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Macon Hispanic Fest happening this weekend
Several organizations are coming together to host Macon's Hispanic Fest during this Hispanic Heritage Month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several organizations are coming together to host Macon’s Hispanic Fest during this Hispanic Heritage Month.
The event is happening Saturday at Rosa Parks Square on Poplar Street. Notivision Georgia, Mercer University and Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs are hosting the event.
To kick off the month, organizers say they wanted to incorporate the Hispanic experience through music, dances and food.
The family-friendly event will include fun activities for kids like face painting and character appearances from the Disney movie “Encanto.”
A food giveaway and a diaper giveaway will also be happening.
Monica Pirela, the CEO of Notivision Georgia, explained the importance of the event.
“I think the most important is the message for the community to say we are here, and we are a big community. We are different people from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras.Wwe are 21 countries representing the Hispanic community, and this event is for everybody.”
Portions of Poplar Street will be closed for the event, which is happening from 1 to 7 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-hispanic-fest-happening-this-weekend/ | 2022-09-16T01:57:47Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-hispanic-fest-happening-this-weekend/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Nice weather continues Friday
Sunshine will be sticking around through the day Friday with highs warming into the mid and upper 80s.
High pressure has really taken over control of our weather here in Middle Georgia this week and Friday will be no exception.
Overnight, clear skies will allow lows to drop into the upper 50s early Friday morning.
Sunshine will be sticking around through the day Friday with highs warming into the mid and upper 80s.
Not much changes over the weekend, other than a small spike in humidity that we will see Saturday and Sunday.
Rain chances stay very low over the weekend, but an isolated shower (mainly south of I-16) can’t be ruled out.
Our next change in the forecast comes next week, but it won’t include rain or storms.
Highs will be warming into the mid 90s by the middle of next week.
So it seems that our false fall will be coming to an end shortly.
In the Atlantic Tropical Storm Fiona formed yesterday and will slowly push west over the weekend.
At some point it seems like the storm will be weakened by shear in the area, as well as impact from land.
There are currently no impacts expected for Middle Georgia, but we will be keeping an eye on it for next week. | https://www.41nbc.com/nice-weather-continues-friday/ | 2022-09-16T01:57:53Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/nice-weather-continues-friday/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Nice weather continues Friday
Sunshine will be sticking around through the day Friday with highs warming into the mid and upper 80s.
High pressure has really taken over control of our weather here in Middle Georgia this week and Friday will be no exception.
Overnight, clear skies will allow lows to drop into the upper 50s early Friday morning.
Sunshine will be sticking around through the day Friday with highs warming into the mid and upper 80s.
Not much changes over the weekend, other than a small spike in humidity that we will see Saturday and Sunday.
Rain chances stay very low over the weekend, but an isolated shower (mainly south of I-16) can’t be ruled out.
Our next change in the forecast comes next week, but it won’t include rain or storms.
Highs will be warming into the mid 90s by the middle of next week.
So it seems that our false fall will be coming to an end shortly.
In the Atlantic Tropical Storm Fiona formed yesterday and will slowly push west over the weekend.
At some point it seems like the storm will be weakened by shear in the area, as well as impact from land.
There are currently no impacts expected for Middle Georgia, but we will be keeping an eye on it for next week. | https://www.41nbc.com/nice-weather-continues-friday/ | 2022-09-16T01:57:53Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/nice-weather-continues-friday/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Publix Super Market Charities donates $5 million to Feeding America food banks
September is Hunger Action Month, and Publix Super Market Charities is donating more than $5 million to hundreds of Feeding America food banks.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – September is Hunger Action Month, and Publix Super Market Charities is donating more than $5 million to hundreds of Feeding America food banks.
40 Publix volunteers representing five Publix store across Middle Georgia put the action in Hunger Action Month.
Volunteers came to the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank Thursday as part of the Publix Serves project to pack boxes of nutritious food for distribution to families in need.
Publix Super Market Charities recently announced a $5 million donation to help food banks across the country.
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank received $60,000 of that total donation. Publix District Manager Rick Bryd says he’s happy to give back.
“There are a lot of people out there who need that extra support, and Publix is here to help support our community and to show that we’re not just a grocery chain, that we’re here serve our local community,” he said.
The Executive Director of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, Kathy McCollum, says the donation from Publix will help the food bank provide food to other food shelters and families throughout Middle Georgia.
“The beautiful thing about the funding we’re getting from Publix is that it is providing us with some much-needed funds to build some consistency and some sustainability in our network so that we are not just feeding people today, but we’re setting up those systems and expanding those systems that will feed people into the future,” she said.
In all, $5.6 million will help more than 300 food banks. | https://www.41nbc.com/publix-super-market-charities-donates-5-million-to-feeding-america-food-banks/ | 2022-09-16T01:57:59Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/publix-super-market-charities-donates-5-million-to-feeding-america-food-banks/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Publix Super Market Charities donates $5 million to Feeding America food banks
September is Hunger Action Month, and Publix Super Market Charities is donating more than $5 million to hundreds of Feeding America food banks.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – September is Hunger Action Month, and Publix Super Market Charities is donating more than $5 million to hundreds of Feeding America food banks.
40 Publix volunteers representing five Publix store across Middle Georgia put the action in Hunger Action Month.
Volunteers came to the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank Thursday as part of the Publix Serves project to pack boxes of nutritious food for distribution to families in need.
Publix Super Market Charities recently announced a $5 million donation to help food banks across the country.
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank received $60,000 of that total donation. Publix District Manager Rick Bryd says he’s happy to give back.
“There are a lot of people out there who need that extra support, and Publix is here to help support our community and to show that we’re not just a grocery chain, that we’re here serve our local community,” he said.
The Executive Director of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, Kathy McCollum, says the donation from Publix will help the food bank provide food to other food shelters and families throughout Middle Georgia.
“The beautiful thing about the funding we’re getting from Publix is that it is providing us with some much-needed funds to build some consistency and some sustainability in our network so that we are not just feeding people today, but we’re setting up those systems and expanding those systems that will feed people into the future,” she said.
In all, $5.6 million will help more than 300 food banks. | https://www.41nbc.com/publix-super-market-charities-donates-5-million-to-feeding-america-food-banks/ | 2022-09-16T01:57:59Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/publix-super-market-charities-donates-5-million-to-feeding-america-food-banks/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball history will happen in April as the San Diego Padres embark on a two-game series against the San Francisco Giants in Mexico City — the MLB’s first regular season series ever played there.
“To be able to bring the sport down there and play a major league game in that city, it’s a tremendous opportunity and we’re honored to be a part of it,” said Padres CEO Erik Greupner.
The Padres are familiar with games across the border. The team will embark on their fourth series in Mexico with the previous three in Monterey, most recently happening in 2018.
“It’s critical for Major League Baseball to continue to hold games in Mexico,” continued Greupner. “It’s such a passionate and loyal fanbase, really a great country for baseball and the sport of baseball.”
The NL West rivals will face off at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, a ballpark built by and named after a Padres’ minority owner.
According to an article published by Newsweek at the beginning of this season, Hispanic and Latino players make up nearly 30% of Major League Baseball.
“It’s always fun to play internationally,” said Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar. “Since I was young, I played a lot of baseball internationally and it’s going to be great for MLB. I think we should do it a lot more.”
“It’s been awesome, the way they’ve been doing it in London and Mexico. I hope someday in the future they will do it in Columbia,” added Padres right-handed pitcher Nabil Crismatt, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia.
The Padres had originally scheduled to make MLB’s Mexico City debut in 2020, with a series scheduled against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the Giants’ first series ever across the Mexican border. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hispanic-heritage-month/mlb-taking-regular-season-games-to-mexico-city/ | 2022-09-16T02:03:43Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hispanic-heritage-month/mlb-taking-regular-season-games-to-mexico-city/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday in a line that stretched for almost 5 miles (8 kilometers) across London for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin while she lies in state. King Charles III spent the day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne.
The queue to pay respects to the late queen at Westminster Hall in Parliament was at least a nine-hour wait, snaking across a bridge and along the south bank of the River Thames beyond Tower Bridge. But people said they didn’t mind the wait, and authorities brought in portable toilets and other facilities to make the slog bearable.
“I’m glad there was a queue, because that gave us time to see what was ahead of us, prepared us and absorbed the whole atmosphere,” health care professional Nimisha Maroo said. “I wouldn’t have liked it if I’d had to just rush through.”
A week after the queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after 70 years on the throne, the focus of commemorations was in Westminster — the heart of political power in London. Her coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until Monday, when it will be taken across the street to Westminster Abbey for the queen’s funeral.
Buckingham Palace on Thursday released details about the service, the first state funeral held in Britain since the death of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965. Royalty and heads of state from around the world are expected to be among the 2,000 people attending, with a smaller burial service planned for later Monday at Windsor Castle.
Late Monday, the queen will be buried in a private family service at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
The guest list for the state funeral is a roll-call of global power and pomp, from Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and King Felipe VI of Spain to U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and the prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — who first met the queen when he was a child and his father Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s leader — said the queen was “one of my favorite people in the world.”
“Her conversations with me were always candid, we talked about anything and everything, she gave her best advice on a range of issues, she was always curious, engaged and thoughtful,” he said at a special session of the Canadian parliament in Ottawa.
After a day of high ceremony and high emotions on Wednesday as the queen’s coffin was carried in somber procession from Buckingham Palace, the king was spending Thursday working and in “private reflection” at his Highgrove residence in western England. Charles has had calls with Biden and Macron and has been speaking to a host of world leaders.
Prince William, the heir to the throne, and his wife Catherine, the Princess of Wales, visited the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England on Thursday to admire some of the tributes left by well-wishers. The couple walked slowly along metal barriers as they received bouquets from the public.
William told well-wishers s that walking behind his grandmother’s coffin on Wednesday was “challenging” and “brought back memories” of the funeral of his mother, Princess Diana after her death in 1997, when William was 15.
“I said how proud his mother would have been of him, and he said how hard it was yesterday because it brought back memories of his mother’s funeral,” Jane Wells, 54, said after meeting the prince Thursday.
The queen left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the last time, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall.
Charles, his siblings and sons marched behind the coffin, which was topped by a wreath of white roses and the queen’s diamond-studded crown on a purple velvet pillow. The military procession underscored Elizabeth’s seven decades as head of state.
Her lying-in-state, meanwhile, allowed many Britons to say a personal goodbye to the only monarch most have ever known.
It’s also a huge logistical operation, with a designated 10-mile (16 kilometer) queuing route lined with first aid points and more than 500 portable toilets. There are 1,000 stewards and marshals working at any given time, and 30 religious leaders from a range of faiths to talk to those in line.
Monica Thorpe said she walked for two hours to get to the back of the line and join the queue.
“People were just walking and walking and the policemen were like ‘Keep going, keep going.’ It was like the yellow brick road,” she said.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Church of England, wore a high-visibility vest emblazoned with the words “Faith Team” as he spoke to mourners. Welby, who will deliver a sermon at Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday, paid tribute to the queen as “someone you could trust totally, completely and absolutely, whose wisdom was remarkable.”
People old and young, dressed in dark suits or jeans and sneakers, walked in a steady stream Thursday through the historic hall, where Guy Fawkes and Charles I were tried, where kings and queens hosted magnificent medieval banquets, and where previous monarchs have lain in state.
After passing the coffin, most mourners paused to look back before going out through the hall’s great oak doors. Some were in tears; others bowed their heads or curtseyed. One sank onto a knee and blew a farewell kiss.
Keith Smart, an engineer and British Army veteran, wiped away tears as he left the hall. He had waited more than 10 hours for the chance to say goodbye.
“Everybody in the crowd was impeccably behaved. There was no malice, everybody was friends. It was fantastic,” he said. “And then, to come into that room and see that, I just broke down inside. I didn’t bow — I knelt to the floor, on my knees, bowed my head to the queen.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/london-mourners-brave-9-hour-wait-to-say-goodbye-to-queen/ | 2022-09-16T02:04:20Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/london-mourners-brave-9-hour-wait-to-say-goodbye-to-queen/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers overhead during a search and rescue training in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 13, 2022. For humanitarian operations, the Pave Hawk can perform a multitude of roles including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation and disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Roth)
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 36th Fighter Squadron departs for a night sortie during a training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Night sorties ensure pilots can perform basic night flying, properly utilize their night vision goggles, execute tactical maneuvers and conduct nighttime air-to-ground and air-to-air combat techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A statewide survey of likely voters released this week shows overwhelming support for a proposition to guarantee abortion rights in the California Constitution, with most of the supporters saying the proposition is very important to them.
The Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank, interviewed 1,705 likely voters on various propositions that have hijacked advertising airwaves for months, Governor Gavin Newsom and their general optimism about the direction of the state.
The most crucial information in this crunch before the Nov. 8 midterm election shows concerns over abortion rights, greenhouse gases and online gambling regulations.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade this year, the California Legislature passed a number of bills to protect abortion and abortion providers. But Proposition 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, would amend the state constitution to enshrine an individual’s right to contraceptives and abortion. The amendment states, “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.”
Proposition 1 enjoys heavy support from Newsom, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Equality California, the California Medical Association and more organizations and activist groups. But opponents claim the amendment is loosely worded and that the state will pay millions in court fees to clarify the language. Still, a whopping 69% of likely California voters favor the amendment.
A majority of likely voters also favor a measure to tax the very wealthy to pay for greenhouse gas reduction measures. Proposition 30 would add a 1.75% personal income tax for those making over $2 million a year to fund things like the electric car shift, firefighter training and air pollution remedies. Surprisingly, Newsom came out against this measure in a rare siding with state Republicans. With the election looming, 55% support the tax — strongly pushed by Lyft — while 40% seem just as skeptical as the governor.
Slightly more divided is Proposition 27, a sports betting measure that would allow licensed tribes and gambling companies to offer mobile and online sports betting — all in the name of more money to combat the homelessness crisis. If passed, the fees and taxes paid by tribes and companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are could total several hundred million dollars a year.
The measure is supported by gambling companies, some tribes, homeless advocacy groups and even Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Others are concerned about underage mobile gambling and business being taken away from tribal casinos. Californians seem to share the access concerns, with 54% opposed to the measure.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the direction of the state has Californians most evenly divided, with 50% feeling the Golden State is headed in the right direction and 44% feeling otherwise. The survey also indicated that Newsom is likely to be re-elected after surviving a recall election in 2021, with 58% of those surveyed saying they would vote for Newsom if the vote was held today. Only 31% said they would vote the Republican candidate, state Senator Brain Dahle.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The obstruction trial of ex-Uber security chief Joe Sullivan has yielded little clarity on who made the ultimate decision to pay off two hackers behind a 2016 data breach. But testimony and evidence this week revealed that the company paid them $100,000 and had them sign nondisclosure agreements without first learning their identities or confirming that they had deleted the data they stole.
Sullivan’s defense attorney David Angeli grilled former Uber attorney Craig Clark on Thursday on his role in drafting the NDA sent to admitted hacker Vasile Mereacre, who was still going by his pseudonym “John Doughs.”
Clark had testified on Wednesday that Sullivan made a critical edit to a provision in the agreement that he believed rendered it inaccurate, but under questioning from Angeli, Clark acknowledged that he had made the change, though Sullivan had edited other parts of the draft.
Clark also admitted that he had not been completely truthful in his representations to prosecutors that Sullivan had omitted the word “obtained” in the provision that initially said: you promise that you did not take or store any data obtained during or through your search to us. . .”
Clark, who was given immunity for his testimony, allegedly told the government that the deletion of the word “obtained” made the agreement “inaccurate” and that Sullivan had said the language “was going to stay" after Clark raised his concerns.
He said he had apparently misremembered the events, since documents displayed to the jury showed Clark had removed the word, and that “there were inaccuracies” in his statement to prosecutors and federal agents.
But the NDA is only part of the larger scheme. Sullivan stands accused of covering up the breach and failing to disclose it to the Federal Trade Commission during its investigation of Uber’s security practices following a similar breach in 2014.
The NDA factors in because Clark and other engineers on Uber’s security team testified that protecting the stolen data and ensuring that it wouldn’t be dumped on the internet was top priority for the team.
They also said that learning the hackers’ identities was of utmost importance.
But Mereacre admitted on the stand Monday that he had signed two separate agreements using phony names. The first he signed as John Doughs, and when Uber called him on it, he signed a second agreement under the name “William Loafman.”
He and his accomplice Brandon Glover did not sign the agreements with their real names until Uber’s security team tracked them down in early January 2017.
By then they had already been paid. Mereacre also testified that he’d lied about deleting the stolen data.
"I told them I did even though it was false,” Mereacre said. “I still had it on my hard drive.”
Mereacre said no one from Uber ever asked him for proof, though he did delete the data after he decided it was taking up too much space on his hard drive— he and Glover had taken the names, email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million app users, along with 600,000 driver’s license numbers.
Exactly how much Uber’s c-suite knew about the breach remains murky. Clark said Sullivan had told the security response team that he was communicating directly with CEO Travis Kalanick and other members of the “A-Team.”
But the news came as a shock to former General Counsel Salle Yoo, who said on the stand that she was kept in the dark.
Yoo said she learned about the data breach in September 2017, when someone she did not identify asked her what she knew.
She asked Sullivan for more information about it, and on Sept. 20, he sent her and new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi a three-paragraph summary of what had transpired.
“I was surprised, I was shocked, and on my quick review, my personal reaction was that it sounded a lot like the 2014 breach,” Yoo said.
It was particularly shocking because Yoo had only months earlier signed off on a settlement with the FTC over Uber's privacy practices.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Kingsley asked Yoo if this was something she would have expected to find out about beforehand, especially since the 2016 breach happened while the agency’s investigation was still ongoing.
“This is the type of event where I would have expected to be brought into the loop while the investigations was going on,” Yoo said.
A few days later, Sullivan sent another email to Yoo that read: "With regard to the substance of the conclusions around whether it would be a data breach, I will take a look and try to send to you . . . anything I can find, if I recall it was no different factually from any others, so not sure whether novel analysis was done by Legal."
Yoo testified: "It did seem very similar factually to the 2014 breach. So I was surprised by his comment about 'novel analysis.'"
She also testified Kalanick never said a word about the breach to her either, though this was not unusual given his tendency to withhold information from his general counsel.
“Did you get the sense that Sullivan understood he should keep you aware of things that would affect the legal team?” Kingsley asked.
“Mr. Sullivan was a very experienced person,” Yoo answered. “I felt he knew how to work with his colleagues — at Uber and elsewhere.”
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LOS ANGELES (CN) — Los Angeles County agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union to resolve the recent inhumane conditions at the intake center for the county jails where inmates have been left stranded for days in an overcrowded, unhygienic space while waiting for permanent housing in the jail.
Attorneys for the county and the ACLU said at a hearing Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles that they would file a stipulated temporary restraining order to ensure that inmates won't be held for more than 24 hours at the Inmate Reception Center.
The ACLU on Sept. 8 asked a federal judge to order the county to address the current inhumane conditions at the intake center through a filing in a lawsuit that dates back to the Gerald Ford administration over the deplorable circumstances in which inmates were held at the county jail.
According to the ACLU, inmates with severe mental illness are left chained to chairs and benches for days at a time, other inmates are sleeping on the floor for days and people are defecating in trash cans and urinating in empty juice boxes or on the floor. In April, a man was found unresponsive at the intake center and died despite emergency aid, according to the ACLU, and in June, a 72-year-old man held at IRC for two days without medical evaluation, collapsed and died.
The county in response has said the ACLU is largely correct that conditions at the intake center have deteriorated in recent months. The problem, according to the county, is that a pandemic measure that allowed non-violent offenders to be released without posting bail while awaiting trial has lapsed and that has caused an influx of inmates that have been remanded to the jail by the courts. Moreover, many of these inmates have serious mental-health problems that require specialized housing which is in short supply.
About 45% of the roughly 13,000 inmates in the LA County jail system suffer from some sort of mental-health issue, making it the largest de facto mental health institution in the U.S., Robert Dugdale, a lawyer representing the county said at the hearing.
The lack of funding in LA County to accommodate people who suffer from serious mental illness, either within the jail system or in community-based supportive housing, everyone agreed is at the root of the problem.
Whereas the county committed years ago to a “Care First, Jail Last” diversion approach to the treatment of people with mental illness who become entangled in the criminal legal system and has commissioned reports and studies and has held countless hearings, it so far hasn't done enough to implement changes, according to the ACLU.
"County leaders fail to put their money where their mouths are, and fund community alternatives to incarceration at a level necessary to meaningfully alleviate the crush of people with acute mental illness in the jail," the ACLU said in its request for a temporary restraining order.
U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson agreed that funding is a key concern and expressed his concern that the LA County Sheriff's Department might be releasing inmates well before they have served their sentence as a "safety valve" in order to create space in the jails, sometimes after they have served only one week of a 90-day sentence.
"If there's no adequate funding, this problem is going to get worse and worse and becomes a public safety issue," Pregerson said.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (CN) — Environmentalists and residents of a small, mostly Black community in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" are celebrating what they consider a “nail in the coffin” for Formosa Plastics after a judge threw out air permits the Taiwanese company needs to build a massive plastics complex there.
Formosa’s proposed Welcome, Louisiana, site sits one mile from an elementary school and would sprawl over 2,400 acres of once-agricultural land to include 10 chemical manufacturing plants and numerous support facilities. It would be one of the largest plastics facilities in the world and its operations would double to triple the levels of cancer-causing pollutants in the air.
“Remarkably, the Black residents of Welcome are descendants of men and women who were kidnapped from Africa; who survived the Middle Passage; who were transported to a foreign land; and, then sold on auction blocks and enslaved. Their ancestors worked the land with the hope and dream of passing down productive agricultural untainted land along the Mississippi to their families,” Judge Trudy White of East Baton Rouge Parish Court wrote Wednesday in a searing 34-page ruling in which she granted environmental groups' request to revoke air permits they say Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued in error.
Under the permits revoked in the ruling, more than 800 tons of toxic pollution would have been allowed from the plants, deepening an already pervasive environmental racism issue and posing a major threat to the health of an already vulnerable community.
The project would have emitted somewhere around 13.6 million tons of greenhouse gases a year, or the rough equivalent of 3.5 coal-fired power plants.
Judge White found that Formosa’s proposed $9.4 billion plant would emit – by its own calculations – pollutants in such high quantity and so harmful into the surrounding air that even brief exposure would pose a threat to human health in an area she noted is notorious for already containing more cancer-causing toxins than 99.6% of other industrial areas nationwide. The region is widely known as "Cancer Alley."
“Simply put, LDEQ failed to address the core problem posed by FG LA’s model, the only record evidence on point: people working, living, travelling, or recreating in St. James Parish could suffer serious health consequences from breathing this air, even from short-run exposure,” White wrote.
“LDEQ’s decision to authorize these potential public health violations, without offering evidence to show it had avoided the risk to the maximum extent possible, was arbitrary and capricious and against the preponderance of the evidence under the agency’s public trust duty,” the judge added.
As White noted in her decision, by Formosa’s own models, once Formosa’s plants were up and running the air in parts of St. James Parish would violate the EPA’s standards for soot and ozone-forming nitrogen dioxide.
In 2020, despite 15,500 public comments in opposition to Formosa’s proposal, the LDEQ approved Formosa’s application for 14 air permits.
A month later, Rise St. James, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Healthy Gulf, No Waste Louisiana, the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks and the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, sued to challenge the permits.
“This decision is a nail in the coffin for Formosa Plastics,” Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, said in a press release Thursday. “They won’t build in St. James Parish, and we will make sure that they won’t build this monster anywhere.”
Rolfes continued: “Louisiana state officials and local parish government rolled out the red carpet for this megapolluuter, doing everything in their power to make sure this project would go through. Thank God for the people of St. James who stood up and provided real leadership, for the judge who made this decision, and for the incredible team of lawyers.”
Corrine Van Dalen, a senior attorney at Earthjustice who represented the groups opposing Formosa, said the ruling shows things are changing in Louisiana.
“This decision marks an end to business as usual in St. James Parish, where the state of Louisiana has been allowed until now to hand out permits in highly toxic facilities without considering the people who are forced to live in their shadows,” Van Dalen said in the press release. “This decision forces LDEQ to abide by the Clean Air Act and its public trustee mandate and fully assess the impacts of toxic pollution that Formosa Plastics would have greatly exacerbated in an overburdened Black community.”
Formosa did not immediately reply to an email asking for comment.
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NIAGARA FALLS — Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA, 1900 Military Road, will serve as a drive-through drop-off site for electronic waste from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. There's no charge but appointments are required. Sign up at https://www.sunnking.com/events; registration closes at 4 p.m. today or when all time slots are claimed.
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NEW YORK — Americans have grown fond of "buy now, pay later" services, but the "pay later" part is becoming increasingly difficult for some borrowers.
Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments. Companies such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal have built popular financial products around these short-term loans, particularly for younger borrowers, who are fearful of never-ending credit card debt.
Now, as the industry racks up customers, delinquencies are climbing. Inflation is squeezing consumers, making it tougher to pay off debts. Some borrowers don't budget properly, particularly if they are persuaded to take out multiple loans, while others may have been credit risks to begin with.
"You have an industry with a higher concentration of subprime borrowers in a market that hasn't been effectively tested through (this type of economy), and you have a kind of a toxic brew of concerns," said Michael Taiano, an analyst with Fitch Ratings, who co-wrote a report in July highlighting some of the concerns with the industry.
The most popular type of buy now, pay later loans allow for four payments over six weeks — one payment at the time of purchase and three others that borrowers often try to sync up with pay periods. Longer-term loans for bigger purchases are also available. Most of the short-term loans have no interest attached to them. Companies that do charge interest can clearly state upfront how much a borrower will pay in financial charges.
Given those features, consumer advocates and financial advisers initially had seen buy now, pay later plans as a potentially healthier form of consumer debt if used correctly. The biggest concern had been late fees, which could act as a hefty finance charge on a small purchase if a borrower is late on a payment. The fees can run as high as $34, plus interest. But now as delinquencies are rising, and companies are being more aggressive in marketing their products, advocates see a need for additional regulation.
The industry is growing rapidly, according to a report released Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Americans took out roughly $24.2 billion in loans on buy now, pay later programs in 2021, up from only $2 billion in 2019. That industry-wide figure is only expected to jump even more. Klarna's customers bought $41 billion worth of product on its service globally in the first six months of the year, up 21% from a year ago. PayPal processed more than $4.9 billion in buy now, pay later transactions in the second quarter, more than triple a year earlier.
Jasmine Francis, 29, a technology analyst based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she first used a buy now, pay later service in 2018 to buy clothes from fast-fashion brand Forever21.
"I remember I just had a cartful," she said. "At first, I thought, 'Something's gotta go back,' and then I saw Afterpay at checkout — you don't pay for it all right now, but you get it all right now. That was music to my ears."
How healthfully customers are using buy now, pay later loans is unclear. Fitch found that delinquencies on these services rose sharply in the 12 months ended March 31, while credit card delinquencies remained steady. And according to the CFPB, a growing percentage of loans the industry is making are being charged off — or loans it considered so delinquent that they were likely uncollectible. The industry's charge-off rate was 2.39% in 2021, a figure that is now likely higher given the economic turmoil this year. In 2020, that figure was 1.83%.
"This upward trend on delinquencies is continuing," said Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, in a call with reporters.
Credit reporting company TransUnion found that buy now, pay later borrowers are using the product just as much as credit cards, piling on debt on top of additional debt. A poll by Morning Consult released this week found 15% of buy now, pay later customers are using the service for routine purchases, such as groceries and gas, a type of behavior that sounds alarm bells among financial advisers. The CFPB report also found a small, but growing number of Americans using these products for routine purchases as well.
"If these buy now, pay later plans are not adequately budgeted for, they can have a cascading impact across a person's entire financial life," said Andre Jean-Pierre, a former Morgan Stanley wealth advisor who now runs his own financial planning firm focused on helping Black Americans adequately save and budget.
Another concern among advisers and consumer advocates, as well as Washington lawmakers and regulators, is the ease with which consumers can layer on these installment loans.
Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about new financial products, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, noted the benefits of plans that allow consumers to pay for things in installments. But he also criticized the way in which the industry promotes the plans.
"Ads encourage consumers to use these plans for multiple purchases, at multiple online stores — racking up debt they cannot afford to repay," Brown said.
The short-term loans are potentially problematic because they're not reported on a consumer's credit profile with Transunion and Experian. Further the buy now, pay later industry's customers skew young — meaning they have little credit history. Hypothetically a borrower could take out several short-term loans across multiple buy now, pay later companies — a practice known as "loan stacking" — and they would never appear on a credit report. If a person puts too many items on buy now, pay later plans, budgeting could be difficult.
"It's a blind spot for the industry," Taiano of Fitch said.
In a statement, the buy now pay later industry trade group pushed back on the characterization that its products could saddle borrowers with too much debt.
"With zero to low-interest, flexible payment terms, and transparent terms and conditions, BNPL helps consumers manage their cash flow responsibly and live healthier financial lives," said Penny Lee, CEO of the Financial Technology Association.
Meanwhile providers of buy now, pay later services see rising delinquencies as a natural consequence of growth, but also an indication that inflation is hitting Americans most likely to use these services the hardest.
"We have seen some stress (among those with the lowest credit scores), and those are starting to have a hard time," said Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm, one of the largest buy now, pay later companies.
"I would not call it a sort of preamble to a potential downturn, but it's not the same kind of a smooth sailing it's been," he said, adding that Affirm is taking a more conservative approach towards lending.
Buy now, pay later took off in the U.S. after the Great Recession. The product, analysts said, largely has not been tested through a great period of financial distress, unlike mortgages or credit cards or auto loans.
Despite these concerns, the consensus is buy now, pay later companies are here to stay. Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, which is owned by Block Inc., as well as PayPal and others are now widely embedded in Internet commerce.
Further, the industry's growth is attracting more players. Technology titan Apple earlier this summer announced Apple Pay Later, where users can put purchases on a four-payment plan over six weeks.
"I generally plan purchases that I make using PayPal 'Pay in 4' so that my due dates for purchases land on my pay dates, as the due dates are every other week," said Desiree Moore, 35, from Georgia.
Moore said she tries to use buy now pay later plans to cover purchases not in her usual monthly budget, so not to take money away from the needs of her children. She has been increasingly using the plans with inflation making items more expensive and is so far able to keep up with the payments.
Francis, the technical analyst, said it's now common among her friends to pay for travel with the installment loans, to not completely drain their bank accounts in case of emergencies.
"If I come back home from vacation and have two flat tires, and I just spent all that money on plane tickets, that's $400 you don't have at the moment," she said. "Most people don't have savings. They just have enough for those flat tires." | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/as-buy-now-pay-later-plans-grow-so-do-delinquencies/article_4fc35c30-3550-11ed-b75b-f39aac75a36f.html | 2022-09-16T02:22:30Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/as-buy-now-pay-later-plans-grow-so-do-delinquencies/article_4fc35c30-3550-11ed-b75b-f39aac75a36f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Niagara County Legislature this week awarded another $44,500 in grants to local non-profit organizations from the Community Partnership Fund.
The fund is a set-aside portion of the county's share of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds. A similar round of grants were awarded in August.
The latest recipients are:
— Knights of Columbus, North Tonawanda, $4,500 to add televisions for public events at the organization's building.
— Niagara Street Neighborhood Revitalization Program, Niagara Falls, $5,000 for improvements at Gill Creek Park including a memorial garden and remembrance walk.
— St. Joseph's Outreach, Niagara Falls, $500 to establish a personal hygiene program.
— Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial Commission, $1,500 to replace a vandalized ornamental bench in Hyde Park and install a new security system.
— Niagara Falls Junior Youth Association, $1,000 for uniforms, safety equipment, music rights, and youth competition entrance fees.
— Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls, $1,000 toward gymnasium renovation.
— Pendleton Community & Business Association, $1,500 for various projects.
— Pendleton Veterans Association, $1,000 for various projects.
— Pendleton Lions Club, $1,000 for various projects.
— Pendleton Seniors, $1,000 for various projects.
— Pendleton Historical Society, $1,000 for various projects.
— Pendleton Food Pantry, $1,000 for various projects.
— Wendelville Volunteer Fire Company, North Tonawanda, $1,000 for various projects.
— Inter-Community Services Inc., Ransomville, $4,000 to cover rental costs at a new location.
— Cub Scouts of America Pack 829, Youngstown, $2,000 to support pack initiatives and offset the costs of educational materials, equipment purchases, pack activities and uniforms.
— Boy Scouts of America Troop 829, Youngstown, $3,000 to support camperships for needy scouts, equipment purchases, troop activities and trips, and Eagle Scout projects.
— American Legion Post 830, Ransomville, $1,000 toward daily operational expenses.
— Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company, $1,000 toward a new ambulance with turnout gear and air packs.
— The Historical Association of Lewiston Inc., $1,000 for programs, projects and community events.
— Newfane Business Association, $2,500 to help offset costs of its recent Newfane Community Day event.
— Boy Scouts of America Troop 833, Niagara-Wheatfield, $2,000 to help pay for camperships for needy scouts, equipment purchases, troop activities and trips, and Eagle Scout projects.
— Pine Avenue Redevelopment Project, Niagara Falls, $6,000 for concrete decorative planters.
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WASHINGTON — 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 at the White House.
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 strike could pose grave economic risks 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, and they won't be penalized if they are hospitalized. 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 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.
Kelly Pettus, who is married to an engineer in Atlanta, said she wanted more details about the attendance policy.
Earlier this year, her husband had to leave work when their 2-year-old daughter ended up in the emergency room with the flu. He spent the entire time worrying about the penalty involved in taking a single day off.
"You can't just call and say your baby is in hospital," Pettus said.
Hugh Sawyer, an engineer in the Atlanta area, said the pay raise was long overdue and did not completely make up for the regular cost-of-living increases that he lost several years ago.
"It's something to build on," Sawyer said of the deal.
The president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Dennis Pierce, predicted that workers will ultimately support the deal if they look logically at all the gains, including the fact that the unions again fought off proposals to cut locomotive crews down from two people to one.
But if workers vote angry, the outcome is harder to predict.
"I think it is going to dramatically change the way these jobs look," he said.
Victor Chen, a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University who studies labor, said concerns about working conditions have increasingly become a priority for unions and their workers.
"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 rail industry has aggressively cut costs everywhere and shifted its operations to rely more on fewer, longer trains that 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 hire quickly 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.
Before the deal was reached, business groups including the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicted that a rail strike would be an "economic disaster."
The Association of American Railroads trade group estimated that a strike would cost the economy more than $2 billion a day and force many businesses to scale back or cease production and consider layoffs.
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 fueled soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
He 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. Biden and cabinet officials called both sides, and the labor secretary participated directly in negotiations.
It was clear the effort had paid off when Biden announced the deal, calling it "an important win for our economy and the American people." | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/tentative-labor-deal-averts-threat-of-nationwide-rail-strike/article_e0fbd602-354e-11ed-b98d-b3a88fe5d25c.html | 2022-09-16T02:22:42Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/tentative-labor-deal-averts-threat-of-nationwide-rail-strike/article_e0fbd602-354e-11ed-b98d-b3a88fe5d25c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mission Winds and Nightwatch members from the United States Air Force Band of the West tour Puerto Rico in May 2022. Members of the Band of the West visit various music schools throughout Puerto Rico to share experiences, play their music, give tips, advise music students and promote diversity and inclusion throughout the USAF. (Produced by USAF 502d ABW and JBSA Public Affairs Office Ruth A. Medina-Villanueva).
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Huh. That's the data out of China. Given the catastrophic debt overloaded sector imploding down 0.3% on the month seems difficult to believe.
Still, there you go with the official data.
Don't forget to vote - he wants a third term, and will do whatever it takes! | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-august-new-home-prices-029-mm-and-13-yy-20220916/ | 2022-09-16T02:36:06Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-august-new-home-prices-029-mm-and-13-yy-20220916/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Activity data from China for August 2022.
A series of beats with the 3 major headlines all beating central median estimates.
Surveyed Jobless Rate 5.3% is also a beat
- expected 5.4%, prior 5.4%
more to come
More:
Retail Sales YTD +0.5%y/y
- expected +0.2%, prior -0.2%
Industrial Production YTD +3.6% y/y
- expected est 3.6%, prior 3.5%
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The official data is showing stronger than expected. In the short term the official data is what we have to go on. More independent sources will dispute the numbers. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-august-retail-sales-54-yy-expected-35-industrial-production-42-38-20220916/ | 2022-09-16T02:36:07Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-august-retail-sales-54-yy-expected-35-industrial-production-42-38-20220916/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about "News Tab" at the Paley Center, in New York. For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy. Early Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, though, it abruptly pivoted to take the offensive in Australia, where it lowered the boom on publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing another lawsuit: this time for the alleged "wrongful death" of a former employee in 2019.
The family of 70-year-old Rodney Medeiros -- who worked part-time as a security guard at Zuckerberg Ranch in Kilauea -- filed their pre-trial statement this week, giving details of the incident that led to Mederios' death.
They say Medeiros had chest pains when he was forced to walk from his remote beach post onto a steep trail during a storm on Zuckerberg's property.
The family also claims Zuckerberg failed to inform members when Medeiros was taken to the hospital.
The family is suing Zuckerberg for wrongful death, negligence, infliction of severe emotional distress, and punitive damages.
A Chan-Zuckerberg family spokesperson shared the following statement with KITV4 on September 15, 2022:
“Koolau Ranch extends our deepest sympathies to the family of Rodney Medeiros for their tragic loss. Unfortunately there are claims in this filing that simply aren’t true. When notified by employees of the security company that employed Mr. Medeiros that he was in need of assistance, Koolau Ranch personnel immediately called 911 and contacted county emergency personnel who dispatched an ambulance. The Ranch also sent its on-premises medic to the site to provide help. The on-site medic transported Mr. Medeiros, who was conscious and communicative, to the ambulance, which rushed Mr. Medeiros to Wilcox Hospital. One of the security managers from the Ranch went to the hospital to meet Mr. Medeiros and Mr. Medeiros’ cousin as soon as he heard about the incident. It is not accurate to claim that the security manager was told not to inform the family and in fact he was accompanied by a family member at the hospital.” | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/family-of-security-guard-who-worked-on-mark-zuckerbergs-kauai-property-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit/article_e7e4a552-349a-11ed-a21c-9fcb9a64c15c.html | 2022-09-16T02:39:49Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/family-of-security-guard-who-worked-on-mark-zuckerbergs-kauai-property-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit/article_e7e4a552-349a-11ed-a21c-9fcb9a64c15c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
- 6.9305 is the weakest onshore yuan setting since August 18 of 2020
- USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
- CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
- A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.
The previous close was 6.9971
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PBOC injects 2 yuan via 7-day reverse repos (rate remains at 2.0%)
- 2bn yuan mature today
- thus a net neutral in OMOs today
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The offshore yuan weakened beyond 7 to the USD.
- The USD is so strong, has been for months.
- Add in China capital flight flows (not a cascade yet but its building) as headwinds for the CNH against the USD.
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The euro (EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (EU) and 19 of 27 member states at the time of writing. It is the second most-traded currency worldwide in forex markets after the US dollar.The euro was originally introduced back on January 1, 1999, having replaced the European Currency Unit. Banknotes and physical euro coins subsequently entered circulation only in 2002.Upon its adoption, the euro replaced domestic currencies in participating EU member states. The rise in its value since then and importance in the global market has helped solidify its status as one of the most important currencies in the FX market today.Together with the USD, the currency pair is easily among the most important for forex, given its exposure into the two main economic blocs. What Factors Affects the EUR?There are several factors that affect the euro. Like most currencies, monetary policy is the most influential, which in this case refers to the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is responsible for regulating the monetary policy, money supply, interest rates, and relative strength of the euro. Forex traders of the euro are routinely tuned into any decision or announcements from the ECB for this reason.With 19 sovereign member states, the euro is particularly vulnerable to political developments. Recent examples include Greece’s debt crisis and Brexit, among others, which can seriously impact the euro.Finally, economic data from the bloc or from key member states such as Germany, France, Spain, and others are also closely eyed. This includes retail sales, jobless claims, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and others.
The euro (EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (EU) and 19 of 27 member states at the time of writing. It is the second most-traded currency worldwide in forex markets after the US dollar.The euro was originally introduced back on January 1, 1999, having replaced the European Currency Unit. Banknotes and physical euro coins subsequently entered circulation only in 2002.Upon its adoption, the euro replaced domestic currencies in participating EU member states. The rise in its value since then and importance in the global market has helped solidify its status as one of the most important currencies in the FX market today.Together with the USD, the currency pair is easily among the most important for forex, given its exposure into the two main economic blocs. What Factors Affects the EUR?There are several factors that affect the euro. Like most currencies, monetary policy is the most influential, which in this case refers to the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is responsible for regulating the monetary policy, money supply, interest rates, and relative strength of the euro. Forex traders of the euro are routinely tuned into any decision or announcements from the ECB for this reason.With 19 sovereign member states, the euro is particularly vulnerable to political developments. Recent examples include Greece’s debt crisis and Brexit, among others, which can seriously impact the euro.Finally, economic data from the bloc or from key member states such as Germany, France, Spain, and others are also closely eyed. This includes retail sales, jobless claims, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and others.
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HPV Vaccines Can Save People’s Lives. Why Is Awareness, Access Still So Low?
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Zeisha was 29 when her gynecologist told her about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. She paid Rs. 10,480 for one dose of Gardasil 9, the only vaccine available in a private hospital near her house. “And I’m so naive I thought that was the collective overall cost. Only after getting the medicine, I was like, oh shit!” By September 2022, she has one dose remaining. “I’m mentally preparing because it is three months away, so I need to save accordingly.”
Little did she know that three months later, a cheaper alternative will be available to her. India’s first indigenous HPV vaccine, announced by the Serum Institute of India recently, will reportedly protect against four strains of HPV. Importantly, it will be priced between Rs. 200 and 400 per dose – almost 95% less than what people are currently paying – and will begin production in November this year.
The launch of this vaccine has suddenly propelled cervical cancer into the public eye. Many have eagerly termed this development a “game-changer.” But does this mean the HPV battle is won? Not quite. The immunization challenges with cervical cancer have always reflected deep-seated systemic anxiety around women’s sexual and menstrual health.
The vaccination’s long-awaited introduction is, then, a sobering moment. It shows how a social disregard for women’s health decides what life-saving cures are developed, and who has access to them. And without a radical reimagining of how we view women’s health, an indigenous vaccine may not be enough to hold ground – let alone claim victory – against challenges in the system.
Sexism
We lose one woman every eight minutes to cervical cancer in India. And more than 95% of these cases are caused by HPV. What is more astonishing than the prevalence of HPV-related cervical cancer is the fact that it is one of the two cancers against which immunization actually works. Despite this, HPV vaccines in India are a cure that “one can often not find out about — until it’s quite late,” notes Kirti, 23.
“The disease burden in India is really high,” says Mridu Gupta, co-founder of CAPED India, an advocacy group raising awareness about diagnosis and prevention. India contributes one-fourth of the world’s total cases of cervical cancer – all preventable deaths.
“But we still don’t talk about it.”
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This may be in large part due to the misconception “that cervical cancer only affects the women population,” says Mridu. And while women represent the majority of cases, HPV can cause cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, the back of the mouth, and upper part of the throat across the gender spectrum. The infection is commonly transmitted through unprotected sexual interaction, and nearly everyone will get HPV at some point in their lives.
However, the misconception prevails and leads to cervical cancer not being given importance in patriarchal Indian households, where women’s health is already most likely to be deprioritized.
This bias also exists on the state level: there is a lack of political will to address cervical cancer, which manufactures further invisibilization.
In 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare decided not to include the HPV vaccine as part of its National Immunization Schedule. This is despite the fact that almost 71 countries had included the HPV vaccine in their routine vaccination programs upon recommendation by the World Health Organization in 2017.
The National Immunization Schedule is a list of necessary vaccines for infants, children, and pregnant women – like tetanus and hepatitis – which are all funded by the government and are offered to the public for free. “How many people have actually seen somebody dying because of tetanus, but everyone still goes and gets a tetanus vaccine because it has been promoted. Everyone has heard about tetanus and they know when they need a shot” notes Mridu. “If HPV was there in our immunization program, you automatically would assume it is necessary.”
The exclusion of HPV vaccines from the schedule, and by extension its universal immunization program (UIP), is a decision determined due to budgetary constraints, experts say. The two available vaccines before the new Serum one cost somewhere around Rs. 3,000 – 6,000 – making HPV an expensive vaccine to put under the public healthcare machinery. The cost analysis goes something like this: does a disease that is more prevalent among adolescents and women warrant an investment of this kind?
“There is a whole section of people who believe that there are other diseases that are more important, and it is an added cost in the family budget,” says Mridu, explaining the cost-benefit analysis. It remains unclear whether the vaccine will be included in government policy despite its lower cost.
Sexual Stigma
Besides cost, “there is also that taboo that [HPV] is a sexually transmitted infection,” remarks Saxena. That HPV is transmitted through unprotected oral, vaginal, and anal sex makes cervical cancer seems like a provocative discourse.
The stigma around women’s sexual health is rooted in the premise that a woman has a sexual identity. “People think that, does it lead to promiscuity? If I give this vaccine to my daughter, is it in a way giving her sort of a hint that she can become sexually active? It can mean all sorts of things,” explains Saxena.
This was Kirti’s experience too when she consulted her family doctor some six years ago about the vaccination. He volunteered little information – “probably because he’s very stigmatized with respect to sex and hence didn’t want to have this conversation.” She was told she was just “hearing things” at school and “didn’t know best.”
If HPV vaccines help prevent sexually-transmitted infections, which are erroneously linked only to multiple sexual partners, then a monogamous, married woman shouldn’t ideally need it.
In villages and Tier 2 and 3 cities, this means that women’s sexuality, and any malady related to it, retreat into collective silence. “Cervical cancer, much less vaccine, rarely ever comes out from people’s mouths (in rural areas),” notes Ravi Sisodia, a program officer working with rural communities on cancer awareness. “This is a topic they don’t share, they don’t talk about.” Ravi recalls that even when women are talking to community health workers, like ASHAs or ANMs, about cancer, their husbands would reprimand them.
Awareness
Recently, CAPED conducted a survey across 20 Indian cities to gauge how the prevalence of the illness was perceived outside clinical trials and case studies. About 47% of women surveyed had never heard about cervical cancer. Out of the 53% who did, 23% of women thought it was a cancer of the neck. “The fact is we have barely [any] women across the strata who even heard about cervical cancer, and even fewer people than that know that there is a vaccine,” says Mridu.
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Jaishree Kumar, 23, has known about the vaccine ever since 2006 when Gardasil was launched in India. It was essential for her to get the vaccine; there was a family history of cervical cancer that could be traced back to her great-grandmother. But the lack of information from public health sources discouraged her from getting the vaccine earlier.
Zeisha too encountered multiple myths while researching the vaccine – it works only if one takes it before they are sexually active, or it’s too late if you’ve crossed the age of 25. That’s not the case, Dr. Somya Gupta, a Delhi-based gynecologist, clarifies. While the vaccine may be most effective in the adolescent age, the age is erroneously capped to the early 20s in many medical consultations because the assumption is women aren’t sexually active before marriage. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 45 are eligible to get it, and vaccination is important because one can contract the virus multiple times.
Repeated exposure to HPV through multiple sexual partners and condomless sex can lead to the virus remaining in the cervix, and then causing cancer 10-15 years later. “Almost all HPV infection is acquired through unsafe sex but more than 90% of HPV infections resolve on their own in one year,” notes Dr. Gupta. “There is no harm in getting the vaccine and it might offer some protection even if a woman has already been exposed to the virus through intercourse. It might be beneficial.”
Many women note it was an Instagram story they viewed in passing that prompted them to enquire about the vaccine. Kajal Singh lives in a village some 40 kilometers from Allahabad, and was 21 when she found out about it from a social media influencer who is also a doctor. Last month, she woke up with plantar warts on her feet – grainy blisters that had begun to peel. She was told by a practitioner that it is because of a non-cancerous HPV virus, but she struggled to find someone to discuss the modalities of the vaccine with. “I still don’t know when is the right time to get vaccinated or if I’m even going to get any benefit since I already have the virus.”
Ultimately, it was an Instagram reel that helped answer some questions. “I wouldn’t have known about it unless I watched a reel.”
Social media awareness can in many ways bridge the gap between women and their access to health knowledge – to an extent. But these are band-aid solutions over festering wounds.
“We definitely need more explicit messaging at all clinics and hospitals, with pointers on its efficacy, the right time to get it, etc. Just like other kinds of nutritional posters that we often find in these health institutions,” says Shikha, 33.
Why the vaccine is critical in India
Cancer prevention is a fight waged on two fronts: early diagnosis through screening measures (like pap smears for women) and prevention through vaccinations. One of the reasons health experts in India rally for a robust vaccination strategy rather than screening is because of the lack of resources. There are not enough doctors, state-run clinics, or resources to effectively reach millions of women living in pockets outside the reach of the internet. Screening programs – such as pap smear testing – require quality health infrastructure, with gynecologists, clinics, and health workers, all of which are notably wanting in India’s public health ecosystem.
Anecdotally, experts note how many women are unaware of even the need to get a pap smear, a procedure to test for cervical cancer. “Women have to be 30+ to get screened now in India. She may be sexually active at any age, but 30+ is where they will start the screening, whether she is married or not married, if they are sexually active,” explains Mridu.
Pap smears also become the bogeyman of promiscuity: women often fear the judgment of results and the stigma of getting tested in the first place. The test is also markedly painful, making screening for cervical cancer neither affordable nor practical.
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The barriers to pap smear testing are direr in government-run hospitals, Dr. Gupta notes. “A person has to be relaxed and has to be examined in a calm environment, which is not at all the case in government hospitals where there are 100 women standing in line to be seen by the doctor in the next two-three hours. It’s not an environment conducive to conducting such invasive examinations.” She paints a picture of scarce logistical resources: there are not enough speculums (a duck-bill-shaped tool that doctors use for vaginal examination), lubricants, and knocking jelly that help numb the pain. Moreover, many women are also wary of the speculum as a device that exposes their body parts – the vaginal hair, in particular – to others.
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The deprioritization of cervical cancer is a result of money, stigma, and lack of knowledge. But it signals a blind spot in medicine: women are never seen in terms of their personhood, but always as maternal bodies meant for the explicit purpose of reproduction. This not only means that their sexual and menstrual health is systemically disregarded but that women’s health as a whole is reduced to the idea of “need.” If there are no symptoms that are visible to the naked, untrained eye, then the woman doesn’t need medical assistance – much less a vaccination. Many women, particularly in rural areas, mention how they have to “justify” going to a clinic in the first place.
But protection against HPV is critical not only for women’s health but also for gender equity. “We need to really think of a way to raise awareness to remove the stigma around sexuality so that women can access this vaccine,” Dr. Gupta says.
A 2013 study that analyzed the barriers to the acceptance of HPV vaccination in India found that “addressing parental concerns, health worker training and policies, and efforts to minimize cost will be central to successful HPV vaccine implementation.”
One way is through sensitization workshops, for doctors and rural health workers who interact with the women the most. Dr. Gupta notes how misogyny, reproductive bias, and personal beliefs become intangible obstacles. “We need to stick to the science, to the evidence-based medicine, and not let judgment come in the way.”
The other, more visible aspect is through state-run awareness campaigns that have a greater outreach. As of 2022, two states have begun with promotional campaigns. Mohalla clinics in New Delhi – community-run clinics in local districts – are counseling women about cervical cancer and how vaccination can help with prevention. Sikkim introduced the vaccination through school-based drives in 2015, encouraging female students to take the vaccine. Experts say this model can be replicated across other states in the country.
Arguably, the matter of accessibility is even more grating in an Indian context, given our repute as the vaccine powerhouse. India has successfully run immunization drives for tuberculosis and remains a case study in polio eradication. “We have such a robust vaccination program,” notes Dr. Gupta. “The vaccine uptake in India is not bad; in fact, it is very good, as long as it is incorporated in the national immunization schedule.” That is the end goal, because screening and other diagnostic infrastructure require more investment in women’s healthcare.
Detection for HPV-related cervical cancer is a slow battle, which makes early prevention the only reasonable cure. Ultimately, according to Dr. Gupta, including the vaccination in the national immunization schedule is what will be “the game changer.”
It brings to mind author Sun Tzu’s famous treatise on war: “Perhaps, the greatest victory is one that requires no battle.” | https://theswaddle.com/hpv-vaccines-can-save-peoples-lives-why-is-awareness-access-still-so-low/ | 2022-09-16T02:44:45Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/hpv-vaccines-can-save-peoples-lives-why-is-awareness-access-still-so-low/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU (KHON) – A DNA comparison has led to an arrest in a cold murder case in Hawaii that dates back decades.
Honolulu police investigated after Nancy Elaine Anderson was found slain in her Waikiki apartment in January 1972.
There were no witnesses. Anderson’s roommate, who was asleep in another bedroom, as well neighbors, reported that they did not hear or see anything suspicious.
Anderson’s body was found after her roommate, believing Anderson had left for work already, heard water running in Anderson’s bathroom. She pushed the already ajar bedroom door open and discovered Anderson’s body on the floor.
According to police records, Anderson had stab wounds on her chest and there was blood in the bathroom, on the bed and on the floor on which she was found. There were also a number of bloodied towels in the apartment.
Police interviewed more than a dozen people but the investigation went cold after no viable leads were found.
Her brother said in 2019 that the family wanted answers, not revenge.
The Honolulu Police Department renewed their plead for information in 2020 after enlisting Parabon Nano Labs to assist with a DNA comparison.
“So we’re not looking so much for any kind of retribution or anything, we just simply want as much closure as closure can possibly give,” said Jack Anderson.
Police then worked with DNA technology company Parabon Nanolabs to create a sketch of a possible suspect.
Traditional forensic analysis looks at things like fingerprints and compares them with a national database of people already in the system — but this technology goes beyond that.
“The snapshot actually generates new information from that DNA, tells us more about that person, things that the police couldn’t have known before,” said Dr. Ellen Greytak, Parabon Nanolabs Snapshot Advance DNA Analysis Division director.
Honolulu police tracked down Tudor Chirila, Jr. — now 77 years old — and worked with police in Nevada and California to obtain a DNA sample from Chirila’s son in April 2022. According to officials, the sample linked blood that was found at the Anderson scene to his father.
A murder charge was officially filed against Chirila in Honolulu and he was arrested by police in Reno on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
A forensic DNA lecturer at Chaminade University said using a child can help skirt national and state databases of DNA, which only come back with a result if the person has previously been arrested or convicted.
“If the son is giving up a DNA profile, the son would inherit what they call a Y-STR profile and he would have the same Y-STR profile as his father, so that’s probably how they matched them up,” said Kari Inda, Chaminade University forensic DNA lecturer.
“So it’s really hard to say what are the chances of someone getting caught, but it’s definitely a lot more than in the 1970s,” Inda said.
Honolulu police said on Tuesday that Chirila’s extradition to Hawaii is pending. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-1972-waikiki-murder/ | 2022-09-16T02:45:00Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-1972-waikiki-murder/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash.-
UPDATE: September 15, 2022 6:56
The roads are clear and back open.
September 15, 2022 6:00 p.m.
Yakima Police are investigating a car crash on 1st St. and Nob Hill in causing the roads to close.
Officers are responding to the crash and investigating.
This is a developing story, which means information could change. We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/car-crash-on-1st-and-nob-hill-in-yakima-causing-road-closures/article_32d2a436-355b-11ed-94db-2f671e974c02.html | 2022-09-16T02:47:27Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/car-crash-on-1st-and-nob-hill-in-yakima-causing-road-closures/article_32d2a436-355b-11ed-94db-2f671e974c02.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -
A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being praised for his heroic actions when he stopped a man from allegedly carjacking a woman and a baby.
The employee, Mykel Gordon, was working at a location in the Fort Walton Beach area Wednesday afternoon when the woman started screaming for help, according to statements from Chick-fil-A and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman told deputies that she was getting her nephew out of his car seat when the suspect, William Branch, approached her, an incident report stated.
The woman said Branch was carrying a stick in his hand and was "wielding it in a way she believed he would use it as a weapon," according to the report.
The woman said she stepped back away from Branch and he lunged at her, grabbed her keys from her waistband and got inside her car, according to the report.
"When the victim began screaming for help an employee at Chick-fil-A ran to intervene," the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook.
Branch punched Gordon in the face but did not seriously injure him. Cellphone video taken from a witness showed Gordon and Branch wrestling on the ground before other people run over. Gordon then holds Branch down.
Branch, 43, of DeFuniak Springs, was charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery. It’s not clear if he has obtained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
Police said Gordon told deputies that Branch had been involved in another incident at the restaurant on Wednesday. About 10 minutes before the attempted carjacking, Branch allegedly reached into another woman's vehicle, unlocked the driver's door and got into the car, a second incident report stated.
He then sat on top of the woman "placing all of his bodyweight" on her and told her to get out. After the woman screamed for help, Gordon intervened and chased off Branch, according to the report.
The Fort Walton Beach Chick-fil-A called Gordon a "hero" for helping. "At Chick-fil-A our mission is to 'Serve' and today Mykel took it further……to 'Save,'" the restaurant wrote on Facebook.
Gordon's actions on Wednesday weren't the first time he lent a helping hand to a customer. In 2018, he helped two teenage girls after a truck failed to negotiate a turn and fell onto the girls' car, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported.
"God resonates there. It’s a miracle in many ways how this happened. But just to have people like this that step forward and make something happen, I know not everybody is gonna do something like that," the father of one of the girls told the newspaper. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/chick-fil-a-employee-praised-for-saving-woman-and-baby-during-carjacking/article_7536ae96-3563-11ed-be8f-0b04f2165619.html | 2022-09-16T02:47:34Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/chick-fil-a-employee-praised-for-saving-woman-and-baby-during-carjacking/article_7536ae96-3563-11ed-be8f-0b04f2165619.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. -
The family of Lucian Munguia is still out at Sarg Hubbard park in Yakima, hoping to find answers about what happened to the missing four-year-old.
Stations are set up for volunteers to help search, hand out flyers and to get any information they can.
Lucian's family has started a Facebook page named Finding Lucian to clear up misinformation they've seen online saying Lucian's been found, or rumors they don't want help finding him.
Lucian's Mother Sandra Munguia, said with the Facebook page "there is no miscommunication, you know what we're doing and what we know or are going to put out there. If he's found, we're going to tell you, I'm not going to come out here and waste my time and other people's time. I'm not out here to do that I'm out here to find my son."
Munguia tells me she along with other volunteers have stayed out until four in the morning looking for Lucian and said she won't stop until he's found.
Another vigil held at 7:30 Thursday night here at Sarg Hubbard park taking place for prayer and to organize before another night of searching.
Lucian's mother is grateful for all the help they've received so far, but asks that anyone willing to help reach out to the group on Facebook or to visit them down at the park to help with the search. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/facebook-page-created-by-lucian-munguias-family-to-stop-misinformation/article_f5d62792-355f-11ed-8537-332c344dca52.html | 2022-09-16T02:47:40Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/facebook-page-created-by-lucian-munguias-family-to-stop-misinformation/article_f5d62792-355f-11ed-8537-332c344dca52.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Editor’s note: Lisa Dillman is the new beat writer covering the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. Dillman previously covered the NHL for the Los Angeles Daily News, the Los Angeles Times and the Athletic.
IRVINE — The words ‘idle’ and ‘down time’ and Mason McTavish rarely co-exist, if at all.
Supporting evidence was there – in black, orange and white – on the Ducks’ roster for the upcoming Rookie Faceoff tournament in San Jose. Most players have one or maybe two teams listed as their 2021-22 tour of hockey duty.
McTavish was the outlier.
There were four teams listed – Hamilton (OHL), the Ducks (NHL), Peterborough (OHL) and San Diego (AHL). Granted, a couple of those stops were brief ones but the list didn’t include his timely international competitions for Canada – the 2022 World Junior Championships this summer and the Winter Olympics in Beijing, in which the 19-year-old center was the youngest player for Team Canada.
The Ducks’ rookies were on the ice Thursday for a practice session before departing for San Jose and it would have been understandable if McTavish had just rolled into town a few days ago after his hectic year.
But, in fact, McTavish was on the ice at the start of September for informal practices with the likes of the Ducks’ Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras, not long after McTavish’s starring role for Canada in the gold medal game against Finland on Aug. 20 in Edmonton.
“I’ve played a lot of hockey over the last couple of years,” said McTavish, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NHL draft. “It’s something I love to do. The guys here are making a lot of fun (with it). I haven’t had that long a break.”
The break was days, not weeks,
“I wanted to get back in the gym,” he said. “The days get really long when I’m not doing anything. So I like to skate and get in the gym.”
McTavish made a sensational defensive play with a goal-line stop in overtime and you can be sure there will be oral histories and/or documentaries north of the border about that sequence in years to come, detailing Canada’s 3-2 win. It was a neat twist of fate considering that he makes his name scoring, having led the tournament. The understated McTavish called it a “special moment.”
“I’ve watched that save a few times,” said defenseman Olen Zellweger, one of three Ducks prospects on that Canadian team.
“It was pretty crazy that he saved that.”
Zellweger smiled, adding, “I can imagine how goalies appreciate that save.”
At his home in Toronto, Drysdale said he watched every game of the tournament.
“You could tell he (McTavish) was a man on a mission,” Drysdale said. “He’s a legit man too. Everyone is really excited to have him.”
But first things first for McTavish.
Before next week’s main training camp is an assignment in San Jose. McTavish is scheduled to play in the Ducks’ tournament opener on Friday against the Sharks’ rookies, and after that, the hockey operations staff will assess his status for the next two games in the six-team event, on Saturday and Monday. He appeared in only one game at last year’s rookie tournament in Arizona because of an injury,
“I’m pretty sure he should be – not putting pressure on the guy – but he should be one of the standouts at this camp,” said Roy Sommer, the San Diego Gulls coach, who will be running the Ducks’ bench during the tournament.
The peer group will be an important measuring stick
“Hey, it’s the start of a lot of their careers … the thing that is cool about it – they’re all the same age,” Sommer said. “You’ve got 18-year-olds against 21-year-olds. It’s not like the American League where you’re going to see a 20-year-old against a vet that’s a 30-year-old. They’re all playing against their peers.
“I was telling those guys today that you want to come back from this tournament and have management go, ‘Man, that McTavish, what a great camp he had.’
“It’s the start of training camp. You have a good three games up there and it carries on to the start of (main) training camp.”
SOMMER TAKES
• On Zellweger: “He plays bigger than his size and gets back for pucks quick and makes a good first pass coming out and he’s got an edge to him. Fun guy to watch. He’s an exceptional player.”
• On 2022 first-round draft pick defenseman Pavel Mintyukov: “We were doing breakouts and I liked his headiness out there. He made a couple of pop plays, showed some deception going back for pucks and I thought he did a good job of making the first pass. You can tell he defends hard.”
• On 2022 first-round draft pick forward Nathan Gaucher: “What is intriguing about him is his size and his engine. Powerful guy. Those guys are hard to find, power forwards like an (Evander) Kane type guy that is physical and can score.”
ROY’S RETURN
Coming home again is going to be a curious experience for the 65-year-old Sommer. The legendary minor-league coach spent the last 24 seasons coaching Sharks’ AHL teams. The all-time AHL leader in games won (808) and coached (1,736) was hired by the Ducks this summer to coach the Gulls.
“To be honest with you, it’s weird still,” he said. “I was putting on all my underwear and it had this little Ducks (logo) on there. After looking at a Shark for 26 years, it’s going to be different. But it’ll be fun to go back. I’ve been in the new building when they were building it, so I don’t know what it’s like when the Barracuda are playing.
“They’ve done a good job. It’ll be a little different. I’m not going to lie to you after being with them for so long. A new challenge in my life at a later age.”
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The Ducks made one change to the rookie roster, adding a third goalie, Francesco Lapenna, as a free-agent invite. He split last season between Charlottetown and Drummondville of the QMJHL this past season. Goaltender Gage Alexander, who was drafted in the fifth round (No. 148 overall) in 2021, is expected to start the tournament opener against the Sharks.
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BOSTON (AP) — The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement.
Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, Thursday's 32nd annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony was for the third year in a row a prerecorded affair webcast on the Annals of Improbable Research magazine's website.
The winners, honored in 10 categories, also included scientists who found that when people on a blind date are attracted to each other, their heart rates synchronize, and researchers who looked at why legal documents can be so utterly baffling, even to lawyers themselves.
Even though the ceremony was prerecorded, it retained much of the fun of the live event usually held at Harvard University.
As has been an Ig Nobel tradition, real Nobel laureates handed out the prizes, using a bit of video trickery: The Nobel laureates handed the prize off screen, while the winners reached out and brought a prize they had been sent and self-assembled into view.
Winners also received a virtually worthless Zimbabwean $10 trillion bill.
Curiosity Ig-nited? Learn more about some of the winners:
GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW
"Science is fun. My sort of a tagline is you're not doing science if you're not having fun," said Frank Fish, a biology professor at West Chester University in Pennsylvania who shared the physics Ig Nobel for studying why ducklings follow their mothers in single-file formation.
It's about energy conservation: The ducklings are drafting, much like stock cars, cyclists and runners do in a race, he said.
"It all has to do with the flow that occurs behind that leading organism and the way that moving in formation can actually be an energetic benefit," said the appropriately named Fish, whose specialty is studying how animals swim.
He shared the prize with researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, who found that the ducklings actually surfed in their mother's wake.
THAT SYNCING FEELING
Eliska Prochazkova's personal experiences inspired her research on dating that earned her and colleagues the cardiology Ig Nobel.
She had no problems finding her apparent perfect match on dating apps, yet she often found there was no spark when they met face-to-face.
So she set people up on blind dates in real social settings, measured their physiological reactions and found that the heart rates of people attracted to each other synchronized.
So is her work evidence of "love at first sight"?
"It really depends, on how you define love," Prochazkova, a researcher at Leiden University in the Netherlands, said in an email. "What we found in our research was that people were able to decide whether they want to date their partner very quickly. Within the first two seconds of the date, the participants made a very complex idea about the human sitting in front of them."
A CRUEL STING
Solimary García-Hernández and Glauco Machado of the University of São Paulo in Brazil won the biology Ig Nobel for studying whether constipation ruins a scorpion's sex life.
Scorpions can detach a body part to escape a predator — a process called autotomy. But when they lose their tails, they also lose the last portion of the digestive tract, which leads to constipation — and, eventually, death, they wrote in the journal "Integrated Zoology."
"The long-term decrease in the locomotor performance of autotomized males may impair mate searching," they wrote.
THAT'S A MOOSE, DUMMY
Magnus Gers won the safety engineering Ig Nobel for making a moose "crash test dummy" for his master's thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, which was published by the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute.
Frequent moose vs. vehicle collisions on Sweden's highways often result in injuries and death to both human and animal, Gers said in an email. Yet automobile makers rarely include animal crashes in their safety testing.
"I believe this is a fascinating and still very unexplored area that deserves all the attention it can get," he said. "This topic is mystical, life threatening and more relevant than ever."
CAN YOU SPEAK LEGALESE?
Anyone who has ever read a terms of service agreement knows that legal documents can be downright incomprehensible.
That frustrated Eric Martinez, a graduate student in the brain and cognitive science department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who also has a law degree from Harvard.
He, Francis Mollica and Edward Gibson shared the literature Ig Nobel for analyzing what makes legal documents unnecessarily difficult to understand, research that appeared in the journal "Cognition."
"Ultimately, there's kind of a hope that lawyers will think a little more with the reader in mind," he said. "Clarity doesn't just benefit the layperson, it also benefits lawyers." | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/constipated-scorpions-love-at-first-sight-inspire-ig-nobels | 2022-09-16T02:52:07Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/constipated-scorpions-love-at-first-sight-inspire-ig-nobels | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An army general in Mexico has been detained in connection to the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, which has gained international attention.
The Mexican government said the general is one of three suspects. They commanded a battalion in southern Mexico, according to Deputy Security Minister Ricardo Mejia, AFP reported.
Last month the Mexican government announced it had issued more than 80 arrest warrants for suspects in the case. The arrested warrants were sent to suspects that included 20 members of the military.
The case is considered one of the worst human rights calamities in Mexican history.
The case has become a major national issue for the country and has garnered international condemnation.
In 2014, the students hired busses in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero in order to travel to a large protest in Mexico City before they went missing.
In 2015, then-Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, presented an official report claiming that it was cartel members who killed the students before incinerating their remains at a garbage dump. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/mexico-detains-army-general-over-disappearance-of-43-students | 2022-09-16T02:52:13Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/mexico-detains-army-general-over-disappearance-of-43-students | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Researchers have made a remarkable discovery after finding the world's oldest heart inside of a prehistoric fish.
The 380-million-year-old heart was preserved inside of the fossilized remains of the prehistoric Gogo fish. According to scientists, it is a piece of history from a pivotal moment in evolution for the heart, vital in pumping blood throughout a living body.
We’ve found a 380-million-year-old heart in a Gogo fish from the Kimberley.
— Dr Kate Trinajstic (@KateTRINAJSTIC) September 15, 2022
It’s in @ScienceMagazine, https://t.co/7pTp1F9s6z.
Thank you to my co-authors... pic.twitter.com/UBN2ZahEFR
The discovery was made in Western Australia. Professor Kate Trinajstic from Curtin University in Perth said the moment she and her colleagues made the discovery, she realized it was the most significant find of their lives, the BBC reported.
We were crowded around the computer and recognized that we had a heart and pretty much couldn't believe it! It was incredibly exciting," she said.
And people online had fun with the news, with writer David Barnett saying the Gogo fish sounds "hip and beat."
I like that we’re descended from a Gogo fish. Sounds hip and beat. https://t.co/Mx0WZ5WIgC
— David M Barnett (@davidmbarnett) September 15, 2022
Prof John Long from Flinders University in Adelaide was a collaborator on the study and said the discovery was "a mind-boggling, jaw-dropping discovery."
Researchers have not known anything about the soft organs of an animal this old until now.
The Gogo fish is a class of fish from prehistoric times called placoderms. They were the first fish to have jaws and teeth.
Scientists found that the heart was much more forward in the body than that of other primitive fish.
Dr Zerina Johanson of the Natural History Museum in London, said, "A lot of the things you see we still have in our own bodies; jaws and teeth, for example. We have the first appearance of the front fins and the fins at the back, which eventually evolved into our arms and legs."
Johanson said, "There are many things going on in these placoderms that we see evolving to ourselves today such as the neck, the shape and arrangement of the heart and its position in the body."
Dr Martin Brazeau, a placoderm expert at Imperial College London, said, "The fishes that my colleagues and I are studying are part of our evolution. This is part of the evolution of humans and other animals that live on land and the fishes that live in the sea today." | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/oldest-heart-in-the-world-found-inside-prehistoric-fish | 2022-09-16T02:52:20Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/oldest-heart-in-the-world-found-inside-prehistoric-fish | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The trailer for the live action remake of the The Little Mermaid was unveiled at the D23 Expo 2022 last week, giving Black kids everywhere a rare taste of what it's like to play Disney royalty on-screen. The trailer has sparked viral social media moments—people are sharing how their young Black children are reacting to the sneak peek, particularly their response to seeing a Black Disney princess in Ariel, played by Halle Bailey.
In fact, Bailey is only the second Black actor to play Disney princess on the silver screen. Actress Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Tiana in the animated 2009 film The Princess and The Frog, was the first. That makes the historic casting of Bailey—known for her powerhouse vocals in the sister R&B group Chloe x Halle and her role in earlier seasons of the show Grown-ish—one worth celebrating. Bailey is also starring in next year's remake of the film The Color Purple, which is being coproduced by Oprah.
Variety reported that upon the news of Bailey's casting, not everyone was happy with the notion of Black mermaid, and people used the hashtag #NotMyAriel to share their distaste online. As Bailey's family rallied around her, her grandparents shared stories of their racial trauma while telling her how significant her casting is for Black representation.
"I want the little girl in me and the little girls just like me who are watching to know that they’re special, and that they should be a princess in every single way," Bailey told Variety. "There’s no reason that they shouldn’t be. That reassurance was something that I needed."
So this is truly a watershed moment for many Black youngsters—and, let's face it: Black people of all ages aren't used to seeing main characters who look like them in Disney movies. Watch the teaser trailer for yourself above, and take a look at the sweet reactions below.
Watch these kids light up while watching the teaser trailer:
Bailey herself got wind of the reactions and posted a sweet message with a video montage on Instagram this week.
Kerry Washington also shared how emotional she feels.
The Little Mermaid is being directed by Rob Marshall and is slated for a May 2023 debut. It will feature both original songs and new music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. Marshall and Miranda also serve as some of the film's producers. Viewers can also expect to see celebs like Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, and Awkwafina in the new live-action version of the classic film.
We think it's safe to say that if this film is anything like its jaw-dropping teaser tailer, it'll bring out the child in all of us.
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An Iowa judge's ruling this week ordering a teenage girl -- who was 15 when she killed a man she said raped her multiple times -- to pay his family $150,000 in restitution has reignited conversations about what justice looks like for girls and young women who have experienced sexual violence.
Pieper Lewis, who killed her alleged rapist in 2020, received a deferred judgment from Polk County District Judge David Porter after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury.
Lewis is just one of several teenagers -- often of color -- who have been legally penalized or convicted of killing their sex trafficker or assaulter in recent years in the US.
Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted clemency to Sara Kruzan, who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a teenager for killing a man who sexually abused and trafficked her in 1994.
In Wisconsin, Chrystul Kizer is facing a life sentence for killing the man she said forced her into sex trafficking. After a state Supreme Court ruling in July, Kizer will be allowed to argue in court her actions were a "direct result" of being trafficked, a defense that could see charges against her acquitted.
And in Tennessee, Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man who paid to rape her when she was a 16-year-old trafficking victim. Now 32, Brown was granted clemency in 2019, after spending half her life behind bars.
In response to Lewis' ruling, Brown -- who is now a criminal justice reform advocate and author -- told PBS Newshour, "It's just a story that has unfortunately become all too familiar."
"She was a victim in this situation, not only is she going to have to serve time in a facility, but, over the next five years, anything that she does can trigger her having to serve a 20-year sentence. So she's not truly free."
Advocates like KellyMarie Meek of the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault told CNN, "Women of color who've experienced sexual violence and trafficking who act in self-defense against the people who harmed them have not been treated well by our legal system historically."
'Punished rather than protected by the legal system'
Iowa is not among the dozens of states with a so-called safe harbor law providing legal protections to victims of human trafficking.
"There is a disproportionate number of black and brown folks that are in our criminal legal system and that are incarcerated in our jails and prisons in Iowa," Meek said. "It is a lot more than you would expect based on the population of folks of color in Iowa. And so it, it's hard to imagine that that didn't have something to do with it."
The most recent figures from the US National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 22,326 trafficking victims and survivors in 2020. Of those, 14,597 were cases of sex trafficking and 1,048 were sex and labor trafficking, or forcing someone to work by fraud or coercion. Farm and domestic work are common avenues of labor trafficking, according to the hotline.
The average age of those trafficked was 17, and the numbers sharply decline of those older who were identified by the hotline. The sum of younger victims was about the same as the number of 17-year-olds.
In her plea agreement, Lewis laid out the series of events leading up to the killing. She described running away from an abusive home environment and ending up with nowhere to live until being taken in by an older man who she said trafficked her and forced her to have sex with other men for money, including Brooks ... She described being assaulted repeatedly, including while being unconscious, stating, "I suddenly realized that Mr. Brooks had raped me yet again and was overcome with rage."
Lewis was facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury. But the judge deferred those sentences on Tuesday -- meaning her guilty plea could be expunged if she completes five years' probation at a residential correctional facility.
The judge said the restitution was mandatory under Iowa law. "This court has no discretion but to impose $150,000 in restitution payable to Mr. Brooke's estate."
Meek said she understood the restitution ruling and the fact the judge did not have any discretion.
"It worked out really poorly in this case, but I don't want to automatically swing the pendulum and say, we're just going to get rid of that," she said.
As outrage continues to grow over Lewis' case, a GoFundMe campaign launched by one of Lewis' former teachers surpassed $388,000 by Thursday afternoon. But rights activists say the case highlights a broader trend of victims of sexual abuse and trafficking being punished rather than protected by the legal system.
"I don't think that justice was served. I think that justice would have not seen Pieper Lewis spend any time behind bars," Meek told CNN. "This is not the worst outcome that could have happened, but it's far from the best outcome, and it's definitely not justice."
"The decision to prosecute Lewis and the subsequent sentence sends a clear message to Black women, girls and gender expansive individuals -- the law will not protect you -- and if you defend yourself, you will pay a high price," Marcela Howell, the president and CEO of nonprofit advocacy group In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, said in a statement after the ruling.
Experts like attorney Lindsey Ruff told CNN, "Too often, we see a tragic pattern where the criminal justice system punishes the victims of horrific crimes, rather than the true perpetrators."
Ruff, who represented multiple groups in a brief supporting Kizer, said the root causes of human trafficking are complex and addressing those issues requires complex solutions.
"Many trafficking victims -- especially child victims like Chrystul or Peiper -- suffer severe psychological consequences as result of trafficking, which can lead them to enact in seemingly anomalous ways," she said. "They might cope in self-destructive ways like drug use or violence, they might use self-help to defend themselves. These kinds of behaviors can increase the risk of -- or directly result in -- contact with the criminal justice system. The causal link between victimization and criminality creates a cycle where victims are penalized for their reactions to their own trauma."
Trauma is not understood
Meek also expressed concern about Lewis' ability to manage the terms of her probation due to the severity of her trauma.
"Five years [of] probation under strict supervision is something that concerns me, because I know that many of the ways that trauma survivors deal with their trauma is not understood very well by folks that haven't experienced trauma, which can sometimes lead to behaviors that get folks in trouble," she said.
It's a sentiment Brown shares as a survivor turned advocate.
"We have a long way to go in educating people what it's actually like for someone who's a victim of trafficking, the life that they have to live, the things that they have to resort to just to survive," she said in the interview with PBS NewsHour. "Even in states where we do have mechanisms in place for prosecutors, for judges to be lenient, to look at these individuals as young girls who reacted from a place of trauma and who are in need of services, and not being incarcerated, sometimes, the people who are involved in these cases don't necessarily see that."
The issue is complex and experts like Ruff say the power dynamic between the victim and their abuser needs to be considered to avoid re-traumatizing victims by penalizing them for protecting themselves.
"An ongoing physical and emotional power imbalance between a victim and their abuser can lead to learned helplessness, and the sense the threat of serious injury is ever present and always imminent," Ruff said. "Abuse can erode a victim's sense of security to the point that they never feel safe, which can cause them to act out of fear or desperation in interactions with their abusers."
Across the US, the children most vulnerable to sex trafficking are those living in poverty, often known to child protection services, in foster care, in generally unstable conditions, social workers and researchers say. Many have been sexually abused as children before they become victims.
"Our data shows that people are exploited because traffickers know that there are certain groups of people that don't have the support, that don't have the ability to get accountability, or justice for themselves," Robert Beiser, the strategic initiatives director for sex trafficking at Polaris, which runs the National Human Trafficking Hotline, previously told CNN in a report on sex trafficking. "And those people who, if you exploit them, it's much less likely that any problems will come your way as a trafficker or as a sex buyer."
The trauma lingers for victims of sex trafficking and for teens like Lewis who exist at the intersection of being Black, a girl and growing up in unstable environments -- the road to justice is unwieldy.
"Injustice and violence against Black women and young girls are reproductive and racial justice crises, whether the harm is perpetrated by an abuser, police officer, or the courts and criminal legal system itself," Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, told CNN.
"This is yet another example of how the system fails our communities, and in fact, sanctions and allows for the continued punishment of Black women and girls."
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday condemned Republican Rep. Clay Higgins' treatment of an environmental lawyer during a congressional hearing on the climate crisis.
"In the four years that I've sat on this committee, I have never seen members of Congress, Republican or Democrat, disrespect a witness in the way that I have seen them disrespect you today," Ocasio-Cortez told Raya Salter, the executive director and founder of the Energy Justice Law and Policy Center and a member of the New York State Climate Action Council.
"For the gentleman from Louisiana and the comfort he felt in yelling at you like that, there's more than one way to get a point across," the New York Democrat said, later apologizing to Salter on behalf of the committee.
Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, referred to Salter as "good lady" and "boo" at different times during the heated exchange.
"I'm not quite sure some of you are connected to reality," Higgins said before pointing his attention toward Salter. "Ma'am, good lady, please prepare your mind 'cause I'm gonna' ask you three questions. I'm going to give you most of my time. I think it's good that America hears what you have to say."
He then asked Salter what she would do with petrochemical products if she had control of the world.
In response, Salter implored Higgins to "search your heart and ask your God, what you are doing to the Black and poor people in Louisiana? That would be my first thing to ask."
At one point, as the pair talked over each other, Higgins told Salter: "I'm trying to give you the floor, boo."
CNN has reached out to Higgins' office for comment.
In a tweet following the hearing, Salter shared a video of the exchange and wrote, "Thanks for the support! I'm unbothered by fossil fuel cronies!!!"
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York also commented on the exchange via Twitter, saying, "Small men resort to demeaning tactics when they don't have the wherewithal to act decently," and thanking Salter for her "brilliant testimony and work to rescue us from the climate catastrophe."
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The Save America PAC has advanced former President Donald Trump's attorney Chris Kise $3 million in an upfront payment to cover his legal fees, a person familiar with the arrangement told CNN.
Kise, a former Florida solicitor general, joined Trump's legal team last month to help the former President as he waged a court battle following the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, his Florida residence and resort.
The addition of Kise was viewed as a significant boost to Trump's legal team. The former President has had difficulty finding high-caliber lawyers to represent him given his history of stiffing attorneys and business partners and not following legal advice.
It took two weeks before Trump's lawyers formally waded into the legal fight over the search warrant, despite publicly calling for the warrant and affidavit to be unsealed. And when they finally did, their motion had numerous legal flaws and drew criticism from legal experts on both sides of the aisle.
Kise left law firm Foley & Lardner, where he had worked for over a decade, to take on the assignment.
Politico first reported the $3 million payment.
Trump has previously used the PAC, which was formed days after the 2020 presidential election, to cover some of his legal fees.
The former President's legal troubles have only grown as the Justice Department has launched a wide ranking investigation into the election. In the past week, the DOJ sent more than 30 subpoenas to people associated with Trump, the campaign and post-election efforts.
Some of the subpoenas, including one reviewed by CNN, were broad in scope, seeking information on a range of issues, including the fake elector scheme, Trump's primary fundraising and political vehicle, Save America PAC, the organizing of the Trump rally on January 6, and any communications with a broad list of people who worked to overturn the 2020 election results.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said he does not expect to be indicted.
A source close to the former President previously told CNN that Trump has posed questions about a potential indictment to members of his inner circle.
Another adviser acknowledged that while Trump has certainly been in legal peril before, including while he was president, this seems different and potentially more dangerous, particularly because he no longer has the legal protections afforded to the executive office.
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The White House announced a $600 million security package for Ukraine on Thursday, providing the Ukrainian military with another round of assistance during its ongoing counter-offensive against Russian forces.
The equipment will be drawn from existing US stocks and inventories, and it will include additional arms, ammunition and equipment, according to a statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"Together with our Allies and partners, we are delivering the arms and equipment that Ukraine's forces are utilizing so effectively as they continue their successful counter-offensive against Russia's invasion," said Blinken.
The package includes additional ammo for the HIMARS system, which Ukraine has used to hit multiple Russian logistics hubs, command posts and ammo depots. It also includes tens of thousands of conventional 105mm artillery rounds, 1,000 precision 155mm rounds, and counter drone systems. With winter coming, the US is also providing cold weather gear and more night vision devices.
A week ago, the Pentagon announced another $675 million package, which included additional ammunition for the HIMARS, as well as tens of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition.
CNN has reported that the US, for now, has decided against sending long-range ATACMS ammunition to Ukraine for use with the HIMARS platform, despite repeated Ukrainian requests. The ATACMS have a range of nearly 200 miles, capable of striking deep within Russian territory.
Pentagon officials have said the HIMARS launchers coupled with GMLRS, a munition with a range of some 40 miles, is what the US should be focused on providing to Ukraine at the time.
Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the US has provided $15.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
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A woman has been arrested and charged with calling in a false bomb threat last month to Boston Children's Hospital, which has been hit with a barrage of threats linked to its providing of gender-affirming care, US Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins said Thursday.
"Boston Children's Hospital has been subjected to a sustained harassment campaign based on the dissemination of information online regarding the services offered by the hospital's gender multi-specialty service, which, according to the hospital, provides individualized, safe, and affirmative care to gender-diverse and transgendered individuals and their families," Rollins said.
Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, was arrested Thursday by FBI agents at her home without incident and charged with one count of making a false telephonic bomb threat, said FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Joseph Bonavolonta.
The hospital received a threatening phone call on August 30 which said, in part, "There is a bomb on the way to the hospital. You'd better evacuate everybody, you sickos," Rollins said.
The threat led to the hospital and surrounding areas being placed on lockdown and a bomb squad being dispatched, Rollins said, and it was determined "no explosive devices were located at the hospital."
Investigators were able to identify a cell phone account that made the call and linked it to Leavy "through court authorized search warrants and other techniques," according to Rollins. The telephone used to make the alleged threat was recovered when Leavy was arrested, she said.
While multiple threats have been called into the hospital, at this time Leavy is only being charged in connection with one call, Rollins said.
The 37-year-old appeared before a magistrate judge for an initial appearance Thursday afternoon, Rollins said, and will be held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Friday afternoon.
CNN has reached out to an attorney for Leavy for comment.
Boston Children's Hospital, which calls itself "home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States," has said it faced a "large volume" of threats of violence for offering such care.
Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care using a multidisciplinary approach to help a person transition from their assigned gender -- the one they were designated at birth -- to their affirmed gender -- the gender by which they want to be known.
Major medical associations -- including the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- agree gender-affirming care is clinically appropriate for children and adults.
Misinformation spread online has suggested Boston Children's performed gender-affirming genital surgeries on young children. The hospital says it provides overall care to children who identify as transgender or nonbinary, but surgeries are performed only on consenting adults.
Rollins would not comment on a motive for the alleged bomb threat but said, "Generally, health care providers who support and offer care to gender-diverse and transgendered individuals deserve to do so without fear."
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab (an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) and Umbralisib (or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma); (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that TG Therapeutics would be able to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval of the marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA"), the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA"), the supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA"), or the Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA") in their current forms; (3) as a result, TG Therapeutics had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (4) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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2 Chicago high school football coaches make Illinois sports history
CHICAGO - Two Chicago women are tackling history.
For the first time ever in Illinois, the state saw two high school football teams go head-to-head with female coaches.
On one sideline was Christian Fenger High School's Jousecelyn Mayfield — the state's second female head coach.
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On the opposite sideline was DuSable High School’s Konesha Rhea — the state's first female head coach.
The two are friends. Their relationship began in a youth football league a decade ago.
The historical significance of the matchup was not lost on these two pioneers who hope their example might motivate others.
A more experienced Fenger squad won the game Thursday night. But as Coach Mayfield says, there are no losers in this landmark battle. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-chicago-high-school-football-coaches-make-illinois-sports-history | 2022-09-16T03:07:51Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-chicago-high-school-football-coaches-make-illinois-sports-history | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Body of man found in ditch in Gurnee: police
GURNEE, Ill. - A man's body was found in a ditch Thursday morning in north suburban Gurnee.
Around 10:26 p.m., Gurnee police responded to an area near the intersection of Delany Road and Grove Avenue for a possible deceased man in a ditch.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a deceased Black man who had suffered serious injuries.
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An autopsy is scheduled with the Lake County coroner.
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Caravans take over downtown Chicago in preparation for Mexican Independence Day
CHICAGO - Huge caravans took over downtown Chicago in preparation for Mexican Independence Day — which is Friday.
There aren't too many nights a year that you will see the median on Michigan Avenue become a dance floor, but that's exactly what happened Thursday.
People could be seen on top of their cars and dancing right at the intersection of Michigan and Lake in the Loop.
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The Office of Emergency Management issued a statement Thursday urging safe celebrations for the weekend.
They said residents should be on the lookout for a lot of increased traffic.
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Hutch's Jewelry murder: Michigan attorney believed to be mastermind in murder of Dan Hutchinson
OAK PARK, Mich. (FOX 2) - Explosive new details in the investigation into the murder of Dan Hutchinson, the owner of Hutch's Jewelry. According to FOX 2 sources, a Michigan attorney is likely the mastermind behind all of it. The alleged motive? FOX 2 has learned the attorney allegedly wrote himself into the Hutch's will and the jewelry store owner had no idea.
So far, three people have been charged with the murder-for-hire plot to kill Daniel "Hutch" Hutchinson, a well-known jeweler with a celebrity client list. But an attorney could be the next person charged.
Police: 'No words exchanged' by gunman before killing of Hutch's Jewelry owner in Oak Park
Multiple sources tell FOX 2 that the attorney, who we cannot name because he hasn't been charged, is a person of interest in an investigation that started back on June 1 when the 47-year-old shot and killed outside of his jewelry store on Greenfield in Oak Park.
At least ten bullet holes were visible in the window of the SUV that Hutch was driving. In the passenger seat was his wife, Marissa, who was miraculously unhurt in the shooting.
The shooter, police say, was 44-year-old Roy Donta Larry. Police said he pulled up on a bicycle to the GMC Yukon Denali with his wife at the time when a car pulled up in the lane next to Hutchinson and fired more than a dozen rounds into the SUV.
Last week, the investigation broke open with two more charged including 57-year-old Darnell Larry, a relative of Roy, and 32-year-old Angelo James Raptoplous.
Oak Park police declined to elaborate further on the charges, but sources say that Raptoplous was above the other two men in the plot.
According to court documents, Raptoplous, was also hit with a solicitation charge associated with the plot to also kill Marissa Hutchinson.
A possible motive for Hutch's murder?
Several sources close to the investigation say the attorney mentioned above is connected to Raptoplous and had a lot to gain.
According to our sources, that attorney befriended Hutch and became a business associate who Hutch trusted enough to draft a will. Included in that will was the attorney, himself.
Hutch signed that will likely without knowing the attorney had inserted himself into it, FOX 2 has learned.
This attorney has a documented history which we found in a civil suit against him. In that suit, it's alleged that he swindled an elderly Detroit man into deeding over several properties in Detroit and in Washtenaw County.
Months later, after the quit claims deeds were approved, the elderly man died inside his southwest Detroit home. An autopsy reads it was of natural causes, but those close to him speculate about what actually caused it.
That civil suit was eventually settled.
FOX 2 has learned the attorney may not even be the end of the investigation. It's possible more could be charged in the coming weeks.
Murder of Dan "Hutch" Hutchinson
Oak Park police say the victim was approached by the suspect and shot multiple times during the killing. Police said the murder was a targeted killing.
Hutchinson was inside his SUV with his wife when a car had pulled up to the lane next to him and fired into the vehicle. While the victim's wife escaped uninjured, Hutchinson was struck and later succumbed to his injuries.
More Coverage: Hutch's Jewelry owner Dan Hutchinson killed in targeted hit, wife was in SUV with him - Oak Park police say
Police initially believed Roy Larry acted alone in the fatal shooting.
"He kept Detroit iced up" Oak Park jeweler honored
A vigil was held June 4 for the well-known metro Detroit jeweler, with friends and family turning out to pay tribute to Hutchinson.
"Great guy very charismatic. Had a great personality. Had a lot of knowledge about jewelry and the community. He was passionate about it."
Family and friends say, 47-year-old Dan Hutchinson, the owner of Hutch Jewelers, made an impression on nearly everyone he got to know.
READ MORE: Vigil held for beloved owner of Hutch's Jewelry in Oak Park
"Always personable when you meet him. I feel bad for his family because he was definitely that kind of guy. A family guy," said KeVon, a prior customer. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hutchs-jewelry-murder-michigan-attorney-believed-to-be-mastermind-in-murder-of-dan-hutchinson | 2022-09-16T03:08:17Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hutchs-jewelry-murder-michigan-attorney-believed-to-be-mastermind-in-murder-of-dan-hutchinson | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man found fatally shot on Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO - A man was found fatally shot in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Thursday night.
At about 7:45 p.m., a 36-year-old man was found with a bullet wound in his head in the 700 block of North Menard, police said.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Food fest, Boro Pride, Hammer Down among this week's things to do in Rutherford County
"Hamlet"
Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" will be on stage Sept. 16-25 at the Center for the Arts, 110 W. College St. in Murfreesboro. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For more information or to purchase tickets, phone 615-904-2787 or visit website www.BoroArts.org.
"Seussical" on stage
Springhouse Theatre, 14119 Old Nashville Highway in Smyrna, presents "Seussical" on stage Sept. 16-30 and Oct. 1. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1. Tickets are $128 for adults, $15 for military and seniors, and $12 for students. Order on-line at SpringhouseTheatre.com.
Coming Home on stage
Listen to singer-songwriter husband/wife duo Comin Home perform a blend of folk, rock and acoustic blues from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 16 at Cedar Glade Brews, 906 Ridgely Road in Murfreesboro.
Friday Night Live
The last Friday Night Live of the season will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 on the Murfreesboro Public Square. Bring your lawn chairs and dancing shoes. Admission is free.
Food fest
Discover Rutherford cultural food festival is set for 4-7 Sept. 17 at Discovery Center museum, 502 S.E. Broad St. in Murfreesboro.
Celebrate the diversity and traditions of Rutherford residents through food, music and dance while supporting Discovery Center at this outdoor event. The event will honor longtime Rutherford County educator Greg Lyles.
Advance tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for youth. Purchase online at explorethedc.org/events/discoverrutherford. Ticket prices go up $5 if purchased at the door.
Participating food vendors include:
- The Clay Pit Indian Cuisine
- El Hornito Bakery 2
- I Take It
- Lilly Belle’s BBQ and Catering
- Love Thai Sushi
- Om Sai Indian Grocery
- Opah Greek Frill
- Panaderia La Michoacana
- Patricia Veals
- Wise Girls LLC
- Global Star Market
- Thai Pataya
- Thai Spice
Cedar Glade Brewery will be onsite at the traditional German Beer Garden. Beer may be purchased by guests 21 and older at the event for $8 per pint.
Performers include:
- shackled feet DANCE!
- Tula Tribe
- Native American Indian Association of Tennessee
- MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
- Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville
Programming will be provided by MTSU Japan Club, MTSU Asian Arts Association and Big Blue Marble Academy.
The museum will be closing early on this date at 1:30 p.m. to prepare for the event.
Overflow parking will be located in the city lot on the corner of South Church Street and East Sevier Street (across the street from WGNS). There will be a shuttle transporting guests to and from the Discovery Center throughout the event.
Boro Art Crawl
The Boro Art Crawl on the Murfreesboro Public Square is set for 5-8 p.m. Sept. 16. Admission is free. Hosts include artists Meagan Armes, Ryan Frizzell, Kay Currie, Vincent Mosbey and Kora Green at 16 locations including The Abbey Murfreesboro Pub and Coffee House, The Center for the Arts, Church Street Gallery, the Walnut House, Liquid Smoke, Nurture Nook and more.
Top Gun Run
The Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial Top Gun Night Run 6K steps off at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Victory Recreation Park, 100 Sam Ridley Pkwy E. in Smyrna. The course includes the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport and Smyrna Municipal golf course with the finish line at the Memorial. Spectators and runners can enjoy live music and food trucks in the park. The run is chip-timed and USATF-certified. All proceeds go towards maintaining the Blue Angel Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial. Race fee is $50. Visit runsignup.com and search Top Gun Night Run 6K, or find the Top Gun Night Run event on Facebook.
Boro Pride
BoroPride 2022 returns to Cannonsburgh Village, 312 S. Front Street in Murfreesboro on Sept. 17. Festivities kick off at 3 p.m. Park at the library garage (enter on Church Street) and the bus will shuttle you to the event. The free, family friendly event. BoroPride 2022 will feature food trucks, a KidZone, two stages of live entertainment and a beer garden. Admission to the festival is free, but tickets to the beer garden must be purchased. Cost is $25 online at eventbrite.com or at the gate, the price is $35. IDs are required.
Gr8t Duck Chase
The inaugural Gr8t Duck Chase at ‘Boro Beach at SportsCom, 2310 Memorial Blvd. in Murfreesboro, is set for 10 a.m. Sept. 17. Cash prizes will be awarded. A Jeep show will be held, too. Local food trucks will be on site. For more information, please contact Steve Yeatts at 615-495-3922 or jennifer@thegr8tchase.org. For more information about The Gr8t Duck Chase, please visit thegr8tchase.org or find the event on Facebook.
Hammer Down for Habitat
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity's annual Hammer Down for Habitat Poker Run is Sept. 17 at Hop Springs Beer Park, 6790 John Bragg Highway in Murfreesboro. The 14th annual event is noon–2:30 p.m. Runners start at 7 a.m. with motorcycle and car registration, followed by run at 8 a.m. Riders and drivers leave the Habitat Office, 850 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and travel through 100 miles of scenic back roads of Middle Tennessee and then to Hop Springs Beer Park. Tickets are $35 per motorcycle or car and $25 per passenger. Proceeds help build a Habitat house and raise awareness for the need for affordable housing in Rutherford County. Special guests include TV host and automotive expert Kevin Tetz and Ben Smithson of Smithson Speed Restoration & Hot Rod Shop. Whiskey Smoke will perform. FitzWilly’s Food Truck and Newk’s Eatery will be selling food. Tickets for lunch and entertainment only are $15 per adult and $10 per child 12 and younger. For more information, visit rchfh.org/hammer-down or find the event on eventbrite.
Old Timers Festival
La Vergne's 35th annual Old Timers Festival is Sept. 17. Theme is “Serving Thru History” featuring Grand Marshal Rick Autery at Veterans Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive. The event kicks off with a parade at Bicentennial Park at City Hall, 5093 Murfreesboro Road and ends at the park. The lineup starts at 9 a.m., followed by the event from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There food and craft vendors along with live music. For more information, visit lavergnetn.gov.
Greenway Arts fest
The annual Greenway Arts Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at Old Fort Park, 916 Golf Lane in Murfreesboro. A variety of original art will be available for purchase. The Tennessee Valley Brass Quintet performs a concert from at 10:30 a.m. Performances, admission and parking are free. Refreshments may be purchased from a variety of food vendors. Be sure to bring a chair. For more information, visit murfreesborotn.gov or look for the event on Facebook.
Hispanic Heritage Day
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities will be happening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 at Discovery Center, 502 SE Broad St. in Murfreesboro. This event is free and open to the public. Visit explorethedc.org or call 615-890-2300.
Oktoberfest at Oaklands
Oaklands Mansion, 900 N. Maney Ave. in Murfreesboro, will host the annual Oktoberfest from 3-7 p.m. Sept. 24. The craft beer festival’s growing list of brewers include The Mid-State Brew Crew, The Mid-State Brewsters, Cedar Glade Brews, Dark Humor Brewing, Deep South Growlers, Lazy Sunday Brewing Company and Thompson’s Brood. Several local food trucks include FitzWilly’s, My Roots Curbside Culinary and Catarina’s Mexican-inspired dishes. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Admission for craft beer drinkers ages 21 and up is $45 and $20 for designated drivers 17 and older. Ages 16 and younger are admitted free. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs. For more information, visit oaklandsmansion.org.
Stepping Stones fundraiser: Bingo
Bingo in the Barn is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Saddlewoods Farm, 9522 Franklin Road in Murfreesboro. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Stepping Stones Safe Haven, a women and children’s homeless shelter in downtown Murfreesboro. They staff a day shelter, The Haven at 720 Old Salem Road, offering clients a place to go during the day to shower, wash clothes and get needed support to move from homelessness to housing. In addition, they provide overnight shelter for up to 12 women and children each night. Admission is $35 and includes seating, charcuterie box, drinks and dessert. Bingo sessions consist of four regular games plus a bonus opportunity; cards are $5 each. You can buy cards prior to the night or before the start of each round. Prize baskets have a value of $350 or more. For more information, visit steppingstonestn.org or call 615-900-4427, ext. 2.
Groovin' in the Boro
The Journey Home outreach presents Groovin’ In The Boro at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 for a night of food, drinks and live music. Award-winning singer-songwriters Ashley Cleveland, Pam Tillis and Tricia Walker come together for a special evening of songs and stories at Hop Springs, 6790 John Bragg Highway in Murfreesboro. Singers will gather for an "in-the-round" performance similar to the Bluebird Cafe. Tickets start at $75 and include dinner, a cash bar and silent auction featuring artisan items and experiences. Proceeds benefit The Journey Home, a faith-based outreach for those in need. For more information, visit lovegodservepeople.org, call 865-278-8757 or email lcouser@lovegodservepeople.org. | https://www.dnj.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/16/murfreesboro-events-boro-pride-art-crawl-food-fest-old-timers-day/69496556007/ | 2022-09-16T03:10:04Z | dnj.com | control | https://www.dnj.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/16/murfreesboro-events-boro-pride-art-crawl-food-fest-old-timers-day/69496556007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MTSU breaks ground on $7.1 million outdoor tennis facility
Middle Tennessee State is one step closer to having a new outdoor tennis facility.
The school broke ground for the new $7.1 million facility in a ceremony Thursday.
The new complex will be located on the site of the Buck Bouldin Tennis Courts, at the corner of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive.
It will serve as the on-campus home of MTSU's men's and women's tennis programs, featuring new locker rooms, spectator facilities for 250 fans, eight tennis courts and new coaches' offices, among many other amenities.
The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders had been playing their home matches at Adams Tennis Complex inside Old Fort Park.
"Today, we mark yet another milestone in fulfilling our mission of educating and serving our students as they prepare for their bright futures," MTSU President Sidney McPhee said in a release. "This is a transformational and comprehensive effort that will dramatically enhance our athletics facilities, but also create a vibrant entry portal to our campus. Thanks to this support, our tennis student-athletes will be able to practice and play in a facility that ranks among the very best in the region."
The tennis complex is part of a capital campaign which will upgrade numerous athletic facilities on campus.
MTSU unveils three-phase, $100 million-plus athletic facilities upgrades
"Today is a glorious day for our athletic department and our tennis programs," MTSU Athletic Director Chris Massaro said. "This will be a catalyst to move our tennis programs forward and improve on the great success they have already displayed. This is a tremendous way to ignite our Build Blue campaign."
MTSU men's tennis coach Jimmy Borendame and women's coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall were joined by student athletes from their programs at the groundbreaking ceremony, as well as members of the MTSU Board of Trustees, donors and Blue Raider fans.
MTSU's men won its third-straight Conference USA title in 2022.
"This new facility is for the student-athletes, alumni, supporters, fans and the community," Borendame said. "I believe this new facility will give us a special on-campus home. It will enhance our ability to recruit, develop our student-athletes and create another great home match atmosphere. This is a great day to be a Blue Raider."
"What an awesome time to be an MTSU tennis student-athlete," Bailey-Duvall said. "This is very exciting for everyone here and from what I've learned over the last few years, there's a lot of memories and fond thoughts about the tennis courts here. One of the most important ones, as mentioned by Dr. McPhee and (Massaro), is Sandy Neal. I am honored to share the court in a place where she's worked at." | https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/college/mtsu/2022/09/15/mtsu-begins-7-1-million-tennis-facility-project/69497729007/ | 2022-09-16T03:10:16Z | dnj.com | control | https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/college/mtsu/2022/09/15/mtsu-begins-7-1-million-tennis-facility-project/69497729007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MTSU football: Scouting report and score prediction vs. Tennessee State
Tennessee State will travel to Middle Tennessee State football to renew their rivalry Saturday (6 p.m. kickoff, Varsity Network).
It will be the first meeting between the Blue Raiders (1-1) and Tigers (0-2) since 2019, when MTSU won 45-26. The Blue Raiders lead the all-time series, 11-10.
MTSU is coming off a 34-19 win at Colorado State. TSU, coached by former Tennessee Titan Eddie George, lost 16-3 to Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic last week.
Here is a scouting report on the game, with a score prediction from The Daily News Journal's Cecil Joyce:
Middle Tennessee State football won its first game. Here's how it happened.
Tigers have balanced offense
TSU has rushed for 282 yards and passed for 396 this season.
It's been basically a two-headed attack in the backfield with former Cane Ridge star Devon Starling at tailback and dual-threat quarterback Draylen Ellis.
Starling is averaging more than 138 yards a game and 6.2 per rush. He gained 207 yards on 25 carries and scored a TD in the team's 32-29 opening-game loss to Eastern Washington.
Ellis has 38 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 27 of 51 pass attempts for 396 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Former Blue Raider leads TSU
TSU's receiving corps is led by senior Zack Dobson, a former MTSU player who prepped at Knoxville Fulton.
Dobson has eight catches for 158 yards and a touchdown. Senior Cam Wyche has a team-leading 10 receptions and is second in yards (148) while also hauling in a TD.
Dobson caught seven touchdown passes during his two seasons with MTSU (2018-19), catching 31 passes for 413 yards. He also rushed 33 times for 327 yards and a TD during that span.
TSU defense has tough start
TSU enters the game allowing an average of 446 yards a game, including 312 through the air.
The Tigers did limit Jackson State to just one touchdown (along with three field goals) in last week's loss, despite allowing 418 yards. Forcing two turnovers helped TSU prevent JSU from pulling away.
TSU will try to contain an MTSU offense that gained only 119 total yards in an opening-week blowout loss to James Madison but rebounded for 380 yards and 34 points in a win over Colorado State.
MTSU got its offense going last week, particularly the running game, where Frank Peasant rushed for 93 yards and two scores. Senior QB Chase Cunningham threw for 266 yards and a TD after being held to just 110 yards the previous week.
Big day for MTSU defensive front?
TSU struggled protecting Ellis in the loss to Jackson State, allowing nine sacks.
Conversely, MTSU's defensive front feasted against Colorado State last week, racking up nine sacks and collecting 13 tackles for loss. The Blue Raiders have 11 sacks and 21 tackles for loss in two games.
Defensive linemen Jordan Ferguson, Marley Cook and Quindarius Dunningan have combined for seven of the 11 sacks.
Score prediction
MTSU 41, TSU 20: The Blue Raiders continue their improvement on the offensive front and the MTSU defense causes problems for Ellis and the Tigers. MTSU jumps out to a big lead early and cruises in the second half.
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Exploring Alternative Methodologies for the Best Undergraduate Teaching Rankings
How might the U.S. News undergraduate teaching rankings be improved, or at least perhaps be made to be a teeny bit more defensible?
The U.S. News Best Undergraduate Teaching rankings are out.
Anyone wishing to draw conclusions about the relative quality of teaching across colleges and universities might want to spend a few seconds (that’s all it will take) checking out the methodology behind the rankings.
U.S. News gets plenty of criticism for both its methods and the effects of its rankings. Oddly, the separate list for Best Undergraduate Teaching is seldom singled out for critique. Uniquely among ranked lists, the undergraduate teaching hierarchy remains untroubled by data. Instead, the list is constructed entirely by the reputational rankings of university leaders.
The key sentences in the methodology section read (emphasis added):
The rankings for Best Undergraduate Teaching focus on schools whose faculty and administrators are committed to teaching undergraduate students in a high-quality manner. College presidents, provosts and admissions deans who participated in the annual U.S. News peer assessment survey were asked to nominate up to 15 schools in their Best Colleges ranking category that have strength in undergraduate teaching.
The Best Undergraduate Teaching rankings are based solely on the responses to this separate section of the 2022 peer assessment survey.
So, again, to repeat: U.S. News judges the best undergraduate teaching exclusively, totally and entirely on what presidents, provosts and admissions deans put down in the survey. There is no, nada, zero data to complement or augment the reputational scores.
Now, to be fair, from a teaching-quality perspective, the list contains some fantastic schools. I am friends and colleagues with many of the brilliant people at these colleges and universities who spend all of their time working to improve teaching and learning.
We should celebrate any focus on teaching in higher ed. Highlighting inclusion on a “best undergraduate teaching” list—even if the methodology underlying that list is dubious from the standpoint of validity or reliability—is not the worst thing in the world. Go for it.
Can we take this list and do something with it of value? Sure. Let’s think together of a different methodology that might show institutional commitment to investing in and advancing teaching and learning.
Any halfway-defensible list related to the quality of teaching would likely do one thing first. That would be to acknowledge that the real action is at community colleges. If we care about teaching, we must care about what goes on at community colleges. These essential and underfunded institutions undoubtedly exert the most significant impact on educating American college students.
Recognizing the centrality of community colleges in any conversation about teaching and learning, one potential strategy is to disaggregate by institution type. We could separate residential from nonresidential (primarily commuting) schools. Or divide the sample into research-intensive and principally teaching-oriented institutions.
Suppose we narrow our focus to best teaching at residential institutions. What sort of methodologies might we consider to generate a list of schools unusually committed to teaching and learning?
If U.S. News is going to stick with reputational rankings alone to construct its undergraduate teaching list, are they asking the right people?
How might the list look different if U.S. News surveyed center for teaching and learning leaders? What about speaking with the directors of campus academic technology and instructional design units?
I’d love to hear how deans/directors of student accessibility services would evaluate their peers, as accessibility is a major element of teaching quality.
Who else on campus is most qualified to know what is going on at other colleges and universities concerning prioritizing undergraduate teaching? Are there data points that U.S. News could use to bring more validity and reliability into rankings of undergraduate teaching quality? This is, of course, tricky—as outcomes around learning are notoriously challenging to measure.
One set of inputs that might be considered would measure relative institutional commitment to advancing teaching. U.S. News could get a rough approximation of a school’s focus on teaching by measuring the size, relative to total staff numbers, of the institution’s CTL.
Small schools with relatively large centers for teaching and learning could move up the list. A similar exercise could be performed to gauge the relative investment in student accessibility offices.
Another data point that might signal a commitment to undergraduate teaching is the percentage of all classroom spaces designed for active learning. Take as denominator all classrooms that seat 30 students or more and the numerator those rooms with flat floors and movable furniture.
Once you start thinking about signals for institutional investment in undergraduate teaching, it is hard to stop.
What percentage of introductory and foundational courses have been part of an institutionwide redesign (gateway) program? What other ideas around signifiers of undergraduate teaching quality are you thinking about?
A challenging research question is how to untangle institutional privilege from institutional commitment to teaching.
Perhaps the best thing that can come out of these particular U.S. News rankings is a conversation about what we look for when we judge which colleges and universities prioritize undergraduate teaching. What do you look for when you look for signs that a school has decided to take teaching seriously?
Let’s have that conversation.
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TORONTO (AP)Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 100th home run at age 23, becoming the 10th youngest player in MLB history to reach the mark, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Wednesday night to ensure winning a rare five-game series against a wild-card rival.
Toronto (81-62) has won three of four from the Rays (79-63), who dropped one game behind Seattle (80-82) heading into Thursday’s series finale, Those teams are in the three AL wild-card positions for the expanded playoffs, with Baltimore (75-67) four games behind the Rays.
Guerrero homered off Drew Rasmussen in the first inning, his 28th home run this 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 said he planned to give his Hall of Fame father the ball from his milestone home run.
”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 Vlad Sr. did it in 438 games to Jr.’s 486.
Ross Stripling (8-4) allowed one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out four and walked one to win for the third time in five starts. He won for the first time in nine career appearances against the Rays.
Stripling has pitched at least six innings in six straight starts since returning from a hip injury.
”Since I came off the IL, I’ve been able to really use my pitch mix to my advantage and keep guys off balance,” he said.
Adam Cimber replaced Stripling and gave up a one-out single to Manuel Margot. Christian Bethancourt followed with a potential double-play grounder but second baseman Santiago Espinal lost track of outs and threw to first. Isaac Paredes walked but Cimber got pinch-hitter Jonathan Aranda to ground into a forceout.
Yimi Garcia gave up back-to-back singles to begin the eighth, then struck out Randy Arozarena, Harold Ramirez, and Ji-Man Choi.
”Garcia kicked it into another gear and got really nasty, really quick,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Guerrero and Bo Bichette each drove in a run in the third as Toronto pushed its lead to 3-0, and Espinal singled home Danny Jansen’s double in the fourth.
Rasmussen (10-5) allowed four runs and six hits in four innings, snapping a six-start unbeaten streak that dated to Aug. 2 against the Blue Jays.
”They kind of timed everything up pretty well,” Cash said. ”I don’t think they knocked the cover off the ball but they certainly did a good job of putting balls in play, putting pressure on us, and found holes.”
Rasmussen allowed more than three runs for the third time this season, and the first time since June 10 at Minnesota.
”They had a really good approach and they were really aggressive,” Rasmussen said. ”My execution was bad with two strikes in particular.”
Jansen hit a two-out double off left-hander Josh Fleming in the sixth and scored on Raimel Tapia’s hit to make it 5-0.
Ramirez hit a leadoff homer in the seventh.
ROSTER MOVES:
Tampa Bay put 2B Brandon Lowe (back) on the 10-day IL and recalled C Rene Pinto from Triple-A Durham. Lowe left the team Tuesday and returned to Florida for an MRI, which manager Kevin Cash said revealed inflammation similar to the injury that caused Lowe to miss 55 games earlier this season. The Rays hope Lowe will play again this season. Lowe was activated last week after missing eight games because of a sore right elbow and went 0 for 13 in four games.
BEASTS OF THE EAST
Toronto is 13-3 in its past 16 games against AL East opponents.
50-RBI CLUB
Espinal reached 50 RBI with his fourth-inning hit, giving Toronto an ML-high eight players with 50 or more RBI. The Dodgers and Mets each have seven.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: RHP Ryan Thompson was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow after feeling discomfort while throwing and will miss the rest of the season, the team said. . LHP Brendan McKay had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Rays LHP Shane McClanahan (11-5, 2.20 ERA) is expected to be activated off the injured list to start Thursday’ against Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (12-9, 3.31 ERA). McClanahan (left shoulder) last pitched Aug. 24 against the Los Angeles Angels. Gausman is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three starts against the Rays this season.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans.
Their outlook appears better after notching a string of legislative successes that left more Americans ready to judge the Democratic president on his preferred terms: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.”
The president’s approval rating remains underwater, with 53% of U.S. adults disapproving of him, and the economy continues to be a weakness for Biden. Just 38% approve of his economic leadership as the country faces stubbornly high inflation and Republicans try to make household finances the axis of the upcoming vote.
Still, the poll suggests Biden and his fellow Democrats are gaining momentum right as generating voter enthusiasm and turnout takes precedence.
Average gas prices have tumbled 26% since June to $3.71 a gallon, reducing the pressure somewhat on family budgets even if inflation remains high. Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.
Republicans have also faced resistance since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and its abortion protections. And Biden is openly casting former President Donald Trump as a fundamental threat to democracy, a charge that took on resonance after an FBI search of Trump’s Florida home found classified documents that belong to the U.S. government.
This combination of factors has won Biden some plaudits among the Democratic faithful, even if Americans still feel lukewarm about his leadership.
“I’m not under any belief that he’s the best person for the job — he’s the best from the people we had to choose from,” said Betty Bogacz, 74, a retiree from Portland, Oregon. “He represented stability, which I feel President Trump did not represent at all.”
Biden’s approval rating didn’t exceed 40% in May, June or July as inflation surged in the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine. But his string of wins over the past month continued on Thursday, after the poll was conducted, when he announced a tentative deal between railways and unions that avoided a strike that could have shut down the railroads and devastated the economy.
The president’s rating now is similar to what it was throughout the first quarter of the year, but he continues to fall short of early highs. His average approval rating in AP-NORC polling through the first six months of his term was 60%.
Driving the recent increase in Biden’s popularity is renewed support among Democrats, who had shown signs of dejection in the early summer. Now, 78% of Democrats approve of Biden’s job performance, up from 65% in July. Sixty-six percent of Democrats approve of Biden on the economy, up from 54% in June.
Interviews suggest a big reason for Biden’s rebound is the reemergence of Trump on the national stage, causing voters such as Stephen Jablonsky, who labeled Biden as “OK,” to say voting Democratic is a must for the nation’s survival.
“The country has a political virus by the name of Donald Trump,” said Jablonsky, a retired music professor from Stamford, Connecticut. “We have a man who is psychotic and seems to have no concern for law and order and democracy. The Republican Party has gone to a place that is so unattractive and so dangerous, this coming election in November could be the last election we ever have.”
Republicans feel just as negative about Biden as they did before. Only about 1 in 10 Republicans approve of the president overall or on the economy, similar to ratings earlier this summer.
Christine Yannuzzi, 50, doubts that 79-year-old Biden has the capacity to lead.
“I don’t think he’s mentally, completely aware of everything that’s happening all the time,” said Yannuzzi, who lives in Binghamton, New York. “The economy’s doing super poorly and I have a hard time believing that the joblessness rate is as low as they say it is.”
“I think the middle class is being really phased out and families are working two and three jobs a person to make it,” the Republican added.
Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults say the economy is in good shape, while 71% say it’s doing poorly. In June, 20% said conditions were good and 79% said they were bad.
Democrats are more positive now than they were in June, 46% vs. 31%. Republicans remain largely negative, with only 10% saying conditions are good and 90% saying they’re bad.
About a quarter of Americans now say things in the country are headed in the right direction, 27%, up from 17% in July. Seventy-two percent say things are going in the wrong direction.
Close to half of Democrats — 44% — have an optimistic outlook, up from 27% in July. Just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about the nation’s direction.
Akila Atkins, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom of two, thinks Biden is “OK” and doesn’t have much confidence that his solutions will curb rising prices.
Atkins says it’s gotten a little harder in the last year to manage her family’s expenses, and she’s frustrated that she can no longer rely on the expanded child tax credit. The tax credit paid out monthly was part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and has since lapsed.
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the expanded tax credit nearly halved the child poverty rate last year to 5.2%. Atkins said it helped them “stay afloat with bills, the kids’ clothing, shoes, school supplies, everything.”
Whatever misgivings the Democrat in Grand Forks, North Dakota, has about Biden, she believes he is preferable to Trump.
“I always feel like he could be better, but then again, he’s better than our last president,” she said.
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The poll of 1,054 adults was conducted Sep. 9-12 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Since the start of the pandemic, the option to “buy now, pay later” has skyrocketed in popularity, especially among young and low-income consumers who may not have ready access to traditional credit.
If you shop online for clothes or furniture, sneakers or concert tickets, you’ve seen the option at checkout to break the cost into smaller installments over time. Companies like Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna, and Paypal all offer the service, with Apple due to enter the market later this year.
But with economic instability rising, so are delinquencies. Here’s what you should know:
HOW DOES BUY NOW, PAY LATER WORK?
Branded as “interest-free loans,” buy now, pay later services require you to download an app, link a bank account or debit or credit card, and sign up to pay in weekly or monthly installments. Some companies, such as Klarna and Afterpay, do soft credit checks, which aren’t reported to credit bureaus, before approving borrowers. Most are approved in minutes. Scheduled payments are then automatically deducted from your account or charged to your card.
The services generally don’t charge you more than you would have paid up front, meaning there’s technically no interest, so long as you make the payments on time.
But if you pay late, you may be subject to a flat fee or a fee calculated as a percentage of the total you owe. These can run as high as $34 plus interest. If you miss multiple payments, you may be shut out from using the service in the future, and the delinquency could hurt your credit score.
ARE MY PURCHASES PROTECTED?
In the U.S., buy now, pay later services are not currently covered by the Truth in Lending Act, which regulates credit cards and other types of loans (those paid back in more than four installments).
That means you could find it more difficult to settle disputes with merchants, return items, or get your money back in cases of fraud. Companies can offer protections, but they don’t have to.
Lauren Saunders, associate director at the National Consumer Law Center, advises borrowers to avoid linking a credit card to buy now, pay later apps whenever possible. If you do, you lose the protections you get from using the credit card while also opening yourself to owing interest to the card company.
“Use the credit card directly and get those protections,” she said. “Otherwise, it’s the worst of both worlds.”
WHAT ARE THE OTHER RISKS?
Because there’s no centralized reporting of buy now, pay later purchases, those debts won’t necessarily appear on your credit profile with major credit rating agencies.
That means more companies may let you buy more items, even if you can’t afford them, because the lenders don’t know how many loans you have set up with other companies.
Payments you make on time aren’t reported to credit rating agencies, but missed payments are.
“Right now, buy now, pay later can’t generally help you build credit, but it can hurt,” said Saunders.
Elyse Hicks, consumer policy counsel at Americans for Financial Reform, a progressive nonprofit, said people may not consider seriously enough whether they’ll still be able to afford payments down the road.
“Because of inflation, people may think, ‘I’m going to have to get what I need and pay for it later in these installments,’” she said. “But are you still going to be able to afford the things you’re affording now six months from now?”
WHY DO RETAILERS OFFER BUY NOW, PAY LATER?
Retailers accept the backend fees of buy now, pay later services because the products increase cart sizes. When shoppers are given the option to pay off purchases in installments, they’re more likely to buy more goods in one go.
When Apple recently announced it will be creating its own buy now, pay later service, Josiah Herndon, 23, joked on Twitter about “paying off 6 carts of (things) I can’t afford with Apple, Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal Pay in 4, Shop Pay in 4, & Affirm.”
Herndon, who works in insurance in Indianapolis, said he started using the services because it was taking a long time for him to be approved for a credit card, since his age meant he didn’t have an extensive credit history. He’s since used them to pay for high-end clothes, shoes, and other luxury goods. Herndon said he lines the payment schedules up with his paychecks so he doesn’t miss installments, and called the option “very convenient.”
WHO SHOULD USE BUY NOW, PAY LATER?
If you have the ability to make all payments on time, buy now, pay later loans are a relatively healthy, interest-free form of consumer credit.
“If (the loans) work as promised, and if people can avoid late fees and don’t have trouble managing their finances, they have a place,” said Saunders, of the National Consumer Law Center.
But if you’re looking to build your credit score, and you’re able to make payments on time, a credit card is a better choice. The same goes if you want strong legal protections from fraud, and clear, centralized reporting of loans.
If you’re uncertain whether you’ll be able to make payments on time, consider whether the fees charged by buy now, pay later companies will add up to higher charges than the penalties and interest a credit card company or other lender would charge.
HOW WILL ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AFFECT BUY NOW, PAY LATER?
As the cost of living increases, some shoppers have started breaking up payments on essentials, rather than just big-ticket items like electronics or designer clothes. A poll by Morning Consult released this week found 15% of buy now, pay later customers are using the service for routine purchases, such as groceries and gas, sounding alarm bells among financial advisors.
Hicks points to the rising number of delinquent payments as a sign that buy now, pay later could already be contributing to unmanageable debt for consumers. A July report from the Fitch ratings agency found delinquencies on the apps increased sharply in the 12 months that ended March 31, to as high as 4.1% for Afterpay, while credit card delinquencies held relatively steady at 1.4%.
“The increasing popularity of this is going to be interesting to see over these different economic waves,” Hicks said. “The immediate fallout is what’s happening now.”
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Virginia’s legislature concluded its 2022 session by providing significant tax benefits for veterans, said Daniel Gade, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
Speaking to InsideNoVa earlier this summer from his Richmond office, Gade noted that Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin promised during the 2021 campaign to provide tax relief for military retirees and surviving spouses. The two-year budget approved by the General Assembly includes a phased-in tax exemption of military benefits for those 55 years and older. For 2022, up to $10,000 of military benefits is exempt, and this tax-exempt amount rises to $20,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025.
“The beauty of the legislative support in the veteran’s space is that both Republicans and Democrats care deeply about veterans,” Gade said. “Governor Youngkin had an easy time to live up to his promise to make Virginia the best place for veterans to live, work and raise a family.”
Gade said many other states have some tax break for military retirement pay. “Virginia was behind the times. It’s kind of ‘half a loaf,’ because we wanted the exemption to go to every veteran instead of those just over 55. It’s still great news for our competitive profile against other states.”
The budget also included $5 million in dedicated funding for a Veteran Suicide Prevention Coordinator position at the Department of Veterans Services, as well as increased support for a campaign to increase awareness and help to prevent suicides among veterans and active military members.
“We’re going to hire a suicide prevention coordinator to be the connecting tissue between DVS and the state and federal agencies,” Gade told InsideNoVa. “This grant is also large enough that we can do some demonstration grants for technical assistance from the state in its important work in preventing suicide. The other piece is an opiate-prevention function, and we’re excited about that because opiates are overprescribed, and we can take some small bites out of the really big problem that’s out there.”
For Virginia veterans, and transitioning service members, Gade said the establishment of a workforce development center on Virginia Tech’s new graduate engineering campus in Alexandria is a big step forward. The center will help military members transition to civilian careers in the technology and defense industries.
The legislature also approved funding to create a “Gold Standard” digital hub for Virginia veterans and family members to fast-track eligibility for, and access to, veterans benefits across multiple agencies and platforms. Gade said the portal will ultimately make connection much more efficient for veterans and their families.
“It will be designed for veterans, not just for their earned benefits but also to help them find and connect to resources for whatever need they have, whether it’s employment, education or health,” Gade said.
One of the greatest challenges his department faces, Gade said, is reaching Virginia veterans to share information regarding state, local and federal benefits to which they may be entitled.
He explained that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t readily share its data on veterans with state agencies. “This leaves our state veteran agencies at a disadvantage.”
Gade said that moving forward, his agency will work on better coordination and information-sharing with the VA and agencies in other states. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/older-vets-get-tax-break-in-state-budget/article_95e6095e-3566-11ed-b523-7fd986d8a6d1.html | 2022-09-16T03:18:53Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/older-vets-get-tax-break-in-state-budget/article_95e6095e-3566-11ed-b523-7fd986d8a6d1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Debbie Jones, the president and CEO of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, was recently awarded a lifetime achievement honor from the Virginia Associations of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
Jones is retiring in December after more than 32 years with the chamber.
The association’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes outstanding performance in the field of chamber of commerce management in the commonwealth and is presented to individuals who have exhibited characteristics that make him or her a leader both in their chamber and community, according to a news release. Also considered for the honor are outstanding achievements, effectiveness in addressing challenges, professionalism, program development and implementation, fiscal management, stature in the community and other special qualities are considered in the award process.
Jones led the Prince William chamber through a period of significant transition, growth and success, according to the release. She began her chamber career in 1990 when she was hired as the communications coordinator. In January 1993 she was promoted to serve as the president and CEO of the then-Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber, which served businesses and organizations in the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and throughout western Prince William County. Under her leadership over the next 17 years, the PWC-GM Chamber grew to over 1,000 members.
“I consider myself a very lucky person who has enjoyed almost every day of my time with the chamber, due to the many wonderful people that I have met, the unique opportunities that I have experienced, and the connections that I have made,” Jones said in her retirement announcement. “I am passionate and optimistic about the future of the Prince William Chamber and this wonderful community.”
Joyce Waugh, president and CEO of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, was also recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award after serving in Roanoke for nearly 22 years. | https://www.insidenova.com/news/business/jones-earns-lifetime-honor-from-virginia-chamber-group/article_defbfb94-3566-11ed-8bb6-e759cd151b56.html | 2022-09-16T03:19:00Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/news/business/jones-earns-lifetime-honor-from-virginia-chamber-group/article_defbfb94-3566-11ed-8bb6-e759cd151b56.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin officially welcomed Walmart as a Certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer at a special National Hire a Veteran Day ceremony and presentation earlier this summer.
During the July event at the Walmart Supercenter at 11400 West Broad St. in the Richmond suburbs, Youngkin was joined by Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw, Virginia Commissioner of Veterans Services Daniel Gade, and representatives of Walmart to announce the retailer’s commitment to hiring Virginia veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses as a V3 Program partner.
Youngkin noted that Virginia is home to more than 700,000 veterans and more than 150,000 active-duty, reserve and National Guard members. “This makes it vitally important to bring attention to … partners like Walmart and hundreds of other employers – large and small – to ensure this valuable pipeline of skilled and talented people stay in Virginia.”
More than 2,000 businesses, state and local government agencies, and educational institutions are now partners of the V3 Program, and they have hired more than 96,000 veterans since the program’s inception in 2013, according to a news release from the state.
“One of our most important missions … is to assure that our Virginia veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses find successful employment in our civilian workforce,” Gade said.
Brynt Parmeter, Walmart’s senior director of military programs, said the company is proud to partner with the V3 Program. “Our partnership will help advance the economic opportunity and well-being of our veterans, building on our focus to help them achieve their goals in education, employment and entrepreneurship.”
The program also included introductions and remarks from Kirsten Frey, a veteran and Walmart’s regional senior people director, and Baron Dixon, a veteran and an asset protection operations lead for the retailer.
Youngkin praised Walmart for its commitment to hiring veterans at its 149 stores and six distribution centers in the state. “Hiring Virginia veterans is not only the right thing to do – it is the smart thing to do." | https://www.insidenova.com/news/business/walmart-joins-program-to-hire-virginia-veterans/article_1162f896-356a-11ed-b68d-bfb3f8cc5568.html | 2022-09-16T03:19:06Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/news/business/walmart-joins-program-to-hire-virginia-veterans/article_1162f896-356a-11ed-b68d-bfb3f8cc5568.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Haymarket is finalizing a contract to fill out the sidewalk around the entrance to the town park.
The Town Council on Monday discussed the contract for the streetscape project, which includes a sidewalk, landscaping, curb and gutter and matching streetlights between 14710 and 14740 Washington St.
Town Manager Emily Kyriazi said residents have expressed concern about the lack of a continuous sidewalk in front of the park. The existing sidewalk ends at the parking lot for Haymarket Baptist Church on the west and at the intersection of Washington Street and Bleight Drive on the east.
Kyriazi said the town sought proposals for the project and received one bid from The Engineering Groupe of Woodbridge for $89,500.
The council will consider moving forward with the contract at its meeting next week. If the contract is supported, it will be finalized in the coming weeks. Construction is estimated to take about eight months. | https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/local/haymarket/haymarket-plans-sidewalk-project-for-nearly-90k/article_3e38b48a-3567-11ed-b8f7-63053b702644.html | 2022-09-16T03:19:12Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/local/haymarket/haymarket-plans-sidewalk-project-for-nearly-90k/article_3e38b48a-3567-11ed-b8f7-63053b702644.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Catharpin Regional Park is set for upgrades.
Earlier this month, the Board of County Supervisors allocated more than $1.8 million for improvements at the park of Sudley Road in western Prince William County.
The majority of the money, about $1.6 million, is dedicated for a splash pad and picnic shelter.
The rest of the money is part of an agreement between the county, Play Ball Sports Management and Gainesville Haymarket Baseball League Inc. for field improvements. That work includes artificial turf infields, open air press boxes, scoreboards, bullpens, shade structures and electrical service for batting cages.
The money comes from proffer funds, which are provided by developers to offset the impact of their projects on county services.
Supervisor Pete Candland, whose Gainesville District includes the park, said the improvements would make the park a “regional destination” for tournaments. He said tournaments attract families and more amenities will make it more attractive.
“That’s going to be revenue dollars that are coming to Prince William County,” he said.
The work will require $127,000 in annual operating costs and the equivalent of 1.25 full-time employees for maintenance. | https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/prince-william-board-directs-1-8m-for-catharpin-park/article_5a93d4d2-3569-11ed-9101-1f2d21185492.html | 2022-09-16T03:19:18Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/prince-william-board-directs-1-8m-for-catharpin-park/article_5a93d4d2-3569-11ed-9101-1f2d21185492.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ACCOMAC, Va. - On Courthouse Avenue heading toward downtown Accomac, visitors are welcomed by the Doric columns of the former Accomac High School and Elementary school, which was built in 1932.
Also welcoming visitors are cries of "SOS" peppered around town, a plea to "Save Our School."
"To ride in town and see this beautiful school here, we hate to see it torn down. If you tear it down it's history gone," said Accomac Town Councilman Tommy Hines.
The grounds of the former school have been used for several years as a storage area for Accomack County Schools. They are a proposed site for relocation of the County School Board and related offices.
One proposal for the property calls for a renovation and rehabilitation of the current building.
But what has neighbors concerned is the other proposal - to tear down the structure and build a new one.
Accomac families have a history in the former school.
"My grandmother grew up here in Accomac and she and her three sisters all went to Accomac School," said Accomac neighbor Rick Hall. Also also mentioned that his father attended Accomac High School for several years.
A cost analysis by a Virginia-based firm estimated that both options would cost nearly the same - about $5.5 million, with the renovation estimated to be only $5,000 more expensive.
But for Tommy Hines, the memories made in the former school are priceless.
"There was a lot of graduations from Onancock School here in this auditorium," Hines said."It had more room that we could graduate. [We have] a lot of memories from that."
WBOC reached out to several School Board members and district officials, some of whom support replacing the 90-year-old building, but they were unavailable for interviews. They said, though, that they are continuing to evaluate several different cost analyses for both options.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will ultimately made the decision on the future of the building. No timeframe has been set, though, on any possible vote. | https://www.wboc.com/news/accomac-neighbors-fight-to-save-old-school-building/article_4f1c213a-355b-11ed-b316-470c2f6f58c2.html | 2022-09-16T03:22:55Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/accomac-neighbors-fight-to-save-old-school-building/article_4f1c213a-355b-11ed-b316-470c2f6f58c2.html | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
ACCOMAC, Va. - On Courthouse Avenue heading toward downtown Accomac, visitors are welcomed by the Doric columns of the former Accomac High School and Elementary school, which was built in 1932.
Also welcoming visitors are cries of "SOS" peppered around town, a plea to "Save Our School."
"To ride in town and see this beautiful school here, we hate to see it torn down. If you tear it down it's history gone," said Accomac Town Councilman Tommy Hines.
The grounds of the former school have been used for several years as a storage area for Accomack County Schools. They are a proposed site for relocation of the County School Board and related offices.
One proposal for the property calls for a renovation and rehabilitation of the current building.
But what has neighbors concerned is the other proposal - to tear down the structure and build a new one.
Accomac families have a history in the former school.
"My grandmother grew up here in Accomac and she and her three sisters all went to Accomac School," said Accomac neighbor Rick Hall. Also also mentioned that his father attended Accomac High School for several years.
A cost analysis by a Virginia-based firm estimated that both options would cost nearly the same - about $5.5 million, with the renovation estimated to be only $5,000 more expensive.
But for Tommy Hines, the memories made in the former school are priceless.
"There was a lot of graduations from Onancock School here in this auditorium," Hines said."It had more room that we could graduate. [We have] a lot of memories from that."
WBOC reached out to several School Board members and district officials, some of whom support replacing the 90-year-old building, but they were unavailable for interviews. They said, though, that they are continuing to evaluate several different cost analyses for both options.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will ultimately made the decision on the future of the building. No timeframe has been set, though, on any possible vote. | https://www.wboc.com/news/accomac-neighbors-fight-to-save-old-school-building/article_4f1c213a-355b-11ed-b316-470c2f6f58c2.html | 2022-09-16T03:22:55Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/accomac-neighbors-fight-to-save-old-school-building/article_4f1c213a-355b-11ed-b316-470c2f6f58c2.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Researchers have made a remarkable discovery after finding the world's oldest heart inside of a prehistoric fish.
The 380-million-year-old heart was preserved inside of the fossilized remains of the prehistoric Gogo fish. According to scientists, it is a piece of history from a pivotal moment in evolution for the heart, vital in pumping blood throughout a living body.
We’ve found a 380-million-year-old heart in a Gogo fish from the Kimberley.
— Dr Kate Trinajstic (@KateTRINAJSTIC) September 15, 2022
It’s in @ScienceMagazine, https://t.co/7pTp1F9s6z.
Thank you to my co-authors... pic.twitter.com/UBN2ZahEFR
The discovery was made in Western Australia. Professor Kate Trinajstic from Curtin University in Perth said the moment she and her colleagues made the discovery, she realized it was the most significant find of their lives, the BBC reported.
We were crowded around the computer and recognized that we had a heart and pretty much couldn't believe it! It was incredibly exciting," she said.
And people online had fun with the news, with writer David Barnett saying the Gogo fish sounds "hip and beat."
I like that we’re descended from a Gogo fish. Sounds hip and beat. https://t.co/Mx0WZ5WIgC
— David M Barnett (@davidmbarnett) September 15, 2022
Prof John Long from Flinders University in Adelaide was a collaborator on the study and said the discovery was "a mind-boggling, jaw-dropping discovery."
Researchers have not known anything about the soft organs of an animal this old until now.
The Gogo fish is a class of fish from prehistoric times called placoderms. They were the first fish to have jaws and teeth.
Scientists found that the heart was much more forward in the body than that of other primitive fish.
Dr Zerina Johanson of the Natural History Museum in London, said, "A lot of the things you see we still have in our own bodies; jaws and teeth, for example. We have the first appearance of the front fins and the fins at the back, which eventually evolved into our arms and legs."
Johanson said, "There are many things going on in these placoderms that we see evolving to ourselves today such as the neck, the shape and arrangement of the heart and its position in the body."
Dr Martin Brazeau, a placoderm expert at Imperial College London, said, "The fishes that my colleagues and I are studying are part of our evolution. This is part of the evolution of humans and other animals that live on land and the fishes that live in the sea today." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/oldest-heart-in-the-world-found-inside-prehistoric-fish | 2022-09-16T03:23:21Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/oldest-heart-in-the-world-found-inside-prehistoric-fish | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Steil Club held the “Be Great Tailgate” event Thursday evening to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids.
The organization helps inspire and foster local youth to reach their full potential as caring and responsible citizens.
At this event there was plenty of food and auction items.
FOX 17’s Jamie Sherrod emceed the event with WLAV’s Michele McCormack.
“I think it’s essential that we do what we do after school. Work is so important and especially now post-pandemic. You know, kids need our support more than ever we see. Academically, test scores are down. Kids are really working through a lot of mental health struggles, and so I think it’s more important than ever that programs like ours are there for those kids every day of the week,” Patrick Placzkowski, CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, told FOX 17 Thursday.
This is the tenth year for the “Be Great Tailgate.” | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/be-great-tailgate-held-to-benefit-boys-and-girls-club-of-grand-rapids | 2022-09-16T03:36:15Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/be-great-tailgate-held-to-benefit-boys-and-girls-club-of-grand-rapids | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BANGOR, Mich. — Local marijuana shops are facing a hazy outlook after Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency showed that prices are dropping 40 to 50-percent, and supply is outgrowing consumption.
FOX 17 learned that a lot of dispensaries in cities like Grand Rapids are selling just to cover costs. In some cases, they’re selling at a loss.
Red Arrow Farms, a family-owned shop in Van Buren County’s Bangor, is growing about 20,000 plants.
They say something needs to be done soon to fix this or a lot of local mom-and-pop shops will go out of business.
“It kind of is a race to the bottom now,” explained Brittany Roelofs, co-founder of Red Arrow Farms. “We’re hanging on by a thread and I think that’s kind of the case for most people that are like us and anyone that’s any smaller.”
FOX 17 learned at the Michigan’s Cannabis Regulator Agency’s quarterly meeting that the price per ounce of marijuana is declining significantly from year to year.
The medical market saw a 48-percent decrease from July of 2021 to July of 2022. The adult-use market saw a similar decrease, hovering at 44-percent.
“The price has just been bottom, bottom level, the lowest that we’ve seen it really ever for the last, for this last summer and it’s been, it’s been rough,” Roelofs said. “If they want that good product that’s grown with craft cannabis touch, there’s a cost to that as well.”
Some consumers could see this as good news because they’re paying less for more, but of course, there’s a tradeoff.
Now, the CRA is looking at a moratorium on grow licenses.
Another option is whether the agency should eliminate excess grower licenses.
The third option the CRA is considering is putting a pause on allowing people to have more than five grower licenses and one marijuana microbusiness, which right now, is set to start in 2023.
“There’s still hope right now, but if it keeps dropping, we probably won’t be able to hang on. You know, if flour drops down to $200 a pound, everyone’s losing money at that point,” Roelofs added.
The CRA says there is about a 50-percent increase in immature plants; about one million adolescent or vegetative plants, which is around a 300-percent increase; and about a 70-percent increase in plants ready for harvest.
At this point, it’s unclear when the CRA will decide which option to take to help level out supplies. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/new-data-shows-hazy-outlook-for-local-marijuana-shops | 2022-09-16T03:36:33Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/new-data-shows-hazy-outlook-for-local-marijuana-shops | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(WXYZ) — The COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared in March 2020. Since then, over six-and-a-half million people worldwide have died. But now, global deaths are at the lowest level.
The World Health Organization says the end of the pandemic is in sight. This is definitely good news, but we are certainly not out of the woods yet. In fact, the WHO’s director-general made it clear that there’s still a risk of more variants and deaths.
And there’s still a lot of uncertainty right now. To help guide countries, the organization released six policy briefs outlining key actions to help end the pandemic. They include continued COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccinations, as well as maintaining infection prevention and control measures in health care facilities. It also included combating misinformation and building trust through community engagement.
Now, COVID-19 cases are falling worldwide; they’re down roughly 28%. Deaths are also falling around the world. Roughly 11,000 people died the
week of Sept. 5 through Sept. 11, and that’s a 22% drop compared to the
week before.
While that is good news, here in the U.S., we are averaging just under 400 deaths a day. And we’ve reported the highest number of weekly deaths than any other country in the world.
There are cases going unreported because of home testing and many countries have relaxed COVID-19 testing and surveillance. That’s why the WHO is asking countries to strengthen their effects, especially as we head into winter. With the colder months, we expect they’ll be future waves. But we’re hopeful these spikes won’t lead to an increase in deaths.
Here in the U.S., the vast majority of Americans dying are over the age of 75. So this leads me once again to stress the importance of COVID-19 vaccines and to get the updated bivalent booster shot.
Omicron’s subvariant BA.5 is still dominant worldwide as well as here in the U.S. The new boosters target this subvariant. In my opinion, we can save lives if people stay up to date with vaccines. And now is the right time to get boosted.
The next Dr. Nandi Show is all about “Lotions, Potions & Miracles Creams – what are we doing to our skin?” Join Dr. Partha Nandi as he talks with guests who attribute bad skin in adulthood to what they eat and the products they use. Plus hear from twin brothers that are astro and geophysicists who developed a skincare line after watching their mom suffer from horrible rashes. And you won’t want to miss great skincare advice from "The Spa Doctor," Dr. Trevor Cates. Join Dr. Nandi this Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1:30 AM on WXYZ.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Riehman plays the drums during the closing ceremony at the Air Force 75th Anniversary Tattoo at Audi Field, Washington, D.C. on Sept. 15, 2022. Using music to bridge language, cultural, societal and socio-economic differences, The Band's performances advance international relationships and inspire positive and long-lasting impressions of the Air Force and the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Treffry)
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the Air Force 75th Anniversary Tattoo Sept. 15, 2022, at Audi Field, Washington, D.C. The Thunderbirds serve as the Air Force’s precision-flying demonstration team, entrusted to perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the Air Force represents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristen Wong)
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Yount, Rubley honored as Region's best for week of Sept. 5-10
Niles Kruger
The Monroe News
Owen Yount of Monroe and Dundee’s Isaak Rubley are this week’s winners.
Yount emerged from a close vote to be named Monroe County Region Football Player of the Week. He picked up 222 voted to 207 for Eddie Light of Gibraltar Carlson.
Rubley, a cross country runner from Dundee, ran away from the competition. He finished with 149 votes. No one else managed more than 95.
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An upcoming fundraiser will benefit the family of a Spartanburg County Deputy killed in the line of duty. Organizers said they need more volunteers to make it happen.
Poplar Corner in Spartanburg County is holding a concert on Saturday, September 24, for fallen Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Aldridge.
Deputy Aldridge was killed in the line of duty in June. The community is finding ways to help his family.
“That can be helping the family out financially, it can also be providing a place in the community to support one another as you go through something difficult. And just maybe touch the light that Deputy Aldridge brought into the world,” said Donovan Brooks, who is emceeing the event.
Poplar Corner is hosting the event with several bands.
“We generally try to have around two events a year and usually if there’s something that we feel needs to be supported,” said owner Chris Ray.
Ray said it’s bringing exposure to local musicians while supporting a great cause.
“Everything is donation based that we’re trying to do here. So, 100% of the proceeds, everything that doesn’t go to create this event, 100% of that goes to the Aldridge family,” he said.
Emcee for the event, Donovan Brooks, said it’s a way to continue the support for the family.
“It is a great way to showcase talent for what Spartanburg is known for and that’s supporting each other, thick and thin,” said Brooks.
Organizers said it’s not too late for you to get involved.
“Time is probably our most valuable resource and if you’ve got that to share, we would love the help,” said Brooks.
“Anybody can message us if they’d like to donate their time. We’re looking for people to help serve food, people to help serve beverages and obviously people to help with the donations at the ticket counter,” said Ray.
They’re expecting a large crowd.
“We’re prepared for 300-500 people, probably,” said Ray.
There will be local parking and a shuttle will get you to the venue from remote parking areas.
“You definitely want to bring chairs, bring shoes that are appropriate for an outdoor event,” said Ray.
Pets aren’t allowed, but they encourage you to bring your family.
“You’re not going to find a better cause, in honor for somebody who gave the absolute most,” said Brooks.
People can start arriving at 4 p.m. on the 24th, the event will start at 5 p.m.
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Earlier:
In addition to this Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, will be interviewed by one of the show's reporters in Tehran.
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The US and Iran are negotiating the nuke deal.
Having both leaders on the program, apparently separately though, seems like an interesting coincidence. No?
Has Joe pulled another rabbit out of the hat? | https://www.forexlive.com/news/both-us-president-biden-iranian-president-raisi-will-appear-on-us-60-minutes-sunday-20220916/ | 2022-09-16T04:07:40Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/both-us-president-biden-iranian-president-raisi-will-appear-on-us-60-minutes-sunday-20220916/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A short piece from ING on oil.
- Despite concerns over demand, the oil market is holding up relatively well.
- In its latest monthly market report, the IEA estimates that Chinese oil demand will fall by 420Mbbls/d this year, which would be the first annual decline since 1990. Chinese demand has clearly suffered due to the zero covid policy that China continues to follow.
- Weaker Chinese demand was partly offset by the expectation that we will see a significant amount of gas to oil switching, given the high gas price environment.
- With Russian oil flows holding up better than expected, the IEA expects that the global market will be in surplus of close to 1MMbbls/d in 2H22 and then more balanced over 2023 as the EU ban on Russian oil comes into full effect.
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I posted yesterday on a likely floor at $80 for WTI:
Refilling the US SPR at WTI under $80 "places a strong floor under prices"
Update: | https://www.forexlive.com/news/ing-says-demand-for-oil-is-holding-up-relatively-well-20220916/ | 2022-09-16T04:07:46Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/ing-says-demand-for-oil-is-holding-up-relatively-well-20220916/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sadie Poppens is one of the newest teachers at AGWSR this year. A kindergarten teacher, Poppens grew up in Parkersburg and now lives in rural Aplington with her husband, Shane.
Her position with AGWSR is her first and follows her graduation in Dec. 2021 from the University of Northern Iowa where she earned her teaching degree combined with a literacy minor. From her graduation to May of this year, Sadie served the district as substitute teacher for the district, serving in various lower elementary classrooms.
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Sadie Poppens is one of the newest teachers at AGWSR this year. A kindergarten teacher, Poppens grew up in Parkersburg and now lives in rural Aplington with her husband, Shane.
Her position with AGWSR is her first and follows her graduation in Dec. 2021 from the University of Northern Iowa where she earned her teaching degree combined with a literacy minor. From her graduation to May of this year, Sadie served the district as substitute teacher for the district, serving in various lower elementary classrooms.
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The Cougars may not have gotten what they wanted, but they may have gotten what they needed with a tough 28-26 win over BCLUW on Friday. AGWSR was tested for the first time after starting the season with a pair of one-sided wins.
The Cougars (3-0, 2-0) face another stiff test this week as perennial playoff power Wapsie Valley (1-2, 1-1) comes to Ackley for AGWSR’s Homecoming. Having had to battle for last week’s win could help if this week’s game is close.
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The beginning of the district portion of the schedule allows teams to start with a clean slate.
Iowa Falls-Alden finds itself in that position following three consecutive losses to Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont/CAL and South Hardin.
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The beginning of the district portion of the schedule allows teams to start with a clean slate.
Iowa Falls-Alden finds itself in that position following three consecutive losses to Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont/CAL and South Hardin.
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Between Division I and Division II squads in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, there are four nationally ranked teams and another receiving votes.
One of the highest rated conference foes is Iowa Central Community College. The Tritons rose past Kirkwood and are No. 6 in the recent NJCAA polls.
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South Hardin's Logan Faris leads the team with 20.5 tackles through three games. The Tigers have a tough task this week, at a ranked Dike-New Hartford.
South Hardin plays a tough non-district schedule for a reason – to prepare for an intense Class 1A District 3 season. One of the hardest tasks comes right out of the gate.
The Tigers travel to top-10 Dike-New Hartford this week before hosting another rated squad the next week in Aplington-Parkersburg.
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WAIPIO VALLEY (KITV4) -- All Big Island residents, county-permitted tour company operators, and those seeking to practice their Native Hawaiian traditional rights will be allowed in to Waipio Valley in covered 4-wheel drive vehicles starting on Monday.
Back in February, Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth closed Waipio Valley Road, except for limited access by Waipio Valley residents, farmers, property owners, and leaseholders. People have not been allowed to visit that area since then because of "the hazardous conditions of Waipio Valley Road."
But on Thursday, Roth signed the Mayor's Waipio Valley Road Emergency Rule No. 2 and Emergency Rule No. 1, creating more access opportunities for residents.
The updated rules forbid pedestrians, uncovered vehicles, including but not limited to ATVs, and horseback access. The rules go into effect on September 19.
Roth said: "Our administration has worked incredibly hard to ensure that we put the safety of our community at the forefront of all we do, and as such, have had to make some tough decisions, including closing the valley road to some of its most frequent patrons.
"That said, we have listened to the community, considered comments of the judge in litigation, and worked closely with the Department of Public Works and experts to explore options that would provide greater access while we plan and implement road repairs."
A virtual community meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom to discuss the updated rules and hear from community members. Interested residents may access the meeting using this link.
The Office of the Mayor will begin issuing permits to licensed tour operators beginning on Monday, September 19.
Waipio Valley is located on the Hamakua Coast. It is a fertile valley surrounded by towering cliffs, and it is popular for sightseeing and hiking.
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FOOTBALL RESULTS: Big Central Conference and area roundup for Week 3
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THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Dunellen 51, Belvidere 13: Chiekezie Ogbuewu had a huge night rushing for 144 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns as Dunellen (2-1) won its second-straight game at Columbia Park. The senior scored on runs of 80 and 5 yards. Amor Johnson added 61 rushing yards on 11 carries and a TD, while Aidan Sangiray rushed for two short touchdowns. Additionally, Anthony Hatz joined the balanced attack with 59 rushing yards on six carries and a 34-yard TD run. Sam Gonzalez also had a 2-yard scoring run. The Destroyers led 16-7 after the first quarter and 31-13 at halftime. For Belvidere (0-3), Gavin Chamberlain rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Manville 46, Dayton 7: Shawn Purcell continued his hot start to the season by rushing for 195 yards on nine carries and catching a 55-yard touchdown pass from Danny Wildgoose in Manville’s big win. Purcell, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound senior, scored on runs of 63, 59, 5 and 39 yards for the Mustangs (3-1). Brandon Rivera added 48 rushing yards on six carries and a score and Naquavere Thomas rushed for a TD and recovered a fumble. Geoffrey Mathis had an interception in the win. Dayton fell to 2-1.
Game story:Watchung Hills football drops second-straight close game
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Watchung Hills football drops second-straight close game
NOTE: This article will be updated Friday morning with additional details and quotes.
WARREN – So close – yet again.
Watchung Hills High School’s football team was coming off a 25-24 loss to unbeaten North Hunterdon last Friday night in Clinton. They suffered another tight setback at home Thursday night. The Warriors (2-2) fell to unbeaten Morris Knolls 14 -10 at Tozier Field.
“This is all on the head coach, me,” Watchung Hills’ coach Rich Seubert said.
Watchung Hills looked like it might break through early in the fourth quarter with a first-and-15 from the Eagles’ 12. A false start pushed them back to the 17 and then it happened – Knolls’ linebacker Cole Newton picked off a pass to end the threat.
The Warriors trailed 7-3 at halftime, but took the lead on the first possession of the second half. Watchung went 80 yards on 12 plays to lead 10-7.
WHATS NEXT
Watchung Hills will have another Thursday night game next week when it plays at Bridgewater-Raritan. | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/16/big-central-conference-nj-football-watchung-hills-drops-close-game/69493212007/ | 2022-09-16T04:20:21Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/16/big-central-conference-nj-football-watchung-hills-drops-close-game/69493212007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In an energetic presentation broadcast live on social media networks, Princess Cruises has unveiled its next generation cruise ship, the new Sphere-class Sun Princess.
This heralds a new “sun-sational” era for Princess Cruises, as Sun Princess is the first new class of ships introduced for the popular cruise line since the debut of Royal Princess and the Royal class in 2013.
New Ship Name Announced
Announced in a live presentation broadcast directly from the pier at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the new ship, first of the Sphere class, will be named Sun Princess.
The vessel will be the third in Princess Cruises’ history to bear the name Sun Princess. The first served the cruise line from 1974-1989, while the second, a Sun-class vessel and one of the earliest new-built ships for Princess Cruises, debuted in 1995 but was retired from the line in 2020 as part of downsizing during the global pandemic.
Largest Ever for Princess Cruises
The new ship will be the largest vessel ever constructed for Princess Cruises, expected to weigh approximately 175,500 gross tons.
This is 30,000 gross tons – 20% – more than the cruise line’s current largest vessels, the three most recent Royal-class ships – Sky Princess, the Princess fleet’s current flagship; Enchanted Princess; and the line’s newest vessel, Discovery Princess.
Sun Princess will measure 1,133 feet in length, with 21 decks filled with innovations for more than 4,300 guests to enjoy on each sailing. The vessel will have 2,157 staterooms 1,500 of them with balconies, including 50 suites and 100 connecting rooms to make multi-generational travel even easier.
Among those staterooms will be the “Signature Collection” featuring exclusive access to a private restaurant, lounge, and sun deck, giving guests the ultimate experience in superior service.
The size of Sun Princess will rival the largest ships in Carnival Cruise Line, Mardi Gras and the upcoming Carnival Celebration, both of which weigh in at roughly 182,000 gross tons.
This is still well below the largest ship in the world, however, which is currently Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, which weighs in at 236,000 gross tons.
New Innovations on Board
It isn’t just the size of a ship that makes for an amazing experience, however. Sun Princess is expected to offer phenomenal new features for guests to enjoy, including a 9-story sphere integrated into its design with breathtaking views and an incredible sense of light and space.
Sun Princess will also feature the first-ever glass geodesic dome at sea, enclosing an indoor/outdoor pool that will transform to a brand new entertainment venue in the evening. The space is inspired by the iconic terraces of Santorini, and offers a luxurious and relaxing vibe for guests to enjoy.
The ship will include the cruise line’s iconic, heart-of-the-ship Princess Piazza, which on Sun Princess will be three stories, forming an architectural focal point offering guests an outward looking suspended space with comfortable seating to enjoy ocean views in every direction.
An impressive LED screen is also showcased in the center of the Piazza, and can be moved and configured for live entertainment performances. Adjacent to the Piazza Atrium will be a new coffee shop, Coffee Currents, Bellini’s Cocktail Bar, and Princess favorites like Crooners Bar and Alfredo’s Pizzeria.
Five years in the making, the ship represents an evolution of Princess Cruises based on guest feedback, popular features, and what 21st century cruisers want to see most on their oceangoing vacations.
“This ship defines the next era for Princess Cruises,” said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. “Sun Princess is a new and bespoke ship platform, designed to simultaneously embrace Princess heritage while boldly pressing into the future with iconic, elegant and pure lines unique to our brand.”
That era will be a bright one if Sun Princess is any indication, and the new ship is sure to generate great excitement among cruise travelers leading up its anticipated debut on January 31, 2024.
First Itineraries Announced
When she debuts, Sun Princess, the first Princess Cruises ship to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG), will offer an initial spring and summer season of Mediterranean sailings.
In November 2024, the ship is expected to reposition to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale for the winter season, offering a range of Caribbean itineraries.
Bookings will open for the ship’s first sailings on Friday, September 16, 2022.
Sun Princess is currently under construction at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. Her as-yet-unnamed sister ship, the second of the Sphere class, is expected to debut in mid-2025. | https://www.cruisehive.com/princess-cruises-unveils-its-newest-largest-ship-ever/81747 | 2022-09-16T04:23:33Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/princess-cruises-unveils-its-newest-largest-ship-ever/81747 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tropical Storm Fiona formed into a named storm on September 15, east of the Leeward Islands, and seems to be setting off on a direct course to the eastern Caribbean.
Although weather conditions seem to favor a lighter, more rain-focused storm, disruptions to cruises are certainly expected over the next week due to the projected path the storm will take.
Fiona is expected to track over the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas, potentially affecting a wide variety of cruise destinations and cruises. With Mardi Gras, Symphony Of The Seas, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Legend, and more ships sailing in the area in the coming week, what will be the impact on cruises from Tropical Storm Fiona?
Will Tropical Storm Fiona Have an Impact on Caribbean Cruise Destinations?
Tropical Storm Fiona is currently tracking towards the Leeward Islands and the Northern Caribbean. The depression developed into a tropical storm on Thursday, becoming only the sixth named storm of this hurricane season.
With Caribbean cruises sailing from Florida, the question is whether the storm will impact sailings in the coming week. So far, the National Hurricane Center (NOAA) is heading towards the Caribbean at 14mph, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
As it looks now, the course the storm is expected to take will impact the Leeward Islands, such as Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Maarten, and the UK and US Virgin Islands, with 4 to 6 inches of rain.
St. Maarten has already announced that its Cruise Main Gate will be closed from Friday, September 16, at noon. Pilot boat operations are to be suspended from 11:00 AM, also on Friday.
Puerto Rico could expect to see 10 inches of rain, and Hispaniola, which includes the Dominican Republic and Haiti, could see anywhere from 4 to 12 inches of rain.
The Bahamas are expected to take a considerable hit from the storm, but not until next week, with forecasts now predicting around 45-50 MPH winds and up to 10 inches of rain on September 23.
Other Caribbean Islands that will likely see the effects of the storm are Turks and Caicos, St. Barths, and Cuba. Besides high winds and some additional rainfall, the impact on Florida seems to be relatively minor for now.
Although the storm is expected to track over a large majority of popular Caribbean Destinations, the impact on the ports will be minor unless Fiona develops into a full-fledged hurricane. However, that doesn’t mean that cruise ships will not be affected.
Will Cruises Will Be Affected?
Cruise ships do not do well in adverse weather. Although they can withstand severe wind and weather, high winds and waves do not make for a pleasant cruise experience. This is why cruise ships are typically rerouted if a storm is approaching and expected to impact a cruise.
This would mean that cruise companies make the call to change itineraries to more suitable environments, where the storm’s impact is expected to be much less.
Cruise ships scheduled to be sailing in the area in the coming week include Scarlet Lady, Mardi Gras, Symphony Of The Seas, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Legend, Celebrity Infinity, Disney Fantasy, MSC Seashore, Harmony of the Seas, Norwegian Sky, and Mariner of the Seas.
For now, cruise lines will wait to see what the tropical storm will be doing and how she develops. If the storm’s path does come into the territory the ships will be sailing in, chances are that last-minute itinerary changes will be implemented. | https://www.cruisehive.com/tropical-storm-fiona-heads-for-caribbean-cruise-destinations/81735 | 2022-09-16T04:23:39Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/tropical-storm-fiona-heads-for-caribbean-cruise-destinations/81735 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Hundreds of first responders, friends and family-members gathered in Tallahassee Thursday to remember Tallahassee Fire Department captain Brenden Rudy.
Rudy died in a car accident Saturday evening.
He was a member of the fire department for 13 years.
During his funeral those who knew him spoke about his leadership and the impact he will forever-have on them and this community.
Rudy was just 35 years old. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/community-honors-fallen-tallahassee-fire-department-captain-brenden-rudy | 2022-09-16T04:27:56Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/community-honors-fallen-tallahassee-fire-department-captain-brenden-rudy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(WTXL) — One person died in a motorcycle accident on interstate 10 in Gadsden County Thursday night.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, at 7:58 p.m. a motorcycle that was driven by a 60-year-old male of Cold Spring, Minnesota was traveling west on I-10 at the mile marker 184.
The report notes that for an unknown reason, the motorcycle left the road way to the right and entered the north shoulder of Interstate 10 at mile marker 183.
The motorcycle then traveled in a northwest direction down an embankment before colliding with several trees.
The driver of the motorcycle was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Gadsden County Sheriff's Office and the Gadsden County Emergency Medical Services responded to the incident. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/one-person-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-in-gadsden-county | 2022-09-16T04:27:57Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/one-person-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-in-gadsden-county | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Lincoln High School football team lost their first game of the season Thursday, losing to Bartram Trail 24-7.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All-Pro cornerback J.C. Jackson made his much-anticipated Chargers debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night, after he was sidelined for their season-opening victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. He underwent ankle surgery on Aug. 23, reportedly to remove a small bone.
The Chargers signed Jackson to a five-year, $82.5 million contract in March as part of an extensive offensive remodeling job on their defense. His signing, along with their acquisition of edge rusher Khalil Mack, highlighted a flurry of activity by General Manager Tom Telesco.
Jackson made steady progress in his return from the minor ankle procedure last month, and although there was some question earlier in the week whether he could play against the Chiefs, he answered it with a series of encouraging workouts leading up to Thursday’s prime time game.
In fact, it was the kind of game that prompted the Chargers to sign Jackson, a Pro Bowl selection and a Super Bowl champion while with the New England Patriots. They needed an upgraded defense to contend with the Chiefs’ high-powered defense, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
WHO’S THAT GUY?
There was something different about standout safety Derwin James Jr. as he walked through the Chargers’ locker room at their Costa Mesa training facility. He was almost unrecognizable to his teammates, coaches, staff members and a group of reporters who had gathered around him.
“Hey, did you get a haircut?” someone asked.
“Gotta move fast this week, huh?” someone else asked.
James smiled and lifted the Chargers bucket hat he was wearing, revealing his haircut and running his hand over his head. Gone were the distinctive braids he had worn, which made him instantly recognizable amid a throng of 90 players during training camp and the opening days of the season.
QUOTE, UNQUOTE
“I hate to say this, but I guess I’ve got to welcome Mr. Khalil Mack back to the AFC West,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy told the Kansas City Star newspaper when asked about Mack. “I really don’t like saying that and inviting him back, but he’s a heck of a player.”
Mack re-introduced himself to the division with three sacks and three tackles for losses in the Chargers’ victory over the Raiders in their season opener at SoFi Stadium. He teamed with fellow outside linebacker Joey Bosa to pressure quarterback Derek Carr repeatedly.
The Chargers acquired Mack in an offseason trade with the Chicago Bears. Mack also played for four seasons with the AFC West rival Raiders, who drafted him in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2014 draft, after a stellar four-year career at the University of Buffalo.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – St. Joe’s senior quarterback Walker Wood registered four total touchdowns in the Knights’ road victory over 3A Seneca last Friday.
Wood, running the triple-option, carried the ball 14 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-35 win. He also completed seven of 11 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns.
With the win, St. Joe’s improved to 4-0 on the season. The Knights remain in first place in Region 1-A with a 4-0 record. | https://www.wspa.com/high-school-standouts/high-school-standouts-walker-wood-qb-st-joes/ | 2022-09-16T04:36:37Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/high-school-standouts/high-school-standouts-walker-wood-qb-st-joes/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Acadiana Animal Aid is getting a quarter million dollar face lift! Funds for the renovations were provided by donations in Honor of Greater Good Charities’ 15-Year Anniversary.
The Rescue Rebuild Program supported by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, The Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust, and Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation will give Acadiana Animal Aid a much-needed makeover to help pets in need.
Renovations like these help increase the well-being and adoptability of thousands of shelter pets.
Acadiana Animal Aid has been supported by Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program since 2015, which provides science-led nutrition to feed the all dogs and cats in its care, as well as nutrition to go home which each pet when adopted.
Volunteers from near and far are working to create a more welcoming environment at the center to improve quality of life for pets and their caregivers.
Renovations are being carried out both inside and outside of the shelter from September 11 through 20.
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Game of the Week: Southside at Carencro
Thursday 9/15
Iota at Crowley
Opelousas Catholic at Port Barre
Hamilton Christian at Welsh
St. Martinville at Breaux Bridge
Washington Marion at Cecilia
Catholic NI at Erath
New Iberia at Acadiana
Friday 9/16
Southside at Carencro
Brother Martin at STM
Patterson at AES
Notre Dame at Comeaux
West St. Mary at Northside
Sulphur at Lafayette
St. Charles Catholic at Teurlings
Rayne at Church Point
LCCP at Opelousas
Thrive Academy at North Central
Beau Chene at Northwest
Avoyelles at Eunice
Westminster (Laf) at St. Edmund
Loreauville at Vermilion Catholic
Abbeville at North Vermilion
Pope John Paul at Delcambre
St. John at Highland Baptist
Jeanerette at Lake Arthur
East Beauregard at Mamou
Buckeye at Pine Prairie
Sacred Heart at Basile
LCA at Jesuit
Kaplan at LaGrange
Westgate at Evangel
Ville Platte at Oakdale
Gueydan at Central Private
Elton at Montgomery
Jennings at Deridder
Franklin at Berwick
Riverside at Central Catholic
Morgan City at Covenant Christian
Westminster at Hanson Memorial
Saturday 9/17
Centerville at Thomas Jefferson
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MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem, recently partnered with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC) under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), to share its insights and experiences in preventing cybercrime using blockchain forensics with the various law enforcement agencies.
The seminar was designed by Binance and conducted by the company's Asia Pacific Head of Intelligence and Investigations, Jarek Jacubcek. During the 2 days-long seminar, Jacubcek covered the technical aspects of interactions with and between exchanges, cryptocurrency tracing, common cybercrime activities, investigative techniques, prosecution of financial crimes, and forensics report development using open-source intelligence tools.
Jarek Jacubcek, a former member of the Garda, the Irish National Police, and Europol's Cybercrime Centre, joined the Binance team in May and is tasked to take down malicious activities in the crypto ecosystem with the help of law enforcement agencies across the region.
The seminar was also graced by the presence of CICC Usec. Alexander K. Ramos, CICC Deputy Director Mary Rose Magsaysay, and PCol. Armel Gongona, Deputy Director of Administration of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group.
"We are here to increase the technical capacity of our law enforcement and to help the judicial system appreciate cryptocurrency and how it is used as digital evidence in the judicial system. We are doing this because we need the public reassured that our law enforcement system is catching up to high tech criminals. We welcome cryptocurrency transactions so that the public may be able to use it for their economic activities'' says Mary Rose Magsaysay, Deputy Executive Director, CICC.
Binance on Cybersecurity
Binance has a strict KYC policy that imposes a zero-tolerance approach to double registrations, anonymous identities, and obscure sources of money. Binance's KYC processes are compliant with AML/CFT rules in over 200 jurisdictions.
Binance does not allow users to trade on its platform without passing KYC checks that include country of residence and personal identification information. Jacubcek notes "Our primary objective over the past 18 months has been to assemble a globally recognized security and compliance team, consisting of more than 500 people from across the globe."
At the same time, Jacubcek notes that while exchanges like Binance do its share of ensuring that their platform is secure, users also need to take responsibility and cyber hygiene seriously.
''Cryptocurrency give users power. All of a sudden, people have ownership of the funds. They can send funds from one person to another. But with the power comes responsibility. So, people should be very careful about their sensitive data and their cryptocurrencies when they're making these transactions. With more education, consumers will appreciate the importance of personal data hygiene and better cybersecurity practices," says Jacubcek.
Aside from the recent training session held in Quezon City, Binance also delivered workshops for law enforcement agencies and banking professionals in Germany (BKA, LKA, prosecutors), Canada (mixed Law Enforcement audience), Italy (Guardia di Finanza), Paraguay (prosecutors) and Brazil (Brazilian Federal Police and Prosecutors) to help facilitate investigations of cybercrimes around the world.
To protect their users, Binance has one of the world's largest insurance funds called SAFU (secure asset fund for users) with holdings of $1 billion[1] held transparently in two separate wallets that are auditable by the public at any time. The funds can be used to payout to users should their accounts be subject to hacks.
[1] Based on January 2022 cryptocurrency prices
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LOS ANGELES (CN) — A former dean of the University of Southern California's School of Social Work has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a bribery scheme with Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas when he served on the LA County board of supervisors in 2018.
Marilyn Louise Flynn will admit to one count of federal program bribery, according to the plea agreement that was filed late Thursday in federal court. Prosecutors with the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles won't seek prison time at the time of her sentencing, but probation or home confinement, according to the agreement.
Flynn's plea deal may be bad news for Ridley-Thomas, a veteran LA politician who's scheduled to go on trial in November. They were indicted last year on 20 criminal counts relating to a bribery scheme in which the former county supervisor is accused of throwing his support behind granting various county contracts to USC's School of Social Work in exchange for a series of favors for Ridley-Thomas' son Sebastian.
The younger Ridley-Thomas, a former member of the state Assembly who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, was allegedly given tuition-free admission to the school, a paid professorship and a mechanism to funnel his father's campaign funds through the university and into a nonprofit the son controlled.
Flynn's plea pertains specifically to that last allegation. At Ridley-Thomas's request in April 2018, Flynn agreed to have USC serve as a conduit for a $100,000 payment from Ridley-Thomas' campaign account to the School of Social Work and to then facilitate a nearly simultaneous $100,000 payment from USC to the United Ways of California for the benefit of the Policy, Research & Practice Initiative, a new nonprofit initiative led by Ridley-Thomas' son.
In exchange, Ridley-Thomas facilitated a meeting for Flynn with an unidentified LA County official to discuss an amendment to an existing contract between the county's Department of Mental Health and the School of Social Work for USC Telehealth services provided by the school's students to patients referred by the county.
Attorneys for Flynn and Ridley-Thomas didn't immediately respond to emails seeking comment after regular business hours.
Ridley-Thomas, who was serving a third and final term as city councilmember when he was indicted, was suspended from the council by his colleagues. In July he sued the city for terminating his salary and benefits.
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(CN) — It didn't take long for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to address the "elephant in the room," as she put it — the court's Dobbs decision earlier this year, which overturned Roe v. Wade and, as Sotomayor put it, "upended 50 years of precedent on abortion."
"Each time the court upends precedent, it does create discomfort in the society," Sotomayor said. "I think there’s an innate understanding, or at least expectation, that law itself will be stable and not subject to political influence."
She added: "When the court does upend precedent, in situations in which the public may view it as active in political arenas, there’s going to be some question about the court’s legitimacy."
Sotomayor took part in an hour-long conversation via Zoom with Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lawyer's Club of San Diego, a bar association that promotes gender equality.
The event came days after Justice Elena Kagan made headlines with a speech to Northwestern University in which she suggested that people were coming to see the Supreme Court as "extensions of the political process," and explicitly criticized the judicial philosophy known as originalism.
Sotomayor's comments were more measured.
"I do try very hard in my public appearances to stay away from political issues as much as I can," she said, though she also admitted: "There are some issue that you can’t run away from."
In one of the more pointed questions of the evening, McKeown cited something Sotomayor herself said in the Dobbs case's oral arguments: "Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts? I don’t see how it is possible." Nine months later, McKeown asked, what did she now think?
The justice dodged the question. "Does my view matter or does the public’s view matter?" she asked, suggesting it was the latter. "The public will have to tell us that."
Sotomayor took questions on a range of other topics, including two asked by school children. Asked whether social media was bad for girls, she said, "Unfortunately, I really worry about social media, and how it's impacting not just girls but boys too."
Asked about incivility in society, Sotomayor recalled something taught to her by her mother, who grew up an orphan in Puerto Rico.
"This is something that my mother taught me, which is, it’s easier to get along with people if you accept that people, at their core, are good, that they have values that you share, that they have feelings that you might have as well," Sotomayor said. "I think we’ve lost that in our society. I see a lot of people talking past each other, assuming the other person is in bad faith."
Sotomayor, 68, said she was speaking remotely because she doesn't feel safe traveling due to Covid, and the fact that she has a condition, Type I diabetes, that puts her in a high-risk category.
McKeown asked the justice if she'd picked up any hobbies during the pandemic. Sotomayor said she had: watching popular movies like Ghostbusters and Men in Black, and playing online poker.
"Usually only with friends," she said with a laugh.
The U.S. Supreme Court has been on recess since June. The new term begins in October.
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(CN) — Parents worried about their children’s exposure to harmful online content may now also have to start worrying about unsafe exposure to the device itself. Research presented at the 60th Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting shows the blue light emitted by most of our modern digital devices can impact the production of hormones associated with puberty onset in children.
The study concluded that blue light can ultimately cause puberty to start much earlier, for girls in particular. Early puberty in girls has been linked to higher risk of breast cancer, HPV, and other medical conditions later in life.
In the study, researchers exposed groups of rats to blue light in cycles. The female rats received either a control amount, six hours, or twelve hours of light in an attempt to replicate human screen times.
“We have found that blue light exposure, sufficient to alter melatonin levels, is also able to alter reproductive hormone levels and cause earlier puberty onset in our rat model. In addition, the longer the exposure, the earlier the onset,” said study co-author Dr. Aylin Kilinç Uğurlu of Turkey’s Ankara City Hospital in a statement accompanying the study.
Analysis of the rats showed lowered melatonin levels and raised levels of both luteinizing hormone, which is associated with the menstrual cycle, and estradiol, a hormone responsible for development of secondary sexual characteristics. All of this added up to an overall earlier puberty onset in the rats.
“As this a rat study, we can’t be sure that these findings would be replicated in children but these data suggest that blue light exposure could be considered as a risk factor for earlier puberty onset," Uğurlu said.
As anyone who has found themselves wide awake after scrolling their phone before bed can attest to, blue light can disrupt sleep patterns and cause eye strain and headaches. Blue light, emitted by smartphones, laptops, and pretty much anything with a screen nowadays, has been a cause of concern for medical professionals since digital devices have become inescapable parts of our lives.
According to previous studies, exposure to blue light largely affects melatonin — the hormone that regulates the sleep cycle — levels in both children and adults. Lowered melatonin disrupts the circadian rhythm and the light itself has been studied for risk of damage to the eye. The interruption to normal sleep patterns can affect childhood development and mental health.
These harmful effects, compounded with these new signs of the threat to childhood development, create a compelling argument for putting down the phone at night.
“Although not conclusive, we would advise that the use of blue light-emitting devices should be minimized in pre-pubertal children, especially in the evening when exposure may have the most hormone-altering effects," Uğurlu said.
The effect on hormones significant to puberty may affect not only early development but also future fertility. The study found the rats that were subjected to especially prolonged exposure developed concerning physical changes in their ovarian tissue, which manifested in both cell death and polycystic growth. In humans, this can impact reproductive health and fertility.
Past studies during the rise of digital technology in the daily lives of younger and younger children have pointed toward an increase in earlier onset puberty in girls. There is a particular surge associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, as children have had no choice but to increase exposure to screens and blue light for online studies.
The 60th Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting, the first since the beginning of the pandemic, has been held in Rome this week. Uğurlu’s study was presented on Thursday.
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SALISBURY, Md. - Medical marijuana has been legal in Maryland since 2013.
Now, Maryland could soon be joining 17 other states in allowing recreational pot.
Jared Schablein of the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus says its about time.
"Whether you're Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian, a progressive, whatever you call yourself I think everyone wants the ability to make the personal choice whether they smoke marijuana or not," he said.
Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli has reservations, especially when it comes to law enforcement.
"If this bill were to pass legalizing the use, It would still be illegal to operate a motor vehicle under the influence of marijuana," he said.
Legalization has widespread support in Maryland. A March poll from Goucher College found 62 percent of Marylanders favored legalization, while just 34 percent opposed.
Kris Furnish, co-founder of Maryland Marijuana Justice says enforcement of "driving while high" should be no different than enforcement of drunk driving.
"They test people who are driving drunk, why can't they figure out how to test people who are driving high?" she said
While Crisafulli has concerns, the Sheriff says he stands ready to adapt to whatever Maryland voters decide.
"If this does pass, my team may be even reaching out to other law enforcement agencies to see what per se they've dealt with. We know there's been an uptick in motor vehicle collisions but to see what other crimes they've dealt with after the legalization of this," he said.
If voters approve legalization, recreational marijuana would not be implemented until July of 2023.
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