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Sick of the wind? Brace yourself because this week could produce hurricane-force gusts
Sick of the wind we have been bracing against for the last several weeks?
Sorry, but you will need to lean into another week of it.
It's typical for Northern Colorado to see windy conditions in spring, but hurricane-force wind gusts will hammer much of the foothills and plains today through Tuesday. Those winds will increase area fire risk and create near-whiteout conditions in the mountains.
Here's what to expect.
How windy will it get in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado?
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning from 6 p.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday for Northern Colorado, including Fort Collins, and the northern foothills, with wind gusts up to 80 mph. The city's forecast maximum wind gust is 55 mph with gusts of 45 mph expected into Wednesday.
It will be breezy Monday with forecast wind starting off at 5 to 15 mph then increasing in the afternoon with gusts up to 24 mph.
Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to be the worst days. Tuesday's forecast calls for winds to increase to about 30 mph in the afternoon with gusts as high as 50 mph. Wednesday isn't much better with wind at 21 to 29 mph and gusting to 44 mph.
Red Feather Lakes is forecast to see a high gust of 66 mph and Estes Park 68 mph.
Category 1 hurricane-force winds are sustained at 74 to 95 mph.
Spring tree, lawn and garden tips: When and how to do these tasks
As of Monday morning, the weather service had not issued a red flag warning for Tuesday but that could still happen. People are encouraged to refrain from lighting any outdoor fires over the next several days.
Despite the Fort Collins area receiving more than normal moisture for the year, firefighters have already responded to around a half dozen vegetation/grass fires this year in addition to illegal burns resulting from burning yard waste to backyard bonfires.
Meanwhile, Larimer County officials are in the process of updating and clarifying the county's fire restriction ordinance to combat outdoor fires.
Wind over the next several days will not only quickly spread any fires but have the potential to knock down fences, blow down tree limbs and bring down power lines, according to the weather service.
Bruno Rodriguez, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Boulder, said there have been four high wind warnings for the Boulder area and six in the Pueblo area this year.
He said on average wind picks up in late fall and increases, with December and January being the windiest months and weather staying windy through spring before calming in May through September.
Wind and snow in Colorado's mountains
The National Weather Service also has issued a winter weather advisory for the northern mountains from 9 p.m. Monday through midnight Tuesday.
This includes Rocky Mountain National Park, Cameron Pass, Medicine Bow Mountains, Rabbit Ears Pass, Summit County and the Indians Peaks areas.
The forecast calls for 5 to 10 inches of snow with wind gusting to 70 mph and creating difficult driving conditions.
Snow is expected to stay above 6,000 feet.
Statewide snowpack Monday was at 92%, including 91% for the South Platte Basin, which includes Fort Collins and Denver.
Fort Collins has a 40% chance of showers Tuesday.
Boats ramp open: Horsetooth Reservoir, Carter Lake and Boyd Lake are open for boating
Reporter Miles Blumhardt looks for stories that impact your life. Be it news, outdoors, sports — you name it, he wants to report it. Have a story idea? Contact him at milesblumhardt@coloradoan.com or on Twitter @MilesBlumhardt. Support his work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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1 person killed in Windsor when Jeep hits group of pedestrians gathered for memorial
One person was killed in Windsor when a Jeep hit multiple pedestrians Saturday night.
The driver of a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound in the 9600 block of Eastman Park Drive about 6:40 p.m. Saturday when it struck three pedestrians that were part of a group gathered on the shoulder of the road, Windsor Police Commander Aaron Lopez said.
One person, a 39-year-old female, died at the scene. Two others were injured but refused medical treatment and were not transported to the hospital, Lopez said.
The Weld County Coroner’s Office has not released the identity of the person killed as of 11:30 a.m. Monday. Lopez said the autopsy was scheduled for Monday.
The people struck by the Jeep were part of a group of 13 people gathered at the intersection as part of a memorial remembering a motorcyclist killed at that intersection a year prior, Lopez said. Investigators are still working to determine exactly where the people who were hit were standing.
The driver of the Jeep, a 23-year-old female, has been cooperative with the investigation, Lopez said. She has not been arrested and there are no charges pending as of Monday morning.
Lopez said police are still investigating whether alcohol or drugs may have been involved in the crash.
Sady Swanson covers public safety, criminal justice, Larimer County government and more throughout Northern Colorado. You can send your story ideas to her at sswanson@coloradoan.com or on Twitter at @sadyswan. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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Alaska Airlines moves to gender-neutral uniforms, allowing tattoos for employees
(CNN) - Alaska Airlines is going gender-neutral with its uniform policy for employees.
In a statement this week, the airline said the updated guidelines will “provide more freedom and flexibility in individual and gender expression.”
The carrier will also collaborate with a designer to create gender-neutral uniform items for frontline workers, including flight attendants, customer service agents and lounge employees.
The change follows a 2021 employee allegation that Alaska Airlines’ uniform policy discriminated against workers whose gender expression did not fit male and female dress codes.
Previously, the airline required either “male” or “female” uniforms, along with regulations on other dress codes based on assumed gender. At the time, the carrier said flight attendants could order any “uniform kit of their choice, regardless of gender identity.”
The airline is also updating to allow more flexibility in personal expression, including with tattoos and hair style choices.
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in a shooting death in Leesburg early Monday morning.
Town police were called to an apartment on Fort Evans Road NE about 2:30 a.m., where they found 21-year-old Javaun Wright, 21, of Waldorf, Md. with multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim was declared dead at the scene. The suspect, Nelson Coronado Jr., 21, of Leesburg, remained at the apartment, Leesburg police said in a news release and was taken into custody without incident.
Coronado has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the release said. He is held without bond at the Loudoun County jail.
A firearm was recovered from the scene, police said.
Through the investigation it has been determined that Coronado was the sole suspect, and that the victim and suspect were known to each other. The victim's identity has not been released pending notification of his next of kin.
The incident remains under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section. Anyone who has additional information is asked to contact Detective M. Pereira at 703-771-4500 or at mpereira@leesburgva.gov.
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The Culpepper Garden senior-living community near Ballston on March 25 dedicated a bench in honor of local first-responders who have helped the community to weather the COVID storm.
The ceremony took place during an open house in which the residents and local leaders were invited to enjoy the approximately 33,000 flowers in bloom on the 5-acre property.
“The last two years have reminded us that first-responders are literal lifesavers in times of need, not just for our community here but for all of Arlington,” said Marta Hill Gray, executive director of the facility. “What better way to celebrate their contributions than a permanent fixture among a sea of stunning yellow daffodils, which are the long-standing legacy of Culpepper.”
Among those on hand to mark the debut of the First-Responders Bench were Sheriff Beth Arthur, Police Chief Charles “Andy” Penn, Assistant Fire Chief Joe Reshetar and Hannah Winant of the Department of Public-Safety Communications and Emergency Management. A number of County Board members attended, as did state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington-Fairfax-Loudoun), who serves on the Culpepper Garden board of directors.
“I’m inspired by their selflessness and glad to be a part of honoring them today for their invaluable contributions to our community,” Favola said of the efforts of local first-responders.
The daffodil garden is the legacy of Charles Washington Culpepper, a horticulturist and civil servant who tended meticulously to the garden before selling the property in 1971 to the non-profit that would establish Culpepper Garden a few years later. When COVID arrived in the spring of 2020, a team of volunteers, gardeners and staff began work to renovate the gardens, planting 28,000 daffodil saplings. In 2021, they followed up with an additional 5,000 plants.
Culpepper Garden is an award-winning retirement community that provides 346 affordable apartment units with services for low-income seniors over age 62. The celebration marked the official opening for the season of the daffodil garden, which is open to visitors (with prior registration) through the summer.
For information, see the Website at www.culpeppergarden.org.
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Arlington residents will continue to experience a certain degree of do-it-yourself policing as the Arlington County Police Department struggles with recruitment and retention.
The goal is “focusing our investigative and response efforts around more serious criminal incidents and concerns,” police said.
Police Chief Charles “Andy” Penn on March 29 detailed ongoing changes to existing procedures that will result in less responsiveness in some areas so the force that remains can concentrate on core responsibilities.
“I am confident that despite our service adjustments, we will continue to work in partnership with the community and remain proactive in ensuring public safety,” the police chief said. (His remarks can be viewed at https://police.arlingtonva.us)
Some of the changes were first put in place during the early days of COVID, and will be maintained into the future. In some cases, officers will not be dispatched for calls of service, but individuals will be directed to provide information online or by telephone.
County officials are planning major pay raises for public-safety personnel in the coming budget cycle, but it may not be enough to retain experienced personnel who have grown weary of how they perceive their treatment by some in the community and among their leaders, and can find more lucrative opportunities elsewhere.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It is not all fun and games for kids on social media. Use of TikTok and Snapchat by children has exploded. So have concerns about questionable content.
Hawaii's Attorney General has joined other states, in calling for better access for parental monitoring apps. Not everyone agrees it is a good idea.
Preteen Drayson Higabuckley used to have Snapchat and Tiktok on his phone. His mom, who manually monitors his phone, got rid of them.
"She found text messages saying I would fight someone and for them to meet me at the park," said Higabuckley.
Forty-four Attorneys General nationwide, including Hawaii's own Holly Shikada, have right now submitted a letter to TikTok and Snapchat asking then to allow better access to the third-party apps that are designed for parental monitoring and control. The letter says to maximize protections, social media must collaborate with each other. One tech expert disagrees.
"You're creating these companies that are going to be keeping all this kids information from all of these apps and placing it in their secure database. I think It's just creating another opportunity for it to be hacked or exploited in some sort of way," said tech expert Ryan Ozawa.
Ozawa says it's the parents and the sites themselves that should be doing the policing.
"The sites have their own parental controls, some better than others. I would say some are stronger than others. For right now, for example, TikTok does a pretty good job of trying to give parents control of the app -- right down to pairing their phone with their kid's phone to see what they are up to. Other apps like Snapchat are a little easier for kids to circumvent. I think the fact of the matter is these kids are smarter than these apps," said Ozawa.
Ozawa detailed some parental monitoring methods Tiktok offers. Family pairing is where the parent creates their own account, taps the three dots next to their profile, hits the family pairing option, and syncs child's account with a QR code.
There is also a screen time management setting and restricted mode that blocks mature content. A parent will want to keep their own passwords for those settings.
Parents need to keep precautions. A child can always steal a passcode, reload the app, or create a new account to get around security steps. So it is recommended they check their child's phone on a consistent basis.
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Arlington Community Federal Credit Union recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Rebuilding Together, a social-safety-net organization providing support for residents in Arlington, Falls Church and Fairfax.
The grant was part of a national give-back-program award from credit-union credit-card vendor PSCU to be given to a local nonprofit of the credit union’s choice.
“We are thankful for the work of Rebuilding Together’s staff and volunteers, who make repairs and modifications so homeowners in need can live in safe and healthy homes in our local neighborhoods,” said Karen Rosales, CEO of Arlington Community Federal Credit Union.
The funds will contribute to Rebuilding Together’s general operations and provide unrestricted funding for the organization.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome Arlington Community Federal Credit Union as a new partner in our mission of rebuilding homes to restore safety and well-being for our neighbors in need,” said Patti Klein, the local Rebuilding Together executive director. “This generous grant has already made an impact for one longtime Arlingtonian, and it will allow us to help other neighbors who are waiting for critical repairs and life-saving fall prevention.”
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Stocks were mixed in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as investors tried to anticipate whether Russia could face even stricter economic sanctions, while Twitter soared on a big investment from Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk.
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 10:23 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 70 points, or 0.2%, to 34,752 and the Nasdaq rose 1%.
There were more stocks losing ground than making gains within the benchmark S&P 500, but solid gains from technology stocks and big communications companies helped temper losses elsewhere. Tech companies, with their pricey stock values, tend to have more weight in pushing the market in up or down.
Twitter surged 23% after the company disclosed that Musk had taken a 9.2% stake in the social media platform. In recent weeks Musk has publicly questioned the company’s commitment to free speech. The gains were a key factor in lifting the broader communications sector and keeping the S&P 500 in the green.
Investors continue to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, where Russia could face even stricter economic sanctions now that details are emerging of what appear to be deliberate killings of civilians.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, joined a growing chorus of international criticism of the alleged atrocities, saying the 27-country bloc “will advance, as a matter of urgency, work on further sanctions against Russia.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has elevated concerns about rising inflation and the impact on global economic growth. Prices for everything from food to clothing had already been rising and the war has made for even more volatile energy prices.
U.S. benchmark crude oil prices rose 4.3% and Brent crude, the international standard rose 3.6%. Prices are up roughly 40% globally, which has put pressure on costs for gasoline and other goods.
Bond yields gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.43% from 2.38% late Friday. The yield on the two-year Treasury rose to 2.47% from 2.44%.
The two-year yield remains above the 10-year yield, which is a potentially ominous sign. Such a flip of the usual relationship between two- and 10-year yields has preceded many recessions in the past, though it hasn’t been a perfect predictor. Some market watchers caution the signal may be less accurate this time, because of distortions in yields caused by extraordinary measures by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to keep interest rates low.
Bond yields have been gaining ground all year as Wall Street prepares higher interest rates. The Federal Reserve has already raised its key overnight rate once, the first such increase since 2018. The central bank is expected to continue raising rates throughout 2022 to help counter the impact from rising inflation.
The Fed is due to release minutes from its last meeting on Wednesday.
Markets in Europe were mostly higher. Asian markets also rose and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.1% after regulators in Beijing said they plan to revise rules regarding access of overseas regulators to full audits of companies that have shares listed in overseas markets.
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Before leaving Richmond in mid-March, members of the state Senate paused to present an “attaboy” to Arlington’s longtime legislative liaison to the General Assembly.
Patricia Carroll represented the county government in Richmond from 2006 to 2021. “With her proactive and efficient leadership style, she helped develop countless solutions to local challenges over the years, and ably represented her community,” noted the resolution, patroned by Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington-Fairfax-Loudoun).
Carroll “cultivated strong relationships with statewide organizations and subject-matter experts to identify pathways to success, and inspired others through her confidence, courteousness and dedication to the people of Arlington,” noted the resolution, which passed the Senate unanimously in the waning days of the 2022 session.
As a Senate resolution, it was not sent over to the House of Delegates for consideration.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder, just before raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech.
The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase worth $3 billion based on the closing price Friday, is not clear. Yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers and is very active on the site, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.
The regulatory filing Monday says Musk bought the shares on March 14, describing him as a long-term investor looking to minimize his buying and selling of the shares. That means that Musk acquired the shares before beginning his public discourse on the First Amendment and Twitter.
Yet Musk has also raised the possibility, publicly before his massive and loyal Twitter following, of starting a rival social media network.
Industry analysts are skeptical about whether the mercurial CEO will remain on the sidelines for long.
“We would expect this passive stake as just the start of broader conversations with the Twitter board/management that could ultimately lead to an active stake and a potential more aggressive ownership role of Twitter,” Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said in a client note early Monday.
Twitter’s stock surged more than 22% at the opening bell Monday. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Musk told his more than 80 million followers on Twitter that he was “ giving serious thought ” to creating his own social media platform and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
His Twitter stock purchase comes as Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with U.S. securities regulators over his ability to post on Twitter. Musk’s lawyer has contended in court motions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.
In October of 2018, Musk and Tesla agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla’s stock price jumped. The settlement specified governance changes, including Musk’s ouster as board chairman, as well as pre-approval of his tweets. The SEC brought a securities fraud charge, alleging that Musk was manipulating the stock price with his posts.
Musk’s lawyer is now asking a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan to throw out the settlement, contending that the SEC is harassing him and infringing on his First Amendment rights.
Early in March, Musk asked Judge Alison Nathan to nullify an SEC subpoena and throw out the settlement agreement. His lawyer, Alex Spiro, said the SEC has used the court agreement “to trample on Mr. Musk’s First Amendment rights and to impose prior restraints on his speech.”
The SEC responded in a court motion, saying it has legal authority to subpoena Tesla and Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out the settlement is not valid.
The SEC disclosed that it is investigating Musk’s Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake. The commission confirmed that it issued administrative subpoenas while investigating whether Musk and Tesla are complying with disclosure controls in the 2018 agreement.
The commission also is investigating whether Tesla described accurately in public filings with the agency whether it complied with the controls.
The commission maintains that the subpoenas were lawful, and that Musk isn’t following proper legal procedure to challenge them. SEC attorney Melissa Armstrong called Musk’s challenge “frivolous,” and pointed out that Musk and Tesla agreed to have his tweets pre-approved by other company officials.
“Courts have long recognized that ‘congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,’” Armstrong wrote.
The subpoenas, issued under seal, come from a formal order by the commission authorizing the investigation. They seek all written communications concerning the Nov. 6 tweets and whether they were shown to Tesla lawyers for pre-approval.
Musk attorney Spiro has asked for verbal arguments in the case.
Musk’s revelation about his stake in Twitter shares comes two days after Tesla Inc. posted first-quarter delivery numbers. While the company delivered 310,000 vehicles in the period, the figure was slightly below expectations.
Shortly after the November tweets about the Tesla stock sale Musk began selling off shares, and he wrote on Twitter that the sale would go to pay tax obligations on stock options. Analysts estimate his tax obligation at $10 billion to $15 billion. But some of the money could have been used to buy the Twitter stake.
So far he has sold more than 15 million shares worth roughly $16.4 billion. With some sales in late December, Musk is close to selling 10%.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It will be a mostly cloudy and breezy to start the workweek. Drier trade wind weather is expected, but don't count out scattered windward and mauka showers. Highs will range from 78 to 83 degrees with trades gusting from 15 to 25 mph.
Monday night will be mostly cloudy with scattered windward and mauka showers, isolated showers for leeward sections. Low temperatures will range from 65 to 70 degrees. Trade winds are expected to ease.
Breezy trade winds will prevail on Monday with rather dry trade wind weather, and increasing high clouds streaming into the island chain.
Increasing trade showers and considerable cloudiness will hold in place as an upper level disturbance moves overhead. A return to more typical trade wind weather can be expected late Wednesday through Thursday night, with the trades becoming breezy once again.
Monday's northwest swell will gradually lower through Tuesday. The next medium size northwest swell is timed to arrive Wednesday and pass through the islands into Friday.
Small background south swells are expected through Friday with a slightly larger south swell scheduled around Saturday.
Short period choppy east facing shore surf will remain elevated through the day with only a slight lowering Tuesday and Wednesday under moderate trade flow.
East wind wave swell and surf will increase later this week in response to strengthened trades.
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As of 11 a.m. Monday, Alaska Airlines has canceled 40 flights, impacting nearly 6,000 passengers, with additional cancellations possible.
Alaska spokesperson Alexa Rudin said two of those cancellations were due to mechanical issues while the rest were caused by staffing shortages.
No flights into or out of Yakima are affected by the pilot situation Monday, according to an official at the Yakima Air Terminal.
As a pilot shortage continues to impact the air carrier’s business, the cancellations included 27 flights arriving at or departing from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday, according to data from flight tracking firm Flightaware.
In addition, Flightaware shows Alaska’s regional sister carrier Horizon canceled seven flights Monday, including one from Sea-Tac to Anchorage and two from Bellingham to Sea-Tac.
Passengers scheduled to travel were urged to check their flight status either on the Alaska app or at alaskaair.com/flightstatus.
Alaska Airlines had canceled 73 flights Sunday, with more than 9,800 passengers affected.
The Sunday cancellations included 33 flights at Sea-Tac airport.
On Saturday, the airline had canceled 92 flights due to the pilot shortage, with another 18 flights significantly delayed by what officials said was a mix of weather, mechanical and “other standard issues.” At Sea-Tac on Saturday, the airline canceled 27 departures and 32 arriving flights.
On Friday, the airline canceled 68 flights at Sea-Tac and more than 120 overall, affecting at least 15,300 travelers.
Every U.S. airline is facing the impacts of a national pilot shortage, brought on by reductions in staffing during the pandemic and a quicker than expected rebound in air travel this year.
However, Alaska has been hit worse than most.
With pilots now so in demand, they can choose where to work more easily. Alaska, currently in an increasingly bitter standoff with the union representing its pilots over a new contract, has lost dozens of pilots this year to other major U.S. carriers.
Despite the ongoing problem, Alaska spokesperson Alexa Rudin said via email that the major travel disruption this weekend should ease in the next few days.
“A significant portion of today’s cancels are clean up from the cancels yesterday that displaced aircraft and crews,” she wrote. “This situation will continue to improve as we resolve those impacts over the next couple days.”
Constance von Muehlen, Alaska’s chief operating officer, said in a statement Saturday the airline is “doing everything we can” to support affected passengers.
Alaska said it was notifying passengers and doing what it could to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible.
“We know the sudden cancellation of their travel plans is frustrating — we apologize to all of our guests who we let down,” read a statement posted on the airline’s website.
“Re-accommodation may include a later flight or an alternate route,” said Rudin. “We are also doing our best to notify guests whose travel is impacted as early as possible.”
“When we can’t accommodate them on Alaska, we have relationships with other airlines to help get them to their destination where possible,” she said. “We also work with guests on a case-by-case basis to care for their specific needs.”
Impossible to reach customer service
However, those desperate for support by phone were out of luck.
Alaska is short-staffed throughout its operation, with shortages of not only pilots but also flight attendants and call-center representatives.
When 90-year-old Dorothy Case called Alaska’s customer service line Saturday, a recorded message told her to expect a hold time of “more than 10 hours.”
Anxious about her scheduled flight from Tucson, Arizona, to Seattle on Wednesday, which requires synchronizing complicated family arrangements, Case wants to find out if it’s still on but couldn’t reach the airline.
“We really need to know so we can plan,” said Case.
Kelly Pollock, with her family on a spring break trip to Disneyland, heard the same dispiriting 10-hour hold message when she called customer service at 5:30 a.m. Saturday after notification that their 8 a.m. flight home to Chicago through San Francisco was canceled.
After repeated calling, Pollock eventually got through to Alaska’s reservations line. The airline was able to put her husband, who needed to get back for work, on a United flight to Chicago on Saturday.
To get Pollock and her two teenagers home together, the best Alaska could offer was a 6 p.m. flight Sunday on American.
On Saturday, the three were stuck for the 34-hour delay in a hotel at LAX, which Pollock paid for.
She’s expecting a refund for the hotel cost from Alaska, but the reservations agent said she had to talk to customer service about that. Given the estimated hold time, that was impossible. And Pollock said both the airline’s online chat option and its text option were unavailable “due to volume.”
Pollock said she normally flies United but chose Alaska because of a bargain first-class ticket price. “I don’t think I’ll be flying Alaska again,” she said.
Management at odds with pilots
An internal Alaska Air memo Friday indicated the reasons for the chaos.
“Our operational performance today was below the level many of us expect,” Capt. John Ladner, Alaska’s vice president of flight operations, wrote in a Friday email to pilots. “The primary driver for our performance right now is the shortage of pilots we have available to fly versus what was planned when we built our April schedule in January.”
Ladner cited the level of attrition as a major factor, and said Alaska was offering 150% of pay to pilots willing to pick up extra flights.
The airline’s management has been locked in contract negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union for three years. Hundreds of Alaska pilots picketed Friday near Sea-Tac Airport and at the airline’s other hubs on the West Coast.
ALPA has warned the company repeatedly that Alaska’s situation is particularly acute.
In a message to members Friday night, the union’s executive council said pilots have been stretched to their limit for months and the current cancellations were predictable.
“Pilot staffing for April is low,” the message read. “All of you saw it coming.”
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The Swedes swerved just in time.
Alexander Skarsgård admitted that he “nearly ran over” Greta Thunberg while riding his bike through a recent protest in Stockholm, Sweden
Skarsgård, 45, briefly described the close call — in which he almost hit the 19-year-old climate activist — in a recent interview with the UK Times.
“I nearly ran over Greta Thunberg,” Skarsgård declared. “She’s how we sell our country now,” he added of his fellow Swedish patriot, who has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. “And I almost hit her with my bike.”
In a cheeky nod to his latest role in the “The Northman,” out April 15, Skarsgård quipped, “Greta is like a modern-day Viking — and, like Greta, the Vikings refused to fly.”
In fact, Thunberg has been known to use air travel for her many global appearances, though she famously took a racing yacht — with no toilet or shower — to reach the US in 2019 before taking part in a United Nations summit.
More recently the young activist has been seen pushing her School Strike for Climate campaign to protest the fossil fuel industry.
Meanwhile, Skarsgård appears in the upcoming Viking epic, directed by Robert Eggers (“Lighthouse”), in which he plays the titular role adapted from the legend of Prince Amleth.
The film sees the ripped Scandinavian actor as a blond, bearded warrior who goes on psychedelic drug-fueled raids to destroy Slavic communities as he seeks to avenge his murdered father.
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Edgar Degas’ treasured “Russian Dancers” artwork has been renamed “Ukrainian Dancers” by the UK’s National Gallery more than 120 years after it was drawn.
The famed pastel work, believed to have been created by the French Impressionist in 1899, already has its new, updated name in the National Gallery’s online listing.
“It is almost certain that these visiting dancers, and those drawn by Degas, were Ukrainian, rather than Russian,” the gallery said of the artwork that features the blue and yellow of Ukraine’s flag.
A spokesperson for the National Gallery told The Guardian that “the title of this painting has been an ongoing point of discussion for many years and is covered in scholarly literature.”
Still, “there has been increased focus on it over the past month due to the current situation” with Russia’s bloody war on its neighbor, the spokesperson said.
“So therefore we felt it was an appropriate moment to update the painting’s title to better reflect the subject of the painting,” the spokesperson said.
The renaming came weeks after a member of the gallery’s education department highlighted the issue, in part following criticism on social media, The Guardian said.
The new name was praised by Mariia Kashchenko, the Ukrainian-born founder and director of the group that is showcasing emerging Ukrainian artists, the UK paper said.
“I understand that the term Russian art became an easy umbrella term which was useful but it’s really important now to get things right,” Kashchenko told the paper.
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Viewership for Sunday’s Grammy Awards was up from last year’s all-time low — by just a hair.
The telecast, which aired live with host Trevor Noah, averaged 8.9 million viewers on CBS and its other platforms, including streamer Paramount+. That’s up, barely, from last year’s 8.8 million viewers.
Sunday’s Grammycast featured big wins for Olivia Rodrigo, Sonic Silk and Jon Batiste — and an X-rated stunt from Lil Nas X that left little to the imagination, both for those in the audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and at home.
It was the first time the awards took place in Sin City; the Grammys were originally scheduled to air live in January from LA but shifted venues after a spike in the city’s COVID cases.
CBS said it expects viewership to rise slightly to around 9.6 million viewers once out-of-home viewership is factored into the equation. That would be a 3% uptick from last year’s pandemic-curtailed telecast, also hosted by Noah, which aired in March from in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center with no in-person guests.
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There is a clear headliner on Monday night’s four-game NHL card: Toronto at Tampa Bay. And if the oddsmakers are to be believed, we should be in for a doozy at Amalie Arena with the Lightning currently sitting as -130 favorites on home ice.
Had this game been played a week ago, this line likely would look a little different. But an impressive four-game winning streak for the Leafs against Florida, Boston, Winnipeg and Philadelphia combined with some inconsistent performances from the Lightning has put these two teams on level pegging in the eyes of the betting market.
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Lightning vs. Maple Leafs odds
Odds provided by BetMGM
Spread: Lightning +1.5 (-225) vs. Maple Leafs -1.5 (+180)
Moneyline: Lightning (+110) vs. Maple Leafs (-135)
Total: Over 6.5 (-110) | Under 6.5 (-110)
Lightning vs. Maple Leafs predictions
But instead of focusing on the moneyline for Monday’s tilt in Tampa, bettors should take a gander on the Over/Under, which currently sits at 6.5, with the under juiced to -115.
To most people, a matchup between the Leafs and Lightning screams “bet the over!” Only Colorado averages more goals per game than Toronto’s 3.76 and Tampa isn’t all that far behind in ninth with 3.32 tallies per contest. The Leafs have the league’s best power play, while Tampa’s is a respectable 12th. Both teams also rank inside the top-10 in expected goals created at 5-on-5. These are two gifted offensive teams that can ruin an under-ticket in the blink of an eye.
That should be easier said than done on Monday night, however, as these two defenses can be counted among the best in the circuit at preventing high-danger scoring chances. Tampa Bay has the better mark in that metric on the season, but Toronto’s defense is trending in the right direction over the last 10 games.
Part of Toronto’s tightening up on defense may have something to do with protecting their ineffective goaltenders, but either way, it’s been an impressive stretch for a team that was looking a little leaky through the dog days of January and February.
The goaltending matchup on Monday night is projected to be Andrei Vasilevskiy against Jack Campbell. Vasilevskiy has done his thing one again this season, posting a .919 saver percentage and a +26.1 Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx) in 53 appearances. Under bettors can usually always feel confident when Ocho-Ocho is in the blue paint for the Bolts.
Campbell is a different story entirely. After a dominant first two months of the season, the 30-year-old capitulated through the middle part of the season before going on the injured list with a rib issue. Campbell made his return from IR on Saturday night in a decent showing against the Flyers, though he still allowed three goals.
Even if you can’t trust Campbell completely, you can at least feel confident that the Leafs’ defense will make life easy on their netminder. Toronto is allowing just 9.3 high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 over its last 10 games. If the Leafs continue their stingy ways, Campbell’s inconsistencies shouldn’t be a huge deal.
With an in-form defense on one end of the ice and one of the world’s best goaltenders backing up a solid unit on the other side, the ingredients for a bet on the under are present on Monday night.
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Mayor Eric Adams is taking on one of NYC’s most notorious landlords.
Pegged as one of the “worst landlords in New York City,” Moshe “Morris” Piller is heading to court with over 1,900 building violations across 927 apartments — which averages two lawsuits per unit — to face a lawsuit brought by the mayor.
Ranked 28 on the this years watchlist for worst landlords, Piller has been the subject of negative media coverage for the past decade.
In 2010, The Post reported that Piller evicted a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, Eta Eckstein, after she returned from an 18-month rehabilitation program from hip surgery. Eckstein had been waiting for repairs to be made at her Bensonhurst apartment so that she could go home. Eckstein’s grandson, Idan Eckstein had previously told The Post the unit was “not livable.”
In 2014, Piller allegedly left a disabled woman imprisoned in her own apartment by refusing to give her a key to a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The elderly woman – who had Alzheimer’s at the time, had suffered a stroke and was only able to leave her Bay Parkway building in Bay Ridge on a handful of occasions in two years.
In 2016, an investigation was launched into Piller when two baby sisters were killed after a faulty radiator turned their Bronx apartment into a “steam room.”
“The time of landlords openly flouting the law and harassing tenants is over. This lawsuit sends a clear message that those who break the law will pay,” Adams, 61, said in a press release. “For years, Moshe Piller has ignored his responsibilities as a landlord and racked up more than 1,900 violations — landing him a spot as one of the city’s ‘worst landlords.’ While Piller made millions in profits, his tenants paid the price. Our administration won’t allow people to willfully endanger the safety and well-being of their tenants.”
According to the complaint, which was filed in the New York State court on Friday, it states Piller has “failed to correct many of the violations found by the issuing agencies, or have failed to correct the underlying conditions, leading to repeated issuance of violations. For many of these violations, months and even years have elapsed without the Defendants establishing compliance as required.”
“The defendants have allowed their buildings to deteriorate to the point where they pose an imminent threat to the health and safety of the tenants and the public,” the suit continues.
The lawsuit will target 15 of Piller’s properties, including buildings in the Bronx, upper Manhattan, and Brooklyn. It’s unclear exactly how many buildings he owns across the city.
“It is time for Moshe Piller to finally see real consequences for harassing tenants and forcing us to live in dangerous conditions,” Altagrace Aime, tenant leader of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition said in a statement. “Right now, we have a roof that leaks whenever it rains. He’s endangered peoples’ lives right here in Brooklyn and in the Bronx.”
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“My Unorthodox Life” star Julia Haart revealed Monday that the last time she had sex with her hubby was December 2020 — after a previous nine-month drought.
The pair had only been married in June 2019.
Haart, 50, was forced to disclose the pair’s lack of love life while on the stand at the former couple’s virtual Manhattan Supreme Court divorce proceeding, as her estranged partner’s lawyer hammered her over her abuse allegations against her spouse.
The lawyer for Haart’s husband Silvio Scaglia showed the Netflix star hundreds of messages that she exchanged with her hubby on WhatsApp where the pair was loving toward each other during the same time she claimed he was abusive.
The lawyer, Robert Wallack, included messages between the pair that contained the words “sexy” and “horny.”Haart’s own lawyer, Danielle Petitti, later asked her of those messages, “When is the last time you and your husband were sexually’’ active together?
Haart — a former “ultra Orthodox” Jew-turned-modeling agency CEO — replied, “We tried once during that vacation in December 2020, but that was the last time.”
Before that, she said, the pair last made love in April 2020, about 10 months after they were married.
Last week, Haart’s daughter testified that her mom’s relationship with Scaglia began deteriorating when the pandemic hit in the early spring of 2020.
Haart teared up at moments on the stand Monday as she was questioned by Wallack during the video hearing.
She is currently seeking to make her temporary restraining order against Scaglia permanent.
“You’re just faking it until you hopefully make it, isn’t that correct?” Wallack asked Haart, referring to her abuse allegations.
The Netflix star shot back, “Faking it until you make it means to show expertise in the subject until you actually have expertise in the subject.
“It has nothing to do with making things up.”
Earlier, Haart wiped away tears as Wallack read out her prior description of a January 2021 incident in which she alleged Scaglia berated her and pressed down on her knees while she was sitting on the toilet.
She claimed that Scaglia yelled at her while he was so close that their noses were touching, screaming a slew of insults and threats including, “I hate you! I’m going to kill you in the press! … You’re useless! You’re naive!”
But Wallack showed Haart some of the scores of WhatsApp messages the pair exchanged during their marriage.
“In the thousands of WhatsApp messages you exchanged with Silvio, there is not one mention of him ever putting his hands on you, correct?” Wallack asked.
“That’s correct,” Haart responded.
“That’s because it never happened, isn’t that a fact?” Wallack asked.
“Incorrect,” Haart answered.
Wallack pressed Haart about how she never mentioned the alleged January 2021 incident in messages with Scaglia.
The WhatsApp messages “were a diary and daily chronicle of your marriage?” Wallack asked.
“They just show a little slice,” Haart answered. “That’s all.”
“When something was bothering you, you sent him a message about it, correct?” Wallack asked.
“Incorrect, I chose very carefully what I wrote about,” she responded.
After Wallack’s questioning, Haart’s own lawyer Danielle Petitti asked her “Are all the incidents you have alleged to in your amended family offense [case] true?”
Haart responded, “Yes.”
“Despite being true, during those incidents were you in love with your husband?” Petitti asked.
“Yes,” Haart answered.
Petitti also had Haart read more WhatsApp messages referencing tensions with Scaglia.
“I’m dying here my love. I haven’t eaten in two days,” Haart said in one Oct. 22, 2020 message to Scaglia. “I can’t handle this stress w you my love. It’s too much pressure.”
On Friday, Haart’s daughter Miriam cried as she testified about hearing Scaglia allegedly screaming at her mother in the January 2021 incident before walking into the bathroom and seeing her mother naked on the floor sobbing.
Haart filed for divorce Feb. 9 after he fired her as CEO of his company Elite World Group.
Scaglia then filed a lawsuit against Haart alleging she used company money to pay for expensive clothes, handbags, trips, hair, makeup and breast augmentation. He also accused her of taking $850,000 from the company account the day he fired her. She has denied the allegations.
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Economists Warn the Housing Market Is Set for a Housing Bubble: Report
The Federal Reserve shares its concerns that the housing market is mirroring other conditions that preceded a housing crash.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas warns that the housing market is showing “signs of a brewing US housing bubble.”
According to its report, the demand for homes will drastically outweigh the ones available for sale, ultimately driving the price up even more dramatically. This is often followed by “the bubble bursting,” which is a housing crash — the value of homes drastically drop, potentially contributing to a recession, similar to that of 2006.
The signs of this impending bubble are present, including rising mortgage rates that are the highest they’ve been since 2018 — according to Freddie Mac — and the national median listing price for a house spiking to $405,000, according to Realtor.com.
The website also shared an increase of a typical home listing price by 27 percent within the last two years, partially due to the pandemic leading to remote workers to alter their work locations.
Experts also measure the potential for a housing bubble through a statistical model called the “exuberance indicator.” Esssentially, when prices reach a high point that does not line up with another economic explanation, that drives the exuberance measure up. The closer the measure is to 95 percent showcases “abnormal explosive behavior,” according to the report.
Currently, the exuberance measure is 115 percent. This in combination with factors connected to the stock market and discounted future rent has also led economic analysts to expect a housing boom, according to the report.
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Estelle Harris, Beloved ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Toy Story’ Actress, Dead at 93
Likely best known for her portrayal of George Costanza’s mother in the iconic television show, “Seinfeld,” actress Estelle Harris died over the weekend at the age of 93.
Estelle Harris, a beloved actress likely best known for her portrayal of George Costanza’s mother in the iconic television show, “Seinfeld,” died over the weekend. She was 93.
In a statement to NPR, her son, Glen Harris, confirmed she died of natural causes in Palm Desert, California.
"Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her," he wrote.
Her “Seinfeld” son, actor Jason Alexander, who played George Costanza on the hit sitcom, which aired from 1989-1997, also memorialized Harris. “One of my favorite people has passed - my tv mama, Estelle Harris,” he wrote on Twitter. “The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Serenity now and always.”
After receiving an outpouring of love an support, Alexander followed up by tweeting, “Thanks to you all for your kind and sweet messages and remembrances of #EstelleHarris. She would be so touched. As am I. And as she would say, “WHY CANT YOU BE MORE LIKE LLOYD BRAUN!!??”
Seinfeld co-star Julia-Louis Dreyfus tweeted, “RIP Estelle Harris. I love you. #serenitynow”
Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in New York City on April 22, 1928. She broke into acting on the stage, at first in community theater while raising her children, Deadline reported.
She appeared as Estelle Costanza on 27 episodes of “Seinfeld” between 1992 and 1998. She got the part after the character had already been named Estelle.
Harris was also well-known for her role as Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise. She dazzled the screen and stage for decades, with roles in “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” “Futurama” and “iCarly.”
Harris is survived by three children, three grandsons and a great-grandson.
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German Man Allegedly Received 90 COVID-19 Vaccines in Effort to Sell Fraudulent Vaccination Cards
The unidentified man is not in custody, according to dpa, but is being investigated.
A 60-year-old German man allegedly received 90 COVID-19 vaccination shots with the goal of selling fraudulent vaccine cards, according to dpa, a German news agency.
According to CBS News, dpa says the man — whose name is not being released due to German privacy rules — allegedly received the various shots at a vaccine center in Saxony for months until he was caught by police this month.
The suspect was caught after returning to a vaccination center for a shot a second day in a row. When the authorites arrived, they confiscated several blank vaccination cards, according to the dpa.
According to the agency, the goal was to sell cards with real batch numbers, which would prevent people who did not want to get vaccines from getting caught with fake cards.
Dpa reported that the man was not detained, but he is currently under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery.
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Incarcerated New Jersey Serial Killer Suspected of Additional Murder
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, who kidnapped and murdered at least three women, is suspected of having murdered another whose body was recently identified.
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, convicted in 2021 for murdering three women, is now being charged with killing a teenager, according to North Jersey.com
Wheeler-Weaver murdered his first known victim in September 2016, and is suspected of killing 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia shortly after, according to the publication.
Doumbia’s family said she was last seen leaving their home on October 7, according to a press release from the prosecutor.
The prosecutor's office says online records from Wheeler-Weaver’s cellphone show his varied communication with his victims and his plans. This included that Doumbia had been in contact with Wheeler-Weaver, as he had solicited her for sex, according to North Jersey.com.
Wheeler-Weaver picked Doumbia up from her neighborhood before taking her to an abandoned carriage house in Orange to murder her and conceal her body, according to the publication.
The teen was reported missing, but the case went cold until over two years later when a body was found inside the carriage house.
According to the prosecutor’s office, positively identifying the body as Doumbia’s took another two-and-a-half years.
Wheeler-Weaver’s known attacks followed a pattern throughout 2016, where he kidnapped and raped at least three women. His victims include Joann Brown, Sarah Butler, and Robin West. Wheeler-Weaver set the location where he left West on fire, only to return to watch the firefighters attempt to put the fire out, according to the outlet.
Tiffany Taylor said she was another target of Wheeler-Weaver’s, and shared her experience with the outlet, recounting her kidnapping, strangling, and rape. Taylor says she was able to escape.
Wheeler-Weaver was sentenced to 160 years in prison in 2021 on 11 different counts, one including attempted murder for Weaver.
The other charges included murder and desacration of a body in connection with the victims, according to WHIO. His arraignment for the alleged murder of Doumbia has not been scheduled, according to the Katherine Carter, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office.
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Murder Trial Set to Begin for Romance Writer Who Penned 'How to Murder Your Husband'
Nancy Crampton-Brophy is scheduled to go on trial Monday for allegedly shooting to death her husband.
Romance author Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who once penned an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband," is accused of doing just that in her own life.
The 71-year-old's murder trial is scheduled to start Monday with opening statements in a Multnomah County courtroom in Oregon. She has pleaded not guilty.
What happened to chef Daniel Brophy is the stuff of crime novels. He was shot to death in the now-closed Oregon Culinary as he stood at the sink filling water and ice buckets. The June 2018 killing generated headlines far beyond Portland. Brophy, a celebrated and beloved cook and instructor, was married to Nancy for 27 years and was 63 when he was shot twice at close range.
His wife was arrested three months after his killing. Prosecutors say Crampton-Brophy’s lawyers used the COVID-19 pandemic to delay her trial and buy time to get her released, including filing a motion to allow her to await trial in a guest house to avoid catching the virus and another asking the judge to delay her trial because older jurors, who would be more sympathetic to the defendant, would likely avoid jury duty because they feared catching the coronavirus.
But Crampton-Brophy has remained behind bars since September 2018. She is charged with one count of murder with a firearm constituting domestic violence.
The murder was a mystery until authorities said they began digging in Crampton-Brophy's personal life.
Portland police said they discovered several insurance policies naming Crampton-Brophy the beneficiary if her husband died. The payout was increased by hundreds of thousands of dollars should he die on the job, police said.
On her computer, detectives allegedly found a ghost gun slide and barrel purchased on eBay that would match the 9mm handgun she told police she and her husband jointly bought at a Portland gun show, authorities said.
“Detectives then suspected that Nancy Brophy removed the original slide and barrel from the gun show gun that she relinquished to the police, replaced it with the eBay- purchased slide and barrel, shot her husband, and then replaced the eBay slide and barrel with the original, thus being able to present a new, fully- intact firearm to police that would not be a match to the shell casings that she left at the crime scene,” prosecutors said in court documents.
The couple were in severe debt and had fallen $6,000 behind in mortgage payments, prosecutors said.
Then there were the writings of Crampton-Brophy.
“Writers are liars,” she wrote in an introductory post to her website. “I don’t remember who said that but it’s not true. In writing fiction, you dig deep and unearth portions of your own life that you’ve long forgotten or had purposely buried deep.”
In a 2011 essay on “How to Murder Your Husband,” she wrote, “As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure. After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don’t want to spend any time in jail."
Under a section titled "Motives," the author wrote, “This is big. Divorce is expensive, and do you really want to split your possessions? Or if you married for money, aren’t you entitled to all of it? The draw back (sic) is the police aren’t stupid. They are looking at you first. So you have to be organized, ruthless and very clever. Husbands have disappeared from cruise ships before. Why not yours?”
In 2019, her stepson, Nathaniel Stillwater, filed a $1.7 million wrongful death suit against her over the killing of his father.
“Nancy Brophy planned and carried out what she believed was the perfect murder. A murder that she believed would free her from the grips of financial despair and enter a life of financial security and adventure,” Rod Underhill, the district attorney for Multnomah County, wrote in 2020 court documents.
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Have you filled out your 2021 taxes yet? You aren't alone.
According to a study from IPX1031, Washington residents are the top 10 biggest tax procrastinators in the U.S. among 50 states.
IPX1031 analyzed data from last year's tax season to measure Google searchers for questions like, “What happens if I file my taxes late?”, “When is it too late to file taxes?”, and “Can I file late taxes?”
The study found that 32% of people procrastinate filling out their taxes because they believe they aren't getting a refund, while 25% said they procrastinate because they think it is too complicated or stressful.
Most Americans, 37%, said they are planning on saving their 2021 tax refund, while 22% said they would use it to pay off their debts.
The study also found that millennials are most likely to wait until the last minute to fill their taxes compared to other generations. Half of Americans also said in the survey that they didn't know the tax filing deadline had moved from April 15 to April 18.
According to the study, Nevada, Hawaii and Georgia ranked in the top three for the number of residents who put off filing their taxes. Washington ranked No. 10, just before Florida and after Delaware, while the least procrastinating states were Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
When it comes to tax procrastinations by cities, Las Vegas, Denver, Baltimore, Seattle, and Portland are on the top five list. This is not the first time these cities made it into the top five list; in 2021, they ranked very similarly.
The IPX1031 study said data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found that the average federal tax refund that people received in 2021 was $2,815, $108 more than the previous year. It is expected that Americans will only get a $1,915 return, which is 32% lower than the actual average tax refund.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives.
Police said they booked Dandre Martin, 26, as a “related suspect" on assault and illegal firearms charges. Detectives and SWAT team members found one handgun during searches of three homes in the area.
The arrest came as the six victims killed were identified in the shooting that occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. as bars were closing and patrons filled the streets near the state Capitol.
The Sacramento County coroner identified the three women killed as Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21. The three men killed were Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and Devazia Turner, 29.
The burst of rapid-fire gunshots from at least two shooters sent people running in terror. Twelve were wounded in the neighborhood just a few blocks from Golden One Arena, where the NBA's Sacramento Kings held a moment of silence before their game Sunday night.
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LAS VEGAS — The NFL Draft is officially less than a month away as prospects continue to go through their pro days as coaches, evaluators and executives are trying to find the best fit for their teams.
Every Monday on the Locked On NFL Draft podcast, hosts Eric Crocker and Ryan Tracy put out their latest mock drafts and give their analysis on what they think might happen in what is ultimately expected to be a pretty unpredictable 2022 NFL Draft.
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Last week, co-host Eric Crocker put out his latest full first round mock draft. This week, it was co-host Ryan Tracy's turn and his mock draft was vastly different from Crocker's, including a complete shakeup in the top 10, even at No. 1 overall.
Check out the results of this week’s mock draft below, and tune into the Locked On NFL Draft podcast’s “Mock Draft Monday” episode for their full explanation and analysis.
Locked On NFL Draft Mock Draft - April 4 - Ryan Tracy's picks
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
2. Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
3. Houston Texans: Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
4. New York Jets: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State
5. New York Giants: Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
Picks 6-10
6. Carolina Panthers: Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
7. New York Giants: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
8. Atlanta Falcons: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
9. Seattle Seahawks: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
10. New York Jets: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
Picks 11-15
11. Washington Commanders: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
12. Minnesota Vikings: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
13. Houston Texans: Jermaine Johnson, EDGE, Florida State
14. Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia
15. Philadelphia Eagles: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
Picks 16-20
16. Philadelphia Eagles: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
18. New Orleans Saints: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
19. Philadelphia Eagles: George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Zion Johnson, G, Boston College
Picks 21-25
21. New England Patriots: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
22. Green Bay Packers: Drake London, WR, USC
23. Arizona Cardinals: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
24. Dallas Cowboys: Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
25. Buffalo Bills: Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
Picks 26-32
26. Tennessee Titans: Kenyon Green, G, Texas A&M
27. Tampa Bay Bucs: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
28. Green Bay Packers: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
29. Kansas City Chiefs: Daxton Hill, S, Michigan
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
31. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Linderbaum, G, Iowa
32. Detroit Lions: Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
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Spanish Festival is back in New Iberia this year and will be held over the weekend.
The festival, which is set for April 8, 9, and 10 2022, is held annually for the recognition and promotion of the Spanish ancestry and culture in New Iberia and throughout Louisiana.
Last year, the City of New Iberia canceled the festival because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions in the state. The city, however, did hold a gala for the festival.
As organizers prepare for the festivities, the City of New Iberia has announced road closures.
Beginning in the evening on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Fulton Street will be closed from Iberia Street to Jefferson Street until April 10, 2022, for the street fair associated with the Spanish Festival.
The Spanish Festival Parade will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at noon. Main Street will be closed from Lewis Street to Jefferson Street.
Drivers are asked to look for road closure barricades and alternate routes and keep an eye out for pedestrians.
A new crocheted canopy will adorn Church Alley in the city comprised of dozens of panels donated by New Iberia residents and those out of state.
The “BLESSING OF THE CROCHET CEILING” will happen on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. during the festival.
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La Asociación Española de Nueva Iberia is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that serves as a vehicle for the recognition and promotion of the Spanish culture and ancestry in New Iberia and throughout Louisiana.
The organization directs programs and activities involving educational, culinary, music, and art exchanges while creating awareness and a deeper understanding of the local Spanish heritage.
For more on the festival, click here.
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Cybersecurity is one of the top concerns for the White House and American businesses.
But there are not enough trained experts for all the open jobs out there.
Sixty-three percent of cybersecurity professionals said there are open positions at their workplace.
Almost two-thirds said it takes at least three months to fill the open jobs, according to ISACA's State of Cybersecurity 2022 report, published in late March.
"The need continues to go up," said Jonathan Brandt, director of professional practices and innovation for ISACA. "The industry continues to evolve. There are a lot of different needs. What concerns me is that positions may not actually be appropriate size and scope."
Brandt, one of the authors on the State of Cybersecurity report, said there simply aren't enough entry-level jobs available.
"You get stuck in this place where, 'We want a four-year degree,' or 'We want 3,000 certifications,'" Brandt said. "We have to change our thinking."
Hiring managers face a second problem: New employees don't always have the knowledge they need.
While the survey points out skills gaps in several areas, the largest gap is in so-called "soft skills," a category that includes things like writing and problem-solving.
"The thing that stood out most was how low they rated honesty and empathy," Brandt said.
The people who took the survey consistently ranked communication and critical thinking as the most important soft skills.
Other things, like honesty and empathy, were valued less often.
"We're a protection-oriented occupation," Brandt said. "You have to have empathy with the business leaders and what it is they're trying to accomplish."
Brandt said there are opportunities within the cybersecurity field for people with less traditional backgrounds.
He is hopeful that organizations will reevaluate their hiring practices, and consider more candidates without a four-year degree.
There are signs that companies are already moving in that direction.
In 2021, 58 percent of organizations required a four-year degree for entry-level work.
This year, the number has dropped to 52 percent.
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DALLAS, TX — Walking around a massive greenhouse on the campus of Texas A&M’s Agrilife program just outside of Dallas, Joe Masabni grabs a handful of fresh basil growing out of what resembles a section of gutter from the side of a home.
As he clips the basil, an aroma of herbal essence fills the space around.
“You can just smell that freshness,” Masabni explains.
Masabni has spent decades researching the urban horticultural movement and spends his time helping to advise average, everyday Americans who are looking to start growing their own food.
“The first year is a struggle but after that, there’s a joy in growing plants year-round,” he explains.
At Texas A&M, they are taking urban horticultural to a new level and to a new place: the office breakroom.
Every few weeks, rolling greenhouse carts are rotated into the campus cafeteria. For lunch, employees can pick their own leafy greens straight from the source in a vertical garden system.
“We just need to encourage people to grow their own food,” said Dr. Genhua Nio, who helped start the program.
Dr. Niu sees the whole concept as having much broader implications. Many schools across the country are experimenting with growing their own food indoors. Not only does it provide a fresh, healthy batch of produce but it also helps people have a better appreciation for where their food comes from.
“Hopefully we can grow more fruiting vegetable, tomatoes, strawberries in a controlled environment,” she said.
Back in the greenhouse Joe Masabni knows it will take time for the urban horticultural push to move beyond just indoor spaces, but he sees the future of food production in this country happening here in the great indoors.
“Land is becoming more and more scarce," he said. "There’s more development. It’s becoming cheaper to build indoor farms on the periphery of a city."
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Monday marks the 54th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
He was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, while he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.
He was 39.
According to The King Institute at Stanford University, Dr. King was in Memphis to show his support to striking sanitation workers, even speaking to a group of them the night before he died.
He delivered his last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop," at a church.
The following day, he was shot and killed by James Earl Ray, NPR reported.
After King was assassinated, the city settled with striking workers and recognized their union, the news outlet reported.
The Associated Press reported that James Earl Ray pleaded guilty on March 10, 1969, to assassinating Dr. King.
He later repudiated his plea and maintained his innocence until he died on April 23, 1998.
The site where the hotel stood is now home to the National Civil Rights Museum, which will commemorate the anniversary of his death, The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported.
On Monday, The King Center will conduct a wreath-laying ceremony beginning at 3 p.m. local time in Atlanta.
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A very special prom night was held on Saturday for students of St. Martinville Senior High.
It was the first prom since the pandemic, and the first for special education students who were welcomed to dress up and step out with their peers.
Tuxes, gowns, and smiles were all present on April 2, as students and their dates arrived first to a sit down dinner at St. John Restaurant on New Market Street.
From dinner, the students promenaded like celebrities as the entered the school for a night of dancing.
For these students, it was a night to remember.
"A huge thank you to everyone that made this possible," St. Martinville Senior High said in a Facebook post. "Students had so much fun they didn't want to leave."
Organizers say the Unified Prom Project was a success.
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A very special prom night was held on Saturday for students of St. Martinville Senior High.
It was the first prom since the pandemic, and the first for special education students who were welcomed to dress up and step out with their peers.
Tuxes, gowns, and smiles were all present on April 2, as students and their dates arrived first to a sit down dinner at St. John Restaurant on New Market Street.
From dinner, the students promenaded like celebrities as the entered the school for a night of dancing.
For these students, it was a night to remember.
"A huge thank you to everyone that made this possible," St. Martinville Senior High said in a Facebook post. "Students had so much fun they didn't want to leave."
Organizers say the Unified Prom Project was a success.
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Craig Houchins, 17th Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, presents Staff Sgt. Charles Gaines, 47th Security Forces Squadron military dog handler, the Distinguished Graduate award during the Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 1, 2022. The Distinguished Graduate award recognizes the student who is in the top 10 percent of their class based on performance tasks, peer stratifications, and the capstone exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jermaine Ayers)
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U.S. Air Force Airman Leadership School graduates recite the Airman’s Creed during the ALS graduation ceremony at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April. 1, 2022. Class 22-C graduated 16 Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jermaine Ayers)
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FBI snipers from the FBI Office in Stillwater, Oklahoma, helped Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 761st Ordnance Company (EOD) to hone their skills with the M107 50-caliber sniper rifle for surface munition disruption missions. Spc. Dalton J. Shier from the Fort Sill, Oklahoma-based company coordinated the long-range shooting fundamentals training. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher A. Ebey.
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Jacksonville, Fla. (April 2, 2022) Adm. Charles Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, speaks at the Kings Bay Submarine Birthday Ball. The ball was a celebration of the 122nd birthday of submarines in the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Behrend)
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Jacksonville, Fla. (April 2, 2022) Cold War Navy submarine veterans are honored during the Kings Bay Submarine Birthday Ball. This was the 122nd birthday of submarines in the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Behrend)
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Jacksonville, Fla. (April 2, 2022) Logistics Specialist Submarines 3rd Class Bryan Clark, assigned to USS Maryland (SSBN 738), and Charlie Starratt, a Cold War veteran who qualified on submarines in 1958, cut the cake at the Kings Bay Submarine Birthday Ball. These two represented the youngest and oldest Sailors present who received their Enlisted Submarine Warfare pins. This was the 122nd birthday of submarines in the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Behrend)
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MAGGIE VALLEY, NC (WSPA) – Evacuations were ordered Monday for some homes in Haywood County due to a wildfire near Maggie Valley.
According to Haywood County Emergency Management, a 20-acre wildfire broke out on Sheepback Mountain. Officials said the fire is zero percent contained.
Some homes have been evacuated but officials could not confirm how many.
A reunification center and shelter has been set up at Calvary Road Baptist Church in Maggie Valley.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
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New Delhi: They sweated it out together in Sri Lankan colours on the 22 yards and the iconic duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara again joined forces to launch a scathing attack on the country's political establishment as it battles one of its worst financial crisis.
They were not alone though as a host of former stars, including World Cup winners Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu took to the streets protesting the 'corrupt' government.
Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of a deep financial and political crisis with people getting on the streets to protest against skyrocketing prices of essentials like food, fuel and medicine, even as the country's current foreign reserve plummeted to USD 2.1 billion.
There have been fervent calls for resignation of President Gotabaya Rakapaksa, who is still occupying the chair.
A slew of poor financial decisions led to the disastrous situation and Jayawardene and Sangakkara, in their social media statements, didn't mince words while criticising the government.
"Sri Lankans are going through one of the toughest times imaginable. It is heartbreaking to see the despair of people and families as they struggle to make it through the day; and each day for them gets harder.
"The people are raising their voices and asking for what is needed: a solution," the eloquent Sangakkara, who is currently with IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals as their mentor, wrote on his Instagram page.
Sangakkara urged the government to listen to the people and keep their "destructive political agendas" aside.
"While some are reacting in resentment and anger to that voice, others are trying to take undue advantage of it. The right choice is to listen to people, put aside destructive personal and political agendas, and act in best interests of Sri Lanka."
The essence of Sri Lanka is its people, said the former skipper.
"The people are not enemy. Sri Lanka is its people. Time is running out fast, the people and their future must be protected and provided for."
With people on the streets and police using force to disperse the protesting public, Jaywardene wants the leaders to own up their mistakes.
Protesting on the streets in Sri Lanka, holding placards were two of their seniors – Jayasuriya and Atapattu.
"I'm sad to see emergency law and curfew in Sri Lanka. The government cannot ignore the needs of the people who have every right to protest. Detaining people who do is not acceptable and I am very proud of the brave Sri Lankan lawyers who rushed to their defence," Jayawardene wrote.
"True leaders own up to mistakes. There is massive urgency here to protect the people of our country, united in their suffering. These problems are man-made and can be fixed by the right, qualified people."
In no uncertain terms, the stylish batter of yesteryears said that Rajapaksa and Co need to step down.
"Certain people controlling the economy of this country have lost the people's confidence and must stand down. We then need a good team to give the country confidence and belief," he added.
Their former teammate and one of the leading ICC match referees of his time, Roshan Mahanama, took to the streets against what he termed "power hungry leaders" of their country.
"Today I joined a protest in my neighbourhood as I see it as my duty to show my support towards the innocent people of our motherland, who are on a path to fight against the power hungry leaders of our country."
Among the younger crop of players, Punjab Kings batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa said: "Even though I am many miles away, I can feel the anguish of my fellow Sri Lankans as they struggle to make it through each day."
Rajapaksa believed that when 22 million voices come together, it is difficult for any government to think of them as their enemy.
"Now they have found their most fundamental rights suppressed, in an effort to quell their voices. But when 22 million voices rise as one, it cannot be ignored."
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Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister and sought a new central bank governor on Monday, as crowds angry over the country's deepening economic crisis surrounded the homes of several lawmakers.
The debt-laden country, run by Rajapaksa and members of his family since 2019, is struggling to pay for imports of fuel and other goods due to a scarcity of foreign exchange, leading to hours-long power cuts and a shortage of essentials.
Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's private residence in Tangalle, in southern Sri Lanka. Mahinda, the president's elder brother, was away at the time in Colombo, the country's commercial capital, where peaceful protests continued into the night.
"Protesters broke through two barricades that had been placed near the residence and police had to use tear gas to move the protesters away," police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said.
Crowds also gathered outside the homes of six lawmakers and the party office of a former state minister spread across the country, he said. "Police continue to provide security to the houses of parliamentarians," Thalduwa said.
After many protesters demanded the total ouster of the Rajapaksas, the president's media office said in a statement that four new ministers had been appointed "to ensure parliament and other tasks can be conducted in a lawful manner until a full Cabinet can be sworn in".
The president's nephew resigned as sports minister in the government that was disbanded while the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) governor offered to quit. The CBSL delayed its monetary policy announcement scheduled for Tuesday.
Former CBSL official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday that he had accepted an offer from Rajapaksa to become the central bank's next governor."The president called me and made the offer, and I have accepted," Weerasinghe told Reuters.
The president's media office said Justice Minister Ali Sabry was named finance minister, replacing Basil Rajapaksa, the president's younger brother, who was due to visit Washington this month for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a loan programme.
Ministers of foreign affairs, education and highways will keep their positions."The president invites all political parties representing in the parliament to come together to accept ministerial portfolios in order to find solutions to this national crisis," the media office said.
Udaya Gammanpila, chief of one of the 11 political parties comprising the ruling coalition, called the new Cabinet "old wine in a new bottle".
"Our demand is for an all-party interim government to restore essential services and to hold a parliamentary election," Gammanpila, of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya party, wrote on Twitter.
"People should decide their next leaders, not anybody else."
Sajith Premadasa, leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition, rejected Rajapaksa's offer to form a unity government. "This is a crooked and corrupt government that has brought the people to their knees. The demand of the people is a government like this must go home immediately," he said in a video statement.
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ADAMS, Mass. (WWLP) – The Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue team found the remains of 78-year-old Paula Kelsey, an Adams woman who was reported missing in October.
According to the news release sent to 22News by the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, a resident reported seeing Kelsey on October 15, 2021, walking in the area of Richmond Hill Road. On Wednesday, the Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue Team, Adams Police, and Cheshire Police continued searching for Kelsey and located her remains in a wooded area near Windsor Road in Cheshire.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the remains as Kelsey on Friday.
“I send my condolences to Mrs. Kelsey’s family, and I thank the Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue
Team, Adams Police, and Cheshire Police for their continued dedication to this search. This is a sad conclusion, but at least investigators can provide the family with answers about what happened to their loved one,” District Attorney Andrea Harrington said.
It was found that Kelsey, who had dementia, got disoriented while out for a walk. Investigators did not find evidence that suggested foul play.
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AMHERST, MASS. (WWLP) – Two pedestrian accidents at UMass Amherst earlier this year, have prompted the university to seek outside help to improve safety.
As a result of these accidents, students are concerned with safety. The university has hired a national firm to make recommendations on how to make it safer for everyone.
Teddy Wolfenden, a student at UMass Amherst told us, “I do find myself being much more cautious.” Pedestrian Safety is on the minds of students at UMass Amherst.
Two students have been hit by vehicles while crossing Massachusetts Avenue this semester. The student-pedestrian involved in the first of those accidents died.
When asked how many times a day would you say you cross this street, Teddy replied, “Probably ten, like at least. I’m always going back and forth between classes and southwest and you have to get past that street.”
Students would like to see more safety measures in place, especially near the crosswalk at Lincoln Avenue.
“I think there needs to be more lights. Way more lights. And maybe just lights that light up the crosswalks themselves not just overhead.” said Olivia Martinez-Reynolds, another student at UMass Amherst.
In response to the pedestrian accidents, UMass has hired a national firm that will work with the university to develop recommendations. The focus will include items such as reducing vehicle speeds on campus, improving crossing points, and improving visibility.
The firm will provide short, mid, and long-term recommendations. Those short terms recommendations will be implemented this summer.
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YAKIMA, WA - A man who is already in jail is facing other charges in connection with the homicide of 71-year-old, Gerald Moore, outside his house on S 8th Street.
Detectives from the Yakima Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested 25-year-old Vincent Mora-Worthington, who was already being held at the Yakima County Jail on charges of eluding and hit-and-run. At a probable cause hearing on Friday, April 1, Yakima County Superior Court Judge Richard Bartheld ordered Mora-Worthington held on $1 million bail on suspicion of second-degree murder and drive-by shooting.
Moore was shot and killed outside his house on February 16, 2022. During the initial investigation of the homicide, YPD detectives identified a vehicle they believed was driven by Moore’s shooter.
On February 22, YPD patrol officer located the suspect vehicle. The vehicle, which was being driven by Mora-Worthington, fled from officers.
Police tracked the vehicle to an apartment near Lake Aspen where Mora-Worthington was arrested. He was charged with eluding and hit-and-run at the time.
Mora-Worthington has been held at Yakima County Jail on those charges since his initial arrest.
YPD officers and detectives were able to match shell casings found inside Mora-Worthington’s vehicle and its windshield wiper to casings found outside Moore’s house.
A .38 caliber pistol and pills suspected to be fentanyl were also found in Mora-Worthington’s car.
“The arrest of Mora-Worthington is an excellent example of collaboration between YPD officers and detectives,” said YPD Captain Jay Seely. “Hopefully this will provide some closure to Mr. Moore’s family and friends,” said Seely.
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KITTITAS COUNTY, WA - This past weekend's storm brought heavy snow to the Cascades creating a high avalanche risk to parts of Kittitas County.
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office wants to spread the word about avalanche awareness and preparation.
Winter recreators have an important tool for avalanche preparation and awareness. This tool was originally brought to them by the loss of a Washington State Trooper in an accident last year.
On February 8, 2021, Washington State Trooper and long-time Kittitas County resident Steve Houle was caught and buried in an avalanche while snow-biking in the French Cabin Creek area, north of Cle Elum. Deputies from the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office and volunteers with Kittitas County Search and Rescue rode into the steep, remote backcountry where Steve’s riding partner showed them what happened. After hours of searching with probes and canines, Trooper Houle’s body was recovered and escorted home to his family.
According to KCSO, in the aftermath of their tragic loss, the Houle family joined in a generous partnership with KCSR to purchase and erect four Avalanche Beacon Boards for the heavily used Sno-parks at French Cabin Creek, Cooper River, 29 Pines, and Crystal Springs Sno-parks. The boards were completed and installed last month.
The seasonal Beacon Boards will be taken down at the end of April and reinstalled each winter.
It is solar-powered and activates automatically when it senses nearby motion. Using a lighted display, they show winter recreation users whether their avalanche beacon is transmitting properly.
The boards also direct users to updated avalanche conditions and forecasts from the Northwest Avalanche Center and also remind them of basic avalanche safety practices and equipment.
Each of the donated Beacon Boards reads, “In Memory of Steve Houle – WSP 1168” memorializing Steve’s badge number with the Washington State Patrol.
Both KCSR and the Houle family hope these boards and Steve’s memory will raise awareness of avalanche hazards and the steps winter recreators can take to stay safe when in slide-prone areas.
For the most current avalanche conditions and forecasts, visit the Northwest Avalanche Center at nwac.us
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BENTON COUNTY, WA - The Benton County Voting Center has changed their location, but not too far way.
The Voting Center has moved to 2618 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland effective April 1, 2022.
This location is next to the current location at the North end of Columbia Center Blvd.
The Auditor’s Office will be mailing Special Election ballots on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
On the ballot you will find local levy measures for school districts.
For a complete list of what is on the ballot, you can view a sample ballot on their website.
Ballots must be postmarked or returned on or before Election Day, April 26. No postage is required for ballots returned via the US Postal Service.
Individuals who are not currently registered to vote, can register at the Voting Center new location.
More information about voting you can visit their website, or call (509) 736-3085.
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YAKIMA, WA - This weeks Coffee Talk, Sophia Lesseos and Lindsey Jensen visited Caffeine Connection Café, the only coffee shop in the Yakima Valley Mall.
Caffeine Connection Café is a local family-owned coffee shop. They were able to open their second location on black Friday, 2021.
Amy Gostovich, the owner says her logo and name comes from the caffeine molecule.
"For people who don't know, it's actually a caffeine molecule and so that's the caffeine connection cause caffeine's coffee, red bulls, it's all the different caffeine that's out there," said Gostovich.
Gostovich says she opened the shop because of her daughter.
"I had a coffee shop before I went to college, my daughter really wanted me to get back into it, she wanted me to do it for her," said Gostovich. "I wanted not only for my husband to have something, later on, I wanted the kids to have something to get some good job skills."
Having a family-run business is important to her.
"I think it's that extra touch, right?" said Gostovich. "We are going to go above and beyond because we want to treat everybody else the way we treat ourselves and our family."
They also offer a large variety of drinks and food.
"We have red bulls, the lotus coffee, white coffee, the matcha, the bubble teas, smoothies, and then the food is another thing that's unique then we also have beer and wine," said Gostovich.
Gostovich said opening her second location in the mall took a while because it was during the peak of the pandemic.
"I kinda have to take a breath because it was so challenging getting here cause we started this process during COVID," said Gostovich. "They first asked us if we'd like to be in the mall, like no because everything is closed but they persevered, we persevered and it's the end of the cycle for us and we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and be self-staining and support not only my family but other families in the community too."
If you would like your favorite coffee shop in the Yakima Valley covered, email Lindsey.Jensen@nbcrightnow.com or Sophia.Lesseos@nbcrightnow.com.
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KENNEWICK, WA - A family of five is going eco-friendly after they sold their car this past November to purchase E-Bikes instead.
Nadine and Richard Kemp said this was the best decision they made, especially since they don't need to worry about gas anymore. Not only are they known for being that "E-Bike family," but they're also known for helping out the community whenever they can, even during the cruel winter.
"We want to promote safety...within the community and what better way to do that is getting out of your car and on a bike," said Nadine "Christmas night we were able to go out and give blankets to the homeless, we packed out the whole thing with food and warm food, containers and we passed it out along the Columbia Point River and out kids get to be a part of that."
She also said the best part about being able to ride anywhere in town is being able to see the details of the city, which is something you can't take in when you're inside of a car.
Their 10-year-old son, Diesel, agreed with his parents on that. "Just being able to get out of the house and leave all our responsibilities in the house and just go ride away," he said.
Not only is the family saving on gas, car insurance, and car payments, but they're also seeing the benefits of their daily bike commutes physically and mentally.
When asked if it was a difficult transition going from driving almost every day to biking, Richard Kemp said it took a bit of adjustment but is grateful they get to do this as a family.
"We ride our bikes to CBC charge it and come back, and I think the furthest I've ridden the bike was up to South Richland from North Richland and I charged it while I sat at the coffee shop for a little bit and then was able to get all the way back again on one charge," he said.
You can follow their journey on Facebook at That E-Bike Fam.
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SEATTLE, WA - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the people responsible for pointing lasers at aircraft around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Since January, SeaTac Airport has experienced a large increase of laser incidents involving airplanes flying in.
Pilots landing at the airport have experienced a green laser illuminating and tracking the cockpit of their aircraft while on approach to land at SeaTac.
As of March 9, 2022, over 100 separate incidents involving lasers have been documented by aircraft around SeaTac.
Neighborhoods, where incidents have been reported, include SeaTac, South Park, Highland Park, White Center, Burien, Normandy Park, and Des Moines.
Some of the issues with lasers are if they are pointed at an aircraft they can interfere with landing and can increase the risk of injury to the flight crew, passengers, and people in the local area.
If you have any information concerning the individuals responsible for these laser strikes, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy, or Consulate. You can also submit a tip online.
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RICHLAND, WA - Richland High School is getting a new principal by the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
Steve Fisk, an award-winning school administrator with a record of successful innovative educational programs and supporting students, will be the next principal.
He will be replacing the current principal, Tim Praino who was recently selected to be Richland School District’s new Executive Director of Human Resources.
Fisk will begin transitioning into his new role this month and will fully transition before the end of the 2021-22 school year.
“Steve brings extensive experience and energy to the table,” said Deputy Superintendent Mike Hansen. “Richland High could not have asked for a more capable and caring individual to lead it into the future.”
According to the Richland School District, Fisk has 22 years of experience as a building administrator, with more than half of that time at North Central High School in Spokane. While there, he worked with his staff to establish the Institute of Science and Technology to give first high school students and then those in middle school the opportunity to explore careers ranging from genomic research to archaeology. Previously, he was superintendent of Colville School District.
“I am so excited for my family and I to begin this new chapter and to become a Bomber,” said Fisk. “Richland High is an outstanding school and I am privileged to have this opportunity to become one of its leaders.”
Fisk has a bachelor’s degree in social science and secondary education from Montana College and a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Montana. He also has completed further administrative credential programs through Lewis & Clark College, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University.
Richland school district is excited to welcome the new principal and his family.
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KENNEWICK, WA - A Tri-Cities educator is bonding with students over books after 29 years at Washington Elementary.
Watch as Washington Elementary Librarian, Shawna Carrasco, shares how she became a school librarian and what books are nearly flying off the shelves on National School Librarian Day.
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OLYMPIA, WA - Attorney General Bob Ferguson is warning Washingtonians to be on the lookout for scammers targeting donations to aid Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Ferguson is asking Washingtonians to report suspicious solicitations to the attorney generals office.
“During this tragic humanitarian crisis, many of us are looking for ways to help,” Ferguson said. “Unfortunately, scammers may prey on Washingtonians’ good will. My office is on the lookout for charity scams. If you see any suspicious or fraudulent solicitations, file a complaint with my office.”
Here are some tips from the attorney generals office on how you can protect yourself from scams:
- Research the charity before giving. Ensure the charity is registered with the Washington Secretary of State at www.sos.wa.gov/charities. If the charity is registered, you can review a summary of its financial records and tax status. You can also check the charity’s rating on Charity Navigator at www.charitynavigator.org or Guidestar Nonprofit Directory at www.guidestar.org.
- Don’t give in to high-pressure tactics. If is someone is demanding immediate payment or sensitive personal information, it’s likely a scam.
- Report any suspicious activity to the Attorney General’s Office. If you suspect a charitable solicitation might be a scam, report it to the Attorney General’s Office. To file a complaint about a charity or commercial fundraiser, visit the Attorney General’s website at www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint. If you receive a suspicious robocall asking for a donation, file a robocall complaint at https://www.atg.wa.gov/robocall-and-telemarketing-scams.
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The final of the Kerala Premier League men's football championship will be held at the Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on April 10.
The final will kick off at 4 pm, informed the Kerala Football Association. The semifinals will be played on April 8.
In the first semifinals to be held at Kozhikode, Group-B runner-up side KSEB will take on the winners of Group-A. With one match remaining in Group-A, BASCO Othukungal is leading with 21 points while SAT Tirur is on 20 points.
The Group-A winners will be decided on Wednesday when Basco take on FC Kerala and SAT play Parappur.
In the second semifinals that will be played at the Maharaja's College Ground in Ernakulam, Group-B winners Golden Threads FC will take on the runner-up side from Group-A.
On Tuesday, SAT were held 1-1 by Kerala Police while Basco crushed AIFA 5-0.
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OLYMPIA, WA - Washington State Department of Natural Resources is planning on having Washington's most ecological carbon project on state trust lands.
The project will preserve thousands of acres of Western Washington’s most ecologically valuable forests, offset carbon emissions, and generate millions of dollars in revenue for schools and counties throughout the state.
According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Hilary Franz, commissioner of public lands will unveil the project on Wednesday that will offset hundreds of thousands of metric tons of emissions by protecting thousands of acres of Western Washington’s forests.
Franz will be joined by Tribal leaders, environmental advocates, and carbon market industry experts to discuss the unprecedented approach DNR is undertaking and the potential to reset and serve as a model for, carbon markets throughout the country.
The project areas covered will be in Whatcom, Thurston, King, and Grays Harbor counties.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher with Humans Rights Watch, about her reporting of alleged human rights violations in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher with Humans Rights Watch, about her reporting of alleged human rights violations in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine.
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The final of the Kerala Premier League men's football championship will be held at the Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on April 10.
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There's concern that the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will come at a cost to the climate. But experts say the Ukraine crisis may actually invigorate efforts around sustainable energy.
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There's concern that the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will come at a cost to the climate. But experts say the Ukraine crisis may actually invigorate efforts around sustainable energy.
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The story of Chris Smalls is one of the biggest underdog victories in modern corporate history. Fired two years ago, he has now organized Amazon's very first unionized warehouse in America.
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The story of Chris Smalls is one of the biggest underdog victories in modern corporate history. Fired two years ago, he has now organized Amazon's very first unionized warehouse in America.
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It all comes down to one last game.
The men's NCAA Championship reaches its conclusion tonight as two of college basketballs storied programs face off at 9:20p.m. at the Superdome in New Orleans.
And whether you're wearing baby blue or royal blue, one of these blue-blooded teams will emerge victorious, as the University of North Carolina takes on Kansas for the season finale of this year's March Madness.
Kansas isn't messing around
The last standing one-seed Kansas looked dominant in their Final Four victory over two-seed Villanova on Saturday.
The team's top-scorers Ochai Agbaji and David McCormack will hope to have a repeat performance as the team chases its fourth national championship, and first appearance since losing to Kentucky in 2012.
Kansas has played in 10 national title games. But it hasn't won a national championship since head coach Bill Self led the team to a 75-68 overtime win over Memphis in 2008.
This will be the fifth time both UNC and Kansas have faced off in either a national championship or a Final Four game. The first time was in 1957 when the two went to triple overtime in the Final Four, with North Carolina coming out on top 57-56.
UNC is coming off an epic win
Speaking of North Carolina, how about that epic Duke vs UNC game over the weekend?
Although the matchup was the 257th meeting between the two teams, it was the first ever in the NCAA tournament leading many to dub the game 'The First Dance.'
Tar Heels fans were surely dancing through Chapel Hill as the eighth-seeded UNC spoiled a storybook ending for legendary Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, not once, but twice this year. Not only did UNC beat Duke in Coach K's final home game but they've now knocked his team out of the tournament.
Krzyzewski announced that this would be his final season as head coach, ending a storied 47-year career.
Although UNC defeating Duke in Coach K's final home game turned some heads, how many could have predicted this run to the national championship in Tar Heel's head coach Hubert Davis' first season at the helm?
He becomes only the fifth head coach to ever take his team to a title game in a first season.
Davis will hope to keep the team's improbable run going as they chase the school's seventh NCAA championship, having last won it all in 2017.
In order to lift the trophy tonight, the Tar Heels will look for repeat performances from Caleb Love and Armando Bacot. Love's clutch three-pointer with 24 seconds left in the game, and subsequent free-throws, all but sealed it for UNC — sending them to the national championship.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grammy winner Arooj Aftab about finding musical inspiration in the words of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet Rumi and about how her Pakistani heritage informs her work.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grammy winner Arooj Aftab about finding musical inspiration in the words of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet Rumi and about how her Pakistani heritage informs her work.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and prosecutors for malicious prosecution. But the decision still leaves in place other barriers to such lawsuits.
At the center of the ruling is a case of diaper rash. Yes, diaper rash.
Larry Thompson was living with his then fiancée (now wife) and their newborn baby when his sister-in-law, who apparently suffered from mental illness, called 911, claiming that Thompson was abusing the baby. When EMT officers arrived, they were admitted to the apartment by the sister-in-law, but Thompson, unaware of her 911 call, told them they must have the wrong address.
The EMT officers left, but returned to the apartment with four New York City police officers. This time Thompson answered the door and refused to admit them unless they had a search warrant. The police then threw Thompson on the floor and handcuffed him while the EMTs examined the baby. The only marks they found were diaper rash, but the baby was taken to the hospital where the diaper rash diagnosis was confirmed.
Thompson, however, was tossed into jail for two days and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration. Prosecutors would eventually offer him a plea deal in which his record would eventually be wiped clean, but he refused, and prosecutors subsequently dropped all charges without any explanation.
Thompson sued, alleging malicious prosecution. But under the federal appeals court precedent in New York, Thompson had to prove that his innocence had been "affirmed." The dropping of charges without explanation was not enough.
On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with Thompson in declaring that he did not have to show an "affirmative indication of innocence." The vote was 6-to-3, with three conservative justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — joining the courts three liberals in the majority.
Justice Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion, declaring that a plaintiff need only show that his prosecution ended without a conviction, and Thompson did that here.
"This is a welcome development that allows police and prosecutors to be held accountable when they do something wrong," said Georgetown law professor Mary B. McCord, who filed a brief in the case on behalf of some 70 former prosecutors.
Until this decision, in many jurisdictions "it didn't matter that framing an innocent person completely upended their lives," said Amir Ali, who represented Thompson in the Supreme Court. "If the charges were dismissed, there was no redress for the wronged person," unless a court affirmed his innocence.
"I think it's a long overdue ruling," said Michael Bromwich, who has spent years as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer and as inspector general for the U.S. Justice Department. "Prosecutors get away with way too much" when they realize they may not have a case and want to protect law enforcement from liability, he said.
It's not an 'open-the-floodgates' decision, says one expert
But Bromwich, like other experts, cautioned that bringing these malicious prosecution cases may not be easy.
"This is not an open-the-floodgates" decision, warned McCord. Indeed, the court's opinion specifically remanded Thompson's case back to the lower courts, where other defenses may be raised by law enforcement officials.
As Georgetown University Law professor Paul Butler observes, "These civil cases are tough to win, and when you do win them, the damages are often very small, so it can be very hard to find a lawyer."
He and McCord, both former prosecutors, note, for instance, that there remain other tools that immunize police and prosecutors from being sued.
And as Butler put it, "it's not as if [the Supreme Court's] conservatives suddenly got woke. ... Liberals should take no heart from a methodology based on the understanding of tort law in 1871." Justice Kavanaugh, in his opinion, indicated that the court must start its analysis based on torts available in 1871 because that was the year Congress passed the law authorizing lawsuits against state and local officers who deprive individuals of their rights "under color of state law." But that is not necessarily the understanding of tort law today.
Dissenting from Monday's ruling were conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. Writing for the three, Alito said: "What the court has done is to recognize a novel hybrid claim of uncertain scope that has no basis in the Constitution and is almost certain to lead to confusion."
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The widow of Julian E. Lewis, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Georgia state trooper in August 2020, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the state, attorneys representing the family said.
"While the record-making settlement does not bring back her husband for widow Betty Lewis and other family and loved ones, it sends a powerful message to the State and those in law enforcement and other positions of power that unnecessary use of force against innocent citizens is unlawful, morally corrupt and carries legal consequences," a statement released by Hall and Lampros, Attorneys at Law said.
Lewis, 60, was shot in the face and killed when trooper Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, attempted to stop him for a traffic-related offense in Screven County near Savannah.
When Lewis refused to stop, Thompson gave a brief chase before using a "precision Intervention technique," sending the car to a stop in a ditch, according to a statement released by Georgia Bureau of Investigation at the time the incident occurred.
Thompson then fired one shot, striking Lewis in the face. Lewis was pronounced dead on the scene.
"Our hearts grieve for Betty Lewis, who lost her Golden Years with her husband because of unwarranted and unnecessary deadly force during what should have been a routine traffic stop," attorney Andrew Lampros said in the statement.
Thompson was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault, but a grand jury declined to indict him. He was terminated from the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
CNN's calls to Thompson's attorney were not returned, but the attorney, Keith Barber, declined to comment to the New York Times.
Lewis' family has asked for a second grand jury to look at the case. The US Attorney's office announced last year it was in consultation with the FBI regarding the shooting's circumstances.
"The events of that August night should never have happened. Shooting an unarmed man without cause is unconscionable, and violates the freedom that the United States Constitution guarantees all individuals," Lampros said. "We were prepared to sue the trooper, the department and its leadership asserting both Constitutional claims as well as state law tort claims."
The attorneys said the settlement is the largest in Georgia since at least 1990, referencing historical data they obtained from the Georgia Department of Administrative Services through an Open Records request.
Kara Richardson, spokesperson for the Georgia Attorney General's Office, confirmed the settlement for $4.8 million but did not provide any additional comment on it.
CNN reached out to the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia State Administrative Services for comment, but has not yet received a response.
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A Navy veteran and possible congressional candidate who drank a bottle of wine and stole a book on Senate procedure during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Monday to serve 90 days in jail.
Jason Riddle of New Hampshire had pleaded guilty to theft of government property and illegally protesting inside the Capitol -- both misdemeanors. Riddle was also sentenced to three years of probation and will pay more than $750 in restitution for the stolen book and damage done to the building during the riot.
"He was witnessing violence in front of him while he was chugging wine and celebrating," said Judge Dabney Friedrich as she handed down the sentence. "It is hard to fathom, given Mr. Riddle's foreign military service and time in the Navy reserves" that he would "celebrate this attack."
Riddle is the most recent rioter accused of stealing something from inside the Capitol to be sentenced. Robert Petrosh, who was convicted of stealing two microphones off of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern, was sentenced in March to 10 days in jail. Adam Johnson, who was photographed carrying the lectern, was sentenced to 75 days in jail in February (Johnson was initially charged with theft but pleaded guilty to other charges).
According to his plea agreement, Riddle was among the second wave of rioters to enter the Capitol. Once inside, he entered the Senate parliamentarian's office and drank a bottle of wine he found. Riddle then grabbed a red leather book entitled "Senate Procedure" and a small Fox News football from the office and left the building.
Once outside, Riddle tossed the football and later sold the book for $40.
After the riot, Riddle told NBC that he didn't regret his actions and floated a run for public office, saying that his participation in the riot tells people "I show up. I'm going to actually keep my promises and make some changes."
"I'm not sure what Mr. Riddle meant by that, but rest assured these actions are not fitted to any American, let alone any person elected to office," Friedrich said during the hearing.
In a speech to the court, Riddle railed against people, including lawmakers, who say that "everybody who participated in the riot were domestic terrorists." Riddle also called out members of the media, including Late Night host Stephen Colbert, who Riddle claimed "called me an enemy of the state to a booing crowd."
"That's what's in my head when I signed up to run for Congress," Riddle told Friedrich. "These are citizens of the United States and their rights are under attack."
"Do you feel that you are under attack with this prosecution?" Friedrich asked after Riddle finished his statement.
Riddle said simply: "no."
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Best Ukrainian composers of all time
Daniel Jaffé explores the life and works of Ukraine's greatest composers
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For much of its history, Ukraine been subsumed within the Russian empire, both under the tsars and subsequently as part of the Soviet Union – so it is sometimes difficult and contentious to claim certain composers as being from that nation rather than Russia itself. Yet there are several composers who certainly hail from that region, and even while shackled to Russia, Ukraine has unquestionably played a key role in the development of Russian music, indeed often leading the way, as is the case with the first three composers discussed here from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The best Ukrainian composers of all time
Nikolai Diletsky
Nikolai Diletsky (c1630-80), who lay the foundations for his three great successors Maxim Berezovsky (c1740-77), Dmitri Bortnyansky (1751-1825), and Artem Vedel (c1770-1806), deserves some historical background to explain his tremendous importance to the history of not only Ukrainian but also Russian music.
While Russian Orthodox church long maintained a tradition of simply singing ancient (znamenniy) chants, a much richer choral style – inspired by the Venetian spiritual concerto established by Andrea Gabrieli and his contemporaries in the late 16th century – had burgeoned early in 17th-century Ukraine and neighbouring Poland. This new form of choral singing, known as the Choral Concerto, involved choirs singing several vocal lines simultaneously in dazzling displays of counterpoint. Ukrainian (and Polish) church music, as a result, sounded much more glorious than the rough and rather dour Russian Orthodox style of that time – a point that did not escape the Russian Imperial Court and its close ally, the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 1652, a group of Ukrainian singers were invited to Moscow to demonstrate the magnificence of the Choral Concerto style. One of its practitioners and earliest theorists was the Kiev-born Nikolai Diletsky, who had received significant training from the great Polish composer Mielczewski. The new choral style was effectively promoted by Diletsky’s compositional manual, first published in Polish in 1675, then undergoing at least three more editions before the end of that century. Diletsky’s choral music – equally suited in style to glorifying the Russian court as well as adding splendour to the church – marked a new chapter in Russia’s official choral style, exemplified in such works as ‘Praise the Name of the Lord’.
Recommended recording: The Powers of Heaven: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi HMU 907318
Maxim Berezovsky
Though the year and place of his birth is unknown, Maxim Berezovsky (c1740-77) almost certainly spent his childhood in Glukhov, eastern Ukraine, a town which by his time had become a major centre of training for choristers destined for the Imperial Chapel at St Petersburg (Ukrainians now being highly valued for their innate singing talent). Berezovsky probably became a royal chorister, and certainly from 1758 was a staff singer in the entourage of Tsarevich Peter Fyodorovich, taking part in several productions of Italian opera staged for the Crown Prince. Berezovsky was sent to Italy in the 1760s to study composition; an opera of his was successfully staged during the 1773 winter carnival in Livorno. According to a much-romanticised 19th century account of his life, Berezovsky’s career went into sharp decline on his return to Russia, and – suffering from depression – he killed himself when still in his thirties. Historical evidence, however, suggests that while he did suffer from ‘hypochondria’ and stabbed himself to death, he in fact enjoyed the highest success, being immediately made a staff member of the Imperial Theatres upon his return to Russia, then, within a year, being appointed choirmaster of the Imperial Chapel. While in that post, he wrote a great deal of remarkably beautiful music.
Recommended recording: Vidrodzhennya Chamber Choir/Mstyslav Yurchenko (Claudio CB 4730-2)
Dmitri Bortnyansky
Dmitri Bortnyansky (1751-1825), the son of a serf at Glukhov, became a chorister there. Like Berezovsky, he then joined the Imperial Chapel in St Petersburg, where he studied under its then music director Baldassare Galuppi; the Italian was so impressed with Bortnyansky’s talent that he implored Catherine II (the ‘Great’) that he should continue his studies in Italy. There, Bortnyansky became known as ‘the Russian Palestrina’, and on his return to the Russian court wrote not only a great deal of church music but also oratorios and operas. Bortnyansky’s highly expressive music for the Orthodox Church is strikingly effective and was honoured through the centuries – Tchaikovsky edited an edition of his sacred works (published 1881).
Recommended recording: The Powers of Heaven: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi HMU 907318
Arten Vedel
Arten Vedel (c1770-1808) is another figure shrouded in some mystery. A graduate of the Kiev Ecclesiastic Academy, he became noted for his expressive religious music. In 1787, he arrived in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk where he studied under the Italian composer Giuseppe Sarti (at that time in temporary exile from St Petersburg). Sarti’s influence is evident in the Italianate expressiveness of Vedel’s music, though he also took inspiration from Ukrainian folk music. After a stint as a music director in Moscow, Vedel returned to Ukraine to become music director at the Kharkov Collegium (1796-98). Quite what happened after that is unclear, but in 1800 he was arrested and imprisoned for ‘political crimes’. He was released shortly before his death, suffering from depression and said to be insane.
Recommended recording: Choral Concertos (selection): Dumka Choir/Yevhen Savtchuk Sanctus Recordings SCS021
Reinhold Glière
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956) was of German-Polish heritage (not Belgian, as claimed by a now discredited source), but was born in Kiev and appears to have embraced a great deal of Ukrainian culture in his life and work. Having studied violin and composition at the Kiev Musical School, he continued his studies at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1900. He then spent two summers in Ukraine to teach the young (and fully Russian) Sergey Prokofiev, and in 1913 joined the Kiev Conservatory as professor of composition, soon becoming its director, only being forced to relinquish that post and return to Moscow in 1920 by the upheavals of the Russian Civil War. His Third Symphony is an overt musical tribute-cum-portrait of a medieval hero who, though Russians had long claimed him as their own, was indubitably from Ukraine – the bogatyr (heroic knight) Ilya Muromets.
Recommended recording: Symphony No. 3: BBC Philharmonic/Edward Downes Chandos CHAN 9041
Nikolai Roslavets
Nikolai Roslavets (1881-1944) was possibly the most talented avant garde composer working within Russia after the death of Scriabin, whose music greatly influenced his own. Although certainly born in Ukraine as he claimed, it appears he was the son of a railway clerk – rather than born of illiterate peasants as he claimed in the 1920s – and received his earliest musical education from an uncle who taught him violin. After the Russian Revolution, he became director of Kharkov Conservatory, holding that post until he moved to Moscow in 1924, where he joined the editorial staff of the Moscow State Publishing House. There his political manoeuvring, by which he secured the publication of his own modernist music, and his championship of such composers as Schoenberg (who also influenced his music), drew unwelcome attention from both proletarian factions and the more conservative elements of the music profession. In 1929 his name was removed from all music reference books in the Soviet Union, and he was exiled to Uzbekistan.
He was allowed to return to Moscow in 1933, where he scraped a living by teaching. It appears it was only because he suffered a stroke in 1939 that he avoided arrest during the Great Terror. Nonetheless, even after his death Roslavets was denounced as ‘alien to the people’, his grave destroyed, and his music effectively banned from performance until Perestroika under Gorbachev. When finally allowed to be performed, his music has won the admiration of a new generation of listeners. As a violinist, he appears to have been most deeply engaged when composing for stringed instruments, such as his enormously attractive Viola Sonatas (1925/26) and the 24 Preludes for violin and piano (1941-42).
Recommended recording: Viola Sonatas Andrei Gridtchuk (violin), Alexander Blok (piano) Brilliant Classics 9174
Boris Lyatoshynsky
Boris Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968) is today honoured as the father of contemporary Ukrainian music. Born in Zhitomir in northern Ukraine, he studied at the Kiev Conservatory under Reinhold Glière, graduating in 1919 and himself became a professor there, while also teaching orchestration at the Moscow Conservatory. Like Shostakovich and Prokofiev, he fell foul of the cultural purge that took place in 1948, losing both his teaching posts. His Third Symphony, widely regarded as his masterpiece, was composed after that disaster, in 1951. In its original form, it fell foul of the cultural apparatchiks who were particularly offended by its upbeat finale which sported the epigraph ‘Peace will defeat war’. Under official pressure, Lyatoshynsky twice revised the work, and it was finally performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic under its legendary conductor Evgeny Mravinsky, and subsequently toured around the Soviet Union. Yet Lyatoshynsky never destroyed its original finale, which has now been recorded by the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits.
Recommended recording: Symphony No. 3: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits Chandos CHSA5233
Nikolai Kapustin
‘I was never a jazz musician,’ Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020) insisted; ‘I’m not interested in improvisation – and what is a jazz musician without improvisation?’ Yet Kapustin cited Oscar Peterson as his greatest influence, and, as Arnold Schoenberg once said, composition is simply slowed-down improvisation – which in Kapustin’s case creates music yet the more dazzling and inspired than one might expect of jazz created ‘on the wing’.
Born in Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, Kapustin moved with his family to Moscow where he studied at the Conservatory under the great pianist Alexander Goldenweiser. Kapustin showed his chops as a pianist by playing Prokofiev’s phenomenally challenging Second Piano Concerto in his graduation recital, but even as a student he demonstrated his predilection for jazz by forming his own quintet. He then made his career as a jazz pianist, playing with the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, one of the very few officially endorsed jazz ensembles in the Soviet Union. Kapustin composed 20 piano sonatas, many concertos including six for piano, two for cello and one for saxophone, and a wide range of works all jazz inspired.
Recommended recording: Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion CDA 67433
Valentin Silvestrov
A former pupil of the great Lyatoshynsky, Valentin Silvestrov (b1937) is easily the most famous of living Ukrainian composers, and endearingly one of the most modest: ‘I do not write new music,’ he has said; ‘My music is a response to and an echo of what already exists.’ Like so many composers of the past century, he began by composing in an avant garde style. Then, in 1973, he wrote several works in ‘olden style’, revisiting the conventional diatonicism of the 19th century but of a static kind which barely attempts to modulate away from the opening key. Those works included Music for Children, and a Cantata for soprano and chamber orchestra. Silvestrov took this a step further in Quiet Songs (1974-77), deriving their style from the songs of Glinka and Schubert, and in Kitsch Music for piano from the music of Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. Some of his works, such as the dream-like Dedication (1990-91), blend the more anguished style of modern music with reflections on a past Eden represented by 19th-century-style music.
Recommended recording: Bagatelles and Serenades – Silvestrov et al ECM 476 6178
Victoria Poleva
Born into a family of musicians, Victoria Poleva (b1962) studied at the Kiev Conservatory under Ivan Karabits (father of the conductor Kirill), then under Lev Kolodub. Though she initially composed in an avant-garde style, she adopted in the 1990s a post-minimalist style in the manner of Pärt and Górecki. Like these composers, she has often been drawn to religious texts, though her range of composition includes works for symphony orchestra, a cappella choir and chamber music. While relatively little of her work has at yet been commercially recorded – examples include the eerie yet beautiful Simurgh-Quintet (2000) – many recordings and videos of her works may be found on YouTube, such as her most recent work for symphony orchestra, Null (2006), a powerful yet relatively straightforward synthesis of the apocalyptic with episodes of chorale-like benediction.
Recommended recording: Simurgh-Quintet Naxos 8.579098 Ukrainian Quintets [Iryna Starodub; Bogdana Pivnenko; Taras Yaropud; Kateryna Suprun; Yurii Pogoretskyi] [Naxos: 8579098]
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Guitarist Miloš signs to Sony Classical
The long-term agreement kicks off with an album of Baroque repertoire, due for release in 2023
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Miloš Karadaglić has signed an exclusive long-term recording agreement with Sony Classical. The popular Montenegrin guitarist’s first album for the label will explore Baroque repertoire, and is planned for release in early 2023.
Since launching his career, Miloš has released six studio albums on labels including Decca and Deutsche Grammophon. These have covered a wide variety of repertoire, ranging from Baroque to contemporary music to the Beatles. He has recorded with leading artists from many musical genres, including singer-songwriter Tori Amos, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, saxophonist Jess Gillam, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter, sitar player Anoushka Shankar and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
‘I am very excited to be joining Sony Classical and building a future together,’ he said. ‘The legacy of this label, especially when it comes to the classical guitar, is second to none. Breaking boundaries and creating new ground for the instrument remains in the forefront of my mission. I feel stronger than ever that, in the ever-changing world we live in, our calling and purpose as musicians has never been more meaningful or more important.’
Sony Classical President, Per Hauber added: ‘I have been following Miloš’ outstanding career over the last decade very closely and admired his artistry every time I heard him perform live or on record. I am very proud and happy Milos is now joining Sony Classical. This new, exciting partnership is about broadening his worldwide fanbase with Sony Classical’s unique global set up.’
Photo: Dan Scott
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A guide to Bach’s Mass in B minor and its best recordings
The sheer variety and craftsmanship of JS Bach’s final choral masterpiece, Mass in B minor, enthral Paul Riley as he chooses the finest recordings
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Hiring George Bernard Shaw as a music critic for The Star in 1888, the newspaper’s editor advised him to ‘say what you like, but for God’s sake don’t tell us anything about Bach in B minor’. In truth, there’s an awful lot to tell. ‘The Great Catholic Mass’, as CPE Bach dubbed it (not quite accurately), raises countless questions yet ultimately silences them by dint of its all-conquering monumentality, the perfection of its myriad calculations, and the sheer humanity that informs every note.
Haydn sourced a score from Hamburg; Beethoven twice requested a copy for himself – the second time with thoughts towards his Missa solemnis, whose scale and ambition owe something to Johann Sebastian’s example – and Liszt was among those present at what was probably the first complete public performance, which took place in Leipzig in 1859, over a century after Bach’s death.
When did Bach compose his Mass in B minor?
Like Monteverdi’s equally compendious Vespers of 1610, the B minor Mass started life as a sort of elevated job application. Perennially status-conscious and increasingly ground down by the machinations of Leipzig life, Bach spotted an opportunity with the death of the Elector of Saxony in 1733. Hoping at very least to obtain an honorary title with which to bolster his authority, Bach composed an elaborate ‘Missa’ (a setting of the Kyrie and Gloria) to present to the new ruler. With its weather eye on the Court’s penchant for extravagant Neapolitan-style Mass settings rich in quasi-operatic solo vocal writing, and mindful of the exceptional instrumental forces available, the new work had ‘Dresden’ written all over it. Dispatching a set of parts, Bach added a fulsome dedication commending ‘a small sample of the kind of scholarship I have attained in musique’. Whether it was performed in the Saxon capital is open to speculation and, in any event, three years would elapse before a title finally came his way. Nonetheless, emerging at the end of the decade a further four conspicuously more intimate ‘Missae’ suggest the idea had seeded itself – a bridge to that all-embracing ‘sample’ of Bach’s most exacting ‘scholarship’: the B minor Mass.
During the 1740s, Bach became increasingly obsessed with what today would be called his ‘legacy’. Works such as the Art of Fugue, the Goldberg Variations or the Musical Offering were designed to showcase, in the most comprehensive way, his mastery of counterpoint. How similarly to enshrine his achievements in the sphere of sacred music?
All too aware of changing fashions surrounding cantata poetry, he perhaps felt that the text of the Mass would remain a timeless anchor forever above the vicissitudes of popular taste. Moreover, a setting of the entirety, its scale determined by the 1733 Missa, would give huge scope for the encyclopaedic enterprise envisaged. By dusting down a Sanctus dating back to Christmas 1724 he was already well on the way, relying on the refashioning of existing material and minimal original composition to fill the admittedly considerable gaps.
The Credo’s Crucifixus, for example, revisits a cantata movement from 1714 Weimar (the earliest music to be ‘foraged’) while the re-fashioning of the Et incarnatus – a late addition – probably represents, alongside the Confiteor, the last choral music Bach ever wrote. The change of heart was to accommodate a searing (ultimately jubilant) choral triptych underscoring the centrality of the Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection. Indeed, almost looking forward to Mozart’s Requiem, and evidently touched by Bach’s recent acquaintance with Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, the tenderness of the Et incarnatus points up a stark contrast with the ‘stile antico’ austerity of, say, the second Kyrie fugue; the concerto-like brilliance of the Gloria’s explosive opening goes hand-in-hand with the granite plainsong cantus firmus of the Confiteor, while the skirling soprano Laudamus te glances towards the opera house. As always with Bach, variety rules supreme.
It’s a variety, though, always at the service of a rigorous theological interrogation in which artful architectural strategies make room for cunning numerological conceits. And Bach the miracle-worker fuses the disparate into a whole, overwhelming in its cumulative effect. When CPE Bach directed the Credo during a charity concert in 1786, the Hamburger Correspondent reported that it was ‘one of the most splendid musical works that has ever been heard’. Extended to the Mass in its entirety, nearly a quarter of a millennium on, ‘Amen’ to that!
The best recordings of Bach’s Mass in B minor
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Monteverdi Choir
SDG SDG722
Does anyone oxygenate Bach like John Eliot Gardiner? His rhythmic vitality and precisely etched immediacy are mesmerising. Of course, not everyone likes their Bach oxygenated to the max, but his is an instantly recognisable thumbprint, and the 1985 recording with the Monteverdi Choir set the bar for B minor Masses that followed. Thirty years on, however, Gardiner reassessed his own benchmark with often startling results.
In the intervening years, what had seemed initially like a maverick sideshow had started to gain traction – bringing
with it a revelatory clarity of texture, the one-to-a-part approach advocated by American conductor and scholar Joshua Rifkin was increasingly turning mainstream. And just as Gardiner’s stance against choral society massed voices in their hundreds had once seemed radical, so David Cameron’s jibe across the despatch box to Prime Minister Tony Blair, ‘you were the future once’, might now have seemed to apply to Gardiner. His response? To pour cold water over Rifkin and co’s approach and, in his 2015 recorded rematch, to up his choral forces as if blowing a well-aimed raspberry.
Now here’s the strange thing. Without subverting his grandly conceived respect for a cornerstone of the canon, to its monumentality is, paradoxically, added a new intimacy and a lightness of touch, without sacrificing any of the old trademark ‘max factor’. Launched with the velocity of an Exocet cruise missile, the Cum Sancto Spiritu shaves over 20 seconds off the class of 1985’s sprint to
the finish.
Yet in one respect there’s a radical concession to the times. Where once solos and duets were considered the domain of ‘star’ imports – setting arias apart, inevitably dislocating the communality of the performance as a whole – the 2015 recording for the most part draws the soloists directly from the choir as Bach would have done. It’s not all gain, perhaps. And some will prefer 1985 over 2015 or perhaps wish for a synthesis of the best from each. But, forced to come reluctantly off the fence, there are contentious decisions to be made. Throwing caution to the wind in the belief that vanilla compromises are a fudge, and with three equally recommendable (if less challenging alternatives) in reserve, it’s Gardiner’s second thoughts – flair-full, risk-taking, characteristically bold – that ultimately clinch it.
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)
CPO 7778512
With his Concerto Copenhagen forces, Lars Ulrik Mortensen embraces the one-to-a-part ethos but buttresses it with a five-voice ‘ripieno’ choir, enlarging the palette to consolidate a beautifully calibrated rapport between instrumentalists and singers. After more dramatic readings, the cool first Kyrie might seem understated, but it launches a powerfully organic view of the work, whose compelling flow rests on the over-arching unity of Mortensen’s tempo relationships. From the melting gravitas of the Et incarnatus to the cumulative grandeur of the Dona nobis pacem, small-is-beautiful Bach proves special indeed in this 2015 recording.
Jonathan Cohen (conductor)
Hyperion CDA68051/2
Although Jonathan Cohen’s Arcangelo forces in this 2014 recording equate more closely to those of Gardiner’s 1985 version, a greater spaciousness and instrumental sensuousness create an almost ‘retro’ plush upholstery – how fruitily the bassoons chortle in the Quoniam tu solus. It’s meant as a compliment. No one better understands how Bach ‘orchestrates’ with voices as well as instruments and it’s as if Cohen distils 30 years of performing traditions into something slightly outside prevailing orthodoxies yet inclusive and cogently communicative. (Hyperion CDA68051/2)
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
PHI LPH004
Released in 2012, the third and most recent B minor Mass from Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Ghent is the one to have. There’s a nobility, wisdom and quiet authority to it. Weight and delicacy are held in exquisite equilibrium, and the pacing, led off by a supremely unruffled Kyrie, favours the long view over any short-term attention seeking. Herreweghe is a conductor noted for his burnished, sometimes soft-grained finish; these latest Bachian reflections glow with spiritual sincerity. (PHI LPH004)
And one to avoid…
There should be no good reason to avoid a solo line-up including Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Nicolai Gedda, not to mention playing from the likes of horn player Dennis Brain. But, recorded in Vienna (the choir) and London (the arias), Herbert von Karajan’s 1952/3 account with a somewhat blowsy Vienna Singverein often wallows in a turgid legato haze, the opening Kyrie edging forwards like a sedated tortoise in half-hearted pursuit of a lettuce leaf.
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After getting swept against Oklahoma State last weekend, Kansas baseball earned its first Big 12 Conference win on Sunday against No. 4 Texas Tech. Although the team lost the series 2-1, the Jayhawks earned their first conference win after starting 0-5 against Big 12 opponents.
On Friday, the Jayhawks started the series against Texas Tech with redshirt senior pitcher Daniel Hegarty on the mound. Hegarty pitched 6.1 innings and held Texas Tech to one run until the seventh inning.
The Jayhawks gave up four runs in the seventh, and Texas Tech tacked on three more in the ninth for an 8-2 final score. Kansas struggled to get the bats rolling in game one and had the same issue on Saturday.
In the second game of the series the Red Raiders blew out Kansas 28-2. The Jayhawks gave up 27 hits and struggled to produce offense. Five Kansas pitchers gave up double digit earned runs, but a lot of the damage came from Texas Tech’s four home runs.
Redshirt senior pitcher Cole Larsen pitched his fifth loss of the season in that blowout, moving his record to 0-5. Larsen has struggled with his command this season, but pitched stronger in his last two outings before this blowout.
Texas Tech stayed hot for the entire game, but in spite of that loss, the Jayhawks avoided another sweep on Sunday with an 8-5 victory.
Kansas got out to a fast start by putting up three runs in the first inning and never looked back. Redshirt senior catcher Nolan Metcalf helped the offense by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two-run home run to cap off that first inning rally.
Metcalf has been a driving force behind Kansas’ offensive production this year as he is finally healthy after an injury-ridden 2021 season. The catcher is batting .304 and was a large factor in Kansas’ win on Sunday.
Redshirt sophomore pitcher Ryan Vanderhei started in the victory and tied his career-high in strikeouts at nine. After getting the win in the third game of the series, his record moves to 4-2 on the season.
The Jayhawks are back in action on Wednesday, April 6 at Missouri for the first Border Showdown of the season. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. as the Jayhawks look to win two in a row.
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ECB's Knot says:
- ECB should act in the face of high inflation
- Gradual but timely normalization is needed
- High inflation and not entirely due to supply shock
- Demand has recovered far quicker than expected
The comments are in line with his comments from last week, when he said:
- Gradualism is not a mistake
- We can afford to be gradual as long as inflation seen converging towards target
- Calls for APP program to be wound down as quickly as possible
- Does not see QE unwinding sooner than Q3; more likely early Q3 than late
- Doesn't see recession, sees 'slowflation'
- Rate hike can come in Sept, Oct or Dec
- Likelihood of second round effects is becoming larger
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Earlier previews are here:
Via Westpac, in very brief - WPAC not jumping on the May/June/July RBA rate hike wagon:
- The RBA will keep rates on hold at their April meeting; focus will be centred on any shift in rhetoric concerning the timing of the tightening cycle, which Westpac expects to begin in August 2022.
Governor Lowe:
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Snippets from the note ICYMI:
- The bear market rally is over
- leaves us more constructive on bonds than stocks over the near term as growth concerns take centre stage
- hence our doubling down on a defensive bias
"Defensive bias" includes equities that'll relatively benefit in a down market.
Citing:
- payback in demand from last year’s fiscal stimulus
- demand destruction from high prices
- food and energy price spikes from the war that serve as a tax
- inventory builds that have now caught up to demand
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SPX update:
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The major US stock indices are closing higher with the NASDAQ index leading the way. The Dow 30 lagged.
The final numbers are showing:
- Dow industrial average up 103.67 points or 0.3% at 34921.95
- S&P index up 36.76 points or 0.81% at 4582.63
- NASDAQ index up 271.06 points or 1.90% 14532.56
- Russell 2000 up 4.32 points or 0.21% at 2095.44
The major indices are all closing higher for the second consecutive day. The S&P sector gainers included:
- communications +2.8%
- consumer discretionary +2.3%
- technology +1.9%
The laggards today included:
- healthcare -0.8%
- utilities -0.8%
- financials -0.4%
Looking at the NASDAQ index on the daily chart, recall from last week the high prices a stalled just ahead of the falling 100 day moving average. That 100 day average currently comes in at 14585.46. The closing price today comes in at 14532 around 53 points away from that level. Like last week, getting above the 100 day moving average followed by the 200 day moving average up at 14732.65 would increase the bullish bias.
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Officials from Kia America formally announced that the automaker has purchased the naming rights for the arena from Forum and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer — the first U.S. naming rights deal for the company — with a ceremony at the familiar venue
Geni Lincoln, general manager and senior vice president for Live at Forum Entertainment, speaks at a news conference to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Russell Wager vice president of marketing at Kia America speaks at a news conference to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Michael Bow on the guitar at a news conference to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
A news conference was held to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Russell Wager vice president of marketing at Kia America speaks at a news conference to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Michael Bow on the guitar at a news conference to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
A news conference was held to announce the renaming of the Forum building to the “Kia Forum” thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer in Inglewood on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum in Inglewood has been renamed the Kia Forum, thanks to a naming-rights deal between the auto maker and venue owner Steve Ballmer, as new signage could be seen
on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
In the past, the stalwart entertainment venue on the corner of Manchester and Prairie in Inglewood has been known as the “Fabulous Forum” and the Great Western Forum and, well, just The Forum. But now, thanks to a deal with the South Korean automaker’s Southern-California wing, Kia America, as of Monday, April 4, it’s the Kia Forum.
Kia America formally announced that it purchased the naming rights for the arena from Forum owner Steve Ballmer — the first U.S. naming rights deal for the automaker — with a ceremony at the familiar venue, which has been packing in crowds on since 1967.
The announcement wasn’t much of a surprise, however, as the new signage out in front of the stadium bearing the Kia logo had been visible since last week. The arena’s website switched on the new name on Monday.
“Kia America is proud of our history in Southern California going back to the establishment of our U.S. Headquarters here in 1992, and so we all celebrate now being part of one of the most historic, and emotionally-connected live entertainment and sports venues in California – if not the world,” said Russell Wager, vice president of marketing for Kia America. “We are thrilled to be a part of the entertainment and excitement of live music and events at the Kia Forum moving forward.”
Kia America is based in Irvine; Kia Corporation’s international headquarters are in Seoul, South Korea.
Financial details of the naming deal were not released Monday.
Its towering arches and 60-foot columns inspired by the Roman Forum, the arena was once the inspiration for Inglewood’s “City of Champions” moniker when the Lakers called it home. The Lakers have since moved on and the hall has been reinvigorated in recent years as a concert and entertainment venue.
“We’re proud to partner with Kia and weave together our history with an innovative future, while continuing our dedication to the SoCal community,” said Geni Lincoln, general manager and senior vice president of live events for the Forum. “We look forward to merging the entertainment and automotive industries, broadening our mutual commitments to diversity, sustainability, and creativity.”
Kia, founded in May 1944, was Korea’s first automaker. The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, with a growing international footprint, is currently the world’s fifth-largest vehicle manufacturer.
Kia officials hope the marketing deal helps boost its efforts to boost the profile of its electric vehicle, the EV6. Along with the new signage, the automaker will install EV charging stations and EV6 vehicle displays at the Forum.
Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, purchased the Forum for $400 million two years ago, ostensibly to resolve a legal battle launched by previous owner Madison Square Garden Co. over his plans to build a new arena for his Clippers just blocks away. MSG officials claimed the project violated its agreements with the city of Inglewood by placing a competing venue in the area.
The Forum is just the latest Southern California venue to get a new name. Late last year, Staples Center was rechristened after Crypto.com secured naming rights to the current home of the Lakers, Clippers and Kings in November 2021. The Clippers will depart that hall when Ballmer’s Intuit Dome opens down the street from the Forum in 2024.
The Forum, once home to the Lakers and Kings, is now primarily a music venue. Former Lakers and Kings owner Jack Kent Cooke commissioned the arena, designed by architect Charles Luckman, at a cost of a then-hefty $16 million.
It was once one of the most recognized sports arenas in the nation and became identified with the Lakers during their dynasty days.
Hall of Fame announcer Chick Hearn called the hall “the Fabulous Form” and the nickname stuck with fans.
The Lakers won the 1982, 1987 and 1988 championships at the Forum. The arena also played host to Games 3 and 4 of the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals pitting the Kings against the Montreal Canadiens, the only time the National Hockey League championship series was held there.
The Forum figures prominently in the current HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which tells the story of the team’s championship heyday. John C. Reilly stars as the late Dr. Jerry Buss, who turned his collection of cobbled-together real estate acquisitions into one of world’s most valuable sports franchises.
The arena also hosted basketball and team handball during the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
The arena, which fell off the pace of other major sports venues because its size and lack of corporate-level luxury boxes, lost the Lakers and Kings to the new Staples Center in 1999. The arena struggled in the years that followed.
But the Madison Square Garden Company acquired the arena in 2011, and promptly announced plans for a $50 million facelift. The aging hall was reborn, with new lighting, seats, video screens and acoustics. Since then, the Forum has primarily hosted major musical acts and touring shows (as well as the occasional sports event, including boxing and mixed martial arts bouts).
Prince enjoyed playing the Forum so much he performed at a 21-night concert series at the Inglewood hall.
On tap in the months ahead: Billie Eilish, fresh off her Oscar win for best original song, plus Maná, Pearl Jam, Chicago and Brian Wilson, an AEW wrestling card, Chris Stapleton and Justin Bieber.
Prince (pictured performing at the venue on Feb. 18, 1985) headlined six nights in 1985 while out on his Purple Rain Tour and returned to The Forum for an epic run of 21 shows between April 21-May 29. (Photo by Liu Heung Shing, Associated Press)
Guard Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers in action during a 1989-90 game at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Allsport)
The Kings’ Arthur Kaliyev, right, is defended by Arizona’s Cam Dineen during the second period of a preseason game Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at The Forum. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Mana performs to a sold-out audience at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, March 18, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fher Olvera of Mana performs on the first of eight sold-out shows at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, March 18, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Avril Lavigne performs during iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego fest at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, January 15, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Saweetie performs during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday, December 3, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Eddie Van Halen, seen here at a dress rehearsal at the Forum (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
AJ McKee blue gloves, celebrates after defeating Patricio “Pitbull”Freire, red gloves, during Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee at the Forum in Inglewood, CA., Saturday, July 31, 2021. McKee defeated Freire to win the 145-pound World Grand Prix tournament million dollar prize and the championship belt. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mads Burnell, blue gloves, punches Emmanuel Sanchez, red gloves, during Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee at the Forum in Inglewood, CA., Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
AJ McKee during the Bellator 263 open workout at The Forum in Inglewood, Thursday, July 22, 2021. The card features the $1 million featherweight title fight between Long Beach’s McKee and champion Patrício “Pitbull” Freire on July 31 at The Forum. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A large flag is draped in front of the Forum in Inglewood, CA for memorial services for LA County firefighter Tory Carlon Thursday, June 17, 2021. Carlon was murdered by a fellow fire firefighter while he was at LA County Fire station 81 in Agua Dulce, CA on June 1, 2021. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Saddleback Roofing in Orange has agreed to pay $616,651 in back wages to workers who weren’t paid overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. The company, which is also paying $141,515 in civil penalties, has managed major roofing projects at such venues as The Forum arena in Inglewood. The Forum has recently served as a COVID-19 vaccination site. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
People get coronavirus shots at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, March 12, 2021. (File photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Cars line up at a Covid-19 testing site at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, July 17, 2020.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Billie Eilish performs at The Forum. (Photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)
Harry Styles performs at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The singer-songwriter released his second solo album, “Fine Line,” on Friday, and played a special show for fans that included all of its 12 tracks as well as older hits and surprises. (Photo by Helene Pambrun)
Harry Styles performs at the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The singer-songwriter released his second solo album, “Fine Line,” on Friday, and played a special show for fans that included all of its 12 tracks as well as older hits and surprises. (Photo by Helene Pambrun)
Katy Perry performs onstage during KIIS 102.7/FM’s Jingle Ball at The Forum in Inglewood on Dec. 6. (Photo by Rich Fury, Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
John Mayer performs during his first of two sold-out nights at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday, September 13, 2019. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Queen singer Adam Lambert and guitarist Brian May perform during their first of two nights at the Forum in Los Angeles on Friday, July 19, 2019. (Photo by Nick Agro, Contributing Photographer)
From left, Caleb Followill and Nathan Followill of the band Kings of Leon perform during iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego fest at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, January 15, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From right, Nathan Followill and Caleb Followill of the band Kings of Leon perform during iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego fest at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, January 15, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Forum helps comprise a championship-level complex at Inglewood’s high-profile new Hollywood Park, along with the Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s lavish NFL palace, SoFi Stadium — home to Super Bowl LVI in February — and Ballmer’s under-construction Intuit Dome, which is rising just down Prairie Avenue.
It’s not the first sponsorship deal for the arena. It was known as Great Western Forum in 1988, after Great Western Savings & Loan purchased naming rights. A few years after Great Western was bought out by Washington Mutual, now known as Chase, the S&L ceased to be and the name was dropped.
The Forum’s parking lot also served as a mega-testing center during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you were planning on taking a vacation soon, it might cost you a bit more than you initially thought.
Hayley Berg, an economist that works for the smartphone app Hopper, said the cost of airfare in particular is surging.
“Airfare this year is up 75% more than it was at this time last year, and up 40% since the beginning of this year,” Berg explained.
Berg said across the board, domestic and international flight prices are more expensive because more people are traveling.
But it’s not just the increased demand that’s driving up the cost.
The spike in fuel prices is another factor, according to Berg, as well as the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
“Jet fuel accounts for about 30% of airfare costs, so that is the airline paying for the fuel to get you from A-to-B,” Berg said.
Berg expects the cost of flights to continue to increase over the next few months.
She recommends travelers have a plan in place before buying their plane ticket.
“Start monitoring prices now,” she said. “Expect to book between now and the first week of May … after the first week of May, you’ll really only see flight increases.”
Berg also suggests travelers set price alerts on their smartphones through Hopper to monitor whether the price of any given flight has gone up or down.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you were planning on taking a vacation soon, it might cost you a bit more than you initially thought.
Hayley Berg, an economist that works for the smartphone app Hopper, said the cost of airfare in particular is surging.
“Airfare this year is up 75% more than it was at this time last year, and up 40% since the beginning of this year,” Berg explained.
Berg said across the board, domestic and international flight prices are more expensive because more people are traveling.
But it’s not just the increased demand that’s driving up the cost.
The spike in fuel prices is another factor, according to Berg, as well as the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
“Jet fuel accounts for about 30% of airfare costs, so that is the airline paying for the fuel to get you from A-to-B,” Berg said.
Berg expects the cost of flights to continue to increase over the next few months.
She recommends travelers have a plan in place before buying their plane ticket.
“Start monitoring prices now,” she said. “Expect to book between now and the first week of May … after the first week of May, you’ll really only see flight increases.”
Berg also suggests travelers set price alerts on their smartphones through Hopper to monitor whether the price of any given flight has gone up or down.
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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns and villages across the globe — now over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO’s eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
On Monday, the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus suffered through high concentrations of atmospheric dust for the third straight day, with some cities experiencing three and nearly four times the 50 micrograms per square meter that authorities consider normal. Officials said the microscopic particles could be especially harmful to young children, the elderly and the ill.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution, including using electric vehicles, shifting away from fossil fuels, embracing a massive scaling-up of green energy and separating out types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries. Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The Cranston man charged with shooting his dog to death last week did so with a firearm reported stolen out of Mississippi two years ago, according to a police report obtained by 12 News.
Police said Anthony Devone, 37, told detectives he killed his dog Moses because he had become increasingly aggressive and did not want the dog to hurt his children.
Police said Devone admitted to asking his girlfriend and children to leave the house last Tuesday after telling he would “get rid of Moses,” according to police.
Police said Devone then brought Moses into the basement of his Wayland Avenue home and shot the 18-month-old Bully mix once in the head.
After killing Moses, Devone told detectives he shot a door twice in anger before wrapping the dog in a blanket and placing him into a plastic bag.
Police said Devone then put the dog’s body in the back of his car and drove around in search of a dumpster where he could dispose of him.
Devone, who feared he would be pulled over, said he panicked when he couldn’t find a dumpster. He ended up dumping Moses’ body behind the Family Dollar on Atwood Avenue, according to police. He was arrested shortly after Moses’ body was found outside the store.
Police said investigators were able to track Devone down through the dog’s microchip.
Detectives were able to corroborate Devone’s story while searching his home. Police said officers found the .22 caliber firearm used to kill Moses and blood in the basement.
While running a background check on Devone’s gun, detectives learned it had been reported stolen out of Mississippi in 2020.
Police plan on testing the firearm to determine whether it’s been used in any other crimes.
Devone has since been charged with malicious injury to or killing of animals, as well as possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and firing in a compact area.
He was released on $20,000 surety bail during his arraignment last Friday and has since been barred from owning any animals.
Cranston Police Col. Michael Winquist said he is “sickened” by the allegations against Devone.
“Dogs serve as faithful companions whose sole purpose is to please their owners while relying on their owner’s care and compassion,” Winquist said in a statement. “This dog was inhumanely and senselessly executed and discarded like trash.”
“We would have gladly accepted this dog at our animal shelter as a surrender with no questions and found him a loving home with an owner who deserved him,” he continued. “If anyone finds themselves in a situation where they can no longer care for an animal, please contact your local animal shelter or the [Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals].”
Devone is scheduled to return to court in June.
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It all comes down to one last game.
The men's NCAA Championship reaches its conclusion tonight as two of college basketballs storied programs face off at 9:20p.m. at the Superdome in New Orleans.
And whether you're wearing baby blue or royal blue, one of these blue-blooded teams will emerge victorious, as the University of North Carolina takes on Kansas for the season finale of this year's March Madness.
Kansas isn't messing around
The last standing one-seed Kansas looked dominant in their Final Four victory over two-seed Villanova on Saturday.
The team's top-scorers Ochai Agbaji and David McCormack will hope to have a repeat performance as the team chases its fourth national championship, and first appearance since losing to Kentucky in 2012.
Kansas has played in 10 national title games. But it hasn't won a national championship since head coach Bill Self led the team to a 75-68 overtime win over Memphis in 2008.
This will be the fifth time both UNC and Kansas have faced off in either a national championship or a Final Four game. The first time was in 1957 when the two went to triple overtime in the Final Four, with North Carolina coming out on top 57-56.
UNC is coming off an epic win
Speaking of North Carolina, how about that epic Duke vs UNC game over the weekend?
Although the matchup was the 257th meeting between the two teams, it was the first ever in the NCAA tournament leading many to dub the game 'The First Dance.'
Tar Heels fans were surely dancing through Chapel Hill as the eighth-seeded UNC spoiled a storybook ending for legendary Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, not once, but twice this year. Not only did UNC beat Duke in Coach K's final home game but they've now knocked his team out of the tournament.
Krzyzewski announced that this would be his final season as head coach, ending a storied 47-year career.
Although UNC defeating Duke in Coach K's final home game turned some heads, how many could have predicted this run to the national championship in Tar Heel's head coach Hubert Davis' first season at the helm?
He becomes only the fifth head coach to ever take his team to a title game in a first season.
Davis will hope to keep the team's improbable run going as they chase the school's seventh NCAA championship, having last won it all in 2017.
In order to lift the trophy tonight, the Tar Heels will look for repeat performances from Caleb Love and Armando Bacot. Love's clutch three-pointer with 24 seconds left in the game, and subsequent free-throws, all but sealed it for UNC — sending them to the national championship.
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No matter the project, no matter the tree, no matter the change…each starts from one small place: the spark of an idea, the seed, the first step.
That’s the inspiration for the new theatrical concert work “Eden" — starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato — a co-commission by the Harriman-Jewell Series. The performance arrives at Kansas City's Folly Theater on April 12.
“Eden” explores nature, growth and healing, and asks the question: “In this time of upheaval, which seed will you plant today?”
The program of nature-inspired works, from the Baroque era to now, includes a new song by composer Rachel Portman.
Portman, considered one of the United Kingdom’s foremost film composers, has scored over 100 films including “Chocolat,” “The Cider House Rules,” and “Benny & Joon.” She is the first female composer to win an Academy Award, for 1996’s “Emma,” and first to win a Primetime Emmy Award, for 2015 “Bessie,” as well as multiple award nominations. She also writes for the classical realm, from orchestral works to musicals to chamber music.
“I really enjoy the challenge of writing music in lots of different forms,” she shared in a 2020 interview with the podcast Score, “whether it's for the concert hall or whether it’s setting voices or movies.”
Her new work, written specifically for this project with Joyce DiDonato and the orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro, is titled “The First Morning of the World,” with lyrics by Gene Sheer.
The song — with a soaring, winding melody — argues that if we truly listen to nature, despite all our human folly and destruction, we can begin to heal.
Portman is often inspired by nature, including her 2020 album “Ask the River,” as well as work for The Climate Coalition and “Endangered” for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She also shares her explorations through social media, celebrating the delicacy and nuance of nature through images of tree roots, spiderwebs and skylarks.
“I am passionately interested in the environment and our connection to the environment, and the fact that we are part of it. I worry about the Earth,” she said. “I’m worried that we are not really listening to the Earth….I’ve written quite a bit of music over the last ten, twenty years that has been connected to environmental themes.”
The Prairie Village-native mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has also used her art for activism, and she has a rich relationship with the Harriman-Jewell Series.
“The Harriman-Jewell Series has a long history with Joyce DiDonato, dating all the way back to her as a young concert patron during her early teenage years growing up in Kansas City,” said Clark Morris, executive and artistic director of the Harriman-Jewell Series.
From those formative experiences in Kansas City, DiDonato has grown into one of the art form’s leading artists, singing in the world’s finest opera houses. She’s used her artistry and passion to encourage change and inspire hope, with projects such as 2016’s “In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music.” Like “Eden,” that project was a collaboration with the Italian orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.
The album debuted #1 on Classical Voice and the show had its world premiere in Brussels. After a tour of Europe, their performance in Kansas City marks its United States premiere. Along with Portman’s work, the concert includes nature-inspired arias from the last centuries, works by Gustav Mahler, Josef Mysliveček, Aaron Copland, Biagio Marini, and more.
“Eden” is a call to action: “This whole project is about planting seeds..planting seeds of music, of ideas, of questions…and seeing what comes to fruit from them,” says DiDonato.
“Joyce hopes that all of us take another look at our connections to nature to experience greater hope for a better future,” says Morris. “The seeds of Joyce’s creative artistry were nurtured here in Kansas City, and I think we can all be proud of her evolution as an artist and be very thankful that we have artists of her intellect and talent in this world.”
At the concert, each audience member is given a packet of native seeds to plant or share. At the premiere in Brussels, Belgium, DiDonato told the audience, “I didn’t just want to plant a tree for every ticket we sold. I want every one of us to go home and participate in growing something.”
“By the time this project ends we will have planted thousands and thousands of native seeds and you will have helped it grow. So thank you for that.”
Harriman-Jewell Series presents “Eden” Tuesday April 12, 2022 at 7:30pm at the Folly Theater. For more information, visit www.hjseries.org.
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Students at six Shawnee Mission elementary schools returned to school Monday with mask rules back in place, according to district officials.
The six schools all surpassed the district’s 5% threshold of overall student absence rates related to illness, Chief Communications Officer David Smith told the Post via email.
The schools impacted are all elementary schools, including:
- Arrowhead
- East Antioch
- Highlands
- Pawnee
- Rosehill
- Sunflower
Smith said parent reports from the impacted schools show a gastrointestinal illness and influenza are circulating, prompting elevated rates of student absenteeism.
It remains unclear how many, if any, students at these schools may have been diagnosed with COVID-19, Smith said, so the move to masking is being done out of an “abundance of caution.”
Shawnee Mission’s online COVID-19 dashboard shows there are just 10 active reported exclusions for students districtwide as of April 4.
The Shawnee Mission school board updated the district’s COVID-19 mitigation plan that included the new thresholds for when to bring masks back at individual schools at its Feb. 14 meeting.
The COVID-19 mitigation plan laid out not only the 5% threshold for absenteeism related to illness, but a 3% threshold for COVID-19 positivity rates.
These thresholds are building-specific, which is why these six schools are now returning to masks while other schools are not.
Students at the six schools will remain in masks for at least 14 days, per the district’s COVID-19 mitigation plan.
That time period could be extended if, at the end of the 14 days, the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases is above 3% or the absenteeism rate related to illness remains above 5% in any one of the schools.
“With the availability of home testing, schools may not always be notified of positive test results for COVID-19,” Smith told the Post via email. “When absenteeism rates exceed our pre-pandemic norms, out of an abundance of caution we follow the board approved mitigation plan with the goal of keeping schools open and maintaining healthy environments for learners.”
This story was originally published in the Shawnee Mission Post.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — One of the largest residential facilities in Kansas for boys who need more help than most foster care homes can offer looks to be spared from closure.
Sequel of Kansas LLC signed the original lease for the Lakeside Academy in Wichita around 2008 and recently told the Department for Children and Families it would no longer operate the facility. That could have meant closing down the operation.
But the owner of the property said another company, Successful Dreams, plans to take over.
“Everything has been agreed to,” said Dick Kelsey, former state legislator and owner of the Lakeside property. “It takes a while to get it on paper and get the signatures, but it's a done deal.”
Kelsey said Successful Dreams starts running the facility on May 1. Mike Deines, senior director of public and governmental affairs at DCF, wasn’t able to confirm that a new company has taken over, but he said things are moving in that direction.
Successful Dreams didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Matt Stephens, vice president of children and family services at St. Francis Ministries, said Lakeside is a helpful resource for the agency. Foster care systems prefer to place children in home-like settings for children, but Stephens said treatment facilities do have benefits.
The facility has 45 beds and St. Francis has children there now. Stephens said he got a letter in mid-March saying the location was closing. That meant those children appeared to need new homes.
“To find 45 additional beds probably isn't the biggest issue,” he said, “it's really making sure we find the right beds and the abilities from a behavior standpoint. That really is what becomes more challenging is making sure that we have the right mix of beds in the system.”
Stephens said it is difficult to make sure services match the needs of children. Losing a provider like the Lakeside Academy could further complicate that issue. One component of that is beds being unavailable because there isn’t staff to fill them.
“Lakeside is obviously one piece of the equation,” he said. “But I think it's broader than that. It is making sure that we can evaluate the needs of the children in care and make sure that the capacities and the system matches those needs.”
Blaise Mesa reports on criminal justice and social services for the Kansas News Service in Topeka. You can follow him on Twitter @Blaise_Mesa or email him at blaise@kcur.org.
The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their connection to public policy.
Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished by news media at no cost with proper attribution and a link to ksnewsservice.org.
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Current and former Black police officers and recruits assert they were subjected to racism, discrimination and unequal disciplinary actions by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.
Journalists involved in a yearlong investigation of the department detailed conditions and events experienced by Black members of the force.
"Black officers maintained that there should be more black supervisors, more people they can turn to when things go awry," said Luke Nozicka, one of the reporters who wrote about it for The Star.
From 1954 to 1964, Alvin Brooks served as an officer then detective with the KCPD and in 2010 was appointed to the Board of Police Commissioners. Brooks called during the program to report similar concerns when he was involved with the department.
"I raised that issue when I was on the police department as well as an issue when I was a member of the Board of Police Commission," Brooks said. "I'm just shocked that here in 2020 that the situation has not changed."
- Luke Nozicka, investigative reporter, The Kansas City Star
- Glenn Rice, investigative reporter, The Kansas City Star
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MIT Sloan Analytics Expericense to use predictio tool to devismulate energy maze for citys&nbing and the world\nVehikula Dodhia November 7th 20 991pmThe city of Amsterdam wants predictions\nBetween now to Octo\nVahora was able use civiI te\na 7a8sAi-8\n KALAMAZOO, Mich. — One woman was arrested in Kalamazoo County for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Authorities later discovered $1,430.96 grams of fentanyl in her residence.
Candi Taylor, 38, was arrested on March 2, 2022, for the previously mentioned charge. Taylor was also arrested in March 2006 for weapons carrying concealed, November 2006 for unarmed robbery, and November 2015 for police officer – fleeing 3rd degree & assaulting/resisting/obstructing.
The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) in tandem with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Crime Reduction Team (CRT) has been investigating Taylor in addition to her involvement in the distribution of fentanyl.
KVET reports the following controlled buys via using a confidential source (CS):
a. February 9, 2022 – KVET CS successfully purchased .51 grams of fentanyl for $60.00 from Taylor in Kalamazoo, MI.
b. February 28, 2022 - KVET CS successfully purchased .5 grams of fentanyl for $60.00 from Taylor in Kalamazoo, MI.
A search warrant was conducted by KVET and CRT investigators at Taylor's home and her 2008 Chevrolet Impala on March 2, 2022.
During the investigation of Taylor's car investigators found one Digiweigh digital scale between the center console and front passenger seat, Packaging material in the form of torn pieces of newspaper.
The search of Taylor's home revealed one hydraulic press, one digital kitchen scale, a foil with a powder substance that tested positive for .42 grams of fentanyl by the KDPS Crime Lab, and $4,400.
Authorities also search the home of Taylor’s father, 86, leading to the discovery of two older shotguns, 2 older rifles, and a locked toolbox filled with a box of sandwich bags, several grocery bags filled with 7 clear baggies containing a total of 1,430.96 grams of fentanyl.
Prior to both searches, Taylor was stopped by authorities in what authorities believed to be a hand-to-hand transaction at a mechanic shop before she drove to her home where she was arrested and found to be in possession of fentanyl by investigators.
Taylor had 118.24 grams of fentanyl, three cell phones, and $580 on her person when she was arrested on March 2, 2022.
Taylor faces possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, seized from a vehicle, and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, seized from a residence.
Taylor’s Jury Trial beings in Lansing on May 24, 2022.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WPTV) — Hertz announced Monday it plans to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from the Swedish electric car maker Polestar. The purchases will take place over the next five years, the rental car company said.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The vehicles are expected to be available in Europe in the spring and in North America and Australia later this year.
The announcement on Monday comes more than five months after Hertz said that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla. That's one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history. Hertz also said at the time that it will establish its own electric vehicle charging network as it strives to produce the largest rental fleet of electric vehicles in North America.
Hertz plans to have its electric vehicles available for its leisure and business customers, as well as ride-share drivers.
“By working with electric vehicle industry leaders like Polestar, we can help accelerate the adoption of electrification while providing renters, corporate customers, and rideshare partners a premium electric vehicle product, exceptional experience and lower carbon footprint,” Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr said in a statement.
Shares of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. rose 2.4% in before-hours trading.
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Shares in a company planning to buy former President Donald Trump's new social media business plunged on Monday after a news report that two key executives have departed.
The report by Reuters follows a filing by Digital World Acquisition Corp. that it will miss a key deadline to file its annual financial statements. The news has added to worries about Trump's Twitter rival, called Truth Social, after a February launch of the app was marred by outages and long waitlists to gain access. The shares have fallen by more than a third since then.
As the Associated Press reported, somewhere around 1.5 million potential subscribers were still waiting to be given access to the app as of Monday.
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Katey Rich: Erin, as someone who covered the Grammys for us here at Vanity Fair and follows the music industry very closely in general, I feel like you had a lot of reasons to feel smug last night. The Grammys—with their musical performances, wild fashions, and inevitably eye-popping mix of celebrities—often find a way to outshine the Oscars in audience satisfaction, if not in ratings. And with the Grammys coming just a week after one of the most notorious Oscars in history, the contrast this year was especially stark. Yes, of course there were Will Smith jokes. But more than that, the loose and energetic appeal of the Grammys felt more on display than ever, compared to the sweaty-palmed efforts of the Oscars just last week to get through 16 live categories and squeeze in a James Bond tribute and get the whole thing under three hours. (They didn’t succeed on that last one anyway.)
Asking the Oscars to be more like the Grammys is unfair, of course, and it’s not something we’d really want anyway—in an ideal, healthy awards show ecosystem, each one has its own identity and offers something unique. But Erin, I get the sense that you saw the Grammys struggling too. Why do you think the Grammys might be suffering some of the same existential threat as the Oscars—and, as part of a perhaps dying breed of people who actually love the shows, what can we do to get them out of this spiral?
Erin Vanderhoof: Last night’s Grammys were a fun few hours, and they seemed to at least pause their perpetual spiral, though they didn’t necessarily fix it. With a relatively new production team, the show nailed a few things that the Grammys have struggled with in the past. They had the biggest people in pop music—Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, J Balvin, Silk Sonic, Billie Eilish, and more—onstage playing their most beloved recent hits. They put a huge production budget to good use, kept the throwback references tight and relevant, and even the slower-paced parts of the schedule—the Stephen Sondheim medley over the “In Memoriam” section and the John Legend x Volodymyr Zelenskyy tribute to Ukraine—never veered into the maudlin.
Over the last few years, the Grammys have been diminished by internal turmoil (a variety of unsavory allegations about the Recording Academy) and global turmoil (SARS-Cov-2), so it wasn’t a given that they could even get that far. But they clearly lacked an element of fun, spontaneity, and a real reason for existing. The wins were a part of it. It was hard to feel enthusiasm for Silk Sonic’s wins for “Leave the Door Open,” a song that, not coincidentally, made its television premiere during last year’s Grammys ceremony. The length was another part of it. By the time Jon Batiste took home album of the year for a perfectly good set of songs that didn’t make too many waves, three and a half hours had passed, and the final performance by the Brothers Osborne was too much even for me, one of their biggest fans.
Live-TV ratings have collapsed across the board, for sports events and reality-TV finales alike. For awards shows, it seems like the response has been devaluing the awards themselves, by shunting them to earlier ceremonies. During the telecast, nine awards were handed out, with another 77 given out earlier in the day. For the Grammys, paying less attention to what is being awarded has always made for a much better viewing experience. I remember staying up late for years like 2001, when Steely Dan won album of the year, 2003’s Norah Jones domination, 2008’s Herbie Hancock extravaganza, and 2009, when Alison Krauss and Robert Plant did a sweep. All fine stuff, but slightly bizarre in the years when Jay-Z, Timbaland, Kanye West, and many more amazing artists were revolutionizing the pop charts.
But between the Oscars and the Grammys, it feels like we’ve crossed some sort of rubicon where the awards themselves seem inscrutable to the public, yet the telecasts are certainly not appointment viewing. The Recording Academy has dealt with the divide between what it likes and what real people listen to by adding a nearly infinite number of categories, which seems to have made it worse. Every solution that the Oscars have tried, like floating a popular-film category or the fan-favorite award, has seemed clueless and condescending. Katey, you’re the expert on this stuff—is there any way that the awards themselves can become more relevant to the mainstream without seeming like a gimmick?
Rich: You’ve really nailed this inherent conflict in awards shows that’s been there seemingly since they started being televised. There are the awards themselves, which go to projects that can be more than a year old or artists who aren’t especially relevant, but then there’s the demand to be a television spectacle, a task that seems to only get more difficult by the year. For all the challenges the Oscars have faced when rewarding movies that few people have seen (who could have guessed Nomadland wouldn’t be a huge ratings driver?!), the Grammys may very well have it worse—I like Jon Batiste and had no idea he released a new album last year. And you’re right, Erin, that adding an infinite number of categories doesn’t really help much if you’re not including those categories on the broadcast.
It seems that the Grammys have solved the problem by essentially going all in on spectacle and making the awards an afterthought, while the Oscars are basically stuck trying to do both at the same time. I imagine Oscar producers are puzzled by how the Grammys get away with awarding dozens of statues off the air, while shunting eight categories to an untelevised preshow this year led to an outright revolt. But it makes me think that the true strength of the Oscars might just be the actual awards, and they should lean into that! They’re never going to have as many musical performances as the Grammys, or even the Tonys, God help them. But the breathless, career-high moment of winning an Oscar makes for excellent television if you let it happen. With all due respect to Bruno Mars, I’m just not sure I can get emotionally invested in his taking home yet another Grammy the same way.
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When we last checked in with Truth Social, the alternative social media network launched by Donald Trump after he was booted from Twitter and temporarily Facebook for inciting a violent insurrection, things were not going great. The February rollout had been a predictable shitshow, as would-be users were hit with numerous glitches, ridiculously long wait times, and, in many cases, a message that they’d been placed on a wait list that appeared to be more than 100,000 people long. SimilarWeb, which provides website data analysis, had estimated that the average visitor to the site spent only 90 seconds there, compared to the seven and nine minutes users spent on conservative networks Gettr and Gab, respectively, The Daily Beast reported. Trump himself, a former Twitter obsessive who’d once sent 200 tweets and retweets in a single day, had posted just once since the launch, telling followers, “Your favorite President will see you soon!”
Given that Trump ascended to the White House in part based on the lie that he was an extremely successful businessman, many people are undoubtedly curious if he and the Truth Social team have been able to turn things around. And it appears that the answer is: Not at all! In fact, things have gotten worse.
For starters, as of last week, “daily active users” were clocking in at 513,000, compared to Twitter’s roughly 217 million visitors, according to The Daily Beast. (Here, it’s relevant to note that Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, claimed that it would not only disrupt social media networks, but “Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google” as well, according to a pitch deck obtained by Insider in October.) The Daily Beast, citing data shared by the analytics firm Apptopia, also reports that Truth Social downloads “have plummeted from a peak of 170,000 downloads a day to just 8,000 now,” and that the app is only the 355th most popular app on Apple devices. And users who have added it to their phones or tablets aren‘t thrilled with the results. “I’ve been waiting for this. It’s finally released, and it doesn’t work,” reads one AppStore review first cited by The Daily Beast. Says another: “Links broken everywhere. Tried to delete my account and it says FORBIDDEN. Then tried to change password and it says that page doesn't exist. Another Trumpy failed business venture.” As reporter Asawin Suebsaeng put it on Monday, “It is wild Truth Social…is eating shit this hard at this stage in the game, given the big $$$, political celebrity, & infrastructure behind it.”
And customers aren’t the only ones frustrated with the site. Josh Adams and Billy Boozer, the company’s chief of technology and chief of product development, respectively, who “joined the venture last year and quickly became central players in its bid to build a social-media empire,” have both resigned from their positions less than a year after joining, Reuters reports. Incredibly, despite what a total disaster Truth Social has been thus far, insiders believe the two men were apparently the one thing keeping the site from bombing even further, from “total disaster” to scrap heap of corporate history. “If Josh has left…all bets are off,” a source told Reuters of Adams, describing him as the “brains” behind the app’s technology. Another source told the outlet that Boozer played a crucial leadership role at the company. (Boozer declined Reuters’ request for comment and Adams did not respond.) Incidentally, it appears that the two were professionally successful before joining the ex-president’s venture. Adams cofounded a product and software consulting firm that counted the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the FBI, and e-commerce company Shipt among its clients, according to Reuters. A source told Reuters that Boozer “had collaborated frequently with Adams before joining Truth Social.”
As both The Daily Beast and Reuters note, Trump Media & Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes, who left his job in Congress to run this thing, had said he expected the network would be “fully operational” in the U.S. by last Thursday, a goal he did not meet. Truth Social also still does not have an app for Android users, despite Android phones making up “more than 40% of the U.S. market,” Reuters reports.
And then there’s the financial side of things. Which, as you might have guessed, isn’t going swimmingly, either! Per Axios:
As for Trump, he has yet to post a follow-up to his initial “truth”-telling users to get excited to see more of him. Followers hanging on his every word will probably be hanging on a lot longer: According to a source who spoke to The Daily Beast, the former president wants the app “to be a hit” before he starts engaging.
As The Daily Beast reported last month, sources have heard Trump “swearing gratuitously” about the app on the phone, asking, “What the fuck is going on” with the social network, and regularly complaining about the bad press and disappointing optics of the rollout. While the former president has a long list of business failures under his belt—lookin’ at you, Trump Steaks, Trump Shuttle, Trump Mortgage, and Trump Taj Mahal—most of them crashed and burned before the rise of social media, and prior to him playing the part of a successful businessman on TV, where he was able to convince millions of people he actually knew what he was doing. So this one has got to hurt.
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When it was time for Doja Cat to dream up a 2022 Grammys look, she knew just who to call: Donatella Versace. The Italian fashion designer is no stranger to creating unforgettable Grammys moments, from Jennifer Lopez’s iconic jungle-print dress in 2000 to the present day.
For the 2022 Grammys, the designer took a page out of a history book, gleaning inspiration from Marilyn Monroe’s famous rendition of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to President John F. Kennedy in 1962. The actress serenaded the then-president while wearing a rhinestone embellished gown that clung to her hourglass figure. 60 years later, that signature silhouette took on a new form when it served as the catalyst for a stunning Versace gown created for Doja Cat.
“Donatella understands women and the dress looks just like the sketch,” Doja Cat explained to Vanity Fair.
Working with Brett Alan Nelson, the pop star’s creative director and stylist, to achieve the breathtaking look, the Versace team spent 300 hours constructing the gown and an additional 175 hours to hand-embroider the details. “Brett and I have an amazing creative connection where we bounce ideas off of each other and he always over-delivers,” the “Say So” singer said of their partnership.
The finished product? A satin corset with crystal-embellished boning, layered with a crystal embroidered tulle dress for a wet effect. “I have worked with Versace throughout the years, and I have always been such a fan of their atelier looks. I reached out to the team and told them that we wanted to give sex, in a mint blue color, sheer with a little hint of Marylin Monroe, but with an edge,” Nelson said.
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TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Allegan County police reported a fatal collision between a westbound SUV and a northbound semi that occurred this afternoon at the intersection of M-40 and 110th Avenue.
The driver of the SUV, a 20-year-old male, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the semi was taken to an area hospital for minor injuries but has been recently released.
According to witnesses, the SUV crossed M-40 without stopping at the signposted intersection.
Distracted driving seems to have been a factor in the collision, police say. The crash is still under investigation.
M-40 was closed for several hours this afternoon in response to the crash, as police investigated the incident and crews cleared the highway. M-40 should be open by the end of the day.
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White House: U.S. hasn't seen war crimes that rise to genocide in Ukraine
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday the U.S. has "not yet seen a level of systematic deprivation of life of the Ukrainian people to rise to the level of genocide" in Ukraine.
State of play: Sullivan's remark at a press briefing echoed President Biden's assessment earlier Monday of the situation in Bucha, where Russian forces are accused of committing war crimes. But it contrasts with how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described Russia's actions there.
Driving the news: As Ukrainian forces retook the Kyiv region and other areas over the weekend, officials and independent photographers reported bodies of civilians — some with their hands tied behind their backs — strewn in the streets of the city of Bucha.
- Satellite images show a 45-foot-long trench on the grounds of a church in Bucha, where a mass grave was found after Russian troops withdrew.
- Russia's Defense Ministry has rejected the reports.
What they're saying: Sullivan said that the images of killed civilians in Bucha, Ukraine are "further evidence of war crimes" by Russian forces.
- "We have seen atrocities, we have seen war crimes, we have not yet seen a level of systematic deprivation of life of the Ukrainian people to rise to the level of genocide," Sullivan said. "But again, that is something we will continue to monitor."
- "This has been a matter of policy in this war to kill civilians … and to impose a reign of terror. That is what we have seen play out," he said, before adding, "This was part of the plan.”
Sullivan said the U.S. would announce new sanctions against Russia "this week."
The big picture: The images emerging from Bucha have prompted widespread condemnation, with European Union leaders and Biden vowing to respond with sanctions.
- France and Germany announced Monday that they would expel a number of Russian diplomats from their posts.
- UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Monday said the U.S. would seek to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination will move forward despite tied panel vote
Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination will be sent to the Senate for a full vote, despite a tie in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.
The big picture: All 11 Democratic members voted in favor of advancing Jackson while 11 Republicans voted against in the evenly-split panel. But a tie vote won't affect whether she is confirmed.
- Under Senate rules, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can still bring the nomination to the floor, but will need to follow extra procedural steps to do so.
Catch up fast: Democrats in the committee haven't participated in the vote to advance a Supreme Court nominee since 2018, during Justice Brett Kavanaugh's vote, when they voted against sending him to the floor for a vote.
- During Amy Coney Barrett's hearings in 2020, Democrats boycotted the committee vote, resulting in all the 12 Republican members at the time to vote in favor of moving Barrett forward without any opposing votes.
- Jackson's confirmation is all but a sure thing, as all Democrats plan on voting for her as well as Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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