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MAULDIN, S.C. (WSPA)- For almost two decades, an Upstate family has been patching leaks in the roof of their home.
Mary Bishop has lived in the home for years, her husband was a veteran, and since he died in 2006, Bishop said the upkeep of the roof has been neglected. She’s had major leaks in her home that haven’t been repaired.
“It started raining and I said my roof’s leaking real bad in the washer,” Bishop said.
The leaks have been so bad for so long.
For 16 years Bishop said she’s had to put buckets under them so her house wouldn’t flood.
However, on Friday, through Habitat for Humanity’s home preservation program, Bishop is getting a brand new roof.
“I got up at 5 o’clock this morning and I said oh they’re coming today! Let me see what the weather is like,” Bishop said.
Habitat for Humanity said if they can fix a current home instead of putting a family in a new one, it’s a win.
“For us the reward is being able to see another family, another home owner stay in their home,” Chief Resource Officer Mark Steenback said. “It keeps the asset of the home in the family. It keeps, it helps the family be sure that the home that they’re loved ones is in is safe.”
The whole project Friday was a team effort, a construction company called Mighty Dog Roofing did all of the labor, free of charge.
If you’re in need of some help on your home, you can apply for a Habitat for Humanity home preservation project here.
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Luxury Travel Advisor LTA Connect LTA Ultra Summit Travel Agent Central Travel Agent University Hotels Cruises Your Business People Destinations Europe North America Caribbean Mexico & Latin America Asia Africa & Indian Ocean Middle East Australia & New Zealand South Pacific Antarctica & Arctic Tours Transport Resources Webinars Deals e-Learning Quizzes Subscribe What are you searching for? Enclose phrases in quotes. Use a + to require a term in results and - to exclude terms. Example: +water -Europe Subscribe Hotels Cruises Your Business People Destinations Europe North America Caribbean Mexico & Latin America Asia Africa & Indian Ocean Middle East Australia & New Zealand South Pacific Antarctica & Arctic Tours Transport Resources Webinars Deals e-Learning Quizzes Subscribe Luxury Travel Advisor LTA Connect LTA Ultra Summit Travel Agent Central Travel Agent University
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Going on a Transatlantic voyage requires a little more organization than what guests have been used to. This became clear as Celebrity Cruises released its health travel requirements for the five Transatlantic voyages from the United States to Europe.
While flying from the US to European destinations is reasonably easygoing, the same can not be said about cruises that take the same route. From pre-cruise testing to health forms and vaccination requirements to testing during the voyage, future guests will need to know the details before sailing.
Five Transatlantic Voyages for Celebrity Cruises
Guests booked on one of the five transatlantic voyages will need to keep track of the various and different travel requirements that are in place for each destination.
Celebrity Cruises released its protocols for transatlantic voyages on March 30, 2022, as five ships will begin seasons in Europe. On its website, the cruise line stated the following:
“Travel requirements vary by homeport country. Be sure you’re aware of both homeport country and Celebrity Cruises vaccine and testing requirements as they may differ. We will continually evaluate and update these requirements and protocols as new information becomes available. Booked guests will be advised of the latest requirements leading up to departure.”
The five sailings are:
- April 8, 2022, Celebrity Silhouette from Fort Lauderdale to Southampton in the U.K., with additional stops in Bermuda; Ponta Delgada, Azores; and Lisbon, Portugal.
- April 18, 2022, Celebrity Constellation from Tampa to Barcelona in Spain, with additional stops in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores; Cadiz, Malaga, Granada, Cartagena, and Valencia, Spain.
- April 18, 2022, Celebrity Reflection from Fort Lauderdale to Rome, Italy, with stops in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores; Palma de Mallorca, Toulon, France, and Livorno, Italy.
- April 22, 2022, Celebrity Edge from Fort Lauderdale to Rome, Italy, with stops in Funchal, Madeira; Cadiz, Cartagena, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and Cagliari, Italy.
- April 30, 2022, Celebrity Apex from Fort Lauderdale to Amsterdam, Netherlands, with stops in Ponta Delgada, Azores; Brest, France; Isle of Portland, England; Le Havre, France, and Zeebrugge, Belgium.
With all these different destinations, Celebrity Cruises will need to ensure guests comply with various measures.
Travel Requirements for Transatlantic Cruises
Guests flying to the United States to board a ship will need to present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than one day before traveling to the United States.
Guests that sail on itineraries with ports of call in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Bermuda will need to present the following:
- Spain: All guests ages 12 and up must complete a health form and receive a QR code to travel.
- Italy: All guests ages 6 years and older must complete a health form.
- The Netherlands: Guests ages 12 and up must complete a health form.
- Bermuda: Fill out a Bermuda Travel authorization entry form before arriving.
All guests must be fully vaccinated, and booster shots are highly recommended. Guests who do not yet have their booster shots and those that have received their final vaccine more than 270 days before sailing, could be required to undergo additional testing while onboard, at $42 per test. This will be the case, for example, if guests debark the vessel in The Netherlands, Spain, or Italy.
Pre-Cruise Testing
Guests must present a negative test at least two days before sailing. However, if they have a port of call or voyage ending in Spain, Italy, or The Netherlands, the test must be taken within 24 hours of sailing. There will be test facilities available in the departure ports for international guests.
For US-based guests flying back to the United States, Celebrity Cruises will have the option of buying an eMED Test Kit to satisfy US re-entry requirements.
While onboard, masks are not mandatory; however, guests would need to bring their masks with them should those regulations change, or if destinations require masks to be worn while ashore.
There could also be destinations where leaving the ship will only be possible by joining a tour organized by Celebrity Cruises, as has been the standard in Europe since cruising resumed.
Read Also: Celebrity Cruises to Sail Year-Round in the Mediterranean in 2023
Whether these requirements will still be in place when the cruises depart remains to be seen. Many European countries have announced far-reaching relaxation of health measures in recent weeks. With some luck, cruises to European destinations will be included in these relaxations.
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Kennewick Irrigation District says people served off their canals will be experiencing a delay in their water deliveries until April 9th.
KID says there is a few maintenance projects they want to complete. The projects are the widening and lining of the main canal.
KID says these projects will make the canals safer for the public with sturdier walls and the widening of the canal will bring more water to reduce the severity of droughts.
KID says the delays are caused by weather events during the offseason between October and April, and COVID-19.
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COVID-19's grip on the US is shrinking.
Just over 16,000 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, the lowest number since the start of the pandemic.
That's according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which adds that COVID patients in the ICU are decreasing as well.
According to the agency, just over 56,000 ICU beds are currently in use, about 1,900 of those beds are in use for COVID.
COVID hospitalizations peaked this January during the omicron variant surge.
Despite the drop in these hospitalizations, officials say many hospitals are still stressed partly because of staffing issues.
The centers for disease control and prevention says that since August 2020, more than 4.5 million people have been hospitalized for the virus.
More than a third of those patients were at least 70-years-old.
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A New Jersey man who conspired with his then-girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.
Mark D'Amico received a 27-month term Friday. He pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say D'Amico, his ex-girlfriend and a homeless veteran concocted a scheme about the vet giving the woman $20 when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia.
The three raised funds for the vet online that D'Amico and his ex-girlfriend then spent most of themselves.
Before he was sentenced, D’Amico told U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman that he has changed and is focusing on his family.
”The person that did the things that led us here no longer exists,” D’Amico said.
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COVID-19's grip on the US is shrinking.
Just over 16,000 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, the lowest number since the start of the pandemic.
That's according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which adds that COVID patients in the ICU are decreasing as well.
According to the agency, just over 56,000 ICU beds are currently in use, about 1,900 of those beds are in use for COVID.
COVID hospitalizations peaked this January during the omicron variant surge.
Despite the drop in these hospitalizations, officials say many hospitals are still stressed partly because of staffing issues.
The centers for disease control and prevention says that since August 2020, more than 4.5 million people have been hospitalized for the virus.
More than a third of those patients were at least 70-years-old.
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A judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror's failure to disclose he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan on Friday refused to order a new trial for Maxwell, who was convicted in December of helping the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein abuse several teenage girls. The judge ruled weeks after questioning the juror, who said he never intentionally answered a question about sex abuse wrong on a questionnaire before the trial began.
“I didn’t lie in order to get on this jury,” he said.
The juror said at one point that he “skimmed way too fast” through a questionnaire and didn't intentionally give a wrong answer to a question on sex abuse, the Associated Press reported.
Defense lawyers potentially could have objected to his presence on the jury amid Maxwell's sustained claims that she is innocent.
As the Associated Press reported, the judge in the case also decided that the juror “harbored no bias toward the defendant and could serve as a fair and impartial juror.”
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Why Another Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapsed
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On March 15, the Conger ice shelf, a piece of ice half the size of Rome, collapsed in eastern Antarctica. It’s the first time that side of the continent experienced a major loss of ice in the 40-year history of satellite observations. Previous collapses of shelves have until now occurred in western Antarctica. Meanwhile, researchers are reporting temperatures more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average, while parts of the Arctic are beating averages by 50 degrees.
Scientific American’s Sophie Bushwick explains why warming at the poles is both more likely than other parts of the globe, and is also exacerbating the likelihood of collapses like this. Plus new insights into strange radio circles in space, the Hubble telescope sees the most distant star yet, and a look at the statistical likelihood of basketball “hot hands.” And an April Fool’s Day quiz on some new inventions that may or may not be real.
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Sophie Bushwick is technology editor at Scientific American in New York, New York. Previously, she was a senior editor at Popular Science.
The transcript for this segment is being processed. It will be posted within one week after the episode airs.
Christie Taylor is a producer for Science Friday. Her day involves diligent research, too many phone calls for an introvert, and asking scientists if they have any audio of that narwhal heartbeat.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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Can You Read A Bar Graph?
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Bar graphs seem like one of the simplest ways to represent data. Many people assume that the longer the bar, the bigger the number it represents. Sometimes bar graphs represent an average not a total count, which is trickier to understand.
And because bar graphs are everywhere, psychologists from Wellesley College wanted to determine how well people can actually read and interpret bar graphs. Turns out, one in five people in their study misunderstood the data the bar graphs intended to show. And sometimes simple-looking graphs actually make it harder to understand the data they are based on.
Ira talks with Jeremy Wilmer, associate professor, and Sarah Horan Kerns, research associate, at Wellesley College’s department of psychology, based in Wellesley Massachusetts about their bar graph research and curriculum to improve data literacy.
If you’re curious whether you’ve been missing the bar with your chart interpretation skills, try out this little challenge below that mirrors the study by Kerns and Wilmer. You’ll need something to write with, and either a piece of paper or a printout of the chart below.
What does your bar graph sketch look like? More like A, or more like B below?
When Kerns and Wilmer issued a similar challenge, they found that the bar graph sketches made by study participants fell into two camps: Sketches either illustrated an accurate interpretation of an average, with data points both above and below the top of the bar, illustrated as figure A above, or they showed data points at or below the top of the bar, what they call a Bar-Tip Limit (BTL) error, illustrated in figure B above.
When a graph reader confuses a bar graph of averages as representing counts, they incorrectly restrict individual data to inside the bar, an error made by about one in five study participants.
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Jeremy Wilmer is an associate professor of Psychology at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Sarah Horan Kerns is a research associate in the Psychology department at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
The transcript for this segment is being processed. It will be posted within one week after the episode airs.
Shoshannah Buxbaum is a producer for Science Friday. She’s particularly drawn to stories about health, psychology, and the environment. She’s a proud New Jersey native and will happily share her opinions on why the state is deserving of a little more love.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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Scientists Release The First Fully Complete Human Genome
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Two decades ago, scientists announced they had sequenced the human genome. What you might not know is that there were gaps in that original sequence—about 8% was completely blank.
Now, after a years-long global collaboration, scientists have finally released the first fully complete assembly of the human genome. Researchers believe these missing pieces might be the key to understanding how DNA varies between people.
Six scientific papers on the topic were published in a special edition of the academic journal Science this week.
Ira talks with Karen Miga and Adam Phillippy, co-founders of the Telomere to Telomere Consortium, an international effort that led to the assembly of this new fully complete human genome.
Karen Miga is an assistant professor of bimolecular engineering and the associate director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, based in Santa Cruz California. Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section and senior investigator in the computational and statistical genomics branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, based in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Karen Miga is an assistant professor of Biomolecular Engineering and the Associate Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute in Santa Cruz, California.
Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section, and a senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
The transcript for this segment is being processed. It will be posted within one week after the episode airs.
Shoshannah Buxbaum is a producer for Science Friday. She’s particularly drawn to stories about health, psychology, and the environment. She’s a proud New Jersey native and will happily share her opinions on why the state is deserving of a little more love.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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An Unusual Fungus May Control Invasive Tawny Crazy Ants
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The Tawny crazy ant (sometimes called the Rasberry crazy ant) is an invasive species originally found in South America. Over the past few decades, it has found a home in U.S. Gulf states and parts of Texas. The ant, named “crazy” for its erratic movements, can outcompete native ant species when it takes hold, and can overwhelm small animals with sheer numbers.
In 2013, Science Friday spoke with Edward LeBrun, a research scientist at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory of UT Austin, about the ant and its ability to outcompete fire ants in the southern U.S. Now, LeBrun returns to share news of a possible biological control for the ants, a form of fungus that can cause infected nests to collapse over a period of years. It’s a good news, bad news situation—while most insecticides and baits don’t work to control the ants, the fungus can produce local extinction.
However, it takes years to work, and currently requires transferring hundreds of infected ants into a nest—not exactly something you can pick up off the shelf at the local hardware store.
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Edward LeBrun is a research scientist in the Breckenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.
The transcript for this segment is being processed. It will be posted within one week after the episode airs.
As Science Friday’s director, Charles Bergquist channels the chaos of a live production studio into something sounding like a radio program. Favorite topics include planetary sciences, chemistry, materials, and shiny things with blinking lights.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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Scientists Are Working On HIV Vaccines Based On COVID Vaccine Tech
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Several early Phase 1 human trials of vaccines using mRNA technology are now under way. The approach—which uses mRNA to induce the body to manufacture specific parts of a viral structure that then trains the immune system—was famously successful in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the basis for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
Now, researchers are wondering if the mRNA approach might be a solution to diseases like HIV, which have thwarted vaccine researchers for years. The NIH has supported three trials, other trials from IAVI and Moderna are also under way in Phase 1.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Ira to talk about the challenges of developing vaccines against HIV, the path through the clinical trials process, and why researchers are very cautiously optimistic about the new vaccine trials. They also discuss the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need for continued vigilance and funding.
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Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
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As Science Friday’s director, Charles Bergquist channels the chaos of a live production studio into something sounding like a radio program. Favorite topics include planetary sciences, chemistry, materials, and shiny things with blinking lights.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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An Oregon Lithium Deposit Could Help Power Clean Energy Tech
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This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Bradley W. Parks, was originally published on Oregon Public Broadcasting.
President Joe Biden and U.S. lawmakers are ramping up their efforts to mine, manufacture and process more battery materials at home — and that’s drawn praise from the company exploring a large lithium deposit in southeast Oregon.
Jindalee Resources Limited, the Australian company with lithium claims at a Bureau of Land Management site in Oregon’s Malheur County, says the growing push for U.S. critical minerals production is a positive sign.
“You’ve seen bipartisan support for the development of critical minerals projects growing,” said Lindsay Dudfield, Jindalee’s executive director. “Jindalee is advancing a critical minerals project, and so we’re very encouraged by these developments.”
The Intercept reported Thursday that Biden is preparing to invoke the Defense Production Act to expedite production of batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics and renewable energy storage.
The Defense Production Act was recently used to increase supply and hasten delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. Lawmakers in recent weeks have urged the president to use his authority under the law to do the same for batteries.
“The time is now to grow, support, and encourage investment in the domestic production of graphite, manganese, cobalt, lithium, nickel, and other critical minerals to ensure we support our national security, and to fulfill our need for lithium-ion batteries — both for consumers and for the Department of Defense,” wrote Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Joe Manchin,D-W.Va.; Jim Risch, R-Idaho; and Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a letter to the president last week.
The Biden administration published a report last June that found the American battery supply chain to be extremely vulnerable as demand for batteries increases. For decades, the U.S. has relied on foreign imports of minerals needed to make those batteries, especially lithium.
While the U.S. has large lithium reserves, it only produces about 1% of the world’s supply. Demand for lithium and other materials is expected to skyrocket as the U.S. seeks to transition away from fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency.
The Biden administration’s report says lithium could be a good candidate for new domestic mining and extraction, which would reduce American dependence on foreign sources like Russia and China.
But as the rush for critical minerals like lithium speeds up in the U.S., environmental groups, Native American tribes and others have urged caution, especially when it comes to new mining. The extractive industry remains enormously destructive to frontline communities as well as land, water and wildlife.
John Hadder, director of the mining watchdog group Great Basin Resource Watch, said it’s important not to ignore the effects of mining because the end use of the materials — in this case, batteries — is popular.
“These mine projects are very damaging,” he said. “And so we must approach them judiciously and not in a rushed fashion. In our view, the fewer mines that we develop, the better.”
Hadder added that the desire to extract more lithium and other materials in the U.S. is based on soaring demand projections that may never materialize. He said policy changes and more robust battery recycling would likely reduce the need for extracting new materials.
Biden has said he can only get behind new mining if companies adhere to rigorous environmental and labor regulations.
“Environmental protections are paramount,” Biden said at a White House event to address the American mineral supply in February. “We have to ensure that these resources actually benefit folks in the communities where they live, not just shareholders.”
Biden also announced at that event the formation of a working group to make changes to the General Mining Law of 1872, which still governs mining and speculation on public lands.
The Jindalee project west of the Oregon-Nevada border town of McDermitt is still in the exploration phase, and no mine has been proposed.
The company is in the midst of a drilling program to determine how much lithium is deposited at the project site and whether it is economically viable. Jindalee says the deposit could eventually support a mine, but Dudfield estimates a mining proposal is years away at the earliest.
“We’re a long way from mining, I have to stress that,” Dudfield said. “There’s a lot of work to be done, and we may never get to the position where we are able to mine the project.”
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Bradley Parks is an environment reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting in Bend, Oregon.
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Kathleen Davis is a producer at Science Friday, which means she spends the week brainstorming, researching, and writing, typically in that order. She’s a big fan of stories related to strange animal facts and dystopian technology.
John Dankosky works with the radio team to create our weekly show, and is helping to build our State of Science Reporting Network. He’s also been a long-time guest host on Science Friday. He and his wife have four cats, thousands of bees, and a yoga studio in the sleepy Northwest hills of Connecticut.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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One Last Martian Love Fest
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This story is a part of our spring Book Club conversation about ‘The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World.’ Join our online community space, record a voice message on the Science Friday VoxPop app, and read along with our lineup of discussion questions, live zoom events, and more.
After a month of non-stop Mars science, what questions do you still have about the Red Planet? SciFri producer Christie Taylor and co-host Stephanie Sendaula interview planetary scientist and Sirens of Mars author Sarah Stewart Johnson. Plus, they take your questions about the planet’s poles, its magnetic field, and the progress of the Perseverance rover.
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Sarah Stewart Johnson is an associate professor at Georgetown University, a visiting scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and the author of The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World.
Stephanie Sendaula is a programming and outreach specialist for LibraryLinkNJ in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
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Christie Taylor is a producer for Science Friday. Her day involves diligent research, too many phone calls for an introvert, and asking scientists if they have any audio of that narwhal heartbeat.
John Dankosky works with the radio team to create our weekly show, and is helping to build our State of Science Reporting Network. He’s also been a long-time guest host on Science Friday. He and his wife have four cats, thousands of bees, and a yoga studio in the sleepy Northwest hills of Connecticut.
Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.
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Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka will battle for the Miami Open title. Both have been exceptional in their run to the final. And both have looked the part as well.
Here's a glimpse at the equipment they are using and the clothes they are wearing.
Naomi Osaka has used the Yonex EZONE 98 racquet to power her way past the competition.
Wearing her Nike Women's Summer Advantage Visor, Osaka shielded the sun from her eyes.
Get more of Osaka's looks here.
Using her Tecnifibre Temp 298, Iga Swiatek has overpowered the field in Miami.
Swiatek ran past her competition wearing the Asics Gel Resolution 8 shoes.
Get more of Swiatek's looks here.
Shop all your favorite player's looks here.
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The Sunshine Double caps off the spring hard-court season and it's time for the Hologic WTA Tour to slide into the clay season. The Credit One Charleston Open is the first WTA 500 event of the clay season and as always, it features a strong field that includes three major champions, the reigning Olympic champion, and a bevy of Americans looking to get their clay legs.
Here's what you need to know about the tour's first event of the clay season.
When does the tournament start?
The Credit One Charleston Open is a WTA 500 event held at Live to Play Daniel Island. Played on outdoor green clay (Har-Tru), Charleston represents the tour's transition from the spring hard-court season to the clay season. It is the only Hologic WTA Tour tournament in America played on clay and has the largest field of any women's only event in North America.
The tournament features a 56-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. The Dunlop Grand Prix Regular Duty ball will be used.
Qualifying begins on Saturday, April 2, with main draw competition kicking off on Monday, April 4. The tournament features day and night sessions, with play kicking off at 10:00 from Monday to Wednesday and 11:00am through the end of the event. Night sessions begin at 7:00pm.
This year, Charleston will commemorate its 50 year anniversary with a brand new Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island.
When are the finals?
Both singles and doubles finals will be played on Sunday, April 10. The doubles final will be played at 11:00am and the singles follow will follow, not before 1:30pm.
Who are the defending champions?
Veronika Kudermetova dominated the field last year to win her first career WTA title, defeating Montenegro's Danka Kovinic 6-4, 6-2.
In doubles, Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs defeated the Czech duo of Marie Bouzkova and Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-4.
Who are the top seeds?
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Paula Badosa
3. Karolina Pliskova
4. Ons Jabeur
5. Danielle Collins
6. Elena Rybakina
7. Jessica Pegula
8. Leylah Fernandez
*As of Friday, April 1.
The field features three former champions: Kudermetova, Madison Keys, and Sloane Stephens. Returning to Charleston this year are Spain's Paula Badosa and Ons Jabeur. Both players enjoyed a boost on Daniel Island last year. Badosa, who will rise to a career-high No.3 on Monday, earned her first win over a World No.1 last year, stunning Ash Barty in straight sets. Jabeur also enjoyed the conditions, making the semifinals of the WTA 500 and the final of the WTA 250 event held the week after.
Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins and Miami semifinalist Jessica Pegula lead a strong field of Americans, including Charleston's own Shelby Rogers, Amanda Anisimova, Alison Riske, Madison Brengle, Claire Liu, Lauren Davis, and Hailey Baptiste.
What does the draw look like?
The main draw ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 2 at 3:00pm. Check back for a full analysis when the draw is made.
What is the prize money and ranking points on offer?
Charleston has a total financial commitment of $1 million dollars.
First Round: 1 point
Second Round: 30 points
Round of 16: 55 points
Quarterfinals: 100 points
Semifinal: 185 points
Final: 305 points
Champion: 470 points
What other events are being played this week?
The Copa Colsanitsas presented by Zurich is a WTA 250 on outdoor clay in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia's own Camila Osorio has returned to defend her title. Also in the draw are Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, Astra Sharma, Dayana Yastremska, and Harriet Dart. Main draw play begins on Monday, April 4.
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.
A spokesperson for Smith issued a statement from the actor Friday afternoon.
“I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” Smith said in the statement.
“I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work,” Smith’s statement said. “I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film. "
Smith’s resignation came two days after the academy met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.
On Sunday, Smith strode from his front-row Dolby Theatre seat on to the stage and smacked Rock, who had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, he went on to win the best actor award for his role in “King Richard.”
Rock, who was about to present Oscar for best documentary, declined to file charges when asked by police.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well.
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Attorneys for former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis have appealed a ruling by a federal judge that she violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples when she denied marriage licenses to them.
Last month, U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning of the Eastern District of Kentucky granted summary judgment in a civil lawsuit that the two couples, David Ermold and David Moore, and James Yates and Will Smith, filed against Davis. At the time, the judge's ruling settled whether the couples' constitutional rights were violated without going to trial. It's unclear, though, if Davis will be held liable for the thousands of dollars in legal fees accrued since 2015.
Bunning denied Davis's request for summary judgment on the question of damages. The plaintiffs are requesting compensatory and punitive damages, pre and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys' fees.
Shortly after the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling granted same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide, Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses due to her religious beliefs. That led to lawsuits against her, and a judge ordered Davis to issue the licenses. She spent five days in jail for being found in contempt of court after refusing to do so.
Davis had argued that a legal doctrine called qualified immunity shielded her from being held liable, the plaintiffs argued that Davis had violated their constitutional rights and their right to marry was clearly established at the time of Davis's violation, and therefore, Davis was not entitled to qualified immunity.
The court said her decision not to issue marriage licenses "further illustrates that she knowingly violated the law." The ruling also states "Davis chose to stand for what [she] believe[s] in over what was contrary to that'—the law."
The judge's ruling means "claims against her in her individual capacity" can move forward. The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to take up her appeal in the case.
In a statement, the Liberty Counsel said the case "now clearly presents the free exercise defense" and could be a Supreme Court issue.
"Kim Davis is entitled to protection to an accommodation based on her sincere religious belief," Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said. "This case raises serious First Amendment free exercise of religion claims and has a high potential of reaching the Supreme Court."
A status conference was scheduled to be held by telephone on April 1.
Davis, a Republican, ultimately lost her bid for reelection in 2018. Democrat Elwood Caudill Jr. is now the county's clerk.
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Disney fans will be happy about this news.
Disney Parks announced Thursday that guests would soon be able to hug their favorite characters again "as early as April 18" as they begin relaxing COVID restrictions.
"While not all locations will be available immediately, we anticipate reopening in phases throughout the spring, and early summer," Disney Live Entertainment Senior Communications Manager Shawn Slater wrote in the blog post.
Throughout the pandemic, social distancing has been required for nearly all character interactions.
Disney World in Florida reopened in July 2020, and Disneyland in California reopened in April 2021.
The parks have slowly been returning to normal operations, with Disney World's Festival of Fantasy parade starting back two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, in California, Disneyland's famous parade is expected to start up the marching band again beginning the weekend of April 22.
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Illinois State Police celebrates agency's 100th anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered the Illinois State Police flag to fly atop the Capitol Dome for the entire month of April to commemorate the agency's 100th anniversary.
The Illinois State Police Department was formed on this day in 1922.
Their orders were to maintain safety on newly paved roads.
The first class of troopers consisted of just eight individuals driving leftover World War I motorcycles.
ISP is now nearly 3,000 strong and has expanded its services to include forensic testing, cybersecurity and disaster response.
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"The makeup of the ranks of our state troopers has changed too. Women and people of color weren’t allowed to serve 100 years ago. Today, they are among ISP's highest ranks," said Pritzker.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Department is also celebrating its centennial anniversary Friday.
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Illinois State Police celebrates agency's 100th anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered the Illinois State Police flag to fly atop the Capitol Dome for the entire month of April to commemorate the agency's 100th anniversary.
The Illinois State Police Department was formed on this day in 1922.
Their orders were to maintain safety on newly paved roads.
The first class of troopers consisted of just eight individuals driving leftover World War I motorcycles.
ISP is now nearly 3,000 strong and has expanded its services to include forensic testing, cybersecurity and disaster response.
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"The makeup of the ranks of our state troopers has changed too. Women and people of color weren’t allowed to serve 100 years ago. Today, they are among ISP's highest ranks," said Pritzker.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Department is also celebrating its centennial anniversary Friday.
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Navy identifies victim killed in aircraft crash in Virginia waters
A U.S. Navy aircraft with three people aboard crashed in waters near the Eastern Shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland on Wednesday evening, killing one, authorities said.
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Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, told The Associated Press the plane was conducting routine flight operations in the vicinity of Wallops Island, Virginia, when it went down around 7:30 p.m.
Two injured people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and one was found dead in the aircraft, U.S. Navy E2-D Hawkeye, Myers said.
On Friday, the victim killed in the crash was identified as Lt. Hyrum Hanlon. Hanlon joined the Navy in 2017 and was assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120.
"It takes a courageous and patriotic person to devote their life to the selflessness of serving in the armed forces," said Cmdr. Martin Fentress Jr., Hanlon's commanding officer.
"Hyrum embodied those characteristics and will be truly missed by his family and the Hawkeye community. We sincerely appreciate the public respecting the family’s privacy during this difficult time as they mourn his loss."
Navy officials say recovery efforts to get the aircraft out of the water are ongoing.
The plane, an advanced tactical airborne early warning aircraft, is based out of Naval Station Norfolk and assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron.
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A New Jersey man who conspired with his then-girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.
Mark D'Amico received a 27-month term Friday. He pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say D'Amico, his ex-girlfriend and a homeless veteran concocted a scheme about the vet giving the woman $20 when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia.
The three raised funds for the vet online that D'Amico and his ex-girlfriend then spent most of themselves.
Before he was sentenced, D’Amico told U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman that he has changed and is focusing on his family.
”The person that did the things that led us here no longer exists,” D’Amico said.
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New Trier's Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team on probation after video allegedly shows hazing at party
WINNETKA, Ill. - The New Trier’s Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team is now on probation.
School officials and Winnetka police are calling this incident serious and disturbing.
Video allegedly shows boys varsity lacrosse players hazing one of their own.
According to a letter sent to parents Thursday, the incident happened during an off-campus party attended by members of the boys varsity lacrosse team.
As a result, the entire team is now barred from out-of-state competitions and even forfeited participation in out-of-state games over spring break.
"We want to make it clear: Hazing is a serious violation of our values and school policies and will not be tolerated. The behavior that our investigation has uncovered is appalling, and we are working to ensure it will never happen again," school officials said.
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The New Trier Boys Lacrosse Team has won 13 state championships since 1995.
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School leaders say they’ll end the team’s season if other serious behaviors occur or are uncovered.
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Video shows teen being run over by Chicago police SUV, attorney asking for $2.1M settlement from city
CHICAGO - Newly released video shows a teen getting run over by a Chicago police SUV.
The incident happened in 2020.
Now, her attorney is asking for a 2.1 million settlement from the city.
Astarte Washington, who was 15 years old at the time, can be seen in the video wearing red.
Her attorney says Washington and her brother were walking home from their grandmother's house amid the unrest in May 2020 following George Floyd's murder.
The pair encountered a group of protesters on their walk home near 111th and South Michigan Avenue.
The teen’s lawyer says police ordered the group to stop and get on the ground.
Washington is seen in the video doing just that — when a Chicago police SUV begins rolling backwards with no one in the driver's seat.
Her attorney says as she continues to recover physically, she also suffered immense emotional trauma.
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"She testified that she saw the vehicle coming at her, but she was more afraid to get up and move out of the way and get shot than let the vehicle roll over her body," said Washington's attorney, Robert Fakhouri.
In a recent deposition, the officer recalled moving the gear toward the park position before getting out.
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The Best Beauty Moments in Grammy Awards History
The Grammy Awards red carpet isn’t just about the clothes. Take a closer look, and you’ll find that some stars make just as much of a statement with beauty, like Cyndi Lauper trying so-called Euphoria makeup on for size decades before the show even existed, and Rosalía forever keeping it interesting with her nails. But you don’t always have to look that closely: Dolly Parton’s voluminous platinum-blonde locks, for example, were impossible to miss in the ceremony’s early years. And as much as we love a statement, Ciara is living proof that a natural look can be just as interesting. Take a look back at the awards show’s best beauty moments, from David Bowie’s blush-and-orange coif to Adele’s signature red lip and cat eyes, here.
With sleek straight hair, bold purple eyeshadow, and luminous, sun-kissed skin, Cher positively glowed at the ceremony in 1974.
Bette Milder showed up to celebrate her win for Best New Artist wearing voluminous, brushed-out curls; dark, smoky eyes; and era-appropriate thin eyebrows.
David Bowie wore just the right amount of blush when going glam rock in the mid-’70s.
It was all about hair for Dolly Parton—an 11-time Grammy winner and 51-time nominee—in the ‘70s.
Tina Turner nailed the red lip at the 24th annual ceremony, where she also changed it up with tousled bangs.
Cyndi Lauper was doing so-called Euphoria makeup decades before the show premiered.
Whitney Houston went curly on top, wavy on bottom and changed up the classic red with a coral lip.
Gloria Estefan managed to radiate as brightly as her gold dress despite wearing a dark mauve lip.
Mariah Carey reached Sarah Jessica Parker-level curl goals in 1991.
Celebrating her first Grammy win, the late Selena nailed casual glamour with a sparkly evening gown and messy updo.
Gwen Stefani epitomized the ’90s with a playful take on Bantu knots and thin eyebrows in ’98.
Fiona Apple added a literal twist to her signature grungy ’90s style in ’98.
Keeping it simple with a middle part and plain white gown, Celine Dion put the focus on her lavender frosted eyes.
J.Lo made so many waves with her Versace dress in 2000, it was easy to miss out on the eyeshadow she wore to subtly complement it.
A glowing Alicia Keys expertly accented her eye makeup with a touch of silver, adding to the shimmer of her wet-look updo.
Madonna threw it back to the ’70s with blonde licks that flipped out over her eyebrows during one of the rare years she wasn’t a nominee.
Florence Welch cut her signature fiery bangs just short enough to give a peek at her lengthy lashes.
Adele was in true Adele form when she took home no fewer than six Grammys in the beauty look we’ve associated her with ever since: heavy lashes, winged liner, and a red lip.
Rihanna took a note from Adele with tousled locks, heavy black liner, and red lips that matched her gown in 2013.
Miley Cyrus kept it natural at the 56th annual ceremony, putting the focus on her blonde pixie cut.
Ciara nailed so-called natural beauty with a tousled updo and nude lip that same year.
Beyoncé debuted a blonde ombré bob while wearing a sumptuous shade of red lipstick.
Lady Gaga was in true form when she hit the red carpet with silvery hair and glittery eyeshadow to match.
Taylor Swift channeled Anna Wintour with an immaculate blonde bob. Rather than match her top, she went with a more uncommon shade of pink lipstick to complete the look.
Selena Gomez went full glam at the 58th annual ceremony with long, voluminous curls and an exaggerated smoky eye.
Jennifer Lopez was positively glowing on the red carpet in 2017.
Lana Del Rey’s winged eyeliner took even more flight than usual in 2017.
Lady Gaga piled on the drama in the form of heavy lashes and sparkly cat eyes, but she didn’t stop there...
Gaga ensured she made a statement any which way she turned, by intricately braiding her hair.
Erykah Badu wore perhaps the most elaborate nails in Grammys history in 2020.
When has Rosalía ever disappointed with her nails?
Phoebe Bridgers stuck with the Goth vibes of her skeletal Gucci gown by painting her lips black.
H.E.R. accepted her Grammy for Song of the Year wearing long lashes and an iridescent combo of gold and purple eyeshadow.
Best Pop Vocal Album winner Dua Lipa matched her Versace dress with similar purply eyeshadow.
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Feud Season 2 is Coming: Meet the Real-Life Socialites Who Inspired the Story
It’s not an April Fool’s Joke: Ryan Murphy’s Feud is officially coming back for a second season on FX, according to two separate Hollywood trade publications. While the first iteration focused on Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, season two will feature legendary author Truman Capote verbally duking it out with his cadre of socialite friends like Babe Paley, Slim Keith, CZ Guest, and Lee Radziwill. If those names mean nothing to you, well, expect a story about one of history’s wittiest gay men backstabbing one of the most glamorous cliques Manhattan has ever seen.
According to Deadline, the series will be based on Laurence Leamer’s book “Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era.” None other than Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant will direct all episodes, and Pulitzer-finalist Jon Robin Baitz has signed on to write the scripts. Naomi Watts is the first actress attached. She’ll play Paley, but producers are reportedly already circling several other Oscar-winning/nominated actresses to fill the part. Meanwhile, a “worldwide search” is underway to find the right man to play Capote. Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for playing the author in a 2005 biopic, though one has to wonder if producers will look to cast an openly queer actor for the role this time.
While we don’t know who will end up playing all the parts, we do know which real-life figures will end up in the series. Here, a breakdown of the characters in Feud: Capote’s Women.
Truman Capote
Even before he became a national figure and cemented his place in the American literary cannon with 1966’s In Cold Blood, Capote was both a writer and society figure of prominence in New York City’s social scenes (thanks in no small part to the success of his earlier novella, Breakfast at Tiffany’s). The success of Blood afforded him to throw his infamous 1966 Black & White Ball, still regarded as one of the most legendary parties in New York City history. He surrounded himself with the socialites of the time, but he ended up souring those relationship the best way a writer knows how: by writing about them.
In 1975, he published a chapter of his unfinished book Answered Prayers in Esquire magazine, which portrayed a lightly fictionalized portrayal of the marriage between his friend Babe Paley and her husband William, the chief executive officer at CBS. Other friends weren’t spared, either. Many dropped him from their social circles immediately, and Truman was quickly persona non grata in high society. Thus, the “Feud” of it all.
Babe Paley
Girls still dream of living lives like Babe Paley’s, who will be played by Naomi Watts. The daughter of a prominent brain surgeon, she scored a job at Vogue in 1938, and was already noted as one of the best dressed women in the world by the early ’40s. She left Vogue in 1947 following her marriage to media tycoon William S. Paley, and became a full-time socialite. By 1958, she was a member of the Fashion Hall of Fame after appearing on the International Best Dressed List 14 times, and was a noted couture client. “I never saw her not grab anyone’s attention: the hair, the makeup, the crispness,” designer Bill Blass once said. “You were never conscious of what she was wearing; you noticed Babe and nothing else."
Rumor has it that the reason she became so fond of Capote’s company was because she was otherwise bored with life. Her husband, though in love with her, often cheated, and her children were being raised by nannies. Capote, of course, would later muse that he believed he was the only true friend she ever had in her life.
Lee Radziwill
Yes, Jackie Kennedy is the mainstream icon, but fashion insiders have always regarded her younger sister Lee Radziwill as the true style icon. Although she was a mainstay of high society, she wasn’t afraid of a bit of edge—Radziwill and Capote once followed The Rolling Stones during their 1972 tour. Capote, in turn, worked hard to help Radziwill escape the public shadow of her elder sister by trumping her any chance he got by taking some public digs at Jackie O herself.
Yes, her daughter-in-law was on Real Housewives.
CZ Guest
Another society doyenne who was already a member of the Best Dressed List Hall of Fame long before Capote met her, Guest was the daughter of a Boston investment banker. She dabbled in acting before marrying Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, a polo champion and member of a prominent British family (and, yes, a first cousin of the Winston Churchill).
Guest’s daughter Cornelia, who counted the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson as her godparents, would go on to become one of the most prominent Manhattan socialites of the ’80s.
Slim Keith
Long before she came to New York, Slim Keith, a Californian by birth, was a Hollywood socialite who counted director Howard Hawks as her first husband. She’s also credited with paving the way for Lauren Bacall’s career by demanding her husband screen test her for an upcoming movie after seeing her on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. Keith, however, left her husband after he cheated on her, cooled off in Cuba for a while at Ernest Hemingway’s house, and reemerged on the New York social scene with a marriage to Leland Hayward, a prominent theatrical producer. (They eventually divorced. Rumor has it that was due to a one-night stand she had with Frank Sinatra.)
Keith was among the angriest at Capote after she suspected his character “Lady Coolbirth” was based on her—although some suspect the character was based on another socialite altogether.
Pamela Churchill Harriman
Harriman first came to prominence by marrying Winston Churchill’s son, but divorced him after he racked up debts and she racked up affairs. She married Leland Hayward just hours after his divorce from Keith became official. She also had a fling with Paley’s husband before their marriage—one of her many dalliances with powerful men. A British journalist once described her as “a world expert on rich men’s bedroom ceilings.” Fun gal!
In later life, she became a prominent fund-raiser for the democratic party, which led to Bill Clinton appointing her Ambassador to France.
Gloria Guinness
Although she liked to pretend she was born to a humble seamstress and a political revolutionary, in reality, Guinness was born in Mexico to a prominent journalist father and a socialite mother. At some point in her life, she may or may not have been a spy ...possibly for the Nazis. No one knows for sure to this day. Despite this, she was often described as “the most elegant woman in the world.” She was married four times, and before becoming a Guinness (yes, the beer family) she was also married to a von Furstenberg and the son of an Egyptian princess. In later life, she wrote a column for Harper’s Bazaar.
Other Possible Characters
The reports suggest the series will focus on the group above, but there’s certainly room for other prominent socialites of the time to make appearances. That includes Gloria Vanderbilt (mother of Anderson Cooper), Happy Rockefeller, and Ann Woodward, a socialite who may or may not have murdered her husband and gotten away with it. Woodward actually inspired the main character in Capote’s scandalous story, and committed suicide days before its publication.
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Local emergency personnel were called to a third wreck in as many days in Iowa Falls on Thursday. No injuries were reported as Ryan Rother, 41 of Sheffield, hit a guardrail on South Oak St. His 2002 Dodge Caravan came to rest on the driver’s side and he had to be pulled from the vehicle. The incident occurred between the overhead railroad bridge and the bridge over the river. Rother was cited with careless driving. Estimated damage to the vehicle was $5,000, with $100 in damages estimated to a reflective sign. The Iowa Falls Fire, Police and Ambulance departments responded just after noon, along with the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Hardin County E Squad.
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The Iowa Falls Fire Department, Police Department and Ambulance services were kept busy Tuesday with two separate wrecks. The first, reported at 11:39 a.m. involved a semi driven by Jace Winfrey, 29, of Rockwell, and a pick-up truck Aarron Stahl, 46, of Steamboat Rock. The other was a single-vehicle rollover involving Guillermo Morales Anca, which happened at 1:34 p.m.
Winfrey, driving a 2000 Peterbilt with a grain trailer, was southbound on Highway 65 when Stahl attempted a left turn from the westbound lane off of Cadet Road. Winfrey was not injured, but his semi received approximately $10,000 in damage. Stahl was transported via ambulance to Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls with undisclosed but not serious injuries. His 2019 Dodge Ram received approximately $17,000 damage and was considered a total loss. Stahl was cited for failure to yield upon left turn.
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IOWA FALLS-Lorae Nieuwendorp, 86, of Iowa Falls, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Ashbrook Assisted Living in Iowa Falls. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 5, at the Counsell Woodley Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. She will be laid to rest at the Union Cemetery. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home of Iowa Falls is caring for Lorae and her family.
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WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – Three Worcester men were convicted of trafficking cocaine in Worcester Wednesday.
According to a news release sent to 22News by the Department of Justice in Boston, Junior Melendez, 41, Juan Rodriguez, 31, and Kevin Jean, 31, all of Worcester, were convicted on Wednesday, March 30 by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine.
From March 2019 through early June 2019, law enforcement intercepted communications involving two cell phones used by the defendants pursuant to Court authorized wiretaps. This revealed that Melendez, Rodriguez, and Jean conspired with Angel Cordova, Antoine Mack, Carlos Richards, and others to buy and sell multiple kilograms of cocaine.
Melendez and Rodriguez purchased powder cocaine from Cordova, cooked a portion of that powder cocaine into cocaine base (“crack cocaine”), and then distributed the cocaine, frequently using Jean and Mack as their runners, to their primary buyer, Richards in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Cordova and Mack, who was also charged as a felon in possession of a gun, previously pleaded guilty. In May 2020, Mack was sentenced to 54 months in prison. Cordova is scheduled to be sentenced on May 26, 2022. Richards remains a fugitive.
Melendez is a convicted felon and has previously served 109 months in federal prison for drug and firearms violations. Melendez is the alleged leader of the Massachusetts chapter of the Almighty Vice Lords street gang.
Melendez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years based on the volume of cocaine involved and his prior conviction.
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AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Northern Quest Resort & Casino announced Friday that legendary American rock bands Tesla, Buckcherry and Great White will be joining the 11th Annual Pepsi Outdoor Summer lineup.
Tesla, Buckcherry and Great White will take the stage at the Northern Quest on August 21, 2022.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8, at 10 a.m. and will be available online at NorthernQuest.com or by calling the Northern Quest Box Office at 509-481-2800.
The American rock band Tesla was formed in California in 1982. It was first known as City Kidd but changed its name to Tesla in 1985. Tesla's famous music hits include "Modern Day Cowboy," “Little Suzi," “The Way It Is," “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out),” and its hit to 20 “Love Song." The band continues to tour worldwide with sold-out shows for more than 30 years.
The Anaheim Buckcherry rock band released their first album hit in 1999 titled Buckcherry, which included the hit singles “Lit Up," “For the Movies”, “Dead Again” and “Check Your Head”. After the band separated in 2005, they reunited again and released a new album which includes the hits “Sorry”, “Everything” and “Next 2 You."
The American rock band Great White was formed in Los Angeles in 1977. With several hit albums in the mid-to-late 1980s, Great White had several platinum-selling records, including Once Bitten in 1987 and Twice Shy in 1989, which received considerable airplay through radio and MTV.
The band's hit songs included “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”, “The Angel Song”, “Rock Me”, “Save Your Love” and “Lady Red Light.”
Prices for the Tesla with Buckcherry and Great White show will be set at $49, $59, $79, and $99.
11th Annual Northern Quest Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concert lineup (2022)
- June 18: Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket
- June 23: Flo Rida and T.I.
- June 26: Brad Paisley
- July 15: The Avett Brothers
- July 17: Stone Temple Pilots and Daughtry
- July 22: Goo Goo Dolls with Blue October
- July 24: Jon Pardi with Lainey Wilson and Hailey Whitters
- August 14: The Australian Pink Floyd Show
- August 21: Tesla, Buckcherry & Great White
- September 17: Sam Hunt
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — At least five area teens are facing criminal charges after allegedly participating in a social media trend, as reported by our partners, The Coeur d'Alene Press.
Coeur d’Alene police said a popular challenge on the social media app TikTok has encouraged users, especially teens and young adults, to shoot gel beads called “Orbeez” at others using airsoft guns.
Many TikTok posts that appear while searching “Orbeez Challenge” show people playing with the colorful gel beads. Other posts, however, show people shooting others with gel-ball guns or airsoft guns filled with Orbeez.
In mid March, two 18-year-olds allegedly fired projectiles from a moving vehicle into a crowd outside the Iron Horse Bar and Grill in downtown Coeur d’Alene, hitting at least three people.
The teens are facing criminal charges, according to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
Police arrested three teens on March 29 after they allegedly fired projectiles at people from a moving vehicle. The teens hit a driver in the head, police said, and hit a pedestrian in the face.
Witnesses reportedly ran after the vehicle and detained the teens until police arrived. The teens were reportedly booked into the Juvenile Detention Center and are facing multiple charges related to the alleged assaults.
Between Feb. 4 and March 29, Coeur d’Alene police said they responded to seven calls where pedestrians, vehicle occupants or vehicles were hit by projectiles.
Though no serious injuries have been reported in Coeur d’Alene, police said the activity is illegal and violators could face misdemeanor charges, including assault, battery or discharge of a weapon within city limits.
The city ordinance prohibiting the discharge of weapons defines a firearm as any instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell, bullets or other “harmful objects” by the action of gunpowder, compressed air or springs. This includes air rifles and BB guns.
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NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Former Seattle star goalkeeper and two-time Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo was arrested Thursday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Solo was arrested in a Walmart parking lot. She was charged with impaired driving, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor child abuse, according to district court documents.
Solo was arrested after someone told police she had been "passed out behind the wheel for over an hour," according to court documents. An officer had to wake her up. The "odor of alcohol" was on Solo's breath, and she had "glassy/red eyes," according to court documents.
According to police, Solo's two children were in the car at the time of her arrest.
She refused to take a sobriety test, according to court documents.
Solo was released from Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center with a written promise to return to court.
Rich Nichols, a Texas-based attorney who represents Solo, released a statement Friday but didn't respond to specific questions on the charges and said his client wouldn't respond, either.
“On the advice of counsel, Hope can’t speak about this situation, but she wants everyone to know that her kids are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is more sympathetic than the initial charges suggest, and that she looks forward to her opportunity to defend these charges,” Nichols said.
This isn't the first time Solo has faced criminal charges. In 2014, she was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault after Kirkland police alleged she assaulted two family members. Those charges were dropped in 2018.
Solo, who played for the Washington Huskies, left Washington with the school record of shutouts, saves, and goals against average.
Solo left the Seattle Reign FC and her contract with the U.S. Women’s National Team was terminated in August 2016 after Solo came under fire for comments she made during the Olympics in Rio. Solo called the team "cowards" for not pressing and dropping off near the end of the game.
Solo made 202 international appearances from 2000-16 and won championships at the 2011 Women's World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
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EVERETT, Wash. — A Washington man was sentenced to three years probation and 200 hours of community service Friday for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Joseph Zlab, arrested by the FBI in Everett in May 2021, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Zlab pleaded guilty to the charges in January.
In addition to probation and community service, Zlab was ordered to pay a $500 fine and $500 restitution.
A man matching Zlab's description was captured on video taken at the riot wearing a red baseball cap and a red jacket holding a yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flag, according to charging documents.
On Jan. 16, 2021, an anonymous tipster contacted the FBI stating they knew Zlab was in Washington, D.C. on the day of the riot. The tipster identified Zlab from a photograph taken inside the Capitol building, according to documents.
An investigator found the website for Zlab's business based in Everett, which included a picture of him. An FBI agent called Zlab, who confirmed he was in Washington D.C. for Trump's speech and participated in the march to the U.S. Capitol. Zlab told the FBI agent he circled the Capitol building taking pictures, according to documents.
When he was asked if he entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6 while Congress was certifying the election results, Zlab said he thought he "needed an attorney because he did not want to say anything incriminating," according to charging documents.
On April 8, the FBI obtained a search warrant for Zlab's Gmail account, which was linked to a phone number Zlab gave the FBI. Agents found pictures in a folder titled "January 6, 2021" of the inside of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI also found a picture stored on the account of the door to the House Appropriations Room.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — County commissioners were poised to decide whether to put changes to Kootenai County’s administrative structure in the hands of voters.
Now an alleged violation of Idaho’s Open Meeting Law could slow the proposal’s path to the ballot.
The Optional Forms of Government Study Commission (OFGSC) formally submitted its recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on March 10.
The group voted 5-4 in support of increasing the size of the BOCC from three to five members, as well as switching to the commission manager form of government, as reported by our partners, The Coeur d'Alene Press.
Under that form, the commission manager handles administrative work that otherwise falls to commissioners and serves as chief budget officer, a role currently filled by the county clerk.
The commission manager’s role is not to create policy but to implement it.
Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum all have unelected administrators who work with their mayors and city councils to manage the day-to-day operation of their cities, a role similar to the one recommended by the OFGSC.
About two-thirds of U.S. counties reportedly have either an administrator or an elected executive.
The OFGSC also recommends the county clerk, treasurer, assessor, sheriff, coroner and prosecuting attorney remain elected positions, rather than hired.
All recommendations are allowed under Idaho Code 31-5001.
In a letter to the BOCC and to Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh, Coeur d’Alene resident Don Warner alleged the study commission violated Idaho’s Open Meeting Law in the weeks before it submitted its final recommendation.
In late February, the OFGSC formed a three-person subcommittee to write the final report that would go before county commissioners.
The sub commission reportedly shared drafts of the report with other members for feedback during the writing process. No public meetings occurred during this time.
Idaho law requires that all meetings of a governing body of a public agency shall be open to the public, with some exceptions.
Advisory committees, boards and commissions are subject to the Open Meeting Law if the body is created by or pursuant to statute, ordinance or other legislative act and if the body has authority to make recommendations to a public agency.
In contrast, an administrative committee, board or commission is not subject to the Open Meeting Law if it is not entrusted with the formation of public policy and if its activities do not constitute the making of “decisions or recommendations to” a public agency.
OFGSC Chair Dave Botting said the three-person writing subcommittee was not tasked with making policy or recommendations.
Rather, he said, the committee was tasked with taking the recommendations that had been developed publicly and putting them in an appropriate format. He asserted that no deliberations about policy occurred.
“The recommendation had already been made,” Botting said. “The only thing they were to discuss was how to structure it to meet the statutory requirement.”
For that reason, Botting said he doesn’t believe the subcommittee violated the Open Meeting Law.
Though it’s unclear whether a violation occurred, at least one county attorney has reportedly urged commissioners to err on the side of caution.
A governing body “cures” a violation by repealing any action taken at an illegal meeting or disregarding deliberations made in violation of the law.
In a subsequent, properly noticed meeting, the governing body may repeat the deliberation or decision.
To cure the alleged violation, the OFGSC would first hold a meeting to undo approval of the study commission’s final report.
Such a meeting could happen as soon as Monday night.
Commissioner Bill Brooks said Thursday he believes the writing subcommittee acted in accordance with Idaho law.
He said he suspects the complaint is part of a larger effort by some residents to keep changes to the county’s administrative structure off the November ballot.
“Their primary goal is to deny the people of Kootenai County the option and the right to vote on the form of government,” he said.
Brooks said a “group of thugs” opposed to any changes to the county’s form of government attended the weekly OFGSC meetings and heckled the nine-member commission.
“They want to go back and have two more meetings where they can … pressure, yell, scream, chant and boo these people who have donated hundreds of hours of their time to come to a recommendation,” Brooks said.
A heated, five-hour public comment hearing in January drew more than 300 people.
The vast majority of speakers opposed any changes to the county’s form of government, with many saying they don’t want the matter on the November ballot.
Several individuals screamed at the study commission, warning that those who recommend changing the county’s form of government will face retribution. Others asserted that those who support the proposal are “evil” and will “burn in hell for eternity.”
Brooks said he thinks the BOCC should move forward, without undoing approval for the final report, and put the matter to a public vote.
The deadline to do so is fast approaching. The OFGSC must submit its final recommendation within one year of its first meeting, May 17.
Commissioner Chris Fillios said Thursday he believes the OFGSC will meet the deadline even if the additional meetings occur.
He said he’s perplexed by the pushback from some residents who don’t want to see the matter on the ballot.
“Why is there so much opposition to a public vote?” he said. “For the life of me, I can’t understand that.”
Commissioner Leslie Duncan declined to comment because “this matter is under investigation.”
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A credit score is a mathematical formula designed to tell a company how likely a person is to pay off a loan completely and on-time. Companies use them to make decisions on whether a person should be offered a mortgage, credit card, auto loan or other credit product.
Credit scores are frequently a source of frustration for many social media users, and people’s complaints about the reliability of this widely used credit scoring system have been shared hundreds of thousands of times.
One recurring claim about credit scores is that the universal credit score used today wasn't invented until 1989.
THE QUESTION
Were credit scores as we know them today invented in 1989?
THE SOURCES
- FICO
- Equifax
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- John Ulzheimer, a credit expert who writes for badcredit.org
THE ANSWER
Yes, Fair, Isaac and Company, now known as FICO, created its universal credit score in 1989; the FICO score is used in the majority of lending decisions today. However, credit reporting and more industry-specific credit scoring existed before the universal credit score.
WHAT WE FOUND
Credit bureaus have existed in the United States since the 1800s. These bureaus put together reports on a consumer’s lending history, and until government regulations in the 1970s, included personal information like marital status, race and gender. Companies began developing and using scores specific to certain credit industries, such as credit cards, in the mid-to-late 1900s, but there wasn’t a universal score that was uniformly applied to all lending situations until 1989.
The first universal, personal credit score was created by Fair, Isaac and Company, now known as FICO, in 1989. FICO was unique because its credit score was universal — one score that could be applied to all credit offers regardless of industry. The FICO score, which ranges between 300 and 850, is used today in the vast majority of lending decisions.
“We launched the FICO Score in 1989 as a universal and impartial tool for evaluating credit risk, and in 1991, it became available from all three major U.S. credit reporting agencies,” a FICO employee said in a company blog post. “We weren’t the first or only scoring option available at all three major credit bureaus, but we were the first with a common design blueprint.”
Credit reporting, and even industry specific credit scoring, had existed long before then, but credit scores were often individualized for certain industries and would be based on different criteria from company to company.
Credit-reporting bureaus were first established in the mid-1800s to collect information on consumers’ lending histories, although they were often small and locally based, said credit expert John Ulzheimer in an article on badcredit.org. One such bureau, founded in Atlanta in 1899 as Retail Credit Company, later became Equifax, one of today’s three major credit-reporting bureaus.
But businesses often made decisions on whether to grant a person loans based on subjective character judgments and biases throughout much of America’s history, even through the late 1900s.
“Early credit reporting wasn’t without its problems,” Ulzheimer said. “It was often subjective, unfair, and didn’t lend itself to consistent credit decisions. In response to these problems, Congress passed a series of laws designed with consumer protection in mind.”
The first of those laws was the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 1970, which required credit reports to be accessible to the people they apply to, put time limits on negative information included in credit reports and limit who can look at a person’s credit report. The second was the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which is a civil rights law to prevent lenders from discriminating by race, religion, gender and a host of other personal characteristics that are irrelevant to a person’s lending history. These laws also worked to limit what information on consumers credit-reporting bureaus could keep.
At this time, the company that is now FICO had been working on developing automated credit scoring in an attempt to reduce or remove the subjectivity in lending decisions. It built its first credit scoring system for the American investment industry back in 1958, just two years after its founding. Their early scores were for specific industries or companies, such as scores for credit card lenders to base decisions on.
In 1989, FICO built the BEACON score for Equifax; Equifax still calls its version of the FICO score BEACON to this day. All three major credit bureaus began using FICO scores by 1991. FICO claims its scores are used by 90% of top lenders today.
But today’s credit scores are still plagued by many of the problems that have long existed in credit reporting. Although each credit bureau uses the same formula or very similar formulas, the data they keep in their reports can be different — and sometimes inaccurate. Credit scores can also continue reinforcing the biases it was meant to eliminate.
“A FICO score is probably a more impartial way to handle credit approval than just having some bank representative make a superficial judgment about potential applicants,” said the writers at financial management education blog OppU. “But algorithms can actually reinforce racial disparities that already exist.”
People without credit scores, estimated to be 45 million Americans, tend to be low-income, younger, and minorities, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in Jan. 2022. That’s led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to explore more widespread inclusion of alternative data, such as rent and utility payments, in credit reporting.
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ROCK SPRINGS -- The approval of a letter of intent addressed to the Ray Lovato Recycling Center to require garbage collectors to offer curbside recycling within the city of Rock Springs is on the agenda for the Rock Springs City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m.
During a special city council meeting held on March 16, the Ray Lovato Recycling Center's board president Devon Brubaker gave a presentation in reference to the recycling services offered in Rock Springs.
A portion of the letter states the following:
"Having devoted a great deal of thought, deliberation and consideration to the matter, the city of Rock Springs would like to inform you of its intent to require garbage collectors to provide curbside recycling services within the city of Rock Springs. To that end, the city of Rock Springs intends to modify its current garbage collection ordinance to provide for and accommodate curbside recycling, and to require collectors to provide the service. At this time, the city intends to allow citizens to participate in the recycling program voluntarily."
The first reading of an ordinance amending Article 4-2 of the ordinances of the city of Rock Springs, "Garbage Collection," and establishing a citywide disposable waste recycling program will also be covered during the city council meeting.
Information pertaining to the additional items that will be covered during the meeting can be found on the agenda.
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Vice President Harris Deliver Remarks to Highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Investments in Community Lenders and Economic Development in Underserved Communities.
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Alexa David and her husband, Josh, had never planned on staying in Los Angeles forever.
They’d moved to L.A. after he got accepted to grad school at USC in 2018 and figured they might stay a few years after he graduated, both working in the tech industry, but would have to leave eventually “because the cost of living was so out of control,” she said.
Then came the pandemic, and L.A. tech companies largely stopped hiring, David said.
“When COVID-19 hit, we decided to leave sooner, and move somewhere we felt like we could still have access to the outdoors, but with a better cost of living,” she said.
They decided on Denver and bought a house in the ‘burbs — and became two of more than 175,000 people who left Los Angeles County, not to be replaced by someone else moving in, during the first year of the pandemic, according to new census data.
Demographers and policy experts say the pandemic supercharged many of the trends that have been reshaping California’s population for years: rising death rates, declining birth rates and, most dramatically, mass moves out of coastal counties and into inland counties and other states, whether by necessity to escape unaffordable housing costs or by choice with newfound work-from-home freedom.
In Southern California, all of those factors combined to shrink the populations of L.A. and Orange counties by a total of 176,000 people from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, while Riverside and San Bernardino counties grew by almost 48,000 people — the fifth-highest increase of large metro areas in the U.S. They surpassed the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area to become the country’s 12th largest.
Here’s a look at the situation in those four counties and California as a whole.
Los Angeles County
- July 1, 2020 population: 9,989,165
- Over the next year: 99,716 births, 82,350 deaths, net loss of 179,757 to other places in the U.S., net gain of 4,023 people from foreign countries, for a total decline of 159,621 (-1.6%)
- July 1, 2021 population: 9,829,544
- How it ranks: LA County still has almost twice as many people as any other county in the U.S., but its loss of 159,621 residents was also the largest in the U.S., and the 1.6% decline was among the largest (although several Bay Area counties had even higher declines by percent).
Los Angeles County’s population has been declining for the past few years, but this most recent drop was the largest yet.
“We’ve heard a lot about people leaving California because of affordability issues, so that’s part of it, but with the emergence of working from home, there’s a new angle to that process,” said Jan Brueckner, an economics professor at UC Irvine who’s been researching the work-from-home phenomenon. “In particular, people can leave high-housing-cost areas and keep their jobs. They can move to Texas and work remotely in Los Angeles or San Francisco.”
Not that everybody leaving is keeping their job, of course, but for those who do, it makes relocation less disruptive, he said.
Brueckner sees L.A. County’s population loss during the pandemic as “a sign, but not catastrophic.” In fact, he said, there could be some positives if it takes a little pressure off the housing market or improves traffic
While there could be some short-term positives, “in the long run it’s going to hurt our economy” if housing costs stay so high that they put artificial constraints on the population, said Paul Ong, director of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge at UCLA.
“We’re robbing ourselves from growing in a positive way,” Ong said. “It’s not a desirable outcome.”
Orange County
- July 1, 2020 population: 3,184,101
- Over the next year: 32,347 births, 25,108 deaths, net loss of 25,019 to other places in the U.S., net gain of 1,214 from foreign countries, for a total decline of 16,292 (-0.5%)
- July 1, 2021 population: 3,167,809
- How it ranks: Orange County remains the third-largest county in California and the sixth-largest in the nation. Its loss of 16,292 people was the 18th-largest in the country.
Orange County is facing similar challenges as Los Angeles: very high housing costs and a lot of workers in jobs that can be done remotely.
“It’s possible somebody living in Orange County, and finding it unaffordable, could keep their job and move to Riverside County, and not have to make that terrible commute on the 91 as often as they did,” Brueckner said.
Dowell Myers, a professor of policy, planning and demography at USC, is alarmed that Orange County especially is becoming so expensive that too many of its younger residents and service providers will be forced to leave to find housing, leaving it top-heavy with older residents, a situation he said can lead to “total chaos.”
“There are fewer and fewer people to support the elderly who are retired, and who need all these support services,” he said. “It’s going to be on the backs of fewer and fewer working taxpayers.”
Eduardo Garcia is among those residents feeling that pressure. The 34-year-old moved from Orange County to the Bay Area in November 2019, excited to start a new job at a nonprofit, the Latino Community Foundation.
But within a year, he decided to move back. After the pandemic hit, he was working from home in Oakland, and so were the two other people he shared a house with. It was too small, too stressful, too expensive, and he thought he could help his family by moving back in with them in Buena Park. Just like everywhere else, their rent had gone up, and his mom was putting in long hours as an essential worker at a nursing home.
He’s still working remotely for the foundation.
“I feel lucky to have the flexibility and ability to choose where I wanted to work. I wish that could be the same for all workers,” Garcia said, noting that only about 1 in 5 Latinos is able to work remotely because so many are employed in essential industries.
He doesn’t plan to return to the Bay Area, but he’s not sure he can stay in Orange County either. He’d like to own a home at some point, but the market is just so far out of reach right now.
“Even for workers like myself that are college-educated, that have jobs that pay well, homeownership is out of reach for so many of us,” Garcia said. “… My family has lived in Orange County for almost 30 years. We don’t want to leave. And I am concerned that because of how expensive it’s getting, that in a few years we might have to look elsewhere if we want to realize the dream of homeownership.”
Riverside County
- July 1, 2020 population: 2,422,764
- Over the next year: 27,110 births, 22,167 deaths, net gain of 31,251 from other places in the U.S., net loss of 508 to foreign countries, for a total increase of 35,631 (1.5%)
- July 1, 2021 population: 2,458,395
- How it ranks: Riverside County is the fourth-largest in the state and 10th-largest in the nation — and it’s gaining on a couple of counties just above it. Its increase of 35,631 residents ranked third among all counties, after Maricopa County, Arizona (home to Phoenix) and Collin County, Texas (north of Dallas). Its net gain of 30,743 people through domestic migration was the second-largest in the U.S. — but it also lost more residents to foreign countries than any other county.
Long before the pandemic hit, many people eyeing more affordable housing markets turned their sights to the Inland Empire.
“What the pandemic did was, it accelerated those trends,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, a professor for public policy at UC Riverside. People needed more room to work from home, and families wanted space for their kids to play outside.
Riverside County especially benefited: Its growth rate from domestic migration in 2021 was double what it was the previous two years, census data shows.
The rise of remote working has been a game-changer, said Paul Granillo, president and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, especially considering that one of the IE’s biggest challenges has been that 20% of its residents have commuted out to jobs in other counties.
That doesn’t mean growth is without its downsides.
“Counties on the receiving end of that growth are going to see pressure on housing prices and traffic, stuff like that,” Brueckner said. “On the other hand, those places become more vibrant and richer” as a result of the new additions.
Granillo said Riverside especially is having a renaissance, noting the impending opening of the Cheech Marin Center For Chicano Art & Culture.
San Bernardino County
- July 1, 2020 population: 2,182,740
- Over the next year: 27,178 births, 18,941 deaths, net gain of 3,608 from other places in the U.S., net loss of 365 to foreign countries, for a total increase of 11,970 (0.5%)
- July 1, 2021 population: 2,194,710
- How it ranks: San Bernardino County’s population ranks fifth in California and 14th in the U.S. Its growth of 11,970 residents was the second-largest in the state and 22nd-largest in the nation. However, it was second nationwide only to Riverside County in losing residents to foreign countries.
Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties grew significantly during the first year of the pandemic, but for different reasons.
For Riverside County, the dominant factor by far was people moving in — it had almost 10 times more net migration than San Bernardino County had.
San Bernardino County had almost three times the natural increase — births minus deaths — as Riverside County. Its higher birth rate and lower death rate are probably attributable, at least in part, to having a younger population.
In massive San Bernardino County, the nation’s largest by area, it may seem odd to talk about land scarcity, but much of the northern and eastern portions are the harsh Mojave Desert.
“One of the big questions both counties need to think about, but especially San Bernardino County, is the extent to which warehousing is taking up land that might be used for housing,” Ramakrishnan said. “We’ve always thought about land as being plentiful, but especially in western San Bernardino County, land is more scarce than it used to be.”
He worries that could put undue pressure on the housing market, driving more development north and east.
As Granillo pointed out, however, “People need a job if they’re going to buy a house. The logistics industry is one of the most important employers.”
California
- July 1, 2020 population: 3,9499,738
- Over the next year: 424,333 births, 332,337 deaths, net loss of 367,299 to other places in the U.S., net gain of 14,339 from foreign countries, for a total decline of 261,902 (-0.7%)
- July 1, 2021 population: 39,237,836
- How it ranks: California remains the nation’s most populous state, with almost 10 million more residents than Texas, but its loss was the second-largest by number and fourth-largest by percent.
To most who study California’s population declines, the reason is clear: ever-increasing housing prices.
“If California is ever going to see the same growth (it once had), it has to solve its housing problem, no question about it,” said Ramakrishnan, who, in addition to teaching at UCR, is executive director of California 100, a statewide initiative whose goal is to shape a strategy for the state’s next century.
What isn’t clear is whether the factors that accelerated the declines in the first year of the pandemic will go back to normal or stick around.
Brueckner said there’s plenty of evidence that people will keep working from home to some extent, allowing people to keep living outside typical commuting distance or even working fully remotely. “But it’s hard to say how much exactly.”
While Myers thinks the talk of a California exodus is overblown, “the spike of housing prices in a pandemic is a very worrisome trend. … The housing barrier could put a real long-lasting dent in California’s population.”
If younger people in search of their first homes have to leave the state, California’s population will only keep getting older, meaning the birth rate would keep dropping and the death rate would keep rising.
“I think patterns we’ve seen are a warning to us,” Ong said, “highlighting structural problems that existed in California before the pandemic — deep problems we need to solve.”
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Marking another milestone in the pandemic, Los Angeles County and the state on Friday, April 1, officially lifted the requirement that attendees at indoor mega-events such as sporting events or concerts show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.
It’s the latest pandemic-era mandate to be lifted, following the recent scrapping of rules requiring people to wear masks indoors at most locations. Masks are also no longer required at outdoor mega-events or on school campuses.
The Los Angeles City Council agreed this week to drop its requirement that people show proof of vaccination to enter many indoor businesses.
Health officials have noted, however, that private businesses are entitled to enact their own virus-control measures if they desire, such as requiring masks or checking for vaccinations or negative tests.
Mask-wearing, while no longer mandated in most settings, is still strongly recommended by health officials. Masks also remain mandatory in select locations, such as health-care settings, aboard public transit and airplanes and in airports and transit centers.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer noted Thursday that whenever major public-health mandates are lifted, there tends to be an uptick in COVID infections as more people interact. She said that is being seen again now locally, with the county’s weeks-long decline in COVID case numbers suddenly leveling off this week.
The county on Friday reported 1,167 new COVID infections, notably higher than the 784 reported on Thursday. Since the pandemic began, the county has recorded a cumulative total of 2,834,317 infections.
But while case numbers have stopped their decline, hospitalizations of COVID-19-positive people are still falling — with health officials crediting widespread vaccinations for preventing patients from falling seriously ill from infections.
On Friday, the number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell below the 300 mark for the first time since early July 2021, reaching 287, down from 308 a day earlier. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 47 as of Friday, the same as Thursday.
Another 16 virus-related deaths were reported Friday, raising the county’s overall death toll to 31,683.
Ferrer said Thursday the highly infections BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 was increasing its influence in the county, representing 32% of cases that underwent specialized laboratory sequencing to identify strains of the virus for the week ending March 12. That was nearly double the rate from the previous week.
BA.2 has been driving up infection numbers in nations around the world, most notably Australia and parts of Europe.
Ferrer said the strain — an offshoot of the Omicron variant that sparked the winter surge in cases — likely accounts for an even higher percentage of cases locally, since the most recent figures were two weeks old. But she again stressed that the spread of BA.2 has not led to a rise in hospitalizations.
The average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 0.9% as of Friday, down from 1.1% on Thursday.
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During the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, California’s population dropped by nearly 262,000 people to about 39.2 million, new census figures show.
While COVID-19 pushed the death rate up in every state in the nation, that wasn’t the biggest factor in California’s decline from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Instead, according to census estimates, the primary reason was the huge gap between how many people moved out of the state and how few moved in.
Every county, however, did not fare equally. Here are 10 maps and a chart that show how the population grew and shrank in different counties, and how California fits in with national trends.
1. Big shifts in population
It was coastal California that lost the most residents, led by Los Angeles County, whose population dropped by almost 160,000 people — more than any other county in the nation. Interior counties, however, grew; Riverside County’s gain of nearly 36,000 residents was the third-largest in the U.S., after Maricopa County, Arizona (home to Phoenix) and Collin County, Texas (north of Dallas).
2. A different picture by percent
Though Southern California counties saw the largest shifts in raw numbers of people, percentage-wise the biggest changes came in and around the Bay Area. San Francisco (which is a city and county) lost more than 6% of its population, while San Benito County grew by 3.4%.
There are two components that contribute to population changes: natural change, which is the difference between the number of births and deaths, and net migration, which is the difference between how many people move in and out. Here’s a deeper look at each of those factors.
3. Death rates rose
The pandemic increased mortality rates nationwide, and California was no exception. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 332,000 California residents died from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. State data shows that more than 56,600 people died from COVID-19 during that period. However, the pattern shown on the map below, with the highest death rates in the far northern and Sierra regions of California, is fairly typical — those areas have older populations.
4. Birth rates dropped
California parents welcomed more than 424,000 new babies in the first pandemic year, down from an estimated 448,000 the year before and 452,000 the year before that. Birth rates were highest in the Central Valley and tend to correspond with counties that have a younger population.
5. More births than deaths
That difference of 92,000 more births than deaths was the second-highest of any state, and sixth-highest per capita, thanks to an average birth rate and low death rate compared to the rest of the country. Nationwide, almost three-quarters of counties had more deaths than births, compared to only 28% in California (16 out of 58 counties). In the decade pre-pandemic, it was typical for about 40% of counties nationwide, and about 13 counties in California, to have more deaths than births each year.
6. A whole lot more people moved away
In 30 of California’s counties, more people moved in than out. But with the exception of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, most of them were small- to medium-size counties, so their gains couldn’t make up for the massive losses elsewhere, especially in the pricey Bay Area and L.A. County. Altogether, almost 353,000 more people left the Golden State than moved in — more than the entire population of Anaheim. That’s the largest decrease due to migration of all 50 states, although New York and Illinois had higher per-capita rates.
7 and 8. International migration offset some of the losses
The migration rate is broken into two components: people moving in and out from other places in the U.S., and people moving into and out of foreign countries. California lost about 367,000 residents through domestic migration, but gained more than 14,000 through international migration. In fact, some of the counties with the largest negative domestic migration rates also had the largest positive international migration rates, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and Orange counties.
9. How the pandemic did, didn’t change trends
California’s birth rate has been dropping for years, and the pandemic exacerbated that trend. A Southern California News Group analysis found that the region where the birth rate dropped most in 2020-21 compared to the decade prior to the pandemic was Southern California.
The death rate has jumped since the pandemic started. Comparing 2020-21 to the pre-pandemic decade, the death rate was higher in 52 of California’s 58 counties. (The exceptions were Trinity, Inyo, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Yuba counties.) The increase was sharpest in the regions hardest hit by the first two coronavirus surges: Southern California, the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley.
After several years of declines, international migration rates leveled off somewhat in the past two years, while domestic migration rates — already negative — have plunged statewide.
10. Nationwide population change
The United States population increased by almost 393,000 from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, to a total of about 331.9 million, the Census Bureau estimated. That’s a result of almost 3.6 million births, more than 3.4 million deaths and a gain of 245,000 people through international migration. Here are the states with the largest population gains and losses:
- Texas: 310,288
- Florida: 211,196
- Arizona: 98,330
- North Carolina: 93,985
- Georgia: 73,766–
- Louisiana: -27,156
- Massachusetts: -37,497
- Illinois: -113,776
- California: -261,902
- New York: -319,020
11. Nationwide percent change
That growth of 393,000 people is an increase of 0.1% — the lowest annual increase since the nation’s founding, according to the Census Bureau. Here are the states with the largest gains and losses by percent:
- Idaho: 2.9%
- Utah: 1.7%
- Montana: 1.7%
- Arizona: 1.4%
- South Carolina: 1.2%–
- Louisiana: -0.6%
- California: -0.7%
- Hawaii: -0.7%
- Illinois: -0.9%
- New York: -1.6%
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WonderCon – along with, we imagine, people dressed up as Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Black Panther and scores of other characters – returns in person this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center.
In a three-day celebration of movies, TV, games, and, yes, comic books, WonderCon 2022 might not be as sprawling as it was in 2019, when last the fandoms gathered, but it should feel close to normal.
We scoured the programs for the weekend for hints of what’s happening this weekend – at first glance, more comic book-related panels, less with TV shows and movies – and came up with a list of likely highlights. Here’s a taste of what’s happening at WonderCon this weekend.
Alia Pyatt shares a laugh with friends as she is dressed as Ursula from The Little Mermaid outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Tim Wyckoff, dressed as Wedding Bowser from Mario Odyssey, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Madison Pineda, dressed as Dr. Octopus, at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jayce Ford, dressed as Dabi from My Hero Academia, dons fake staples in her face outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ryan Omega, dressed as Mario, reenacts a proposal to Tim Wyckoff, dressed as Wedding Bowser from Mario Odyssey, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lake Stephan, dressed as Mina Ashido from My Hero Academia, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Little Spiderman, Hunter Kearns, 2, enters WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spiderman, Sebastian G., poses a fight with Mr. Negative, Bryan Lee, at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spidermen; Caleb Weeks, left, Tom Iwata, center, and Sebastian G., find each other outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Matt Eusey peeks inside Jason Anderson’s homemade helmet as the pair are dressed as characters from Fallout 76 during WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ashley Mitchell gestures to people as she enters WonderCon dressed as Jean Grey from X-Men in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Carly Gallardo, 8, dressed as Hamburglar offers a burger to her friend, Cory Jaffe, 9, dressed as Halloween Wanda from Wandavision, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mike Valdez is dressed as a Funko Pop! as his parents, Ron and Chinara Valdez, walk in to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Todd Felton made a matching mask to go with his homemade Ghostbusters costume during WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
John Cabreros, dressed as Spiderman, cuddles with Mei Li, dressed as Mary Jane, as their picture is taken by Derek Shackleton, dressed as Moon Knight, at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Faeren Adams, the self-proclaimed, “Mary Ann the Spider-Fan”, takes a selfie with webslingers at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Female characters in the Spider-universe pose for picutres at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mr. Negative, Bryan Lee, at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Andrew Dougherty, dressed as The Riddler, stands atop the fountain near the entrance to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Photographers take pictures of Spidermen at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kristina Spark, dressed in a steampunk attire, watches as other cosplayers enter WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Andrew Dougherty, dressed as The Riddler, stands atop the fountain near the entrance to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Henry Yi, dressed as Shang-chi, and Jasmine Ty, dressed as King George, walk in to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chris Canole dons a homemade costume he calls Dude Vader, a mashup of Darth Vader, C-3PO with a dash of Wonder Woman, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Emily Rivera, dressed as Scaramouche from Genshin Impact, near the entrance to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Andrew Dougherty, dressed as The Riddler, stands atop the fountain near the entrance to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Day 1 of WonderCon includes panels with a variety of comic book and graphic novel writers and artists, including artist Michael Cho, whose work includes many of the DC and Marvel superheroes, writer David F. Walker, whose credits include comic books and a novel based on the private detective Shaft, and writer Shannon Hale, whose works include Marvel’s “Squirrel Girl” novels.
The panel Behind the Scenes with the Borg Queen from “Star Trek: Picard” will feature actress Annie Wersching, the Borg Queen herself, and the prosthetics team who Borg her out for the TV series.
The Fun Behind Funko! panel seems like a must for collectors of the wildly popular figures, while in the evening, writer-director Kevin Smith will host one of his always popular panels.
There’s also a lot of anime programmed throughout the weekend, including on Friday a session with “Hayate the Combat Butler,” a career about which we can’t decide whether want to hire or become.
Saturday
The second day of WonderCon includes a lot more TV and movie panels, including sessions on the Disney+ reboot of the fantasy competition series “The Quest” and Hulu’s second season of “The Hardy Boys,” for which the streamer has dispatched stars Rohan Campbell and Alexander Elliot to the Con.
Comic book writer and artist Rob Liefeld, the co-creator of both Deadpool and Cable, has a panel on 30 years of Extreme Studios, while Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has one of his own on Saturday.
Cannabis is legal now in California, but the world’s preeminent stoner comedians Cheech and Chong remember when it wasn’t. They’ll make an appearance at WonderCon on Saturday for their first-ever graphic novel, “Cheech & Chong’s Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed.”
And Saturday night, in a sure sign that WonderCon is back, the annual Masquerade cosplay competition will take place.
Sunday
The final day of WonderCon 2022 starts early with a preview of “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” during a panel that will feature most of main voice actors for the popular animated series that now makes its jump to the big screen.
Later, Shudder’s “Cursed Films” panel will introduce a new docuseries that explores the truth behind some of the fictionalized stories in popular horror entertainment.
Actor David Dastmalchian, whose roles include the ridiculous superhero the Polka Dot Man in “The Suicide Squad,” has a panel and booth appearances on Sunday to promote the return of his Dark Horse comic book series “Count Crowley.”
Sunday also features a panel titled Over 30 Cosplay: Costuming and Cosplay Advice for the Mature Cosplayer, which instantly makes some of us feel old enough that the Crypt Keeper is our only possible cosplay.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Gerrit Cole made his second — and final — Grapefruit League start on Friday. His next stop will be The Bronx, ready or not.
The Yankees’ ace believes he is prepared for the regular season, despite the small workload that was caused by the shortened spring training following the MLB lockout.
“I would rather have another [spring training] start or two [before the start of the season],’’ Cole said. “It is what it is. I’m in a good spot.”
“He looked good to me,’’ Kyle Higashioka said. “I liked what I saw.”
He threw 64 pitches and allowed a run on two hits and a pair of walks. Cole also struck out five over 3 ¹/₃ innings in a 6-2 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.
Typically, Cole would have gotten his pitch count higher in his last outing of the spring, but this was not a normal spring.
Still, Cole said he didn’t do much differently this spring than most other years.
“It’s really the same progression I’ve done for 10 years,’’ Cole said.
He will enter the season with just 5 ¹/₃ spring training innings. He had 18 ¹/₃ innings a year ago and nine in 2020, although that was in preparation for a 60-game season.
And his preparation heading into Thursday’s Opening Day against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium won’t be any different than usual.
Asked if anything outside of a reduced pitch count — likely about 75-80 — would be impacted Thursday by the abbreviated spring training, Cole said, “I don’t think so.”
That’s due in part to his velocity being up to around 99 mph and Cole’s satisfaction with the precision of most of his pitches — including the changeup, which he noted was more refined Friday than in his first start.
The significance of this remains to be seen, but Cole’s spin rate was 2376 RPM in his wild-card start against the Red Sox. It was 2487 RPM on Friday, according to Statcast.
Cole said he also was pleased that he even got to see hitters from another team, since wet weather put the game at risk.
Cole and the Yankees had considered keeping him in Tampa to pitch a simulated game, facing Yankees hitters, which would have provided more flexibility.
But Cole considered it important to face another team.
“I got my pitch count where I wanted to and [had] a little bit of traffic, which was good,’’ Cole said. “You just want to get the adrenaline going a little bit because you end up putting more force into the ball.’’
What impressed Higashioka — as well as Cole and Aaron Boone — was the way Cole was able to throw all of his pitches — including a cutter, which he’s introduced a bit this spring.
“The stuff has been there,” Boone said. “The fastball profile has been there and I thought everything showed up today.”
“He was able to work his way out of a jam,” Higashioka said. “You always like to see how a guy can do that early in the spring.”
Since this is both early — and late — in the spring, it was even more important.
“I’d love to have [him make] one or two more [spring starts], just to get to a better [pitch count] number. … But I think he’s ready to go.”
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Republican state legislators are “ready, willing and able” to help redraw the election districts that a judge ruled were illegally gerrymandered by Democrats, they said Friday — as the head of the state GOP singled out Gov. Kathy Hochul for blame.
“It’s not just a gerrymander, we’re calling it a Hochulmander,” state Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy said, blaming the gerrymandering on Hochul and saying she wanted to try to preserve the Democrats’ razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
“Kathy Hochul is directly responsible for the outcome of these maps…She was going to use her power to gerrymander districts to make sure that [President] Joe Biden has the votes for his disastrous agenda.”
State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt (R-Lockport) and 20 other Republican legislators offered to meet Monday with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx) in the state Capitol in Albany.
But a spokesman for Stewart-Cousins said there would be no negotiations pending an appeal of Thursday’s court decision that tossed out the redistricting plan approved in February by Hochul and fellow Democrats who control both chambers of the Legislature.
Steuben County state Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister gave lawmakers an April 11 deadline to come up with new, bipartisan maps or the job will be turned over to a court-appointed “neutral expert.”
McAllister warned that process would not only be “expensive” for taxpayers but might not produce a congressional map by Aug. 23, which he said is the last possible date to hold party primaries ahead of the Nov. 8 elections.
“In light of this decision, we look forward to working together to create maps that most accurately represent the voters of New York State,” Ortt and the Republicans said in a letter to the Democratic leaders.
“We are ready, willing and able.”
Republicans have said the maps drawn by Democrats could cost the GOP three seats in Congress currently held by freshman Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-Binghamton) and Rep. John Katko (R-Auburn), who is retiring.
Democrats now outnumber Republicans 221-209 in the House, with five seats vacant.
In Malliotakis’ case, her district was carved up to remove conservative-leaning neighborhoods in southern Brooklyn, including Dyker Heights and Bath Beach, while adding Sunset Park, Gowanus and Park Slope, some of the borough’s most liberal areas.
The conservative parts were tacked on to the meandering, S-shaped Manhattan district represented by Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who’s served in Congress for three decades.
Spokespeople for Hochul and Heastie didn’t immediately return requests for comment.
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Eddie Coleman, perhaps the final on-air link to the legendary early era of WFAN, is retiring after more than three decades with the station.
“I didn’t realize we were going to bury the lede and announce the news on the day Jacob deGrom goes down for four months,” Coleman laughed in a phone conversation with The Post.
“I’d like to thank Mets fans over the years for their love and support. They’ve been great to me. I hope I’ve been good to them. I understand I’ve brought them a lot of bad news over the years, in addition to good news, but they never held it against me. It’s been a great run. I came to New York from Boston on July 1, 1987 when the station started. I never thought I’d still be there 30-some-odd years later. The first all-sports radio station. I think we built something really nice, and something strong that’s gonna last. I’m really proud of that.”
The news was first reported by Neil Best of Newsday. The Post’s Andrew Marchand added that Brad Heller will be taking over a bulk of Coleman’s New York Mets duties for Audacy – which owns both WFAN, and the Mets’ current flagship station WCBS 880 AM.
In that role, Heller will do Mets pregame shows, split postgame shows with Wayne Randazzo and do feature reports on the Mets for WCBS in morning drive.
Marchand further reported that Audacy will search for a play-by-play broadcaster to call the 30 or so games where Howie Rose is out.
Coleman had been at WFAN since the very early days, in the late 1980s. He was Mike Francesa’s first ever radio co-host at WFAN, before Francesa joined Chris “Mad Dog” Russo for their long run in afternoon drive.
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Spotswood officer injured in East Brunswick crash
EAST BRUNSWICK – A Spotswood police officer was injured early Friday morning after his car struck a fire hydrant and a tree at the intersection of Old Stage Road and Sandalwood Drive, East Brunswick Lt. Jason Fama said.
At 2:58 a.m. township police responded to the intersection of Old Stage Road and Sandalwood Drive for a single-car crash involving a Spotswood police car.
The Spotswood officer was responding to an emergency with lights and sirens when the patrol car hit standing water, which caused his car to hydroplane and subsequently strike a fire hydrant and a tree, according to police.
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The filing deadline to run for Congress passed on Tuesday, and as expected first-term Congresswoman Cori Bush saw a series of men lined up to challenge her. Although Rep. Bush is well-liked by her constituents and has represented St. Louis phenomenally in Congress, her campaign is most seriously challenged by state Sen. Steven Roberts, Jr. Roberts, who waited until late Monday afternoon to file, and his family are sometimes allies of former Rep. Lacy Clay, the 20-year incumbent that Bush ousted in 2020. Since her election to Congress, Bush has stood strong for St. Louis in a way that Clay could never seem to do, including sleeping on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand an extension of the federal eviction moratorium, showing up in the community in protest of the execution of Ernest Johnson, and co-sponsoring the Green New Deal legislation, which seeks to improve air quality in cities like St. Louis and would allocate additional resources for remediation of toxic waste sites like the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton. Notably, Clay was heavily criticized for his failure to help North County residents take on Republic Services, the company that runs the landfill.
But Roberts represents more than just a Clay surrogate in this race, and his quest seemingly extends beyond getting revenge for the defeated congressman. Sure, Roberts can count on Clay’s supporters, like controversial developer Paul McKee, conservative billionaire Rex Sinquefield, and a host of dark money donors. His congressional candidacy has some heavy lifting to achieve as far as protecting his family’s legacy, which in the last few years has included funneling tens of thousands of dollars to Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed through shell corporations, creating the “St. Louis Progress” PAC that has moved large sums of money between campaigns.
Roberts also has his own reputation clean-up to do, as he twice has been credibly accused by women of sexual assault and recently got caughtby national media trying to scrub those stories from his Wikipedia page. The first accusation against Roberts was in 2015, when a then-law student reported to police that Roberts tried to forcibly put his hand inside her pants and underwear and was consequently arrested for second-degree sodomy. Roberts worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney under then-Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, but was fired a few months after the allegations became public.
Even the date Roberts filed would seem to indicate that his team is making all efforts to conceal his campaign-related activities: by filing on March 29, Roberts may be trying to evade quarterly filing requirements, which would include activities through March 31. The next filing deadline isn’t until July 15, which is less than a month before the August primary. Roberts’ timing raises several issues, mainly how much of his Missouri campaign treasure he has expended in preparation for his federal challenge to Rep. Bush.
Specifically, a review of Roberts’ most recent campaign finance report filed in January shows that he had a little less than $79,000 cash-on-hand, but he spent $45,000 for the final quarter in 2021. While Roberts is not up for re-election to his senate seat until 2024, his state (or MEC) expenditures in the last six months raise red flags. For example, the web address, RobertsForCongress.com, was purchased in October 2021, but that domain purchase has not been logged with the MEC or FEC. Roberts’ reports across 2021 also show “media relations” expenditures paid out to Clay’s political machine, Media Magic, exceeding a total of $22,000 - for just the one year. The argument that Roberts has been planning to launch his congressional run can easily be made by just looking at open records, but if he is so confident for his run for MO-01, why the secrecy and misrepresentations to the public?
Speaking of candidates that no one asked for: Jane Dueker, the scandal-mongering political consultant and strategist for disgraced former County Executive Steve Stenger, filed her paperwork to run as a Democrat for the seat that Stenger once held. Dueker, a lawyer, most recently worked as a lobbyist for the St. Louis Police Officers Association - the white police union - and finds herself among the list of donors to Steve Roberts Jr.’s campaign. Although Dueker claims to be an advocate for domestic violence victims, her MEC reports show a much different story, including a $500 donation to Roberts in 2020, a series of campaign contributions to Jeff Roorda’s 2018 campaign, and, of course, the unknown sums of money that she received from Mike Kelley’s Show Me Victories group as a consultant for Steve Stenger’s 2014 and 2018 campaigns.
“It’s a surprise, but a good one,” said Richard Callow, campaign spokesperson for current (and not indicted) County Executive Sam Page. “I didn’t have ‘Steve Stenger’s campaign manager runs for county executive’ on my bingo card this year.” Other responses to Dueker’s candidacy have been less light-hearted, instead pointing out how hard Dueker recently has campaigned for County Republican candidates and her relentless support for abusive police officers, alongside an infamous photo that saw Dueker sitting with Stenger, former mayor Lyda Krewson, and Kelley’s staff members as they watched for election results.
Before running for the office held by her former boss, Dueker helped Stenger respond to inquiries about the Northwest Plaza deal, which included a cast of characters who also got indicted and/or pleaded guilty to federal white collar felonies related to that deal. Dueker is reliably transactional and has a history of working for the highest paycheck, including working for Stenger’s former rival, Mark Mantovani, in 2020. Given how involved Dueker was with his campaign and messaging, the Eye isn’t quite clear on how her candidacy will differ from the mess that Stenger left behind.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.
Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.”
Film academy president David Rubin said Smith’s resignation was accepted. “We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.”
““I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work,” his statement said. “I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film.
“Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason,” Smith concluded in the statement.
The resignation came two days after the academy’s leadership board met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.
On Sunday, Smith strode from his front-row Dolby Theatre seat on to the stage and smacked Rock, who had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, he went on to win the best actor award for his role in “King Richard.”
Rock, who was about to present Oscar for best documentary, declined to file charges when asked by police. He has only briefly addressed the attack publicly, saying at one comedy concert in Boston this week that he was still “kind of processing what happened.”
Smith shocked the theater crowd and viewers at home when he took the stage after Rock joked: “Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.”
Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the hair loss condition alopecia, had a closely shaved head similar to that of Demi Moore in the original movie.
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A late-season blizzard hit Southern New England on March 31 into April 1, 1997.
The blizzard took many by surprise, especially since conditions were mild in the days prior.
The storm dropped as much as two feet of snow, which crippled travel for days and knocked out power to more than 70,000 homes and businesses.
The National Weather Service said the public didn’t take the storm warnings seriously, given the date and the fact that temperatures were in the 50s and 60s just days before.
The April Fool’s Day blizzard was the most significant snowstorm of the 1996-1997 winter season, and up until then, snowfall totals were well below average.
Providence recorded 18 inches of snow, while Taunton fell just short of two feet and north Foster topped 24 inches of accumulations.
The blizzard still ranks in the top 10 largest snowstorms to hit Rhode Island.
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Pleasant weekend on deck for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Benign weather conditions are taking over Middle Georgia following Thursday’s cold front.
This Evening
Sunshine has filled the Georgia skies so far today, and it will continue to do so until it sets. Cloud cover will remain very limited over the next 18 hours or so, so conditions will remain clear overnight as well. It will get a little chilly tonight as the northwest winds make a shift towards the northeast. The good news is the speed will remain rather calm, hovering around the 5 mph mark. Anyone with late night plans should plan for temperatures in the mid 50s with a slight wind chill. By tomorrow morning temperatures will bottom out in the lower 40s.
Tomorrow
Saturday will begin rather sunny, however cloud cover will begin to fill in once the lunchtime hours arrive. It shouldn’t be blanket conditions at any point; a 50/50 split of sun and clouds should be the most we see. The European model continues to suggest that there is a chance for a couple of isolated light showers tomorrow afternoon. More than likely we will not see any rain tomorrow afternoon in any part of Middle Georgia. What we will see, however, is plenty of warmth as high temperatures peak in the mid to upper 70s. The winds will almost be a nonfactor tomorrow as they come in at around 5 mph from varying directions.
It won’t be long after the sun sets that all of those clouds that filled in during the afternoon clear out. Clear skies will hang around the rest of the night as the winds come in from the northwest around 5 mph. Temperatures will again be rather chilly by Sunday morning, this time bottoming out in the mid 40s.
Sunday and Beyond
Sunday will continue the sunny Sunday trend we have seen lately. Highs will top off in the low to mid 70s with north-northwest winds blowing in at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 40s.
Monday will see a decent amount of sunshine however more clouds will begin to enter the picture, especially once the late afternoon and evening hours draw on. Highs on Monday are expected to be in the lower 80s.
Tuesday is our next good chance for stormy weather. As of now it looks as though storms will arrive during the afternoon hours. Weather models are hinting at the potential for several inches of rain, but by the time Tuesday arrives those numbers will likely drop a respectable amount. Rain is in the forecast from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning (with a few breaks in between) for next week at this time.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Pleasant weekend on deck for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Benign weather conditions are taking over Middle Georgia following Thursday’s cold front.
This Evening
Sunshine has filled the Georgia skies so far today, and it will continue to do so until it sets. Cloud cover will remain very limited over the next 18 hours or so, so conditions will remain clear overnight as well. It will get a little chilly tonight as the northwest winds make a shift towards the northeast. The good news is the speed will remain rather calm, hovering around the 5 mph mark. Anyone with late night plans should plan for temperatures in the mid 50s with a slight wind chill. By tomorrow morning temperatures will bottom out in the lower 40s.
Tomorrow
Saturday will begin rather sunny, however cloud cover will begin to fill in once the lunchtime hours arrive. It shouldn’t be blanket conditions at any point; a 50/50 split of sun and clouds should be the most we see. The European model continues to suggest that there is a chance for a couple of isolated light showers tomorrow afternoon. More than likely we will not see any rain tomorrow afternoon in any part of Middle Georgia. What we will see, however, is plenty of warmth as high temperatures peak in the mid to upper 70s. The winds will almost be a nonfactor tomorrow as they come in at around 5 mph from varying directions.
It won’t be long after the sun sets that all of those clouds that filled in during the afternoon clear out. Clear skies will hang around the rest of the night as the winds come in from the northwest around 5 mph. Temperatures will again be rather chilly by Sunday morning, this time bottoming out in the mid 40s.
Sunday and Beyond
Sunday will continue the sunny Sunday trend we have seen lately. Highs will top off in the low to mid 70s with north-northwest winds blowing in at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 40s.
Monday will see a decent amount of sunshine however more clouds will begin to enter the picture, especially once the late afternoon and evening hours draw on. Highs on Monday are expected to be in the lower 80s.
Tuesday is our next good chance for stormy weather. As of now it looks as though storms will arrive during the afternoon hours. Weather models are hinting at the potential for several inches of rain, but by the time Tuesday arrives those numbers will likely drop a respectable amount. Rain is in the forecast from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning (with a few breaks in between) for next week at this time.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Streets in Downtown Macon to close for filming of new movie
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The first 11 days of April in Macon are going to be full of movie magic– and lane closures.
According to a release from Macon-Bibb County, Kiki Tree Productions has been setting up scenes around Downtown to film for an upcoming movie, and these sets will require for some streets, alleys, and lanes to close for specific scenes.
Here’s a list of all the closures:
Friday – Sunday , April 1-3 , 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Monday, April 4, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
-Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street
– Closure of northbound Poplar Street between entrance to Poplar Street Parking Deck and Second Street Lane
– Closure of southbound Poplar Street between Third Street and MLK Boulevard
– Closure of eastbound Third Street between Poplar Street Lane and Cherry Street
– Closure of westbound Third Street between Cherry Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Third Street Lane, between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of Cherry Street Lane, between Third Street Lane and Third Street
Thursday, April 7, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street
– Closure of Second Street between Cherry Street and Mulberry Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between Cotton Avenue and Second Street
Friday, April 8, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Monday, April 11, 2022
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
This filming follows many other movies and shows that have come to Macon-Bibb, including The Fifth Wave, Wise Blood, The Crazies, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, Watchmen, and more.
Mayor Lester Miller commented on the filming, saying that the presence of the crews in Macon create buzz for the community, highlights Macon’s buildings and attractions, and is good for the local economy.
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The first 11 days of April in Macon are going to be full of movie magic– and lane closures.
According to a release from Macon-Bibb County, Kiki Tree Productions has been setting up scenes around Downtown to film for an upcoming movie, and these sets will require for some streets, alleys, and lanes to close for specific scenes.
Here’s a list of all the closures:
Friday – Sunday , April 1-3 , 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Monday, April 4, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
-Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street
– Closure of northbound Poplar Street between entrance to Poplar Street Parking Deck and Second Street Lane
– Closure of southbound Poplar Street between Third Street and MLK Boulevard
– Closure of eastbound Third Street between Poplar Street Lane and Cherry Street
– Closure of westbound Third Street between Cherry Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Third Street Lane, between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of Cherry Street Lane, between Third Street Lane and Third Street
Thursday, April 7, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street
– Closure of Second Street between Cherry Street and Mulberry Street
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between Cotton Avenue and Second Street
Friday, April 8, 2022
– Closure of left lane of Third Street between Poplar Street and Cherry Street Lane
– Closure of turnaround at Third Street and Poplar Street
– Closure of Second Street parking lane, between Cherry and Mulberry Street Lane
Monday, April 11, 2022
– Closure of Mulberry Street Lane, between MLK Boulevard and Third Street Lane
This filming follows many other movies and shows that have come to Macon-Bibb, including The Fifth Wave, Wise Blood, The Crazies, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, Watchmen, and more.
Mayor Lester Miller commented on the filming, saying that the presence of the crews in Macon create buzz for the community, highlights Macon’s buildings and attractions, and is good for the local economy.
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THE GAME: The Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-6, on a walk-off single by Ryan Aguilar on Friday at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Reid Detmers was officially named the No. 6 starter after he was charged with two runs in 3-2/3 innings. He allowed one run on a homer by Aramis Garcia. Detmers left in the fourth with one runner on base, and Garcia then hit a two-run homer against reliever Mike Mayers. Detmers gave up two earned runs in 8-2/3 innings this spring, including three scoreless innings in a “B” game. He had 16 strikeouts and no walks in the three games. “He was outstanding,” Manager Joe Maddon said. “He’s kind of like a throwback. He’s got a real curveball, a real slider, plenty of fastball and a developing changeup. I think he’s going to have himself a really good year.” … Right-hander Ryan Tepera gave up one run in an inning. … Right-hander Oliver Ortega pitched a perfect inning. He hasn’t allowed a run in five innings this spring. … Right-hander José Marte pitched a scoreless inning.
HITTING REPORT: Shohei Ohtani drove a ball off the fence in right-center field. Although he appeared to slow down and accept a double, the Reds were slow to get the ball in to the infield so he turned it into a triple. … Anthony Rendon doubled off the wall in right center and then stole third. … Jo Adell doubled off the fence in left field. Adell also singled. He’s 9 for 31 this spring. … Brandon Marsh hit an opposite-field homer. Both of his homers this spring have been hit to the opposite field. Marsh is 10 for 31 this spring, with 14 strikeouts and one walk. … Michael Stefanic had two hits, including a double off the left field fence. Stefanic is 8 for 19 with six walks this spring. … The Angels were 6 for 10 with runners in scoring position.
DEFENSE REPORT: First baseman Jared Walsh charged a slow chopper and bobbled the ball slightly, but he held it and got the out at first. … Third baseman Jose Rojas started a double play on a sharp grounder.
UP NEXT: Angels at Cubs, Saturday, noon PT, Sloan Park, Mesa, Ariz., Bally Sports West, 830 AM
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Washington (AP) — Though Russia is the country that invaded its neighbor Ukraine, the Kremlin’s version relentlessly warns social media users across Latin America that the U.S. is the bigger problem.
“Never forget who is the real threat to the world,” reads a headline, translated here from Spanish. The article, originally posted in late February on Twitter by RT en Español, is intended for an audience half a world away from the fighting in Kyiv and Mariupol.
As that war rages, Russia is launching falsehoods into the feeds of Spanish-speaking social media users in nations that already have long records of distrusting the U.S. The aim is to gain support in those countries for the Kremlin’s war and stoke opposition against America’s response.
Though many of the claimshave been discredited, they’re spreading widely in Latin America and helping to make Kremlin-controlled outlets some of the top Spanish-language sources for information about the war. Russian outlet RT en Español is now the third most shared site on Twitter for Spanish-language information about Russia’s invasion.
“RT’s success should be concerning to anyone worried about the success of democracy,” said Samuel Woolley, a University of Texas professor who researches disinformation. “RT is geared toward authoritarian control and, depending on the context, nationalism and xenophobia. What we risk is Russia gaining control of an increasingly large market share of eyeballs.”
U.S.-based tech companies havetried to rein inRussian outlets’ ability to spread propaganda following the invasion, by banning apps linked to the outlets, demoting the content and labeling state-run media outlets. The European Union has bannedRT and Russian state-owned Sputnik,
Yet the content thrives on Spanish-language websites, message boards and social media pages. While Russia also creates propaganda in languages including English, Arabic, French and German, it’s found particular success with Spanish-speaking users, according to recent research by Esteban Ponce de Leon, a Bogota, Colombia-based analyst with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, a Washington think tank that receives funding from the U.S. and other governments.
Russia’s discredited claims about Ukraine and the U.S. include allegations that the invasion was necessary to confrontneo-Nazis, or that the U.S. has secretly backed biological warfare research in Ukraine. In fact, the U.S. has long publicly provided funding for biological labs in Ukraine that research pathogens with the hope of curbing dangerous disease outbreaks.
That type of disinformation can easily flow from Latin America into other countries — including the U.S. — that have large Spanish-speaking communities. Sometimes it’s passed between relatives who might be sharing the claims across continents with one another. It’s another potential entry point for Russia, and a reminder of the sophistication of the Russians’ efforts.
‘There’s different avenues where RT is actively engaging communities across Latin America and the United States,” said Jacobo Licona, a researcher at the Democratic firm, Equis Labs. “That’s part of the reason RT has been so effective, they’ve been building this network or community ahead of time.”
As one of the world’s most-spoken languages, Spanish is of obvious interest to any government or organization intent on shaping global public opinion. But Russia’s focus on the Spanish language goes further, reflecting the historic and strategic importance of Central and South America during the Cold War, said analyst Ponce de Leon of the Atlantic Council.
For decades, the Soviet Union sought to exploit historic tensions between the U.S. and Latin America by supporting communist factions and larger allies including Cuba. Russia has sought to portray the U.S. as a colonizing empire, even as the Kremlin has worked to strengthen its own ties to the hemisphere.
RT’s Spanish language service began in 2009, four years after its English language version. It has rapidly gained ground, and is now far more popular than its English counterpart. RT en Español has more than 16 million followers on its Facebook page, nearly triple the number of its English site.
High profile names in Latin America have in some cases given RT a hand. Ex-Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa began hosting a weekly political talk show for RT in 2018, less than a year after he left office. Since then he’s been convicted of corruption charges that forced him to flee Ecuador for Europe. Authorities in Ecuador have also accused him of trying to destabilize his successor’s government.
In March, RT en Español’s Facebook page experienced a boost in interactions, generating roughly 75,000 likes, reactions and comments on its pages daily, according to an analysis by the Equis Institute, a Democratic research and polling firm. The bump in engagement continued even after tech company Meta said it was demoting Russian-state media pages across its platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram.
On Twitter, RT and Sputnik get help from Russian diplomats and a network of other accounts that researchers say artificially boost the popularity of the posts. That has helped RT become the third-most shared site for Spanish-language information on the Ukraine war on Twitter, outperforming local news sources as well as international outlets like the BBC and CNN.
Ponce de Leon tracked thousands of accounts that posted or reposted content from RT and Sputnik on Twitter and found that 171 accounts were responsible for 11% of the overall engagement with the posts. During one eight-day period in March, those accounts posted more than 200,000 times, or an average of 155 tweets per day for each account – significantly more than a normal user.
The suspect accounts helped spread the content to authentic users, Ponce de Leon said, in an effort to grow RT’s already impressive audience in Latin America.
“Russia is seeking to maintain its popularity in Latin America,” he said. “RT and Sputnik already have a big audience in the region. Should we be concerned? The answer would be yes.”
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Associated Press writer Abril Mulato contributed to this report from Mexico City.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “filled with rage” and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the polarizing 2020 general election.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler summed up the evidence on the 15th day of trial, tracing the group’s secretly recorded words as well as testimony from agents, an extraordinary informant and two star witnesses who pleaded guilty.
Defense attorneys, meanwhile, panned the government’s case: One said the men were turned into “terrorists” by rogue investigators, while another pleaded with jurors to put the brakes on the FBI.
After listening to hours of closing arguments, the weary jury said its deliberations would start Monday.
Kessler began his final remarks by saying there are boundaries when it comes to scorn for people in power.
“If you don’t like your elected representatives, you can vote them out at the ballot box. That’s what makes this country great,” Kessler told the jury. “What we can’t do is kidnap them, kill them or blow them up. That’s also what makes America great.”
Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy to kidnap. Three of them also face charges related to weapons.
The men were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive that could blow up a bridge and stymie police responding to a kidnapping, according to trial evidence. Fox twice traveled to northern Michigan to scout the area; one of those trips included Croft and undercover agents.
Kessler said the group’s motive was to spark the “boogaloo,” a reference to a U.S. civil war, by kidnapping Whitmer.
“That’s what bound these defendants together. … They were filled with rage,” the prosecutor said. “They were paranoid because they knew what they were doing was illegal and were afraid of getting caught.”
The four men deny any scheme to abduct Whitmer from her vacation home, though they clearly were livid with the government and with restrictions imposed by the governor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and testified against the men, said the goal was to get Whitmer before the election and create enough chaos to stop Joe Biden from winning the presidency.
Kessler took the jury back to events in summer and fall 2020: a national meeting of militias in Ohio, training in Wisconsin and Michigan, and a September night excursion to see the governor’s property on Birch Lake and inspect the bridge.
The men had constructed a crude “shoot house” in Luther, Michigan, to replicate Whitmer’s home and practiced going in and out with guns, according to evidence.
The investigation began when Army veteran Dan Chappel joined a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, to maintain his firearm skills. Chappel testified that he was alarmed when he started hearing talk about attacking police and agreed to become an FBI informant.
“Thank God for Dan Chappel. … He went back at great personal risk,” Kessler told the jury.
But jurors got a different view from the defense. Fox’s attorney, Christopher Gibbons, hammered away at Chappel, who was paid roughly $50,000 by the FBI, including expenses, and talked to Fox almost daily for months, recording their conversations.
Gibbons said Fox was a hapless man living in the basement of a Grand Rapids-area vacuum shop, smoking marijuana whenever possible — and totally incapable of leading the wild plot.
“The plan was utter nonsense. It wasn’t real to Adam Fox. He was LARPing,” Gibbons said, using an acronym for live action role playing. “Adam Fox is usually impaired. He’s just playing his game. … A person cannot accidentally enter into a conspiracy.”
He accused the government of “radicalization.”
“Inviting citizens that they think are susceptible to a theater where they are given full senses of who and what they are, and somebody rattles the chains, somebody beats the drum and gets them all worked up,” Gibbons said.
“That’s unacceptable in America,” he said. “That’s not how it works. They don’t make terrorists so we can arrest them.”
Croft, a trucker from Bear, Delaware, vented on social media about hanging governors for treason, and he was repeatedly recorded talking about violence and explosives. Prosecutors noted that he made four trips by car to the Midwest.
His attorney, however, called it “crazy talk” from a “stoned pirate,” referring to marijuana and Croft’s three-cornered hat, not a plan to attack Whitmer.
“I am ashamed of the behavior of the leading law enforcement agency in the United States. … This investigation was an embarrassment,” Joshua Blanchard told the jury.
Lawyers for Harris and Caserta emphasized that neither man went to Elk Rapids with Croft and Fox to surveil Whitmer’s home during the training weekend in Luther.
Julia Kelly said Garbin and Kaleb Franks, who both testified against the group, are “liars,” though they pleaded guilty and are facing prison.
The defense used a big screen to complement closing remarks. Some jurors smiled when attorney Michael Hills showed a cartoon bobblehead dog to highlight that Caserta supposedly nodded in agreement to the kidnapping plan but wasn’t recorded as saying he was in.
Whitmer, a Democrat, rarely talks publicly about the plot, though she referred to “surprises” during her term that seemed like “something out of fiction” when she filed for reelection on March 17.
She has blamed former President Donald Trump for fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn right-wing extremists like those charged in the case. Whitmer has said Trump was complicit in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the Whitmer kidnap plot trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial
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White reported from Detroit.
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Prolific producer and filmmaker Judd Apatow is behind some of film and TV’s most influential comedies—The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks—and has helmed star vehicles for everyone from Amy Schumer to Pete Davidson. For his latest book, Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy (out now), Apatow dusts off his rolodex to interview high-profile celebrities about their lives and careers, often yielding surprising anecdotes in the process.
The follow-up to 2015’s Sick in the Head features chats with a series of stars including David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bowen Yang, and John Mulaney. Most occurred mid-pandemic and contain previously unknown tales from the interview subject. Apatow himself shares intimate details, revealing how his 2009 film Funny People was inspired by his mother’s death, advice he gave to his daughters about the industry, and the big names he couldn’t nab for the book (maybe next time, Meghan Markle).
Ahead, several of the wild industry stories and personal confessions to come from Sicker in the Head:
Tom Cruise Visited the Set of Knocked Up
During a September 2020 conversation with Jerry Maguire filmmaker Cameron Crowe, the pair recalled Cruise and Crowe’s visit to the set of 2007’s Knocked Up. (This is around the time that Cruise reportedly pitched Apatow and the film’s star, Seth Rogen, on Scientology.) “I remember Leslie [Mann, Apatow’s wife and frequent collaborator] was about to shoot something, and I had to go to Leslie like, ‘Tom Cruise is here. He’s watching. And Cameron Crowe’s watching, too,’” Apatow recalled. “Because Leslie read for you for Jerry Maguire and got really down to the end, and she didn’t get the part. And the letter you wrote telling her that she didn’t get the part gave her so much confidence.”
Mindy Kaling Had a “Frenemy” at The Office
Kaling and Apatow bonded over her first film role, which was opposite Paul Rudd in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She recalled her naiveté during shooting, which also extended to the film’s premiere. “I had a frenemy at The Office, and I asked this person, ‘Hey, what do you wear to a premiere?’ And they said to me, ‘Oh, just wear jeans and a T-shirt. It’s L.A. so nobody really gets dressed up for these things,’” she said. “I was like, Okay, cool, because I didn’t want to seem thirsty wearing a gown while everyone was dressed down. So, I showed up in a tank top and jeans with some earrings, and everyone there looked so good—they had been styled to perfection—and I was like, I’ve been fucking duped by this frenemy of mine.”
Stephen Sondheim Helped Make Hamilton Possible
Speaking to Apatow in August 2020, a little more than a year before Sondheim’s passing, Lin-Manuel Miranda shared the mentoring role he played during the creation of Hamilton. “He was one of the first people I told about Hamilton, because he asked what I was working on next,” Miranda said. “At that point, I just had the one song, and he threw his head back and laughed and said, ‘That is perfect. No one will expect that from you.’ And that laugh was enough to power three years of writing.”
NBC Wanted Jerry and Elaine to Be Married on Seinfeld
George Shapiro, manager of Jerry Seinfeld and producer on the long-running sitcom, revealed that NBC brass wanted Jerry and Elaine to be husband and wife. “After doing the first four episodes, NBC gave us this note saying they would like Jerry to marry Julia Louis-Dreyfus,” he told Apatow in June 2018. Cocreator Larry David was vocally against the idea. “Because, then, Kramer and George would be superfluous. They’d be dropping in and out as neighbors instead of being an essential part of the show, and that’s the show. It’s about four friends in New York City,” Shapiro said, claiming that David threatened to leave the show over the note. “That’s the artist Larry is. He said, ‘That’s all I’m going to do, because I don’t think I have more than four shows in me anyway.’ That’s a quote from Larry David, ‘I don’t think I have more than four shows in me anyway.’”
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Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in response to mounting controversy around him slapping Chris Rock at last Sunday’s Oscars.
“I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken,” he said in a statement obtained by Vanity Fair on Friday evening. “I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film. So, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate.”
Smith concluded in the statement, “Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.”
The Academy’s Board of Governors is set to meet on April 18, where it’s expected that some disciplinary action will be announced; however, with those options including expulsion or suspension, Smith’s resignation may have preempted whatever is decided. (Another discussed option, a revocation of the Academy Award he won on Sunday for best actor, is less likely given this organization’s history.)
Following Smith, Academy president David Rubin said in a statement, “We have received and accepted Mr. Will Smith’s immediate resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.”
Smith had previously apologized to Rock and the Academy in a statement posted to his Instagram on Monday evening. However, as more people in Hollywood and involved with the show—including hosts Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer—spoke out against the slap in strong terms, pressure mounted on the Academy to respond accordingly. Smith resigning also comes after a flurry of conflicting reports over whether he was formally asked to leave the ceremony, and whether he refused.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas, the largest prohibition state, as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps up even more of the American West.
As of Friday in New Mexico, anyone 21 and older can purchase up to 2 ounces (57 grams) of marijuana — enough to roll about 60 joints or cigarettes — or comparable amounts of marijuana liquid concentrates and edible treats.
New Mexico has nurtured a medical marijuana program since 2007 under tight restrictions. Friday’s launch still represents a sea change for local law enforcement, taxation officials, commercial growers and residents who thought full-blown legal access to pot would never come.
At a Santa Fe dispensary, recreational cannabis consumers said they were thrilled to openly buy local pot and cut ties with the black market.
“When they legalized it here, I didn’t need my guy anymore,” said Devin Killoy, a painter and handyman in clothes speckled with white.
Antonio Rodriguez, a 38-year-old grocery worker, said he was content to pay new taxes on recreational cannabis: “I want everyone to be legit, even if it’s more expensive.”
Across the state, would-be marijuana farmers are bidding for water rights and learning to raise their first cannabis crops, as experienced medical cannabis producers ramp up production and add new retail showrooms.
New Mexico is among 18 states that have legalized pot for recreational use, with implications for cannabis tourism and conservative Texas, where legalization efforts have made little headway.
In Clovis, New Mexico, a high plains town of about 40,000 residents less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Texas, Earl Henson and two business partners have pooled resources to convert a former gun shop and shooting range into a cannabis store and companion growing room at a Main Street address.
“I can’t explain how happy I am,” said Henson, a former real estate agent who says his affection for marijuana was a burden in the past. This week, he began harvesting the first crop for a cannabis store titled Earl and Tom’s. “I think these cities that are near Texas, for the next two years it is going to change their economies.”
In the state capital of Santa Fe, marijuana is going on sale across the street from the city’s newly built visitors center on a block lined with galleries, clothing boutiques and restaurants.
LeRoy Roybal, manager of Minerva Canna’s downtown cannabis store, said he hopes the stigma of cannabis use quickly fades.
“I think we’re liberating a lot of hearts and souls,” he said. “It’s going to be like getting a cup of joe at Starbucks.”
Supportive lawmakers hope that broad legalizing of marijuana will stamp out black markets, boost employment and provide stable new sources of government income.
Consumers initially will rely heavily on supplies from 35 legacy marijuana businesses that took root over the past 15 years. Cannabis regulators have issued more than 230 new marijuana business licenses so far — to growers, retailers and manufacturing facilities for extracts and edibles.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday said that broad marijuana legalization responds to popular demands and is generating small business opportunities.
“This is what consumers want,” said Lujan Grisham, up for reelection in November. “We have the potential for 11,000 more workers, jobs in places where young people can work and stay, like Torrance County and Texico and Tucumcari and Raton.”
Local governments can’t ban cannabis businesses entirely, though they can restrict locations and hours of operation. Public consumption is prohibited under threat of a $50 fine for first-time infractions.
New business licenses for cannabis cafes or lounges haven’t been requested yet — leaving people to indulge in their homes or designated hotels, casinos and cigar shops.
In southern New Mexico, Mayor Javier Perea of Sunland Park says marijuana retailers can set up anywhere across the small city flanked by the Rio Grande and fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.
He said about 30 marijuana business have sought authorization in the city of just 17,000 residents, banking on tourism from nearby El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.
Perea hopes the industry creates economic opportunity and tax income to bolster city services. Local governments will receive a minority share of the state’s 12% excise tax on recreational marijuana sales, along with a share of additional sales taxes. Medical cannabis remains tax-free.
“The one thing that we are going to struggle with is we are going to run out of buildings” for new businesses, he said.
Legal experts warn that people who purchase cannabis in New Mexico and choose to return home to other states could risk criminal penalties, arrest and incarceration — most notably in Texas.
Paul Armento, deputy director of the drug policy group NORML, said Texas is among the leading states for marijuana-possession arrests, and that possession of marijuana concentrates, which are legal in New Mexico, is punishable in Texas by up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Marijuana also remains illegal under federal law to possess, use or sell — a standard that applies across vast tracks of federal land and Indian Country in New Mexico.
New Mexico’s cannabis industry, still reliant on cash to avoid running afoul of federal law, is gaining access to banking services through an alternative certification system for credit unions and banks supported by state attorneys general.
The state also plans to underwrite $5 million in low-interest loans to small cannabis businesses that can’t access traditional credit.
Lawmakers in New Mexico have sought to reverse harm inflicted by marijuana criminalization on minority communities and poor households by automatically dismissing or erasing past cannabis convictions, encouraging social and economic diversity in employment and reducing financial barriers for startup businesses.
The state’s micro-business license to cultivate up to 200 plants for a flat $1,000 fee is attracting first-time commercial growers such as recently retired U.S. Marine Kyle Masterson and wife Ivy, a Hispanic Army veteran with business consulting experience. They are raising three children and making a mid-life career shift into cannabis.
The Mastersons, residents of suburban Rio Rancho, searched more remote areas for an affordable building to cultivate high-grade marijuana under lights, settling on a vacant former movie theater in tiny Cuba, New Mexico, at the base of the Jemez Mountains.
“It felt right, it felt good and out of a vision of what we could do,” said Kyle Masterson, who served in four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. “We’re used to working out of austere environments without much direction and doing our best.”
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Tens of millions of Americans suffer from diabetes, with some paying up to $1,000 a month for insulin, a necessary, lifesaving drug. Americans pay about five to eight times more for insulin than Canadians do—so much more that Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign once took a bus full of Americans to Canada to buy the drug cheaper just to prove this very point. So a proposal to ensure no one with insurance has to shell out more than $35 a month for the life-or-death drug would probably be a no-brainer to support, right? Apparently, for Republicans, not so much!
While the House of Representatives passed a bill capping the cost of insulin on Thursday night with unanimous Democratic support, a mere 12 Republicans voted for the legislation, with 193 voting against it (five didn‘t vote at all). In other words, the House GOP was offered an opportunity to support making insulin more affordable for millions of Americans, and the response from most was: “Eh, we’d rather they continue paying through the nose.” As The New York Times notes, “many diabetes patients ration their medicines or discontinue them because of the cost,” and a study shows that approximately 20% of Americans who require the drug would save money under the plan. Arguing against the bill from the House floor on Thursday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers seemed to suggest that regulating the price of this drug that keeps people with diabetes alive would be a slippery slope to the end of capitalism as we know it.
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Democrats had originally wanted lower drug prices for all Americans, and a larger prescription drug package that, per the Times, “would limit price increases on all prescription drugs, improve the generosity of Medicare’s drug coverage, and allow the government to negotiate directly on the price of some drugs used by Medicare patients, while also limiting insulin co-payments.” It would also provide insulin coverage for people without health insurance. That proposal was part of Joe Biden’s larger Build Back Better agenda that conservative Democrat Joe Manchin killed in the Senate. Maine Republican senator Susan Collins has reportedly been in talks with Democrats about a bill to lower the cost of insulin, but it’s not clear if that will go anywhere or be able to garner any other Republican support.
With this House bill targeting insulin alone, Democrats presumably thought that they could get a decent number of Republicans on board, given the out-of-control cost of insulin and how many people in the country are affected by diabetes. They probably also thought as much given that the proposal is overwhelmingly popular (even 77% of Republicans support allowing the federal government to negotiate for lower prices on medications, according to a 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation poll). But apparently, they thought wrong!
After all, this is the party that keeps proposing cuts to other popular, lifesaving programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; we also shouldn’t forget that the last time Republicans were in power, they spent most of their energy trying to repeal an Obamacare mandate with a bill that would have left an estimated 13 million (!!) more people uninsured. And despite the fact that they clearly want to win back the White House and Congress, doing so by actually passing things that would make people like them more is apparently not part of the plan. (Instead, they’ll just bank on voter-suppression efforts to return to power.)
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Following several months of post-conviction uncertainty, a federal judge ruled on Friday that Ghislaine Maxwell will not be granted a new trial. At the end of 2021, a jury convicted the Jeffrey Epstein associate on five charges related to sex-trafficking and facilitating the financier’s sexual abuse. Soon afterwards, one juror began telling news outlets about how his own experience of abuse figured into the deliberations. The man, identified as Juror 50 in court documents and as Scotty David (his first and middle names) in those interviews, said that when fellow jurors were evaluating testimony about Epstein’s abuse and the ways in which Maxwell aided it, he weighed in with an account of how his memory of abuse shifted over time.
In the process of these interviews, David also revealed that he had given inaccurate answers in parts of his jury questionnaire. He told the Daily Mail in a video interview, for instance, that he had been allowed to serve on the jury because prospective jurors weren’t asked about any history of abuse, but appeared to learn in that same interview that they had in fact been asked. The revelation led Maxwell’s legal team to dig up David’s questionnaire and discover his claim that he hadn’t been abused; she moved for a mistrial.
U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan ruled in response that David would have to testify about his jury questionnaire in a hearing last month. David’s answers in that proceeding, she wrote on Friday, satisfied any legal concerns about his ability to have been a fair and impartial juror.
“He appeared to testify frankly and honestly, even when the answers he gave were the cause of personal embarrassment and regret,” Nathan wrote. At the hearing, David testified that his errant answers during jury selection resulted from a combination of stress, distraction, and carelessness—all of which he said were amplified by bureaucratic headaches in the courthouse.
“Juror 50’s lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every question on the questionnaire is regrettable,” Nathan wrote, “but the Court is confident that the failure to disclose was not deliberate.”
Ultimately, Nathan decided that, despite David’s admitted mistakes, he wasn’t biased in such a way that should’ve precluded him from serving on the jury. “This Court has presided over a murder trial in which a juror who had a family member murdered was not struck for cause,” she noted.
As many questions as there remain surrounding Epstein’s life and trail of abuse, Nathan’s ruling concludes what had been one of the central outstanding legal matters in his most notorious companion’s case. Maxwell is scheduled to be sentenced on June 28.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the first time since early 2020.
The freed up beds are expected to help U.S. hospitals retain exhausted staff, treat non-COVID-19 patients more quickly and cut down on inflated costs. More family members can visit loved ones. And doctors hope to see a correction to the slide in pediatric visits, yearly checkups and cancer screenings.
“We should all be smiling that the number of people sitting in the hospital right now with COVID, and people in intensive care units with COVID, are at this low point,” said University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi.
But, he said, the nation “paid a steep price to get to this stage. … A lot of people got sick and a lot of people died.”
The average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week nationwide dropped to 11,860, the lowest since 2020 and a steep decline from the peak of more than 145,000 set in mid-January. The previous low was 12,041 last June, before the delta variant took hold. The optimistic trend is also clear in ICU patient numbers, which have dipped to fewer than 2,000, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“We’re beginning to be able to take a breath,” said Dr. Jeffrey Weinstein, the patient safety officer for the Kettering Health hospital system in western Ohio.
COVID-19 patients had filled 30% of Kettering Health’s nearly 1,600 hospital beds back in January, Weinstein said. Kettering’s eight hospitals now average two to three COVID-19 admissions a day — and sometimes zero.
And while Salemi agreed this is a good time for an exhausted health care system to take a breath, he warned that the public health community needs to keep an eye on the BA.2 subvariant of omicron. It’s driving increases in hospitalizations in Britain, and is now estimated to make up more than half of U.S. infections.
“We’re probably under-detecting true infections now more than at any other time during the pandemic,” Salemi said.
For now at least, many hospitals are noting the low numbers.
In California on Thursday, UC Davis Health tweeted that its intensive care unit had no COVID-19 patients for two consecutive days for the first time in two years.
“The first COVID-19 patient to arrive in our ICU did so in February 2020, and the unit treated at least one positive individual every day since, for at least 761 consecutive days,” the hospital system said.
Toby Marsh, the chief nursing and patient care services officer, said in a statement that they hope the numbers “are indicative of a sustained change.”
In Philadelphia, patients are spending less time in the Temple University Health System because there are no longer backlogs for MRIs, CT scans and lab tests, said Dr. Tony Reed, the chief medical officer.
Temple Health’s three hospitals had six adult COVID-19 patients on Thursday, likely its lowest patient count since March 2020, Reed said.
During the omicron surge, patients waited as long as 22 hours for a routine MRI, which is normally done within 12 hours. Longer waits affected those who came in with trouble walking — and in a lot of pain — for example, because of a herniated disc pinching their sciatic nerve.
“Nobody wants to stay in the hospital a day longer than they have to,” Reed said.
The emptying of beds is also helping patients in rural areas, said Jay Anderson, the chief operating officer for Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. During the surges, the hospital faced challenges accepting people from community hospitals who needed elevated care for brain tumors, advanced cancer and stroke. That burden is now being lifted.
Visitors also will return in higher numbers, starting Tuesday. Ohio State will no longer restrict patients to two designated guests, who could only stop by separately.
“Patients heal better when they have access to their family and loved ones,” Anderson said.
Doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists are also getting a much needed break in some areas.
In Colorado, Dr. Michelle Barron said the consistently low COVID-19 hospitalizations prompted smiles among staff, even as she double-checks the numbers to make sure they’re actually correct.
“I had one of these moments like, oh this is amazing,” said Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. “It feels unreal.”
UCHealth loosened some restrictions, including dropping testing requirements for anyone who entered a facility. And while that produced some anxiety among staffers, Barron says the numbers haven’t spiked.
“I think some people have started to take vacations and not feel guilty,” she said. “I had spring break with my kids and it was a level of happiness where I went, oh my god, this is actually normal.”
The omicron surge had stretched staff at work — but also at home, said Dr. Mike Hooper, chief medical officer for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in southeastern Virginia.
“It was stressful to be at the store … to visit your family,” Hooper said. “We’re all hoping that some ‘return to normalcy’ will help people deal with the inherent stresses of being part of the health care team.”
But just because hospitalizations are down does not mean hospitals are empty, said Dr. Frank Johnson, chief medical officer for St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho.
Some measures — like wearing masks in certain settings — will remain in place.
“I don’t know when we may go back to old practices regarding mask wearing in our clinical areas,” Johnson said. “We’ve seen some benefits of that in terms of reduction in the number of other viral infections.”
In the meantime, the public health community is keeping an eye on the BA.2 subvariant of omicron.
Salemi, the University of South Florida epidemiologist, said the increase in at-home testing means that more results are not being included in official coronavirus case counts. Therefore, wastewater surveillance will be the early warning signal to watch, he said.
“BA.2 is here,” he said. “We don’t have to look that far in the rear-view mirror to know things can change very rapidly. We saw what happened with delta. We saw what happened with omicron…. We don’t want to wait until we see a lot of people hospitalized before we take action.”
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A police lieutenant killed on duty in Pennsylvania was one month away from retirement when a man suspected of breaking into a family member’s home opened fire on responding officers, authorities said Friday.
Lebanon City Police Lt. William Lebo and three other uniformed officers were met with immediate gunfire when they entered the home on Forest Street, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said at a news conference.
Two other officers were injured and remain hospitalized. The suspect, 34-year-old Travis Shaud of Lebanon, was also killed in the exchange of gunfire.
Graf said Shaud had a record of domestic assaults as well as mental health issues.
“Family attempts to intervene, to provide assistance, were met with his utter resistance,” she said.
Shaud had previously lived in the home but not for some years, she said. A man listed as a co-owner of the home declined comment when reached by phone early Friday.
Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said the injured officers are Ryan Adams, 34, and Derek Underkoffler, 32, both with seven years on the force. Lebo, 63, had planned to retire May 1 after 40 years with the department.
A family member arrived home after work Thursday and realized Shaud had broken into the rear of his home, so he called police, Graf said.
“When police attempted to enter the residence, four officers encountered immediate gunfire,” Graf said. Shaud used a gun from the home to shoot at police, Graf said.
Officers returned fire and Shaud was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Shaud family friend, Susan Schott, told the Lebanon Daily News the Forest Street home was Travis Shaud’s childhood home.
“Travis was a wonderful person when he was OK,” Schott told the paper. “But as soon as I heard the address I knew what happened.”
Authorities have not said who shot who and did not take questions about what Graf called an ongoing investigation at news conferences Thursday and Friday.
“As one can imagine, it’s clearly a traumatic event,” Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said Thursday night. “Our guys are strong, but we’re human and we have families.”
Lebanon resident Angelo Gonzalez, 17, was working at a pizzeria down the road from the shooting when he said he saw “cop car after cop car flying down the street.”
“Then we heard something and weren’t sure what it was and the street filled up with cops and ambulance in a matter of 15 min,” Gonzalez said in a text message.
Lebo was at least the third officer killed in the line of duty in Lebanon, according to Capello.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the summer of 2020, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the first time since early 2020.
The freed up beds are expected to help U.S. hospitals retain exhausted staff, treat non-COVID-19 patients more quickly and cut down on inflated costs.
More family members can visit loved ones. And doctors hope to see a correction to the slide in pediatric visits, yearly checkups and cancer screenings.
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President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated April as Arab American Heritage Month and thanked the Arab American community "for representing the best of who we are."
"The history and story of the Arab American community is deeply woven into the diverse tapestry of America," he said in a tweet. "This National Arab American Heritage Month, I thank the community for all that you have done to help move us forward and for representing the best of who we are."
Biden's message followed a statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in support of the heritage month.
"This month, we recognize National Arab American Heritage Month and honor the contributions of this diverse community to America," said Blinken. "Immigrants with origins from the Arab world have been arriving to the United States since before our country's independence and have contributed to our nation's advancements in science, business, technology, foreign policy, and national security."
Blinken highlighted Arab Americans who served the country, including Nathan Badeen, a Syrian man who died fighting during the American Revolution, Ambassador Philip Habib, a former under secretary for political affairs who played an important role in the Vietnam peace talks, and Selwa "Lucky" Roosevelt, who served as chief of protocol from 1982 to 1989, "nearly 7 years and longer than anyone else prior."
Last year, the State Department declared April as Arab American Heritage Month for the first time and Blinken published a tweet in support of the month.
Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, says the heritage month is "celebratory and important in fighting the bias the community has faced."
"This is something our community has been working on for decades, to get it to the point where it's finally being recognized on a national level is incredibly meaningful to our community," she told CNN.
Arab American History Month is not officially recognized by the entire federal government. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, co-sponsored and introduced a bill to Congress in support of the month, but it is still pending.
Arab Americans trace their origins to 22 Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Arabs began immigrating to the US in the late 1800s fleeing war, persecution and economic hardships, according to the Migration Policy Institute. California, New York, Michigan and Illinois have the largest populations of Arab American residents in the country, based on data from the 2015-2019 ACS Ancestry survey.
States that have recognized April as Arab American History Month in 2021 and years past include Arkansas, Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and North Carolina.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly said Friday was the first time Blinken recognized Arab American Heritage Month. Blinken last year posted on Twitter in support of the month.
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Which eyeliners are most popular at Sephora?
Eyeliner is one of the oldest cosmetics in existence, but it remains a popular, affordable and effective way to create makeup looks. Eyeliner can accentuate your eyes with simple and natural-looking flair, or it can go bold and dramatic. Whether you’re an eyeliner beginner or a makeup pro, these are the most popular eyeliners you can find at Sephora.
Which Sephora eyeliner to get
Different eyeliner formulas specialize in creating different looks. For smudged-out smoky looks, a pencil or gel eyeliner is best. For stylized graphic eyeliner or a cat-eye flick, liquid or pen eyeliners will give you the precision you need.
Some eyeliner formulas also have more of a learning curve than others. For example, pencil eyeliners are generally considered the easiest to apply, but it can take practice to smudge eyeliner into a smoky look that doesn’t leave you with dreaded “raccoon eyes.” Gel and liquid eyeliners need to be applied with an eyeliner brush, which takes lots of practice. However, pen eyeliners can make liquid eyeliners user-friendly thanks to their felt or brush tips.
Top Sephora eyeliner for beginners
Top Sephora eyeliner for beginners
Kaja Wink Stamp Wing Eyeliner Stamp and Pen
What you need to know: Take the guesswork out of intimidating winged eyeliner with this convenient pen combo.
What you’ll love: Use the stamp end to start your look, then use the felt-tip pen end to draw a line and fill in. The eyeliner formula is smudgeproof and waterproof.
What you should consider: It’s only available in black. The stamp may not suit all eye shapes.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Sephora eyeliner for beginners for the money
What you need to know: Not sure if you prefer pencil or pen eyeliner? This clever product lets you experiment with both.
What you’ll love: This waterproof eyeliner has a matte-finish pencil on one end and a felt tip pen on the other. It’s available in black or brown.
What you should consider: The pencil can be crumbly and prone to breakage.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Sephora eyeliner pencils
Top Sephora eyeliner pencil
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil
What you need to know: Offering an impressive 34 shades, you’re all but guaranteed to find a color (or five) that suits your style.
What you’ll love: This creamy pencil glides on easily and blends out for a variety of looks. The formula comes in a rainbow of colors in matte, shimmer and glitter finishes.
What you should consider: Some colors can be prone to smudging, making this pencil better for smoky, not precise, looks. The soft pencil needs frequent sharpening.
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Top Sephora eyeliner pencil for the money
Sephora Collection 12-Hour Contour Pencil Eyeliner
What you need to know: These richly pigmented pencils glide on easily and last for hours without budging.
What you’ll love: Choose from 21 shades with matte, glitter or shimmer finish.
What you should consider: Some users had issues with the pencil’s tip breaking off easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Worth checking out
Clinique Quickliner For Eyes Eyeliner
What you need to know: This twist-up eyeliner pencil is also a good eyeliner for tight lining.
What you’ll love: The fine tip helps draw precise lines, while the built-in smudger can help create smoky eye looks. Choose from five neutral shades.
What you should consider: It isn’t as pigmented as some formulas, making precise looks more challenging.
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Top Sephora liquid eyeliner
Top Sephora liquid eyeliner
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
What you need to know: Not only does the marker tip make this eyeliner easy to use, the liquid formula lasts hours without smudging.
What you’ll love: The eyeliner glides on easily without skipping or tugging. It’s available in six subtle colors and neutrals.
What you should consider: Even though it’s waterproof, watery eyes or oily lids may still result in smudging.
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Top Sephora liquid eyeliner for the money
KVD Beauty Tattoo Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
What you need to know: This liner’s ultrafine brush tip lets you apply the vegan, cruelty-free formula with precision.
What you’ll love: Create clean lines easily with this smooth formula. It’s available in black or brown and both colors come in mini sizes.
What you should consider: The pen tends to dry out quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Worth checking out
Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner
What you need to know: Add some sparkle to your look with this buildable glittery eyeliner.
What you’ll love: Apply this smudgeproof eyeliner on its own or layer it over eye shadow or another eyeliner color for an extra glam look. It contains colorful glitter particles in a clear base and comes in 11 shades.
What you should consider: The brush applicator isn’t very precise. Some colors are not as pigmented as others.
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Top Sephora waterproof eyeliner
Top Sephora waterproof eyeliner
Benefit Cosmetics Roller Liner Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
What you need to know: Featuring a felt tip and an ergonomic grip for better control, this eyeliner also lasts up to 24 hours.
What you’ll love: The waterproof formula glides on easily and dries within moments. Choose from matte black or brown.
What you should consider: Because it dries so fast, adding another layer or touching up must be done quickly. The pen may dry out faster than other eyeliners.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Sephora waterproof eyeliner for the money
Sephora Collection Retractable Waterproof Eyeliner
What you need to know: This retractable pencil features a creamy formula on one end and a smudger on the other.
What you’ll love: It’s available in 19 shades, including bold colors and matte and shimmer finishes. This formula works well as an eyeliner for your waterline. The smudger pops out to reveal a sharpener.
What you should consider: Some users still have issues with this eyeliner smudging, especially with oily eyelids.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
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A federal judge upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex trafficking charges Friday, ruling that a juror's misstatements on a pretrial questionnaire should not cause a mistrial.
Judge Alison Nathan issued the ruling nearly a month after the juror testified in court he made an "inadvertent" mistake when he indicated in the questionnaire that he was not a victim of sexual abuse. Under oath, he said he had been sexually abused as a child, yet he maintained that his past did not shape his views or influence his approach as a juror in the trial.
In a 40-page opinion, Judge Alison Nathan found the juror's "lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every question on the questionnaire is regrettable, but the Court is confident that the failure to disclose was not deliberate."
The judge noted the bar for setting aside a guilty verdict is high and occurs "only in the most extraordinary of circumstances."
The ruling comes months after Maxwell, the former girlfriend and close associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was found guilty of sex trafficking a minor and four other counts for facilitating Epstein's sexual abuse of minor girls between 1994 and 2004.
The jury issue became public after the conviction when the juror gave multiple interviews to media outlets saying he had been sexually abused as a child. He said several jurors had issues with the victims' faulty memories, so he shared his personal experience with abuse and memory during deliberations.
"When I shared that, they were able to sort of come around on, they were able to come around on the memory aspect of the sexual abuse," the juror said in a Reuters interview.
However, potential jurors were explicitly asked on jury questionnaire forms if they had been sexually abused and, if so, if it would impact their abilities to be impartial while deliberating. A copy of Juror 50's jury questionnaire showed he stated on the form that he had not been sexually abused.
Maxwell's lawyers argued she should be granted a new trial because of the juror's answers.
Last month, Judge Nathan questioned the juror, who said he was distracted and unfocused when filling out the questionnaire and made an "inadvertent mistake." He denied tailoring his answers to win a spot on the jury. The judge said she found the juror to be responsive and forthright and that he affirmed his personal history would not affect his ability to serve as an impartial and fair juror "in any way."
On Friday, Maxwell's attorney asked the judge not to rule on the motion for a new trial until they see a new interview Juror 50 gave as part of a multi-part streaming series on Maxwell. Prosecutors said the government "strongly" opposed any delay of the ruling.
During Maxwell's trial, prosecutors argued she and Epstein conspired to set up a scheme to lure young girls into sexual relationships with Epstein in New York, Florida, New Mexico and the US Virgin Islands. Four women testified during the trial that Epstein abused them and that Maxwell facilitated the abuse and sometimes participated in it as well.
The trial, which took about a month late last year, alternated between disturbing testimony from sexual abuse victims and illuminating testimony about some of Epstein's connections to high-profile celebrities.
The jury of six women and six men deliberated for about 40 hours across parts of six days before the verdict. They found her guilty of sex trafficking of a minor, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and three related counts of conspiracy, but acquitted her of a charge of enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.
She is scheduled to be sentenced in June and faces up to 65 years in prison.
Epstein, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges, was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 but died by suicide in prison a month later. Maxwell was arrested a year afterward.
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Which internal hard drive is best?
Think of an internal hard drive as both the mind and heart of your computer. It stores all your data, all your software and, most importantly, your operating system. You can replace any other broken component as if nothing happened. If you lose your internal hard drive, you’re toast.
Whether you plan on replacing, upgrading or simply backing up your main drive, you should consider the Seagate IronWolf Internal Hard Disk Drive. It comes in a wide range of storage sizes and is built with durability as its central focus.
What to know before you buy an internal hard drive
Hard disk drives vs. solid-state drives
Hard disk and solid-state internal hard drives each have their own pros and cons.
- HDDs were the first type of hard drive. They use a variety of moving parts to read and write data. Because of these moving parts, HDDs are far more prone to damage over time. They also use magnetic parts, meaning contact with a strong enough magnet can destroy it. However, they can be shockingly cheap — even at high storage capacities.
- SSDs are a more recent invention. They use no moving or magnetic parts — this improves their durability and more than doubles their read and write speeds in some cases. The only negative is their high cost. In many cases, an SSD costs double a comparable HDD.
- Hybrid drives combine elements of each. They have the large storage capacity of HDDs with small amounts of SSD storage for frequently accessed data.
Capacity
Capacity refers to how much data an internal hard drive can store. The more data offered, the higher the cost of the drive. Old drives only had a few hundred megabytes of storage. Modern drives have sizes between a few hundred gigabytes and a dozen terabytes. It’s also important to know that 1,024MB equals 1GB and 1,024GB equals 1TB.
Connection type
An internal hard drive is usually designed to connect to your motherboard rather than via USB like an external hard drive. Most use SATA or IDE connections.
What to look for in a quality internal hard drive
Speed
Speed refers to how much data can be written or read from an internal hard drive in a single second. An HDDs speed is directly related to how fast its internal disk spins. An average HDD spins at a rate of 7,200 revolutions per minute, which roughly translates to read and write speeds of 250 megabytes per second. Average SSDs have read and write speeds of 500Mbps — some can hit 1Gbps.
Cache
Internal hard drives have a cache that functions similarly to a computer’s random-access memory. The larger the cache (and RAM), the faster your hard drive will be able to read and write.
How much you can expect to spend on an internal hard drive
Most midrange internal hard drives cost $100-$200. Some low-end drives can cost $50 or less. If you want the best you’ll likely spend closer to $300 or more.
Internal hard drive FAQ
What kind of internal hard drive do I really need?
A. If you only store documents and small files like pictures you shouldn’t need much more than a cheap HDD with a few hundred gigabytes of storage. If you want to store large files like home videos or full movies you should consider an HDD with a terabyte or two of storage. Professionals will likely want a few terabytes of storage too, and they may want to consider an SSD rather than HDD. Gamers should grab an SSD with a minimum of 2TB of storage, though preferably more.
What is NAS compatibility?
A. NAS stands for network-attached storage. Essentially, this means the internal hard drive in question is built to be left on and accessible by anyone on its network — 24/7. Most hard drives aren’t designed to be left on like this — they’ll overheat or become damaged in other ways. For example, the cloud most data is stored on today is actually made of a vast network of NAS hard drives kept in storage facilities all over the world. Unless you want to build a similar type of network for your home and office, you don’t need to worry about NAS-compatible hard drives.
What’s the best internal hard drive to buy?
Top internal hard drive
Seagate IronWolf Internal Hard Disk Drive
What you need to know: This drive is built to last.
What you’ll love: It comes in 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, 12- and 16-terabyte capacities. It has incredibly high durability — it’s built specifically for NAS environments. It uses SATA connection and includes a companion app.
What you should consider: Its maximum read and write speed is only 180Mbps, and its cache is only 64MB. It’s also a little noisy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top internal hard drive for the money
Western Digital Black Performance Internal Hard Disk Drive
What you need to know: This budget pick has plenty of storage space.
What you’ll love: It comes in 500-gigabyte, 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- and 10-terabyte capacities. It’s compatible with both Apple and Windows operating systems. It has a five-year limited warranty. It has 7,200 rpm and a read and write speed of up to 250Mbps.
What you should consider: Some consumers reported a loud clicking sound while the drive was in use. Others had problems with the drive continually disconnecting from their system.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Samsung 870 EVO Internal Solid State Drive
What you need to know: This is the best internal drive you can buy — if you have the money.
What you’ll love: It’s available in 250GB and 500GB as well as 1-, 2- and 4-terabyte capacities. It uses SATA connection and is NAS compatible. It has a maximum read and write speed of 560Mbps and 530Mbps, respectively.
What you should consider: Most storage amounts cost double what a matching HDD costs. Some storage options have more value than others. It draws a considerable amount of power.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The Georgia State Senate on Friday gave final approval to legislation that would allow eligible residents to carry a concealed gun in public without a license.
The state's Constitutional Carry Act, or SB319, was approved by the Senate following a 34-22 vote. The measure passed the House on Wednesday.
The measure now heads to Gov. Brian Kemp, who will likely sign it into law. The move would make Georgia the 23rd state to not have a policy that requires a permit to carry concealed guns in public, according to data compiled by Everytown for Gun Safety, a non-profit that focuses on gun violence prevention.
The controversial "constitutional carry," or permitless carry, legislation has gained momentum during this year's legislative sessions in several states, including Wisconsin, Alabama, South Carolina, Indiana and Nebraska. In March, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation that will allow adults to carry a concealed handgun without a license or training.
The legislative push comes as law enforcement officials and advocacy groups nationwide continue to raise the alarm about the policy's safety risks.
Law enforcement officials nationwide have argued permit requirements are vital to upholding standards of public safety. Without it, they say, officers face an even greater challenge in combating gun violence, further complicating their encounters with citizens.
Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey of Hamilton County, Ohio, previously told CNN she and her colleagues support the Second Amendment, but having a credential to carry a firearm helps inform officers the individual had training and a background check before engaging them. "As law enforcement officers, when we walk into an unknown situation, we are relying on as much information as we can gather prior to engaging with that person. It all counts," she said.
While the processes to obtain a permit vary, some states that mandate carry permits require people to go through education and training on how to responsibly handle, use and securely store firearms before they can legally carry a concealed gun in public spaces. Permit issuers typically conduct a background check of any individual seeking a permit to ensure that they don't pose a danger to the public.
If approved by Kemp, a Republican, Georgia's bill would let residents carry a concealed gun anywhere a licensed handgun holder can carry one. However, the bill would ban guns in airports and secured government buildings.
It also prohibits certain individuals from carrying a concealed gun, including those with prior drug convictions; individuals who have been convicted of a felony or are facing felony charges; and those who have been treated for mental health issues or substance abuse issues within the past five years.
Gov. Kemp on Friday praised the bill's passage on Twitter, saying, "I appreciate the House & Senate for their hard work to get Constitutional Carry over the finish line. Law-abiding Georgians deserve to ensure they can protect themselves and their families, and this legislation strengthens that God-given right."
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Kristina Hayashi was a teacher's assistant in a US history class when she saw a picture of her great uncle for the first time in 2013.
During a lesson on WWII, she noticed a LA Times article about Henry Kondo in a textbook. Throughout the years, she'd heard stories about her relative who was a Japanese American soldier killed in action.
"Growing up, I knew I had this great uncle that was killed during World War II...but I had never seen a picture of him," Hayashi told CNN.
Shortly after Hayashi's discovery as a teacher's assistant, her aunt showed her the letters Kondo wrote to his father as well as photos of him before he enlisted.
Nearly 10 years later, Hayashi -- who is now a curator at the Japanese American National Museum -- continues to learn more about Kondo and the struggles he faced as a Japanese American during World War II.
But Kondo faced injustices before the war when he was a student at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. He was among dozens of Japanese American students who were not able to complete their studies in the 1940s after being sent to internment camps during the war.
The university believes there were about 120 Nisei students -- a term for people born in America to parents, who came to the US from Japan -- at the school on February 19, 1942, when the order was issued.
On Friday, USC is holding a commencement ceremony posthumously awarding honorary degrees to Nisei students.
Following President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order during World War II, Japanese Americans were forced into detention centers. Many Japanese students had to make a difficult decision: Give up their education at USC and either enlist in the war effort or remain in internment camps.
Few Nisei students returned to USC after the war ended and many completed their degrees elsewhere, according to USC.
Two living students already have received their degrees, said Ron Mackovich-Rodriguez, USC's media relations specialist, in a statement. The descendants of the others will accept the degrees in their honor during Friday's ceremony.
In November, USC announced they were apologizing for the school's discriminatory practices -- which included withholding transcripts -- during World War II.
Friday's ceremony is part the Asian Pacific Alumni Association Gala in Pasadena. USC also plans to dedicate a rock garden on campus to the former students.
University acknowledges its wrongdoing
Hayashi said this ceremony "is in some ways late" since many of the Nisei students have passed and cannot accept the degrees themselves. But she added that this is an opportunity for USC to acknowledge its wrongdoing. She said a moment like this is "something that's important" to the families of Nisei students.
Her great uncle will be one of the students honored during the ceremony. Hayashi said Kondo was a Pasadena native and the oldest son in his family. He was studying at USC to become a pharmacist when he and his family were forced into a detention center in Arizona during the war. Kondo then enlisted and became a Nisei soldier. In 1944, he was killed in action.
The Nisei soldiers were the segregated 442nd Regiment during World War II, according to Hayashi. She said these soldiers were given some of the toughest missions during the war effort because of the discrimination against Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Nisei were also "the most decorated unit in US history for their size and length of service," Hayashi said.
The 442nd regiment totaled about 18,000 Nisei men, according to the National WWII Museum.
Nisei was both a term to describe the Japanese American regiment and a term to describe anyone of Japanese descent during World War II.
To escape internment, some Nisei became soldiers while others tried to attend college. USC, however, made it difficult for Nisei students to continue their education after Roosevelt's executive order.
This is what happened to John Fujioka. His son, Dr. Lawrence Fujioka told CNN his father was forced to leave USC in 1942 while he was studying to become a dentist. He was forced to stay in the Santa Anita Assembly Center in California.
When he tried to reapply to another university, USC withheld his transcript making it more difficult for him to get to dental school. Fujioka said eventually, his father graduated from dental school at St. Louis University in 1946, and he practiced dentistry with his father for 23 years until he died in 2000.
Fujioka's father was one the first posthumous degrees USC awarded in 2012 at a different ceremony. He said although the acknowledgment is long overdue, he is still pleased with USC for owning up to its mistakes.
"I feel proud of USC for what they've finally done. It's a great university and my dad enjoyed his time there. I think he would be proud of what they did."
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Which sage green throw pillows are best?
Sage green is a timeless color that combines the appeal of the outdoors with the modern aesthetic many people love. If you’re interested in decorating a room, whether it’s the living room or a study, a couple of sage green throw pillows will help tie the space together. The Home Brilliant Decorative Farmhouse Rustic Burlap Linen Cushion Cover, for example, is stylish, comfortable and practical to have around.
What to know before you buy a sage green throw pillow
Design and theme
The key difference between a throw pillow and the pillows that go on your bed is the fact that most throw pillows are meant for decor. Because of this, even if they come in a solid color, they’ll typically have certain design themes such as tassels or decorative text on them.
People often add throw pillows to a couch or bed to match a specific aesthetic in the room or home. With interior design, it’s generally best to stick with a semi-strict color palette of two or three slightly different colors. That way, you can create a complete theme for the room. Sage green pillows have a soothing effect and look best when paired with other natural or neutral colors such as different shades of gray, browns or tans.
Inserts
As with bed pillows, throw pillows also have inserts, which are basically the pillows that go inside the throw pillow covers. These inserts, when purchased separately from the cover, are either packaged individually or come in a set of two to four. Sets are especially useful if you have several throw pillows that are all the same size and shape.
When you order online, the inserts will typically be vacuumed sealed for easier shipping. Once they arrive, you’ll need to remove them from the packaging and let them inflate before you can use them or put them in a cover. Typically, it only takes a few minutes for an insert to fully regain its intended shape.
Some throw pillows come with the insert and cover, but it’s a good idea to check the product label before purchase so you know what to expect. When buying inserts separately, make sure they match the dimensions of the cover.
Cover
Some throw pillows do not have a separate cover and insert. However, if you’re getting one that does, there’s a good chance the insert will be basic and white, while the cover will have the designs and colors you want. Similar to other pillow covers, those meant for throw pillows exist in virtually any color imaginable, including sage green, red, black and more.
Shade
There isn’t only one shade of sage green. Throw pillows of this color could lean more towards a yellow-green or they might boast a deeper green or grayish-green aesthetic. Those with more of a greenish or yellowish hue invoke a more nature-inspired feeling, while those with a gray tone are cooler and more neutral.
What to look for in a quality sage green throw pillow
Material
Both the cover and the insert can consist of different materials that contribute to the overall texture, design and durability of the throw pillow. Traditionally, inserts are constructed with down or other fibers such as fiberfill or cotton that provide insulation and make them softer and fluffier. However, some inserts are made with foam or polyester. Another option is microfiber polyester, which is ideal for those who have allergies.
For the outer cover, you can often find wool, faux leather, cotton, velvet and blends of fabrics. Some luxury throw pillows consist of satin instead. Each material offers a different degree of softness. Certain materials, such as wool and cotton, are also warm and durable, whereas satin and velvet are smooth, but not as insulated.
Shape and size
Sage green throw pillows are usually square or rectangular. However, it’s not uncommon to find throw pillows in other shapes, including circles.
In terms of dimensions, throw pillows usually follow standard sizing conventions. Most are either 18 by 18 inches or 20 by 20 inches in size. However, larger options such as 22 by 22 inches or 24 by 24 inches are also available.
When choosing the size, take into account the available surface area. If, for instance, you want the throw pillow to go on a small armchair, you’ll probably want a smaller size. On the other hand, if you want it to decorate a large sofa, you can get away with a bigger pillow.
Texture
Depending on the material used, sage green throw pillows will have a specific texture. Those that have more elaborate designs will usually be more textured as you’ll be able to feel each and every groove and stitch. Some throw pillows will have one texture on the front and another on the back, making them reversible.
Other features
Oftentimes, throw pillows come with other design features such as ribbons or buttons. These affect the overall appearance and texture of the pillow.
How much you can expect to spend on a sage green throw pillow
A single throw pillow will usually cost $10-$30. However, if you want to get a set, expect to spend $30-$50.
Sage green throw pillow FAQ
What are some accessories that go well with sage green throw pillows?
A. Other accessories include throw blankets for the sofa or daybed. Or, if you’re using the throw pillows as part of your bedspread, choose matching sheets or ones in a complementary color such as white or gray. If you want something bolder, add in a bright blue and yellow blanket or sheets. You can also get wooden tables and chairs, as well as some plants with saturated green leaves to really make the sage green stand out.
How do I decorate a couch with a throw pillow?
A. The best way to decorate your furniture with throw pillows is to place the pillows on either end between the back cushion and the armrest. If you have multiple throw pillows, you can layer them on top of one another. If you’re putting pillows on both ends of the couch, you should have a matching number of pillows on each side.
What’s the best sage green throw pillow to buy?
Top sage green throw pillow
Home Brilliant Decorative Farmhouse Rustic Burlap Linen Cushion Cover
What you need to know: This neutral sage green pillow is made of linen and dons three charming buttons to complement your farmhouse decor.
What you’ll love: The throw pillow comes in two sizes and consists of a high-quality linen blend. The zipper is conveniently hidden for appeal, and the fabric is shrink-resistant for easy washing.
What you should consider: Some reports of the zipper not functioning correctly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sage green throw pillow for the money
Sykting Sage Green Decorative Throw Pillow Covers
What you need to know: With three sizes to choose from and a soft, fuzzy corduroy texture, these sage green covers are durable and have a pleasant striped pattern.
What you’ll love: This set comes with two throw pillow covers, which are machine washable. They have a pom pom fringe and look great indoors and outdoors.
What you should consider: There are no inserts included, so you’ll need to get those separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sage Green Hand Loom Woven Chunky Loops Natural Cotton Hand Dyed Pillow Cover
What you need to know: This handmade, sage green throw pillow cover looks great as part of any classic decor.
What you’ll love: Both sides are constructed from 100% cotton. The covers feature a back zipper where you can easily place your own insert. The front has loops throughout, giving the cover added texture and design elements.
What you should consider: The color is a little different in person than it appears online.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
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How do you modernize a front porch?
Your home may be warm and inviting on the inside, but what about the front porch? This is the portion of a house that grabs the attention of visitors and passersby, so it’s vital that it has attractive curb appeal. What’s more, a warm and inviting porch will create a welcoming first impression for guests.
From the walls and the floor to the door, there are easy changes and additions you can make to give your front porch a contemporary, refreshed appearance. A few key items and a little imagination are all you need to make it a neighborhood inspiration.
Considerations before updating your front porch
Whether you have a specific look in mind for your front porch or you aren’t sure where to start, you have many options for giving it a new look. However, it’s best to begin with the basics. Give your porch a good cleaning, and touch up chipped or peeling paint.
Next, think about porch size. For example, if your porch is large, roomy furniture will create a cozy feel. When decorating a small porch, keep in mind that less is more. Too many furniture pieces, plants or other items can make a small space look cluttered. Instead, focus on the door and add wall art to make the space seem larger.
Additionally, let your personal decorative style guide you in accessorizing your porch. Do you love plants? Would you like to give your porch an artsy feel? Do you prefer minimalism when it comes to decor? The answers to these questions will guide you as you plan your porch makeover. Below are some ideas to get you started, followed by product suggestions for you to consider when giving your front porch a makeover.
Add front porch furniture
In addition to providing a comfortable place to relax, furniture makes a porch more aesthetically appealing. As mentioned above, choose pieces and sets that work well with your porch size.
Install railing
Adding a railing to a porch gives it a finished look as well as instant curb appeal. If the porch has steps, it also adds an element of safety. With a little DIY know-how, modern vinyl railing is a fairly straightforward install.
Focus on the door
Painting a front door is an easy update. Bold colors like yellow, bright green, true blue, deep red and even black are trending for homeowners who want an entryway that pops. Opt for exterior paint with a water, latex or acrylic resin base with a satin or semi-gloss finish for long-lasting results. Complete the new look with door decor or a door knocker for added appeal.
Include plants
Plants brighten the appearance of any porch and are always in style. Colorful pots or planters will complement flowers and greenery and look great around your entryway.
Bring out your artistic side
Wall art isn’t just for a home’s interior. Today, eclectic pieces that are made of weather-resistant materials are designed to be displayed on outdoor walls and are great for creating a focal point on a front porch.
Remember the floor
Nothing makes a porch feel homey and cozy like an outdoor area rug. Instead of a solid color, choose a rug with colorful patterns for a contemporary look.
Best items for a front porch makeover
Noble House 3-Piece Wood Bistro Set
This bistro set has a trim design, which makes it suitable for small porches. The chairs come with cream-colored cushions that complement the teak-brown wood construction.
Sold by Home Depot
Wade Logan Outdoor Sofa with Cushions
In addition to seating for three, this sofa has a modern design that will spruce up any front porch. It comes with a removable tray and two throw pillows.
Sold by Wayfair
Winston Porter Raybon 2-Person Porch Swing
The Raybon swing boasts sleek, curved lines for a modern twist on a front-porch essential. It seats two and has a 550-pound weight capacity.
Sold by Wayfair
Weatherables Naples White Vinyl Railing Kit
This vinyl railing stands up to the elements, is easy to clean and doesn’t require painting. Sections are available in various sizes and come with brackets.
Sold by Home Depot
Modern Masters Never Fades Front Door Paint
Never Fades paint lives up to its name, as it’s water-based and long-lasting. It also dries quickly so there’s no long wait to open and close a door. It comes in a wide selection of bold colors.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Michael Healy Dragonfly Door Knocker
Add character to a front door with Michael Healy’s dragonfly door knocker that’s made by hand and signed by the artist. It’s crafted in solid brass and comes in a choice of brass or oiled bronze finishes.
Sold by Home Depot and Wayfair
Trendspot 12-Inch Diameter Blue Rivage Ceramic Planter
Crafted of durable ceramic, this gorgeous planter with saucer sports an appealing blue glaze with a geometric pattern that captures attention and complements greenery and blooms.
Sold by Home Depot
Verel Set of 2 Tall Outdoor Planters
These two planters are ideal for enhancing a front entryway— simply fill them with beautiful plants and place one on either side of the exterior door for an inviting, upscale appearance.
Sold by Amazon
Thirdshiftfab Enchanting Starry Night Tree of Life Metal Wall Art
This artist-created wall art is crafted of steel that’s coated with copper and resists the weather. The unique tree design makes it the perfect front porch conversation piece.
Sold by Etsy
George Oliver Deede Floral Area Rug
Regardless of the porch size or color scheme, this area rug has it covered with numerous sizes and colors to choose from. It’s constructed of durable, low-pile fibers that stand up to stains and frequent foot traffic.
Sold by Wayfair
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Which antique brass curtain rod is best?
Brass is making a comeback in interior design. This sophisticated metal has become a sought-after accent in modern and contemporary decor. Antique brass is especially popular thanks to its beautiful tarnished look. If you’re looking for a way to introduce antique brass into your home, curtain rods are an excellent opportunity.
The best antique brass curtain rod is the Rod Desyne Bud Curtain Rod. It has straightforward assembly instructions, unique details and features and is perfect for lightweight curtains.
What to know before you buy an antique brass curtain rod
Antique appearance
Brass is a pale-gold, warm metal that comes in a variety of finishes, such as brushed, polished, unlacquered and satin. One reason brass is so popular is that it takes on a lovely, dark patina as it ages. But you don’t have to wait for generations to achieve that luster. Many brass accessories are artificially patinated to look tarnished.
Advantages of antique brass
Because of its warmer properties, brass is excellent at taking the edge off of black-and-white decor. This aged finish can make a bold statement as a shower curtain rod or for anchoring your flowing curtains and drapes.
Styling options
Decoration styles like boho, rustic or classic interior really benefit from vintage curtain rods. If your style is more minimal, modern or mid-century modern, you’ll want to opt for an understated curtain rod. Look for solid end caps with simple designs and industrial piping, as these go well with most aesthetics.
Complementary colors and patterns
It’s best to pair brass pairs with opposite colors. Choose cool colors on the blue-green end of the spectrum to balance this warmer metal finish. Colors such as turquoise, cobalt and emerald accentuate brass’s gold tones. If you’re going monochrome, black and white, beige and cool gray also look good. Don’t pit brass against huge swathes of reds, oranges and purples, as these will clash.
What to look for in a quality antique brass curtain rod
Type
The type of curtain rod you choose depends on the size of your windows, your decoration style and the weight load of your curtains.
- Decorative: These come with mounting brackets and a single or double rod. Decorative brass curtain rods often have ornamental finishes and feature adjustable telescoping poles.
- Wrap-around: Also called French-return curtain rods, these curve to mount directly into the wall. This type of curtain rod is ideal for blocking out light.
- Traverse: If you have wide windows or glass doors, a traverse rod has clips on a track that make it easy to slide your blinds or curtains open and closed.
- Swing-arm: These curtain rods use a hinged bracket. They’re best if you have café style windows or French doors. Swing-arm curtain rods can rotate up to 180 degrees, making them perfect for large windows or door treatments.
- Tension: A tension rod is ideal when you don’t want to damage the walls or tiles. They’re also a great solution if you don’t have adequate support on the sides of your window.
Weight Capacity
A typical curtain rod holds between 5-20 pounds. But make sure your curtains don’t outweigh the rod. Drapes can weigh up to 25 pounds, meaning you’ll need to find a heavy-duty rod to handle the load. Pay particular attention to product descriptions of tension rods, as these bear the least amount of weight.
Length
Fixed curtain rods typically fit a standard window at 24 inches by 24 inches. Therefore, a double window will be 48 inches wide. If you’re purchasing a curtain rod that telescopes, make sure the length fits your window treatment and leaves you 3-5 inches on each side for decorative purposes.
Finials
Finials are the decorative end caps on your curtain rod. Antique brass is the perfect material to take advantage of these little flourishes. For that vintage or classical look, go for a finial with a lot of detail. If you’re more modern and minimal, a simple shape will focus on the material.
How much you can expect to spend on an antique brass curtain rod
Antique brass curtain rods vary in price depending on the size and type. A standard, single decorative curtain rod will cost anywhere between $20-$60. Specialized fixtures such as traverse, swing arm and bay-window rods cost more, ranging between $70-$150.
Antique brass curtain rod FAQ
Are finials included in the curtain rod measurement?
A. For the most part, no. The product description should list these as a separate measurement. The longer the finial, the less excess curtain rod will show on either side.
How do I hang my curtain rods?
A. It’s best to hang your curtain rod 3-5 inches above the frame. It’s best to hang them in the studs since this is more secure. If you’re drilling into drywall, be sure to use anchors to keep it in place.
What’s the best antique brass curtain rod to buy?
Top antique brass curtain rod
What you need to know: This decorative, single curtain rod is embellished just enough to fit into any design scheme.
What you’ll love: It features a classical bud finial, perfect for rustic decor. It telescopes and comes in four size ranges. The bracket clears 2 inches, and the single curtain rod comes with mounting hardware. You can also get this in a double treatment.
What you should consider: The finials are resin, not bronze. The rod is a bit on the thin side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top antique brass curtain rod for the money
Wayfair Basics Adjustable Single Curtain Rod
What you need to know: This curtain rod is a modern take on antique brass, offering a sophisticated and understated aesthetic on a budget.
What you’ll love: Available in three sizes, this brass curtain rod comes with two 1-inch cylindrical finials and two adjustable brackets. It’s perfect for tighter spaces and holds up to 12 pounds.
What you should consider: Some users found that this telescoping rod feels flimsy when extended to its maximum length.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Worth checking out
Urbanest 1-inch Diameter Steel Ball Adjustable Single Drapery Curtain Rod, Antique Brass
What you need to know: Featuring an elegant ball finial, Urbanest’s single curtain rod can upscale any room.
What you’ll love: This telescoping curtain rod comes in three sizes. You get mounting hardware and anchors to adhere the adjustable brackets to your wall.
What you should consider: Make sure to follow the installation instructions carefully, and don’t throw away any plastic tabs as these help with functionality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which cappuccino machine is best?
There’s something special about visiting your favorite coffee shop for a morning cappuccino. From the fragrant aroma when you walk through the door to the sound of milk being foamed, each part of this caffeinated ritual is designed to prepare you for a delicious cup of coffee.
If you want to recreate this experience at home, the Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine is the best choice. It produces barista-quality espresso drinks right in the comfort of your own kitchen.
What to know before you buy a cappuccino machine
Number of coffee drinkers
A cappuccino machine built for one person won’t work when you host a Sunday brunch. If you’re the only person in your home who appreciates a fine-quality espresso drink, you’ll want a smaller machine, but if you routinely host a crowd for morning coffee and pastry, look for a larger model.
Espresso only vs. espresso and brewed coffee
Cappuccino machines are available in specialized models that focus on producing espresso and frothed milk or models that also allow you to brew a pot of coffee alongside your espresso. While a dual-function machine is handy, some would argue that focusing on two functions is to the detriment of both.
Space
Some cappuccino machines can take up quite a bit of real estate. Consider the amount of space on your counter or in your cupboards before purchasing a machine.
What to look for in a quality cappuccino machine
Adjustable water temperature
The quality of your espresso absolutely depends on the temperature of the water. Most baristas agree that the optimal temperature range is 195 to 205 degrees. Look for a machine that allows you to adjust the temperature to your preference in that range.
Easy-fill water tank
Some cappuccino machines require that you add water with each use. If you prefer a more hands-off action when it comes to managing your water levels, look for an easy-fill water tank with a view into the level of water.
Automatic grinder
The best cappuccinos start with the freshest beans, and the only way to get them at their peak is to grind them right before you brew. Luxury and high-end cappuccino machines feature burr grinders that start when you press the button to brew.
Accessories
The frothing pitcher and serving carafe are nice touches that make your kitchen feel even more like your favorite cafe. Neither of these are necessary to make a delicious cup of coffee, but they certainly make it easier.
How much you can expect to spend on a cappuccino machine
From the most basic to commercial-quality machines, expect to spend $75-$700.
Cappuccino machine FAQ
What are the different types of drinks you can make?
A. Your cappuccino machine is capable of making a number of different types of espresso drinks, including:
- Ristretto: A strong espresso made with fine coffee grounds and less water.
- Doppio: A double shot of espresso made with extra coffee.
- Latte: Espresso drink with 1/3 espresso, 2/3 hot milk and a splash of foam.
- Piccolo latte: Ristretto shot with warm milk.
- Mocha: Latte with chocolate syrup.
- Macchiato: Espresso with a splash of steamed milk and “marked” (macchiato in Italian) with foam.
- Americano: An espresso shot with hot water added to make a regular cup of coffee.
- Lungo: An espresso shot that’s made with twice as much water to extract more flavor and caffeine.
- Flat white: Similar to a cappuccino but with more coffee and no foam.
- Cortado: Equal amounts of espresso and steamed milk with no foam.
- Red eye: A shot of espresso added to brewed coffee.
- Black eye: A double shot of espresso in brewed coffee.
You can further customize your drink by using nondairy milks and adding syrups, flavors and whipped cream.
How do you care for a cappuccino machine?
A. Keeping your cappuccino machine clean helps it to produce the best-tasting coffee for years to come. You’ll need to clean the basket that holds the coffee, the foaming wand and both the inside and outside of the machine.
- After each use, remove the grounds from the basket and wipe it out.
- If you’ve used the foaming wand, run steam through it to remove milk, then wipe the outside.
- Wipe down the outside of the machine.
You also need to periodically descale your espresso machine. This is especially important if your tap water has a high mineral content, but every machine should be descaled at least once a year. Use a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and water or purchase a professional descaler. Add to the water reservoir, allow it to sit, then run it through your machine, following with several runs of water until it’s completely rinsed out.
What’s the best cappuccino machine to buy?
Top cappuccino machine
Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
What you need to know: This is a premium home espresso machine for serious coffee connoisseurs.
What you’ll love: It features a burr grinder that delivers the precise amount of coffee you need for the strength of brew you want. It produces fluffy clouds of creamy foam and a delicious, rich cup of espresso every time. Digital temperature control means maximum flavor extraction. It looks great on the counter.
What you should consider: This is a top-of-the-line espresso machine with a top-of-the-line price tag.
Where to buy: Sold by Sur La Table and Amazon
Top cappuccino machine for the money
Capresso Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
What you need to know: If you need a practical and basic espresso machine, this is the pick for you.
What you’ll love: It produces four espressos in adjustable strengths. The glass carafe is great for serving and measuring the correct amount of water.
What you should consider: The plastic parts can feel cheap, and the quality of espresso produced won’t satisfy pickier coffee drinkers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
De’Longhi 15-Bar Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
What you need to know: This is a high-quality, affordable machine from a trusted brand in coffee appliances.
What you’ll love: The star here is a swivel jet frother that produces delicious pillows of frothy milk. It makes two cups of espresso at a time and can use espresso pods too. It has a small footprint on the counter, and it’s easy to clean.
What you should consider: It’s a smaller machine that’s best for singles or couples.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which dog harnesses for hiking are best?
There are lots of benefits to harnessing your dog on walks, regardless of your dog’s size or breed. The distribution of pressure is more comfortable for your dog when wearing a harness, plus it helps to prevent excessive strain on the neck for dogs who tend to pull.
If you enjoy taking your dog hiking, a harness can be particularly beneficial. But what’s the difference between a standard dog harness and a dog harness for hiking? There are a few small differences that help go a long way. If you’re looking for a harness that can work hard and hold up over time, the Ruffwear Multiuse Support Dog Harness is durable, reliable and comfortable for both you and your pup.
What to know before you buy a dog harness for hiking
If you do a lot of hiking with your pup, a standard dog harness might not be meeting all of your needs. Harnesses made for hiking and rugged outdoor use can have useful extras like reflective strips or pockets for storage. They are more customized and often include additional features to accommodate any scenario you might encounter out on the trails.
A good fit
The most important thing about a dog harness is getting the fit right. A dog harness for hiking shouldn’t be too tight but it also can’t be loose enough for your dog to wriggle out of it. If you want to check a harness’s tightness, try to stick your hand between the harness and your dog’s body. You know you have a good fit if the harness fits no more than two fingers.
Storage options
Some harnesses come with small pockets while other hiking harnesses double as backpacks so your dog can carry some of their snacks or toys with them as you go. In determining whether you want a saddlebag/backpack harness, consider your dog’s size, age and how much hiking you intend to do together.
Bonus features
Hiking harnesses can have bonus features unique to spending time around rough or rural terrain. They can have strong handles on the back, chest clips for alternative leashing methods or glow strips for better visibility at night. If it’s likely you’ll spend a lot of time out in the early morning or late at night, consider getting a harness that can accommodate a light source.
What to look for in a quality dog harness for hiking
A quality dog harness for hiking perfectly blends comfort, safety and practically. You wouldn’t want to cut a hike short because your own gear isn’t up to the task and it is the same thing when it comes to your dog. A hiking harness is part of your dog’s outdoor gear and should be able to withstand the elements.
A design that conforms to body type
A good harness for hiking is designed specifically for your dog’s body type, whether they be small and stocky or thin and long. The best harness for a large dog might not be the best harness for a small dog. Take into consideration what other users have said about using the harness with a dog the same breed or size as your own.
Rust-resistant
The best harnesses hold up against the elements. The metal hardware doesn’t rust when it gets wet and doesn’t corrode quickly over time. All metal pieces are strong, secure and reliable.
Breathable fabric
A breathable dog harness dries quickly and keeps your dog cool on hot days. It’s soft, lightweight, padded and water-resistant. It utilizes mesh and other quick-drying components so that if your dog gets way they dry easily without uncomfortable chafing.
How much you can expect to spend on a dog harness for hiking
A dog harness for hiking usually costs $15-$60, depending on the quality of the materials used and size.
Dog harness for hiking FAQ
What are points of adjustment?
A. Points of adjustment are areas on the harness which can be tightened or loosened so that your dog gets a comfortable fit. The more points of adjustment, the more customizable the fit is.
Does an unleashed dog still need a harness for hiking?
A. Even if you allow your dog to run around off leash during hikes, a reliable hiking harness is still a good idea. The color or reflective properties can help you to keep an eye on them amongst the trees and if you’re worried about getting separated you can attach a pet tracker to their harness or collar. If you want to grab them quickly, there’s a handle to reach for instead of their collar.
What’s the best dog harness for hiking to buy?
Top dog harness for hiking
Ruffwear Multiuse Support Dog Harness
What you need to know: This durable hiking and trail harness offers plenty of coverage in three colors and five sizes.
What you’ll love: It is padded with a reinforced handle and five points of adjustment for a secure fit. It’s lightweight, durable, and features a reflective trim. It’s not easy to escape from and it comes with a light loop for securing a safety light (sold separately).
What you should consider: There is no identification tag pocket on the harness.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
Top dog harness for hiking for the money
Ruffwear Front Range Dog Harness
What you need to know: This lightweight pull-over harness comes in ten colors and five sizes with leash attachment points on the chest and back.
What you’ll love: It has foam-padded strips for even distribution of weight and can be adjusted in four places for a secure fit. It’s designed for your dog’s comfort and comes with a reflective trim, as well as an ID pocket for storing your dog’s tags.
What you should consider: It runs a little small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
Worth checking out
Kurgo Dog Saddlebag Backpack Harness
What you need to know: This polyester backpack/harness combo comes in three sizes and two colors.
What you’ll love: It features a two-sided pack for storing dog supplies or first aid materials. There are eight points of adjustment for a reliable fit and the trim is reflective for better visibility. It has leash attachments on the front and back plus the rear leash ring doubles as a bottle opener.
What you should consider: The packs are not removable and the harness as a whole might require additional adjustments as you hike.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Levoit cool mist humidifier review
It’s one thing to have a preferred temperature for your bedroom, but balancing humidity is an entirely different issue. It’s even harder to strike a balance during winter months, including in homes with dry air.
A whole-house humidifier is one solution, but it can be an expensive investment and it’s not often in the cards if you’re renting. A tabletop humidifier, on the other hand, is a viable alternative. The Levoit LV600HH Hybrid Ultrasonic Humidifier, lauded as a top model for bedrooms, popped up on our radar last year. The sleek machine’s intuitive design intrigued us, so we decided to test it this winter. Here’s what we found.
Testing the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier
We tested the Levoit humidifier in a long, irregularly-shaped bedroom during winter. Our tester noted that their 400 square-foot room was unusually dry due to forced air, which has resulted in sore throats and congestion in the past.
Our tester experimented with all of the machine’s settings, including remote warm versus cool mist, remote control and adjustable nozzle. Although they used humidifiers during their childhood with some success, they have not tried any since then.
What is the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier?
The Levoit humidifier is a hybrid tabletop model that produces warm and cool mist. Levoit markets it as the premier bedroom humidifier, and it’s not just because it’s intended for large rooms, such as main bedrooms, up to 750 square feet. It’s a nighttime-friendly device with ultra-quiet operation at 28 dB and dimmable display lights. The humidifier is also advertised as ideal for balancing humidity in rooms with pets, guitars and wood furniture, and it’s a popular plant humidifier.
The humidifier has a mist output of 500 milliliters per hour, which Levoit claims is up to four times faster than comparable cool-mist models. It’s also capable of continuous misting for up to 50 hours, thanks to a 6-liter tank.
Levoit LV600HH Humidifier price and where to buy
The Levoit humidifier retails for $89.99 at Amazon and Home Depot. It comes with a remote control, 10-foot power cord and quick-start guide. The humidifier also includes three aroma pads you can dampen with essential oils for aromatherapy.
How to use the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier
Setting up the Levoit humidifier took less than 5 minutes. With that said, finding the right spot for the humidifier takes a couple of tries. Levoit indicates that the machine should be away from walls, as being too close can impact the moisture sensor. It shouldn’t be placed on the floor, either. We placed the humidifier on our dresser with adequate clearance around all sides.
Once we filled up the 6-liter tank, we took a few minutes to run through basic settings. The humidifier was easy to control, both through the onboard display and with the remote control.
The humidifier has an adjustable nozzle that controls mist direction, and we experimented with different angles to find the best one.
Levoit LV600HH Humidifier benefits
It didn’t take more than a couple of nights of using the Levoit humidifier to notice that we were breathing more easily at night and that we had less intense sore throats. We primarily used the cool mist function, but we were particularly impressed with the warming feature, which was soothing and cozy on colder nights.
The Levoit humidifier is a bedroom-friendly machine with dimmable lights and remote control. It has low operating noise that is comparable to the hum of a sound machine and didn’t disturb us. The humidifier only takes 30 to 45 minutes to reach optimal humidity levels, so we didn’t have to plan too far ahead to use it.
Although it didn’t impact operation, we appreciated the Levoit humidifier’s aesthetic. It has a contemporary, streamlined design, a notable departure from utilitarian-style models. The humidifier also has a modest footprint, and it’s easy to find a place for it on dressers or bedside tables.
Levoit LV600HH Humidifier drawbacks
While the Levoit humidifier has a remote control, the range is limited to approximately 10 feet — and it only worked when we pointed it directly at the display. A few users also indicated that the remote was somewhat unreliable, and others stated that it did not include a remote.
It’s easy to fill the humidifier’s tank, but once full, it weighs around 12 pounds. This made transporting the humidifier from the bathroom to the bedroom somewhat cumbersome, even with the handle at the top. If ease of carrying and lifting are concerns, it might not be the ideal model.
A few reports show that the Levoit humidifier is susceptible to limescale and buildup. Regular cleaning is necessary, and deep cleaning can be a time-consuming process. We also experienced some leakage around the base in the morning.
Should you get the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier?
The Levoit Hybrid Ultrasonic Humidifier is a smart investment for anyone looking for a reliable model capable of balancing humidity levels in medium and large bedrooms. It minimized our cold-weather congestion, which is why we recommended it for winter use in particular, but we also see the value in using it year-round for easy nighttime breathing.
Consider other products
Levoit Smart Large Room Humidifier
Levoit’s top-of-the-line smart humidifier offers hands-free control through voice assistants, including Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The tank is transparent, making it easy to see when topping it up.
Sold by Amazon.
Honeywell Designer Series Cool Mist Humidifier
Made by a trusted brand, this cool-mist humidifier has the sleek aesthetic that many comparable models lack. It has a built-in aromatherapy tray to add your favorite essential oils, and it has an easy-to-fill 1.25-gallon tank.
Sold by Amazon.
Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier
The affordable MistAire delivers up to 25 hours of continuous operation, particularly in main bedrooms and nurseries. It has a 360-degree adjustable nozzle that you can move away from curtains, electronics or walls.
Sold by Amazon.
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The FoCo Food Truck Rally is coming back to City Park. Here are its 35 food trucks.
Who's ready to rally?
The FoCo Food Truck Rally, which takes over a stretch of City Park every summer, is returning May 10.
Rallies will take place on the southern end of Sheldon Drive every Tuesday night from 5:30 p.m. to dusk through Sept. 13, with no rally held on July 5, according to the rally's organizer.
A variety of more than 15 new and returning food trucks will descend on the park each week, with free live music organized by Mishawaka Amphitheatre.
Biking, carpooling and walking to the rally is encouraged, especially as Mulberry Street construction near City Park has closed off parking along Mulberry Street toward the southern end of the park.
Leashed pets are welcome and bringing chairs and picnic blankets is encouraged.
The Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society, which operates Fort Collins' historic streetcar Birney Car 21, will also open its City Park trolley depot to the public from 5-7 p.m. during Tuesday night's food truck rallies.
Rallygoers can pop over to the depot for a tour and short ride on Car 21, according to the society.
More:Fort Collins trolley announces start date for 2022 season
This year's rotating slate of food trucks
A-Maize'n Kettle Corn
And Then Ice Cream
Antojitos del sureste
B Sweet Cupcakes
Ba-Nom-a-Nom
Backyard Bird
Bigs BBQ
Brazi Eats
Bright Side Coffee Co.
Caupona Bakery & Smokery
Charlotte’s Lil Kitchen
Ciao! Mobile Pizzeria
Corndoggies
Double Wide Burgers
Downtown Fingers
Fat Tomato Inc
Fork Yeah
Get Plattered
Gourmet Grub Scratch Kitchen
Hoppers Mini Donuts
Hunje Food Truck
JIMBEAUX'S Cajun
Koby's East Coast Snowball
Kona Ice
La Piadina
Marchio's Grill
Mary's Mountain Cookies
Pierogies Factory
Project Pizza
Roll It Up Sushi Truck
Shell on Wheels
Smokin Bros Barbecue
The Cupcake Gypsies
The Goodness Truck
The Snowy Churro Northern Colorado
The Waffle Lab
Umami Mobile Eatery
Erin Udell reports on news, culture, history and more for the Coloradoan. Contact her at ErinUdell@coloradoan.com. The only way she can keep doing what she does is with your support. If you subscribe, thank you. If not, sign up for a digital subscription to the Coloradoan today.
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Pobre Panchos closes after more than 50 years in Fort Collins
After half a century in Fort Collins, Mexican restaurant and North College Avenue institution Pobre Panchos closed Thursday.
The closure comes after two years of no profits, challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, increased food prices and a slowing economy, owner Asher Haun told the Coloradoan on Friday.
"It was inevitably going to happen," Haun said, adding that pending city approval of a proposed Raising Cane's drive-thru on North College Avenue, he plans to sell Pobre Panchos' building to the chicken tender chain.
The closure came as a shock to Monica Bird, whose parents, Frank and Mary Perez, owned Pobre Panchos from 1969 until 2020, when they sold the business and building to Haun, a longtime Pobre Panchos customer.
Frank died of cancer in October 2020, just two months after the sale. He was 83 years old.
As part of the sale, Monica's daughter Karolyn Bird got a small ownership stake in the restaurant and remained on as its general manager and Perez family tie, according to previous Coloradoan reporting. Karolyn Bird declined to comment for this story.
While he's sad to close Pobre Panchos, Haun said he tried to keep it afloat, pumping thousands of his own dollars into it on a monthly basis and searching for a new location to operate it out of after inking a contract with Raising Cane's. A spokesperson for Raising Cane's confirmed the chicken tender chain's intention to purchase the Pobre Panchos building and lot.
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Up until Thursday, Haun said he had a broker searching for a new location for the restaurant, but nothing was in his price range.
"It was just time to quit," he said.
According to county property records, Haun purchased Pobre Panchos' building for $400,000 in 2020. He declined to say how much Raising Cane's has agreed to pay him for the property if the chain's drive-thru project is approved.
Especially with the pandemic's impacts, Monica said she knew the restaurant was struggling and might close, but she's upset with how Haun went about its end.
Thursday's closure came as a surprise, and Monica said she's upset her family and longtime customers won't get a chance to say goodbye to the restaurant.
"I feel like my dad has died all over again," she said.
In response to the closure, Monica launched a GoFundMe campaign to provide financial assistance to the restaurant's staff as they work to find new jobs.
At 53 years old, Pobre Panchos was just one year older than Monica herself.
Its history dates back to 1969, when Frank took over his mother's Old Town Mexican restaurant, changed its name to Pobre Panchos and moved it to 1802 N. College Ave.
While Frank had a good job at Hewlett-Packard, he wanted to take on the family business, according to Monica.
Frank transformed the squat North College building from a 7-Eleven convenience store into a restaurant.
Over the years, the farmland that once surrounded the restaurant was developed into subdivisions and shopping centers. But decade after decade, Frank remained at the helm of Pobre Panchos — dishing up family recipes and the Paco Macho, an enchilada-stuffed burrito of his own creation.
"As a child, I don't have a memory of him not in that building," Monica said, adding that she and her sister used to play in its parking lot and do their homework in the back. "I grew up in that building."
Monica said she's thankful for support from customers in the wake of the restaurant's closure.
"It is heart-wrenchingly overwhelming," she said. "I just wish we would have been able to (close) on our own terms."
In other food news:Old Town Fort Collins' Sonny Lubick Steakhouse has been sold to new owners
Erin Udell reports on news, culture, history and more for the Coloradoan. Contact her at ErinUdell@coloradoan.com. The only way she can keep doing what she does is with your support. If you subscribe, thank you. If not, sign up for a digital subscription to the Coloradoan today.
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Larimer County, CSU to host facilitated discussion on 'moving beyond our divides'
Community members are invited to a facilitated discussion on local division and polarization and how those challenges can be addressed.
Larimer County and the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation will host the discussion, called Building Community Through Conversation and Curiosity: Moving Beyond Our Divides.
The discussion will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Larimer County Hearing Room, on the first floor of 200 W. Oak St. in Fort Collins.
Skilled facilitators will guide a discussion on the causes of division and polarization and how the community can restore trust and respect necessary to work together to address shared local challenges, according to a news release.
"Complex community challenges often can’t be solved by experts alone," the news release said. "Connecting community members and organizations together with thoughtful, facilitated discussion often results in better outcomes, problem-solving, and collaborative decision-making when addressing these issues."
RSVPs are recommended but not required. Walk-in attendees will be admitted as space is available. To RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/3Dyi3pt. While RSVPing, attendees will be asked a series of questions to help guide the conversation.
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Sady Swanson covers public safety, criminal justice, Larimer County government and more throughout Northern Colorado. You can send your story ideas to her at sswanson@coloradoan.com or on Twitter at @sadyswan. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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Northern Colorado robotics team competing in world competition
A robotics team of four Northern Colorado teenagers based in Johnstown will travel to Houston at the end of the month to represent Colorado at the world competition for youth robotic teams.
Team #13835 Enigma — made of Jasper Bauer-Brown, Lauren Morissette, Jonathan Van't Land and Ben Whitaker — has been competing together for more than four years and placed second at the state championships program in February. They originally got involved through a school robotics club, but as the teens got more invested in the activity they felt they lacked support from their schools.
So, they branched out on their own and now are a self-led robotics team.
“Schools and whatnot focus so much on sports and music, so it’s really great that they have this outlet with something that’s going to be applicable to the real world,” said Leslie Brown, a team parent and coach.
However, Brown said “coach” is a loose term as "I pretty much just order the pizza" while the kids take care of the rest.
Because they haven’t been sponsored by a school or organization, the team lacks a big budget or practice space that many school-sponsored robotics teams have, Morrissette said, but they’ve persisted nonetheless.
“We wanted to continue doing robotics and the schools weren't really funding it or giving us places to work,” Morrissette said. “And so we decided we still wanted to do this because we all love it. So we decided to just go independently and do everything on our own.”
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This year, the team approached businesses and raised about $2,000 to support the supplies and fees for tournaments in its regular season.
Each year, the students spend months planning, designing and building a robot for the “game” of the season, which involves 30 seconds of automated robot play and two minutes of controlled play in which the teams control the robot by remote. This year, the four students spent months in the fall preparing their robot — which was named Jake — and then gave it a complete revamp a week before the state tournament.
“Once they see it performing against other robots and other teams, sometimes they realize what they thought would work didn't work so well, or it didn't work so well when you're on the field with multiple other robots,” Brown said.
And at state, the robot did what it needed to as the team placed eighth on the robot field, received one of the top awards and placed second for the highest award, earning them a spot at the world competition. At the world competition, they’ll compete against 159 other teams, about half of which will be international, according to the students.
Teams also have to answer spoken questions about the design and operation of their robot, which some of the team members said has helped their public-speaking skills.
All four students self-identify as introverts and hope to continue into some kind of engineering field after high school, but they agreed that their participation in robotics has done more for them than just prepare them for an engineering education.
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The FIRST organization requires teams to do a certain level of community involvement and outreach, such as volunteer work and connecting with STEM professionals. To do this, Enigma members have demonstrated their robot for elementary students and adults alike and said the experience has been "inspiring" and kept them motivated to keep going.
Whitaker said being on the team for the past few years has really helped him learn how to work well with others, a skill he believes will be useful in his future.
“You really get to learn about each other's strengths and weaknesses and what your own strengths and weaknesses are and how you can best work together,” he said.
For Morissette, the community is the best part.
“You get a lot of people who all like the same thing, which is robotics, and you also get to experience real world problems and try and solve those in a non-pressure environment,” she said.
The team is currently fundraising for its trip to Houston and is hoping to raise $10,000 to cover travel, lodging, equipment for the robot and more. As of March 31, Morissette estimated that the students had raised about $2,600. To learn more about the team and how to support them, visit www.13835enigma.com.
Molly Bohannon covers education for the Coloradoan. Follow her on Twitter @molboha or contact her at mbohannon@coloradoan.com. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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Colorado spring tree, lawn and garden tips: When and how to start your season off right
You might have lost an hour of sleep with daylight saving time but you gained an hour after work to tend to your spring lawn and garden tasks.
This time of year, many homeowners are ready to get their hands dirty.
But before you get out the shovel, pruner and mower, we've compiled some tips on when and how to tackle outdoor tasks right to make sure your hard work pays off.
Tasks you can do now
Trees
June through December of last year were extremely dry. We have had above-average moisture since then but it's still a good idea to water your trees and shrubs to help them recover from those dry months.
Always water slowly, making sure to water out as far as the tips of the tree branches.
Last year at this time people were pruning the many trees damaged by the 20 inches of snow Fort Collins received March 13-14.
We haven't had one of those limb-breaking snows so far this spring, but there still is a chance. April has produced four of the city's top 10 snowfalls, all of which measured more than 20 inches.
Pruning trees for damaged and dead branches or limbs rubbing against each other should be done anytime of year. However, if you are pruning to shape a tree, generally February and early March are best times.
Proper pruning is key to saving, not stressing, the tree.
When pruning dead branches, avoid cutting into live tissue. Cut at the nearest point between dead (brown) and live (green) tissue.
Always prune just outside the branch collar, which is the raised or swollen area of the branch near where it meets the main trunk. It usually has wrinkled bark.
For larger branches, use a three-step pruning process:
- Make a small undercut on the branch to prevent the bark from stripping into the tree when the branch falls. This removes much of the branch weight.
- Cut just outside the undercut until the branch falls.
- Remove the stub branch by pruning the branch just outside the collar branch.
Other limbs and branches to prune include those that are growing upright in the center of the tree.
It's best not to remove more than one-quarter of a tree's branches in a year, as that can affect its growth and health.
With newly planted trees, only prune dead, damaged or crossing limbs or those interfering with the main stem.
You also can start pruning shrubs and hardy shrub roses now, but wait until later this month to prune more tender roses, such as hybrids.
Trees, hardy shrubs and perennials can be planted now.
Lawns
Lawn aeration is good for all lawns and is best done now. Waiting can cause damage to young grass roots.
Aeration helps reduce unwanted thatch build-up and the need to power rake.
Make sure your soil is adequately wet and definitely not hard. The wetter the soil, the deeper the plugs you can pull, which is the goal.
You can allow the plugs to break up naturally, break them up using your lawn mower or rake them up.
You can rent an aerator for around $60 to $70 plus a tote trailer if you need or pay a lawn care company $40 to $60, depending on the size of your lawn.
If you need to power rake your lawn, do so as soon as possible as it is best to do when grass is dormant. But first determine if you need to power rake. Only do it if you have three-quarters to an inch of thatch layer, which is the brown, mostly dead grass between where the grass blade meets the roots. If you aerated, look at the plugs to determine the width of the thatch layer.
Instead of power raking, consider a light raking with a lawn rake.
Seeding or overseeding a bluegrass or fescue lawn can be done now through September. When overseeding, make sure you buy the same grass seed blend as you have in your existing lawn.
Weeds
If you have crabgrass, apply a pre-emergent herbicide now before crabgrass seeds germinate, which typically is mid-April to mid-May. Pre-emergents are best applied at least two weeks before those dates.
If you pick your weeds instead of spray, make sure the soil is wet to allow for removing as much of the root as possible, or your efforts will largely be fruitless.
Wait to do these tasks (or proceed with caution in some cases)
Mowing
The only reason to mow your lawn now is if you wish to break up aeration plugs. Otherwise, hold off.
Make sure your lawnmower blade is sharp as dull blades tear grass, leaving the ends susceptible to drying out. Blades generally need sharpening every other year.
Bluegrass lawns in Colorado should be mowed to a height of 2½ inches in spring, then allowed to grow to 3 or 3½ inches as the weather warms. The longer grass length helps retain soil moisture.
Fertilizing
If you fertilized in late fall, wait until around Memorial Day to fertilize again. If you didn’t fall fertilize, apply half the amount recommended. Water in fertilizer.
If you apply a high-nitrogen fertilizer in April, it causes grass blades to grow at the expense of stronger root growth.
Other applications can be applied around Labor Day and again in October or November.
Sprinkler system
It might be tempting to turn on your sprinkler system if we get warm days without moisture. It's best to wait until at least mid-April or longer if we receive rain or snow.
If you turn it on and we get a hard freeze, it could damage your above-ground system.
Vegetable gardening
When to start planting your vegetable garden is always a gamble in Colorado. We have average frost dates but those widely fluctuate year to year.
In Fort Collins, there is a 90% chance of seeing a hard freeze (28 degrees) on April 5, a 50% chance on April 18 and a 10% chance on May 2. The average last frost (32 degrees) is around Mother's Day (which is on May 8 this year).
But you can plant some vegetables now, such as onions. In a week or two — if you feel lucky — you can plant peas, radishes, carrots, lettuce and spinach.
Semi-hardy vegetables like beets, carrots, cauliflower, parsley, potatoes and Swiss chard can be planted two weeks before our average last spring frost.
Wait to plant tender vegetables like peppers, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash, pumpkin and watermelon no earlier than mid-May.
Resources
For more Colorado lawn and garden advice, visit extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/. For trees, visit cmg.extension.colostate.edu/gardening-resources/online-garden-publications/trees-and-shrubs/.
Reporter Miles Blumhardt looks for stories that impact your life. Be it news, outdoors, sports — you name it, he wants to report it. Have a story idea? Contact him at milesblumhardt@coloradoan.com or on Twitter @MilesBlumhardt. Support his work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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Housing affordability may not be an employer responsibility, but it's still their problem
Last week, we started a Coloradoan Conversation around the question: What should Northern Colorado employers do to combat the region’s high housing costs?
This question was prompted by reporting by Coloradoan business reporter Pat Ferrier that revealed Colorado State University in Fort Collins and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley have both launched efforts to help their employees afford to rent or buy homes. The universities say housing prices in both cities have become a barrier to attracting employees.
An argument can surely be made that it isn't an employer's responsibility to assist with housing costs: "There is no inherent right to make a locale affordable to all who want to live there," John W. and Judi T. wrote.
But what could be done by employers who want to increase their chances of hiring ideal candidates in a market where housing costs are skyrocketing?
There's a straightforward response to the question, of course: Raise wages.
This week's questions:
- How concerned are you about Fort Collins City Council's 'paused' city manager search?
- What is Fort Collins' government's place in addressing inequities detailed in a city report?
"If an employer can't or won't pay an employee enough to employ, then it's that employer who has a poor business plan," Jojo H. wrote.
And some suggested that business plan should include boosting the pay for lower-wage jobs by adjusting the pay that higher-paid employees receive. This leads to "respectable compensation that equates to a livable wage for the area," Jessie C. wrote.
The specific question, "What should employers do?" seemed to stump much of our audience, but they had some suggestions for developers, government entities and individuals.
Chris W. said: "Vote for politicians that want to change zoning laws." He contends "the most affordable housing types are illegal to build in nearly all of the city."
Other ideas:
- Allow the construction of duplexes and triplexes citywide, not just near commercial zones.
- Reduce setback regulations so homes can be built on smaller lots.
- Allow accessory dwelling units to be non-owner occupied; currently there's almost no economic case to build one.
- Increase property taxes on land and reduce it on improvements so that idle land is put to more productive use."
A few people suggested that building smaller homes and more dense, multifamily options could increase availability of more modestly priced homes.
"The model of single family homes on a lot is unsustainable." — John W. and Judi T.
"The city is engaging in urban sprawl, somehow believing they can build their way to affordable housing, even though many houses in those new developments start at over $350,000." — Raygina K.
"I started out with a 900-square-foot townhouse, which was adequate for a single person. Upgraded to a 1,200-square-foot ranch, which was more than adequate and worked fine when I got married ... Last 30 years we have been living in a 1,600-square-foot house on a smallish lot. Works fine for us and for families around us with up to three kids. Smaller homes with some city fees waived for their being built might help a lot." — Wm. R.
Then there's the question of whether people would actually want smaller homes. Or perhaps the people who do are marginalized by a market that does not:
"People don't build 1,000- to 1,500-square-foot homes anymore because people are clearly willing to buy and keep buying the 2,500- to 3,000-square-foot home, which completely boggles my mind. Family sizes are shrinking, yet homes are growing." — Aurora H.
The big question is: What mechanisms must be used to achieve these changes? Is it government regulation or just the opposite, like reducing fees?
"Local government — across the country — create and enforce regulation that makes it extremely difficult to build housing many folks can afford." — Joe R.
"Companies like Zillow have been buying houses for cheap and selling them high for years. Houses that could have built sweat equity if they had been bought by people instead of a company. " — Raygina K.
"The raw cost of water and treatment impact fees, etc., all drive up cost of new homes." — Aurora H.
A complex problem won't be solved with a simple answer. If you want to weigh in, visit Coloradoan.com/opinion and find our question: What should Northern Colorado employers do to combat the region’s high housing costs?
Last week's conversation:Coloradoan Conversations: Trash districting discussion shines light on Fort Collins resident values
Should government give financial support to local news? If so, should newsrooms take it?
This was our second Coloradoan Conversation Starter of the week.
Many of the readers who answered zeroed in on a big issue: the potential impacts on independent journalism. These concerns are those we as a news organization are considering as well:
"I think this would set some expectations about what and how the news regarding the local (or any government) is covered (or not) that would jeopardize a free press." — Mimi K.
"I am not in favor of government providing financial support to local (or any level) news. Newspapers must remain totally independent of any form of government support." — Felicia D.
Along the same lines, Pat D. said: "No. News companies are a business and should be competitive. Giving them tax dollars will make them more beholden to the government."
One way around that issue could be the creation of a general fund, like this idea:
"I would like to see zillionaires and possibly the government pay into a 'Fairness Doctrine Fund' that provides grants for journalists and press that are consistently found to report the facts (the real facts, not 'alternative facts')." — John M.
Kristin A. offered a response that gets to some of the conversations we're starting to have already:
"If there is a chance that local news can't sustain itself with its current funding models, I think that's an important issue to address for our community. I think an effective way to address this would be to pull in lots of different ideas about how to sustain local news, including government support, and discuss the risks and benefits of each. And if government support is the best option, we should discuss the risks out in the open and figure out ways to address them. Example: if freedom of the press is a concern, what are ways that we could ensure that remains the case in how laws/rules are written to give funding? I think that effectively engaging our community and carefully planning the details of how this might work could make the effort to sustain local journalism successful."
Both national and Colorado-based legislation has been proposed to address funding for media:
Funding journalism is one of the topics the Northern Colorado Deliberative Journalism Project is digging into because it's crucial to a well-functioning democracy.
As we've told you previously, we're collaborating with Colorado State University's Center for Public Deliberation along with the university's departments teaching journalism, political science and languages/cultures. We're working with other Northern Colorado media outlets and libraries to foster the health of our local news ecosystem.
And you're invited to join us.
The DJP's goals are to:
- Ensure broad voices are represented, particularly those typically left out of local conversations.
- Improve the quality and accessibility of information on local issues, working against misinformation and manipulative tactics.
- Help our community have robust, productive conversations about our shared issues by summarizing what we heard/framing topics for quality engagement
- Engage authentically (online and in person events) to move us toward productive actions.
- Inspire collaborative action by working with partners across public, private, and nonprofit sectors
- Increase civic capacity of individuals and organizations in our community to better support the five aspects stated above.
If you're interested in helping shape this process, learn more at Coloradoan.com/opinion: "Weigh in the future of Northern Colorado Journalism."
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Omnispace Spark-1™ Now On Orbit as Part of Omnispace's Initiative to Deliver Global Hybrid NTN Connectivity
TYSONS, Va. and TOULOUSE, France, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnispace and Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), are proud to announce that Omnispace Spark-1™ was successfully delivered into orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-4. The Omnispace Spark™ program represents phase one in the development and delivery of the world's first standards-based global hybrid network.
Thales Alenia Space designed and built the satellite, part of the initial two-satellite Omnispace Spark program. The new-generation NGSO satellite in low-earth orbit (LEO) will operate in the 2 GHz S-band. Omnispace Spark will support the mobile industry 3GPP standard[1] in band n256, making connectivity possible direct to compatible devices. This program will serve to advance the development and implementation of Omnispace's global hybrid non-terrestrial (NTN) network.
"Omnispace is reinventing mobile communications by building a global hybrid network that will benefit users requiring true mobility, everywhere," said Ram Viswanathan, president and CEO of Omnispace LLC. "We are pleased with the work that Thales Alenia Space, together with its world-class team of innovators, have done to design and build Omnispace Spark. With their help we are making our vision of a single, ubiquitous, global hybrid network possible."
"I'm very excited about the successful launch of Spark-1, a nanosatellite we built in conjunction with NanoAvionics, Syrlinks & ANYWAVES. This achievement reflects our ability to develop new space solutions in partnership with innovative SMEs to address market needs. We are convinced that merging flight proven expertise with agility is the key to successfully matching the evolving space demand," said Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space.
Spark-1 was delivered into orbit aboard a SpaceX Transporter. Exolaunch provided launch, mission management, integration and deployment services.
Led by prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space, the Omnispace Spark program includes industry partners, NanoAvionics providing the satellites buses, launch support and in-orbit operations, ANYWAVES the payloads user antennas and Syrlinks the S-band instruments for the payloads.
"The successful launch of Omnispace Spark-1 also signifies a successful collaboration between the NewSpace and traditional space, resulting in our great technological exchange with Thales Alenia Space," said Vytenis J. Buzas, founder and CEO of NanoAvionics. "It is fair to say that both companies had to adjust their processes and find mutual middle ground. From working with a traditional satellite prime contractor, we gained a valuable experience and were able to further improve our reliability assurance processes and our technical performance. At the other side, we hope that Thales Alenia Space was able to benefit from our modular technology and the agility levels we provide."
"After demonstrating our capacity to provide COTS antennas, we are today very proud to show our capability regarding payload ones. Supporting major space projects, such as Omnispace Spark, alongside with Thales Alenia Space, is also a another source of great pride for ANYWAVES," said Nicolas CAPET, ANYWAVES CEO.
"We are very proud to have been involved in the development of the first phase of this Internet Of Things (IoT) satellite constellation. We would like to thank Thales Alenia Space for having relied on Syrlinks for the design of a specific New-Space Radio-Frequency Payload equipment with capability to receive, process and transmit IoT dedicated signals," says Eric Pinson, Director of Space activity at Syrlinks.
5G capability from a single global network will transform industries and serve as the communications infrastructure to support economies of the 21st century. The network will empower mobile network operators and value added resellers to fuel innovation, power industries, and connect billions of users. Follow the launch journey and learn more at Omnispace.com.
About Omnispace, LLC
Headquartered in the Washington D.C. area, and founded by veteran telecommunications and satellite industry executives, Omnispace is redefining mobile connectivity for the 21st century. By leveraging 5G technologies, the company is combining the global footprint of a non-geostationary satellite constellation with the mobile networks of the world's leading telecom companies to bring an interoperable "one network" connectivity to users and IoT devices anywhere on the globe.
Learn more at: Omnispace.com and follow on LinkedIn or Twitter @omnispace.
About Thales Alenia Space
Drawing on over 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, Thales Alenia Space delivers cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Governments and private industry alike count on Thales Alenia Space to design satellite-based systems that provide anytime, anywhere connections and positioning, monitor our planet, enhance management of its resources, and explore our Solar System and beyond. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth. A joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space also teams up with Telespazio to form the parent companies' Space Alliance, which offers a complete range of services. Thales Alenia Space posted consolidated revenues of approximately 2.15 billion euros in 2021 and has around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US.
Omnispace Press Contact:
Marie Knowles: +1-202-422-2589
mknowles@omnispace.com
Thales Alenia Space Press Contacts:
Sandrine Bielecki: +33 (0)4 92 92 70 94
sandrine.bielecki@thalesaleniaspace.com
Catherine des Arcis: +33 (0)4 92 92 72 82
catherine.des-arcis@thalesaleniaspace.com
Marija Kovac: +39 (0)6 415 126 85
marija.kovac-somministrato@thalesaleniaspace.com
1 3GPP: 3rd Generation Partnership Project is a cooperation between telecom standards bodies responsible for the development and maintenance of technical specifications for cell phone standards, including the ones for 5G.
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – At around 2:15 p.m. Friday afternoon, the Great Barrington Fire Department was called to a reported porch fire at 27 Christian Hill Road.
According to a social media post by the Great Barrington Fire Department, Fire crews found a large multifamily building with fire venting from the window of the center second-floor unit and spreading quickly. Police told firefighters that the resident was out and that the other units were being evacuated. There were minor injuries to the resident who was transported to Fairview Hospital by private vehicle.
Firefighters stretched a hose line inside and rapidly knock down the fire in the living room of the unit. The crew immediately went to check for an extension with the assistance of the Monterey Fire Department.
The fire was completely under control in approximately 20 minutes. Monterey Firefighters also found and rescued a cat from the apartment while several other cats were located and retrieved from the neighboring apartments.
Fire damage was contained to the single apartment, with minimal smoke and water damage in adjacent apartments. Due to the shared utility services, people of the other three apartments in the same building were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
Deputy Fire Chief James Mead stated “I am very proud of our firefighters for making such a calculated and quick stop with very limited manpower initially. It was their quick work and the assistance of the Great Barrington Police Department that limited the devastation that this fire had the potential of. I would also like to express my sympathy to the resident who was injured and lost many of her belongings today.”
The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office.
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Games, rides and fair food are all on the agenda as the Spring Break Carnival begins its 2022 run at State Fair Park in Yakima.
The event opened Friday, April 1, 2022, and will continue until April 10.
Wristbands cost $30 and include unlimited rides and two carnival games for a single day per person. Rides require 7 to 9 tickets and games require 1-10 tickets without a wristband. Tickets are 50 cents each or it's $50 for 120 tickets and $100 for 250 tickets.
Hours vary each day of the event, with it opening at noon on weekends and 2 p.m. on weekdays.
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ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders moved quickly to appeal a trial court judge's ruling that declared the state's new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional.
Notices of appeal were filed hours after Judge Patrick McAllister threw New York's primary season in turmoil Thursday by ruling the districts were illegally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats.
The Republican judge from Steuben County gave state officials until April 11 to submit new maps. Primary elections are scheduled June 28 and candidates are already campaigning in the new districts. The judge said the primary date could be pushed back almost two months without disrupting the general election in November.
By Friday afternoon, separate notices of appeal were filed on behalf of the executive branch, the state Senate and the Assembly. The appeals were made to the state's mid-level appellate court in Rochester.
Legislative officials have expressed confidence that an appeals court would quickly stay the judge's decision and ultimately rule in favor of their maps.
Legislative and congressional districts are being redrawn as part of the once-per-decade redistricting process kicked off by the 2020 Census.
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YOUNGSTOWN — Sophie Auer says statistics don’t tell the whole story. But the latest chapter in her basketball career is quite a tale.
Auer averaged 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore, but her points (18.8) and rebounds (7.9) both dipped this season. Yet it would be hard to find someone within the Lewiston-Porter program who would say her performance wasn’t vastly improved this year.
As a secondary ball handler, Auer became a better passer, posting 3.5 assists per game. Auer was the team’s top post defender and still jumped passing lanes at a high clip, averaging 4.6 steals.
The 5-foot-9 junior ranked eighth in Section VI in points (452) and was sixth in steals (111), while placing in the top five of the Niagara Frontier League in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
Auer proved to be more than a scorer and more than a player who scored off steals. She emerged as one of Section VI’s most versatile players. Her performance guided the Lancers to a sectional championship and she has been selected as the Greater Niagara Newspapers girls basketball player of the year for the second consecutive season.
“I feel a lot of pressure was taken off me with scoring,” Auer said. “Having so many players who were assets took the pressure off to the point where I didn’t worry about my stats. I could just go out and play basketball.”
PHOTOS: Meet the All-GNN girls basketball team
A closer look at the scorebook shows why Auer’s scoring output decreased. Each of Lew-Port’s other four starters saw their averages increase this season as the Lancers scored nearly 10 more points per game than last year.
More balance offensively was also compounded fewer opportunities thanks to the success of the team. Lew-Port beat opponents by 39.1 points per game, with 14 wins coming by more than 30 points and seven by at least 50. Playing significant minutes in the fourth quarter was an unusual occurrence for Auer and the rest of the starters.
Auer managed to find ways to make an impact in other areas. She had nine double-doubles and nine games with at least five rebounds and five assists. In the instances Auer did not score 20 points, her assists jumped to 4.2 per game.
“There are some games when she scores 25-30 points, there’s going to be others where she scores 10-12 and plays just as well,” Lew-Port head coach Dick Lindamer said. “We’ve told all our girls don’t let your shooting or scoring define your game. There are other ways to contribute other than scoring.”
Auer still showed flashes of the go-to scorer she became last season. She hit the 20-point plateau 13 times, and with a decline in shooting attempts, did so more efficiently. Auer shot 58% from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range.
“There are lots of players who score 30 points and they’re taking 30 shots per game,” Lindamer said. “She’s more than a point per possession. I think it shows you what a complete basketball player she is.”
The games in which Auer took a score-first attitude also tended to be the most important. Auer scored more than 20 points in four of Lew-Port’s five postseason games, averaging 21.8 points per game.
“I was like, ‘Now is the time to start putting in the work. Here is where it really matters,’” Auer said. “You kind of have to step up and say, ‘It’s in my hands now,’ and go out and play my game on the court.”
There were various points during the season when Lindamer would look at his players and say, “It’s time to start playing good basketball.” The Lancers only played three single-digit games, but no one took the challenge quite like Auer.
Auer scored 22 of the team’s 60 points, including the game-winning basket in a three-point win over Depew in the Class B-1 sectional final and she scored 22 of the team’s 45 points in the Far West Regional loss to Section V's Waterloo.
“She’s got to prove that she’s a complete player against all levels of competition,” Lindamer said. “At the Best of Buffalo (all-star) game, I think she showed she can score with some of the best players in Western New York. Her game has evolved.”
There aren’t many individual goals left for Auer to achieve heading into the final season of her high school career. She surpassed 1,000 points in a Class B-1 semifinal win over East Aurora, and even though she was perhaps the best player on the court against Waterloo, the final score brought a miserable feeling.
With a sectional title finally in her pocket, Auer’s next milestone to chase is a trip to states. That means continuing to improve as a player, especially as Lew-Port loses three starters to graduation. That shouldn’t be a problem. No one ever has to coax Auer into a gym.
During soccer season, Auer — who was named NFL co-player of the year in soccer and basketball this year — is committed to the team, but she still finds time to play basketball. She attends open gyms for the Lancers and continues to play with her travel team. Basketball is never a chore.
“It’s just something I look forward to,” Auer said. “I love the feeling of constantly having something to do. It’s really fun.”
Meet the rest of the GNN Sports Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
• Tessa Schuey, Sr., Lewiston-Porter: Schuey has a claim as the best pure point guard in Western New York. There are few players who can match Schuey’s passing ability, leading Section VI with 155 assists, 20 more than the next closest player. The NFL co-player of the year averaged 14.9 points, 6.2 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 steals per game. Schuey ranked in the top three in the NFL in points, assists, steals and 3-pointers.
• Emily Zander, Jr., North Tonawanda: Zander became one of the premier post players in Section VI during her fourth varsity season, setting career-highs in every statistical category. The 5-foot-10 junior averaged 19.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game, finishing No. 2 in the NFL in points and rebounds. She recorded 15 double-doubles for the Lumberjacks, who shared the NFL title with Lew-Port.
• Annabelle Day, 8th, North Tonawanda: Day made a big splash during her first varsity campaign. The Lumberjack point guard posted 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game, ranking fourth in the NFL in points. Day scored 20 points four times, including a 32-point outing in a win over CSAT on Feb. 15. She reached double figures 15 times, including each of the final five games.
• Bella Lemke, Sr., Wilson: After a breakout junior campaign, Lemke put forth the best season of her career to lead the Lakewomen to a fourth consecutive unbeaten season in the Niagara-Orleans League. Lemke averaged 15.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game, while drilling 41 3-pointers. The 5-foot-6 guard led the N-O League in points and 3s, while placing in the top-four in steals and rebounds.
Second Team
• Brianna Barr-Buday, So., Nichols: A transfer from Grand Island, Barr-Buday recorded 14.5 points, 11 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. She notched 12 double-doubles in 22 games.
• Maddie Fike, Sr., Niagara Wheatfield: Ranking eighth in Section VI in rebounds, Fike posted 10.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game. She led the NFL in rebounds and had three 20-rebound games.
• Iyanna King, Jr., Lockport: A sharpshooter, King tallied 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game. She led the NFL with 45 3-pointers and finished in the top-five in points, steals and assists.
• Deaira Darrell, Jr., Lockport: Darrell registered 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game. The do-it-all guard ranked in the NFL’s top-five in steals and blocks. She notched seven games with at least five steals.
• Jensen McGhee, Jr., Newfane: McGhee more than doubled every statistical category from last year, averaging 12.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game. She was the N-O League’s leader in rebounds and blocks, with nine double-doubles.
Nick Sabato can be reached via email at nick.sabato@gnnewspaper.com or on Twitter @NickSabatoGNN.
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