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JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Members of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Chief’s Group run for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at JBLE, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. Various service members honor the sacrifice of the missing men by keeping the POW/MIA flag in motion for 24-hours, which emphasizes JBLE’s priority to support warfighters and ensures they are never forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexus Wilcox)
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LONDON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The second quarter of 2022 was the third consecutive quarter of weakening revenue growth for the semiconductor market, with the market now in decline according to Omdia's Competitive Landscape Tracker. Revenue for 2Q22 declined 1.9% from $161.2 billion in 1Q22 to $158.1 billion in 2Q22. This decline follows the longest sustained period of semiconductor growth of eight uninterrupted quarters.
Cliff Leimbach, Senior Research Analyst at Omdia said: "The recent decline in semiconductor revenue has led to 2Q22 being recorded as the third-worst performing Q2 in twenty years of Omdia tracking the market. Changes are coming after an unprecedented run of demand growth from work-from-home and educate-from-home activity. Given the cyclical nature of the semiconductor market, we expect the remainder of 2022 and potentially the first half of 2023 will be an adjustment period as the market returns to normalcy."
A contributing factor into the current semiconductor decline is Intel's 2Q22 performance and a decline of 13% decline in their microprocessors (MPU) business in 1Q. This drop from a market that represents over 10% of the total semiconductor market has pulled the entire market down.
Additionally, the US dollar strengthened against many foreign currencies in 2Q22 from 1Q22. Companies that report revenue in foreign currencies saw a fall in revenue when converting to US dollars. Some non-US based companies experienced a quarterly revenue increase in local currency but a negative quarterly increase from a US dollar perspective. Together, these factors have exerted a downward influence on the total semiconductor market revenues in US dollars.
A review of the top semiconductor firms' performance highlighted Intel and NVIDIA's decline combined was $3.7 billion in 2Q22; a result of weak consumer demand for their products and OEMs holding less inventory in these uncertain times. The only other top-ten firm by revenue to decline in 2Q22 was Qualcomm. The remaining companies increased in revenue during the quarter.
The memory market increased slightly in 2Q, up just over 1%. Samsung is the number one DRAM and NAND firm. This combined with Intel's results solidified Samsung into the top semiconductor firm by revenue.
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Jason Saintenoy tapped as Massillon's next police chief
MASSILLON – Police Capt. Jason Saintenoy was tapped Wednesday to serve as the city's new full-time police chief.
Saintenoy, a 16-year veteran of the Massillon Police Department, will officially be sworn into office by Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry during a 3 p.m. Friday ceremony on Duncan Plaza.
Massillon police promotions:Six Massillon police officers promoted to lieutenant, captain ranks
Massillon names interim police chief:Capt. Bill Peel sworn in as interim Massillon police chief; replaces retiring Moser
He will take over the chief's post from Capt. Bill Peel, who has been the interim chief since mid-July. Peel has served in the position since the retirement of former Police Chief Keith Moser.
"Jason has great leadership capabilities and will make an excellent chief," said Catazaro-Perry, noting that Saintenoy earned the position through the Massillon Civil Service testing process. "He's ready to lead."
Catazaro-Perry also praised city police Capt. Michael Maier, who had also tested for the chief's job, saying he and Saintenoy were first-rate candidates.
A city of Massillon news release stated that Saintenoy "was honored to assume the duties of police chief." He could not immediately be reached by The Independent for comment.
Saintenoy was promoted to captain on Aug. 15, joining a handful of other city police officers who advanced to the rank of lieutenant or captain.
Since joining the Massillon police force in 2006, Saintenoy has served as a field training officer, shift commander and as a member of the Canton Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in May 2016.
In 2019, Saintenoy graduated from the Police Executive Leadership College. He also has a political science degree from The University of Akron and is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Reach Steven at steven.grazier@indeonline.com. On Twitter: @sgrazierINDE
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POW/MIA Missing Man Table
JOINT BASE LANGLEY EUSTIS, Va. -- Joint Base Langley-Eustis Honor Guard, displays items on the missing man table, honoroing the POW/MIA at JBLE, Virginia, Sept. 17, 2022.
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Reigning champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Toray Pan Pacific Open ahead of her second-round match against No.16 Beatriz Haddad Maia due to illness. Haddad Maia advanced to the quarterfinals by walkover and will face either No.4 seed Veronika Kudermetova or Mexican qualifier Fernanda Contreras Gomez.
"I am really sorry that I am not able to compete today," Osaka said in a statement. "It’s an honor to be able to play at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in front of the amazing fans here in Japan. This has and always will be a special tournament for me and I wish I could have stepped on court today, but my body won’t let me. Thank you for all your support this week and I will see you next year”
A champion in 2019 when the tournament was temporarily held in Osaka, the former No.1 advanced to the second round this year after Daria Saville was forced to retire in the first round due to knee injury.
Osaka's withdrawal was a tough turn of events for the four-time champion. Prior to the tournament, Osaka told reporters that she felt fit and healthy again after her injury-plagued season.
"I think of course the year has been not the best year for me but I think overall I've learned a lot about myself," Osaka told reporters before the tournament. "I'm happy to be healthy because in Europe I did injure myself and that was the first injury that took me that long to get healed.
"I think life is ups and downs and this one was more down than up but overall I'm happy with where I am right now."
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Things to do in Murfreesboro and Smyrna: Stage plays, bingo, beer, and more
September is winding down but there are still plenty of things to do, from stage plays to festive fundraisers.
"Hamlet"
Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" will be on stage each weekend through Sept. 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 BoroArts.org.
"Seussical" on stage
Springhouse Theatre, 14119 Old Nashville Highway in Smyrna, presents "Seussical" on stage each weekend through Sept. 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 online at SpringhouseTheatre.com.
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 includes 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, a 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. on 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 a 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.
"The Play That Goes All Wrong"
The Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Highway in Woodbury, presents "The Play That Goes All Wrong" on stage each weekend from Sept. 23 through Oct. 8. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Tickets are $13 to $15. The plot follows the opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, "The Murder at Haversham Manor," where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. Visit artscenterofcc.com to purchase tickets or call 615-563-2787.
Philharmonic concert
The Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra's "Season of Stories" features five chapters and kicks off this month with "Overtures to the TPO." The performance is 7 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Belle Aire Baptist Church, 1307 N. Rutherford Blvd., in Murfreesboro. Tickets start at $25. Season tickets are $175 for premium seating to five mainstage concerts. To learn more, or to purchase tickets, visit tnphil.org or call 615-898-1862.
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Is it really fall, y'all? (Wipes sweat from brow)
Thursday, Sept. 22, marks the first day of autumn. But it hasn’t felt a whole lot like fall, yet.
On Wednesday, temperatures hovered in the high 90s with the heat index tipping the scale at 101 degrees.
“This heat is caused by an upper-atmospheric ridge and surface high pressure that are situated over the middle and eastern parts of the country,” said Alisa Hass, assistant professor of geography at Middle Tennessee State University. “This high pressure limits the amount of clouds and rain that will form, keeping us dry, and pulls warm air in from the south and southeast.”
But just in time to welcome the autumnal equinox, there’s a cold front pushing through the area, Hass assured. Overnight lows will dip into the 50s and 60s.
“Currently, the forecast indicates that a reinforcing cold front will come through Middle Tennessee in the early part of next week, bringing more fall-like weather,” Hass explained.
Related:Pumpkin spice is the flavor of fall. But what is it? And where did it come from?
From USA TODAY:When is the autumnal equinox 2022? How do you celebrate? Here's what you need to know
That little chill in the air is enough to get people excited about fall colors and there are signs peeking through some of the trees. A hint of red, a touch of yellow, a bit of orange.
Big colors won’t arrive in Middle Tennessee until late October and early November, just a touch later than normal, Hass said.
“Middle Tennessee typically sees the leaves changing in mid-October with peak color at the end of the month,” Hass said. “With our heat season becoming longer, the timing of peak color can be pushed back and is on average occurring about a week later than in previous decades in the southeastern U.S.”
Even if you don’t get a chance to visit the mountains this fall, check out the Smoky Mountains fall foliage map at smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map.
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For years, fans have wanted to see British actor Idris Elba onscreen as the coveted 007 agent James Bond. But comments from Elba and the producers of the franchise suggest it might not happen.
Elba said on an episode of HBO's "The Shop" that although he wants to act for the rest of his life, "it is not a goal for my career."
"I don't think that playing Bond will satisfy some of my personal goals," he said. "It will definitely satisfy the will of a nation, I'm not going to lie. Every corner of the world I go...they always go, 'Bond.' And I feel it is beyond me at this juncture."
He said the idea of him being the first Black Bond could help conversations about diversifying casting, though.
Daniel Craig's Bond died in the most recent iteration, No Time To Die, so the search is on. But the producers understand Elba's hesitance, they told Variety.
"We love Idris," producer Barbara Broccoli said. "The thing is, it's going to be a couple of years off. And when we cast Bond, it's a 10-, 12-year commitment. So he's probably thinking, 'Do I really want that thing?' Not everybody wants to do that."
That won't stop people from wishing, though.
"If it's not you, I don't want to see it," said actress Drew Barrymore, who was also a guest on the episode.
Elba asked why, to which Barrymore said, "Can you be strong and charming and sexy, and seem like a friend, be intimidating? How many characteristics can one person embody, but be utterly unique at the same time? You are that."
Elba's career has spanned almost three decades, in roles that have ranged from Marvel and DC Comics movies (Thor and Suicide Squad, respectively), hit TV shows (The Wire, Luther, The Office) and the voice of children's characters (Finding Dory, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Zootopia).
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Kalihi Valley residents are concerned with a major uptick in crime and they're pleading with state leaders for help.
"We had a 19 year old that was assaulted -- sexually assaulted -- about a week and a half ago," said Kalihi Valley resident Michael McDonald. "And we've had other general crime in the area, you know, so everybody's kind of concerned in my neighborhood."
Surveillance videos from McDonald's neighbors show trespassers looking through mailboxes, trying to get into cars and stealing things right off front porches.
He says thieves are getting younger and younger -- ranging from about eight years old to young adults. And they work together in small groups to cause mayhem in the community.
"With the cameras that everybody has now what they do is they share things that go on and they warn other people in the area," he said. "We have a map on there that tells us generally where the crime is committed."
McDonald says recently when a group of teens were in his neighbor's tree, he tried to intervene.
"I turned around just to see these large mango fly over my head. It didn't hit me, it didn't hit the house, it didn't hit my car so I'm very fortunate," he added. "There was intent to cause harm, no doubt about it."
There's a neighborhood patrol and phone tree so residents can alert each other when there's trouble in the area. Residents have also reached out to state lawmakers in hopes of cracking down on crime.
"People are fearful, the neighbor or neighbors are upset," said Rep. John Mizuno, who represents the district. "There's been some fatalities, there's been some shootings, I think everybody's aware of that. Unless we coordinate together and address these issues, the uptick in crime will continue."
Mizuno says he's working to unite the community to be the 'ears and eyes' for the police. And trying to partner with law enforcement and public housing authorities to identify people who may be involved.
Kalihi Valley residents are hoping to have more peace in the neighborhood soon.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society.
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Angel City FC holds off Washington, keeps playoff hopes alive
Claire Emslie and Simone Charley score for Angel City in a 2-1 win as the club remains one point out of sixth place with two matches left in the regular season
Angel City FC goalkeeper Didi Haracic makes a save during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Jun Endo looks to pass during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Claire Emslie, center, and Washington Spirit midfielder Anna Heilferty, left, pursue the ball during the first half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Cari Roccaro, left, battles Washington Spirit defender Sam Staab for the ball during the first half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Clarisse Le Bihan kicks the ball during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Cari Roccaro, center, dribbles the ball between Washington Spirit defenders during the first half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman heads the ball during the first half of their match against Angel City FC on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Claire Emslie (10) celebrates with defender Ali Riley, center back, after Emslie scored a goal during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Dani Weatherholt, left, kicks the ball during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Megan Reid heads the ball during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Clarisse Le Bihan dribbles the ball during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Savannah McCaskill, center, moves the ball past Washington Spirit defender Camryn Biegalski during the first half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Paige Nielsen, left, heads the ball against Washington Spirit forward Ashley Hatch, center, during the first half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Jasmyne Spencer moves the ball up the field during the first half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Claire Emslie, right, battles Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman for the ball during the second half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Simone Charley, right, heads the ball for a goal during the second half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
From right, Angel City FC forward Jasmyne Spencer, forward Simone Charley (7) and midfielder Savannah McCaskill celebrate after Charley scored a goal during the second half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. It proved to be the decisive goal in Angel City’s 2-1 win. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Simone Charley, left, celebrates with teammate forward Claire Emslie after Charley scored a goal during the second half of their match against the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. It proved to be the decisive goal in Angel City’s 2-1 win. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Jun Endo, center, brings the ball up the field as Washington Spirit defender Karina Rodriguez, left, looks to challenge her during the second half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Simone Charley, left, battles Washington Spirit defender Karina Rodriguez for the ball during the second half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Ali Riley, right, kicks the ball as Washington Spirit defender Karina Rodriguez, left, looks on during the second half on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Purple smoke fills the air before an NWSL match between Angel City FC and the Washington Spirit on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
LOS ANGELES — The Angel City Football Club has a goal of making the NWSL playoffs in its first season.
With two games left in the regular season, that dream is still alive, thanks in large part to Wednesday night’s 2-1 victory over the Washington Spirit in front of 16,112 at Banc of California Stadium.
“We’re taking it one game at a time,” Angel City defender Ali Riley said. “Tonight, we needed the three points, we got it and now it’s on to Sunday, we need the three points and we’re going to take them.
“This team plays for so much, not just ourselves, but for our fans and for our city, for all the communities that are supporting us. I think that extra boost of being able to come here and feel that love is kind of our purpose … it’s our why. Of course we felt that love on the road, but to be actually here in this do-or-die scenario on a Wednesday, with that kind of crowd against a really good team, it felt really good.”
The win didn’t come without some stressful moments. In the 87th minute, Washington was given a penalty kick after Ashley Hatch was brought down in the penalty area. Hatch stepped up and buried the kick, then Angel City had to survive four minutes of stoppage time before finally getting to celebrate.
The win, which snapped a four-game winless streak, moves Angel City (8-7-5, 29 points) back into seventh place, one point behind the Chicago Red Stars (8-6-6, 30 points) for the sixth and final playoff spot in the 12-team league. Eighth-place North Carolina (8-8-4, 28 points) is lurking one point behind Angel City, which will face Chicago in a regular-season finale on Oct. 2 in Chicago.
Before that, Angel City has another important home game, Sunday evening against Racing Louisville FC (3-9-8, 17 points).
“For us, we wanted to control the narrative and do everything we can do,” Angel City coach Freya Coombe said. “We’re in L.A. and we’re looking for that Hollywood ending and making sure we get into the playoffs.”
Claire Emslie opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a tap-in of a cross from Riley, which somehow eluded two Washington Spirit defenders.
Six minutes into the second half, Simone Charley extended Angel City’s lead to 2-0 with a header on a cross from Jasmyne Spencer.
This was Angel City’s first league home game since Aug. 14. The club recently completed a stretch of three road games in seven days against Houston, North Carolina and San Diego that netted just one of nine possible points (a 1-1 draw with Houston.)
Wednesday’s two-goal night was the first for Angel City since its 3-1 win over Gotham FC on Aug. 28 and its first at home since July 30. Angel City actually lost that game, allowing OL Reign to score three goals in the second half for a 3-2 win.
That was not the case this time, thanks to goalkeeper DiDi Haračić, who made five saves to preserve the shutout.
Washington, last season’s NWSL champion, had already been eliminated from playoff contention.
Sunday’s game against Louisville will be the final NWSL match of the week, so Angel City will know what has happened across the league as it tries to secure a playoff spot.
Damian Calhoun is the Prep Sports Coordinator and writer for the Daily Breeze. He's also the soccer writer for the Southern California News Group, covering Major League Soccer and occasionally the U.S. national teams.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A California appeals court ruled on the side of the state on Wednesday that the bumblebee falls under the same category as a fish under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
The Third District Court of Appeals ruled that bumblebees, which are a non-aquatic invertebrate, can be listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act because it applies to fish, and “invertebrates” can be included within what the Court deems as the category of fish. That means they agree with the California Fish and Game Commission and the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife — and interest group intervenors Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Food Safety — that the Commission may list any invertebrate as an endangered or threatened species, if it meets the Act’s requirements for being threatened.
The opinion written by Third District Court Justice Ronald Robie, with justices Coleman Blease and Andrea Hoch concurring, reversed the Superior Court of Sacramento County’s ruling from Judge James P. Arguelles.
Petitioners, including Almond Alliance of California, California Association of Pest Control Advisers and California Citrus Mutual named the Commission and Fish and Wildlife in their complaint, but only sought relief from the Commission. They later stipulated that Fish and Wildlife be designated a real party in interest.
The justices’ opinion noted that before 1969, section 45 of the Act defined fish as “wild fish, mollusks, or crustaceans, including any part, spawn or ova thereof.” In 1969, the Legislature amended section 45 via Senate Bill 858 to add invertebrates and amphibia to the definition of fish. Section 45 has been amended only once, in 2015, with stylistic changes to the definition to read that “fish” means “a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, between 1997 to 2014, stated insects are not covered under the Act but the Legislature “again confirmed that insects cannot be listed,” in a report by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water’s analysis of Senate Bill 49 during the 2017-2018 regular session.
The justices said parts of the current guidance are ambiguous on whether the Legislature intended for the definition of fish to apply only to aquatic species.
“A fish, as the term is commonly understood in everyday parlance, of course, lives in aquatic environments. As the Department and the Commission note, however, the technical definition in section 45 includes mollusks, invertebrates, amphibians, and crustaceans, all of which encompass terrestrial and aquatic species.” the justices wrote.
Robie also noted the Legislature approved of the Commission’s decision to list a terrestrial mollusk and invertebrate as a rare animal under the 1970 Legislation by stating it “is a ‘threatened species’ ” under the Act.
“This legislative history, when viewed through the liberal lens with which we are tasked, supports the interpretation that the Commission has the authority to list any invertebrate as an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, if it meets the requirements in those definitions of the Act,” the justices added. They said limiting the term to aquatic animals would require a restrictive interpretation of the Act, which would be “directly at odds” with their duty.
That means the Commission has the authority to list an invertebrate as an endangered or threatened species. Robie also said the Commission’s authority is not limited to listing only aquatic invertebrates.
“Although the term fish is colloquially and commonly understood to refer to aquatic species, the term of art employed by the Legislature in the definition of fish in section 45 is not so limited,” he wrote.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, with justices Carol Corrigan and Joshua Groban concurring. denied a petition for review, saying this decision is not an endorsement or rejection of the Court of Appeal’s analysis. She also admonished the petitioners’ lawyers for waiting until just before an oral hearing to present necessary documents, “thereby eliminating any opportunity for the other parties to provide a written analysis regarding the documents’ applicability to the issue presented.”
“These kinds of seemingly illogical outcomes can in fact best capture the enacting Legislature’s intent in a variety of circumstances,” she wrote. “A statute may be construed in a manner that goes beyond the literal meaning of its text to avoid an absurd result the Legislature could not possibly have contemplated.”
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(CN) — Congresswoman Karen Bass and mall developer Rick Caruso, the two candidates running to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, squared off in a televised debate Wednesday night. The evening saw the two alternate between marginal disagreements on policy proposals and pre-planned attacks on each other's record.
Bass went after Caruso for being registered as a Republican for more than three decades and for donating money to pro-life causes. Caruso suggested Bass had been somehow negligent in securing her two guns, which were stolen from her home earlier this month. He also pointed out, in something of a non-sequiter, that Bass has "supported Scientology, lays praise on Scientology.” (Bass has had to address that issue before.)
Both candidates leveled charges at the other relating to the University of Southern California.
The centrality of USC, a private university founded in 1880 on the outskirts of South LA, is a curious feature of this local election cycle. The school has been beset by a string of scandals in recent years, one involving the dean of the school of medicine, another involving George Tyndall, a USC gynecologist accused of abusing hundreds of female patients.
Last year, a longtime elected official, Mark Ridley-Thomas, was indicted on federal corruption charges stemming from allegations that he was bribed by the USC School of Social Work's dean. Then a County Supervisor, Ridley-Thomas is alleged to have agreed to throw his support behind handing contracts to the school in exchange for full-time tuition and a professorship for his son Sebastian, a former state legislator.
Both candidates are connected to the university. Bass received a full-time scholarship to USC's School of Social Work (worth $95,000) in 2011, in much the same way Sebastian Ridley-Thomas later did. Bass has not been charged with a crime and there is no indication that she is under investigation. But prosecutors in the Ridley-Thomas case have said that Bass' own scholarship is "critical" to their case. Bass also received an honorary degree from USC in 2019.
During the debate, Bass defended her degree, saying, "I was offered that scholarship so I could be a better legislator. I studied nights and weekends. I didn’t apply for an MBA so I could be a venture capitalist. It's a social work degree that was given to me on merit."
Caruso, meanwhile, has given lavishly to USC, whose campus is home to the Caruso Catholic Center, and whose school of medicine includes the "Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology." Caruso also served as chairman of USC's Board of Trustees for four years, from 2018 to this year, when he declared his candidacy for mayor. He has been criticized, by the Bass campaign and others, for his handling of the Tyndall scandal, and for not releasing the results of USC's internal investigation.
"Victims of the gynecologist have asked you release the report," Bass said, during the debate.
Caruso defended his own record, paraphrasing an LA Times headline: "When USC was in a crisis, they called on Rick Caruso."
Bass and Caruso were the top two vote-getters in the June primary, in which Bass finished seven points ahead of Caruso. A recent poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Government showed Bass ahead by 12 points. Caruso has spent at least $60 million of his own money on his campaign, far more than any other local candidate in LA history.
When it came to policy positions, the two candidates seemed to differ in only marginal ways.
Asked about homelessness, Caruso repeated his pledge to build 30,000 shelter beds in his first year, to "get them into shelters and keep them safe."
"We have 13,000 women living on the street every night," Caruso said. "What we’ve allowed to happen is insane. It’s inhumane.
We’ve got to have a different direction."
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Readers' letters: Reporter favours student housing developers
I read with dismay the story on student flats in Gorgie (“Calls for Tynecastle High School plans to be scrapped amid claims area 'flooded' with student housing", News, September 19).
My recent experience suggests that if objectors win at the Council Planning Committee, the developer will appeal and the Scottish Government Reporter will grant permission.That happened in Southside in August when the Reporter allowed a four-storey block of 64 flats in East Newington Place, a narrow cul-de-sac behind tenements, against the unanimous opposition of 96 local objectors, the Southside Community Council and the Planning Committee.The Reporter's reasoning was laughably shallow. Southside, like Gorgie, already houses a great number of students and this decision will lead to the 15 ordinary residents of the street sharing it with 153 students in two separate halls (a student proportion over 90 per cent). The Reporter blunted this population spike to an acceptable level by simply averaging it into a notional 'neighbourhood' a mile across. Sophistry.Second, the Reporter claimed, contrary to all the locals, that the flats would improve the setting of existing houses, some of which are Listed. This despite overtopping them, and being much closer to them than is common for large buildings in the area.
Loss of amenity to resi-dents from the flats cutting connection to local green space - tenement gardens - and much of the winter sunlight was also ignored.The Reporter's decision is final. Behind it possibly lay the fact that there is indeed a student accommodation crisis in Edinburgh. But is this the fault of the city's residents or of the University for its determination to keep growing student numbers (four per cent year on year for the last five) without adequate infrastructure?
Lack of scrutiny and planning at high level is forcing bad local planning.
John Lightfoot, Edinburgh.
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Sweden's policy of not having Covid lockdowns in 2020/21 was controversial, but a recent scientific paper lead-authored by Casey Mulligan comes out in favour of Sweden. It is titled “Non-Covid excess deaths 2020-21: Collateral damage of policy choices?” and includes heart disease and hypertension, diabetes and obesity, drug- and alcohol-induced deaths, road accidents and homicide.
One of the main find-ings was that for the EU as a whole there were approximately 64 non-Covid excess deaths per 100,000 during the period in question. But for Sweden, which didn't have lockdowns, the figure was much lower at 33 per 100,000.
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Queue like Beckham
I read with great admiration that David Beckham turned down the offer of jumping the queue with an MP to view the Queen's coffin. He queued for 13 hours.
Susanna Reid and her mother also queued for seven hours. Good on them all. However, I find it disgusting that Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield managed to avoid the queue as they entered as working journalists. Working journalists my foot, they are television personalities, nothing more, nothing less!
Why should they avoid the lengthy queues, and why should MPs do likewise?
Sylvia Wilson, Edinburgh.
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Adults Should Get Routine Screenings for Anxiety, Recommends U.S. Panel
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During 2020, the first year of the Covid19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression soared by as much as 25%. The lockdown had splintered people’s mental health, a sign of caution for healthcare providers and governments to track mental health issues with vigilance. This forms the context of today, when a panel of U.S. doctors recently recommended that all adults aged between 16 to 65 should be routinely screened for anxiety — even if they don’t show any symptoms. This is among the first official guidelines to recommend preventive screenings for mental illnesses — marking a shift in how we approach mental healthcare.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task force drafted a set of guidelines for mental health screening, which apply to young and middle-aged adults, including people who are pregnant and post-partum. “When you go to your primary care provider, you get screened for many, many preventive conditions – blood pressure, heart rate, all kinds of things,” said Dr. Lori Pbert, a task-force member and professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School.
“Mental health conditions are just important as other physical conditions, and we really need to be treating mental health conditions with the same urgency that we do other conditions.” The idea also blurs the rigid lines of separation between mental and physical health in public health.
Anxiety is both common and commonly misunderstood in health discourse. At least one in seven persons in India is believed to live with anxiety disorders and depression, but the real extent of the burden remains undiagnosed. The prevalence does little to counter the misconceptions — the cultural response is to dismissively equate it with routine “stress” and “worrying,” as if anxiety wasn’t a diagnosable psychiatric condition. The “invisibility” of mental health conditions like anxiety, and the many ways it presents, also bolsters the silence around it. According to one study, the delay in initiating treatment for anxiety — from the time one is referred to a health facility to arrival at the receiving link health facility — is 23 years. But even in its purported invisibility, anxiety levels have drastically increased during the course of the pandemic — as adults experience an avalanche of stressors, in the form of work burnout, isolation, loneliness, relationship difficulties, and abuse.
These recommendations reiterate that screenings are helpful for those who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder or do not show recognized signs or symptoms. Recommendations such as these are instructive for the larger healthcare discourse, for seeing mental health care as part of routine visits with primary care physicians can change how people look at anxiety, and better still, how it’s treated.
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While the task force recommended using tools like questionnaires surveying people about feeling fear, worried, or other disruptive emotions, it hasn’t quite specified how often the screening should take place.
The need for a preventative care model around anxiety — rather than a curative one — has been noted over the years now. The evidence around screening shows it has helped with the early identification and treatment of anxiety. It serves the purpose of raising awareness among people, informing them of signs and treatments outside of cultural biases, and legitimizing millions of people’s experiences. Thinking of anxiety screening as something that is routine to a health check-up also puts a dent in the cultural silence around mental healthcare.
But there are notable risks that experts have flagged earlier. Screening results could be inaccurate, there could be bias and ignorance from the side of healthcare providers, and follow-up care may not always prove effective. “The most important thing to recognize is that a screening test alone is not sufficient to diagnose anxiety,” Pbert said.
In this case, given the urgency of mental health issues catalyzed by the pandemic, the panel noted the benefits of screening programs far outweigh the risks. “Anyone showing signs or symptoms of depression, anxiety, or suicide risk should be connected with care,” Dr, Pbert said. Moreover, the screening could help people who show symptoms but may not recognize their experiences as signs of an underlying illness. It then takes the onus away from people to know, identify, and name their anxiety in a culture where this isn’t always possible.
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Cultural contexts and access to healthcare play an important role in how anxiety disorders play out in different settings. While routine screenings address the stigma and urgency of mental health, they still demand a more robust, padded infrastructure that most countries currently don’t have. Screenings require primary healthcare providers, but the world over is currently dealing with a shortage of doctors and nurses.
In India, there was a 7% shortfall of doctors at Primary Health Centres and a 57% shortfall of doctors at Community Health Centres, according to the Rural Health Statistics 2021. India also notoriously doesn’t have accurate data on practicing healthcare professionals, with some estimates including AYUSH doctors who practice homeopathy. Experts have cautioned against this inclusion; “Ayush doctors cannot be treated at par with MBBS doctors in the total figure,” one said.
Accessing anxiety screenings also presents other logistical challenges — such as mobility, affordability, and geographical access to healthcare providers. Screening for physical ailments, like cancers and tuberculosis, is still a half-won battle. Moreover, the stigma around mental health and anxiety would also complicate people’s access. This is more so for women and people from marginalized identities, who carry limited economic agency and are systemically excluded from healthcare due to gender roles and caste hierarchies. The mental health burden of anxiety disorders among women, in particular, is significantly higher than in men.
Arguably, there is a need for early screening for it approaches anxiety with an air of legitimacy, validating people’s experiences and struggles. It is a framework that is incomplete but still important, and must take into account cultural variations that restrict access to quality healthcare.
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Study Finds Link Between Amphibian Deaths and Increased Malaria Epidemics
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Malaria remains a major cause of health concern in the world. According to the World Health Organization, the mosquito-borne disease infected more than 229 million people and claimed more than 400,000 lives in 2019. Children under five accounted for more than 67% of all malaria deaths worldwide. Especially in tropical and subtropical regions, such as South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central America, malaria continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods.
It is thus vital to understand how to contain it, for which it is crucial to understand the ways in which it spreads. A new study, published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters, offers some clues. In some parts of Central America — Costa Rica and Panama — researchers found a link between the death of amphibians like frogs, and a surge in malaria infections. That is, there was a correlation observed between the frogs’ vanishing and the severity of the malaria outbreak.
“The results in our paper suggest that some policies, such as amphibian conservation policies or the regulation of wildlife trade, could have benefits for human health which are not currently accounted for,” study author Joakim Weill said earlier.
For their research, the scientists analyzed medical and ecological data from the 1980s to 1990s in Costa Rica, and from the 2000s to mid-2010s in Panama. During these periods, a virulent fungal pathogen — the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) — caused mass deaths of frogs and salamanders in the two nations respectively. The study collates data from public health records, satellite images, and ecological surveys.
The researchers observed a higher occurrence of malaria cases during those years in which mass amphibian deaths due to Bd were reported. In both Costa Rica and Panama, the usual rate of malaria ranges around 1.1-1.5 cases per 1,000 population. In years of Bd-induced mass amphibian deaths, however, both nations reported almost 1 extra case per 1000 population, implying a 70-90% increase in the total number of cases.
The research highlights the role healthy ecosystems play in human welfare, pointing out how the deterioration of the former can significantly alter the health of the latter. The ongoing Covid19 pandemic is a telling case study, highlighting the necessity of adapting the maintenance and restoration of ecosystem balance as a policy approach for better human healthcare.
“This previously unidentified impact of biodiversity loss illustrates the often hidden human welfare costs of conservation failures,” the authors write in their research.
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Amphibians serve an important role in ecosystems — they are both predator and prey in the food web. As predators, their diets comprise mosquitoes and other insects, which helps to regulate the latter’s populations and consequently reduces the risk of insect-borne diseases.
Bd is known to infect the amphibians’ skins, disrupting essential functions like osmotic regulation — maintaining the balance between water and vital minerals in the body, that occurs in amphibians through their skin — that results in their death. So far, Bd is estimated to have dwindled populations in more than 400 species, and for causing extinction in another 90.
Despite this well-known utility, people have largely overlooked the causal links between dwindling amphibian populations and the rise in insect-borne diseases such as malaria. The current study attempts to bridge that gap to better highlight the integrated manner in which ecosystems function.
Scientists, however, observed one anomaly in their data. In the years following 2016, data in the study suggests that the effect of Bd on human malaria cases has reduced. Scientists speculate that one reason for this could be the greater use of insecticides and pesticides to kill mosquitoes, more public health measures, or just a rise in other mosquito-borne diseases that would result in a reduction of malaria cases. Another limitation of the study is the absence of extensive data on dengue or other mosquito-borne diseases on the scale on which data on malaria was available. Hence, there is a need for more conclusive research on dengue and other diseases and their relations with amphibian deaths.
But arguably, the link is telling of the many ways in which human healthcare cannot be addressed without paying heed to the health of the entire ecosystem. “If scientists and decision-makers fail to reckon with the ramifications of such past events,” the study noted, “they also risk failing to fully motivate protection against new calamities.”
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HOBART, Australia (AP) — About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast.
The pod stranded on Ocean Beach appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania said Wednesday.
A team from the Marine Conservation Program was assembling whale rescue gear and heading to the area, the department said.
A resident told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that the whales were visible near the entrance to Macquarie Harbour and described the stranding as a “massive event.”
David Midson, general manager of the West Coast Council, urged people to stay clear.
“Whales are a protected species, even once deceased, and it is an offense to interfere with a carcass,” the environment department said.
Griffith University marine scientist Olaf Meynecke said it’s unusual for sperm whales to wash ashore. He said that warmer temperatures could also be changing the ocean currents and moving the whales’ traditional food.
“They will be going to different areas and searching for different food sources,” Meynecke said. “When they do this, they are not in the best physical condition because they might be starving so this can lead them to take more risks and maybe go closer to shore.”
Fourteen sperm whales were discovered Monday afternoon on King Island, part of the state of Tasmania in the Bass Strait between Melbourne and Tasmania’s northern coast. The department said it is not unusual for sperm whales to be sighted in Tasmania.
The pilot whale is notorious for stranding in mass numbers, for reasons that are not entirely understood.
Two years ago, about 470 long-finned pilot whales were found beached on sandbars off Tasmania’s west coast in the largest mass-stranding on record in Australia. After a weeklong effort, 111 of those whales were rescued but the rest died.
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(The Hill) — Millions of students in the U.S. and Canada are being exposed to toxic “forever chemicals” through the uniforms they wear every day, a new study finds.
The exposure to these compounds — also called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — lies in the “stain-resistant” technology often marketed as an advantage in the fabrics.
The scientists behind Wednesday’s study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, said they detected PFAS in uniforms from all the popular brands that they tested.
“PFAS don’t belong in any clothing, but their use in school uniforms is particularly concerning,” senior author Marta Venier, a professor of environmental chemistry at Indiana University, said in a statement.
“School uniforms are worn directly on the skin for up to eight hours per day by children, who are particularly vulnerable to harm,” Venier added.
Known for their ability to persist in the human body and the environment, PFAS are notorious for their presence in firefighting foams and industrial discharge. These cancer-linked compounds are also key ingredients in many household items, such as nonstick pans, cosmetics and waterproof hiking clothes.
But most school uniforms tested in Wednesday’s study contained PFAS concentrations as high as those in outdoor apparel, the researchers found.
In total, the scientists said they analyzed 72 children’s textiles marketed as stain-resistant in the U.S. and Canada in 2020 and 2021.
While they predominantly focused on uniforms, they also sampled other fabrics that come into contact with children, such as snowsuits, bibs, sweatshirts and stroller covers.
PFAS are often added to textiles due to their ability to prevent stains, making them particularly useful for school uniforms, according to the study.
The scientists first screened for total fluorine, which is an initial indicator of the possible presence of PFAS. They then performed targeted analyses for 49 types of PFAS, of which there are thousands.
The researchers detected PFAS in all products from both the U.S. and Canadian markets, determining that the most common offender was a “fluorotelomer alcohol” known as FTOH.
Total PFAS levels of school uniforms were significantly higher than those of bibs, hats, stroller covers and swimsuits, but comparable to those found in outdoor apparel, the authors determined.
Uniforms made of 100-percent cotton tended to have higher concentrations of PFAS than those of synthetic blends, according to the study. Cotton, which naturally attracts water, likely needs additional PFAS treatment to reach a desired stain-resistant state, the authors explained.
“What was surprising about this group of samples was the high detection frequency of PFAS in the garments required for children to wear,” study co-author Graham Peaslee, a professor of physics at Notre Dame, said in a statement.
“Children are a vulnerable population when it comes to chemicals of concern, and nobody knows these textiles are being treated with PFAS and other toxic chemicals,” Peaslee added.
About a quarter of U.S. and Canadian school-aged children were wearing uniforms as of 2018, the authors noted, citing data from Statista. That same year, about one-fifth of U.S. public schools required students to wear uniforms, the researchers added, referring to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics.
PFAS in treated uniforms could end up in children’s bodies through skin absorption, as well as from eating with unwashed hands and hand-to-mouth behaviors often exhibited by younger children, the scientists warned.
The main type of PFAS found in the uniforms, FTOH, also poses an inhalation risk, according to the study.
PFAS-treated uniforms remain a source of potential contamination in the environment when they are worn, laundered, discarded or recycled, the authors explained.
Part of the problem, according to Peaslee, is that “there is no consumer option to purchase clothing that can be washed instead of clothing that comes coated with chemicals to reduce stains.”
Peaslee, whose novel method for detecting fluorine was integral to the study, called for increasing textile labeling so that consumers can make the informed decision “to pick garments that were not treated with chemicals for their children.”
Both New York and California have recently advanced bills that would phase out PFAS from textiles, including school uniforms, the authors noted. New York’s S6291A and California’s AB-1817 have both passed through their state legislatures and are awaiting signatures from their respective governors.
“I don’t know any parent who values stain repellency over their child’s health,” co-author Miriam Diamond, a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Toronto, said in a statement.
Co-author Arlene Blum, executive director of Berkeley, Calif.-based Green Science Policy Institute, echoed these sentiments, stressing that manufacturers should “prevent harm by moving away from PFAS as soon as possible.”
“To protect our children and future generations, the whole class of PFAS should be eliminated from school uniforms and all other products where they are not essential,” Blum added.
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The Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over potential identity theft and damage to a protected computer in connection with a breach of a Colorado county’s voting system.
The FBI seized Lindell’s phone last week while he was waiting at a drive-thru in Minnesota — a move that the Trump ally is contesting in court.
The warrant for the search, which was filed by Lindell’s team on Wednesday as part of his lawsuit to the United States District Court in Minnesota, showed that the DOJ is investigating Lindell for identity theft, intentional damage to a protected computer and conspiracy to commit identity theft or intentionally damage a protected computer.
The warrant was approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung on Sept. 7, according to document. Law enforcement were required to execute the search warrant before Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The magistrate approved the search and seizure warrant on the basis of probable cause that Lindell may have violated federal law.
Agents searched for records or information connected to Mesa County election clerk Tina Peters’s alleged scheme to breach voting machines during the 2020 election.
Peters was indicted on state criminal charges in March.
Officials first became aware of the breach after passwords and hard drive copies from Mesa County voting machines were presented at an event hosted by Lindell.
Lindell, who has frequently made unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen, is currently facing defamation lawsuits from two election technology companies, Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems Inc., over his claims of election fraud.
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Republicans are experiencing a jolt of optimism in Georgia’s hotly contested Senate race amid signs that their candidate, former football star Herschel Walker, is starting to close the gap with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D).
After a series of early stumbles that prompted intense handwringing among top Senate Republicans, party officials say they’re beginning to see a more professional operation emerge from Walker’s campaign.
And despite the surge that Democratic Senate candidates have seen in other states over the past two months, the polls in Georgia have shown a race that’s largely tightening. An InsiderAdvantage-Fox 5 Atlanta poll released earlier this month found Walker with a 3-point lead over Warnock — a reversal from July, when the Democratic incumbent led by the same margin.
“I think you’re seeing the professionalization of Herschel as a candidate,” said Chuck Clay, a former state senator and Georgia GOP chair. “He is who he is. His early on statements that were kind of goofy or off the wall — but never malicious or mean-spirited — have sort of been brought under control.”
Walker’s more-disciplined approach to the race isn’t just a fluke, another Republican strategist said.
As he faced a rocky summer on the campaign trail, the former Dallas Cowboys running back moved to revamp his political operation, bringing on a team of veteran Republican operatives including longtime strategist Chip Lake and Gail Gitcho, who served as communications director for Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) 2012 presidential campaign.
“They’ve focused him, and he’s also trained himself to be more focused, to be less loquacious, and I think it’s showing,” the strategist said.
The result has been a more-focused campaign; Walker has more regularly hammered Warnock on issues like inflation, crime and border security, while playing himself up as a uniting force. In one ad from Walker and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released earlier this month, he accused Warnock and Democrats of using “race to divide” Americans, adding that he wants to “bring us together.”
Ousting Warnock would be one the GOP’s biggest victories of the year, if the party can pull it off. Republicans need to net just one seat in the Senate to recapture their majority, and given President Biden’s ultra-narrow win in Georgia in 2020, the state still represents one of their best targets.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chair of the NRSC, said he was confident in Walker’s chances in November and predicted that Republicans would ultimately end up with “52-plus” seats in the Senate next year.
“I think we’re going to get 52,” Scott said. “I think Herschel Walker is going to win.”
In one sign that Washington Republicans are more enthusiastically eyeing the Georgia Senate race, Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will host a fundraiser for Walker this week — his second event benefiting the former NFL star in less than a month.
Another GOP heavyweight, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), also trekked to Georgia last month to stump for Walker. One Republican consultant described the flurry of activity from national GOP figures as a sign that party leaders “are closing ranks” in the run-up to Election Day.
But Warnock, an affable Atlanta pastor who narrowly won his Senate seat last year in a high-stakes runoff election, won’t be easy to unseat.
He has both the advantage of incumbency and more campaign cash than Walker. And while some polls have found Walker closing in on him, others — including a Marist College survey released on Tuesday — still show Warnock with a solid lead.
And Walker isn’t immune to the same challenges facing Republicans nationally. Former President Trump’s reemergence as headline-grabbing figure could resurface questions about Walker’s ties to him, especially given that the former president endorsed him early on in his campaign.
Trump hasn’t been to Georgia in months, despite stumping for Republican candidates in other Senate battlegrounds more recently, though he is said to be weighing a potential rally in the state in the coming weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported that the former president may be considering an upcoming campaign event for Walker.
There’s also the ongoing fight over abortion rights that has put Republicans in a politically precarious position since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade over the summer. After Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced legislation last week that would ban abortions nationally after 15 weeks of pregnancy, Walker said he would support such a policy.
Yet many aspects of the race between Warnock and Walker are personal.
Warnock has sought to highlight Walker’s gaffes and his messy past, including allegations of domestic violence and exaggerations about his business and academic achievements. Walker, meanwhile, has responded with questions about Warnock’s finances, including a $7,400 monthly housing allowance he receives as senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Warnock’s campaign has defended the senator’s financial arrangements, saying that they abide by Senate rules.
But perhaps the most daunting reality for Warnock — or any Democrat for that matter — is the political environment this year. The party in power almost always loses ground in Congress in midterm elections, and despite Democrats’ recent momentum, the party still faces a tough challenge.
“People are really frustrated by Biden; they’re really frustrated by the economy,” said Jay Williams, a Georgia Republican strategist. “It’s a much more nationalized election, and I think people in Georgia are going to swing Republican.”
Republicans also said that they’re not surprised that the Senate race in Georgia has tightened in recent weeks. It’s still considered among the most competitive of the year, and election handicappers across the board have kept it firmly in the toss-up column.
“The race was always going to get closer,” Clay, the former Georgia state senator, said. “Herschel has become a much better candidate through the process. And now it’s down to the last 1 or 2 percent that’ll make that call.”
“Can Herschel win? Yes,” he added. “Do I still say slight advantage for Warnock? For now, yes.”
Al Weaver contributed.
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House lawmakers on Wednesday voted to approve legislation crafted by two members of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee that seeks to protect elections from interference by lawmakers.
The Presidential Election Reform Act reaffirms that the vice president’s role in certifying the election is purely ceremonial, and drastically increases the number of lawmakers in each chamber needed to object to the certification of electors from one member to one-third of the body.
It also targets other actions taken by former President Trump in the lead up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, making explicit the role governors play in the electoral process. The bill takes aim at the faux election certificates crafted by Trump’s team and the pressure campaign in various states to replace their electors with those who would vote for then-President Trump.
The bill passed in a 229-203 vote, with nine Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting the measure: Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.), Peter Meijer (Mich.), Tom Rice (S.C.), John Katko (N.Y.), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio) and Chris Jacobs (N.Y.).
During debate on the House floor Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) — a sponsor of the bill and a member of the Jan. 6 select committee — said the legislation “will make it harder to convince people that they have the right to overthrow the election.”
“Ultimately, this bill is about protecting the will of the American voters, which is a principle that is beyond partisanship. The bottom line is this — if you want to object to the vote, you better have your colleagues and the Constitution on your side. Don’t try to overturn our democracy,” she added.
Cheney, the second sponsor of the bill and one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 panel, argued that the measure would “prevent Congress from illegally choosing the president itself.”
After reading a host of conservative commentary praising the legislation, the Wyoming Republican urged her GOP colleagues to support the measure.
“If your aim is to prevent future efforts to steal elections, I would respectfully suggest that conservatives should support this bill. If instead your aim is to leave open the door for elections to be stolen in the future, you might decide not to support this or any other bill to address the Electoral Count Act,” Cheney said.
House Republican leadership began whipping against the bill Tuesday afternoon, urging members of the conference to vote against the “flawed” measure, and arguing that it “tramples on state sovereignty and opens the door for destructive private rights of action that will only delay results and inject more uncertainty into our elections.”
Republicans during debate also pounced on the bill for the speed at which it was brought to the floor — Lofgren and Cheney, who have been working on the bill since shortly after Jan. 6, introduced the measure on Monday, and it faced a final vote on Wednesday.
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the House Administration Committee, during debate on Wednesday argued that Democrats are trying to put a spotlight on Trump just weeks away from the midterm elections.
“Why rush such a significant piece of legislation when the next presidential certification won’t happen for over two years? It’s pretty simple, Madam Speaker: the midterm elections are just weeks away, and the Democrats are desperately trying to talk about their favorite topic, former President Trump,” he said.
Also during debate, Democrats criticized Republicans for failing to back legislation they say largely reaffirms principles laid out in the U.S. Constitution.
“To all those who oppose this legislation, I ask you: how could anyone vote against free and fair elections, a cornerstone of our Constitution? How could anyone vote against our founders’ vision, placing power in the hands of the people? How could anyone vote against their own constituents, allowing radical politicians to rip away their say in our democracy?” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said.
The Presidential Election Reform Act, which adjusts the 1887 Electoral College Act, is the first of a number of legislative proposals that could stem from the House Jan. 6 committee’s review. The panel has been tasked with investigating the events of the Capitol riot and presenting improvements to ensure that a similar event does not occur in the future.
The passage of the bill comes as the Senate has plans to review bipartisan legislation introduced in July that would also reform the Electoral College Act.
That bill, though similar, would require just a one-fifth vote in each chamber for lawmakers to raise objections to a state’s election results.
During a House Rules Committee meeting on Tuesday, Lofgren signaled an openness to discussing the threshold needed to raise an objection to a state’s electors.
“We selected one-third, and I thought it was a reasonable amount, but to some extent it’s an arbitrary number. Now in talking to [Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)], they had a formula that they had in mind, they have a smaller number. Maybe they’re right, I don’t know, so I think we need to have some further discussion with the Senate on that point, and I’m sure that will be productive,” she said.
Another departure from the Senate bill is a provision in the Presidential Election Reform Act that seeks to prevent any future attempt to delay an election — making clear only scenarios like natural disasters could be considered a “catastrophic event” used to extend voting.
Cheney said the provision was designed to ensure against future situations where “false claims of fraud could be made to allow a state to refuse to certify valid votes.”
The bill drafted by Lofgren and Cheney may be the only formal legislation to come out of the committee.
Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters Wednesday that he’s unsure if any of the committee’s recommendations from its final report will be crafted into legislation by the panel.
“I think in terms of what we have before us now, that will probably be the only complete legislation introduced, but that is not in stone. But the discussion up to this point has been recommendations” for the final report, he said.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc., Louisiana’s Business Roundtable, announced the addition of Shreveport native Rick Simpson to the organization’s membership.
The C100 promotes public policy that makes Louisiana more competitive in retaining existing businesses and industry and attracting more innovative companies to Louisiana.
Simpson is the founder, CEO, and President of Professional Sitter Services, LLC, in Shreveport and has represented top brands for product integration for the motion picture divisions of Warner Brothers Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks, Buena Vista Pictures, Castle Rock, Skydance, and Sony.
He was critical in opening and developing the Graciela Hotel (now known as Hotel Amarano) in Burbank, California, and completed the Ritz Carlton Hospitality executive training program in Los Angeles.
“C100 is excited to have Rick. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the membership of C100 that will greatly benefit our members and the citizens of our state,” C100 Executive Committee Member Linda Biernacki said.
Simpson is currently a member of the Shreveport Bossier Executive Association, serves on the Board of Directors for Robinson Film Center in Shreveport, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council.
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(NEXSTAR) — Nissan is recalling about 203,223 vehicles over concerns a faulty parking element could allow the pickups to roll when parked.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports certain 9-speed automatic transmission Nissan Titans and Nissan Frontiers may have defective parking prawls, which are designed to automatically lock up the transmission when the vehicle is in park.
Affected vehicles are:
- 2020-2023 Nissan Titan — produced between Dec. 13, 2019 and August 25, 2022
- 2020-2021 Nissan Frontier — produced between June 10, 2020 and June 25, 2021
- 2022-2023 Nissan Frontier — produced between July 13, 2021 and August 25, 2022
While Nissan says owners will be notified by Nov. 1, if they have one of the recalled vehicles, owners are advised to use the parking brake whenever parking the vehicle. Nissan says it’s working to develop a solution for the problem. There have not yet been any confirmed incidents related to the issue, the automobile manufacturer says.
Meanwhile, the NHTSA and Nissan have also announced its 9-speed automatic 2023 Nissan Z is being recalled and a stop-sale has been issued.
Nissan is currently determining whether other Nissan vehicles or Infiniti models may be affected, NHTSA says.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can call Nissan at (800) 867-7669 or the NHTSA at (888) 327-4236.
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BOWIE COUNTY, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – Frantic 911 calls from both Taylor Parker and Jessica Brookes from the morning Reagan Hancock was brutally murdered were played in court Wednesday morning, following a series of witness testimony placing Parker at a gas station less than two miles from the crime scene just before the New Boston mother was killed.
Jurors also watched police bodycam and dashcam video from the traffic stop scene where Parker was pulled over on the morning of the murder with the baby prosecutors say she cut from Reagan’s womb lifeless in her lap. They also heard heartbreaking testimony from Reagan’s husband.
The following is testimony as it unfolded starting at 9 a.m. on the seventh day of the trial.
EZ Mart surveillance video places Parker near crime scene
The courtroom is packed. Up first on the stand, EZ Mart store manager Trista Griffin (no relation to Wade Griffin, apparently). A receipt shows Taylor paid $10 for gas at 6:46 a.m. Photos from surveillance cameras show Parker at the register paying for the gas.
This EZ Mart is a four-minute drive from Reagan Hancock’s house on Austin St., 1.8 miles away.
Next on the stand is TX DPS Special Agent Eric Estes, who got the search warrant for the surveillance video and transaction records from the EZ Mart from the morning of the murders between 6:30 and 7 a.m.
There was an issue with the video that did not allow it to be saved, but they have the stills. In the surveillance image, she is wearing a black jacket with leopard print lining the hoodie and a white t-shirt.
Next, the jury sees a photo taken from Parker’s phone of Parker inside a McDonald’s restaurant on Oct. 8, wearing what appears to be the same jacket.
Evidence establishes how Taylor Parker and Reagan Hancock knew each other
Estes also wrote the search warrant for Reagan Hancock’s Facebook account. We see contacts between Reagan and Taylor going back to Sept. 2019, when Taylor photographed Reagan’s wedding. We see that Reagan sent Taylor a message via Facebook on Oct. 7, two days before the murder, thanking her for” the sweet gift and Starbucks card!”
Reagan Hancock 2 (Image: courtesy of Reagan Hancock’s family) Reagan Hancock with her grandparents on her wedding day in Sept 2019. Taylor Parker was the photographer at Reagan’s Sept. 2029 wedding. (Image: Family of Reagan Hancock) Reagan Hancock (Image: Family of Reagan Hancock))
Previous testimony and evidence presented in the trial included receipts that show Parker purchased the Talkatone app for 99 cents on the morning of Oct. 8. It’s a VOIP app that allows users to call and text over the internet. One minute later, she texts herself.
We know from previous testimony Taylor Parker has a history of using these apps to text herself and others. Reagan’s phone records show that she was also communicating with a spoofed number connected to Parker and later her husband, Homer, on the morning of the murder.
The State also shows a series of Reagan’s Facebook posts announcing her pregnancy with Braxlynn and counting down over the months.
Estes says Reagan’s cell phone was never recovered.
Video, testimony puts Parker’s car at Hancock house at time of murder
Next on the stand: The New Boston ISD. Director of Technology, who downloaded security video footage from the bus that passes by Reagan’s house on Austin St. from the morning of the murder.
The jury bus footage from the bus camera, looking down Austin St. as the bus heads east. We see Reagan’s house in the curve as the street turns south. There’s a utility trailer parked beside the driveway. The garage door is down and there are no cars in the driveway. The timestamp shows it is 7:22 a.m.
Reagan’s neighbor Patricia Bradford takes the stand and testifies to seeing an unfamiliar dark-colored Toyota Corolla with mismatched rims parked in front of the house sometime between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m. that day as she pulled out of her driveway headed to work. Her son works at night, so he usually sleeps during the day but she got a call from him a little after 10 a.m. saying something was going on next door. Someone is screaming or crying. She told him to go make sure they were alright. She rushes home and arrives to find chaos.
No questions from the defense. Testimony has been fast-paced this morning. We’ve heard from 4 witnesses in just over an hour.
Neighbors knock on Hancock’s door, find it ajar; no one answers
Next, the jury hears from Brittany Thompson, who lives across the street from the Hancocks. Brittany says she knows Homer from school. She was getting ready to go to Walmart with her mother, Andrea Wyrick, around 7:45 a.m. when she noticed the Hancock’s new black lab puppy was wandering in the street. The garage was up, and Reagan’s car was in the garage. She didn’t have Reagan’s number, so she messaged Homer on Facebook to let him know the puppy was out.
Brittany Thompson breaks down crying on the stand, recalling how she followed her mom over to the Hancock’s house after seeing her go into the garage, approach the door inside, and knock. The door was not pulled all the way shut, so it opened slightly. No one answered. Brittany says she texted Homer again to let him know the door was open and no one was answering.
Homer texts Brittany to tell her he’s going to try to call Reagan. Brittany and her mother lifted the puppy over the Hancock’s back fence and headed out shopping. At 10:35 a.m. Brittany got a thirty-second call from Homer as she was walking into Walmart. He tells her “My wife is dead.” Brittany is crying on the stand.
“I was in shock for a second. I was like, “‘What?! We were just over there!'”
Brittany describes seeing a dark-colored sedan outside the Hancock’s home the night before.
Her mother takes the stand next, describing how she knocked on the door and it opened slightly. Despite knocking and calling out, there was no response.
Jury hears frantic 911 calls from Taylor Parker, Jessica Brookes
It is now 11 a.m. and the jury has already heard from five witnesses. We’re about to hear the 911 calls. It is expected to be difficult to hear. Judge John Tidwell excuses the jury briefly to warn observers that they should leave now if they feel they can’t maintain composure. Several family members leave. Others pass around tissue boxes.
New Boston PD 911 dispatcher Katie Jiminez takes the stand. She took two separate 911 calls the morning of the murders. One at 9:36 a.m. from Taylor Parker, the other between 10:15-18 a.m. from Reagan’s mother, Jessica Brookes.
On the 911 call from Taylor Parker, we hear her crying and telling the dispatcher, “I have a state trooper behind me and I need an ambulance because I started having my baby!”
The dispatcher notes it appears Taylor is at 780 W Front St. In DeKalb, relays to LifeNet that she says she’s gone into labor and that she has a state trooper behind her. He was pulling in behind her when she called.
They ask what number she’s calling from. She’s saying she has to get to Idabel.
“That’s where my doctor is!” Parker cries. “I started having my baby!”
More crying.
Now the jury hears the 911 call from Jessica Brookes.
“Help me! My daughter’s been murdered!” Brookes frantically tells the dispatcher, who asks what happened. Brookes is so distraught it is hard to make out everything she is saying.
“I don’t know! Somebody (unintelligible)…there’s blood everywhere! Oh, my babies! Oh my God!”
The dispatcher tells Brookes that officers are on their way.
Brookes can be heard crying and calling out to her husband Marcus, who went over to the house with her that morning after Homer called and asked her to check on Reagan. She is asking Marcus, “Did they hurt her? I can’t do this. My baby, my baby, my baby!”
Jessica is heard asking if Kynlee, Reagan’s 3-year-old daughter, is okay.
“I can’t tell what happened. Did they just hurt her? What did they do? There’s so much blood. There’s so much blood!”
Three minutes into the call, Kynlee is heard asking, “Where’s mommy?”
The dispatcher hangs up as police arrive. No questions from the defense. People in the courtroom are sniffling.
Dispatch, radio calls; Taylor Parker called 911 as trooper pulled her over
The jury hears dispatch recordings from the scene of the traffic stop in De Kalb. The trooper tells the dispatcher the baby is not breathing and that she (Taylor) is doing CPR right now. He tells dispatch where they are, which is right across from DeKalb Middle School on US 82.
Taylor is heard yelling, “We gotta get to Idabel, there’s where my doctor is! I’m not going to St. Michael’s!”
At this point, Taylor was also on the phone with 911 dispatcher.
Taylor continues to insist on going to Idabel, not CHRISTUS St. Michaels in Texarkana or Titus Regional Medical Center, crying as she pleads with the trooper.
“Please, just put us in your car, I’m begging you!”
“How old is the baby?” the trooper asks.
“The baby is only like maybe 35 minutes old!” Taylor responds.
After playing this recording, First Assistant District Attorney Lauren Richards asks the dispatcher on the stand, “Is that the same as someone saying, “I’ve started having my baby?”
“No.”
Meanwhile, the other call is going on simultaneously with EMS. The LifeNet dispatcher asks Parker if the baby was just born. LifeNet dispatch asks a few questions about whether the baby is breathing or if there is any green stuff in the nose or mouth, and gives her CPR instructions.
Taylor can be heard saying, “Come on Clancy, come on!”
“I’m going to Idabel! Okay, then I’ll take myself!” she tells the trooper. “I refuse to go to St. Michaels. I don’t want to go to St. Michael’s I want to go to Idabel. My doctor is in Oklahoma! Please!”
We also hear a portion of Taylor’s end of a call to Wade, telling him, “I started having her, I could not drive! I was trying to push a baby out! The ambulance is here!”
The defense asks a few questions, apparently to confirm the timeline of the events during the stop and to confirm there is a video corresponding to this event. The dispatcher confirms there is.
Richards returns for two more questions to clarify that the trooper’s body cam would not have captured everything because it moves with him. so the entire call to Wade would not be captured on it. The dispatcher also confirms sometimes Parker was crying, sometimes she wasn’t, depending on who she was addressing.
As testimony ends, Taylor sits with her elbow on the defense table, holding her head in her hand.
Hog deal orchestrated by Taylor Parker has Wade Griffin 4 hours away on morning of murder
After the break, the first witness on the stand after recess for lunch is the owner of Side X Side Ranch in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Scott Robinson buys hogs for clients to hunt and shoot on his land. He says a “Taylor Griffin” cold-called him on Sept. 22 to try to sell him some hogs. They start to negotiate, but there are red flags. She doesn’t know about the license you have to have to transport livestock. And she wanted the money up front.
“That was a little weird, but not a deal breaker for me,” Robinson testified. But he also thought it was odd for someone who wanted to sell 150 hogs not to know what kind of license they need to have.
“That’s a huge load. At that point, I started questioning the legitimacy of the deal.”
She initially tells him she’s coming from Texas but changes it to Oklahoma after he tells her he can’t take livestock from outside the state. There is some confusion on her part about the cost of a license. He ultimately tells her he doesn’t think she’s telling the truth and calls off the deal. “Good luck,” he says.
Taylor texted him again five days later, claiming not to have seen Robinson’s last message until just then. She offers excuses for her previous confusion about transport licensing and says she’s gotten it straightened out. Robinson is still not interested,
Two weeks later, at 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 9, Wade showed up at the Side X Side Ranch, uninvited and unexpected. Robinson was not only surprised because he wasn’t expecting anyone but annoyed because Wade pulled his gooseneck trailer loaded with hogs right up to the front of the lodge, where he hosts clients. He tells his ranch hands to tell him to move.
He has no idea who Wade Griffin is. When he gets out there, he finds Griffin with his trailer, stuck about a half-mile into the woods.
By this time, Robinson says, he has been told he owes “this guy” $6,100 for hogs he hasn’t ordered. So he is already irritated when he tells him he has not ordered any hogs. Robinson is thinking this might be a scam. Maybe they tried to sell them somewhere else and couldn’t and now they were trying to pawn these hogs off on him.
Wade says he has an order for him and shows him texts on his phone.
“I said, “That’s not even my phone number. And it’s acting as if it’s me and it’s not me. “
“Wade this is Scott,” the text says. “I will see you both in the morning around 6:30-7. Taylor said check made out to Wade Griffin, check total $6,100. I have seven groups of hunters this weekend need those hogs tomorrow for sure. Turned two guys away today with hogs. Drive safe. I’ll send address for GPS. Thanks man.”
Robinson says he did not write that text. It was an Oklahoma number, and his has a Dallas area code because he never changed it when he moved here.
Robinson says he finally started to make the connection when he sees that Wade’s last name is Griffin. He remembers the scrapped deal with “Taylor Griffin.” He pulls up the real text conversation they had on his phone and shows it to Wade and tells him he told her two weeks ago that he was not doing business with them.
“‘This is not from me,'” Robins says he told Wade. “‘This is a bogus deal. I didn’t want ’em, I didn’t order ’em and I’m not doing this deal,'” before telling his ranch manager to show Wade out.
“Someone is pretending to be me. Here he is, stuck. It was a crap show from the beginning.”
He hears Wade telling someone on phone, presumably Taylor, “This guy says he doesn’t want these hogs.”
Robinson headed back to the lodge. As far as he was concerned, the whole thing was over. But the ranch hand manager came back a short time later and asked Robinson if he would reconsider if he could get a good deal. Robinson wasn’t interested and wouldn’t touch them anyway without proper licensing.
“I said, ‘You couldn’t give ’em to me.'”
But Griffin is telling the ranch manager he needs to get rid of these hogs. He’d driven 4 hours with them. The heat of the day was coming. Griffin and the ranch manager ended up striking a deal for less than the asking price, at about $2,500
All told, Wade was there for a couple of hours before he finally left the ranch between 9:30 and 10 a.m.
Body and dashcam show bloodied, distraught Parker with lifeless baby
Next on the stand is Alonzo Chavers, Jr., the Texas DPS trooper that pulled Parker over after he saw her speeding and driving erratically as she headed west on US 82 in Idabel around 9:30 a.m. on the morning of the murders. She had her hazard lights on He says he watched her nearly hit a pickup truck and would have if the driver of the truck hadn’t taken evasive action. Then she swerved over the double-yellow line and then back toward the shoulder, before nearly hitting a bicyclist.
It’s a 2009 Toyota Corolla registered to Wade Griffin. As he pulls up, the driver is waving out the window, urging him to come quickly. As he approaches, he hears a frantic female voice. She’s on the phone with 911. He asks her what’s wrong and sees a newborn baby in her lap. The umbilical cord was still attached with the other end tucked into her yoga pants.
She tells him she’s trying to get to the hospital in Idabel. Tpr. Chavers says he thought it was unusual, as most emergency transports go to St. Michael’s or Titus Regional Medical Center. He asks her why she doesn’t want to go to either of those. She tells him she needs to get to Idabel because her doctor is already there and that’s where her husband is expecting to meet her. She is crying, pleading, and telling the trooper that St. Michaels had “hurt her last baby.” He identifies Parker sitting in the courtroom. He says there was no one else was in the car but Parker and the baby.
Video shows Parker looking distraught, holding up the phone, as she is still connected to 911. She cries and tells him she just had a baby. Chavers testified that he noticed the hand with the phone was shaking, but the other hand, on the baby in her lap, was perfectly still. The baby did not appear to be moving or breathing.
Chavez testifies as stills and video is shown from dash and bodycams on the scene. He says Taylor had blood on her face, some on her clothes, and a lot on her snake-print crocs and feet. We see photos of this.
Chavers says Parker had hit a bird with the car. We see a picture of a large bird stuck in the bumper. It’s a hawk. He says a bird that far under the bumper indicates the vehicle was moving at a pretty high rate of speed by the time it was hit.
Chavers says the hawk walked off when they freed it.
A woman who stopped to help stepped in to give the baby CPR. Later, she and an off-duty EMT decided they need to take Taylor’s yoga pants off, believing she just gave birth. They got some trauma shears and cut them off. As they were cutting off the pants, the placenta fell on the floorboard. They changed her into a pair of pajama pants they found in her car.
Dashcam video shows Taylor being walked to the trooper’s vehicle, moving slowly, as if she’s hurting.
First Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp points Chavers’ attention to the v-neck Parker is seen wearing in the bodycam video. Crisp asks about whether he saw Taylor wearing any kind of “high-neck top” during the traffic stop. He says no. Crisp pulls up the surveillance image of the open-toed white strappy sandals Parker was wearing at the EZ Mart. Did the trooper see open-toed white strappy sandals at the scene in Idabel? No.
The woman who stopped to help, we’ll later learn, is an employee of the school across the street. Amanda Pirkey is trained as a nurse and maintains her certification.
In the police unit, we see video of Pirkey wiping the blood off of Parker’s face and giving her a wet paper towel to wipe her hands. Parker is intermittently crying, looking around, talking to the trooper and Pirkey, and demanding to know what’s taking so long to tell her what is happening with the baby.
She tells the trooper she’s seeing a holistic midwife in Oklahoma.
After Taylor was removed from the vehicle, the trooper found the umbilical cord and placenta still in the car. We see photos of both on the floorboard. Chavers says he notified EMS and they collected them with a biohazard bag. No blood is visible on the driver’s seat.
Parker is moved to a gurney. She is still yelling that she wants to go to Idabel. As they’re loading her up, Tpr. Chaver notices her white, snake-print crocs are still in his vehicle, so he takes them out and puts them in the ambulance with Perkins.
We see video of Parker being helped onto a gurney as an EMT asks questions about what happened. She tells them she was on her way to Idabel when she gave birth. She starts crying again. After she’s in the ambulance, she asks if the baby is okay.
Chavers says Perkins moved Parker’s car to a nearby parking lot. He was not involved in processing it. At this point, no one on the scene is aware yet of what has just been discovered at the Hancock’s home in New Boston or how the two women are connected.
Passerby gives stolen baby CPR, cleans blood off Taylor Parker
Amanda Pirkey works at the school across the street from where Parker was pulled over. She maintains her nursing certification. She was headed back to the school from picking up a prescription when she looked over and saw the Corolla on the side of the road with the driver’s side door open and what looked like a small child sitting on someone’s lap.
Pirkey says she got to the overpass, but her gut told her to turn back. Something was wrong. She started googling infant CPR to refresh her memory in case that was the situation. She asked the trooper if there was a baby in distress. There was. The baby was lifeless, kind of blue around the mouth, cold, and clammy. She started doing chest compressions on the baby in Parker’s lap.
Pirkey says the baby did not look like one that had just been born. It’s usually messy. They’re covered in blood and vernix. This baby looked like she had been wiped off. But at the time, Pirkey says, she just assumed it was a baby that had just been born and she focused on doing what she needed to do.
After EMTs arrived, they were asking Taylor what her due date was. She said it was the 30th. The nurse said, “Oh, she’s early,” assuming she meant October, Pirkey recalled. Parker corrected her and told her the due date was in September.
“And we both looked at each other because she was small. So we were kind of concerned for that.”
They were asking her what happened. She told them she was at Walmart in New Boston when she felt pressure, left and got in car. She said she felt the need to pus and the baby came out while she was driving. Pirkey testified about how she was “screaming” about going to Idabel and insisting that she was not going to St. Michael’s or Titus.
The jury sees photos of the inside of the car. There was a lot in there. A pillow, a soft-sided cooler with close in it. Pirkey saw that Parker had two phones: a flip phone and a larger smartphone.
Pirkey says while they were talking, Taylor commented to her about how they both have older children and new babies.
Parker was disheveled. She had dark circles under her eyes, but Pirkey thought maybe she was abused.
Pirkey says Parker wanted to clean up.
“’Can I get this stuff off me?'” Pirkey recalls her asking. “‘I want to get this blood off me.’” This is when Perkey got the paper towels and water bottles. She gave her one to drink and used the other to clean her face. She says she gave Parker a towel to clean her hands off because they had blood all over them. As she did that, she cleaned one of Parker’s feet. Parker reached down and did the other, commenting something like, “‘This grosses me out,’ or, ‘This disgusts me,” Pirker recalls, adding that Parker made a gagging noise after saying it.
She says she also heard Taylor say when she was cleaning the blood off with the towel, “she’s all over me.”
Pirkey says the blood she was cleaning off of Parker’s face and body looked dry.
When they helped Parker to the trooper’s car after changing her into clean pajama pants, Pirkey says she acted shaky and weak, like dead weight. She sat gingerly when got into the car. Pirkey testified that Parker did not make any mention of bleeding until she was sitting in the trooper’s unit. Parker says she stuck her hands down her pants and said she was still bleeding.
Pirkey says she rinsed the crocs out some after the trooper brought them to the ambulance.
“I was 100% sure she had birthed the child,” Pirkey testified, adding that she even asked for her number so she could call her to check up on her and the baby.
EMTs ultimately took Parker to McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, where doctors determined he had not given birth. She was arrested within hours and charged with capital murder and kidnapping. She would later confess to faking her pregnancy and cutting the baby from Reagan Hancock’s womb.
Reagan Hancock’s widowed husband takes the stand
Homer Hancock was the last to take the stand Wednesday. He chokes up as he testifies that he and Reagan were together more than five years before they married on Sept. 21, 2019. Today would have been their three-year anniversary.
Reagan’s daughter, Kynlee, is not his biological daughter.
State shows engagement photos. Taylor took these and their wedding photos. Homer gets emotional as First ADA Lauren Richards asks him about where they lived and he tells her the addresses of their previous home and the one they lived in on Austin Street where Reagan was killed.
They wanted a baby of their own. They got pregnant. When they learned it was a girl, they named her Braxlynn Sage.
Taylor was at the Hancock’s house the night before the murders.
On Oct. 8, 2020, he got home around 7:15 p.m. They sat down to eat dinner as a family. Taylor Parker was coming over. They did not discuss why she was coming over, but they were “somewhat friends.” Taylor’s name had been coming up during that week, Reagan had seen. Homer doesn’t know what they did or where they went, but he knows Taylor gave Reagan a baby gift.
Reagan and Taylor visited in the couple’s breakroom for 45 minutes or so. He was ready to go to bed, so texted her. They headed to the room that will be Braxlynn’s nursery. He heard them talking about Taylor helping decorate it. He went to bed. He doesn’t know what time Parker left.
He starts getting texts from Reagan around 7 a.m. Some of it sounded like her, but the tone changed. “That wasn’t the way she talked.
”What’s the deal, is something wrong?” She seemed to be trying to start a conversation. This is not typical of her, at least not in this way. She tells him she just wants to be happy and it’s just not working. They text back and forth, but something is off. When whoever was texting from Reagan’s phone seemed to be ending the conversation, Homer replies at 8:33 a.m. replies, “I love you.”
Reagan never responded.
An hour later, at 9:34 a.m, he got a Facebook message from Brittany about the puppy. He tried to call Reagan at 9:36. She didn’t answer. He grew concerned. That wasn’t like her. Brittany had told him the garage door was up. He says that door always stayed shut. He started heading back to New Boston from where he works in Texarkana. He is calling people, family, the daycare, whoever he thinks can get there quickly. He tries Reagan’s phone again at 9:58. 10:02, 10:04, 10:06, 10:20.
The crime scene tape was already up when he got there. Kynlee was in the driveway. They didn’t let him inside. Paramedics came and left. He learned his wife was dead.
He hasn’t been back except to get his things.
Prosecutors showed a picture from the house of a white, snake-print croc in the Hancock home.
It looks exactly like the bloody pair Parker was wearing when she was pulled over.
Testimony continues Thursday morning at the Bowie County Courthouse.
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(The Hill) — U.S. Park Police said they arrested a man on Tuesday evening who is accused of vandalizing the base of the Washington Monument.
“The United States Park Police has an adult male in custody for vandalizing the base of the Washington Monument with paint,” the agency said in a statement.
“The area at the base of the monument will be temporarily closed,” the statement continued. “National Park Service conservators will work on the restoration process. The investigation is ongoing, and there is no more specific information at this time.”
Photos posted on Twitter of the alleged incident show red paint smeared on the west side of the monument’s base.
“Have you been f—— by this,” the alleged vandal wrote in paint with an arrow pointing upward toward the monument.
The monument — which stands at 550 feet tall — is shaped like an obelisk, with four tapering sides leading to a pyramid shape at the top.
It is located on the National Mall in between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Building, also close by to the White House.
“Gov says tough s——,” the alleged suspect appeared to write on the monument.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said.
Bessie Durham, a janitor at the Belk at Columbiana Centre, was found dead Monday, investigators said. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom.
Durham was last seen Thursday at work and her body was found shortly after her family filed a missing person report, Columbia Deputy Police Chief Melron Kelly, told WIS-TV.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office said there are no signs someone killed Durham or that she was using drugs. An autopsy is planned for Thursday to determine her cause of death.
Durham was seen on a surveillance camera going into the bathroom at 7 a.m. Thursday and she did not come out. Her body was found around 8 p.m. Monday, the coroner’s office said.
The store was open regularly over those four days and Kelly said police are investigating to see if anyone was negligent.
“We’re still working with the store to find out what their process is to closing down the store, inspecting the store and things of that nature,” Kelly said.
Belk didn’t return an email seeking comment.
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BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler has appointed a new Chief of Police.
Bossier City Office of the Mayor said in a release Wednesday that Mayor Chandler has appointed Sgt. Daniel Haugen as Chief of Police. The appointment is not an interim position and Hagan will serve as the chief, effective immediately.
Haugan is a 20-year veteran of the patrol division, the motorcycle division, and the SWAT team of the Bossier City Police Department. Haugan also worked at the training center as the city’s range master and training coordinator. He is a Bossier City native and married to his high school sweetheart.
“Daniel Haugen’s faith and his family are the cornerstones of his personal and professional life. His quiet confidence and no-nonsense approach make a great combination to lead our Bossier City Police Department forward. I did not want to make an interim or temporary appointment; our city needs a Chief right now and I am proud to select Daniel Haugen as my Chief of Police,” Mayor Tommy Chandler said in a release.
This announcement comes after the removal of former chief Christopher Estess on Friday.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A fire broke out in a historic downtown Shreveport building on Wednesday evening, destroying the building and damaging the one next door.
The fire broke out near the Texas Street bridge in downtown Shreveport just after 6:10 p.m. The historic building at 114 Texas St. was destroyed by the fire. As the flames spread, the old Chicago nightclub next door also sustained heavy fire damage.
Shreveport firefighters arrived at the building within 4 minutes to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the abandoned structure. Crews at the scene used multiple streams from above the building to douse the flames and protect the buildings nearby.
By 7:00 p.m. the plume of smoke could be seen all the way from the Barksdale Blvd. on-ramp on I-20 in Bossier. There were 32 units and approximately 50 firefighters called to bring the blaze under control.
Reports say one wall of the 12,000 square foot building has collapsed. Aerial images of the building show the inside of the building charred and gutted and fire damage to the roof of the building next door.
The Shreveport Fire Department says, as of 9:43 p.m., Spring St. remains closed between Milam St. and Travis St. Texas St. also remains closed between Market St. and Spring St.
There were no injuries reported. Officials say further inspection is necessary to determine the extent of the damage. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
In a statement through their Facebook page, the Blind Tiger, which is connected to the old Chicago nightclub building, wrote “First we would like to express our gratitude and respect to the SFD and the SPD for their amazing job tonight! The fire at 114 Texas could have been the end for us if not for their response time and quality of training. We will be closed tomorrow for inspections and clean-up due to smoke and being evacuated at the time of the emergency. We will update as we can. Thank you to everyone who have reached out and offered support and well wishes!”
The building is located next to a Shreveport historic site named “Green’s Alley”. According to the Historical Marker Project it was “possibly named for John Grange Green, pioneer Shreveport property owner, and friend of Capt. Shreve, or for Dr. William Mercer Green, who was killed in a duel in this alley, just north of Texas Street, in 1849. South of Texas St., the alley is called Martin’s Lane, for Martin Tally, Mayor of Shreveport, 1867-68, an early developer of property in that block.”
Its history dates back to 1890. Many remember it as the club Humphrey’s In the Square in the 1980s. A lack of maintenance led to the deterioration of the vacant building over the years. In May 2010 the roof at the rear of the building partially collapsed.
During a 2017 interview with KMSS’s Alexandra Meachum, Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Liz Swaine said the owners, the Dellinger Trust, “put no maintenance into the buildings and were unwilling to sell the buildings and many of the buildings went to the ground, unfortunately. Then over the years, they stopped paying taxes on this building and others. Then it just has become a muddy mess of tax purchasers.”
The Shreveport Historic Preservation Commission met in June 2022 to discuss the possible demolition of the building. According to the meeting minutes, the owner intended to turn the building into housing. Commissioner Jackson estimated it would take six to 8 months to rehabilitate the building.
Property Standards submitted a Certificate of Demolition, asserting the structural deterioration posed concerns for safety risks. Commissioner Callaway made the motion to deny the request for demolition, seconded by Commissioner Jernigan. The motion passed with three affirmative votes and none opposed.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.
Thomas Lane is already serving a 2 1/2-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. When it comes to the state’s case, prosecutors and Lane’s attorneys had agreed to a recommended sentence of three years — which is below the sentencing guidelines — and prosecutors agreed to allow him to serve that penalty at the same time as his federal sentence, and in federal prison.
Judge Peter Cahill accepted the plea agreement, saying he would sentence Lane below the guidelines because he accepted responsibility.
“I think it was a very wise decision for you to accept responsibility and move on with your life,” Cahill said, while acknowledging that the Floyd family has not been able to move on with theirs.
Under Minnesota rules, it’s presumed Lane would serve two years of his state sentence in prison, and the rest on supervised release, commonly known as parole.
Floyd, 46, died in May 2020 after Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pinned him to the ground with a knee on Floyd’s neck as the Black man repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. Lane, who is white, held down Floyd’s legs. J. Alexander Kueng, who is Black, knelt on Floyd’s back, and Tou Thao, who is Hmong American, kept bystanders from intervening during the 9 1/2-minute restraint.
The killing, captured on widely viewed bystander video, sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the globe as part of a reckoning over racial injustice.
Wednesday’s sentencing hearing was held remotely. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, the low-security federal prison camp in Littleton, Colorado. He made no statement to the court prior to sentencing. But after the hearing was adjourned, Lane complained to his attorney that the judge had said he would have to register as a predatory offender “if required.”
“I gotta register as a predatory offender? What the (expletive) is that?” Lane said. And he added: “That’s what Chauvin has to do. If I have a minimal role, why the (expletive) do I have to do that?”
His attorney, Earl Gray, told him he would look into it.
Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter and was given a 22 1/2-year state sentence in 2021. He also pleaded guilty to a federal count of violating Floyd’s civil rights, and his state and federal sentences are being served at the same time.
Kueng and Thao were also convicted on federal civil rights charges and were sentenced to three and 3 1/2 years respectively. They have not yet reported to federal prison, and are scheduled to go to trial on state charges of aiding and abetting both murder and manslaughter in October.
When Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter earlier this year, he admitted that he intentionally helped restrain Floyd in a way that created an unreasonable risk and caused his death. As part of the plea agreement, a more serious count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder was dismissed.
In his plea agreement, Lane admitted that he knew from his training that restraining Floyd in that way created a serious risk of death and that he heard Floyd say he couldn’t breathe, knew Floyd fell silent, had no pulse and appeared to have lost consciousness.
The plea agreement says Lane knew Floyd should have been rolled onto his side — and evidence shows he asked twice if that should be done — but he continued to assist in the restraint despite the risk. Lane agreed the restraint was “unreasonable under the circumstances and constituted an unlawful use of force.”
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Bad news for beer lovers. A Florida interstate was covered in cases of beer Wednesday morning after a crash involving multiple semi-trucks in Hernando County.
The crash happened shortly before 6:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near milepost 296.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two semi-trucks collided on the road after one of the drivers changed lanes.
Two other semi-trucks and a pickup truck were behind them, and were able to stop and avoid a collision. However, another semi-truck, which was carrying the beer, failed to stop and ran into the pickup truck.
The pickup went onto the shoulder of the roadway and hit one of the semis. Then the truck carrying beer hit another semi that was transporting concrete.
After the crash, the road was covered in concrete and cases of beer, troopers said.
The pickup truck driver suffered minor injuries, but no one else was hurt, according to the Highway Patrol.
The crash shut down the southbound lanes of the interstate for a couple hours, but the inside shoulder and travel lanes opened to traffic around 8:30 a.m., troopers said.
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BOSSIER PARISH, Louisiana (KTAL/KSHV) – On Thursday, September 16th a harrowing moment unfolded at Benton Middle School.
“I walked towards him. He walked towards me,” said Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Johnston, who is the School Resource Officer at Benton Middle.
The two locked eyes. The child was choking and seeking help.
“I asked him, ‘Are you choking?’ and he shakes his head yes,” added Johnston.
That child turned to the right person.
Instantly Deputy Johnston sprung into action, taking the student into the hallway and performing the Heimlich maneuver
“On the first time, I hear a big ump, and a big piece of corn dog fell right out,” he said. “Fell right into a trash can.”
The student was checked out by the school nurse. He was uninjured, and he went about his day. So did Deputy Johnston. If he seems rather nonchalant about his heroic actions, there’s a reason.
“I have done that two other times. So I was used to doing it,” he said.
Eight years ago he saved a little girl’s life at school. Five years ago it was a little boy that he saved. All were choking.
“I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. And have the training that I do from the sheriff’s office,” said Johnston. “And good things happened, and I was very happy with that.”
But why does it keep happening to him? As the old saying goes, luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
“I try to be as vigilant as I can in the school everyday,” said Johnston. “Walking around as much as I can and being at every lunch shift if i possibly can. Just in case something like this does happen.”
Parish-wide this is the fourth time in recent years that an SRO has successfully assisted a student or staff member who was choking.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It’s back to the drawing board for the class action lawsuit that resulted in a judgment awarding Shreveport water and sewer customers more than $170 million in overpayments due to overbilling.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a District Court decision that awarded millions of dollars to Shreveport Water and Sewer customers who claimed they were overbilled for more than 10 years, due to what it called “absurd consequences” of the law.
Jerry Harper and Anne Wilkes, attorneys for the Class action suit, ‘T. Scott Pernici, Michael Jones, and Mark DeFatta, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons,’ argued that for more than a decade Shreveport water and sewer customers were overbilled due to a faulty averaging system that did not follow the letter of the law, and the trial court agreed, awarding $1,773,047.20 for overpayment and interest.
After the Second Circuit’s ruling was handed down Wednesday morning, local attorneys Jerry Harper and Anne Wilkes who represented the class in the lawsuit issued the following promises to appeal the higher court’s ruling, issuing the following statement:
“We are surprised by and respectfully but vigorously disagree with the Court’s ruling. We are also disappointed that the ruling if it becomes final will adversely affect approximately 100,000 Shreveport area families. We will seek to have this ruling overturned.”
The City of Shreveport issued the following statement about the ruling, “The City does not comment on potential or pending litigation.”
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The renewable energy footprint in Arkansas is about to get larger.
Amazon announced Wednesday that it would add two new solar energy projects in Arkansas, joining the three projects the company has already constructed in the state. The announcement was part of a global package of 71 new projects.
Amazon’s current three solar farms are in Cross, Crittenden and Union counties, generating 135, 120 and 100 megawatts, respectively. The two new projects, in Mississippi and Crittenden counties, will add 175 and 200 megawatts to the amount of power generated.
“We are bringing new wind and solar projects online to power our offices, fulfillment centers, data centers, and stores, which collectively serve millions of customers globally, and we are on a path to reach 100% renewable energy across our entire business by 2025,” Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services said.
Amazon’s goal is to be 100% renewable energy by 2025, the release stated.
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HS Roundup: Rosecrans boys, girls soccer post wins
ZANESVILLE -- Grady Labishak knocked in all four goals, as host Rosecrans downed Harvest Prep 4-0 in Mid-State League Cardinal Division boys soccer on Wednesday.
James Goggin assisted two of those goals and Garrett Pugh added an assist, while Steven Porter made nine saves to post the shutout.
Girls Soccer
Rosecrans 4, Columbus Academy 1: Sydnee Maxwell and Caitlyn Wilson each knocked in a pair of goals, as the Bishops improved to 9-4 with a road win.
Chloe Zemba and Kerry Thompson each had assists, while the defense was led by Abbie Solt, Jenna McLaughlin, Alaina Berry, Jackie Cornell and Kate Ward led the Bishops' defense.
Rosecrans heads to Bishop Ready on Saturday.
Cross Country
New Lexington competes at Federal Hocking: The Panthers competed against several Southeast District schools in the Federal Hocking Invite.
Zander Miller led the New Lex boys in 23rd in 19:57, while Eli McCord came in 52nd (22:37), Cole Furbee 73rd (28:34) and Taven Shirkey 79th (37:36).
Jaylyn Shirkey finished 30th in 25:43, while Moreh Longhenry (30:26) and Jayden Allen (30:39) were 55th and 56th, respectively, for the Panther girls.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas state officials are speaking out to warn banks and major credit card companies against using a new credit card code that would track gun purchases.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined a coalition of 24 states in addressing the matter. The attorney’s general penned a letter to the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard and Visa saying that monitoring and tracking purchases would create a “list of gun buyers.” The attorney’s general argued that it would be a great risk if the list was obtained and misused.
Last week, officials with Visa Inc. said that the company will join Mastercard and American Express in planning to move forward with “categorizing gun sales.” Gun control advocates agree with enforcing the code, saying it would help track track possible mass shootings.
State officials said that the new tracking system would allow credit card companies and large banks to monitor spending habits of consumers who purchase guns.
“Attempting to document when law-abiding Americans choose to exercise their Second Amendment right is a flagrant attack on consumer privacy,” Rutledge said. “This action by banks and credit card companies must stop immediately.”
Other state attorney’s general joining Arkansas in signing the letter are from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Following a sex crime investigation initiated by the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office in Rapid City, South Dakota, a Louisiana State Police Lieutenant has been charged with hiring for sexual activity.
According to LSP, Lt. Kirk Thibodeaux, currently assigned to the Transportation Safety Services/Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, has been placed on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the criminal and administrative investigation.
Thibodeaux, employed with LSP since 2002, was in South Dakota attending a work related conference, LSP said.
According to information released by the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred at approximately 3 A.M. Tuesday at a local hotel.
The South Dakota charge of hiring for sexual activity is a class 1 misdemeanor, however, the criminal case has been handed over to the Pennington County States Attorney’s Office, LSP said.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — According to one statistic, there are as many as 110 trillion mosquitoes in the world and they outnumber humans by nearly 16,000 to 1.
At times, residents of Louisiana may feel that most of these mosquitos are right here in the Bayou State.
It is true that there are a number of mosquitos in Louisiana, and perhaps this plays a role in the state’s increasing number of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (NID) cases.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Louisiana has the fourth-highest rate of NID in the U.S.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) adds that as of September 21, there are a total of 33 NID cases in the state and three West Nile fever cases. Sadly, five people diagnosed with NID have passed away.
What is the difference between West Nile virus and NID?
According to LDH, West Nile virus is a flu-like illness with symptoms that typically include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, or rashes.
Some people who have West Nile virus can develop NID, which is a severe form of infection and is also known as West Nile encephalitis. This can result in hospitalization and death. Symptoms may include high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, muscle weakness, numbness, coma, and paralysis.
Usually, the symptoms linger for several weeks and leave the patient susceptible to death or permanent brain damage.
Why healthcare experts are urging Louisianans to use caution
Healthcare experts say Louisiana is seeing more NID cases now than it has in the past three years.
This is why LDH issued a Wednesday, September 21 news release, urging locals to take precautions against mosquito bites that can lead to exposure.
State Health Officer, Dr. Joseph Kanter said, “Most cases of West Nile fever go unreported because individuals with mild fevers or flu-like illness are less likely to seek medical care or testing. That said, neuroinvasive disease from West Nile virus can be a devastating condition for some, with the potential for debilitating, life-long ramifications.”
He added, “While we are in the height of the season, I urge families across the state to take the simple steps of protecting themselves from mosquito bites and turning over any containers holding standing water around the outside of the house, which can serve as breeding sites for these mosquitos.”
LDH’s tips on protecting yourself against West Nile
- If you will be outside, you should wear EPA-registered approved mosquito repellent and always follow product label instructions.
- Apply repellent on exposed skin and clothing, but do not apply under your clothes or on broken skin.
- If you are also using sunscreen, apply sunscreen first and insect repellent second.
- To protect yourself from being exposed to mosquitos while indoors, make sure that windows and doors are tight-fitting and that all screens are free of holes.
LDH’s suggestions for protecting your home from mosquitoes
- Reduce the mosquito population by eliminating standing water around your home, which is where mosquitoes breed.
- Dispose of tin cans, ceramic pots, and other unnecessary containers that have accumulated on your property that may collect water. Turn over wheelbarrows, plastic wading pools, buckets, trash cans, children’s toys, or anything that could collect water.
- Drill holes in the bottom of outdoor recycling containers. If a recycling container has holes on the sides, there is still room for the container to collect water for mosquitoes to breed, so holes should be added to the bottom if not already present.
- Check and clean roof gutters routinely. Clogged gutters can produce millions of mosquitoes each season.
- Water gardens and ornamental pools can become major mosquito producers if they are allowed to stagnate. Take steps to prevent stagnation, such as adding fish or aeration.
- Clean and chlorinate swimming pools that are not being used. A swimming pool that is left untended by a family for as little as a month can produce enough mosquitoes to result in neighborhood-wide complaints. Be aware that mosquitoes may even breed in the water that collects on swimming pool covers.
- Contact local mosquito abatement districts to report mosquito problem areas.
Click here for more information on West Nile virus.
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HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Harrison County Sheriff’s Office has announced that someone died during an industrial accident at an oil well near Liberty and Baker roads.
During their investigation, deputies determined that the accident had happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. The deceased was then taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.
Authorities say that they have ruled the death accidental after examining the evidence and conducting interviews.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which investigates all industrial accidents, will now be conducting an administrative investigation of Tuesday’s accident.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Wednesday designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. He’s also instructing the Texas Department of Public Safety to take immediate action “to keep Texans safe amid the growing national fentanyl crisis.”
This order comes a day after Abbott sent a letter to state agency leaders directing them to ramp up state efforts combatting the crisis. The letter also directs state agents to coordinate efforts to raise awareness of the drug’s lethality and prevalence.
At a roundtable discussion and press conference in Midland Wednesday, Gov. Abbott also sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris requesting federal terrorist classifications for the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, as well as other cartels that Abbott says are producing and distributing deadly fentanyl.
He said in the letter that cartels terrorize the U.S. every day, and their latest weapon of choice is fentanyl which “pours across the southern border.”
“Fentanyl is a clandestine killer, and Texans are falling victim to the Mexican cartels that are producing it,” Abbott said. “Cartels are terrorists, and it’s time we treated them that way. In fact, more Americans died from fentanyl poisoning in the past year than all terrorist attacks across the globe in the past 100 years. In order to save our country, particularly our next generation, we must do more to get fentanyl off our streets.”
Gov. Abbott also directed DPS and law enforcement agencies to identify Texas gangs that support Mexican drug cartels and seize their assets to disrupt cartel networks that may be operating in Texas communities.
The governor was joined at the roundtable by DPS Director Steve McCraw, DPS Regional Director West Texas Region Jose Sanchez, Midland County Judge Terry Johnson, Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis, Midland County Sheriff Chief Deputy Benny Matlock, Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke, Midland Police Chief Seth Herman, and Midland Memorial Hospital District Police Chief Steve McNeill.
Last month, Abbott announced new efforts state leaders would take to combat the opioid crisis as nearly 1,700 deaths involving fentanyl were reported in the state in 2021.
The deadly effects of fentanyl have been felt nationwide, but they’ve also hit close to home in Central Texas.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office recently expanded overdose tracking efforts after the deaths of four Hays ISD students within approximately two months.
Austin also installed its first Narcan vending machine last month, providing 24/7 access to emergency, life-saving treatment.
Read Governor Abbott’s executive order designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations and the letter to the Biden Administration requesting federal terrorist classifications.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Gather the lads and lassies and let’s head out to party! At least, that’s what the top party schools in America are doing on a regular basis and Texas isn’t missing out.
The red Solo cups are reportedly overflowing with beverages at these top party schools in America, according to a new report from Niche. As the only representative in the top 25 for the Lone Star State, it seems the University of Texas is doing something right when it comes to partying.
Coming in at the No. 21 spot the Longhorns received an A+ for not only its party scene but for its overall grade from the report as well.
“The 2023 Top Party Schools ranking is based on student reviews and nightlife statistics. Top party colleges have a vibrant and diverse party scene – they offer fun options both on and off campus and students rate their peers as being fun, friendly, and into partying,” the report says.
Here’s a look at the top 25 party schools in America:
- University of California Santa Barbara
- Tulane University
- Florida State University
- University of Alabama
- Howard University
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Georgia
- Syracuse University
- University of Southern California
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- West Virginia University
- Penn State
- University of Mississippi
- Ohio University
- Miami University
- Indiana University Bloomington
- University of Iowa
- San Diego State University
- Florida A&M University
- Michigan State University
- University of Texas Austin
- The Ohio State University
- University of Virginia
- Rutgers University New Brunswick
- University of Colorado Boulder
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A 99-day run of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that red-hot inflation might be cooling — has ended, with pump prices still much higher than a year ago.
The nationwide average price for a gallon ticked up less than a penny Wednesday, to $3.68 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s down from the record $5.02 average in mid-June.
The question now is whether Wednesday’s increase is just a blip or the precursor to the return of higher prices. The answer matters to motorists and to President Joe Biden, who has taken credit for driving prices lower by releasing millions of barrels of oil from the nation’s reserves.
The 14-week decline in prices was the longest streak since 2015.
Gasoline prices mostly reflect trends in global oil prices, and crude — both the U.S. benchmark and the international Brent — have been slumping since mid-June on growing fears of a global recession that would reduce demand for energy.
Many energy analysts believe that prices are more likely to rise than fall in the next few months. However, changes in sentiment about the economy, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and even hurricane season — always a threat to disrupt refineries along the Gulf Coast — make predictions uncertain.
“I suspect that we will see choppy prices for gasoline through year-end, with some down days and up days,” said Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service. He predicted that the next streak will be a run of price increases early next year, driven by investors, speculators and “the fear that there won’t be enough fuel to go around.”
Phil Flynn, an analyst with the Price Futures Group, said prices will head higher once withdrawals from U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve — a million barrels per day for six months — end this fall.
“The market is going to start pricing that in, and refiners are not going to be getting this cheap oil from the reserve,” Flynn said. “The odds are we’ll see a significant price spike of oil come winter.”
Some businesses, such as airlines, have been able to pass higher fuel prices on to their customers. Others haven’t been able to do that.
“We haul for farmers, and we can’t raise (prices) for the farmer because they are struggling too,” said Mike Mitchell, part owner of Mitchell Milk Hauling, which carries about 10 million pounds of milk a year from farms in northwestern Pennsylvania.
The company’s seven trucks burn through about $20,000 in gasoline a month, and the drop in gas prices this summer provided only limited relief.
“Everything else you buy goes up,” Mitchell said. “Every part for the truck has doubled, just about.”
Al DeGennaro, a lawyer for Pennsylvania waste hauler J.P. Mascaro & Sons, said high gas prices have taken a toll, and their unpredictability is hard to handle.
“It creates uncertainty as to how you’re bidding in the future … a lot of government contracts are three to five years,” said DeGennaro, whose company has a fleet of about 300 trucks.
The nationwide average price soared above $5 a gallon — and over $6 in California — in June, as economic recovery and an increase in travel boosted demand for gasoline, and Russia’s war in Ukraine caused a spike in oil prices.
The surge in prices caused financial pain for families and a political headache for the Biden administration. With the midterm elections for Congress less than two months away, it’s hard to know whether voters will reward Biden and the Democrats for the recent fall in prices — down $1.34 a gallon from the record set on June 14 — or blame them because prices are still well above the $3.19 average one year ago.
Besides releasing oil from the strategic reserve, Biden pressed other oil-producing countries to boost output, and he clashed with oil company executives after accusing them of making unseemly profits while Americans struggled with high pump prices.
“Every time prices go down they are taking a victory lap, even though prices are substantially higher than they were when they took office,” analyst Flynn said of administration officials.
U.S. and international oil prices rose above $120 a barrel in June but have fallen since. On Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate crude was trading around $83, while the international benchmark, Brent crude, was about $90.
Unexpected events can affect gasoline prices. A BP refinery in Toledo, Ohio, was shut down Wednesday after an explosion and fire killed two workers. There are several weeks remaining in peak hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the likelihood of increased hurricane activity this year is 65%.
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CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The pandemic caused logistical headaches for countless businesses over the past two years, but while many industries are getting back on their feet, brewers are preparing for a possible shortage.
A supply chain crisis and an extinct volcano are closing the tap for some beer makers.
Some smaller breweries are even shutting down after a carbon dioxide production shortage caused by natural contamination at the Jackson Dome — a Mississippi reservoir of CO2 from an extinct volcano.
Now, brewers from coast to coast are struggling to get their products to the market. With few options available, some beer makers are planning to switch to nitrogen, while others, particularly small, independent craft brewers, are shutting down entirely.
Some breweries have been able to secure a steady supply of CO2, but it’s come at a steep cost — prices have increased as much as four times the average.
In July, Nightshift Brewery, outside Boston, shut down a facility after being told its carbon dioxide supply was “cut for the foreseeable future, possibly more than a year.”
While the brewery has been able to get its product onto shelves, thanks to help from other area breweries, not every craft beer maker has been so lucky.
The carbon dioxide shortage caught craft brewers, many of whom already viewed 2022 as a “make or break” year for their businesses, by surprise.
The Jackson Dome has provided CO2 to the food and beverage industry since 1977. It became contaminated, cutting off access to a major source of a key ingredient.
Experts describe the situation at the site as “dire.” It’s been going on for months, with no end in sight. Many fear it’s only a matter of time before consumers start feeling the impact on both their fridges and their wallets.
The government’s consumer price index shows beer prices up 5% this year, less than the broader food and beverage market, but that could change soon as the rising costs of both carbon dioxide and grain lead to a more expensive brew.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending a slightly different approach to flu vaccines for anyone 65 or older ahead of the upcoming season.
For the majority of the public, the CDC says any flu shot is better than none at all. However, the organization suggests three specific vaccines for those over 65:
The quadrivalent vaccines have four different strains of the influenza virus, according to the CDC, and will help older adults fend off the versions of the flu that are expected to circulate this year.
These three suggested shots are made with an egg-based adjuvant, an ingredient that will support a stronger immune system. Health officials say adjuvant flu vaccines are typically more effective for those over the age of 65.
Everyone in the U.S. over 6 months old is urged to get a flu vaccine, and those with the CDC say the earlier the better, though ideally they suggest getting your shot before the end of October.
Health experts add that it is safe to get both a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot at the same visit, though reactions from receiving both could result in more systematic reactions like fatigue and headaches.
To learn more about this year’s flu vaccines or where you can get a shot near you, visit the CDC’s website here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities are back at the White House following a pop-culture backlash during the Trump years, when just about anyone considered high-wattage refused to show up.
Rocker Elton John is bringing his farewell tour to the South Lawn on Friday, the White House announced Tuesday, one week after singer James Taylor and hosts Jonathan and Drew Scott, of HGTV’s “Property Brothers,” helped celebrate a new health care and climate change law.
John is among a slew of entertainers who refused to perform for then-President Donald Trump.
Taylor sang and strummed his guitar to open last week’s event while the Scotts were among hundreds of people in the audience. They also joined second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, to film a snazzy video promoting the law’s climate change provisions.
Since taking office during a pandemic, which put a pause on too much togetherness, the 79-year-old Biden has also opened the White House to teen singer Olivia Rodrigo, to talk about young people and COVID-19 vaccinations, and the South Korean boy band BTS, to discuss Asian inclusion and representation.
Last year, the Democratic president resumed the tradition of hosting an in-person White House reception for the artists receiving honors from the Kennedy Center.
Actor Jennifer Garner accompanied first lady Jill Biden to West Virginia last year to visit a school-based COVID-19 vaccination site in Charleston. Garner also hosted a PBS “In Performance” special celebrating the holidays at the White House.
John’s concert is called “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that Biden often quotes. The performance is part of a collaboration with A+E Networks and the History Channel that “will celebrate the unifying and healing power of music, commend the life and work of Sir Elton John and honor the everyday history-makers in the audience,” the White House said. Guests will include teachers, medical professionals, students, LGBTQ+ advocates and others.
John also has a gig scheduled for Saturday night at Nationals Park in Washington as part of a tour wrapping up his 50-plus-year career. He opened the final leg of his North American farewell series in Philadelphia in July.
The 75-year-old British singer is among celebrities who avoided the Trump White House, starting with the Republican’s 2017 inauguration. John had declined an invitation to play at Trump’s inaugural festivities, saying he didn’t think it was appropriate for someone with British heritage to play at the swearing-in of an American president.
Trump had included high praise for John in a few of his books and played John’s songs at his presidential campaign rallies, including “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer.” Trump had also nicknamed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “rocket man” because of Kim’s habit of test-firing missiles.
Country music singers Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood were among the more notable entertainers who performed to help usher Trump into office. Bigger names from other genres refused or weren’t considered.
Hollywood has always leaned heavily Democratic.
For the inauguration of Democrat Biden, singers Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks were among those who performed.
Aretha Franklin and Beyonce were among celebrities who turned out in a huge show of force for Democrat Barack Obama, from fundraising to his two inaugurations to performances inside the White House or on the grounds.
They disappeared under Trump, but are returning for Biden.
Biden relied on celebrities during his 2020 presidential campaign, when in-person schmoozing was largely suspended because of the coronavirus. A parade of movie and TV stars, pop icons and sports standouts stepped up to help Biden raise money and energize supporters.
Sir Elton — he was knighted in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II — has sold over 300 million records worldwide, played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all-time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies.
He has scored over 70 top 40 hits, including nine No. 1s, and released seven No. 1 albums in the 3 1/2-year period from 1972 to 1975, a pace second only to that of the Beatles. John has five Grammy awards, a Tony award for “Aida,” and Academy Awards for songs from “The Lion King” and “Rocketman.”
He has played at the White House in the past.
John and Stevie Wonder performed together at a 1998 state dinner hosted by Democratic President Bill Clinton honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair. They performed under a tent on the West Colonnade roof.
John was critical of Republican President George W. Bush, telling a British magazine in November 2004 that Bush and his administration “are the worst thing that has ever happened to America.”
But he was more diplomatic at a reception at the White House in December 2004 for a group of Kennedy Center honorees that included himself.
The rock legend said receiving the honor “is about the icing on the cake. … It’s incredible for someone who’s British to be given such an accolade from America, which has given me so much already in my career.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stark repudiation of Donald Trump’s legal arguments, a federal appeals court on Wednesday permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from the former president’s Florida estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation.
The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit amounts to an overwhelming victory for the Justice Department, clearing the way for investigators to continue scrutinizing the documents as they consider whether to bring criminal charges over the storage of of top-secret records at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House. In lifting a hold on a core aspect of the department’s probe, the court removed an obstacle that could have delayed the investigation by weeks.
The appeals court also pointedly noted that Trump had presented no evidence that he had declassified the sensitive records, as he maintained as recently as Wednesday, and rejected the possibility that Trump could have an “individual interest in or need for” the roughly 100 documents with classification markings that were seized by the FBI in its Aug. 8 search of the Palm Beach property.
The government had argued that its investigation had been impeded, and national security concerns swept aside, by an order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that temporarily barred investigators from continuing to use the documents in its inquiry. Cannon, a Trump appointee, had said the hold would remain in place pending a separate review by an independent arbiter she had appointed at the Trump team’s request to review the records.
The appeals panel agreed with the Justice Department’s concerns.
“It is self-evident that the public has a strong interest in ensuring that the storage of the classified records did not result in ‘exceptionally grave damage to the national security,’” they wrote. “Ascertaining that,” they added, “necessarily involves reviewing the documents, determining who had access to them and when, and deciding which (if any) sources or methods are compromised.”
An injunction that delayed or prevented the criminal investigation “from using classified materials risks imposing real and significant harm on the United States and the public,” they wrote.
Two of the three judges who issued Wednesday’s ruling — Britt Grant and Andrew Brasher — were nominated to the 11th Circuit by Trump. Judge Robin Rosenbaum was nominated by former President Barack Obama.
Lawyers for Trump did not return an email seeking comment on whether they would appeal the ruling. The Justice Department did not have an immediate comment.
The FBI last month seized roughly 11,000 documents, including about 100 with classification markings, during a court-authorized search of the Palm Beach club. It has launched a criminal investigation into whether the records were mishandled or compromised, though is not clear whether Trump or anyone else will be charged.
Cannon ruled on Sept. 5 that she would name an independent arbiter, or special master, to do an independent review of those records and segregate any that may be covered by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege and to determine whether any of the materials should be returned to Trump.
Raymond Dearie, the former chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, has been named to the role and held his first meeting on Tuesday with lawyers for both sides.
The Justice Department had argued that a special master review of the classified documents was not necessary. It said Trump had no plausible basis to invoke executive privilege over the documents, nor could the records be covered by attorney-client privilege because they do not involve communications between Trump and his lawyers.
It had also contested Cannon’s order requiring it to provide Dearie and Trump’s lawyers with access to the classified material. The court sided with the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying “courts should order review of such materials in only the most extraordinary circumstances. The record does not allow for the conclusion that this is such a circumstance.”
Trump has repeatedly maintained that he had declassified the material. In a Fox News Channel interview recorded Wednesday before the appeals court ruling, he said, “If you’re the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying ‘It’s declassified.’”
Though his lawyers have said a president has absolute authority to declassify information, they have notably stopped short of asserting that the records were declassified. The Trump team this week resisted providing Dearie with any information to support the idea that the records might have been declassified, saying the issue could be part of their defense in the event of an indictment.
The Justice Department has said there is no indication that Trump took any steps to declassify the documents and even included a photo in one court filing of some of the seized documents with colored cover sheets indicating their classified status. The appeals court, too, made the same point.
“Plaintiff suggests that he may have declassified these documents when he was President. But the record contains no evidence that any of these records were declassified,” the judges wrote. “In any event, at least for these purposes, the declassification argument is a red herring because declassifying an official document would not change its content or render it personal.”
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — On the day after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, four people vandalized Wall Street’s famous Charging Bull, writing “f— the Queen” onto the statue, police said Wednesday.
The vandals walked up to the Bowling Green bull around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, according to the NYPD. They used a paint marker of some sort for the graffiti, then fled northbound on Broadway.
The vandalism happened within hours of Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96. She had marked 70 years on the throne in February 2022.
This isn’t the first time the Charging Bull status has been targeted. In 2019, a Texas man was arrested after he allegedly smashed the statue with a metal banjo. Tevon Varlack loudly shouted and played music from a portable speaker as he swung at the bull, according to court documents. The attack left the statue with a hole in its right horn.
“I did it. The banjo and speaker are mine,” Varlack said, according to court documents.
Also in 2019, climate change protesters were arrested after they allegedly doused the statue with fake blood. At least one protester, seen waving a green flag, climbed on top of the famous bull statue.
The 7,100-pound (3,200-kilogram) bull was created by Italian-born artist Arturo Di Modica in 1989 and installed in lower Manhattan as a work of guerrilla art. Di Modica said the sculpture was his gift to America. It quickly became a popular attraction.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(The Hill) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday boosted interest rates by three-fourths of a percentage point, the latest in a series of aggressive steps to tame stubborn inflation.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy— hiked its baseline interest rate by 0.75 percentage points Wednesday to a span of 3 to 3.25 percent.
It is the fifth Fed rate hike since March and the third consecutive FOMC meeting ending with a 75 basis point hike.
The Fed had long been expected to issue another 75 basis point hike in September as inflation continued to rise through much of the summer and linger near four-decade highs. While monthly price growth has slowed slightly, the annual inflation rate of 8.2 percent in August, according to the consumer price index, was close to levels not seen since the late 1970s.
Fed officials had faced some pressure to hike by a full percentage point in the weeks leading up to the Wednesday meeting after consumer prices rose again in August. Financial markets locked in a roughly 20 percent change of a 1 percentage point rate hike in the hours before the FOMC meeting concluded Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch tool, which tracks where traders expect the Fed to set interest rates.
Even so, the Fed stuck to its plan for a 0.75 percentage point hike, a move bank officials portrayed as an urgent but measured attempt to smother inflation.
“Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures,” the FOMC said in a statement.
The Fed has hiked interest rates rapidly from near-zero levels set in 2020 as the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy. The bank is racing to bring inflation down before it spirals out of control by slowing the economy enough to reduce the amount of spending on goods and services.
Fed officials and many economists were hopeful that the bank could slow the economy and make a dent on inflation without derailing strong job growth, low unemployment and steady economic growth. But experts say the chances of recession in 2024 are rising.
“The Fed is in a really, really tough position, in part because they have a very limited toolkit,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director at Groundwork Collaborative.
“They have inflation that’s coming from a constellation of sources,” Owens explained.
The Fed’s rate hikes have slowed the housing market, curbed some hiring and weighed on economic growth. The combination of the Fed’s actions, normalizing supply chains and falling gas prices should eventually lead to lower inflation.
But inflation has fallen little since the Fed’s rate hikes began and officials have pledged to keep ramping up rates until they see clear signs of slowing price growth — a process Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged would bring “pain.”
“We’re seeing the expected consequences of this,” Owens said. “It’s working, but it is not truly taming the price increases we’re seeing.”
Powell is scheduled to hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m.
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(The Hill) – New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday announced a civil lawsuit against former President Trump, the Trump Organization and three of his adult children, alleging over a decade of fraud.
The attorney general’s lawsuit alleges that the former president’s company falsely inflated and deflated the value of assets in order to pay lower taxes and get better insurance coverage.
The civil lawsuit is seeking $250 million in financial penalties and asking the State Supreme Court in New York to bar Trump and his children named in the suit from serving as an officer or director of any corporation registered or licensed in the state.
It also asks the court to bar Trump and the Trump Organization from any real estate acquisition in New York or from applying for loans from any financial institution in the state for five years.
Here are five things to know amid the lawsuit announcement.
The lawsuit comes after a three-year civil investigation
James has been leading a three-year investigation into the former president’s family business and finances in the state.
James at a press conference Wednesday said her office had interviewed more than 65 witnesses and reviewed millions of documents throughout the probe.
The attorney general said Trump “falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us,” and that he did so with the help of his children and with two named former Trump Organization executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.
The lawsuit alleges that the group engaged in a conspiracy to violate state laws, including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements and committing insurance fraud, James argued.
Alleged federal crimes, including bank fraud, are being referred to federal prosecutors and the IRS.
For Trump, New York is close to home
The former president began his career in New York and started building his business empire there in 1976.
The Trump Organization is a real estate development company that owns and operates a number of resorts, hotels, golf clubs and other businesses in New York.
The famed Trump Tower looms on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, but toward the end of his four-year White House stint, Trump announced he was switching his primary residence from New York to Florida.
The then-president had retreated often to his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida during his time in office, and has since made the resort his primary home — a move rumored to have been made for tax purposes.
But even after turning his back on Manhattan, Trump has maintained a large footprint in New York.
Trump’s two adult sons now run the Trump Organization, which he turned over in 2017 as he assumed the presidency.
Trump’s children are involved
The lawsuit names Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump alongside their father and alleges they engaged in a conspiracy to commit the fraud crimes.
Eric Trump was questioned back in 2020 and reportedly pleaded the Fifth to over 500 questions related to his work within the Trump Organization.
James subpoenaed Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. earlier this year, and all three were deposed. Trump sat for questioning last month and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to all inquiries.
Trump’s children have played prominent roles in their father’s business orbit. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump both currently serve as executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization.
When Ivanka Trump served as a White House adviser to her father during his presidential term, her business connections to the Trump Organization raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump decried the lawsuit on social media after the announcement, accusing James of a “witch hunt” and arguing that the lawsuit is politically motivated to boost James’ reelection bid ahead of this year’s midterms.
“This is all about politics. Weaponizing her office to go after her political opponents!” Donald Trump Jr. said on Twitter after the announcement.
He and Eric Trump both shared video clips of James vowing to go after Trump as attorney general.
Former Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday critiqued James for trying “to drag the children into this.”
The fight between James and Trump has been intense
Like his sons, Trump has long dismissed the probe and argued that the investigation was politically motivated against him.
“Attorney General Letitia “Peekaboo” James, a total crime-fighting disaster in New York, is spending all of her time fighting for very powerful and well-represented banks and insurance companies, who were fully paid, made a lot of money, and never had a complaint about me, instead of fighting murder and violent crime, which is killing New York State,” Trump said on Truth Social shortly after the lawsuit was announced.
“She is a failed A.G. whose lack of talent in the fight against crime is causing record numbers of people and companies to flee New York. Bye, bye!”
James has been vocal about her inquiry into the former president, a fact that has fueled the Trumps’ arguments that her inquiry is politically motivated.
But the attorney general has consistently hit back at the criticisms.
“My office will follow the facts of any case, wherever they lead. Make no mistake: No one is above the law, not even the President,” James wrote on Twitter back in 2019.
She echoed the same sentiment after the lawsuit was announced Wednesday. “There aren’t two sets of laws for people in this nation: former presidents must be held to the same standards as everyday Americans,” James wrote on Twitter.
It’s not the only legal battle Trump is facing
As the longstanding New York investigation turns into a lawsuit, Trump continues to face a slate of other legal challenges, including probes and lawsuits over his presidential campaign, his time in office and his business practices.
The lawsuit comes in the wake of last month’s FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
Agents executing a search warrant at the Palm Beach, Fl., resort found over 100 classified documents and dozens of empty folders marked classified, taken from the White House and stored at Trump’s home after the end of his time in office.
Court records revealed investigators suspected Trump of multiple violations of the Espionage Act for his mishandling of the materials, and Trump’s legal team is now engaged in a battle to block the DOJ from reviewing the seized materials.
The Department of Justice and a House select committee also continue to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Members of the House committee have pushed for the DOJ, which has the power to prosecute that the committee lacks, to home their probe in on Trump and criminally investigate the former president.
The Jan. 6’s committee’s Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has been the target of much ire from her former party leader for her work on the panel, said the investigation had gathered evidence of “a supreme dereliction of duty.”
In Georgia, a special grand jury is investigating the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has subpoenaed a number of prominent figures in Trump’s sphere as part of the inquiry, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Cleta Mitchell.
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(KTLA) – Former UCLA men’s basketball player Jalen Hill has died at 22, family members and the university confirmed late Tuesday.
Details surrounding the cause of Hill’s death are limited, but his family confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that Hill had gone missing in Costa Rica.
Hill, a forward and center, joined the UCLA Bruins in 2017 and played for three seasons before leaving the team in 2021 due to struggles with anxiety and depression, according to the LA Times.
In 2017, Hill made international headlines after becoming embroiled in a shoplifting incident while visiting Hangzhou, China, on a cultural exchange trip with the university. Hill was later suspended for the incident along with his teammates LiAngelo Ball and Cody Riley.
“The news of Jalen Hill’s passing is heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time,” UCLA men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin posted on Twitter. “Jalen was a warm-hearted young man with a great smile who has left us far too soon.”
UCLA Men’s Basketball reacted to the news of Hill’s passing, saying: “Our program is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former student-athlete Jalen Hill. We offer our most sincere condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.”
Hill was born in Tampa, Florida, and attended Centennial High School in Corona, California, where he was ranked the No. 47 high school basketball player in the nation.
During his career with UCLA, he played 77 games and averaged 6.5 points and 6.4 rebounds.
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(NewsNation) — Most people are without electricity or running water in Puerto Rico as it was devastated by Hurricane Fiona.
The category 3 storm made landfall on Sunday, causing an island-wide power blackout and dumping “historic” levels of rain.
“The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic,” Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said.
Puerto Rico has still not recovered from Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 Storm that killed 3,000 people in 2017, before Hurricane Fiona hit. Tarps still cover some homes on the island that were damaged by Hurricane Maria, even after five years.
Dr. Michelle Carlo, medical adviser for Direct Relief, one of the organizations helping Puerto Rico, said rivers are flowing through towns, and bridges are being destroyed by the current.
“It is creating havoc, especially in the center and southern part of the island,” she said on NewsNation’s “Morning in America” Tuesday.
Here are some places taking donations to help Puerto Rico:
Right now, Direct Relief is in the “immediate and urgent aid” stage of this emergency, Carlo said. The organization communicates with local health providers to get them medical supplies, its website said, and it has emergency staff stationed in Puerto Rico.
As of Tuesday, Carlo said, Direct Relief has a team headed to a town in Puerto Rico to deliver a generator to a family whose daughter is depending on a tracheostomy to live.
“Our help is very broad, from individual families to nonprofit organizations, and we collaborate as well with government agencies to ensure that call chain is preserved, and infrastructures remain operational,” Carlo said.
Hispanic Federation is providing emergency relief services and supplies to communities affected by Hurricane Fiona.
“Because Puerto Rico is still rebuilding from the damage of Maria, the flooding and power outages caused by Fiona are already far more severe and life threatening than they should be,” the Hispanic Federation says on its donation page. “The next few days are essential to get emergency services and supplies to those who need it most.”
The Hispanic Federation, which was founded in 1990, has a “strong presence” in New York, Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and other states, per its website. Its goal is to “empower and advance” the Hispanic community and Latino institutions in education, health, immigration, the environment and other areas.
People can donate money through PayPal, or also donate by mail non-perishable food items, toiletries, solar lanterns, gallons of water and water filters, among other items. Taller Salud is a feminist organization dedicated to “improving women’s access to health care,” as well as reducing violence and encouraging economic growth “through education and activism.”
Puerto Rico Community Foundation
A Community Recovery Fund for Puerto Rico was activated by the Puerto Rico Community Foundation so it can support the work of non-profit organizations giving aid.
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation began in a forum sponsored by the National Puerto Rican Coalition. It promotes access to renewable energy, drinking water, housing, community economic development and education in the U.S. territory, and partners with different philanthropic individuals, families and corporations.
A social organization for those who want to learn about Puerto Rican culture, the Puerto Rican Civic Club, based in San Jose, California, is taking Paypal donations for items such as solar generators, lanterns and emergency radios. People can also buy the items from Amazon and send them to Puerto Rico via the address on their website.
According to CharityNavigator.com, SBP is a nationally-recognized organization focused on disaster resilience and affordable housing. In the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, SBP Puerto Rico’s disaster response team has been on the ground, assessing damage and helping affected people. It also plans to assist communities with debris cleaning, mold remediation and distributing recovery resources.
“SBP has rebuilt more homes than any other organization on the island. Given the resources, we are positioned to rebuild hundreds more,” the organization said on its website.
PRxPR Relief and Rebuild Fund was started by Puerto Rican business leaders living in the U.S. after Hurricane Maria, NPR reported. It focuses on giving food, clean water and renewable energy to “some of the most devastated communities in Puerto Rico.”
PRxPR’s website says it is a “no-overhead fund,” meaning 100% of donations go to the “most critically affected communities.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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NEW YORK (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, highlighting U.S. efforts to strengthen global health and food security and rally allies to back Ukraine in its war with Russia.
During Wednesday’s address, Biden said that Russia has violated the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine. He said the war is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands for as he looked to rally allies to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance.
Delivering a forceful condemnation of Russia’s invasion to the international body, Biden said reports of Russian abuses against civilians in Ukraine “should make your blood run cold.” He also said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new nuclear threats against Europe showed “reckless disregard” for his nation’s responsibilities as a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
He criticized Russia for scheduling “sham referenda” this week in territory it has forcibly seized in Ukraine.
“A permanent member of the U..N Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the U.N. charter,” he told his U.N. audience.
Biden called on all nations, whether democracies or autocracies, to speak out against Russia’s invasion and to bolster’s Ukraine effort to defend itself.
“We will stand in solidarity against Russia’s aggression, period,” Biden said.
Biden also highlighted the consequences of the invasion on the world’s food supply, pledging $2.9 billion in global food security aid to address shortages caused by the war and the effects of climate change. He praised a U.N.-brokered effort to create a corridor for Ukrainian grain to be exported by sea and called on the agreement to be continued despite the ongoing conflict.
But the heart of the president’s visit to the U.N. this year was his full-throated censure of Russia as its war nears the seven-month mark.
Biden’s Wednesday address comes as Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine have announced plans to hold Kremlin-backed referendums in days ahead on becoming part of Russia and as Moscow is losing ground in the invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization to call up 300,000 reservists and accused the West of engaging in “nuclear blackmail.”
The White House said the global food security funding includes $2 billion in direct humanitarian assistance through the United States Agency for International Development. The balance of the money will go to global development projects meant to boost the efficiency and resilience of the global food supply.
“This new announcement of $2.9 billion will save lives through emergency interventions and invest in medium- to long-term food security assistance in order to protect the world’s most vulnerable populations from the escalating global food security crisis,” the White House said.
Biden is confronting no shortage of difficult issues as leaders gather this year.
In addition to the Russian war in Ukraine, European fears that a recession could be just around the corner are heightened. Administration concerns grow by the day that time is running short to revive the Iran nuclear deal and over China’s saber-rattling on Taiwan.
Beyond diplomacy, the president is also doing some politicking. This year’s gathering comes less than seven weeks before pivotal midterm elections in the United States. Shortly after arriving in Manhattan on Tuesday night, Biden spoke at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser for about 100 participants that raised nearly $2 million, and he’s set to hold another fundraiser on Thursday before heading back to Washington.
His Wednesday address comes on the heels of Ukrainian forces retaking control of large stretches of territory near Kharkiv. But even as Ukrainian forces have racked up battlefield wins, much of Europe is feeling painful blowback from economic sanctions levied against Russia. A vast reduction in Russian oil and gas has led to a sharp jump in energy prices, skyrocketing inflation and growing risk of Europe slipping into a recession.
Biden’s visit to the U.N. also comes as his administration’s efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appears stalled.
The deal brokered by the Obama administration — and scrapped by former President Donald Trump in 2018 — provided billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for Iran’s agreement to dismantle much of its nuclear program and open its facilities to extensive international inspection.
Biden, during his time at the U.N. General Assembly, also planned to meet Wednesday with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss and press allies to meet an $18 billion target to replenish the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
This year’s U.N. gathering is back to being a full-scale, in-person event after two years of curtailed activity due to the pandemic. In 2020, the in-person gathering was canceled and leaders instead delivered prerecorded speeches; last year was a mix of in-person and prerecorded speeches. Biden and first lady Jill Biden were set to host a leaders’ reception on Wednesday evening.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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NEW BOSTON, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – Wade Griffin‘s mother says there were red flags early on in the relationship between her son and Taylor Parker, the woman on trial for capital murder and kidnapping in the death of 21-year-old Reagan Simmons Hancock and her unborn baby.
Taylor Parker has pleaded not guilty to the charges in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock and the daughter who died after being cut from her mother’s womb. Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her Texas home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby. She is also charged with non-capital murder in connection with the baby’s death.
Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp told the Bowie County jury earlier this month that Parker, 29, acted not because she wanted a baby but to keep from losing her boyfriend, Wade Griffin. Crisp said Parker disguised herself to make her look pregnant for nearly 10 months, faked ultrasounds, had a gender-reveal party and posted about her fake pregnancy on social media while searching for a possible victim, Crisp said.
Leaving the victim’s 3-year-old daughter alone with her dying mother, Parker then drove with the baby in her lap when a state trooper stopped the car and sent the child to a hospital in nearby Idabel, Oklahoma, authorities say. The child later died.
Witnesses said Parker, who could not conceive after a hysterectomy, had offered $100,000 for a surrogate mother and told her boyfriend that she would have an induced delivery the day of the killing.
Wade Griffin’s mother, Connie, testified Monday that she tried to talk to her son about the possibility that Taylor might not be pregnant.
“But he didn’t want to listen,” she said.
“This whole thing has been a nightmare,” Assistant DA Crisp said, prompting the mom to respond, “It’s ruined my life.”
Connie Griffin said Wade seemed to believe Taylor was pregnant, even though he did ask her if Taylor was not showing as much because she had a “tummy tuck.” She said she told her son that was not the reason.
“‘Cause he doesn’t know about pregnancy, I tried to talk to him, but he was convinced,” she said in court.
Connie said she thought Taylor Parker was very personable when she first met her on the day she brought a casserole over to the house. The whole family was growing to love her, and at first, she thought Parker was someone her son would enjoy being with.
“She just kind of drew you in,” Wade’s mother said on the stand.
But as time went on, Connie recalled that Taylor and Wade did not seem to be on the same page. “She seemed to want a close relationship. I could not tell if he wanted that or was standing back. There were some red flags. One was that she didn’t have custody of her son.”
“How did we get here?” Crisp asked the jury in opening statements. “How did it get this far? She is an actress, an actress of the highest order. The lies and fraud go on and on; the layers of fraud are staggering. You are going to have to understand the fraud to understand what happened on Oct. 9. This started months and months ahead of time until it passed the point of no return, and it ended up in homicide.”
At the beginning of the trail, defense attorney Jeff Harrelson asked the six male and six female jurors not to fall prey to their emotions and to keep an open mind.
“It’s a complicated case, factually and emotionally,” he said. “The law is the lens and filter you must view these facts through. Sometimes it’s not black and white but a shade of gray.”
Parker could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(WJW) — If you’re a fan of the late and beloved Betty White, here is your chance to own a piece of history.
More than 1,500 items from the “life and career” of the Golden Girl will go up for auction on Friday, September 23. The auction will take three days. Available items include awards, scripts, and memorabilia, as well as jewelry, gowns, home furnishings and decorative garden pieces.
The collection even includes “cherished” personal items and gifts from White’s marriage to her third husband, Allen Lunden, according to the auction company.
Here are just some highlights of the collection (listed by Julien’s Auctions.)
- White’s original director chair from “The Golden Girls” set
- “The Golden Girls” production-used pilot script, signed by White
- A Saks Fifth Avenue black velvet long evening coat worn by White in 1974 to the International Broadcasting Awards dinner tribute to Mary Tyler Moore
- An orange needlepoint director’s chair decorated with owls and reading “Allen” on the seat back made by White for her husband
- Goodbye plaque from the cast and crew of “The Betty White Show”
According to the auction company, the items come from the Hollywood icon’s home in Brentwood and Carmel, California.
Many items are priced between $200-$300 at the request of White.
White died at the age of 99 on Dec. 31, 2021, less than a month before what would have been her 100th birthday. The Oak Park, Illinois-born actor began her career in radio in the 1940s before transitioning to television, where some of her most notable roles are as Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (1973-1977) and as Rose Nylund in “The Golden Girls” (1985-1992).
Through her career, White received several Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Grammy Award, in addition to a host of others.
A full look at the listed items can be found, here.
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CONLEY, Ga. (WHNT) — Several ready-to-eat vegetable products are being recalled over the possibility of listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
The GHGA company is recalling various products, including diced veggies, salsa and dips after the firm was notified that a single sample of a product tested positive for the bacteria on Sept. 16.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause listeriosis, a serious infection. It can also cause common food poisoning symptoms.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says around 1,600 people get listeriosis every year, resulting in about 260 deaths. It is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems.
The FDA says the products were sold primarily in Kroger locations across Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia.
All of the following products are affected by the recall:
- Asparagus Saute 9.5oz, UPC: 8 26766 19027 0, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Diced Bell Pepper and White Onion 7oz, UPC: 8 26766 19004 1, Sell-by: 9/15/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Diced Red Onion 10oz, UPC: 8 26766 18100 1, Sell-by: 9/19/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Fajita Mix 9.5oz, UPC: 8 26766 19031 7, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Fiesta Corn 10oz, UPC: 8 26766 18462 0, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Hamburger Fixins 10oz, UPC: 8 26766 19028 7, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Hatch Chile Guacamole Blender 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 14452 5, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Large Medium Salsa 13oz, UPC: 8 26766 19071 3, Sell-by: 9/18/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Large Mild Chunky Guacamole 13oz, UPC: 8 26766 19053 9, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 254
- Large Mild Salsa 13oz, UPC: 8 26766 19069 0, Sell-by: 9/18/2022, Lot: GHGA 263
- Mango Habanero Blender 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 19044 7, Sell-by: 9/17/202, Lot: GHGA 264
- Medium Hatch Salsa 13oz, UPC: 8 26766 19076 8, Sell-by: 9/18/2022, Lot: GHGA 265
- Mexican Style Layered Bean Dip 20oz, UPC: 8 26766 14510 2, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 266
- Mild Guacamole Blender 13oz, UPC: 8 26766 19045 4, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 267
- Mild Guacamole Blender 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 14434 1, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 268
- Mushroom Stir Fry Blend 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 19010 2, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 269
- Seasoned Squash Onion & Dill 10.5oz, UPC: 8 26766 19036 2, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 270
- Small Medium Hatch Chile Pico de Gallo 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 19062 1, Sell-by: 9/18/2022, Lot: GHGA 271
- Small Ranch Tray with Dip 21.0oz, UPC: 8 26766 19087 4, Sell-by: 9/15/2022, Lot: GHGA 272
- Snacking Peppers 12oz, UPC: 8 26766 19037 9, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 273
- Spicy Guacamole Blender 9oz, UPC: 8 26766 14436 5, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 274
- Steak Topper 7.5oz, UPC: 8 26766 19026 3, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 275
- 3 Skewer Veggie Kabobs 22oz, UPC: 8 26766 19008 9, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 276
- Tri Pepper Blend 7oz, UPC: 8 26766 19003 4, Sell-by: 9/15/2022, Lot: GHGA 277
- Vegetable Bowl 42oz, UPC: 8 26766 18468 2, Sell-by: 9/17/2022, Lot: GHGA 278
According to the FDA, the products were sold to Kroger and distributed to retail stores on Sept. 11. Officials say the “sell-by” date has expired and products have been removed from store shelves, but they are warning anyone who might still have the items to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
The products were packaged in clear plastic containers with sell-by dates and lot numbers listed on the top primary label of each item.
For more information on the items included in the recall, including pictures of the products, or for questions or concerns, contact the company or visit the FDA’s website.
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(KTLA) – They say you can’t walk past your reflection in a mirror without looking at it. That may be true of mountain lions as well.
Video from a woman’s home in Big Bear City, California, shows a mountain lion that seemed shocked when it saw its reflection in a glass window. The big cat can be seen flinching as it first passes the window – then curiosity takes over.
The viewer whose camera captured the footage said it happened about 4 a.m. Tuesday.
She said the video was “too good to not share.”
Mountain lions live across California but thrive the most in dense foothills and mountains, making the San Bernardino National Forest an ideal environment for them. The mountain lion didn’t appear to be tracked by a collar, indicating it might be an adolescent or younger cat.
People are advised not to crouch down or run away if they come face-to-face with a mountain lion, according to animal services.
Mountain lions are solitary and elusive, and typically avoid people by nature.
It’s not known why mountain lions venture out to neighborhoods, but wildlife experts say that as the human population expands into mountain lion habitat, there will be more frequent sightings.
Experts offer this advice to any Californian who encounters a mountain lion:
- Never approach a mountain lion. Give them an escape route.
- Do not run. Stay calm. Do not turn your back. Face the animal, make noise and try to look bigger.
- Do not crouch down or bend over.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a social media landscape filled with photoshopped influencers and perfectly curated lives, some people just want something real.
If you’re a member of Generation Z, or a parent of a Gen Zer, chances are you’ve heard of the French service topping the app store charts — BeReal. But what is it? And are the social media giants like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok taking notice?
BeReal launched back in 2020 but didn’t make a big splash for another two years. The idea is to pull back the curtain on re-touched and filtered social media photos that can create a false reality.
How does BeReal work?
Users 13 years old and up download the app, create a profile and wait.
Once a day, at a random time, the app will send a notification to its users to snap a picture of what they’re doing at that exact moment. The picture is taken simultaneously using the front and rear-facing cameras of the user’s smartphone within two minutes of the notification and overlays the two photos.
Users can see their BeReal friend’s posts and react to them with custom “RealMojis.” It’s all in an effort for users to take a look at their friends’ authentic day-to-day lives. Users can make their accounts public or private, tag their locations and look back at a private calendar of their posts.
BeReal says the app is “A new and unique way to discover who your friends really are in their daily life.”
How are Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat responding?
Three of tech’s social giants have seemingly taken notice of the app’s success and are developing their own features that emulate BeReal.
“The fear of the incumbents is that this becomes the next TikTok,” Mark Shmulik, an internet analyst for Bernstein, told The Washington Post. “So they’ve all scrambled to launch their own version.”
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, confirmed it’s working on an “internal prototype” called “Candid Challenges” for Instagram, tech news website Engadget reported.
TikTok, which has seen huge success among younger users, is also trying to get in on the “Real” game. They’ve launched a feature called “TikTok Now” which is a similar concept but adds the option to upload a video instead of just a picture.
Snapchat is getting in on the action with “Dual Camera,” a new feature allowing users to take simultaneous images with their phone’s front and rear cameras. Differing from the others, there is no challenge aspect.
BeReal is currently sitting at number three in the Apple app store, beating out every other social media application. Only time will tell if BeReal is a flash in the pan or become a heavyweight in cyberspace.
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(The Hill) – The White House on Wednesday took to Twitter to slam Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for highlighting his work advocating for a highway project he ultimately voted against in March.
Cruz and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced a bipartisan amendment to an omnibus bill passed earlier this year that designated part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as a future addition to the nation’s interstate highway system.
The Texas Republican supported the amendment but ultimately voted against the sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package when the Senate voted on the legislation in full.
“Senator Cruz voted against this,” the White House tweeted on Wednesday afternoon in response to a local television interview Cruz participated in, where he touted the project.
Cruz had shared a portion of the interview with Nexstar’s KAMC on his Twitter account on Sept. 12.
“The Ports to Plains highway will run from Laredo all the way up to North Dakota and into Canada,” he wrote. “This project will bring jobs to Texas and millions of dollars to the state. A great bipartisan victory!”
The designation will lead to improvements on the roadway, which runs through Texas and other states.
The reporter who interviewed Cruz responded to the White House’s tweet with an additional clip of the interview in which he asked the Texas senator why he ultimately voted against the bill.
“That happens frequently in the United States Senate, where you end up working to get agreement and to pass a particular piece of legislation, but then it gets rolled into a giant bill that has a whole bunch of good things and bad things,” Cruz responded.
Dave Vasquez, Cruz’s press secretary, said the senator “made it possible.”
“What he voted against was a Democrat spending spree that contributed to an economic recession for American families,” Vasquez said. “Ports-to-Plains could have easily and unanimously passed the Senate as a separate bill, but it was rolled into the pork-filled omnibus package Democrats rammed through Congress.”
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CHICAGO (WGN) — A woman has been charged on allegations she pushed her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan.
Victoria Moreno, 34, was charged with felony attempted first-degree murder and felony aggravated battery of a child after she was arrested Monday.
A police source told WGN on Tuesday that Navy Pier surveillance video appears to show a woman throwing the 3-year-old boy into the lake. Police said Moreno did not attempt to rescue the boy.
Fire officials said the boy was pulled from the water around 1 p.m. Monday.
The 3-year-old was in cardiac arrest when he was lifted from the water off Navy Pier and arrived at Lurie Children’s Hospital in very critical condition. The boy is currently on life support.
A source confirmed to WGN that Moreno is the boy’s aunt. A police report said the boy was in the care of his grandmother Monday. When his grandmother went upstairs to change, the boy’s aunt took him out of the home, the source said.
Authorities have not released the surveillance video from Navy Pier.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children for alleged business fraud.
James said Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and his company falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to get banks to give him favorable interest rates. James is seeking to bar the former president and his children from ever running a company in New York again. She also wants Trump to pay back the $250 million he received.
“This investigation revealed that Donald Trump engaged in years of illegal conduct to inflate his net worth, to deceive banks and the people of the great state of New York,” James said at the news conference. “Claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. It’s the art of the steal.”
James said there are 200 examples of alleged fraud in the complaint, including declaring his home was three times bigger than it was. She is also referring the matter to the federal authorities to conduct a criminal investigation.
The alleged criminal violations are falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud, conspiracy, and bank fraud, James said. The case will also be referred to the Internal Revenue Service.
“They all should be held accountable,” James said. “No one is above the law.”
Last month, Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions during a deposition related to James’ investigation.
Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, and New York Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy blasted James’ lawsuit.
Langworthy called it “one of the most brazen political publicity stunts I have seen during my lifetime.” Habba said the lawsuit is “neither focused on the facts nor the law— rather, it is solely focused on advancing the attorney general’s political agenda.”
“It is abundantly clear that the Attorney General’s Office has exceeded its statutory authority by prying into transactions where absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place,” Habba said.
Longtime company executives Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney are also named defendants in the suit filed in state court Wednesday. Weisselberg, a senior Trump Organization adviser and formerly the company’s longtime chief financial officer, has pleaded guilty to evading taxes and other charges.
Weisselberg admitted taking in over $1.7 million worth of untaxed extras — including school tuition for his grandchildren, free rent for a Manhattan apartment, and lease payments for a luxury car — and explicitly keeping some of the plums off the books.
James is looking to permanently bar Weisselberg and McConney from working as financial heads of any New York companies.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened the use of nuclear weapons, claiming Russia is being blackmailed with nuclear threats. Now, leaders around the globe are condemning Putin’s comments as both escalatory and false.
In a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, President Biden responded to Putin’s latest nuclear threats with strong words for Russia –condemning their ongoing war on Ukraine.
“The United States is ready to pursue critical arm control measures, a nuclear war can’t be won and must never be fought,” President Biden said. “A permanent member of the UN Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map.”
President Biden urged for a resolution to the war as Putin announced he will require an additional 300,000 reservists to sustain the war.
“This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state,” Biden said.
Leaders from around the world echoed President Biden’s sentiment that Russia’s invasion threatens not just Ukraine but the entire world.
Latvian President Egils Levits said “Russia continues to spread false narratives about the cause of the global crisis in food, fuel, and finance. These lies must be overturned. Russia alone is responsible for the crisis.”
The European Union foreign ministers are meeting Thursday in New York ahead of Thursday’s EU Security Council meeting to discuss the ongoing situation with Russia.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – House lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to reform the Electoral Count Act in hopes of preventing another Jan. 6.
If the Senate passes it too, the decades-old Electoral Count Act could get a major makeover. The current act sets the rules about how presidential votes in the electoral college are counted and certified.
“We must update and modernize it to make it work,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said.
The move is a direct response to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to change the outcome of the 2020 election.
“People who don’t like the results of an election feel empowered to lie and reject those results, sometimes violently,” Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said.
Advocates say the legislation would make it harder to change or throw out state’s electoral votes.
“Ensuring that strategic bad-faith actors are unable to exploit procedural loopholes,” Raskin said.
The bill has some bipartisan support in the House and the Senate, but many Republicans say they won’t vote for it.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., is one of the lawmakers against it.
“This is nothing more than an attack on President Trump and the 2020 election,” Reschenthaler said.
He says instead of pushing this bill, lawmakers should focus on solutions for issues like inflation or immigration.
“Yet another partisan political show while American people are at home suffering the consequences of their failed agenda,” Reschenthaler said.
But supporters of the legislation insist it is critical to ensure our government can function.
“Vote like the future of our democracy depends on this bill because it does,” McGovern said.
With former President Trump weighing another presidential run, supporters of the bill want to get it passed before the 2024 presidential election.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — On Wednesday, State attorney General Letitia James announced that New York is suing former President Donald Trump. The civil suit also includes three of Trump’s adult children and the organization they operate.
“For violating the law as part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family, his company,” James said.
The lawsuit alleges that the Trumps were involved in large-scale fraud, often by over-valuing assets like buildings and golf courses to deceive banks.
“To lend money to the Trump organization a more favorable terms than would otherwise have been available to the country,” James said
James says the three-year-long investigation also found the former President and his family violated several state laws.
“Including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud,” James said.
The attorney general is seeking a 250 million dollar judgment, and restrictions on future business the family can conduct in the state.
In response, Donald Trump called the attorney general a “failed” official “whose lack of talent in the fight against crime” is driving people and businesses out of the state.
And Donald Trump Jr. said, “Letitia James doesn’t care about the law. She’s a dem activist, who only cares about politics.”
Trump’s legal team added they “look forward to defending” their client from claims they call “meritless”.
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NATCHITOCHES, La (Northwestern State Athletics) – William Hooper knows all too well about waiting for an extended period of time between Northwestern State home football games.
A fifth-year senior cornerback, Hooper saw his career put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic that kept the Demons from playing home games for 472 days between the Nov. 21, 2019, season finale and the March 6, 2021, spring season opener.
“One experience I remember is our first spring game, going out of the purple smoke,” he said. “We were ready to be on the field. It had been so long. Being able to be back out there with my brothers, I can’t wait.”
Hooper and the Demons (0-3) will end another wait at 3:30 p.m. Saturday when they face Lamar (0-3) in a game that will double as NSU’s home and Southland Conference opener.
Saturday’s game will be a Purple Out and will be part of Family Day, which will include an 11:30 a.m. concert by country music recording artist Danielle Bradbery on the tailgate field.
For Hooper, Saturday will mark his last first game in Turpin Stadium while simultaneously ending a five-game road swing for the Demons dating to the final two games of the 2021 season. That two-game road swing, coupled with the latest NSU home opener since 1991, has Northwestern State even more amped up than usual.
“You’re looking at six games since we’ve played our last home game,” fifth-year head coach Brad Laird said. “Not only that, but it’s the opening of conference play. You put both of those together and it makes for a great day.”
Laird long has vocalized his appreciation for running out of the purple smoke that announces the Demons arrival on the Turpin Stadium turf.
That attitude has taken hold of his team, which will emerge from the inflatable Vic the Demon tunnel for the first time since Nov. 6, 2021 – a span of 323 days.
“When the purple smoke goes off, we brace because the bombs are going off,” Hooper said. “I’ll always remember that. It’s been a great experience, and I can’t wait to run out of it again.”
When Hooper and his teammates emerge from that tunnel, they will do so ready to play their first game on the new playing surface, which was laid down this summer.
“The turf is a great benefit to us,” Hooper said. “The past couple of weeks, the turf has been rough. It’s comfortable here. We’re used to it.”
While the Demons have become familiar with the new turf in Turpin, practicing on it since fall camp in August, there has been something missing – which changes Saturday. “We practice at Turpin every day, and we have a feel for it, but it’s different when the crowd is there,” Hooper
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FRISCO, TX (SILVER STAR NATION) – While several Dallas Cowboys players got extra attention for their contributions to the team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals, it was safety Donovan Wilson who had one of the biggest impacts yet got little attention for it.
Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy took care of that Wednesday at this regular afternoon news conference. The coach said Wilson is an impact player with a great attitude.
Cowboys insider Mickey Spagnola has more in his “Inside the Star” report….
Wilson and the Cowboys will face off against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football.
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The hottest day of the week is likely on the way Thursday with temperatures flirting with 100 degrees. Cooler air moves in next week and will stick around for a while. Long-range models are still hinting at a possible hurricane moving into the Gulf of Mexico next week.
Hot through the weekend: Temperatures have been above normal for the past few days and we will likely see that trend continue through the weekend. The upper-level ridge of high pressure will hang around preventing any hope of rain and keeping temperatures rather hot. Lows Thursday morning will be in the lower 70s over most of the area. Daytime highs Thursday will soar into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. We will see the heat briefly ease Friday with highs in the middle 90s. We will likely see highs remain well above normal in the mid to upper 90s both Saturday and Sunday. Overnight lows will stay in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
The sunny days continue: Futurecast shows that we will see a clear sky over the ArkLaTex once again Wednesday night. Expect a partly cloudy sky Thursday and a clear to partly cloudy sky once again Thursday night. Friday will also be another dry day under a partly to mostly sunny sky.
Relief on the way: We will see a dramatic change in the weather pattern across the United States by the end of the weekend. The upper ridge will develop over the western part of the country while a large upper-level trough develops over the east. This will allow a rather strong cold front to move through the ArkLaTex late Sunday and Sunday night. This front will not bring much rain. Most models show totals of less than ¼”. Temperatures behind the front will turn much cooler. Daytime highs next week will plummet into the middle 80s. Overnight lows will be quite comfortable as we slide into the mid to upper 50s. These below-normal temperatures will likely stick around through next weekend.
A gulf hurricane next week? Hurricane Fiona will continue to race northward across the Atlantic well east of the US coast. Another disturbance will likely develop into Tropical Storm Hermine during the next several days and move into the Caribbean this weekend. It is quite possible that this system will become a hurricane and move into the Gulf of Mexico next week. There is still a great deal of uncertainty on where it could eventually go, but it still appears that its track will be to the east of our area. Stay Tuned!
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical wave in the Atlantic that could eventually head toward the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical depression soon, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The disturbance has been dubbed Invest 98L by the NHC. That just means the NHC is interested in collecting specialized data and running models on the system.
Two major long-term forecast models do predict the system, that’s currently headed toward the Caribbean Sea, will eventually move into the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of next week. However, it’s still far too soon to tell where the system may end up and where impacts could potentially be seen.
What we know
Invest 98L was a few hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands on Wednesday morning, producing showers and thunderstorms. According to an 8 a.m. ET outlook by the NHC, it was showing signs of organization.
“We do expect it to develop this weekend. And there’s nothing really standing in its way,” WFLA Meteorologist Rebecca Barry said. “We talk about moisture, sea surface temperatures and shear as big factors to inhibit systems from developing and this system has no problem with those.”
Both GFS and Euro models show the system form south of Jamaica over the weekend. Once it does, we expect to get a better idea of where it will eventually go.
“Forecast models typically perform poorly when the system’s not formed yet,” Barry explained. “When that center forms to the south of Jamaica, we’ll get much better and much more accurate long-range forecasts.”
The next thing meteorologists will watch after the system forms is how it interacts with land, like Cuba, before it enters the Gulf.
“We know interaction with land can weaken tropical systems and sometimes change their path, so that’s an area that remains a question in the forecast – how will it survive the passage if that’s the path it takes?” Barry said.
If it passes between Mexico and Cuba instead, that could make for a stronger system.
The bottom line is, as of right now, it’s likely a system will be in the Gulf of Mexico next week but it’s far too early to say where it will go. The forecast models we see now are expected to change in the coming days and will give us a better idea of what to expect once the system actually forms.
Elsewhere in the tropics
Hurricane Fiona
The NHC is still issuing advisories on Hurricane Fiona, which strengthened to become the first major hurricane of the season this week.
Fiona slammed Puerto Rico over the weekend, knocking out power to the entire island before dumping heavy rain on the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos. The hurricane is now headed north toward Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Gaston
Tropical Storm Gaston formed Tuesday. It does not pose any threat to the United States.
Two more waves
Two new tropical waves are moving off the coast of Africa.
The first is several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and has a low 30 percent chance of formation through five days.
The second wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa Thursday and has a medium 50 percent chance of formation through five days.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police are currently responding to a fatal motorcycle crash in the area of East Euclid Ave. and North Nelson St.
According to a witness on scene, two motorcycles were racing in the area before one rider crashed and the other took off.
As of now, Euclid is blocked off between Regal and Nelson. Avista is also on scene to repair a telephone pole and other utilities that received minor damages in the crash.
No other details on this incident have been released at this time.
This is a developing news story and we will provide more updates as we receive them.
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YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley College has partnered with multiple regional school districts to offer a Step up to College Program to help people ages 16-20 who are not on a path to graduate still earn their diploma or GED. People who have dropped out of school or are short on credits for graduation can enroll in the program to earn credit at no cost.
YVC partnered with the Grandview, Mabton, Ellensburg, Kittitas and Stevenson-Carson school districts to offer the program. Students can enroll in the program at YVC’s Yakima or Grandview campus, or at a Learning Center in Ellensburg, Toppenish or Sunnyside.
After applying to the Step up to College Program, the student will have to be approved by their school district and YVC.
YVC also has an option for people ages 21 and older, called YVC High School 21+. It builds on previous achievement by adding high school credit based on their prior knowledge, training and work experience. Tuition for the program is $25 per quarter.
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The Kennewick Lions and Kamiakin Braves face off Friday night on SWX in a pivotal intra-city matchup.
The rivalry has been marked with important games, memorable wins, and this year, features the two MCC teams that made it the farthest in last year's state playoffs.
For the Kennewick players, like Seniors Vea Moala and Andre Breedlove, they're excited for the atmosphere and playing against kids they've played against their whole life.
"It's our last year of high school," said Breedlove, "So it's just being able to say 'We took you all out. We got the win.' It says that we got bragging rights over them."
Moala agreed noting, "Winning over them Being able to tell them that our high school is a lot better, stuff like that."
The Kamiakin Braves have won the past two matchups, both in 2021 with the COVID-impacted 2020 season being delayed.
For Lions Coach Randy Affholter, he loves the rivalry, and the gameday environment, but it also gives him important information.
"For us, it's a good measuring point to figure out where you're at. It's also a good measuring point of seeing what we've got in the season. What are we missing as a coaching staff? Maybe we're missing something or don't have the right pieces in place. That's what I really like about it."
Affholter says he wants to be in these important, rivalry games and that he hopes it's fun for the players and the fans.
Friday's night tilt will be broadcast on SWX beginning at 7:00 p.m. and streamed through our website.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with Marina Club Apartments LLC to build a mixed-use building in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. The contract is worth USD 111M, about SEK 1 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2022.
The multifamily-led project will consist of an 8-story pre-cast building overlooking Boca Ceiga Bay. The project includes construction of a new 400-unit apartment complex with a 2-story podium parking garage, amenities deck, mixed-use space, and first-floor retail space.
Work began in August 2022 and is expected to reach completion in December 2024.
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Peggy Cook, Communications Manager, Skanska USA, tel +1 (513) 222 5310
Jacob Birkeland, Head of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Skanska AB, tel +46 (0)10 449 19 57
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Armchair investors cash in investments to cope with cost-of-living pressures
Nearly half of armchair investors have cashed in their investments to keep pace with the soaring cost of living, new research suggests.
A survey of 2,000 UK shareholders by Equiniti (EQ) shows that 44 per cent of investors have sold stocks as they “need the cash” to cope with bigger household bills.
Men (46 per cent) were slightly more likely than women (41 per cent) to take this course of action, and mainly those aged 18 to 40 (56 per cent), while older investors (aged 41-75) were less likely to sell.
The research also shows that about a third (34 per cent) of investors have switched out of so-called ethical stocks over the last 12 months in a bid to achieve better returns as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.
Thera Prins, chief executive, UK shareholder services at EQ, said: “Investors typically look to invest with a long-term horizon to build wealth but the current economic environment means a lot of people are being forced to rip-up their plans.
“Inflation is at a 40-year high, which is putting immense pressure on household finances, therefore it’s no surprise that many people are looking to make up the shortfall by selling out of their investments.
“There is nothing wrong with that, but it’s important that investors who dip into their pots to cover bills think of how they are going to replace those funds when that financial pressure subsides.
“Looking at it from a listed company perspective, the worry now will be convincing shareholders not to divest any further, demonstrating their long-term value over providing a quick buck.”
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Russia's war on Ukraine: Vladimir Putin's televised address shows he's facing defeat and West must keep its nerve – Scotsman comment
Vladimir Putin’s televised address to the Russian people essentially outlined his three-step plan to turn defeat in Ukraine into victory.
First, by mobilising hundreds of thousands of reservists, he hopes to halt the lightning advances made by Ukrainian forces in recent weeks.
Second, after holding sham referendums in the Donbas regions, he will declare them to be part of Russia. And third, he will then threaten to use nuclear weapons to defend this stolen territory should the Ukrainians attempt to retake it.
Addressing his domestic audience, he attempted to fire up nationalistic sentiment. To Ukrainians, his main message was the same as any terrorist, just one armed with weapons of mass destruction on a frightening scale.
To the West, he was asking or, perhaps, begging for a deal: Russia will take the Donbas, the West will force Ukraine to accept this by threatening to withdraw its support, and trade relations – particularly energy supplies – will be restored.
This is a deal with the devil that we cannot accept, however tempting it might seem amid soaring energy prices.
It would allow a murderous dictator who is clearly intent on conquest to shore up his power in the Kremlin. In 2014, he bit off part of Ukraine with the annexation of Crimea; if in 2022 he is allowed to do the same, it seems obvious that, after a period of rebuilding, he will be back for more. There is no peace deal Putin will not break if he thinks he can get away with it.
Furthermore, the decision to mobilise Russian reservists has already sparked a fresh wave of opposition to the war in Russia. The prospect of death will do much to sharpen the minds of people who have fallen for Putin’s lies and propaganda. It’s one thing to say you believe in a cause, quite another to kill and to die for it.
What is happening now is one way in which Putin can be defeated. If the Ukrainians keep winning on the battlefield, he will be forced to ask for more sacrifices to be made by the Russian people, and they will eventually realise that dying for this evil despot is not worth it and get rid of him.
In the meantime, the West must keep its nerve.
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More than 100 leading wind energy companies call on Paris Signatories to streamline planning and permitting, upgrade grid infrastructure and evolve power markets to accelerate renewable energy deployment.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A global coalition of 108 leading wind energy companies and associations, representing 81% of installed wind energy worldwide, has challenged governments to take dramatic action to scale up wind and renewable energy in this decade.
If the world is to get on track for 1.5°C-compliant pathway to net zero, annual global wind energy installations must quadruple by 2030 to around 390 GW per year, according to the International Energy Agency, and by 2050, wind energy must generate more than one-third of global electricity, up from 6% today.
But urgent action must be taken to realise this goal and unleash the full potential of wind technology to provide secure, affordable and clean energy for communities across the world.
The Global Wind Energy Manifesto for COP27 warns that while wind energy is one of the most competitive, mature and quickly deployable energy technologies we have today, to thrive it needs large, steady and visible volumes for deployment and a robust global supply chain.
This can only be achieved through clear and practical actions set out in the manifesto, including:
- urgently streamline planning and permitting schemes for grid scale renewables projects;
- rapidly build out vital grid infrastructure for integration of clean energy and cross-sector decarbonisation;
- to evolve power markets to both incentivise investment in renewable generation and allow citizens to benefit from the affordable, secure generation provided.
Making it clear that the wind industry stands ready to work together to achieve the required rapid scale-up of wind installations this decade, signatories of the manifesto include the largest companies in the sector such as Iberdrola, Ørsted, EDP Renewables, Vestas, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, as well as the wind industry associations in China, Brazil, South Africa, Europe, the UK, Australia and more.
The wind industry is already delivering significant growth and benefits to the global energy system on security, cost and climate. In 2021 94 GW of wind energy capacity was added globally producing around 275 TWh of electricity per year – more than the current annual electricity demand in Australia and enough to displace over one-third of the EU's imports of Russian gas prior to the invasion.
But decisions at COP27 and in the next few years will determine whether the world can leverage wind and renewable energy to get on track for net zero and secure a livable, just and equitable energy transition.
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Disney’s Strange World Trailer Reunites Three Generations of Explorers
When it comes to feature-length animated films, Disney tends to play it safer than its sister studio, Pixar. That’s why there’s a large number of Disney fairy tales, fantasy adventures, musicals, and broad comedies. However, Disney’s Strange World is a step into sci-fi that’s been rarely seen since Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet. But if the new trailer is any indication, it’s Jules Verne’s Journey To the Center of the Earth by way of The Venture Bros., minus most of the Venture family trauma.
The story revolves around Searcher Clade, a man who comes from a family of explorers. Even Searcher himself was an explorer when he was child, alongside his legendary father, Jaeger Clade. Regardless, Searcher has turned his back on his family legacy in the decades since his father disappeared. Now, Jaeger is married to Meridian Clade, and they have a son of their own named Ethan. But when a crisis emerges in the land of Avalonia, President Callisto Mal recruits Searcher and his family for an expedition into the titular Strange World at the center of their planet.
RELATED: Disney Goes Jules Verne-Style With Retro Strange World Teaser
As you probably already guessed, the Strange World is where Jaeger Clade has spent the last few decades. But reconciling with his father isn’t necessarily on Searcher’s agenda. The entire family is in danger on this expedition. But at least Ethan is able to make friends with one of the bizarre creatures that lives there.
Jake Gyllenhaal leads the voice cast as Searcher Clade, with Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade, Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade, Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, and
Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal. The film was directed by Don Hall fro a screenplay by Qui Nguyen.
Strange World will hit theaters on Wednesday, November 23.
What do you think about the new trailer? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe
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Five-foot blacktip reef sharks were circling my legs in the crystal-clear waters of Bora Bora. I was snorkeling with fellow cruise passengers off an outrigger, accompanied by sharks and stingrays, in a lagoon with more shades of blue than the lineup at my local paint store.
This thrilling Tahiti experience (even if the sharks were more interested in the food proffered by guides than human presence) was offered as a shore excursion on the 332-passenger m/s Paul Gauguin, which for 24 years has been the most luxurious, quintessentially Polynesian ship cruising year-round in the remote Pacific islands.
Many travelers, in search of white-sand beaches, clear seas rich in marine life, and beautiful island culture—the calling cards of French Polynesia—head for the resorts when they visit this region. At the high end, there’s the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, or the completely over-the-top the Brando on its own private atoll. But for those who want to see more, a sailing on Paul Gauguin Cruises’ classic m/s Paul Gauguin avoids the logistical hassles of local flights and ferries, while still allowing for a variety of quintessential island experiences.
This past August, my pal Kim and I sailed on a seven-night Tahiti and Society Islands itinerary with overnight visits in both Bora Bora and Moorea, including time on the white sands of the cruise line’s private Bora Bora beach. We also stopped at less-touristed Huahine, an island known for such attractions as sacred blue-eyed eels and ancient historic sites, and at the company’s private islet Motu Mahana (off the island of Taha’a)—where crew set up a floating bar and a game of bowling with coconuts.
Longer 10- to 14-night itineraries visit the more remote and less-visited Tuamotus and Marquesas or Cook Islands. In 2024, some seven-night cruises will mark the cruise line’s return to Raiatea, a sacred island known for its cultural heritage and natural beauty. All departures are from Papeete, on the island of Tahiti.
What it’s like cruising on the m/s “Paul Gauguin”
Fresh from a refurbishment in 2021, the iconic French-flagged m/s Paul Gauguin delivers laid-back luxury and island-influenced decor that perfectly matches the scenery and experiences on shore. The ship was first introduced in 1998 as a vessel specifically built to cruise in the shallow lagoons of these islands.
This was my fourth time onboard, and the m/s Paul Gauguin has withstood the test of time in its friendly island manner complete with upscale amenities and services, including gourmet food and French wine. In the cruise industry, it’s not the newest, flashiest ship but it is a perennial fan favorite.
The cruise line has gone through several owners, but most recently it was acquired by French cruise line Ponant in fall 2019. On our sailing that French influence came through with a particularly charming French captain, a French executive chef, and 50 passengers from France among the 220 aboard—most of the rest of us were from North America. Announcements were made in English and French. Passengers ranged from families with kids to seniors.
Most staterooms, and the ship’s 27 butler-service suites, are outfitted with balconies that deliver astonishingly beautiful views of the sea and sky and of the vegetation and dark volcanic peaks ashore. With such perks as 24-hour room service, my traveling companion and I couldn’t resist starting most days with breakfast in our bathrobes on our balcony amid the tropical splendor.
The ship’s updated color palette of blue, green, taupe, and pearl mirror the Tahitian landscape. In our standard Deck 7 balcony cabin, we passed a stone tiki statue on the way to the bath and had plenty of room to stretch out in our indoor sitting area and balcony big enough for a couple of chairs and a cocktail table.
There are pleasant reminders of place throughout the ship, from the rain forest murals to the collected Polynesian artifacts displayed in glass cases near the expanded piano bar in the center of the ship on Deck 5. They include a ceremonial paddle carved in traditional patterns and original lithographs by French artist Paul Gauguin who introduced the beauty of Tahiti to much of the world.
For those who want to learn and see more, a digital museum features more than 150 works by Gauguin and a collection of photos of people, places, and objects you can pull up and display on a large HD screen near the display cases, for an art and history lesson at your own pace. Original paintings by contemporary local artists decorate hallways and lounges.
Fine dining for a wide range of tastes
The ship’s three restaurants offer menus that appeal to a wide variety of palates, while highlighting local ingredients such as mahi mahi and yellow fin tuna in both Tahitian and French preparations.
The reservations-required (but for no added fee) Le Veranda has an over-the-top degustation menu that includes dishes such as seared foie gras and tuna sashimi with apple and pear and a duo of escargot and mushrooms on a poached egg topped with potato foam. You can indulge in Tahiti’s famous poisson cru (raw tuna in coconut milk) at the open-air Le Grill restaurant on the pool deck, where you can dine casually in your shorts. And you won’t go hungry at Restaurant L’Etoile, the classy main dining room, where crowd-pleasing international menu items, including Asian and vegetarian selections, are followed by a parade of petit fours for dessert.
During a Tahitian theme night, everyone onboard is encouraged to wear traditional pareos (skirts) or other tropical outfits, is decorated with fresh flower leis, and is treated to a menu that includes poisson cru, broiled lobster tail with vanilla sauce, and pineapple financier cake.
Island culture onboard
Dining and decor aside, the true differentiator on this ship is the friendly and engaging crew, hailing mostly from the Philippines (who make great efforts to remember every guest’s name and preferences), as well as a troupe of local performers and storytellers who are onboard the entire cruise with the goal of showcasing island culture.
Two men and four women, known as Les Gauguins and Les Gauguines, wear traditional pareos, with the men bearing their chests and one showing off his traditional, dark Tahitian tattoos, reflecting his family history. Using their hips and arms, they perform traditional dances and songs in Le Grand Salon, sometimes to dramatic video backdrops of island scenery. Colorful legends of gods, warriors, kings, and queens are part of the Tahitian culture, and these performances serve as a great introduction to these ancient stories.
The Tahitian ambassadors also offer classes in crafts such as making roses from bark and necklaces from shells. They explain how to properly tie a pareo and teach a few words of the local language. They also lead plain old bingo.
While some of the activities may sound a bit hokey, the Tahitian ambassadors are also willing to sit and talk with guests in a more impromptu way about their own lives and local customs—one young woman told me she would soon apply to study economics in France. It definitely enhances the experience to have these more personal interactions with people from the region.
The cultural programming extends to kids on select cruises in the summer and holiday periods, when kids ages 7 to 15 get special attention via Paul Gauguin’s Moana Explorer Program, created in partnership with Te mana o te moana, a local marine and education conservation foundation. Activities include creating your own temporary tattoo and naturalist-led beach hikes.
The ship’s spa is also a cultural experience of sorts, with the therapists being specially trained in some of the local wellness treatments. My Romanian therapist turned me to mush using oil scented with gardenias and a combination of touching and pressing based on traditional Polynesian Taurumi mind-and-body massage techniques.
Supplementing the ship’s own immersion is a local children’s troupe that comes onboard in Huahine for a heartfelt dance show. In Papeete, at the end of the cruise, two-dozen professional dancers from the awarding-winning O Tahiti E dance group deliver a rousing performance.
Exploring the islands
To see the island of Tahiti and properly recover from jet lag, I highly recommend you arrive a day or two before your cruise. But if you’re short on time, Paul Gauguin Cruises has the option of a day room (for a fee) at the Intercontinental Tahiti Resort & Spa so that you can at least rest and refresh for the hours between when your flight arrives and when you can board the ship, typically in the late afternoon.
Fresh off an eight-hour overnight Air Tahiti Nui flight on a Dreamliner from Los Angeles, we took this route and got in a nap before relaxing in the resort’s pools and fueling up with a buffet lunch. We were nicely refreshed by the time we arrived at the ship, which was docked in Papeete.
To help you make the most of your time at each port of call, Paul Gauguin delivers a roundup of shore excursions with local operators each day. It includes active adventures, such as ATV tours and e-bike rides, and engaging cultural encounters. The ship’s local shore excursion team offers advice so that you can plot out your choices over the course of the cruise. Prices start at less than $50 per person for an island driving tour.
For divers, the ship has a for-a-fee scuba program with equipment and scheduled dives designed for all levels of experience. For those who are novice divers or looking for refresher courses, PADI certification is offered onboard. Passengers can also borrow snorkel equipment and water toys such as kayaks and stand-up paddleboards that launch from the ship. We took advantage of this for a delightful kayak paddle off Huahine.
In addition to our shark encounter off Bora Bora, complete with a ukulele-playing guide, we booked a bus tour on Huahine to learn about vanilla-producing orchids at a family-owned plantation. During the plantation outing, we also stopped by the island’s renowned Marae of Maeva (one of the best-preserved ceremonial and religious sites in French Polynesia) and a stream with sacred blue-eyed eels—revered, fed, and cared for by the village of Faie.
Beach time spent relaxing with our toes in the soft sand on the cruise line’s Motu Mahana was a total pleasure, despite some rain showers. We just ordered an extra round of mai tais and went with the flow.
With some free time to explore Bora Bora, we headed to the open-air Aloe Café in Vaitape to fulfill my goal of eating as much poisson cru as possible, dining with locals and fellow tourists. After lunch, we stretched our legs walking out of the tourist town, past views of flower gardens and a woman selling fish.
In rugged and lush Moorea, a snorkeling excursion ensured more quality time with sharks and views of the coastline. The next day, after we purchased shell necklaces from artisans at the pier, we hired a guide who drove us past pineapple groves and up mountain peaks for views of the island’s stunning lagoon.
Later, at the low-key Snack Mahana we ate more raw fish with our feet in the sand. Not even a complaining visitor could ruin our lunch—and three cheers for the chef who shouted from the kitchen that some people just aren’t used to fresh tuna right off the boat.
We walked a quiet road, stopping to sip coconut milk from a stand and exchanging greetings with locals we passed, before returning to the ship.
Ultimately, the cruise proved a delightful means to slowing down to smell the tiaré flowers in the tropics.
Fares for seven-night cruises on the m/s “Paul Gauguin” are from about $3,500 per person, including drinks and gratuities.
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Thiruvananthapuram: A Youth Congress activist was arrested by the Crime Branch on Thursday for hurling firecrackers at the CPM headquarters, AKG Centre, here in June.
Attipra Youth Congress President Jithin has been taken into custody for questioning.
The Crime Branch confirmed that Jithin flung the low-intensity explosives inside the AKG Centre, Manorama News reported.
A forensic report stated that the explosives thrown were firecrackers.
The incident happened on the night of June 30. Explosives were thrown at the AKG Centre through a gate near its main entrance. Around seven policemen were on the premises at this time.
It is suspected that the person who hurled them reached the spot from the Kunnukuzhy area of the city.
The case was transferred to the Crime Branch in July after a special police team failed to nab the culprit after three weeks of investigation.
The police had scanned hundreds of CCTV footage, questioned about 250 suspects and checked more than 5,000 phone records. All that they could discover was the assailant reached the spot in a red Deo scooter. The investigation team couldn't identify the vehicle's number owing to the poor visuals from CCTV cameras installed at the nearby houses.
Case far from over
Even if a suspect has been identified, the government and the police still have many things to account for.
Mainly, why the policemen on duty near the AKG Centre, an area with the heaviest police presence in the capital city after Secretariat, Cliff House and Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, failed to go after the perpetrator once they heard the noise of the explosion, leave alone notice a motorist who had suspiciously stopped before the AKG Centre.
There is also LDF convener E P Jayarajan's hasty response. He right away declared that the act was carried out by the Congress. Even inside the party, it was felt that Jayarajan should have exercised restraint.
The Congress argument was that its cadre would not do such a thing on the day Rahul Gandhi had arrived in Kerala; Gandhi was then on a visit to Wayanad, in the wake of the SFI attack on his office. CPM sources say the accused himself had earlier revealed that the AKG Centre attack was revenge for the vandalising of Rahul Gandhi's office in Wayanad.
Senior leaders of the Congress now say the arrest of a Youth Congress leader was just an attempt to distract the public from the overwhelming response to the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASSA ABLOY invites investors, analysts and financial media to its Capital Markets Day (CMD) on 16 November 2022 in London, UK. The event will start at 08.30 GMT and is expected to finish around 16.00 GMT.
During the CMD in London, there will be the opportunity to informally meet and talk with all participating representatives from ASSA ABLOY. We will also be displaying interesting products and solutions, including from Entrance Systems, HID and EMEIA.
At the CMD, Nico Delvaux, President and CEO, and Erik Pieder, CFO, will provide an update on ASSA ABLOY's strategy and direction. Other speakers will include:
- Lucas Boselli, Head of Americas division
- Neil Vann, Head of EMEIA division
- Massimo Grassi, Head of Entrance Systems
- Björn Lidefelt, Head of HID
- Stephanie Ordan, Head of Global Solutions
- Markus Kast, Head of the Pedestrian Segment of Entrance Systems
Dedicated breakout including Q&A sessions will also be arranged for those attending the event in London.
We look forward to sharing this day with you.
Nico Delvaux, President and CEO, and Erik Pieder, CFO
Venue: Leonardo Royal Hotel St Paul's, 10 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5AJ
Time: The CMD starts at 08.30am, with registration and coffee from 08.00am.
Please register no later than 4 November 2022 to participate at the CMD:
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The number of attendees is limited.
To follow the CMD online, please also register via the link above.
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California firefighters rescued a 13-year-old blind dog that fell into a 15-foot hole at a construction site.
The dog, named Cesar, lives next to the site in Pasadena, California, with his owner, Mary. Next door, construction workers were working at the 700 block of North Lake Avenue, the former site of fast food chain, Carl’s Jr.
According to KABC-TV, the dog wandered on to the site and fell into the hole at about 7 p.m on Tuesday. The hole was about 15 feet (4.5 meters) deep and 3 feet (0.91 meters) wide.
Mary was alerted that Caesar was missing from her property when her other dog started barking, and she noticed that Caesar’s response was muffled, signaling he was no longer on her property.
A Pasadena search and rescue team quickly responded to the scene where they hooked up a series of ropes and pulleys to lower one team member into the hole. It took the team member about 12 minutes to reach the dog, secure him in a harness and bring him back to the surface.
Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin said confined-space rescues present unique challenges for firefighters.
“There are a lot of steps we need to do to make it as safe as possible. For not just the dog but also our rescuers,” Augustin said.
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Ana de Armas Expresses Concern About Nude Clips From ‘Blonde’ Spreading Online
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Can you consent to a gaze?
When actor Ana de Armas said she was upset by the fact that nude clips from her upcoming film Blonde may spread online, she spoke to the heart of what makes consent in cinema complicated. Blonde is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, itself a fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe’s life. When de Armas plays Monroe as a character, there are several layers of consent to unpack. It’s Monroe’s body in the nude when it’s depicted in the film — itself a murky territory considering she’s not alive to consent to her body’s depiction in that way. But when stills or clips proliferate online, the body in question belongs to de Armas, the person. The question then arises: when one consents to participate in art, do they relinquish control over the gaze that consumes them?
There’s a commodification at play that art hasn’t yet sufficiently addressed. Nudity in film is art, and considered part of the process. Amid growing criticism of how intimacy is dealt with during the shoot, film industries have increasingly turned to intimacy coordinators. But this addresses just one part of the problem: the other, in which women’s bodies are taken out of context and commodified on the internet, remains unspoken of.
Earlier this year, actor Jesse Williams’ nude scene in the Broadway play Take Me Out was recorded by an audience member and leaked online. The Actors’ Equity Association called it sexual harassment, further noting that “It is a violation that impedes our collective ability to tell stories with boldness and bravery.”
Related on The Swaddle:
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“At every performance, there is a mutual understanding between the audience and the performers that we are sharing an experience limited to this time and place,” their statement goes on to read. The idea is that actors perform their role under a specific context, consenting to nudity and sex within that context alone. When taken out of context and consumed with a different gaze, it becomes a violation of the terms they consented to.
While the Williams incident pertains to the stage, there’s a broader conversation to be had about nudity and sex on film too. It is true that a film, once released, exists in perpetuity — to be engaged with and experienced at any time and place, and by anyone who wishes to. There’s a contract that artists enter into with their audiences based on a mutual understanding that both are imperative for a work of art to exist in the world — actors would play in a vacuum without an audience, and audiences would stare into a creative abyss without actors embodying characters and stories.
But when their moments of performance — especially the vulnerable ones — are chopped and distributed for a purpose other than that for which it was intended, the audience violates their end of the contract. They’re no longer engaging with the art itself — worse, they’re commodifying the artist and selling them for parts.
The phenomenon adds a new element to conversations about the male gaze — an idea coined by film critic Laura Mulvey. “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female… in their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed, with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact,” she wrote, in the context of how women are depicted on a screen. But what of the male gaze that takes place off-screen?
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Can ‘Authentic’ Sex Scenes Ever Safeguard Actors’ Interests?
“The argument goes that she [actor Sydney Sweeney] — and celebrities in general — put herself out there; commenting on her pictures is thus a free-for-all… the male gaze is the default form of looking at and processing images of women in the public eye,” The Swaddle noted earlier, about how internet culture commodifies women’s bodies in unforeseen ways.
Arguably, this is a violation of consent that has to be seen on par with the non-consensual distribution of nudes online. It doesn’t make a difference that an actor’s image already exists in the public domain — what matters is the context of the image. As a character, the nudity imbues the person with a sense of control over their bodies and their image. Outside of the character, there’s a loss of ownership — an actor’s body no longer belongs to them, as it becomes subject to a gaze they never signed up for.
The irony in this particular instance is that figures like Marilyn Monroe were precisely the objects of such a gaze — one that consumed, sexualized, and separated the person from their body. Today, actors like Sydney Sweeney arguably go through the same thing. Sweeney’s sex scenes in Euphoria were the subject of much debate, but they’re also what turned her into a sex symbol as a person, beyond her character. But there’s a fine line between turning someone into iconography, and consuming their image without their consent — it’s a dissociation between person and body that needs to be taken seriously.
de Armas’ anxiety about the clips from her film speaks to how consent is frequently undermined — and thought to be relinquished — when performing a character on screen. It may be out of actors’ hands what happens to their images when their films are released, but it shouldn’t be. Without conversations about what actors can consent to, and the gaze that we collectively agree upon, it compromises art itself — as not many may be willing to put themselves in a vulnerable position where their image is used against their will.
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Pregnancy Impacts Women Struggling With Body Image Issues, Finds Study
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The conversation around weight gain during pregnancy plays out as a well-rehearsed script: it is a time that warrants happiness, not shame or insecurities. But new research validates that many experience body image issues during and after the pregnancy — a pattern that can soon morph into eating disorders and post-partum depression.
Published in the journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health, the study highlights the sheer prevalence of body dissatisfaction among pregnant women. The researchers recorded the experiences of 161 participants — who were either pregnant or post-partum and were between the ages of 18 and 45. About 60% of the participants wanted to be thinner than they were, 50% admitted to being dissatisfied with their bodies since they became pregnant, and 40% lamented their pregnancies making them more conscious of their appearance.
While the dataset is relatively small, the study’s findings echo what many pregnant women, across the globe, experience — providing a sense of validation, and mounting a critique of the flippant way we talk about women and pregnant bodies.
“There is still a culture that emphasizes being so happy to be pregnant and such. But women’s experience with their bodies changing is significant, and I think there is not always a lot of honest conversations about the impact of that,” noted lead author Rachel Vanderkruik, associate director of research and cognitive behavioral sciences at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Last month, when Ranbir Kapoor mocked his wife, Alia Bhatt, for putting on weight during her pregnancy, some were happy to defend Kapoor because this remark was seemingly made in jest. Those who were offended were deemed “too sensitive.” But the cultural context to remarks such as these is laden with anxieties and insecurities — around how women see themselves, both as people and mothers.
With the present study also pointing to more than half of the women surveyed admitting to having battled body image issues during and after pregnancy, the critique of Kapoor’s “humor” begins to seem even more legitimate.
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How Celeb Weddings and Pregnancies Were Reframed to Keep Women in the Limelight — At a Cost
“[M]y body didn’t even change as much as most people. However, the speed of the change was so drastic it had an effect on my sense of identity… It was just surreal to look in the mirror at a body that had been largely the same for half of my life and see something wildly different. It was like recognizing myself — and not — at the same time,” noted a Reddit user. “It’s carried over afterward, and I’m not in a bad place but still reconciling.”
Society’s glorification of mothers means people have been conditioned to view pregnancy as the “happiest time in a woman’s life.” The perception pedestalizes women, and concerns about body dissatisfaction, or even the complications that arise during this time, feel almost minor inconveniences. Pregnancy weight is a blessing, a glow that women should be grateful for, the wisdom goes. However, that doesn’t serve to dilute the body dissatisfaction pregnant women may feel due to existing with heavier-than-before bodies in a world that demonizes weight gain and worships flat bellies.
“[But h]aving a difficult time with the change your body is going through does not mean you’re not appreciating what it’s creating,” explains Jessica Byrd, a therapist from Arizona who wasn’t involved in the present study.
Meanwhile, the narratives around pregnancy being an utter delight to experience can make women feel guilty for having such “selfish, vain” thoughts about the shape of their bodies when they should be basking in the blessed anticipation of their impending motherhood. Often, this guilt ends up inducing shame, further preventing women from reaching out to their support systems. Byrd believes that bottling up one’s feelings, though, can amplify them, rather than making them disappear.
Worse still, the guilt can also discourage people from confronting their own feelings — worsening their mental health. This is similar to what Noel, who got pregnant at 26, experienced. Feeling “unattractive, unhealthy, and totally out of control,” she began “[eating] my feelings” to cope. Soon, it became a vicious cycle, she “ate because she felt depressed, and as she gained more weight, her depression deepened.”
Once she realized the problem, she considered seeking help. However, the cultural perceptions surrounding pregnancy got in the way. “I didn’t want them to think less of me or my ability to be a mother. And it seemed like I was the only [pregnant woman] who felt this way.”
Related on The Swaddle:
How Do Women Heal From Miscarriage, If Society Won’t Let Them Talk About It?
Researchers acknowledge that sudden changes in appearance during pregnancy can overwhelm individuals — leading many to develop body dysmorphic disorder. But, the sense of unadulterated joy surrounding the very notion of pregnancy prevents a sensitivity towards people whose self-perception and identity are complicated.
Chiming in with their lived experience, another Reddit user also called it a “kind of dysphoria,” adding, “It’s a surreal experience that others might only feel with major medical trauma or medical transitions. It’s a trip. And not always a good one, despite what women are forced to think about it.”
The guilt-and-shame-inducing narrative around how a woman must experience pregnancy is telling of gender-based societal roles that are embedded in our moral fiber. But the social obsession with this narrative can risk driving people to eating disorders, and both pre-natal and post-partum depression — damaging not just the health of the mother, but also her child.
Past research has highlighted the prevalence of different eating disorders among pregnant women — often prompted by an inability to keep up with the changes in their bodies. This can result in miscarriages, premature births, slower fetal growth, and abnormal birth weights in newborn babies.
Moreover, post-partum depression, which has been on the rise since the pandemic struck, doesn’t just impact the strictly physical health of both the mother and the child; it can also make the child vulnerable to neglect — among other things, due to the risk of family breakdown, and even suicide.
As Byrd advises, “[M]ak[e] sure you have people around you that aren’t reinforcing [appearance-related] pressures… It’s someone who can help you take care of your body even when you’re uncomfortable with it.”
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The Science Fiction Writer Who Coined the Term ‘Metaverse’ Is Building His Own
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Neal Stephenson, Cyberpunk science fiction writer who coined the term “metaverse” in his book “Snow Crash”, is collaborating with a cryptocurrency enthusiast to build his own virtual world, Wired reported last week. The move, reported to be stemming from Stephenson’s concern (and “disgust”) at existing iterations of the metaverse concept, raises speculation about what its impact and consequences will be. How Stephenson can subvert the idea of the metaverse from within remains to be seen, but the move points toward how science fiction becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The metaverse is, in essence, a playground for Big Tech. How can a science fiction writer — who coined the term in his imagination of a dystopic future — disrupt this?
“Metaverse” became a buzzword late last year, as social media giant Facebook announced a rebranding to highlight a focus shift from social media to virtual reality. The term conceptualizes an integrated virtual world where people can operate as they do in the physical world, but with better connectivity across distances and fewer bureaucratic hurdles. Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets connect users to this virtual world. With Covid19 restricting physical movement, people spending a large part of their time online, and with cryptocurrency and digital spending — in the form of NFTs, for example — gaining prominence, the idea of the metaverse gained a significant push from technocrats. Facebook’s rebranding influenced other companies to join the bandwagon, and now every major technology company is developing its own version of the metaverse.
However, the architecture of the metaverse is rife with problems. As Saumya Kalia noted in her piece for The Swaddle, the metaverse’s most famous ambassador, Facebook, faces multiple allegations of encouraging hate speech and violent content, especially in non-Western countries, for higher engagement. This would imply that Facebook was at least partially responsible for aggravating several situations of unrest in these countries. There’s also the issue of privacy: technological giants like Google and Facebook are accused of mining and selling users’ data, and as more people integrate on metaverse networks, the data privacy situation is set to worsen.
The metaverse is also a terrain that can unleash a new range of hate crimes against sexual, gender, and ethnic minorities. A woman gamer, for instance, was sexually harassed in the game universe by a male player. “… message boards would later hotly debate whether this was “real” sexual harassment,” wrote Rohitha Naraharisetty for The Swaddle earlier. “… accountability gets harder to define in any virtual setting. There is an “update” in how embodied we can be online, with no corresponding update in how the law understands this new reality,” and asks “will our avatars have human rights? Will avatars that harm others be liable to the same punishments as they would offline?”
Stephenson, in his announcement to build his own metaverse, mentions that the corporate rush by every technological company to build their own private, centralized version of a metaverse led him to want to build one of his own. Along with his cryptocurrency collaborator Peter Vessenes, Stephenson developed Lamina1 — an open-source, decentralized, crypto-powered platform that will let others use its existing framework to develop their own independent virtual worlds. Rony Abovitz, the strategic advisor to Lamina1, told Wired that the situation is “like Neal is coming down out of the mountains like Gandalf, to restore the metaverse to an open, decentralized, and creative order.”
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Indeed, at the heart of Lamina1 is the idea of integrating different parts of the metaverse into one single decentralized entity, shifting away from a few giant corporations dictating all the rules of technology. Steven Levy, a reporter at Wired, cites existing tech duopolies such as Android vs iPhone and Apple vs Windows to note how “platforms have dominated entire product categories, stifling creativity and just plain usability by shutting out rival systems…If this were to happen with the metaverse it would be a disaster. A company that ruled the metaverse would literally own the reality where we work, play, and buy stuff.”
It may be too late to undo the fact that a dystopian concept is now a reality — but Stephenson’s attempt to fix what already exists demands some scrutiny of its own. Would a decentralized, egalitarian metaverse be an essential part of human life? And more importantly, would it fix the inherent problems with an unregulated digital world, where people are vulnerable to unprecedented forms of harm?
Even beyond the open-source innovation and the idea of decentralizing the metaverse, lies the question of the utility of a cryptocurrency-fueled, non-fungible-token-laden, metaverse itself. A basic argument against the need for this specific form of a metaverse is that human lives have been connected, through social media and massively multiplayer online gaming. Universes like Minecraft already let users build their own universe and interact with others freely.
Besides, cryptocurrencies are responsible for burning colossal amounts of fuel, which will only increase if more people jump in on platforms that are powered by these digital currencies. Experts have also already warned about the scammy nature of NFTs, the volatility of cryptocurrencies, and the inherent exclusion that lies at the roots of blockchain technology. As such, one needs to ask whether investing a significant portion of one’s income in building a digital world is even worthwhile in the first place, even when it’s open-source. And it begs the question: is the metaverse itself redeemable, even by the person who first dreamt it up as a nightmare?
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- Monetary policy is not meant to guide exchange rate
You can't really blame him to be honest. They have had many meetings with government officials and the fact that verbal intervention remains the main tool speaks volumes about the appetite to really intervene in markets. In any case, with the BOJ needing to stick with ultra easing policy, they don't have many cards to play to try and stifle the drop in the yen.
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This is the first time that the Japanese government and BOJ have stepped into the market to buy up the yen against the dollar since June 1998. Kanda says that they will further explain the move later at some stage. So much for his earlier remarks here I guess.
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The first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, I interviewed a 78-year-old man who regularly patrolled his border-adjacent property in the rural California town of Boulevard, wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying an AR-10. “It is my duty to protect my country from people invading it,” Bob Maupin told me.
The retired mechanic and self-described “vigilante” was grieving his wife, who had died the previous summer. He choked up remembering her. “She was my life,” he said. He told me that if Trump hadn’t won in 2016, he was planning to take part in an insurrection. He wouldn’t share details except to say he’d risk everything. “I’m gonna die, and I don’t care how,” he said. “Except I’m not going to die a slobbering old man in a rest home pushing a walker. I’m going out in a firefight.”
He died (not in a firefight, but of cancer) a year before hundreds of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But I remembered him that day. I remembered how, after the videographer stopped recording him, Maupin’s eyes had locked on mine as he deadpanned: “I might have to kill you.” I couldn’t reconcile his danger with my empathy for him: a man desperate for purpose in a conspiratorial underworld, not entirely unlike my father, a Mexican immigrant whose story I’ve documented.
Maupin and I had more in common with each other than either of us would with Trump or any other tax-dodging billionaire who pits people against one another: white against Black against brown. Imagine Latina matriarchs and other guerreras teaming up with white vigilantes like Maupin in a common struggle. Such a class-based multiracial coalition would be unstoppable. And strange as it might sound, the constituent groups’ main goals would be compatible.
A bill introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., to provide green cards for millions of undocumented people who’ve lived here for years is a critical step toward creating such a coalition. But it needs GOP support, which won’t happen without a takedown of the Trumpist fiction that frames “amnesty” as damaging to white and native-born workers.
The opposite is true. Green cards for undocumented people would allow them to demand higher wages and report employer abuses they might otherwise tolerate because they fear deportation. It would be a victory for labor, making it harder for employers to bust unions and exploit with impunity by invoking Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“The more people can stand up for themselves and make sure that wages are not undercut, then the better off anyone is,” Lofgren told me.
One central complaint of alienated white factions echoes that of undocumented workers: feeling, and being, shut out of the American dream. An empowered workforce would tear down elites’ walls to that dream.
“Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929,” or House Resolution 8433, would update existing law so people with “good moral character” who’ve been here at least seven years could apply for green cards. It would protect as many as 8 million people by updating what’s called the “registry date,” changed four times since the law was created. The last time the date was updated was in 1986, to 1971: If you arrived before then, you can register for a green card. But millions have come since. Many are “essential workers.” Many are parents of U.S. citizens.
The bill is short and simple, creating a rolling seven-year window for green card registry, and should be passed during the lame-duck session of Congress after the midterm elections. Meanwhile, our leaders must puncture divide-and-conquer mythologies dating back to the colonial era, when elites conspired to discourage poor white people from uniting with enslaved Black people.
Green cards for undocumented Americans, as proposed in HR 8433, would boost gross domestic product by hundreds of billions of dollars and expand on the tens of billions in taxes these workers already pay. They’d open the door to suffrage so that many could join the fight for livable wages and health care, and perhaps could even put a stop to the parasitic foreign policies that have displaced so many people in the global south.
GOP politicians were once open to protections for undocumented people; the last major legalization bill was passed under the Reagan administration. But these days, most Republicans would rather be labeled racist than “pro-amnesty.”
On the right, support for immigrants has become synonymous with out-of-touch elitism, a cavalier approach toward working Americans.
The portrayal distorts the truth: that raising the floor for the most abused workers benefits all workers. Some employers do use immigrants to undercut wages, but that’s a problem with the current situation, not an argument against granting legal status. The employers’ tactics work only because so many immigrants live in fear.
There was a time when the labor movement viewed immigrants as strikebreakers and job stealers, because that’s how abusive employers had used them. But in 2000, the AFL-CIO changed its position, calling for the legalization of millions of workers.
The success of the Service Employees International Union’s Justice for Janitors campaign in the preceding decade showed that undocumented people are eager to link arms with fellow workers in the fight for dignity.
The registry law bill could unlock workers’ full organizing potential.
But a corporate class in the Democratic Party has long conspired with the GOP to avoid that outcome, pursuing “guest worker” and other precarious labor programs rather than emancipation for those with deep roots here.
MAGA patriots have been led to perceive undocumented Americans as enemies.
But as Lorena Gonzalez, head of the California Labor Federation, told me: “A construction worker or electrician making six figures has more in common with an undocumented farmworker than they do with a guy trying to get to Mars.”
Politicians should be shouting this from the rooftops, on talk shows, during campaign events and on social media.
Green cards for undocumented workers would set all workers free.
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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, striking down a constitutionally guaranteed right to abortion and directing decisions on abortion to be made by the states, Republican lawmakers hailed that approach. But no one — neither abortion rights supporters nor abortion opponents — expected GOP members of Congress to stop the assault on reproductive rights, no matter what they said.
And now they have gone further. As if the chaos of a post-Roe nation of restrictions varying from state to state weren’t grim enough, now we have the makings of a nightmare: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday introduced a nationwide 15-week abortion ban known as the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. This is a very restrictive abortion ban that is based on the premise that fetuses can feel pain at 15 weeks — a belief soundly rejected by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Graham has done voters a favor, in a sense, by starkly illuminating the stakes in the upcoming midterm elections. This bill will get a vote in Congress if Republicans win back control of the House and Senate, he vowed.
Not only does this give lie to the Republican talking point praising the court for turning abortion laws over to the states, it defies what most voters support. In a Pew poll conducted before the June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe, most U.S. adults said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
A later Pew poll showed that most Americans (57%) disagreed with the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs and that 62% believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Think about that: If a similar percentage of senators agreed with Americans, that would be enough votes to break the Senate filibuster and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, codifying a nationwide right to abortion.
Graham’s bill is not a compromise between what abortion opponents want and what a majority of Americans said they support.
How does he square his proposal for a national 15-week ban after saying in May that it was fair to return the decision-making to the states? Not very well.
Graham said that because Democrats had introduced a bill codifying a national right to abortion (which the Senate rejected), he was going to introduce a counterproposal showing where Republicans stand. That’s ridiculous. Democratic lawmakers never embraced the Dobbs decision as Republicans did.
Most abortions are performed during the first trimester — which ends after 12 weeks of gestation. This bill would disallow abortions just three weeks into the second trimester and long before viability (starting at roughly at 23 to 24 weeks), which was the cut-off for abortions under Roe except under special circumstances. And as more states ban abortion even earlier in a pregnancy, it will force people to travel farther to get an abortion in another state. In some cases, what would have been a first-trimester abortion when Roe was in place now becomes a second-trimester abortion due solely to circumstances.
The bill allows for exceptions for rape and for incest against minors (provided they’ve met the requirements for counseling and legal reporting) and in cases when the pregnant person’s life is endangered.
But we’ve seen how little those exceptions truly protect pregnant individuals in states with severe restrictions. There are already harrowing stories of people with ectopic pregnancies, severe fetal abnormalities and infections being forced to continue pregnancies that endanger their lives because doctors and hospital administrators are too scared to decide when a medical or a health emergency overrides a law. A ban like this only threatens the ability of pregnant people to access the health care they need.
This bill doesn’t supersede the even more restrictive or total abortion bans in effect in more than a dozen states so far. But it would override the more permissive laws that allow abortions roughly up to viability, or beyond, in states such as California, Washington, Oregon, New York and Illinois. And that’s what Graham and abortion opponents really want — a country that essentially refuses pregnant people the right to control their own bodies and lives.
This bill faces hurdles to become a law. If Republicans win a majority in Congress, they’d still need 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster in the Senate — and even more to override a veto by President Biden.
But no one who cares about a person’s right to bodily autonomy should take for granted the danger this bill presents to the American public.
It’s imperative that on Nov. 8, voters in every state remember this as they choose their next representatives in Congress.
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Bedgebury's popular light trail returns to the stunning Bedgebury Pinetum for Christmas 2022 with brand new installations. Organisers are encouraging people to get tickets early for this sell-out experience now.
The spectacular after-dark event includes installations inspired by the landscape and designed by a range of international artists that portray the unique trees in a majestic light. Visitors will be able to stroll beneath unique canopies drenched in seasonal colour to create a festive evening out for all the family.
The one-mile winter trail is a place where fairy-tale meets fantasy, with towering trees and magical lakeside reflections providing plenty of fantastic selfie moments. Firmly positioned as unmissable within the UK’s winter calendar, Bedgebury boasts more than a million twinkling lights and seasonal sounds, which will fill the air with festive fun.
Independent street food vendors will bring a delicious twist to the event with tasty treats on offer. Visitors can complete their walk under the stars with a *spiced winter warmer or *hot chocolate shared with friends and family. Everyone loves toasting a marshmallow over an open fire and the artisan *marshmallow stall will give visitors the chance to warm their hands and enjoy this sweet outdoor tradition.
*separate charges apply.
Christmas trails are the perfect way to get together with friends and loved ones, designed for visitors of all ages and accessible to all to enjoy, the light trail will be located just a 20-minute drive from Tunbridge Wells.
Matthew Findlay, head of UK trails for Sony Music/Raymond Gubbay Ltd, said: “We were thrilled with the fantastic response from visitors who enjoyed the trail last Christmas and our planning and preparation is already well underway for this year. Look out for some new surprises showing the Pinetum as you’ve never seen it before!”
Tickets selling fast, visitors are encouraged to book early to secure their desired date and time slot via the website.
Christmas at Bedgebury has been organised by Sony Music in partnership with Forestry England at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. The trail is created by Culture Creative.
To find out more and book tickets for Christmas at Bedgebury, click here.
About Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is home to the National Conifer Collection and cared for by Forestry England. Forestry England manages and cares for the nation’s 1,500 woods and forests, with over 230 million visits per year.
As England’s largest land manager, it shapes landscapes for people to enjoy, wildlife to flourish and businesses to grow. The 128-hectare (320-acre) Bedgebury National Pinetum is recognised as one of the most significant collections of conifer trees and plants on one site anywhere in the world.
There are more than 12,000 trees, including threatened and historically important specimens located on-site. The Bedgebury team travel the world to collect seeds from rare specy's natural habitats for propagation and conservation.
Bedgebury is a key partner in the Global Trees Campaign run by Fauna and Flora International and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Bedgebury makes a major contribution to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.The Friends of Bedgebury Pinetum is a charity that supports research into, and the conservation of, all flora and fauna, and the sharing of related knowledge with the general public.
To find out more and book tickets for Christmas at Bedgebury, click here.
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Lt. Col Miguel Cruz, the commanding officer of 3rd Supply Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group speaks at a linchpin Professional Military Education (PME) class on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 21, 2022. The purpose of the PME is to discuss the present and future of the Sustainment Group (Experimental) and its staff non-commissioned officers. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)
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Emancipation Proclamation issued 160 years ago today
The Civil War was the darkest period in American history. But from the midst of the horror came a moment of hope.
Today marks the 160th anniversary of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, just five days after the battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history.
The Proclamation provided a beacon to millions of enslaved Blacks, and helped change the ideology of the war from Union preservation to Black freedom.
"The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most significant documents in American history,” Kathryn Harris, the retired director of library services at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. “It re-shaped our country in an attempt to have us live up to the principles and ideals of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal.”
Lincoln had waited for a major Union victory to issue the Emancipation, believing that the Proclamation would not be taken seriously after a defeat. Though many consider Antietam a tactical draw, Lincoln considered it enough of a win to act.
The Proclamation went into effect the following Jan. 1, and Harris describes the anticipation until then.
“For the slaves that had actually heard about the Proclamation, they were full of anxiety for those hundred days to pass,” she said. “On Dec. 31, there were Watch Nights across the north, with big celebrations at churches and prayers for their enslaved brethren in the South. They were preparing for the jubilee, the coming of freedom."
Lincoln was roundly criticized for the Proclamation, even in the North, where emancipation was a divisive issue and opposed by many of the President’s generals and political allies.
While abolitionists had called for emancipation for years, many in both North and South were apathetic to Black freedom. As noted historian Richard Current wrote, “Emancipation was, indeed, the concern of only a comparative few.”
Some thought the document was unconstitutional, while others disdained the idea that only Blacks in states in rebellion would be freed, leaving slavery in border states largely intact.
Southerners and opposing Democrats were particularly vicious in their criticism. The New York World, a Democratic organ, ripped Lincoln as “adrift on a current of radical fanaticism.”
Many in the ranks were incensed that the ideology of the war had changed. A soldier in the 86th Illinois wrote his father that “only eight men in (our) company approve the policy and proclamation of Mr. Lincoln.”
But there was growing acceptance to the Emancipation as the war progressed, which further validated Lincoln’s boldness. The president later authorized the use of Black troops and worked strenuously for the passage of the 13th Amendment, banning slavery.
Lincoln also called for Black citizenship and voting rights, which did not come until the 14th and 15th amendments, respectively. Voting rights, however, were only for Black males, as women of any color did not gain the right to vote until 1919.
The president’s progressiveness inflamed proslavery men like John Wilkes Booth.
“Giving Blacks the franchise was what caught Booth the most, and that’s one of the things that prompted him to kill Mr. Lincoln," Harris said. "Lincoln had once said, ‘As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master,’ which was his idea of democracy. And he put himself at a lot of risk to protect that and save the Union.”
Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, Illinois. He may be reached at 217-710-8392 orilcivilwar@yahoo.com.
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Student loan forgiveness encourages more debt
Recently, President Joe Biden, pen in hand, decreed he had the authority to forgive hundreds of billions in student loans. Magic! An election is coming up, the Dems are worried about the results, and anything they can do to buy votes is all to the good.
Millions of people who have attended college owe well north of a trillion dollars in debt, much of it borrowed to go to graduate school. Going to law school at an Ivy League institution, or medical school, or whatever costs a small fortune. The majority of these folks vote Democrat, anyway, but it never hurts to up the enthusiasm quotient. Ten or 20 thousand dollars to encourage a vote isn’t bad. Plus, those who are just now incurring debt, or intend to in the future, must realize that keeping Democrats in power is a good thing for your bottom line. One tranche of debt forgiveness certainly won’t be the last.
This giveaway is also popular in the faculty lounges and administrative caves in our institutions of higher learning. After all, a substantial chunk of all salaries and perks comes from the federal trough. College costs over the past few decades have risen at something like twice the rate of inflation and the reason is not hard to find.
Colleges work, economically, on the model of a business whose costs are largely fixed. This means that the addition of one more student costs the college almost nothing, so the revenue that student pays is 90% pure gravy. Airlines, for instance, work the same way. Thus the strategy to maximize profits is to maximize revenue.
I used to be on a college budget committee. Our strategy was very simple: How much revenue could we extract from each student, and the amount of government aid was essential to those calculations. Crudely, if government aid (state and federal) went up, then our charges went up in lock step. After all, if Mr. and Mrs. Jones were willing to pay, say, $10,000 for their little budding scholar to go to our college, and said scholar was eligible for grants and loans totaling $15,000, then we charged $25,000. Simple.
After that, we spent the money, 80 to 90% of which went to salaries and benefits. If the government aid went up by $1,000 in a given year, and we enrolled 1,000 students, then $1 million was available for raises and hiring additional administrators. (Colleges, for some strange reason, are very happy to hire administrators, less so to hire faculty — especially full-time faculty. Adjuncts are way cheaper.)
My old alma mater, a large school somewhere in central Ohio which shall go nameless, has deans, assistant deans and support staff by the hundreds — thousands? — entirely unheard of when I matriculated in 1961. Does any of this lead to better education? If you think so you probably also believe in the tooth fairy. (Medicine, with a similar economic model, and with similar massive infusions of taxpayer dollars, has seen a similar astronomical rise in costs, with a similar huge increase in overhead.)
But, I can hear you say, except for profit-making proprietary schools that try to horn in on the gravy train, these fine educational institutions are nonprofit. If you believe that, you also must believe in Santa Claus. True, there are no shareholders, but everyone in the place is a stakeholder. Nearly every dollar that comes in goes into somebody’s pocket. All nonprofits operate the same.
The money must be spent or there might be tax consequences. So President Biden’s debt forgiveness encourages, naturally, more debt. After all, as long as the Democrats remain in power, more money comes to me. Moms, dads and students think they are getting something for nothing, but they are not — or at least not as much as they think.
Today, just as in the ’30s, the Democratic mantra is “tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.” Too bad for the taxpayers. Who cares! They’re mostly Republicans.
Charles Milliken is a professor emeritus after 22 years of teaching economics and related subjects at Siena Heights University. He can be reached at milliken.charles@gmail.com.
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When ‘giving up’ is good
One of Christ Jesus’ commandments is that we should love “…your neighbor as yourself” (Bible, RSV, Luke 10:27).
This opened an interesting insight to my thinking: When do we “give up” and still love others as ourselves?
I thought of Louise, my dear wife, who — like countless other volunteers — knits blankets for new-born babies and also caps and scarfs for children in need. I have often thought of the creativity, imagination and many hours they spend in these enjoyable efforts.
Then, I realized that many families are a little happier when they receive these gifts.
Louise and so many others have not “held on” to their talents but have “given up” their efforts, with love.
There are so many examples of “giving up” for good. Those who devote countless hours in art, building, cooking and many other activities are “giving up” their expertise to recipients who appreciate and enjoy these talents.
If we have a full cart of groceries in the store checkout line and the shopper behind us has just a few items, can we “give up” by letting that customer go ahead of us?
We may not think about it at the time, but we are “loving our neighbor” when we use our talents or thoughtfulness for the benefit and joy of others.
“Giving up” can be small or large acts, and they all express our love for our neighbor.
Don Kleinsmith is a professor emeritus at Adrian College where he has taught for 45 years. He can be reached at 517-263-6357 or kleinsmith968@gmail.com.
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Sgt. Jacob Morriss, center, a squad leader assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division races against a New Zealand soldier during sports day as part of Exercise Cartwheel at Blackrock Training Camp, Fiji, September 22, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.
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Army veteran Steven Holden is running for Congress in the newly drawn 24th Congressional District. Holden was awarded the Democratic nomination last month after running unopposed during the primary. Among those who have endorsed his campaign is Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman.
Holden is facing sitting Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney in a district that’s already expected to be one of the most conservative in New York state. The district’s new boundaries extend from Lockport and eastern Niagara County, around Rochester, and all the way to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Upstate New York.
Despite this potential disadvantage, Holden, during an interview at Lake Effect Ice Cream on Wednesday, said he still feels that his message can resonate across party lines, due to also coming from a similar rural background that most people in the district share. He emphasized that he grew up working on a dairy farm, where he learned to milk cows by hand.
“I know how to bail hay in the morning, and how to milk cattle the old school way,” said Holden. “Not the way it’s done today.”
He was first introduced to New York state when he went to college at Syracuse University, where he met his wife, who’s from Liverpool, NY.
Holden is originally from Oklahoma, and is half Native American on his mother’s side. He is currently living in Camillus and will be moving to Auburn after the election. He is an Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and retired from the military as an Army Finance Lieutenant Colonel. During one of his two deployments in Iraq, he helped manage the financial logistics for the operation where Saddam Hussein was captured, and was later awarded three Bronze Stars. This was at a point where occupied Iraq had no banking infrastructure, and all financial activity had to be done with cash.
“All the money used for intelligence, logistics, and dealing with the civilian population went through us,” Holden said. “We provided the hard cash, because at that point Iraq was a cash and carry society. There was no banking system, so we had to do that for a while.”
After his time in the Army, he started his business, Digital Horizons to help veterans get government contracts for their own business ventures.
Holden said that the greatest problem facing the United States is protecting democracy, particularly from the MAGA movement that is defined by loyalty to former President Trump. Holden acknowledged that attempting to do so in a conservative district like the one he’s running in is difficult, however, he feels that protecting the rule of law, and the constitution is something that can appeal even to conservatives in rural New York, when compared to Tenney’s open support for Trump.
“This district tilts more Republican, but there’s a lot of people out there looking for something different, and understand the oath to the constitution,” Holden said. “We can agree now to disagree later. But we must have the bulwark to protect the constitutional process.”
One major issue Holden has been wanting to make a focus of his campaign is to try to improve high-speed internet access in rural communities.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a farmer trying to automate your dairy or corn operation, or a teacher, or student, or small business owner,” Holden said. “You can’t do it unless you have the infrastructure. That takes affordable, sustainable broadband. Being without it in this day and age in America is unacceptable.”
Holden is also staunchly supportive of the international situations facing Ukraine and Taiwan, who are threatened on the world stage by Russia and China respectively. He is concerned that if Ukraine falls to Russia, the already high cost of food will be made even worse due to so much of the world’s supply of grain being dependent on Ukraine.
“If you want to talk about the price of food going up, they will go up even more if there isn’t enough to feed the rest of Europe, and us over here,” Holden said.
Holden also mentioned that he is familiar with Europe’s security framework from his time in the military. As far as Taiwan, he feels that protecting them isn’t just in America’s security interests, but also its economic interests as well, particularly in the drive to divert computer chip manufacturing out of China, and back to the United States.
Holden has largely put the blame of the inflation crisis on large corporations willingly driving up the costs of everything, and said that the U.S. needs stronger antitrust laws.
“In every sector, there’s private equity firms buying everything up and making things more expensive,” Holden said. “That’s happening everywhere with food, education, healthcare, and energy. until we can get antitrust laws in place, we’ll also need a windfall profits tax.”
On the issue of guns, Holden said that while the U.S. does need stronger gun control legislation, he doesn’t want law abiding gun owners to be punished either. He said that he understands that people in rural America can be more justified to be in possession of a firearm. He also said that as someone who’s had professional experience handling military grade assault weapons, that no civilian should be in possession of those kinds of firearms.
“Assault rifles like an AR-15 don’t need to be on the streets,” Holden said. “Those were never intended for civilian usage, but we shouldn’t impede good responsible gun ownership.”
Holden has also said that farm labor is a particular issue that needs specific attention. Considering how the work is seasonal, it needs to be looked at differently compared to industrial labor which can usually go year round. He also said that farm jobs need to have a stable workforce, and that extreme measures to combat immigration only hurt the farm business.
“We need carve outs for farming, to take a look at it on an annual basis, and look at it as a floating average.” Holden said. “This also has an impact on immigration, as for people to get their citizenship, they will need a certain amount of hours working at certain facilities.”
While he does talk of her with respect, Holden still emphasized that he feels Claudia Tenney is too much of an extremist.
“She is admittedly tied right into the ultra-MAGA movement, and it’s just too extreme, even for a Republican-leaning district.”
Holden also criticized Tenney’s prior support of fracking, her prior conflicts with the Oneida Nation, and her support for a pro-life personhood law.
Holden is hopeful that even though his path to Congress looks difficult, he can appeal across party lines, and be a congressman for the district, and not just for a political party.
“You have to be able to represent all the people, and to understand agricultural issues, and understand what family farms and rural communities have been through, and it means something to you.”
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10 Ways to Promote Your First Academic Book
You can do a number of small things to help publicize it and get your story out to a broader audience, writes Joanne W. Golann.
Congratulations! You’ve published your first book.
Now what?
TikTok video? Meme? Befriend an influencer?
To many academics, opening an account on Twitter is frightening. Many of us are camera-shy, reluctant to self-promote and wary of media representations. We dream of long, interrupted hours of reading and writing and shudder at the thought of a live interview.
I’m with you there. But I also know the sinking feeling of having spent countless hours thinking and writing and fretting over a book, only to see it sit at No. 581,000 on the Amazon ranking list. That means about eight copies of the book are being sold a month.
Academic monographs, I’m told, typically sell 500 to 1,000 copies—over a lifetime, and mainly to libraries. The running joke in academe is that the royalties from your book will buy you a few lattes—but they will also earn you tenure, which is enough for most of us.
We may also not feel much external pressure to market our books, but we’ll receive intrinsic rewards for doing so. We know so much about our topic; it’s worth sharing that knowledge with other people. I’ve also found that different audiences make me think about my work in different ways. And it undoubtedly makes my day to receive an email from someone who enjoyed reading my book.
I published my first book on “no excuses” charter schools and discipline last summer with Princeton University Press. It did not become a best seller. But, along the way, I learned you can do a number of small things to help publicize your book and get your story out to a broader audience. Here are 10 of them.
- Target your audience. Figure out whom you are trying to reach. Apart from faculty members and students in your field, would other audiences be interested in your book? I wanted my book to be read by teachers and charter school leaders. To reach those groups, I sent emails to charter school principals, mailed hard copies of the book—with a handwritten note—to charter school leaders and teacher organizations, and created a discussion guide on my website for teachers and schools. Similarly, Mira Debs, whose first book was on public Montessori schools, organized book talks at different Montessori schools and obtained funding to distribute free books to participating teachers. She also created school and community resources.
- Organize a virtual book launch. This is a fun way to celebrate the publication of your book. You can create a simple Evite with a Zoom link and send the invitation in an email to friends, family, students and colleagues. You can present material from your book, or it might be livelier to find someone to interview you about it. For my book launch, I invited Jennifer Berkshire, an educational blogger and author, to interview me, because she was knowledgeable about the field and a pro at the format. The recording from my book launch was replayed on C-SPAN 2’s Book TV.
- Work with your publisher and their marketing department. Academics presses do not have extensive resources to market your book, but they can still be helpful. Typically, they will send an announcement about your book to a list of media outlets and facilitate contacts with interested parties. Mine also sent a digital or hard copy of the book to a list of 20 to 30 academics whom I recommended. They also sent copies of the book out for book awards, which can get pricey if you have to do it on your own. They made me a Twitter banner. You can also search different publishers’ websites for media tool kits for book promotion.
- Say yes to most everything. I said yes to almost every media or podcast request about my book. I said yes to every invitation to speak about the book in college courses or university seminars. If your book is very popular, you may need to be more selective, but I found that I could manage those different events, as they were spread throughout the year. By the time I had done a few of them, I had to prepare less and felt more confident speaking off the cuff.
- Don’t ignore small opportunities to get the word out. Have you sent a book announcement to your member associations/sections? Would a particular blog feature your book or post an excerpt? What about sending an email to colleagues and friends, alerting them about your new book? I received one from an author I did not know personally and ended up teaching their book. Reach out to colleagues you know in other departments and express your interest in speaking at a colloquium, book talk series or seminar. Send a brief email to journal editors—or a book review editor if listed on the journal website—asking if they would consider your new book for review.
- Use your academic affiliations. Does your undergraduate institution have a reading series? What about your doctoral institution? I was able to get my book included in my undergraduate institution’s Featured Book of the Month, and the college magazine then excerpted that interview. Have you also reached out to your current institution’s media relations office? In every tweet I post related to my book, I tag my institution’s Twitter handle and they will repost it, widening its reach.
- Read CVs. To identify potential news outlets, journals and prizes, I searched the CVs of academics who had written successful books in my area. That’s how I found the New Books Network, where I participated in a podcast. It’s also how I found two awards that I ended up winning: one from the Society of Professors of Education and the Independent Publishers Book Award.
- Try your hand at a different kind of writing. Opinion pieces are a great way to get your message out succinctly and to a wide audience. Consider whether there is a recent news event or anniversary that can serve as a hook for your story. In my case, I framed a piece around the 30th anniversary of charter schools. The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization that exclusively publishes articles written by academics, is a great outlet to try. My article based on my book was out in about a week, catchy photos included. The piece was picked up by over 20 news websites and published in the print version of The Philadelphia Inquirer. It was clicked on more than 57,000 times. You can also experiment with different genres, such as writing an advice piece in a publication like Inside Higher Ed for faculty who may be struggling through the book-writing process.
- Start early. Media interest peaks around your publication date, so you will want to start drafting opinion pieces and reaching out to potential outlets several months before. The OpEd Project, which I participated in, is a resource for faculty who want to learn how to write for a public audience. Listen to podcasts. Research bloggers and influencers in your area. Figure out which reporters are writing on your topic and contact them. This is also the time to reach out to independent bookstores. I reached out to my local bookstore a few months after my book was out, and they said it was too late to host a book event.
- Spread the wealth. Use opportunities to talk about your book as a way to promote the work of other scholars/activists/stakeholders, especially junior scholars and those from underrepresented backgrounds. Spreading the wealth puts you in interesting dialogues and brings attention to other people’s work. At Yale Education Studies, I gave a talk with Michael Martinez, a graduate of Yale University and of a “no excuses” charter school, where we discussed our mutual research projects.
To learn more about promoting your book, check out this media tool kit put together by the American Sociological Association with advice and experiences from academics. If you are feeling especially brave, you might even explore marketing strategies and seminars aimed at writers who publish books independently. Next time around, consider working with an agent or publishing an academic-trade book.
Marketing a book takes time, but these strategies are fairly easy to execute. And by pursuing them, who knows? You might even gain the attention of The New York Times or a well-known blogger. Cumulatively, and with such an endorsement, your book on game theory (OK, Jane Austen) may even momentarily pass the No. 200 ranking on Amazon.
Joanne W. Golann is assistant professor of public policy and education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.
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In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.
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Liberal Arts and Servile Arts
Why they both matter
Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “Physics is a Liberal Art,” is a must-read. He’s a physicist who attended a small liberal arts college and works at another one, so he’s well-acquainted with the various ways in which the term “liberal arts” is used. And he’s right.
Classically, the “liberal” arts were contrasted with the “servile” arts. The “liberal” arts were understood as the arts of liberty, or the habits of mind necessary for self-governance. The “servile” arts were about performing employment. The distinction makes sense under the long-held view – going back at least to Aristotle, and probably farther than that – that people whose days were consumed by material necessity couldn’t really tend to the higher things. Athenian democracy only applied to the small sliver of society that wasn’t doing the work of economic production and reproduction. Put differently, democracy for the few relied on an excluded many doing the work.
That line of thought continued for thousands of years. As late as the 19th century, it was commonplace in the US to refer to employment as “wage slavery.” The idea behind the label was that if you’re reliant on your job for your sustenance, and your job is contingent on the approval of a boss, then you’re as much under arbitrary control as any subject of a monarchy. Although we don’t hear the term “wage slavery” much anymore, traces of it still exist in terms like “at-will employment.” In another context, “at will” sounds a lot like “prerogative.” (Elizabeth Anderson’s 2017 book Private Government is good on this.)
The great experiment of the 20th century was the expansion of democracy to include those (us) who have to engage in production and reproduction to sustain ourselves. That required a tricky and uncertain balance of “liberal arts” – all the more important as isolated rural life gave way to city life with much more heterogeneous populations – and “servile arts.” If the masses are to vote, then it’s crucial that the masses have some idea of the big picture. It’s also crucial that they’re able to make a living. Being workers and citizens requires preparation for both roles.
The boundaries of the “liberal arts” change over time and place. Harvard started with Latin and Greek; “modern” languages were considered vulgar and a form of watering-down. Classical literature slowly gave way to English literature, then to American, then to World, then to films, then to graphic novels, and now to digital humanities. Similar debates play out each time, with more expansive definitions taking hold with each subsequent generation. On campus, some people use “liberal arts” to mean anything non-vocational, which is probably the closest approximation of the original meaning. Others use it to mean anything not math-based, so history would be included, STEM would not, and political science would be sliced right down the middle. When I was the Liberal Arts Dean at CCM, my purview encompassed the humanities and social sciences, but not STEM, business, or allied health. I had enough to do, so I wasn’t about to go around trying to annex those fields, but the name always struck me as slightly misplaced. Classically, Orzel is correct: physics is a liberal art.
“Liberal arts” and “general education” have a complicated relationship. At DeVry, when I was there, the servile arts were on top and the liberal arts were relegated to the “general education” department. The idea was that the place was mostly about preparing students for technical jobs, but it made some sense to ensure that they could also write, read, and speak like college graduates. At the time, students couldn’t major in any liberal arts field, but they had to take a smattering of gen eds in order to graduate. (There, math and physics fell under “general education.”) I started to think of the difference between the technical majors and gen ed as being defined largely by the speed with which the content changes. Computer operating systems change much more quickly than rhetoric or algebra.
While I’m a fan of well-constructed general education requirements, I admit I still cringe whenever I hear the phrase “get your gen eds out of the way.” It reduces the arts of liberty – our students are potential voters, after all – to an exercise in box-checking. Whether you’re a poet or an engineer, if you have the vote, I want you to have a sense of history and economics. It matters. As long as votes matter, it matters. If votes stop mattering, we have a much bigger problem.
Non-democratic societies don’t need the liberal arts, and in fact, tend to be suspicious of them. Censorship is a hallmark of autocracy. A robust sense of history can feed the awareness that the way things are isn’t necessarily the way they always were or always have to be. It also conveys a sense of how things _don’t_ happen, which can come in handy when, say, a great power decides that nothing can possibly go wrong when provoking a land war in Asia. If there’s only one sanctioned source of truth – the Church, the Maximum Leader, whatever – then the kind of questioning that the liberal arts encourage amounts to apostasy. From a democratic point of view, that’s a compliment.
I agree with Orzel that an expansive sense of the liberal arts is badly needed, precisely because we have an expansive democracy that’s trying to survive. We may have lost the language of “wage slavery,” but the reality of it is very much alive. Higher education now faces the twin tasks of educating citizens and educating workers. That’s historically unusual. It’s difficult. But it’s worth trying to get it right.
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‘A Significant Program’
Fresno Pacific University, a Christian college, recently detailed how the president’s debt-relief plan would give students and alumni “a helpful boost.”
As congressional and state Republicans explore ways to block President Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan, one Christian college is touting its benefits for students.
Fresno Pacific University officials said in a recent news release that $63.2 million of the $79.3 million in federal loans taken out by nearly 5,300 students since 2018 would be forgiven through Biden’s plan, describing the plan as a “helpful boost.”
The university hasn’t always aligned with the Biden administration. The Mennonite Brethren–backed university in central California last year rejected a request from students to form an LGBTQ group on campus, and the Biden administration has supported LGBTQ rights.
Still, Fresno Pacific is one of the few Council of Christian Colleges and Universities member institutions to explicitly support the debt-relief plan and break down how it would affect students and alumni. The council didn’t respond to a request for information about its stance on the debt-relief plan or what other members have said.
The Biden administration said last month that it will forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for those who received a Pell Grant while in college and up to $10,000 for those who are making less than $125,000 per year. Republican lawmakers and other groups have criticized the plan as an overreach of executive authority and a taxpayer-funded handout.
The plan is expected to wipe out millions in debt for up to 43 million Americans who have federal student loans. More information will be released in the coming weeks about how borrowers can apply for debt relief, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday.
At Fresno Pacific, the plan will forgive 79.7 percent of students’ debt and 84.7 percent of the debt held by those who received Pell Grants. Again, the university’s analysis only included students and alumni who took out loans in the last four years, but Biden’s plan affects any loan disbursed before June 30 of this year.
Jon Endicott, vice president of enrollment management and student services at Fresno Pacific, said university administrators wanted to check the numbers in order to gauge the impact of the plan. He was surprised by the results.
“By both the number of students and the total amount being in the millions,” he said, “it really did feel like this was a significant program for current students and alumni, recognizing the significance and what that might mean toward being able to buy a house sooner or being able to be more financially secure for a family’s future.”
Endicott said administrators were somewhat concerned about wading into the politics of loan forgiveness.
“We’ve always said that we’re here to serve our students,” Endicott said. “From our standpoint, the reason that we simply went with the results of what the numbers are was an attempt to try to just rise above that … and be able to talk about the benefit of that, and not get into the politics of ‘was this politically motivated?’ or why this came about.”
A Fresno Pacific student typically graduates with about $23,219 in federal student loans to repay, according to U.S. Department of Education data. The national average for students who take out loans is $36,510. Among the group studied, the students borrowed $15,080 on average, while Pell Grant recipients borrowed an average of $15,553, according to Fresno Pacific data.
Most Fresno Pacific students receive financial aid, and two-thirds came from low-income households. About half are first-generation college students.
The university noted in its release that student loans have a greater impact on graduates of color and those from low-income households as well as those starting out in a career.
“These are the very students who attend FPU in the greatest numbers,” FPU president André Stephens said in the release. “Even a modest debt at this time in their lives can have a lasting effect that makes it harder for them to enjoy the well-documented economic and social benefits of higher education. College debt can be debilitating just at the time graduates should be building success for themselves, their families and their communities.”
Endicott said he’s hopeful the loan-forgiveness plan, along with the other proposed changes to income-driven repayment, will provide alumni and current students with a more positive view of their bachelor’s degree. He expects the university to send out more information to alumni about the next steps to take in order to receive the debt relief.
“Hopefully it means that our alumni can see the financial benefits of their college degree instead of their bachelor’s degree feeling like it was something that just put them into debt,” he said.
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Tenure Awarded at… U of Houston–Victoria, U of Nebraska–Omaha
September 22, 2022
University of Houston at Victoria
- Ali Dogan, natural and applied science
- Hashimul Ehsan, natural and applied science
- Junda Hu, natural and applied science
- Saidat Ilo, liberal arts and social sciences
- Gen Kaneko, natural and applied science
- Chang Lee, education and health professions
- Amjad Nusayr, natural and applied science
- Nadya Pittendrigh, liberal arts and social sciences
- Daniel White, natural and applied science
- Qiao Xu, business
University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Laura Alexander, religious studies
- Janelle Beadle, gerontology
- Jodi Benenson, public administration
- Patty Bick, finance, banking and real estate
- Michelle Black, political science
- Kevin Clouther, arts
- Kathryn Cooper, interdisciplinary informatics
- Michelle Friend, teacher education
- Kelly Gomez Johnson, teacher education
- Kelsey Medeiros, management
- Andrew Miller, chemistry
- Song-Young Park, health and kinesiology
- Darren Pettit, music
- Kristin Taylor, music
- Christine Toh, interdisciplinary informatics
- Dustin White, economics
- Lindsay Wilkinson, gerontology
- Xiaoming Yang, marketing and entrepreneurship
- Jave Yoshimoto, arts
- Yanhui Zhao, marketing and entrepreneurship
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Intellectuals at the Gate
The creator of a new podcast discusses the barriers the Ivy League erected to limit the number of Jewish students in the 1920s, and how the quota system has evolved since.
In his new podcast series, Gatecrashers: The Hidden History of Jews and the Ivy League (Tablet), Mark Oppenheimer, writer and co-host of the podcast Unorthodox, examines how elite institutions sought to limit the number of Jewish students a century ago—and how the advent of that quota system has shaped U.S. higher education ever since. Oppenheimer spoke with Inside Higher Ed by phone. Excerpts of the conversation follow, edited for length and clarity.
Q: Your podcast is very timely given that the Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in the Harvard and UNC affirmative action cases next month. What, if anything, has changed since the Ivy League first sought to impose quotas on Jewish students a century ago?
A: We’re talking literally about exactly a century ago, give or take a year, when Columbia, Harvard and Yale all first ventured into artificially restricting the number of Jews who would be admitted. Simply put, the big difference is that back then, diversity was seen as an unquestionably bad thing. And now diversity is seen as unquestionably a good thing. And so, back then, restricting the people who got in was an attempt to thwart a certain kind of ethnic diversity. And today, there are probably unspoken quotas in existence that are meant to enhance a certain kind of diversity.
The same devices that were being used back then are being used today. Think about the idea of geographical diversity. It seems so completely benign on the surface, a college saying that we have students from all 50 states. But that idea was invented by Columbia, and quickly adopted by other Ivy League schools, because they found that they were admitting an extraordinary number of New Yorkers who were disproportionately Jewish. One of the ways that you could limit the number of Jews was by sending these newly created admissions recruitment squads around to Western and Southern states, in places with lower Jewish populations, and instead of saying, “We’re going to recruit Gentiles,” you could just say, “We’re going to recruit Southerners or Westerners,” which was seen as an incredibly good thing. All of these things that are baked into the admission process today—geographical diversity, the interview, legacy preferences—were invented expressly to keep the number of Jews down.
Q: Isn’t imposing quotas to increase diversity better than imposing them to limit diversity?
A: I mean, it’s very tricky. On the one hand, I think it’s progress that nobody is sitting in admissions offices right now talking about the “good” kind of Jew versus the “bad” kind of Jew—the assimilable Jew versus the unassimilable Jew. It’s progress that they’re no longer having conversations, as Dartmouth did, asking Jewish alumni to counsel the admissions office on how to get the “right” kind of Jew from among their own people.
On the other hand, the ways that a school like Harvard, it seems, is achieving its more admirable kind of diversity now, inevitably turn on mechanisms that reduce individual candidates to stereotypes. And the same stereotype that admissions officers had of Jews back in 1920—that they were nerds, they were grinds, they didn’t have the character to take full advantage of all of the extracurricular offerings because they would just go home at night to study—are absolutely the same stereotypes that are at play when Harvard assigns a ranking to something like character or courage and disproportionately grades down Asian American applicants. These things were pernicious then, and they’re pernicious now. And the other thing that they do in both cases, is they insert an element of dishonesty into the process.
Q: How so?
A: These universities are set up for—and given tax exemption for—the purpose of being little islands of unadorned truth in our society, and yet admissions offices are probably the most dishonest places at these universities. They lack transparency. They can’t talk about how they get to the numbers they get to. They can’t talk about what they’re aiming for in a class. I am sure that all top schools that can afford to be selective are hoping, for example, that the number of African Americans in their freshman classes approximates the 12 percent of African Americans in the United States, and probably the same for Latinos.
Nobody talks about, if they can avoid it, how different groups score on different indices that the admissions officers come up with, whether grades, SATs or these subjective markers of character, courage, etc. All these things might be benign, or even defensible, or even admirable. But they should be discussed and talked about openly. We shouldn’t pretend they don’t exist. I’m not necessarily against any of these measures. What I think we have to scrutinize more is why there is so much secrecy around them.
Q: Each of the eight episodes in the series looks at how Jews were received and treated by one Ivy League institution. In what ways was the experience for the Jewish students at each university similar, and in what ways was it different?
A: The Ivy League schools were in many ways quite similar in the 1920s, in that they were all in the process of becoming highly competitive bastions of status. Fifty years earlier, all the Ivy League schools were fairly provincial, and they did a relatively small number of things, whether it was training students for the clergy, or, as at Cornell, training them for agriculture. By 1920, they all developed this aspiration of being competitive places that students who want to succeed and be in the upper classes can matriculate at. They were all becoming more appealing nationally in different ways.
Columbia, being in New York City, started drawing enormous numbers of applicants from the public schools, which it never had. But remember, these universities were fairly cheap back then. So if you were a bright boy graduating from Stuyvesant or Bronx Science in 1920, and your family had a little bit of money, you might as well apply to Columbia as well as City College and NYU, because it wasn’t necessarily out of range, moneywise. All of a sudden, the number of applicants from New York City started going way, way up. Princeton, back then, was much more oriented toward the South; it was seen as more of a Cavalier school, and it was not as appealing to Jews. Also, schools like Princeton and Dartmouth did not have as many professional schools. So if you were a Jewish boy trying to get into the middle class, you couldn’t assume you’d have a spot in Daddy’s banking firm; you needed to go to law school or med school or dentistry school. Princeton or Dartmouth didn’t have as much for you, so those schools were much slower to be appealing, whereas the urban schools with lots of professional schools, like Harvard and Columbia, were really the first to become extremely popular.
Q: A huge share of the Jewish students who attended Ivy League schools back in the ’20s were the children of immigrants. How much of the discrimination against them was rooted in religion and how much in class?
A: Very little of it had to do with Jews’ adherence to Torah, specifically. Nobody was saying, “We need more Christ followers and fewer sons of Moses!” It was threefold: one, there was an ethnic prejudice that partook of certain stereotypes of Jews as lacking class, as being grasping or overly ambitious. Secondly, it was a prejudice against immigrants at a time when America was going through a very nativist period. The 1920s were a time when we were afraid of immigrants, like today, so a lot of it was a basic nativist concern about Jewish immigration, Italian immigration, Irish immigration and so forth. And then the third piece really was a simple question of socioeconomic status, of whether poor kids could or should be allowed to mix with wealthier kids who knew which fork to use.
Q: You point out that basically anybody who was sort of athletic and—as you said—knew which fork to use was socially accepted.
A: There was always room for the “good Jew” in the eating clubs at Princeton. There was always the sense that Jews from wealthy families or from the right private schools could be admitted. And so in the Princeton episode, the Jews who didn’t get into the eating clubs were by and large Jews who were from public schools, who were not on sports teams. And also, if you believe [my interview with] one of the Jews in the sophomore class of 1958, Jews who didn’t dress well, weren’t tall enough and, worst of all, were intellectuals. You have to remember how anti-intellectual these schools were. They were deeply concerned about being seen as schools where everyone was concerned with study and learning all the time—that was a bad thing. It was thought that the qualities of leadership necessitated a kind of well-rounded, almost indifference to the life of the mind.
Q: How did the geopolitical events of the time impact the Jewish quotas in the Ivy League?
A: There were two moments when world events really intruded on American admissions. One was, after the full horrors of the Holocaust and World War II were assimilated, in the mid- to late 1940s, it became really untenable to keep talking about people in gross, crass ethnic stereotypes. And so, nominally anyway, in the 1950s, these schools developed a rhetoric of civil rights and toleration. In practice, they didn’t necessarily admit many more Jews or African Americans until the 1960s. But in the late 1940s and 1950s, they began to develop a sense of shame about the racial and religious prejudice that marked the interwar era.
The second moment was after the [1957] launch of Sputnik, when Americans grew very concerned that Russians were winning the space war, that we were falling behind in technology. And at Yale, for example, they pretty explicitly decided that they had to start admitting more for intellectual heft than just for, you know, skill with a squash racket and a good tenor voice.
Q: You note that there are fewer Jews in the Ivy League now than there were 20 or 30 years ago. Why is that?
A: There are a number of factors at play. Certainly, the search for more students from historically underrepresented groups has squeezed out, to some extent, the number of Ashkenazi Jews, who are considered white. Also, the increase in the number of international students as a percentage of each freshman class has surely reduced the percentage of Jews; by and large, these students are not coming from Israel, and they’re not Jews from other countries. They’re very often from East Asia, South Asia, the Arab Gulf and so forth. And then a potential third reason is because the farther any group gets from the immigrants’ industriousness, the more they revert to the mean of average American. There’s no particular reason to believe that there are as many Jewish boys and girls working as hard or as hungrily to break into the middle class, now that, by and large, most American Jews have made it into the middle and upper middle class.
Q: At Inside Higher Ed, we’ve written a lot about the rise of antisemitism on campus today. Do you think it’s connected in any way to the old Jewish quota system, or does it stem from something else?
A: The thing is, stereotypes persist, right? Wherever you see antisemitic posters, antisemitic graffiti, antisemitic memes on the internet, the chances are pretty good that they’re going to hark back to some of the same old stereotypes of Jews as clannish, as grasping, as miserly, as conspiratorial. There really is nothing new under the sun.
Q: One thing that is different is the creation of the state of Israel, which didn’t exist in the ’20s. Today it seems like so much of the antisemitism on campus is linked to Zionism.
A: That’s true, although what’s interesting is that the idea of dismissing Jews, of loathing Jews because of some supposed connection to a foreign government, strikes me as awfully reminiscent of the old trope of Jews as clannish and untrustworthy that you saw in the 1920s and ’30s. In the 1930s, the idea was that they’re not trustworthy, they’re trying to lure us into war on behalf of a foreign power. And how is a lot of anti-Zionism fashioned now, except that the Jews aren’t trustworthy, they’re trying to lure us into wars on behalf of foreign powers?
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