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CD&R eyes health tech and care delivery convergence
Clayton Dubilier & Rice’s recent marriage of Vera Whole Health and Castlight Health reflects the emergence of M&A that unites traditional care delivery with health tech companies and cultures.
Why it matters: CD&R partner Ravi Sachdev tells Sarah that there’s a growing recognition that traditional benefit management models don't work without deep engagement from the provider.
- That's fueling this M&A strategy, and driving the progression of value-based care adoption across new targeted populations beyond primary care for seniors.
- “Everybody who is creating a business today is really thinking about how they get the provider more integrated versus just being the service layer," Sachdev says. "And for a long time, all you had to do was just create the service layer.”
- “To be sustainable and to be able to get traction, a lot of the technology companies are realizing they can’t go at it alone now, which is a very different change in attitude,” adds Sandi Peterson, CD&R operating partner.
- Another great example: is the three-way merger of Fresenius Health Partners, InterWell Health and Cricket Health aimed to disrupt kidney care.
Zoom in: Vera-Castlight marks CD&R's fourth iteration of value-based care, following investments in naviHealth (now an Optum business), agilon health and Millennium Physician Group.
- Sachdev this time around says the aim is to redesign the under-65 pocket of employer-sponsored primary care in a way "that hasn’t really existed before."
- “When we started in Medicare, while we were bringing a global risk model, people understood capitation,” Sachdev says. “Here, we’re actually trying to invent the payment model too.”
- Vera’s partnerships with Anthem and JPMorgan Chase make that possible, he says.
- So is the digital health tech that Castlight brings. Connecting directly to a provider for the first time, Castlight can support Vera's doctors by equipping them with tools to engage with patients more effectively.
Between the lines: After UnitedHealth’s Optum and Humana, Sachdev says that CD&R is “probably the biggest primary care lives aggregator in the country in risk." That he thinks will give CD&R continued differentiation.
- “Capabilities that we could leverage across our ecosystem is something we’re going to think about and the home could be an interesting part of that,” Sachdev says.
Yes, and: This fusion of tech and health care services has culture implications.
- "As we’ve really switched to people recognizing that there’s a lot of value in outcome versus just more utilization, that’s why you see this merging happening of technology and care delivery," Sachdev says.
- That's a big culture change for tech companies, which he says have historically focused on selling a product versus being an input to how you create outcome.
Separately, CD&R is participating in the convergence of health care and Big Tech as it relates to pharma services, Peterson says.
- Peterson points to M2GEN, an oncology data and informatics company that recently partnered with Microsoft to build up a more robust tech stack.
- CD&R didn't participate in the first wave of CROS, but on the pharma side, “we're still in the early stages of getting smarter about the body, and a lot of things are enabled by tech," Peterson says.
What’s next: As the health and tech worlds keep colliding, so will the types of firms working together.
- Sachdev suspects CD&R and other large funds will keep mining for value creation opportunities down market, while smaller funds (like Oak HC/FT) play in other (larger) segments of the market.
- “I think that people are going to start to attack the innovation opportunity beyond venture capital in a pretty meaningful way.”
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GrowthCurve values Revecore at $500M-plus
GrowthCurve Capital's controlling investment in Revecore values the hospital revenue cycle management company in the low $500 million range, sources familiar with the deal terms tell Sarah.
Driving the news: GrowthCurve, launched less than a year ago by Sumit Rajpal, Goldman Sachs' former global co-head of merchant banking, clinched what represent's the private equity firm's debut health care deal (and third overall).
- The New York firm is acquiring Franklin, Tennessee-based Revecore, which delivers revenue integrity and complex claims solutions to around 1,200 hospitals
- Existing investor Riverside Partners remains a minority investor alongside management.
- TransUnion Healthcare's former CEO Dave Wojczynski has been appointed CEO.
Details: The parties have been in exclusivity since December, two sources say, and price talk in early on was around $600 million-plus.
- At $500 million-plus, that translates to an EBITDA multiple around the 16x to 17x zip-code, based upon EBITDA in the low $30 million range, sources say.
- If Riverside had elected to sell 100% of its investment it could have achieved a larger pricetag, but the firm ultimately chose a path that enabled it to retain a meaningful equity interest to continue to invest in future upside, one source notes.
- William Blair advised Revecore on the transaction.
State of play: The deal comes after industry giant R1 RCM made a transformative bet on New Mountain Capital's Cloudmed.
- The January an all-stock transaction valued Cloudmed at some $4.1 billion, and initially valued the combination at approximately $12.3 billion, sources told Axios then.
Flashback: Boston's Riverside invested in Revecore's predecessor company in 2016 via Fund V.
- Its initial platform investment was Bottom Line Systems, which it subsequently combined with Medical Reimbursements of America to create Revecore
Riverside and GrowthCurve declined to comment on valuation metrics, while the company did not respond to Axios' request for comment.
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Shell says its Russia pullout has cost $5 billion so far
Shell's decision to pull out of Russia has cost the company roughly $5 billion so far, the energy giant said in an update released Thursday.
Why it matters: Major international oil companies, including BP and Exxon, divested from Russian energy companies or projects following the invasion, potentially significantly reshaping the West’s energy relationship with Russia.
- The losses will likely come in the form of reduced value of Russian assets, credit losses and contract terms, according to the update, which the company shared before the publication of its first-quarter earnings in May.
The big picture: After the start of the invasion, the London-based company first ended its relationship with the Russian energy company Gazprom, then later withdrew from Russian hydrocarbons altogether.
- Those moves came after it and London-based BP faced pressure from the United Kingdom's government to cut ties with Russia, as hydrocarbons exports are crucial for financing the Kremlin and its military.
Go deeper: Why it's so hard to quit Russian energy
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How governments are multiplying aid to Ukraine
The humanitarian emergency in Ukraine has led to a global outpouring of support. In times of crisis, the feeling that you're looking on helplessly at atrocities is partially assuaged when there are actually ways to help, at least a little.
Why it matters: That impulse is a philanthropic one. All philanthropies are constantly on the hunt for government funding — and in this case the government funding is already there, to the tune of many billions of dollars. That can change the calculus of where to give.
How it works: Broadly speaking, there are two different ways that individuals are helping Ukraine.
- Go small: Buy from Amazon wish lists. Send packages. Donate bitcoin. Book Airbnbs. Transfer money directly to individuals. Help teams find shelter in Poland for grandma.
- Go big: Find an organization committed to helping millions of Ukrainians, not just a few, and give to them. If in doubt, look for alphabet soup: ICRC, IFRC, WFP, IRC, UNICEF.
Going small has the advantage that it's much easier to see or imagine the way in which your donation can help a specific individual. It feels real and concrete.
Going big means economies of scale, and a higher probability of reaching groups who don't have online connections. Often the neediest individuals can be the hardest to find. Large organizations like IRC also give out cash directly.
The big picture: The vast majority of aid to Ukraine is coming from governments, not individuals. They have mobilized sums that would be impossible to raise from the private sector.
- By the numbers: Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine in mid-March, and more money has been unlocked since then. Other countries are also contributing aid measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars, with the EU alone giving billions.
Be smart: When individuals donate to a large international organization, they're not only supporting efforts on the ground. They're also supporting those organizations' efforts to raise money from governments around the world — efforts which, in the case of Ukraine, have already raised billions of dollars and are likely to raise billions more.
- Ask yourself this: Would you rather spend $100,000 on the needy in Ukraine, or spend $100,000 persuading the US government to authorize another $100 million for the needy in Ukraine? With donations to places like WFP or IRC, your money gets used in both ways, wherever it can be put to best use.
How it works: Consider WFP USA, the U.S. fundraising arm of the UN's World Food Programme. About 62% of the money it raises gets passed through to the WFP, which currently has an ambitious plan to provide food and cash to more than 3 million people inside Ukraine. There are also two other parts to its mission:
- The communications function is aimed at trying to "expand U.S. government and private sector support for solving global hunger."
- The policy function is designed to educate "members of Congress and other officials about international hunger issues."
What's happening: The U.S. government has already given the WFP more than $50 million for its Ukraine efforts, easily eclipsing all the private-sector donations to WFP USA combined. In total, the U.S. government gave $3.8 billion to the WFP in 2021, more than 60 times the amountraised by WFP USA that year.
Between the lines: Sometimes it can feel as though high-profile ad campaigns from places like IRC are costing money that could otherwise be spent directly on refugees. But those campaigns don't just raise money, they raise support at grassroots level — support that can end up being worth billions when trying to extract money from Congress.
The bottom line: If you want to maximize the amount of humanitarian aid being delivered to Ukraine and the rest of the world, one very good way to achieve that is to get the U.S. government to match your donation 60-to-1.
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Union election petitions jump as workers organize at major companies
Union representation petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have surged by 57% in the last sixth months, the agency said Wednesday.
Why it matters: The increase suggests that workers are increasingly seeking to organize as unionization efforts against large corporations, like Amazon and Starbucks, have seen success.
By the numbers: The NLRB said it has so far received 1,174 petitions in the first half of the 2022 fiscal year, up from 748 in 2021's first half.
- The number of unfair labor practice charges it has received jumped by 14% — from 7,255 to 8,254.
What they're saying: "Right now, there is a surge in labor activity nationwide, with workers organizing and filing petitions for more union elections than they have in the last ten years," NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a statement.
- Abruzzo said the agency's increased caseload is stressing its budget and called on Congress to allocate more money for staff and resources.
The big picture: President Biden praised a victory by Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse at a conference Wednesday and warned the company by name, saying, "Amazon, here we come."
- The workers last week voted 2,654 in favor of unionization vs. 2,131 opposed, establishing Amazon Labor Union — the first union in the company's history.
- Starbucks workers at several of the chain's locations have voted to unionize over the past several months.
Go deeper: Amazon workers' union victory is turbocharging a new labor movement
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MSC Cruises has unveiled its amazing shore tour lineup for summer 2022 destinations, a total of almost 1,400 unique tour options around the world.
Of special interest is the return of the line’s PROTECTOURS, a series of low-impact, environmentally-conscious tours that give guests intimate insights into wildlife, natural beauty, and sustainability, part of MSC Cruises’ commitment to environmental stewardship.
Most Tour Offerings Ever
MSC Cruises’ shore tour lineup is the most the company has ever offered in a single season, with nearly 1,400 different options for guests eager to explore ports of call.
The diverse tours include exciting family excursions, tours for solo cruisers, scenic vista explorations, bucket-list experiences, historical overviews, culinary experiences, and much more.
“We are dedicated to offering an outstanding range of high-quality shore excursions to guests, so we’re proud to be offering guests the widest range ever this summer,” said Marialuisa Iaccarino, Head of Shore Excursions for MSC Cruises. “Everyone is looking for something that interests them, and this is why it is so important that there’s an excellent variety to choose from, so there’s something perfect for everyone.”
The cruise line’s tour offerings include more than 200 excursions throughout the Caribbean, with more than 20 tours at the private MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in The Bahamas. In Europe, travelers can choose from 540+ tours offered across the Mediterranean, and 630+ excursions for ports exploring Northern European itineraries.
PROTECTOURS Return
First introduced in 2020, the line’s exclusive PROTECTOURS are back in 2022. These uniquely curated excursions are designed to promote sustainability and responsible tourism, not only with the tour experiences themselves, but also through the transportation used to enjoy the tour.
Almost 70% of PROTECTOURS include low-impact transportation – such as walking, cycling or kayaking – and many make a direct contribution to the environment by supporting species or habitat protection.
PROTECTOURS options include outstanding experiences such as the Nassau Eco-Nature Walking Tour of Blue Lagoon Island in The Bahamas, where guests will discover local flora, fauna, and marine life with an expert guide, gaining insights into local folklore and history along the way in areas not open to the public.
In Helsinki, Finland, guests can enjoy a walking tour of downtown highlights and a creative upcycling workshop in EDEL City, a pioneer in ethical and ecological luxury goods. Guests will make their own jewelry or decorative piece for a truly unique keepsake, while 20% of the tour’s cost goes to providing similar experiences for children in need.
Guests in Naples, Italy, will have the amazing opportunity to explore Astroni caldera, the crater of an extinct volcano and a World Wildlife Fund Nature Reserve, visiting three stunning lakes deep within its reservoir.
In addition to the dedicated PROTECTOURS, MSC Cruises is also expanding its selection of BIKE ADVENTOURS, with 150 options across 21 countries for guests interested in explorations that truly have a low carbon footprint.
The cruise line is also introducing electric and hybrid transportation in more than ten European cities this year to further decrease environmental impacts.
Booking Shore Tours
Cruisers interested in any tours should consider booking early with MSC Cruises, as the cruise line offers up to 20% off tours when booked before cruise departure.
Pre-booking not only guarantees a space on the most popular tours, but also guarantees entry to some of the world’s most popular attractions which may not have walk-up ticket availability.
Read More: A Cruise Beginner’s Guide to Shore Excursions
Guests can also opt for the Explorer Package, which offers a choice of three top excursions at a great price and is available pre-cruise and onboard.
“Guests can expect quality and value, comfort and convenience, as well as the ultimate peace of mind when they choose to book an excursion with us,” Iaccarino said.
MSC Cruises remains committed to the health and safety of all passengers, as well as the well-being of the communities it visits.
This summer, guests will be able to explore ashore by themselves in all destinations, subject to the regulations of local authorities. When in port, guests must abide by all health and safety protocols, which can change without notice.
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Local News Briefs: Pinkerton Road to be closed April 11-22
Pinkerton Road closing for work
ZANESVILLE — The Muskingum County Engineer's Office has announced that Pinkerton Road will be closed April 11 to 22 from Foxfire Drive to Coopermill Road for intersection and bridge approach improvements.
Assistance available to homeowners impacted by pandemic
ZANESVILLE — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency and MEOAG Community Action Agency of Muskingum County are assisting homeowners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial assistance is available for utilities, utility disconnect fees, utility reconnection fees, property taxes and insurance not escrowed, along other homeowner fees. One may receive six months or $10,000 worth of assistance, whichever is reached first.
Hardships must have come after Jan. 21, 2020 and be related to the pandemic. Homeowners must have an income equal to or less than 150% of the area median income as approved by the U.S. Treasury.
Applications are by appointment. One must bring proof of identity, social security numbers for everyone in the household, 30-day proof of income for all household members and documentation of assistance needed. Call 740-453-5703, ext. 114 for more information.
Civil War Roundtable to meet
ZANESVILLE — The Zanesville Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Putnam Presbyterian Church, 467 Woodlawn Ave.
Guest speaker Darryl Smith will talk about John H. Morgan's last Kentucky raid and the Second Battle of Cynthiana. Smith is the owner and operator of Walking with History, offering tours and talks related to Kentucky in the Civil War. For more information, contact Bob Crowder 740-221-7388.
Blood drives planned
ZANESVILLE — Several Red Cross blood drives are planned in the area.
Drives will be from 1 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Stockport United Methodist Church in Morgan County.
Drives in Perry County will be from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 9 at the Thornville Masonic Lodge, 1 to 7 p.m. April 14 at Somerset American Legion, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 15 at the New Lexington Senior Citizen Center and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at New Lexington High School.
Other drives will be 1 to 6 p.m. April 13 at the Wayne Township Hall, 1 to 7 p.m. April 14, 18 and 26 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 at Secrest Auditorium.
Church to hold egg hunt
ZANESVILLE — An Easter egg hunt will be at 11:30 a.m. April 16 at Pleasant Grove Church, 400 Pleasant Grove Road.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- A federal inmate was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in an attack on another inmate while incarcerated in a South Carolina prison.
George Junior Hall, 50, was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to cause injury and assault resulting in serious injuries in November 2021.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hall was serving a twenty-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Estill, SC when he attacked another inmate with a prison weapon called a “lock-in-a-sock.” Video footage presented in court showed Hall striking the victim in the back of the head causing him to fall to the ground and continuing to beat him repeatedly.
Prison officials followed a trail of blood from the scene of the attack to the victim’s cell. He was hospitalized with multiple lacerations, a fractured skull, brain bleeding, and suffered temporary hearing loss and permanent scarring.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that Hall had a history of violence including a 1993 Florida conviction for aggravated battery after an incident where he shot his brother and a 1996 conviction for attempted murder and assault on a United States Postal worker while attempting to steal welfare checks.
Prison disciplinary records presented to the Court showed that Hall had numerous violations including assaulting a cellmate with hot grits, striking a prison guard with a lock-in-a-sock, and trying to smother another inmate with a mattress and biting off part of his ear.
The case was investigated by the FBI with assistance from the United States Bureau of Prisons.
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Chicopee Superintendent Lynn Clark was been placed on paid administrative leave by the Chicopee School Committee after her arrest Wednesday.
Clark is accused of sending dozens of threatening messages to someone who applied for the chief of police job in Chicopee. According to a complaint filed in federal court, Clark sent the messages because she felt if the candidate was hired as the chief, it would negatively impact her position as superintendent of schools.
Chicopee Mayor John Vieau said the actions of one person do not define the city.
“We are going to continue to move forward to make sure we are providing top-notch education to our students and making sure the faculty are supported, as well. Our goal is to continue to move forward,” Vieau said.
Mayor Vieau also explained why Clark was placed on paid leave rather than unpaid leave.
“We would have to allow 48-hours notice if we were going to talk about someone and potential discipline of an employee,” Vieau said. “They would have that right to be there and we would have to give a 48-hour notice. That’s compliant with open meeting laws. We weren’t able to do that, so we did it in an open session. These are accusations. Right now, there hasn’t been an indictment as far as I know. If that happens, we can act accordingly.”
Assistant superintendent Alvin Morton will now be the district’s acting superintendent. Clark was released from federal custody on standard conditions after a hearing in federal court in Springfield on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Justice. She also cannot have contact with certain individuals, cannot drink alcohol to excess, and must report to Pretrial Services as directed.
As for the search for a police chief, the city is interviewing two candidates this week.
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Safaricom Tour heads to Machakos for fifth leg
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- The popular tour also being used as a platform to demystify the game which has over the years been viewed as an elite sport, has already visited Nanyuki, Limuru, Muthaiga and Nyanza Golf Club in Kisumu
- The weekend starts with a corporate tournament for Machakos members, and Safaricom staff
- This particular event has attracted a field of 160 players, while Sunday’s Junior event being put together by the Junior Golf Foundation and the Club, brings together a field of 75 juniors most of them coming from various clubs in Nairobi
The 14-events Safaricom Golf Tour launched in January this year at Golf Park, makes a stop-over at the nine-hole Machakos Golf Club course this weekend, for the fifth leg of the series which also includes junior events.
The popular tour also being used as a platform to demystify the game which has over the years been viewed as an elite sport, has already visited Nanyuki, Limuru, Muthaiga and Nyanza Golf Club in Kisumu.
The weekend starts with a corporate tournament for Machakos members, and Safaricom staff. This particular event has attracted a field of 160 players, while Sunday’s Junior event being put together by the Junior Golf Foundation and the Club, brings together a field of 75 juniors most of them coming from various clubs in Nairobi.
Like the other events, the junior category will also feature a junior golf clinic where young players from the age of five years drawn from Machakos will be introduced to the game.
But for the long awaited corporate event by Machakos golfers, among those who will be battling it out for a place in the grand finale to be held at PGA certified Baobab Course at Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi County in August, will be players like Enock Kimeu, Jerry Okal, Steve Makau and club captain Charles Kimiti.
During the recently played Friends of Lady Captain tournament, Kimeu produced an impressive 42 points, to claim the men’s prize ahead of Okal on 40 and Steve Makau who carded 39 points. With the format being stableford scoring, some of those players definitely stand a good chance of claiming the three main titles, overall winner, men and lady winner who will automatically book their ticket to Vipingo in August.
They are however likely to face strong opposition from the middle and low handicap golfers such as Ibrahim Lande, Ben Mumo, Fred Kilonzi, Larry Wambua, James Ndunda, Jacxkson Nzioki, and Tim Ruhiu among many others.
Going for the Ladies title will be Jane Kiiti, Susan Musyoka, and Mary Muema who posted an amazing 49 points during the Friends of Lady Captain tournament, to lead the ladies. If still in that form, she may be one of the ladies to watch. Meanwhile besides the club members, the event has also attracted guests from various clubs in the country such as Golf Park, Kakamega and Kenya Railway Golf Clubs.
Among the guests include the “Rugby gang’’ led by Lavin Asego, while others are Collins Injera, and Humphrey Khayange.
“We are excited to bring the Safaricom Golf Tour to Machakos County as we continue to try and demystify the sport as one that is accessible to all. Through the tour, we are gradually doing away with the notion that golf is only for the elite by championing inclusivity in the sport. In the long run, we intend to keep providing a platform for young golfers to showcase their talents as we prepare them for even bigger stages,” said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom.
During the last event at Lake-Side Nyanza Golf Club course, Nandi-based lady golfer, Lydia Jebichii emerged victorious becoming the first female golfer to win in the tournament. She joined Nicholas Bundi of Nanyuki, junior golfer Leo Gitonga of Limuru, and Mutjhaiga Golf Club’s Zain Manji.
The tournament will culminate in a grand finale on August 6 in Vipingo, Kilifi County, where winners from each leg will battle it out for the top prize. The winners in the junior tournaments will get a chance to attend a one-week boot camp where they will be taken through the steps of improving their game.
Safaricom has invested Sh100 million to ensure the success of the golf tour.
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(NEXSTAR) – Did you crack open a cold one last year? There’s a decent chance that, if you did, it was one from a small, independent craft brewer.
Last year alone, those craft brewers produced nearly 25 million barrels of beer, according to a new report from the Brewers Association, the trade association that represents small and independent craft brewers in the U.S.
“Craft brewer sales rebounded in 2021, lifted by the return of draught and at-the-brewery traffic,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “However, the mixed performance across business models and geographies — as well as production levels that still lag 2019 — suggest that many breweries remain in recovery mode. Add in continuing supply chain and pricing challenges, and 2022 will be a critical year for many brewers.”
Last year also saw a record number of craft breweries operating at 9,118.
The Brewers Association released a list of the 50 craft breweries, as well as the overall brewing companies in the U.S., that recorded the greatest beer sales volume.
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc., based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, landed in the top spot for the best-selling craft breweries. The company, the oldest operating in the U.S., is well-known for its Yuengling Lager and even offers a Hershey’s Chocolate Porter in the fall.
Coming in second was the Boston Beer Co. with locations in Boston and Milton, Delaware. If you’re a beer drinker, you’ve likely heard of their brands Samuel Adams and Dogfish Head. The company is also responsible for Truly Hard Seltzer and Angry Orchard Hard Cider.
Breweries with locations in California occupied the majority of the top ten most popular breweries, including Sierra Nevada Brewing, Duvel Moortgat, Gambrinus, and Stone Brewing.
Here are the top 10 craft breweries of 2021:
- D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc. (Pottsville, PA)
- Boston Beer Co., Boston (Boston and Milton, DE)
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
- Duvel Moortgat USA (Paso Robles, CA; Kansas City, MO; Cooperstown, NY)
- Gambrinus (Berkeley, CA and Shiner, TX)
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (Comstock, MI)
- CANarchy (Longmont, CO; Tampa, FL; Salt Lake City; Dallas)
- Artisanal Brewing Ventures (Downington, PA; Lakewood, NY; Brooklyn)
- Stone Brewing (Escondido, CA)
- SweetWater Brewing Co. (Atlanta)
With 10 craft breweries on the list, California had the greatest presence of any state on the top 50 list. New York was closest behind with four. Multiple other states – Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin – each had three.
Below are the other top-selling craft breweries, courtesy of the Brewers Association:
While larger brewing companies like Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors, and Heineken reported the most sales in 2021, three of the top craft brewers ranked among the top 10 overall. D.G. Yuengling and Son, ranked 7th overall, edging out FIFCO USA, the parent company of Labatt Blue, Genesee Brewing Company, Seagram’s Escapes, and other brands.
In total, 40 craft breweries were among the top 50 selling companies of 2021.
A full list of the top overall brewing companies of 2021 can be found here.
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Fort Collins-based wingless flight company jump-starts expansion with new funding
Fort Collins-based Landline, the company that provides wingless flights from Northern Colorado Regional Airport to Denver International Airport, announced Wednesday it has raised $28 million to help fund expansion into new markets.
Landline also announced a new partnership with American Airlines for three destinations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey via Philadelphia International Airport beginning June 3.
The company is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary providing wingless flights on United Airlines between the regional airport in Loveland and DIA. Since moving its headquarters to Fort Collins last year, Landline has added 35 new jobs, Landline CEO and co-founder David Sunde said.
Previous coverage:First 'wingless flight' launches from Loveland airport via United Airlines
United passengers who book a flight from FNL — the airport designation for Northern Colorado Regional Airport — can park and check their bags in Loveland then board a Landline bus for the trip to DIA.
Once they get to DIA, however, passengers still have to navigate security. Landline is awaiting approval from the Transportation Security Administration so passengers can get dropped off at their gate, bypassing long security lines at DIA.
Flights out of FNL:Avelo Airlines' Northern Colorado to Las Vegas route beats the odds in first 100 days
It is also awaiting similar approval for its new American routes.
Sunde said he sees wingless flights as "an increasingly important tool for airlines to continue to grow their network."
American represents the third airline partnership for Landline. In addition to United, it also partners with Sun Country in seven markets in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Pat Ferrier is a senior reporter covering business, health care and growth issues in Northern Colorado. Contact her at patferrier@coloradoan.com. Please support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a subscription today.
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In the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk, just off the main pedestrian thoroughfare, stands Vash Lavash, a small bakery with bright yellow walls and displays filled with sweet and savory pastries.
Lyubomyr Kitral opened the bakery in January. Less than two months later, Russia invaded Ukraine and the bakery closed its doors. But not for long.
"This business can be reopened and we can work," Kitral said. "Even during the airstrike alarms."
Kitral said his bakery rose to the occasion when Ukrainian officials urged businesses to reopen.
But there have been some changes. For one, curfews mean the bakery's hours are shorter, which means salaries are lower. But still, employees like Maria Nowitzki are grateful for the opportunity.
Nowitzki is one of two new employees who left the uncertainty in Kyiv. She said leaving the capital was a hard but quick decision. The wait to find a new job, however, didn't come as fast.
"Two weeks I sit without a job," she said. "I just sit in my flat and read the news. And then I understand that the war will not end first and I decide to look for a job."
Nowitzki was an interior designer before the war started. Her bakery job is very different but it leaves her feeling good: "Feeling that I am necessary, that I help in our economy."
As businesses across the country closed, many like Nadia Nosteryasha lost their jobs. The reopening of the bakery meant she could help provide for her young child. She spends her work day sprinkling cheese on top of dough, pushing it into the pastries amid the threat of war. But she admits the air raid sirens don't bother her anymore.
The bakery might help whip up economic activity, but it is also performing a very basic task — it's feeding customers.
"People who came here, we need to feed them," Kitral said. "People who came from Kharkiv, Odessa, other big cities of Ukraine, they needed food."
Vash Lavash bakery is bustling with customers coming in and out, including Svetlana and Azari Kosyk and their two kids.
They pick out a cake with chocolate and nuts, and another with raspberry.
The family of four left Ukraine and stayed in an apartment in Warsaw, Poland when the war began but decided to come back home after a month.
"It's very hard for children to hear the sounds of the airstrike alarm," Svetlana said. "It's hard for the kids to wake up in the middle of the night and they just close themselves with the curtain covers."
The street outside the bakery is full of people, buses rumble by, and things seem normal. Kitral is quick to insist they are not.
"Today in the morning, I was looking at pictures from Bucha, and I think that this is a catastrophe of world scale, of planetary scale," he said. "And I think this is a false idea that Ivano-Frankivsk, or any other city, can live a normal life."
It is a thought that is on Svetlana and Azari's minds. They get fleeting worries about bringing the kids back to Ukraine, and their children also get anxious.
But they savor the sweet moment in the bakery, with chocolate and raspberry pastries in hand and all four of them together.
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BORODYANKA, Ukraine — Nearly every building along this town's main street is damaged or destroyed: shops, houses, pharmacies, banks, all with blackened walls and blown-out windows.
At the modest military recruitment center, where a sign announces "Borodyanka is proud of our defenders," the roof has burned away. Inside, there's ash and scrap metal.
Worst are the apartment buildings, five to 10 stories tall. Direct airstrikes targeting the center of each building reduced the middle to a gigantic pile of rubble spilling out into the street. The sides are still standing.
As concerns mount about the deaths of Ukrainian civilians, officials are pointing to this small town about 35 miles northwest of the capital Kyiv. Russian forces arrived soon after the invasion began on Feb. 24 and withdrew last week.
"The cities are simply ruined," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after touring Bucha, another Kyiv suburb where Russian forces are accused of killing hundreds of civilians. "There is already information that the number of victims of the occupiers may be even higher in Borodyanka and some other liberated cities."
In Bucha, Russian soldiers are accused to shooting civilians indiscriminately on the streets. In Borodyanka, Russian forces deliberately struck and bombed civilian targets, officials say. Now that the forces have withdrawn, emergency crews are digging through the rubble, hoping to find the hundreds reported missing in this town whose prewar population was 13,000.
"They were shelling this town nonstop. Unfortunately, many houses were destroyed, and people were trapped under the wreckage. Most of them died there because they couldn't get out," Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said on Wednesday.
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The presence of landmines means Borodyanka remains too dangerous to live in
Officials say about 90% of Borodyanka's population evacuated during the shelling. Residents have only just begun to return in the last few days — to check on their homes, reunite with family members or simply survey the damage.
Arsen Bilevsky, a school director who evacuated after Russian troops arrived, wandered the main street on Wednesday, stopping here and there to take photos and shake his head in disbelief.
"It was a quiet and beautiful place," Bilevsky said. Now, it's "where all the horrors happened."
It's too dangerous for many people to live here, he said. "There's no photo or video that can capture the atmosphere here now. There are a lot of mines planted. Mines on doors, mines in houses, mines in basements."
Borodyanka sits at the crossroads of two highways, a location that made it attractive to commuters who worked in Kyiv — and for Russian forces making their way to the capital from Belarus.
When they arrived in late February, "It happened very quickly, and it happened very unexpectedly," said Kostiantyn, a member of the local territorial defense unit who declined to give his last name for security reasons.
"At first, we didn't have any real guns or ammunition," said another member of the local territorial defense unit, Mykhaylo Bondar. He described local volunteers fighting Russians with Molotov cocktails and whatever weapons they had.
It did not take long for Russia to overpower the town with armed soldiers and tanks. On March 1, Russian jets flew overhead and struck apartment buildings just 100 yards from where he stood, Bondar said.
For Borodyanka residents, a mix of grief and relief after the Russian withdrawal
The Russian occupation ended as suddenly as it began. Forces withdrew about a week ago, residents said.
Sergiy Davydenko, 36, came home Tuesday after weeks away to find his apartment had been trashed by soldiers using it as a base: The fridge emptied, furniture missing, computer broken, his belongings scattered all over.
"They lived here," he said, pointing to his pullout couch. It was closed when he left, he said, but open when he came back. "They also lived in the basement. They brought mattresses down there. I found my TV down there."
Asked how it felt to find that Russian soldiers had helped themselves to his home, he replied, "It's not the worst."
Others suffered much more. His girlfriend's house was destroyed, he said, and her father was killed by rocket fire.
For Borodyanka residents, the feelings of relief about the Russian withdrawal are mixed with sorrow about their destroyed city and the many people feared dead.
"It's hard to look at all this. It's heavy, realizing that a lot of people lost their lives," said Kostiantyn, the territorial defense member.
His friend Genadiy, also a territorial defense force member who gave only his first name for security reasons, says he knows several people who are still missing. "We're hoping they come back alive," he said.
And the war still isn't over, said a resident who gave his name as Pavel. Borodyanka isn't far from Belarus, he said — less than 70 miles.
"The missiles can fly from far away," he said. "Nowhere is safe."
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The Senate is expected to vote today to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
All 50 Senate Democrats, including the two independents who caucus with them, are expected to vote for Jackson's confirmation. They will be joined by at least three Republicans: Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
The Senate voted 53-47 to advance the nomination toward a vote Wednesday, with Romney, Collins and Murkowski joining Democrats in support of moving forward. A final vote is expected this afternoon.
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines on the question of whether to advance Jackson's nomination to a vote before the full Senate. Democrats, expecting the deadlock, immediately moved ahead with a procedural step to discharge the nomination to a vote before the full Senate.
During her hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee, Republicans attacked Jackson as a partisan and leaned heavily on culture war fights rather than inquiries concerning the nominee's qualifications.
Multiple Republicans, including Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Josh Hawley of Missouri, accused the judge of being lenient toward child sexual abusers. Fact-checkers say that the claims are misleading and that Jackson's sentencing decisions were in line with her peers on the federal bench.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Jackson's confirmation fulfills a major campaign promise from President Biden: to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Jackson, 51, served eight years as a federal trial court judge and last June was confirmed for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Prior to becoming a judge, Jackson worked as a public defender. Once confirmed, Jackson will be first Supreme Court justice since Thurgood Marshall to have represented indigent criminal defendants.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1996, she went on to clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer — who she will replace on the high court when Breyer formally retires this summer.
Breyer, 83, was appointed to the court by then-President Bill Clinton in 1994 to replace retiring justice Harry Blackmun.
In contrast to the contemporary view of the court as another venue of partisan political and cultural warfare, Justice Breyer became known for his decades-long effort to build consensus among the justices despite philosophical and ideological differences about the Constitution.
Last year, Breyer published a book which argued that the American public should continue to trust in the court as an apolitical institution that exists above the political fray of the other branches.
"I'm afraid if the general public begins to think that the Supreme Court justices are junior-league politicians," Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg. "A lot of unfortunate things will happen because they think, why don't we want senior-varsity politicians? Why do we want junior-varsity politicians? A lot of unfortunate thoughts for the institution can go through people's minds."
During Jackson's time on the court, Breyer's conception of the Supreme Court will be tested as the court's conservative majority rules on cases concerning some of the nation's most controversial social and political issues, ranging from abortion access to the role of race in college admissions.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt and Susan Davis contributed reporting.
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A four-year-old child is being treated at a hospital after falling six stories from a New York apartment.
The NYPD released dramatic bodycam video of officers rushing to help the boy after he fell from a sixth-floor apartment window in the Bronx on Tuesday.
According to ABC News affiliate ABC7, the incident occurred at an apartment at the Patterson Houses.
"When a 4-year-old boy fell out of a 6th-floor window in the Bronx yesterday, residents tending to the boy immediately called 9-1-1," the department said Wednesday. "In a coordinated effort by the residents, EMS, and officers from @NYPDPSA7, the boy was rushed to the hospital & is currently in stable condition."
When a 4-year-old boy fell out of a 6th-floor window in the Bronx yesterday, residents tending to the boy immediately called 9-1-1. In a coordinated effort by the residents, EMS, and officers from @NYPDPSA7, the boy was rushed to the hospital & is currently in stable condition. pic.twitter.com/vk5AzVVLId
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Police said the child was alert and conscious after the fall.
Police rushed the child to Lincoln Hospital, where medical professionals immediately met them.
According to ABC7 and NBC News affiliate WNBC, the child sustained a leg injury.
How the child fell is still being investigated, the news outlets reported.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed bill looks to hold airline passengers accountable for their unruly behavior.
Senator Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, and Representative Eric Swalwell, of California, proposed the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act.
It aims to put unruly, violent flight passengers on a lifetime no-fly list for commercial flights.
The list would be managed by the TSA.
Passengers would also be banned from signing up for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry.
Disruptive passengers would first receive a warning from the TSA and the opportunity to appeal before being placed on the no-fly list.
The lawmakers wrote that the bill will “improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable.
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# Erynnis fuscida\neliptera - Elpaanvitonisossiittijönti (Bastone-jytätinju) on saippuanmustin värinen jontillikasvilieniin kuuluva sukusedissä muistuttaven lampaskettien. Lehdessä särkee paksun rintamanäylönsillen ovat tuntumaton l # アフガンシカッフサザ\n\n株 フィツーソイフェラの樓本社の本鶏事物が瓠を时で奕くと そのごくき てんりえだもあっでこころにつねまさらすもほどほふはこすほをよなげほでまがねて�� REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — While friendly close contact is essential to dolphin social bonds, sharing space and air can also quickly spread disease.
To track a virus outbreak among East Coast dolphins, scientists are tracing the social networks of these playful animals in the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Scientists say a highly contagious and lethal virus called cetacean morbillivirus is one of the biggest threats to dolphins and whales worldwide.
According to the Associated Press, the disease is like measles in humans. The disease first spread among the animal from 2013 to 2015.
That outbreak caused more than 1,600 dolphins to wash ashore on beaches along the East Coast from New York to Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the news outlet reported.
The virus killed an estimated 20,000 dolphins during that time period.
Human disruptions to marine habitats, including chemical and plastic pollution, boat noise and warming temperatures, weaken marine mammals' immune systems, leaving them more vulnerable to disease.
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Randy Wilgus, who suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, is one of those people.
Three years ago, he received a transplanted lung from a donor who lost their life.
He is one of the nearly 3% of American adults who are categorized as immunocompromised.
“I’ve actually had somebody mention in the past here recently say, ‘You don’t have to wear a mask now.’ and I told him, ‘Yes, I do. I’m immunocompromised,’ and went on my way,” Wilgus said.
Dr. Ambalavanan Arunachalam is Wilgus’ pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He says a lot of people don’t realize there’s such a huge population that’s vulnerable.
Last July, months after most Americans had received a COVID vaccine, a study referenced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found immunocompromised patients made up 44% of hospitalized breakthrough cases. A study in Israel found similar results.
“We think COVID is gone. A more accurate statement is that COVID is slightly better controlled,” Dr. Arunachalam.
“There are a lot of people who are still prone to this infection, who are very vulnerable to this infection and can have fatal outcomes after having this infection," he added.
Everything so many have feared – sustaining a job, going out in public spaces, taking care of their families – remains top of mind for those at risk. So does the drain of emotions.
Wigus says he is suffering from social anxiety.
“I just don’t like to be around a lot of people. I’m very cautious. I’m very well aware of my surroundings, much more than I was prior,” he said.
“My brother passed away with this disease four years prior, and I was devastated over that,” he added.
There’s not much new Wilgus can do. Even now, immunocompromised people are advised to wear a mask, stay six feet apart from those they don’t live with and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated areas.
“They want it to change like how it was before 2020. But the reality is it’s not changed a whole lot, unfortunately," Dr. Arunachalam said.
The hope is that new treatments will make COVID less threatening, including for the immunocompromised – and that many institutions of society will retain the flexibility that became common in the pandemic’s early months.
That will require waiting.
Wilgus works on the golf course, where wide-open space is a virtue.
On the anniversary of his lung transplant, he will write a letter to the family members of the person whose lung he received. He will recognize in them what he hopes others recognize in him: people experiencing life so differently, people who deserve empathy and compassion.
“I would think they would be proud of me knowing what I do and what I know. I think they’d be proud of me. That’s what I would want,” he said.
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A woman pleaded guilty for being part of a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced.
The DOJ said Amanda Gloria, of Oklahoma, admitted that she submitted more than 100 fraudulent Payment Protection Program application so that she could receive nearly $49 million.
Gloria filed the applications between May of 2020 and June of 2021, the press release said.
She is charged with helping a man get a loan for nearly $ million, using fake payroll documents and other false information.
Gloria received about $42 million in PPP funds, investigators said, but kept about $1.7 million for herself, according to the department.
Gloria is scheduled to be sentenced in July.
She could face up to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and up to 10 years in prison for money laundering.
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SWEETWATER COUNTY – There weren’t many changes to the WyoPreps.com Coaches and Media Soccer Poll for the fourth week of the soccer season.
The Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers remain ranked at No. 3, receiving eight third-place votes and two for second.
As of April 4, the Lady Tigers boast an overall record of 3-2 and 2-1 in 4A West Conference action, where they are currently fourth in the standings.
Thunder Basin High School remains No. 1, receiving 11 first-place votes and one vote for second place.
Jackson Hole High School remains at No. 2. That squad received one vote for first place, nine for second and two for third.
Kelly Walsh High School remains at No. 4. The Lady Trojans received two votes for third, eight for fourth and two for fifth.
There is a tie for the No. 5 spot in the rankings.
Laramie High School and Natrona County High School share the final spot of the rankings. Each school received two votes for fourth and four for fifth.
Natrona County was not ranked in last week’s rankings.
Rock Springs has an open week this week. Therefore, the Lady Tigers will not play in any games this week.
Editor’s Note: This story was written on Thursday, April 5. Rankings, standings and records mentioned in the story may be different by time of publication.
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CHEYENNE – A leading wind farm operator has agreed to pay fines and other fees totaling just over $8 million, plus potentially spending millions of additional dollars, because its operations were linked to the deaths of at least 150 eagles over about a decade.
Partly at issue was whether the energy producer should have applied for permits before its operations killed the birds, or if the business should have taken other actions. The legal case points up the fact that responsible wind farm owners take additional steps to ensure their operations – including wind turbines, which can extend hundreds of feet into the air while also sweeping lower to the ground – do not kill many birds and other wildlife, a conservation expert told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
The federal government contends that ESI Energy Inc., which is affiliated with NextEra Energy, had not heeded federal recommendations regarding its wind farm operations in Wyoming's Carbon and Laramie counties and in New Mexico. ESI had agreed to plead guilty to killing and wounding eagles in its wind energy operations, violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the MBTA, "each based on the documented deaths of golden eagles due to blunt force trauma from being struck by a wind turbine blade" at the operations lacking necessary federal permits.
On Tuesday, the company was sentenced in Cheyenne for those violations, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. attorney for Wyoming announced, via a DOJ news release sent by email Wednesday. ESI faces a fine of $1.86 million, $6.21 million in restitution and a five-year period of probation in which it must adhere to an eagle management plan.
This plan requires up to $27 million in steps "intended to minimize additional eagle deaths and injuries, and payment of compensatory mitigation for future eagle deaths and injuries of $29,623 per bald or golden eagle," DOJ said. "ESI also must over the next 36 months apply for permits for any unavoidable take of eagles at each of 50 of its facilities where take is documented or, in the case of four facilities not yet operational, predicted."
The MBTA bars the “taking” of migratory birds without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Taking” includes killing such wildlife.
NextEra disagreed with how the government interpreted the law here, even though it said it signed on to the settlement to "resolve this dispute and focus our attention on continuing to develop, build, and operate emissions-free wind energy centers for a lower carbon America built by good-paying American jobs." The company noted that the violations it pleaded guilty to are misdemeanors.
In the company's legal reasoning, MBTA "does not require a permit to cover unintentional collisions that occur when eagles fly into properly developed wind energy facilities."
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"Unfortunately, the federal government, at odds with many states and a number of federal court decisions, has sought to criminalize unavoidable accidents related to collisions of birds into wind turbines while at the same time failing to address other activities that result in far greater numbers of accidental eagle and other bird mortalities," the energy firm said. Its statement was issued by NextEra Energy CEO Rebecca Kujawa.
In a video on its website, NextEra calls itself "the nation’s leader in energy storage" and "the world’s largest generator of wind and solar energy."
The company would not answer most questions for this story, beyond confirming the location of its operations that were cited by the U.S. Nor would industry groups provide information about steps U.S. companies in general take to avoid inadvertently killing any species of birds.
In Wyoming, NextEra operations mentioned by the DOJ are its Cedar Springs Transmission multi-facility commercial wind power project in Converse County and, closer to Cheyenne, Roundhouse Renewable Energy facility in Laramie County. According to NextEra's website, it has made $729 million in capital investments in Wyoming and it has about 10 employees (or possibly 51, depending on which figure is used) in the state, where it has a 4.6% market share of electricity sold.
The company has a few hundred turbines at those two areas, and their total rated capacity is several hundred megawatts, according to the U.S. Wind Turbine Database, which is patly affiliated with the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the high end of that power range, that is more electricity than is used in Cheyenne. Throughout the country, according to the federal database, there are more than 70,000 turbines in 44 states, as well as Guam and Puerto Rico.
The other site involved in the settlement with the government involves ESI's FPL Energy New Mexico Wind, which DOJ said has wind power facilities in De Baca and Quay counties in that state. At around the end of December 2020, "two golden eagle carcasses were found near a wind turbine" at this facility, the federal agency said.
Back at the two wind farm sites in Wyoming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had told ESI that, by building the turbine operations, it ran the risk of killing golden and bald eagles. Nonetheless, the company did not seek any of the take permits from FWS nor did it take cautionary actions, the government said. In some instances for some of the facilities, the agency had recommended that there not be any such development.
Killing birds
Some wind farms do take precautions so that they avoid killing birds, which can fly into their turbines, according to the government and an expert who spoke with the WTE.
In fact, the government said that ESI by not taking these measures got a leg up on rival energy producers that follow the rules.
"ESI and its affiliates received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal tax credits for generating electricity from wind power at facilities that it operated, knowing that multiple eagles would be killed and wounded without legal authorization, and without, in most instances, paying restitution or compensatory mitigation," the DOJ said.
FWS and other organizations like the conservancy have guidelines and such that wind farm operators can follow so they avoid killing birds, said the American Bird Conservancy's Joel Merriman. Such tools help identify areas where wind farm development would risk harming birds and areas where it is OK.
"There are good resources out there to steer wind energy developers toward the right locations," said Merriman, director of the bird conservancy's Bird-Smart Wind Energy Campaign. "We can have wind energy without undue impacts to wildlife."
Although there are a range of estimates researchers have reached over the years, the bird group estimates that more than half a million birds are killed each year in the U.S. due to wind turbines.
Eagles, for animal-developmental, migration and other reasons, are among the more vulnerable bird and raptor species to getting killed by turbines, Merriman said by phone.
"Eagles are particularly vulnerable to collisions with wind turbines," he said. "A lot of that is due to the fact that they spend a lot of time on the wing and they are essentially distracted fliers. They hunt while they are flying."
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These are the members of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, pictured from left to right: Deputy Chairman Mike Robinson, Chairman Chris Petrie and Commissioner Mary Throne. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming Public Service Commission Chairman Chris Petrie. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming Public Service Commission Deputy Chairman Mike Robinson. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The Wyoming Public Service Commission's name and state seal. Photo taken after the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
These are the members of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, pictured from left to right: Deputy Chairman Mike Robinson, Chairman Chris Petrie and Commissioner Mary Throne. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming Public Service Commission Chairman Chris Petrie. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming Public Service Commissioner Mary Throne. Photo taken during commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming Public Service Commission Deputy Chairman Mike Robinson. Photo taken during the commissioners' April 5, 2022, meeting. Jonathan Make/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
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CHEYENNE – Five entities got the regulatory green light Tuesday to take part in a proceeding about a multimillion-dollar, multi-year power project envisioned by the local electric utility.
At the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, the PSC members quickly approved without much discussion the petitions to intervene in the proceeding about Black Hills Energy and its Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power’s Ready Wyoming transmission expansion project. Staff of the agency recommended the commissioners approve these five petitions from outside parties.
As expected, there was no public or stakeholder discussion about these requests at the regulators’ meeting.
Microsoft, a customer of Black Hills, was among those wanting to take part. Like the other stakeholders, it now can participate.
The others requesting and now being allowed to have similar involvement were Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Powder River Energy Corp., the Wyoming Municipal Power Agency and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
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Laramie City Council has finally drawn a line on redrawing city ward boundaries.
The council voted this week to move forward with multiple initiatives that have been in the works for months, including a new ward boundary map. Affordability in housing and access to city resources also were discussed as part of a lengthy agenda for Tuesday's regular meeting.
Ward boundaries
After adopting various drafts of a ward boundary map, the City Council has given the green light for Map 1G with one “no” vote from council member Erin O’Doherty and two absences.
The map splits West Laramie between two wards, something that's been a point of contention with the council and some residents. Some argued that having more council members with constituents in the west neighborhood would increase representation. Others felt keeping the neighborhood whole would better serve the area by having a higher voter percentage of West Laramie residents in one ward.
The map was developed to alleviate concerns about voter privacy and small precincts that were part of a previous proposal to redraw the boundary lines.
“I feel like City Council needed one more meeting to totally hone in on a good map,” said council member Andrea Summerville, who brought Map 1G to the floor. “I feel like we were pushed into doing this over two weeks in a hurry due to aspects out of our control.”
There was some uncertainty involved in the process after the Wyoming Legislature took longer than expected to complete its redistricting process, which impacts how city wards can be drawn. Despite this, a decision had to be made in a timely manner to allow the Albany County Clerk’s Office to prepare for election season.
Zoning rules
The council moved forward with changes to zoning rules in areas zoned R1, LR and RR single-family.
Minimum lot and setback requirements were reduced and the requirement to build a garage along with a house was eliminated. While developers and homeowners can still build a garage or a large home, the change was meant to provide opportunity to build more affordable living spaces.
“This is mainly to increase flexibility for potential developers,” said Planning Division spokesperson Philipp Gabathuler of the changes to dimensional standards.
The new ordinance also expands the definition of an accessory dwelling unit so that homeowners in the area can build and potentially rent spaces either attached or detached from their homes to people outside their families.
“Zoning, if anything, is a promise that a neighborhood will be developed in a certain way,” said Laramie resident Brett Glass in objecting to the changes. “People invested their life savings in their homes assuming their neighborhoods will remain pretty much the same.”
The ordinance will go up for a third and final reading April 19.
Recreation Center fees
City Council approved changes to admission and membership prices at the Laramie Community Recreation Center that are part of a greater goal to reimagine the center’s usage.
Admission will be divided into three groups: youth, adult and senior. The fee for youth and seniors will be $4.50 for daily admission and $220 for an annual membership. For adults, the fee will be $6.50 for daily admission and $350 for an annual membership.
The center also made changes to its family pass policy. While previously the fees for a family plan were assessed on a household basis, the new plan is assessed based on number of people.
Members also will see more flexibility with altering their memberships to be year-long or month-to-month.
“We think this is more accommodating and will be more appealing to our community members,” Recreation Manager Jodi Guerin said about the changes.
Summerville raised concerns about the lack of a needs-based fee structure in the plan and the potential impact it could have on low-income families. The council plans to consider a needs-based plan in the future.
The fees will go into effect June 1, or at the end of the membership period for current members.
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Blaze, Safaricom’s promotional product targeting the youth population, is in the storm following allegations that the idea was stolen from one of the leading consultancy firms in the country.
The current tussle in form of a court case ropes in Transcend Media Group as the complainant and Safaricom, Saracen Media Kenya and Fieldstone Helms Limited among eight other individuals as defendants.
In the case, Transcend Media alleges that they are the originators of the Blaze idea, which they submitted to the giant telco in February 2016.
Transcend avers that in January 2016, Safaricom invited it to participate in a tender by way of a “Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Safaricom ATL/BTL Creative and Digital Services” whereby the bidders were required to conceptualize and develop a Communication Strategy and Creative execution targeting the youth market segment.
Read: How Safaricom Stole ‘Thibitisha’ Idea From Innovator Through Zindua Cafe Programme
On February 12, 2016, Transcend submitted, via Safaricom’s S-Hub online portal, its bid documents under the titles and creative concepts identified as Tribe Digital, Hack it, Next Nation and Safcom 2.0.
On February 17, 2016, Transcend made a presentation to Safaricom’s evaluation panel and the second stage of the bid entailed Safaricom’s evaluation team conducting due diligence on the invited bidders at their offices.
“Having successfully passed the evaluation stage, the Plaintiff was invited on 2nd March 2016 to make a final presentation to the 1st Defendant’s Executive Committee,” court documents read in part.
Among the agencies which were shortlisted in the final stages of the pitch were Transcend Media Group Limited, Brainwave Communications and Saracen Media Limited in collaboration with 5ive Limited and Bean Limited (as a Consortium).
Read: How Safaricom Staff and CID Officers Aid Mulot SIM Swap Scammers to Defraud Subscribers
On April 15, 2016, Safaricom formally communicated to Transcend directors via a conference call that the company was unsuccessful and that they were not at liberty to reveal the successful bidder or give any reasons why Transcend was not awarded the tender.
However, in May 2016, Transcend learned that Saracen Media Limited had April 4, 2016, won the tender though their winning bid did not include 5ive Limited who were part of the initial consortium.
Safaricom, through Saracen Media Limited, started rolling out a youth-targeted campaign known as “Blaze Kenya” through Saracen Media.
According to Transcend, Blaze Kenya was copied from their concept “Next Nation” which “was adopted in style, presentation and layout”.
Read: How Safaricom Employees Gift Themselves through FAKE and REAL Competitions
“The plaintiff avers that it later established that the execution of the In Defendant’s “Blaze Kenya” campaign by Saracen Media Limited was done in collaboration with a company called Fieldstone Helms Limited. A search conducted on the company has established that the directors of the company include the Thomas Omanga and his wife Susan Wangui Waiyaki,” revealed court documents.
In an investigation conducted differently on another case, e-mail correspondence obtained through forensic retrieval for the period from March 16, 2016, to April 15, 2016, demonstrated that there was a conspiracy between Safaricom and the defendants to fraudulently award the tender to Saracen Media Limited and to execute the creative and digital strategy by adopting Transcend’s copyrighted work.
In conjunction with Saracen Media Limited, Safaricom is said to have forced four of Transcend’s employees Thomas Omanga, Timla Tieng, Brian Oyugi and Christine Muchendu, to resign and work on the “Blaze Kenya” campaign for the benefit of Safaricom while the tendering process was on-going.
“Working in collusion with Saracen Media Limited and the Plaintiff’s employees, Thomas Omanga, Timla Tieng, Brian Oyugi and Christine Muchendu to use the Plaintiff’s copyrighted work in order to create the 1st Defendant’s marketing platform known as ‘Blaze Kenya’ campaign,” court documents read.
“In direct collusion with Saracen Media Limited, the 1st Defendant actively orchestrated the resignation of Thomas Omanga, Timla Tieng, Brian Oyugi and Christine Muchendu.”
Salaries for some of the employees were even doubled, to make them available “immediately”.
The four were to work with Saracen through another company, Fieldstone Helms Ltd. Fieldstone Helms was to be the Creative Agency providing strategy, account management and creative services. On the other hand, Saracen Media Ltd was to work as the Media Agency providing digital media communications, media planning and buying.
According to e-mail conversations seen by this writer, Saracen wanted things rectified as early as March 18, 2016, since they had secured the deal. At this time, the tendering process was still ongoing.
In an e-mail dated March 18, 2018, by George Wanjohi to Sammy Thuo and Lenny Nganga, Saracen admitted that it did not have the creative element to execute the project. This was the probable reasoning behind poaching Transcend Media employees.
The poached “team” held several meetings with Safaricom representatives, according to correspondences in our possession. Further meetings were held with Saracen Media in their offices.
Read: How Safaricom Staff and CID Officers Aid Mulot SIM Swap Scammers to Defraud Subscribers
Transcend is now seeking compensation of Ksh208 million for the loss of retainer fees for the Blaze Campaign for the contractual period of two years.
Transcend also laments the loss of agency fees and commissions of Ksh288 million on the Blaze Campaign based on an annual budget of Ksh800 million.
The company also cites the loss of the tender pitching costs Ksh19,560,240.
In total, Transcend Media is seeking compensation of at least Ksh1.6 billion for damages and losses relating to the tender.
Transcend also wants Safaricom and Saracen Media stopped from doing the campaign.
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Two men have been arrested over the murder of a man in Dartford. It comes after a man in his 20s was discovered with a stab wound to his abdomen in Temple Hill Square.
Officers were called to the scene at 7.13pm on Saturday 2 April along with South East Coast Ambulance Service, and Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance. Unfortunately the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is believed the victim was assaulted in a nearby communal parking area in Mallard Close, shortly before he was discovered injured. Two men, both in their 20s, one from Dartford and another from Bexleyheath have since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
READ MORE: Woman taken to hospital after house fire
The investigation is ongoing and police believe there a number of people who have important information who are yet to get in contact. Anyone who could assist including eyewitnesses and anyone with privately held CCTV or dashcam footage recorded in the area, are urged to contact Kent Police on 01474 366149 quoting 02-1033.
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or by using the online form on their website.
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Margate FC boss Jay Saunders hopes his team can, “win it for the supporters” as the club take on Horsham in the Isthmian League Cup (Velocity Trophy) final next Wednesday night (April 13) at Aveley FC.
Firstly, though, the Gate chief has one eye on Carshalton Athletic in the Premier Division, tomorrow, having suffered three straight league defeats as well as a 4-2 loss at home to Dartford in the Kent County Cup quarter-final on Tuesday night.
Despite looking forward to what will be a great occasion in Essex, Saunders is proud of what the club have achieved in the league this season – flirting with the play-offs just a few short weeks ago – and wants the hard work to be reflected in the club’s final league position with four matches to play.
“It’s a difficult one because as a manager you want to win every game of football,” he reasoned. “We are on the back of four defeats and that’s been really hard to take for me. We were obviously having a decent season and we were in touching distance of the play-offs a few weeks back and we’ve just had a really tough time of late with injuries and suspensions.
“As much as Wednesday [the cup final] is an important game for us I still want to win on Saturday because I want to finish as high as we can in the league. Otherwise, let’s be honest, if you lose the cup and you don’t finish that high in the league it looks like you haven’t had a good season.
“We have done a lot of good work this year and deserve to finish as high up as we can. We will be taking Saturday seriously but there’s no doubt a few players have played with niggles and need a rest. With Wednesday in mind we might have to rest a few but we will be putting out a team as strong as we can to try and win.”
Saunders has real admiration for the club’s supporters who follow the team through thick and thin, including turning up to away games three times this season when matches were called off late.A cup final is a wonderful occasion for them.
“We will take a good crowd and this one is for the supporters,” he said. “They travel around the country with us and I just hope we can win in for them.
“It is good for the club. I think they’ve got four coaches already which are full. They are looking at maybe getting another one. The club haven’t had a final for a long time so it’s one we can go in and really look forward to and hopefully get a good result. It will be a good occasion.
“If you can win something at the end of the season it’s good for the supporters and the players as well.”
Horsham will be no easy task, though, and he added: “A lot of people thought they would finish higher in the league [currently 14th]. On their day they are a very good side as Folkestone found out a couple of weeks back when they lost 5-0 in the cup. They are a side we lost to away, 2-1, when they scored in the last minute. Then we beat then at our place recently and that was a late goal too. So they’ve both been really close games and I’m expecting the same.
“It’s whoever adapts to the occasion best really. Both teams have got players that can hurt each other. They are on a good little run but we have proved this season we can beat most teams in the league so it’s about whether we can adapt to that in a cup competition.
“It would be really nice to win something. If we can win some silverware and have an okay season in the league it’s something for us to build on.”
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5 men convicted in theft of $2M in perfume from Edison warehouse
EDISON - Five men from Texas and Florida were convicted Wednesday of stealing and transporting more than $2 million worth of perfume products from an Edison warehouse to Florida.
Carlos Duvergel, 57, of Texas, and Juan Crespo, 45, Felix Castillo, 49, Asnay Fernandez, 31, and Ismael Manzano-Suarez, 24, all of Hialeah, Florida, were convicted following an eight-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
The men had been charged with conspiring to transport stolen property in interstate commerce and transportation of stolen property in interstate commerce.
According to court documents and statements, in November 2017, the men broke into an Edison warehouse storing perfume products and drove away with two tractor-trailers filled with stolen perfume products worth an estimated $2 million.
READ:Monroe woman charged in $22K theft from homebound Branchburg resident
The defendants were arrested in May 2018 attempting to break into another perfume warehouse in East Brunswick, officials said.
Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 27, at which time the men face a maximum of five years in prison on the conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce charge and a maximum 10 years in prison on the transportation of stolen property in interstate commerce charge. Both charges also carry a $250,000 fine.
Sellinger thanked Edison police, under the direction of Chief Thomas Bryan; East Brunswick police, under the direction of Chief Frank LoSacco; and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, for their work that led to the convictions.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
Suzanne Russell is a breaking news reporter for MyCentralJersey.com covering crime, courts and other mayhem. To get unlimited access, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.
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Nearly a dozen people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 6-year-old girl in Lake Charles.
Police say the shooting happened at 10:44 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022, in the 1400 block of Mill Street. Upon officers arrival, they discovered that a 6-year-old, inside a home, had been shot.
The child, identified as 6-year-old Draya Michelle Guillory, died as a result of her injuries.
Through witness statements and initial evidence collection, detectives say they determined the child was a victim of a drive-by shooting.
After an investigation, detectives say they were able to establish a timeline leading up to the drive-by shooting. They say the shooting was the result of retaliation from an ongoing earlier incident.
Officers were able to identify a number of suspects who connected themselves to an organization referred to by the suspects as “NawfSideBabies.” Based on the investigation, officers secured a number of arrest warrants.
Between Wednesday, March 23, 2022, and Monday, April 4, 2022, Officers with the LCPD SWAT Team served these warrants, apprehending the following suspects:
Elijah Paul Carter, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Devonte Jermaine Glodd, 26
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, accessory after the fact.
Bond: $550,000
Jaylyn Lamar Botley, 23
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million
Zaylon Ray Wheeler, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Martice Michelle Caine, 22
Charges: One count of obstruction of justice
Bond: $100,000
Christopher Demon Orphey, 18
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
Keyaisa Michelle Siverand, 23
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, accessory after the fact.
Bond: $550,000
Ja'Michael Issiah Siverand, 22
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million set by Judge Tony Fazzio
Jessie James Siverand, 19
Charges: One count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder.
Bond: $2.5 million
Jeremy Donald Collins, 26
Charges: One count of second-degree murder, principal.
Bond: $2.5 million
One person is still considered at large. Michael Carter, 19, is wanted on one count of criminal conspiracy to second-degree murder
If anyone knows of Carter's whereabouts, they are asked to contact LCPD by calling 337-491-1311
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A four-year-old child is being treated at a hospital after falling six stories from a New York apartment.
The NYPD released dramatic bodycam video of officers rushing to help the boy after he fell from a sixth-floor apartment window in the Bronx on Tuesday.
According to ABC News affiliate ABC7, the incident occurred at an apartment at the Patterson Houses.
"When a 4-year-old boy fell out of a 6th-floor window in the Bronx yesterday, residents tending to the boy immediately called 9-1-1," the department said Wednesday. "In a coordinated effort by the residents, EMS, and officers from @NYPDPSA7, the boy was rushed to the hospital & is currently in stable condition."
When a 4-year-old boy fell out of a 6th-floor window in the Bronx yesterday, residents tending to the boy immediately called 9-1-1. In a coordinated effort by the residents, EMS, and officers from @NYPDPSA7, the boy was rushed to the hospital & is currently in stable condition. pic.twitter.com/vk5AzVVLId
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Police said the child was alert and conscious after the fall.
Police rushed the child to Lincoln Hospital, where medical professionals immediately met them.
According to ABC7 and NBC News affiliate WNBC, the child sustained a leg injury.
How the child fell is still being investigated, the news outlets reported.
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ASPEN, Colo. — When you think of Aspen, you probably think of ritz and glitz. But once a year, the VA goes there to show wounded vets the latest and greatest in adaptive sports technology.
“We have TBI, we have visually impaired, we have quadriplegic, paraplegics, every disability you could probably imagine,” said Michele Furlough, a VA recreational therapist.
Welcome to the Adaptive Sports Clinic. For some that work at the VA, this one-day event is the highlight of their year.
“It’s a place where you become very appreciative of what you have, and you don’t take things [for] granted like a lot of people do,” said Teresa Parks, the director of the VA Winter Sports Clinic.
Others are visiting for the first time.
“I’m Ryan Garza, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. United States Marine Corps did four tours in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. That fourth tour, that’s when I got hit.”
Garza's truck drove over an IED.
“I was a passenger in a seven-ton truck, and we ran over an IED, and it blew up directly underneath me,” he said, “I was knocked out very briefly, and then I was just taking all the sand out of my eyes, and my mouth and my nose because it was just covered."
Doctors tried for months to save his leg. Eventually, he was the one to make the choice.
“Turned into a bad alcoholic just trying to save my leg, and then it got to the point where I just said, I got to get it amputated. They let me pick the day, so I got it amputated on Friday the 13th,” said Garza.
A sense of humor might be the best medicine.
Here at the clinic, Garza is learning how he can do things he used to be able to do with two legs.
“I just never thought, I never thought I’d be able to snowboard,” he said, “You feel the wind and you hear the ice, oh man, it gets me excited. It’s an awesome feeling.”
There are less than 100 wounded vets at this clinic, a small fraction of the 2.2 million currently living in the U.S.
This group wants their fellow wounded vets to know about the opportunities that are out there.
“You hear that from the veterans too. I got injured, but it was just my job,” said Chris Werahane, the mountain safety manager for the clinic.
“Yes, I realize that we’ve changed this person’s life, we’ve changed this families life and yes you feel good about it, but where’s the next person I can change,” said Werhane.
It’s hard to imagine, but this group of vets includes some of the most optimistic people you’ve ever met.
“You know, losing my leg was saved my life, believe it or not. That’s the best thing that ever happened to me," he said.
You just can’t find optimism like that.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones traveled to Connecticut to appear at a deposition in a lawsuit over his calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
His trip to Bridgeport comes after he was fined for defying a judge’s order to appear for questioning in Texas last month when he cited a health problem.
The deposition began Tuesday and ended Wednesday.
Relatives of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, massacre are suing Jones for defamation.
A judge found Jones liable for damages and a trial on how much he should pay the families is set for August.
Jones had offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve a lawsuit. The families rejected the offer.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed bill looks to hold airline passengers accountable for their unruly behavior.
Senator Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, and Representative Eric Swalwell, of California, proposed the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act.
It aims to put unruly, violent flight passengers on a lifetime no-fly list for commercial flights.
The list would be managed by the TSA.
Passengers would also be banned from signing up for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry.
Disruptive passengers would first receive a warning from the TSA and the opportunity to appeal before being placed on the no-fly list.
The lawmakers wrote that the bill will “improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable.
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ASPEN, Colo. — When you think of Aspen, you probably think of ritz and glitz. But once a year, the VA goes there to show wounded vets the latest and greatest in adaptive sports technology.
“We have TBI, we have visually impaired, we have quadriplegic, paraplegics, every disability you could probably imagine,” said Michele Furlough, a VA recreational therapist.
Welcome to the Adaptive Sports Clinic. For some that work at the VA, this one-day event is the highlight of their year.
“It’s a place where you become very appreciative of what you have, and you don’t take things [for] granted like a lot of people do,” said Teresa Parks, the director of the VA Winter Sports Clinic.
Others are visiting for the first time.
“I’m Ryan Garza, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. United States Marine Corps did four tours in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. That fourth tour, that’s when I got hit.”
Garza's truck drove over an IED.
“I was a passenger in a seven-ton truck, and we ran over an IED, and it blew up directly underneath me,” he said, “I was knocked out very briefly, and then I was just taking all the sand out of my eyes, and my mouth and my nose because it was just covered."
Doctors tried for months to save his leg. Eventually, he was the one to make the choice.
“Turned into a bad alcoholic just trying to save my leg, and then it got to the point where I just said, I got to get it amputated. They let me pick the day, so I got it amputated on Friday the 13th,” said Garza.
A sense of humor might be the best medicine.
Here at the clinic, Garza is learning how he can do things he used to be able to do with two legs.
“I just never thought, I never thought I’d be able to snowboard,” he said, “You feel the wind and you hear the ice, oh man, it gets me excited. It’s an awesome feeling.”
There are less than 100 wounded vets at this clinic, a small fraction of the 2.2 million currently living in the U.S.
This group wants their fellow wounded vets to know about the opportunities that are out there.
“You hear that from the veterans too. I got injured, but it was just my job,” said Chris Werahane, the mountain safety manager for the clinic.
“Yes, I realize that we’ve changed this person’s life, we’ve changed this families life and yes you feel good about it, but where’s the next person I can change,” said Werhane.
It’s hard to imagine, but this group of vets includes some of the most optimistic people you’ve ever met.
“You know, losing my leg was saved my life, believe it or not. That’s the best thing that ever happened to me," he said.
You just can’t find optimism like that.
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Ancestry DNA review
Whether you want to authenticate well-loved family stories or are unaware of your family history and need a place to start, personal DNA testing has never been easier. At-home DNA tests are a popular and affordable way to discover genetic information, including early ancestors, ethnicity and genetic predisposition for diseases. However, some individuals question whether a simple at-home DNA test can really reveal your family’s history.
Ancestry claims to put these family history opportunities at your fingertips with the world’s largest online collection of genealogy records. Various membership levels are available, so users can choose to receive information that interests them most, including marriage records, passenger lists or connecting with other Ancestry members.
We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, so we put it to the test. Here’s what we found.
Testing Ancestry
Our tester was interested in learning more about their family history, myths and lore. They were most intrigued by Ancestry compared to other genealogy services based on its well-known name, ease of finding print and historic records in one place and the option for an at-home DNA kit to provide additional ethnicity information.
Some of our tester’s family members had used the service prior to the tester trying Ancestry. This provided our tester with family tree information, shared resources and historic records.
We asked our tester to use Ancestry and engage with the dashboard features, historic records and family connections. They primarily used it as a learning resource to build their family tree and explore other users’ information and records.
What is Ancestry?
Ancestry is an at-home DNA testing service that combines their patented Genetic Communities technology and autosomal DNA testing technology with an extensive, significant consumer DNA database to help you discover your family history. They can map ethnicity going back multiple generations, estimate your genetic ethnicity, help you find new family connections, create a detailed family tree and more. If you want to explore your background, Ancestry can help.
How to use Ancestry
Ancestry subscription
Ancestry requires a monthly subscription after its 14-day free trial period. There are a few levels to choose from, depending on how much data you hope to find. You start by signing up on Ancestry’s website, where you can begin creating your family tree.
For this step, you need to provide as much information as possible about your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and extended family members such as aunts and uncles. Some data they ask for includes birth, marriage and death dates and locations. The more you know, the better chance Ancestry has in profiling your history.
Ancestry family tree
Once you’re confident that you provided Ancestry with your family history, they run your information through their database. Ancestry then provides you with “ancestry hints,” which look like leaf emoticons and include documents and records of family members to verify for accuracy. For example, Ancestry might present your grandmother’s immigration papers from Ellis Island with original notes.
When Ancestry has enough verified information, they start creating your family tree. Each person has their own profile, including their history, events in their life and family photographs. Ancestry continues to provide hints about older ancestors, giving you the ability to dig even deeper into your family history.
If people in your family tree are also using Ancestry and have given permission for their information to be shared, you could connect with newly discovered family members.
Ancestry DNA test
If you want to delve more into your DNA rather than just genealogy, Ancestry can also send you an at-home DNA test kit, where you provide a saliva sample. Once you mail it back, they analyze your DNA and send you a detailed report including an ethnicity, possible family members based on a DNA match and a map of where your ancestors lived.
Key features of Ancestry
The most attractive feature of Ancestry is its extensive database. With more users inputting new information every time they sign up, Ancestry can cross-reference records and provide you with new data all the time. While bigger companies are not always better, in this case, having a bigger database gives you the best opportunity to uncover information about your family history.
Ancestry’s family tree feature is intuitive and helpful. Our tester has family members on their family tree who also use Ancestry DNA, and therefore was able to share resources and find information even faster. While Ancestry protects your information if you choose, they can also connect you with newly discovered family members if that’s what you prefer.
Ancestry price
Ancestry is free to use for 14 days. After that time period, there are several different Ancestry membership options to choose from.
- U.S. Discovery provides access to all U.S. records on Ancestry, public family trees, hints and ability to contact members on Ancestry for $24.99 per month.
- World Explorer provides access to all U.S. and international records on Ancestry, public family trees, hints and ability to contact members on Ancestry for $39.99 per month.
- All Access provides access to Ancestry, Newspaper.com Basic and Fold3.com for $49.99 per month.
If you want to order the DNA test kit, it requires an additional fee.
Where is Ancestry sold?
You can sign up for a membership on the Ancestry website.
Ancestry benefits
If you want to know as much about your family genealogy as possible, Ancestry is one of the best options out there. With their extensive database, it has more records and data to sift through than other services, giving you a more complete history.
Our tester found the leaf hint feature especially helpful, and it provided suggestions with actual documents and records they probably wouldn’t have been able to find on their own. From newspaper articles and photographs to detailed life timelines, Ancestry is incredibly thorough.
We also thought the dashboard and user experience was intuitive and easy to navigate by those who may not be as familiar with technology.
Ancestry drawbacks
The monthly subscription is one of the main drawbacks of Ancestry. Unless genealogy is exceptionally important or meaningful to you, we don’t recommend subscribing to Ancestry indefinitely. Our tester appreciated the information Ancestry was able to provide but will likely cancel their subscription once they’ve gleaned all the data they’re searching for. However, it’s easy to cancel your subscription at any time.
If you don’t know a lot about your family members, the genealogy portion of Ancestry might not be able to uncover much information unless you also provide a saliva DNA sample. Also, some members don’t believe the data provided by Ancestry is correct, so that’s something to keep in mind.
Should you use Ancestry?
We think an Ancestry subscription is an excellent way to reveal your family’s history, provided you know the basics about your immediate family members. Their database is one of the largest online collections of family history records, so you’re likely to uncover new and fascinating information.
Based on our experience, we recommend Ancestry to anyone interested in learning more about where they came from and discovering generations of family members, even if you don’t plan to keep your subscription long-term.
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REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — While friendly close contact is essential to dolphin social bonds, sharing space and air can also quickly spread disease.
To track a virus outbreak among East Coast dolphins, scientists are tracing the social networks of these playful animals in the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Scientists say a highly contagious and lethal virus called cetacean morbillivirus is one of the biggest threats to dolphins and whales worldwide.
According to the Associated Press, the disease is like measles in humans. The disease first spread among the animal from 2013 to 2015.
That outbreak caused more than 1,600 dolphins to wash ashore on beaches along the East Coast from New York to Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the news outlet reported.
The virus killed an estimated 20,000 dolphins during that time period.
Human disruptions to marine habitats, including chemical and plastic pollution, boat noise and warming temperatures, weaken marine mammals' immune systems, leaving them more vulnerable to disease.
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CEOs of oil companies were on the hot seat during a congressional hearing.
"Some of our witnesses today have stated publicly that their focus is not on helping American families or on fueling America's economy. It's enriching their shareholders," said Rep. Diana DeGette.
House Democrats grilled the company heads Wednesday on why gasoline prices remain high, even though prices have dropped for crude oil.
Crude makes up at least half the price of what consumers pay at the pump.
"We do not control the market price of crude oil or natural gas, nor our refined products like gasoline and diesel fuel," said Devon Energy CEO Rick Muncrief.
"No single company sets the price of oil or gasoline. The markets establish the price based on available supply," said Exxon CEO Darren Woods. "We need more supply."
But Democrats insisted waving away the problem as one of supply and demand wasn't a good enough explanation.
"We're here to get answers from the big oil companies about why they're ripping off the American people," Rep. Frank Pallone said.
Rather, they claimed oil companies aren't putting more product on the market, but rather rewarding shareholders and giving CEOs rewards.
"The American people are not getting a $4 million raise," Rep. Nanette Barragan said. "They're not having their pay doubled. And what's happening is, they are feeling the pinch."
Republicans complained that the problem is President Biden's fault and that the federal government should do more to encourage domestic drilling.
"Rather than deflect blame, President Biden should consider his own culpability for higher energy prices thanks to his relentless pursuit of policies that discourage domestic energy production," Rep. Morgan Griffith said.
But even if the oil companies did what Republicans want, which is to open up the petroleum spigot, production efforts would take time and it would be questionable whether that lowers prices.
"It would take 18-24 months to add any meaningful, incremental production," Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield said.
Energy analysts say the hearing offered more about mid-term election politics than policy changes.
"I think they should open the meeting by playing Madonna's song 'Vogue,' where she sings 'strike a pose' because this is all about posturing. You know, they know they're not going to take any steps that will make any difference," said Energy Policy Research Foundation Fellow Michael Lynch.
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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council.
93 members were in favor, 24 against and 58 were absent.
The Human Rights Council will now launch a review of the matter.
Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador told members Russia has committed “horrific human rights violations and abuses that would be equated to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Sergiy Kyslytsya introduced the U.S.-initiated resolution before the 193 members of the General Assembly vote on Thursday.
“Russia’s actions are beyond the pale,” he said, and “it is shaking the underpinnings of international peace and security.”
Russia’s deputy ambassador Gennady Kuzmin urged members to vote “no,” calling the vote a US attempt “to maintain its dominant position."
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “"Russia should not have a position of authority in a body whose purpose -- whose very purpose -- is to promote respect for human rights. Not only is it the height of hypocrisy -- it is dangerous.”
She argued that Russia’s participation in the Council hurts the Council’s credibility and undermines the UN.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — UPDATE 4/7/22: 29-year-old Dalton Matthew Matheson is charged in connection with a voyeurism incident at a Walmart dressing room.
The judge ordered Matheson to avoid Walmart stores, the victims involved, and any minor under the age of 18. Four counts were levied against Matheson with bond set at $46,000 total:
- 2 counts of Sexual Voyeurism;
- 1 count of resisting an officer without violence;
- 1 count of petty theft
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno says Matheson's victims were two girls aged 12 and 4. The children's father confronted Matheson, who fled the store but was quickly captured.
He called the suspect a "piece of [expletive]" in describing the incident.
At this time it is not clear if Matheson is connected to the Goodwill voyeurism incident. Marceno did not confirm a connection to that case but said Matheson is suspected in similar incidents.
Investigations are ongoing.
Our original reporting continues below.
A Lee County Sheriff's Office spokesperson confirmed the arrest of the suspect who they say is connected to a Walmart dressing room voyeurism case.
FMPD says that the same suspect is said to match descriptions of the man recording two girls with his cell phone inside a Fort Myers Goodwill fitting room.
Investigators say the incident happened on Saturday around 9:30 a.m. when the suspect entered the Goodwill Store at 4950 Challenge Boulevard.
They say he selected clothing and went to the fitting room.
Officers say this is when two girls who were also shopping went into the fitting room to try on clothing in the stall next to the man.
According to police, while inside, the male allegedly took his cellphone and started recording the juvenile females from the top of the fitting room as they changed and tried on clothing.
Officers say one of the girls observed the cellphone and made a comment. The suspect removed his cellphone and left the store.
"We're completely disturbed," says Carolyn Johnson, Goodwill's Senior Vice President of Mission Services and Development.
She says that the store was already in the process of renovating their dressing rooms when the incident occured.
“Ironically, over the past beginning of this year and end of last year, we started retrofitting all of our stores which did include drop down ceilings so that the top of the door met the ceiling so that there’s no way this could happen,” explains Johnson.
Dr. Yaro Garcia, a clinical coordinator with FGCU's Department of Counseling, says parents always need to be talking to children about staying safe in public spaces - and how technology plays a role.
“Conversations such as - If a person you don’t know is pointing a phone at you, that is not normal, that is not okay. You should question that, and you should come to me right away," says Dr. Garcia, on how parents should be discussing it.
Garcia, who also works with human trafficking survivors, says incidents like these can happen publicly anywhere, at anytime.
“It could happen publicly anywhere because the person who has this paraphilia is just simply looking for an opportunity to in which they could do that," says Dr. Garcia.
A message echoed by Johnson.
“It’s always a good idea for parents and anyone that comes in our store to be vigilant of your surroundings," says Johnson.
If you know anything about this incident contact SWFL Crime Stoppers
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a unanimous vote, the Senate has passed a bill to revoke Russia’s permanent normal trade relations status.
President Joe Biden called for the move in March.
The European Union and the Group of Seven (G7) countries have already moved forward in stripping Russia of its "most favored nation" trade status over its invasion of Ukraine.
Most favored nation status, or "permanent normal trade relations status" as it's known internationally, allows two countries to trade with each other under the best possible terms.
Stripping Russia of its most favored nation status would allow the U.S. and allies to impose higher tariffs on some Russian imports, including gold.
The Biden administration already banned imports of Russian oil, vodka, diamonds and seafood last month.
The Senate also unanimously approved a bill to ban imports of oil and gas from Russia.
The legislation was also passed with a 100-0 vote.
The two bills will now move to the House before heading to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
Thursday’s vote comes as the EU works to approve an embargo on Russian coal.
EU member countries purchased 40% of Russia’s traded goods in 2019, according to CNBC.
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Which towel bar is best?
To keep your towels fresh, it’s best to hang them up to dry after a bath or shower. Towel bars keep your towels spread out, which helps them dry faster and keeps bacteria at bay. Plus, a bar keeps your bathroom looking neat and tidy.
You may want to buy multiple bars for your bathroom, such as a smaller one for a hand towel and a larger one for a bath towel. A 24-inch bar, such as Moen Preston Collection Bathroom Towel Bar, is the perfect size for a regular towel.
What to know before you buy a towel bar
Base material
The majority of towel bars are made from metal, such as steel, zinc or brass. You want a rustproof and anti-corrosive base material for your bar, which is why stainless steel is used for so many. Wood and plastic towel bars are also available but not as popular as metal, which is a more durable material.
Size
Towel bars range in size from 9-36 inches long. The most common sizes are 18, 24 and 30 inches.
- 18-inch bars are perfect for a hand towel.
- 24-inch bars are suitable for a single bath towel folded in half lengthwise.
- 30-inch bars will fit a bath sheet, one unfolded bath towel or two folded ones.
Consider towel size, the number of towels and how much wall space you have when choosing a length.
Installation
Before you buy a bar, check its installation requirements, which can vary.
- Wall-mounted bars are common and should be easy to install. Mounting hardware is included but you’ll need an electric drill. Be sure the product also includes mounting instructions if you’ve never installed one before.
- Freestanding bars don’t require installation and they feature a base that rests on the ground. For some bathrooms, this may save space, but for others, this style has too big a footprint. However, no installation is required.
- Adhesive bars stick to the walls with sticky strips. They don’t require drilling or holes in your walls and are easy to install. The downside is that if the adhesive isn’t secure enough, the bar can come crashing down when you pull off your towel.
- Over-the-door bars feature hooks that hang over a bathroom or shower door and are the ultimate space-savers. They don’t require installation. However, this isn’t the most sturdy design and can also pull down.
What to look for in a quality towel bar
Finish
Metal bars come in a variety of finishes. You can choose a finish that matches your other bathroom finishes or your decor. Finishes include brushed nickel, polished chrome, oil-rubbed bronze, brushed steel, polished brass, brushed gold, vintage iron and matte black.
Shape
Bars are either cylindrical or flat. When choosing between a round or a square one, it’s a matter of personal preference, as neither shape affects the bar’s function.
Double
A double towel bar features two bars, with one bar in front and the other behind it, closer to the wall. This allows for two towels to be hung separately without touching each other or the wall, making it handy for a household of two.
Adjustable
An adjustable bar features a retractable rod for you to customize its length to fit your bathroom space perfectly. These are typically adjustable from 15-28 inches and are wall-mounted.
How much you can expect to spend on a towel bar
Towel bars range in price from $10-$40. Double towel bars can cost up to $100.
Towel bar FAQ
What’s the difference between a towel bar and a towel rack?
A. The difference is the number of bars each has. A towel bar only has one or two, whereas a rack has multiple bars to hold multiple towels separately without layering one over the other. Bars all have a horizontal orientation, while racks can be horizontal or vertical.
Is a towel bar better than a towel hook?
A. Towel hooks are better if you have limited wall space because they take up so little of it. However, a towel can easily grow mildew handing on a hook because it won’t dry as fast when it’s not spread out as it is on a bar.
What’s the best towel bar to buy?
Top towel bar
Moen Preston Collection 24-Inch Bathroom Single Towel Bar
What you need to know: This versatile towel bar can be placed in the bathroom or kitchen.
What you’ll love: The bar is narrow and doesn’t take up much space. The brushed nickel is a classic finish that goes with most decor. The mounting hardware securely fastens the bar to the wall.
What you should consider: The rod is pretty thin and light and feels too flimsy to some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top towel bar for the money
Kes 12-Inch Self-Adhesive Single Towel Bar
What you need to know: This modern-looking towel bar is simple to put up and comes in three attractive finishes.
What you’ll love: The installation requires no tools; the self-adhesive backing sticks to the wall. It comes in two brushed metal finishes and a matte black finish as well as six sizes. As long as you clean your wall first, the bar will stick and won’t come down.
What you should consider: The future-forward design won’t match all bathroom decor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Symmons Identity 24-Inch Wall-Mounted Towel Bar
What you need to know: For a no-frills towel bar, this 24-inch rod is a solid choice.
What you’ll love: It comes in two classic finishes: polished chrome and satin nickel. The rod is sturdy and looks attractive in your bathroom. The price is good and so is the quality of this bar.
What you should consider: You may want to provide your own anchors and screws, as the installation hardware isn’t great.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Acer desktop computer is best?
Whether you’re on a budget or looking for your next big gaming rig, Acer desktop computers are vast in their offerings. Still, making sense of the many moving parts in computer hardware can be daunting, especially if you don’t know what you need. But there are several Acer computers that come in all-in-one bundles, allowing you to use them right out of the box.
The Acer Aspire C27 Desktop Computer offers everything you’ll need in a basic computer, including a vivid, 27-inch display.
What to know before you buy an Acer desktop computer
Use
Finding the right Acer desktop computer configurations depends on how you plan to use your PC. Consider whether you plan to use it for work or play and what applications you want to use. This will help you narrow down what kind of hardware you’ll need. If you plan on using it for gaming, opt for a graphics card rather than an integrated graphics chip. If you only plan on sending emails and using the web, an affordable compact PC may work just fine.
Towers vs. all-in-one computers
When discussing computers, you may hear people use the term “tower,” which is part of a classic desktop computer. A tower is simply a box containing internal hardware. Acer’s towers tend to be quite powerful, and many of them are ideal for gaming. However, if you buy a tower, you’ll usually need to purchase a monitor separately.
All-in-one computers house all the internal components a computer needs inside the monitor. AIO computers offer a clutter-free design and mid-tier performance, suitable for most households and basic office functions.
Operating systems
Most Acer desktop computers come with a Windows operating system installed. However, a few budget-level computers from Acer also include Chrome OS, which works great for basic web needs. You can install any OS you download or purchase onto Acer’s computers, which is ideal if you want to use Windows with Mac OS, Linux or another OS.
What to look for in a quality Acer desktop computer
Processor
A computer’s processor, or Central Processing Unit (CPU), is the primary chip that organizes and manages tasks. A computer’s CPU manages high-level functions across devices. It’s extremely difficult to upgrade processors in most computers, so it’s worth investing in a high-quality model.
RAM
Random-access memory (RAM) is a temporary data storage system that lets the computer manage background tasks while prioritizing foreground tasks. You’ll need 8 gigabytes of RAM or more to run high-powered tasks like gaming, media editing and design work.
Storage
Computers need a storage drive to house files. The more storage you have, the more files and applications the computer can hold at one time. There are two types of storage drives widely used today:
- Solid-state drives: Solid-state drives (SSDs) are the fastest type of hard drive storage available today. They feature no moving hardware to access data, so they tend to be most reliable. Keep in mind this type is more expensive than other hard drive types.
- Hard disk drives: Hard disk drives (HDDs) use spinning disks to read and write files. They’re slightly less reliable than SSDs, but they’re also more affordable.
Screen and input devices
Unless you purchase an AIO computer, you’ll need to purchase a screen and input devices, such as a keyboard and mouse. Many come with bundles that include a monitor display, keyboard or mouse with the tower.
How much you can expect to spend on an Acer desktop computer
Affordable Acer desktop computers can cost as little as $200. However, you’ll find mid-tier and high-end Acer AIOs and towers ranging from $400-$2,000.
Acer desktop computer FAQ
Can Acer desktop computers run PC games?
A. Some can, but games require high-performance hardware, so it’s worth checking your computer’s specs before buying. To determine if an Acer computer can run a PC game, you’ll need to compare the system requirements of any games with the hardware inside the computer.
Are Acer desktop computers reliable?
A. Yes. Acer is one of the most respected brands in computers today, largely because of the reliability of its PCs. The company also offers computers across the price spectrum, with high-end computers being the most reliable.
What’s the best Acer desktop computer to buy?
Top Acer desktop computer
Acer Aspire C27 AIO Desktop Computer With 27-Inch HD IPS Display
What you need to know: This computer comes out of the box with everything you need, including a vivid monitor, a mouse and a keyboard.
What you’ll love: This computer features an Intel Core i5 processor and 12GB of DDR4 RAM, offering smooth and powerful performance. It also includes 512GB of SSD storage a webcam with a closing shutter. It comes with Windows 10 and an upgrade to Windows 11.
What you should consider: This computer includes an integrated graphics chip that may have a hard time with high-performance games.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Acer desktop computer for the money
Acer Chromebox CXI3 Miniature Desktop Computer With Keyboard and Mouse
What you need to know: This compact desktop computer features basic functionality and comes with a keyboard, mouse and several ports for connecting external devices.
What you’ll love: It includes an Intel Celeron dual-core processor and 4GB of RAM, as well as Chrome OS. It’s an excellent portable option compared to most large desktops, and you can purchase it in a bundle with a monitor.
What you should consider: This computer’s hardware isn’t suitable for gaming or other performance-oriented tasks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Acer Nitro 50 Gaming Desktop Computer Bundle With Keyboard and Mouse
What you need to know: This Acer desktop is suitable for nearly any high-level tasks like editing videos, audio and photos.
What you’ll love: It comes with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card. It also includes 512GB of SSD storage, making it great for installing large games or saving a lot of files.
What you should consider: This computer bundle doesn’t include a monitor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which sublimation printer for beginners is best?
Sublimation can be a lucrative opportunity for novice entrepreneurs to create customized products for a niche market. While the process is not complicated, selecting the right equipment can make the difference between a successful venture and one that goes nowhere.
For the beginner, making their first T-shirt or printing a custom line of mugs or glassware, the sublimation printer may be their most important tool. Several printer manufacturers make excellent sublimation printers suited for both beginners and experienced users, but the Epson EcoTank ET-15000 is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a sublimation printer for beginners
What is sublimation?
Sublimation is a printing method that transfers a design onto a fabric or other material using ink and heat. The procedure is widely used in the apparel industry to modify shirts, T-shirts, pants, cotton fabric and more, according to the latest fashion trends.
In the sublimation process, the ink becomes infused into the fabric, a technique that differs from digital printing where images and color are printed on the surface of the material.
Sublimation begins with a wide-format inkjet printer that prints dye-sub inks on a special transfer paper. Using a heat press, the ink is then heat transferred from the paper onto fabric and converted from a solid to a gas, permanently embedding it into the polyester fibers. The result is a long-lasting, full-color image that won’t crack or peel and is less prone to fading even with multiple washings, while a digital print is subject to rapid decay.
Tools needed for sublimation printing
Sublimation printer
While several printer companies offer sublimation printers, both Epson and Sawgrass offer high-quality printers at reasonable prices for sublimation beginners.
Sawgrass printers are exclusively dedicated to sublimation printing, while Epson printers come from the factory using inkjet technology for normal printing. Once you have converted an EcoTank or traditional cartridge Epson inkjet printer for sublimation printing, you can’t go back to printing with normal ink on paper.
Sublimation paper
Customized logos, works of art and any picture or designs consisting of a full spectrum of color can be printed on sublimation paper.
Based on a normal paper substrate, the special sublimation paper has a coating made with about 35% silica and 5% binder to hold the dye sublimation inks. Copy printer paper does not work as well because it is a poor carrier of ink. If the colors bleed through, they could damage the printer.
Raster image processor software
Raster image processor (RIP) software translates computer vector files created by programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, JPG, PDF and more, to a bitmap (raster image) composed of a matrix of dots that the printer interprets and prints.
Some sublimation printers include RIP software, but with others, it must be purchased independently. Make sure the software you select is compatible with your sublimation printer.
Heat press
Once the design has been printed on sublimation paper, it must be transferred to the designated materials such as T-shirts, tablecloths, coffee mugs and others, using a heat press.
Four main types of heat presses are used for sublimation:
- Calendar heat press: These are used for printing on larger soft materials such as clothes, sportswear, flags, fabric signs and interior decorations. The calendar heat press typically handles the small production of cut piece jobs and roll-to-roll.
- Small heat press: The small footprint makes this heat press ideal for smaller items such as handheld kitchenware.
- Flatbed heat press: While this press can be used for printing on apparel, it works well for harder material and most flat objects which can be heated above 200°C.
- 3D vacuum heat press: Designed for sublimating on items with diverse shapes and edges, this press is ideal for smaller objects without flat surfaces.
What to look for in a quality sublimation printer for beginners
Resolution
Resolution is the most important feature of a sublimation printer. High resolution means vibrant and detailed high-quality images.
To create a sharp print, the source design or photo needs enough pixels for the size at which it will be sublimated. A larger print size requires more pixels. Typically, artwork and photos between 150 and 300 dpi produce sharp printouts, but above 300 dpi is required for high-definition prints.
Most desktop printers can print up to 1200 by 1200 dpi.
Device compatibility
Look for a sublimation printer that not only produces high-quality prints but is also compatible with various types of media and multiple connectivity standards (Wi-Fi, USB, Ethernet). Many printers are multifunctional and can be used for embroidery, printing, and transferring more accurately than traditional methods.
Type of ink
Transferring graphics from paper to fabric or other material requires the use of a special ink capable of converting from a solid-state liquid to a gas.
These dispersed dyes (commonly called “dye-sub inks”) are available in vibrant colors and permanently bond to the finished product. Many sublimation printers come with dye-sub inks but for others, they must be purchased separately. For example, the Sawgrass printers include the Sublijet UHD Sublimation Inks starter kit ink cartridges. Make sure to select an ink that is compatible with your printer.
How much you can expect to spend on a sublimation printer for beginners
Entry-level inkjet printers for home or small business use that can be converted to sublimation printers sell for less than $300 while dedicated high-quality sublimation printers for beginners cost about $900.
Sublimation printer for beginners FAQ
How do I get the best results of sublimation printing?
A. Good sublimation printing results not only depend on a quality printer but also a high-quality heat press. The device must produce consistent pressure and temperature. Swing-away presses are recommended because they can accommodate thicker objects.
How long should sublimation be pressed?
A. The sublimation heat-press settings depend mainly on the type of substrate being used. For example, garments made of 100% polyester usually require around 385-400 degrees and 45-60 seconds at medium pressure.
What’s the best sublimation printer for beginners to buy?
Top sublimation printer for beginners
What you need to know: This printer uses a high-density print chip that generates about 40 million precise dots per second to create accurate prints, and a simple change of ink converts it to an excellent wide format 13×19 sublimation printer.
What you’ll love: The EcoTank ET-15000 is a multifunction printer with 2.7 inches color touch screen, scanner, copier, fax and ethernet capabilities. Epson includes low-cost replacement bottles that save up to 90% on ink.
What you should consider: Some users report the printer is more complex to use initially than competitive products.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sublimation printer for beginners for the money
What you need to know: The EcoTank ET-2720 makes an excellent sublimation printer at a reasonable price that creates stunning prints on T-shirts, coffee mugs or other dye sublimation items.
What you’ll love: The unique micro piezo heat-free technology produces impressive color graphics and photos on any paper type including coated sublimation paper. Like the EcoTank ET-15000, the ET-2720 uses a cartridge-free solution with high-capacity, easily refillable ink tanks that save up to 90% on ink costs.
What you should consider: Users report the screen is too small, and the print speed is only average.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sawgrass Virtuoso SG500 Printer
What you need to know: The super bundle package includes a complete set of Sublijet UHD inks, 440 sheets of Instant Dry Sublimax brand sublimation paper and five rolls of heat tape to get your sublimation printing business off to a good start.
What you’ll love: The Creative Studio online designer software and stock design library developed by saw grass are included. The printer includes a two-year warranty and partner plus support from Sawgrass to make sure your sublimation printing business gets off to a good start.
What you should consider: Although the print quality is excellent, the replacement ink is pricey.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which small lampshade is best?
Small is a matter of opinion and a function of necessity. A lampshade may appear large on its own but look small when placed on its intended lamp, or vice versa. One must also consider the shape of the lampshade. Graceful curves may make the lampshade seem smaller than it is, while a blocky square looks large even if it’s only 8 by 8 by 8 inches.
The best small lampshade is the Alucset Small Barrel Lampshade, as it’s a classic design with many color options.
What to know before you buy a small lampshade
Size
“Small” in lampshades can mean one of two things: it’s small overall, or it’s small for the lamp. Lampshades that are small overall are good; they’re rarely larger than 8 inches tall and 10 inches at their widest. Lampshades that are small for the lamp look bad — like putting a thimble on your big toe.
To find what size lampshade you need, start by measuring the widest portion of your lamp, wherever it may be, and double that number. This is the appropriate top and/or bottom width for your lampshade. Then, measure the height of your lamp to find the appropriate lampshade height — it should be two-thirds of that number. If any of your results are larger than 8-10 inches, you’ll likely need to search for medium or large lampshades instead. Also, floor lampshade heights don’t have a formula — they just need to be tall enough to cover the bulb and fitter.
Fitter
Small lampshades use one of three fitter types: uno, spider or clip-on.
- Uno fitters are placed over the light bulb socket and secured by screwing in the bulb on top. They’re uncommon for small lampshades.
- Spider fitters are the most common. They rest on top of a harp above the light bulb. Most lamps include a harp, and most spider-fitted lampshades are compatible with most harps.
- Clip-on fitters clip onto the bulb directly. These are uncommon for any size lampshade, as light bulb shapes vary too greatly.
What to look for in a quality small lampshade
Material
Most lampshades are made from paper or cotton, though many other materials are used.
- Paper and cotton shades diffuse light the best and are affordable to make. Paper is good for those who like to “arts and crafts” their small lampshades.
- Other materials include silk, parchment and metal. Metal especially is different as many have no actual shade, instead looking like a cage has been placed over the bulb.
Lining
The lining’s thickness and material have the greatest effect on how much light is let through.
- Thick liners let less light through than thin ones, but they’re also better at helping the lampshade retain its shape over time.
- Material mostly affects the appearance of the light coming through. Metallic liners reflect light in interesting patterns, for example, while colored liners change the color.
How much you can expect to spend on a small lampshade
Small lampshades are usually lower in cost thanks to their smaller material requirements, but they can still cost $100-plus if they use pricey materials and come from a designer brand. Most cost $20-$50.
Small lampshade FAQ
Does the color of a small lampshade matter?
A. Yes. A lampshade’s color changes the appearance and strength of your lamp’s light. For example, a black lampshade is much dimmer than a white lampshade. Another example would be the difference between a dark and light green lampshade. They both cause your lamp’s light to be greenish, but the lighter green is brighter and greener than the darker color. If you want a lampshade that doesn’t change your room’s aesthetics too much, go with a medium-thickness white model.
Can I personalize small lampshades?
A. Yes, though some lampshades are easier to personalize than others. Paper lampshades are the best for personalization as paper can hold many materials, such as paint or glue for making a 3D design. You can also glue light-blocking shapes to the liner of a plain lampshade for special “secret” designs only seen when the lamp is on, though small lampshades don’t have much space to play around with this idea.
Does pleating change the way light moves through a small lampshade?
A. No, pleating won’t limit the amount of light that shines through the small lampshade. It affects your home’s aesthetics, however, as pleating is considered old-fashioned or rustic compared to the sleeker, flat-fronted lampshades of today.
What’s the best small lampshade to buy?
Top small lampshade
Alucset Small Barrel Lampshade
What you need to know: This is a classic design at a great price.
What you’ll love: It’s 6 by 10 by 7.5 inches, making it a perfect choice for small table lamps. It comes in 10 color and material combinations, plus it’s made by hand. It uses spider fitters and is compatible with most harps.
What you should consider: Some consumers received lampshades that highlighted black markings on the inner material layer that can’t be accessed to fix without tearing into the lampshade.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top small lampshade for the money
Cleveland Vintage Clip-On Metal Lampshade
What you need to know: Shake up your interior design with this wire lampshade.
What you’ll love: The metal slats offer a unique design that allows the bulb to take center stage, which is highly effective for color-changing smart lights. You can add your own designs by attaching personalized paper or threading strings in interesting patterns. It clips directly to the bulb.
What you should consider: The 8 by 7 by 4.5-inch size is small, even for the smallest table lamps. Some consumers had issues with the clips not securing tightly enough.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Aspen Creative Transitional Drum Lampshade
What you need to know: This lampshade is modern and elegant.
What you’ll love: The off-white color and lightly painted grass look beautiful without the light of a bulb and glow with the light. It uses a spider fitter that’s compatible with most harps. It’s 8 by 8 by 8 inches for an evenly measured look.
What you should consider: Some consumers received dented or otherwise broken shades, while others had issues with the designs peeling off shortly after purchase.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Ryobi batteries are best?
Ryobi is a consumer brand tool company that focuses on manufacturing reliable, high-quality products at a reasonable price. The key to the company’s success is its power system. Ryobi’s advanced technology lets the batteries communicate with the tools to provide the best performance possible.
Ryobi’s 40-volt 7.5 Ah High Capacity Battery is a high-end battery designed to work with the company’s line of lawn and garden tools. It offers four times more runtime than Ryobi’s 2.0 Ah battery and features an onboard fuel gauge.
What to know before you buy a Ryobi battery
Amps vs. voltage
Shopping for a battery can be difficult because the terminology is confusing. Additionally, manufacturers sometimes direct your attention to details that aren’t crucial to the battery’s performance. The two primary concepts you need to grasp are amps and voltage.
Since electricity is a current that moves, it is often compared to water. If you think of a river, the volume of water in that river would be the amps. Voltage, on the other hand, is the steepness of the river. To give you a mental image, a battery with low amperage and low voltage is a creek trickling through a field. Conversely, a battery with high amperage and high voltage is a wide river racing down the side of a mountain.
More amp hours are better
All batteries have an amp-hour rating. While there are many factors that contribute to a battery’s actual runtime, in general, a higher Ah means a longer runtime. If all things are equal and you purchase an 18-volt 4.0 Ah battery, it will offer roughly double the runtime of an 18-volt 2.0 Ah battery. In short, a higher Ah rating means you will be able to use a tool, such as a cordless drill, longer before it needs to be recharged.
What to look for in a quality Ryobi battery
Voltage
Ryobi makes two types of batteries: an 18-volt battery and a 40-volt battery. If you have an 18-volt tool, you must use an 18-volt battery. If you have a 40-volt tool, you must use a 40-volt battery. The 40-volt batteries are reserved for heavy-duty lawn and garden tools.
Amp hours
Ryobi batteries range from 1.5 Ah to 7.5 Ah. The higher the amp hours, the longer the battery can run between charges.
High performance
A high-performance battery performs better than a standard battery. Ryobi defines its high-performance batteries as lasting two times longer while providing 30% more power than the company’s standard battery.
Number of batteries
If you ever anticipate needing more than one Ryobi battery, it is wise to purchase a two-pack, a four-pack, a six-pack or an eight-pack. When you purchase batteries in a multipack, the price per battery is significantly lower.
Included charger
If you already have a Ryobi battery charger, you can just purchase a battery. If you do not have a charger, or you’d like to charge more than one battery at once, the most cost-effective way to do that is to buy a starter kit that includes both the battery and the charger.
How much you can expect to spend on a Ryobi battery
Ryobi batteries cost anywhere from $50-$250. There are roughly two dozen options between those price points, offering something for every budget.
Ryobi battery FAQ
How long does a Ryobi battery warranty last?
A. All Ryobi batteries come with a three-year limited warranty. If you ever have a problem with your Ryobi battery, simply call customer service to get the help you need.
Where can I find Ryobi products?
A. If you shop in a brick-and-mortar store, the only place you can find Ryobi tools is at Home Depot. However, if you shop online, you can also find Ryobi products on Amazon.
What’s the best Ryobi battery to buy?
Top Ryobi battery
Ryobi 40-volt 7.5 Ah High Capacity Battery
What you need to know: This is the largest battery in Ryobi’s line. It is for lawn and garden equipment.
What you’ll love: This battery provides extra runtime, making it suitable for people with large yards. It delivers fade-free lithium-ion power and has an onboard fuel gauge, so you always know how much power remains. With the RYOBI 40-volt rapid charger (sold separately), you can charge this battery in 75 minutes or less.
What you should consider: This is the most expensive battery currently in Ryobi’s line.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top Ryobi battery for the money
Ryobi ONE+ 18V High Performance 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger Starter Kit
What you need to know: This battery and charger set is for the person who wants to get the most out of their Ryobi power tools.
What you’ll love: This high-performance option gives you up to four times more runtime than Ryobi’s standard lithium-ion battery. It runs cooler, is impact resistant and performs in extreme temperatures. The built-in LED display lets you know at a glance how much power remains.
What you should consider: Rarely, a subpar charger slips through quality control.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
Ryobi ONE+ 18-volt High Performance 2.0 Ah Compact Battery
What you need to know: This affordable high-performance battery is designed for the individual who already has a compatible charger.
What you’ll love: The Ryobi ONE+ 18-volt High Performance 2.0 Ah Compact Battery has the same features as the higher-priced 4.0 Ah battery. It has a fuel gauge, works in extreme temperatures and runs cooler than the company’s standard lithium-ion batteries. The main difference is it only offers two times the runtime of Ryobi’s standard lithium-ion batteries (not four times the runtime).
What you should consider: The charger is not included. If you need one, you will have to purchase it separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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Which telescoping ladder is best?
Telescoping ladders allow you to reach high-up locations without having to deal with the hassles of storing and transporting a traditional model that can be awkward to carry and take up a lot of space.
Safety should be of the utmost concern, so you’ll want to choose a telescoping ladder that not only supports the load you will be placing on it, but which also has a pinch-free retraction method and high-traction, nonslip feet pads. The Ohuhu 12.5-Foot Telescoping Ladder is one such model.
What to know before you buy a telescoping ladder
Telescoping ladders vs. extension ladders
There is sometimes confusion among buyers of what exactly qualifies as an extension ladder. This is partially the result of some manufacturers labeling their extension ladders as telescoping even though they don’t actually telescope. Essentially, any model that doesn’t have rungs that collapse down on top of one another should not be considered a telescoping ladder.
The main benefit of telescoping ladders is how compact they are when fully collapsed. This makes them exceptionally easy to transport and store. Extension ladders simply can’t compete in this area. That said, some users may feel that extension ladders are more stable.
Ladder certifications and ratings
For the average person buying a telescoping ladder for their home, the only rating they really need to worry about is the duty rating or load capacity. On most models, this will be clearly stated somewhere in the product description in pounds. However, some models might only state their type, which are as follows:
- Type IAA ladders – 375-pound load capacity
- Type IA ladders – 300-pound load capacity
- Type I ladders- 250-pound load capacity
- Type II ladders – 225-pound load capacity
- Type III ladders – 200-pound load capacity.
If you are purchasing a ladder for commercial use, there are a couple of additional certifications and ratings you need to be aware of. If the ladder is manufactured in the European Union, it will carry an EN131 rating. For commercial use, only purchase a telescoping ladder that carries a EN131 Professional rating. It should also be OSHA compliant.
Retraction
Most telescoping ladders can either retract rung by rung or the entire thing at once. For rung by rung retraction you’ll use small buttons or levers underneath each specific rung. Generally, this has to be done from the top down. To retract the whole ladder at once, you’ll use small buttons or levers on or near the very bottom rung. Be careful to keep your fingers out from between the rungs as you do this to avoid injury. Some models utilize air resistance to ensure they retract slowly, which also helps to avoid injury.
Features to look for in a quality telescoping ladder
Height
Every ladder has a maximum height it can be extended to. Consider the height of the various locations you need to reach before choosing a model to ensure it fits your needs. Don’t forget that it is advised not to stand on the uppermost rungs so make sure to factor this into your purchase decision.
Weight capacity
For safety reasons, it is vital that you never exceed the manufacturer’s maximum load rating of a ladder. The amount of weight you’ll be placing on a ladder includes not only the user’s weight but also that of any tools that you may carry up with you or attach to the upper rungs of your ladder as you work.
Nonslip end caps
Nonslip end caps should be nonnegotiable on any ladder you purchase, no matter the type. These increase user safety by minimizing the chances of the ladder slipping while you are standing on it. Ideally, these should be both textured and made from a high-traction material.
Rung lock indicator
To be used safely, the rungs of a telescoping ladder need to be locked into place. The majority of models have a self-locking design so you don’t have to worry about manually doing anything. However, you should still double-check before standing on the ladder. Models that feature a visible rung lock indicator make this step easy.
How much you can expect to spend on a telescoping ladder
Most telescoping ladders cost between $100-$250.
Telescoping ladder FAQ
Do telescoping ladders need to be fully extended for use?
A. No. You can extend a telescoping ladder to whatever height is most convenient for the job at hand as long as it is at or below its maximum extension.
Do telescoping ladders require any maintenance?
A. Telescoping ladders don’t require any specific maintenance other than keeping them clean and dry. It is also advised not to store them in a place where they will constantly be exposed to the elements.
What is the best telescoping ladder to buy?
Top telescoping ladder
Ohuhu 12.5-Foot Telescoping Ladder
What you need to know: This Ohuhu collapses down to just 33.5 inches and has several smart features for both safety and convenience.
What you’ll love: It utilizes air resistance for safe and slow retraction, and you can collapse the entire ladder at once by pressing the buttons on the second-to-last rung. Plus, it has stabilizing bars at the base that enhance stability, and nonslip endcaps to hold it in place.
What you should consider: There seem to be some quality control issues, but the company is proactive at making it right with buyers by replacing faulty ladders.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top telescoping ladder for the money
Yvan 8.5-Foot Telescoping Ladder
What you need to know: A good choice for home users that don’t need to reach anything very high, this ladder extends to 8.5 feet and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
What you’ll love: It has a 330-pound maximum load capacity, so it can easily support most users and still feel stable.
What you should consider: There have been reports of the plastic retraction buttons breaking.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Telesteps 1800EP Fully Automatic Telescoping Ladder
What you need to know: If you are looking for a telescoping ladder suitable for commercial applications, this Type 1A, OSHA-compliant model with an 18-foot reach fits the bill.
What you’ll love: The silicone feet offer excellent traction on most surfaces. It features visible safety indicators too, so you can tell at a glance if the rungs are locked into place properly.
What you should consider: It is notably more expensive than most other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which black patio furniture is best?
Every homeowner’s favorite thing to have is a nice backyard patio. It’s a place to grill, sunbathe and entertain. It’s your own private park. But, like any room inside your home, you need some furniture to complete it. Black patio furniture is a good pick, thanks to how hard it is for wear and tear to show and the fact that it simply looks good in any yard.
A top choice for black patio furniture is the Grand Patio Five-Piece Patio Furniture Set. However, it’s best suited to cooler backyards.
What to know before you buy black patio furniture
Black patio furniture set types
There are three main types of black patio furniture sets: conversation, dining and bistro.
- Conversation sets are perfect for hanging out. They can include any number of seating combinations from only two to 10-plus. They usually include a small table, but nothing large enough to hold more than a few drinks.
- Dining sets are all about eating outside. They usually have at least four chairs, though larger sizes are more common, in addition to a sizable table.
- Bistro sets are somewhat of a combination. They include a small table that’s just big enough to hold plates of food plus two or four chairs.
Style
Patio furniture, even when restricted to a majority color black, comes in a huge variety of styles. There’s modern, minimalistic, rustic, vintage, post-modern, farmhouse and more. When shopping for styles, try to find a set that complements your home’s interior and exterior designs.
What to look for in quality black patio furniture
Frame material
Black patio furniture frames can be various materials, each with its own pros and cons.
- Iron frames are heavy, durable and expensive. Many are so heavy, wheels are installed on their undersides so you can move them around as needed. Most maintenance revolves around treating rust.
- Steel frames are lighter and nearly as durable, plus a little more affordable. They also require rust-related maintenance.
- Aluminum frames are light, affordable and naturally resistant to rust and corrosion. They also require little maintenance, though they can easily blow away in stiff winds.
- Plastic frames are cheap, recyclable and easy to move in and out of storage as needed. They don’t last, but they’re perfect for those who infrequently take advantage of their patios.
- Wicker frames are light and reasonably durable. They’re one of the most aesthetically pleasing options.
- Wood frames are beautiful but are expensive and high maintenance. There are dozens of woods to choose from, each with unique strengths and weaknesses.
Cushioning
Many black patio furniture sets include cushions. The best cushions have covers that are heavily outdoor-proof. This includes UV, water and wind resistance. They can also be removable and machine-washable.
How much you can expect to spend on black patio furniture
Black patio furniture sets cost anywhere between $100 and thousands of dollars. Most sets cost $100-$1,000, with the $500 area serving as a divider between sets of medium and high quality. Premium, specialty, designer and extra-large sets usually start around $1,500 and can reach unfathomable costs.
Black patio furniture FAQ
How hot can black patio furniture get?
A. Depending on the material and the exact temperature, pretty hot. Black metal frames can become positively boiling in high temperatures with direct sun exposure, although aluminum won’t get as hot as steel. Most black fabrics can become noticeably warmer but not so hot as to be uncomfortable.
How long does a set of black patio furniture last?
A. That depends on a few factors, including the quality of your set and how well you maintain it. The average set put into storage when adverse weather strikes and is reasonably maintained can last for many years. Treat a cheap set badly, and you’ll be lucky to get a year out of it. One method of gauging longevity is to check its warranty. Longer-lasting and more comprehensive warranties always point to a more durable set.
What’s the best black patio furniture to buy?
Top black patio furniture
Grand Patio Five-Piece Patio Furniture Set
What you need to know: If you live in a cooler climate, this set is perfect for you.
What you’ll love: This set includes four rocking chairs with grey cushions and a central gas-powered fire pit. The cushion covers are machine-washable, and the chairs use Velcro to prevent the cushions from sliding. The fire pit can reach 50,000 British thermal units, which is very hot.
What you should consider: Some consumers didn’t receive the fire pit with the chairs. Others struggled to follow the assembly instructions. A few had issues with the chairs bottoming out.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top black patio furniture for the money
Greesum Four-Piece Patio Furniture Set
What you need to know: This set is simple and affordable.
What you’ll love: This set includes one wide bench, two chairs and a glass-topped coffee table. The chairs use mesh for breathability and to allow precipitation to pass through. The frames are made of rust-resistant steel and have rubber feet for stability. It includes everything you need for assembly.
What you should consider: Some consumers struggled to assemble the set. They do offer expert assembly, but it is expensive. Others reported receiving damaged frames or mesh.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Flash Furniture Six-Piece Nantucket Black Patio Furniture Set
What you need to know: This is another great budget set.
What you’ll love: This set includes four chairs, a glass-topped table and an umbrella. The umbrella is easy to take down and set up as needed and the chairs fold up for simple storage. The chairs and table are powder-coated steel for durability. Most consumers found assembly easy.
What you should consider: Some consumers didn’t receive various parts, such as necessary assembly tools. The umbrella isn’t durable compared to the chairs and the table.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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How do you play rugby?
Rugby is a full-contact sport played by two teams of 15 players. Each team tries to move an oval-shaped ball into the try zone to earn points. The ball may be run, passed or kicked. To stop a team’s advance, the opposing team can tackle the player with the ball. While this may sound like a vague description of another sport, rugby is not football.
The rules of play for this brutal sport are unique and, at times, complicated. Understanding the game may take a little effort, but remember: this is one of the most popular sports in the world.
A brief history of rugby
Roughly 100 miles northwest of London, there is a county in England called Warwickshire. In 1564, it was the birthplace of Shakespeare. Over two centuries later, it was the birthplace of rugby.
According to the lore, in 1823 a 16-year-old disruptor at an independent school named, appropriately enough, Rugby School, decided running with the ball should be allowed in soccer. So after catching the ball, instead of putting it down as the rules required, William Webb Ellis took off for the touch line. While this account is hard to verify, it is considered the origin of rugby.
The rugby field
A rugby field is a rectangle a little bigger than an American football field, about 328 feet long by 230 feet wide (100 meters by 70 meters). At either end there is a try zone — think end zone — at least 33 feet (10 meters) deep. At each end of the field, there is an H-shaped goal 18 feet (5.5 meters) wide and at least 52 feet (16 meters) high. The crossbar is 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground.
The mandatory field markings are a dead ball line, a goal line, a 24-yard (22-meter) line, an 11-yard (10-meter) line and a halfway line. There are also touchlines on either side of the field and a center spot for restarting the game after points have been scored.
The rules of rugby
Rugby can be difficult to understand, especially for Americans who try to compare it to American football. Here are basic guidelines that can help you get a quick grasp of the sport’s mechanics.
The object of rugby
Rugby is an 80-minute game played in two 40-minute halves with a short break between. There are 15 players from each team on the field, and each team has seven substitutes. If a player leaves the game for any reason other than an injury, they cannot return. The object of the game is to be the team with the most points at the end of the second half.
The basic rules of rugby
When a team has possession of the rugby ball, it tries to maneuver the ball down the field across the try line to score. To earn points, the ball must be placed firmly down on the ground in the opponent’s try zone. A player can run with the ball or pass it to the side or behind — never forward. A player can also kick the ball to move it down the field or attempt a drop kick, in which they drop the ball and kick it after it hits the ground, trying to get it through the goalposts.
To stop the first team’s progress, its opponents must tackle the player with the ball. All tackles must be made below the shoulders. While tripping with the foot is not allowed, an ankle tap, which is performed with the hand, is considered a tackle and is permissible. Once a player is tackled, they have one second to get up or release the ball to keep the game going. Often after a tackle, a ruck is formed over the ball as each team competes to win possession.
There are no timeouts in rugby. Play only stops if the ball goes out of bounds, there is an infraction or the ball is buried in a ruck or a maul — when the player with the ball is stopped, but not tackled and is joined by at least one player from his own team. The only time the clock stops is if there is an injury.
How to score in rugby
There are four ways to score points in rugby:
- A try: When a player places the ball on the ground in the in-goal area, the team gets five points.
- A conversion: After a successful try, a team gets the chance to make a two-point conversion kick.
- A penalty kick: Penalty kicks are worth 3 points.
- A drop kick: A kick that goes through the posts during regular play is worth three points.
What you need to buy for rugby
Gilbert USA International Replica Rugby Ball
If you need a practice ball to develop your rugby skills, this replica will suit your needs. It features the USA Rugby bald-eagle emblem and team colors and has a synthetic latex bladder for superior air retention.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Adidas Men’s Nemeziz .4 FXG Soccer Cleats
To get traction on the field, you need a pair of cleats. These high-quality soccer cleats from Adidas are suitable for dry natural grass, artificial grass and hard ground.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Adidas Kids Goletto VIII FG Soccer Cleats
These youth cleats have soft, lightweight uppers and a lace closure. The built-in heel pad adds comfort while the forefront stitching gives the player greater control.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Since rugby is a full-contact sport, it is important to wear headgear. This soft helmet is made of polyester and high-density foam. It has an adjustable chin strap and rear laces to ensure a snug fit. The multiple air vents provide comfort to the wearer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Shock Doctor Gel Max Mouthguard
Repairing (or replacing) teeth is costly. If you play rugby, you need a mouthguard. This model has a gel-fit liner and a breathing channel for protection and comfort. The heavy-duty frame protects teeth, cheeks and tongue during impact.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
“Rugby For Dummies” by Matthew Brown, Patrick Guthrie and Greg Growden
If you’d like to take a deep dive into all the rules and nuances of rugby, you’ll need a book. This one not only outlines the rules, it gives you fitness tips and game-winning strategies as well.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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How do you make s’mores without a fire?
Although you can make s’mores over an open flame, such as a campfire, it’s not the only way to cook these favorite comfort foods. There are several s’more-making devices, which means you can make them indoors anytime you like, day or night.
Each s’mores maker — and method — is different, and you’ll need to examine them closely to choose the right one. And if you expect to make these delectable treats for parties, it might be worthwhile to purchase more than one s’mores maker so you can make several batches quickly.
What you need to know about making s’mores without a fire
What you need for s’mores
The classic s’mores recipe calls for only three ingredients — marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate bars. However, there are endless ways to customize s’mores if you’re so inclined.
You can add toppings to freshly roasted s’mores, including chocolate or caramel sauce, Marshmallow Fluff, Nutella and peanut butter. If you have a fondue pot, fill it with chocolate and dip your s’mores. And if you’re open to a fruity spin on the chocolatey treat, you can add thinly sliced strawberries or bananas inside.
How to make s’mores without a fire
If you’re wondering how to make s’mores without fire, it’s simple. All you need is a different heat source to melt marshmallows and other ingredients. You can find one in everyday appliances as well as flame-free s’mores makers.
Many people prefer flame-free methods for s’mores making, particularly for safety reasons. Although flameless s’mores makers have heating elements that should be used cautiously, they’re safer than s’mores makers with open flames.
How to make s’mores indoors
From s’mores makers to everyday kitchen appliances, it’s easy — and safe — to make s’mores indoors.
- Heated s’mores makers: Some tabletop s’mores makers have flameless heaters at the center of a tray. They’re popular for all-ages s’mores-making. However, because they have exposed heating elements, children must be supervised while using them.
- Microwave: Microwave marshmallows for approximately 20 to 30 seconds before adding them to s’mores. There are also a few microwavable appliances that hold ingredients together for easy roasting.
- Oven: Place s’ mores in an oven-safe tray and broil for about two minutes. There are also s’mores makers for ovens, namely wire racks that press ingredients together. Ovens have the greatest make more s’mores faster than other methods, so they’re typically preferred for entertaining.
- Air fryer: Arrange s’mores at the bottom of the basket and cook them at 390 degrees for five to eight minutes. Remove them carefully with nonstick-safe tongs or spatulas.
- Toaster oven: Preheat the toaster oven to 400 degrees. Place s’mores in evenly spaced rows on a compatible tray, and bake for three minutes or until gooey.
How much you can expect to pay for s’mores makers
Most novelty s’mores makers fall in the $15-$60 range. Premium electric flameless ones, however, run as high as $80 and above.
Best devices for making s’mores without a fire
Nostalgia Indoor Electric S’mores Maker
This s’mores maker features a Lazy Susan tray so everyone indulging has access to ingredients. It has a stainless steel base and easy-to-remove tray, making it simple to pack away after use.
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Progressive Prep Solutions Microwave S’mores Maker
A budget-priced option, this friendly little s’mores maker has two arms that sandwich ingredients together for easy microwave cooking in 30 minutes. The plastic device is dishwasher-safe for quick and easy cleanup.
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S’more To Love Six-S’more Maker
If you’re a fan of crunchy graham crackers for s’mores, oven baking is your best option. This wire rack holds six full-size s’mores and fits inside regular ovens, larger toaster ovens and grills. The slender rack, only 3 inches wide, can be stored vertically in pantries and kitchens.
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Sharper Image Electric Tabletop S’mores Maker
This premium stainless steel s’mores maker has a sleek design and an electric heating element. The tray is serving-friendly and presentation-worthy, with individual compartments that hold graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows.
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Cosori Air Fryer Oven Combo Max XL
This jumbo air fryer has a large tray that fits plenty of s’mores, making it ideal for entertaining or large-batch cooking. Because the air fryer crisps as well as baking, s’mores come out with crunchy graham crackers and gooey centers.
It’s simple to make s’mores in this toaster oven, but it’s the only thing you can make with it. This affordable model has four cooking functions, including toast, bake, broil and keep warm. It fits up to four slices of bread and personal pizzas up to 9 inches.
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The Senate is expected to vote today to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
All 50 Senate Democrats, including the two independents who caucus with them, are expected to vote for Jackson's confirmation. They will be joined by at least three Republicans: Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
The Senate voted 53-47 to advance the nomination toward a vote Wednesday, with Romney, Collins and Murkowski joining Democrats in support of moving forward. A final vote is expected begin at 1:45 p.m. ET.
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines on the question of whether to advance Jackson's nomination to a vote before the full Senate. Democrats, expecting the deadlock, immediately moved ahead with a procedural step to discharge the nomination to a vote before the full Senate.
During her hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee, Republicans attacked Jackson as a partisan and leaned heavily on culture war fights rather than inquiries concerning the nominee's qualifications.
Multiple Republicans, including Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Josh Hawley of Missouri, accused the judge of being lenient toward child sexual abusers. Fact-checkers say that the claims are misleading and that Jackson's sentencing decisions were in line with her peers on the federal bench.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Jackson's confirmation fulfills a major campaign promise from President Biden: to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Jackson, 51, served eight years as a federal trial court judge and last June was confirmed for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Prior to becoming a judge, Jackson worked as a public defender. Once confirmed, Jackson will be first Supreme Court justice since Thurgood Marshall to have represented indigent criminal defendants.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1996, she went on to clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer — who she will replace on the high court when Breyer formally retires this summer.
Breyer, 83, was appointed to the court by then-President Bill Clinton in 1994 to replace retiring justice Harry Blackmun.
In contrast to the contemporary view of the court as another venue of partisan political and cultural warfare, Justice Breyer became known for his decades-long effort to build consensus among the justices despite philosophical and ideological differences about the Constitution.
Last year, Breyer published a book which argued that the American public should continue to trust in the court as an apolitical institution that exists above the political fray of the other branches.
"I'm afraid if the general public begins to think that the Supreme Court justices are junior-league politicians," Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg. "A lot of unfortunate things will happen because they think, why don't we want senior-varsity politicians? Why do we want junior-varsity politicians? A lot of unfortunate thoughts for the institution can go through people's minds."
During Jackson's time on the court, Breyer's conception of the Supreme Court will be tested as the court's conservative majority rules on cases concerning some of the nation's most controversial social and political issues, ranging from abortion access to the role of race in college admissions.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt and Susan Davis contributed reporting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
House action came after the Senate approved the two bills with 100-0 votes. The measures now go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly support the substance of the two bills, but they had languished for weeks in the Senate as lawmakers worked to hammer out the final details.
Biden has already taken executive action to ban Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the United States. The legislation puts the effort into law.
The bill to end normal trade relations with Russia paves the way for Biden to enact higher tariffs on various imports, such as certain steel and aluminum products, further weakening the Russian economy under President Vladimir Putin. It also ensures Belarus receives less favorable tariff treatment.
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said innocent Ukrainians were being slaughtered even as lawmakers were meeting.
“We have no time to waste and must immediately further punish Vladimir Putin,” Neal said. “What we have witnessed in Bucha over the course of the last 72 hours alone more than justifies the positions we have taken in the past and to be more assertive and aggressive going into the future.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced late Wednesday a breakthrough in negotiations to bring the bills up for votes before lawmakers travel back to their home states and congressional districts for two weeks. Some lawmakers said that the failure to take final action on the bills was sending the wrong message to allies and to Russia.
“Now, I wish this could have happened sooner, but after weeks of talks with the other side, it’s important that we have found a path forward,” Schumer said.
Schumer said the images coming out of Ukraine as the war drags on “are pure, pure evil. Hundreds of civilians murdered in cold blood.”
“No nation whose military is committing war crimes deserves free trade status with the United States,” Schumer said moments before the vote.
While there was overwhelming support for suspending preferential trade treatment for Russia, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., blocked speedy consideration of the bill over concerns that its language on who can be sanctioned for human rights abuses is too broad, leaving it ripe for abuse. A few other Republicans had voiced similar concerns.
Schumer opted to let senators work behind the scenes on language that lawmakers from both parties and the White House could accept, rather than chew up floor time to overcome the filibuster.
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said, practically speaking, the impact of the delay on the trade bill is minimal “because there’s virtually no trade right now coming in from Russia.” Still, he said passage of the bill is important.
“Messaging is important here and showing action is important,” Cardin said. “You’ve got the Ukrainians on the battlefield every day. The least we can do is get these bills passed.”
The bill also provides the president with the authority to return normal tariff treatment for Russia as well as resume trade in Russian energy products subject to certain conditions.
While Russian oil makes up only a small part of U.S. imports, it carries a high price for lawmakers in Congress who viewed the ban as a moral test in blocking an economic lifeline for Putin’s regime.
The White House says that sanctions the U.S. and more than 30 other nations have already enacted have stung the Russian economy. It said that experts are now predicting Russia’s GDP will contract up to 15% this year and that inflation is already spiking above 15%. More than 600 private sectors companies have already left the market.
“Russia will very likely lose its status as a major economy, and it will continue a long descent into economic, financial, and technological isolation,” the White House report said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.
Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman Drew Hammill said Thursday in a tweet. He said she had tested negative earlier in the week.
“The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided,” Hammill said. Pelosi, he said, will “quarantine consistent with CDC guidance, and encourages everyone to get vaccinated, boosted and test regularly.”
The White House said Biden and Pelosi had only “brief interactions over the course of the last two days” and that the president was not considered a close contact of the speaker by CDC guidance — sustained unmasked contact within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes over a 24-hour period.
“Last night as a part of his regular testing cadence, the President tested negative,” the White House said in a statement. “He will continue to be tested regularly. The President wishes Speaker Pelosi a speedy recovery.”
The 82-year-old Democratic leader’s announcement came ahead of her weekly press appearance on Capitol Hill, which was abruptly called off. The House is set to start a two week spring recess.
Pelosi also postponed a planned congressional delegation trip to Asia she was scheduled to lead.
Washington has experienced a rush of new COVID-19 cases as restrictions have lifted and more events and gatherings are happening across Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced positive tests. The officials were among more than a dozen attendees of the Saturday night Gridiron Club dinner to test positive for the virus. Pelosi did not attend the dinner, her spokesman said.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also announced Thursday that she tested positive for COVID-19 and would “work at home while following isolation protocols.”
Several lawmakers have announced positive test results and are isolating.
The CDC says people vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 are much less likely to suffer adverse outcomes, including serious illness and death, from the virus compared to those who are unvaccinated.
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DEA warns of 'nationwide spike' of fentanyl-related mass overdoses across US
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned law enforcement agencies from coast to coast about a concerning spike of "mass-overdose events" involving the deadly and highly-addictive drug fentanyl.
These mass-overdose events, which are defined as three or more overdoses occurring close together and at the same location, have happened in at least seven U.S. cities in recent months — resulting in 58 overdoses and 29 deaths, the DEA warned in a letter on Wednesday.
The letter, which was addressed to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, noted recent mass overdose cases in:
- Wilton Manors, Florida
- Austin, Texas
- Cortez, Colorado
- Commerce City, Colorado
- Omaha, Nebraska
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Washington, D.C.
Such events have been driven by fentanyl, which is found in all 50 U.S. states. Drug traffickers are "driving addiction" and increasing profits by mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs, such as cocaine and fake prescription pills, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram warned in a statement.
"Tragically, many overdose victims have no idea they are ingesting deadly fentanyl, until it’s too late," Milgram said.
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The DEA highlighted scenarios in which mass-overdose events have been reoccurring, such as when drug dealers sell their product as "cocaine," when it actually contains fentanyl — or when drug dealers sell pills designed to appear nearly identical to legitimate prescriptions but are actually fake pills containing fentanyl.
Last month, police in Ohio warned specifically about seized pills made of fentanyl and cocaine but disguised to look like Tylenol or other over-the-counter medication.
"This is creating a frightening nationwide trend where many overdose victims are dying after unknowingly ingesting fentanyl," the DEA said in its warning letter.
What is fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients and applied in a patch on the skin. But because of its powerful opioid properties, it has helped drive the nation’s drug overdose epidemic.
The CDC estimates that in the 12-month period ending in October 2021, more than 105,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Approximately 66% of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
FILE IMAGE - A person shoots up a mix of heroin and fentanyl on a street on July 19, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In 2021, the U.S. suffered more fentanyl-related deaths than gun-related and auto-related deaths combined, the DEA said.
"Fentanyl poisonings are at an all-time high," Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead, the South Dakota chair of the Drug Enforcement Committee, said in a statement. "These are not isolated incidents. These are happening in every state and every county in America, leaving behind grieving families."
Milstead added how fentanyl poisonings are "part of a strategic maneuver by the cartels and it must be stopped."
RELATED: US Coast Guard seizes $20 million in cocaine during bust near Puerto Rico
The DEA said it has been working diligently to trace mass-overdose events back to local drug trafficking organizations and international cartels responsible for the surging domestic supply of fentanyl. This week, officials announced the arrest of two alleged traffickers in Orange County, California, who had enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million people. The district attorney’s office noted how a lethal dose of fentanyl is as little as 2 milligrams.
Nationwide, the DEA has seized almost 2,000 pounds of fentanyl and one million fake pills just in the first three months of 2022.
"Last year, DEA seized more than 15,000 pounds of fentanyl—four times the amount seized in 2017—which is enough to kill every American," the agency said.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19
SACRAMENTO - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.
This positive test comes after testing negative earlier in the week, Hammill said.
Hammill added on Twitter that a planned congressional delegation to Asia, led by Pelosi, will be postponed to a later date not yet announced.
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n the glow of sunrise, winter’s pristine silence is punctured by distant soulful howls. Just know I’m a wildlife junkie so hearing the feral calls of our dogs’ ancestors for the very first time elicits chills that aren’t from the shivery cold.
This is my inaugural day of searching for wolves inside Yellowstone National Park. And astoundingly, I’ll soon witness two of the park’s elusive iconic canines play tug of war with a half-eaten deer carcass, a visceral drama in plain sight.
Yellowstone may be the best place on Earth to see gray wolves in the wild, especially in the low-touristed snowy season. But because wolves generally avoid humans, visitors typically have to spot and view them through high-powered scopes a half-mile to a mile away. If you find them at all. In early March, I joined the ranks of avid wolf watchers during an exhilarating three-day Winter Wolf Discovery tour offered by Yellowstone Forever (yellowstone.org), the nonprofit arm of the country’s first national park.
The educational expedition is just the start of my wondrous wildlife adventure in Wyoming. Afterwards, I’ll travel by the only means possible — a snowcoach, which is a minibus with giant tires — to overnight near Old Faithful in Yellowstone. Remember how last summer a bazillion tourists crammed around that landmark spewing geyser? Well, I enjoy a 5:09 p.m. eruption with merely two Minnesota guys who had been cross-country skiing. We three are the entire audience.
Later, from the Old Faithful area, I’ll mosey by snowcoach to the historic cowboy town of Jackson Hole, where I frolic with 7,000 elk, sidestep an impromptu parade of bighorn sheep, and become mesmerized by a surprise lone wolf in the majestic Grand Tetons.
As Yellowstone celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, its wolves are at the center of controversy — again. Eradicated from the park by 1926, the apex predators were re-introduced in 1995 and heralded for saving Yellowstone’s ecosystem, which had been overgrazed by elk, their main meal.
Although wolves are protected inside Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres, in recent months hunters killed a record 25 pack members who strayed outside invisible park boundaries. Twenty of those Yellowstone wolves were shot or trapped by leg and neck snares in Montana just over the park border and include some radio-collared for research by Yellowstone Forever’s Wolf Project. About 90 wolves currently populate the park — for now.
“Wolves have been persecuted and killed by people for thousands of years,” says Rick McIntyre, one of the world’s foremost wolf experts and a retired National Park ranger who has observed Yellowstone’s Canis lupus nearly every day for 27 years. He happens to be next to me, peering through his long-range Swarovski scope at an icy knoll where the sleeping Junction Butte Pack is hidden behind pine trees.
With high hopes, my small-group wolf tour heads out each day before dawn from the grand 1938 Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, our accommodations for this Lodging & Learning package. Actually I can wildlife peep from bed — one early evening, 13 enormous bison loudly chomp frostbitten grass below my room’s window.
Normally you won’t spy wolves with your unaided vision. Amazingly, on our first outing, we do. A pair of amber-eyed carnivores return to gnaw on ribs of a mule deer carcass that their 19-member Wapiti Lake Pack killed by a river about 50 yards off the main road.
Earlier, three of the pack are isolated on the other side of that trafficked two-lane thoroughfare, first near a stream and then along a steep ridge where they exchange plaintive howls with den mates. Two researchers from the Wolf Project resemble school crossing guards, wearing neon orange vests and wielding “SLOW” signs for vehicles because the wolves eventually will traverse the road. One wolf monitor also carries a paintball gun to haze the animals if they get too close to spectators. Not for our sake, but for the wolves.
“The concern is if they become habituated, the wolves won’t be as fearful of people and will be susceptible to being hunted outside the park or hit by cars,” says my aptly named guide Mark Wolf.
On our second day, we stop at a pullout where hardcore wolf watchers are set up. Jeff Adams, a retired Canadian police officer, is among regulars who descend every winter and communicate about sightings with each other via crackling two-way radios.
Adams eagerly beckons me to look into his tripod-mounted scope. And wow! I behold 13 wolves of the 8 Mile Pack — nine grayish and four black-colored — way up on the jagged cliffs of a mountain slope, nuzzling each other, wagging their tails, rolling on their backs and climbing up rocks.
“Where else can you see that?” Adams enthuses.
On day three, in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, we come upon two Wolf Project technicians who had been alerted to nearby radio-collared wolves when the GPS signal pinged in their “wolf car.” The researchers are now staked out on a hillside patiently waiting for the far-off concealed Junction Butte Pack to emerge from its afternoon nap.
Technician Taylor Bland lets me hold aloft an antenna-like receiver that beeps and lights up red, indicating that a radio-collared female, known as 907F, is straight ahead. At nearly 9 years old, 907 is the “grandma” of the park. (The average lifespan of Yellowstone wolves is 4 to 5 years.) The Junction Butte Pack currently has 15 members; eight, including pups, were killed this season by hunters.
“We lost eight from this pack that I’ve been watching every single day,” says Bland, who collects data for the acclaimed conservation project. “So that really pulls on the heartstrings for sure.”
The following morning, I begin my trip’s new phase by boarding a Yellowstone snowcoach for the four-hour journey to a fantastical geothermal other world — the Old Faithful area. Avoiding a hefty bison, I soon hike on a near-deserted snow-packed trail through the bubbling Upper Geyser Basin where the Castle Geyser emits billowing plumes of steam, the Grotto Geyser puffs vaporous clouds, the Beehive Geyser prepares to spout water 150 feet up and the Morning Glory Pool is a dazzling hot springs rainbow of blue, gold and orange. No wonder I have hallucinogenic dreams that night in my Snow Lodge cabin.
Next, a Scenic Safaris snowcoach (scenic-safaris.com) transports me three hours through powdery forests to ski mecca Jackson Hole. From a horse-drawn wagon, I’ll gawk at thousands of ungulates wintering at the 1912-established National Elk Refuge, across from the excellent National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Later, in Town Square, I stroll under the four large arches of antlers, famously created from headgear shed by the refuge’s elk. Meanwhile, patrons wolf down elk gyros and Moose Drool beers at the fabled Silver Dollar Bar inlaid with 4,000 uncirculated 1921 silver dollars.
Elsewhere, I slide into a genuine saddle (the bar stools) at the honky-tonk Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, and uneasily gaze at a preserved gray wolf.
A must-do is a sunset excursion with Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures (jhecotouradventures.com) to the snow-glittering Grand Tetons. We’re outside the van, hypnotized by some 30 bighorn sheep munching grasses, when they decide to hoof right past us on the road. We’ll spot mule deer and moose.
Our informative guide Mark Byall also explains that wolf packs “are like street gangs” (they’ll kill each other over territory) and that elks starved to death from overpopulation before their top predators were brought back to Yellowstone. Some of those original wolves migrated to the Tetons.
“Look! There’s a carcass and there’s a dog on top of it!” exclaims Byall, pointing way out yonder at the vast white tundra. He arranges scopes in time for us to watch a solitary bushy-tailed gray wolf feast on a bloodied elk carcass. After the satiated wolf leaves, ravens and magpies voraciously peck at the remains. Suddenly, they’re chased off when an elegant golden eagle lands on the carcass to scavenge. Quite the finale to my winter wildlife trip.
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Man shot on Morgan Park sidewalk
CHICAGO - A man was shot on the sidewalk Wednesday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
The 20-year-old man was on the sidewalk around 9 p.m. in the 11000 block of South Racine Avenue when he was struck by gunfire in the temple area, police said.
He was able to talk to paramedics on the scene and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was listed in good condition, police said.
The victim was uncooperative with police and refused to reveal any details about the shooting.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley says President Biden’s brother James “Jim” Biden is a prime focus of investigators reviewing first son Hunter Biden’s foreign business deals.
Grassley (R-Iowa) co-authored a September 2020 report with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on the Biden family’s business pursuits. The two senators released a supplemental report that November and recently took to the Senate floor to reveal banking records detailing Jim Biden’s role in Chinese-linked business ventures.
“We have people with the Biden name dealing with Chinese business people that have a relationship to the Communist Party [and] I think James Biden was very much a part of this,” Grassley told CBS News in an interview Wednesday.
The documents unveiled by Johnson and Grassley revealed that Hunter Biden and Jim Biden received monthly payments of $100,000 and $65,000, respectively, as part of an August 2017 consulting agreement between the now-first son and Gongwen Dong, a top official at CEFC China Energy.
The documents also indicate that Jim Biden’s company, the Lion Hall Group, received payments directly from Hudson West III, a company jointly owned at the time by Hunter Biden’s law firm Owasco and Coldharbour Capital LLC, which Johnson and Grassley’s September 2020 report linked to Dong.
Other payments to Lion Hall were funneled through Owasco — nearly $1.4 million between August 2017 and 2018. The money movement caught the attention of US banks, which CBS reported had flagged as suspicious more than 150 transactions involving Hunter or Jim Biden.
Jim Biden’s involvement in Hunter’s business pursuits is well-known, but a less frequent subject of media and political attention. Grassley’s remarks raise the possibility that the president’s brother will also come under GOP focus next year if Republicans win the midterm elections.
Hunter Biden revealed in December 2020 that he is under federal tax investigation, and the New York Times recently reported that he paid more than $1 million in back taxes in a bid to avoid prosecution as authorities also consider possible money laundering and foreign lobbying charges.
It’s unclear to what extent federal prosecutors are reviewing Jim Biden’s work with his nephew.
Jim Biden worked closely with Hunter on some — but not all — of his overseas business pursuits, including with CEFC, which the Washington Post reported last month paid the uncle and nephew $4.8 million in 2017 and 2018.
Former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski said in October 2020 that he spoke with Joe Biden in May 2017 after being introduced by Hunter, who reportedly described Bobulinski as “the one who’s helping us with the business we’re doing with the Chinese.”
A May 13, 2017, email recovered from a laptop that formerly belonged to Hunter indicated that the “big guy” would get a 10% equity stake in a corporate entity established with CEFC.
Bobulinski alleges that the president was the “big guy.”
According to Bobulinski, the former vice president told him, “Keep an eye on my son and brother and look out for my family.”
Emails also show that in September 2017, Hunter Biden asked for a new sign and more keys to an office he was renting in DC’s House of Sweden office building. The sign was to say, “The Biden Foundation and Hudson West (CEFC-US)” and the keys were for his father, stepmother Jill Biden, uncle Jim and Dong. A spokeswoman for the agency that oversees the property told the Washington Post, however, that the sign was never changed and the keys were not picked up.
Jim Biden also openly boasted about selling influence to his older brother as he and Hunter Biden sought to take over a hedge fund based in New York in 2006, according to the 2021 book “The Bidens: Inside the First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power” by Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger.
“Don’t worry about investors,” Jim Biden allegedly told a corporate executive. “We’ve got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden … We’ve got investors lined up in a line of 747s filled with cash ready to invest in this company.”
Joe Biden’s son Beau, who died in 2015, reportedly scolded his uncle in response, saying: “This can never leave this room. And if you ever say it again, I will have nothing to do with this.”
Some of the first son’s business ventures do not appear to involve his uncle.
For example, Hunter Biden co-founded a Chinese investment firm called BHR Partners in 2013 less than two weeks after flying with his father to Beijing aboard Air Force Two. Hunter introduced Joe Biden to BHR CEO Jonathan Li in the lobby of a hotel in China’s capital. The fund is controlled in part by state-owned entities and facilitated the 2016 sale for $3.8 billion of a Congolese cobalt mine from a US company to the firm China Molybdenum. Cobalt is a key component in electric car batteries.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Chris Clark said in November 2021 — less than a week after President Biden’s 3 1/2-hour virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — that his client had finally divested his 10% stake in BHR Partners, but offered no further details. The White House declined to share any details of the alleged transactions and referred reporters to Clark, who did not respond to inquiries.
Joe Biden’s role as vice president also intertwined with his son’s business relationships in Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine.
In Ukraine, Hunter Biden was paid a reported $1 million per year to serve on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma, founded by corrupt pro-Russia oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky, while his vice president dad led the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy.
Although Joe Biden claimed in 2019 that he’d “never spoken” with his son about “his overseas business dealings,” that statement was directly contradicted when The Post reported in October 2020 that Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi emailed Hunter in 2015 to thank him for the opportunity to meet his father.
A photo and emails subsequently reported by The Post indicate Joe Biden attended a 2015 dinner at DC’s Cafe Milano with a group of his son’s associates — including Pozharskyi, a trio of Kazakhs and Russian billionaire Yelena Baturina and her husband, ex-Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov. Baturina is Russia’s richest woman, and the 2020 report from Grassley and Johnson alleges that in 2014, she paid $3.5 million to a firm associated with Hunter Biden.
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Suspected burglar gets beat up by homeowner in Ventura County before arrest
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - A homeowner turned the tables against a suspected burglar in Ventura County.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, a homeowner came home to at least two people trying to steal his stuff. The homeowner saw one person running from the house ("Suspect 1") but the second suspect ("Suspect 2"), however, was not able to complete his illegal mission.
Deputies described the incident between Suspect 2 and the homeowner as a "physical confrontation." However, judging by the mugshot of the suspect – later identified as Alexis Provoste – it appears the homeowner was able to hand Provoste a major beat down before deputies arrived at the house to arrest him.
A suspected burglar suffered a beat down by a homeowner after the suspect was allegedly caught walking downstairs inside a Ventra County home. (PHOTO: Ventura County Sheriff's Office)
Deputies say Provoste is originally from Chile.
Officials did not specify what ended up happening to the first suspect after arresting Provoste. As of Wednesday night, it is also unknown what the first suspect ended up stealing when they ran off from the Ventura County house.
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An Opening Day deal.
The San Diego Padres are trading right-handers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan to the Minnesota Twins for left-hander Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker.
The deal could also involve money and a player to be named later.
Paddack’s productivity has declined since a successful rookie campaign in 2019. Last season, he posted an ERA of 5.07, while struggling with elbow and oblique injuries before he was shut down in September.
The Padres have a laundry list of pitching options, which made Paddack susceptible to a trade. The 26-year-old will add depth to a revamped Twins rotation that includes new additions Sonny Gray, Dylan Bundy and Chris Archer.
The Mets previously had discussions with the Padres about a deal involving Paddack, Pagan and Eric Hosmer that would’ve seen Dominic Smith go to San Diego, but talks fell apart.
The trade adds to Minnesota’s major offseason moves, which included signing All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa to a three-year, $105.3 million contract.
Pagan, 30, made 67 appearances for the Padres last year, posting a 3.73 ERA and recording 69 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings.
Rogers, 31, was a solid reliever for Minnesota across five seasons. He saved nine games for the Twins last season, pitching to a 3.35 ERA over 40 appearances out of the bullpen.
Rooker, 27, has played in 65 games since his 2020 debut, hitting .201 with nine homers and 16 RBIs for the Twins last season.
The Padres have made a number of roster moves in recent weeks, obtaining first baseman Luke Voit from the Yankees and lefty starter Sean Manaea from the Oakland Athletics. On Wednesday, the Padres sent catcher Victor Caratini to the Brewers as part of a three-player trade.
The Padres play the Twins in San Diego in a three-game series July 29 to July 31.
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One current UFC champion thinks Ronda Rousey is a sellout for joining WWE.
In an interview Monday with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Pena said, “She’s kind of a joke in the MMA world now because she’s a — what is the word? — sellout.”
This statement came just two days after Rousey suffered a loss at WrestleMania to Charlotte Flair. However, these comments aren’t too surprising. Pena told The Post in January that she and Rousey did not get along during her victory as part of Miesha Tate’s team against Rousey’s team on the Ultimate Fighter in 2013.
It appears that bad blood remains.
“[Rousey] was destroying people in 10 seconds, and became a star because she was demolishing people in the first round, and that’s great,” Pena said. “But she got knocked out twice and never came back.”
Pena even went on to say that she wants to fight Rousey in the UFC.
“She had to go to pro wrestling. And I get that and I think that that’s great. But as a fighter and somebody who is competitive, I know that — deep down — it probably truly bothers her, the fact that she went away off of two knockout losses and never came back to make her name good,” Pena told Helwani. “If it really truly does bother her and if it gets under her skin at the end of the day to know that, you know, her legacy is kind of ruined by the fact that she never came back and never got back on the horse, then I would like to invite her to please come back — and if she would like to come back, I would welcome her with open arms.”
The odds that Rousey would return to the UFC are slim as she makes big money performing in the WWE. Her last UFC fight was a 48-second loss to Amanda Nunes in 2016.
Pena’s comments about Rousey’s legacy in the MMA world aren’t unfounded. Even in 2016, the usually respectful Nunes and former UFC champion, Cris Cyborg, unrelentingly trolled Rousey on Twitter after she was TKO’d by Nunes in the first round.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away but apparently it doesn’t keep away the spies.
Apple customers should be careful what they whisper into the ears of their AirPods. Used AirPods have been found to have a major security flaw, according to a new report via Business Insider.
Some used headphones allegedly stay connected to the previous owner’s iCloud accounts, even if a system reset takes place.
David Malka, chief sales officer of goTRG told the outlet that the conflict “is a big concern.”
“We’ve tested it in the facilities. We’ve been testing it every day,” he said. “It’s like me telling you, ‘hey, if you sell your car, you have to make sure you unplug this wire, if not somebody’s gonna be able to trace you.’ “
While the AirPods are being set up, some of the affected areas may display the phrase “AirPod Mismatch,” instead of “New Owner Name’s AirPods,” in Apple’s Find My app.
When a new owner attempts to link up their new AirPods from their iPhones, a message reportedly appears and says that the earbuds are connected to a different Apple ID account.
The pop-up then asks if the one of the headphones is “mixed up with someone else’s AirPods.”
The research found that thousands of AirPods have been returned to stores such as Walmart and then repackaged and resold.
Apparently eight out of 10 AirPods that go through goTRG, are coming up with issues associated with the security leak. goTRG is a software refurbishing company that helps mega retailers with technology returns.
Malka also noted, “It doesn’t make sense.” Another problem with the resold AirPods, is the possible data breaches associated with users’ iCloud accounts.
Kyle Wiens, CEO of electronics repair website iFixit, said in the report that this headphone issue is another example of Apple products that aren’t “return friendly.”
“It shows an underlying strategy at Apple, which is to lock down and control every aspect of the experience, including synchronizing individual parts inside the phone, or an individual earbud to an account,” Wiens explained.
Patrick Wardle, an independent Mac OS security researcher, explained to Insider “the issue may actually be something set up by Apple on purpose. Without this hurdle, a set of stolen AirPods could be factory reset to make them immediately usable by the thief, or at least untraceable by the victim.”
AirPods have been replacing wire-connected earbuds and their sheer presence has become a staple in the modern world’s cultural landscape.
Some women have even referred to themselves as having an “AirPod-shaped” body — females who have tiny waists and a bigger bust (similar to the shape of the Apple wireless headphones). The phenomena has gained a wide community on TikTok.
Another woman went viral last year in a series of TikTok posts in which she alleged she accidentally mistook her AirPods for ibuprofen and swallowed it whole. She later pooped it out, however, not before the gadget actually roared a voice memo from inside her tummy.
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A 52-year-old aspiring makeup artist among the dead in the Ukrainian town of Bucha was identified when her unique manicure was recognized in a devastating image of the carnage.
Iryna Filkina’s left hand — emblazoned with a pink and purple heart on the nail of her ring finger — made headlines over the weekend when it was captured by a Reuters photographer, lifeless on the ground amid the chaos of Bucha.
The mother and heating station operator was apparently shot by Russian forces while riding her bicycle.
Anastasiia Subacheva, a makeup artist in nearby Gostomel, told the New York Times that she recognized the hand instantly.
“When I saw it, I felt physically like my heart started to break,” she said.
Subacheva, who has worked in and around Bucha for five years, told the paper that Filkina had reached out to her in February, seeking lessons.
Filkina wanted her help becoming fashionable, Subacheva recalled.
In their talks, Subacheva said Filkina told her: “I finally understood the most important thing: You need to love yourself and live for yourself. Finally I will live the way I want.”
In a grief-stricken post on Instagram, Olha Shchyruk, Filkina’s daughter, mourned her mother.
“Today is exactly a month, from the day my mother no longer writes to me: how is my mother’s mouse?” she wrote.
“And all I can do is cry,” she said. “she was shot in the middle of the street, less than 15 minutes away … a bullet the size of my finger.”
Shchyruk, who fled Bucha after the war began, told the newspaper she’d heard last month that her mother had been shot while riding her bicycle. But unable to reach anyone, she’d held out hope that Filkina was alive.
“I understand that it wasn’t possible, because she hadn’t been in touch for a month,” she told the paper. “But a child will always be waiting for her mother.”
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The 49ers have a dysfunctional situation going on. General manager John Lynch has continued to throw up a shield on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo after recently saying, “We will not cut Garoppolo—he is too good of a player.”
San Francisco’s free agency was suppressed due to Garoppolo accumulating 12.68% of the team’s salary cap. Nevertheless, head coach Kyle Shanahan remains with a core that can compete. NFL franchises take risks on prospects with every selection in the draft.
I’ve been harsh on Lynch and Shanahan’s early draft selections, but we won’t have to worry about an early whiff after the front office mortgaged the future for Trey Lance last season.
One thing I can give Lynch credit for is finding gems in later rounds. Unfortunately, limited resources could force the Niners to miss out on an impact player.
With that being said, we will turn to me playing general manager as I run through a mock draft for the 49ers. I used The Draft Network’s mock draft machine for these selections.
Round 2, Pick No. 61 Overall: Nick Cross, S, Maryland
Signing Charvarius Ward in free agency shifted the new position of need from cornerback to safety after Jaquiski Tartt hit free agency. The 49ers require their safeties to be versatile, rotating in and out of coverage to help disguise defenses.
Nick Cross is a physical box safety that can also hold up on passing downs; Cross has shown.
Measurables
- Height: 6’0 1/8”
- Weight: 212 Ibs
- Arm length: 31 1/2”
- 40 Yard-dash time: 4.34s
- Projection: Second round
Pros:
- Great straight-line speed
- Sure tackler
- Can make game-changing plays
Cons:
- Not a ball hawk
- Can be a liability in man coverage
- He does not always play to his speed
Round 3, Pick No. 93 Overall: Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama
Shanahan is widely known as one of the best play-callers in the NFL. Adding another do-it-all receiver bolsters Trey Lance’s receiving core and maximizes Shanahan’s ability to put defenders in conflict.
Jalen Tolbert is a highly decorated receiver from the University of South Alabama. The reigning Sun Belt offensive player of the year averaged 17.98 yards per catch in 2021. He impressed me on Day 1 of the NFL, combine with his precise route running.
Measurables
- Height: 6’1
- Weight: 194 lbs
- Arms: 32 1/4”
- 40: 4.49s
- Projection: Third round
Pros:
- Total package receiver
- Great release and runs precise routes
- 50/50 ball and big-catch ability
- Can play slot and outside WR.
Cons:
- Has to prove he is a willing blocker.
- Can improve on winning at the top of the route.
- Need’s to show he is willing to make contested catches at the next level
Round 3, Pick No. 103 Overall: DeAngelo Malone, Edge, Western Kentucky
Lynch has valued defensive linemen when drafting, but positional needs will force him to look elsewhere (safety.) I endorse moving Arik Armstead to defensive tackle, but he gives the defense room to breathe when playing edge. Armstead can continue to play outside and be kicked inside in passing situations.
2021 Conference USA defensive player of the year DeAngelo Malone can immediately impact San Francisco’s defense in a Dee Ford-like role. Ford’s chronic back problems will likely force the Niners to cut him during camp. Malone shows he can win around the edge and finish for the sack.
Measurables
- Height: 6’3
- Weight: 239 lbs
- 40-yard dash: 4.55s
- Arm Length: 33”
- Projection: Fourth round
Pros:
- Plays bigger than his size entails
- Has a great bend around the edge
- has multiple ways to win when rushing the passer
Cons:
- On the lighter end for an edge player in a wide-nine front.
- Needs to develop into an every-down player in the NFL
Round 4, Pick No. 134 Overall: Matthew Butler, DT, Tennessee
D.J. Jones’ departure is quietly one of the biggest voids to fill in free agency throughout the NFL. Jone’s stats as a 49er do not demonstrate how instrumental he was to the defense. Matthew Butler provides tenacity against the run while showing pass-rushing upside. Butler played more snaps (726) than any other defensive lineman in the SEC in 2021.
Butler capitalized on the NCAA giving players an extra year of eligibility after the COVID-19 season in 2020. He went on to have the best season of his collegiate career, which included five sacks and eight and a half tackles for loss.
Measurables
- Height: 6’3.5’’
- Weight: 299 lbs
- Arm length: 33 1/2’’
- 40 yard-dash: 5.00s
- Projection: Fifth round
Pros:
- Has immediate starter capability,
- balanced against the pass and run,
Cons:
- Needs to broaden pass-rushing repertoire,
- Needs to improve his hands and pad level
Round 5, Pick No. 172 Overall: Ben Brown, IOL, Ole Miss
Laken Tomlinson’s departure brings an open competition to the left guard position. Fans scratched their heads when Aaron Banks never competed for a starting spot during training camp and ultimately barely contributed during his rookie season.
Ben Brown is a left guard turned center that can replace veteran Alex Mack when he decides to walk away. Versatility is key for reserve offensive lineman going in later rounds
- Height: 6’5
- Weight: 315 lbs
- Arm length: 33 7/8”
- Projection: Fifth round
Pros:
- has playing experience in a similar scheme
- a versatile player with guard and center reps under his belt
Cons:
- Tends to lunge and is not physical with his hands
- Struggles to anchor during pass set
Round 6, Pick 187: Jean Delance, OT, Florida
The 49ers picked up Mike McGlinchey’s fifth-year option, but his career with San Francisco could come to an end with an underwhelming season. Last year, Jaylon Moore was drafted in the fifth round and showed that he had plenty of upside during the pre and regular season. Drafting another tackle gives the offensive line security and allows Moore to be a swing tackle or allow him to compete for a guard position.
Jean Delance is a sixth-year tackle that started for the Gators in his last three seasons (19’-21.) Delance has played guard, and San Francisco’s front office has already met with him. His athleticism and 36” arms will fair great against elite edge rushers.
Measurements
- Height: 6’4
- Weight: 303 Ibs
- Arm length: 36 1/2”
- 40-yard dash: - 5.26s
- Projection: Sixth round
Pros:
- Shows that he can get to the second and third levels when blocking
- Has guard and tackle experience
- Extremely athletic
- Recognizes blitzes well and can widen out with DEs on pass sets
Cons:
- Raw player
- The bad technique causes him to give up sacks
- Sixth-year senior that enters the NFL as a project
Round 6, Pick No. 220 Overall: Kalon Barnes, CB, Baylor
Deommodre Lenoir and Ambry Thoams both saw action as rookies last year, yet they leave much to be desired. Kalon Barnes tested extremely well on Day 4 of the NFL Combine. Barnes’ speed helped him close on receivers, and it allowed him to compete at a high level as an outside corner in the Big 12 Conference. The blazing cornerback recently visited with the 49ers.
Measures
- Height: 5’11 1/4’’
- Weight: 183 Ibs
- Arm length: 31 3/4’’
- 40-yard dash: 4.23s
- Projection: Fifth round
Pros:
- Recovery speed helps him when beaten off the line
- Sticky in coverage and gets his hands on the ball
- Man coverage corer
Cons:
- Limited size shows up against the run
- He will have to prove he is a willing tackler at the next level
- Tends to second guess in zone coverage
Round 6, Pick No. 221 Overall: Zyon McCollum, CB, Sam Houston State
The front office re-signed several reserve cornerbacks, but they can’t stop there. This year’s cornerback class has a drop-off after the top three rated cornerbacks. This is why I waited till the sixth round to select one.
Zyon McCollum is an FCS cornerback with great size and athleticism that could end up being a future starter in the NFL. His size and man coverage ability make him an intriguing prospect.
Measurements
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 202 Ibs
- Arm length: 31 1/8”
- 40-yard dash: 4.33s
- Projection: Fifth round
Pros:
- Sticky in man coverage
- Posses the ability to challenge 50/50 balls.
Cons:
- Does not play to his size in the run game,
- He is not fluid out of his break and
- Struggled in zone coverage
Conclusion
This is the first mock draft of many, and I think it addresses the 49ers’ needs. The 49ers have to draft a defensive tackle in the draft. Kinlaw has shown improvement in his rehab, but San Francisco could limit his snaps to try to preserve his knees going forward.
Safety remains the biggest need for the 49ers. Selecting a safety that isn’t limited in coverage is essential to Ryans’ defensive identity. In addition, his aggressive play-calling puts stress on the defensive backs as they often will have little to no help when blitzing.
Wide receiver is a cherry on the top move for me. Drafting a sure-handed receiver makes Shanahan’s vertical passing attack more lethal. It also allows Shanahan to use Deebo Samuel more in the backfield.
The interior offensive line has been stressed (as it should), but I think one position that I may have drafted instead is running back. Of course, drafting three running back’s in two seasons is less than ideal, but the 49ers have to find a way to replicate Raheem Mostert’s explosiveness.
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Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have made no secret of their desire to build the 49ers from the inside out. The first pick the two ever made together was defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, and they have spent two other top 15 picks on the defensive line as well. Clearly it’s a position they prioritize about all others. Even without a first round pick this year, there has been speculation that they could still take an edge rusher with their first pick at 61. Here’s why I don’t think that will happen.
First, the flat realities of the roster. There are 12 defensive linemen currently under contract right now. Most teams usually carry 10 or 11, so there really isn’t a ton of room on the team for another lineman. Things can always change before the start of the season, of course, but there isn’t exactly a huge vacancy right now.
Second, even if they 49ers were determined to add yet another defensive lineman, they might be better served adding a free agent rather than drafting a rookie. At the point in the offseason, you’re more likely to find an underrated pass rusher than you are other positions like nickel corner or safety. If you sign a free agent off the street and draft one of those other positions, you’re likely going to end up stronger at both positions. As we know, free agent pass rusher Kemoko Turay visited with the team yesterday.
Third, need. There are two many other places on this team that are in far worse shape than the defensive line. Former Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick used to say that need was a terrible evaluator of talent, but the truth is that the 49ers do have some significant needs at this point. The interior of the offensive line is a major question mark, not to mention safety and nickel cornerback. Even the wide receiver corps can use another body.
As much as Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch love to stockpile quality defensive lineman, it just makes too much sense for the 49ers to go another direction at 61. Between what’s on the roster now, the quality of players they’d be passing up, and the holes still left to fill, I don’t think a seventh defensive lineman will be called with the 49ers first pick on draft night.
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A handful of players in recent years came from an FCS background and transitioned into impact receivers at the NFL level. Among them are the reigning super bowl champion Cooper Kupp and his former college teammate Kendrick Bourne, both players who 49ers fans are quite familiar with.
The next player that is poised to make that leap? Allow me to introduce you to Samori Toure, who spent his first three years playing at the FCS level for the Montana Grizzlies despite playing this most recent season at Nebraska.
Toure is a player who is skyrocketing up draft boards after an electric pro day in Lincoln that saw him post numbers that were on par with the best at his position in this class. The 49ers also expressed interest after it was confirmed that wide receivers coach Leonard Hankerson met with Toure on Monday.
I had the chance to speak with Toure this week, and he gave me some great insight into his journey as an NFL prospect. His story is quite fascinating, as Toure only had one full scholarship offer coming out of high school, which came from Air Force.
Toure mentioned that Montana came in right before signing day and offered him a half scholarship to come football for them. Toure then turned that opportunity into a historic season in 2019, during which he set a school record for receiving yards with 1,495. That total ranked first in the Big Sky Conference, and second in the entire FCS.
Toure’s breakout season was highlighted by a playoff performance for the ages against Southeast Louisiana that saw him break a record that stood for over 20 years. In that game, Toure caught 12 passes for 303 yards, eclipsing the record previously held by Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, who had 288 in 1996.
In a very short span, Toure went from playing on a partial scholarship to a player whose name is forever etched into the record books. That kind of triumph likely doesn’t surprise anyone who knows Toure well, as he made it very clear he was not someone who was ever going to back down from doing whatever it took to be great.
In his own words “I’m not someone who has ever had anything handed to them when it comes to the game of football. I’ve earned everything I’ve gotten to this point, and i want to continue to do so”.
After lighting it up on the big stage at the FCS level, Toure decided to take a big plunge into the unknown by transferring to the University of Nebraska. I asked him about what drove that decision, and he let me know that, in large part, it was about preparing himself for a potential leap to the NFL and making sure he was as well equipped as he could be for that transition.
“I wanted to go to a big FBS school in a conference like the Big Ten, so I could ball out at the FBS level. But also get myself ready for that next level, which I think worked out how I wanted it to.”
In his lone season at the FBS level, Toure certainly made his presence felt at Nebraska, leading the Cornhuskers in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns during the 2021 season. Toure’s 19.5 yards per reception ranked 7th in the entire country among receivers with at least 40 receptions.
Toure made a statement during the 2021 season, that he not only belonged at the highest level of competition, but was also going to be someone who deserved to be mentioned among the best players at his position.
Toure also stole the show at the East-West Shrine Bowl after his impressive season, where he found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter. Toure was the only player in the game to record multiple touchdowns.
Despite his high level of play both during the season, and the Shrine Bowl, he was not invited to the scouting combine in Indianapolis. I asked Toure if that added any extra fuel to the fire for him as he navigates this process, and this is what he had to say.
“It definitely gave me some extra motivation. I felt like I deserved to be at the combine, but that’s just not how it shook out, and that’s fine by me. It definitely gave me some extra motivation, knowing that pro day was my one shot. It was like pro day is my one opportunity to show the scouts what I can do, so i gotta leave it all on the field.”
Toure not only left it all on the field, but he also went out and put on a clinic. Toure ran in the 4.4’s during his 40-yard dash, showing off impressive straight-line speed that was apparent on the field as well.
While the north to south speed was impressive, where Toure really shined was the lateral movement and change of direction drills. Toure’s three-cone time of 6.77 seconds would have ranked him third amongst his position group at the combine, and his 4.22 short shuttle would have placed him fourth among the receivers in Indianapolis.
Toure made the most of his one opportunity to leave his mark on an NFL front office and based on those testing numbers. It’s fair to assume that he accomplished that and then some.
Toure’s success in those latter drills is certainly noteworthy, as 49ers head coach Kyle Shananan has historically sought after receivers who display that kind of short-area quickness. Kendrick Bourne had the third-fastest three-cone during the combine in 2017 at 6.73 seconds, eerily similar to what Toure put up at his pro day.
Speaking of Bourne, the NFL veteran has been a key cog in helping Toure’s preparation during this process. Bourne, who like Toure, is originally from the Portland, Oregon area, and on top of training with Toure, has also been a fantastic resource as a hands-on mentor that can provide guidance to a player who’s shoes he was in just a few years ago.
Having the ability to pick the brain and study the habits of not only a proven NFL receiver, but one with an FCS background, who also knows what it’s like to be overlooked and do what it takes to make it at the highest level is invaluable.
I asked Toure what the biggest thing he has taken away from his time working side by side with Bourne, which to nobody’s surprise, revolved around the former 49ers’ electric personality and relentless work ethic.
“I would say his work ethic and his energy. Every day when he comes into the gym, you see the same thing on the field, he just comes with that energy that’s kind of contagious. He kind of just brings up everybody that’s around him.”
“It’s been great to workout with him, see his energy, see his work ethic, and pick his brain a bit about being an undrafted or late-round receiver going into the league.”
I followed that up by asking Toure what his biggest strength that he would bring to an NFL team from day one is. Toure pointed to his route running, as well as his hands.
“I would say my greatest strength is probably my route running and my hands. I pride myself on being able to run good routes, smooth routes.”
Smooth is the perfect word to describe his game, as the eye test certainly backs up that Toure is a player who is going to look crisp getting in and out of his breaks. He has the short-area quickness that the 49ers covet, and by all means fits the mold of a receiver who would be sought after by Shanahan.
When I asked Toure about his thoughts about potentially playing in the Shanahan scheme in San Francisco, he had some high praise for the 49ers’ offense.
“I really like what they do on offense. They always put their receivers in good positions. They like to switch it up a lot and get their athletes in space, any receiver would love that.”
Toure and the 49ers would be a fantastic match. Toure has the short-area burst to pair with the route running chops and a reliable set of hands. At 6’1 195 pounds, Toure has a very similar build to Bourne, who was a player that developed into a key member of the 49ers offense.
Toure is a complete player with a skillset that has been proven to translate to the next level, a steal on day three that will make him a home run selection for whichever team ends up drafting him.
The 49ers are currently slated to pick six times on day three. We know based on their meeting with Toure this week that there is a palpable level of interest on their end. Using any of those picks from day three on Toure would be a fantastic value.
To conclude my interview with Toure, I asked if there was anything else that he wanted to touch on as he entered the home stretch of the pre-draft process.
“I just want people to know that I am ready to go. Any team that gets me, and takes a chance on me, isn’t going to regret it.”
I’m inclined to agree.
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DOVER, Del.- The opportunities and challenges ahead for Delaware as it explores the possibilities of the state entering the growing offshore wind industry are outlined in a new report prepared by University of Delaware researchers for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin wrote to ask UD’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind last year to conduct analysis of market trends, economic viability including future price points, supply chain and workforce development opportunities, and technical obstacles and options for the possible procurement of offshore wind to serve Delaware. The chairs and vice chairs of the General Assembly’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee and the House Energy Committee later also encouraged SIOW to conduct the study. The study’s objectives were outlined in a memorandum of understanding between DNREC and the SIOW.
The state’s Offshore Wind Working Group’s 2018 report highlighted several options for further consideration, including the state waiting for more developers to enter the market, an incremental approach to wind power, and evaluating other renewable sources. In requesting SIOW’s help, DNREC was interested in updating the opportunities and challenges of offshore wind to inform decisions by state leaders regarding the possible procurement of offshore wind power and related issues.
“While it does not address all of the options put forward by the Governor’s Offshore Wind Working Group, this new report provides insights into current market conditions, outlines policy options for Delaware, and identifies important tradeoffs based on priorities determined by the Governor and state legislature,” Garvin said. “The report, along with the findings put forward by the Offshore Wind Working Group, are essential pieces that will help ensure we make the right decisions moving forward.”
Among the report’s findings:
- Projected offshore wind power prices fall within the range of wholesale power being purchased for Delaware now.
- Offshore wind power costs less than half of Delaware’s current electricity supply when the social costs of health and climate impacts are included.
- Health damage from polluting power plants is very real, as are health savings from adding new renewable energy.
Kris Ohleth, SIOW executive director at the University of Delaware, said the report provides information on different approaches to offshore wind development.
“If Delaware decides to create a procurement for offshore wind, the state will develop its own approach based on its priorities,” Ohleth said. “This report describes potential policies and opportunities and quantifies their relative effects on the cost of electricity.”
Delaware has set a target of achieving 40% renewable energy by 2035. In addition, shifting to renewable energy is among the strategies identified in Delaware’s Climate Action Plan to reduce the harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.
DNREC will continue to study and evaluate all the options and the technical challenges involved in connecting offshore wind to the power grid. The SIOW report, as well as the previous work from the state’s Offshore Wind Working Group, can be found at de.gov/offshorewind.
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SMYRNA, Del.- A Smyrna police officer and his detainee were injured when a fleeing DUI suspect crashed into a Smyrna police car late Wednesday night.
Police said that at around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed a pickup truck failing to maintain its lane of travel and driving recklessly on US 13 in the area of Cory Lane. Police said the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver fled northbound on US 13. In the area of US 13 and Mill Street, the driver reportedly side-swiped a vehicle and continued northbound. A separate Smyrna police officer was pulled over on the shoulder of US 13 in the area of Mt Vernon Street. This Smyrna police officer had an unrelated DUI suspect detained in the rear of that vehicle. Investigators said the pickup, still fleeing northbound drifted off the roadway and struck the parked Smyrna Police Department patrol car, pushing the car off the shoulder and into a yard. The pickup came to a rest in the median of US 13. Its driver, identified as Paul Reed, 62, of Smyrna, had to be extricated from his truck.
The Smyrna police officer in the struck vehicle was entrapped and had to be removed with assistance from Citizen’s Hose Company members. His detainee was able to free himself from the damaged vehicle. Reed, the Smyrna police officer and the detainee were all transported to area hospitals for treatment of what are described as minor injuries. Upon his release from the hospital, Reed will be arraigned on the following charges:
- 5th offense DUI
- Disregarding a police officer's signal
- Possession of ammunition by a person prohibited
- Three counts of second-degree reckless endangering
- Two counts of second-degree vehicular assault
- 28 other traffic offenses
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Crude oil moved to test the swing low from March 15
The price of crude oil
Crude Oil
Crude oil is the most popular tradable instrument in the energy sector, offering exposure to global market conditions, geopolitical risk, and economics. The instrument is strategically relied upon and situated in the global economy. Crude oil has proven to be a unique option for traders given volatility and the efficacy of both swing trading and longer-term strategies. Despite its popularity, crude oil is a very complex investing instrument, given the litany of fluctuations in oil prices, risk, and impact of politics stemming from OPEC. Short for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC operates as an intergovernmental organization of 13 countries, helping set and dictate the global oil market.How to Trade Crude Oil Crude oil is most commonly traded as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or through other instruments with exposure to it. This includes energy stocks, the USD/CAD, and other investing options. Crude oil itself is traded across a duality of markets, including the West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) and Brent crude. Brent is the more relied upon index in recent years, while WTI is more heavily traded across futures trading at the time of writing. Other than geopolitical events or decisions by OPEC, crude oil can move due to a variety of different ways. The most basic is through simple supply and demand, which is affected by global output. Increased industrial output, economic prosperity, and other factors all play a role in crude prices. By extension, recessions, lockdowns, or other stifling factors can also influence crude prices. For example, an oversupply or mitigated demand due to the aforementioned factors would result in lower crude prices. This is due to traders selling crude oil futures or other instruments. Should demand rise or production plateau, traders will bid increasingly on crude, whereby driving prices up.
Crude oil is the most popular tradable instrument in the energy sector, offering exposure to global market conditions, geopolitical risk, and economics. The instrument is strategically relied upon and situated in the global economy. Crude oil has proven to be a unique option for traders given volatility and the efficacy of both swing trading and longer-term strategies. Despite its popularity, crude oil is a very complex investing instrument, given the litany of fluctuations in oil prices, risk, and impact of politics stemming from OPEC. Short for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC operates as an intergovernmental organization of 13 countries, helping set and dictate the global oil market.How to Trade Crude Oil Crude oil is most commonly traded as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or through other instruments with exposure to it. This includes energy stocks, the USD/CAD, and other investing options. Crude oil itself is traded across a duality of markets, including the West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) and Brent crude. Brent is the more relied upon index in recent years, while WTI is more heavily traded across futures trading at the time of writing. Other than geopolitical events or decisions by OPEC, crude oil can move due to a variety of different ways. The most basic is through simple supply and demand, which is affected by global output. Increased industrial output, economic prosperity, and other factors all play a role in crude prices. By extension, recessions, lockdowns, or other stifling factors can also influence crude prices. For example, an oversupply or mitigated demand due to the aforementioned factors would result in lower crude prices. This is due to traders selling crude oil futures or other instruments. Should demand rise or production plateau, traders will bid increasingly on crude, whereby driving prices up.
Read this Term moved down to test the swing low from March 15 at $93.53. The low price just reached $93.81 and is seeing a bounce back higher. The current price is trading around $95.20 that still down around one dollar on the day or -1.03%.
Looking at the hourly chart, the price high today stalled near a swing area around $98.44. The price did extend up to $98.82 but quickly reversed back down.
Going back further in time, back on March 30, the price tested the 200 hour moving average and 100 hour moving average and found sellers. More recent swing highs have found sellers early against that MA level (see green line). That kept a more bearish bias for the oil contract.
With support holding against $93.53 and resistance near $98.44 those low and high levels will now be the support and resistance targets for crude oil contract.
Should the price extend above the $98.44 level with more momentum, the falling 100 hour moving average currently at $100.69 would be the next target.
Conversely a move below the $93.53 level would open the door for further downside momentum. The rising 100 day moving average is down at $87.83. That would be the next major downside target off the daily chart.
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In an earlier post, I commented that getting back above the 1.09253 level should be more bullish, but with a short leash on a break i.e. the price needed to stay above that level.
Well, the price could NOT stay above the 1.09253 level, and the price has since fallen back below the 1.0900 level as well. The EURUSD now looks toward the swing lows over the last two trading days between 1.08728 and 1.08638 as the next target area. The low price currently trading at 1.8885.
The ups and downs continue. Trading the range has been the best trades over that time period. I would therefore expect buyers to lean on a retest of the lows, with a stop on a break.
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A sold sign is shown in front of a home, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the key 30-year loan vaulted over 4% for the first time since May 2019. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports, Thursday, March 17, 2022, that the average rate on the 30-year loan this week jumped to 4.16% from 3.85% last week. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up again this week with the key 30-year loan rate reaching levels not seen in more than three years.
The average rate on the 30-year loan this week rose to 4.72%, from 4.67% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The average rate has jumped 1.5% in the past three months, the fastest pace of increases over that stretch of time since May 1994. A year ago, the 30-year rate stood at 3.18%.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, climbed to 3.91% from 3.83% last week.
With inflation at a four-decade high, the increases in home loan rates come a few weeks after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point in an attempt to cool the economy. The central bank, which which had kept its benchmark rate near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, has signaled potentially up to seven additional rate hikes this year, meaning mortgage rates likely will continue to rise over the year.
Home prices are up about 15% over the past year and as much as 30% in some cities. Homes available for sale have been in short supply even before the pandemic started two years ago. Now higher prices and rising loan rates will add to the obstacles would-be buyers face as the spring homebuying season starts.
Last week, an inflation gauge closely monitored by the Fed jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year earlier, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities cutting into Americans’ finances. Other measures have shown prices rising close to 8% in the past year.
Robust consumer demand has combined with shortages of many goods to fuel the sharpest price jumps in four decades. Measures of inflation will likely worsen in the coming months because recent reports don’t reflect the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24. The war has disrupted global oil markets and accelerated prices for wheat, nickel and other key commodities.
Squeezed by inflation, U.S. consumers increased their spending by just 0.2% in February, down from a much larger 2.7% gain in January.
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Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue weighing the latest updates from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflation.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2% as of 10:22 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 240 points, or 0.7%, to 34,256 and the Nasdaq fell 0.1%.
Health care stocks made solid gains, along with some big technology companies. Pfizer rose 2.3%. Computer and printer maker HP surged 17.3% after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed an 11% stake in the company.
Those gains helped temper the impact from losses elsewhere in the market. Industrial stocks fell broadly. General Electric slipped 3%. Banks and other financial companies also fell. JPMorgan slipped 1.9% and Charles Schwab fell 2%.
Bond yields rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.63% from 2.61% late Wednesday.
Every major index is in the red for the week following two big losses that were partly prompted by concerns over the Fed’s shifting policy as it tries to combat the impact from rising inflation.
Minutes from the Fed’s meeting last month showed policymakers agreed to begin cutting the central bank’s stockpile of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities by about $95 billion a month, starting in May. That’s more than some investors expected and nearly double the pace the last time the Fed shrank its balance sheet.
The central bank is reversing course from low interest rates and the extraordinary support it began providing for the economy two years ago when the pandemic knocked the economy into a recession. It already announced a quarter-percentage point and is expected to keep raising rates throughout the year.
Traders are now pricing in a nearly 80% probability the Fed will raise its key overnight rate by half a percentage point at its next meeting in May. That’s double the usual amount and something the Fed hasn’t done since 2000.
Persistently rising inflation has been threatening economic growth. Business have been raising prices on everything from food to clothing and that has put more pressure on consumers. Some companies have been unable to offset the impact from inflation, even with price hikes.
Duncan Hines and Birds Eye brands maker ConAgra cut its financial forecast for the year and said another round of price increases will be needed.
Wall Street is concerned about consumers eventually pulling back on spending as higher prices become too difficult to digest. Price increases were responsible for a rise in consumer spending in March, otherwise, the results revealed a pullback.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added to concerns about the duration of rising inflation. Energy prices have been particularly volatile and pushed gasoline prices higher. Crude oil prices were relatively stable on Thursday, but are up 30% for the year.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Locally strong trade winds will create windy conditions through tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies with scattered to isolated showers. Highs 80 to 85. Trades 15 to 30 mph.
Clouds and showers will be focused mainly over windward and mauka zones.
Expect continued strengthening of trades with gusty/locally strong trades continuing into Friday. By late Friday, trades will weaken to breezy and veer to the ESE in response to surface high pressure migrating to the northeast Pacific.
A northwest swell will continue to build into the western islands this morning. This swell energy will peak today with surf heights remaining well below Surf Advisory criteria. The northwest swell will decline rapidly from Friday into Sunday, with near flat conditions expected along north facing shores by early next week. A period of fresh to strong trades upstream of the islands will keep short period, higher wind wave chop along many northeastern and eastern facing shores into the weekend.
A small background southerly swell will continue through Friday. A slightly larger longer period south swell will begin to build by Friday afternoon with south swell energy peaking on Saturday. This next south swell will build surf heights along south facing shores by a couple of feet into the fun size range through Tuesday.
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WAXAHACHIE, Tex. — The mud under his cowboy boots is so thick, John Paul Dineen jokes he's grown "about three inches," since spring has arrived in North Texas.
With it comes the start of the growing season for this 48-year-old farmer.
"I don’t get too excited when we’ve had a dry spell as long as we’ve had," Dineen said looking around his fields.
He is not a third, fourth, or even fifth-generation farmer. He is the first person in his family to take on this noble American calling and like farmers across the country is being hit hard by the skyrocketing cost of fertilizer.
"All of the inputs have gone crazy," he said.
This lifelong Texan farms a few hundred acres of land 50 miles south of Dallas. A crisscrossing patchwork of fields where rows of corn are just starting to make their first appearance of the season. A recent rain was welcomed news to this farmer.
"We have a long way to go before this crop is made and a lot more is needed to do," he said looking around at the rows of corn he recently planted.
But a seven-year drought is far from Dineen's biggest concern this growing season. The prices of the fertilizer he depends on to feed his crops have skyrocketed due to inflation, supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine.
"Without nutrients that plant goes into salvage mode," Dineen explains.
Last year, nitrogen fertilizer cost Dineen about $380 a ton. This year, the same nitrogen he needs is going for $1,200 a ton, about a 215% increase.
"To break even, we’ll have to make a decent crop and that’s not a good place to be in," he lamented.
As a fast-growing leafy crop, corn is pretty low-maintenance. But, a good dose of nitrogen will help raise the level of nutrients in the soil to help create a better growing environment for the plant. Which produces more healthy stalks.
One sprout of corn is so vitally important to the U.S. economy that the USDA is now offering $250 million in grants to increase American fertilizer production.
Brant Wilbourn with Texas Farm Bureau sees the program as a necessary step to protect farmers from problems out of their control.
"Everybody eats and it’s going to impact everyone," Wilbourn said.
Those grants offered by the USDA to increase fertilizer production here in the United States won’t help farmers right now. But increased domestic production of fertilizer over the next few years will better insulate the agriculture industry from skyrocketing production costs in the future.
"If we can have those innovative solutions brought forward it would definitely help," Wilbourn said.
Even as a first-generation farmer, Dineen has learned uncertainty is about the only certainty out here. He’s just waiting for more favorable winds to blow his way.
"It’s economics. What do you think you’re gonna make and will you ever get it all back?"
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You asked for 2x, the industry answered your pet’\nBy AJMV-RAPE CAMEROONEA | THE HOWFOOD TREE FOUNTTAIN / THE ALTITUDE OF STITCH & WHY HENSEL\nA little tougher but even sex for sale remains business is still and that's one more to be sex that it all comes sex off as you the same sex off or something and that Rejoice, baseball fans. Opening Day is finally upon us!
Major League Baseball is officially back as the 2022 season kicks off Thursday.
Seven games are on the schedule, with two games - the Astros-Angels at Anaheim and Pirates-Cardinals at St. Louis - are already sold out, USA Today reported.
Other teams seeing action Thursday will be the Cubs and Brewers, the reigning World Series champion Braves will face the Reds, and the Mets will play the Nationals.
The league pushed back the game between the Mets and Nats three hours than initially scheduled to avoid inclement weather in Washington and will now be played at 7:05 p.m. ET, the Associated Press reported.
Initially, there were supposed to be nine games to be played Thursday, but due to mother nature, the Yankees-Red Sox (which was slated to kick off the 2022 season as the league's first game of 2022) and Twins-Mariners games were pushed back to Friday.
The season was somewhat sidelined due to a 99-day lockout, which was the league's first work stoppage since the lockout during the 1994-95 season.
MLB and the players union salvaged a 162-game season when they reached a new collective bargaining agreement last month.
Here is what the schedule for Opening Day looks like:
Thursday
(All times Eastern)
Brewers at Cubs - 2:20 p.m.
Guardians at Royals - 4:10 p.m.
Pirates at Cardinals - 4:15 p.m.
Mets at Nationals - 7:05 p.m.
Reds at Braves - 8:08 p.m.
Astros at Angels - 9:38 p.m.
Padres at Diamondbacks - 9:40 p.m.
Friday
Red Sox at Yankees - 1:05 p.m.
White Sox at Tigers - 1:10 p.m.
Athletics at Phillies - 3:05 p.m.
Orioles at Rays - 3:10 p.m.
Mariners at Twins - 4:10 p.m.
Dodgers at Rockies - 4:10 p.m.
Marlins at Giants - 4:35 p.m.
Rangers at Blue Jays - 7:07 p.m.
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Throwing a pound of anything doesn’t seem difficult but throwing a pound of explosives is a whole different ball game. Who will hit the target?
Find out next week as the best in Europe gather in Baumholder to compete in the IMCOM-E Best Warrior Competition.
This work, A whole different ball game, by Nicole Alberico, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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Prosser, WA - The Benton Rural Election Association, Red Cross and Princess Theatre are partnering up to host a blood drive in Prosser.
The blood drive took place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Troy Berglund with the Benton R.E.A. says the B.R.E.A enjoys working with the Princess Theatre to serve the community in need.
"They allow us to use it for free, so the Red Cross can come in here and get the donations they need," he says, "Benton R.E.A will use our communications tools to help promote it so people know that this is an opportunity that they can donate."
Berglund says they like working with the Red Cross to put on events like these.
Although, the event is no longer taking place but the need for blood in the community is still there.
You can schedule an appointment to donate blood through the Red Cross' website.
The Princess Theatre will be hosting another blood drive on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The city of West Richland's Municipal Services Building is hosting one on Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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KENNEWICK, Wash. - As the days begin to get warmer, speeds begin to increase and reckless drivers are being seen more often.
Officer Trujillo from the Kennewick Police Department says parents should be teaching their young adults about those consequences.
Officer Trujillo explained to me saying "you can lose your license, go to jail, you enter a lot of court costs and fees, but mostly it is the danger of hurting yourself or others..or killing yourself and I think that with some of the cases that we’ve seen recently that reality has become very real."
Some of those costs include paying thousands of dollars, serving months of jail time or even getting an ignition interlock installed into your car…which forces you to blow into the device before being able to start your car and that device will also cost you around $2,000.
Besides the financial costs, a DUI on your record can ruin all future opportunities.
"The DUI does stay on your driving record and it can affect you down the line, I mean anything a young person does, especially someone who has their whole life ahead of them, you can shut a lot of doors for sure…that includes military service, to getting into a university to getting a job," Officer Trujillo continued to explain.
It's good to teach young adults, before getting behind the wheel, to have a backup plan and have a sober adult or guardian take them home because these consequences will follow them for the rest of their lives.
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Yakima, WA - Fire crews from Yakima Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 4000 block of West Lincoln Ave. Wednesday morning.
YFD crews were dispatched just after 10:30 a.m. When crews arrived at the scene, they found a carport attached to a duplex with smoke coming from the attic.
One occupant had evacuated the structure. Another occupant needed assistance from YFD to evacuate. Neither occupant sustained injuries.
The Red Cross assisted the occupants of the duplex.
The duplex is now estimated to be a $200,000 loss.
A total of 19 crews responded to the scene with assistance from the Yakima Police Department.
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It’s past time to break out of the box of three-credit-hour lecture and seminar courses.
In a recent tweet, David M. Perry, a medieval historian and journalist, offers the following piece of advice: “every history department should have a ‘what the f**k is happening’ class shell - that counts for the major and gen eds.”
I couldn’t agree more strongly. Only I wouldn’t limit this idea to a specific discipline. The issues that have recently arisen—the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests, the rise of populist and autocratic politics, the Russian invasion of Ukraine—require multidisciplinary perspectives.
Any serious understanding of recent events in Ukraine, for example, requires knowledge about the development of nationalism and national identity not just in Ukraine, but far more widely; the controversies surrounding post-Soviet Russian and NATO policy objectives; the disputes between Slavophiles and Westernizers in Russian history; game theory and the role of emotions in international affairs; the fog of war; and much more.
Our campuses are filled with expertise, and it isn’t beyond our ability to make our academic offerings more timely and relevant.
But shouldn’t we go a step further? The idea of current events–inspired courses should only be a first step in reimagining the kinds of learning experiences we offer.
I am of the view that few undergraduates are capable of seriously engaging with five courses simultaneously. Shouldn’t we acknowledge that fact and reconsider the time demands we place on students?
There are various ways we could address the time squeeze. We could:
- Reimagine three-credit hour courses as four- or even five-credit classes by adding applied or experiential components.
- Expand the number of courses with alternative formats, including studio classes, workshopping opportunities, maker courses, field- or community-based classes, and mentored internship and research experiences.
- Create timely communities of inquiry around a current hot topic that students can participate in for credit.
Anecdote is certainly not the singular of data, but my own experience suggests that many students crave academic opportunities that are very different than what we currently offer. Let me suggest 10 alternatives to business as usual.
- Award academic credit to students who participate in the development of instructional tools, interactive courseware or resource repositories.
- Create faculty-led team- and project-based courses that result in a tangible outcome: an app, a scholarly or popular publication, an online resource, or another public-facing product.
- Establish “change leadership” working groups to research a campus or local problem and devise and implement a solution, and count their work toward an appropriate major.
- To cultivate cultural literacy, offer for-credit humanities experiences that involve visits to cultural institutions, including museums and performance venues, followed by intensive discussion and analysis of the works that the undergraduates encountered.
- Offer skills-oriented courses to better prepare students for the job market. Thus, arts, humanities or social sciences majors might learn the basics of accounting, budgeting, project management and other skills that they’re likely to need postgraduation.
- Make service learning an integral part of the undergraduate experience by offering academic credit for participation in in-school, tutoring and after-school programs and other forms of community service.
- Expand workshopping well beyond the creative writing and theater programs where it already exists. Every field, I am convinced, has techniques and skills that can be honed in a workshop setting.
- Establish and give credit to participation in communities of learning that work collaboratively to research, study and reflect upon timely or controversial topics. For example, students might study how best to incentivize certain forms of behavior or to evaluate the likely impact of a particular public or campus policies.
- Set up “design thinking” courses that examine and evaluate problems within particular domains, such as health care; primary, secondary or higher education; or environmental policy, and various proposed solutions.
- Create a scaled undergraduate research sequence, in which students learn, first, about the research design and methods in a particular discipline, then undertake their own research (which might be lab-based, but could be archival, quantitative, qualitative, longitudinal, cross-sectional, policy-oriented or survey-, field- or participant-observer based), following by a public presentation of their findings.
What ties all these suggestions together is the value of learning by doing. We frequently speak about the importance of practical and applied learning and translational research. Let’s do more to make these ideas integral parts of the undergraduate experience.
The payoff, in terms of student engagement and connection with faculty, peers and the institution as a whole, will be huge.
Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Yale’s certainly richer and more popular. But Is it still what it used to be?
Did you notice that URAP – the University Ranking by Academic Performance – placed Yale 30th in its global rankings? Or that CWTS Leiden Ranking had Yale at 49? Or that NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers located Yale 21st. It’s 14th in the QS World University Rankings and 17th in the RUR Research Performance Ranking. It ranks 108th for international collaboration.
Even in national rankings, Yale, the second wealthiest university in the world, lags behind its peers. Sure, the Wall Street Journal ranks it fourth, U.S. News fifth and Times Higher Education sixth. Others aren’t so generous. Washington Monthly ranks Yale 18th among national universities, and UniRank 4icu, 14th.
Yale evokes criticism in ways that its peers do not.
I’d be hard-pressed to locate books or articles decrying Harvard’s decline, or Stanford’s or Princeton’s or Chicago’s, let alone MIT’s. But Yale is another story.
Ever since the 24-year-old William F. Buckley wrote his 1951 polemic God and Man at Yale, laments about Yale’s decline have become a cottage industry.
The criticisms have varied over time. Buckley complained about Yale’s drift toward secular humanism and its scorn for religion, free-market capitalism, and intellectual pluralism.
Newsweek in 1964 claimed that Yale can ‘No longer can … regard itself as the center of an academic world that begins at Hanover, N.H., and ends at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia." Sure, Yale and the other Ivies held the edge “in endowments, faculty salaries, libraries, faculty-student ratio, fellowship recipients, and alumni listed in Who's Who and Poor's Register.” But “Michigan, Chicago, Stanford, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Duke, and California are busily challenging Ivy League supremacy.”
GQ, the men’s fashion magazine, leveled a somewhat similar charge 30 years later, claiming that “Yale has lost its prestige” and “is no longer the equal of Harvard.” Among the signs of decline, Yale’s decaying infrastructure and “one of the nation’s most dangerous campuses.”
Today, critics accuse Yale of subordinating scholarship to social justice and prioritizing political correctness over intellectual diversity.
Why is Yale the object of such criticism? Because it has historically been regarded as intellectually intense and serious in a way it’s counterparts were not, and because unlike its peers, it emphasized the arts , especially theater, music, art, and architecture, and the humanities, above all, history and literature.
In retrospect, some of the criticisms of Yale seem grossly misguided. Just a few years after Newsweek’s critique, Yale was widely regarded as the center of the humanities universe. Think C. Van Woodward, Robert Penn Warren, Jonathan Spence, Vincent Sculley, R.R. Palmer, Edmund Morgan, J. Hillis Miller R.W.B. Lewis, John Hersey, Geoffrey Hartman, Hannah Holborn Gray, Peter Gay, Paul de Man, Cleanth Brooks, and Harold Bloom.
Nor was the Law School a slouch. In Constitution Law, there was Alexander Bickel and Robert Bork; in legal history, Robert Cover, the leading scholar of the law of slavery; in law and economics, Guido Calabresi.
Today, of course, Yale’s faculty continues to feature many luminaries. Yet, it’s hard not to regard Yale today as more insular than its competitors and more of an inward-turning hothouse.
Think of the graduate students it failed to bring back. In my field: Jill Lenore. Steven Hahn. Jackson Lear’s. Patricia Limerick. Christine Stansell. And Sean Wilentz, among others Think of the junior faculty it failed to tenure. Henry Louis Gates. David Graeber. William Deresiewicz.
At its peak, Yale was much more than a collection of intellectual heavyweights. It was the leader of key movements in intellectual thought, including the New Criticism, Legal Realism, postmodern architecture, the new western history, slavery studies, environmental history, and, of course, deconstruction.
Back then, there’s no doubt that Yale’s intellectual and cultural contributions were commensurate with its great wealth. But is that still true today? I, for one, don’t think so.
When I get pleas to contribute to Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Emancipation and hear that its future is endangered, my knee-jerk response is how can an institution with a $40 billion plus endowment not have the funds to support one of its few global educational initiatives?
Spider-Man has it right: With great wealth comes great responsibility. I fear that Yale, unlike Harvard, is not embracing its responsibilities. Harvard does far more to reach beyond its walls. It has more public intellectuals. It makes more efforts to connect with public policy through Its Kennedy School. Harvard Extension has no true Yale counterpart. Whatever one thinks of edX, Harvard, in partnership with MIT, took a leadership role in making courses by some of the leading professors in the world available globally for free.
In contrast, one could even argue that Yale’s influence has not been benign. Take, for example, the fact that Yale now claims more administrators than professors. Or that its model for overseas partnerships, its failed venture in Singapore, placed this campus in what the AAUP described as “a host environment where free speech is constrained, if not proscribed.”
Or how about other misplaced priorities: the $150 million spent on the Stephen A. Schwarzman Center or the $500 million spent to create two new colleges, with 900 beds, and custom dark-stained quarter-sawn white oak millwork, red oak plank flooring, and faux Gothic style stonework.
Then there’s the decision by the Yale Corporation, taken without open debate, to end the petition process to join Yale’s governing board, leaving officially nominated candidates as the only options for voters – a decision condemned by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Senate.
Or take Yale Law School — with its $1.2 billion endowment or $190,000 for each of its 630 students and its 2.5 student to faculty member ratio. It features the highest median LSAT scores, the highest media undergraduate GPA, and the lowest acceptance rate – and claims four current Supreme Court Justices. Together with Harvard, its graduates make up about half of all law school faculty. And yet, it ranks 38th in its percentage of students of color, 111th in minority faculty, and 139th in female faculty. It could certainly serve many more students.
With its exceptionally small student body, its increasing emphasis on graduate programs, its no-grades policy (unaccompanied by detailed personal assessments), its lack of requirements, and very light faculty teaching load, does the law school offer an appropriate model of emulation for other law schools?
We shouldn’t forget, as the astute observer of the Law School ecosystem who goes by pseudonym Unemployed Northeastern has noted, it’s faculty rarely write for the practicing bar. Indeed, most of its faculty have little actual experience as practicing attorneys. As Judge Richard A. Posner put it, at the most elite law schools like Yale’s, faculty members “have little interest in the actual judicial process and little ability to contribute to that process or even to the formation of their students as future law clerks and litigators.”
Perhaps it’s impossible to duplicate the Yale of the 1970s, which was a product of circumstances unlikely to recur. These included the student upheavals at Columbia and Cornell that sent scholars scurrying from those institutions to New Haven. Today, the dispersal of talent has meant that great scholars can be found all across the country. As Steven Brint has shown, public flagships and other public research universities now produce the most patents and high-impact scholarly articles and books.
So what should a richly endowed institution like Yale be, apart from a palace of privilege?
It should do much more to share its riches.
- Stream all guest lectures and conferences online.
- Place many more courses online.
- Develop a truly robust degree-granting extension program.
- Greatly expand opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students and junior faculty from underrepresented groups to spend summers at Yale
In October 2021, Yale launched a $7 billion capital campaign to “tackle the greatest challenges facing humankind.” All university fundraising campaigns are hyperbolic, but that catch phrase strikes me as particularly pompous and pretentious.
Why not instead do what Yale can in fact do:
- Leverage its comparative advantage and once again double down on the arts and humanities.
- Follow the example of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Emancipation, and embrace a mission of public education, global outreach, and programming dedicated to driving the development of theory and instructional and research resources in conjunction with scholars worldwide.
Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Congress votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia
Congress on Thursday voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil.
Driving the news: President Biden is expected to sign the measures, which the Senate passed 100-0.
- The trade bill also revokes Belarus' trade operations with the U.S.
The big picture: Biden last month also signed an executive order banning the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the United States.
What they're saying: "Now, I wish this could have happened sooner, but after weeks of talks with the other side, it’s important that we have found a path forward," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, AP reports.
- "No nation whose military is committing war crimes deserves free trade status with the United States."
Go deeper: U.S. moves to end normal trade relations with Russia
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New York AG seeks to fine Trump $10,000 per day for withholding evidence
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday filed a motion to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for refusing to turn over evidence as part of her office's civil investigation into the Trump Organization's financial dealings.
What they're saying: "Despite a crystal clear order from the court, Donald Trump has refused to turn over documents as part of our investigation into him and the Trump Organization's financial dealings," James tweeted.
- "We are seeking the court’s immediate intervention because no one is above the law," she added in a press release.
- “The AG’s motion is completely baseless. President Trump left The Trump Organization in 2017 and any responsive documents were previously provided to the AG by The Trump Organization," a spokesperson for the Trump Organization told Axios.
- "This is just more harassment and the latest chapter in the AG’s continued witch hunt," the spokesperson added.
The big picture: The motion, filed in New York's state supreme court, also seeks to impose a $10,000 daily fine on Trump for every day that he continues to withhold the evidence a state judge had ruled he must turn over.
- Trump was due to turn over the requested documentation by March 3, but requested — and was granted — an extension until the end of March, at which point he "raised a new round of objections to the document requests," per the New York Attorney General's statement.
- "Under settled law, a party is not permitted to delay proceedings at this advanced juncture in the legal process to challenge an investigative subpoena, so Mr. Trump does not have the ability to raise these baseless objections at this time," the statement added.
State of play: In January, the attorney general's office filed a motion to compel Trump and his elder children, Don Jr. and Ivanka Trump, to appear for sworn testimony in her office's investigation into the Trump Organization's financial dealings.
- In February a state judge ruled that Trump's family would have to comply with the testimony subpoena and that the former president would have to hand over the requested documentation.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from a spokesperson for the Trump Organization.
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NYT's top editor says he wants newsroom to tweet less
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet says he wants Times reporters to spend less time on Twitter.
Why it matters: Relying too much on Twitter is "especially harmful to our journalism when our feeds become echo chambers," Baquet said in a letter to staff Thursday obtained by Axios.
- "We can be overly focused on how Twitter will react to our work, to the detriment of our mission and independence," he wrote. "We can make off-the-cuff responses that damage our journalistic reputations. And for too many of you, your experience of Twitter is shaped by harassment and attacks."
Details: The letter also detailed changes to The Times' social media policies broadly, including making it optional for journalists to maintain a presence on Twitter and other social media platforms.
- Baquet said The Times will support anyone who decides to do so step away from social media. But for those that chose to remain active on social platforms, Baquet asked that they "meaningfully reduce how much time" they spend on the platform in relation to other parts of work.
- Baquet also urged journalists that choose to stay on social media ensure their posts "reflect the values of The Times" and be consistent with the company's editorial standards, social media guidelines and "behavioral norms." Tweets that "attack, criticize or undermine the work of colleagues," aren't allowed.
- To ensure the rules are followed, Baquet said masthead editors, department heads and The Times' standards department "will pay close attention to how all Times journalists use social media."
The big picture: Baquet, who is expected to depart the company this year, has been leading The Times during a period of internal conflict around free speech.
- Most recently, outgoing Times journalist Taylor Lorenz and established Times political reporter Maggie Haberman recently got into a public feud on Twitter over personal branding.
- The Times' opinion editor James Bennet resigned in June 2020 after green-lighting an op-ed from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton that The Times said didn't meet its editorial standards following backlash internally and externally.
- Opinion editor Bari Weiss a few weeks later resigned after claiming she was the victim of persistent bullying within the organization and warned the New York Times that "Twitter has become its ultimate editor."
"This is a complicated topic, and our views have evolved considerably over the last several years," Baquet acknowledged in his note.
- In addition to the new social media rules, Baquet also announced a new initiative "to support journalists who experience online threats or harassment," which includes rolling out new training and tools to help prevent and respond to online abuse.
What to watch: Times Managing Editor Joe Kahn is expected to be named Executive Editor this year. Sources say Kahn has a more traditional leadership style and approach to social media that more closely aligns with the policies introduced Thursday.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan to face no-confidence vote after court ruling
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament and call for early elections was unconstitutional, AP reports.
Why it matters: Khan will now be forced to face the no-confidence vote he had tried to avoid on Saturday, and the result could see him ousted from power.
Catch up quick: Khan has resisted calls to resign in recent weeks despite facing a series of defections that cost his ruling coalition their majority in Parliament.
- Earlier this week he had his deputy speaker block a parliamentary no-confidence motion against him on the basis that it was "unconstitutional" and subsequently ordered the dissolution of parliament while calling for new elections.
The big picture: The Supreme Court ruled that Khan's effort to block the no-confidence vote was unconstitutional and that therefore the call to dissolve parliament was invalid, the BBC reported.
- In addition to allowing the no-confidence vote to go ahead, Pakistan's top court also restored the parliament and cabinet, per Bloomberg.
- The decision to dissolve parliament was “declared contrary to the constitution and the law,” Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said of the unanimous verdict, per Bloomberg.
- If Khan loses the no-confidence vote on Saturday, the opposition will appoint a new prime minister that will hold power until Aug. 2023, when a new election is set to be held, per the BBC.
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The push for a new national monument in West Texas
Advocates want the Biden administration to declare 7,000 acres outside El Paso, Texas, a national monument to give Mexican Americans and others in the area needed public space for hiking and other outdoor activities.
The big picture: Castner Range, a former U.S. Army artillery training facility, sits in desert terrain, and conservation advocates for decades have been trying to preserve it for public use.
- The 2021 Place Story Culture Report recently labeled Castner Range a Latino Heritage site that currently lacks official recognition and protections.
- The area played an important role in the survival of early Spanish settlers coming to what is now Texas and New Mexico.
Driving the news: El Paso, a city of 679,000 people where 82 percent of residents are Latino, has developed rapidly in recent years due to its location on the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The city lacks outdoor spaces, unlike other cities with high percentages of Latino residents.
- That has resulted in El Paso not having a culture of hiking and outdoor exploring found in Albuquerque, N.M., Tucson, Ariz., and Denver, according to Janae’ Reneaud Field, executive director of the Frontera Land Alliance.
- Families in the area have to drive about an hour and a half to experience White Sands National Park or an hour for Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
Between the lines: Some of the range is currently off-limits to hikers due to unexploded ordnances at the moment, but a designation would allow the federal government to assess the area and design trails.
The intrigue: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hiked near Castner Range last month at advocates' request and heard from local community residents about their ideas for a possible monument.
- The Biden administration has not signaled what it intends to do with Castner Range yet. The Department of Interior declined to comment.
- U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) has introduced a bill to designate Castner Range a national monument, but advocates say the Biden administration can also make such a declaration under the Antiquities Act.
- "Make no mistake — it is within President Biden’s authority under the Antiquities Act to take swift action to protect the Castner Range and establish the Castner Range National Monument," Mike Murray, chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, said in a statement after Haaland's visit.
Don't forget: After the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger in Georgia, outdoor groups and businesses across the U.S. launched campaigns and initiatives to transform how Black Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans engage with the outdoors.
- The pandemic also drew people outdoors for safe social distancing activities, but El Paso had few options.
- Latino Outdoors, one of the largest networks of outdoor recreation for Hispanic Americans, reported an uptick in interest nationwide during the pandemic, with chapters opening up in Las Vegas, Arkansas, and Connecticut.
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Finland says customs officials have seized millions of dollars' worth of artwork, in shipments that were headed to Russia in violation of European sanctions.
Finnish customs agency Tulli said on Wednesday that its agents detained three shipments of paintings and sculptures over the weekend at Vaalimaa, a border crossing between Finland and Russia.
The works were being transported from museums in Italy and Japan, where they were on loan from Russia, officials said. Customs enforcement director Hannu Sinkkonen said at a press conference that the works have been valued at the equivalent of more than $46 million for insurance purposes, though some of them are "priceless."
"Professionals have been consulted in the moving and storage of the goods," Sinkkonen said. "We are not going to open the packages."
The Finnish customs agency says the works will stay in a warehouse for the time being, and are being stored based on considerations of their value, characteristics and safety. Images on its website show wooden boxes of various heights and sizes, marked "fragile" and bearing labels in Cyrillic.
The customs agency is also conducting an investigation along with Finland's foreign ministry — which it says will explore the matter with the European Commission. The investigation will involve information gathering, international cooperation and requests for mutual assistance, officials said.
The European Union sanctions unveiled against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine include a ban on the sale and transfer of artwork. Sami Rakshit, director of Finnish Customs' Enforcement Department, said that pieces of art are considered luxury items, Reuters reports.
"The enforcement of sanctions is part of our normal operations and we always direct our controls based on risks," Rakshit said in a statement. "The shipments that have now come under criminal investigation were detected as part of our customary enforcement work."
Officials told reporters that 10 people are suspected of breaching sanctions by transporting the art.
Citing Russian news agency Moskva, Reuters reports that the works of art had been loaned to Italy from leading Russian galleries including The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and that those loaned to Japan had come from Moscow's Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.
News of the seizure comes just over two weeks after Finnish customs officials detained 21 yachts believed to be owned by Russian oligarchs and others under EU sanctions.
This story originally appeared in the Morning Edition live blog.
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The Senate has voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
"This is one of the great moments of American history," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. "Today we are taking a giant, bold and important step on the well-trodden path to fulfilling our country's founding promise. This is a great moment for Judge Jackson but it is an even greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union."
All 50 Senate Democrats, including the two independents who caucus with them, voted for Jackson's confirmation. They were joined by three Republicans: Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines on the question of whether to advance Jackson's nomination to a vote before the full Senate. Democrats, expecting the deadlock, immediately moved ahead with a procedural step to discharge the nomination to a vote before the full Senate.
During her hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee, Republicans attacked Jackson as a partisan and leaned heavily on culture war fights rather than inquiries concerning the nominee's qualifications.
Multiple Republicans, including Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Josh Hawley of Missouri, accused the judge of being lenient toward child sexual abusers. Fact-checkers say that the claims are misleading and that Jackson's sentencing decisions were in line with her peers on the federal bench.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Jackson's confirmation fulfills a major campaign promise from President Biden: to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Jackson, 51, served eight years as a federal trial court judge and last June was confirmed for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Prior to becoming a judge, Jackson worked as a public defender. Once confirmed, Jackson will be first Supreme Court justice since Thurgood Marshall to have represented indigent criminal defendants.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1996, she went on to clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer — who she will replace on the high court when Breyer formally retires this summer.
Breyer, 83, was appointed to the court by then-President Bill Clinton in 1994 to replace retiring justice Harry Blackmun.
In contrast to the contemporary view of the court as another venue of partisan political and cultural warfare, Justice Breyer became known for his decades-long effort to build consensus among the justices despite philosophical and ideological differences about the Constitution.
Last year, Breyer published a book which argued that the American public should continue to trust in the court as an apolitical institution that exists above the political fray of the other branches.
"I'm afraid if the general public begins to think that the Supreme Court justices are junior-league politicians," Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg. "A lot of unfortunate things will happen because they think, why don't we want senior-varsity politicians? Why do we want junior-varsity politicians? A lot of unfortunate thoughts for the institution can go through people's minds."
During Jackson's time on the court, Breyer's conception of the Supreme Court will be tested as the court's conservative majority rules on cases concerning some of the nation's most controversial social and political issues, ranging from abortion access to the role of race in college admissions.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt and Susan Davis contributed reporting.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The City of Springfield has won an appeal against Eversource over the company’s non-payment of property taxes.
According to a news release sent to 22News from City Councilors Michael Fenton and Timothy Allen, the Massachusetts Appeals Court denied Eversource’s appeal of the decision by the State Appellate Tax Board that ruled the company had to pay their personal property tax bill for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
The councilors say that Eversource owes back taxes on personal property after a new property valuation method introduced by the city in 2012 reassessed the properties, increasing the property values and taxes owed. They say the company owes the city over $42-million dating back to 2012.
During the appeal process, Eversource has used a state law that allows personal property taxpayers to pay fifty percent of taxes during an appeal. Eversource has 21 days to appeal the Appeals Court decision to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Eversource currently has other cases with municipalities across the state in regard to the property tax payment issue. They have appealed the valuation method in three other cases, which eventually were all ruled in the municipalities’ favor.
“We applaud the decision by the Appeals Court. We are confident that our approach and our bills are correct,” said Councilor Fenton. “This decision underscores that opinion. Citizens are required to pay their taxes on time. We are glad that Eversource has lost this appeal again and hopefully will decide to pay their taxes like good citizens do.”
Councilor Allen said, “Valuation methods and bills are technical and something the public depends on the city to take care of. But paying your bills is a language that everyone understands. Thanks to our citizens for paying your bills on time and we are glad that Eversource has again lost their attempt to challenge their bill and will now hopefully do the right thing and pay their bills like their customers do.”
22News contacted Eversource for a comment on the ruling. Eversource spokesperson Priscilla Ress provided this statement:
We know the critical role that our property tax payments through infrastructure programs that are designed for the benefit of customers play in shaping the revenues available to municipalities to fund local budgets.
We also take seriously our responsibility to not just provide that support for our communities but to balance our duty to customers to control project costs, which include associated property taxes. We are closely reviewing this ruling and evaluating our options while working toward an equitable result for all.
Priscilla Ress, Eversource Spokesperson
Read the court’s ruling here:
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Police are continuing to look for a suspect in the recent vandalism of "The Suffragist" by McEuen Park.
Detectives are seeking video surveillance during the early morning hours of March 25 from businesses and residents in the area near Sixth and Front, where the statue stands, along with three others, all created by artist Terry Lee.
Police have gone door-to-door checking with those in the area but said they would appreciate it if area businesses reviewed their security cameras from the date and time of the incident, as reported by our partners, The Coeur d'Alene Press.
Emily Boyd, executive director of the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association, said the reward fund stands at $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
She said there are many security cameras in the downtown area but most face toward the front of the business or inside the business, not the sidewalk or street.
"Not a good view of foot traffic," she said.
The Suffragist was dedicated in a ceremony attended by about 100 people on Aug. 18, 2020. It celebrated 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right the vote.
But last month, its face and sign were painted with yellow and words were painted on the sidewalk in front of it. Based on some footage recorded from a distance, it was the act of one person.
City crews quickly removed the damage the morning of March 25 with a hot water pressure washer, some graffiti remover and a brush.
The bronze statue is protected with a special wax.
"My guys got right on it," said Parks Director Bill Greenwood.
The Coeur d'Alene Press is a KREM 2 News partner. For more news from our partners, click here.
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NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general asked a court Thursday to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents in her ongoing civil investigation into his business practices.
Attorney General Letitia James argued in court papers that Trump should be fined “a sum sufficient to coerce his compliance” after he missed a March 31 court-imposed deadline to turn over the documents.
Trump is in the process of appealing a February court ruling forcing him to answer questions under oath in the civil investigation but has not appealed a ruling establishing the deadline for him to provide documents, James said.
A message seeking comment was left with Trump's lawyer.
James, a Democrat, has said that her investigation into the Republican former president's business practices uncovered evidence that he may have misstated the value of assets like golf courses and skyscrapers on financial statements for more than a decade.
Her office has said it is seeking Trump's testimony and documents as it works to determine whether the misrepresented values shown to lenders, taxing authorities and other business interests constituted fraud and, if so, who committed that fraud.
Last week, in a related matter, a judge ordered weekly progress reports from a digital forensics company that Trump's company, the Trump Organization, hired to provide evidence to James’ office, which had raised concerns that the process was playing out slower than expected. The company must turn over all requested evidence by April 22, the judge said.
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WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed Thursday by the Senate to serve as the next associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the first Black woman to do so.
But the 51-year-old won't be joining any of the court's cases for a few more months. That's because the seat Jackson is set to take over won't open until June or July.
When Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, he said he will officially step done at the end of the court's current term, which usually closes in late June or early July. It is only then that Jackson will officially be sworn in by another member of the court.
So, it could be about three months between Jackson's confirmation and her swearing. But once Breyer officially retires, the gap before she joins the court should be relatively short and normal. While lengthy court vacancies have become more rare over the last few decades, Republicans famously refused to give Barack Obama's nominee a hearing in 2016.
For instance, the turnaround time between the death of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the swearing in of Amy Coney Barrett, the most recent justice to be appointed, was only 39 days. Republicans were eager to appoint former President Donald Trump's nominee given that the 2020 presidential election was just weeks away, and the White House organized a swearing-in ceremony the same day of her confirmation on Oct. 27, 2020.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh was also sworn-in on the same day he was confirmed by the Senate on Oct. 6, 2018. That meant there was a vacancy on the court for just 67 days after former Justice Anthony Kennedy retired on July 31, 2018.
But Republicans are also responsible for the most recent long-term SCOTUS vacancy. After the sudden death of the late Antonin Scalia in Feb. 2016, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold confirmation hearings for Obama's nominee, current Attorney General Merrick Garland.
It was only after Trump became president and nominated Neil Gorsuch that the vacancy ended, 422 days after Scalia's death.
The longest vacancy on the Supreme Court lasted between 1844 and 1866, during which time three nominees were rejected by the Senate.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Starting in January, employers in Washington state will be required to include salary ranges and benefits information in job postings instead of waiting to release them when making an offer to a prospective employee.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the legislation into law which applies to businesses with more than 15 employees.
Currently, including salary ranges and benefits is optional in job listings. State agencies have already made this information public.
Under SB 5761, the salary range and benefits information will need to be included in any job posting through a third party, printed job announcements and posts to digital job boards. There are no guidelines on how wide of a range must be offered.
Supporters of the law said disclosing starting pay ranges makes for a more "level-playing field" for job seekers when negotiating a starting salary.
Bill sponsor, Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, said the move would make it easier for women and people of color, to negotiate better starting salaries.
"This bill is a continuation of our work as leaders in pay equity," said Randall.
Lobbyists representing large and small businesses told lawmakers in March the new requirements would be hard on business owners.
"This bill would be a tremendous burden on small businesses trying to recover from the pandemic, even in normal times,” said Jim King, representing the Independent Business Association.
"We're always looking for the unintended consequences or the shoe to drop later," said Charlotte Clary with Ice Chips Candy.
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