 13th case of the day and the chargesheet was read to the accused. All five denied the charges.The case is now slotted for September 26.
The court asked Jayarajan to appear when the case comes for a hearing next time.
Evading the summons to appear before the court could invite an arrest warrant. The accused are estimated to have caused damage worth Rs 2.5 lakh in the Assembly.Sivankutty told reporters ahead of appearing before the judge, "Let us listen to the chargesheet first. Then we will take a call on whether it is politically instigated or not."
Earlier this month, the High Court had refused to stay the proceedings in the case, when the accused filed a revision petition against the dismissal of their discharge petition by the lower court in Thiruvananthapuram. The trial court had said that allowing it would send a wrong message to society.
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Before we move on, here's a quick reminder to checkout Onmanorama's other podcasts, Wacky News and News Brake. Wacky News is a collection of the weirdest and strangest news from across the globe and News Brake is a clutter-free explainer of the major news story of the week. Both programmes are available on all podcast platforms.
Now, back to Daily News Dose.
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3. Leading his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi visited Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala on Wednesday to pay respects to Sree Narayana Guru.
He will spend the fourth day of the yatra in Kollam.At Sivagiri Mutt, Rahul was welcomed warmly by the swamis. "We are happy to receive the Congress leader who did not wait for an official invitation," said Sivagiri Dharma Sangham Trust President Swami Satchidananda.Though Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi had visited Sivagiri Mutt earlier, this was Rahul's first visit and no one should give political colour to it, said Opposition leader VD Satheesan.The yatra, which began after 7.30 am from Navaikulam junction, continued to witness an encouraging turnout.
The 150-day foot march was launched from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will cover 12 states and two Union territories.
5. New Delhi: Senior advocate Mukul Ro-hatgi is set to return as India's attorney general from October 1, according to sources familiar with the development.
Ro-hatgi was the country's attorney general from June 2014 to June 2017.The present man in the job, K K Venugopal, was re-appointed as the top law officer of the country for three months on June 29.He had been unwilling to continue in the position due to "personal reasons" but acceded to a request by the government, Law Ministry officials said.
A veteran lawyer, Rohatgi has appeared in several high profile cases in the apex court as well as high courts across the country.
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That brings us to the end of this episode. Be sure to come back tomorrow. As always, thanks for listening to Daily News Dose. | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/14/daily-news-dose-september-14-madhu-lynching-case-hostile-witness-eyesight.amp.html | 2022-09-15T19:19:29Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/14/daily-news-dose-september-14-madhu-lynching-case-hostile-witness-eyesight.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.
With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.
The planet's rings could be from an ancient, missing moon, according to space scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley.
Today, Saturn has 82 moons, according to NASA. The research team proposed that the ringed planet may once have had another one that orbited the planet for a few billion years.
But around 160 million years ago, this moon became unstable and swung too close to Saturn in what the researchers described as a "grazing encounter" that smashed the moon apart.
While the gas giant likely swallowed 99% of the moon, the remainder became suspended in orbit, breaking into small icy chunks that ultimately formed the planet's rings, the scientists suggested.
Previous research had estimated that Saturn's rings were 100 million years old -- much younger than the planet itself -- although their age is a hotly debated topic. This latest study provides a potential explanation for their later origin.
"A variety of explanations have been offered, but none is totally convincing. The cool thing is that the previously unexplained young age of the rings is naturally explained in our scenario," said study author Jack Wisdom, a professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a news release.
The study also sheds light on two other puzzling features of Saturn.
Previously, astronomers suspected that the planet's 26.7-degree tilt came from gravitational interactions with its neighbor Neptune, but according to the study, the lost moon theory may provide a better explanation. The two planets may once have been in sync, and the loss of a moon could have been enough to dislodge Saturn from Neptune's pull and leave it with the present-day tilt.
"The tilt is too large to be a result of known formation processes in a protoplanetary disk or from later, large collisions," Wisdom said.
The scientists believe the same event may have caused Saturn's moon Titan -- which is the second-largest moon in the solar system and bigger than the planet Mercury -- to embark on its curious orbit. The moon is migrating rapidly outward from Saturn at some 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) per year, the study noted.
The researchers named the lost moon Chrysalis, because of the way they think it transformed the planet.
"Just like a butterfly's chrysalis, this satellite was long dormant and suddenly became active, and the rings emerged," Wisdom said.
He added that the research told "a pretty good story," but would have to be tested and examined by other astronomers. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/a-long-lost-moon-may-have-given-saturn-its-signature-rings/article_b74fe938-5655-51d9-95e7-821894626a30.html | 2022-09-15T19:19:30Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/a-long-lost-moon-may-have-given-saturn-its-signature-rings/article_b74fe938-5655-51d9-95e7-821894626a30.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Deepa Soman, and these are the major news stories of the day:
1. We start with the news of Goa ex-Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and 7 other Congress MLAs joining BJP
2. In the Madhu lynching case, court orders to check the hostile witness' eyesight
3. Five out of the six accused appear in court in the Assembly ruckus case, hearing scheduled for Sept 26
4. Rahul Gandhi visits Sivagiri Mutt today, Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Kollam
5. Senior advocate Mukul Ro-hatgi set to return as attorney general
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Let's get into the details....
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1. Eight Congress MLAs in Goa, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, on Wednesday joined the ruling BJP, in a body blow to the opposition party which is now left with just three MLAs in the 40-member state Assembly. The eight MLAs joined the BJP in presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade. In a similar move in July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs had switched over to the BJP in Goa. The BJP retained power in the coastal state after the state Assembly elections in March this year. It has 20 MLAs in the Assembly, while the Congress' strength will be depleted from 11 to three. The eight Congress MLAs - Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes - were seen interacting with Sawant in a viral photo hours ahead of formally joining the BJP. Earlier on Wednesday, a resolution was passed in the Congress Legislature Party meeting here to merge with the BJP, Lobo said. Sawant said the "Congress Chhodo Yatra" has begun from Goa, as seen from the influx of that party's legislators into the BJP
2. The special court for SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, where the trial into the Madhu lynching case has restarted after a break, ordered authorities to check the eyesight of one of the witnesses who turned hostile on Wednesday.
Sunilkumar, the latest one to turn hostile in the case, told the court that he could not see the pictures of Madhu shown to him. Wondering how others could see and not him, the court ordered for witness' vision check.
Along with Sunil, another witness Deepu also turned hostile, taking the total number of witnesses turning hostile to 16.
During the trial on Tuesday, a witness told the court that he had seen first accused Hussain kicking Madhu. Manikandan, the 28th witness, gave a statement in favour of the prosecution.In a case where several prosecution witnesses have so far turned hostile, two witnesses stood firm on their statements in court on Tuesday.
The 26th witness Jayakumar also stood by his earlier statement, but the 27th witness Saithalavi turned hostile.
Karara native Manikandan, an auto driver, testified in court that he saw Madhu, with his hands tied, amid a crowd at the Mukkali junction.
3. Five of the six accused in the 2015 Kerala Assembly ruckus case appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
While General Education Minister V Sivankutty, K T Jaleel, K Ajith, K Kunjumuhammad and C K Sadasivan appeared in court, LDF convener E P Jayarajan was conspicuous by his absence.
It was slotted as the 13th case of the day and the chargesheet was read to the accused. All five denied the charges.The case is now slotted for September 26.
The court asked Jayarajan to appear when the case comes for a hearing next time.
Evading the summons to appear before the court could invite an arrest warrant. The accused are estimated to have caused damage worth Rs 2.5 lakh in the Assembly.Sivankutty told reporters ahead of appearing before the judge, "Let us listen to the chargesheet first. Then we will take a call on whether it is politically instigated or not."
Earlier this month, the High Court had refused to stay the proceedings in the case, when the accused filed a revision petition against the dismissal of their discharge petition by the lower court in Thiruvananthapuram. The trial court had said that allowing it would send a wrong message to society.
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Before we move on, here's a quick reminder to checkout Onmanorama's other podcasts, Wacky News and News Brake. Wacky News is a collection of the weirdest and strangest news from across the globe and News Brake is a clutter-free explainer of the major news story of the week. Both programmes are available on all podcast platforms.
Now, back to Daily News Dose.
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3. Leading his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi visited Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala on Wednesday to pay respects to Sree Narayana Guru.
He will spend the fourth day of the yatra in Kollam.At Sivagiri Mutt, Rahul was welcomed warmly by the swamis. "We are happy to receive the Congress leader who did not wait for an official invitation," said Sivagiri Dharma Sangham Trust President Swami Satchidananda.Though Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi had visited Sivagiri Mutt earlier, this was Rahul's first visit and no one should give political colour to it, said Opposition leader VD Satheesan.The yatra, which began after 7.30 am from Navaikulam junction, continued to witness an encouraging turnout.
The 150-day foot march was launched from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will cover 12 states and two Union territories.
5. New Delhi: Senior advocate Mukul Ro-hatgi is set to return as India's attorney general from October 1, according to sources familiar with the development.
Ro-hatgi was the country's attorney general from June 2014 to June 2017.The present man in the job, K K Venugopal, was re-appointed as the top law officer of the country for three months on June 29.He had been unwilling to continue in the position due to "personal reasons" but acceded to a request by the government, Law Ministry officials said.
A veteran lawyer, Rohatgi has appeared in several high profile cases in the apex court as well as high courts across the country.
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That brings us to the end of this episode. Be sure to come back tomorrow. As always, thanks for listening to Daily News Dose. | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/14/daily-news-dose-september-14-madhu-lynching-case-hostile-witness-eyesight.html | 2022-09-15T19:19:30Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/14/daily-news-dose-september-14-madhu-lynching-case-hostile-witness-eyesight.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New York's governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater of five counties -- evidence the disease is circulating. The declaration also follows a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of an unvaccinated person in Rockland County, New York, who was diagnosed with paralytic polio this summer -- the first case identified in the United States in nearly a decade.
Understandably, these events have sparked a lot of questions: Why does one case of polio worry officials? What does it mean to find poliovirus in wastewater? Who should be worried about contracting the disease? If someone had the vaccine years ago, are they still protected now?
To understand more about this disease, which most people alive today have never experienced, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also author of "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health."
CNN: So far, there has been only one documented case of paralysis due to poliovirus in New York. Why does one case worry health officials?
Dr. Leana Wen: An August report from the CDC said that "even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States." This is for two main reasons.
First, polio is a disease with the potential for very severe consequences. During its peak in the 1940s and 1950s, polio resulted in tens of thousands of children becoming paralyzed every year. Thousands died from the virus.
This changed with the introduction of vaccines that are highly effective -- more than 99% effective at protecting against paralytic polio. Thanks to massive vaccination campaigns, the last incidence of wild-type polio occurred in 1979 -- and it had been considered to be eliminated in the United States. The reemergence of such a disease, which can have such serious impacts, is a major threat.
Second, the one case of paralytic polio may be the tip of a large iceberg. Most cases of polio infection are asymptomatic and do not cause paralysis. Symptoms -- which can include fatigue, fever and diarrhea -- tend to be mild and can resemble those of other viruses. Public health officials are worried there are many other people who may be infected with polio and could be transmitting it unknowingly.
This is particularly concerning because Rockland County, where the recent paralytic case of the virus was diagnosed, has a polio vaccination rate of just 60%. In some parts of the county, the vaccination rate is as low as 37%. These numbers are far below the threshold needed for herd immunity, and that means there are a lot of individuals in the area who are vulnerable to polio infection and potential severe outcomes.
CNN: What does it mean that poliovirus has been detected in the wastewater of five counties, including New York City?
Wen: Finding poliovirus in sewage means one of two things: That there are people actively infected with polio who are shedding the virus, or that the virus signal could be from people who recently received the oral polio vaccine (OPV). OPV is no longer given in the United States -- since 2000, the version used in the US is the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), which is injected -- but other countries are still using OPV, and it's possible that travelers from those places are shedding virus from the vaccine.
In rare circumstances, the weakened virus from people who just received OPV could cause paralytic polio in unvaccinated individuals -- which is a major reason why OPV is no longer used in the US.
One additional point of concern is that a wastewater sample from Nassau County on Long Island has been genetically linked to the paralytic polio case identified in Rockland County. (The two counties are not adjacent, rather approximately 40 miles apart.) This is further evidence of community spread that's going largely undetected.
CNN: How can people contract polio?
Wen: Polio is an infectious disease that can be transmitted in a number of ways. A primary route is fecal-oral, meaning someone could get polio if they come into contact with feces from an infected person. This could occur, especially in children, through putting objects like toys that have been contaminated with feces into the mouth.
Poliovirus could also be transmitted through the respiratory route -- for example, if someone who is infected coughs or sneezes and those droplets land around your mouth. It's worth nothing that people who are vaccinated could also contract polio and pass it on to others, though they are extremely well-protected from severe illness themselves.
CNN: Should New Yorkers be worried about contracting polio?
Wen: Again, people who are vaccinated against polio are extremely well-protected from paralytic polio, and should not be concerned at this point. It should be pointed out, however, that while IPV is very good at preventing the most severe potential effects of the disease, people who received the vaccine could still be carriers of polio and could transmit it to others. Those at risk for serious outcomes are people who are unvaccinated and those who are incompletely vaccinated, including young children under 6 who have not yet completed their polio vaccine series.
CNN: How many polio vaccines should someone receive?
Wen: The CDC recommends children receive four doses of IPV. The first is given at 2 months of age, the second at 4 months, the third between 6 and 18 months old and the fourth between 4 and 6 years old.
Adults who have never been vaccinated against polio should receive three doses of IPV. The first should be given as soon as possible, the second one to two months after that and the third six to 12 months after the second.
CNN: If someone had the vaccine years ago, are they still protected? Who should get a polio booster now?
Wen: The protection against severe disease remains strong for many years after immunization; it's believed it probably lasts for a lifetime. There is no need for most vaccinated people to get more doses.
However, if someone has not completed their original vaccine series, they should get their remaining doses. Some fully vaccinated people can also receive an additional lifetime booster of IPV under specific circumstances -- for example, if they have direct contact with someone suspected of having polio or if they are health care workers with higher risk of exposure to people with the disease.
CNN: What if you're not sure whether you were vaccinated? Say you don't recall getting the vaccine, and it's been many years. Is there a blood test you can take to verify either way?
Wen: You could check with your primary care physician's office or state health department to see whether they have records of your immunizations. If they don't, and there is no other way for you to verify -- for example, by asking parents or other relatives or caregivers -- you should speak with your health care provider about getting the full vaccine series for polio now. There is no blood test that can reliably detect whether you're fully vaccinated against polio.
CNN: What if you or your family members haven't yet gotten vaccinated against poliovirus?
Wen: People who have yet to receive any doses or are incompletely vaccinated should make sure to get their entire polio vaccine series right away. This is particularly important if they live in or around Rockland County in New York -- but really everyone should get caught up with their routine immunizations.
It was a tragedy decades ago that so many children became permanently paralyzed and even died from polio. This should not happen again, since we have such effective vaccines that can prevent severe consequences of the disease.
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Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vishnu, and these are the major news stories of the day:
1. We start on a grim note with the murder and rape of two Dalit sisters in UP, six have been arrested
2. Hinting his unwillingness to sign off on the Ordinances put forth by the Kerala govt, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan says he is not a rubber stamp
3. In the solar scam, the Kerala High Court asked why politicians were being excluded from the sexual assault case
4. Alappuzha Kapico Resort demolition gets underway; 2 villas to be razed today
5. Two more witnesses turned hostile in the Madhu lynching case
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1. Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit teenage sisters at Lakhimpur Kheri in UP. The girls, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field about a kilometre from their house in the Nighasan police station area on Wednesday.
The accused Junaid, Sohail, Hafizur Rehman, Karimuddin, Arif and Chottu were nabbed in an overnight operation, said Lakhimpur Kheri SP Sanjiv Suman.
Junaid and Sohail were allegedly in a relationship with the two sisters, according to police.
On preliminary investigation, it was found that the two sisters left their home on Wednesday afternoon after they were persuaded by Junaid and Sohail. The duo confessed to having strangulated the sisters after raping them.The postmortem report done on Thursday has also confirmed rape and strangulation of the minor girls, the police said.
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2. Hinting his unwillingness to approve the Ordinances passed by the Kerala Assembly, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said he was not a rubber stamp to sign on dotted lines.
He questioned the contents of the University Act Amendment and Lokayukta Act Amendment bills without naming them.
He said that while the Assembly has every right to pass and adopt any measure, he had a duty to perform and an obligation to see that whatever recommended to him was in accordance with the constitution, with law, its spirit, and well-established conventions, not just in India, but all over the world.
Speaking to reporters in Kottayam after attending a function at MG University, he alleged the bills were intended to legalise all illegal activities that had taken place so far.
“Based on what I've read in newspapers, I can make one thing clear. I will not allow the autonomy of the university to be diluted. I will not allow executive interference in the university - which means, the government is trying to take the power of university appointments into its own hands. This is not possible. It will result in the erosion of autonomy,” the Governor said.
Calling the concept of autonomy sacrosanct, he said he cannot allow a mechanism to be adopted whereby it can be used to appoint underqualified and unqualified relatives of those in power, or relatives of personnel staff of those in power.
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3. The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the CBI and the state government for excluding politicians from the sexual abuse case filed by the accused in the solar scam.
The court asked the probe agency and the state to file their replies within two weeks.
The HC intervention was based on a plea filed by the survivor. She alleged that only four accused were listed in the case currently and that 14 people, including politicians and officials, were excluded from the case. She said the investigation refrained from including high profile individuals who sexually exploited her.
Though six cases were registered by the CBI, only one report has been submitted. The CBI took over the investigation into the separate cases of sexual abuse in August 2021.
Congress leaders Oommen Chandy, K C Venugopal, Hibi Eden, Adoor Prakash, former minister A P Anil Kumar, and BJP leader A P Abdulla Kutty are the accused in six different cases registered over sexual abuse charge.
The cases against six leaders were registered over the past several years and investigated earlier by the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police. The woman had complained that she was exploited sexually by them in 2012.
The survivor is an accused in the multi-crore solar panel scam that shook the Chandy-led United Democratic Front government nearly a decade ago.
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4. The demolition of the Kapico Resort at Panavalli Nediyathuruth, which was ordered by the Supreme Court for violating the Coastal Management Act, got under way on Thursday.
The demolition costs are being borne by the resort owners. They have contracted for the removal of the debris.
Meanhwile, authorities have warned that building debris should not fall into the lake and cause pollution.
Journalists who went to the site to report the demolition were assaulted by the resort staff.
On Wednesday, the Panavalli panchayat secretary and the district collector approved the master plan prepared by the resort owners for the phased demolition.
The building complex, spread over 5,900 square feet, has 54 villas and related facilities including swimming pools.
Two of the villas will be demolished first. The plan is to complete the demolition in six months.
In January 2020, the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of the resort built in violation of the Coastal Management Act. Demolition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5. The trial in the Madhu lynching case saw two more witnesses turning hostile on Thursday. With this the number of people defected increased to 18.
On Thursday, Manaf and Ranjith, jeep drivers of Mukali, defected. They are the 31st and 32nd witnesses in the case. Ranjith said that he did not know Madhu and did not see him being beaten.
Meanwhile, Sunilkumar, who turned hostile yesterday and claimed he could not recognise the people in the footage shown by the court, identified some of them today.
Prosecution sought action against Sunilkumar who lied to the court that he could not identify those in the footage shown to him.
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That brings us to the end of this episode. Be sure to come back tomorrow. As always, thanks for listening to Daily News Dose. | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/15/daily-news-dose-september-15-witnesses-turn-hostile-in-madhu-lynching-case.amp.html | 2022-09-15T19:19:38Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/09/15/daily-news-dose-september-15-witnesses-turn-hostile-in-madhu-lynching-case.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dean Coombs, a 70-year-old living in the rural Colorado town of Saguache, wasn't able to work remotely during the pandemic.
Every day, for the last two decades, Coombs has woken up with the sun and gone into a small, cluttered office on Saguache’s main street. He sits among thousands of metal parts as one of the country’s last linotype newspaper publishers.
“Oh yeah, my grandmother, I think she bled ink,” Coombs joked. “Out of my great grandfather’s five sons, four were printers. And my great-grandfather’s brother, my grandfather’s father-in-law, and so it’s pretty ingrained.”
In 1917, Coombs' family purchased the Saguache Crescent, a newspaper that has been around since the 1870s. It serves the sprawling, yet intimate rural county of Saguache, Colorado.
Coombs started working at the paper when he was 12 years old. He has not slept outside of Suguache in more than 30 years. His last vacation was in 1990.
His family was even working at the Crescent’s main office working on the day his father died.
“The day my dad died, and he walked out the door and died, we put out a newspaper,” he recalled. “And people said, 'I think there’s something wrong with them. We just continued on. That was the day we had to put the paper out.”
There have been mechanical problems. After all, a machine built in the early 20th Century does not operate flawlessly. There have been frustrations, like when the linotype’s gears started leaking a few years ago and Coombs could not operate the machine for five days. Instead, he relied on the shop’s older linotype machine which is rarely used.
With each hiccup, however, Coombs finds a way to overcome every one of them for the sake of his 500 subscribers who rely on the paper each week to get their information about town events, opinions, and news.
“You know, I just have a commitment to doing the job at hand. I wouldn’t say that I’m a spartan or anything, but I keep at it, just like what you have to do with about anything,” he said.
People tend to think of rural America as hard-working, salt of the earth, nose to the grindstone. Look at someone like Coombs and no one would say otherwise.
“It’s what I do and that’s just about all I can tell you,” he said. “I get up in the morning, I go to work and this is what I do.” | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/colorado-man-is-one-of-the-countrys-last-linotype-newspaper-publishers | 2022-09-15T19:20:41Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/colorado-man-is-one-of-the-countrys-last-linotype-newspaper-publishers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Carhartt, the premier outdoor apparel destination, is always making our heads spin ’round in the best way possible.
From their standout beanies to their unbeatable tees, Carhartt is the place to shop.
But get this: the brand is about to become a whole lot more enticing with it’s fall and winter boot sale.
Until Sept. 25, you can shop footwear (such as steel toe boots and work boots) for 20% off retail price.
So forget about choosing between two pairs — add them both to your cart and stock up on the sale just in time for the cool weather.
Shop the full 20% off boots sale here or choose from some of our favorites below.
Men’s boots sale
1. Carhartt Rugged Flex 8-inch Insulated Composite Toe Work Boot, $152, original price: $190
Get ready to work hard and play hard in these insulated boots. Great for both rain and shine, the flexible rubber outsole keeps you confident while the all-day cushioning keeps you comfortable.
2. Carhartt Ground Force 8-inch Insulated Composite Toe CSA Work Boot, $160, original price: $200
Say goodbye to sloshy, wet feet with these rainproof boots. This option is breathable while offering the highest level of protection.
3. Carhartt Rugged Flex 6-inch Composite Toe CSA Work Boot, $152, original price: $190
Can’t stop. Won’t stop. These work boots keep up with you and will help you get the job done. Look forward to oil-tanned leather, a lace closure and waterproof material.
4. Carhartt Rugged Flex 8-inch Insulated Non-safety Toe Work Boot, $144, original price: $180
Face the brutally cold months with these insulated, waterproof boots. Your feet will stay warm, cozy and dry.
5. Carhartt 11-inch Steel Toe Wellington Boot, $156, original price: $195
Convenience and versatility meet in this Wellington boot. Heel and ankle reinforcements add support while the strong rubber withstands mud and slippery surfaces.
Women’s boots sale
1. Carhartt 10-inch Non-safety Toe Wellington Boot, $140, original price: $175
Slip and go with these all-weather Wellington boots. Featuring breathable membrane and sweat-wicking liner, your feet will stay warm and dry.
2. Carhartt Rugged Flex 6-inch Composite Toe Work Boot, $120, original price: $140
Wick sweat away and fight tough odors with Carhartt’s FastDry feature. Best of all, the composite toe protects your feet from touch impacts and compression hazards.
3. Carhartt 6-inch Steel Toe Wedge Boot, $140, original price: $175
Add a bit of style to your work boots. Made with tough leather and steel-toe protection, you’ll be set and stylish.
4. Carhartt Wedge 5-inch Chelsea Boot, $120, original price: $150
These pull-on Chelsea boots are the moment. Trendy and protective, you’ll be feeling good all day.
5. Carhartt 6-inch Non-safety Toe Wedge Boot, $136, original price: $170
Get edgy with these black leather boots. Featuring a waterproof coating and a thick insole, you’ll be protected through whatever life throws your way.
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Ratings-challenged CNN will reshuffle the deck chairs on the slowly sinking network, pushing out left-leaning primetime host Don Lemon from his plum solo slot to a newly created morning team, boss Chris Licht announced Thursday.
Lemon will join Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow to replace current “New Day” hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar.
Licht’s long-anticipated move to drop Lemon from prime time comes after new corporate overlord Warner Bros. Discovery pledged to shift CNN away from opinion-based shows to more centrist reporting of the news. Last month, the network canned Brian Stelter, the outspoken host of the now-canceled “Reliable Sources.”
Lemon — who often espoused his liberal opinions on his 10 p.m. show “Don Lemon Tonight” — helmed the lowest-ranked program in primetime in August, averaging 660,000 viewers to finish a distant third to Fox and MSNBC.
A rep for CNN said the network will be making an announcement on who will replace Lemon in the next few weeks.
Insiders have earmarked Kasie Hunt as a possible replacement for Lemon, or for the 9 p.m. slot, which was left open when Chris Cuomo was fired last year over his role in advising his older brother, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his sex harassment scandal.
Sources recently told The Post that Licht “has his work cut out for him” as he tries to pump up the network’s ratings.
In August, Fox News dominated with nine shows making the top 10 highest-rated cable news shows. Only MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow pulled out a fifth-place ranking with 2.7 million viewers, lagging behind Fox’s “The Five” (3.4 million), “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (3.3 million), “Hannity” (2.9 million) and “Jesse Watters Primetime” (2.9 million).
The only CNN show to crack the top 25 was “Anderson Cooper 360” — in 25th place with 950,000 viewers.
Meanwhile, “New Day” came in 42nd place out of 82 cable news shows, bringing in 396,000 total viewers.
CNN did not provide a start date for the changes but said it will rename “New Day” and update its set later this year. Berman and Keilar will remain at the network, Licht said.
The exec is known for his previous success launching MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and revamping CBS’ morning show, which was then called “CBS This Morning.” Both shows featured lively conversation about current topics and news of the day with a broad selection of guests.
“There is no stronger combination of talent than Don, Poppy and Kaitlan to deliver on our promise of a game-changing morning news program,” Licht said Thursday. “They are each uniquely intelligent, reliable and compelling; together they have a rare and palpable chemistry. Combined with CNN’s resources and global newsgathering capabilities, we will offer a smart, bold and refreshing way to start the day.”
Harlow has most recently served as an anchor of “CNN Newsroom,” as well as a relief presenter at “New Day,” while Collins served as a White House correspondent for the network.
The rejuggling also comes after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said he is looking to find at least $3 billion in cost savings in 2023 across the company. Earlier this year, the parent company shuttered CNN+, the network’s month-old streaming service, laying off roughly 300 staffers. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/cnn-taps-don-lemon-kaitlan-collins-and-poppy-harlow-to-anchor-morning-show/ | 2022-09-15T19:21:29Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/cnn-taps-don-lemon-kaitlan-collins-and-poppy-harlow-to-anchor-morning-show/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“Days of Our Lives” star Mark Miller has passed away at the age of 97.
Miller died in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sept. 9 from natural causes. Actress Penelope Ann Miller confirmed her father’s death on Twitter Wednesday.
“My Papa’s beautiful soul left this earth 9/9/2022,” her heartfelt tribute began. “He loved deeply & was loved by all who knew him. He touched many lives.”
“He was funny, fun, & always creating. He cherished this life and saw the glass half full! I was blessed to call him my dad,” the “Chaplin” star, 58, wrote.
Aside from starring in the iconic soap opera from 1975 to 1976, Miller also played the father on the NBC sitcom “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” from 1965 to 1967. He also acted in ’80s movies like “Christmas Mountain” and “Savannah Smiles.”
Miller also tried his hand behind the camera, screenwriting the Keanu Reeves 1995 romance film “A Walk in the Clouds.”
Among his other guest roles, Miller appeared in projects such as “The Millionaire,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” “General Hospital” and “I Dream of Jeannie.”
He was born in Houston on Nov. 20, 1924, and later moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
One of his classmates was Grace Kelly, with whom he later starred in Noël Coward’s “Private Lives” at the Casino Theatre in Newport, Rhode Island.
Another one of Miller’s stage credits was the role of Sandy Lord in “The Philadelphia Story.” The play also starred Sarah Churchill, the daughter of Winston Churchill.
In 1974, Miller wrote, produced and starred in the Sissy Spacek rom-com “Ginger in the Morning,” which included some of her original songs.
The actor was married and divorced twice, with four children and six grandchildren.
Fans and celebs flooded social media with tributes, with actor Rob Morrow writing: “So sorry, Penny. Much love to you and the family.”
“So terribly sorry for your loss. I know it’s hard to imagine now, but the hurt does ease and in its place there will be thousands of beautiful memories to share with everyone around you. Wishing you strength, comfort and peace,” one user lamented.
Comedian Michael McKean added: “Oh, Penelope. Sorry to hear this. Love from here.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/days-of-our-lives-star-mark-miller-dead-at-97/ | 2022-09-15T19:21:41Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/days-of-our-lives-star-mark-miller-dead-at-97/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 49ers and Seahawks each bucked expectations in Week 1. Despite being heavy favorites, the Niners wasted a dominant first half in a 19-10 loss to the Bears. On the other hand, the Seahawks hosted the Broncos and Seattle's longtime quarterback Russell Wilson for what many expected would be a blowout victory for Wilson. Instead, the Seahawks spoiled Wilson's return in a dramatic 17-16 win.
As the NFC West rivals prepare to face off in San Francisco on Sunday, both fanbases have plenty of big questions.
1. Can Trey Lance bounce back from an ugly Week 1?
Lance had some incredible throws in his first game of the season and had the highest big-time throw rate of any quarterback in the NFL, per PFF. However, he still had some obvious areas where he needed to improve. His inaccuracy cost the 49ers completions (and yards after the catch) at every level of the field, and he thwarted any opportunities for a late-game comeback with a costly interception. The 49ers have said they will stick with Lance through the bumps and bruises this season, but that will be a lot easier if he bounces back with a strong performance.
2. Can a Geno Smith-led offense have consistent success?
Smith was dismissed by much of the NFL as a viable starter since his early-career struggles with the Jets. However, an experienced backup in a far more competent situation, Smith has been efficient but limited in his limited time at the helm of the Seahawks' offense over the past two seasons. He has completed more than 70% of his passes in five games but is also averaging fewer than 200 yards per game. If Seattle needs Smith to produce at a higher volume, will he be able to get it done?
3. How bad is the 49ers' interior offensive line?
The Niners' interior offensive line struggled mightily against the Bears. Lance was consistently forced out of the pocket, and the interior run game seemed unable to get going after the first quarter. Entering the season with just three combined NFL starts from their left guard, center, and right guard, the 49ers were betting on their ability to develop. Already 0-1, San Francisco cannot afford to wait much longer for their line to figure things out. If they do not show any progress this Sunday, it spells trouble for head coach Kyle Shanahan's entire offensive attack.
4. How productive will the 49ers' backup running backs be?
Elijah Mitchell is going to be out for a long time. While the 49ers might simply make star wide receiver Deebo Samuel their lead back in Mitchell's absence, it seems likely that Shanahan is going to rely on some combination of Jeff Wilson Jr., Ty Davis-Price, and Jordan Mason for at least a dozen carries per game. The 49ers rushing attack fell off a cliff after Mitchell's injury. Wilson averaged just 2.4 yards per carry in Week 1 and it'll be difficult for San Francisco's offense to move the ball if they do not get more production from their backs.
5. Will the Seahawks be competitive this season?
The NFC West was expected to be the best division in a weak conference heading into the year. Then, the three biggest favorites looked bad in Week 1 while the Seahawks pulled out a surprising upset. Could Seattle really be a factor in the NFC West this season? A win against the Niners would suggest that the Seahawks belong in that conversation while dropping San Francisco clearly out of the NFC's elite. On the other hand, a commanding 49ers victory would suggest the Seahawks caught lightning in a bottle in Week 1 while the Niners were hamstrung by a combination of bad weather and rustiness. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/15/23353553/49ers-seahawks-geno-trey-questions | 2022-09-15T19:22:34Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/15/23353553/49ers-seahawks-geno-trey-questions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
You’d think we see a more focused team Sunday as the 49ers have their home opener at Levi’s Stadium against their rival Seahawks. Wednesday, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday night’s contest between Seattle and Denver was “fun to watch” and how the Seahawks are well coached with a bunch of talent, so it wasn’t surprising to see them come out and play the way they did.
Let’s make no mistake about it; that was Seattle’s Super Bowl. And while they’ve had the Niners' number during the past decade, Pete Carroll’s bunch were fortunate to get out of Week 1 with a victory.
Earlier in the week, the forecast in Santa Clara called for a 40 percent chance of rain. As of Thursday morning, that number has doubled to 80 percent, with the weather sitting at 58 degrees. The rain got up to 5” in Chicago. Sunday’s projection only calls for up to 0.35 inches.
I don’t expect puddles on the field, as we saw in Soldier Field, but there’s no doubt the conditions hinder how the 49ers are built. Shanahan has built his offense like a track team. So, naturally, one of the offenses’ most significant advantages, speed, was negated in Week 1 and could be once again in Week 2.
Despite the weather and the history of this rivalry, Vegas projects this game to be two possessions as the 49ers are favored by 8.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook. How will the Niners bounce back in Week 2? Let’s make three bold predictions to figure that question out.
Aiyuk goes over 100 yards
Denver did whatever they wanted to offensively Monday night. They had a 50 percent success rate, and 30 percent of their plays resulted in first downs. Moving the ball wasn’t an issue, as Russell Wilson’s 0.43 EPA/play was the third highest among all QBs in Week 1.
Denver had gains of 67, 30, 27, and a few others in the teens. The big plays will be there for the taking. 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk caught both of his targets for 40 yards. That target number should be quadrupled Sunday, especially if Deebo Samuel will be used more in the backfield.
On Wednesday, Trey Lance said this about Aiyuk: “He’s a huge weapon for us, and he’s done a great job, and that’ll start to show up more and more, I promise.” I’m taking the bait and believe the team will get the ball into Aiyuk’s hands.
We saw the high cross that Aiyuk caught for 31 yards. He also aligned in the slot 16% of the time. With Jamal Adams out, the Seahawks are even more inexperienced in the secondary. I like Aiyuk’s matchups across the board this week and think he surpasses 100 receiving yards for the fourth time in his career.
Trey Lance leads the team in rushing for the second game in a row
The Broncos did a number of head-scratching things Monday night. One of those was only giving Javonte Williams seven carries, despite averaging over six yards a pop.
Seattle’s defense had a 21 percent rushing success rate on early downs. I think Shanahan leans into Lance’s legs on first and second down this week to get ahead of the chains. The Seahawks will key on Deebo, and that’s precisely what San Francisco wants. Option plays with built-in wrinkles are impossible to stop:
You have to guess right, basically.
Lance ran for 54 yards compared to Deebo’s 52 yards. It’ll be close, but I like Lance to lead the team in rushing this week as he presents the biggest matchup advantage in the running game for the 49ers.
4 different players have a sack
The 49ers pressured Justin Fields 12 times, including two sacks and a quarterback hit on 23 dropbacks. They were in the backfield every other play, and that shouldn’t change against a team starting a pair of rookie offensive tackles with a statue at quarterback.
First-round pick Charles Cross was charged with allowing two sacks, but one of those was on Geno Smith. Dating back to his days at West Virginia, Geno doesn’t move off his spot once he reaches the top of his drop. That bodes well for the Niners' defensive line.
Sunday would be disappointing if the defense only had two sacks. Another part of the weather that wasn’t discussed last week was it didn’t allow DeMeco Ryans to get into any of his exotic looks on obvious passing downs.
Geno was money under pressure and when blitzed last week, going 8-for-9 against the Blitz and 6-for-8 when under pressure. It should go without saying that those numbers are unsustainable, and on the road against an elite defense, one could expect a drop in production.
If I’m the Seahawks, I’m triple-teaming Nick Bosa and not letting him beat me. Obviously, it’s easier said than done when you have a threat at every position along the defensive line. This brings us to my prediction: four different players have a sack Sunday. Bosa, Samson Ebukam, Arik Armstead, and Charles Omenihu. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/15/23354864/49ers-seahawks-home-opener-bold-predictions | 2022-09-15T19:22:35Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/15/23354864/49ers-seahawks-home-opener-bold-predictions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Simply put, Free People has some of the hottest fall fashion pieces on the market. If we had a dollar for every time we’re swooning over its classic and on-trend catalog — well, we’d be out-swooned.
As we’re in heads-down-hunting-mode for everything autumn (think: sweaters, puffer coats and everything that has to do with layering), we’re heading on over to Free People. And, so are celebrities.
Lucky enough, we spoke to Laura Sanderson, Free People’s senior managing stylist, who gave us the rundown of the 23 best fall fashion pieces from its latest drop, exclusively for our New York Post readers.
“Free People can tread the line of balancing effortless and statement making,” Sanderson told The Post. “We love to inspire our customer to dress themselves in a unique fashion that expresses their creativity, while still feeling at home in their clothes.”
For that coveted aesthetic, the brand has it all. Plus, Sanderson highlights the top fall fashion trends to look out for, along with the best grabs from Free People below.
Top Fall Fashion Trends for 2022
- Oversized menswear trousers and oversized boyfriend denim
- Modern femininity
- Bomber jackets
- Low slung
- Ballet flats
- Midi skirts
- A bit of bling and sparkle
- Boots
Best Fall Pieces from Free People
1. Over My Head Ribbed Balaclava, $48
Shoulder shrugs are in, and that extends to Free People’s gorgeous Over My Head Ribbed Balaclava. It takes layering to the max, much ado to its pull-on style, cozy and comfy hood and versatile wear. Plus, it doubles as a scarf to keep your neck nice and warm with a good winter coat.
2. Hudson Sling Bag, $78
What’s out of style? Lugging around a big ol’ bag. Have your hands free with Free People’s Hudson Sling Bag, an on-trend option that comes in a variety of subtle and vibrant hues, is crafted from fine leather and hones that signature vintage aesthetic we all know and love.
3. Golden Hour Maxi Dress, $168
Ah, meet one of our faves. The Golden Hour Maxi Dress is a stunning date night number, many thanks to its stunning print, effortless flow and slightly exaggerated sleeves to channel that flouncy look. Not to mention, all its colorways are divine.
4. Anytime Midi, $78
For a simple one-piece toss-on, grab Free People’s Anytime Midi. It’s one of the brand’s best-selling items and is one of the most perfect pieces for transitional weather. Its laidback style has our stamp of approval, for sure.
5. On Point Romper, $118
As its name suggests, this romper is “on point.” Whether you’re on your way to a dance or spin class or are lounging around the house, there’s nothing like a full-bodied comfortable outfit to make the day that much better. We especially love its cinched cuffs at the legs and subtle button-up detailing.
Check out Free People’s loungewear offerings for more waitlist-inducing options.
6. Nightingale Cardi, $108
When in doubt, bring a cardigan with you. As the poster apparel piece for fall, the Nightingale Cardi is one of the best investment purchases you’ll make. Namely, its oversized and slouchy fit is a “yes” in our book, along with its side pocket detailing. You’ll love all the colors it comes in, too.
7. Kaja Vegan Bonded Peacoat, $248
Make a statement with Free People’s Kaja Vegan Bonded Peacoat. It’s the lovechild of the moto jacket and sherpa — and we can’t stop staring at it. This outerwear staple boats exaggerating faux fur lining and trim to add more dimension to your head-to-toe look.
8. Mari Plaid Blazer, $198
You can’t do fall without a blazer, and you’ll be turning heads with the Mari Plaid Blazer from Free People. Its academia-doused charm is enough to sell us to it, along with its fit that’s the perfect balance of structured and oversized. With a great pair of earrings, you’re golden.
9. Freya Sweater Set, $128
Take your look from the beach to the campfire with the Freya Sweater Set. Not only are all of its colors stunning, but it’s the ideal matching set that you’ll be reaching for. The knit top and tapered pants are just what we look for (spoiler alert: that’s anything cozy and cute).
10. Hailee Sweater Set, $128
Speaking of matching sets, the Hailee Sweater Set just makes us want to grab a cozy blanket and get to reading. It comes in an impressive amount of colors and we appreciate its versatility; simply pair the sweater with your favorite jeans or the pants with your favorite tee.
11. Easy Street Tunic, $128
If there’s an award for the perfect pullover, we’d give it to Free People. The brand’s Easy Street Tunic is form-fitting to every style, especially for its ribbed seam detailing, relaxed charm and fabulous hues. Whether you’re off to school or off to Sunday brunch, it’ll come in handy.
12. Penny Pull-On Flare Jeans, $78
Flare jeans are back, baby, and we’ve never been happier. Pick up Free People’s Penny Pull-On Flare Jeans to rock the decades-old aesthetic that’s reinvented. Designed to accentuate your shape and make you feel great, this pair is a clear-cut winner for fall (and every other season, TBH).
13. Lennox Jumpsuit, $148
Add some edge to your fall look with the Lennox Jumpsuit. It’s the perfect outfit to rock for a night out on the town or to dress up for your next event. Free People was generous with the color options on this one, too, and we love how its defined waistline hugs the body.
Check out Free People’s jumpsuits offerings for more great options.
14. Dolman Quilted Knit Jacket, $198
You need some type of coat for the chillier months and, if you don’t want to be packed in a heavy, bulky number, then you need the Dolman Quilted Knit Jacket. It’s lightweight yet warm and comes in just about every color to layer like a champ.
15. Lady Lane Faux Fur Collar Jacket, $298
Western meets autumn with the Lady Lane Faux Fur Collar Jacket. We’re immediately intrigued by its defined sleeve cuffs, contrast lining and detachable collar. Plus, that fur detail is just immaculate.
16. Crofter Cardi, $198
We love everything oversized, but Free People’s Crofter Cardi took oversized to the next, most fabulous level. Its stay-warm layering piece is difficult not to love, especially for its super slouchy silhouette and draped sleeves. With your finest ankle boots, you’ll be ready to rock and roll.
17. Supernova Set, $128
Think: Venus meets 90s fashion. We love just love everything about Free People’s Supernova Set, especially its celestial charm and fashion-forward aesthetic. For best styling, tie the top cinch strap around your back to your left to achieve that perfect wrap silhouette.
18. We The Free Wesley Ankle Boots, $298
Whether you’re from the south or not, a good pair of Western-inspired ankle boots is the move. The Wesley Ankle Boots are a thoughtful, well-made splurge with its square pointed toe and hand-stitched detailing throughout the entire exterior. Yeehaw, everyone.
19. Gorgeous Cuff, $78
We never thought to style cuffs this fall, but now we’re going to. Free People’s aptly named Gorgeous Cuff adds a whole new layer of style and sass to your look, thanks to its ribbed seam fabrication and intentional pop of color.
20. Wade Leather Sling, $88
Another sling bag made the cut, and we’re happy about it. Free People’s Wade Leather Sling makes a great less-than-$100 gift (either for your or a loved one) and we adore its thick utility strap. Plus, it has compartmentalized pockets to keep everything organized.
21. Hazy Heart Thermal, $88
We found the perfect thermal sweater to take you everywhere this fall. Free People’s Hazy Heart Thermal is the pure definition of a fall essential, characteristically for its beautiful dropped shoulder detailing and versatile neckline that you can wear on or off the shoulder. Plus, its shade range is quite astonishing.
22. Lady Lux Layering Top, $40
Want to look like you just stepped off the runway of NYC or LA? Well, the Lady Lux Layering Top is the closest thing to that #fashioninspo, specially for its intricate, fine detailing. In a slew of colors, we just amped your look tenfold.
23. Love Letter Cami, $38
The Love Letter Cami is a Free People best-seller for a reason. Not only does its square-neck top flatter any body size, but its thick straps and ready-to-go-out appeal makes it worth the less-than-$40 price tag.
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The Housing Authority’s top boss, CEO Greg Russ, will no longer lead the day-to-day operations of the embattled agency, two sources told The Post on Thursday.
The move — which will leave Russ as chairman of the housing authority’s board — had been in the works since June when NYCHA’s Board of Directors voted to split Russ’ role into two.
But word of Russ ceding control of NYCHA comes after the agency botched water quality tests at the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side indicated dangerous levels of arsenic, leaving thousands of tenants without drinking water for a week.
The tests subsequently were shown to have been incorrect but residents were then left with concerns over how long the agency delayed notifying them of the potential health crisis.
Russ will be replaced by the agency’s top lawyer, Lisa Bova-Hiatt, one source said. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/greg-russ-to-step-aside-after-botched-water-arsenic-crisis/ | 2022-09-15T19:22:55Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/greg-russ-to-step-aside-after-botched-water-arsenic-crisis/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Joe from Brooklyn: “Teams have trouble beating Jacob deGrom once. You beat him twice in less than a month!”
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The Guardians’ Hunter Gaddis is no deGrom. He made his MLB debut against the Astros on Aug. 5.
Let’s examine the extensive damage. Houston got seven hits and eight runs in just 3 ¹/₃ innings, leaving Gaddis with an ERA of 21.60.
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The resurgent White Sox are at Cleveland.
Lance Lynn (6-5, 4.07 ERA) is coming off a pair of shutouts (13 innings, 16 K’s) and has won three in a row.
With both teams playing well we will take the first-place Guardians for 10 units.
Zack Greinke gave up three runs in the first, Sonny Gray scattered three hits over seven innings and the Twins crowned the Royals 4-0. Winner. Up +1,425 jimkaats. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/guardians-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-mlb-pick-today/ | 2022-09-15T19:23:01Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/guardians-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-mlb-pick-today/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This dog jewelry is quite fetching.
Gucci recently released a line of pet clothes and accessories, but stylish canines in need of baubles to glitz up their couture can look to this dog for help.
Izzy the Frenchie, who has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram, just dropped a jewelry collection for dogs and their humans. Collaborating with the brand Twila True, all of the bling is available online as well as in stores in Newport Beach, California, and Las Vegas.
But you’ll have to be willing to drop some major bones for diamond dog collars, dog tags and bracelets. A pair of 14-karat gold paw print earrings go for $425, and a 14-karat dog collar outfitted with diamonds is listed at $52,600.
As the fine jewelry website notes, Izzy is known as “the pint-sized Joan Rivers … With feisty opinions and a sassy attitude, Izzy isn’t shy in sharing her style sentiments.”
According to owner Shane Jordan, the 5-year-old loves the “holy trinity” of fashion designers.
“She loves the Christians: Christian Dior, Christian Cowan and Christian Siriano,” he said.
And she’s not a normal dog — she’s a cool dog. Her paw-digree includes a friendship with Whoopi Goldberg and an appearance on NBC’s “California Live” with trainer Michael Hill and host Lawrence Zarian.
She’s not stopping with jewelry, either. Jordan said Izzy will soon drop an NFT and a dog park in the metaverse, a collab with Animal Concerts.
Even if the line is too rich for your blood, it’s certainly an opportunity to peep some cute pooches dripping in diamonds. Or you can grab some items from Dolly Parton’s new pet line, Doggy Parton, a budget-friendly option. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/izzy-the-frenchie-drops-jewelry-line-for-pups-with-55k-necklace/ | 2022-09-15T19:23:37Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/izzy-the-frenchie-drops-jewelry-line-for-pups-with-55k-necklace/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NIAGARA FALLS — P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids will launch a monthly breastfeeding support group on Sept. 29. The meetings at Mary Dyster Women's Pavilion, on Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's downtown campus, are open to all who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed when their baby is born. The facilitator is certified lactation counselor Jennifer Sierant.
Breastfeeding provides many health benefits to a child and their mother, according to Sierant. Infants develop a stronger immune system, fewer colds and ear infections and a strong source of antibodies that are easily absorbed. Mothers who breastfeed have a lower risk of breast cancer, endometriosis and diabetes, and they experience faster weight loss after birth. Breastfeeding also increases the emotional health of baby and parent.
“This group will be welcoming, understanding and supportive, explaining the many benefits of breastmilk and navigating disruptions such as formula shortages or return to work. I look forward to building confidence and aiding choice wherever you are in your journey,” Sierant said.
P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids offers free services to women to improve their health and the health of their newborns and children. Services include health needs assessments, physician referrals, care management and more. For more information, or to register for the breastfeeding support group, contact Sierant at 716-343-0817 or Jennifer.sierant@nfmmc.org. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/breastfeeding-support-group-starting/article_c7a3e8fe-3515-11ed-8c7b-bbefec47cb0d.html | 2022-09-15T19:24:23Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/breastfeeding-support-group-starting/article_c7a3e8fe-3515-11ed-8c7b-bbefec47cb0d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NORTH TONAWANDA — A free diabetes self-management workshop series has been scheduled over six Mondays, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., beginning Oct. 17, at North Tonawanda Public Library.
The series, presented by the Niagara County Department of Health Nursing Division, is designed to improve an individual's A1C and reduce complications associated with diabetes. Participants will enhance their ability to maintain an active lifestyle, improve problem-solving and decision-making skills, and address the challenges of living with diabetes. Workshop topics include food choices, physical activity and coping skills to maintain nutrition and a healthy weight.
Attendance at all sessions is recommended for optimal outcomes. Caregivers of people with diabetes are welcome alongside diabetics. To register, call Stacy Knott, nursing operations manager, at 716-278-1900.
More information about the workshop series is available at: http://www.niagaracounty.com/health/Services/Nursing-Division/Diabetes-Self-Mgmt. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/diabetes-management-workshop-series-starts-in-mid-october/article_0474df36-3516-11ed-b8cc-87c9e6b36343.html | 2022-09-15T19:24:29Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/diabetes-management-workshop-series-starts-in-mid-october/article_0474df36-3516-11ed-b8cc-87c9e6b36343.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Heartbreaking photos show the giant, beaming smile of the 4-year-old girl who was allegedly drowned alongside her two siblings by their disturbed mom in Coney Island this week.
Little Liliana Stephen — who died early Monday — is captured grinning joyfully in a series of snaps released by her heartbroken dad, Shamir Small.
In one, the youngster and her dad both smile at the camera — while the girl’s accused murderer, mom Erin Merdy, looks off to the side with a serious expression while eating.
Another snap shows little Liliana smiling at the camera while playing with a doll, while another shows her in the car with her dad while seemingly dressed for ballet class.
The snaps emerged after her 30-year-old mom allegedly confessed to drowning Liliana as well as her two other children: Zachary Merdy, 7, and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev.
Merdy was hit with nine charges — intentional murder, murder with depraved indifference and murder of a victim less than 11 years old for each of the three kids, cops said.
Merdy has been hospitalized at NYU Langone Brooklyn’s psychiatric ward since late Monday morning and it’s unclear when she’ll be arraigned on the charges.
She had been captured in surveillance footage early Monday walking from her Neptune Avenue apartment to the Coney Island boardwalk with her three children in tow — then leaving alone.
Relatives raised the alarm because the mom — who may have been suffering from postpartum depression — had been acting strangely and making disturbing comments about her kids.
Cops found the mom near the Brighton Beach boardwalk just after 3 a.m.
She was soaking wet, barefoot and walking through the sand in a bathrobe, and did not answer questions about her kids’ whereabouts, police have said.
The NYPD’s harbor and aviation unit scoured the sand and sea and made the gut-wrenching discovery of the three kids’ lifeless bodies around 4:40 a.m. They were taken to Coney Island Hospital but could not be saved. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/liliana-stephen-seen-smiling-in-photos-before-drowning-death/ | 2022-09-15T19:24:32Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/liliana-stephen-seen-smiling-in-photos-before-drowning-death/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Free child car seat checks will be performed in Pendleton and Lewiston on Sunday (Sept. 18).
The checks are done through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Trained technicians use the “Learn, Practice, and Explain” model to educate parents and caregivers on how to choose and properly install the appropriate seat for their child’s age and size and their vehicle. In addition, parents and caregivers can view a series of videos on proper installation of rear-facing and forward-facing car seats and booster seats.
The checks will be done between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Pendleton Station Market, Campbell Boulevard, and between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
For more information contact Cathleen Davis at (716) 438-3464 or cathleen.davis@niagaracounty.com. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/free-child-car-seat-checks-available-on-sunday/article_59179ab6-3515-11ed-a8fe-c750653eda93.html | 2022-09-15T19:24:35Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/free-child-car-seat-checks-available-on-sunday/article_59179ab6-3515-11ed-a8fe-c750653eda93.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Something unique happens at a production of “The Mousetrap,” a play written by Agatha Christie that’s been on-stage in London, England’s West End theater district for 70 years. There was a hiatus for the pandemic from May 16, 2020 until May 17, 2022. The play’s primary run is the longest in the history of world theater, and because the break was forced, no theater historians consider that it ever really left or lost its momentum. Theatergoers continue to flock to see it in London.
In the play, Christie has the cast giving strict orders to the audience to keep the plot’s major mystery a secret. It’s actually a clause in her original contract. While you may have heard of the play, chances are you don’t know much about the crime and who committed it. Audiences always enjoy being part of the show business game. They’ve been respecting Christie’s wishes since 1952.
“The Mousetrap” is not merely just some popular tourist attraction, either. The famous from near and far have sat in the stalls (as they say in Britain), as well as folks just like you and me. I saw Christie’s little gem of a whodunit in London in 2004.
“The Mousetrap” isn’t limited to London. It played on Broadway, has been staged and is still being staged by colleges and high schools, and was a professional production at the famous and invaluable Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo many years ago.
There’s something else about “The Mousetrap” that needs to be told. It’s never been made into a movie. Why? Again, Christie’s actual contract also stipulates that any motion picture producer who wants to turn the play into a film must wait until the end of its run. Apparently, that just might be never.
However, because of the imaginations of director Tom George and screenwriter Mark Chappell and their clever creative production titled “See How They Run,” Christie’s “The Mousetrap” is indeed now part of the cinematic landscape. Oh, the play itself is not a movie, but what if a murder takes place backstage at the popular West End production of “The Mousetrap”?
Let the mystery begin. In 1953, the play is celebrating its 100th performance. A creepy, crass and craven Hollywood producer-director named Leo Kopernick (Adrien Brody delivering a delicious scenery-chewing performance) is angling to make a film of “The Mousetrap” in spite of playwright Christie’s refusal to let it happen. Kopernick’s in London and he soon becomes a talkative ghost narrating the movie. Who killed him in the costume room?
There are ample reasons for someone wanting to dispatch the fellow. He definitely riled up the cast by telling all who would listen how he plans to alter some aspects of the mystery for the silver screen, such as giving it more of an action movie feel. Blackmailing people is part of his modus operandi. Kopernick is also at odds with his own screenwriter (Melvyn acted by David Oyelowo), who had once wished him dead. And, there’s Christie’s insistence that the play not be filmed.
Enter Scotland Yard. This is where director Granger and writer Chappell kick their story into high gear. To find the murderer, we follow the Scotland Yard duo of the droll, seen-it-all drunkard Police Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell), who’s partnered with the eager young uniformed Police Constable Stalker (Saorise Ronan), who loves movies and insists on writing absolutely everything down whether she’s investigating crime scenes, interviewing suspects, or meditating on motives. He drips with ennui. She’s a future pro.
A real-life person is part of this antic adventure in mysterious goings-on. Celebrated actor and director Richard Attenborough (an excellent Harris Dickinson) was a young man when he appeared in the original cast of “The Mousetrap.” He figures prominently in “See How They Run.”
“The Mousetrap” is a play filled with sincere winks and nods at the style of classic British drawing-room comedies that were popular before World War II. In the early 1950s, there’s some value in nostalgia because audiences were looking for something to take their minds off the post-war recovery. The movie is played with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
Rockwell’s Inspector Stoppard is a bit of a hangdog and carries himself with a languorous, seen-it-all demeanor. Ronan’s rookie wants to do a good job, follow the book, and get everything right. They make a fine team and their performances are fun to watch. When the comedy clicks, the laughs are solid. The entire cast understands how to let the jokes score. Does Agatha Christie show up? I’ll let you discover that.
Production values expertly mix a little bit of glamor, a touch of theatrical seediness, and fine panoramas of 1950s London architecture. Costumes and room settings ooze musty clutter and faded elegance. Composer Daniel Pemberton’s jazz-inspired music makes fine use of the double bass.
One of the treasures of “See How They Run,” which is playing only in theaters, are the bits of dialogue that are spoken as careful asides so that they impart a lot of worthwhile, albeit subtle, information to the audience. These are mostly British characters who are delightfully theatrical and speak well. The supporting actors and actresses are wonderful. It’s a pleasure listening to them talk.
As for the investigation of the murder of the Hollywood interloper, there’s an enjoyability quotient watching the investigative process that reaches high and repeatedly scores entertainment points. Whodunit? You can’t be serious. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/calleri-the-backstage-mystery-see-how-they-run-keeps-the-audience-guessing/article_5535f442-3452-11ed-9cd9-7b84e0d8d548.html | 2022-09-15T19:24:41Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/calleri-the-backstage-mystery-see-how-they-run-keeps-the-audience-guessing/article_5535f442-3452-11ed-9cd9-7b84e0d8d548.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The head of a German media conglomerate used his tabloids to slam Adidas for not paying rent during the pandemic — without informing readers that he was one the sporting-goods giant’s landlords, according to a report.
Mathias Döpfner is the CEO of Axel Springer, a Berlin-based company whose holdings include Politico, Insider and the German tabloid newspaper Bild.
According to the Financial Times, Bild published more than 20 stories critical of Adidas for not paying rent during the pandemic-induced lockdowns in Germany.
Adidas wasn’t the only major retailer to announce a rent freeze. Other companies including H&M, Puma, and Ceconomy also declined to pay rent, but Bild devoted a disproportionate amount of coverage to Adidas, the report said.
Public opinion turned against Adidas to the point where politicians called for boycotts. One lawmaker in the German Bundestag posted a video on social media showing him setting an Adidas shirt on fire.
But Bild failed to disclose that Adidas was a tenant that was renting space from the CEO of the tabloid’s parent company, Döpfner.
Döpfner, who caused a stir in the US after it was recently revealed that he sent an email to colleagues “praying” for Donald Trump’s re-election, is co-owner of Münzstrasse, a historic building in Berlin, according to records cited by FT.
Adidas rents a two-floor space in the building where it operates a storefront, the FT reported.
When Adidas informed its landlord that it would not be paying rent, Döpfner was furious, according to FT.
Döpfner then reportedly ordered Bild’s chief editor at the time, Julian Reichelt, to wage a campaign against Adidas.
The goal of the editorial campaign was to whip up outrage against a multi-billion dollar brand name that was refusing to pay rent, but the newspaper never disclosed to readers that the source of its story was Döpfner himself, the FT reported.
Bild published stories accusing Adidas of “breaking a taboo” and behaving “ruthlessly” while tarnishing the legacy of its founder, the German entrepreneur Adi Dassler.
Adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted was portrayed by Bild as a greedy capitalist, according to FT.
A spokesperson for Axel Springer told The Post: “The allegations are completely absurd.”
“It would have been a scandal if Mathias Döpfner, seeing the overriding public interest of the topic , would have held back this information,” a company rep told The Post.
“We are proud to have a CEO who understands journalism.”
Axel Springer told FT that the notion there was a conflict of interest was “absurd” and that Döpfner passed on the information to Bild because he “immediately knew this was a matter of overriding public interest.”
“This is the job of a publisher. From today’s perspective he would and will exactly do the same,” the company told FT.
The Post has sought comment from Adidas.
Adidas, like most other retailers, suffered substantial losses during the pandemic as governments imposed lockdowns in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Last year, Axel Springer ousted Reichelt from his editor post at Bild after The New York Times reported that he had an affair with a subordinate whom he later promoted to a high-ranking job | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/mathias-dopfner-demanded-adidas-pay-rent-without-disclosing-he-was-its-landlord/ | 2022-09-15T19:24:44Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/mathias-dopfner-demanded-adidas-pay-rent-without-disclosing-he-was-its-landlord/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 1970s produced some of the greatest double live albums of all time, and no list of the greatest live albums would be complete without Little Feat’s 1977 release “Waiting for Columbus.”
On Sept. 27, Little Feat will be performing “Waiting for Columbus” in its entirety at the Buffalo State Performing Arts Center. The tour, which marks the 45th anniversary of the iconic album’s original release, has been receiving universally positive reviews, and features all of the surviving members of the 1977 lineup, including founding member and keyboardist Bill Payne.
Founded in 1969, by Payne and guitarist Lowell George, Little Feat enjoyed modest success and had a few Gold certified albums (500,000 sold), but it wasn’t until “Waiting for Columbus” that they had a platinum selling album (1 million units sold).
“The first time I heard it was in the studio. When it went from ‘Join the Band’ into ‘Fat Man in the Bathtub,’ the hair on my arm stood up and I realized it was something incredible,” Payne noted during a recent phone interview. ”You could feel the energy from the opening riff, I was transported.”
“A lot of our studio albums were good, but they never captured us at our best, so we were lucky to have the tapes rolling to capture those shows.”
The band recorded multiple shows at the Rainbow Theatre in London, and Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C. At that stage of their career the band already had a reputation as a great live band, and fans were exchanging bootleg recordings of Little Feat’s shows.
Even though “Waiting for Columbus” is a special album, it was a good representation of all of the band’s live performances during the era.
“When people write about ‘Waiting for Columbus’ as it being the epitome of our sound, they missed the point. We were always a great live band. The bootlegs were out there and I remember when we were doing ‘Hoy-Hoy’ that I asked for them to put a bootleg version of ‘The Fan,’ because I felt like it was about time we made some money on those recordings.”
In addition to Little Feat, the Tower of Power horn section guests on a number of the songs, including “Spanish Moon” and “Dixie Chicken.”
“It gave a real power to the record. (TOP sax player) Lenny Pickett’s solos combined with our rhythm section, it was insanity in the best way shape and form. I don’t remember exactly how it came together for the live shows, but they had recorded with us in the studio for years,” Payne said.
Not long after the album’s release, creative tensions split the band up, and in 1979 Lowell George died of a heart attack, just hours after a solo performance at the Lisner Auditorium, the same venue where the bulk of “Waiting for Columbus” was recorded.
Little Feat’s surviving members reformed in 1987, and released the popular “Let it Roll” album, the first without Lowell George.
The band has been active ever since with a few lineup changes along the way, and the loss of two members of the 1977 lineup, drummer Richie Hayward, who passed away in 2010, and guitarist Paul Barrere, who died in 2019.
“I wrote a 10,000-word essay about Richie. I have worked with some great drummers, but Richie was special, not just because of his ability, but because of his personality. He was the kind of guy who at the end of the show would always ask how he did. It was that kind of humility that made Richie an even better player,” Payne said.
“It took us eight years to get past the death of Lowell, and then it was hard when we lost Richie and hard when we lost Paul. Those things can weigh on you, and I want to make sure we aren’t hurting the legacy of the band. One has to realize you are not going to please everyone. I understand some people don’t like change, but artists need to be able to adapt and keep on creating.”
As for why Little Feat chose to perform “Waiting for Columbus” now, Payne noted, “People have been asking us to play the album in its entirety for years, but it just didn’t appeal to me. The pandemic changed that, and I thought it was time. You are always going up against yourself, and I felt that way when we recorded ‘Let it Roll.’”
Tickets for the show, including VIP package options, are available at the Buffalo State Performing Arts Center box office or online at buffalostatepac.org | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/jennings-little-feats-waiting-for-columbus-tour-headed-to-buffalo/article_527157a4-3454-11ed-854a-53a462487822.html | 2022-09-15T19:24:47Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/jennings-little-feats-waiting-for-columbus-tour-headed-to-buffalo/article_527157a4-3454-11ed-854a-53a462487822.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Meghan McCain has some takes on the co-hosts who replaced her on “The View.”
After McCain, 37, left the talk show at the end of Season 24 in 2021, she was replaced by two new co-hosts: Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.
“It took a year and two people to replace me which makes me feel good, and I get to take that,” she said on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show.
When Cohen, 54, asked the former talk show host if she knew Farah Griffin or had any thoughts, she used it as a chance to take aim at the family of the former communications director in the Trump administration.
“I don’t know her at all. The only thing I know about her is her family,” McCain said. “She comes from an extremely, extremely controversial background.
“Her dad is a very famous homophobe and racist who started birtherism,” she claimed. “He’s actually the person that invented Obama’s birtherism. So that’s what I know about her, and that’s not necessarily a reflection of her.”
The conservative personality said she “automatically” was not going to be in the same circles as Farah Griffin, 33, due to her family, specifically her dad, being “very, very known in political circles because of his extremism.”
But McCain went on to say she didn’t want to say anything “negative” in the wake of her own backlash from Sherri Shepherd.
“I don’t want to say anything negative about someone who’s doing that job right now,” she continued. “I swore I would never do, quite frankly, what Sherri just did to me.”
Shepherd, another former co-host on “The View,” went on “Watch What Happens Live” and threw shade at McCain. Cohen asked her whom she was closest to from her days on the morning talk show, to which Shepherd responded: “Just everybody — not Meghan — but everybody else.”
McCain fired back at Shepherd in her SiriusXM interview, saying: “I don’t know Sherri Shepherd. She was on the show, like, 15 years before me when I was in high school. So I don’t know why anyone’s under the impression that we’re close friends. I think she has a new show coming out. She’s looking for publicity. A really easy way to get publicity is to try and fight with me.”
McCain concluded her choice comments on Farah Griffin by wishing her “the best of luck” as it’s a hard job that is only “going to get harder when midterms come.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/meghan-mccain-gives-take-on-alyssa-farah-griffin-on-the-view/ | 2022-09-15T19:25:02Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/meghan-mccain-gives-take-on-alyssa-farah-griffin-on-the-view/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory today released a new research announcement soliciting flight concepts for "Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab." This solicitation seeks flight projects within the areas of applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstration.
Space-based technology development and demonstration is a strategic priority for the ISS National Lab, as it provides an opportunity for accelerated technology maturation that may enable advancements that improve life on Earth and build commerce in low Earth orbit. Through this research announcement, offerors may propose to use the unique ISS environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have a demonstrated potential to produce near-term and positive direct or indirect economic impact.
More specifically, emphasis will be placed on proposals for the testing and space-qualification of hardware prototypes and for advancing process improvements, such as (but not limited to):
- Hardware prototype testing: Innovations addressing hardware product development gaps and emerging technology proliferation in the areas of computing, electronics, nanotechnologies, robotics, sensors, communications, remote sensing, and satellite technology.
- Process improvements: Use of the ISS as a test bed for advancing development of facilities for high throughput investigations, use of space-based data to facilitate modeling of industrial systems, or demonstration of new methodologies for spaceflight research and development.
- Advanced materials: Current advanced materials research that addresses the development of next-generation production methods, the testing of novel materials, and the exploitation of materials with unique properties.
- Translational medicine: Validation of accelerated disease modeling, analyzation of macromolecular structures for drug design, and demonstration of novel drug delivery and diagnostic services.
As an example, a project from the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Entertainment Corp. awarded through a prior ISS National Lab Research Announcement focused on technology advancement will launch to the space station on an upcoming NASA Commercial Resupply Services mission. The company will leverage the space station to test a new ultra-wide lens on its highest-resolution single-sensor camera in the harsh conditions of space. Data gathered from this demonstration will help shape the design and settings for a new, custom, higher-resolution camera being designed and built by MSG Entertainment Corp. to capture images of the space station and Earth during future missions. Images from those future missions will light up LED screens inside the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, for an immersive experience.
This research announcement will follow a two-step proposal submission process. Before being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested investigators must submit a Step 1: Concept Summary for review. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the ISS National Lab, will host a webinar on September 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss ISS facilities and capabilities associated with this research announcement. A recording of the webinar will be made available to the research community through the research announcement webpage.
Step 1: Concept Summaries must be submitted by end of day on January 10, 2023. Step 2: Full Proposals (from those invited to submit) will be due by end of day March 15, 2023.
Flight concepts selected via this research announcement may be awarded funding to enable mission integration and operations support for projects that will be implemented on the ISS.
To learn more about this opportunity, including how to submit a Step 1: Concept Summary, please visit the research announcement webpage. To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website.
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About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Lab allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit www.ISSNationalLab.org.
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The MTA’s construction wing “intentionally excluded” a crucial component of a 2021 signal upgrade project — a “mistake in judgement” that cost taxpayers an extra $3 million, the MTA Inspector General said.
NYC Transit officials told MTA board members in June 2021 that a “field observation” had identified “deterioration” of cable trays along the elevated tracks, resulting in an extra $2.9 million work order on the $25 million project.
But a probe revealed the construction officials were previously aware of the issue, but excluded it from the project “almost certainly because of budget constraints,” acting IG Elizabeth Keating said.
“NYC Transit likely spent more to replace the cable trays than if that task had been included in the original scope of work,” said an IG report released Thursday.
Officials from MTA Construction and Development, then known as MTA Capital Construction, thereby misled board members when they implied the need to replace the cable trays was not known before the work began.
Construction and Development was run by now-MTA CEO Janno Lieber from 2017 until August 2021.
But Keating also faulted New York City Transit’s Maintenance of Way Department for not correcting the error sooner.
“MOW personnel did not review the plans closely enough,” the IG report said.
Keating, in a statement, noted that, “Expanding scope once a project is underway is notorious for increasing the cost of a project, as any homeowner knows.”
Pressed on “why he had not categorized it as an error or omission,” the construction manager suggested the condition of the trays had gotten worse after MTA designers did their surveys.
The IG probe, however, found that was not the case, as the surveys flagged the trays early on as “in poor condition” and in need of repair.
“Clearly, the [MTA] designers made a mistake by not including the replacement of cable trays in the original contract scope of work,” the IG report said.
The MTA in its official response said it is complying with IG recommendations “in the process of preparing new project management procedures.”
“Consolidating MTA’s capital program into MTA Construction & Development has enabled the MTA to streamline its capital construction work within one centralized agency,” MTA spokesman Mike Cortez said in a statement, “allowing for more direct lines of communication for full project scopes to ensure capital projects are being delivered faster, better and cheaper to maintain state-of-good-repair and optimal service.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/mistake-in-judgment-cost-mta-3m-on-signal-upgrade-project/ | 2022-09-15T19:25:27Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/mistake-in-judgment-cost-mta-3m-on-signal-upgrade-project/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Blackford receives finalist nods in Firm of the Year and Three Deal of the Year Categories
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced it has been named a finalist for four 2022 M&A Advisor Awards including Private Equity Firm of the Year.
The company's add-on acquisition of INYO Pool Supply to Boston, Massachusetts-based Aqua Leisure was named a finalist in three separate Deal of the Year categories including:
- M&A Deal of the year
- Private Equity Deal of the Year ($10MM - $25MM)
- Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year ($10MM - $100MM)
"We are so proud to be recognized, again, as a finalist for The M&A Advisor Private Equity Firm of the Year award," said Martin Stein, Blackford Capital's founder and managing director. "And to have our add-on acquisition of INYO Pools recognized in three separate categories is both an honor and a testament to the work of our outstanding deal teams."
These nominations continue Blackford's history of recognition from The M&A Advisor. In addition to being named Private Equity Firm of the Year in 2021 and 2018, Blackford Capital received Deal of the Year honors in 2017 and 2015 and Blackford Founder and CEO Martin Stein was named Private Equity Professional of the Year in 2016. Additionally, Blackford has also been recognized as Small Business of the Year and a Michigan Economic Bright spot by Corp! Magazine in 2018 and was named to the Inc. 5000 in 2016 and 2017.
"We have an outstanding team at Blackford Capital that is laser-focused on delivering growth and value creation for both the firm and our portfolio companies," said Stein. "Our selection as a finalist for not one, but four such prestigious awards is a great validator that our focus is paying off."
The winners of the M&A Advisor awards will be announced during the 2022 Future of Dealmaking Summit on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in New York City.
For more information, and for a detailed list of all the Award Finalists for the 21st Annual M&A Advisor awards, please visit www.maadvisor.com.
About Blackford Capital
Founded in 2010, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford acquires, manages, and builds founder and family-owned, lower middle-market companies, with a focus on the manufacturing, industrial and distribution industries. With a reputation for a relentless approach to value creation and a focus on operational excellence, Blackford was named the Private Equity Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor in 2021 and 2018. Several of its portfolio companies have been included on the Inc. 5000. For more information, visit www.blackfordcapital.com.
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LUXEMBOURG (CN) — OnlyFans should be paying value-added tax on the entire amount paid by subscribers, not just on the amount it collects for itself, an adviser to the EU's highest court said Thursday.
Through its parent company, Fenix International, the London-based OnlyFans is seeking relief after Britain's version of the IRS, known as Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, sought to collect four years of back taxes in July 2020, amounting to 11.2 million pounds ($12.9 million).
Since its founding in 2016, OnlyFans has been primarily used by sex workers to share adult photos. More than 2 million creators post content to the platform, which collects money from some 220 million subscribers.
The company, which had profits of $433 million in 2021, argued it was obligated to pay VAT only on the 20% it keeps as a service fee.
Britain's First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) referred the challenge by OnlyFans to the European Court of Justice, seeking clarification as to whether EU tax law gives the platform discretion in what it collects VAT on. Although the United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020, cases pending before the Court of Justice continue to be adjudicated.
Advocate General Athanasios Rantos determined in his nonbinding opinion Thursday that European Union tax rules require platforms that act as financial intermediaries to pay VAT on the entire amount they take.
Under the 2013 VAT Directive, Rantos said, companies like OnlyFans are required to pay VAT on the full revenue they book. The directive doesn’t contain “restrictions as to its scope or its extent,” the Greek judge wrote.
OnlyFans took off during the pandemic and announced earlier this month that it had collected more than $4 billion in subscription fees. Users can subscribe to their favorite creators on an ongoing monthly basis, as well as offering tips. “We are empowering creators to monetize their material and have true control over it,” company CEO Amrapali Gan said in a statement.
According to the company’s own tax advice, OnlyFans will collect all applicable VAT for creators located outside of the EU and the U.K. The website notes that creators in the EU should indicate on their tax filings that their income is VAT exempt. For creators residing in the United Kingdom, their obligation depends on their personal tax status.
Final judgments from the court follow the legal reasoning of their advocates general in about 80% of cases, and a ruling is expected by the end of the year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that administration officials say aims to sharpen the national security considerations taken in the federal government's review process for foreign investment in the United States.
Administration officials said the order will bolster oversight by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an interagency group tasked with reviewing deals and mergers involving foreign people and entities.
The committee, known as CFIUS, is made up of members of the departments of State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Energy and Homeland Security and is led by the Treasury secretary. It sends its findings and a recommendation to the president, who has the power to suspend or prohibit a deal.
While the White House said the new order is not targeted toward any particular country, it comes amid growing concern among U.S. officials about China's investments in the U.S. technology sector and other industries.
The order calls for CFIUS to weigh whether a foreign investment or sale could affect the resilience of critical U.S. supply chains and the impact it could have on U.S. technological leadership in areas affecting U.S. national security and on broader investment trends.
It also calls on CFIUS to consider cybersecurity risks that could stem from a transaction and stipulates that the risks to U.S. residents' sensitive data should also be considered.
“President Biden’s executive order highlights CFIUS’s increasing attention to national security risks in several key areas and sharpens the committee’s focus on protecting America’s national security, while maintaining the U.S. open investment policy,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. “Strengthening our supply chains and protecting against foreign threats enhances our national security, and this executive order highlights CFIUS’s important role in that work."
Biden's executive order comes after CFIUS' oversight role of foreign investment was significantly expanded by 2018 legislation passed by Congress.
CFIUS already has been considering many of the criteria laid out in Biden's executive order, according to senior administration officials, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House. But the officials added that the administration hopes by publicly highlighting and sharpening the committee's focus on what the administration sees as emerging risks, it will give greater clarity to businesses and investors as they look at national security risks that may arise from a potential transaction.
Before the 2018 legislation, CFIUS investigated cases in which a foreign company’s attempt to acquire or merge with an American company could pose a national security risk. The 2018 legislation expanded CFIUS' oversight to review certain joint ventures, minority stakes and real estate deals near military bases or other sensitive national security facilities.
The legislation was prompted by complaints Chinese companies were taking advantage of gaps in U.S. law and improperly obtaining technology and possibly sensitive information. U.S. lawmakers also have expressed concern that Chinese companies were using joint ventures with foreign companies or minority stakes in ventures to gain access to sensitive technology.
An annual Treasury Department report released in August showed Chinese investors more than doubled the number of applications they filed in 2021 seeking U.S. regulatory clearance for proposed deals.
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BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to take a tougher, more coordinated stance toward China when it comes to trade, Germany’s economy minister said Thursday.
After a two-day meeting with fellow G-7 officials, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck told reporters that discussions about China were part of an effort to ensure high international trade standards and to prevent Beijing from using its economic might to steamroll other nations.
“The naivety toward China is over,” Habeck said, referring to Germany's own position on China. “The time when one said ‘Trade, no matter what,' regardless of the social or humanitarian standards, ... is something we shouldn't allow ourselves anymore.”
He said Germany would work to persuade the European Union to establish “a more robust trade policy toward China and respond as Europeans to the coercive measures that China takes to protect its economy.”
“The other partner countries will do exactly the same,” Habeck said, adding that the G-7 members - which also include Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States - agreed to coordinate their respective actions.
In a joint statement following the meeting at Neuhardenberg Palace, east of Berlin, the G-7 didn't explicitly name China.
The statement expressed concerns about “unfair practices, such as all forms of forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, lowering of labor and environmental standards to gain competitive advantage, market-distorting actions of state-owned enterprises, and harmful industrial subsidies, including those that lead to excess capacity.”
The group also pledged to continue seeking a reform of the World Trade Organization. The United States has been particularly wary of subjecting itself to the Geneva-based body's jurisdiction on trade matters.
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(CN) — For decades, astronomers have been baffled by Saturn. How did it get those rings, among the most iconic sights in our solar system, which appear to be just 100 million years old — a veritable infancy, given that the planet itself is around 4.5 billion years old?
And why is Titan, Saturn's largest moon and the second largest satellite in our solar system, drifting away from its planet at such an alarming speed, roughly 11 centimeters per year (for comparison, our moon is drifting away from us at less than 4 centimeters per year)?
A new theory offers up a potential solution to these two mysteries, and may also help explain Saturn's distinct tilt. In a paper published Thursday in Science, Jack Wisdom, a professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his co-authors posit a long lost moon of Saturn's, which they name "Chrysalis."
Chrysalis, they suggest, was about the size of Saturn's third-largest satellite Iapetus. Its orbit became destabilized, so the theory goes, and it came closer and closer to the gas giant. Eventually, about 150 million years ago, Chrysalis was ripped apart by Saturn's tidal forces. Some of its pieces crashed into Saturn, nudging its axis, while other parts of it became the famously sparkling rings of Saturn anyone with an amateur telescope can see today.
"A close encounter of Chrysalis with Saturn would have caused Chrysalis to break apart," Wisdom and his co-authors write. "If we assume that Chrysalis was predominantly made of water ice, like Iapetus, then this debris could have developed into Saturn’s rings." They go on to write: "The required timing of the loss of Chrysalis coincides with the estimated age of the rings.
Wisdom and his colleagues developed their theory by studying data collected from the Cassini mission, which sent an unmanned spacecraft flying by Venus, Earth, an asteroid named "2685 Masursky," Jupiter, and then, finally, Saturn, where it burned up in 2017. The mission revolutionized our understanding of Saturn and its many moons, and the data it collected is still being analyzed and interpreted. Wisdom and his co-authors used data collected by the Cassini probe to create numerical simulations that explain "the obliquity of Saturn, the young age of its rings, and the eccentricity of Titan."
"It explains several things that were previously thought to be not related," Wisdom said in a phone interview. "Some anomalies in the orbit of Titan. The age of the rings. The'yre all explained by this."
He added: "Right now, it’s a pretty nice package."
Wisdom, 69, is a pioneer in the study of chaos as it applies to the universe. Though some may picture our solar system as something like a finely tuned mechanical watch, its planets and satellites all orbiting in some perfect balance, Wisdom's research paints a far more disorderly picture.
"The whole planetary system evolves chaotically," said Wisdom. "Chaos has a lot to do with planetary problems.
"It makes it harder to predict the future."
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Dip your (well-heeled) feet into the buzziest trend of the season: Barbiecore — awash in pink, pink and even more pink. Between early-aughts nostalgia (particularly for anything real-life-Barbie Paris Hilton wore during that era), leaked footage of Margot Robbie living life in plastic for the upcoming “Barbie” movie, and Valentino’s splashy new Pantone shade of fuchsia (dubbed “Valentino Pink PP,” and seen on our cover), there’s no sign of this femme aesthetic slowing down soon. We’re partial to Mach & Mach’s glittering, bow-topped stilettos. Slip them on for your best Elle Woods bend and snap.
Ear candy
Loved-up Jennifer Lopez paraded Lele Sadoughi’s heart-shaped cluster earrings post-honeymoon in Capri. You can score those swoon-worthy statement studs and other gem-toned items from the designer’s Age of Brocade fall collection at her first New York store. Located at 387 Bleecker St., the West Village shop carries everything from embellished headbands, jewelry, sunglasses, socks, hair clips, hats, makeup pouches and handbags to Sadoughi’s adorable new Barbie collab.
Love lock
You don’t need a key for Tiffany Lock, the legendary brand’s inclusive new jewelry collection. The four gender-neutral bangles — available in 18-karat yellow, rose and white gold, with or without pavé diamonds — are a modern take on the house’s iconic padlock motif. Meant to signify the bond with others, the bracelets open and shut with an ingenious swiveling mechanism. Secure yours now.
Stand-up set
No joke, comedian and Queens College alumnus Jerry Seinfeld is modeling in Kith’s latest campaign. The label’s ongoing collab with Russell Athletic is schooling us with a City University of New York, Queens College and Brooklyn College capsule. In the ads, the funnyman poses studiously in varsity jackets and sweats bearing the crests and logos of his alma mater, as well as fall fashions and accessories. Meanwhile, Kith’s nonprofit, The Kinnect Foundation, has awarded grants to the schools’ scholarship funds. A study in chic.
Maison Marant
Isabel Marant is thinking big. The hip Parisian designer has opened her largest flagship yet, at 677 Madison Ave. (replacing her previous store on East 67th Street). The new two-floor boutique showcases women’s, men’s, accessories and the Étoile diffusion line, all in a minimalist setting with trademark ’70s touches. Find Marant’s thick-sole wedge sneakers (a Beyoncé fave) and urban cowboy boots there, along with slinky midi-dresses and oversized outerwear.
Suite life
Consider it a five-star collab. Last year’s Frame x Ritz Paris hotel capsule was such a hit — Hailey Bieber was papped making out with hubby Justin in the blue cap — that a second one just dropped. The 44-piece limited-edition line includes varsity-style outerwear, slippers, robes, pajamas, tees, unisex cashmere sweaters, high-top sneakers, kids’ clothes and even dog togs, all emblazoned with the legendary hotel’s crest and script. The ultimate in ritzy amenities. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/the-best-fall-2022-fashion-trends-seinfeld-barbie-plaid/ | 2022-09-15T19:27:22Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/the-best-fall-2022-fashion-trends-seinfeld-barbie-plaid/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(CN) — A report released Thursday by the European Union’s statistics agency found that the number of Europeans at risk of living in poverty or being deprived of material goods and social connections grew slightly from 2020 to 2021.
The Eurostat study measured that 95.4 million people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021, which represents 21.7% of the overall population. In 2020, the agency found that 94.8 million– 21.6% of the population – shared the same risk.
Social exclusion refers to people being marginalized from society and unable to access their full rights and opportunities. For purposes of tracking poverty and social exclusion in the EU, Eurostat looks at three categories: those at risk of experiencing poverty, being materially deprived and living in a household with low work intensity.
In 2021, a total of 73.7 million were at risk of poverty, 27 million were severely materially deprived and 29.3 million lived in a household with low work intensity. Millions of Europeans belonged to more than one category in the study. For instance, 12.3 million lived in a household with low work intensity and were at risk of poverty, 8.5 million were severely materially deprived and at risk of poverty, and 2 million lived in a household with low work intensity and were severely materially deprived. A total of 5.9 million Europeans were reported as at risk or experiencing all three categories.
For those who would be considered under a sole category, 46.9 million were at risk of poverty, 10.7 million were severely materially deprived and 9.1 million lived in a household with low work intensity.
Material deprivation is defined as a lack of seven out of the 13 deprivation items.
Seven of those 13 items are related to a household and include the household's capacity to cover housing costs and unexpected expenses, ability to afford meat and vegetables, ability to take a vacation outside of the home, access to a personal vehicle and the ability to replace worn-out furniture.
The other six items relate specifically to individual needs such as having an internet connection, the ability to afford clothing and shoes, having regular leisure activities, spending time with friends and family once a month and spending a small amount of money on oneself.
To track the number of Europeans living in a household with low work intensity, the agency looks at households in which a working adult spent less than or equal to 20% of their time working the previous year.
The risk of poverty or social exclusion varies among the EU's 27 member states. Romania had the highest percentage (34.4%) of its population at risk, with Bulgaria closely behind (31.7%). Despite having the highest populations at risk of poverty and social exclusion, both nations slightly improved from 2020.
The nations with the lowest shares of its population at risk include Czechia (10.7%) and Slovenia (13.2%).
Eurostat did not provide an analysis of the factors driving the current rise of poverty and social exclusion in the EU. However, the bloc has been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, rising inflation and increased costs for energy and goods due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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(AP) — Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the plastic tanks on the truck’s flat bed.
His timer is set for 5 minutes, 20 seconds — when the tank will be full and he’ll turn to the second one.
The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across rugged landscape to serve the roughly 700,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that’s the main source of revenue for the tribe.
Despite the Colorado River bordering more than 100 miles of Hualapai land in the canyon, the tribe cannot turn to it as a water source. About a dozen tribes across the Colorado River basin similarly have yet to fully secure access to the river. Now that the river is shrinking because of overuse, drought and human-caused climate change, tribes want the federal government to ensure their interests are protected.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a collaborative series on the Colorado River as the 100th anniversary of the historic Colorado River Compact approaches. The Associated Press, The Colorado Sun, The Albuquerque Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Arizona Daily Star and The Nevada Independent are working together to explore the pressures on the river in 2022.
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The Hualapai Tribe has a water settlement in Congress that comes with $180 million for infrastructure. Still, it could be years before a pipeline is built and water flows from the river to the main town of Peach Springs or the tribe's tourist center at Grand Canyon West.
“It was the best of a bad deal,” said Phil Wisely, the tribe’s public services director. “And the thing is, I don’t think we could get a better deal, especially now.”
The Colorado River no longer can support the 40 million people in the U.S. West who have relied on it, plus a $15 billion agriculture industry. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently mandated deeper cuts to the water supply and asked seven states to find ways to conserve more.
Tribes did not get a share of the river when the states agreed to divide it and signed the Colorado River Compact in 1922.
Unlike other water users, tribes don’t lose access to water when they don’t use it. A 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as the Winters Doctrine says tribes have the right to enough water to establish a permanent homeland. Often, tribes give up potentially huge water claims in exchange for an assured supply and federal funding to deliver it.
Tribal water rights — once they're fully resolved — could add up to about one-quarter of the river's historic flows, according to the Water & Tribes Initiative.
On the Ute Indian Tribe's reservation east of Salt Lake City, a water settlement has been delayed for decades because not everyone now agrees on the amount the tribe should receive.
Tribal leaders say they're tired of pressing the federal government to protect its interests. They maintain the way water has been apportioned in Utah has been unfair, though Utah state officials disagree.
“Until you start to deal with the inequities or the injustice, you can never really have any momentum going forward,” said Shaun Chapoose, chairman of the Ute Business Committee.
In a statement to The Associated Press, the Interior Department did not say how tribal water rights, which are federal rights, would be protected as the river’s flow decreases. It said it is working with tribes that are affected by drought.
Back on the Hualapai reservation, the tribe has been chasing groundwater for years.
Querta’s job is a grind, but he’s well-suited for it — analytical, quick and goal-oriented.
The truck takes a beating on the gravel and dirt road on multiple round trips of more than 30 miles most days. The side mirrors and back windows have rattled loose and are held on by red duct tape. Major truck repairs or illness can put him out of commission.
Covid-19 sidelined Querta for two weeks last year with no replacement.
“I didn’t mind because I didn’t want anybody to mess up my truck or my tanks,” said Querta. “I take care of this truck like it’s mine.”
The water he taps is sent through a pipeline just outside Peach Springs to Grand Canyon West. Revenue from tourism funds programs for the elderly, public works, the cultural center and other services. The main tourist attraction is the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a glass bridge with a view of the Colorado River 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) below.
A restaurant overlooking the canyon operates with water conservation in mind — waterless urinals, faucets with sensors, bottled water and food served in disposable containers. Those practices will remain even if Hualapai gets water from the Colorado River, said operations manager Alvaro Cobia-Ruesga.
The Hualapai Tribe has long planned to expand Grand Canyon West with a store, fire and police station, housing and elementary school to serve tribal members who now ride a shuttle up to five hours round trip daily from Peach Springs and surrounding communities to their jobs there.
But without a secure source of water for Grand Canyon West, it won’t happen, said tribal Chairman Damon Clarke.
“One of the biggest things with our settlement is hope for the future and getting this not for us at this time, but for the generations ahead,” Clarke said.
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(CN) — Following a NATO-backed counteroffensive that allowed Kyiv's troops to retake the northeastern Kharkiv region, the war in Ukraine is quickly escalating and openly talked about as a proxy war between Russia and the United States and its allies.
The war has been raging for 204 days and has left vast parts of Ukraine in ruins as Russian and Ukrainian armies fight across front lines that extend more than 1,000 miles.
More than 5,800 civilians have been killed and recent days have seen an uptick in civilian deaths as both sides pound each other with missiles and seek to sow panic and destroy critical infrastructure.
On Wednesday, Russian missiles struck a dam on the Inhulets Rivers that unleashed a torrent of water and flooded parts of Kryvyi Rih, a large city north of the southern front lines.
In a major counteroffensive led by NATO-trained Ukrainian forces and provided with NATO intelligence, planning and advanced weapons, Kyiv retook more than 3,000 square miles of territory held by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, including the key strategic city of Izium, which lies immediately north of Donetsk, a heavily ethnic Russian eastern region whose fate is at the heart of the war.
It was a humiliating defeat for Moscow, though it appears Russia's defense ministry ordered troops to retreat because they were far outnumbered and at risk of being captured or killed. Western and Ukrainian military officials described Russia's retreat as “panicked” though the Kremlin called it “orderly.”
Both sides claimed inflicting heavy enemy losses – numbering in the thousands – in recent fighting after the offensive was launched. Casualties during a war are very difficult to independently verify. Regardless, both sides have lost tens of thousands of soldiers, according to military experts.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Izium to take photographs and boast about driving Russia's forces back.
“Earlier, when we looked up, we always looked for the blue sky. Today, when we look up, we are looking for only one thing – the flag of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.
“Our blue-yellow flag is already flying in the de-occupied [town of] Izium,” he said. “And it will be so in every Ukrainian city and village. We are moving in only one direction – forward and towards victory.”
Despite Zelenskyy's confidence, there are few illusions about a quick Ukrainian victory.
Asked to comment on whether Ukraine's counteroffensive was a turning point in the war, U.S. President Joe Biden said it was too early to call it that.
“The question is unanswerable right now. It’s hard to tell. It’s clear the Ukrainians have made significant progress, but I think it’s going to be a long haul,” he told reporters.
On Thursday, combat continued to be fierce across the front lines with Ukrainian forces trying to push into Luhansk, a region bordering Kharkiv and north of Donetsk. Russia seized control of Luhansk in July. It and Donetsk make up the Donbas region, which has deep ties to Russia and large Russian populations. Russian forces, meanwhile, claimed small gains in their efforts to capture all of Donetsk.
Ukraine has a numerical advantage over Russia in terms of soldiers and military experts have said from the beginning of the invasion that Russia's invasion force of 200,000 troops was far too small to occupy a country the size of Ukraine. By comparison, the U.S.-led coalition sent 160,000 troops for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, but Iraqi's army was far inferior to Ukraine's, which has been receiving U.S. training and funding since 2014.
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Get ready for kickoff!
Thursday Night Football is right around the corner, and it’s taking off with an epic early-showdown.
On Sept. 15, the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs will go head-to-head after both teams opened the seasons with victories. The rivals are part of a stacked AFC West, which is considered the best division in football.
Being that each team snagged wins in last year’s games, this is sure to be an intriguing matchup loaded with some of the biggest names in the league.
So how do you watch this game and what should you expect?
Where and when is week 2 of Thursday Night Football?
The Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs will meet at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on Sept. 15. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. EST.
Checkout a full Thursday Night Football calendar breakdown here.
How to watch the Chargers vs. Chiefs game
You can access the highly anticipated AFC West matchup (along with 15 other regular-season Thursday Night Football (TNF) games) via an Amazon Prime membership.
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You can also look forward to a pregame, halftime and postgame show, fan-favorite interactive opportunities and a special comedic show hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” star Taran Killam on Wednesday before the game at 7 p.m. EST.
As a Prime Member, you will also be able to record the entire game and play, pause and rewind with ease.
If you’re not already an Amazon Prime member, take advantage of a free 30-day trial just in time for the kickoff here.
Who are the Amazon Prime Video broadcast announcers?
Prime Video’s TNF broadcast team includes Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Michael Smith and Kaylee Hartung.
The Prime studio team is a star-studded group: Tony Gonzalez, All-Pro, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Charissa Thompson, Andrew Whitworth, Aqib Talib and Taylor Rooks.
What to know about the matchup
If you’re planning to jump on your Amazon Prime account and watch the game, there are a few things you should know.
Both QBs are coming off stellar Week 1 performances, with Mahomes lighting up the Cardinals for five touchdowns and Herbert tossing three against the Raiders.
The Chargers, though, will likely be without their stud receiver in this one after he suffered an injury in Week 1. As for the Chiefs, it will be Mahomes’ second game without Tyreek Hill after the speedy wideout left for the Dolphins in free agency.
Let the games begin.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FinaMill® announces a limited-edition gift set to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer™, a national 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. The FinaMill gift set includes: a battery-operated electric FinaMill Spice grinder; two FinaPod® Pro Plus pods; two packets of FinaSpice™ spices, including a pink Himalayan Salt and a Black Tellicherry Peppercorn; background on Cookies for Kids' Cancer and a recipe for Spicy Black Peppercorn Molasses Cookies, created exclusively for this campaign by Chef Jesse Szewczyk. Chef Jesse is the author of Cookies: The New Classics, which was named a 2021 New York Times best cookbook.
"Pediatric cancer is the number 1 killer of children past infancy," noted Alex Liu, founder of FinaMill. "While we do everything in our power to protect our children, protecting them from diseases such as pediatric cancer is just not in our control. That's why FinaMill is proud to support Cookies for Kids' Cancer and help raise funds for pediatric cancer research." FinaMill will be donating 25% of the sale of this charitable spice grinder gift set to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. Available starting October 1, the gift set can be purchased online at www.FinaMill.com through December 31, 2022. Consumers can choose a FinaMill from one of six colors: Midnight Black, Sangria Red, Soft Cream, Silver Stone, Salmon, or Sage.
Since their 2008 launch, Cookies for Kids' Cancer has granted over $18 million to more than 100 research projects and has helped make 25 new treatments available for children battling cancer. The largest single donor to the Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trial Network, Cookies For Kids' Cancer inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising funds for new, improved and less toxic treatments.
Developed over 10 years, FinaMill is the only handheld cordless grinder featuring interchangeable, refillable spice pods. The company holds forty-one patents and has won several design awards. FinaMill has been profiled in The New York Times, Food & Wine, House Beautiful, Forbes and on many local and national media outlets. They can be found on Amazon, at hundreds of retailers nationwide and on select culinary, bridal and home and housewares e-tailers.
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BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin museum opens fully to the public this week with a very modern take on the display of cultural items from around the world and the debate over demands for some of them to be returned to their homelands.
The east wing of the Humboldt Forum contains items from the city’s Ethnological Museum and the Museum for Asian Art. It will display some 20,000 objects, among them dozens of Benin Bronzes that were stolen in Africa during colonial times — as well as an exhibit explaining to visitors how most of them are soon to return to Nigeria.
The east wing opened Thursday with a preview for reporters and will be open to the public starting Saturday. The west wing of the museum — located in the heart of of the German capital, next to the neoclassical Museum Island complex — opened in 2021. It also contains items from the two collections.
The objects on display offer a survey of the world’s cultures and have been chosen to place a new emphasis on the importance of art from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.
During the development of the exhibition, German curators worked closely together with teams from countries and regions where many of the objects originated.
“It was important for us to develop the narratives of these objects in cooperation with colleagues from all over the world,” said Hermann Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, an authority that oversees many of Berlin’s museums including the Humboldt Forum.
“This house was created through dialogue and exchange,” Parzinger added. “Our commitment to openness and transparency, the recognition of colonial injustice with resulting restitutions … will continue to define our work in the future.”
Earlier this year, Germany and Nigeria signed an agreement about the return of 514 objects from the famous Benin Bronzes collection that were looted from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now southern Nigeria, by a British colonial expedition in 1897.
The artifacts ended up spread far and wide. Hundreds were sold to collections such as the Ethnological Museum in Berlin, which has one of the world’s largest groups of historical objects from the Kingdom of Benin. Many of them date from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
While the first pieces will be returned to Nigeria later this year, about a third of the collection will remain on loan in Berlin for an initial period of 10 years.
In one of the galleries, 40 of the Benin Bronzes will be presented at the opening. They include iconic cast bronze memorial heads, carved ivory tusks and rectangular relief plaques.
A second gallery is dedicated to illustrating the restitution process. In video installations, German and Nigerian scholars, artists and representatives of museums and the royal family in Benin City explain from multiple perspectives the history and significance of the objects and give their view on the current restitution debate.
Other objects that will be on display include a sixth-century Buddhist cave temple from Kizil, located near Kucha on the Northern Silk Road in China, an exhibition of textiles and pottery from Central Asia, and traditional buildings and houses from different regions in Oceania such as a meeting house from Palau from 1907, as well as a replica of an Abelam cult house from Papua New Guinea.
Several galleries are dedicated to art from the Americas. Among the highlights are large stone reliefs from the Aztecs, and a 16-square-meter (172-square-foot) painted cloth with inscriptions by Mixtec, Nahuatl and Choco artists from what is now the Mexican state of Oaxaca, which records social events spanning a period of more than 500 years.
In addition to the permanent exhibitions, there will be changing temporary exhibits.
Among those shown during the opening of the museum, is a collection of around 60 objects that was compiled by Francis La Flesche, a native American ethnologist who was born on the Omaha Reservation in the United States’ Midwest in 1857. La Flesche collected the items, such as clothes, decoration and ornaments on behalf of the Ethnological Museum in the 19th century hoping to preserve parts of his culture this way.
All in all, the collections of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum for Asian Art comprise about 500,000 objects, which were previously shown in museums in the city’s Dahlem district. Less than 3 percent will be on display in the Humboldt Forum.
Since the opening last year of the west wing of the Humboldt Forum — which is a partial replica of a Prussian palace that was demolished by East Germany’s communist government after World War II — more than 1.5 million people have visited.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. just reached a key milestone before his Hall of Fame father did.
Guerrero Jr. hit his 100th home run at age 23, becoming the 10th youngest player in MLB history to reach the mark in the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night at Roger Centre.
Guerrero Jr. got the Blue Jays off to a quick 1-0 lead by belting a solo home run off Drew Rasmussen in the first inning, his 28th of the season. At 23 years, 182 days, he is the youngest Blue Jays player to reach 100 homers, a mark that had been held by Carlos Delgado at 26 years, 84 days.
Guerrero Jr. said he planned to give the milestone home run ball to his father, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
“He’s going to feel very proud of me,” Guerrero said through a translator. “When your son does something like that, I’m sure any dad would feel proud.”
Guerrero reached the 100-homer mark two years younger than his father, but Guerrero Sr. did it in 438 games to Jr.’s 486. Guerrero Sr. hit 449 homers in his 16-year career with the Angels, Expos, Rangers and Orioles.
Toronto, which has won three of the first four games against the Rays in their five-game set, trails the Yankees by six games in the AL East race.
In the expanded wild-card race, the Blue Jays (81-62) have a one-game lead over the Mariners (80-62) and a two-game edge on the Rays (79-63). The Baltimore Orioles (75-67) are on the outside looking in, four games behind the Rays in the playoff race.
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The Miz has a phrase for what he believes his role in WWE is right now – calling himself “the multi-talent.”
For the 18-year veteran, that means being able to do whatever the company asks and doing it well, better than anyone in and out of the ring.
“If you need a main event that’s gonna draw ratings and get people talking, you can put me there,” Miz said in a phone interview. “If you need, four, six, eight segments, you need the whole show revolved around someone, you can make that the Miz.”
Miz, whose real name is Mike Mizanin, has certainly proved that time and time again whether it be working with celebrities Bad Bunny and Logan Paul, winning the WWE championship at Elimination Chamber in February 2021 and now working a program on “Monday Night Raw” that’s helping elevate main roster newcomers Tommaso Ciampa and Dexter Lumis.
He’s also busy away from the squared circle, having done three seasons of the reality show “Miz & Mrs” for USA Network with his wife Maryse and his entire family. He’s recently been on “Family Feud” and homered in the celebrity softball game during the 2022 MLB All-Star Game festivities. Miz is also partnered with NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” and The League dating app for their “SNF Match Up” campaign that looks to bring fans together weekly at local bars and restaurants to watch the game and bond over football.
“I’m the person who can tell a story. I can do main event matches and not only that, I can do outside work,” Miz said. “I can host, I can do movies. I can be on promotion. Whatever it may be, I am your guy. I don’t know if there is anyone who can do it better than me.”
He may have proved that tagging with Paul at WrestleMania 38 and then having a singles match with him at SummerSlam. Miz praised the work ethic and natural athletic ability of the well-known YouTube star-turned-combat sports disruptor who recently signed a multi-match contract with WWE. He said in their matches it’s their job to make it look “really easy” and “make everything look like you could do it” when it “wasn’t easy” because a lot of work went into make it look so.
He was at least a little apprehensive about how the match was going to be received as he is a natural heel to the WWE audience and the outsider Paul had been getting a decent amount of boos during his time in front of the live crowds. By the time their match at SummerSlam was over, Paul had shown off a tremendous acumen for the business and was getting the cheers he and WWE were hoping for. It’s something Miz is proud of.
“When you’re booed and it’s two people in a ring that people don’t like, it’s a very difficult match to do,” Miz said. “To be able to have one of those people at the end of the match, people chanting one of their names, that’s a huge, huge testament to both parties in working and figuring out what the audience truly wants and giving it to them.”
It’s a kind of giving spirit that doesn’t go unnoticed. Ciampa recently praise Miz for it in an interview with SEScoops, talking about his work with some of the newer talent. Miz, 41, said he was 100 percent on board with working with Ciampa, who had been a huge star in NXT but had not been given a real chance on the main roster previously. Miz said in these situations, he remembers when he got his start in WWE and the importance of giving people a chance to shine. He feels he’s at a point where he can give information that can be helpful for other superstars and believes the “sky is the limit” for Ciampa.
“He has the brains, the wherewithal, the work ethic, everything you need in a WWE superstar,” Miz said. “He just needs TV time and people to start seeing his character and who he is so they can believe in him and they can either hate or love him.”
The two were recently part of a United States title feud with champion Bobby Lashley that culminated in a main-event steel cage match between Lashley and Miz on Raw two weeks ago that lasted just over 18 minutes. It ended with Lumis appearing from under the ring and prevented Miz from escaping with the win. Lumis has been “kidnapping” Miz in recent weeks and stalking his family in storyline.
“No, I’m getting kidnapped,” Miz joked when asked about working with Lumis. “It’s something I honestly don’t like to talk about. It’s a little embarrassing.”
All of it is part of Triple H’s push to bring the mid-card titles back to prominence since taking over as head of creative from Vince McMahon. It’s something Miz, a two-time grand slam champion, is happy to see because presenting that championship in a main-event steel cage match “makes it prestigious” in his eyes.
“The people that have fought their way for years upon years upon years, the Harley Races, the Dusty Rhodeses that have held the United States title, you want to ensure you uphold the prestige and history it holds,” Miz said. “I just love the way [we’ve] been able to showcase it.”
He feels the new regime of Triple H and co-CEOs Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan are building upon the foundation and “well-oiled machine” left behind by Vince McMahon, and trying to push it further. The improved ratings and the quality of the shows themselves are all signs to him that WWE has “been succeeding in being able to do that.”
Miz and Maryse, who have two daughters, Monroe and Madison, gave themselves a rare break from him being WWE’s multi-talent two weeks ago, getting away to Cabo. Miz said it was both a chance for the two of them to spend some time together and for him to break out “Mikey Romance” for his wife prior to the NFL football season starting, when the longtime Cleveland Browns fan’s free time gets a bit more consumed by the game. Miz is also in five fantasy football leagues, with a number of them where his winnings go to charity. Maryse, who grew up in Canada and around hockey, is still warming up to Miz’s football passion.
“She comes from Montreal, she did speak English 10 years ago, so this is a whole new kind of world for her in the football, especially fantasy football,” Miz said. “I love it. I love the fact that fantasy football allows me to hang out with my friends, talk to my friends more, especially in Cleveland.”
He has been trying to get his two young daughters into the sport as they live close to Rams’ home at SoFi Stadium. Miz joked that while he is trying to teach them the game, the thing they most enjoyed about this week’s “Sunday Night Football” contest was watching the starting lineups introduced. It’s a start as it does get “Despicable Me” and “Frozen” and other shows like it off the TV in his house for a little bit.
“If I’m doing something with the daughters, Maryse is gonna want to be involved,” Miz said. “So this is kind of the plan right now, is to get the daughters into it so if they’re into it, guess who else is gonna be into it? Maryse, because she wants to hang out with the girls.”
His passion for football is the reason he felt working with the “SNF Match Up” campaign and bringing people together with the game made a lot sense for him.
“When they came to me, I said the Miz and football are synonymous,” he said. “I’m huge into football. I love watching every Sunday night.”
All of that is part of the side of Miz fans of “Miz & Mrs” get to see. He is at least a little surprised a comedy that shows him as a husband, father and friend hasn’t resulted in him becoming a babyface in WWE. He doesn’t think it ever will and he’s “come to terms” with it.
“Even going against Logan Paul, where I was like, ‘there’s no way they’re gonna cheer him. There’s no way,’” Miz said. “It’s WWE, it’s our loyal audience. If we were in an arena full of Logan Paul fans and I came in, I guarantee they’d boo the hell out of me.
“But for Logan to be turned into a good guy and cheered at the end of that match, I was like dam. I don’t think there is anything I can do for them to love me and cheer me. Like there’s nothing. I put a show on, a comedy that shows my family, that I’m a dad. You look at it and you go this is a nice guy and no matter what I do, who I go up against. I’m gonna be booed.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/why-wwes-miz-was-thrilled-with-very-difficult-logan-paul-match/ | 2022-09-15T19:28:28Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/15/why-wwes-miz-was-thrilled-with-very-difficult-logan-paul-match/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOSTON — Nestor Cortes gave up just one run in five-plus innings Wednesday night, but his strikeout of Rafael Devers in the fourth inning really stood out in the Yankees’ 5-3 win over the Red Sox.
The left-hander used an especially funky delivery on the final pitch of the at-bat, hanging and swinging his right leg before throwing the pitch, which resulted in a swinging strike that got Devers for the second out.
“He fouled off a lot of good pitches and I felt like I had to do something different,’’ Cortes said. “As soon as I lifted up my leg, all hell broke loose. It was a well-executed pitch and I was able to get him to swing.”
Even catcher Jose Trevino said he was “caught off guard” by the pitch.
Cortes said he thought of the delivery as he was going.
“To be honest,” he added, “I almost fell over.”
More importantly, Cortes said he feels good after missing time with a strained groin. He was removed after 65 pitches as he builds up for the stretch run and the playoffs.
Aroldis Chapman is expected to meet the Yankees in Milwaukee and be active for the series opener Friday night against the Brewers after he pitched in a final rehab game for Double-A Somerset on Tuesday.
The lefty has been out since Aug. 27 with a left leg infection caused by a tattoo.
Manager Aaron Boone said Chapman’s role will be determined, in part, by how he pitches upon his return.
“We’ll see,’’ Boone said of Chapman, who has had a wildly inconsistent season. “Physically, we know it’s still there.”
Now it’s a matter of Chapman being able to stick with his proper mechanics, something that has been an issue for much of the year.
Scott Effross, the right-hander acquired from the Cubs at the trade deadline, is also approaching his return from a right shoulder strain that has kept him out for the last three weeks. He is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Friday in Milwaukee and could be back soon after.
Zack Britton had a rehab outing Wednesday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He threw 11 pitches in a scoreless inning in his attempt to return just a year after UCL surgery.
The lefty still needs more work and the Yankees will have to decide if there’s enough time for him to return to form in time for the postseason.
Anthony Rizzo had another promising day in his comeback from lower back tightness that was delayed by headaches caused by an epidural.The first baseman could face pitches for the first time on Friday, perhaps against Effross in Milwaukee, with a potential return to the lineup as soon as Sunday against the Brewers.
“We’ll listen to his body and to him,’’ said Boone, who called Sunday “a possibility.”
Rizzo took ground balls, hit in the cage and ran “100 percent,’’ according to Boone. He’s scheduled to have a light day on Thursday before more activity on Friday.
“So far, so good,’’ Rizzo said regarding how he has felt since recovering from the headaches.
DJ LeMahieu will take more time before he’s ready to come back from right toe inflammation. Boone said he might start hitting again this weekend in Milwaukee.
LeMahieu had expressed hope he could be back in time for the Yankees next homestand, which will begin Tuesday against the Pirates.
Aaron Judge hasn’t had a game off since Aug. 3 and Boone said he would like that to change before the end of the season.
“I hope so at some point,’’ Boone said. “It means we’re in a good position [in the standings]. It’s been a while now.”
Boone noted that the Yankees are in the midst of a stretch of three days off in eight days, including Thursday and Monday.
“That’s helpful,’’ Boone said. “The handful of off days [four] he got over the course of the year have served him well.”
Aaron Hicks made his return to the lineup after botching two plays in left field on Friday night, which led to his benching. He went 0-for-4, but scored the Yankees’ first run after reaching on an error in the fifth inning.
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ClicBot Creator Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Develop New, Cutting-Edge Robotic Pet
BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KEYi Technology, leading consumer robotics company, today introduced Loona, a heartwarming robotic pet, to their existing line of consumer robots along with a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the new "Petbot" of the future.
Founded in 2014, KEYi Technology is dedicated to creating robotic products for personal and educational play that are affordable for all. KEYi's premiere product, ClicBot, was the first complete consumer modular robotics kit with the ability to be assembled in thousands of different combinations, helping children learn how to code and explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) at home. No stranger to crowdfunding and developing cutting-edge products audiences love, KEYi's ClicBot was over 40 times oversubscribed on Kickstarter when it was launched on the platform in 2020, raising some US$900,000 from 1,678 backers from more than 80 countries and regions. With the support of brand fans and robotics enthusiasts, Loona will soon penetrate the market as an intelligent robotic companion that closely simulates a pet.
Emerging as a rapid new trend, Loona is one of very few consumer robotic pets on the market offering a wide range of capabilities, functionalities, and companionship, allowing consumers to playfully interact, learn, and communicate through movement and reactions. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on many children's mental health and social lives, social robotics is becoming the new normal for children to develop meaningful, emotional, and realistic connections.
Yang Jianbo, founder and CEO of KEYi Tech shares, "Promises about family robots have been around for years, but the products were never enough. We are ecstatic to welcome Loona to the consumer robotic market and whet the long-awaited appetite for a fun family companion. With a wide range of functionalities and personalities, Loona will not only disrupt robotics, but will also provide children with both educational stimulation and a new best friend."
Through advanced technology, animation design, emotional interaction model, and artificial intelligence, Loona functions with realistic pet behaviors and motion performances. Loona includes a range of entertaining games and additional features, along with a cute approachable design for children.
Furthermore, with its 3D ToF (time-of-flight) camera, Loona can roam freely using four-wheel and two-wheel motions through its proprietary self-balancing design. Additionally, Loona features a high-performance CPU processor, allowing the chip to perform 54 trillion neural network convolution calculations per second, equating to one-quarter of PC's calculation capability, which is rarely seen in consumer robotics.
To find out more information on Loona and donate to KEYi Technology's Kickstarter campaign visit kickstarter.com/projects/keyitechnology/meet-loona-the-petbot-you-will-fall-in-love?ref=7lgv8u&token=c002e96b.
KEYi Technology is an innovative robotics company with competitive design and product development capabilities. With core team members from international research institutes, universities, and companies such as Samsung and Intel, KEYi owns two main products, Cell Robot and ClicBot.
KEYi's mission is to deliver elevated educational experiences using simple, yet powerful products, and bring smart robots to every family. KEYi applied industrial-level control algorithms to kid-friendly, toy-like robots and built a platform that allows global users to create and share organic content.
KEYi's first product, ClicBot, has over 30,000+ users from 104 countries who have generated more than 10,000+ robot creations within the app. In 2021, ClicBot was named by Forbes as the "Best Coding Robot" among its Top Ten Educational Robots of the Year. To learn even more about KEYi, visit keyirobot.com.
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LONDON (AP) — Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey, giving British 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.”
Members of the royal family will then hold a private burial service at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, where the queen will be interred with her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year at 99.
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Paper presents first large-scale experimental evidence on causal effects of strong and weak ties on job mobility
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employment is a critical issue impacting the economy, and it gained even more attention during the pandemic with the elimination or transformation of tens of millions of jobs around the world. As much of the economy becomes digitized, it is important to consider the effect of social media and social networks on jobs. A team of researchers from Harvard, Stanford, MIT and LinkedIn, led by recent Stanford and MIT PhD graduates Karthik Rajkumar and Guillaume Saint-Jacques, and including MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Sinan Aral, Stanford Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson and Harvard Business School Prof. Iavor Bojinov, recently conducted the largest experimental study to date on the impact of social media on the labor market and found that weaker social connections have a greater beneficial effect on job mobility than stronger ties.
"The 'strength of weak ties,' one of the most influential social theories of the last hundred years, maintains that infrequent, arms-length relationships—known as weak ties—are more beneficial for employment opportunities, promotions, and wages than strong ties. Despite having over 65,000 citations in the last 50 years, there have been no large-scale experimental causal tests of this theory as it relates to employment," says Aral.
"In our recent paper, my colleagues and I presented the first large-scale, longitudinal, experimental evidence on the causal effects of strong and weak ties on job mobility," says Rajkumar. Their paper, "A causal test of the strength of weak ties" was just published by Science.
The strength of weak ties theory is based on the idea that weak ties allow distant clusters of people to access novel information that can lead to new opportunities, innovation, and increased productivity. The author of this theory, Mark Granovetter, argued in 1973 that weak ties are particularly helpful in delivering new employment opportunities because they introduce novel labor market information to a broader social network. Yet, the largest empirical tests of this theory to date had discovered what scientists called "a paradox of weak ties," in which strong ties, not weak ones, were the ones delivering jobs. Unfortunately, since these previous studies were not experimental, they could not reliably pin down the causal effects of weak and strong ties on labor mobility.
In their study, the research team overcame these hurdles by conducting a five-year set of experiments on LinkedIn with 20 million people around the world, during which 600,000 new jobs were created. As noted by Saint-Jacques: "We used data from large-scale randomized experiments conducted on LinkedIn's "People You May Know" (PYMK) algorithm to test the weak tie theory and its impact on the labor market."
By randomly assigning some LinkedIn users to receive more weak tie recommendations from the PYMK algorithm and other users to receive more strong tie recommendations, and then examining the labor mobility of the two groups over five years, their analysis confirmed that weaker ties increased the likelihood of job mobility the most. But the researchers also found an inverted U-shaped relationship between tie strength and job mobility, with moderately weak ties increasing job mobility the most and the strongest ties increasing job mobility the least.
"It's not a matter of 'the weaker the better' or 'the stronger the worse,'" explains Bojinov. "Our results show that the greatest job mobility comes from moderately weak ties—social connections between the very weakest ties and ties of average relationship strength."
Further, the researchers looked at differences across industries and found that adding weak ties creates significantly more labor market mobility in digital and high-tech sectors of the economy. Weak ties led to more job applications than strong ties in industries with greater IT intensity, software intensity, robotization and industries more suitable for machine learning, artificial intelligence and remote work. "The strength of weak ties effect was true on average, but was even stronger for jobs in more digital industries, " notes Brynjolfsson.
He points out that the traditional methods used by policymakers to analyze labor markets are incomplete and quickly becoming outdated. "Policymakers need to recognize that the labor market, like all aspects of the economy, is being digitized." Brynjolfsson emphasized the importance of understanding how digital platforms' algorithms impact the labor market, employment rates and the broader health of the global economy. "These digital platforms and the algorithms that run them have become essential labor market drivers."
In addition, Aral notes that social media companies can use this information in their platform design to increase economic value for employers and employees. "LinkedIn is ahead of the game in its scientific approach to platform design. They actively seek scientific answers to the most essential questions regarding the health of their platform and its impact on employers, employees and the economy as a whole."
As for employers and job applicants, this study highlights the importance of actively managing social networks to ensure they are as broad as possible. "Weak ties on social networks can be an extremely useful part of managing your career, promotions, advancement, and even wages," Aral adds.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)Stephen Vogt’s routine grounder with two outs in the ninth inning glanced off Texas shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, scoring the go-ahead run as the Oakland Athletics beat the Rangers 8-7 on Wednesday night.
The A’s trailed 7-6 entering the ninth. Pinch-hitter Sheldon Neuse led off with a single and Vimael Machin tied it with a two-out double.
Pinch-hitter Vogt then pulled a grounder and Seager, shifted to the right side of the diamond, misplayed it for an error that let Machin score.
”For him to come through for us,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay paused and said, ”I believe in Stephen Vogt.”
Said Vogt, the 10-year veteran catcher: ”Machin got the big knock to keep us alive and tie the game up and keep us in scoring position. I was trying to take the ball to left-center but just willed it over there between Seager and (Marcus) Semien. Just got it done, doesn’t really matter how.”
The A’s are 2-71 when trailing after seven innings.
Tyler Cyr (1-0) got five outs for his first big league win. Jose Leclerc (0-3) took the loss.
Domingo Acevedo earned his first save. With a runner on second base and two out, Acevedo entered to cool off the Rangers’ Mark Mathias by striking him out. Mathias had hit tying and walk-off homers on Tuesday.
”Obviously, you get flashbacks from (Tuesday) night and a walk-off homer,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. He brought in Acevedo to pitch to Mathias after Sam Moll got the first two outs.
”Sam wanted to finish that game,” Kotsay said, ”but I thought we had a good match-up with Acevedo in there.”
Vogt was behind the plate for the game-ending strikeout of Mathias. ”I’m sure he’ll cherish (the home runs) for the rest of his life.”
In Wednesday’s second inning, Mathias homered in his third consecutive at-bat.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Mathias was the first Rangers player since Roughned Odor in 2019 to hit home runs in three straight at-bats. No Ranger has had a longer home run streak in their 51 seasons.
Mathias, a 28-year-old rookie, drove in a third-inning run with a single for his fifth consecutive hit and sixth RBI in a span of six innings, including Tuesday’s two-homer performance. Texas acquired him from Milwaukee as part of a deadline-day trade for right-hander Matt Bush, and recalled Mathias from Triple-A Round Rock on August 16.
The consecutive-hit streak for Mathias ended at five when he struck out in the fifth.
Playing third base for the Rangers for the second time this season, Mathias showed defensive ability in the fifth inning. He charged a grounder by Nick Allen and threw across the diamond in time to record an out.
With the roof open, the Rangers’ home played as a hitters’ park. Each team hit three home runs – Mathias, Marcus Semien and Jonah Heim for Texas and Dermis Garcia, Seth Brown and Tony Kemp for Oakland.
Collin Wiles, a 28-year-old right-hander, made his major league debut in relief for Oakland 10 years after the Rangers drafted him in the first round. He gave up two runs and three hits in 1 1/3 innings.
The addition of Wiles extended A’s records to 60 players, 31 rookies, 19 rookie pitchers and 17 major league debuts this season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: OF Eli White, who has been out since mid-June after fracturing his right wrist, was pulled back from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock because of left knee discomfort. He will be shut down for the season. … RHP Joe Barlow felt good after throwing a 25-pitch live BP session Wednesday. He has been out since mid-August because of a blister on his right index finger and could go on a minor league rehab assignment this weekend. … RHP Spencer Howard (right shoulder impingement) is expected to pitch Saturday at Round Rock.
UP NEXT
A’s: RHP James Kaprielian (3-9, 4.79 ERA) will open a four-game series at Houston against RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (3-1, 2.20).
Rangers: After a day off Thursday, Texas LHP Martin Perez (11-6, 2.77) will start the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay against RHP Corey Kluber (10-8, 4.36).
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Development plans include spec and build-to-suit industrial space
MESA, Ariz., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company, announced today the acquisition of a 48.5-acre parcel that will be used for the second phase of Elliot Tech Center, a mixed-use industrial and retail project currently under construction within Mesa's Elliot Road Technology Corridor.
"We are thrilled to be able to add a second phase of our newest mixed-use project in Mesa's highly-acclaimed tech corridor," said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner for Thompson Thrift Commercial. "Once completed, the Elliot Tech Center will provide nearly 1 million square feet of industrial and retail space. With high demand from global corporations, we expect this to be one of the strongest industrial markets in Phoenix for the foreseeable future."
Thompson Thrift acquired 25.5 acres at the northwest corner of Elliot Road and Signal Butte Road in 2021. The company recently began construction on three industrial buildings as well as five retail pads, that will provide 255,000 square feet of space tailored towards manufacturing and technology users. The company expects construction on the first phase to be complete in fall of 2023.
The latest acquisition will allow Thompson Thrift to build an additional five industrial buildings, three of which the company expects will be build-to-suits.
Chris Hake, senior vice president, director of the Southwest region of Thompson Thrift added, "We are excited to add to our land position in the corridor. Now that we have control of nearly 75 contiguous acres, our multi-disciplinary team can work with various industrial and retail users who continue to migrate to Mesa's growing technology corridor."
The Elliot Tech Center is adjacent to Apple's $2 billion global command center and down the road from Facebook's 390-acre data center site in one of the premier industrial development areas in the southwestern United States. Mesa has proven itself to be a preeminent location for high-tech manufacturers and data centers, attracting large corporations like Niagara Bottling, EdgeCore, Boeing, Esurance and Bridgestone, as well as global tenants such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and more.
Thompson Thrift is a full-service real estate development company focused on ground-up commercial and mixed-use development across the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. The company is well-established in Arizona with several properties throughout the state, including projects in Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tucson, Surprise, Avondale, and Peoria. The company has become known as a trusted partner committed to developing high-quality, attractive projects and is uniquely positioned to provide smart warehouse, logistics and manufacturing solutions in select markets across the country.
About Thompson Thrift Real Estate Company
Thompson Thrift is an integrated full-service real estate company with offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana; Denver, Houston and Phoenix. Three business units drive Thompson Thrift's success—Thompson Thrift Residential which is focused on upscale Class A multifamily communities and luxury leased homes, Thompson Thrift Commercial which is focused on ground-up commercial development, and Thompson Thrift Construction, a full-service construction company. Through these business units, Thompson Thrift is engaged in all aspects of acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and management of quality multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial and commercial projects across the country. We are passionate about our customer's success and strive to ensure our projects not only meet the needs of our customers but also the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.thompsonthrift.com
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St. Louis right-hander Miles Mikolas will look to exploit his home-field advantage when the Cardinals face the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
The Cardinals (84-59) have won three of their past four games heading into the five-game series in St. Louis, where Mikolas is 6-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 13 starts this season.
St. Louis leads the National League Central by eight games over the Milwaukee Brewers (76-67).
The Cardinals are also 4 1/2 games back of the New York Mets (89-55), so they are within range of the NL East leaders in the race to earn a bye from the wild-card round.
“Everybody in that clubhouse right now is going to make sure they have the mentality and overall drive to win every game and we’ll see where we land,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “Looking forward to it.”
Mikolas (11-11, 3.42 ERA) has allowed four or more runs in three of his past four starts overall, but he insists fatigue is not an issue.
“I’m feeling great,” he said, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I’m in the best shape of my life. Getting up to 180 innings … I’m just getting going.”
Mikolas, 34, is coming off an 8-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday, when he allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks in five innings.
“I was a lot in the zone tonight,” he said postgame. “Defense made some great plays, got me out of it. Kind of saw one tough pitch there in the fifth.”
That one pitch resulted in Oneil Cruz’s two-run triple.
Mikolas is 1-1 with a 6.06 ERA in three starts against the Reds this season. He is 3-4 with a 5.55 ERA in 15 career appearances vs. Cincinnati, including 13 starts.
Jonathan India (4-for-11, two homers, three RBIs), Chuckie Robinson (1-for-2, homer, two RBIs) and TJ Friedl (1-for-2, homer) have hit well against him.
The Reds (56-86) ran their losing streak to six games while enduring a four-game sweep against the Pirates to begin the week. Pittsburgh capped the series with a 10-4 win on Wednesday.
“We know we’re capable of playing better,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said. “It was just a tough series. We’ve been here before.”
The Reds will open the St. Louis series with Chase Anderson (0-3, 9.00 ERA), who has allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings in his two outings this month.
Anderson, 34, faced the Cardinals twice last month and yielded eight runs (seven earned) on five hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings. He allowed a solo homer by Tyler O’Neill and a two-run shot by Lars Nootbaar in those games.
He is 2-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 16 career appearances against the Cardinals, including 13 starts. Anderson has struggled against Nolan Arenado (8-for-29, double, four homers, 10 RBIs), Albert Pujols (2-for-4, no homers, two RBIs) and Tommy Edman (1-for-2, double, two RBIs).
After filling in for Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina earlier this season, veteran Austin Romine has helped the injury-depleted Reds pitching staff navigate the stretch run. Cincinnati acquired him from St. Louis on Aug. 2 after catcher Tyler Stephenson suffered a broken clavicle.
“You have to give credit to Romine,” said Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, who fanned 11 while through 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball on Wednesday. “The guy, whatever I’ve got that day, he finds a way to get me through it.”
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A seemingly soft September schedule has turned out to be anything but for the National League East-leading New York Mets — and that was before the rebuilding Pittsburgh Pirates arrived in town looking to construct their longest winning streak in more than three years.
The suddenly skidding Mets will look to avoid their season-high fourth straight loss Thursday night, when New York hosts the Pirates in the opener of a four-game series.
Carlos Carrasco (14-6, 3.80 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for the Mets against JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.36) in a battle of right-handers.
The Mets absorbed the final loss in a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Cubs on Wednesday night, when Chicago scored six first-inning runs in a 6-3 victory.
The Pirates matched their season-best winning streak Wednesday afternoon, when they won their fourth straight by completing a sweep of the host Cincinnati Reds in a 10-4 rout.
The Mets never led the Cubs — who are 61-82 — in taking their first three-game sweep and just their fourth three-game skid of the year. New York last went an entire season without losing more than three consecutive games in 1972.
The lone good news for the Mets (89-55) this week was the second-place Atlanta Braves enduring similar struggles against the sub-.500 San Francisco Giants. The Braves (88-55) also dropped two of three to the Giants, which allowed New York to maintain its half-game lead in the race for the division title and second bye in the NL playoffs.
“The other teams, they’re big-league ballclubs,” Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. “Their front offices at the (beginning) of the year, they try to put the best team together as they can. And it’s not for them to lose 100 games.”
But the hiccup against the Cubs is becoming a trend for the Mets, who are 5-7 in their last 12 games, all of which have come against teams out of the playoff picture. After losing two of three to the Washington Nationals on Labor Day weekend, New York went 2-1 against both the Pirates and the Miami Marlins before hosting the Cubs.
“They played better than us, so hats off to them,” Lindor said of the Cubs. “Would I like to win two out of three or three out of three against them — or at least one? Of course. But we’ve been winning series. We didn’t win the one against the Nationals and we won the other two. And this one obviously didn’t go our way. It’s part of the game.”
The Pirates, thanks to their winning streak, might be able to avoid a second straight 100-loss season. Pittsburgh (55-88) outscored the Reds 23-8 in winning four straight for the first time since July 9-12.
The Pirates, whose sweep of the Reds included two victories in a doubleheader on Tuesday, haven’t won more than four straight games since a five-game run from April 14-18, 2019.
“We played a full 36 innings,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “We played well. Sweeping a doubleheader is hard. Sweeping a series is hard.”
Carrasco earned the win in his most recent start, when he allowed one run over six innings as the Mets beat the Marlins 11-3 on Saturday. He is 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates.
Brubaker didn’t factor into the decision on Saturday after surrendering three runs over six innings in the Pirates’ 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He is 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA in two starts against the Mets.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Here’s what’s in the tentative agreement that railroad unions secured to prevent a potential freight railroad strike.
The final deal was negotiated by the unions that represent engineers and conductors, but all 12 of the rail unions will likely benefit from the concessions railroads made because the unions that agreed to deals earlier all had provisions in their deals that will allow them to do that.
The raises workers will receive as part of this deal will be the biggest ones they have received in more than four decades. The railroad industry has said that average rail worker salaries will reach $110,000 by the end of this five-year deal in 2025.
The financial terms of the deal closely follow the recommendations made by the Presidential Emergency Board last month after those arbitrators met with both sides.
Businesses that rely on the railroads said a strike would be devastating, and the Association of American Railroads trade group estimated that a work stoppage would cost the economy more than $2 billion a day. The talks included all the major U.S. railroads, including BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Kansas City Southern and the U.S. operations of Canadian National. Canadian Pacific negotiates separately with its unions.
HOW BIG ARE THE RAISES?
Railroad workers will receive 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses in the deal that is retroactive to 2020. So rail workers will receive sizeable back pay of more than $11,000 on average once this deal is ratified.
HOW MUCH TIME OFF WILL WORKERS GET?
The deal includes one additional paid leave day a year, but railroads also agreed to let workers take unpaid time off for doctor’s appointments and medical procedures without being penalized under their attendance rules.
The unpaid time off is a key concession that addressed some of the unions’ concerns about working conditions. Under the current system at BNSF and Union Pacific, workers receive a set number of points, and they lose points any time they take time off. If workers use up all their points, they can be disciplined or even fired.
WHAT ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE?
Workers will have to pay a larger share of their health insurance costs, but their premiums will be capped at 15% of the total cost of the insurance plan. Currently, railroad workers pay $228.88 per month for their health insurance, which is about 12.6% of the total cost of the plan.
The railroads also agreed to increase the amount they will pay for hearing benefits and for speech therapy and other treatment of autism.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Members of all 12 railroad unions will have to vote on these deals. Already one union rejected a deal Wednesday that was based closely on the Presidential Emergency Board’s recommendations but two other unions approved similar deals. These latest concessions may help secure the support of the union that rejected a deal.
WILL WORKERS SUPPORT THE DEAL?
The recommendations from the Presidential Emergency Board provided significant raises, but didn’t address union concerns about working conditions. Many railroad workers spoke out on social media saying they would vote against a deal that only delivered what the Presidential Emergency Board recommended. It remains to be seen whether the railroads’ concessions on time off are enough to get workers support.
Earlier this summer, railroad workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if both sides couldn’t agree to a deal. Many workers are frustrated with current working conditions after the major railroads cut nearly one-third of their workforce over the past six years. Hundreds of railroad workers have left the industry this year as the same time the railroads have been aggressively hiring new employees.
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PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the plastic tanks on the truck’s flat bed.
His timer is set for 5 minutes, 20 seconds — when the tank will be full and he’ll turn to the second one.
The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across rugged landscape to serve the roughly 700,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that is the tribe’s main source of revenue.
Despite the Colorado River bordering more than 100 miles of Hualapai land in the canyon, the tribe can’t draw from it. Native American tribes in the Colorado River basin have inherent rights to the water, but the amount and access for a dozen tribes hasn’t been fully resolved, not for decades.
The 1922 Colorado River Compact that divided the water among states didn’t include a share for tribes. Now that the river is shrinking because of overuse, drought and human-caused climate change, tribes want the federal government to ensure their interests are protected.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a collaborative series on the Colorado River as the 100th anniversary of the historic Colorado River Compact approaches. The Associated Press, The Colorado Sun, The Albuquerque Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Arizona Daily Star and The Nevada Independent are working together to explore the pressures on the river in 2022.
A water settlement pending in Congress would give the Hualapai Tribe the right to draw river water, plus $180 million to pipe it to tribal communities and the main tourist center at Grand Canyon West.
“It was the best of a bad deal,” said Phil Wisely, the tribe’s public services director. “And the thing is, I don’t think we could get a better deal, especially now.”
The Colorado River can no longer can meet the needs of the 40 million people and $15 billion agriculture industry that depend on it. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently announced that Arizona, Nevada and Mexico would see deeper cuts to their water supply in 2023. The agency also is asking seven Western states to find a way to conserve more.
LONG-STANDING RIGHTS
The 29 tribes in the Colorado River basin are in fact among the river’s most senior water rights holders, a determination often tied to the date the federal government established a reservation. Tribal water rights — once they’re fully resolved — could add up to about one-quarter of the river’s historic flow, according to the Water & Tribes Initiative.
Unlike other water users, tribes don’t lose access to water when they don’t use it. A 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as the Winters Doctrine says tribes have the right to enough water to establish a permanent homeland. Often, tribes give up potentially huge water claims in exchange for an assured supply and federal funding to deliver it.
To the northeast of Hualapai, the Ute Indian Tribe has Colorado River tributaries flowing on its reservation east of Salt Lake City. While the tribe has secured some rights, not everyone agrees on how much more it should receive, delaying a settlement for decades.
Ute Indian Tribe leaders say they’re tired of reiterating that the federal government needs to protect tribal interests, a duty laid out in treaties and other acts.
“Until you start to deal with the inequities or the injustice, you can never really have any momentum going forward,” said Shaun Chapoose, chairman of the Ute Business Committee.
“You’re not resolving that. And they are in a position to do that, they are the federal government.”
The situation of both the Hualapai and Ute Indian Tribe highlights the frustration of Native American leaders across the basin that although their rights may not be quantified, they are real.
Other tribes that have secured water rights have pitched in to help their neighbors amid the prolonged drought by conserving water in key reservoirs along the Colorado River. Some lease or exchange water, and use it to sustain the environment, sometimes creating revenue for themselves.
But Jay Weiner, who represents tribes in water settlements, said it would be unjust to continue to rely heavily on tribes when they haven’t had access to the water as long as states in the basin.
“The tribes have already front-loaded and sacrificed by the fact that the basin has been able to use huge amounts of water that tribes have rights to over the past 100 years,” Weiner said.
In a statement to The Associated Press, the Interior Department did not say how tribal water rights, which are federal rights, would be protected as the river’s flow decreases. It said it is working with tribes that are affected by drought.
HAULING WATER ON HUALAPAI LAND
Querta’s job is a grind but he’s well-suited for it — analytical, quick and goal-oriented. He takes meticulous notes on water levels and quality as he fills the tanks that ensure tourists at Grand Canyon West have water.
The truck takes a beating on the gravel and dirt road on multiple round trips of more than 30 miles most days. The side mirrors and back windows that rattled loose are held together by red duct tape. Querta keeps tools on hand for minor repairs. Major ones or illness can put him out of commission.
He was out for two weeks because of COVID-19 last year and had no replacement.
“I didn’t mind because I didn’t want anybody to mess up my truck or my tanks,” said Querta. “I take care of this truck like it’s mine.”
Once he’s filled the tanks on the truck bed, the water is sent through a pipeline from just outside of Peach Springs to Grand Canyon West. The tourist center is crucial. Revenue from it funds tribal programs for the elderly, public works, the cultural center, scholarships and other social services. The main attraction is the Grand Canyon Skywalk — a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that gives tourists a view of the Colorado River 4,000 feet below.
There is not a drop to spare at Grand Canyon West. A restaurant that overlooks the Grand Canyon has waterless urinals in the restrooms and faucets with sensors. Customers are served bottled water and food in disposable containers with plastic utensils, cutting out most of dish washing.
Even if the Hualapai eventually get water from the Colorado River, those practices will stay in place, said operations manager Alvaro Cobia-Ruesga.
“We see what’s going on, we have to conserve water for our future,” he said.
The tribe has long planned to expand Grand Canyon West with a store, fire and police station, housing and elementary school to serve tribal members who ride a shuttle up to five hours round trip daily from Peach Springs and surrounding communities to their jobs there.
But without a secure source of water for Grand Canyon West, it won’t happen, said tribal Chairman Damon Clarke. Under the settlement pending in Congress, the tribe would be responsible for building out the infrastructure to deliver water.
“One of the biggest things with our settlement is hope for the future and getting this not for us at this time but for the generations ahead,” Clarke said.
Part of the reason the Hualapai Tribe did not prioritize discussions on water rights long ago is because tribal members believed that water came with their land, said Rory Majenty, board chairman of the Grand Canyon Resort Corp. that oversees Grand Canyon West.
“We took things for granted,” he said. “Like you knew you were going to eat, you knew the sun was going to come up. Tomorrow is another day.”
The settlement has its critics, including Hualapai rancher Clay Bravo. He said the tribe should wait, negotiate a better deal and develop groundwater resources at the same time. He’s not satisfied with a lower priority water right that he equates to crumbs, given the Hualapai Tribe has been on the land since time immemorial.
“How can we run a race and come in first and get the fourth-place trophy?” Bravo said, leaning against a pickup truck on a rocky road overlooking an old water well that was contaminated with radium.
Even with secure water rights, tribes can’t always fully put the water to use because they lack infrastructure. A pipeline eventually will reach the southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico through another tribe’s water settlement to boost economic development in the region. Jicarilla Apache has leased water it already has access to for energy production, recreation and conservation, and to benefit threatened and endangered fish. Tribes in the Phoenix area have leased water to nearby cities.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes, whose reservation sits along the river bordering Arizona and California, doesn’t have the legal authority to lease its water, though a bill is pending in Congress to authorize it.
“It’s our sovereignty and beneficial rights of our water — the full beneficial rights of our water,” said tribal Chairwoman Amelia Flores. “We want to lease, we don’t want to sell our water, and that’s the difference.”
WHAT IS JUST?
The Ute Indian Tribe wants that same ability. The tribe asserts rights to 550,000 acre-feet. (An acre-foot is enough water to serve two to three U.S. households annually). A settlement negotiated 30 years ago recognizes about half of that.
“Utah’s position is that’s the number we’re comfortable with, and we think that does more than enough to satisfy the claims of the Utes,” said Utah deputy state engineer Jared Manning.
But the tribe hasn’t ratified the settlement. The Utes have sued in federal court over access to water. A judge ruled in one case last year that the tribe waited too long to bring its claims against the federal government and Utah.
Daniel McCool, professor emeritus at the University of Utah, said the larger question is whether the Ute Indian Tribe has been treated justly and whether funding for water diversions have been on par with non-Native American interests.
“There’s a reason why the tribe doesn’t have much water and why almost all the water in the region is being used by white people,” said McCool, who studies tribal water rights. “Look at who got the money, the Central Utah Project. Who got the water? Ask yourself that and ask, ‘does this look fair to you?’”
It’s a question tribal members have posed for decades, whether the first inhabitants of what’s now the U.S. should have anything but the oldest, most secure water rights. Inevitably, others will lose water they’ve grown accustomed to using as tribes gain access to it.
“People have been taking our water. Are they taking it legally or illegally?” Majenty said.
“The argument from the other side is it’s capitalism, free enterprise. That’s where they got us. Ownership is where it’s at. Until you have a piece of paper, it’s not yours.”
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Letters for USPS Operation Santa Now Accepted
NORTH POLE, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At an event here to celebrate the new Holiday Elves stamps, with Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer and the Santa Claus House (on St. Nicholas Drive!) as the backdrop, the Postal Service announced that letters for the 110-year-old USPS Operation Santa program can be sent beginning today — six weeks earlier than previous years. The holiday season is here!
"USPS Operation Santa allows generous customers to grant the holiday wishes of children and families in need. The program is now accepting wish lists for this year's program," said Michael Elston, the Secretary of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, who served as the dedicating official for the stamp event. "We know this is earlier than usual, but we're pretty excited to get the season started and we know kids around the country are eager to write to Santa, using these stamps on the envelopes."
USPS Operation Santa provides an online channel where people can safely and securely help children and families have a magical holiday when they otherwise might not— one letter to Santa at a time. It allows individuals to adopt letters written to Santa and send thoughtful, heartfelt gifts anonymously. USPS Operation Santa is not a guaranteed gift-giving program. It relies solely on the generosity of strangers.
Last year, letters could be sent beginning Nov. 1, 2021. While thousands of letters had been received by the time the USPSOperationSanta.com website opened for letter adoption on Nov. 29, 2021, only 2,500 letters contained the information necessary to be posted. The 2,500 letters were all adopted within ten minutes of the site opening. The Postal Service is hoping more time to send letters equates to many more letters available to adopt on opening day, Nov. 28.
Letters need to include the letter writer's first and last name and a complete return address. A complete return address includes street address, apartment number, if applicable, city, state and ZIP Code. The envelope must have a postage stamp on it to travel through the Postal Service processing systems. The envelope needs to be addressed to: SANTA CLAUS, 123 ELF ROAD, NORTH POLE 88888.
These letters travel to the Santa's US satellite workshop where they are opened and reviewed, personal information is redacted and they are uploaded onto the website, anxiously awaiting adoption by generous people across the country.
For more information, visit USPSOperationSanta.com or usps.com/holidaynews.
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C-Path, NORD and FDA hosted an annual workshop September 13-14 to spotlight the impact of their innovative data and analytics platform on rare disease drug development
TUCSON, Ariz. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform initiative (RDCA-DAP®) hosted an all-day workshop and annual meeting September 13 and 14 in Washington. The in-person and livestream event for rare disease stakeholders featured expert presentations, panel discussions, platform demonstrations, and was attended by more than 200 patients, researchers, clinicians, biopharmaceutical company representatives, regulatory reviewers, and scientists.
RDCA-DAP was established through a partnership between Critical Path Institute (C-Path), National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has grown to include dozens of collaborations between a variety of stakeholders throughout the rare disease community. The platform serves as a centralized and standardized infrastructure to host integrated and shared data and to support and accelerate rare disease medical product development.
The workshop's keynote address was delivered by Theresa Mullin, Ph.D., Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives, FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). "Building this platform was about better informing drug development programs to get drugs that are effective and safe to patients with rare diseases as soon as possible and as efficiently as possible," Mullin said. "It's taken a multistakeholder effort and now we're seeing tools and learnings that can be shared across rare diseases."
The keynote was followed by a panel discussion on the impact of RDCA-DAP, which featured representatives from each organization engaged in this effort: Klaus Romero, M.D., M.S. F.C.P. and Alexandre Bétourné, Ph.D., Pharm.D., from C-Path; Pamela Gavin, MBA, from NORD; and Theresa Mullin, Michelle Campbell, Ph.D., and Billy Dunn, M.D., from FDA.
Additional key speakers and panelists were featured from industry, academia and patient organizations. The robust agenda included case studies shared by users of the platform, sessions covering critical topics on the impact of RDCA-DAP on accelerating drug development for rare diseases, as well as active discussions around data sharing, privacy and standards, and much more. A significant portion of the agenda featured case studies on the use of the platform to further clinical research in sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Friedreich's ataxia and transplant therapeutics.
Following a press release by the FDA on Wednesday, C-Path announced it will serve as the convener of the Critical Path for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases (CP-RND), a new public-private partnership (PPP) to benefit people across multiple rare neurodegenerative diseases.https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-and-nih-launch-public-private-partnership-rare-neurodegenerative-diseases
"This year's RDCA-DAP annual workshop marked not only a return to in-person meetings, but also the strengthening of collaborations between RDCA-DAP across multiple rare diseases, with significant impact on accelerating medical product development," said C-Path Chief Science Officer and Executive Director of Clinical Pharmacology Klaus Romero. "As we look to next year, RDCA-DAP will leverage all of its strengths to contribute to the success of the new PPP for rare neurodegenerative diseases."
NORD's Aliza Fink, D.Sc. and Ed Neilan, M.D., Ph.D., gave a presentation titled Centrality of Patient Advocacy Organizations in Accelerating Treatments for Rare Disease, and the first day concluded with a panel on the future impact of RDCA-DAP. As part of the program for the second day of the conference, in-person participants attended breakout sessions on the role of RDCA-DAP in innovating data standards and data stewardship, regulatory science in rare diseases, and a practical session on how to use the platform.
Presentations throughout the event emphasized how RDCA-DAP continuously integrates data and breaks down silos, provides insight into the platform's development and testing and showcased the importance of RDCA-DAP from the perspective of critical stakeholders, including academic, clinical, regulatory and patient communities.
"There are many things that make rare diseases unique. The most obvious is that there are so few patients that can be studied which makes running clinical trials challenging," said Ed Neilan, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, NORD. "It's a special shame when data that gets collected then becomes siloed. Patients and patient advocates want desperately for the data they contribute to be used to its fullest extent. For this reason, it's vital that tools like the RDCA-DAP exist. RDCA-DAP is in a favorable position as it's being co-developed by the FDA and is a prime locus for all rare disease data collection."
A total of 28 speakers and panelists from patient organizations and regulatory, industry, and academic fields participated in the workshop. A recording of the workshop presentations and panel discussions will be available on C-Path's YouTube channel in the coming weeks.
RDCA-DAP released a new video resource at the end of the workshop entitled Data Literacy, watch it on the NORD Video Library. To request access to RDCA-DAP, apply directly on the platform. To submit critical rare disease data, contact the project team at rdcadap@c-path.org or visit the website.
Critical Path Institute (C-Path) is an independent, nonprofit organization established in 2005 as a public and private partnership. C-Path's mission is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, accelerating the path to a healthier world. An international leader in forming collaborations, C-Path has established numerous global consortia that currently include more than 1,600 scientists from government and regulatory agencies, academia, patient organizations, disease foundations, and hundreds of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. C-Path U.S. is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, C-Path in Europe is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and C-Path Ltd. operates from Dublin, Ireland with additional staff in multiple other locations. For more information, visit c-path.org.
Critical Path Institute is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is 54.2% funded by the FDA/HHS, totaling $13,239,950, and 45.8% funded by non-government source(s), totaling $11,196,634. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, FDA/HHS or the U.S. Government.
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is the leading independent advocacy organization representing all patients and families affected by rare diseases in the United States. NORD began as a small group of patient advocates that formed a coalition to unify and mobilize support to pass the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. Since then, the organization has led the way in voicing the needs of the rare disease community, driving supportive policies, furthering education, advancing medical research, and providing patient and family services for those who need them most. Together with over 300 disease-specific member organizations, more than 17,000 Rare Action Network advocates across all 50 states, and national and global partners, NORD delivers on its mission to improve the lives of those impacted by rare diseases. Visit rarediseases.org.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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The founder of outdoor gear company Patagonia, long known for environmental activism, says the company is transferring all of its voting shares into a trust “dedicated to fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature.”
In a letter posted on the privately-held company’s website on Wednesday night, founder Yvon Chouinard said the 50-year-old company would transfer 100% of the its voting stock to the Patagonia Purpose Trust and and 100% of its nonvoting stock had been given to the Holdfast Collective.
Each year after reinvesting profits back into the company, Chouinard said remaining funds will be distributed as a dividend to the trusts in their ongoing efforts to fight the climate crisis.
Chouinard said the other options for the Ventura, California company to dedicate itself to protecting the planet — selling the company and donating the proceeds; or taking the company public — were not viable for Patagonia’s ultimate goals.
“Instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth for investors, we’ll use the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth,” Chouinard wrote.
Patagonia makes outdoor clothing, gear and accessories for everything from skiing to climbing and camping.
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Plane removed from crash site near Horsetooth, witness says it buzzed boaters before crash
The single-engine Cessna plane that witnesses said buzzed boaters at Horsetooth Reservoir on Sunday before crashing in nearby Horsetooth Mountain Open Space has been removed from the crash site.
The prop-engine plane was disassembled on site, loaded onto sled-like devices and hauled out on a trailer Wednesday, said Steve Gibson, district manager of the Larimer County-managed open space. It took workers nearly 10 hours to remove the aircraft. Trails that were closed since the crash opened Wednesday evening.
Gibson said the plane crashed near the intersection of the Loggers and Sawmill trails.
"It landed in a really small clearing and the plane was pretty well intact," Gibson said. "There was really no damage to the resource and no one was hurt so, as airplane crashes go, it was good as you could get.''
Gibson said there was airplane fuel that leaked initially but that it was quickly contained.
The pilot and passenger who walked away from the crash with minor injuries have not been identified, Larimer County Sheriff's Office told the Coloradoan on Thursday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash, which happened around 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Witness: 'It looked like he was showing off'
Stephanie Stamos, owner of Stamos Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, said she was at Sunrise Picnic Area on the east side of Horsetooth Reservoir getting ready to take photos of a high school student when she and the student's mom noticed a plane that Stamos described as "not stable'' and the two started shooting photos of it.
"He was coming so low to a boat and then I thought he was going to crash land,'' said Stamos, who added she had a 200 mm lens on her camera when she started shooting. "Then all of a sudden he pulled up and went into a cove and we were waiting for the sound of a crash because I thought, 'He can't fly it much less land it.' Then he came back over the mountain and I thought he was just an idiot. I think he was just showing off.''
She finished the photo shoot and said she didn't think much about the incident until the next day, when a client told her that law enforcement was looking for photos and videos of the incident.
Larimer County Sheriff's Office put out a news release asking the public to submit photos and videos of the plane to https://larimercso.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/horsetoothreservoircrash.
Stamos said she gave the sheriff's office her photos.
"I gave them a photo where you could see a guy in the boat with his arms up in the air as the plane buzzed the boat,'' Stamos said. "I don't think they believed how close that plane came to the boats until I showed them the photo of the plane's wheels almost on top of the boat.''
Sheriff's office spokesperson David Moore said the agency had received about 30 photo and/or video submissions involving the low-flying plane as of Tuesday.
"The whole thing was just super crazy,'' Stamos said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The largest part of the U.S. economy is holding up against the hottest inflation in four decades and the threat of a potential recession.
Hotels, restaurants and other businesses that provide services have managed to keep gaining ground through the summer, according to the latest survey from the Institute for Supply Management. The sector has been expanding since May, and August’s gain was the biggest so far this year.
“Business activity is the highest since December, an important breakpoint, as the consumer showed stable demand for services after the headwinds of war, inflation and geopolitical uncertainty,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial, in a note to investors.
Inflation remains Wall Street’s main concern as investors try to gauge how the Federal Reserve will continue its rate hikes in order to tame higher prices. But several reports from the government suggest that inflation may be easing and some drivers of higher prices, including gas prices and food commodities, have also been dropping.
For example, prices paid by purchasing managers have been falling since April. In August, prices hit their lowest point of the year.
“We continue to be really pleased with the recovery and resilience of the business in the summer,” Kathleen Oberg, chief financial officer of Marriott International, said at a recent business conference.
The hotel chain’s revenue per available room, a key industry metric, rose 2% globally in July compared with 2019. A recession would definitely impact the industry, she said, but support from several areas of the economy remain strong.
“I think you’ve still got some pent-up revenge travel, if you will, of people trying to make up. You’ve still got excess savings that have not been worked off. And you’ve also got a really strong labor market,” Oberg said.
The airline industry benefitted from a jump in demand over the summer, prompting several carriers to give investors encouraging updates on operations. United Airlines expects demand to remain strong past the summer and increased its revenue projections for the current quarter.
Restaurant and food service companies are also holding their ground as consumers continue to spend. Starbucks surprised Wall Street with record revenue during its quarter that ran from April to June and noted that it hadn’t yet seen any measurable impact on sales from inflation.
Investors and economists remain cautious about the road ahead for the economy, though. While services account for roughly 70% of the economy, the strength there hasn’t been enough to offset the impact to gross domestic product from supply chain problems that have kept many products stuck in factories and waiting to be shipped.
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JACKSON, Miss. — A boil-water notice was lifted Thursday in Mississippi's capital city after nearly seven weeks, Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials said.
"We have restored clean water," Reeves said during a news conference.
But a state health department official, Jim Craig, said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the Jackson water. Craig said people should continue to avoid using city water to prepare baby formula.
Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jackson's main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September.
Problems started days after torrential rain fell in central Mississippi, altering the quality of the raw water entering Jackson's treatment plants. That slowed the treatment process, depleted supplies in water tanks and caused a precipitous drop in pressure.
When water pressure drops, there's a possibility that untreated groundwater can enter the water system through cracked pipes, so customers are told to boil water to kill potentially harmful bacteria.
But even before the rainfall, officials said some water pumps had failed and a treatment plant was using backup pumps. Jackson had already been under a boil-water notice for a month because the state health department had found cloudy water that could make people ill.
The National Guard and volunteer groups have distributed millions of bottles of drinking water in Jackson since late August.
Jackson is the largest city in one of the poorest states in the U.S. The city has a shrinking tax base that resulted from white flight, which began about a decade after public schools were integrated in 1970. Jackson's population is more than 80% Black, and about 25% of its residents live in poverty.
Like many American cities, Jackson struggles with aging infrastructure with water lines that crack or collapse. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat in a Republican-led state, said the city's water problems come from decades of deferred maintenance.
Some equipment froze at Jackson's main water treatment plant during a cold snap in early 2020, leaving thousands of customers with dangerously low water pressure or no water at all. The National Guard helped distribute drinking water. People gathered water in buckets to flush toilets. Similar problems happened on a smaller scale earlier this year.
Jackson frequently has boil-water notices because of loss of pressure or other problems that can contaminate the water. Some of the mandates are in place for only a few days, while others last weeks. Some only affect specific neighborhoods, usually because of broken pipes in the area. Others affect all customers on the water system.
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King Charles III has ascended to the U.K. throne, but he won't have to pay the U.K.'s inheritance tax on the massive wealth he inherits from his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. That's because of a deal the royals made with the government nearly 30 years ago.
Regular citizens must pay the standard inheritance tax rate of 40% on any part of an estate that's valued above a threshold of 325,000 pounds (about $374,000). There are common exceptions, such as money left to a spouse or a charity.
But under an agreement with the monarchy that then-Prime Minister John Major announced in 1993, assets passing from a sovereign to their successor aren't subject to the inheritance tax.
The exemption was part of a broader tax deal
As Charles becomes king — at a time when the U.K. government and its constituents are struggling to cope with an energy crisis, soaring food prices and a troubled health care system — the arrangement is now under fresh scrutiny.
At the time, Major warned of "the danger of the assets of the monarchy being salami-sliced away by capital taxation through generations, thus changing the nature of the institution in a way that few people in this country would welcome."
In the 1993 deal, both Queen Elizabeth II and Charles agreed to pay a personal income tax, after reaching out to the government to ask how they might voluntarily pay taxes.
The queen would pay her taxes in "precisely the same way as every other taxpayer," Major said. But he also stated, "In the unique circumstances of an hereditary monarchy, special arrangements are needed for inheritance tax."
Pass the duchy
Queen Elizabeth II's death does more than trigger Charles becoming king. It also sets in motion two lucrative holdings that generate millions in income each year: the late queen's Duchy of Lancaster, which now goes to Charles, and the Duchy of Cornwall, which transfers from Charles to Prince William.
The two portfolios have been linked to the reigning sovereign and his or her heir since the 1300s. They stand apart from the queen's personal fortune, which is estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Duchy of Lancaster includes prime real estate in London, along with 10 castles, swaths of farmland and an airfield. It was recently valued at $750 million and delivered a net surplus of about $27.6 million for the queen. As an expert on royal finances has noted to NPR, the monarchy forcibly seized most of the land holdings hundreds of years ago.
"In many ways, the queen shouldn't own the Duchy of Lancaster," David McClure, author of The Queen's True Worth, said last winter. "It really should be owned by the state. But because it's gone on for so long and it's embarrassing, no one has done anything about it. You know, it's a cash cow."
The Duchy of Cornwall is also a money-maker. Its most recent audit lists net assets of about $1.2 billion, and $26.4 million in "distributable surplus" for the financial year that ended on March 31, 2022.
Calculating the monarchy's wealth is complicated, due to their extensive holdings and the challenge of discerning the financial affairs of royalty — people whose identity and livelihood are intertwined with their official, state-supported roles.
In addition to the Duchy of Lancaster, for instance, the sovereign also gets millions of dollars through an annual grant from the Crown Estate, a massive property portfolio that includes much of Regent Street in London. As the Crown Estate website notes, it "belongs to the reigning monarch," but it isn't their private property, and they get only a share of the revenue it generates.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — Rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty on Thursday to assault in the third degree and reckless endangerment in connection with a 2018 fight in a New York City strip club, the district attorney’s office confirmed.
The New York City native was sentenced to 15 days community service, officials said. Two full orders of protection were also issued for the two victims.
At the time of the October 2018 assault, police said Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, and her entourage were at Angels Strip Club in Queens. Cardi B argued with a bartender and a fight broke out.
Chairs, bottles and hookah pipes were thrown. Both the bartender and another employee were hurt.
In 2019, Cardi B rejected a plea deal in the case. She then pleaded not guilty later in the year. The rapper was indicted on 14 charges, including two felony counts of attempted assault.
“The defendants in this case are accused of two premeditated attacks on two women working at a club in Queens last summer,” Acting District Attorney John Ryan said at the time. “The victims allegedly had glass bottles hurled at them, alcoholic drinks thrown in their faces and one woman’s head was slammed into the bar. This kind of violence won’t be tolerated in our community. The defendants will be held accountable for their alleged actions.”
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A white-tailed deer grazes in a field off of Skeel Avenue near the 12th-hole tee box on Prairie Trace Golf Course, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Sept. 14, 2022. A 2020 aerial survey of the base revealed 157 deer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — As the political tug-of-war over enforcing Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban continues between Republicans at the Capitol and Democratic leaders in the state’s most populous city, the state Bond Commission is likely to vote Thursday on whether or not to continue withholding financing approval for a vital New Orleans area power plant project.
For a commission generally known for its historically actuarial role, the abortion debate would typically be beyond its purview. Still, it has seeped into recent meetings — with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry urging fellow members to “use the tools at our disposal to bring” leaders in New Orleans opposing enforcement of the abortion ban “to heel.” Caught in the crossfire is a $39 million future line of credit for a power plant, critical to power drainage pumps that remove rainwater in a city that faces chronic flood problems.
While some described the decision by the commission in July and August to withhold approval as overreach, Landry argued that a message needed to be sent to New Orleans officials he believes may be malfeasant in upholding the law.
The battle between Democratic city leaders and Republicans in reliably red states has been happening across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to end constitutional protections for abortion in June. Dozens of prosecutors nationwide — including in Florida — have promised not to pursue charges against those seeking or providing abortions. In St. Louis, hours after the mayor signed a measure providing $1 million for travel to abortion clinics in other states the Missouri Attorney General sued to block it. City councils in places such as Austin, Texas, and Nashville have passed measures urging law enforcement not to prioritize abortion ban enforcement.
“This is about the fact that there are elected officials, not only in the state but around this country, that seem to thumb their nose at the laws that are coming — and think they can pick and choose which laws they want to follow and those that they don’t,” Landry said.
In Louisiana, legislation bans all abortions except if there is substantial risk of death or impairment to the patient if they continue with the pregnancy and in the case of “medically futile” pregnancies — when the fetus has a fatal abnormality. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
Following the downfall of Roe v. Wade, the mayor, district attorney and sheriff in New Orleans vowed to oppose the strict ban. In addition, city council passed a resolution directing police and prosecutors not to use city funds to enforce the ban.
Landry, a Republican who is considered a likely 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial candidate, described city leaders’ opposition as a “dereliction of duty.” He turned to the Bond Commission, who voted to deny a preliminary authorization of the line of credit for a power plant project of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
State Sen. Jimmy Harris, a Democrat who represents New Orleans, urged commission members to approve the future credit line — noting that the plant would help protect 384,000 people, allowing them clean water to drink and bathe in, instead of undergoing frequent water boil advisories. Currently the pumps are powered by outdated turbines, which also power the city’s water and sewage system.
“Find something nonessential to go after,” Paul Rainwater, a lobbyist for New Orleans, told the commission in August. “Not the Sewerage and Water Board, not the power station, not the pumps.
In a state that has been devastated by natural disasters, flooding is at the forefront of mind — especially as Louisiana is in the midst of hurricane season. Forecasters have predicted there will be 14 to 20 named storms this year, including six to 10 hurricanes.
While approval of a future line of credit would not immediately release project funds, the approval would send a “critical signal” to contractors that funds would be available to finish the project. The city and Entergy New Orleans are paying for the majority of the project’s cost, but Rainwater said state funding will be necessary to keep the project on track to be completed in 2024.
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A local North Carolina teen looks inside of a military police vehicle Sept. 15, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. This was part of Fort Bragg’s Meet Your Army Day that showcased different aspects of Army life to the public.
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BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry accused the United States of violating its commitment to the “One China” principle and interfering in internal Chinese affairs Thursday, after the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee approved a new bill that could significantly increase American defense support for the island of Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing that China had “lodged serious complaints” with Washington over the legislation, which still needs U.S. House and President Joe Biden’s approval to become law.
“The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations,” she said. “If the bill continues to be deliberated, pushed forward or even signed into law, it will greatly shake the political foundation of China-U.S. relations and cause extremely serious consequences to China-U.S. relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”
China claims the self-governing democracy of Taiwan as its own territory, and has not ruled out retaking the island by force if necessary. The sides split after a civil war in 1949 and have no official relations, with China cutting off even informal contacts following the election of independence-leaning Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.
Under its “One China” policy, the United States recognizes the government in Beijing while allowing for informal relations and defense ties with Taipei.
It takes a stance of “strategic ambiguity” toward the defense of Taiwan — leaving it open whether it would respond militarily were the island attacked.
The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, approved by the committee on Wednesday, sets out to “support the security of Taiwan and its right of self determination,” providing billions of dollars in defense funding to enhance its “counter intervention capabilities.”
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who coauthored the bipartisan bill with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, stressed that its focus is on deterrence and that China should not see it as a threat.
“The bill we are approving today makes clear the United States does not seek war or increased tensions with Beijing. Just the opposite,” he said in a statement. “We are carefully and strategically lowering the existential threats facing Taiwan by raising the cost of taking the island by force so that it becomes too high a risk and unachievable.”
The committee’s approval of the bill comes at a time when tensions between Beijing and Washington were already high over Taiwan following the visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei last month.
That prompted China to fire missiles into the Taiwan Strait and mobilize large numbers of ships and warplanes for exercises around the island.
China sees high-level foreign visits to the island as interference in its affairs and de facto recognition of Taiwanese sovereignty, and there has been a steady stream of high-level U.S. visitors since Pelosi’s visit.
The Biden administration has insisted that the United States’ “One China” policy has not changed.
Despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the U.S. is its strongest political backer and source of defensive arms, and during her visit Pelosi said she wants to help the island defend itself.
In a statement, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would continue to maintain close communication with the U.S. government on the bill, with the hope “it could become law and make further progress in deepening U.S-Taiwan’s friendly relationship, and ensure the freedom, peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific area.”
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Staff Sgt. Michael Nixon, a Soldier with 16th Military Police Brigade, gives a bite demonstration with Dennis, a military working dog, in front of local school children Sept. 15, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. This was part of Fort Bragg’s Meet Your Army Day that showcased different aspects of Army life to the public.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three members of Mexico’s army have been arrested for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, the government announced Thursday.
Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejia said that among those arrested was the commander of the army base in Iguala, Guerrero in September 2014, when the students from a radical teacher’s college were abducted. Mejía said a fourth arrest was expected soon.
Mejía did not give names of those arrested, but the commander of the Iguala base at that time was Col. José Rodríguez Pérez. Last month, a government truth commission re-investigating the case issued a report that named Rodríguez as being allegedly responsible for the disappearance of six of the students.
Interior Undersecretary Alejandro Encinas, who led the commission, said last month that six of the missing students were allegedly kept alive in a warehouse for days then turned over to Rodríguez who ordered them killed.
The report had called the disappearances a “state crime,” emphasizing that authorities had been closely monitoring the students from the teachers’ college at Ayotzinapa from the time they left their campus through their abduction by local police in the town of Iguala that night. A soldier who had infiltrated the school was among the abducted students, and Encinas asserted the army did not follow its own protocols and try to rescue him.
“There is also information corroborated with emergency 089 telephone calls where allegedly six of the 43 disappeared students were held during several days and alive in what they call the old warehouse and from there were turned over to the colonel,” Encinas said. “Allegedly the six students were alive for as many as four days after the events and were killed and disappeared on orders of the colonel, allegedly the then Col. José Rodríguez Pérez.”
Numerous government and independent investigations have failed to reach a single conclusive narrative about what happened to the 43 students, but it appears that local police pulled the students off several buses in Iguala that night and turned them over to a drug gang. The motive remains unclear. Their bodies have never been found, though fragments of burned bone have been matched to three of the students.
The role of the army in the students’ disappearance has long been a source of tension between the families and the government. From the beginning, there were questions about the military’s knowledge of what happened and its possible involvement. The students’ parents demanded for years that they be allowed to search the army base in Iguala. It was not until 2019 that they were given access along with Encinas and the Truth Commission.
Shortly after the truth commission report, the Attorney General’s Office announced 83 arrest orders, 20 for members of the military. Then federal agents arrested Jesús Murillo Karam, who was attorney general at the time.
Doubts had been growing in the weeks since the arrest orders were announced because no arrests had been announced. The administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also formed a closer public bond with the military than any in recent memory.
The president pushed to shift the newly created National Guard under full military authority and his allies in congress are trying to extend the time for the military to continue a policing role in the streets to 2028.
On Thursday, Mejía also dismissed any suggestion that José Luis Abarca, who was mayor of Iguala at the time, would be released from prison after a judge absolved him of responsibility for the student’s abduction based on a lack of evidence. Even without the aggravated kidnapping charge, Abarca still faces other charges for organized crime and money laundering, and Mejía said the judge’s latest decision would be challenged. The judge similarly absolved 19 others, including the man who was Iguala’s police at the time.
The Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center and other nongovernmental organizations that have supported the families of the students said in a joint statement Thursday that the government had so far not notified the families of the case against Rodríguez nor the charges he would face.
They said that if the prosecution of Rodríguez did advance on “solid evidence” it could be very relevant for holding the military accountable. The statement noted that there was “abundant” evidence about the collusion of soldiers from the Iguala base with organized crime.
The organizations also called on authorities to appeal the judge’s decision absolving Abarca and others. They said the ruling was the result of poor work by the Attorney General’s Office that originally brought the charges, including the extensive use of torture which led much of the evidence to be excluded. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-mexico-arrests-3-soldiers-for-ties-to-missing-students-case/ | 2022-09-15T19:35:18Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-mexico-arrests-3-soldiers-for-ties-to-missing-students-case/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will vote Friday on whether to make an exception to its in-person meeting of world leaders next week and allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address.
The proposed document to be voted on would have the 193-member world body express concern that leaders of “peace-loving“ U.N. sovereign nations can’t participate in person “for reasons beyond their control owing to ongoing foreign invasion, aggression, military hostilities that do not allow safe departure from and return to their countries, or the need to discharge their national defense and security duties and functions.”
The document, which has about 50 co-sponsors, would then permit Zelenskyy to submit a pre-recorded statement to be played in the General Assembly hall, stressing that this would not set a precedent for future high-level assembly meetings.
The draft document refers to the General Assembly resolution adopted at an emergency special session on March 2 — six days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine — demanding an immediate halt to Moscow’s offensive and withdrawal of all Russian troops. The vote on the resolution, titled “Aggression against Ukraine,” was 141 to 5 with 35 abstentions.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly was all virtual in 2020 and hybrid in 2021. But this year the assembly decided that all speeches must be in person.
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FORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters again prevented flames from entering a Northern California mountain town and reported major progress Thursday against the week-old blaze that’s become the largest in the state so far this year.
Conditions at the Mosquito Fire about 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco were “looking a whole heck of a lot better,” according to fire spokesman Scott McLean.
Crews on the ground built up containment lines while water-dropping helicopters knocked down hotspots after the fire roared back to life on Tuesday, burning structures near Foresthill.
“It’s looking really good on the west end where we had that dramatic increase of fire earlier this week,” McLean said Thursday. Flames raced up a drainage ditch into a neighborhood, but firefighters saved all the homes.
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.
Evacuation orders remained for some 11,000 residents because of the unpredictable nature of the winds, McLean said, which typically blow in the direction of several canyons and could rapidly spread flames if gusts pick up.
The Mosquito Fire was 20% contained after destroying at least 70 homes and other buildings. The 100-square-mile (258-square-kilometer) blaze on Wednesday surpassed the size of the previous largest conflagration in 2022 – the McKinney Fire – although this season has seen a fraction of last year’s wildfire activity so far.
In Southern California, dogs aided the hunt for a person missing in a heavily damaged area of the San Bernardino Mountains where thunderstorms unleashed rocks, trees and earth that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000 residents in two remote communities. Nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain fell Monday at 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.
“This entire area is blanketed with up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) of mud, debris, large boulders” said Jim Topelski, a San Bernardino County fire chief,
The mudslide damage in Oak Glen and Forest Falls served as a powerful warning to residents of the lingering 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.
The Mosquito Fire was one of three large fires in the state.
The Fairview Fire was burning about 75 miles (121 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. The 44-square-mile (114-square-kilometer) blaze was 84% contained Thursday. Two people died fleeing the fire, which destroyed at least 35 homes and other structures in Riverside County.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective who has long been accused of sexually preying on Black women during criminal investigations was indicted Thursday on charges that he sexually abused two women, the FBI said.
Roger Golubski, 69, was arrested at his home in Edwardsville after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts of civil rights violations. He was expected to make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Golubski retired in 2010 after working for the Kansas City (Kansas) Police Department for 35 years. The FBI has been investigating allegations that Golubski, who is white, sexually assaulted Black women in the city and exchanged drugs for information during criminal investigations.
The federal indictment announced Thursday accuses Golubski of sexually assaulting two women, identified as S.K., and O.W., on several occasions between 1998 and 2002. The indictment does not state the race of the women.
He is accused of raping both women and forcing them to perform oral sex on him several times in his vehicle and at the women’s homes. Golubski’s conduct included aggravated sexual abuse and kidnapping, according to the indictment.
If convicted of any of the counts, Golubski could be sentenced to life in prison.
Golubski’s attorney, Morgan Roach, didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Civil rights groups for years sought an investigation into Golubski’s conduct. The allegations against him drew more attention after Lamont McIntyre, who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he didn’t commit, sued Golubski and other Kansas City, Kansas, officers after he was released.
McIntyre and his mother, Rose McIntyre, alleged in the lawsuit that Golubski framed Lamont for a double homicide in 1994 because she refused the detective’s sexual demands. The local government agreed in June to settle the lawsuit for $12.5 million.
When deposed by McIntyre’s lawyers in the case, Golubski invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination hundreds of times. He has consistently declined media requests to comment on the allegations.
Cheryl Pilate and Lindsay Runnels, attorneys for the McIntyres, commended federal law enforcement agencies on the arrest.
“We are hopeful the justice system delivers the accountability that the Kansas City, Kansas community deserves,” they said in a statement.
The Midwest Innocence Project, a civil rights group that works to free wrongfully convicted inmates, said in a statement that Golubski’s arrest was “the first step” in finding justice for those harmed by law enforcement officials, particularly Black women.
“A full investigation into the abuses in Wyandotte County and systemic reforms are needed to ensure that no other police officers and public officials can continue to abuse their power,” the organization said in a news release.
In 2020, a coalition of Kansas lawmakers, religious leaders and racial justice advocates asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to investigate Golubski and other members of the department who were accused of misconduct and abuse.
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IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, Arizona (AP) — After strapping on knee-high snake guards and bowing his head to invoke God’s protection, Óscar Andrade marched off into a remote desert at dawn on a recent Sunday to look for a Honduran migrant. His family said he had gone missing in late July “between the two hills where the backpacks are.”
The Tucson-based Pentecostal pastor bushwhacked for three hours in heat that rose above 100 degrees (38 Celsius), detouring around a mountain lion, two rattlesnakes and at least one scorpion before taking a short break to call the aunt of another missing man. Andrade believed he found the young man’s skull the previous day.
“Much strength, my dear sister,” Andrade told her, while she repeated incredulously that the “guide” had assured her he left the young man with injured feet but alive. “Sometimes we don’t understand, but there is a reason that God allowed this. And if you need anything, we’re here.”
On the fourth search for that 25-year-old man from the Mexican state of Guerrero, the pastor and his Capellanes del Desierto (Desert Chaplains) rescue and recovery group had found his ID card in a wallet 40 feet (12 meters) away from a skull and other bones, picked clean by animals and the relentless sun in the Tohono O’odham Reservation.
Since March, Andrade has received more than 400 calls from families in Mexico and Central America whose relatives – sick, injured or exhausted – were left behind by smugglers in the borderlands.
Forensic experts estimate 80% of bodies in the desert are never found, identified or recovered. But those that are, added to massive casualties like 53 migrants trapped in an abandoned trailer in San Antonio, Texas, in June and nine migrants swept away in the Rio Grande this month, point to one of the deadliest seasons on record on the always dangerous southwest border.
Fragile economies pummeled by the pandemic in Latin America, ruthless trafficking networks that control virtually all illegal crossings, and shifting U.S. asylum policies that affect migrants of different nationality and family status in drastically different ways all contribute to the toll – as does the Southwest’s extreme heat.
Andrade, his group, and an Associated Press journalist accompanying them among towering saguaro cacti quickly came across evidence of distress on this popular smuggling route – abandoned backpacks, still full of clothes, coins and even deodorant, and half-full water jugs, several days’ walk from the closest towns.
“To be out in the desert is more difficult than to be in a church,” said the 44-year-old pastor and father of three teens, who sometimes join him and his wife, Lupita, on these missions. “Our commitment is firstly with God, and with the families.”
The group didn’t find the missing 45-year-old Honduran, but planned to look again; it usually takes several trips to locate remains in this desert.
It’s one of the deadliest corridors, according to aid groups and the U.S. Border Patrol, for migrants who, fearing being rejected under a pandemic provision called Title 42, try to evade authorities instead of turning themselves in right after crossing or applying for protection legally.
From staging camps guarded by cartel scouts in areas where the border has no fencing or bollard barriers, the migrants – usually men from Mexico and Central America – walk north for more than a week. They have to cross dozens of miles of desert mountains and dry washes before reaching major highways where smugglers’ vehicles will take them to destinations across the United States.
“Once a person told me, ‘How can I believe, look where my brother is, who always did praise and worship,’” Andrade recalled during the recent search. “For God, there are no mistakes. Yes, there are painful things, like the young man from yesterday, who died because of some blisters.”
Faith often motivates volunteer organizations providing aid along the border. The Capellanes, who search for the missing at least once a week in this rough desert, pray with the grieving families as they share updates and somber news.
Being a Christian ministry also reassures families, many of whom are targeted by fake ransom requests after they turn to social media looking for their missing relative. The aunt of the young man from Guerrero, who asked the AP not to use their names because his parents haven’t been told yet of Andrade’s discovery, said she had been targeted repeatedly.
To bring the comfort of God’s word is what motivated Elda Hawkins to be one of the first volunteers to join Andrade’s group, she said at a recent church meeting. A dozen members gathered in a small Tucson church to pray for the young man, receive CPR credentials, and discuss a fundraising food drive.
“We can be a light of hope, for those about to die or for their families,” Hawkins said.
Andrade’s group doesn’t charge families for the searches, though some contribute to the cost of gas for his truck ferrying the group down rough dirt roads to where they set out on foot. It also works closely with law enforcement, notifying the Border Patrol of every search and then local authorities if it finds human remains, as it has nearly 50 times.
Even then, the migrant’s body still has a long journey home. It takes time for authorities to retrieve the remains, which are then subject to forensic analysis to determine the cause of death. Often, that’s never established; in other cases, the cause is listed as “environmental,” especially heat stroke and dehydration, said Dr. Greg Hess, chief medical examiner for Pima County.
His office, covering migrant deaths also in two adjacent border counties in southern Arizona, received 30 migrant bodies found in July alone, about half of them dead less than three weeks, said Mike Kreyche of Humane Borders, an aid group that maps border deaths.
That puts 2022 on track to match the last two years, when cases were almost double other years in the last decade recorded by the office. Along the entire US-Mexican border, since last fall Customs and Border Protection agents stopped migrants for crossing the border illegally more than 1.8 million times, historically an extraordinarily high number. The agency recorded 557 Southwest border deaths the previous year, the highest since it began tracking them in 1998.
Given how quickly a body decomposes in the desert, unless it’s found within a day of dying, identification might require expensive and time-consuming DNA analysis, Hess said.
“The desert does a good job covering up crimes,” said Mirza Monterroso, a forensic scientist and missing migrant program director for the Colibrí Center, a Tucson-based group that works with the examiner’s office.
Her database has 4,000 missing migrants – 1,300 in Pima County alone – from reports from 14 countries and 43 U.S. states. She helps coordinate DNA analysis, costing more than $1,100 per body with a bulk discount.
Consulates help cover some of those expenses, as well as the nearly $4,000 it takes to repatriate the remains, which is what most families want, said Azhar Dabdoub, who manages a Tucson funeral home. It was arranging for flights of five migrants’ bodies to Guatemala and one to El Salvador last week.
“This is what forced migration looks like at the end,” he said, standing next to dozens of just-delivered caskets. They were customized with a small viewing window so families can see something of their relative, even if just a small belonging Dabdoub tapes to the glass.
As soon as the remains Andrade just found are recovered, Monterroso will start working on confirming if they are indeed the young Mexican man’s. That might take up to a year unless there’s a lucky break, like dental records.
The young man’s aunt, who’s lived in the United States since she was 14, told the AP from her home in New York that she still hopes for a miracle. But if the remains are his, “we fought to the end to recover what little is left.”
“My nephew’s dream died at the border, but a person shouldn’t end up like this,” she said, her voice breaking. “They left him in the desert because he had injured his feet.”
A 38-year-old father of two from Mexico City nearly died the same way last week after he developed debilitating foot blisters near the Baboquivari Peak, just 14 miles (23 kilometers) north of the border in Pima County.
Without food for two days and now out of water, he called 911 and was helped down the mountain by Daniel Bolin, an agent with the Border Patrol’s search, trauma and rescue team who said this was his fifth rescue this year in the same spot. Bolin brought him Gatorade and water before walking him down the precipitous mountain ridge for an hour to an area reachable by all-terrain vehicle.
The agency performed 3,000 rescues in the Tucson sector alone over the last 12 months, and another 911 call came from the same mountain that afternoon.
About then, sitting in the back of a Border Patrol truck and facing almost certain expulsion to Mexico, the rescued man, who gave his name as Leonardo, said he lost his business during the pandemic and came to the United States to find the work he’s been unable to get for two years.
“But now I don’t think I’ll come back here. I’m too old to walk,” he said.
Asked about his future, he murmured “I don’t know” and burst into sobs, tears rolling down his sunburned face.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff under former President Donald Trump, has complied with a Justice Department subpoena and turned over records as part of a federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a person familiar the matter said Thursday.
The records produced by Meadows are the same ones he earlier provided to a House committee conducting a similar investigation, according to the person, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing Justice Department probe.
The subpoena to Meadows, first reported by CNN, makes clear that Justice Department officials are seeking information from the most senior of Trump’s White House advisers as they examine wide-ranging efforts to overturn the results of the election won by Democrat Joe Biden.
The department, whose work at times has mirrored or overlapped with that of the committee, this month served a broad wave of grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to Trump allies.
Meadows has been a pivotal figure in the House investigation, his name invoked repeatedly in testimony by other Trump advisers, including by his own top aide. He had provided the committee with thousands of text messages, including communications with outside Trump allies and advisers.
In a filing in April in a federal lawsuit over his House subpoena, a lawyer for Meadows accused the committee of trying to vilify him publicly, noting that all of the texts it had been provided had been disclosed to the news media. The committee declined at the time to respond to the accusation.
Meadows did not provide to the committee records he believed were subject to claims of executive privilege and those documents were also not produced to the Justice Department.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A volunteer Ukrainian medic detained in Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol told U.S. lawmakers Thursday of comforting fellow detainees as many died during her three months of captivity, cradling and consoling them as best she could, as male, female and child prisoners succumbed to Russian torture and untreated wounds.
Ukrainian Yuliia Paievska, who was captured by pro-Russian forces in Mariupol in March and held at shifting locations in Russian-allied territory in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, spoke to lawmakers with the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, a government agency created in part to promote international compliance with human rights.
Her accounts Thursday were her most detailed publicly of her treatment in captivity, in what Ukrainians and international rights groups say are widespread detentions of both Ukrainian noncombatants and fighters by Russia’s forces.
Known to Ukrainians by the nickname Taira, Paievska and her care of Mariupol’s wounded during the nearly seven-month Russian invasion of Ukraine received global attention after her bodycam footage was provided to The Associated Press.
“Do you know why we do this to you?” a Russian asked Paievska as he tortured her, she recounted to the commission. She told the panel her answer to him: “Because you can.”
Searing descriptions of the suffering of detainees poured out. A 7-year-old boy died in her lap because she had none of the medical gear she needed to treat him, she said.
Torture sessions usually launched with their captors forcing the Ukrainian prisoners to remove their clothes, before the Russians set to bloodying and tormenting the detainees, she said.
The result was some “prisoners in cells screaming for weeks, and then dying from the torture without any medical help,” she said. “Then in this torment of hell, the only things they feel before death is abuse and additional beating.”
She continued, recounting the toll among the imprisoned Ukrainians. “My friend whose eyes I closed before his body cooled down. Another friend. And another. Another.”
Paievska said she was taken into custody after being stopped in a routine document check. She had been one of thousands of Ukrainians believed to have been taken prisoner by Russian forces. Mariupol’s mayor said that 10,000 people from his city alone disappeared during what was the monthslong Russian siege of that city. It fell to Russians in April, with the city all but destroyed by Russian bombardment, and with countless dead.
The Geneva Conventions single out medics, both military and civilian, for protection “in all circumstance.” Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat and co-chair of the Helsinki Commission underscored that the conditions she described for civilian and military detainees violated international law.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal.
“It is critical that the world hear the stories of those who endured the worst under captivity,” Wilson said. “Evidence is essential to prosecution of war crimes.”
Before she was captured, Paievska had recorded more than 256 gigabytes of harrowing bodycam footage showing her team’s efforts to save the wounded in the cut-off city. She got the footage to Associated Press journalists, the last international team in Mariupol, on a tiny data card.
The journalists fled the city on March 15 with the card embedded inside a tampon, carrying it through 15 Russian checkpoints. The next day, Paievska was taken by pro-Russia forces. Lawmakers played the AP’s video of her footage Thursday.
She emerged on June 17, thin and haggard, her athlete’s body more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) lighter from lack of nourishment and activity. She said the AP report that showed her caring for Russian and Ukrainian soldiers alike, along with civilians of Mariupol, was critical to her release, in a prisoner exchange.
Paievska previously had declined to speak in detail to journalists about conditions in detention, only describing it broadly as hell. She swallowed heavily at times Thursday while testifying.
Ukraine’s government says it has documented nearly 34,000 Russian war crimes since the war began in February. The International Criminal Court and 14 European Union member nations also have launched investigations.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine says it has documented that prisoners of war in Russian custody have suffered torture and ill-treatment, as well as insufficient food, water healthcare and sanitation.
Russia has not responded to the allegations. Both the United Nations and the international Red Cross say they have been denied access to prisoners.
Paievska, who said she suffered headaches during her detention as the result of a concussion from an earlier explosion, told lawmakers she asked her captors to let her call her husband, to let him know what had happened to her.
“They said, ‘You have seen too many American movies. There will be no phone call,’” she recounted.
Her tormentors during her detention would sometimes urge her to kill herself, she said.
“I said, ‘No. I will see what happens tomorrow,”’ she said.
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Lori Hinnant contributed to this report from Paris.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on dozens of Russian and Ukrainian officials and a number of Russian companies for human rights abuses and the theft of Ukrainian grain.
The State Department said it had imposed sanctions on at least 23 officials and 31 Russian government agencies and firms for their roles in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. Some, but not all, of those penalized were already subject to U.S. sanctions, which include asset freezes and a ban on Americans conducting business with them.
“Those designated today — from perpetrators of violence to an official facilitating the purposeful removal of children from Ukraine — provide examples of the behavior that has become synonymous with the Government of Russia’s unprovoked war,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
“The United States will continue to take actions against those who support Russia’s defense-industrial base, its violation of human rights, and its attempts to legitimize its occupation of Ukrainian territory, wherever they may be,” he said in a statement.
Among those targeted on Thursday include 17 Russian and Ukrainian officials who were said to be working for, or on behalf of, the Russian government to destabilize Ukraine. Another five people were sanctioned for participating in the alleged theft of Ukrainian grain. Many of them were appointed by Russia to local leadership positions in parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Among the government agencies and companies hit with sanctions were Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, which has been subject to U.S. penalties since 2016, but has since been accused of running so-called “filtration” camps through which Ukrainians have been forcibly deported.
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Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Figma, founded in 2012, allows those who design interactive mobile and web applications to collaborate through multi-player workflows, sophisticated design systems and a rich developer ecosystem.
The companies said that Figma’s web-based, multi-player capabilities will accelerate the delivery of Adobe’s creative cloud technologies on the web, making the creative process more productive and accessible to more people.
San Jose, California-based Adobe sells software for creating, publishing and promoting content, and managing documents.
“With Adobe’s amazing innovation and expertise, especially in 3D, video, vector, imaging and fonts, we can further reimagine end-to-end product design in the browser, while building new tools and spaces to empower customers to design products faster and more easily,” Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field said in a statement.
Each company will run independently until the transaction closes. At that time, Field, who will continue to lead the Figma team, will report to David Wadhwani, president of Adobe’s Digital Media business.
The deal is expected to close next year. It still needs approval from Figma’s shareholders.
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PITTSBURGH (AP)The Pittsburgh Steelers placed star outside linebacker T.J. Watt on injured reserve Thursday, meaning he will miss a minimum of four games while recovering from a left pectoral injury.
The Steelers already had ruled Watt out for Sunday’s visit by New England. The NFL’s reigning defensive player of the year sustained the injury in the fourth quarter of last week’s overtime victory against Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said earlier in the week that Watt’s injury wasn’t as bad as initially feared. Watt received multiple opinions during the week and does not need surgery, which opened the door for him to return at some point this season.
The Steelers filled Watt’s spot on the 53-man roster by signing David Anenih off Tennessee’s practice squad. Anenih spent training camp with the Titans after being signed as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Houston. Tennessee waived Anenih before signing him to the practice squad.
Anenih collected 20 1/2 sacks in four seasons with the Cougars.
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Gel nail polish removal techniques
Gel nail polish is perfect for those times when you need your nail polish to last. It chips far less easily than traditional polish and provides a glossy finish that looks great for weeks.
But the same factors that make gel polish so durable also make it tricky to remove. Standard nail polish remover won’t work on gel nails and picking it off can damage your nails. Knowing how to remove it correctly can save your nails and allow you to wear gel nails more often.
Why it’s important to remove gel nail polish correctly
Gel polish is made with gel-based ingredients and chemicals that, when dried under a UV lamp, bond tightly to the surface of the nail. That’s why gel nail polish lasts far longer than traditional polish and doesn’t chip as easily.
However, it also makes it far more difficult to remove than traditional polish. Standard nail polish remover won’t work on gel polish. Instead, you need to use harsher chemicals to dissolve and remove the gel.
It can be tempting to pick or peel off gel nail polish. But doing so can damage the surface of your nails and your nail beds. This can make your nails more brittle and prone to breakages.
Steps for removing gel nail polish
Gel manicures can be removed at home without having to perform a return visit to the salon. All you need to do the job properly is:
- Some cotton balls
- A bottle of acetone
- A nail groomer
- Some aluminum foil
This, combined with following a few simple steps, will ensure that your nails stay in great shape.
Step 1: Prep your tools
First, grab a cotton ball, and break it into 10 small pieces, one for each finger. Next, pour some acetone into a small bowl and grab some aluminum foil.
Cut the foil with scissors to make 10 finger-length strips that are long and broad enough to fit around each finger. Finally, fetch your nail groomer and have it on standby for the final step of the process.
Step 2: Apply acetone to your nails
You first need to dip the smallest cotton ball piece you prepped in the step before into your bowl of acetone. Once it’s completely saturated and rung out, you’re going to craft the cotton onto the nail of your pinkie finger.
Don’t wrap the cotton ball around your finger — acetone can dehydrate your nails and cuticles.
Step 3: Wrap your nails with foil
Take a piece of aluminum foil and wrap it around your finger to seal the cotton ball onto the nail. The foil will act like a heat conductor, ensuring that the acetone goes entirely through the gel on top of your nail. At this point, you will repeat steps one and two for your other nine fingers.
If your gel nails have been on for one week or less, leave the foil on for no more than five minutes. However, if you’ve had your gel manicure done in the last seven days, leave it for 10 minutes. You’ll know that you are ready to move on to the next step when you take off the foil and see the polish peeling up over your nail.
Step 4: Remove the gel polish
When you are ready to push off your gel, grab the nail groomer and start to push off the gel polish very gently. For optimal results, start at the cuticles and end at the tip. If you do this backward, you risk damaging your nail and defeating the purpose of the process.
Once you are done, take a quick look over your fingers and if your cuticles or skin is dry after the process, apply some moisturizer, and you’re good to go.
What you need to buy to remove gel nail polish
Sterling Beauty Tools Professional Cuticle Pusher
This multipurpose dual-sided nail groomer can not only push gel nail polish off the top of the nail but can clean under your nail too. This groomer is crafted with precise edges and has a comfortable handle.
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This 100% pure acetone will help remove gel nail polish from your nails. The formula works fast and provides a tough clean on even the most stubborn polish, so your nails will be ready for your next manicure in no time.
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Cliganic Super Jumbo Cotton Balls
This cotton ball set is jumbo, so you’ll find it no problem to break one piece into 10 to fit each finger. What’s more, they are designed for makeup removal and are hypoallergenic.
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Treamlyn Nail Soaking Bowl Acetone Proof
This set of two acetone-proof soaking bowls is great for saturating cotton balls for gel nail polish removal and sealing the acetone to use later. They’re also designed for warm water acetone mixes, which can work great for traditional nail polish removal.
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What we learned at Nintendo Direct
Nintendo Direct happened on Tuesday, Sept.13. Similar to an Apple Event, this is where the company informs the public what new and remastered products will be released in the near future. This Nintendo Direct was all about Nintendo Switch games. Dozens of releases were covered in the 45-minute event. Most of the news was about products that will be released in 2023. However, some are currently available for preorder and others are already available for purchase. Here’s the breakdown.
Nintendo games currently available for preorder
While these games are not out yet, you can preorder them now.
Tunic (Sept. 27)
This game features a fox that washes up on the shore of a ruined island. The only help the fox has is a manual that’s missing pages. Help the fox find the pages by traveling to interconnected realms and surviving dangerous monsters and traps.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Oct. 20)
Freely roam worlds with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Luigi and more to find coins, unlock secret paths, help the locals and earn rewards to grow stronger. Your goal is to defeat a malevolent entity to save your Spark friends.
Bayonetta 3 (Oct. 28)
In this new game, Bayonetta and her team are fighting to protect the world from invading manmade bio-weapons called Homunculi. It features old and new allies, as well as familiar abilities and new powers that will help you survive this demon-summoning adventure game.
Resident Evil Village Cloud (Oct. 28)
This is the eighth installment in the hugely popular survival horror franchise. It takes place a few years after Biohazard. Ethan and Mia Winters are living peacefully in a new location until tragedy befalls them once again. Resident Evil Biohazard, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 are also slated for release as cloud versions in the near future.
It Takes Two (Nov. 4)
Cody and May are not the kindest people, and through a bizarre turn of events, the quarrelsome couple has been turned into dolls. To return to their human forms, the two will need to work together to overcome many challenges in this creative two-player platform game.
Sifu (Nov. 8)
Sifu follows the journey of a young Kung Fu student who is hunting down the murderers of his family. He has a unique mastery of Kung Fu, but no allies. Each time he loses a battle, he grows older and weaker. Can he complete his quest before his time runs out?
Romancing SaGa – Minstrel Song – Remastered (Dec. 1)
Originally released nearly two decades ago, this remastered and upgraded version of the classic game features eight heroes on a journey to save the land of Mardias.
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Feb. 24)
Nearly 30 years ago, Kirby’s Adventure was released. To help celebrate the milestone, you can preorder an upgraded version designed for up to four players. Besides Kirby’s familiar battle techniques, you can now use the new Mecha Copy Ability to blast foes from a distance. When you want to take a break from the adventure, there are new and returning sub-games to play.
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (Feb. 26)
This rhythm action game has 385 carefully selected music tracks that have been chosen from the Final Fantasy series. Two players can compete locally or up to four players can play online. After the game launches, 90 more songs will be available.
New Nintendo games you can buy right now
There are two Nintendo Switch games that were announced at the most recent Nintendo Direct that are already available: Various Daylife and Radiant Silvergun.
Various Daylife
Various Daylife is the all-new RPG adventure that lets you increase character strength and magic through over 100 types of daily tasks. Players use these skills to battle monsters, bad weather and more as they trail blaze their way across the continent of Antoecia.
Radiant Silvergun
While this title mysteriously vanished from the North American store, it was announced on Tuesday as being available for purchase. We’re hoping this is just a temporary glitch, so we’re still including it in this article.
Radiant Silvergun (originally released in 1998) is the classic arcade shooting game where players navigate a ship to take down waves of attacking enemies. Defeat enemies to get bonus points and rack up a high score.
Upcoming Nintendo Switch game releases
Here are some of the games currently planned for release in late 2022 or 2023.
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
- Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star
- Oddballers
- Front Mission 1st: Remake
- Front Mission 2: Remake
- Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
- Octopath Traveler II
- Fae Farm
- Rune Factory 3 Special
- Factorio
- Ib
- Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End + the Secret Key
- Pilotwings 64
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- Mario Party 3
- Pokemon Stadium
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- 1080º Snowboarding
- Excitebike 64
- Golden Eye
- Just Dance 2023 Edition
- Harvestella
- Life Is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection
- Lego Bricktales
- Disney Speedstorm
- Fall Guys Season 2
- Cris Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
- Endless Dungeon
- Master Detectives Archives: Rain Code
- Tales of Symphonia Remastered
- Pikmin 4
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo Switch consoles
This is the standard Nintendo Switch. It offers up to nine hours of battery life (depending on software usage conditions) and has a 6.2-inch screen. You can connect up to eight consoles for local multiplayer gaming. Sold by Amazon
If all you’re interested in is handheld gaming, the Nintendo Switch Lite is the way to go. It’s compatible with any Nintendo Switch game that can be played in handheld mode.
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The OLED model of the Nintendo Switch gives you highly desirable features, such as a 7-inch OLED screen, a wired LAN port, 64GB of internal storage and enhanced speakers. It also has a built-in stand so you can adjust the console to your comfort in tabletop mode. Sold by Amazon
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Which LCD TV is best?
If you’re old enough to remember what it was like to own a cathode-ray tube TV, you likely have a deep appreciation for liquid crystal displays. LCDs are the standard for modern TVs, and unlike CRT TVs, they look fantastic and don’t take up too much room.
It can be challenging to decide which LCD TV is right for you. However, the Sony X90J 75-Inch Bravia XR Full Array LED 4K Ultra HD Smart Google TV is a top choice as it delivers stunning visuals, outstanding clarity and many streaming options.
What to know before you buy an LCD TV
Liquid crystal display vs. light-emitting diode
If terms such as LCD and LED have thrown you off while shopping for a new TV, you’re not alone. These terms can be confusing for many, but LED is essentially a type of LCD.
LCD TVs used to use a panel of cold cathode fluorescent lamps for backlighting, but this technology cause overheating and makes TVs thicker. LED TVs use an array of tiny light-emitting bulbs that run brighter and longer, and because they’re smaller, it allows for thinner TVs.
Size
A big-screen TV is ideal if you want to set up a home theater or entertainment hub. However, ensuring you have ample space to set up or mount any TV over 55 inches wide is crucial. If you want a TV for a bedroom or family room, anything between 40 and 55 inches is usually appropriate. However, anything under 37 inches is suitable for smaller spaces and kitchens.
Resolution
A TV’s resolution indicates how clear and lifelike images appear. TVs with a lower resolution are cheaper, but the picture quality isn’t as good as one with a high-definition resolution. The more pixel lines a screen can display horizontally, the higher its resolution.
- Standard definition displays 480 horizontal pixel lines.
- Standard high-definition displays 720 horizontal pixel lines and looks noticeably superior to a standard definition display.
- Full high-definition displays 1080 pixels and is considered the standard resolution of modern TVs.
- Quad high-definition displays 1,440 pixels and offers impressive clarity and visuals.
- Ultra high-definition or 4K displays offer twice as much clarity as Full HD displays and deliver stunning lifelike images and fantastic picture quality.
What to look for in a quality LCD TV
High-dynamic range
HDR is an excellent feature most TVs have that significantly enhances picture quality by making bright spots brighter and dark areas darker. This creates improved contrast and a more enjoyable viewing experience.
Connectivity
All TVs come with high-definition multimedia interface inputs, which are standard connectivity ports for hooking up cable boxes, video games consoles and other devices. However, you should also ensure a TV has a couple of USB ports. You can use a USB port to hook up your laptop or an external hard drive and charge video game console peripherals and accessories.
Organic light-emitting diode TVs
OLED TVs aren’t yet as common as standard LED or even quantum light-emitting diode TVs, but they offer the best picture quality. OLED pixels produce light on their own, allowing them to be turned on or off individually, reproducing deep blacks and more accurate colors.
How much you can expect to spend on an LCD TV
It depends on the size and resolution, but a TV under 40 inches costs less than $500. For a midsize TV between 40 and 55 inches, you can expect to spend $500-$1,000. If you’re looking for a home theater display, the best TVs can cost up to $2,000.
LCD TV FAQ
Are LCD TVs energy efficient?
A. Yes. However, an LED TV is more energy efficient and can help you save 30%-70% more power than any other screen type.
Should I get an 8K LCD TV?
A. 8K LCD TVs are expensive and can produce spectacular picture quality. However, the lack of 8K content makes them a poor investment for the time being.
What’s the best LCD TV to buy?
Top LCD TV
Sony X90J 75-inch Bravia XR Full Array LED 4K Ultra HD Smart Google TV
What you need to know: This TV is perfect for those who want a centerpiece to a home theater setup and don’t mind splurging on a big screen.
What you’ll love: It has a sophisticated processor to deliver true blacks, high brightness and deep contrast. The XR Triluminous Pro technology reproduces billions of vivid colors and natural-looking picture quality. The Google TV interface is fluid and user-friendly, and users can access the Sony-exclusive Bravia Core streaming service.
What you should consider: It’s unsuitable for bright environments as many users complain about glare issues. Also, some reported corners and edges looking darker than the rest of the screen.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top LCD TV for the money
Hisense ULED Premium 55U8G QLED Series 55-inch Android 4K Smart TV
What you need to know: This TV has a dazzling display. You’d be hard-pressed to find another value pick with as many features.
What you’ll love: It offers a broad range of colors and excellent contrast, and Ultra Move removes digital noise during fast-moving scenes. It has a 120-hertz refresh rate, making it suitable for gaming, and Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound technology combine for an immersive viewing experience.
What you should consider: The frame is thicker than other 4K TVs. Also, when the microphone is disabled, three LED lights stay lit, which some customers find distracting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
LG NanoCell 90 Series 65-Inch 4K Smart UHD TV
What you need to know: This TV displays over 8.3 million active pixels and lifelike visuals. It’s perfect for a home entertainment hub.
What you’ll love: The TV delivers precise and vibrant colors at wide angles using Nano Color and Nano Accuracy. The A7 Gen 3 processor facilitates AI image and 4K upscaling for standard HD content, and the WebOS platform is user-friendly. Also, the Magic remote has voice and motion controls.
What you should consider: The viewing angles are mediocre, and there’s a noticeable motion blur from time to time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States.
The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
President Joe Biden hopes to deploy up to 15 gigawatts of electricity through floating sites by 2035, enough to power 5 million homes. The administration has previously set a goal of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 using traditional technology that secures wind turbines to the ocean floor.
There are only a handful of floating offshore platforms in the world — all in Europe — but officials said the technology is developing and could soon establish the United States as a global leader in offshore wind.
The push for offshore wind is part of Biden’s effort to promote clean energy and address global warming. Biden has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. A climate-and-tax bill Biden signed last month would spend about $375 billion over 10 years to boost electric vehicles, jump-start renewable energy such as solar and wind power and develop alternative energy sources like hydrogen.
“Today we’re launching efforts to seize a new opportunity — floating offshore wind — which will let us build in deep water areas where turbines can’t be secured directly to the sea floor, but where there are strong winds that we can now harness,” White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy said at a news conference Thursday.
Deepwater areas in the Pacific especially have potential to vastly expand offshore wind energy in the U.S., McCarthy and other officials said.
McCarthy acknowledged that the floating technology is at an early stage. But she said “coordinated actions” by federal and state officials, working with the private sector, can position the U.S. “to lead the world on floating offshore wind and bring offshore wind jobs to more parts of our country, including the West Coast.”
Two pilot projects are planned off the north and central California coast, and a third is planned in southern Oregon, officials said.
“We think the private sector is going to quickly see the real opportunity here not only to triple the country’s accessible offshore wind resources but to make the U.S. a global leader in manufacturing and deploying offshore wind,” added Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
Emerging technology for floating platforms “means there’s real opportunity for the American people: an opportunity for greater energy security, greater energy affordability, cleaner air, cleaner water and of course tens of thousands of good-paying in-demand jobs,” such as electricians, engineers, ship builders and stevedores, Granholm said.
Granholm, a top booster for U.S. efforts to promote clean energy, said the Biden administration “is all-in on making floating offshore wind a real part of our of our energy mix and winning the global race to lead in this space. And that’s why we set this big, hairy audacious goal” of 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind by 2035.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said her department has approved the nation’s first two major offshore wind projects in federal waters and has begun reviewing at least 10 more.
An offshore wind lease sale off the New York and New Jersey coast set new records, she said, and a lease sale also was held in North Carolina. Seven lease sales for offshore wind projects are planned by 2025.
More than half of the nation’s offshore wind resources are in deep waters where traditional offshore wind foundations are not economically feasible, Haaland said, adding that “floating wind will help us reach areas once not attainable. And this is critical because floating wind will help us build on the administration’s goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.”
The world’s first floating wind farm has been operating off Scotland’s coast since 2017. Norway-based Equinor, which operates the 30-megawatt Hywind Scotland project, is building a huge, floating offshore wind farm off Norway to provide electricity for offshore oil and gas fields.
Lauren Shane, a spokeswoman for Equinor in the United States, said the company is optimistic about floating offshore wind. “We see the potential for it. We’re always evaluating opportunities and we’re committed to the U.S.,” she said. “We’re excited about the development of offshore wind in the U.S.”
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The 2022 Grand Slam season is over. Now it's time to reflect.
It was a stunning season that saw three of the majors won by then-reigning World No.1. Ashleigh Barty kicked off the year with a dominant romp to the Australian Open title and then handed off the torch to Iga Swiatek, who would become the first woman since 2016 to win two Slams in a single season. Amid her century-best 37-match winning streak, the 21-year-old from Poland took home her second Roland Garros title and then capped off the year with her first US Open title.
Despite the dominance at the top, the Hologic WTA Tour would still crown a new major champion in Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who put in an inspired run at Wimbledon. And in a dramatic and fitting farewell, Serena Williams bowed out one final time.
Greg Garber, Courtney Nguyen, and Alex Macpherson reconvene to break it all down.
What's your biggest takeaway from the 2022 Grand Slam season?
Garber: The unpredictability. Ashleigh Barty won the Australian Open title over Danielle Collins, but how about Alizé Cornet’s run to the quarterfinals – her first ever at a major in her 63rd appearance. At the French Open, Coco Gauff became the youngest major finalist since Maria Sharapova won at Wimbledon in 2004. Elena Rybakina, out of nowhere, won Wimbledon.
'It's never too late' - Cornet reaches first Slam quarterfinal
At the US Open, Serena Williams beat No.2-seeded Anett Kontaveit, and Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Williams – and then Ons Jabeur beat Tomljanovic and Caroline Garcia to reach her second consecutive Grand Slam final.
Nguyen: When Iga Swiatek puts her mind to something, she gets it done. Even before she went on her tear, Swiatek had a breakthrough run to the Australian Open semifinals, her biggest hard-court result at the time. Going into Roland Garros she easily made good on her tag as the heavy favorite.
But New York was something else. To win the US Open, Swiatek had to play herself into form in unfavorable conditions, against a draw that would be her most difficult of the three major runs. Swiatek showed the field that she can dominate by sheer force of will. And she's just 21.
Swiatek gets a sweet surprise after US Open win
Macpherson: Treasure Alizé Cornet on a Grand Slam stage while we still have her. The Frenchwoman described herself as "the upset girl" at the US Open, and she provided some of the most indelible moments of each major.
In Australia, she outlasted Simona Halep over 2 hours and 33 minutes in 33°C temperatures to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. In Paris, backed by a raucous crowd, she took out Jelena Ostapenko to win the first-ever Roland Garros women's night match. At Wimbledon, she ended Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak in the third round. And in New York, she ousted defending champion Emma Raducanu in the first round, fittingly sealing the all-time record of consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances at night on Arthur Ashe.
Swiatek was clearly the MVP of this season’s Slams. Who is your runner-up and why?
Garber: Ons Jabeur, of course. Although she’s been tracking toward a breakthrough season, this had to be particularly satisfying for Jabeur, who had been to only two previous major quarterfinals. She and Swiatek were the only players to reach two Grand Slam finals in 2022.
Nguyen: Greg has Jabeur covered, so I'm going to go with Coco Gauff. By making her first major final at Roland Garros, the 18-year-old American showed she's ready to take the next step in singles. Then she showed great poise and command of Arthur Ashe Stadium to make her first US Open quarterfinal. Through it all, she wowed fans and reporters with her poise, humor, and willingness to use her platform to discuss any and all issues. We always knew Gauff was ready for primetime, but now I can't wait for it.
Macpherson: For me, it has to be Elena Rybakina, who will end 2022 as the only active reigning Grand Slam champion other than Swiatek. Ahead of the US Open, the Kazakh noted that she hadn't really felt like a major winner in terms of media attention or court assignments, and she had a point. Perhaps the media has no idea what to do with an introverted woman of few words who doesn't give them easily-packaged "moments".
So it's worth saying here: Rybakina's non-reactions are extreme to the point of being iconic, but more importantly, they're authentic; and while other players had more easily sellable stories, she was the one who actually went out there and delivered the goods to win Wimbledon.
What player who did not perform particularly well at this year’s majors do you expect to rebound next year?
Garber: I’d like to see Maria Sakkari get back in the game. After making two major semifinals in 2021, she seemed poised to take it to the next level. Instead, she failed to get past the fourth round in any of the Grand Slams. After an off-season re-set, hopefully, she finds a way back to form.
Nguyen: For the first time since 2017, Naomi Osaka went an entire Slam season without winning a major. In fact, she went 2-3 at the Slams this year, with both of those wins coming in Australia. Her draw certainly didn't help, drawing Amanda Anisimova in Melbourne and Paris and Danielle Collins in New York. I think her luck changes next year. I'm confident she'll be back in the Slam mix in 2022.
Macpherson: I second Courtney on Osaka, and would reiterate that Bianca Andreescu should never be written off.
But throughout 2022, I felt Belinda Bencic was on the cusp of a deep Slam run that never came. She lost to Anisimova at the Australian Open and was edged 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 by Leylah Fernandez at Roland Garros -- a match that was closer and better than I expected, given Bencic's aversion to red clay. On her beloved grass, her Wimbledon prep was hampered by an ankle injury she sustained in the Berlin final; then at the US Open, she inexplicably lost from a set and a break up to Karolina Pliskova. Surely Bencic gets over the hump in 2023?
What was your most memorable match?
Garber: Elena Rybakina d. Ajla Tomljanovic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Through her first four matches at Wimbledon, six of Elena Rybakina's eight sets required seven games. Rybakina was rolling. Then in the quarterfinals, Ajla Tomljanovic took the first set 6-4. It was the only set Rybakina would lose before reaching the final and it forced her to dig deep. She came back to win 6-2, 6-3, striking a total of 15 aces. That moment prepared her for the final. When Ons Jabeur won the first set, Rybakina responded and went on to her first major title.
Nguyen: Ajla Tomljanovic d. Serena Williams, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1, US Open third round.
It's poetic that Williams' final match was the longest match she'd ever played at the US Open. She didn't want to leave and the fans didn't want her to go. I'll remember the final game, which saw Williams save five match points, and the emotions pouring out of the fans willing her on. And I'll also remember Tomljanovic, against all odds, holding her nerve through it all.
Macpherson: Tatjana Maria d. Jelena Ostapenko 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, Wimbledon fourth round.
I was on No.1 Court for this wild ride, about the most extreme stylistic contrast you could find on tour. At any given point, you felt anything could happen. Ostapenko delivered thrilling power, Maria blunted it with delightful finesse, Ostapenko responded by upping the ante even more -- but it was the 34-year-old mother-of-two who would save two match points and go on to an improbable first Grand Slam semifinal.
Lastly, in just a few words, can you put into words what you felt when Serena Williams walked off the court one final time in New York?
Garber: Respect. At the age of 40, saving five match points and going three-plus hours in her farewell match against Ajla Tomljanovic, was so Serena. I’ll miss that fire and fury. So will tennis.
Nguyen: I often thought of Serena's 2015 US Open, a tournament that should have been a full-throated celebration of her career but was undone by both the stress surrounding her quest to complete the calendar Grand Slam and, well, Roberta Vinci. As Serena walked off the court this time, I thought of 2015 again because she finally got the week-long outpouring of unmitigated love, admiration, and respect she deserved.
Macpherson: Ambivalence, just like she also clearly feels. Rarely have I seen a champion retire -- sorry, evolve -- so reluctantly, when they still feel they have so much more to give. There was a lot of talk about what a "fairytale ending" might look like, but I also felt serious admiration that Serena had the opportunity for exactly that after the 2017 Australian Open -- and rejected it in favour of an ambitious and unprecedented comeback that will, in time, be seen as one of the most groundbreaking chapters of her career. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2790737/roundtable-what-were-the-biggest-takeaways-from-the-slam-season- | 2022-09-15T19:39:58Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2790737/roundtable-what-were-the-biggest-takeaways-from-the-slam-season- | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Roger Federer has announced his upcoming retirement. Federer posted a video and note on social media on Thursday to confirm that next week's Laver Cup would be his final ATP event.
ATP: Roger Federer Announces End of Historic Career
"As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries," Federer said. "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 1,500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt and now I must recognize when it's time to end my competitive career.
"The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event. I will play more tennis in the future, of course, but just not in Grand Slams or on the Tour."
To my tennis family and beyond,
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 15, 2022
With Love,
Roger pic.twitter.com/1UISwK1NIN
ATP: Federer's Legacy Looms Large
The Hologic WTA Tour and its players, past and present, took to social media to celebrate the Swiss great. As always, Billie Jean King led the way.
(2/2) Congratulations @rogerfederer.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 15, 2022
We wish you the very best as your journey continues.
He was the epitome of a champion; class, grace, humility, beloved by everyone…and he elegantly mastered the sport like no other…Good luck to you, @rogerfederer don’t go too far!😉🙏
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) September 15, 2022
What a heartfelt message , full of love, life, hope, passion and gratitude. Which is exactly how Roger played the game we love so much. Thank you thank you thank you, for all the magic!!!
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) September 15, 2022
Xoxoxo https://t.co/2s1Aw5SpJ5
I just want to thank you for everything you've done and everything you are for our sport. It's been a privilege to witness your career. I wish you all the best. 🐐🤗 https://t.co/gJSV5PZO2Y
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) September 15, 2022
From one Wimbledon legend to another, Petra Kvitova honored Federer inspiration. Belinda Bencic and Garbiñe Muguruza celebrated the times they were able to share the court with the Swiss great.
Roger - you have always been such a huge inspiration to me. Your elegance, your grace, your beautiful game. I have always held you in the highest regard and want to congratulate you for an amazing career. Tennis won’t be the same without you! Thank you ❤️@rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/tAGirtB5m4
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) September 15, 2022
The biggest idol and inspiration to me and so many others, forever
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) September 15, 2022
Thank you for everything ♥️
„Its a beautiful day to go after your dream, Belinda!” - RF
31.7.2021 pic.twitter.com/PRNuwyot8x
R O G E R! ♥️ 😢#Federer#RogerFederer pic.twitter.com/zjLaWRem9Z
— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) September 15, 2022
Greatness defined.
— wta (@WTA) September 15, 2022
The end of an era.#ThankYouSerena #RForever pic.twitter.com/LKpFqHo3GF
#RForever https://t.co/p0C9HNDbkB
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) September 15, 2022
From Jessica Pegula to Camila Osorio to Laura Robson and Eri Hozumi, Federer's worldwide impact across generations was evident.
Tearing up just listening to this. We love you Roger 😢 https://t.co/n2YsJJkIfC
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) September 15, 2022
Gracias Roger ♥️
— Camila Osorio (@CamiOsorioTenis) September 15, 2022
Me voy a llorar otro poquito más 🥹 pic.twitter.com/cGPTNcxAt7
Roger 🥺❤️
— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) September 15, 2022
It was such a pleasure to watch you play every time
A true inspiration on and off the court 🙏🏻🙌🏻#Roger #RogerForever
Roger 😭😭😭
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) September 15, 2022
Aún no te has ido y ya te echamos de menos 😢… ¡GRACIAS por todo lo que has hecho por nuestro deporte, @rogerfederer! 😘 pic.twitter.com/HOPRMAiLKe
— Anabel Medina (@anabelmedina) September 15, 2022
Not this 😭 My hero https://t.co/rOE6q4P8pm
— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) September 15, 2022
It’s a year of saying goodbye. An incredible career and one of the greatest ever. Such class #federer https://t.co/wrD392tanI
— Melanie South (@melaniesouth) September 15, 2022
#RForever ❤️ https://t.co/cpHEXHIxIt
— Eri Hozumi × 穂積絵莉 🐰 ⁷ 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝑜𝒻 (@hozumieri) September 15, 2022
Don’t do this to us Rog 😭😭😭😭😭. Just getting over Serena and now hitting us with another farewell. A lot to process in 2022. 💙 you forever and always https://t.co/LD6AI1tXt2
— Jamie Loeb (@jloeb308) September 15, 2022
Impossible not to cry! 🥺Thank you for all of the amazing moments and most beautiful swings tennis has ever seen 😍🤩
— Shelby Rogers (@Shelby_Rogers_) September 15, 2022
We love you Roger🫶🏼 https://t.co/7DUrrB4ORJ
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials have warned of possible danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters, authorities said Thursday, adding no debris has been sighted so far.
The Philippine Space Agency said China’s Long March 7A rocket was launched Tuesday night from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan island. That prompted the agency to notify Philippine authorities of potential danger in two offshore areas where the debris could crash down.
The possible “drop zones” were 71 kilometers (44 miles) off Burgos town in Ilocos Norte province and 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Santa Ana town in Cagayan province, the space agency said, citing information from a notice to pilots released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Rocket parts that detach before reaching space should by design fall back offshore less than an hour after a rocket launch, Philippine Space Agency spokesperson Tricia Zafra said.
“So far, no sighting. We continue to seek out reports,” Zafra told The Associated Press. “Hopefully, no injuries or damage related to it.”
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines warned Wednesday in a notice to pilots about the possible danger posed by the debris in the two northern Philippine offshore areas.
“While debris from CZ-7A is unlikely to fall on land features or inhabited areas in the Philippine territory, falling debris still poses a considerable threat to ships, aircraft, fishing boats, and other vessels that will pass through the drop zones,” the Philippine Space Agency said in a statement Tuesday.
In July, the core stage debris of a Long March 5B rocket that was launched by China landed in Philippine waters in an uncontrolled reentry, the agency said. No damage or injuries were reported.
Fishermen at the time found a torn metal sheet showing part of the Chinese flag and a marking of the Long March 5B rocket in the West Philippine Sea about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off Mamburao town in Occidental Mindoro province, according to the space agency, using the Philippine name for a part of the South China Sea closer to its western coast.
The agency asked the public on Tuesday to immediately inform authorities if suspected floating debris is sighted at sea and warned people against retrieving or coming in close contact with such materials.
Manila’s space agency says it’s working with the Department of Foreign Affairs to push for the Philippine ratification of two U.N. treaties, including one that promotes accountability among nations for possible damage or injuries arising from the launching of objects such as satellites to space.
China has faced criticism for allowing rocket stages to fall to Earth uncontrolled at least twice before. NASA accused Beijing last year of “failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris” after parts of a Chinese rocket landed in the Indian Ocean.
The country’s first space station, Tiangong-1, crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2016 after Beijing confirmed it lost control. An 18-ton rocket fell uncontrolled in May 2020.
China also faced criticism after using a missile to destroy one of its defunct weather satellites in 2007, creating a field of debris that other governments said might jeopardize other satellites. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/science/ap-science/ap-no-sighting-in-northern-philippines-of-chinese-rocket-debris/ | 2022-09-15T19:40:09Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/science/ap-science/ap-no-sighting-in-northern-philippines-of-chinese-rocket-debris/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam overcame No.1 seed Emma Raducanu 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 21 minutes to reach the WTA Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz quarterfinals.
The result puts the 28-year-old into the last eight of a tour-level event for the first time since her runner-up showing at Lyon 2020. Prior to this week, Friedsam had won only one WTA main-draw match this season, and her ranking has slumped to No.213.
Friedsam had defeated Raducanu 6-4, 6-2 in their only previous meeting, in the 2019 Roehampton ITF W25 semifinals when the Briton was 16 years old. The rematch was a tighter and more unpredictable affair that featured several wild momentum shifts.
Reaching her first quarterfinal of the season 👏
— wta (@WTA) September 15, 2022
Anna-Lena Friedsam takes out top seed Raducanu in Portoroz!#WTAPortoroz pic.twitter.com/8PPWZnD5Mr
After three breaks in the first four games, Raducanu settled first, and moved out to a 5-3 lead. But four set points came and went, two on the Friedsam serve and two on her own -- three thanks to errant Raducanu backhands and one due to a dead net cord.
Serving at 5-6, Raducanu clutched her left leg and, with her movement visibly hampered, Friedsam took advantage to seal the first set with a dropshot. But Raducanu was rejuvenated after returning from a medical time-out with her leg strapped.
The opening three games of the second set were an electrifying series of seven total deuces. Most points were ended with clean winners from all corners of the court by both players, but a net-rushing Raducanu was able to win all three games and thereafter wrap up the set without losing a game.
Keeping that momentum 📈
— wta (@WTA) September 15, 2022
US Open doubles champ @K_Siniakova is into her second singles quarterfinal of 2022 with victory over Burrage!#WTAPortoroz pic.twitter.com/pjdyCZBbjj
Friedsam and Raducanu settled into a solid rhythm on serve in the decider, with no break points for either player through the first seven games. But it was the German who found an extra gear, capturing the crucial break for 5-3 with a fizzing return winner and then finding another clean backhand winner on her first match point.
Raducanu is the second Briton that Friedsam has beaten this week. The former World No.45 also took out Harriet Dart in the second round of qualifying. Friedsam has also managed to reach the last eight despite being bagelled twice: in her first-round match, she lost the first nine games against Elizabeth Mandlik before recovering for a 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 win.
Portoroz R2 highlights: Parry d. Potapova | Siniakova d. Burrage | Bogdan d. Zidansek | Tsurenko d. Alexandrova | Rybakina d. Martincova
Friedsam will next play Diane Parry, who moved into her third career quarterfinal after overturning a 5-1 first-set deficit to defeat No.9 seed Anastasia Potapova 7-6(2), 6-4. Katerina Siniakova, fresh off completing the Career Golden Slam in doubles at the US Open, was another winner, beating qualifier Jodie Burrage 7-5, 6-1. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2791358/friedsam-takes-out-raducanu-in-portoroz-second-round-rollercoaster | 2022-09-15T19:40:10Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2791358/friedsam-takes-out-raducanu-in-portoroz-second-round-rollercoaster | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHENNAI, India -- Seventeen months is a long time in a lifespan. It's an even longer time in the career span of an athlete where fortunes change overnight and new challengers are waiting in the wings on a regular basis. But that's how long the layoff had been for Eugenie Bouchard, who was off the tour from March 2021 to August 2022 due to a shoulder injury which later required surgery.
To give you some perspective, when Bouchard played her last tournament before returning to the tour last month, Ons Jabeur, the current World No.2 on the Hologic WTA Tour was ranked No.30, and Carlos Alcaraz, the new World No.1 on the ATP Tour, was ranked No.132. While some may have decided to walk away, for the tennis-loving Bouchard, quitting was never an option, even though the long arduous process of rehabilitation and coming back severely tested her patience.
"It was a very long process, having surgery and doing rehab,” the 2014 Wimbledon runner-up said after her first-round win over Joanne Zuger in Chennai, where she is competing at the new WTA 250 event in the city. “I never had to do anything like that in my career before. Every athlete at some point in their career has a bad injury and I made it to age 27 without a surgery and then I had two.
"It never crossed my mind to stop. I always want to stop on my own terms and I did not want to be forced to stop because of an injury. Now I am at the very beginning of my journey of coming back and hopefully I have many more years of this."
Bouchard, Fruhvirtova advance to Chennai quarterfinals
The 28-year-old's comeback has brought her to the hot and humid city of Chennai this week where she has now won two matches to reach the quarterfinals. She will face 2020 French Open semifinalist Nadia Podoroska next. Not surprisingly, Bouchard feels grateful to be in this position.
"I'm proud of myself, of all the work that it took to get here," Bouchard said. "I'm happy I could show myself that I could still do it and also get a little confidence from winning matches. I just want to keep going, one match at a time, one tournament at a time and enjoy that journey of coming back."
Most players in this southern city of India have found the heat and humidity challenging to deal with. After her second-round win over local wild card Karman Kaur Thandi, she told Prakash Amritraj during her on-court interview that she was even sweating out of her shoes.
But facing difficult conditions and adversity is not something that the former World No.5 is afraid of. In fact, she loves a good challenge and even signed up for the doubles draw this week with Yanina Wickmayer to get more matches under her belt. "I know what I signed up for when I decided to become a professional tennis player," she said. "Tough conditions are part of it. I like challenging myself and I like dealing with adversity."
Nice work— @geniebouchard — keep working and grinding— but more important- enjoy the competition— and you are playing the best game ever- have fun !!!!! J https://t.co/wLPJIa02xo
— Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) September 12, 2022
No surprise then that Bouchard is a fan of another tennis star who was always up for a good fight – the American tennis legend Jimmy Connors, someone who she has worked with in the past and now calls a friend.
“I love Jimmy," Bouchard said. "I loved him as a player. I love how he had such a big personality and character and he was out there. I see a little bit of that in myself.
"I first connected with him in 2015 and he helped me before the US Open. We've been in touch ever since.”
Despite her time away and her slide down the rankings, Bouchard continues to be a big draw among tennis fans around the world with over 2.3 million followers on social media, who sorely missed her during her layoff. The Canadian admits she missed the sport as well.
“I haven't gone a year without playing tennis since I was five years old," she said. "It's hard to be forced to not to do what you love. I was able to do some cool projects off-court such as commentary and other stuff. But my favourite thing is to play tennis so I’m really happy to be back.”
As are the millions of her fans, better known as the GenieArmy, who will be rooting for her as she plots her comeback through the global tour in the coming months. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2791491/-it-never-crossed-my-mind-to-stop-bouchard-plots-her-comeback | 2022-09-15T19:40:16Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2791491/-it-never-crossed-my-mind-to-stop-bouchard-plots-her-comeback | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
California has 13 of the nation’s housing markets most vulnerable to price declines in a potential economic downturn, according to real estate data analytics firm Attom.
Of the 50 counties rated most at risk of 575 studied, 13 are spread across California, including San Bernardino and Riverside. Nine are in and around New York City, and six are in the Chicago metropolitan area, the report stated.
All of these counties have higher levels of unaffordable housing, more mortgages larger than home values, above-average foreclosure rates and troublesome unemployment. Counties the least at risk were concentrated in the South and Midwest, apart from Chicago.
After a pandemic-related boom, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening policy and elevated inflation are crimping the once-booming US housing market. Rising mortgage rates have helped to dampen sales and force an increase in income needed to cover a typical home payment.
“Given how little progress has been made reducing inflation so far, the Fed’s actions seem more and more likely to drive the economy into a recession, and some housing markets are going to be more vulnerable than others if that happens,” said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at Attom.
California’s slice
Here’s how Attom ranked 36 California markets in the study of 576 counties, including the share of income required to buy a typical home, percentage of homes “underwater” — bigger mortgages than property’s value; and the local jobless rate.
The highest on the list was Butte County (Chico) at No. 15 where projected house payments run 49% of local incomes; 5.6% of homes are underwater and there’s a 7.7% unemployment rate.
Then comes …
No. 17 Madera: 48% income ratio; 16.0% underwater; 9.8% unemployment.
No. 23 Merced: 49% income ratio; 7.8% underwater; 11.5% unemployment.
No. 24 Kern: 39% income ratio; 3.5% underwater; 11.3% unemployment.
No. 26 Shasta: 42% income ratio; 8.3% underwater; 7.5% unemployment.
No. 28 San Bernardino: 55% income ratio; 16.1% underwater; 8.5% unemployment.
No. 30 Kings: 41% income ratio; 7.6% underwater; 10.9% unemployment.
No. 33 Riverside: 68% income ratio; 6.7% underwater; 8.4% unemployment.
No. 40 San Joaquin: 59% income ratio; 5.6% underwater; 9.6% unemployment.
No. 42 Humboldt: 51% income ratio; 4.2% underwater; 6.9% unemployment.
No. 43 Tulare: 41% income ratio; 4.6% underwater; 11.7% unemployment.
No. 45 Solano: 55% income ratio; 10.4% underwater; 8.3% unemployment.
No. 48 Fresno: 45% income ratio; 5.6% underwater; 10% unemployment.
No. 51 Stanislaus: 48% income ratio; 4.3% underwater; 9.5% unemployment.
No. 58 El Dorado: 69% income ratio; 11.3% underwater; 6.4% unemployment.
No. 95 Los Angeles: 66% income ratio; 17.5% underwater; 10% unemployment.
No. 108 Contra Costa: 65% income ratio; 13.0% underwater; 7.3% unemployment.
No. 116 Sacramento: 45% income ratio; 4.5% underwater; 7.8% unemployment.
No. 123 Monterey: 85% income ratio; 16.1% underwater; 7.9% unemployment.
No. 137 Sonoma: 68% income ratio; 5.6% underwater; 6.1% unemployment.
No. 138 Ventura: 75% income ratio; 2.9% underwater; 6.8% unemployment.
No. 140 Yolo: 56% income ratio; 22.5% underwater; 6.5% unemployment.
No. 147 Napa: 83% income ratio; 7.9% underwater; 6.4% unemployment.
No. 165 San Diego: 66% income ratio; 7.0% underwater; 7.3% unemployment.
No. 183 Placer: 62% income ratio; 7.9% underwater; 5.7% unemployment.
No. 199 Orange: 82% income ratio; 5.3% underwater; 6.9% unemployment.
No. 201 Alameda: 77% income ratio; 7.1% underwater; 6.9% unemployment.
No. 217 Nevada: 68% income ratio; 6.6% underwater; 6.2% unemployment.
No. 220 San Luis Obispo: 88% income ratio; 14.5% underwater; 5.9% unemployment.
No. 225 Imperial: 40% income ratio; 3.4% underwater; 18.8% unemployment.
No. 228 Santa Barbara: 76% income ratio; 15.9% underwater; 6.2% unemployment.
No. 346 Santa Cruz: 116% income ratio; 6.6% underwater; 7.2% unemployment.
No. 359 San Francisco: 50% income ratio; 12.8% underwater; 5.9% unemployment.
No. 380 Marin: 110% income ratio; 3.8% underwater; 5.1% unemployment.
No. 445 San Mateo: 55% income ratio; 8.5% underwater; 5.3% unemployment.
No. 459 Santa Clara: 49% income ratio; 5.5% underwater; 5.4% unemployment.
Other challenges
The most vulnerable New York City counties include Kings and Richmond counties, which cover Brooklyn and Staten Island, and seven counties in the suburbs: Bergen, Essex, Ocean, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Rockland. New York County, or Manhattan, ranks 52 out of the 575 analyzed. Passaic and Essex counties in New Jersey top the list respectively at first and second.
The seventh most at risk is Cook County, which holds Chicago and is the only one with a population of at least 1 million that ranks among the top 25.
Counties with a minimum population of 500,000 that were among the 50 safest include Washington’s King County, which encompasses Seattle; Texas’s Travis County which includes Austin; Utah’s Salt Lake County; Wake County in North Carolina, and Cobb County in Georgia, according to the report.
The report gauged risks that housing markets face based on the percentage of homes facing possible foreclosure, the portion with mortgage balances that exceeded estimated property values, the percentage of average wages required to pay for major homeownership expenses on median-priced single-family homes, and unemployment rates as of the second quarter this year.
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Do higher ed leaders have an overly rosy view of what’s ahead for their campuses?
Americans aren’t doubting its importance, but they’re asking harder questions about whether it’s worth the time and money.
For decades, colleges and universities enjoyed almost unquestioned public support as some of America’s most important institutions. Like most institutions, they’ve been knocked off that pedestal in recent years, amid growing questions not about whether higher education remains important but whether it’s available, affordable and valuable enough.
This week’s episode of The Key is the first in a three-part series on the concept of “value” in higher education, made possible by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The topic has gotten increasing attention as college prices and student debt continue to rise and policy makers develop data showing the return on investment for specific academic programs.
Today’s episode looks at several recent surveys of public attitudes about higher education. Participants include Sophie Nguyen, senior policy analyst with New America’s Education Program, which publishes Varying Degrees and numerous other surveys about higher education; David Schleifer, vice president and director of research at Public Agenda, a national research organization; and Natasha Quadlin, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and co-author of Who Should Pay? Higher Education, Responsibility, and the Public, published this year by the Russell Sage Foundation.
Hosted by Inside Higher Ed Editor Doug Lederman.
This episode was made possible by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Muir’s first-year high school football coach Lance Mitchell was overwhelmed with gratitude on Thursday when Muir alum and former NFL standout Darick Holmes presented the Mustangs’ program with a $25,000 donation through Holmes’ Proway Foundation.
Holmes, a mentor, trainer and founder of Proway, which is a program that builds young athletes’ conditioning, confidence and character, has always kept close tabs on Muir, as well as being heavily involved in youth sports in Pasadena and the surrounding communities.
Holmes is also a big supporter of Mitchell, who is also a Muir alum who went on to have a successful college career at Oregon State before landing his first head football coaching job with the Mustangs.
“This is my alma mater, and there are so many needs that they don’t get from the Pasadena Unified School District to pay coaches what they deserve and to get the equipment and uniforms they deserve,” Holmes said. “Muir has such a great history and tradition that hopefully this (donation) helps them with the resources to compete with the type of programs that they’re striving to be, and should be.”
Mitchell said when you grow up in the Pasadena/Altadena area, everyone knows about Muir’s football tradition, the dominant 80s, and they want to see it happen again.
But he says it will take more than just talent. When Mitchell was an assitant coach at Arcadia last season, he said they had the video equipment that most high schools have now to watch video replays on the sidelines during games. Most high schools have that equipment, and now Muir, with this donation, will have that resource too.
And that’s just a start, the money will help with uniforms, game equipment and to boost coaching stipends.
“First, I want to thank Darick, because he’s a staple at Muir and he’s always been a staple in our community who is very giving and he loves our school and he just loves our youth,” Mitchell said. “We all have the same goal of getting Muir back to where it should be, but it takes more than just having the talent, you need resources to compete with the other big schools you’re trying to chase.
“Something like “Sidelline Huddle” where our guys can come off the field and review the play we just saw is like a cheat code to make quick corrections and things. And it just shows your players that you’re a serious program, and that you have some of the resources that your opponents do.”
Holmes played on the type of Muir teams that Mitchell talked about.
Holmes graduated in 1989 and was the Star-News player of the year and a first-team All CIF Southern Section and All-State first-team selection.
He worked hard to get to the NFL.
Holmes went to Mt. SAC, Pasadena City College and finished at Portland State, where he was among the runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is the equalilent of the Heisman Trophy for Division 2 schools.
He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round and played for them from 1995-98 and also played a year for the Green Bay Packers (1998) and Indianapolis Colts (1999).
Today his focus is on his foundation and giving back.
“Just to see our coaches in better headsets and with the type of equipment they need to be successful and how this will all impact the kids and the programs is worth it,” Holmes said. “This was our first big donation through our foundation, and I’m happy that we were able to do it for Muir and everyone who is working so hard to bring our program back.”
Muir (1-3) won its first game last week, beating St. Margaret’s 22-2. The Mustangs travel to face neighboring St. Francis (1-3) on Friday at 7 p.m.
“Looking forward to it,” Mitchell said. “St. Francis is a great program and they’re strong up front, it will be a big test for us.”
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By JOSH FUNK, JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections.
President Joe Biden announced the deal, which emerged from a marathon 20-hour negotiating session at the Labor Department and came just one day before the threatened walkout.
“This agreement is validation of what I’ve always believed — unions and management can work together … for the benefit of everyone,” Biden said in the White House Rose Garden.
The deal, which includes a 24% pay raise, will go to union members for a vote after a cooling-off period of several weeks.
The threat of a shutdown carried political risks for Biden, a Democrat who 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.
Biden made a key phone call Wednesday evening to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as negotiators were talking and being offered Italian food for dinner, according to White House officials who insisted on anonymity to discuss the conversations.
On speakerphone, the president urged both sides to get a deal done and to consider the harm that a shutdown would inflict on families, farmers and businesses , the officials said.
One union had to wake up its board to move forward on the agreement, which involved 50 calls from White House officials to organized labor officials.
Joined in the Oval Office by business and union leaders, a beaming Biden joked that he was surprised everyone was “still standing” after the late night and that they should be “home in bed.”
A strike would also have disrupted passenger traffic as well as freight, because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak canceled all of its long-distance trains ahead of the strike deadline and was working to restore full service.
The five-year deal, retroactive to 2020, also includes $5,000 in bonuses. The railroads agreed to ease their strict attendance policies to address union concerns about working conditions.
Railroad workers will now be able to take unpaid days off for doctor’s appointments without being penalized. Previously, workers would lose points under the attendance systems at BNSF and Union Pacific railways, and they could be disciplined if they lost all their points.
The talks also included Norfolk Southern, CSX, Kansas City Southern and the U.S. operations of Canadian National.
The unions that represent conductors and engineers who drive the trains had pressed hard for changes in the attendance rules, and they said the deal sets a precedent that ensures they will be able to negotiate such rules in the future.
Victor Chen, a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University who studies labor, said concerns about working conditions have increasingly become a priority for unions and the workers they represent.
“At a certain point, good wages just aren’t enough to make up for the toll these sorts of working conditions impose on workers,” Chen said. “The companies need to treat workers like human beings, rather than just inputs in a business process.”
The railroad unions pointed to workload and attendance rules after the major railroads cut nearly one-third of their workforce — some 45,000 jobs — over the past six years.
The railroad industry has aggressively cut costs everywhere and shifted its operations to rely more on fewer, longer trains, which use fewer locomotives and fewer employees. The unions said the remaining workers, particularly engineers and conductors, were on call 24-7 because of jobs cuts and could hardly take any time off under strict attendance rules.
Unions had an advantage at the bargaining table because of the tight labor market and ongoing service problems on the railroads, Chen said.
Shippers have complained loudly this year about delays and poor service as railroads struggled to quickly hire enough to handle a surge in demand as the economy emerged from the pandemic. The shipping problems gave rail workers extra leverage.
Newly hired CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs said he hopes the new deal helps the railroad hire and retain more employees to address the service problems.
“Now we can move our conversation into how do we work together to grow the business and better serve our customers,” he said.
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, including prominent organizing efforts at Starbucks, Amazon and other companies. A number of unions have gone on strike over the past two years to get better deals.
Rutgers University professor Todd Vachon, who teaches about labor relations, said working conditions have increasingly been a key part of labor disputes — sometimes rivaling wages and benefits. Railroad workers were particularly attuned to work-life balance and the ability to take time off for health reasons.
That has led to a “real resurgence in the labor movement that goes beyond merely reacting to inflation,” Vachon said.
Before the deal was reached, business groups including the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were predicting that a rail strike would be an “economic disaster.”
The Association of American Railroads trade group estimated that a rail strike would cost the economy more than $2 billion a day and force many businesses to scale back or cease production and consider layoffs.
“We appreciate the Biden administration’s intervention on behalf of the businesses and consumers who would have been impacted at a time when high inflation and economic uncertainty are challenging consumer budgets and putting business resiliency at risk,” said Matthew Shay, chief executive of the National Retail Federation.
The deal also has broad implications for control of Congress and the health of the shipping network that keeps factories running, stocks store shelves and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the rail deal “permits our supply chain to continue climbing out of this COVID-induced rut.”
With the economy still recovering from the pandemic’s supply chain disruptions, the president’s goal was to keep all parties talking 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.
Biden confronted the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how does a president 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.
So the administration jumped into the middle of the talks with Biden and cabinet officials calling both sides and the labor secretary participating directly in negotiations.
By 5:05 a.m. Thursday, it was clear that the effort had paid off as Biden announced the deal, calling it “an important win for our economy and the American people.”
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Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Is Innovation Stagnating—and, If So, Is Higher Education to Blame?
What universities can do to nurture creativity and innovation.
Higher education, we are told, is society’s pre-eminent engine of innovation, creativity and inventiveness. It spurs imagination, invention and ingenuity. It prepares graduates “to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others and entertaining ourselves and others,” in the words of Robert E. Franken, a specialist in the psychology of motivation.
Nice, if true.
But what if this faith in the creative power of universities is exaggerated? There is a growing body literature that argues that the triumph of the university has not resulted in the expected outpouring of creativity and invention.
Nor are these arguments confined to eccentric conservatives like New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, whose The Decadent Society argues that American society keeps regurgitating the same arguments again and again, or naysayers, heretics and contrarians, like those who condemn the supposed harm inflicted by creative writing programs on literature.
Leading economists like Robert Gordon and historians of technology like Vaclav Smil argue that after an extraordinary burst of creativity between 1870 and 1914, innovation across multiple domains stagnated.
At first glance, such arguments certainly sound wrongheaded. After all, we are living through a series of revolutions in medicine, technology, communication and analytics that look, at least superficially, as radical as any in the past. There’s the artificial intelligence revolution, the ICT (information and communication technology) revolution, the big data revolution and the precision medicine revolution, to name but a few.
Simply to list some of the recent innovations in medical science—like CRISPR, which allows scientists to modify DNA; mRNA technologies, that permit the rapid development of novel, nucleotide-based vaccines and drugs; and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery—is to be bowled over by the examples of inventiveness that hold out the promise of greatly improving human health.
And then, of course, there are the technologies that have transformed everyday life in the space of our own lifetime: the internet, email, smartphones and apps, streaming media, and search engines.
But before techno-utopianism overwhelms us with its vision of constant, endless progress and improvement, perhaps a bit of skepticism is in order.
In a series of thought-provoking essays, including one entitled “Has Technological Progress Stalled?” Tanner Greer, a remarkably insightful journalist whose writings frequently appear in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs and the Los Angeles Review of Books, argues that many fantasies of progress and innovation are misleading.
For example, can you think of aesthetic, artistic, literary, psychological, scientific and technological achievements of the past four decades that are as pathbreaking as those that took place between the last decades of the 19th century and the early 20th?
Has the last 40 years witness anything comparable to the number of paradigm-shifting artists, authors, composers, or thinkers equal in stature to Dostoyevsky, George Eliot and T. S. Eliot, Ibsen, Tolstoy and Woolf, Verdi and Puccini, Schoenberg and Stravinsky, Manet, Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Heinrich Hertz, James Clerk Maxwell, Max Planck, Wilhelm Röntgen and Ernest Rutherford, or Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud and Boas?
Or in terms of technology, have we truly witnessed inventions comparable in breakthrough significance of “steam turbines, internal combustion engines, electric motors, alternators, transformers and rectifiers, incandescent light, electromagnetic waves, recorded sound, linotype machines, sulfate pulp, photographic film, aluminum smelting, dephosphorized steel and steel alloys, reinforced concrete, nitroglycerin and synthesized ammonia”?
Greer’s argument is not that improvement has ceased, but, rather, innovation is taking place within paradigms, canons and formulae largely established during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Obviously, arguments that support theories of stagnation are often highly selective and ethnocentric. For example, many of the most exciting innovations in music reflect the rise of multiculturalism and the growing awareness of genres that lie outside the classical canon, including jazz, the blues, ragtime and hip-hop. Ditto for literature. It’s certainly a mistake to not to mention such innovators as Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison, let alone the many non-Western writers who have pioneered new themes and styles.
And yet, wasn’t the growth of the academy supposed to spur unceasing innovation not just in technology or science, but in the realms of culture as well? Poets and other creative writers, for example, could now get a regular salary from a college or university, rather than work as a post office inspector, like Anthony Trollope, an insurance clerk like Franz Kafka, a banker like T. S. Eliot, an insurance executive like Wallace Stevens or Charles Ives, or a physician, like William Carlos Williams?
Critics of creative writing programs tend to make a series of unsettling arguments:
- That such programs tend to make writers sound alike, resulting in a kind of homogeneous, cookie-cutter approach to writing.
- That these programs lead writers to narcissistically navel gaze or to focus on various sociopolitical grievances rather than examining the rich complexities of real life.
- That creative writing programs focus more on theory and discourse than upon the challenges of creating engaging plots, inventive language and rich characterization.
Somewhat similar criticism has been leveled against M.F.A. programs in the visual arts: that these are little more than Ponzi schemes that saddle graduates with crippling debts, do little to teach craftsmanship and technique, and encourage kinds of conceptual art and theoretically informed artspeak, while doing little to encourage sophisticated works of genuine originality and evocative power.
Might the critics of these programs have a point that extends well beyond the M.F.A.? Perhaps.
- An academic approach can, at times, be the enemy of the creativity and novelty.
Why is it that, with remarkably few exceptions, academic institutions failed to develop COVID vaccines? Is this simply a matter of money, or does the problem lie deeper—in faculty fragmentation, excessive professional specialization, a lack of effective coordination and insufficient incentives to respond to a real-life crisis with applied solutions?
- Innovations challenge existing interests, incumbent processes and existing arrangements.
Could highly selective institutions admit more students? Of course. Could expanded online learning, by reducing the need for new physical facilities, enlarge access and moderate cost increases? Certainly. Could accreditors do more to evaluate program-level quality and cost-effectiveness? Absolutely.
Then, why don’t these things happen? Because these challenge business as usual, threaten vested interests and require innovations that are costly, sometimes financially but often politically.
- Tackling many pressing societal problems has become harder and universities are not well positioned to solve implementation challenges.
The academy is filled with exciting ideas about how best to address today’s most urgent challenges. But the legal, political and social barriers to implementation are steep and universities aren’t, typically, directly involved in the implementation of solutions. Whether the problem is housing, transportation, crime, income or health inequality, or climate change, a host of systemic barriers inhibit change, reflecting, in part, reforms designed to encourage democratic participation in decision making.
Given the fact that universities are this society’s primary venue for basic research and professional training, what can we do to ensure that universities do a better job of promoting creativity, innovation and outside-the-box thinking?
- Help students understand the creative process in richer, more robust ways.
My sense is that many of today’s vocationally oriented or professionally focused students would benefit enormously from what the humanities has to teach about creativity, imagination, inventiveness and artistry, even though I suspect that some will regard such ideas as excessively abstract and irrelevant, which, in turn, reflects a rather narrow, impoverished definition of professionalism.
Many existing courses on the creative process tend to reduce creativity to a seven- or eight-point process involving investigation, inspiration, intuition, insight, improvisation, incubation and so forth. But such an approach is grossly misleading. Creativity, instead, is generally a product of real-world experience, an outgrowth of deep immersion in a particular area of study and a consequence of experimentation, tinkering and technical or applied problem solving.
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Uncover the systemic barriers to innovation.
Universities are well positioned to identify the various reasons, legal, political and sociological, among others, why innovations fail. Once identified, it is then possible to imagine policy solutions.
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Blur the boundaries between the universities and the “real world.”
Expand student opportunities to apply academic knowledge, theories and skills to real-life contexts. There are many ways to do this. Integrate real-life problems into coursework. Increase access to internships and other applied and experiential learning experiences. Connect academic learning with workplace-, service- or community-based learning.
In the most widely viewed TED talk of all time, Sir Ken Robinson, the arts educator, argued that creativity is as important as literacy and that K-12 education, as it is currently structured, stifles creative thinking and expression. Whether you agree or disagree with his claims, the fact is that our universities can and should do more to encourage creativity.
How so? What steps might universities take?
- Reduce rigid major requirements that make it difficult for students in technical, vocationally oriented and pre-professional fields to have time to devote to other learning opportunities.
- Create spaces where innovation, entrepreneurship and creative freedom can flourish.
- Reward effort and experimentation in addition to traditional quantitative measures of success.
- Celebrate new ideas and approaches.
- Incentivize initiatives that involve cross-disciplinary cooperation or have an impact outside the university.
Today, our society in general and universities in particular celebrate and reward the so-called creative class, while failing to take the steps that might best encourage creativity. We can certainly do better.
Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Dean Coombs, a 70-year-old living in the rural Colorado town of Saguache, wasn't able to work remotely during the pandemic.
Every day, for the last two decades, Coombs has woken up with the sun and gone into a small, cluttered office on Saguache’s main street. He sits among thousands of metal parts as one of the country’s last linotype newspaper publishers.
“Oh yeah, my grandmother, I think she bled ink,” Coombs joked. “Out of my great grandfather’s five sons, four were printers. And my great-grandfather’s brother, my grandfather’s father-in-law, and so it’s pretty ingrained.”
In 1917, Coombs' family purchased the Saguache Crescent, a newspaper that has been around since the 1870s. It serves the sprawling, yet intimate rural county of Saguache, Colorado.
Coombs started working at the paper when he was 12 years old. He has not slept outside of Suguache in more than 30 years. His last vacation was in 1990.
His family was even working at the Crescent’s main office working on the day his father died.
“The day my dad died, and he walked out the door and died, we put out a newspaper,” he recalled. “And people said, 'I think there’s something wrong with them. We just continued on. That was the day we had to put the paper out.”
There have been mechanical problems. After all, a machine built in the early 20th Century does not operate flawlessly. There have been frustrations, like when the linotype’s gears started leaking a few years ago and Coombs could not operate the machine for five days. Instead, he relied on the shop’s older linotype machine which is rarely used.
With each hiccup, however, Coombs finds a way to overcome every one of them for the sake of his 500 subscribers who rely on the paper each week to get their information about town events, opinions, and news.
“You know, I just have a commitment to doing the job at hand. I wouldn’t say that I’m a spartan or anything, but I keep at it, just like what you have to do with about anything,” he said.
People tend to think of rural America as hard-working, salt of the earth, nose to the grindstone. Look at someone like Coombs and no one would say otherwise.
“It’s what I do and that’s just about all I can tell you,” he said. “I get up in the morning, I go to work and this is what I do.” | https://www.katc.com/news/national/colorado-man-is-one-of-the-countrys-last-linotype-newspaper-publishers | 2022-09-15T19:46:59Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/colorado-man-is-one-of-the-countrys-last-linotype-newspaper-publishers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Another Russian businessman has died in what marks the latest in a string of Russian executives who've passed away unexpectedly this year.
The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation confirmed the death of its aviation director Ivan Pechorin in a news release on Monday.
"Ivan's death is an irreparable loss for friends and colleagues, a great loss for the corporation. We offer our sincere condolences to family and friends," the company said in a statement.
According to several Russian state-sponsored news outlets, Pechorin reportedly drowned last Saturday near Cape Ignatyev in Vladivostok after falling off a boat, Newsweek and The Hill reported.
The news outlets reported that Pechorin's death comes after the company's former CEO, Igor Nosov, reportedly died from a stroke in February at the age of 43.
CNN reported that Pechorin is possibly the ninth Russian businessman to reportedly have died since January.
According to CNN and The Hill, several of those who've died had ties to Russian energy and oil and gas companies.
In September, Russian news outlets reported that Lukoil executive Ravil Maganov died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, CNBC and The Associated Press reported.
CNN and The Hill reported that executives at Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom have also died. | https://www.katc.com/news/world/another-russian-businessman-has-died-in-latest-mysterious-death | 2022-09-15T19:47:11Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/world/another-russian-businessman-has-died-in-latest-mysterious-death | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Breonna Taylor’s neighbors suing Kelly Goodlett, Metro Government
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Breonna Taylor’s neighbors have filed lawsuits against Kelly Goodlett after the former LMPD Officer plead guilty to federal charges in connection to Taylor’s death.
According to Attorney Jeffrey Sexton, two of Taylor’s neighbors are suing Goodlett for her guilty plea to federal conspiracy charges and the Metro Government’s lack of training and supervision.
Chelsey Napper and Cody Etherton believe the Metro Government’s lack of supervision of Goodlett makes them responsible for emotional and property damage.
In a complaint the couple filed on Wednesyday, the couple claims that several of Brett Hankison’s bullets made their way into their apartment.
Etherson says the bullets caused drywall to fly into his eyes and that one of Hankison’s bullets almost hit a five-year-old sleeping in the apartment.
Napper says she was seven months pregnant and sleeping with her child when bullets started coming into the apartment.
The federal trial for Brett Hankison was scheduled to begin on Oct. 13, but has been pushed back to Aug. 21, 2023. That decision was made Wednesday.
Hankison is accused of using excessive force and violating the rights of Breonna Taylor, her guest and also of her neighbors.
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Like his maniacally strategic Succession character, Logan Roy, Brian Cox tends to share his unfiltered thoughts without fear of retribution. In the past, he’s called Johnny Depp’s acting “so overblown, so overrated” and his 25th Hour co-star Edward Norton “a pain in the arse.” Fresh off Succession’s trio of victories at the 2022 Emmys (Cox himself was nominated in the outstanding lead actor category alongside co-star Jeremy Strong, but Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae took home the trophy), Cox has shared some more raw observations about Hollywood.
“I don’t know [if there will be a fifth season]. No one’s had their contracts renewed,” Cox recently told U.K. publication The Times of his hit HBO drama. “Who knows how long it will go on? We don’t want it to overstay its welcome, like Billions; that’s past its sell-by date. That will not happen with our show,” he added, calling out the Paul Giamatti-led Showtime series, which was renewed for its seventh season earlier this year.
Days later, Cox attended the Toronto Film Festival premiere of his upcoming film, Prisoner’s Daughter, where he criticized the concept of method acting. “I don’t hold a lot of the American shit, having to have a religious experience every time you play a part. It’s crap,” he said in a post-screening Q&A, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t hang onto the characters I play. I let them go through me. The thing is to be ready to accept, as an actor. You stand there, you’re ready to accept whatever is thrown at you.” The 76-year-old continued, “We’re British. We come from a ‘great tradition.’ You just let it come through you. And you don’t get in the fucking way.”
Cox’s comments come in stark contrast to the ideology seemingly held by his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong, who in a lightning rod New Yorker profile detailed elements of his immersive process. In that piece, Cox said that Strong “has to be kinder to himself, and therefore has to be a bit kinder to everybody else” while acting with such intensity.
Ask Cox about his show-biz experiences, and—ready or not—ye shall receive an answer. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/brian-cox-succession-ending-billions | 2022-09-15T19:49:00Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/brian-cox-succession-ending-billions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Don't you want to dance? The first trailer for the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, has dropped, starring Naomie Ackie as the voice of a generation.
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The trailer begins with legendary record executive Clive Davis, portrayed by Stanley Tucci, exiting a limo and entering a small concert venue. A young Whitney is unexpectedly thrust onstage to sing when her mother Cissy Houston (played by Tamara Tunie) loses her voice and can't sing as planned. Houston belts out the first few bars of an acoustic version “How Will I Know,” and the rest is history. We flash forward to Whitney signing her record deal with Davis and then excitedly waking up to hear her first song on the radio,
“My dream? Sing what I want to sing and be who I want to be,” Houston says, while images of her singing in the church choir with her mother, popping champagne, and performing in arenas flood the screen. We then follow Houston in her iconic white track suit as she makes her way to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl as “How Will I Know” swells beneath her. “A common criticism of you is that your music isn't Black enough,” says a radio host to a Houston. “I don't know how to sing Black, and I don't know how to sing white either,” she says. “I know how to sing.”
And sing she does. While Houston had a history of drug abuse and died unexpectedly in 2012 at age 48, the trailer for I Wanna Dance With Somebody is overwhelmingly positive and upbeat, highlighting soaring moments in her career like her performance of the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl, her music videos for “I Will Always Love You” and “How Will I Know,” and many others. In an interview with People, Ackie said that the film finds a way to "fit in so many of our favorite songs" from Houston's catalogue, and that it explores “parts of her life that we know about, but through the scope of her own internal world.”
The trailer comes to a climactic end with Ackie recreating Houston's triumphant national anthem. Over voiceover, Tucci, as Clive Davis, says what we all know to be true about the starlet he stumbled upon: “I might have just heard the greatest voice of her generation."
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is directed by Kasi Lemons with a script from Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten. “She completely inhabits the character of Whitney,” Lemons told People regarding Ackie. “She put in a year of rigorous preparation so that her transformation onscreen displays effortless virtuosity and is utterly believable.”
I Wanna Dance with Somebody hits theaters December 21. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-first-trailer-naomie-ackie-whitney-houston | 2022-09-15T19:49:06Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-first-trailer-naomie-ackie-whitney-houston | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Don't you want to dance? The first trailer for the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, has dropped, starring Naomie Ackie as the voice of a generation.
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The trailer begins with legendary record executive Clive Davis, portrayed by Stanley Tucci, exiting a limo and entering a small concert venue. A young Whitney is unexpectedly thrust onstage to sing when her mother Cissy Houston (played by Tamara Tunie) loses her voice and can't sing as planned. Houston belts out the first few bars of an acoustic version “How Will I Know,” and the rest is history. We flash forward to Whitney signing her record deal with Davis and then excitedly waking up to hear her first song on the radio,
“My dream? Sing what I want to sing and be who I want to be,” Houston says, while images of her singing in the church choir with her mother, popping champagne, and performing in arenas flood the screen. We then follow Houston in her iconic white track suit as she makes her way to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl as “How Will I Know” swells beneath her. “A common criticism of you is that your music isn't Black enough,” says a radio host to a Houston. “I don't know how to sing Black, and I don't know how to sing white either,” she says. “I know how to sing.”
And sing she does. While Houston had a history of drug abuse and died unexpectedly in 2012 at age 48, the trailer for I Wanna Dance With Somebody is overwhelmingly positive and upbeat, highlighting soaring moments in her career like her performance of the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl, her music videos for “I Will Always Love You” and “How Will I Know,” and many others. In an interview with People, Ackie said that the film finds a way to "fit in so many of our favorite songs" from Houston's catalogue, and that it explores “parts of her life that we know about, but through the scope of her own internal world.”
The trailer comes to a climactic end with Ackie recreating Houston's triumphant national anthem. Over voiceover, Tucci, as Clive Davis, says what we all know to be true about the starlet he stumbled upon: “I might have just heard the greatest voice of her generation."
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is directed by Kasi Lemons with a script from Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten. “She completely inhabits the character of Whitney,” Lemons told People regarding Ackie. “She put in a year of rigorous preparation so that her transformation onscreen displays effortless virtuosity and is utterly believable.”
I Wanna Dance with Somebody hits theaters December 21. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-first-trailer-naomie-ackie-whitney-houston | 2022-09-15T19:49:06Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-first-trailer-naomie-ackie-whitney-houston | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Despite NBC’s best efforts, the Emmys flopped this year, pulling in all-time low ratings down a whopping 24% from last year’s telecast. Per Variety, TV’s biggest night pulled in just 5.9 million viewers, proving to be no match for the Seattle Seahawks versus the Denver Broncos. Meanwhile Monday Night Football had its most-watched game since 2009, with 20 million total viewers.
All awards shows, Emmys included, have been plagued by a case of declining ratings for some time now. In 2020, a mostly virtual pandemic-era Emmys brought in then record-low ratings of 6.4 million on ABC, pulling a 1.3 in the ratings demo. In 2021, there was a bit of a rebound with 7.9 million viewers, but they’re back in the basement this year, even as other major awards shows that aired this year—the Oscars and the Tonys—saw a rebound, with the Oscars surging 60% in 2022.
It wasn’t for lack of trying. Saturday Night Live veteran Kenan Thompson took on the unpopular job of emcee, telling jokes at Netflix and HBO’s expense, and performing in a massive, bizarre song and dance number more fitting for the Tonys than the Emmys. There were multiple television reunions, from the living cast of The Brady Bunch, Law and Order: SVU’s beloved detective duo Elliot and Olivia, a.k.a. Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, and even a surprise appearance from Kel Mitchell of Kenan & Kel fame (sadly, no orange soda to be found). While some of these fared better than others, (the copaganda? Not so great!), it was clear a legitimate effort was being made to inject the Emmys with a sense of occasion. Heck, Jimmy Kimmel almost died twice for the telecast: at the ceremony, when the tip from a dancer’s spear came hurtling toward him in the audience (thank goodness for Andrew Garfield), and again, online, when the internet came for him for pulling focus from Quinta Brunson’s acceptance speech by lying on the floor beneath her. (On Wednesday, Kimmel apologized to Brunson on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for his “dumb comedy bit.")
And yet, as Vanity Fair’s David Canfield noted in his Emmys postmortem, none of this necessarily translated into compelling, must-watch television. “The show as a whole felt like such a downer,” he wrote.
In the pressroom and at the Emmy after-parties, however, the energy and excitement were much higher, and the effort to deliver a grade-A show was more palpable. But the effort seemed to have been put in all the wrong places, leaning into the big opening number and presenter bits, at the expense of letting Emmy winners like Jennifer Coolidge finish their speeches. In rare moments, the telecast struck gold, like when Sheryl Lee Ralph sang her acceptance speech for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy for Abbott Elementary. But apparently, the chance of catching one moment of grandeur isn’t enough to get eyeballs on the telecast, especially when you can find that moment online mere minutes after it happened.
The Emmys seem to have a content problem, with more television than ever available to the masses via streaming, yet year after year continuing to reward a relatively small—and often overwhelmingly white—handful of shows (this year it was The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, and Succession). But given the internet uproar re: Kimmel’s “dead body” stunt and the heaps of praise showered on Ralph’s speech, both of which are still being discussed days later even by those who didn’t tune in to the telecast, it’s clear that there is interest in the proceedings. Converting that interest into actual viewers is just a feat that the Emmys have yet to master. “The Emmys are always in some state of crisis,” writes Canfield. “This year, they barely tried to hide it.”
Maybe—probably!—there’s a bigger, structural issue at play. Or maybe the Emmys just had a case of the Mondays. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/the-emmys-ratings-conundrum-everyones-talking-nobodys-watching | 2022-09-15T19:49:12Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/the-emmys-ratings-conundrum-everyones-talking-nobodys-watching | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Republicans are ramping up their use of grotesque, anti-immigrant political stunts. After months of busing migrants to the nation’s capital and other sanctuary cities as a kind of depraved protest against President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday said he sent two more buses of over 100 migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris’s home in Washington, D.C.
“We’re sending migrants to her backyard to call on the Biden Administration to do its job & secure the border,” Abbott wrote in a tweet Thursday morning, as videos emerged showing a large group of migrants standing outside the United States Naval Academy.
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The move from Abbott came a day after Florida’s Ron DeSantis took credit for sending two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. About 50 people were on the planes, according to a local state senator, who said Massachusetts officials were apparently given no warning. “The island scrambled to respond,” Democrat Julian Cyr told CNN, adding that officials set up shelter within hours on Wednesday and quickly provided the migrants with meals and COVID tests. “We have the governor of Florida…hatching a secret plot to send immigrant families like cattle on an airplane,” Dylan Fernandes, another state senator representing Martha’s Vineyard, told NPR. “It is an incredibly inhumane and depraved thing to do."
For months, Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey have been busing migrants from the border to Washington, D.C. That, along with what local organizers describe as a lack of support from Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser, has forced everyday citizens to accommodate the influx of immigrants and refugees. “We’re crowdfunding a resettlement effort,” as one local organizer told me in August. Other sanctuary cities, including New York City and Chicago, have also received buses in recent weeks. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday issued an emergency declaration to access additional resources for the hundreds of migrants who have arrived in the state and accused Abbott of failing to collaborate with his administration. “While other states may be treating these vulnerable families as pawns,” Pritzker said, “here in Illinois we are treating them as people.”
In a statement Wednesday, the Florida governor’s office blasted “sanctuary states” for “incentivizing illegal immigration." However, many of the migrants GOP governors have sent to sanctuary cities or states are not in the country illegally; a significant swath are legal asylum-seekers fleeing desperate situations, only to find themselves being used as political pawns by the GOP. It may be true that border crossings have surged this year, but the reasons for that are complex, as The Wall Street Journal reported last month: Some of the uptick appears to have stemmed from the apparent leniency of Biden’s border policies relative to his predecessor. But the spike in border crossings is also COVID-related, as the Journal notes: Latin America suffered more under the pandemic than any other region, leading migrants to seek opportunity in the U.S., where the economy has recovered more quickly. Moreover, Donald Trump’s still-active Title 42 rules — the pandemic-era policy that Biden has sought to end — appear to have contributed to a rise in repeat crossings, according to the Journal. | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/gop-governors-ramp-up-anti-immigration-stunts | 2022-09-15T19:49:18Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/gop-governors-ramp-up-anti-immigration-stunts | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Seated on red plastic bleachers in the Montgomery County Community College gymnasium in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, was fired up. Sporting a black T-shirt emblazoned with a rainbow-colored “1973”—a nod to the passage of Roe v. Wade—Johnson said the organization’s “playbook really hasn’t changed” since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark case, gutting federal protections for abortion with its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “What surprises me is the playbook on the other side. What we’ve seen there is they are doubling down on things that are deeply unpopular, which shows you the lengths that they will go in order to control our bodies.”
Bluntly, she added of antiabortion politicians and activists: “They double down on crazy.”
A little over an hour before the start of a rally for Pennsylvania US Senate candidate John Fetterman, volunteers and Planned Parenthood staffers dotted the gymnasium. But outside, the line of attendees for the “Women for Fetterman” event was overwhelming; nearly 3,000 people showed up. (“I am John Fetterwoman,” the candidate later joked from the stage.) The message of the day was clear: Abortion is on the ballot in November. “That’s why we are here, just to energize folks and to let them know that their vote matters, their volunteerism matters, their participation matters, their voice matters, and now is the time to exercise it,” Johnson said.
The last time I spoke in person with Johnson was at a dimly lit restaurant in Lower Manhattan in early 2020. It was on the eve of the pandemic, just days before COVID would shut down the city, and on the heels of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo. The case ended up being one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last. At issue was the constitutionality of admitting-privilege requirements for doctors providing abortions. The fall of Roe seemed like nothing more than a pipe dream of the religious right and overzealous Republicans. I never would’ve imagined that the next time we’d see each other would be at a political rally for a candidate running against TV’s celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz.
Yet the Fetterman–Oz race and the political dynamics in Pennsylvania are a microcosm of the broader fight over reproductive rights playing out in post-Roe America. If Fetterman wins the Senate seat—vacated by Republican Pat Toomey—and Democrats don’t lose any seats, he could be the 51st vote to scrap the filibuster and codify protections Roe provided—two things he has pledged to do if sent to Washington. In contrast, in May, Oz told the audience at a campaign event that abortion—at any stage in a pregnancy—is “murder.” (Oz, who describes himself as “strongly pro-life,” later clarified that he doesn’t support criminalizing abortion.) Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania legislature has had its attempts to ban abortion stymied by Democratic governor Tom Wolf. But with Wolf termed out, the next governor will determine the fate of reproductive rights in the commonwealth, thrusting the spotlight onto the race between Democrat Josh Shapiro and far-right Republican Doug Mastriano, who has expressed support in the past for banning abortion without exceptions. The threat of an abortion ban in Pennsylvania, Shapiro told me over the summer, “is concrete and real.” And nationally, Senator Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that a federal abortion ban will be put to a vote if Republicans seize control of Congress in November.
That Democrats are making abortion a key issue in this election cycle represents something of a sea change for the party. But it is clear that candidates up and down the ballot are no longer shying away from the issue or the stakes of the 2022 election. On Sunday, Fetterman, who is still recovering from a May stroke, followed a string of speakers—Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania CEO Dayle Steinberg; Dr. Val Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners; Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Joanna McClinton; congresswomen Madeleine Dean and Mary Gay Scanlon; and Johnson—all of whom pounded the abortion drum. In his remarks, which clocked in at just under 10 minutes, Fetterman focused on the issue. “Should this decision be made by Dr. Oz?” Fetterman asked, met by an emphatic “no” from the crowd. He continued: “It should be left to a woman and a real doctor.”
Despite headwinds, there is a hope among Democrats that the fall of Roe will change the political calculus. In a purple state like Pennsylvania—where Donald Trump won in 2016 and Joe Biden won in 2020—the politics of the issue are acute. In an interview on Saturday, Fetterman’s wife said she felt a shift in the race when the Dobbs ruling came down. “There was fear.… It wasn’t just women that were terrified,” Gisele Barreto Fetterman said. “It has energized, I think, a group of people who maybe voted or casually voted, but now they are knocking on doors. Now they are making phone calls. And I think it also has brought in a crowd that never really thought politics was for them, or really impacted them, to see this as this big reality check that has immense consequences, and it impacts every single one of us.”
Having grown up in Brazil, Gisele recalled seeing firsthand the impact of a near-total ban on abortion. “The number of abortions never changed in Brazil,” she said. “It was just the death that we saw. And that would be the same thing that would happen. Abortions are not going to decrease, but we’re going to lose more lives.”
As she has traveled through the commonwealth on the campaign trail with her husband, Gisele said, women have regularly brought up abortion. “Some women pull me aside, and some say it loudly, and some whisper about their fear and their concerns about what the future looks like for them in the state,” she said. “Everyone loves someone who’s had an abortion. And a woman pulled me aside and said, ‘I’m not a murderer.’ Like, it was heartbreaking, but this is the weight that women are carrying in the state.… I can’t think of something scarier than having an uncertain future. And that’s what we’re seeing right now in Pennsylvania.”
As the crowd ballooned at the Fetterman rally—despite the rain and the Philadelphia Eagles opener—it became stunningly clear that for many there, abortion was a key motivator. Meghan O’Brien and Angela Sontheimer drove two hours from Gettysburg to Blue Bell to see Fetterman. In July, just after the Dobbs ruling, O’Brien and Sontheimer made a pact with, as they characterized it, their “old lady book club” to protest outside Mastriano’s office every Friday. “Freedom of choice is obviously very important to us,” Sontheimer said. What began as just a small group of about half a dozen women has grown to dozens. “We are totally behind Fetterman. Oz is such a joke…We’re all about protecting women’s rights, human rights, and we believe that Fetterman is going to do it,” O’Brien said.
Dr. Mark Lopatin, a retired rheumatologist, fears the potential ripple effects of abortion bans like those supported by Oz and Mastriano. “Now, in my mind, the risk of banning abortions is greater than the risk of abortions being allowed,” he said. Notably, Lopatin was apolitical until around 2000, when he was named in a civil malpractice lawsuit and spurred into political action—mainly around tort reform. After voting for Republicans for two decades, Lopatin, who says he’s driven by a candidate’s “integrity,” is backing Fetterman. “Are they saying things for their own personal gain? Are they saying things, whatever, to be elected?” Lopatin said of his criteria for candidates. “Are they saying things they genuinely feel are gonna be beneficial to Pennsylvanians?”
Lorraine Mory used to be a single-issue voter, and that issue was abortion. “If a candidate was for abortion, I was against him or her,” she said. But now, as the country grapples with the fallout from the Dobbs ruling, she considers herself pro-choice. She explained that it was a series of books by Sara Donati, namely The Gilded Hour, and listening to the experiences of her daughter Jessica Klemens, an ob-gyn who provides abortion care, that changed her view. “In my opinion now, congressmen and senators and governors have no right to get into the middle of a medical decision between the doctor and a patient. They need to stay out of it. It’s not any of their business,” Mory said. “I think they’re not looking at the whole picture. They’re just seeing abortion as black or white—it’s either right or wrong, period—rather than looking at the fact that sometimes it’s medically necessary.”
After decades of backing Republicans, Mory plans to cast her vote for Fetterman this fall, along with her daughter. Despite identifying as a lifelong Democrat, Klemens, too, has had something of a political evolution. “For me, as a physician, I don’t think I’ve ever been this outwardly political,” she said. But as she’s watched her colleagues in other states where draconian abortion bans and restrictions have gone into effect, a fear has settled in. “We have minutes, not hours, to intervene if someone is hemorrhaging,” she explained, referring to scenarios wherein a physician needs to perform an abortion to save the life of the mother. But in practice, post-Roe decisions such as these have become even harder for doctors to make in abortion-restrictive states.
As Klemens noted, even when an abortion ban includes exceptions regarding the life of the mother, there can be a gray area that doctors are forced to navigate with little, if any, guidance as to when exactly they can intervene. “Lawyers don’t know when that is,” she said. “A politician surely doesn’t know when that is.” Klemens is uncertain about staying in Pennsylvania if Mastriano and Oz win, assuming abortion is banned. “I have two small kids and a husband. I don’t know that I want to take the chance of being charged with crimes,” she said. “But I want to take care of women in Pennsylvania. I don’t want to abandon them either. So it’s really a moral struggle.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/pennsylvania-senate-race-john-fetterman-abortion | 2022-09-15T19:49:24Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/pennsylvania-senate-race-john-fetterman-abortion | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cardi B is giving back to the school that helped instill in her a lifelong love of learning and music.
The rapper returned to her former middle school, I.S., 232, the Alexander Macomb School in Morris Heights in the Bronx, to surprise them with a $100,000 donation to help their arts department. While there, she also met with students, speaking to them about the importance of education and hard work, and the fundamental role that middle school played in her life. In a clip of the speech she gave posted online, Cardi says, “This school means a lot to me, more than any school I’ve ever been to. The decisions you make now are very pivotal.” The Grammy winner was also joined for the occasion by New York City schools chancellor David C. Banks and K. Bain, the founder and executive director of Community Capacity Development, a nonprofit social justice organization.
Cardi later shared two videos from visit on Instagram. She wrote a long heartfelt message in the caption, sharing, “So, I was trying to do this last year but couldn’t because of all the COVID rules at the time. This middle school, IS 232 in the Bronx, has a very special place in my heart!! It turned me from an 11 year old girl into a little teenage adult. Kids in the Bronx have to grow up quickly do to our circumstances and our environment. While some young teens like around 11-13 still live in that Disney world, these kids have to grow up fast and QUICK.”
The WAP rapper continued, “Like a lot of these kids i went thru so much while I was going to school here. Experiences that changed me forever and made me who I am today. I hope my donation can help create an amazing after school program that will help kids stay out the streets or a troubled home and most importantly allow them to learn something that they can take with them through LIFE. Thank you Community Capacity Development @ccdworldwide and K. Bain for partnering with me to also visit different schools and programs in Queens and Brooklyn. I love being able to help young kids however I can and I can’t waiiiittttt to tell y’all what I’ve been working on for the past two years. It’s something super close to my heart and I can’t wait to share very soon.”
In January of this year, Cardi also gave back to her community following a devastating Bronx apartment fire that left 17 people dead, offering to pay the burial costs herself. In a statement, she said, “I'm extremely proud to be from the Bronx and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still. So, when I heard about the fire and all of the victims, I knew I needed to do something to help. I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish that the families of the victims are experiencing, but I hope that not having to worry about the costs associated with burying their loved ones will help as they move forward and heal. I send my prayers and condolences to everyone affected by this horrific tragedy.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/cardi-b-donation-bronx-middle-school-alexander-macomb-importance-of-education | 2022-09-15T19:49:30Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/cardi-b-donation-bronx-middle-school-alexander-macomb-importance-of-education | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
About a month after her breakup with Pete Davidson, Kim Kardashian is enjoying single life. While she isn't quite ready to get into a relationship just yet, when she is, she's going to be looking for a very different type of man.
The reality star made an appearance on Wednesday's episode of The Late Late Show, during which host James Corden pointed out that she is currently “happily single,” a sentiment she enthusiastically agreed with. When asked how she goes about finding a boyfriend as one of the most famous people in the world, Kardashian replied, “I haven't really thought about it, because I'm not looking. I just want to chill for a minute. I think I need some time to myself and to focus, finish school, all that.”
However, she added that when she is ready to find love again and choose that next relationship, “I feel like I have to do something, like go to different places. Clearly, it's not working, whatever I'm doing." But the Skims founder says she's willing to go looking in some unexpected places to find her next beau. “Maybe [I could go to] a hospital and meet a doctor. A law firm,” she mused. “I think it's going to be, like, scientist, neuroscientist, biochemist, doctor, attorney...That's maybe what I envision in the future.”
Kardashian and Davidson broke up in early August after roughly nine months of dating. A source told E! News at the time that while the two stars had “a lot of love and respect for each other,” they were finding the long distance and their very busy schedules “made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.” The pair shared their first kiss on camera when the reality star hosted Saturday Night Live in October and things between them heated up from there. Kardashian said on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast in April that during the sketch in which they played Jasmine and Aladdin, "It was a stage kiss, but it was still a little zing. It wasn't anything like a super, crazy feeling. A few days later, I was like, 'Hmm, there is some BDE action.'" She then remembered that Pete had also skipped her SNL after-party. "I thought about it later. I was like, 'Damn, he's the only person who didn't come,'" she said, and her interest in the comedian was piqued. The couple would go on to attend the Met Gala together and Davidson even got a handful of tattoos in Kardashian's honor, including branding her name in a heart on his chest. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/kim-kardashian-happily-single-looking-attorneys-biochemists-pete-davidson-the-late-late-show-james-corden | 2022-09-15T19:49:36Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/kim-kardashian-happily-single-looking-attorneys-biochemists-pete-davidson-the-late-late-show-james-corden | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.
The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance this week for Tpoxx, which has been prescribed to tens of thousands of patients afflicted with the virus.
In an online update, FDA officials cautioned that a single molecular change to monkeypox “could have a large impact on the antiviral activity of Tpoxx.” Since viruses are constantly evolving to overcome obstacles to infection, including drugs, regulators stressed that doctors should be “judicious” in prescribing the medication.
The call to scale back Tpoxx’s use follows weeks of criticism from HIV advocates and other patient groups who have urged the Biden administration to make the antiviral drug more widely available. Tpoxx is approved for the related smallpox virus, and its use against monkeypox is considered experimental and tightly controlled by federal officials.
Doctors wishing to prescribe the drug must submit an application to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, documenting their patient’s need and agreeing to track their results and any side effects. Officials have shipped 37,000 courses of the drug to physicians.
Tpoxx works by targeting a single protein found on monkeypox, smallpox and similar viruses. The FDA said this week that multiple reports in laboratory, animal and human settings suggests multiple ways in which monkeypox could develop resistance to the therapy.
The update came as federal officials on Thursday expressed cautious optimism about the trajectory of the outbreak, noting that new cases have fallen about 50% since their peak in August.
During a White House briefing, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky attributed the decline to vaccinations, educational outreach and individuals reducing behaviors linked to spread. The vast majority of U.S. cases have been in men who have sex with men, though officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, noted that resistance is always a risk when using antiviral drugs.
“That’s why we’re uncomfortable when you only have a single drug,” Fauci told reporters. He added that a recently launched study of Tpoxx supported by the National Institutes of Health will track signs of mutation that could lead to resistance. The study is expected to enroll more than 500 patients across 60 U.S. sites.
Last month, the Biden administration invoked rare emergency powers to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccines. And last week a separate declaration expedited the use of experimental tests for the virus.
But no changes were made to allow emergency use of Tpoxx, stoking complaints from groups representing gay and bisexual men.
The U.S. government’s national stockpile contains has more than 1.7 million courses of Tpoxx, originally manufactured for use during a potential bioterrorism attack.
The FDA approved the medication in 2018 under its “animal rule,” which allows approval based on animal data when human testing is unethical or unfeasible. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization, ruling out the possibility for human studies.
Even though the drug was approved for smallpox, its effectiveness was measured in monkeys infected with monkeypox, considered a reasonable predictor of smallpox’s effect on humans. Animals receiving Tpoxx survived at higher rates than those on a placebo. But FDA officials have cautioned that results in animals must be confirmed in human testing.
“Without human trials, we don’t know if Tpoxx is beneficial for humans with monkeypox,” FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told Senate lawmakers at a hearing this week.
The CDC reported last week that 3.5% of patients tracked through its Tpoxx program reported side effects, mainly headache and nausea.
The agency has only gotten back about 200 forms from physicians documenting patient’s initial symptoms and results, accounting for less than 1% of the doses shipped since the start of the outbreak. | https://www.wpri.com/health/us-warns-monkeypox-could-mutate-to-resist-antiviral-drug/ | 2022-09-15T19:49:39Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/health/us-warns-monkeypox-could-mutate-to-resist-antiviral-drug/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Continuing their week of mourning for Queen Elizabeth, the Prince and Princess of Wales traveled to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to visit with mourners who have gathered to share condolences on Thursday. People reports that the couple spent about 45 minutes speaking with people outside of the estate’s Norwich Gates, where 30,000 floral tributes have been laid. Though William and Kate have both shown some of their emotions during their previous appearances at Windsor and the Palace of Westminster, their trip to Sandringham was especially emotional.
According to the Telegraph, Will expressed his own feelings when he encountered a woman who said she was close to tears. “Don’t cry now—You’ll start me,” he said. Roya Nikkhah of The Times reported that he said he was touched by the public reaction. “I’m learning that she was everyone’s grandmother—the way people have reacted,” he said.
Nikkhah also noted that Kate told a crowd member that their children have learned the news, but their reactions haven’t been the same; nine-year-old Prince George has absorbed the news, but seven-year-old Princess Charlotte and four-year-old Prince Louis are having more trouble understanding.
The Telegraph also spoke to Jane Wells, who chatted with the couple about their experience at Wednesday’s procession from Buckingham Palace. “He said how difficult it was yesterday and how it reminded him of his mum’s funeral,” Wells said. “Catherine said it’s just been such a difficult time for all of them, for the whole family.”
For decades, the royal family has celebrated Christmas at Sandringham Estate, and William and Kate have their own house on the estate, Anmer Hall, where they spent most of the coronavirus pandemic. The queen’s husband Prince Philip spent three years living full-time at the estate’s Wood Farm Cottage, where the queen was said to help with the dishes and other chores on weekends. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/prince-william-and-kate-walkabout-sandringham | 2022-09-15T19:49:42Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/prince-william-and-kate-walkabout-sandringham | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 3 |
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