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Sporting a glittering suit at the Grammys, Brandi Carlile impressed fans and followers on social media with her vocals for “Right On Time” — nominated for record of the year — during a televised performance for the 64th annual awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3.
The veteran singer-songwriter, who had 17 Grammy nominations and six wins going into the evening, will be on Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage on the opening day of that festival, April 29, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
On Twitter, reactions to Carlile came from many corners, including these:
Man @brandicarlile just KILLED IT LIVE on @RecordingAcad Grammys!!! Girl just keeps getting better and better. #grammys #brandicarlile pic.twitter.com/WrkjYpAMt4
— 92ZEW — Mobile's True Alternative since 1983 (@92ZEW) April 4, 2022
Rock is fine as long as Brandi Carlile is making music. #GRAMMYs
— Blake Ells (@blakeells) April 4, 2022
Brandi Carlile
1. Lawd. Her. Voice.
2. I’m just in awe every time she takes the stage.
3. She makes it looks so dang easy. How?!
Wow. #GRAMMYs
— Melinda Doolittle (@mdoolittle) April 4, 2022
have always felt that Brandi Carlile should be ten thousand times more well known than she is #GRAMMYs
— Rachel Witkin (@rachel_witkin) April 4, 2022
Brandi Carlile can hit them notes! #Grammys
— Jason Fraley (@JFrayWTOP) April 4, 2022
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By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in a video at the Grammy Awards asking for support in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia.
During the message that aired on the show Sunday night, he likened the attack to a deadly silence threatening to extinguish the dreams and lives of the Ukrainian people, including children.
In his words: “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway.”
The Recording Academy, with its partner Global Citizen, prior to the ceremony highlighted a social media campaign called “Stand Up For Ukraine” to raise money and humanitarian support.
Zelenskyy told the audience: “Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV, support us in any way you can any, but not silence. And then peace will come to all our cities.”
Following Zelenskyy’s message, John Legend performed his song “Free” with Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk as images from the war were shown on screens behind them.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies
— US, UK secret intelligence has unusually public role in Ukraine war
— Lithuania weans itself completely off Russian gas, 1st EU nation to do so
— Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war
— Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military says that its forces have retaken some towns in the Chernihiv region and that humanitarian aid is being delivered.
The news agency RBK Ukraina says the road between Chernihiv and the capital of Kyiv is to reopen to some traffic later Monday.
Chernihiv is a city 80 miles north of Kyiv and it had been cut off from shipments of food and other supplies for weeks. The mayor said Sunday that relentless Russian shelling had destroyed 70% of the city.
Russian forces also withdrew from the Sumy region, in Ukraine’s northeast, local administrator Dmitry Zhivitsky said in a video message carried by Ukrainian news agencies Sunday. The troops had occupied the area for nearly a month.
In other areas recently retaken from Russian troops, Ukrainian officials say they have recovered hundreds of slain civilians in the past few days. Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says the bodies of 410 civilians have been recovered from Kyiv-area towns.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian troops.
Iryna Venediktova says on Facebook that the bodies were recovered Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She says 140 of them have undergone examination by prosecutors and other specialists.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says the mayor of the village of Motyzhyn in the Kyiv region was murdered while being held by Russian forces. Vereshchuk adds that there are 11 mayors and community heads in Russian captivity across Ukraine.
In a video address Sunday, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the allegedly targeted killings of civilians in towns that the Russians occupied, calling the killers “freaks who do not know how to do otherwise.” He warns that more atrocities may be revealed if Russian forces are driven out of other occupied areas.
International leaders have condemned the reported attacks in the Kyiv-area towns after harrowing accounts from civilians and graphic images of bodies with hands tied behind their backs.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the claims of atrocities against civilians in Bucha and other suburbs of Kyiv.
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BALAKLIYA, Ukraine — The governor of the Kharkiv region says Russian troops fired on a convoy of buses that was trying to evacuate patients from a hospital that had been heavily damaged in shelling a day earlier.
The governor, Oleh Synyehubov, said Sunday that about 70 patients needed to be taken away from the damaged hospital in the town of Balakliya but that the buses were not able to enter the town.
He said there was preliminary information that one of the bus drivers was killed.
Balakliya is about 75 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of the city of Kharkiv, which has been heavily hit by Russian attacks.
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BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister says European officials should talk about halting gas supplies from Russia in light of the alleged attacks on civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Sunday night on German public broadcaster ARD that “there must be a reaction. Such crimes must not go unanswered.”
So far, Germany and several other European governments have shied away from an immediate boycott of Russian natural gas over fears of the impact it would have on their economies.
Europe gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia, and since the war, has scrambled to set out proposals to reduce its dependency. Russia is just as reliant on Europe, with oil and gas its dominant sector and paying for government operations.
Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott or embargo on Europe vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
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JERUSALEM __ Israel’s foreign minister is condemning the reported atrocities in Ukraine, saying deliberate harm to civilians is a war crime.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid wrote on Twitter that one “cannot remain indifferent” after seeing images from the town of Bucha near Ukraine capital.
Israel has walked a tightrope since Russia invaded Ukraine, simultaneously denouncing the invasion while avoiding taking too strident a stance out of concern of angering Moscow, with whom it has security coordination in neighboring Syria. Israel has good relations with both countries and has mediated between them since the invasion on Feb. 24.
Lapid says that intentionally harming a civilian population is a war crime and strongly condemned it.
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MOTYZHYN, Ukraine — A resident says the mayor of the Ukrainian town of Motyzhyn was killed in an execution-style slaying along with her husband and son.
Another resident of the town 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Kyiv told the The Associated Press on Sunday that Russian troops targeted local officials in a bid to win them over and killed them if they did not collaborate. That man, Oleg, declined to give his full name for security reasons.
The mayor, Olga Sukhenko, and her family were shot and thrown into a pit in a forest behind a plot of land with three houses where Russian forces had slept. A fourth body was not yet identified.
The mayor and her family had been reported by others as kidnapped by Russians on March 23 and taken in an unknown direction.
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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Russia’s attack on Ukranian civilians in towns on the outskirts of Kyiv “are yet more evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his army are committing war crimes in Ukraine.”
Johnson called the attacks in the towns of Irpin and Bucha “despicable” and says he “will do everything in my power to starve Putin’s war machine.” Johnson added that the U.K. will step up its sanctions and military support for Ukraine, but did not provide details.
Other European leaders also condemned the reported attacks on Ukranian civilians in response to images of bodies in the streets and some of the dead with their hands tied behind their backs.
Leaders in France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic and Poland expressed outrage at the images. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala called the images ”horrifying” and says Russia has been committing war crimes.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says international organizations should be given access to the areas to independently document the atrocities.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says his country will work with Ukrainian authorities and the International Criminal Court “to ensure these acts don’t go unpunished.”
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the graphic images coming out of Bucha, Ukraine, after Russian troops withdrew show “a brutality against civilians we haven’t seen in Europe for decades.’
He tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that “it’s absolutely unacceptable that civilians are targeted and killed” and that it’s Russian President Vladimir Putin’s responsibility to stop the war.
Stoltenberg says it’s “extremely important” that the International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into potential war crimes in Ukraine and that those responsible are held to account.
His comments echoed those by other European leaders, who condemned alleged war crimes and civilian killings by Russian forces in Ukrainian towns including Bucha near Kyiv, the capital.
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BUCHA, Ukraine — Residents of the Ukrainian town of Bucha near the capital of Kyiv have given harrowing accounts of how Russian troops shot and killed civilians without any apparent reason.
Bodies of civilians lay strewn across the northern town, which was controlled by Russian soldiers for about a month.
At a logistics compound that residents say was used as a base by Russian forces, the bodies of 8 men could be seen dumped on the ground, some with their hands tied behind their backs.
Residents say Russian troops would go from building to building, take people out of the basements where they were hiding from the fighting, check their phones for evidence of anti-Russian activity and take them away or shoot them.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the claims of atrocities against civilians in Bucha and other suburbs of Kyiv as a “provocation.”
The ministry says that “not a single civilian has faced any violent action by the Russian military“ in Bucha.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told a U.S. television interview Sunday that Russian attacks in Ukraine amount to genocide.
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ROME — The head of Italy’s Democratic Party called for a full oil and gas embargo in reaction to images emerging of atrocities against civilians by Russian soldiers retreating from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
“How many #Buca before we move to a full oil and gas Russia embargo,” Enrico Letta wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Time is over.”
Italy gets 40% of its natural gas from Russia and officials have said it would take three years to make the transition to other sources.
Premier Mario Draghi acknowledged last week that energy payments were fueling Russia’s invasion, and the foreign minister has been traveling to oil and gas producing countries to line up alternatives to Russia.
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WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Ron Klain says the U.S. remains fully committed to providing a full range of economic and military support to Ukraine in its war against Russia, which he describes as “far from over.”
Klain credits Ukrainians for fighting off Russian troops in the northern part of Ukraine and says the U.S. and its allies are sending weapons into the country “almost every single day.”
But he also tells ABC’s “This Week” that there are signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin is redeploying Russian troops to the eastern part of Ukraine.
Klain says while it will be up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to decide if the political endgame is to allow Russia to occupy the eastern part of Ukraine, from the U.S. standpoint, the “military future of this attack has to be push back.”
He says regarding a potential Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine: “I will tell you, as President Zelenskyy has said, that’s not acceptable to him, and we are going to support him with military aid, with economic aid, with humanitarian aid.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military says Russian troops have completed their pullback from the country’s north.
The military’s General Staff said in Sunday’s statement that Russian units have withdrawn from areas in the country’s north to neighboring Belarus, which served as a staging ground for the Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian military said its airborne forces have taken full control of the town of Pripyat just outside the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the section of the border with Belarus. It posted a picture of the Ukrainian soldier putting up the country’s flag with a shelter containing the Chernobyl reactor that exploded in 1986 seen in the background.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia and that it’s the first of the European Union’s 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow.
“Seeking full energy independence from Russian gas, in response to Russia’s energy blackmail in Europe and the war in Ukraine, Lithuania has completely abandoned Russian gas,” Lithuania’s energy ministry said in a statement late Saturday, adding that the measure took effect in the beginning of April.
Lithuania reduced imports of Russian gas to zero on Saturday, a move seen a milestone in achieving energy independence in the former Soviet republic of 2.8 million, the ministry said.
“We are the first EU country among Gazprom’s supply countries to gain independence from Russian gas supplies, and this is the result of a multi-year coherent energy policy and timely infrastructure decisions,” Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys said.
Lithuania’a president posted an upbeat tweet on his account and urged other European nations to do the same.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top diplomat has called for tougher sanctions on Russia over growing evidence of what he called a massacre of civilians in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Ukrainian officials said earlier Sunday that scores of killed civilians have been found on the streets of Kyiv’ suburbs of Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel after the withdrawal of Russian troops. They said that some of the victims were shot in the head and had their hands bound.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted Sunday that the killings were “deliberate,” adding that “Russians aim to eliminate as many Ukrainians as they can.”
He urged the West to impose an oil, gas and coal embargo, and close all ports to Russian vessels and goods. He also called for all Russian banks to be disconnected from the SWIFT international payment system.
In Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Berlin that “the war crimes committed by Russia are visible before the eyes of the world.”
German news agency dpa reported that Steinmeier said “the images from Bucha shake me, they shake us deeply.”
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pledged to tighten sanctions against Russia but did not give details.
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BERLIN — Poland’s most powerful politician says he is open to the permanent stationing of U.S. nuclear weapons in Eastern Europe.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party, Law and Justice, said Sunday in an interview with German weekly Welt am Sonntag that “in principle, it makes sense to extend nuclear participation to the eastern flank.”
Kaczynski added that “if the Americans asked us to store U.S. nuclear weapons in Poland, we would be open to it. It would significantly strengthen deterrence against Moscow.”
Kaczynski acknowledged that “at the moment, this question does not arise, but that may change soon.”
The Polish leader also called for a much stronger presence of U.S. soldiers in Europe in the future, especially on NATO’s eastern flank.
He said that “Poland would welcome an increase in the American presence in Europe in the future from the current 100,000 soldiers to 150,000 soldiers because of Russia’s increasing aggressiveness.”
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MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that by imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin the West has demonstrated it has abandoned its sense of reason.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in televised remarks Sunday that the sanctions against Putin were going “beyond the edge of reason,” adding that they showed that the West is “capable of any stupidities.”
Peskov added that Putin’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “hypothetically possible” once negotiators from the two countries prepared a draft agreement to be discussed.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian presidential adviser says authorities have found evidence of serious war crimes by Russian troops on the outskirts of Kyiv.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Sunday scores of killed civilians have been found on the streets of Kyiv’ suburbs of Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel after the withdrawal of Russian troops. He compared the scene to “a horror movie.”
Arestovych said some victims were shot in the head and had their hands bound, and some of the bodies had signs of torture. He accused Russian troops of raping women and trying to burn their bodies.
Arestovych said Ukrainian authorities will investigate the alleged war crimes and track down the perpetrators.
The reports drew international condemnation. In Britain, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said there is increasing evidence of “indiscriminate attacks against innocent civilians” and said they must be investigated as war crimes.
“We will not allow Russia to cover up their involvement in these atrocities through cynical disinformation and will ensure that the reality of Russia’s actions are brought to light,” she said.
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MOSCOW — Russia’s top negotiator in talks with Ukraine says it’s too early to talk about a meeting between the two countries’ president.
Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation in Tuesday’s talks in Istanbul, Turkey, said “there is still a lot of work to do” to finalize a draft agreement before Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could meet.
Speaking Sunday in remarks carried by the Interfax news agency, Medinsky reaffirmed that the parties reached a tentative agreement on the need for Ukraine to adopt a neutral status and refrain from holding foreign military bases in exchange for international security guarantees.
Asked about Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia’s claim that Moscow’s negotiators had informally agreed to most proposals by Ukraine during the talks in Istanbul this week and the two presidents could discuss the draft deal, Medinsky said he doesn’t share Arakhamia’s optimism. He said the talks will continue online Monday.
Medinsky emphasized that Russia’s stand on Crimea and rebel regions in Ukraine’s east remained unchanged. The Kremlin demands that Ukraine acknowledge Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and recognize the independence of Russia-backed separatist regions in Donbas, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland.
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BERLIN — The mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has expressed shock at what he called “cruel war crimes” committed by Russian soldiers in the town of Bucha northwest of the capital.
Referring to reports of executed civilians, Klitschko told German daily Bild on Sunday that “what happened in Bucha and other suburbs of Kyiv can only be described as genocide.”
An AP crew on Sunday saw the bodies of at least nine people who appear to have been executed. At least two of them had their hands tied behind their backs. They were all in civilian clothes and at least three were naked from the waist up. One appeared shot in the chest from close range.
Klitschko said Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the “cruel war crimes,” adding that civilians had been “shot with tied hands.”
He called on the the whole world and especially Germany to immediately end gas imports from Russia.
He said that “especially for Germany, there can only be one consequence: Not a penny should go to Russia anymore, that’s bloody money used to slaughter people. The gas and oil embargo must come immediately.”
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Aurora police looking for missing teenage girl Ava Michelini
AURORA, Illinois - Aurora police are looking for missing teenage girl Ava Michelini, 17, who was last seen on Saturday.
Police said that Michelini was last seen at a friend's house on the far east side of Aurora. She left and since then has not responded to messages.
She was believed to have last been in Elburn, Illinois.
If you have information, call Aurora police at 630-256-5500.
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Fort Smith schools partner with area hospitals to provide learning opportunities for students
The Fort Smith School District has created a health science academy that prepares students to enter the medical field.
The program began last school year exclusively enrolling sixth-graders into the health science academy at Darby Middle School. This school year, the academy continued at Darby with sixth- and seventh-graders, said Tony Jones, the director of secondary education.
Next school year, the sixth-graders will stay at Darby, but the seventh- and eighth-graders will learn at Mercy Hospital.
By the 2023-2024 school year, the plan is to have sixth-graders remain at Darby, seventh-graders move to Baptist Health and the eighth-graders will remain at Mercy.
Jones described the classes that students in the academy take as “through the health care lens."
Angela Holwick and Christy Graham teach the students in the health science academy at Darby. Holwick has both a master's in nursing and a master's in education.
They teach the students all the regular curriculum they would have as middle schoolers but connect their learning back to the health sciences.
“I think they’re just going to have a little more experience," Holwick said about her students. "They’re going to have a little bit more understanding at the next level. It just gives them a leg up."
Students from across the district apply to get into the program, and the process is competitive. Graham said the academy has 35 students this year and even more students are on a waiting list trying to get in.
“It’s been very educational," said Jovan Anderson, who is in the academy.
He said he learns more advanced science being in the program.
“It’s just really setting us up for the future," said Moses Scoggins, who is also in the academy.
Graham Grubb said being in the academy gives him a chance to experience the medical world, which is important because he wants to be a doctor.
Devin Vilayvanh said his time in the academy has allowed him more freedom than a traditional classroom setting.
"Compared to other programs I’ve never seen anything like this before," said Anthony Chansyna, who is also in the academy.
The goal is to eventually have 150 students in the program, Jones said.
Jones said that the health science academy gives students a chance to transition more easily into a job in the medical field after graduation. It also gives those students who want to pursue secondary degrees in the health sciences an advantage over their peers.
Alex Gladden is a University of Arkansas graduate. She previously reported for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Jonesboro Sun before joining the Times Record. She can be contacted at agladden@swtimes.com.
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Good Samaritan Clinic to have fundraising night
The Good Samaritan Clinic's executive director hopes to raise $150,000 at the organization's largest fundraising event of the year.
For the first time since 2019, the Good Samaritan Clinic will have its first fully-fledged fundraising event called Best Night of the Year, said Patti Kimbrough, the nonprofit's executive director.
The group did not have an event in 2020 and had a pared-down version of the fundraiser in 2021.
“I think we’ve gone this year with a bit of a junk gypsy Texas roundtop kind of theme," Kimbrough said. "I’ve heard rumors of an outhouse with a chandelier and pink crushed velvet and a stuffed armadillo. I’ve heard rumors of kelly green, black and pink flamingo table clothes. It ought to be something to see."
This year, the Bellamy Brothers will be the featured entertainers. According to a press release, the Bellamy Brothers have charted 26 top 10 country hits.
The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 22 at the Kay Rodgers Park Expo Center in Fort Smith.
The Good Samaritan Clinic began having its Best Night of the Year annually in 2016.
Tickets cost $100 per person and include food and drinks. At the event, there will also be a mechanical bull and a photo booth as well as an auction that includes items such as paintings and a guitar signed by the Bellamy Brothers.
The food will feature a barbecue and Tex-Mex theme. Art's Barbecue will cater the event.
The Good Samaritan Clinic provides health care for people who do not have insurance.
The organization spawned from the dreams of parishioners at St. Paul United Methodist Church, who originally opened the clinic to serve people once a week.
In 2003, the clinic became a 501c3 nonprofit. It is one of 17 charitable clinics left in the state.
The clinic has lasted through a recession and a pandemic among countless other challenges.
“... God’s taken care of this little clinic for nearly 20 years, so why were we going to stop you know trusting in the process at this point," Kimbrough said.
The Good Samaritan Clinic served 6,470 people in 2021, according to information from the clinic. The clinic offers primary medical services, adult care, walk-in clinic hours, prescription assistance, eye examinations, dental care and simple extractions, counseling, patient education programs and care for kids by appointment.
Alex Gladden is a University of Arkansas graduate. She previously reported for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Jonesboro Sun before joining the Times Record. She can be contacted at agladden@swtimes.com.
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Our top observations from No. 2 Arkansas baseball's series win against Mississippi State
FAYETTEVILLE — It took extra innings to do it, but Mississippi State avoided the sweep against No. 2 Arkansas baseball with a 5-3 win Sunday,
Arkansas (21-5, 7-2 SEC) took the series with an 8-1 win Friday and 12-5 victory Saturday, the Razorbacks' sixth weekend series win of the year. Sunday's game went 12 innings, and Mississippi State (17-12, 4-5) took the lead with a pair of two-out RBI singles from Luke Hancock and Logan Tanner.
It was a weekend full of Razorback home runs, including in back-to-back at-bats by Jalen Battles in Game 1. Saturday featured four players hitting a home run: Brady Slavens, Chris Lanzilli, Robert Moore and Zack Gregory. Gregory added another Sunday, and Braydon Webb added his team-best sixth of the year.
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Slavens breaks out of slump
Slavens didn't play Game 1 but entered the lineup at designated hitter in place of Jace Bohrofen for Games 2 and 3. In Game 2, Slavens got his first hit in SEC play after starting 0-for-17, and he did it with a two-run home run that went 376 feet to right center.
Slavens finished the weekend with four RBIs after tying Game 3 at 3-3 with a sac fly in the sixth.
"He kept a good attitude and realized, ‘I’m down here, I’m as low as I’ve been in a long time as a hitter, I’m going to build myself back up,’" Van Horn said. "He came in early, stayed late hitting, working on things. Just decided not to start him (Game 1) to let him really watch."
Starting pitchers roll
Arkansas' usual weekend rotation of Connor Noland, Hagen Smith and Jaxon Wiggins had solid outings. Noland started the weekend with a seven-inning, six-strikeout performance. The only run he allowed was a solo home run by Logan Tanner in the fourth inning, the first homer off Noland this season. Nolan retired the next 10 batters he faced.
Smith struggled in the first inning of Game 2, walking three straight and letting a run score on a sac fly by Kellum Clark. But he settled in after that, striking out seven in six innings and allowing three runs, three hits and three walks.
"I think he was a little too amped up and just really struggled with his command," Van Horn said. "But getting out of that first inning after walking three in one inning and only giving up one run, that was big."
Jaxon Wiggins had the shortest start of the group, going five innings, but his velocity was consistently in the upper 90s. He gave up a pair of solo home runs, walked one and struck out five.
Freshmen strong out of the pen
Righthander Gabriel Starks had a strong showing in relief for Arkansas in Game 2. He came out for the seventh inning with Arkansas up 12-3.
Mississippi State scored two runs, but both were unearned. Starks struck out two of the 10 he faced and gave up two hits. It was the sophomore's sixth appearance this season.
"I saw a confident kid on the mound, and that was really good to see," Van Horn said. "He needed to pitch in front of a lot of people in an SEC game.... That was a little bit of an audition for him."
Lefty Brady Tygart impressed in Game 3, when he came on in the eighth with the game tied and struck out six straight batters. He finished with seven strikeouts, one hit and no runs in 3.2 innings.
Up next
Arkansas will host Central Arkansas on Tuesday (6 p.m. CT, SECN+).
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks. You can email her at clong@swtimes.com or follow her on Twitter @christinalong00.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Tallahassee Community College baseball team defeated the Northwest Florida State Raiders twice in a Sunday doubleheader.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Tallahassee Community College baseball team defeated the Northwest Florida State Raiders twice in a Sunday doubleheader.
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TCC 9, NWF State 5
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies' undefeated streak in title games.
Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points, Aliyah Boston added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Gamecocks handed Geno Auriemma's Huskies their first loss in 12 NCAA title games.
With Staley calling the shots in a $5,000 letterman jacket, South Carolina took UConn to school on the boards and capped a wire-to-wire run as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press poll.
The Gamecocks also won the championship in 2017 with A'ja Wilson leading the way.
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Donatella Versace Joins Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion For Iconic Grammys Moment
Donatella Versace is having quite the night. Not only did she dress two of the biggest stars, Dua Lipa and Doja Cat, at the 2022 Grammys—turning one of them into her clone, we might add—but she actually took the stage during the show, not to sing, but to do what she does best, design.
When Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion met on stage to present the award for Best New Artist—an honor they are both very familiar with—they found they were wearing the same dress. Both Lipa and Megan stepped out in Versace designs, black sleeveless wrap dresses with a gold safety pin detail down the side and leggings to match. “I’m going to have a talk with Donatella,” Lipa says, and right on cue, Versace takes the stage. In one swoop, the designer transforms the dresses, taking the skirt off Lipa’s to make it a mini and making the already high slit on Megan’s even higher. “Now, these are my girls,” Versace says before walking off the stage.
The who wore it better moment is a direct reference to a similar one from the 1998 Video Music Awards, when Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston took the stage in the same Vera Wang dress. Instead of Wang swooping in to remedy the situation, though, Carey and Houston redesigned their looks themselves before presenting the award for Best Male Video.
At the time of their bit, Houston and Carey were in the middle of a reported feud. The moment acted as a way to prove there was no rivalry between them, a fact they further demonstrated by releasing “What You Believe” together just a month later. Being known friends and collaborators, Lipa and Megan’s bit didn’t have the same goal of squashing feud rumors, but to promote their new song, support the Best New Artist, and celebrate their friend, Versace.
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Awards season continues tonight, April 3, with the arrival of the 64th annual Grammy Awards. Music’s biggest event is being held in Las Vegas just one week after a truly wild Academy Awards . But unlike its 2022 Hollywood counterpart, the Grammys’ most outrageous moments are expected to be found in the live performances kicking off at 8pm on CBS—and, most especially on the red carpet. (Never forget, it was the 2000 Grammys that gave us Jennifer Lopez’s iconic green Versace gown and the 2019 Grammys that gave us Cardi B in a vintage Mugler shell dress.)
One peek at the list of nominees confirms the red carpet will be another can’t-miss event. Olivia Rodrigo might show up to her first Grammys in a dress older than she is , while Billie Eilish will presumably continue to shock us with her ever-changing silhouettes. You can bet money Dua Lipa will wear Versace, perhaps something custom, created by her good friend Donatella. Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey will presumably deliver a sweet couples moment. And Lady Gaga, who is nominated for six awards for her album Love For Sale with Tony Bennett and is set to perform as well, will no doubt bring the Mother Monster glamour with her signature Pleaser heels.
Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the stars expected to show up for the festivities. Watch this space as we track every gown, catsuit, and corset the moment it hits the Grammys red carpet.
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In custom Armani Privé and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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In Saint Laurent with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
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In Valentino with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
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In Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2006.
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In Vivienne Westwood with Anabela Chan jewels.
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In Atelier Versace with a Coperni bag and jewels from Candy Ice, 64 Facets, and Hueb.
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Wearing Boucheron jewels.
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In Dolce & Gabbana with Boucheron jewels.
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In Valentino with Stuart Weitzman shoes.
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In Pressiat with Stuart Weitzman shoes and Tiffany and Co. jewels.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
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In a custom Christian Siriano suit with Saint Laurent shoes, Neil Lane jewels, and a Tyler Ellis bag.
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Billie Eilish Made the Goths Proud at the 2022 Grammys in Rick Owens
Exactly a week after winning her first-ever Oscar, Billie Eilish is back for another of the most major red carpet events of the year. Just like last time, the 20-year-old musician wore head-to-toe black (including hair-wise, now that she’s put her formerly signature neon green roots in the past). But while the Gucci ruffles she wore last weekend were palatable for all types of subcultures, this Sunday night, Eilish turned up to the 64th annual Grammy Awards in a look only fit for the goths. She and her stylist Andrew Mukamal went with a cut-out cocoon coat that had Eilish’s head emerging from behind, instead of in front of, your typical outerwear neckline. Beneath, she wore a cinched black gown that covered at least a couple more feet on the carpet than her platform sock boots.
The full look came courtesy of—who else?—Rick Owens. The California-born, Paris-based designer debuted it on the runway of his showing during the fall 2021 season of Paris Fashion Week, and we’re surprised it’s the first Eilish has worn from the collection in the year since. And while the footwear looked like somewhat regular fashion week fare on the catwalk, Eilish carried herself in such a way that she may as well have been wearing combat boots.
Head’s up: This isn’t the last fashion moment Eilish will deliver this evening. The musician—who just might become the first-ever woman to win three Record of the Year awards—is also set to perform.
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Dua Lipa Channels Donatella in Vintage Versace at the 2022 Grammys
Just yesterday, Dua Lipa was showing off her classic raven hair on Instagram, taking a moment to relax after finishing up the North America leg of her Future Nostalgia tour. Just 24 hours later, though, and the pop star stepped on to the 2022 Grammys red carpet completely blonde, majorly channeling her friend, Donatella Versace, in a vintage dress from the designer’s brand.
The singer arrived to the award show red carpet on Sunday, her platinum head popping out of the car first. But the drastic color change was hardly the most eye-catching part of her look. For the big night, Lipa opted to wear a dress from Gianni Versace’s Fall 1992 ready-to-wear collection, originally modeled by Chrissy Turlington. The classic Versace bondage piece features an abundance of straps crisscrossing the singer’s chest and bodice on top of a sheer corset, with a black column skirt reaching the floor. In case it wasn’t already obvious that Lipa was wearing the Italian designer, she really amped up the branding by layering multiple chunky gold chain necklaces with the Medusa emblem around her neck and on her wrist.
The result has Lipa looking like Donatella stepped back in time to 1993, when the designer wore a similarly bondage-inspired dress from the same collection to the Vogue 100th Anniversary party with her brother. Lipa’s choice to wear Versace for the evening isn’t too shocking, as the singer usually taps the Italian brand for her big events. Just last year, the singer wore a shimmering pink, butterfly-adorned Versace dress to the Grammys, though she clearly decided to edge it up a bit this time around, and throw it back to what may be the brand’s most heavily-referenced and iconic era.
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By the time the VIPs began trickling onto the red carpet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, dozens of Grammy Awards had already been given out. Although there was a full-on ceremony happening inside the venue, the red carpet was the place to be ahead of the official awards show, scheduled to begin at 8 PM EST. There, Doja Cat was seen matching her sea foam illusion Atelier Versace gown with a Coperni bag; Olivia Rodrigo’s black Vivienne Westwood dress was accented by magenta rhinestones in the shape of a woman’s body; and Billie Eilish went for Gothic deconstructionism, wearing a Rick Owens look with a black tuxedo jacket affixed to the front. St. Vincent debuted the first Gucci Love Parade gown of the evening (it would, no doubt, not be the last), and Rachel Zegler embraced the signature Maria Grazia Chiuri silhouette in a slate gray Dior Haute Couture dress. The guys did not disappoint, either—and served major looks: Lil Nas X wore ivory Balmain with pearl accents; J Balvin went for all-black (save for his bright blue hair, which was spray-painted with a red heart on the back of his head); while BTS embraced the red carpet trend of wearing standout brooches and corsages on their Louis Vuitton suits. Dua Lipa, meanwhile, turned heads in a vintage Versace look circa the Italian label’s fall 1992 runway show.
Although the Grammy Awards ceremony was delayed by two months, the excitement on the red carpet proved well worth the wait. These are our favorite looks from the night.
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Justin Bieber Gave Crocs a Red Carpet Moment (With a Little Help From Balenciaga)
While he’s no Kim Kardashian or Kanye West, Justin Bieber has proven himself a tried-and-true devotee to Balenciaga in recent years. And since allegiance to the house’s creative director, Demna (formerly known as Demna Gvasalia), has been known to make stars wear some, uh, out-there things, we were only somewhat surprised to see that on Sunday night, the 28-year-old musician hit the red carpet of the 64th annual Grammy Awards wearing Crocs. Demna’s version of Crocs, yes, but still unmistakably the foam clogs you’d imagine would have the founders of such storied Parisian maisons a bit perplexed.
Surely, this was Bieber’s way of announcing that his streetwear brand Drew House’s line of the Crocs adornments known as Jibbitz has returned? Nope—those are still listed for $185 on eBay. Bieber simply has taken a liking to the black, hardware-heavy platforms that are just the latest product of the brands’ ongoing collaboration since 2017. And thanks again to Demna, you almost could have missed them. Bieber further made a statement with a baggy grey suit and hot pink beanie, also courtesy of Balenciaga.
Believe it or not, Bieber wasn’t the only one wearing Crocs on the 2022 Grammys red carpet. Questlove also kept it comfy in a fashion-forward pair of the infamous clogs by the Versace footwear designer Salehe Bembury.
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Killing Eve Season 4 Episode 6 Fashion Recap: Going Out in Style
Rest in peace, Villanelle… just kidding. Yes, Hélène’s attempted assassination via bow and arrow appeared fully life-threatening. But Villanelle has a secret weapon: Pam From the Morgue. Her savior could have left her as-is—the embalming job would no doubt be superb—but instead, she somehow manages to keep our favorite assassin from becoming a corpse. Unfortunately, that means taking a pair of scissors to Villanelle’s most excellent season 4 outfit yet: a satin Loewe ensemble innocently printed with monarch butterflies and pansies. The experience is harrowing enough that after yelling for Konstantin and Pam to get her out of there, Villanelle seems pleased to have Eve holding her hand—especially when she sees Eve shrug off the fact that she shot Konstantin (again, “just” in the hand). In fact, she’s starting to look smitten.
Once on their own, Eve finds a raggedy old plaid coat and helps a reluctant—and topless—Villanelle get dressed. Whoever this new Eve is, unlike Villanelle, nudity clearly doesn’t faze her. Still, not even the pain from having stitches done with a sewing kit that came from Christmas crackers can blind Villanelle into forgetting that Eve cruelly ratted her out to the cops. She may not have any fashion cred left to speak of, but somehow, Villanelle does have a fully charged phone. Having limped across town away from Eve, she receives some intel: Carolyn is not only in Berlin, but also colluding with Lars. Why does she dial up Eve to pass it on? Who knows—we’re more interested in the names they’ve saved each other’s contacts as in their phones.
At long last, Pam has developed something of a personal style: She can now reliably be found in some sort of jacket with a scarf tied around her head. She opts for a green varsity style when meeting up with Konstantin after making her first kill—an experience that clearly left her shaken. Luckily, that cute dude from the carnival is also spending his night at the skating rink where Konstantin takes her out to a dinner she can barely eat. In the type of quarter-life crisis behavior we’ve come to associate with her, Pam ends up ditching her hamburger and fries come at the carnival boy she just rejected with a very sloppy smooch.
Does Hélène ever dress casually outside of the comfort of her home? Well... kind of. She emerges from an Audi to meet Carolyn in a back alley in Berlin wearing a pinstriped blazer atop a white tee and pair of classic boot cut jeans. The exchange is tense, but both parties emerge alive. And for whatever reason, Carolyn’s loyalty to Lars seems as strong as ever.
Alas, it isn’t long before things take a turn for Hélène. We were just starting to embrace her as the new Villanelle when the latter resurfaces to mess everything up. Before we get into the dire turn of events, let’s all take a moment to admire Hélène looking better than ever in a backless velvet vest and matching trousers. Forgive us for using this word again, but since—spoiler alert—this will be the very last time we get to, she looks quintessentially chic. Well, at least until she farts, sending Villanelle into a silent fit of laughter that nearly gives her away as she hides under Hélène’s bed.
Villanelle is just about to go in for the kill when Eve arrives. (Maybe it’s because she no longer needs to establish her newfound toughness, but she’s given up her leather biker jacket for the practical hoodie and parka she favored back in her MI-6 days.) If Villanelle, who’s also looking casual in head-to-toe denim, is surprised by her entrance, it’s nothing compared to when she hears Hélène’s summary of her relationship with Eve: “We have a bath. You kiss me. And now you come to my hotel. What is it you want?” She’s just convinced Eve to join her on the bed when Villanelle jumps into action, slicing the back of her ankles. The knife shoots across the room, and Eve is clearly conflicted. Rather than take any real sort of action, she throws the knife at Villanelle and (accidentally on purpose?) misses.
Newly rearmed, Villanelle straddles Hélène, who’s accepted defeat. (Perhaps because she knows Eve isn’t quite ready to let go of Villanelle.) “Make it glorious,” she says, and Villanelle slits her throat. Eve is, in a word, horrified. She should have jumped into action after all: She went from having two romantic prospects to absolutely zero. Hélène is no more, and as Villanelle storms out, she doesn’t even look over her shoulder, saying: “I’m done with you.”
Meanwhile, Carolyn is cozy as ever at Lars’s hideaway in the woods—at least until a very fiery Eve shows up, ready to make a kill of her own. Carolyn is spared, but Lars isn’t so lucky. And just like that, Eve has joined the assassin club. If only Villanelle were there to see it, but she’s decided to turn a new leaf and live a quiet life as a nomad on a random island in Scotland. Well, that’s what it looks like—until she comes across someone who matches her in both looks and combat skills. Could this be the one who cut that guy’s toes off and shoved them up his nose? In any case, it looks like Villanelle won’t have any trouble moving on. They abruptly stop fighting and, after sharing a laugh, Villanelle asks if she can move in.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies' undefeated streak in title games.
Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points, Aliyah Boston added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Gamecocks handed Geno Auriemma's Huskies their first loss in 12 NCAA title games.
With Staley calling the shots in a $5,000 letterman jacket, South Carolina took UConn to school on the boards and capped a wire-to-wire run as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press poll.
The Gamecocks also won the championship in 2017 with A'ja Wilson leading the way.
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The Nets have backed themselves into a corner, with no choice but to fight their way out.
And Kyrie Irving’s choice of metaphors showed that, urging his teammates to come out swinging for Tuesday’s tilt against the visiting Rockets.
“Go home, and — this is just a metaphor — you go home, you get your bulletproof vest, you get your handgun, you get your rocket launcher, you get your AK, you get everything. You load up all the ammo,” Irving said. “It’s just a metaphor, people. But you go home and get ready for war.
“And you don’t just live with the results, but you go out there with a mental focus and a no-fear attitude and we really play for each other. That’s what it comes down to. We don’t have any time to waste. … For us, it’s not ideal, the season we’ve had. So now, down the stretch, we’ve got to figure it out. … But now, it’s just finishing the basketball games in regulation the way we feel we need to and not being careless.”
Brooklyn’s carelessness is what got it into this situation, both the micro of Saturday’s damaging loss in Atlanta and the macro of a bitterly disappointing campaign. Laissez-faire all too often, they’ve appeared to take a deep playoff run for granted, but now find themselves in the play-in with no wiggle room left.
The Nets are 10th in the East, and would need two play-in victories to advance into the playoffs Forget March Madness, this is April Insanity.
And they’ll have nobody to blame but themselves. Injuries have dealt them a bad hand, but they’ve played it poorly.
“Our guys are disappointed. They know we can play better,” coach Steve Nash said. “We can’t make excuses. We’ve been hurt all the time. You’ve got to be ready to play, you’ve got to find a way. If you’re out of the rotation, you get in the rotation. And that goes for the guys that are already in the rotation, just raising our level. Fine margins.”
The Nets are the league’s worst defensive rebounding team. But compounding that with undisciplined defense and silly reach-in fouls — they handed the Hawks a 49-19 edge in free throws taken Saturday — cost them.
“It’s just undisciplined. And we do that a lot,” said Kevin Durant, who saw his career-high 55 points squandered on Saturday. “That’s just bad basketball.”
But the fact their remaining foes have largely played even worse basketball could still see Brooklyn climb up to eighth, and double-elimination territory needing just one play-in win to advance.
With four regular-season games left against foes with an aggregate .391 winning percentage — the Rockets, Knicks, Cavaliers and Pacers, never leaving the city limits — they have the softest remaining slate in the league according to Tankathon. Eighth-seeded Atlanta, whom they trail by a game, has the 19th-hardest. Ninth-seeded Charlotte — even with the Nets and holding the tiebreaker — is 20th-toughest.
“We have to find that consistency, and I know we will. Time is not on our side, again, but I feel confident in our group that we’re able to do what we need to do,” Irving said. “I know we’ll be better moving forward. We have to be.”
They should be against a Houston team with all sorts of problems, just 20-58 entering Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
“We’ve had a lot of adversity this year,” Nash said. “We have to regroup, take [Sunday] off and come back ready to keep rebuilding. We’ve got four big games left and we’ve been playing good basketball lately. We’re unlucky not to win a few more of these on this stretch. … Clear our minds, recover, and get back at it.”
The clock is almost run out for the Nets to get it together.
“I can’t come here and act like [I’m] losing confidence,” Durant said. “We lost some games. We’re going to keep playing until it’s over.”
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Despite a three-goal surge in the final frame to force overtime in a game that was otherwise out of hand, the Rangers couldn’t finish the job in the extra period and ultimately fell 4-3 to the Flyers in a shootout Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.
Former Blueshirt Kevin Hayes scored the lone goal in the skills competition.
At a point in the season when teams in playoff position should be ramping up their play for the first round, the Rangers are seemingly doing the opposite. It was yet another colossal letdown against another club that’s on the outside looking in at the playoffs and competing in meaningless games.
The Flyers, who snapped a four-game losing skid with the win, surpassed the Devils and are now a point clear of last place in the Metropolitan Division. On the other hand, the Rangers are fortunate to still have a hold on second with the third-place Penguins not scheduled to play again until Tuesday.
The Rangers have been able to bounce back from tough games more often than not this season, but it wasn’t until the final 20 minutes of this one that the sense of urgency kicked in. Scoring three times, two of which came in the span of 12 seconds, the Rangers charged their way back into the game at the 11th hour.
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After Flyers center Joel Farabee made it 3-0 just 44 seconds into the third, the Rangers ended their scoring drought at five straight periods dating back to the ugly loss to the Islanders on Friday. Artemi Panarin got a stick on a Jacob Trouba shot to make it a two-goal game.
But a high-sticking penalty assessed to Ryan Reaves and a questionable hooking call on Panarin kept the Blueshirts at a disadvantage in the third. Even though the penalty kill mustered some shorthanded chances during Panarin’s infraction, the Rangers weren’t able to find the back of the net.
Zibanejad then cleaned up the rebound off a Frank Vatrano one-timer to pull the Rangers within one. In the blink of an eye, Andrew Copp took a backhanded feed from Panarin and put it in to tie it up 3-3 with 4:20 left in regulation.
Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, who finished with 23 saves, turned aside all four Flyers shots in overtime.
The Rangers’ scoring touch has gone cold of late. Filip Chytil flung a backhanded shot off the post in the first. Trouba hit iron in the second. And Barclay Goodrow completely whiffed on a prime two-on-one chance in the final frame.
Despite putting the first six shots on goal in the second period, the Rangers simply couldn’t convert. Shesterkin kept the Rangers somewhat competitive, denying Flyers winger Owen Tippett on two separate breakaways, including one on a terribly timed change from the home team at 12:42.
The Rangers also choked on two power-play opportunities in the middle frame, collecting six shots on goal in total. There has been no flow to the Rangers’ man-advantage units in recent games, as well as little patience with the puck that has led to some erratic passes.
The hope was that a few lineup changes — with Julien Gauthier in for Greg McKegg, Jonny Brodzinski in for Dryden Hunt and Justin Braun in for Braden Schneider — would act as a catalyst for the Rangers. However, it was apparent from puck drop that the desired effect was not achieved.
As a result, the Flyers scored twice in the span of 50 seconds to take a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
After a Flyers faceoff win, Cam York blasted one from the top of the zone and Shesterkin was too slow to get over in time. A Trouba turnover then led to a Flyers odd-man rush, which Tippett capitalized on with a tremendous individual effort.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a moving Grammys speech about the power of music – urging American artists to use their talents to “tell the truth about” Russia’s war on his country.
“Fill the silence with your music!” Zelensky said in a video address before introducing Ukrainian singer Mika Newton — whose sister is fighting the Russian army — and refugee poet Lyuba Yakimchuk for a performance with John Legend on the sobering song “Free.”
“Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about this war on your social networks, on TV. Support us in any way you can. Any — but not silence. And then peace will come,” he said to cheers from the audience.
Zelensky, in his iconic green tee, said music can end the silence imposed by the terrors of war.
“To all our cities the war is destroying — Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Volnovakhna, Mariupol and others — they are legends already. But I have a dream of them living. And free. Free like you on the Grammy stage.”
Zelensky also painted a picture of the dramatically different lives of Ukrainian musicians who’ve answered their country’s call to arms as opposed to those in attendance at the ritzy awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” he said. “They sing to the wounded in hospitals. Even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway.”
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Just days after a 12-year-old student was fatally shot at Tanglewood Middle School, the school community came together to heal.
“This is what community is – coming together, encouraging one another and loving one another through these broken moments,” explained Washington Avenue Baptist Church Pastor Bob Whitehead.
Students, staff and alumni united in song and prayer during a vigil Sunday. Some left balloons and flowers at the front door of the school. Others wrote notes for their friend Jamari Jackson, who was killed.
“We’re going to ask the Lord for healing,” said Reconcile Community Church Pastor Will Broadus. “We’re going to ask the Lord for protection.”
“This was a horrific event,” added Tabernacle Baptist Church Pastor Byron Battle. “But, this community is a strong community. This school is a strong school.”
That strength is what teachers, like Carpee Hall, are leaning on.
“There’s just something about this school that pulls you in, and you feel that sense of family,” explained Hall. “I love these kids, faculty, staff and my principal.”
Hall is a seventh grade science teacher. She taught both Jackson and the suspected gunman. She said the shooting does not define the school.
“It’s one of those things that could have happened anywhere. You don’t think it will happen, but it can happen anywhere.”
Hall said it will take time to heal, but she and the faculty will welcome students back Monday with open arms.
“I’ll be here bright and early in the morning waiting on them [students] to come through the door and give them hugs and whatever else they need.”
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WASHINGTON — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia.
During the message that aired on the show Sunday, he likened the invasion to a deadly silence threatening to extinguish the dreams and lives of the Ukrainian people, including children.
“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can’t hear them,” he said. “But the music will break through anyway.”
The Recording Academy, with its partner Global Citizen, prior to the ceremony highlighted a social media campaign called “Stand Up For Ukraine” to raise money and support during the humanitarian crisis.
“Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV, support us in any way you can any, but not silence. And then peace will come to all our cities,” Zelenskyy said.
Following Zelenskyy’s message, John Legend performed his song “Free” with Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk, as images from the war were shown on screens behind them.
The war in Ukraine had taken a particularly gruesome turn Sunday when Ukrainian forces entering the town of Bucha, recently held by Russian soldiers, found bodies of people who had been shot, some after being bound and tortured. Ukrainian authorities accused the Russians of war crimes, and European leaders called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. Russia said the atrocities had been committed by Ukrainians.
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Unprecedented. That's the only way to describe Iga Swiatek's remarkable sweep of the first WTA 1000 events of the season, capped off by her 17th consecutive win on Saturday to win the Miami Open and complete the Sunshine Double.
In doing so, the 20-year-old Polish star became the youngest woman to win Indian Wells and Miami in the same season, joining Stefanie Graf, Kim Clijsters, and Victoria Azarenka as the only four women to seal the deal. Having won Doha in February, Swiatek became the first player to ever sweep the first three WTA 1000s in a season.
Inside the Numbers: The astounding stats behind Swiatek's sweep to the Sunshine Double
That she did it all while managing the shock of Ashleigh Barty's sudden retirement to dominate a draw that included wins over Coco Gauff, Petra Kvitova, Jessica Pegula, and Naomi Osaka in the final, only adds to the degree of difficulty. After winning her opening match over Viktorija Golubic, Swiatek sealed her ascension to the World No.1 ranking vacated by Barty. It will be a historic day on Monday, when Swiatek will make history as Poland's first World No.1.
But Swiatek rose to the moment and embraced every challenge as she tore through the draw without dropping a set. And in the same way Barty served as the standard-bearer on tour, Swiatek has now confidently picked up the torch.
We left January wondering, "How do you beat Ash Barty?"
Two months later, we're wondering the exact same thing about Iga Swiatek.
Swiatek and her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz joined the WTA Insider Podcast to discuss the keys to their success.
WTA Insider: When you look back on the last six weeks, what was the key to sweeping these three tournaments?
Swiatek: That's a hard question because basically, I would say physically it was hard to keep up, staying in the routines and also being focused on eating healthy and all these small things that are around and that are pretty annoying after a few weeks. That was tough.
I think the thing that made the whole difference was my attitude and my different mentality. Right now, I feel like I can play more fearless tennis and use all the stuff that I've been working on in practice and convert it into my match game. That's the most important thing because we have to perform the best in tennis. At the end, when I was stepping out on court I was pretty confident that I can dominate.
WTA Insider: In Miami, you were winning your matches by executing a variety of different game styles. You weren't playing the same way all the time. How long has it taken you to have the confidence to be able to implement different game styles?
Swiatek: I'm glad that Tomasz has convinced me to work on having more variety. I think this really helps because in the end if you don't have options then you have nothing to choose from, you know? So I'm really happy that I could do that.
But actually, I think that this year I'm not adjusting that much to what my opponent is playing. It's really helpful because it helps me stay focused on myself, on my skills, on my powerful shots, and I can actually use what I was working on. Last season I felt I was maybe overanalyzing a little bit how my opponents were playing and that leads to more confusion. So I think not adjusting is working better. I don't know why.
WTA Insider: You're not adjusting in-match, but you're going in with a clear game plan?
Swiatek: For sure I have a plan and statistically, I know where my opponent is maybe going to make more mistakes. But in the end, it's my game that's going to force them to make the mistakes so I'm just focusing more on myself.
WTA Insider: What has been the key to your return game this year? You lead the tour in return games won. What's your attitude in return games?
Swiatek: On return, it's all about the reaction and the movement. The movement is always something that I've been comfortable with. This year I feel like I'm a little bit quicker maybe, and I can actually have more initiative on return games, not only push it back sometimes.
That's the only thing I can tell you. The other stuff [is a secret].
🥰I'm pretty sure that tomorrow the sun will shine exactly the same way as today but for now...it feels surreal.
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) March 26, 2022
No.1!!
🥰Jestem prawie pewna, że jutro słońce będzie świeciło tak samo jak dziś, póki co to wszystko wydaje się jednak nierealne.
Numer 1!!#1GA #whataride pic.twitter.com/3jUw1lI69d
WTA Insider: You'll be Poland's first World No.1 on Monday. You said after the final that early in the tournament, you weren't sure if you deserved it. Why did you think that at the time and did winning Miami help to close that gap?
Swiatek: It helped for sure. After Miami, I thought that maybe it would happen anyway if Ash wasn't retiring.
But at first, for sure the way it happened I wasn't 100% satisfied because I knew Ash has the best tennis out there. When I was playing against her I felt like I had much more to improve. For me, she was the one to be World No.1 for these times. It gave me a lot of motivation to work on myself and I realized that maybe in a few years it would be possible for me.
But the way it happened, it didn't help for me to believe that I deserve it. Also, I'm so young. I know that there are many players who have been on tour for more than 10 years didn't have a chance to be World No.1.
I was in [the right place at the right time]. I've been No.2 for like 3 days when Ash posted that she's going to retire. So I thought that it's a little bit of a coincidence, honestly.
But after Miami I thought I'm playing really good, so why not?
Clay season starts next week, @iga_swiatek 😮💨#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/tIe4QD3uvg
— wta (@WTA) March 28, 2022
WTA Insider: 26-3 and now we go to your favorite surface. What is your mentality with respect to getting back on clay and whether any of this impacts how you go into this section of the season.
Swiatek: It is really exciting because I always felt like even when I'm going to have the same results on clay it's always more comfortable for me to play on clay. I'm just more comfortable there. Actually, I feel like I can hit even more variety than on hard courts.
Basically, I don't care what my results are going to be. I know there's going to be a lot of pressure and I can't promise that I'm going to handle it well because I've never been in a situation like that before. So I'm going to do my best to do that well.
For now, I'm just going to take as much energy as possible from the fact that I just want to play on clay and it's just fun. But we still have Billie Jean King Cup on hard court in Poland. So I haven't thought about clay yet.
Highlights from Abramowicz's interview on the WTA Insider Podcast:
Abramowicz: At the end of the day, my role is to help her create, build, and sustain routines and also modify and manage them in many different environments. Because that's how the tour works, with the intensity of travel, changing time zones, changing places, changing venues, even the positions you're in throughout the year.
Iga is now No.1. A week ago she was probably thinking OK, I achieved the No.2 position but now there is Ash and I want to chase her. Now it changes overnight. Sometimes you might become No.20 or drop more in the rankings. It happens, that's how it is. So creating some sort of routines and building the toolbox that helps in different circumstances is one of the most relevant and crucial ways.
Read: How Swiatek's sports psychologist honed her mental game
If I can say it another way, in Doha, when she was warming up before the final against Anett Kontaveit, we were at the gym. There were two TVs and there was no one to switch them off. On one of the screens was the live broadcast from BBC, the other from Al Jazeera from Ukraine.
Sometimes you have these sorts of circumstances. We would say this is the crisis management of my profession. Sometimes it happens. Covid happened. Other things happened. We try to build a system that works in different environments and different circumstances even if they are really tough ones.
Abramowicz: In sports and also in business, people are trying to prepare themselves for coping with a loss or worse performance when they're underperforming, what to improve, what mistakes were made, and how to adjust. This is great. Obviously, it helps to develop and it helps to reframe sometimes and adjust. This is really important.
But on the other hand, I would say we don't put enough attention to thinking and working on how to manage a success. This is something that is important to be able to prepare a player, team, and environment for everything that happens when you achieve your goal.
Being No.1, winning a tournament, this is a goal. It's not a dream that is impossible to think about in terms of being real or potentially happening. This is a real-time goal. I'm putting a lot of attention and a lot of effort into preparing everyone, especially Iga, to manage a success when it comes. I think this is an approach that helps in top sports, even in terms of building confidence.
What we did across this last few weeks was develop this mindset that allows you to accept that there is no streak that goes indefinitely. At some point, she will lose a match. First, she will lose a set, and it will happen, she will lose a match. Maybe in some circumstances, she will underperform because something will happen, or she or we will make a mistake. And that's ok because that's life, that's sport, that's the beauty of it, that's the reality.
But once you accept that it might happen, that doesn't mean that you're willing to do it. This mindset still keeps you very close to the high standards to create the best possible quality and focusing the energy on the things you can control. So this is the biggest factor in developing the mindset that she is in.
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Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva don't team up often, but when they do they're a huge threat in the doubles draw. The unseeded duo have won two of the three tournaments they've played together in 2022, the third coming at the Miami Open where they beat top seeds Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in the final.
Match Report: Siegemund and Zvonareva win the Miami Open
The unseeded duo struck gold at the 2020 US Open, winning the title in their first tournament together, but their partnership was put on hold after Wimbledon last year when Siegemund underwent knee surgery. They reunited in February and have picked up right where they left off, winning two of the three tournaments they've played together.
Siegemund and Zvonareva spoke to WTA Insider after the win to pay homage to their confidence and chemistry and open up about why their Miami win could complicate their partnership during the clay season. But don't worry, as the duo explains, it's a good problem to have.
WTA Insider: This was just your 10th event together and you've now won your third title. How are you able to come together and click so well, so quickly?
Siegemund: We had a long break because of my injury so we just have a great base chemistry anyway. If we can work ourselves through some matches we can improve because we talk a lot and we have the same ideas and the same mindset. That makes us play better from match to match. Maybe we're down in the score but we're able to find solutions and that's what makes us very strong as a team.
🌟 Champs in the 305 🌟@laurasiegemund & @verazvonareva clinch the #MiamiOpen title, 7-6(3), 7-5! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/8hblzEim3b
— wta (@WTA) April 3, 2022
WTA Insider: Was there a moment where you felt your team clicked and that the title was in your grasp?
Zvonareva: It's tough to say about a specific click because I think we strongly believe in our team. Even if we're not playing great we are able to turn many matches around. We feel like we're a good team. So we don't really think too far ahead of the next match. We're just focusing on the next match and just taking it one day at a time.
I think that's something that's helping our spirit, not thinking about it too much. But we believe we can beat everyone if we can convert our chances and play our game plans.
Siegemund: Yeah, it wasn't one particular moment. First of all, you don't think about winning the title because the more you think about it the less it will happen. So I think step-by-step is a good thing to do.
Today I felt it, I think. The level was very high from them and that made us play much better than in the other matches. I felt like, wow we're playing a great level and we can do great if we can keep it up.
Point of the match!@laurasiegemund with the ninja reflex 🥷#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/6oBMrojGLU
— wta (@WTA) April 3, 2022
WTA Insider: How does it feel to be back, Laura?
Siegemund: I have to say, it's great. It's been a long time and I don't want to say you forget the feelings, but they move far in your past. The present is filled with so many other things other than these emotions that you feel when you play on the court successfully. It's like a drug a little bit. You want more of that.
I never expected it to be so successful right away. I think you would have the wrong expectations if you were to think you would have these achievements so quickly after being out for so long.
But it's just so good to be able to move around without pain and just focus and play good tennis. I really enjoy it and I'm happy it's like that.
WTA Insider: You've now won a WTA 1000 title and it's only April. This team could probably get direct into quite a few big tournaments. Does that complicate your decision-making at all with respect to your schedules? I know you both want to get your singles ranking back into the Top 100.
Zvonareva: I think we're both at the stage of our careers where we want to take on any opportunities that we get. If we see we're playing well then we can focus on the doubles a little bit, but at the same time we both know we are singles players and we want to play the singles.
It's just week by week, there's no plan like where we're going to play three months from now. There is no plan like this. We just go from the positions we're in, see where we're at - qualifying singles, main draw singles - which tournaments we go to, and then we try and set up our doubles together and see where it takes us. Then we'll make the decisions after.
Siegemund: I feel like it does complicate things. If we would go full-on doubles we could probably win many tournaments together. But for me right now it would not be the tournament selection I need for singles.
So I think it is really difficult. I really admire the people who can play both at a Top 30, Top 20 level. It's super tough to keep up through the season.
It is what it is, and you have to make decisions. I still want to get back in singles. As Vera said, we have to look at each other's schedules. If it fits it fits and we play. If we have different schedules or want to focus on singles during a certain period, on a certain surface, then that's what it is.
I think it's just for either of us not really the moment to say we're going full-on doubles and leave singles completely behind. That moment for either of us has not arrived and that's why we're just kind of teaming up when we feel like it.
WTA Insider: So when might we see you next?
Zvonareva: We kind of talked about this hard court season because it's just the first few weeks for Laura playing after surgery. We weren't sure if her knee could handle these efforts and how she was going to react, so we haven't talked about our next events. We don't know. That's what we'll do in the coming days.
Siegemund: On clay, with the situation I'm in, I want to get my singles ranking up. I have only eight opportunities with the protected ranking. My normal ranking dropped quite a bit. Since I prefer clay for singles, probably this will be a period where I will focus more on singles.
Zvonareva: The priority right now is to get Laura back healthy.
Siegemund: And the big stage! We didn't know it was coming that quick so we have a new situation. Luxury problems right now.
Zvonareva: It's a privilege to have these problems.
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DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (April 1, 2022) – Capt. Richard D. Payne, commanding officer of Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, speaks to chief petty officers assigned to NSF Diego Garcia and several tenant commands during a cake cutting in honor of the 129th Chief Petty Officer birthday. The rank of chief petty officer was first established by the U.S. Navy, April 1, 1893, and since then, chiefs have been leading Sailors on the deckplates around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)
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At the 64th Grammy Awards, which took place Sunday in Las Vegas, the major prizes were spread among a number of winners, including Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic and Olivia Rodrigo.
The night's biggest winner was Jon Batiste, who took home the majority of his five awards in what the Grammys call the premiere ceremony, the pre-telecast event during which the vast majority of prizes are given out annually. In a group of 10 heavy-hitting contenders, Batiste won album of the year for We Are.
Batiste also won best American roots performance, best American roots song, best score soundtrack for visual media (which tied with Carlos Rafael Rivera's score for The Queen's Gambit), and best music video for "Freedom." Batiste had led the Grammys this year, in 11 wide-flung nominations including best contemporary classical composition.
The throwback R&B act Silk Sonic — led by the duo of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars — won four awards: record of the year, song of the year, best R&B performance (in a tie with Jazmine Sullivan) and best R&B song of the year.
Foo Fighters won three Grammys on Sunday, sweeping all the non-metal rock categories. But the band, who had previously been scheduled to perform during the telecast, retreated from public view after the sudden death of its drummer, Taylor Hawkins, at age 50 on March 25 while on tour in Colombia.
Singer Olivia Rodrigo took home the prizes for best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance. She had been nominated for seven awards.
The telecast of the 64th Grammy Awards was, in general, a zippy, good-humored evening lightly peppered with awards presentations and generally filled with feel-good performances. But the evening took two serious turns, with an In Memoriam segment that felt heartfelt, not perfunctory, and a taped appearance by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President Zelenskyy's remarks were followed by John Legend's performance of "Free," which also featured Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton as well as poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
In his emotional message, Zelenskyy spoke about the plight of his people and of his country's musicians, "who have traded their tuxedos for body armor."
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The bond market selloff continues to ensue, with the short-end of the curve continuing to rise much more quickly than the long-end. In the Treasuries space, 2s10s are well and truly inverted with 2-year yields at 2.48% and 10-year yields sitting just above 2.41% currently.
The mood is continuing to keep the yen pinned down, with USD/JPY up slightly to 122.70 on the day.
Elsewhere, the dollar is mixed as it trades little changed for the most part though the aussie and kiwi are holding a mild advance; nothing to shout about though. Meanwhile, the mood in equities are flattish with US futures not hinting at much after starting April off with a slight gain on Friday.
There won't be much on the calendar to shake things up today and in the context of this week, we only have the RBA (Tuesday) and the FOMC meeting minutes (Wednesday) as key risk events.
0600 GMT - Germany February trade balance
0800 GMT - SNB total sight deposits w.e. 1 April
0830 GMT - Eurozone April Sentix investor confidence
That's all for the session ahead. I wish you all the best of days to come and good luck with your trading! Stay safe out there.
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The sight of Anthony Davis limping through 35 impactful but painful minutes Sunday, and then taking a seat on the Lakers’ bench next to LeBron James in street clothes, was yet another reminder of how often this season they’ve been less than whole.
Instead, the Lakers’ season has reached the point where those suggestions of getting guys back and making an inspired run at championship No. 18 are so hollow you can hear the echo.
Their dwindling hopes to merely make the play-in round took another hit Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles, in a 129-118 loss to Denver in which James was held out to protect his balky ankle and Davis, in his second game back after an 18-game absence, visibly labored on a compromised right foot. With four games to play – at Phoenix, at Golden State, at home against Oklahoma City and at Denver next Sunday – and effectively a three-game deficit to 10th place San Antonio (two games in the standings plus the tiebreaker), at 31-47 the Lakers’ tragic number is two.
Is it too soon to start anticipating repercussions?
Frank Vogel is a decent man and a good coach, with a system that worked at a championship level when he consistently had something close to a full roster in 2020. It doesn’t work so well when his best players tend to be unavailable and the roster that remains seems to be so many mismatched parts. So it would not be surprising if, barring a surge by his team and a Spurs collapse in the final week, he will be thanked and sent on his way at its conclusion.
Fair? Hardly. But that’s life in the NBA.
“The first year (2020, after Vogel was hired and Davis was acquired) we were healthy,” Davis said. “Last year and this year we weren’t. So I mean, his coaching style changes with who’s in the lineup as far as plays, schemes, things like that. And when you don’t have myself (or) LeBron in the lineup, then things change.
“So I think that’s the biggest difference, not being able to coach your full team … Our first year we were extremely healthy and we knew exactly what we were doing. Guys knew their roles, knew their minutes, rotations. But it changes from game to game now, depending on who’s in and out of the lineup.”
Through Sunday, James and Davis have been in the same lineup in 22 out of 78 games. The two and Russell Westbrook have been together 21 games.
“We didn’t expect us to only have 21 games together,” Davis said. “But it’s kind of been that year, you know. I’m in or he’s in, and the times we do play together we look really good. And then somebody’s out of the lineup. Just been kind of that year, not being able to fully reach our potential as far as us three being on the floor and seeing see where we really could be.
“But with that being said, we also have enough to win basketball games.”
Do they? The Lakers remainders haven’t shown it. L.A. is 19-27 in games with single-digit margins, and 8-17 in such games since Jan. 1. Sunday doesn’t count against those numbers because the Nuggets (47-32), motivated by trying to finish above the play-in zone, pulled away late. But earlier in the fourth quarter it was an 11-3 run that put Denver ahead to stay after 19 lead changes.
And while Davis logged 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while hurting, let’s keep in mind that Denver’s Jamal Murray (knee) hasn’t played at all this season and Michael Porter Jr. (lower back) has been limited to nine games. Stuff happens, in other words.
“He (Davis) is doing everything he can,” Vogel said. “The longer he stays out there, the more sore the foot is and you see him wincing and you see him struggling. We’re trying to try to use him as much as we can without overdoing it.
“He’s not quite a hundred percent, but he’s giving us everything he can.”
Interestingly, Vogel and the Lakers’ players made available after Sunday’s game all made references to the team’s spirit and effort level. Maybe they were trying to sell that storyline, amid appearances suggesting that by now they’re pretty much resigned to their fate.
They now have six straight losses and nine in their last 11 games at a time when their best was needed most. They have a roster with three stars – one of whom, Westbrook, can be dazzling or befuddling depending on the game – along with some serviceable players and a good number of roster spots filled by the NBA version of “just a guy.”
It’s not a championship roster, especially if the stars aren’t there to do the heavy lifting. Given recent results it’s certainly doesn’t seem capable of making a comeback for the ages in the final four games.
And if we’re to assume that the Lakers will be done in another week, how much responsibility falls in Rob Pelinka’s lap? Any indulgences the VP of basketball operations had for putting together the franchise’s 17th championship team in the 2020 bubble have expired by now.
Maybe the better questions are (a) how much blame will Jeanie Buss and her kitchen cabinet assign to Pelinka, and (b) how much input will LeBron have?
This may be the most damning statistic of all: James never missed the playoffs in his first 13 seasons in the league, nine with Cleveland and four with Miami. In four seasons in L.A., it now looks increasingly possible he will miss them twice.
“There’s no moral victories in this league,” David said. “Especially with us. The whole world wants to see us lose.”
Put it this way: Right now the concept of Laker Exceptionalism needs serious work.
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ANAHEIM – From where Dodgers’ right-hander Walker Buehler was standing Sunday – a mere 60 feet, 6 inches from home plate – Angels star Mike Trout appeared all the way back and ready to thrive again.
In his first game at Angel Stadium since May 17 of last year, Trout sent a pair of fly balls to the base of the wall in his first two at-bats against Buehler, who officially has top-of-the-rotation status for the Dodgers now. His first Opening Day start is set for next week.
In the first inning of Sunday’s opening Freeway Series game, Trout sent a 95-mph fastball from Buehler to the wall in center, where Cody Bellinger made the catch. In the third inning, Trout showed a little more patience, hitting an 89-mph changeup on the fifth pitch to Chris Taylor on the warning track in left.
Buehler and Trout sent high-wattage smiles toward each other, with the Dodgers pitcher heaving out a chuckle of what appeared to be awe and respect.
“He hit two balls to the warning track in a row, within 6 total inches of being homers,” said Buehler, ultimately retiring Trout on a ground ball in a third showdown in the fifth inning. “He’s one of the best hitters we have in this game. He’s out twice, but he hit two balls hard so … ”
In what would end up being a 5-1 victory for the Angels, two of the brightest stars in Southern California were the main attraction.
Buehler was, by no means, at his best after allowing home runs to Taylor Ward, Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Rendon. But the Dodgers were more interested in seeing Buehler get up and down enough to go five innings and throw 85 pitches.
“You guys know how I am, I’m always tinkering with stuff,” said Buehler, who had mixed results with his changeup. “Maybe tinkering a little too much, but we’ll move forward.”
The Angels, meanwhile, saw an all-around power display, with no reason to believe it won’t be there all season to complement what is expected to be a return to MVP contention for Trout. The three-time winner of the award has not raised top-honor hardware since 2019.
Trout went 0-for-4 Sunday with a .222 batting average and no extra-base hits so far this spring in eight Cactus League/Freeway Series games. It leaves him two games and five days away from his return to regular-season action just over 10 months since he last played in a game that counted.
Where Buehler lacked his typical deft touch, giving up five runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts, Angels starter Noah Syndergaard was sharp in his Angel Stadium debut. Syndergaard gave up one run on two hits over five innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
“As I get more comfortable with my delivery and start getting back more game speed, you get that adrenaline, I think you’ll see the velocity tick up,” said Syndergaard, who was consistently in the 95-mph range. “As far as free and easy delivery goes, I think tonight is one of the best it’s been past 2019. It’s one of the best it’s felt in a long time.”
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Country music duo Brothers Osborne performed their single “Dead Man’s Curve” during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.
A country act, real-life brothers T.J. and John Osborne, rocked the evening to a close with the single “Dead Man’s Curve.”
During the pre-ceremony, Brothers Osborne won the best duo/group performance with “Younger Me” and were nominated in the best country album category for “Skeletons,” but lost to Chris Stapleton. The guys also won duo of the year at the ACM Awards last month, just a week after its song “I’m Not For Everyone” was pulled from country radio.
Brothers Osborne are scheduled to perform at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 30, taking the stage just before the headliner, fellow Grammy performer and country star, Carrie Underwood.
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Carrie Underwood returned to the Grammy Awards stage to perform her song “Ghost Story” live for the first time at the 64th Annual Awards ceremony on Sunday night.
Underwood showed off her powerful vocals with the assistance of a handful of backup singers as she stood on a platform, a wind machine blowing her hair and dress as she delivered the single straight.
The “American Idol” winner turned country music megastar, who is also headlining the 2022 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on April 30, was already an award-winner before she took the stage. She’d scored a trophy in the best roots gospel category with “My Savior.” She was also nominated for best country duo/group performance along with Jason Aldean for “If I Didn’t Love You,” however that award went to Brothers Osborne for “Younger Me.”
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R&B singer and musician H.E.R., also known as Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, has graced the Grammy Awards stage several times and returned in 2022 to perform at the 64th annual ceremony on Sunday night.
She kicked off her turn with the soulful “Damage” before hopping over to join Lenny Kravitz on guitar and Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums for a version of Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way.”
Her album, “Back of My Mind,” was nominated for album of the year and best R&B album. During the pre-ceremony, her single “Fight For You,” which appeared in the feature film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” won for best traditional R&B performance and was nominated for song of the year and best song written for visual media. The single “Damage” was also nominated for best R&B performance and best R&B song.
H.E.R.’s collaboration with Tauren Wells, “Hold Us Together,” was nominated in the best contemporary Christian music performance/song category.
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There were differences between the 2022 Grammys and the 2022 Oscars the previous Sunday, and people on Twitter wanted to discuss.
After the infamous moment between Will Smith and Chris Rock overshadowed much of the rest of the Oscars, many Grammy viewers voiced a preference for the smooth-flowing musical show after the previous weekend’s chaos.
The 2022 Grammys also had a noticeable emotional undertone, from the joyful performance by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moving appeal for support in a video.
The amount of time dedicated to the war in Ukraine was one of the more obvious differences between the two shows. At the Grammys, John Legend was joined by a Ukrainian singer and poet to perform a tribute, in addition to Zelenskyy’s appearance.
I'm glad that, unlike the Oscars, the Grammys are acknowledging the war.
— Marielle (@TheNolaChick) April 4, 2022
The Grammys had the class the Oscars didn’t, they had a great video of President Zelensky speaking English to the Grammy audience about the atrocities in Ukraine 🇺🇦 🌻🌻🇺🇦🇺🇦 best thing on the show tonight!
— FalconEddie9 (@falcon_eddie9) April 4, 2022
During the Oscars, the segment memorializing actors who have passed since the previous ceremony got overshadowed. The Grammy’s tribute was praised by some viewers in comparison.
Now THAT’s how to honor those who passed. #Grammys. So much better than the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/MaMlcF60vs
— Michael Weinfeld (@mweinfeld) April 4, 2022
#GRAMMYs did a much better job with In Memoriam as a performance segment than the Oscars.
— Rich Copley (@copiousnotes) April 4, 2022
The Oscars should take a page from the Grammys on how to do an "In Memoriam".
— Brett Gursky (@BrettGursky) April 4, 2022
After the Oscars, though, there were some who felt the Grammys were boring in comparison.
grammys need to come up with something real quick cause idk how they're topping the noise oscars made 😭
— emrah 🧣 (@skinnysel) March 28, 2022
Grammys always been more boring than the Oscars
— Only for Africans 👑 (@ray_soamazing) April 4, 2022
I’m about to fall asleep grammys are boring than the oscars except the part Olivia and billie performed
— ally☽ (@Italydilfrry) April 4, 2022
However, some went said the Grammys ceremony was much better than the Oscars.
so far the #GRAMMYs are way more fun than the #Oscars. One host @Trevornoah who seems very caffeinated & super happy to be there. Very fast pace (both Noah's speaking & show production). Energetic live music, diverse genres. Happy winners, short speeches. Just way more upbeat.
— Sarah Rumpf 🇺🇦 (@rumpfshaker) April 4, 2022
The production value of the Grammys makes the Oscars look like it was filmed with your grandfather’s VHS camcorder.
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) April 4, 2022
Man, the Grammys showing up the Oscars in every single way.
— Piya Chattopadhyay (@piya) April 4, 2022
Grammys are having Oscars for lunch.
— Janusz Michallik (@JanuszMichallik) April 4, 2022
Doing the Grammys one week after the Oscars makes the Oscars look terrible.
— Alex Rabinowitz (@alexrab) April 4, 2022
Grammys seem like what the Oscars should have been. Over the top, opulent and such a genuine love for what they do https://t.co/4ExHE5zb2N
— Lia Haberman (@liahaberman) April 4, 2022
The Grammys are so much better than the Oscar’s
— Henri Pierre-Jacques (@hpierrejacques) April 4, 2022
See our full Grammys coverage here.
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A new exhibition will shine a light on the central role that migrant entrepreneurs have played in shaping Britain. From the food to clothes, Taking Care of Business will explore the positive impact migration has had on the country and its communities.
Entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of the immigrant experience. For many, starting a business is the only way to survive in a new land, while others arrive with an idea and a plan.
The exhibition will highlight migrant entrepreneurs past and present across a wide range of sectors, from fashion to tech, finance to nightlife.
READ MORE: Valerie's Law: What it is and how it can help Black victims of domestic abuse
Artistic director of the Migration Museum Aditi Anand said: “The skills it takes to leave everything behind and start a new life abroad - risk taking, resourcefulness, adaptability, grit - are the same skills that drive successful businesses. So it’s no surprise that whether out of necessity or choice entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of the immigrant experience in Britain.
“Migrant founders have shaped and transformed not only our economy, but so many aspects of our society, culture and lives. It’s no exaggeration to say that Britain wouldn’t be the country it is today without migrant entrepreneurs.
“At a time when we are responding to one of the largest refugee emergencies since the Second World War and reassessing who we are and what kind of country we want to be - and the role that business can play in creating a fairer and more sustainable future - this is a story that needs to be told.”
Immersive exhibition
Visitors will journey along an immersive high street in which stories of migrant entrepreneurship are brought to life through personal narratives and interactive art, sound and video installations.
It will feature personal stories of well-known migrant businesspeople, from Marks & Spencer founder Michael Marks to Dragon’s Den-backed hot sauce maker Levi Roots and Netflix’s Chef’s Table-featured restaurateur Asma Khan, alongside small business owners and emerging migrant entrepreneurs.
Thematic story trails will enable visitors to explore a wide range of experiences, voices and perspectives: from refugee entrepreneurs to businesses built ‘for us, by us’, family affairs to second-generation entrepreneurs creating businesses responding to multiple identities.
The museum shop will be transformed into a Migrant Makers Market, a cause-led concept store and makerspace exclusively selling products from migrant-owned businesses and creators, designed by Studio Lucy Sanderson.
Taking Care of Business opens at the Migration Museum in Lewisham Shopping Centre on Saturday, April 9. Admission is free, and the exhibition runs until March 2023.
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A recent study by Which? named Margate as the worst seaside town in Kent. The surprising result came after 4,000 members rated Kent seaside towns on their beaches, attractions, value for money, peace and quiet, and scenery.
Margate. which is known for it's incredible beach and numerous attractions including Dreamland and The Turner Contemporary Centre, ranked fourth spot from the bottom out of nearly 100 destinations across the UK.
Indeed, only Skegness, Weston-super-Mare, and Ilfracombe fared worse than the coastal town in Thanet.
READ MORE: Film stars descend on Margate as filming continues for new Sam Mendes movie
Margate received a customer score of just 57% which, for comparison, was considerably lower than the 72% achieved by Broadstairs and the 74% achieved by Deal.
We here at KentLive were shocked by the results and it appears the KentLive readers felt the same. Over 240 people commented on our Facebook post linking to the story and the vast majority of the comments were just as surprised as we were.
Ruth said: "I have been to the beaches of Los Angeles. On a good weather day Margate is up there. Much more atmospheric and I would argue less frenetic and more attractive."
Claire added: "What?! Love Margate I do. The sandy beach is always clean and there's always plenty going on there for a family day out. Deffo doesn't deserve its place on that list in my opinion"
Linda agreed: "Every time I have visited Margaret the beach is very clean ,one of the best in Kent"
A fourth person added: "always had good memories at Margate going on the jolly boys outing"
If Trigger and Del Boy were happy with a day out in Margate then you should be too.
Indeed, new stars have been flocking to the seaside town in the last 12 months. From pop stars to actors, it appears Margate is very much coming back in to fashion,
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh filmed the new series of Killing Eve in the town last summer, while Little Mix's Jade Thirwill was spotted partying hard at Margate Pride in 2021.
Do you agree with the KentLive readers? Let us know in the comments if you think Margate is the worst seaside town in Kent.
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Welcome to today's instalment of our daily traffic and travel news for Kent. From live incidents on the M25, to minute-by-minute updates from the Dartford Crossing - this blog focuses solely on the issues which disrupted your journey on Monday (April 4).
From the big motorways that often become clogged, to the smaller routes that are traffic-logged due to road works, we cover it all. Scroll down to read about anything from the smallest road closures, to the biggest traffic jams - and potential delays on the Southeastern railway network as we get them.
We'll also look closely at traffic on the M20 as the Operation Brock contraflow system is reinstated. You can find the latest on that below.
READ MORE: Operation Brock: Trucker stuck in Dover for more than 32 hours says drivers are now illegal
If you have seen or heard anything you think we should know about, please contact the KentLive newsdesk by email at kentlivenewsdesk@reachplc.com. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us via our Facebook page or on Twitter @kentlivenews.
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Last year, the deadly Grove Street shooting in Chattanooga left several injured and killed two.
Saturday a balloon release was held at Forest Hill Cemetery for one of the victims.
Dozens of friends and family honored the late Keniqua Hughes at the cemetery, praying, singing and offering words to her grave.
They were celebrating what would have been her birthday, and held balloons ready to be released.
Her family would call her "Ken-Ken" and the young lady would have been 22 years old, a tragedy for those who remembered her.
"It's from the moment that I heard her heartbeat that my heart melted for Keniqua. I love her unconditionally, and she knew that and she felt the same way about me. So it's been hard moving on without her," said her mom Evette Hughes.
Ken-Ken was unjustly shot and killed on Grove Street last year. The incident left 7 women injured and two dead.
"Y'all shot her, and I know y'all it was so ridiculous for our family because she was my mentor," her grandmother Shawaena Brown said tearfully.
"The only good thing I can find positive in my niece's death is to boss up and become the best me that I can be," said Adrian Hilt, her aunt who considered Ken-Ken to be like her very own daughter.
Those who knew Ken-Ken said she was a beacon of light for others. She was full of hopes and dreams.
"She graduated with honors, I mean she followed a career, she did everything that was expected of her, and she still wound up here. It's just unfair," said her mom.
She said she chose balloons so they could be released into heaven for Ken-Ken to receive.
They said the suspects are still not found.
"We searching and we going to keep looking because we know you out there," said Brown.
If you have any information on what happened the night of the shooting on Grove Street, call Chattanooga Police at 423-698-2525.
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A 16-year-old was arrested in an alleged group assault of a Hasidic man in Brooklyn Friday, police said.
Police did not release the name of the teen who was arrested Saturday on charges of gang assault and assault as a hate crime.
The assault is currently being treated as a hate crime and is being investigated by the department's hate crimes task force, according to the NYPD.
A victim, 21, was allegedly approached by a group of six individuals -- all unknown to him -- at 58 Gerry Street, according to police.
Without exchanging words and any prior provocation, police said the group allegedly proceeded to punch and kick the young man, and then allegedly forced him to the ground before fleeing the scene.
The victim sustained minor injuries to his mouth, police said.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted she is directing the State Police's hate crime task force to help with the investigation "in any way possible."
"I'm outraged by this act of violence against a Jewish New Yorker," Hochul tweeted. "An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."
There was a $3,500 reward offered for any information on the incident, according to a post tweeted Saturday by NYPD Crime Stoppers.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is also offering a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone with any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals involved in the assault, according to a tweet from an ADL official.
"Nobody should be subjected to hateful violence on the streets of New York," Scott Richman, ADL's regional director for New York and New Jersey, said in a statement.
"We must do everything in our power to help authorities identify and apprehend those responsible, and we must also work together in order to prevent these incidents from occurring in the first place," Richman said. "We deserve a safer and more accepting city for all New Yorkers."
In 2021, there were 198 incidents and 58 arrests in New York City where victims of hate crimes were of Jewish background, according to the NYPD's hate crimes task force's dashboard. That's up from 121 incidents and 25 arrests in 2020.
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Stanley Martin Homes appears to be abandoning a plan for 551 homes near Chris Yung Elementary School in Bristow in favor of a potential 4.2-million-square-foot data center.
Stanley Martin submitted an application dealing with 269 acres, seeking to change its designation in Prince William County’s Comprehensive Plan from suburban residential low to flexible-use employment center.
Combined with a recently-approved data center complex nearby, if Stanley Martin’s proposal passes, it would create roughly 465 acres for data centers between Chris Yung and Piney Branch elementary schools.
The Comprehensive Plan amendment was submitted Feb. 11 and comes ahead of a planned rezoning application.
A Comprehensive Plan amendment only changes what the county says it hopes for future use of the land. It does not bind the county, the board or the landowners to any guaranteed future uses. The properties would still require zoning approval to allow data centers.
However, if the Comprehensive Plan amendment is approved first, one of the factors weighing in favor of a rezoning application would be its consistency with the plan.
In early 2020, Stanley Martin submitted a rezoning application for the three parcels to allow 551 single-family homes. The request was to change the properties from agricultural to planned mixed residential zoning.
At the time, the property was owned by Edith Rameika, trustee of the EV Hunter Trust. Since then, Stanley Martin has acquired the property for nearly $51.3 million.
Rameika was also owner of properties adjacent to the Stanley Martin land that was approved for data centers in September. That 196 acres was sold for $48.5 million in October and will likely be home to Amsterdam-based data center developer Yondr Group.
The Comprehensive Plan amendment cites the nearby project as a compatible adjoining land-use.
The Stanley Martin property has been proposed for residential development for nearly seven years.
In 2015, the Stonehaven development was pitched to bring 1,006 residential units and 1.1 million square feet of commercial space to 718 acres. The Stanley Martin proposal first came to the county’s Planning Commission in September 2018.
The Board of Supervisors approved the residential development in March 2020 despite opposition from residents and the Prince William County School Board.
The data center proposal says the land-use designation change would support up to 4.2 million square feet of development.
Stanley Martin Homes did not return a request for comment.
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It’s no surprise that the General Assembly evinces a certain contempt for journalists. After all, we expose legislators’ shortcomings, hypocrisies and pettiness. Lawmakers don’t have to make my job any easier – and it’s rare when they do.
Why those folks hold such disdain for Virginia’s residents, though, is puzzling. Because when legislators stick it to members of the Fourth Estate, they’re targeting everyone else, too. Citizens often learn of governmental problems and misdeeds through the work of reporters.
Which brings me to the legislature’s latest anti-transparency move. It essentially reversed an open-government law covering police records, one that had been on the books less than a year. Falsehoods and misinformation – perhaps intentional – clouded the debate, leading to the final vote a few weeks ago.
In 2021, legislators approved a bill that required law enforcement agencies to provide closed investigative files under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The passage followed study by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. The Innocence Project noted that most states and federal officials open those records to the public, with a few exceptions.
Even some families of crime victims – though certainly not all – favored the bill. This is important because local police, sheriff’s departments and other law enforcement agencies in the commonwealth almost always deny access to information when it’s “discretionary.” They rarely turn over more than what’s mandated by law.
As someone who’s worked at newspapers in other states, I can tell you this is overly secretive. It fails to alert the public about details that won’t hinder investigations, but might inform people of the nature of what’s going on in their neighborhoods.
The 2021 law had protections for crime victims and their families, too. Sensitive photos of victims couldn’t be released, for example.
Yet both chambers decided this year to undo the 2021 legislation, which was signed by then-Gov. Ralph Northam, when Democrats controlled both the House of Delegates and the state Senate. It was designed for the public to keep an eye on what police agencies were doing and to prevent them from forever closing files in which prosecution had ended.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch pointed out the misinformation that accompanied this year’s debate and noted that “several lawmakers acknowledged during the process that they misunderstood” the state’s FOIA. Nor did any proponent of the new bill offer any example of sensitive records being released.
It was a reversal in search of a problem.
Among the detractors of the 2021 law was Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George. He sits on the Freedom of Information Advisory Council, along with other legislators and citizens. With open-government friends like Stuart, who needs enemies?
Nor did legislators undergo the sober, detailed look the advisory council previously undertook. This time, a few legislators received complaints from victims’ families and police agencies. Several law enforcement organizations supported the reversal; they got their wish.
Relatives of crime victims are understandably sensitive about anything published or aired about their loved ones. It’s not fair, however, to elevate the emotions of the few against the broader concern by all Virginians to have proper oversight and scrutiny of police agencies.
The stance legislators took is also glaringly paternalistic. They’re suggesting the millions of Virginians who live here aren’t smart or sophisticated enough to determine whether the 2021 law had gone too far in the few months it was in effect, and whether gratuitous information was being published.
Six Senate Democrats voted for this year’s bill, basically reversing their position from last year. I sought interviews from a few of them, but only Dave Marsden of Fairfax County responded.
Marsden said the legislation “would maintain privacy” for victims and their families. He acknowledged, however, that he knew of no abuses under the existing law. The senator said he’d supported many police reform bills since 2020 that tilted toward citizens’ rights. “I’m just a little concerned about the messaging being sent to police agencies.”
That suggests Marsden, who plans to run for re-election next year, is cognizant of how his votes could play with law enforcement groups.
This isn’t the first time the Assembly chose secrecy over sunshine. In 2017, legislators did something downright bizarre: They blocked law enforcement officials from naming juveniles who die in crimes, unless the family gives consent.
It was a strange, Luddite-like decision in an age of smartphones, social media and videos. Neighbors, schools and others could find out the identifications – but, officers, don’t tell the press.
The latest development in Richmond gives police and prosecutors the secrecy they want. Grieving families sensitive to any reports about the slayings of loved ones will, too – even though they already had protections.
Millions of other Virginians? You’re left in the dark.
This column originally appeared in the Virginia Mercury. Roger Chesley is a columnist and editorial writer who worked at the (Newport News) Daily Press and The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot from 1997 through 2018. Reach him at rchesley@virginiamercury.com.
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Historic sex abuse victim speaks out about treatment as case went through courts
A woman who was sexually abused when she was a child has spoken out after taking her case to court, saying system is “not supporting victims”.
Warning: The following content may be distressing to read.
Eileen Martin and her sister were abused as children by their uncle, who was a teenager at the time.
In the summer of 2019, 40 years later, they found the courage to approach the police and formally report the crime.
They waited three years for the trial to take place, and have described the eventual process as “f**k up after f**k up”.
Eileen said the Procurator Fiscal office tried several times to persuade them not to attend the trial, or the verdict.
"We’ve waited all these years for this,” she explained. “They thought because I suffered from mental health problems, that I would be trouble.
"It’s an open court, we went to walk in, and [one of the court workers] said we shouldn’t.
"I asked them ‘why, you think we’re going to go mental?’ and they responded ‘that’s my worry’.”
On the day of the verdict, she said: "We were at a cafe across the road, we had our phones on the tables waiting to get the call to go back to court, like they said they would, and it didn’t happen.”
They finally returned to the court to find the verdict had been read and the process was over and they had missed it.
Their uncle received a community sentence after being found guilty of two charges of sexual abuse.
Eileen continued: “It’s not the fact that he didn’t get jail, it was the way we were treated.
"Like they didn’t remember that we were the victims here. This is my life.”
She also added that lawyers for both sides kept saying her name incorrectly.
The charges against her uncle were changed half way through the trial, and Eileen said she and her sister were not kept informed of these changes.
"No one seems to think, ‘what would make the experience better for us’. They're just not supporting victims.”
The day her abuser was sentencedand the process was over, Eileen describes as the first day she felt shame for what had happened.
"I would have committed suicide in Edinburgh that day,” she said. “Most child abusers aren’t stereotypical monsters.
"If you are a vulnerable child, they can make you feel loved and cared for. That’s how it happens.”
All the way through the process, Eileen said she felt herself asking “but, what about us?”
Eileen and her sister spent their childhood in care, and after suffering abuse multiple times, they testified at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said: “We understand the impact involvement in the criminal justice system can have on victims, and all staff work hard to ensure they are treated with dignity and respect.
“The complainers in the case have been supported throughout the prosecution process by our dedicated Victim Information and Advice staff.
“Senior officials from COPFS have offered to meet with them to discuss their concerns.”
The High Court in Edinburgh convicted Reginald Maxwell of two charges of sexual abuse of two girls, with the offences happening between 1977 and 1980.
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Edinburgh children's home abuse scandal: Nicola Sturgeon should intervene to remind council leader Adam McVey of his duties – Susan Dalgety
Nicola Sturgeon is quite clear about her obligation to looked-after children.
Speaking at the Global Family Care Gathering in 2018, she said that while she had many responsibilities as First Minister, there was none more important than the one she has as Scotland’s chief corporate parent.
“Chief Mammy, as I prefer to describe it,” she said, deploying a phrase so couthy even she seemed slightly embarrassed to use it.
But saccharine aside, Sturgeon was right. When a child enters the care system in Scotland, the state becomes responsible for their welfare. On a practical level, that means the local council becomes the young person’s corporate parent, and the rules on what are expected are clear.
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 sets out the statutory guidance on being a good corporate parent. Any public body charged with looking after children will want “the best outcomes for their looked-after children, accept responsibility for them, and make their needs a priority”.
And the Scottish Government published a helpful guide, “These are our bairns”, to advise councils and their partners on how best to care for looked-after children.
One can only guess that the people responsible for looking after the troubled children in Edinburgh’s two secure units in recent years didn’t bother to read the guide. The recent report by the council’s monitoring officer, after complaints by a whistleblower about abuse, found “illegality, maladministration and injustice” at both places.
If that wasn’t scandal enough, it now seems that Adam McVey, Edinburgh’s council leader – the city’s ‘Chief Daddy’ – is determined there will be no public discussion about his administration’s failure as a corporate parent.
It was bad enough that councillors could not debate the monitoring officer’s full report two weeks ago at full council, because the SNP-Labour ruling group refused a plea by Tory councillors to continue the meeting past its 5pm cut-off time. God forbid that a scandal involving the abuse of children should get in the way of the council leadership’s tea-time.
And last week Councillor McVey showed an uncomfortably authoritarian streak when he stopped two Tory councillors from asking questions about the report during the monthly meeting of the policy and sustainability meeting. He simply muted their microphones when they tried to raise the issue.
According to McVey, the councillors “tried to break rules and conventions relating to questioning officers” and, perhaps the worst crime of all in his eyes, they attempted to propose “an incompetent amendment”.
And his Labour sidekick, depute council leader Cammy Day, complained that the “disrespect” shown by some Tory councillors was “unacceptable”.
Forgive me for being old-fashioned, but I think the failure of Edinburgh City Council to discharge its legal and moral responsibility as the corporate parents of the city’s most troubled children is “unacceptable”.
And shutting down debate on the matter is disrespectful, not only to the victims, but to Edinburgh citizens. We need to know what happened behind the closed doors of those secure units.
Perhaps Scotland’s Chief Mammy should pick up the phone and remind her SNP colleague Councillor McVey that, of all his responsibilities as council leader, he has none more important than his role as the city’s chief corporate parent.
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Edinburgh's recycling centres: Booking system becomes permanent despite fly-tipping fears
The booking system for Edinburgh residents using the council's recycling centres is to be made permanent despite claims it could lead to more fly-tipping.
Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article.
The system was introduced in May 2020 as a Covid precaution, but council chiefs say it has proved popular with the public and the workforce and stopped long queues and aggressive behaviour at busy times. The Tories and Lib Dems, however, called for the need to book to be scrapped.
Tory group leader Iain Whyte said: "It may only be a minor inconvenience, but I think it is making a difference to people’s attitude as to whether they use the recycling centres and it sends a signal we’re running the service for those who provide the service and our staff and not for those who pay for the service and who the service is for, which is the Edinburgh public.”
He said a separate report to the committee noted fly-tipping had increased. Cllr Whyte said: “We need to do something about fly-tipping, dumping beside bins, dumping in the street and we need to do something about our recycling rates. All of these can be done if we encourage people to do the right thing with open access to recycling centres.”
Lib Dem councillor Kevin Lang echoed the point. He said: “We are finishing this council term with recycling being more difficult today than it was at the beginning. Opening hours for recycling centres have been cut, there have been new charges for recycling where it was free before – yes, the garden tax – and yet councillors look puzzled as to why we have made so little progress in terms of driving forward recycling rates in the city.
"I think Edinburgh is one of the most environmentally conscious cities, probably in the whole of the UK, and we should not be satisfied that recycling rates are at best stagnating or in some cases actually in decline. We need to make it as easy as possible for people to recycle their waste if we’re going to get the step-change in recycling we all want to see.”
Green councillor Steve Burgess said he had initially been cautious about having a booking system, but it allowed people a quicker and safer visit to recycling centres and there had been positive public feedback.
"My only concern is whether the public understand how easy it is to make a booking and if they turn up without one they can pretty much make a booking on the spot,” he said.
Committee convener Lesley Macinnes accepted the Greens’ proposal for notices outside the centres telling the public on-the-spot bookings were possible.
She said the booking system was a “lucky” development that had emerged from the pandemic and had delivered enormous benefits.
And she criticised the opposition for dismissing staff conditions and experience. “We know there were instances of aggression around those sites, presumably fuelled by a bit of chaotic inability for us to manage demand across the day,” she said.
"I used to hate going to the recycling centre before we introduced this system because you never knew how long you had to queue or how long you might end up sitting on a main road queuing out of a site.”
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UK ministers rule out energy rationing amid fallout from Russian invasion of Ukraine
The UK Government has ruled out rationing energy after it was suggested preparations should be put in place in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps insisted it was "not the route that we want to go down".
Both Germany and Austria have taken steps towards gas rationing as part of an "early warning phase" over potential disruption to supplies.
Mr Shapp’s comments came after Jonathan Reynolds, Labour's shadow business and energy secretary, said the UK Government should consider rationing oil and gas.
However, he later appeared to U-turn on this.
Asked if it is a “good idea” for the UK to look into such a plan, Mr Shapps told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme: “No, I don’t.”
Pressed on whether he can “completely” rule out energy rationing in the UK, Mr Shapps said: “Yes, I can. It’s not the route that we want to go down.”
Mr Reynolds originally told the same programme the Government should be making plans to ration gas and oil.
The Labour MP said: “We should be making those plans and the Government should be preparing, not necessarily in public, for that situation.
“There’s a lot of complacency in this country about the relative lower exposure to Russian gas that we have.
“But we should bear in mind that part of the supply that comes to this country from, for instance, Norway or from the liquefied natural gas that goes into the terminals and wells, that is partly because Russian gas is fulfilling the demands of central Europe.
“I think what the Government should announce is a plan which is not simply shopping from one authoritarian regime to the next for fossil fuels, but that long-term plan on renewables or nuclear and energy efficiency that would make the difference.”
But speaking on Times Radio an hour later, Mr Reynolds appeared to change his position.
Asked again whether the UK should be rationing energy, he said: “No, that would be a disaster for households and for businesses.
“But the fact you’re even asking the question is an indictment of Conservative energy policy for the last decade.
“We still haven’t had a plan from the Government, even though they said it was to them a priority and an emergency.”
He later said Labour believed “a successful plan would absolutely mean we did not have to consider” rationing energy.
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng suggested the UK Government could build up to seven new nuclear power stations by 2050 in a bid to boost energy security.
An energy strategy set to be published later this week is expected to focus on an expansion of nuclear and wind power.
Elsewhere, Mr Shapps said Chancellor Rishi Sunak would “always be looking” at what else he can do to support people amid the cost-of-living crisis.
He told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme: “We’re trying to do what we can – you’re asking if we’ll do more – I want to absolutely be clear, given the Chancellor’s record, I’m sure he’ll always be looking what else he can do.
“He’s already provided billions and billions of pounds to try to relieve the pressure.”
The transport secretary went on to tell the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme: “I don’t rule out the fact that we may need to do more still.”
But Mr Shapps also suggested in interviews on Sunday the way poverty data was presented can be “somewhat misleading”.
Put to him that hundreds of thousands more children are being pushed into poverty, he said: “I don’t want to sort of get us lost in numbers here, but poverty is divided into both absolute and relative [poverty], and sometimes the way it’s presented can be somewhat misleading to say the least.”
The Resolution Foundation think-tank has said a further 1.3 million people are set to fall into absolute poverty next year, including 500,000 children.
Mr Shapps added: “I do not mean to in any way, shape or form underplay it because you don’t have to be an expert – you just look at the cost of living, as you mentioned, the increase in inflation … it’s very substantial. And that’s why the Chancellor’s already come forward with £22 billion.”
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A1 Haddington crash: Three people taken to hospital after collision
Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the A1 in East Lothian early on Saturday morning.
By Anna Bryan
Saturday, 2nd April 2022, 12:28 pm
Updated Sunday, 3rd April 2022, 1:49 pm
Police were called to a one-car crash on the A1 near the Abbotsview slip road, Haddington, at around 3:30am on Saturday, April 2.
Three individuals were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.
The severity of their injuries is not yet known.
The road was closed in both directions as emergency services dealt with the crash, but it has now re-opened.
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Pasco, WA - In 2019, Roger Morfin and a friend were walking back to their hotel room from a Safeway in Auburn, Washington when a food delivery driver hit Roger, killing him.
To his friends and family, Roger was known as Junior, a selfless person that would do anything for anyone and gave back to his Pasco community.
Eddie Valdez met Roger in high school when Roger asked him if he skated. Since then, the two became brothers.
Eddie says Junior was always there for you and would give him the shoes off his feet, so he could skate better.
"He would always be the one to give you anything. A shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to, even if he was going through something," says Eddie.
Junior's friends say he was 100% a skater, brother and friend.
They would ride the bus after school to Richland, just to use the skate park.
Shortly after he died, another friend, Blaine Phillips created a petition for the City of Pasco to build a skate park to honor Junior.
Currently, Pasco doesn't have a skate park, so building one in honor of Junior would show the community the impact he had on skaters.
After talking to his friends and family, I reached out to the City of Pasco to show them the petition.
I met with Zach Ratkai, Administrative and Community Services Director. He said the city was well aware of the petition.
In fact, they've been doing community outreach to learn what the needs are in Pasco. He says the youth really spoke out about the need for a skate park.
I told him about the person Junior was, according to what his friends and family had said.
He says he is open to having that discussion about the potential for a skate park to honor Junior.
"We'd certainly like to know where in Pasco," says Ratkai, "it could be ideally located to best serve the skating community, but also you know could it be near his former residence."
After talking to the city, I met with more of Junior's friends once again.
This time, it was clear how much of an impact Junior had on the skating community, even with people he never met.
Tristan "Tripp" Rios Kriner moved to the Tri-Cities just a couple of years ago and says skating has changed his life. It's helped him mentally and he's connected with so many people here.
He says every day he goes to the skate parks in Richland and Kennewick, someone mentions Roger's name.
"I never got to meet him myself personally. Every day, someone will bring up his name at least once. He made a huge impact on all the skaters. Whether they be the old heads like my age, twenties and older or the younger kids who are just barely starting to skate."
Tripp says the impact he has on the skating community is more than clear.
Junior's dad, Roger, sees it too.
"A lot of times I would tell him, you got one brother," says Roger, "he would tell me nope, I got a whole bunch of brothers."
Roger says he's didn't realize how many skaters/friends/brothers Junior had until now and he feels grateful for them.
"I lost a son but I gained so many more," he added.
Roger "Junior" Morfin left a lasting impact on the skating community in the Tri-Cities. So much so, the family sat with the City of Richland to have a bench put in the Richland Skate Park in his honor.
The plaque on the bench reads, "In Loving Memory of Roger Morfin. 'Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.'"
Roger says he and his wife often go to the Richland Skate Park and sit on the bench, watching the other kids skate.
Junior's friends and family say this skate park will do so much more than being a skate park in Pasco.
They say it'll help the kids in the Pasco community that may not be able to afford a bus ride to Richland or Kennewick.
They hope it sheds light on the talented skaters in Pasco, pushing them to do bigger and better things.
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Craig Gordon's brilliance saves Hearts as Tynecastle teenager makes his debut at Ross County
Despite dominating possession and missing a first-half penalty, it was exceptional goalkeeping from Craig Gordon which ultimately preserved a point for Hearts at Ross County.
Alex Iacovitti scored for the Highlanders after their keeper, Ross Laidlaw, saved Barrie McKay’s 17th minute spot-kick. Jack Baldwin’s own goal levelled the score before half-time and County also hit the frame of Hearts’ goal three times during the 90 minutes.
A double save by Gordon after the break proved pivotal to the final outcome in Dingwall. He pushed Jordan Tillson’s 20-yard shot onto the post and instinctively sprung up to divert Ross Callachan’s rebound attempt wide from point-blank range.
It was the latest episode in a series of outstanding saves by the 39-year-old Scotland internationalist. The travelling support responded with chants of “there’s only one Craig Gordon” to show their appreciation.
Several Hearts players missed this fixture through injury, including Beni Baningime, Michael Smith, John Souttar and Cammy Devlin. County left second-top goalscorer Joseph Hungbo on the substitutes’ bench as they pushed for a place in the Premiership’s top half.
The visitors fashioned the first clear opening inside four minutes. Stephen Kingsley’s crossfield ball found Aaron McEneff on the right for a precise first-time delivery across the six-yard box. Liam Boyce slid in but the ball appeared to strike his heel and spin away from goal as the first glorious chance was missed.
The second was McKay’s penalty, stopped by Laidlaw on 17 minutes after referee Gavin Duncan ruled that County’s Connor Randall fouled McKay near the byline. For all Hearts’ early control, they couldn’t force a breakthrough.
They survived an almighty scare just before the half-hour. The County captain Baldwin met Blair Spittal’s corner, his header rebounded off the post and Harry Paton pounced. Only a slight deflection off Boyce prevented him scoring.
Alex Cochrane then blocked Ross Callachan’s attempt as the hosts edged closer. A free-kick on the right led to their opener as Spittal delivered for Iacovitti to prod home near the front post.
It might have been 2-0 moments later, another Spittal cross finding Regan Charles-Cook for a second effort off the post. Hearts finally forced the goal their play merited six minutes from the interval.
The influential McKay supplied a cross which came back to him for a first-time strike at goal. Baldwin slid in and merely deflected the ball beyond Laidlaw at the near post to level the scoreline at 1-1.
Only Gordon’s stupefying saves stopped the Highlanders regaining the lead following the restart. Tillson fired Jordan White’s lay-off at goal and Gordon sprung to his right to push the ball onto the post. Callachan hit the rebound but Gordon recovered instinctively to throw himself in the opposite direction, preventing a certain goal.
At a time when Riccarton academy graduates in the Hearts first team are thin on the ground, it was encouraging seeing teenage striker Mackenzie Kirk – son of Andy – given his debut in stoppage-time.
The game finished all square and both sides seemed to accept a point without much complaint.
Ross County (4-2-3-1): Laidlaw; Randall, Baldwin, Iacovitti, Vokins; Tillson, Callachan; Spittal, Paton (Samuel 65), Charles-Cook (Hungbo 79); White.
Hearts (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Sibbick, Halkett, Kingsley, Cochrane; Haring, Halliday; McEneff (Woodburn 62), Boyce (Kirk 90), McKay; Simms (Ginnelly 62).
Referee: Gavin Duncan.
Attendance: 5,210.
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Hibs held by Dundee United as top-four hopes take a hit
A debut goal for Harry Clarke earned Hibs a share of the spoils against Dundee United as the Easter Road side suffered a set-back in their pursuit of fourth in the Scottish Premiership table.
While one keeps them in the race, it will go down to the wire next weekend – and even victory at Tynecastle may not be enough as seven teams fight it out for a top-six berth.
It was an attacking line-up chosen by Shaun Maloney – necessary given the magnitude of the game. A front three of Sylvester Jasper, Elias Melkersen, and Chris Mueller was lively without really causing Benji Siegrist any bother in the opening exchanges.
When the visitors took the lead there was an air of familiarity about the manner of the goal lost. Hibs failed to properly clear a set-piece and Tony Watt’s cross for Ryan Edwards fell to Ross Graham whose header beat Kevin Dabrowski.
Hibs have been better defensively since Maloney came in but there would have been frustration in the home dugout at the simplicity of United’s opener.
Within five minutes Jasper had breached the visiting defence and cut the ball back but it evaded the onrushing Melkersen and there were no takers arriving late. After a fairly promising start some of the play from the hosts was ponderous. Passing moves lacked urgency and there wasn’t a great deal to concern Siegrist.
Hibs’ first real chance of note came from Clarke who had drifted into a central position and his shot from 20 yards took a deflection as it whistled over the bar. Maloney has talked extensively about what the Arsenal loanee would bring to his side but few would have been expecting a debut goal that most strikers would have been proud of.
With the game ticking towards half-time, Chris Cadden’s cross fell to his fellow wingback and he took a touch before drilling into the far corner to level the game.
Unsurprisingly the goal gave Hibs a lift going into the second half and, ideally needing to win, they spent more time in the opposition box in the second period.
But as has so often been the case with the Easter Road side this season, good fortune deserted theme in the 18-yard box.
Cadden, Melkersen, Mueller, Clarke, and Joe Newell all had half-chances to no avail.
With time running out Mueller was cautioned for simulation as he tumbled in the box during another attack. At the other end Dabrowski had to be alert to thwart a couple of United attacks.
Right at the death, with six minutes of injury time approaching an end, Mueller fed the ball to the back post where Melkersen was arriving but he contrived to send his effort over the bar.
Once again Hibs did the hard work in the final third without taking their chances. Clarke’s all-action display was the biggest positive on a day where Hibs will feel they should have done better.
With other results not doing Hibs too many favours, they will need at least the same again next week at Tynecastle but ideally, a little bit more.
This penultimate pre-split fixture felt like Hibs’ season in microcosm – some very good football but ultimately, not enough when it mattered most.
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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou blames ‘couple of idiots’ for glass bottle injury
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou criticised “a couple of idiots” after one of his backroom staff required stitches having been hit with a glass bottle in the 2-1 win over Rangers at Ibrox.
The incident took place as players, officials and staff made their way up the tunnel at half-time after the visitors had come from behind to lead in the Premiership clash.
The start to the second half was delayed as ground staff cleared glass from a broken bottle in Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart's penalty area.
A Celtic spokesman said: “A member of our backroom staff was struck by a glass bottle. He required urgent medical treatment and stitches to a head wound. The matter is now in the hands of Police Scotland.”
Postecoglou said: “I think he is okay, he had a couple of stitches. It is disappointing because this is a fixture that gets beamed around the world, and stands on its own. Two teams going at it, first and second spot. You don’t need a couple of idiots ruining it."
Cameron Carter-Vickers put the visitors ahead after Hoops midfielder Tom Rogic had cancelled out Aaron Ramsey's opener.
Celtic's win took them six points clear at the top, with six matches left to play.
Postecoglou was sad the action on the pitch was overshadowed.
“It is disappointing,” the former Australia boss said. “I thought it was a proper derby, the atmosphere was unbelievable, both teams were up for it, both teams were going for it.
“You don't need it. I don't know what people are trying to achieve by doing that.
“I thought it was a fantastic spectacle.
“Sitting here now as the winning coach, that kind of taints my view of it, but I thought anybody watching would agree it was a good game of football and you could tell there was something meaningful at the end of it by the way both sets of players went at it.
“Their crowd was up for it, our 700 was up for it and couldn't stop signing. That is what you want.”
Gers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst said of the delay: “It’s never good that due to situations the game has to be stopped. I don't think it's a good thing. Safety is first and I understand we have to wait for the pitch to be playable for both teams.”
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No. 33 Iowa State defeated No. 22 Kansas tennis 5-2 on Sunday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. This was the Jayhawks’ first home loss of the season.
The Jayhawks got out to an early lead when sophomore Raphaelle Lacasse and freshman Mariana Maynoma-Velasquez defeated sophomores Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas 6-3.
The Cyclone pair of sophomores Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh edged past redshirt freshman Maria Titova and senior Malkia Ngounoue 6-4 in a close match. Freshman Ange Oby Kajuru and sophomore Chie Kezuka also defeated senior Sonia Smagina and junior Carmen Roxana-Manu, awarding Iowa State the doubles point.
The momentum kept coming for Iowa State, as it won the next three matches. Ngounoue fell to Kajuru in three sets and freshman Anna Supapitch Kuearum defeated Manu in straight sets. Finally, Kezuka defeated Lacasse in straight sets to give the Cyclones a 3-1 lead.
The Jayhawks attempted to make a comeback when No. 63 Titova defeated No. 68 Naklo in three sets that gave Kansas its first point. The Jayhawks kept battling back when Manyoma-Velasquez defeated Hsieh in three sets.
Iowa State closed the match out when Kadleckova defeated Smagina in three sets, winning the match 10-7.
The Jayhawks look to regain momentum when they travel to Austin, Texas, to face the No. 6 Longhorns on Friday. The match is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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April is National Kite Month. Every April enthusiasts celebrate the history of their favorite pastime by letting their kites fly. Kelvin Chun is a retired award-winning public school teacher who is one of the few craftsmen in Hawaii who is a master of making and flying Filipino kites. Master kite builder Patricio Gongob taught Chun how to make the traditional kites out of shaved bamboo and rice paper. Unlike western kites, Filipino kites do not have a tail. Chun has been featured in national kite magazines and belongs to the American Kite Fliers Association. His master’s degree project at the University of Hawaii was on kite aerodynamics. Chun says, "I used to be a math teacher, so I used to integrate making the kite and flying the kite, it’s what they call STEM education now. Science Technology Engineering and Math. And art, Steam education. I used to integrate it then have my students make the kites, and fly the kites so that when it flies you know that aerodynamically they made the kite perfect. And applied mathematic skills." Chun adds, “In today’s world a lot of problem solving in life, so if it doesn’t fly you have to figure out why it doesn’t fly in the kite it has to be perfectly balanced. It has to be perfectly symmetrical."
April was chosen as National Kite Month because it was the month that perfectly symbolized hope, potential, and joy. As the first month in Spring, it is when most kite fliers are starting to bring their kites out of the closet and prepare for a summer on the beach. It is the month that while we spring clean and dust off the cobwebs, we can look fondly back on the memories of the year before while looking towards a bright future. April is also the month that we see the last of the snow giving way to green lawns, a month that we are eager to get outside and be active.
NKM is organized by the American Kitefliers Association (AKA). Volunteers work to help promote kite flying throughout the year and during NKM.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to CYip@kitv.com
Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories.
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Here are some notable nuggets that happened during Yankees’ spring training action on Sunday:
SS Pop
Isiah Kiner-Falefa crushed his first home run of the spring, a two-run shot to left field in the first inning. The shortstop, who worked with Justin Turner and his hitting coach, Doug Latta, during the offseason, has put a focus on getting the ball in the air more.
Rough start
Luis Gil, one of the Yankees’ young pitchers fighting to make the roster as a long relief option, gave up five earned runs on eight hits over 2 ¹/₃ ⅓ innings. He also made an error as Bo Bichette stole third base, throwing to the bag before Josh Donaldson could get there, which allowed two runs to score.
Caught my eye
Tim Locastro put his speed on full display in the fourth inning, hitting a line drive to the gap for what looked like a double before taking third once he saw left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. slip after fielding the ball. Locastro’s wheels give him a shot to make the team as an extra outfielder.
Monday’s schedule
Left-hander JP Sears will get the start against the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. at Steinbrenner Field in the Yankees’ penultimate Grapefruit League game.
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In her office at a nonprofit in central Nebraska, Karen Rathke routinely encounters residents still stung by the pandemic and hoping to get help with their rent.
Rathke, president of the Heartland United Way, was hoping to tap into an additional $120 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance to help them. But that money, part of what's known as ERA2, is at risk after Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts said he doesn't want it.
Many other states have in recent months returned tens of millions of dollars in unused rental assistance because they have so few renters — but only Nebraska has flat out refused the aid.
“I'm very concerned about not having anything,” Rathke said of the federal money, which can be allocated over the next three years for everything from rent to services preventing eviction to affordable housing activities.
“All these nonprofits, when people come to them asking for help, the bucket will be empty," she said. "It is hard to tell people no, to tell people that we don’t have the funds to help them.”
The debate is playing out across the country as the Treasury Department begins reallocating some of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from places slow to spend to others that are running out of funds.
States and localities have until September to spend their share of the first $25 billion allocated, known as ERA1, and the second $21.55 billion, known as ERA2, by 2025. So far, Treasury says $30 billion has been spent or allocated through February.
Treasury announced earlier this month that over $1 billion of ERA1 funds would be moved, for a total of $2.3 billion reallocated this year. Larger states like California, New York, New Jersey and Texas are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in additional money. Native American tribes, including the Oglala Sioux Lakota in South Dakota and Chippewa Cree in Montana, are also receiving tens of millions of dollars in additional help.
Those losing money are almost all smaller Republican states with large rural populations and fewer renters. Many were slow to spend their share as required by program rules, so they either voluntarily returned money or had it taken. Some, like South Dakota, Wyoming and New Hampshire, unsuccessfully pitched to use the money for other things like affordable housing.
Treasury officials, housing advocates and many Republican governors argue there is still plenty of money to help renters in these states and that the reallocation gets money where it's most needed. Montana, for example, returned $54.6 million but still has $224.5 million. West Virginia returned more than $42.4 million but still has $224.7 million, according to Treasury.
“We are trying to reallocate the best we can,” said Gene Sperling, who is charged with overseeing implementation of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package. “This is a balancing act, but one that is rooted in commitment to getting the most funds to the most people in need as possible.”
North Dakota returned $150 million of its $352 million, saying it couldn't effectively spend all the money by the deadline. The state believes the remaining funds are sufficient to meet the needs of those who are eligible.
Some Democratic lawmakers disagree.
“Outrageous and unacceptable: turning back rental assistance funds when applications are piling up and people are being evicted," tweeted Democratic Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, of Fargo.
South Dakota was forced to return more than $81 million — though more than $9 million went to Native American tribes in the state. Gov. Kristi Noem suggested the money was not necessary, adding: "Our renters enjoy something even better than government hand-outs: a job.”
But Democratic Sen. Reynold Nesiba said there was a lack of awareness about the rental assistance and criticized the state for not doing more to promote it. He pointed to a $5 million tourism advertising campaign that was paid for with coronavirus relief funds and questioned why that level of promotion didn’t happen for pandemic relief programs.
Meanwhile, organizations that are helping administer the rental assistance still available expect a continued need. The state has long faced a run on affordable housing, which has only been exacerbated during the pandemic.
“Housing costs are just too high,” said Sandy Miller, who coordinates the rental assistance program for an organization called Community Action in the western half of South Dakota. “It’s harder for them to get in a home, it’s harder for them to stay in their home."
Several states argued the reallocation addresses a flaw in the program, which created a funding formula based on population, not the number of renters in a state.
“Congress ... did not take into consideration Wyoming’s small population, income levels, actual renters’ needs, and that the majority of Wyoming households — 70% — are owner occupied,” said Rachel Girt, the state’s rental assistance communication coordinator, after the state returned $164 million out of $352 million. Another $2.8 million was shifted to the Northern Arapaho Tribal Housing Program and Eastern Shoshone Housing Authority.
Josh Hanford, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development, noted that the $352 million it received far surpassed the $25 million given to Memphis, which has a similar population.
“As long as we’re able to serve all our eligible households, hopefully folks will see that there is greater need in other parts of the country that have received a lot less assistance per household,” Hanford said when asked about the state returning $31 million.
In Nebraska, the loss of funds is projected to hit rural areas hardest.
The state program already reallocated $85 million of its $158 million in ERA1 to its biggest cities of Omaha and Lincoln and their respective counties. It still has nearly $30 million. Without the additional $120 million in ERA2 money, an analysis by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center on Children, Families and the Law found that tenants in Omaha and Lincoln will still have help after September, but those in other counties will not.
Ricketts, the Nebraska governor, defended the decision not to take the additional money.
The state “has received and distributed an unprecedented amount of federal funding to help Nebraskans weather the storm over these past two years,” he wrote in an opinion column. “But at a certain point, we must acknowledge that the storm has passed and get back to the Nebraska Way. We must guard against becoming a welfare state where people are incentivized not to work and encouraged to rely on government handouts well after an emergency is over.”
But housing advocates say his decision will leave many vulnerable tenants without a lifeline. Tenants in rural areas often have access to fewer resources, including affordable housing, internet access and reliable transport.
Lawmakers passed a bill last month requiring the state to apply for the money. But Ricketts vetoed the bill, saying the state “must guard against big government socialism.” If lawmakers don't override his veto, the money is likely to be reallocated by Treasury to other states.
“We know from communities across Nebraska that the need is not only there, but is fairly severe,” said Erin Feichtinger, director of policy and advocacy for the social service agency Together.
“There is really no good reason to pass up these funds. It's money that is allocated to Nebraskans," she said. "Nothing bad will happen if we accept this funding, but lots of bad things can if we don’t."
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JAMESTOWN — State residents could be getting a $250 check to help pay for increasing prices at the gas pump.
Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-Nanuet, is proposing S.8627 to give all current state residents who have registered a vehicle in New York state during the past two years a $250 check through the state Energy Research and Development Authority.
"With gas prices hitting record highs almost every week, it's crucial that New York state takes whatever action we can to help people who are getting squeezed at the pump," Reichlin-Melnick said during a recent news conference. "While the state can't control the international factors that are contributing to rising oil prices, there are steps we can take to provide some relief."
The average price of a gallon of gas in Chautauqua County is $4.39 a gallon, higher than the state average of $4.347 and the national average of $4.246. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.908 the week of March 28, 2021, and was $3.804 in late February.
A gas tax holiday was included in the state Senate's budget proposal, but it was not included in the state Assembly's budget proposal. Those one-house budgets form the basis of discussions between Senate leaders, Assembly leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul in arriving at a final state budget to be voted on by each legislative chamber. The budget is due Friday. There has also been talk of including checks similar to Reichlin-Melnick's proposal as part of the state budget.
Even more generous than Reichlin-Melnick's proposal can be found in California, which is proposing a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel. California's average gas prices hit a new state record last week at $5.88 per gallon, more than $2 higher than it was a year ago, according to AAA. California has the second-highest gas tax in the country at 51 cents per gallon. But the state's Democratic leaders have been wary of suspending the gas tax because they fear oil companies would not pass along the savings to drivers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the average California driver spends about $300 per year on gas taxes. Newsom's idea is to give car owners $400 debit cards for up to two vehicles, for a total of $800. The money would go to everyone who has a car registered with the state — including the uber-rich, people living in the country illegally, and even drivers who own vehicles that don't use gasoline.
For people who don't have cars, Newsom wants the state to pay for their bus or train fare for three months. His proposal would give $750 million to transit and rail agencies, which Newsom said would be enough to give free rides to 3 million people per day. About $1.1 billion would pay to pause scheduled inflationary increases for diesel and fuel taxes this summer, and another $500 million would pay for projects that promote biking and walking.
At the same time, Democratic Reps. Mike Thompson of California, John Larson of Connecticut and Lauren Underwood of Illinois are sponsoring legislation authorizing $100 a month energy rebates for any month this year in which the national average gas price is more than $4 a gallon.
Maryland and Georgia have approved short-term gas tax holidays, while Connecticut's legislature has approved legislation for a gas tax holiday from April 1 through June 30. Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign the measure, according to the Associated Press.
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By John Whittaker
The Jamestown Post-Journal
State residents could be getting a $250 check to help pay for increasing prices at the gas pump.
Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-Nanuet, is proposing S.8627 to give all current state residents who have registered a vehicle in New York state during the past two years a $250 check through the state Energy Research and Development Authority.
"With gas prices hitting record highs almost every week, it's crucial that New York state takes whatever action we can to help people who are getting squeezed at the pump," Reichlin-Melnick said during a recent news conference. "While the state can't control the international factors that are contributing to rising oil prices, there are steps we can take to provide some relief."
The average price of a gallon of gas in Chautauqua County is $4.39 a gallon, higher than the state average of $4.347 and the national average of $4.246. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.908 the week of March 28, 2021, and was $3.804 in late February.
A gas tax holiday was included in the state Senate's budget proposal, but it was not included in the state Assembly's budget proposal. Those one-house budgets form the basis of discussions between Senate leaders, Assembly leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul in arriving at a final state budget to be voted on by each legislative chamber. The budget is due Friday. There has also been talk of including checks similar to Reichlin-Melnick's proposal as part of the state budget.
Even more generous than Reichlin-Melnick's proposal can be found in California, which is proposing a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel. California's average gas prices hit a new state record last week at $5.88 per gallon, more than $2 higher than it was a year ago, according to AAA. California has the second-highest gas tax in the country at 51 cents per gallon. But the state's Democratic leaders have been wary of suspending the gas tax because they fear oil companies would not pass along the savings to drivers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the average California driver spends about $300 per year on gas taxes. Newsom's idea is to give car owners $400 debit cards for up to two vehicles, for a total of $800. The money would go to everyone who has a car registered with the state — including the uber-rich, people living in the country illegally, and even drivers who own vehicles that don't use gasoline.
For people who don't have cars, Newsom wants the state to pay for their bus or train fare for three months. His proposal would give $750 million to transit and rail agencies, which Newsom said would be enough to give free rides to 3 million people per day. About $1.1 billion would pay to pause scheduled inflationary increases for diesel and fuel taxes this summer, and another $500 million would pay for projects that promote biking and walking.
At the same time, Democratic Reps. Mike Thompson of California, John Larson of Connecticut and Lauren Underwood of Illinois are sponsoring legislation authorizing $100 a month energy rebates for any month this year in which the national average gas price is more than $4 a gallon.
Maryland and Georgia have approved short-term gas tax holidays, while Connecticut's legislature has approved legislation for a gas tax holiday from April 1 through June 30. Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign the measure, according to the Associated Press.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A Facebook item posted the other day by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, onetime Trump administration minister of disinformation and current Arkansas gubernatorial candidate, features a photo of Sanders grinning like a possum in front of her campaign truck. Prominent in the foreground is a supermarket sign advertising GUNS/AMMO.
The caption reads: "You know you're in God's country when you can get a 12 pack and a 12 gauge shotgun at your neighborhood Edward's Food Giant!"
Yee-haw!
Within 48 hours of Sanders' post, Arkansas saw a gunfight at an auto show down in Dumas: one dead and an astonishing 27 wounded -- including a half-dozen little kids and a couple of grannies. Up in Rogers, three teenagers were arrested in a drive-by shooting. The body of a 14-year-old shot to death was found in North Little Rock. Another man was slain in Pine Bluff. There was a fatal shooting at a Hot Springs gas station.
Little Rock police reported that 20 handguns had been stolen from parked cars in the River Market district this year -- so far. The chief begged the public to show some sense. He himself was recently involved in a shootout with a suspect who escaped unharmed.
In short, it was a pretty ordinary weekend here in God's country. The Dumas episode was unusual; the rest not at all. So, if you think Sanders is embarrassed, then as Mark Twain put it, "You don't know Arkansaw!"
For Sanders, the only controversial aspect of her imbecile Facebook post might be the 12-pack. A pious Baptist endorsing beer? If challenged, she'd probably claim she was talking about Dr Pepper. She's slippery like that.
On TV, Sanders is running a campaign commercial featuring her sternly forbidding her children from watching CNN. The state's two Republican U.S. Senate candidates are shown in ads carrying guns around and boasting about their commitment to "open carry." Both are former Razorback football players, and both love them some Trump. Fire away!
But what really distinguishes Sanders from the rest isn't her enthusiasm for firearms. Even Bill Clinton feigned zeal for duck hunting -- a pastime requiring rising before dawn and sitting silent for hours, neither a Clinton specialty. Rather, it's Sanders' unparalleled commitment to post-truth politics.
As Trump's press secretary, Sanders lied almost as often as her boss. Her superpower is a combination of shamelessness and absolute contempt for journalists whose job, however imperfectly they do it, is to ascertain the truth. Remember back at the beginning, when Trump fired FBI Director James Comey?
Sanders piled on. "I can speak to my own personal experience," she told the White House press corps. "I've heard from countless members of the FBI that are grateful and thankful for the president's decision." A reporter asked incredulously, "You personally have talked to 'countless' FBI officials, employees, since this happened?"
"Correct," Sanders insisted with her trademark glare.
According to independent counsel Robert Mueller's written report, however, Sanders told a different story under oath. Instead, she "acknowledged to investigators that her comments were not founded on anything."
As people say in Arkansas, she'd flat made it up.
When reporters asked her to justify the Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents at the Mexican border, she invoked a completely nonexistent law supposedly requiring it. Then, when a reporter asked if, as a parent, she didn't have compassion, she sneered that he was grandstanding to get on TV.
After journalists asked about Trump's propensity for encouraging political violence in June 2017, Sanders stoutly maintained, "The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."
This in the face of multiple instances of Trump urging his supporters to beat up protesters and journalists covering his rallies. He even promised to pay their legal expenses if they got arrested. Everybody's seen him urging cops to rough up suspects. Again, there's video.
But see, that's the whole point. The brazen lying and the contempt are two sides of the same coin. Trump supporters don't care that Sanders lied about FBI Director Comey. He's a jerk that needed firing. And if nobody phoned the White House to say so, somebody should have.
It's the same with immigrant children, who should have stayed in their sh**hole countries. A lot of people would like to beat up smart-mouth reporters. Recently, this column featured a Trump quote praising Vladimir Putin's genius that I'd block-copied from a transcript. Angry readers accused me of making it up. Cultists believe whatever they need to.
The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin sums things up: "It's the same playbook used by despots, dictators and demagogues in the modern era. Other tactics: Attack independent sources of information, undermine the notion of truth (alternate facts), appeal to nostalgia (for an imaginary past) and promote violence or the threat of violence."
See, cultists both know and don't know.
And what makes them furious is anybody who knows the difference.
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner. You can email Lyons at eugenelyons2@yahoo.com.
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President Joe Biden set off international alarms over the weekend when he committed the United States to the goal of regime change in Russia. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," Biden said of Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a speech in Poland. The last time the United States set itself to removing a foreign leader, in Iraq in 2003, the American plan turned into a long-running disaster. Now, with war raging in Ukraine, it would seem a terrible idea for the president to announce that the goal of U.S. forces is to remove Putin from his position atop the Russian government.
The White House was quick to explain that it was all a mistake -- Biden's mistake. Worried aides put out word that Biden's statement was not in his prepared remarks. They made clear that no, no, no, United States policy was not regime change in Russia. "He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change," a freaked-out White House official told Fox News. "The president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia or regime change." So when Biden said Putin "cannot remain in power," he meant that Putin cannot remain in power over his neighbors.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken performed the formal cleanup Sunday during a news conference in Jerusalem. Unbidden, he said, "As you know, and as you've heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia or anywhere else." Blinken said any regime change in Russia would be up to the Russian people.
Finally, Biden, back home, said flatly, "I'm not walking anything back." Asked what he meant when he said Putin "cannot remain in power," Biden explained, "I was expressing the moral outrage I felt towards this man."
Indeed, some of the administration's most fervent supporters argued that the president was right to say what he did. The pro-Biden Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote that "Biden reminds us how fortunate we are to have an experienced diplomat and energetic proponent of our democratic alliances rather than Putin's poodle," by which she meant former President Donald Trump.
Democratic fundraiser Bill Kristol, who as a Republican was one of the loudest and most influential proponents of regime change in Iraq in 2003, compared Biden's retracted "cannot remain in power" statement to President Ronald Reagan's famous declaration at the Berlin Wall in 1987: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
It was a laughable comparison. For one thing, Reagan's line was not a gaffe. In the weeks leading up to the Berlin speech, some in the Reagan administration opposed the proposed "tear down this wall" declaration. The president favored it, and thus it stayed in the speech. In an article on the National Archives website, Peter Robinson, the Reagan speechwriter who penned the speech, included an image of the page of Reagan's speech that contained the declaration. There it was, in black and white. So "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" was not a gaffe. It was a planned remark.
Second, the Reagan White House and administration did not rush to disavow the president's words. The "tear down this wall" passage became the most famous of the speech, and one of the most famous of Reagan's presidency, because it dramatically expressed Ronald Reagan's feelings and policy toward Communism. In the days that followed, the president did not run away from his own words.
Third, Reagan called for Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, to allow freedom in his country and the nations under Soviet control. Reagan did not call for the removal of Gorbachev. Perhaps if Biden had said, in today's circumstances, "Mr. Putin, end this war," there would have been some analogy. But that is not what Biden said.
After Biden's gaffe, there emerged a debate over whether it was really a gaffe -- whether Biden said exactly what he intended to say and then allowed his staff to back away from it to avoid the charge that the U.S. is trying to remove Putin, even though, in fact, the U.S. is trying to.
Just a week earlier, the historian Niall Ferguson argued that the Biden administration had decided to make Russian regime change its goal in the Ukraine war -- in other words, to use the war to try to bring Putin down, rather than to seek a quick and peaceful resolution to stop the killing.
After Biden delivered his speech, Ferguson tweeted: "As I said last week, the Biden administration has apparently decided to instrumentalize the war in Ukraine to bring about regime change in Russia, rather than trying to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible. Biden just said it out loud. This is a highly risky strategy." Instead, Ferguson wrote, "the U.S. should be doing everything in its (considerable) power to broker a ceasefire and compromise peace."
Now, after Biden's "cannot remain in power" gaffe, or non-gaffe, the U.S. strategy is not clear. If it was a gaffe, it was a sign of a disturbing trend. As Glenn Greenwald noted, "This episode marked at least the third time in the past couple weeks that White House officials had to walk back Biden's comments, following his clear decree that U.S. troops would soon be back in Ukraine and his prior warning that the U.S. would use chemical weapons against Russia if they used them first." If it was not a gaffe, it was perhaps even more disturbing.
So if it was a gaffe, it was bad. If it was not a gaffe, it was worse. What it was not was the reincarnation of Reagan's "tear down this wall" declaration. Of that, everyone can be sure.
Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner.
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In 2019, my commute involved a brief 15-minute walk from Victoria Train Station into the heart of Westminster. On a nice, sunny morning, I’d often grab a hot drink and take a longer route in to enjoy the pleasant surroundings of the area. An area full of tall, expensive buildings with absolutely no off-street parking. Because of this, every residential street was clogged up with endless rows of street-parked cars. Not just any cars, though. No, we’re talking old money cars.
For those who haven’t heard the term before, ‘old money’ refers to upper-class families whose financial standing is largely rooted in inheritance. These are the families who live in Zone 1, Central London and they are also the families who would have purchased something like a W126 Mercedes Benz 500 SEL brand spanking new in 1979 and still own it today.
There is a lot of this scattered all over London, and for a car guy it’s incredible. A living museum of automotive goods, calmly sitting there on the side of the street where your Average Joe doesn’t even clock it. Many of these cars have extremely low mileage, too. After all, why drive when you live in the city with the greatest public transport links in the world.
I started taking photos of the cars I saw whilst getting about and sent them to a group chat with my two best mates who also worked in the city. They would always send me photos back of the cars they came across. We’d naturally find ourselves chatting about things like why, if we were alive in 1986, we’d have bought a 525i over the 525e we just saw in Pimlico. And so on…
Within a week, we were sending each other five to 10 finds a day. Anything mildly interesting that we’d bump into whilst out and about would end up in this group chat. It was a lot of fun, but also a terrible distraction when actually trying to get anything done in the office.
I’d often post these cars on my Instagram story and the interest in what I was spotting picked up. We decided that spamming the group chat was an inefficient way of tracking what we had and hadn’t yet seen, and we had a good bunch of friends who wanted to see what we came across. Instagram was the obvious answer, so at the end of 2019, Mildly Interesting Cars of London was born. We like to call it ‘Micol’ for short.
The genres of interest grew. We progressed from fancy, old money Bentleys and started posting photos of abandoned Volvos. The grey 340 in Mayfair has less than 4,000 miles on the clock. It’s done 220 miles since 2006. The mystery behind some cars is so thick that you can taste it.
Occasionally we’d even bump into a car with its owner by it. There are a few things I’ve learned through Micol, but one thing that stands out is how open the owners of these cars are for a conversation. A lot of the time they know what they have is special and they love it even more so for it. I’ve long found London to be the home of culture and passion for every niche of human interest, and I am glad to report this too stretches to everyday car ownership as well.
Some lovely folk will even let you grab a photo of them with the car. Suddenly, you’re no longer just sharing a photo of a 190E Cosworth on the side of the street, you’re now sharing the story of someone’s fond memories of their loved ones that they experienced through the car 17 years ago. The green Celica you spot at your post office is no longer a funky alternative to a 3 Series, driven by a little lady. It’s now a present Shirley received from her late mother. The Pirelli GTI is not just driven on weekends; it belongs to Charlie who relies on it to get to work every day so he can pay his bills.
Two and a bit years later, London still doesn’t fail to surprise me. Of course, there are a few places which are known to gravitate car activity, but as a whole these spots hit you when you’re not really looking for them. Last weekend though I went out looking for cool cars to share with you here, which is where I got my supporting images from.
The day was a fair representation of what to expect: Rare, uncommon sports cars such as the Vauxhall VX220 lingering in the more colourful parts of London such as Soho and Shoreditch.
Big, cushy Rolls-Royces mingling with tiny electric cars of the mid ’00s outside busy pubs.
The odd, abandoned everyday car in a residential area, likely to have been killed off by local emission laws.
Then of course, the extravagant supercar parked in the high-end streets of Mayfair.
Micol went from being a photo-dump of mildly interesting cars we saw littered on the streets of London, to somewhat of a melting pot of everyday car culture. Everything of interest gets shared, and what was once a circle of our friends has grown into a micro audience of people tuning in to see what we find out in the wild.
In the spirit of Speedhunting then, allow me to share with you my five favourite spots that we’ve hunted down for Micol over the last few months. As a bonus, I’ll attach five extra spots that I’ve not gotten around to sharing yet.
One way to stand out in Knightsbridge, a bright green classic Citroën.
4: BMW 850 CSi
An abandoned E31 on the outskirts of London. Yes, this is the V12 one. And yes, it did have a manual gearbox. And yes, it is Dakar Yellow…
Filthy from use, this is the true Speedhunters way of using a true performance car. Parked on one of the most prestigious parts of Central London, too.
It would be too predictable for me to put a rare supercar at pole position, even if it is in this dream movie spec.
This shade of white is faster anyway. The pinnacle of small, barebones driving fun deserves the number one spot here.
Here’s the bonus finds I promised…
Rolls-Royce Phantom
A car for a special occasion. I had a chat with the chauffeur of this one who told me the whole inner workings of the car have been replaced with a retrofitted modern setup. He was vague on the details, but once he got in the car shot off out of sight. Not a bad way to travel around the city.
Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC
There are so, so many R107s knocking around London. They are by far the most common classic, probably due to the fact that in true classic Benz spirit they don’t want to die. Super durable, super reliable and super usable, make them an easy-to-live-with classic, with many owners having theirs since they were new. This one is a little more special though, as coupes (C107) are not as easily found roaming the streets as their convertible counterparts, especially in this bigger engine specification.
Honda Civic Coupe
I know what you’re thinking of right now… Three black Civics chasing a lorry. And just like that, what was essentially an economical commuter car has become a car culture icon. Living in the heart of Westminster, the owner of this car pays both clean air charges. Chances are then that they don’t spend their free time street racing it.
Mercedes-Benz 280 G
Arguably the most hypebeast, Instagram-friendly car today (E30 in close second), the older G Wagons hold a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. Seeing one is still an occasion, and the cars naturally radiate class despite their rugged design and purpose.
Volkswagen Polo Open Air
To finish off, a cute little city car in its natural habitat: South Kensington. A rare model with a full roof-sized rag top that can be pulled back on a sunny day. The VW kids go crazy for these here in the UK, and often pinch the roofs for other models. This one has a rare, brown leather interior, too.
A true, mildly interesting car of London.
Michał Fidowicz
Instagram: candyshowroom
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Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team conduct an evening jump over San Antonio, Texas on 3 April. USAPT made a jump into the San Antonio Country Club as part of the Fiesta San Antonio activities. (U.S. Army photo by Megan Hackett)
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Princess Cruises has made the difficult decision to shorten the current sailing of Caribbean Princess by four days and disembark passengers in San Francisco, rather than continuing on to Vancouver, due to dry dock needs requiring more time than initially planned. Guests on board are being assisted with travel home and offered compensation for the shortened itinerary.
Cruise Shortened by 4 Days
The Grand-class Caribbean Princess left Fort Lauderdale, Florida on what was to have been a 19-night Panama Canal and Pacific Coast cruise beginning Saturday, March 19. The ship has already visited ports of call in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
A letter delivered to passengers on board dated April 1, 2022, explained that an already planned extensive dry dock in Portland, Oregon is now anticipated to need additional time to ensure the ship is ready for the renovation work.
“The difficult decision has been made to end our voyage in San Francisco on Sunday, April 3 to allow additional time to help assure the vessel is up to our highest standards in advance of the busy summer season,” the letter, signed by the ship’s master, Captain Vincenzo Lubrano, stated.
“As you planned to remain on board with us to Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 7, we regret that we must end your voyage early. We are very sorry for the disappointment this causes and offer our sincere apologies,” the letter continued.
Of course, this means guests must change their homeward travel arrangements, as they will no longer be continuing to Vancouver and instead will disembark in San Francisco.
Travel Help Provided
Princess Cruises is arranging airfare home from San Francisco for all travelers, booked and paid for by the cruise line, regardless of whether passengers had purchased airfare through Princess Cruises or if they had made independent arrangements. The cruise line was also covering hotel arrangements if necessary before flights.
Complimentary WiFi vouchers and stateroom phone access was also made available for passengers to permit them to contact family members or travel agents.
Guests are encouraged to submit reimbursement requests for additional extra charges as needed for unexpected expenses. Anyone submitting these requests should be sure to include receipts and other documentation for consideration; reimbursement will be considered, but is not guaranteed.
If passengers had travel insurance, they should submit claims through their insurance carrier before submitting reimbursement requests to the cruise line.
Compensation Offered
Because passengers are no longer getting the cruise they had hoped for, Princess Cruises is providing full refunds worth four days’ of their cruise fare, which represents the four now-canceled days of the shortened voyage, including the missed ports of Astoria, Victoria, and Vancouver.
In addition, all guests will receive full refunds of their unused shore tours, port taxes, post-cruise hotel packages, and other fees for the canceled portion of the cruise.
All guests will also be given a $250 Future Cruise Credit (FCC) valid for a future sailing booked by November 1, 2022, and setting sail by November 1, 2023. This FCC can also be applied to any current booking passengers may have for a future sailing that is not yet fully paid.
“It is our sincere hope that the refund and credit will help you come back and create new cruise memories with us in the future and give us the chance to exceed your expectations,” the letter explained.
Caribbean Princess, which first set sail in 2004 and was last refurbished in 2019, can accommodate up to 3,142 passengers at double occupancy, with 1,200 international crew members providing exceptional service. The ship restarted post-pandemic operations on November 28, 2021, the eighth ship in Princess Cruises’ fleet to welcome passengers.
After this scheduled dry dock, the ship will return to Fort Lauderdale via an 18-day sailing from San Francisco departing on April 26, and during the summer will offer 7- and 14-day Caribbean voyages.
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HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term.
Her successor will be picked in May.
"I will complete my five year term as chief executive on the 30th of June this year, and I will also call an end to my 42 years of public service," Lam said at a news conference.
Speculation had swirled for months about whether she would seek another term, but she said that her decision had been conveyed to the central government in Beijing last year and was met with "respect and understanding."
Massive protests against the territory's government rocked Hong Kong in 2019 including calls for Lam to step down. Beijing responded in 2020 with a tough national security law that has stifled dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city.
Hong Kong media say that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests.
Hong Kong's leader is elected by a committee made up of lawmakers, representatives of various industries and professions, and pro-Beijing representatives such as Hong Kong deputies to the China's legislature. One of the unfulfilled demands of the 2019 protests was direct election of the city's chief executive.
The city was initially slated to hold the chief executive election on March 27 but the poll were postponed for six weeks until May 8 in light of the city's worst coronavirus outbreak.
Lam said that holding the polls as originally scheduled would pose "public health risks" even if a committee of only 1,462 people is involved.
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SEATTLE — This being “Kids’ Night” at Climate Pledge Arena, several Kraken players had dual youth and adult portraits of themselves shown all game long up on the two video scoreboards.
And down on the ice, there were also dual sides of each Kraken player on display from both an offensive and defensive perspective. Sunday night’s textbook two-way game played by the Kraken in a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars saw the visitors struggle most of the way to generate solid chances against goaltender Chris Driedger.
When they finally did, Driedger was up to the task, epitomized by a kick save made off Stars veteran Joe Pavelski from the lip of the crease with just over seven minutes to go in the second period. Then, in the final frame, Driedger got over in time to stop a close-in chance from the right side by Miro Heiskenen with the Kraken still up by only a goal.
Moments later, it would be Ryan Donato doubling the Kraken’s advantage by taking a long pass from Carson Soucy, going in alone and undressing Stars netminder Jake Oettinger before tucking the puck in an empty net. John Klingberg would finally get Dallas on the board with 5:35 to play, but Yanni Gourde quickly restored the two-goal margin on a breakaway chance just two minutes later and Karson Kuhlman added an empty netter with Oettinger pulled.
Jared McCann had given the Kraken an early lead that held up all night, taking an Alex Wennberg pass just under four minutes into the game while short-handed and firing home his 25th goal of the season.
The Kraken needed the victory on a night they temporarily fell into sole possession of last place overall in the NHL courtesy of Arizona’s overtime victory over Chicago. With the win, the Kraken leapfrogged back over the Coyotes and Montreal into 30th spot overall by a lone point.
From the get-go, the Kraken seemed to have a step on their opponents, who’d arrived in town after a win in San Jose the previous night. A rousing electric guitar performance of the national anthem by youngster Nikhil Bagga, 12, had the crowd buzzing beforehand and the electricity seemed to carry over to the home team’s performance.
The Kraken limited the Stars to just eight shots on goal the first half of the game. And it was while killing penalties that the dual aspect of their game was truly on-display by the Kraken, with some of their best chances coming when down a man.
After scoring on their initial penalty kill with Kole Lind in the box, the Kraken notched five more shots on net in the second period while defending a man down with Adam Larsson serving two minutes. They very nearly doubled their lead at even strength when Lind fed Gourde right at the crease and his one-timer went off Oettinger’s body and then the cross bar but stayed out.
The Stars poured it on in the final period, especially when the Kraken went up by two just 4:53 in. They outshot the Kraken 14-6 in the frame, but Driedger stood tall in his net with several key saves in close before the Stars finally put one by him.
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Just a modestly big one for EUR/USD, near 1.1000-10 to really take note of today.
There aren't any significantly large ones, so nothing else to really be wary of. Going back to the one for EUR/USD, that could limit price action closer to 1.1000 though the pair is duking it out around the 200-hour moving average @ 1.1042 currently. Given price action last week, there could be some minor support around 1.0960-70 so it is not to say that pivots around 1.1000 are uncommon these days.
For more information on how to use this data, you may refer to this post here.
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- Prior €9.4 billion
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- Prior -2.8%
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- Prior -4.2%
The German trade surplus expanded in February as exports rose considerably, even as imports also jumped on the month. Looking at trade with Russia, exports were down 6.3% and imports down 7.3% on the month in February as compared to January. Trade with Russia was only restricted in late February but there was already some impact it seems and it will be more evident in March.
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A late Saturday boat accident under the Kowaliga bridge injured a Deatsville woman and saw the arrest of an Equality man.
The Alabama Law Agency (ALEA) issued a statement that a two-vessel crash occurred about 11:20 p.m. Saturday. A 22-foot Nautique driven by Steven J. Shipp, 44, of Equality, struck the rear of a 21-foot Chapparal driven by Enrique J. Gimenez, 45, of Mountain Brook, while traveling beneath the bridge on Highway 63, on Lake Martin, in Elmore County.
“The 22-foot Nautique had four individuals on board and the 21-foot Chapparal had a total of five individuals on the vessel at the time of the crash,” ALEA stated. “Shipp was arrested and charged with boating under the Influence and taken to the Elmore County Jail and placed under a $1,000 bond. Rebecca J. Darnell, 54, of Deatsville, a passenger on board the Nautique was injured and transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.”
Shipp bonded out of the Elmore County Jail early Sunday morning.
Deputies with the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, Elmore County Sheriff’s Office as well as emergency personnel with the Alexander City Fire Department along with Troopers from the ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division responded to the scene. Nothing further is available as ALEA Troopers with the Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.
Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.
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Woman robbed after thief intentionally rear-ended her on highway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) - Police in California’s capital are investigating recent fender bender robberies where thieves purposefully rear-end victims with the intent to rob them.
Rindy Merrifield, a victim of one of these crimes, is sharing her story in hopes it helps others avoid being a target of the thieves. She was headed home on the highway March 10 after running some errands in Sacramento when a driver bumped her car from behind.
She didn’t think much of it, not worried the bump did any damage to her SUV. She says the same car bumped her again about a mile later, but still not too concerned, Merrifield kept driving.
“He pulled beside me, told me to pull over,” Merrifield said. “So, I thought, ‘OK, maybe he did do some damage, and that’s why he wants me to pull over.’”
She found a place to stop off the exit near Cal Expo and got out of her car to speak with the other driver.
“I just came around, looked and said, ‘You know what? No damage. Just go on your way,’” Merrifield said. “That’s when he said, ‘Well, I really think we should exchange insurances because that’s the right thing to do.’”
Merrifield went to the passenger side door and opened it. She says the other driver then pushed her away, grabbed her purse and swatted away her arm, preventing her from retrieving it.
“It was just, ‘How dare you… take my purse.’ And I was bound and determined to get it back or hurt him enough that I could get it,” Merrifield said.
She followed after the other driver as he returned to his own car. She says she slammed his own car door on his legs five times as he was getting away. Merrifield’s efforts didn’t stop the thief, who escaped with her purse and its contents, including her credit cards, cash, car keys and cell phone.
Police say a similar fender bender-type robbery happened the next day, involving a different victim. Detectives arrested Phung Nguyen and Hau Nguyen and charged them for that crime.
Police received an arrest warrant April 1 for Phung Nguyen for charges related to Merrifield’s case. His whereabouts are not currently known, and he is considered wanted by law enforcement.
California law indicates drivers are required to stop and exchange information after a crash.
Merrifield is determined to warn others, using her own experience as an example. She organized a personal safety seminar with law enforcement and safety experts about how to handle situations just like the fender bender robbery she endured.
“Knowing that I was so naïve and trustworthy and not watching my surroundings, I didn’t want anybody else to go through that,” Merrifield said. “It may never happen again… but I’ll be ready.”
She also plans to organize other safety sessions in the near future.
Copyright 2022 KCRA via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Jake Gaither Golf Course on Tallahassee's Southside may soon become a nationally recognized historic place.
On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission will vote to accept a nomination to add the golf course to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Jake Gaither Golf Course was built in the 1950's for African Americans to play golf during segregation.
Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson said that adding the course to the registry will help preserve its historic beauty while showcasing it's importance to black people throughout the city.
"It'll provide grant funding for improvements, expansion, other improvements that might need to be made to the course over the years," said Richardson. "And it will protect the course over the years. No major changes will be able to be made because it's on that historic registry. "
The course was nominated by the Florida Historic Registry Office. If approved, the nomination will then be sent to the National Registry of Historic places.
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Swear by chicken soup to cure a cold? Be careful – folk cures can have a dark side
Folk cures and old wives’ tales are seemingly innocuous, but there is a downside to believing in them.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve cracked my knuckles. I don’t want to do it, but it’s compulsive – the release of the pressure pent up in my fingers. And so, despite years of resolutions, promises to myself and systems of reward and punishment, I continue. I know that eventually I will end up with terrible arthritis.
But wait – it turns out I won’t. Just the other day I discovered that a doctor in 2009 won the IgNobel Prize for Medicine for doing the research that broke the long-held link between knuckle-cracking and arthritis. He cracked the knuckles on one hand for 60 years, to find out if he would develop arthritis (he didn’t).
The IgNobel Prizes are awarded annually for extraordinary research achievements in science that make us laugh, and then think. It worked for me, because this finding about knuckle-cracking has sent me down a rabbit hole of medical folk wisdom. And that hole is dark.
A paper published in Nature in 2019 investigated folk medicine in the US, and the researchers included the link between knuckle-cracking and arthritis as 1 of 11 theories. It was nestled among other things I thought until that moment were true: fizzy drinks can help stomach aches; taking vitamin C can prevent illness; cold weather causes colds.
The good news is I am not any more or less ignorant than their average respondent. But this is still a kind of misinformation. It is inconsistent with medical evidence. It’s enough to make your knuckles crack.
Like other misinformation, this apparently innocuous medical folk wisdom taps into what the researchers describe as an “expert discounting hypothesis” – the belief that I know better than medical science. I, like other people who believe that chicken soup can cure a cold, are victims of a cognitive bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect – an effect where people with only a small amount of knowledge overestimate their expertise.
It doesn’t take an IgNobel Prize to see that discounting medical science in favour of an unconfirmed ‘truism’ can shape health behaviours and attitudes to policy. And this is what the researchers found: people who believe in medical folk wisdom, even the innocuous kind, value medical expertise less.
Take this to the next level, and medical folk wisdom has created a marketplace in anti-science ideas. Other research has found correlations between Dunning-Kruger overconfidence and anti-vaccine attitudes, mask-wearing advice and climate change conspiracies.
When this kind of knowledge was passed around by a matriarch, it didn’t pose nearly as much threat to society as the professionally organised mass media folk wisdom machine. The internet has taken over the role of the village elder, dispensing easy-to-share, not-quite-right information written in Pinterest-friendly fonts to ever-insular echo chambers. Dunning-Kruger-infected collective action is causing harm to public health.
I told you that rabbit hole was dark. But that’s why folklorists and anthropologists look at what wisdom we’re sharing. Because while it might not be true, it does tell us a lot about what we think is.
- This article first appeared in issue 375 of BBC Science Focus Magazine – find out how to subscribe here
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WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) — Happening Monday, Wakulla County Commissioners will decide if they want to extend Wakulla County Beach hours to Sunrise to Midnight.
Commissioner Ralph Thomas recently brought up a motion to make the beaches 24 hours, but that failed during their last meeting.
Commissioner Mike Kemp says the new motion is a compromise, it won't keep the beaches open all night long, but it will give more access to those interested in late night beach activities.
"I think one of us commissioners should have seconded it and opened it up for discussion, that did not happen, that is the reason that I'm bringing it up, to let the citizens be heard, and let the people from shell point say their peace, and let the people hear the other side of the story, because I've talked to all sides," said Kemp.
Beaches impacted include Mashes Sands, Woolley Park and Shell Point. That meeting will take place at the Wakulla County Courthouse at 5:00 p.m.
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Photos FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailCopy Grammys: The awards show’s most memorable moments By Post Staff Social Links for Post Staff View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading April 4, 2022 1:40am Updated April 4, 2022 1:49am 1 of 15 Grammy's Host Trevor Noah made a quick joke about the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/ Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 2 of 15 Billie Eilish performs her Grammy-nominated song "Happier Than Ever" onstage. Getty Images for The Recording Academy / Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 3 of 15 Donatella Versace gives Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion a quick wardrobe change on stage. Rob Latour/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Flipboard 4 of 15 Lil Nas X gets raunchy, grabbing his crotch onstage during his Grammy performance. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/ Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 5 of 15 BTS performs "Butter" onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/ Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 6 of 15 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares heartwarming message about music during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Getty Images / Matt Winkelmeyer Facebook Twitter Flipboard 7 of 15 Ukrainian singer Mika Newton and John Legend perform a tribute to Ukraine. Getty Images/ Matt Winkelmeyer Facebook Twitter Flipboard 8 of 15 Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr. performed songs by musical theater legend Stephen Sondheim. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 9 of 15 Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for ""We Are" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/ Emma McIntyre Facebook Twitter Flipboard 10 of 15 SZA and Doja Cat accept the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for 'Kiss Me More'. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 11 of 15 Brandi Carlile performs "Right On Time" taking viewers by surprise with her high notes. AFP via Getty Images / Valerie Macon Facebook Twitter Flipboard 12 of 15 Lady Gaga performs the song "Love for Sale" from her album of the same name with Tony Bennett. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Facebook Twitter Flipboard 13 of 15 Giveon and Justin Bieber perform "Peaches" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Facebook Twitter Flipboard 14 of 15 H.E.R., Travis Barker, and Lenny Kravitz perform onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy/Rich Fury Facebook Twitter Flipboard 15 of 15 Southern Belle Carrie Underwood performs "Ghost Story" onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images/Matt Winkelmeyer Facebook Twitter Flipboard Up Next GLAAD Media Awards 2022
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Don’t worry, it’s fine. Really…
Wolf Van Halen, son of the late legendary rocker Eddie Van Halen, seems a bit salty he didn’t win Best Rock Song at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday night.
Wolf, 31, was nominated for his song “Distance” which he wrote about his late father, a founding member of Van Halen. The award instead went to Foo Fighters’ “Waiting on a War.”
“We came, we saw, but we did NOT conquer and that’s ok!” Van Halen wrote on Twitter after the awards ceremony. “I got to have a wonderful night with the two most important women in my world.”
“Pop didn’t win the first time he was nominated too, so it looks like I’m following in his footsteps quite nicely,” Van Halen said of his father’s Grammy nominations in 1985.
Van Halen attended the show with his girlfriend, Andraia Allsop, and his mom, beloved TV actress and Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli, who gushed to Entertainment Tonight about how proud she was of her son.
“It is really emotional. I mean, the song that Wofie wrote is absolutely stunning, gorgeous and it’s really beautiful that he was honored for it, and for songwriting,” she said on the red carpet.
Van Halen knows his dad would also be proud, saying, “He would be losing his mind, but also, at the same time, he would be like, ‘duh,’ because that’s how much he believed in me.”
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LONDON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is the conflict where spies came in from the cold and took center stage.
Since Russia invaded its neighbor in late February, intelligence agencies in the U.S. and Britain have been remarkably willing to go public with their secret intelligence assessments of what is happening on the battlefield — and inside the Kremlin.
The U.S. this week declassified intelligence findings claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine by advisers scared to tell him the truth. On Thursday a British spy chief said demoralized Russian troops were refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipment.
Jeremy Fleming, who heads Britain’s electronic intelligence agency GCHQ, made the comments in a public speech where he said the “pace and scale” at which secret intelligence is being released “really is unprecedented.”
Mark Galeotti, a Russia expert at University College London, agreed that the very public intelligence campaign “reflects the fact that we now live in a different age, politically and internationally. And this is a different kind of war.”
Officials say the stream of declassified intelligence — which includes regular briefings to journalists in Washington and London and daily Twitter updates from Britain’s defense ministry — has several aims. Partly it’s to let Putin know he is being watched, and to make him question what he’s being told. It’s also designed to embolden the Russian military to tell Putin the truth, and to convey to the Russian public that they have been lied to about the war.
The U.S. and Britain also have released intelligence assessments in a bid to deter Russian actions. That was the case with recent warnings Russia might be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine.
It’s all part of a closely coordinated trans-Atlantic strategy that has been in the works for months.
Biden administration officials say they decided to aggressively share intelligence and coordinate messaging with key allies, including Britain, as U.S. concerns about Russian troop movements in autumn 2021 put the intelligence community on high alert.
In early November, President Joe Biden dispatched CIA director William Burns to Moscow to warn that the U.S. was fully aware of Russian troop movements. The White House has typically been tight-lipped about the director’s travels, but the Biden administration calculated that in this situation they needed to advertise the visit far and wide. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow announced that Burns had met with top Kremlin officials shortly after his trip was over.
Soon after Burns’ Moscow mission, U.S. officials decided they needed to accelerate intelligence sharing.
Officials shared sensitive intelligence with other members of the Five Eyes alliance — Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — and also with Ukraine. Director of national intelligence Avril Haines was dispatched to Brussels to brief NATO members on intelligence underlying growing American concerns that Russia seemed intent on invasion, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue.
Some allies and analysts were skeptical, with memories lingering of past intelligence failings, like the false claim Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction that was used to justify the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Late last year, France and Germany led a group of European countries that appeared to be seeing similar military intelligence as the U.S. and Britain, but were less convinced that an invasion of Ukraine was imminent. At NATO, Germany initially blocked the use of a system for helping Ukraine to acquire certain military equipment. France and Germany also blocked NATO from launching an early crisis planning system in response to the buildup, before relenting in December.
This week, French media reported that the head of France’s military intelligence agency, which failed to anticipate the Russian invasion, has been removed from his post.
Eric Vidaud’s departure comes amid soul-searching among France’s leadership about why it was taken by surprise by the war — which was particularly embarrassing for President Emmanuel Macron, who speaks regularly with Putin. Some see Vidaud as a scapegoat, and note that his removal comes just ahead of this month’s French presidential election.
In January, as Russia amassed troops near Ukraine’s border, Britain’s Foreign Office issued a statement alleging that Putin wanted to install a pro-Moscow regime in Ukraine. The U.K. said it was making the intelligence assessment public because of the “exceptional circumstances.”
Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 largely silenced the doubters, and drew a unified response from NATO. The release of U.S. and British intelligence is partly designed to shore up that Western unity, officials and analysts say. Both Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson doubt Putin is serious about negotiating an end to the war and want to keep up the West’s military and moral support of Ukraine.
The impact inside Russia is hard to measure. The U.S. official who spoke to the AP said the White House hopes divulging intelligence that Putin is misinformed could help prod the Russian leader to reconsider his options in Ukraine. But the publicity could also risk further isolating Putin or make him double down on his aim of restoring Russian prestige lost since the fall of the Soviet Union.
The official said Biden is in part shaped by a belief that “Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do,” regardless of international efforts to deter him.
Galeotti said Western intelligence agencies likely don’t know how much impact their efforts will have on Putin.
“But there’s no harm in giving it a try,” he said. “Because when it comes down to it, in this kind of intensely personalistic system (of government), if one line, or one particular notion, happens to get through and lodge itself in Putin’s brain, then that’s a really powerful result.”
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Madhani reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Ben Fox and Nomaan Merchant in Washington, Lorne Cook in Brussels and Angela Charlton in Paris contributed to this story.
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BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves.
The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him this month, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday.
The suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery, dpa reported.
He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row. Police confiscated several blank vaccination cards from him and initiated criminal proceedings.
It was not immediately clear what impact the approximately 90 shots of COVID-19 vaccines, which were from different brands, had on the man’s personal health.
German police have conducted many raids in connection with forgery of vaccination passports in recent months. Many COVID-19 deniers refuse to get vaccinated in Germany, but at the same time want to have the coveted COVID-19 passports that make access to public life and venues such as restaurants, theaters, swimming pools or workplaces much easier.
Germany has seen high infection numbers for weeks, yet many measures to rein in the pandemic ended on Friday. Donning masks is no longer compulsory in grocery stores and most theaters but it is still mandatory on public transportation.
In most schools in Germany, students also no longer have to wear masks, which has led teachers’ associations to warn of possible conflicts in class.
“There is now a danger that, on the one hand, children who wear masks will be teased by classmates as wimps and overprotective or, on the other hand, pressure will be exerted on non-mask wearers,” Heinz-Peter Meidinger, the president of the German Teachers’ Association, told dpa. He advocated a voluntary commitment by teachers and students to continue wearing masks in class and on school grounds, at least until the country goes on a two-week Easter holiday..
Health experts say the most recent surge of infections in Germany — triggered by the BA.2 omicron subvariant— may have peaked.
On Sunday, the country’s disease control agency reported 74,053 new COVID-19 infections in one day, while less than a week ago it reported 111,224 daily infections.
Overall, Germany has registered 130,029 COVID-19 deaths.
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This story corrects the number of new daily infections reported less than a week ago to 111,224.
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BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves.
The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him this month, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday.
The suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery, dpa reported.
He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row. Police confiscated several blank vaccination cards from him and initiated criminal proceedings.
It was not immediately clear what impact the approximately 90 shots of COVID-19 vaccines, which were from different brands, had on the man’s personal health.
German police have conducted many raids in connection with forgery of vaccination passports in recent months. Many COVID-19 deniers refuse to get vaccinated in Germany, but at the same time want to have the coveted COVID-19 passports that make access to public life and venues such as restaurants, theaters, swimming pools or workplaces much easier.
Germany has seen high infection numbers for weeks, yet many measures to rein in the pandemic ended on Friday. Donning masks is no longer compulsory in grocery stores and most theaters but it is still mandatory on public transportation.
In most schools in Germany, students also no longer have to wear masks, which has led teachers’ associations to warn of possible conflicts in class.
“There is now a danger that, on the one hand, children who wear masks will be teased by classmates as wimps and overprotective or, on the other hand, pressure will be exerted on non-mask wearers,” Heinz-Peter Meidinger, the president of the German Teachers’ Association, told dpa. He advocated a voluntary commitment by teachers and students to continue wearing masks in class and on school grounds, at least until the country goes on a two-week Easter holiday..
Health experts say the most recent surge of infections in Germany — triggered by the BA.2 omicron subvariant— may have peaked.
On Sunday, the country’s disease control agency reported 74,053 new COVID-19 infections in one day, while less than a week ago it reported 111,224 daily infections.
Overall, Germany has registered 130,029 COVID-19 deaths.
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DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals — from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries — are cut off.
“You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car,” said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of consulting firm Alix Partners’ global automotive unit. “Any bump in the road becomes either a disruption of production or a vastly unplanned-for cost increase.”
Supply problems have bedeviled automakers since the pandemic erupted two years ago, at times shuttering factories and causing vehicle shortages. The robust recovery that followed the recession caused demand for autos to vastly outstrip supply — a mismatch that sent prices for new and used vehicles skyrocketing well beyond overall high inflation.
In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
Before the war, S&P Global Mobility had predicted that global automakers would build 84 million vehicles this year and 91 million next year. (By comparison, they built 94 million in 2018.) Now it’s forecasting fewer than 82 million in 2022 and 88 million next year.
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can’t be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
“Long term,” Massaro told analysts, “we’ll have to assess if and when it makes sense to go back to Ukraine.”
BMW is trying to coordinate with its Ukrainian suppliers and is casting a wider net for parts. So are Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Yet finding alternative supplies may be next to impossible. Most parts plants are operating close to capacity, so new work space would have to be built. Companies would need months to hire more people and add work shifts.
“The training process to bring up to speed a new workforce — it’s not an overnight thing,” Fulthorpe said.
Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals — from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries — are cut off.
“You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car,” said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of consulting firm Alix Partners’ global automotive unit. “Any bump in the road becomes either a disruption of production or a vastly unplanned-for cost increase.”
Supply problems have bedeviled automakers since the pandemic erupted two years ago, at times shuttering factories and causing vehicle shortages. The robust recovery that followed the recession caused demand for autos to vastly outstrip supply — a mismatch that sent prices for new and used vehicles skyrocketing well beyond overall high inflation.
In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
Before the war, S&P Global Mobility had predicted that global automakers would build 84 million vehicles this year and 91 million next year. (By comparison, they built 94 million in 2018.) Now it’s forecasting fewer than 82 million in 2022 and 88 million next year.
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can’t be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
“Long term,” Massaro told analysts, “we’ll have to assess if and when it makes sense to go back to Ukraine.”
BMW is trying to coordinate with its Ukrainian suppliers and is casting a wider net for parts. So are Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Yet finding alternative supplies may be next to impossible. Most parts plants are operating close to capacity, so new work space would have to be built. Companies would need months to hire more people and add work shifts.
“The training process to bring up to speed a new workforce — it’s not an overnight thing,” Fulthorpe said.
Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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Victor Guardiola was on a mission to recreate his favorite childhood drink. While agua fresca is wildly popular in Mexico and Central America, this juice-like drink is not quite as easy to find in America. Guardiola wanted to create his own, healthier spin on the beverage, and thus, BAWI was born.
The Working Assembly designed a system for BAWI that takes inspiration from Mexican street art and local fruit stands. The intricate fruit illustrations and punchy typography create an immersive effect that visually evokes the tangy, sweet flavors of the beverages. BAWI’s colorful, nostalgic identity presents a fresh, authentic reflection of Mexican art and culture.
Branding agency The Working Assembly has launched a new brand called BAWI, a line of agua frescas with a modern twist, made with less sugar, organic fruit juices, and the perfect amount of carbonation.
Agua frescas are classic Mexican beverages, and BAWI’s co-founder Victor Guardiola set out to bring authenticity to a favorite childhood drink, wanting to enjoy some of the nostalgic flavors he grew up with in Monterrey, Mexico, but through a more health-conscious lens, “The bold flavors are nostalgic for me, and delicious for all,” said BAWI co-founder and CEO, Victor Guardiola.
“Traditionally, agua fresca is made with fruit juices like pineapple, lime, and watermelon, but can also consist of rice water blended with spices such as horchata, or even flor de jamaica (hibiscus). What they all have in common is that, while delicious, they are often packed with sugar,” said BAWI’s co-founder and COO Jordan Hicks.
The two founders were still in college when they connected with the team at The Working Assembly, wanting to create a brand that was representative of Mexican roots but also added in a modern and bold Austin flair. The result is a graphic system rooted with Mexican influence, but with a decidedly more contemporary approach to the typography and aesthetic.
“Throughout the BAWI identity process, we wanted to pay homage to Mexican-American culture. The result for BAWI is a brand image that gives a nod to Mexican heritage and celebrates Austin’s culture, modernized with a clean and contemporary approach.” said The Working Assembly’s Senior Brand Manager Anthony Fernandez.
“The BAWI logo incorporates drawn typography with a dimensional vernacular apparent in local food and fruit stands and Mexican street art. The packaging and custom illustration style were inspired by ‘Lotería’, a traditional Mexican card game like bingo that can be traced back to the 1920s, with cards that feature a vintage, watercolor aesthetic. The duality of the English-Spanish linguistics on the packaging hints at the intersection of the Mexican-American and Tex-Mex cultures,” said Diego Barragan, Design Director at The Working Assembly.
The new BAWI is the first of its kind Agua Fresca and currently on shelves in Austin, and available for pre-order on their new site that The Working Assembly also produced https://drinkbawi.com. The website created by Aaron Bunge, Associate Design Director for Digital and Sarah Sprinkle, Digital Designer features fun features such as a “Spanglish” language option and a classic Agua Fresca jug that fills up as you add to your cart.
“Working with a diverse and dynamic group of collaborators at The Working Assembly, including Spanish speaking team members, really defined the cultural bridge that we think embodies BAWI’s brand. Bringing in different perspectives and first-hand knowledge of what a Mexican beverage should look and feel like really set our branding, and aesthetic apart. Choosing the right partners to work with MATTERS.” said BAWI co-founder and CEO, Victor Guardiola.
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Shantavia Wilson, the protocol chief for Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, volunteers at Liguan Elementary School during a field day event in Dededo, Guam, April 1, 2022. Marines from the base assisted the school in facilitating various relay races as an opportunity to engage with the local community and continue to foster the relationship between the Marine Corps and Liguan Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rubin J. Tan)
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Ecuador Becomes the First Country In the World to Give Legal Rights to Animals
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In a landmark judgment, Ecuador, sitting in the Andean foothills, became the first country to recognize the legal rights of individual wild animals. This not only marks a remarkable development within the realms of environmental law, but is also the first to extend formal rights towards wild animals.
This is the story of a wild animal monkey named Estrellita. Estrellita was one when she was taken away from the forest illegally; for 18 years thereafter, she was kept as a pet and then taken to a zoo before she died. Her owner, meanwhile, filed a case for the country to recognize Estrellita’s rights, pleading that her removal from her natural habitat violated her dignity.
“The domestication and humanization of wild animals are phenomena that have a great impact on the maintenance of ecosystems and the balance of nature, as they cause the progressive decline of animal populations,” the court recognized in its ruling.
The verdict builds on a 2008 ruling that set a precedent to recognize nature in itself as a tangible legal entity; which by extension meant that people had a constitutional right to live in a healthy environment. The recent ruling then upholds that even individual animals can exercise this right to live in their natural habitats. The basis cited was such: the animal has a legal right by virtue of its own value, and not the value humans derive from the species.
“The verdict raises animal rights to the level of the constitution, the highest law of Ecuador,” said Ecuadorian environmental lawyer Hugo Echeverría. Some countries (the likes of New Zealand and Canada) have some policies in place offering animals some protection. But arguably, embedding this right within the constitution remains an ideal currently unmatched anywhere else in the world.
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“Wild species and their individuals have the right not to be hunted, fished, captured, collected, extracted, kept, retained, trafficked, traded or exchanged,” the court also noted. What this means in practice is that animals have a legal right to exist freely within the ecosystems. “This means hunting, fishing, gathering, and forestry are still allowed as long as they’re performed within other pre-existing laws – for example, not in defiance of endangered species acts – and are carried out in ways that limit suffering,” as ScienceAlert noted.
Granting legal protection to the environment is becoming a pertinent conversation within the legal system. In the past, countries like Colombia, New Zealand, Panama, Chile, and Mexico have constitutionally offered legal protection to nature. Nature, the Panama parliament noted, has the right to exist, persist and regenerate its life cycles.” In other words, the Panama government starting 2023 will have to consider how its policies impact the natural ecosystems — the mangroves, the rivers, the beautiful green covers. Because nature exists as “a unique, indivisible and self-regulating community of living beings, elements and ecosystems interrelated to each other that sustains, contains and reproduces all beings.”
The legality offered to animals now must be placed within the context of a worsening climate crisis; experts note we’re currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction as animals are on the brink of extinction.
“These laws are already proving to be an important legal tool to protect nature, including animals,” Stilt concluded.
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Top news and notes from around Northern Virginia and beyond.
5. Bruce Johnson dies
Bruce Johnson, the 44-year television anchor at D.C.'s CBS affiliate WUSA9, died on Sunday, according to his wife. He was 71. Read more at WTOP News.
4. Johnny Depp defamation case
Hollywood is coming to Fairfax County, but without the red carpet and high-fashion couture. Two famous actors embroiled in a bitter defamation case are scheduled to face off in a trial starting April 11 in Fairfax County Circuit Court.
3. Less windy
Expect much lighter winds today with increasing clouds and a high of 60 degrees. Click here for a detailed forecast by ZIP code.
2. One killed, seven injured
Two unrelated crashes along Leesburg Pike on Saturday morning resulted in the death of one driver and a total of seven people being hospitalized.
1. Bristow data center?
Stanley Martin Homes appears to be abandoning a plan for 551 homes near Chris Yung Elementary School in Bristow in favor of a potential 4.2-million-square-foot data center.
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The Dale City Moose Lodge is holding its Spring Craft and Vendor Fair this Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15424 Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge. Click here for more details.
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The Dale City Moose Lodge is holding its Spring Craft and Vendor Fair this Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15424 Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge.
Find jewelry, candles, ornaments, tumblers, kitchen items, nails, signs and more. There will also be door and raffle prizes.
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As Jon Batiste prepared for the 2022 Grammys, he was filled with honor and humility.
“Many people paved the way for me, musically and otherwise. It was a blur after the announcements to be honest. My phone kept ringing the entire week. On the flip side, my partner (Suleika Jaouad) was diagnosed with a serious illness so I could see it all with a great deal of perspective,” Batiste told Vanity Fair.
While Sunday’s Grammy Awards are far from the first time the singer-songwriter has been nominated — he earned a nod in 2018 for his Saint James Infirmary Blues performance and again in 2020 for his albums Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard and Meditations with Cory Wong — it’ll be a banner evening for the artist, as he is this year’s leading nominee with 11 nominations.
For what’s sure to be an indelible evening, Batiste turned to Dolce & Gabbana to outfit him for the red carpet and his performance. “At their best, your clothes are a representation of how you see yourself and how you want to be received. As a performer it’s unavoidable so you might as well make it count,” Batiste explained.
The partnership came to life after Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana saw Batiste don their iconic pink suit in the music video for “Freedom,” a track that’s nominated for record of the year.
“When Jon tried it on for the first time he immediately wanted to move, dance and shout which is always a great sign. It brought him to life, and we immediately knew it would not be our last collaboration. This suit helped define the fun, charismatic character that we carried with us throughout this ‘Freedom’ era and it only felt right to collaborate with Dolce & Gabbana to bring our ‘Freedom’ characters to life for this historic moment,” Jemel McWilliams, Batiste’s creative director and choreographer explained.
As for Batiste, Dolce & Gabbana is excited to continue working with Dolce & Gabbana as their collaboration has allowed him to “bring my story and my culture to what they do.” “It’s really been a wonderful collection thus far,” he said of working with the Italian luxury fashion house.
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Though the attack on his country is ongoing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued his run of remote appearances in the United States at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday night. In a pre-taped address in English, Zelenskyy discussed the humanitarian crisis in his country before singer-songwriter John Legend took to the stage to perform “Free,” a new song that incorporates lines from famous Civil Rights Movement speeches and songs.
“The war. What is more the opposite of music,” Zelenskyy said. “The war doesn’t let us choose who survives and who stays in eternal silence. Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals. Even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway.”
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During the performance, Legend was joined by Ukrainian artists Siuzanna Iglidan, a bandura player, Mika Newton, Ukraine’s entry into the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, and Lyuba Yakimchuk, a poet. As Yakimchuk read a verse, a chyron onscreen said that she “fled Ukraine just days ago.”
Variety reports that Zelenskyy recorded the video in a Kyiv bunker in the last 48 hours. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Grammys partnered with Global Citizen and the Stand Up For Ukraine campaign to produce the segment, which they hoped would raise awareness for the plight of refugees who have fled the country in the month
“We are heartbroken by the situation in Ukraine, yet still moved by the resilient spirit on display there every day.” Harvey Mason, the CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement before the show “We hope the segment inspires our worldwide audience to get involved to support these critical humanitarian efforts.”
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With there still being a keen focus on the bond market, the yen remains a rather sensitive currency in trading for the time being. The bond selloff is still taking place, with 2-year Treasury yields hitting 2.50% earlier for the first time since early 2019.
The flattening of the curve also continues to play out with 2s10s firmly inverted now at around -6 bps and also 2s30s which are seen at -0.4 bps currently. Typically, that hints at a recession coming in the next 1-2 years but so far the market is taking things in stride as risk tones are keeping a little firmer ahead of European trading.
Taking a look at USD/JPY, the pair will be looking to see what comes next after having hit the key 125.00 level in March trading. Since the slight pullback, there is some stability with buyers looking to resume some upside momentum but have so far found it tough to crack past the 123.00 level.
The near-term chart underscores that sentiment:
Price action is residing above the 100 and 200-hour moving averages @ 122.23-34, so buyers are in near-term control. However, there is still seemingly a lack of impetus or drive to extend the upside back towards the key resistance @ 125.00. For now, even the 123.00 level is offering some minor resistance.
There is a lack of conviction as we get things going on the week but if anything else, keep the focus on risk sentiment and bond yields as those will continue to be key drivers in trading this week.
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A 38-year-old father and a 29-year-old man are among the six people that were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning, according to reports.
Sergio Harris, a married dad of two daughters, was one of the victims, his father confirmed to ABC10.
Harris was “fun to be around, liked to party, have fun, [and was] smiling all the time,” his mother, Pamela Harris told the outlet.
“I have a child that’s laying out there, and I want some answers. I just want some answers from somebody,” the mother said.
DeVazia Turner, of Vacaville, was also killed in the massacre, his family confirmed.
Sacramento Police said that three men and three women were slain and 12 others were wounded when gunshots erupted around 2 a.m. as crowds emptied out of the capital city’s bars and nightclubs.
It is now believed that at least two shooters opened fire, cops said.
The suspects remained at large as of early Monday morning. Police have requested the public’s help in identifying the shooters.
Authorities have not yet disclosed the conditions of the 12 surviving victims. Police said Sunday afternoon that the dozen hurt had “varying degrees of injuries.”
According to KCRA3, four of those hospitalized people have life-threatening injuries.
A vigil was held at the Cesar Chavez Plaza on Sunday where dozens community members prayed and called for an end to senseless violence, the outlet reported.
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U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, parachutist glides overhead at the San Antonio Country Club Fiesta Reception in San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 2022. Fiesta is an 11-day annual celebration featuring paraders, exhibits, music, entertainment, and family-friendly fun -- all benefiting local non-profit causes. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Ashlind House)
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea commander, right, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force Brig. Gen. Hong-cheol Kim, chancellor of Joint Forces Military University (JFMU), pose with a gift at JFMU, Daejeon, ROK, April 1, 2022. The event enhanced the ironclad ROK-US alliance while giving ROK service members the opportunity to discuss the importance of leadership and professional development in joint and combined operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)
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U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct jungle survival training during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, March 29, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)
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LinkedIn Has Over 1,000 AI‑Generated Deepfake Profiles, Find Researchers
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A recent analysis showed that deepfakes have entered the corporate world — using LinkedIn as their Trojan Horse. The dangers of fake profiles, in the form of deepfakes and otherwise, on the Internet cannot be overstated; from drumming up support for autocrats to spurring racial hate towards minorities, deepfakes have, more often than not, been used for some of the most nefarious activities online.
The new findings, heralded by the Standford Internet Observatory, show how companies are using the fake profiles as a cost-cutting measure for sales and marketing. The saga began with researcher Renée DiResta receiving a message on LinkedIn from someone named Keenan Ramsey — when she noticed something was off. For one, Ramsey’s photograph was vague and hazy: a missing earring; discontinuous hair strands; tthe most tell-tale sign, according to DiResta, was the eyes being centered in the middle of a photo. A blurred background also added to her suspicions. The mysterious profile then prompted DiResta to analyze how many such fake profiles existed on LinkedIn.
The research then led to the finding that over 70 businesses employed the strategy to boost their sales at lower costs. The chain of events goes like this: a fake profile makes a sales pitch to a real person on LinkedIn; if successful, a real employee from the business takes over the conversation.
That deepfakes have entered the corporate networking site has worrying implications. For one, deepfakes are created using artificial intelligence (A.I.) — A.I., in turn, has been shown to have a Euro-centric bias and reinforce Eurocentric beauty norms. Now, in the world of work, a deluge of such profiles could reinforce racialized stereotypes about professionalism too. Researchers have noted in the past that the values embedded in mainstream ideas of professionalism are deeply tied to white supremacy.
The metrics used to gauge somebody on a scale of professionalism remain encoded with markers of whiteness, class, and privilege: all of which are clearly visible on LinkedIn.
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When Do We Trust A.I.’s Judgment Over Other Humans’?
Previous research showed, moreover, that people tended to rate “synthetic” — or artificially generated — faces as more trustworthy than real people’s faces. A Eurocentric bias, combined with the generation of “synthetic” faces and the trustworthiness factor, the LinkedIn deepfakes could further an existing racial divide in employment and perceptions of trustworthiness.
“That face tends to look trustworthy, because it’s familiar, right? It looks like somebody we know,” Hany Farid, digital media forensics expert from the University of California, Berkeley, told NPR.
In other words, whom we find inherently more trustworthy could stand to be based on racialized notions of professionalism and Eurocentric standards. Thus, while the issue of fake profiles being used to make sales pitches or recruit people may not by itself be a dangerous thing, the implications of A.I.’s deeper involvement in human connections are troubling to say the least.
“Instead of attempting to make a less-than-direct sale, Twitter bots from Amazon and other sources often spread disinformation and propaganda on behalf of companies and governments,” NPR noted.
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Last year was marked by strong GDP and corporate earnings growth as the economy reopened and the workforce got back to work post-lockdowns. Stocks rose, too, reaching record highs by year’s end. That all crashed to a halt this past January. This year got started with a steady drop across the main equities indexes, especially on the tech-heavy NASDAQ. The markets troughed, deep in correction territory, in mid-March. Since then they have rebounded, and the stock market losses have moderated. Year-to-date, the S&P is down ~5%, while the NASDAQ is down ~9%.
Against this backdrop, we’ve opened up the TipRanks database to find three stocks that may bear a close look in 2Q22. According to the analyst community, these are all Strong Buy equities with upside potentials starting at 50% and lifting off from there. Let’s check in with the Street’s analysts and see what else should bring these stocks to investors’ attention.
ESS Tech (GWH)
We’ll start with ESS Tech, a company working on modes of long-duration energy storage. This is an emerging field, given an impetus by a number tailwinds that include green tech, grid stabilization, and electric vehicles. ESS Tech focuses on the development, production, and installation of iron flow batteries, a new technology that promises to avoid the drawbacks of traditional chemical batteries, such as short life cycles, charge reduction problems, overheating, fire hazards, and corrosive chemicals.
Among the specific advantages of ESS’s iron flow system, are a 20 to 25 year life cycles, encompassing more than 20,000 charging cycles without degradation of function, flexible energy storage of 4 to 12 hours, and applications in electric grid stabilization.
ESS was founded in 2011, and since then has become a leader in long-duration battery tech. The company was the first such firm to enter the public markets in the US, through a SPAC transaction last autumn. In October of 2021, ESS merged with ACON S2 Acquisition, gaining approximately $308 million in gross capital from the deal. The GWH ticker started trading on October 11 and peaked above $28 the next day. Since then, shares in ESS have fallen steadily and the stock is down 80% from the peak value.
In February, ESS released its financial results for 4Q21 and full year 2021. The release includes the quarter in which ESS went public. While the company does not yet have a revenue stream to report, it did have two important operational updates that bode well for future income. First, ESS reported that it added 54,000 square feet of factory space to its Wilsonville, Oregon production facility during the quarter. For the year as a whole, ESS doubled its factory footprint to 200,000 square feet. In the second operational update, one with more direct bearing on future receivables, ESS reported that its shipment forecast for 2022 is 100% booked.
5-star analyst Joseph Osha, from investment firm Guggenheim, has taken a look ‘under the hood’ at ESS, and sees plenty of potential here for future growth.
“We think that ESS has a credible path to success, and we also believe that the timing is right for the market to potentially embrace a long-duration storage technology… As is the case with other new storage technology equities, the market is assigning a significant discount to ESS’s future prospects. We agree that skepticism is warranted, but in ESS’ case we believe the discount is excessive,” Osha opined.
These comments support Osha’s Buy rating on the stock, and his $10 price target implies an upside of ~78% in the next 12 months. (To watch Osha’s track record, click here)
Overall, ESS has 6 recent reviews, including 5 Buys and 1 Hold, making its analyst consensus view a Strong Buy. The $12.50 average price target suggests the stock has 122% upside potential from its share price of $5.63. (See ESS stock forecast on TipRanks)
Bioventus (BVS)
Next up is Bioventus, an innovative healthcare company. Bioventus is focused on active healing, with a line of products that relieve bone and joint pain, offer restorative therapies, or give surgical solutions. The overall aim of Bioventus is to reduce the need for difficult orthopedic surgeries, and delay or simplify those procedures. The company’s products include an ultrasound bone healing system, Exogen; several osteoarthritis pain relievers; and orthobiologic products designed to make orthopedic surgeries less invasive and easier to recover from.
In the final quarter of 2021, Bioventus announced a major expansion of its manufacturing facilities. The expansion is to a new location in Memphis, Tennessee, and will involve transferring 116 employees to a newer, larger facility. Bioventus plans to remain at the new location for at least 5 years, during which it plans to add up to 40 new positions. The move is scheduled to begin during 2H22.
In March of this year, Bioventus announced that the FDA had given 510(k) clearance to the company’s StimRouter. This product is a neuromodulation system, used to treat chronic pain originating in peripheral nerves exclusive of craniofacial pains. The device uses external electric fields and is considered minimally invasive.
Bioventus went public just over one year ago, and in 2021 saw its revenue increase from $81 million in Q1 to $130 million in Q4. The company’s growth caught the eye of Craig-Hallum analyst Alexander Nowak, who writes: “We see a tremendous opportunity to cross sell against the core products and leverage existing infrastructure to generate stronger growth, higher margins and a path to >$3 in earnings per share.”
“With BVS becoming an orthopedic commercialization powerhouse, a stock valued ~50% below its peers and a clear path to exceptional five-year fundamentals, we see substantial upside to shares,” the analyst summed up.
Nowak’s comments back up his Buy rating, and his $30 price target indicates the stock has potential for 120% upside in the year ahead. (To watch Nowak’s track record, click here)
The Strong Buy consensus rating on BVS is based on 4 analyst reviews that include 3 to Buy and 1 to Hold. The shares are selling for $13.63 and have a one-year upside of ~58% based on an average price target of $21.50. (See BVS stock forecast on TipRanks)
Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT)
The last stock we’re looking at is Global Blood Therapeutics, a biomedical research company working on new treatments for the amelioration of sickle cell disease (SCD). This blood condition is genetically based and is highly dangerous, having been connected to both chronic severe pain and reduced life expectancy. GBT is currently in the advantageous position of having an approved drug on the market, as well as a full pipeline of viable drug candidates in clinical trials.
The company’s approved drug is voxeletor, branded as Oxbryta, which saw sales reach $56.1 million in 4Q21. This was up from $41.3 million in the year-ago quarter, a 35% gain.
In a recent update on Oxbryta, dated February 16, GBT announced that the drug had been approved by the European Commission for treatment of patients ages 12 and up with hemolytic anemia due to sickle cell disease. The approval makes Oxbryta marketable in all EU member nations, plus the non-EU states of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The company is pursuing separate approval in the UK.
Turning to the pipeline, GBT has several ongoing trials of voxeletor, aimed at expanding the label indications of the drug. The company also has an ongoing Phase 3 trial of another drug candidate, inclacumab, which is intended as a treatment for SCD pain crisis events.
Covering GBT for Wedbush, analyst Andreas Argyrides reminds investors that there are considerable gains in store for GBT in 2022. Argyrides rates the stock an Outperform (i.e. Buy), and his $71 price target implies an upside of ~98% on the one-year time horizon. (To watch Argyrides’ track record, click here)
Baking his stance, the analyst writes: “At the end of 2021, Global Blood reported sequential +8% growth in Oxbryta sales as well as the addition of ~100 new prescribers bringing the total number of unique U.S. prescribers to ~2,000 since launch. Despite likely flat revenue growth in Q1:22, we anticipate more robust growth in H2:22 as the Company anticipates achieving broad payer coverage for SCD patients 4-<12 yo by mid-2022. Since the Company recently obtained EU approval for patients 12 yo+ in February 2022, we expect EU revenue to ramp up in 2023 as Management gains access and reimbursement in different countries.”
Overall, this stock has no fewer than 13 recent analyst reviews, and they break down 11 to 2 in favor of Buy over Hold, to give GBT a Strong Buy rating. The stock’s $63.92 average price target implies an upside of 78% from the $35.91 current trading price. (See GBT stock forecast on TipRanks)
To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.
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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems manufacturer DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) recently revealed that it will be launching its CGM system, Dexcom ONE, in the United Kingdom next month. The launch is aimed at making the process of monitoring diabetes easy and accessible for patients. Dexcom ONE is currently in review to be added to drug tariffs across the country.
Following the news, shares of the company jumped almost 4% to close at $531.57 on Friday.
Strategic Impact
With more than 4.9 million people suffering from diabetes in the UK, the impending launch of Dexcom ONE comes at an opportune moment. It is a wearable sensor and transmitter that continuously monitors glucose levels and sends real-time values wirelessly to a compatible smart device with the help of the Dexcom ONE mobile app, eliminating the need for painful fingerpricks.
The user-friendly app has a range of customizable alerts to help users avoid potentially dangerous high or low glucose events.
Management Commentary
The Vice-President of Dexcom in UK & Ireland, Benelux, France and Spain, Karen Baxter, said, “The diabetes community represents a dynamic and inspiring group of individuals. It’s always been our priority to provide them with innovative and impactful technology. The upcoming launch of Dexcom ONE represents a significant step forward in diabetes management and inclusion on the drug tariff would ensure that more people benefit from this life changing technology.”
Stock Rating
On March 14, Piper Sandler analyst Matthew O’Brien reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $725, which implies upside potential of 36.4% from current levels.
Consensus among analysts is a Strong Buy based on 12 Buys and one Hold. DXCM’s average price target of $563.46 implies upside potential of 6% from current levels. Shares have gained 44.4% over the past year.
Negative Sentiment
TipRanks’ Stock Investors tool shows that investors currently have a Very Negative stance on DXCM, as 2.9% of portfolios tracked by TipRanks decreased their exposure to DXCM stock over the past 30 days.
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Kite, a unit of biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Yescarta CAR T-cell immunotherapy. The therapy is a first-of-its-kind treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). These patients include individuals who have received first-line therapy in the last 12 months.
Supporting Data
The U.S. regulator’s decision was based on ZUMA-7, a randomized, open-label Phase 3 study. It was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Yescarta versus the current standard of care (SOC) for second-line therapy. Around 359 patients participated in the study, which showed that the primary endpoint is event-free survival (EFS).
Annually, over 18,000 people are diagnosed with LBCL in the U.S., with about 30%-40% of patients requiring second-line treatment.
Official Comments
On reaching the milestone, Kite CEO Christi Shaw said, “Today’s FDA approval brings that hope to more patients by enabling the power of CAR T-cell therapy to be used earlier in the treatment journey.”
Smart Score
According to TipRanks’ Smart Score system, Gilead gets a 7 out of 10, which indicates that the stock is likely to perform in line with market averages.
Wall Street’s Take
Recently, Robert W. Baird analyst Brian Skorney maintained a Hold rating on Gilead and a price target of $63 (5.58% upside potential).
The rest of the Street is cautiously optimistic about the stock with a Moderate Buy consensus rating. That’s based on eight analysts suggesting a Buy, nine analysts recommending a Hold, and one analyst suggesting a Sell. The average Gilead price target of $71.24 implies 19.39% upside potential to current levels. Shares have decreased 6.1% over the past year.
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has provided an April 1 delivery update for March 2022. The company recorded strong deliveries despite the shortage of certain auto parts, which resulted from the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the Yangtze Delta region.
Following the update, shares of the EV maker rose 5.54% on Friday to close at $27.24.
March Deliveries
Li Auto delivered over 11,000 Li ONEs last month, representing 125.2% year-over-year and 31.1% sequential growth. Remarkably, deliveries in the first quarter of 2022 stood at 31,716, up 152.1% year-over-year.
Since the entry of the company into the vehicle market in 2019, total deliveries came in at 155,804. By the end of last month, the company had 217 retail spaces in 102 cities, along with almost 300 service locations, and Li Auto-authorized repair shops in 211 cities.
Official Comments
In response to the strong data, Li Auto President Yanan Shen said, “We will unveil our world-class flagship smart SUV L9 for family users on April 16…We continue to take measures to ensure supply and safeguard production, aiming to shorten the waiting time of delivery to our users.”
Peers
Looking at Li Auto’s peers, XPeng (XPEV) delivered 15,414 vehicles in March and recorded a year-over-year increase of 202%, while NIO’s (NIO) March deliveries came in at 9,985, up 37.6%.
Wall Street’s Take
Recently, China Renaissance Securities analyst Yiming Wang initiated coverage of Li Auto with a Buy rating and a price target of $37.20 (36.56% upside potential).
Wang commented that the prospective Chinese electric vehicle automakers are “embracing a new stage of rapid growth after being undervalued” in 2019 and 2020.
Consensus among analysts is a Strong Buy based on five unanimous Buys. The average Li Auto price target of $39.80 implies 46.11% upside potential from current levels. Shares have gained 9.22% over the past year.
Hedge Fund Activity
TipRanks’ Hedge Fund Trading Activity tool shows that confidence in Li is currently Very Positive, as the cumulative change in holdings across all 4 hedge funds that were active in the last quarter was an increase of 7.5 million shares.
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Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) recently reported its first-quarter delivery results ended March 31, 2022. The company also provided delivery data for the month of March.
Following the update, shares of the company rose almost 5.4% to close at $22.19 in Friday’s extended trading session.
Details of the Deliveries
In the first quarter of 2022, the company’s cumulative deliveries stood at 192,838 vehicles, up 28.5% year-over-year.
In March 2022, the company delivered 9,985 vehicles, up 37.6% year-over-year. The deliveries consisted of 9,822 premium smart electric SUVs, including 1,726 ES8s, 5,064 ES6s and 3,032 EC6s, and 163 ET7s.
Future Launches
Next month, the company plans to launch the 2022 NIO ES8, ES6 and EC6 and unveil its digital cockpit upgrade plan for existing users.
Stock Rating
Recently, Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $50, which implies upside potential of 128% from current levels.
According to the analyst, the company has increased the resilience of its supply chain, which is expected to aid its goals of delivering quality experiences to its customers.
Consensus among analysts is a Strong Buy based on 16 Buys and two Hold. NIO’s average price target of $44.73 implies upside potential of 104% from current levels. Shares have declined 44.2% over the past year.
Website Traffic
TipRanks’ Website Traffic Tool, which uses data from SEMrush Holdings (SEMR), the world’s biggest website usage monitoring service, offers insight into Nio’s performance this quarter.
According to the tool, the Nio website recorded a 28.10% monthly decline in global visits in February, compared to the same period last year. Further, the footfall on its website has declined 61.05%, compared to the previous year.
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Global manufacturer and distributor of chemical products Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) recently revealed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a Japanese company with interests in product sales, logistics and financing.
Following the news, shares of the company rose 1.7% on Friday. The stock, however, pared its gains slightly to close at $53.17 in the extended trading session.
The joint venture aims at harnessing the strengths of Mitsui’s logistical capabilities and Olin’s production flexibility across the electrochemical unit (ECU) portfolio to buy, supply and market ECU-based derivatives.
The initial thrust of the venture will be on blue water caustic soda and ethylene dichloride (EDC), with potential future expansion into other ECU derivatives and related products.
Customers are expected to benefit from this alliance with greater security of supply, enhanced logistics reliability, heightened access to global product liquidity, and network optimization.
Management Commentary
The CEO of Olin, Scott Sutton, said, “Olin’s 130-year history in ECUs and Mitsui’s 70-year history in trading and logistics creates a natural partnership that will grow Olin’s parlay activities and grow Mitsui’s capacity to serve on a global scale.
“This innovative alliance will connect Olin’s leading asset positions with global product liquidity to reliably meet growing demand in increasingly sustainable ways. Through this alliance, Olin is committed to delivering strategic, sustainable solutions across the value chain.”
Stock Rating
On March 14, KeyBanc analyst Aleksey Yefremov upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold with a price target of $64, which implies upside potential of 20.4% from current levels.
Consensus among analysts is a Strong Buy based on 12 Buys and two Holds. OLN’s average price target of $75.23 implies upside potential of 41.5% from current levels. Shares have gained 34.2% over the past year.
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Palantir (PLTR) has selected Carahsoft as its new channel partner program as it seeks to secure more business from the U.S. government. Carahsoft is a government IT solutions provider working with federal, state, and local public sector agencies. Meanwhile, PLTR is an American software company that specializes in big data analytics.
Palantir has tapped Carahsoft as its U.S. federal distributor. Carahsoft will make Palantir’s software solutions available to the U.S. federal government through its reseller partners. The arrangement is expected to make it easier for government customers to access Palantir’s solutions.
Various government agencies and departments have already used Palantir’s solutions. For example, Palantir’s technology supported the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and has assisted in intelligence operations. Therefore, Palantir counts on the partnership to bolster its sales organization and broaden its access to U.S. federal government contracts.
Lauren Penneys, Palantir’s Head of Sales, U.S. Government, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Carahsoft, as we invest in growth and establish new routes to market that will increase access to Palantir’s best-in-class software.”
Vice President of Carahsoft, Maryam Emdadi, said, “We look forward to working with Palantir and our resellers to deliver mission critical technology to the government, and help agencies advance their digital modernization strategy.”
Wall Street’s Take
The stock has a Hold consensus rating based on two Buys, four Holds, and three Sells. The average Palantir price target of $13.75 implies 0.58% downside potential from current levels.
News Sentiment
TipRanks data shows that the News Score for Palantir is currently Neutral based on 22 articles published over the past seven days. Notably, 67% of the articles have a Bullish Sentiment compared to a sector average of 65%, while 33% of the articles have a Bearish Sentiment compared to a sector average of 35%.
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Diversified financial services company The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share, an increase of about 20% from the previous dividend of $1.25 per share.
Following the news, shares of the company declined 1.8% on Friday. However, the stock pared its losses slightly to close at $181.20 in the extended trading session.
The dividend will be paid on May 5, 2022, to shareholders of record as of April 13, 2022.
Dividend Yield
The company’s annual dividend of $6 per share now reflects a dividend yield of 3.3% based on Friday’s closing price.
The company has been raising its quarterly dividend consistently over the past nine years, except for 2020, making it an attractive choice for investors.
Management Commentary
The CEO of PNC Financial, William S. Demchak, said, “The significant increase in our dividend is reflective of PNC’s financial performance, strong capital levels and our board’s confidence in our business model and strategies.”
Stock Rating
Recently, Piper Sandler analyst Scott Siefers reiterated a Hold rating on the stock. The analyst, however, lowered the price target from $215 to $201, which implies upside potential of 11% from current levels.
Consensus among analysts is a Moderate Buy based on eight Buys, three Holds and one Sell. PNC’s average price target of $225.79 implies upside potential of 24.6% from current levels. Shares have gained 1.3% over the past year.
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American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reported record deliveries for the first quarter of 2022, highlighting a superb start to the year. Despite persistent global supply chain issues, inflationary pressures, and factory shutdowns, Tesla’s fanbase has ensured that the company’s performance is not dimmed by any external factors.
Increasing gas prices and consumers’ enhanced awareness of their carbon print have propelled the EV industry, and Tesla remains one of the hot picks in the segment.
Tesla shares gained almost 57% over the past year, albeit losing 9.6% year-to-date amid the ongoing geopolitical environment.
Tesla Q1 Deliveries in Detail
Tesla delivered a total of 310,048 EVs in Q1FY22, and manufactured over 305,000 vehicles. The deliveries came in line with analyst predictions of about 310,000. The figure was revised downwards by analysts in late March due to ongoing challenges. Earlier, analysts had predicted a more optimistic number of 315,000 deliveries.
Of the total deliveries, Tesla delivered 295,324 Model 3 and Model Y cars. Meanwhile, Model S and Model X deliveries stood at 14,724 in the quarter.
Bowing to inflationary pressures, Tesla even hiked the prices of its vehicles twice by around $12,500, yet it did not hamper the company’s deliveries.
1M Deliveries in 2022
Tesla has the ambitious target of delivering 1 million EVs by 2022. In 2021, Tesla was almost close to the target, delivering 936,000 cars through two active plants in Fremont and Shanghai.
Tesla has already started deliveries from its Berlin Gigafactory in March this year, and Giga Texas is close to delivering its first cars to customers. Both these plants will add to production at Fremont and China, enabling Tesla to reach its targeted deliveries in 2022.
With solid Q1 deliveries, Tesla has already made one-third of its slated figure for the year. The only hindrance could be the continued stoppage of its Shanghai factory caused by the nationwide lockdown due to the Omicron variant.
Yet, five days after the Shanghai factory shut down was initiated, the company has stated that it will not be able to resume production today, on April 4.
Peer Comparison
As per a TrueCar report, Tesla was the only EV maker to register a positive growth rate from March 2021 to February 2022. Tesla registered 93.2% growth over the period, while the other EV makers all registered losses. Tesla even beats the industry average in terms of all major valuation metrics.
Ford’s (F) deliveries fell 27.6% and General Motors (GM) lost 16.5%. Meanwhile, Volkswagen registered its biggest fall of 44.3%. Kia was the only other EV maker to witness a lower than 10% fall in deliveries in the same period.
Analysts’ View
Calling Tesla’s Q1 delivery “better than feared” Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $1,400, which implies 29.1% upside potential to current levels.
Ives attributed the China shutdowns and logistics issues for delivering autos to Europe as two major reasons for the subdued Q1 numbers, which the Street had earlier projected to be higher.
Commenting on his optimistic view on TSLA, Ives said, “We believe roughly 20k-25k units were pushed out of 1Q into 2Q due to the logistical and factory issues which make this underlying demand number still look strong with a robust trajectory for the rest of 2022.”
Overall, the TSLA stock commands a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 15 Buys, five Holds, and six Sells. The average Tesla price target of $1,014.04 implies 6.5% downside potential to current levels.
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American logistics and delivery service provider United Parcel Service (UPS) has taken another step towards its green initiative, and started the trial of eQuad electric bikes for delivery in urban areas.
Shares of UPS closed down 3.7% at $206.64 on April 1, amid a broader market sell-off. UPS stock has lost 2.5% year-to-date, and gained 22.9% over the past year.
eQuad Bikes for Urban Deliveries
The last-mile delivery provider has vowed to become a 100% carbon-free company by using electric vehicles for its deliveries. The company already has a fleet of zero-emission vans and trucks for delivery and is trying out eQuad bikes for faster, easier and cleaner deliveries in densely populated urban areas. What’s more, in the wake of the burgeoning e-commerce market, these bikes even make the package delivery business less expensive.
These eQuad electric bikes are designed by British firm Fernhay. UPS has around 100 such bikes, which are used across seven locations in Europe, and it is expected to start using them in the U.S. and Asian markets soon.
UPS’s eQuad bike has an electric-assisted top speed of 25 kilometers and can carry up to 200 kilograms of packages, if the driver pedals faster. The electric battery has a range of about 40 miles, which is sufficient for urban routes.
The eQuad bikes are narrow, only 36 inches wide, making them ideal and legal to use bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, a route that UPS vans and trucks cannot take. While using these bikes, the driver will have to manually load the packages and carry them to customers.
Commenting on the eQuad bike trials, UPS VP of fleet maintenance and engineering, Luke Wake, told Reuters, “There are more and more opportunities for zero-emission solutions like this that can alleviate inner-city congestion… It can also help our operations be more efficient at the same time.”
Wall Street View
The Wall Street community is cautiously optimistic about UPS stock, with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 11 Buys, eight Holds, and one Sell. The average UPS price forecast of $241.35 implies 16.8% upside potential to current levels.
The company pays a regular quarterly common dividend of $1.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.13%.
Blogger Opinions
Notably, TipRanks data shows that financial blogger opinions are 96% Bullish on UPS, compared to a sector average of 69%.
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American camera and social media company Snap, Inc. (SNAP) gained more than 7% during Friday’s intraday trading session, after Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion gave optimistic insights into the company’s addressable user details.
After riding higher on the day, the SNAP stock ended the day up 3.9% at $37.39 on April 1. Year-to-date, the stock has lost 19.8%.
Snap reported stellar fourth-quarter results at the beginning of February, surpassing both earnings and revenue estimates, and has gained roughly upward of 51% to date.
Analyst Sees Compelling User Growth Opportunities
Analyst Champion undertook an extensive study of country-wise user growth opportunities for Snap. His study revealed that Snap has an overwhelming opportunity to grow its user base in Mexico (31% penetration), Brazil (9% penetration), Italy (12% penetration), and in Spain.
Additionally, Champion noted that India and the U.S. are the most important markets for Snap. As per the analyst, Snap has an estimated 800 million-plus addressable monthly active users (MAU) across the top 15 GDP countries. Excluding India, this number stands at 500 million-plus. On a global basis, Champion estimates a total addressable market of more than 1.9 billion MAUs.
In Q4, Snap’s Daily Active Users (DAUs) grew 20% year-over-year to 319 million, marking the fifth straight quarter of 20%+ growth in DAUs, with North America growing 6%, Europe increasing 11%, and the Rest of World jumping 41% on a year-over-year basis.
Despite his long-term estimates for the daily active user base being above consensus estimates, Champion remains highly optimistic about his stance. The analyst reiterated a Buy rating on the SNAP stock with a price target of $53, which implies 41.8% upside potential to current levels.
Meanwhile, other analysts on the Street are cautiously optimistic about the stock. The SNAP stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and nine Holds. The average Snap price target of $53.64 implies 43.5% upside potential to current levels.
Hedge Funds
Similar to analyst Champion, hedge funds are equally optimistic about SNAP stock. According to TipRanks’ Hedge Fund Trading Activity tool, confidence in Snap is currently Very Positive, as 13 hedge funds increased their cumulative holdings of the SNAP stock by 18.7 million shares in the last quarter.
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