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Rolling out reporters were walking through the concourse of a Houston Rockets–Minnesota Timberwolves game when they run into Erykah Shelton and Kimmesha Anderson. The two young women are from Montgomery, Alabama and are visiting Houston, Texas for their cousin’s 24th birthday.
Rolling out spoke with the family members about why they like Houston so much.
What do you think of Houston compared to Montgomery?
Erykah Shelton: The city, the culture, coming from Montgomery, it’s actually fun.
Kimmesha Anderson: It’s a vibe.
ES: Ever since we’ve been here, we’ve been having so much fun, doing different things, getting different foods and going to different clubs. We’re just having so much fun in the city, and we’re glad we can come down here for my cousin’s 24th birthday.
How’s the Black community here?
KA: They’re different like they’re lovable, they come up to you.
ES: It’s different, but we see a lot of Black people. A lot of people come up to us, a lot of people have been talking to us, being very kind to us. We’ve seen a lot of Mexicans, but we’ve seen a lot of Black people, also. Everyone is just friendly.
Good vibes. Houston is the best, literally. I’ve had fun since I touched down here.
I imagine you go to Atlanta often since you’re only two hours away in Montgomery?
ES: Yes, sir.
Where does Houston rank on your favorite cities to visit list?
ES: Houston’s rank is a 10 out of 10.
KA: We advise everyone — to come to Houston.
ES: It’s lit, it’s fun. I can’t lie, it’s the best. You won’t regret it. Everything is a 10 out of 10. From the time we got here to now. Everything’s been fun … literally. | https://rollingout.com/2022/04/10/why-tourists-think-houston-is-a-10-out-of-10-city-to-visit/ | 2022-04-10T20:55:15Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/04/10/why-tourists-think-houston-is-a-10-out-of-10-city-to-visit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MIDWAY, Fla. (WTXL) — Happy Sunday evening! The rest of the night will be picturesque under mostly clear skies and comfortable conditions. Low temperatures won't be as cold on Monday morning as they are expected to drop to the upper 40's.
A warm and humid trend will arrive this week! Fortunately, a dry stretch will last up until the late week period. Monday through Wednesday will feature a steady warming trend with high temperatures in the low 80's. Each day will feature slightly breezy conditions with winds mainly out of the south. This will bring an uptick in moisture. Therefore, each subsequent day this week may bring more scattered afternoon clouds than the next. Same goes for that sticky-feel; each day you'll notice that humidity more and more! We should trend mostly dry, but a stray shower might pop-up, but that'll be few and far between! Patchy fog becomes a better possibility on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Speaking of mornings, they will get milder as the week goes on. Low temperatures will be in the low 60's by midweek.
The next system that will impact South Georgia and the Big Bend arrives on Thursday. Expect scattered showers and storms during the day Thursday.
A general unsettled pattern may linger through Easter Weekend, which means a few more rounds of scattered showers and a few storms are possible at times. | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/sunday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-04-10-22 | 2022-04-10T21:00:38Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/sunday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-04-10-22 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RALEIGH, N.C. — Blake McLaughlin’s senior season at the University of Minnesota ended with a loss Friday to Minnesota State in the Frozen Four semifinals at Boston’s TD Garden. His professional career will begin soon enough, after the Ducks signed him to a two-year entry-level contract Sunday.
McLaughlin, the Ducks’ third-round pick (79th overall) in 2018, will report to the San Diego Gulls of the AHL on an amateur tryout basis. His pro contract begins with the start of the 2022-23 season. The Gulls have nine regular-season games remaining, including Wednesday against the Ontario Reign.
McLaughlin, a 22-year-old left wing, recorded career highs of 13 goals and 20 assists in 39 games this past season at Minnesota. He was Minnesota’s second-leading scorer and was seventh in the Big Ten. Overall, he had 38 goals and 67 assists in 142 games during his career.
The Golden Gophers’ roster this season had two other players drafted by the Ducks: Jackson LaCombe, a defenseman who was selected in the second round (39th overall) in 2019, and Jack Perbix, a right wing/defenseman who was picked in the fourth round (116th) in 2018.
LaCombe was picked by The Hockey News as one of the Ducks’ top-10 prospects. It’s uncertain whether he will join McLaughlin in signing with the Ducks or return to school next fall for his senior year. Drew Helleson of Boston College and Josh Lopina of UMass also have signed.
Helleson, a defenseman, has one assist in eight games with the Gulls since signing his entry-level contract March 15. Lopina, a center, has one assist in four games with San Diego since he signed March 27. The contracts of Helleson and Lopina also don’t begin until the 2022-23 season.
Additionally, Harvard defensemen Ian Moore and Henry Thrun also could sign with the Ducks, although it’s likely they will continue their collegiate careers next season. Moore was a third-round pick (67th overall) in 2020 and Thrun was selected in the fourth round (101st) in 2019. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/10/ducks-sign-college-prospect-blake-mclaughlin-to-2-year-contract/ | 2022-04-10T21:05:06Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/10/ducks-sign-college-prospect-blake-mclaughlin-to-2-year-contract/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ANAHEIM — The moment Michael Lorenzen has anticipated for years is finally coming.
Lorenzen will start for the Angels on Monday, officially bringing the Orange County native home.
“I’m excited,” Lorenzen said. “I’m just sticking to my normal process, but it’s going to be fun. I’m going to have a good time, for sure.”
Lorenzen, 30, was an Angels fan when he was young. He said Jim Edmonds was his inspiration for becoming a center fielder. After playing at Fullerton Union High and Cal State Fullerton, Lorenzen considered himself more of a center fielder than a pitcher.
When Lorenzen was in Little League, one of his teammates was friends with the family of longtime Angels groundskeeper Barney Lopas, so Lorenzen spent some time hanging out in the hidden parks of the ballpark.
He was 10 when the Angels won the 2002 World Series.
“That whole ’02 team just had a bunch of good baseball players on the team and it’s definitely influenced the way I see the game and the way I think the game should be played,” Lorenzen said. “(Darin) Erstad. (David) Eckstein. All those guys. (Scott) Spiezio. They just were hard-nosed baseball players. They played the game the right way, ran hard, played hard. It was just it was fun team to watch.”
Lorenzen had to put his Angels fandom aside when the Cincinnati Reds signed him in 2013. Since then, he made just occasional trips back to Southern California to play the Dodgers. He pitched two games in relief for the Reds at Angel Stadium in 2016 and 2019.
The Angels signed Lorenzen to a one-year deal in November, which carried the added benefit of allowing him to becoming a starter.
Lorenzen said he was excited when he first pitched for the Angels in spring training, and again when he pitched in the Freeway Series last week.
Now, he’s ready to pitch for the Angels at home for the first time.
“I’m meant to be here,” he said. “This is my home. And when you’re gone for seven years, you really realize ‘I miss my home.’ You go a little extreme and I guess I’ve gone a little extreme, but I love being here.”
QUIJADA TO IL
The Angels placed left-hander José Quijada on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain and they recalled left-hander Brian Moran.
Quijada was warming up in the eighth inning on Saturday night, but when left-handed hitting Michael Brantley came to the plate, Quijada remained in the bullpen and right-hander Ryan Tepera remained in the game to face Brantley. He retired him.
Moran, 33, will make his Angels debut the first time he pitches. The Angels had him in spring training a few years ago, but he underwent Tommy John surgery. He has since pitched 11 big league innings in 2019 and 2020 with the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays.
This spring Moran gave up two runs in six innings, with eight strikeouts and no walks.
The Angels designated Kyle Tyler for assignment to create a spot for Moran on the 40-man roster. It is the second time Tyler has been DFA’d by the Angels in the past month, and in between the Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres claimed him and DFA’d him.
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18-year-old charged in pair of Chicago carjackings
CHICAGO - A Chicago teenager is facing charges in two carjackings, one of which took place last September in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Noah Ransom, was accused of stealing a car by force from a 34-year-old man around 6 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of South Michigan Avenue, police said.
He was arrested moments later in the 200 block of South Aberdeen Street, police said.
Ransom was also charged with a Sept. 9 carjacking in the Gold Coast neighborhood where he allegedly took a car by force from a 41-year-old man.
He was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and aggravated fleeing.
Ransom also faces misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing a peace officer and speeding 35 mph over the limit.
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Chicago dad creates Jiobit child tracking device after losing son for 30 minutes at Maggie Daley Park
CHICAGO - A Chicago dad developed a new location tracking device after losing his son for about half an hour at the city's crowded Maggie Daley Park.
Jiobit co-founder John Renaldi said his son Ethan, 6, just suddenly vanished.
"I am sure that lots of parents have had this experience, where you're out and about – at a park, Disney World – and you lose track of your little one for just a minute and your heart kind of stops," Renaldi said.
After a frantic 30-minute search, Ethan returned safely and let the adults know he had been having the time of his life while they were all having heart attacks.
Renaldi turned his panic into action by co-founding Jiobit, which uses tracking technology from multiple sources to track children, pets or elderly parents down to within just a few feet.
"It works anywhere in the country," Renaldi said.
Jiobit costs about $100 (along with a monthly service fee) and can be purchased online at places like Amazon, Walmart and Chewy.
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Man suspected in New Mexico homicide arrested in Berwyn
FARMINGTON, N.M. - A man suspected in the death of his former girlfriend in New Mexico last year has been arrested in Illinois, according to authorities.
Farmington police said 51-year-old Thomas Howard is facing a second-degree murder charge.
It was unclear Sunday if Howard has a lawyer yet who can speak on his behalf.
Police said officers went to do a welfare check on 65-year-old Roberta Baier on Dec. 6 after her friends reported not hearing from her in several days.
After several failed attempts to contact her, officers entered Baier’s apartment and found her dead.
Police said the death was deemed suspicious and detectives began a homicide investigation.
They said Howard was located in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
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Most dog owners are improperly feeding their pets, study finds
WASHINGTON - A new study finds most dog owners are improperly feeding their pets according to guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration.
Researchers from North Carolina recently published their findings in PLOS ONE. They conducted a survey of 417 dog owners to gather data on their pets including their pet’s signalment, health status and diet. Owners were also asked about their knowledge of FDA feeding guidelines, particularly about food handling and bowl hygiene.
Results showed that less than 5% were aware of FDA guidelines regarding dog feeding. Only one-third of dog owners reported that they wash their hands after feeding their pets, likely increasing risk for puppies with weak antibodies.
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Results also showed that 22% of survey-takers reported washing their dish, on average once weekly. Also, 12% reported washing their dish at least once daily to 18% reported they wash their dish either less than every three months or not at all.
"It was found that the vast majority of study dog owners were not aware of and did not follow FDA pet food handling and storage guidelines," the study’s authors said.
The FDA says pet food and treats can be contaminated with harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses, such as salmonellosis and listeriosis.
The following are tips from the FDA to buying, preparing and storing pet food.
Tips for buying pet food
- Buy pet food products (cans, pouches, or bags) that are in good condition. Check the packaging for visible signs of damage, such as dents, tears, and discolorations.
RELATED: Dog owners could face jail, $27,000 fines for putting pets on vegetarian diet
Tips for preparing pet food
- Begin and end with clean hands. Both before and after handling pet food and treats, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and hot water.
- Wash pet food bowls and scooping utensils with soap and hot water after each use.
- Do not use your pet’s food bowl as a scooping utensil. Use a clean scoop, spoon, or cup instead. Use the scooping utensil only for scooping pet food.
- Throw out old or spoiled pet food in a safe way, for example, by placing it in a securely tied plastic bag in a covered trash can.
Tips for storing pet food
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- Promptly refrigerate or throw out unused or leftover canned and pouched pet food. Tightly cover refrigerated pet food. Set your refrigerator to 40 F or below.
- Store dry pet food in a cool and dry place. The temperature should be less than 80 F. Excess heat or moisture can cause the nutrients to break down.
- Store dry pet food in its original bag and keep the top of the bag tightly folded down.
- Keep pet food in a secure location to prevent your pet from eating an entire supply at once. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/most-dog-owners-are-improperly-feeding-their-pets-study-finds | 2022-04-10T21:07:13Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/most-dog-owners-are-improperly-feeding-their-pets-study-finds | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
15,000 summer jobs for teenagers and young adults available through 'One Summer Chicago' program
CHICAGO - Teenagers and young adults looking for 2022 summer jobs in Chicago are being encouraged to sign up for "One Summer Chicago," which offers over 15,000 job opportunities.
The jobs vary from working in law offices to health care to working outside and at the beach.
"We are making sure we are providing them with meaningful experiences that will set them on the trajectory to really understand what career possibilities exist for them," Commissioner of the Department of Family and Support Services Brandie Knazze.
Most job programs are 20 to 25 hours per week. Participants must be Chicago residents between 14 and 24 years old. Most jobs start on July 5 and end on August 12. The deadline to apply is June 10. You can apply on onesummerchicago.org.
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Parched March expands western drought conditions for third month in a row
For the third month in a row, precipitation was below average across the contiguous U.S., expanding western drought conditions and areas of record dryness.
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According to NOAA’s U.S. climate report, March's average monthly temperature across the U.S. was 44.1 degrees, ranking in the warmest third of the 128-year climate record. Temperatures were warmer than average across much of the West, and from the Midwest to the East Coast.
SNOWFALL CONSIDERED CRUCIAL FOR LONG-TERM DROUGHT MITIGATION
Alaska also saw above-average temperatures across much of the state, with Anchorage and Talkeetna both reporting a top-10 warm March.
Record heat on March 26 set a new all-time March temperature records for Las Vegas (93 degrees) and Death Valley (104 degrees).
Average precipitation in March was 2.26 inches (0.25 of an inch below average), ranking in the driest third of the climate record, NOAA recorded.
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On March 29, roughly 58% of the contiguous U.S. was in drought, down slightly from the beginning of the month, NOAA said. During March, the U.S. drought footprint reached 61%, the largest observed extent of drought since the fall of 2012.
MORE THAN 50% OF US IS IN DROUGHT AS DRY, WARM CONDITIONS CONTINUE AHEAD OF SPRING
Precipitation was below average across much of the West, northern and southern Plains, and from the Tennessee Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast.
According to NOAA, above-average precipitation fell from the central Plains to the Great Lakes, as well as across parts of the Deep South and Southeast. North Dakota saw its seventh-driest March on record, while Michigan had its eighth wettest.
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Other notable drought events in March
- The current multi-year drought across the western U.S. is the most extensive and intense drought in the 22-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
- Across some parts of the West, precipitation for the first three months of 2022 was at or near record-low levels.
- During March, drought coverage across the contiguous U.S. reached 61% — the largest observed extent of drought since fall of 2012.
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With below-average snow cover and critically low reservoirs in some places, concerns are mounting that the western drought will continue to intensify and strain water supplies.
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STARR COUNTY, Texas (KVEO) — A South Texas District Attorney has dismissed a murder charge against a woman who authorities said performed a “self-induced abortion.”
Lizelle Herrera was arrested Thursday by the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and charged with murder.
Herrera was arrested after it was learned she “intentionally and knowingly [caused] the death of an individual by self-induced abortion,” according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.
The 26-year-old woman was released on bail from the Starr County jail on Saturday.
Following national attention and local protests, the 229th Judicial District Attorney, Gocha Allen Ramirez, released a statement that his office would file a motion to dismiss the indictment against Herrera. Ramirez reviewed applicable state laws and stated that Herrera “should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her.“
Moving forward, the DA’s office will continue to communicate with Herrera’s counsel to “bring this matter to a close.”
The district attorney acknowledged the effect the incident had on Herrera and her family.
Although with this dismissal Ms. Herrera will not face prosecution for this incident it is clear to me that the events leading up to this indictment have taken a toll on Ms. Herrera and her family. To ignore this fact would be shortsighted. The issues surrounding this matter are clearly contentious, however based on Texas law and the facts presented, it is not a criminal matter.
Gocha Allen Ramirez, 229th Judicial District Attorney
Ramirez closed his statement by re-emphasizing that Herrera “did not commit a criminal act under the law of the State of Texas.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/murder-charge-dismissed-for-texas-womans-self-induced-abortion/ | 2022-04-10T21:09:27Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/murder-charge-dismissed-for-texas-womans-self-induced-abortion/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Becoming a gospel musician or music producer is a path that often goes through a church. But one university in Richmond is hoping to provide another route.
One of Hezekiah Walker’s flash-mob youtube videos has more than 92 million views. It’s just one sign of success for the pastor. Another is his multiple Grammy awards. Now he’s got another accomplishment to add to the list: start a gospel school.
Although he’s from Brooklyn, Walker has recently been spending time in Richmond – a city close to his heart.
“Richmond was probably one of the cities that kept calling me back to do gospel concerts back in the day,” Walker explained over a recent zoom interview. “So I have to say that Richmond is like one of the cities that put me on the map.”
Walker recently found his way back to Virginia’s capital city as a student. He’s getting his master’s in theology at Virginia Union University.
“And what really made me want to get back into school was because I was singing, but I didn’t really know the Bible,” he said. “And so I didn’t really want to keep singing about something that I didn’t really know.”
About a year into his program word leaked out that a famous gospel singer was on campus. School leaders approached Walker to enlist his help in starting a music program. It seemed a natural fit.
Virginia Union is Richmond’s only historically black university. The school was founded after the Civil War for Black freedmen who wanted to enter the ministry. Today, many religious leaders call VUU’s seminary their alma mater.
“And so if this is the hub for theology. It should be the hub for gospel music,” said Walker.
Those plans came to fruition last summer, when Virginia Union announced plans to open the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music. In December, the new center hosted a single five-hour long master class. Now they’re gearing up for their first full semester of course offerings.
Courses include a business class on publishing and licensing, and a history course on the heritage of gospel.
Reverend Zynora Manson will be one of the program’s teachers. She’s a Richmond local, long-time teacher, pastor, and musician herself.
She gave me a glimpse of what students can expect as she took to the piano to play and sing “Swing low Sweet Chariot”, all while explaining the important background of the spiritual as a coded song sung by the enslaved.
“Swing low meant come down, in other words get ready to escape from slavery,” Manson explained. “But the master thought they were just singing a beautiful song.”
Manson is excited to bring this information and more to a group of students.
“This is going to be a life changing, engaging, inspirational experience, because I get the opportunity to share what I literally heard myself, not just studied… but that I literally heard my mom and my dad sing when I was a little girl,” she said.
Courses for the spring are online and enrollment is open to anyone, not just VUU students. Each class is four weeks long and students may register for a single course or multiple. Registration is open now.
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Gmail filters more likely to weed out GOP emails
It turns out spam filters have their own partisan divide.
Driving the news: New research shows Gmail was substantially more likely to mark Republican fundraising emails as spam during the heat of the 2020 campaign, while Yahoo and Outlook disproportionately flagged Democratic ones.
Why it matters: Email forms a huge and growing part of both parties' fundraising operations.
Any disparity in the messages making it into recipients' inboxes can have huge effects on message dissemination and fundraising during the crucial months leading up to an election.
- A new study from North Carolina State University shows that disparity can be significant, allowing candidates from one party to reach more donors than their opposition, depending on the email services those donors use.
- Email providers point to factors such as past user behavior to explain the disparity and dismiss any suggestion of platform bias.
- The research nonetheless shows potential pitfalls in political candidates' dependence on third-party technology vendors whose products frequently rely on opaque algorithms.
Context: The study focused on some key internet players.
- Gmail, Google's free product, is the nation's most popular email service.
- Yahoo, controlled by an investment management company, and Outlook, part of the Microsoft Office suite widely used in government, academia and business enterprise computing, are top competitors.
By the numbers: NC State researchers used more than 100 Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo accounts to collect more than 318,000 emails from May through November 2020.
- They came from both major presidential campaigns, as well as 78 Senate candidates and 156 House candidates of both parties.
- In general, the study found, Gmail was more than 50% more likely to mark a Republican email as spam than a Democratic one.
- Outlook and Yahoo leaned the other way: they were 20% and 14% more likely, respectively, to send Democratic emails to the spam folder.
- The trend largely held even when researchers used statistical modeling to measure emails with similar traits such as length, readability, subject line format and the use of links and images in the emails.
What they're saying: "[F]airness of spam filtering algorithm is an important problem that needs dedicated attention from email service providers," the researchers concluded.
They said that's "particularly due to the enormous influence that electronic communication has in our lives today and will have going forward."
- A Google spokesperson told Axios: "Political affiliation has absolutely no bearing on mail classifications in Gmail and we've debunked this suggestion, which has surfaced periodically from across the political spectrum, for many years."
- A Microsoft spokesperson said: "To make sure that customers do not receive unwanted or inappropriate email messages, we use anti-spam technology. Occasionally, some wanted communications may be filtered unintentionally and users can create exemptions for any filtered mail that they want to receive."
- Yahoo didn't respond to Axios' inquiries about the study.
Between the lines: Google says the study doesn't adequately account for the overriding factor for Gmail's spam filter: past user behavior.
- "Mail classifications in Gmail automatically adjust to match Gmail users' preferences and actions," the spokesperson said. "Gmail users can move messages to spam, or to any other category. Gmail automatically adjusts the classifications of particular emails according to these user actions.”
- In other words, if a campaign's emails are routinely landing in a spam folder, it's likely because Gmail recipients have previously flagged that sender's messages as spam.
The NC State researchers tried to control for that possibility by testing interactions such as opening and reading all the emails and moving them from the spam folder to the inbox.
- The latter decreased Gmail's political disparity substantially, but in both cases, the service was still more likely to flag Republican emails than Democratic ones.
- Outlook's and Yahoo's Republican lean also held even as they marked fewer emails as spam overall.
The bottom line: Even granting that these disparities are the result of user behavior rather than platform bias, they can present significant challenges for fundraising and donor outreach. | https://www.axios.com/gmail-filters-more-likely-to-weed-out-gop-emails-458febc1-7a8e-4394-8965-c7b277b1ab36.html | 2022-04-10T21:10:03Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/gmail-filters-more-likely-to-weed-out-gop-emails-458febc1-7a8e-4394-8965-c7b277b1ab36.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from a spokesperson.
"This morning, Mayor Adams woke up with a raspy voice and, out of an abundance of caution, took a PCR test that has now come back positive," press secretary Fabien Levy said in the statement Sunday.
"At this time, the mayor has no other symptoms, but he is already isolating and will be canceling all public events for the remainder of the week," the statement said. "He is also going to immediately begin taking the anti-viral medications offered for free to New York City residents and encourages all New Yorkers eligible for these medications to take them as well."
"While he is isolating, he will continue to serve New Yorkers by working remotely," Levy added.
Adams has appeared at several public events in New York this week. On April 2, he attended the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, DC.
At least 67 people who attended the dinner have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, according to a letter from the club to its members. But it is unclear where the mayor contracted the virus.
Several members of President Joe Biden's cabinet and various lawmakers are among those who tested positive after attending the Gridiron Dinner, CNN previously reported, among them Attorney General Merrick Garland and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Biden did not attend.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in December said most Covid-19 spread "occurs early in the course of illness, generally in the 1-2 days prior to onset of symptoms and the 2-3 days after."
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White House officials are increasingly anxious about an expected migrant surge at the end of May coinciding with the repeal of a restrictive Trump-era border policy that has let them turn people away.
The political fallout over the Biden administration's decision to terminate a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, on the US-Mexico border has put into sharp focus the precarious position for the White House -- between its goals to welcome immigrants and weighing using drastic Trump-era policies to try to stem the flow of migrants arriving at the border.
"People are worried about where this is going and weathering the storm," a source familiar with discussions told CNN.
One source who is in regular contact with senior-most administration officials about immigration policy said concern at the White House about the situation at the border has only grown as the midterm elections approach -- and all the more so in recent days after the announcement that Title 42 will officially end in May.
"It was always going to be hard," the person said, "and now they're closer to the midterms."
Another source close to the White House described a "high level of apprehension" in recent weeks.
"They watch the border numbers every day," the person said. "They're very aware of what the situation is at the border."
White House chief of staff Ron Klain and President Joe Biden's domestic policy adviser Susan Rice -- two powerful political voices in the administration -- are among the top administration officials who have been intimately involved in discussing the situation.
A political minefield
Issues related to the US-Mexico border and the entry of migrants into the country have long been politically fraught for both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Biden, who campaigned against Trump-era immigration policies, has received heated criticism from Republicans for his handling of border enforcement. But he's also faced pushback from inside his own party for continuing to implement some of his predecessor's policies that are unpopular with progressives.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki highlighted the administration's plans in a Thursday press briefing, saying: "I would note the Department of Homeland Security also put together a preparedness plan to continue addressing irregular migration that involves surging personnel and resources to the border, improving border processing, implementing mitigation measures and working with other countries in the hemisphere to manage migration."
In the span of a year, Biden has already grappled with a record number of unaccompanied migrant children at the US southern border and thousands of primarily Haitian migrants who camped in deplorable conditions under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Those incidents -- which were used as fodder for Republicans looking to criticize the administration -- are still fresh on the minds of officials bracing for busy weeks ahead.
"We can't have another Del Rio happen to us," US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said last month.
Avoiding that, though, might include the continued use of policies the administration has repeatedly criticized, like the Trump-era "remain in Mexico" policy that requires non-Mexican migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date. The policy, which restarted late last year after a court ruling, marked an unprecedented departure from previous protocols. Even so, the end of one Trump-era policy may give away to another growing in numbers.
"We will employ much greater numbers post-Title 42," a Homeland Security official recently told reporters, referring to the "remain in Mexico" policy, which is formally called Migrant Protection Protocols.
"We are under a court order to reimplement MPP in good faith and as part of those good faith efforts, we have been systematically increasing our enrollment under MPP," the official added.
The Department of Homeland Security has twice issued a memo trying to terminate the "remain in Mexico" policy, outlining its shortcomings and arguing it puts migrants in harm's way, but the court ruling forced the administration to restart the policy. The administration is appealing the ruling.
As of April 3, nearly 2,000 people have been sent back to Mexico under the policy, according to the International Organization for Migration. That number is expected to grow, though given long-processing times and numerous other safeguards the administration has tried to implement, it's unlikely to expand enough to stem the flow of migrants
Tens of thousands of migrants could surge to the border once restrictions lift
Still, Republicans and some Democrats have expressed concern over the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to revoke Title 42 next month, arguing that it's a reckless decision amid pent-up demand to come to the US among migrants who are facing deteriorating conditions at home.
Intelligence assessments have found that people are in a "wait and see" mode and trying to determine when they have the best likelihood of entry into the US, according to a federal law enforcement official, adding that some of the 30,000 to 60,000 people could seek entry within hours if the CDC rule is repealed.
The White House has held interagency meetings about the intelligence and the situation more broadly, the official said.
By pulling back Title 42, the administration is returning to the usual operating procedures that have been in place for decades for processing migrants. That includes releasing migrants who claim asylum into the US, sometimes under an alternative form of detention, or detaining migrants and deporting them back to their home country.
But given conditions in Latin America, which was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, more migrants may want to journey to the US southern border.
"As a result of the CDC's termination of its Title 42 public health order, we will likely face an increase in encounters above the current high levels. There are a significant number of individuals who were unable to access the asylum system for the past two years, and who may decide that now is the time to come," US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus said in a statement.
The Department of Homeland Security released detailed plans for varying scenarios that could unfold at the US-Mexico border in the coming weeks.
Three planning scenarios have been devised to trigger what resources might be needed. The first scenario is where current arrest figures are, the second scenario is up to 12,000 people a day and the third scenario is up to 18,000 people a day, according to a planning document.
The Department of Homeland Security has set up a "Southwest Border Coordination Center" to coordinate a response to a potential surge among federal agencies. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appointed FEMA Region 3's regional administrator, MaryAnn Tierney, in March to head the center.
As part of the preparation, CBP has deployed 400 agents from other parts of the US border to assist operations on the southern border, increased number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to assist in processing migrants, called on volunteers in the DHS workforce, and contracted to move thousands of migrants if need be.
CBP is also preparing to add new temporary facilities to alleviate any overcrowding. According to the DHS planning document, CBP holding facilities can hold over 16,000 migrants and expand to 17,000 with additional facilities opening in early April. Existing contracts can also be expanded to meet needs if there are up to 30,000 migrants in custody in a worst-case scenario.
But despite those plans, some Democrats are wary about moving forward with a return to the usual protocols on the border. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is up for reelection, doubled down on his opposition to reversing Title 42.
"Senator Warnock believes in protecting the humanity of migrants at the border, but before this policy is rescinded, the Administration should present a plan for how it will ensure our border security has the manpower, infrastructure, humanitarian and legal resources they need to prevent this policy change from making an already dire humanitarian situation worse," a spokesperson for Warnock said in a statement.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 10 cents over the past two weeks to $4.27 per gallon as oil prices continue to “yo-yo,” industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday.
The price at the pump was $1.32 above what it was one year ago, according to the Lundberg Survey taken Friday.
Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in Los Angeles, at $5.85 per gallon. The lowest average was in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at $3.52 per gallon.
According to the survey, the average price of diesel was $5.13 per gallon, down 10 cents over two weeks.
Lundberg said prices dropped dramatically in the past two weeks, in part because higher prices reduced demand during the second half of March.
However, the drop isn’t predictive of further declines because among other things, the global oil supply is tight due to a dip in output last month by OPEC, Lundberg said.
The war in Ukraine also has sparked global uncertainty. The U.S. has banned all Russian energy supplies but Lundberg said sanctioned Russian oil is still finding “big buyers like India and China happy to pay discount prices.”
In a bid to reduce spiking energy prices, President Joe Biden last month ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months.
On Thursday, the International Energy Agency said that its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top of previous United States pledges.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Sunday denied that his administration was attempting to delay the 2024 presidential elections after senior politicians including his close ally supported the idea of extending his stay in office beyond the two-term legal mandate.
His statement came a day before students planned to stage a massive protest in the capital, Jakarta, and several other cities to oppose the alleged plan they say could threaten democracy. Student protests in Indonesia often turn violent.
During a Cabinet meeting to discuss the preparations for the 2024 elections, Widodo ordered his ministers to publicly explain that all stages and schedules for the polls had been determined.
“This needs to be explained so that there are no rumors circulating among people that the government is trying to postpone the election or speculation about the extension of the president’s tenure or a related third term,” Widodo said in comments released by his office on its official YouTube channel. “Because clearly we have agreed that the election will be held on February 14, 2024.”
Powerful figures including Cabinet ministers Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Airlangga Hartarto, who is also the chair of the Golkar party in the ruling coalition, have suggested that the elections should be deferred.
Pandjaitan, who is Widodo’s close ally, recently claimed that data shows 110 million Indonesians support a delay of elections. It wasn’t clear what data he was citing.
Recent reports by Kompas, Indonesia’s reputable pollster, indicate Widodo is hugely popular in the archipelago nation of more than 270 million people with over 70% public trust rating. However, a poll by the Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting showed that more than 70% reject any plan to extend his stay in office.
The two-term presidential limit was a centerpiece of the first amendment to the Indonesian Constitution in 1999, a year after dictator Suharto was toppled by massive pro-democracy protests.
Suharto ruled Indonesia for more than three decades through an authoritarian, often violent regime. Under his rule, corruption and rights abuses became rampant as the elite plundered the economy. His downfall ushered in a democracy in Indonesia and term limits are meant to prevent a repeat of its authoritarian past.
Last Wednesday, Widodo also told his ministers to address the nation’s rising inflation instead of stirring controversy around the 2024 election.
“Nobody bring up a (presidential) term extension or election delay anymore. No more!” Widodo said.
In June last year, he said in a news conference that he plans to adhere to the constitution when his supporters began to roll out the idea suggesting his term could be legally extended through a constitutional amendment or election delay.
Supporters argued it was necessary to give Widodo more time to deal with the recovery of the economy that slumped during the two-year pandemic, and allow him to complete his agenda, including the $35 billion capital relocation project to the island of Borneo.
Despite denials, doubts about his intentions have persisted.
“People are still skeptical about Jokowi’s indecision regarding the third term,” said Ujang Komarudin, a political analyst from Al-Azhar Indonesia University, using Widodo’s popular nickname. “The alleged plans have deviated far from the constitution and would be a major blow for Indonesia’s democratic reform,” he said, adding that it may not stop students from taking to the streets.
Widodo was sworn in for his second and final five-year term in October 2019 with pledges to champion democracy and take bolder action against poverty and entrenched corruption in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Known for his down-to-earth style, Widodo is also the first president from outside the country’s super rich and often corrupt, political, business and military elite. He grew up in a rented bamboo shack on the banks of a flood-prone river in Solo city on Java island, and often presents himself as a man of the people.
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Which AKG headphone is best?
Headphones are a hot commodity these days, leading to a wide variety of AKG headphones. With AKG’s trusted brand name in audio and its wide range of excellent-sounding headphone products, most users won’t have trouble finding what they’re looking for in the company’s lineup.
Depending on what you are looking for, the AKG Pro Audio K240 Studio Headphones are a top pick for many users, offering a semi-open back design and crystal clear audio suitable for even the most experienced audiophiles.
What to know before you buy AKG headphones
Over-ear headphones vs. earbuds
One of the first questions many AKG headphone buyers will ask themselves is whether they should get over-ear headphones or earbuds. While most of the best AKG headphones come in the form of over-ear headphones, simply due to the size of the speaker allowed in a larger headphone cup, you can also find a handful of wired and wireless earbuds from AKG that still offer a decent audio quality — ideal for users who plan to work out with headphones in or just prefer the in-ear fit.
Wired vs. Bluetooth headphones
While most AKG’s headphones are wired, using a built-in or plugin ⅛-inch cable like most studio headphones, the company also makes wireless Bluetooth headphones that don’t require an auxiliary input to connect to an audio source.
Open-back vs. closed-back headphones
For studio headphones, buyers will be faced with a decision between open-back and closed-back headphones as well as those that fall into a semi-open back category. While open-back headphones offer an audio experience with less pressure on the ears, they also tend to let more sound from a person’s surroundings into the ear cup — making them most suitable for studios or other quiet, non-public spaces. Alternatively, closed-back headphones offer a better surrounding-muting experience, sometimes at the expense of unwanted echoing sounds, extra discomfort on the wearer, or simply a less-clear audio quality.
What to look for in quality AKG headphones
Strong audio with a wide frequency range
Most of all, we want our headphones to feature a crystal clear audio signal. While this feature can be represented in many ways, AKG’s studio headphones are often advertised with a frequency range, which refers to what frequency bands can be heard effectively within an entire audio signal. Good reference monitors or studio headphones usually offer a fairly flat, wide frequency range, allowing users to hear each frequency individually at roughly the same volume as the next.
Comfortable fit
One factor to consider when buying AKG headphones that isn’t audio-related is the overall fit of the headphones. Headphones with a comfortable ear cup, headband, and general fit are preferable and allow the user to wear the headphones for longer periods of time. While some users prefer open-back headphones for the utmost comfort, others will look for those with a lightweight headband, smaller ear cups or an overall comfortable closed-back fit.
Preferred input type
Another important thing to consider is the type of input you’ll need to use with your headphones. While many top-tier studio headphones include a built-in ⅛-inch cable for plugging into a regular headphone port, others may prefer wireless Bluetooth headphones which can connect to phones and other devices. In addition, many Bluetooth headphones will offer a bypass ⅛-inch cable, so users have the option to either go wired or wireless.
To learn more about some of the best AKG headphones, check out the buying guide at BestReviews.
How much you can expect to spend on AKG headphones
AKG headphones run a wide range of prices, with the cheapest wired earbuds from AKG costing as low as $9, while better-sounding AKG studio headphones can cost as much as $350.
AKG headphones FAQ
Is AKG owned by Samsung?
A. While AKG audio was originally owned by Harman, Samsung purchased Harman and AKG in 2016, though the company still outfits its AKG headphones with the same high-fidelity audio drivers that gave the name brand such widespread approval, to begin with.
Do AKG headphones have a microphone?
A. While many of AKG’s higher-tier studio headphones do not include a microphone and are instead focused on providing super high-quality audio, some of the company’s Bluetooth headphone and earbud models do include a built-in microphone. No matter what, it’s a good idea to check before buying if the headphones you’re looking at have a microphone, especially if not having one is a deal-breaker.
What are the best AKG headphones to buy?
Top AKG headphones
AKG Pro Audio K240 Over-Ear Semi-Open Back Studio Reference Headphones
What you need to know: With a semi-open back design that gets the best of both worlds, these high-quality studio headphones from AKG are a great pick from a sound standpoint at an impressively low price point.
What you’ll love: The semi-open back design on these headphones offers audio with reduced ear cup noises and less pressure on the user’s ears. They also offer a wide frequency range of 15 hertz to 25,000 hertz, and the original AKG monitor audio quality, designed to let the user hear the whole frequency band evenly.
What you should consider: These headphones use a wired connection to connect to the audio source, and they don’t include any kind of built-in microphone.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top AKG headphones for the money
AKG Pro Audio K92 Over-Ear Closed-Back Studio Reference Headphones
What you need to know: At a slightly more affordable price point than AKG’s classic K240s, these closed-back studio headphones still offer a fairly wide frequency response and increased audio isolation due to their closed-back ear cups.
What you’ll love: These AKG headphones offer one of the best audio qualities out there at such a low price, and users can even switch from the K92 model to the simplified K72 if they’re on a tight budget. With a frequency response of 16 hertz to 20,000 hertz, these headphones are great for mixing, mastering, or listening closely.
What you should consider: These headphones must be plugged into a headphone outlet to be used and do not have a mic. Some users also prefer the open-back or semi-open design to this closed-back fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
AKG Y45BT Black Mini On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphones With Bypass Cable
What you need to know: For those who prefer Bluetooth or wireless headphones, these headphones from AKG feature smaller ear cups without sacrificing audio quality and with the addition of a built-in microphone for phone calls and voice commands.
What you’ll love: These Bluetooth headphones feature controls mounted on the ear cups and a miniature ear cup design that many users find preferable to full, over-ear-fitting headphones. They also come with a built-in microphone with crystal-clear audio and a convenient swivel design for easy storing and taking. It also has a frequency range of 17 hertz to 20,000 hertz.
What you should consider: These headphones are more expensive than most other Bluetooth headphone models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Baby Einstein jumper is best?
If your baby isn’t sleeping as soundly as you’d like, they might need a little more exercise to tire them. Baby jumpers can drain your little one’s energy, and Baby Einstein jumpers are some of the most stimulating you can find.
A baby jumper allows your baby to safely bounce and often keeps them entertained. Baby Einstein is a brand dedicated to stimulating your child’s curiosity, so the line’s jumpers are outfitted with toys and other accessories that engage your child’s senses. If you’re looking for a top-quality jumper with plenty of activities and features to stimulate your baby, the Baby Einstein Neptune’s Ocean Discovery Jumper is a top choice.
What to know before you buy a Baby Einstein jumper
Jumper type
A simple stationary jumper has a frame, so it’s a freestanding item. It has a seat attached to the frame with an elastic cord that allows your baby to jump. However, it doesn’t have any toys or activity options to engage your child’s senses, so all your baby can do in it is bounce safely. Baby Einstein doesn’t offer any simple stationary jumpers — all of their models are equipped with toys and other accessories to entertain your child in addition to jumping.
An activity center jumper is similar to a simple jumper because it features a frame with a seat attached by an elastic cord to allow for bouncing. However, it also has a tray with toys and other accessories that help stimulate your child’s senses. The activities usually have visual, auditory and tactile components to keep your baby entertained while jumping. Most Baby Einstein jumpers fall into this category.
A doorway jumper doesn’t have a freestanding frame. Instead, it clamps to a door frame and has a seat that hangs from a bungee cord to allow for jumping. Setting up and taking down this type of jumper can be somewhat tedious, but a doorway model usually costs less than other styles. Baby Einstein offers some doorway jumpers, which feature toys to keep your little one entertained.
Size
Compact jumpers are usually small enough to fit against a wall, while large models generally require several inches of clearance on all sides for safe usage. Most Baby Einstein jumpers are relatively large, so check the product descriptions for the dimensions of any jumper you’re considering to ensure you have room for it in your home.
Weight limit
All baby jumpers have a specific weight limit designated by the manufacturer, so you can be certain that it’s safe for your child to use. This weight limit includes both minimum and maximum weights for the jumper.
Most jumpers usually have a maximum weight of 20-30 pounds, but Baby Einstein jumpers typically have a max weight of 25-26 pounds. Always follow the manufacturer’s guidelines regarding weight limits to avoid injuring your child.
What to look for in a quality Baby Einstein jumper
Height adjustability
Baby jumpers usually allow you to adjust for your baby’s height so they can continue to use it as they grow. Manufacturers typically advertise the maximum number of height adjustments that can be made for the jumper. The more height adjustments a jumper allows, the longer your baby can use it comfortably. Baby Einstein jumpers usually allow for four or five height adjustments.
Seat
Seat design can vary among jumpers. Many seats include padding to ensure your child is comfortable. If you’re shopping for a jumper for an infant, it’s best to look for a high seat with plenty of back support since infants have trouble supporting their heads.
Most Baby Einstein jumpers have removable, machine-washable seat covers, so it’s easy to clean up any messes or accidents that occur. The majority of Baby Einstein jumpers also feature seats that can rotate 360 degrees, which makes it easy for your baby to reach all of the attached toys and activity areas.
Toys
All Baby Einstein jumpers are outfitted with toys and other activities that engage your child’s senses to keep them entertained. The toys differ from model to model, but many jumpers have flashing lights and music. Many activities are also designed to teach your child basic facts like numbers and colors.
Some Baby Einstein jumpers also include additional loops, so you can attach toys your child already has and swap in new ones if your baby gets bored with the current setup.
Battery requirements
Most Baby Einstein jumpers require batteries to power some of the attached toys and accessories. The jumpers don’t come with the necessary batteries, so you’ll need to purchase them to allow your child to use all the features.
How much you can expect to spend on a Baby Einstein jumper
Baby Einstein jumpers range from $30 to $120. Doorway jumpers are the most affordable, usually costing $30-$50. Baby Einstein activity center jumpers vary in price based on the toys and accessories they include, but most cost between $80 and $120.
Baby Einstein jumper FAQ
What age is a Baby Einstein jumper appropriate for?
A. Your baby must be able to hold their head upright and support some of their weight on their legs before they can use a jumper. At the same time, babies who are walking won’t have much use for a jumper. Children who fall between these two milestones will get the most use and enjoyment out of a baby jumper — generally children 4-14 months of age.
How long should your baby spend in a jumper per day?
A. Experts suggest your baby shouldn’t spend more than 20 minutes daily in a jumper or it may affect their motor development. Your baby can use the jumper up to twice a day.
What’s the best Baby Einstein jumper to buy?
Top Baby Einstein jumper
Baby Einstein Neptune’s Ocean Discovery Jumper
What you need to know: This well-designed ocean-themed jumper is sure to entertain and stimulate little ones while teaching them numbers, colors, vocabulary words and more.
What you’ll love: The seat can swivel 360 degrees to provide access to all the toys. It offers four easy-to-adjust height positions to grow with your child. It introduces numbers and colors to your child in English, French and Spanish. It’s easy to wipe clean.
What you should consider: Some of the toys don’t move, which can be frustrating for children.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
Top Baby Einstein jumper for the money
Baby Einstein Neighborhood Friends Activity Jumper
What you need to know: One of Baby Einstein’s more affordable jumpers, this activity center is ideal for engaging your baby’s senses and helping boost hand-eye coordination.
What you’ll love: It offers three play stations and more than 12 activities with lights and sounds. The light-up piano helps introduce your baby to music. Its seat swivels 360 degrees and offers five different height positions.
What you should consider: Some of the assembly can be challenging, particularly attaching the seat to the frame.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
Worth checking out
Baby Einstein Neighborhood Symphony Activity Jumper
What you need to know: This feature-packed jumper can inspire your baby’s musical creativity with plenty of music-themed activities to entertain and engage.
What you’ll love: The seat rotates 360 degrees, so your child can reach all the toys. It offers four height adjustments to grow with your child. The toy station is removable, so babies can play with it on the floor too. It has loops that allow you to attach more toys.
What you should consider: Some buyers report that the height options make it easy for a child to outgrow the jumper.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
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Which expensive colognes are best?
You’ve likely heard people say “look good, feel good” or “dress to impress” before, but never anything about the benefits of smelling good. And let’s be honest, reeking of an unpleasant smell probably leaves a stronger negative impression than looking good does a positive one.
Thankfully, a premium scent can keep you smelling fresh throughout the day, while adding a layer of sophistication to your outfit. If you’re just getting your fragrance wardrobe started and are in the market for an excellent cologne for all occasions, we recommend Soleil Brulant from Tom Ford.
What to know before you buy expensive cologne
Personal style
Any good cologne, and especially an expensive one, can add dimension to your visual look. For example, if you often sport pastels and spring colors, you may want to choose something light and citrusy. On the other hand, if you often wear earth tones or darker hues, consider a heavier scent that evokes mystery and intrigue.
Bottle size
The last thing you want is to have your expensive cologne confiscated at an airport because it’s too large. Make sure you choose the right size for your needs. If you’re a frequent traveler and want something you can bring on a plane, opt for bottles below 3.3 fluid ounces. But if you want something to bring with you in case of a smelly emergency, look for an atomizer cylinder that fits into your bag or pants pocket. If it’s going to stay in the bathroom, size shouldn’t matter.
What to look for in quality expensive cologne
Ingredients
Expensive cologne should include premium, natural ingredients. Brands like Chanel continue to grow their own flowers in the valleys of Cannes, France. This ensures they retain the floral quality their scents were originally prized for almost 100 years ago. It’s important to know that many fragrance brands grow the same flowers in India because it’s cheaper. However, the climate in India creates lower-quality, vague -smelling blossoms.
Development process
Superior development and production processes ensure the longevity and quality of expensive colognes. While the House of Creed uses a proprietary process created by founder James Creed in the 1760s, Chanel still maintains and harvests all of its natural ingredients by hand to preserve their blossom integrity. Behind-the-scenes details like this are what separates premium fragrances from their budget counterparts.
Brand pedigree
There are countless expensive colognes on the market, but not all are reputable brands. When looking for a premium cologne, keep an eye out for brands like Chanel, Creed, Tom Ford and Bond No. 9, because they are renowned specifically for their fragrances. If you choose a brand with pedigree, you can purchase with confidence knowing all the ingredients are pure and luxurious.
How much you can expect to spend on expensive cologne
Expensive cologne is just that, expensive. While entry-level designer scents cost $75 for small bottles, expect to spend at least $150 for new collections and classic scents that never go on sale.
Expensive cologne FAQ
Can I make the scent last longer?
A. The ingredients and mixing process determine the duration of any given cologne. However, fragrance intensifies with your body heat, so apply it in the creases of your elbows, knees and neck for a longer-lasting scent. Also, avoid rubbing the scent onto your skin, as this degrades the fragrance.
Does cologne go bad?
A. Unfortunately, yes. Since expensive cologne is composed of natural ingredients, in many cases, it may begin to lose its scent after a year. Unless you know you’re going to wear it all the time, it’s best to stick with smaller bottles to begin with.
What’s the best expensive cologne to buy?
Top expensive cologne
What you need to know: Formulated to evoke the warmth of sunshine on a breezy beach day, Soleil Brulant is a meticulously balanced scent suitable for any occasion in any setting.
What you’ll love: Straight from Tom Ford’s “private collection” scent laboratory, Soleil Brulant features notes of fresh mandarin and bergamot with undertones of spicy peppercorn and seductive black honey. Strong top notes give way to an exquisite combination of burnt amber and summer flowers that leave an inviting scent trail. To top it all off, this cologne comes in Tom Ford’s striking chess piece bottle, reserved only for private collection scents.
What you should consider: Because this fragrance is light and wispy, it doesn’t last a full day.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top expensive cologne for the money
What you need to know: ALLURE HOMME manages to pack intense, traditionally masculine and often overpowering scents into a refreshingly light fragrance.
What you’ll love: Backed by Chanel’s renowned fragrance laboratory, a few quick sprays in the morning keep you smelling great well into the night. It features a unique blend of spicy coriander and mandarin at the top, robust notes of cedar in the heart and subtle notes of tonka and cistus labdanum at the base. While the profile is heavy and masculine, this cologne is light enough for a beach day.
What you should consider: Some wearers wished the scent was a bit stronger.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Crafted by Olivier Creed, the sixth-generation master perfumer from Creed family, Aventus was introduced for the company’s 250th anniversary in 2010, and it’s been the brand’s bestselling cologne since.
What you’ll love: As the exclusive provider of custom fragrances and scented gloves to monarchies across Europe for centuries, Creed has an unparalleled perfume pedigree. Inspired by the strength and history of the French monarchy, Aventus features top notes of pineapple and bergamot with heart notes of birch and patchouli and base notes of ambergris, sandalwood and oakmoss. Plus, each batch of Aventus is weighed, mixed, macerated and filtered by hand.
What you should consider: Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise considering the House of Creed made its first fragrance in 1781 for King George III, but the smallest bottle costs a whopping $335.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which camera suction mounts are best?
A good camera suction mount can be leagues better than most other types of camera mounts, simply to the fact that no tools or gunky adhesives are required. You can install most suction mounts anywhere as well, from car dashboards to helmets or perhaps a boat. Not all camera suction mounts work with all cameras, so make sure you’re double-checking for compatibility.
A strong option that works with many different cameras is the Panavise ActionGrip 13130 Double-Knuckle Mount. This is an industrial-quality camera suction mount and, as such, is built to withstand the rigors of the roughest road conditions while staying firmly in place.
What to know before you buy a camera suction mount
Mount material
Camera suction mounts are light enough for maximum versatility but strong enough to hold both the weight of the camera and the weight of the mount itself. Commonly used materials for this purpose are aluminum, anodized zinc, ABS and PC or a composite.
Aluminum: A durable and rust-resistant material, though it is one of the heavier options.
Anodized zinc: Frequently combined with aluminum for extra sturdiness, anodized zinc is incredibly sturdy.
ABS and PC: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polycarbonate are perfect for high-speed activities like boating and biking thanks to their extreme ruggedness.
Composite: A combination of materials designed to find a balance between weight, durability and price.
Mounting
Not all cameras use the same method of attaching to mounts. Many will use a .25-20-inch mounting screw, but popular cameras like GoPros use their systems for attaching. Some camera suction mounts will include various adapters, while others might include a list of compatible cameras. At the very least, most camera suction mounts will have adapters you can buy separately later on.
What to look for in a quality camera suction mount
Weather resistance
For most camera suction mounts, once a seal has been made, you shouldn’t have to worry about any weather conditions except changing temperatures. Rain and wind, for example, won’t dislodge a good seal, but if the temperature drops, then the material of the seal will be affected, leading to a disconnection. Camera suction cups should include temperature ranges that at which they will remain effective.
Suction cups
The piece of your camera suction mount that does most of the work. Some camera suction mounts use more than one suction cup for greater strength, but that means you’ll need a larger surface area on which to stick them.
Rotation
Different camera suction mounts have different maximum rotation angles, with the very best offering full 360-degree rotating movement. You might not need full 360-degree rotation, but if you can’t point your camera, the direction you want to point it after it has adhered to your chosen surface, then you’ll wish you had gone with a 360-degree option.
How much you can expect to spend on a camera suction mount
Camera suction mounts are fairly affordable compared to the possible prices of the camera they’re mounting. You can find a low-end camera suction mount for as little as $10, but generally, you’ll want to spend $15-$30 for a solid quality option, while high-end camera suction mounts can get up to around $60.
Camera suction mount FAQ
Can I use my camera suction mount with my helmet?
Generally, camera suction mounts adhere to flat surfaces. However, some camera suction mounts with small-diameter suction cups with strong suction quality can and will stick and remain stuck to helmets. If you’re shopping specifically for sticking to a helmet, keep your focus on the smallest possible suction cups.
How heavy of a camera can the average camera suction mount hold?
Most camera suction mounts can hold cameras weighing between 4 and 10 pounds. However, depending on the specific camera suction mount in question, maximum weight bearing can hit maximums of 30 or more pounds with ease.
Will moistening the suction cup with water help to create a tighter seal?
Water will not help create a tighter seal. It can also lead to weakening the seal if the temperature around the seal and water changes. What does help if you want to strengthen the seal is to use a tiny amount of oil, just enough to dampen the surface.
What’s the best camera suction mount to buy?
Top camera suction mount
Panavise ActionGrip 13130 Double-Knuckle Mount
What you need to know: This industrial, double-knuckle suction camera mount works with almost any camera.
What you’ll love: this camera suction mount also includes a GoPro mount and .25-20-inch tripod mount.
What you should consider: This camera suction mount won’t adhere to a car dashboard due to its textured surfaces, but you can purchase a separate adapter to bypass that fact.
Where to buy: Amazon
Top camera suction mount for the money
What you need to know: This camera suction mount is both incredibly versatile and incredibly affordable.
What you’ll love: Includes five different mounting adapters, which nearly ensures your dashboard camera will attach successfully.
What you should consider: This camera suction mount is meant to work with dashboard cameras instead of action cameras.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This is a perfect camera suction mount for those who need to adjust the angle and height of their mounted camera quickly.
What you’ll love: A full 360-degree tilt and a rotating arm make angling your up to 4-pound camera an easy task.
What you should consider: You must use this camera suction mount on a perfectly flat surface. Otherwise, it will not stay stuck.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which VR headset for iPhone is best?
Sifting through the options to find the best VR headset for iPhone can be tricky, especially with so many models available today. Fortunately, it’s hard to go wrong with most of the cheaper VR headset options, so long as they’re compatible with your particular iPhone.
While there are a number of affordable options available, many buyers go with the Pecosso 3D VR Headset for iPhone and Other Smartphones, since it’s fairly lightweight and offers a clear, immersive goggle display – on top of being affordable and super user-friendly.
What to know before you buy a VR headset for iPhone
VR headsets for iPhone vs. full VR systems
VR headsets for iPhone use the phone as a display, often through goggles or a headset of some sort. This is unlike full VR systems, which use a console or PC to run the games or VR experiences while featuring an actual high-resolution display built into the included goggles.
If you elect to go with a VR headset for iPhone, you’ll likely choose from the best VR headsets. It’s important to note that smartphone VR experiences have become commonplace and affordable. They are very easy to gain access to, which makes them a simple entry into the virtual reality world for newcomers and budget-friendly consumers.
Headset compatibility
One of the most important things to consider when purchasing a VR headset for iPhone is whether the VR headset is compatible with the size of your phone. Most smartphone VR headsets include a range of sizes of phones that the goggles fit, so be sure to check that the size fits your particular phone before making a purchase.
Preferred media types
The type of media you plan to consume could affect your choice of VR headsets for iPhone. If you want a quick VR experience, you may be able to find something cheaper with goggles that you need to hold. However, if you plan to watch movies, play games or use VR experiences that work with a controller, you’ll want something a little higher end with goggles that you can strap to your face.
What to look for in a quality VR headset for iPhone
Lightweight and adjustable fit
It’s important a VR headset is comfortable to wear for long periods of time – especially if you plan to play longer VR games or experiences or watch movies that require you to wear the headset for a couple of hours. A headset that’s lightweight, adjustable and comfortable is the best choice.
Clear, immersive goggle view
Since your phone screen is your display, there’s only so much your VR headset view can do. However, VR headsets that include goggles or lenses of some sort offer varying levels of view quality. So find one that offers crisp, clear views to your phone screen to make your VR experience as immersive as possible.
Controllers or other remote controls
Another feature many users find fun is getting a VR headset with a controller or other remote control options. This adds a layer of immersion to certain virtual reality games and apps that are compatible with a controller since it often lets the user directly control their environment.
How much you can expect to spend on a VR headset for iPhone
VR headsets for iPhone have a wide range of prices, but you can generally find cheap smartphone VR headsets for around $15, with more expensive models costing as much as $80.
VR headset for iPhone FAQ
Do VR headsets need a PC?
A. While many high-tier VR headsets use a PC to run their VR games and experiences, you can also find VR headsets for PlayStation consoles, or extremely affordable entry-level VR headsets that use iPhones or other smartphones as their display.
Do VR headsets for iPhone work with Android phones or other smartphones?
A. In general, you can make most iPhone VR headsets work with smartphones of a similar size, though you’ll want to double-check on the individual product listing to see what phones they’re compatible with.
What’s the best VR headset for iPhone to buy?
Top VR headset for iPhone
Pecosso 3D Virtual Reality Goggles VR Headset for iPhone
What you need to know: This iPhone VR headset is compatible with iPhone and other smartphones between 4.7 and 6.53 inches, offering a simple and affordable VR solution for those who can’t afford to get an actual virtual reality system.
What you’ll love: With its fairly low price, this smartphone VR headset works particularly well with iPhone, and the goggles give you a clear, immersive VR experience. It’s also lightweight despite being a goggle-style VR headset, making it more comfortable than most.
What you should consider: Some users have trouble getting this model to work with other devices and apps that don’t support VR, like drones that use smartphones as their display and certain media apps.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top VR headset for iPhone for the money
What you need to know: This super-affordable VR headset works with iPhone and offers a good, cheap first step into the world of virtual reality.
What you’ll love: This model is perfect for VR beginners and offers a simple, three-step setup. It includes a phone sucker, head strap, nose pad and forehead pad, giving you all the pieces you need for the full VR experience.
What you should consider: It is made of cardboard, so it may not be a long-lasting option.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Pansonite Virtual Reality Goggles VR Headset for iPhone
What you need to know: If you can afford to spend a few extra bucks, this powerful VR headset for iPhone and other smartphones also comes with a handy controller, which can make compatible VR games and apps even more versatile – at a fraction of the cost of a full-scale VR headset.
What you’ll love: Buyers of this model love using the controller, which is shaped like an old console controller. It has four buttons on the right, two at the top middle and two at the bottom middle and it has an analog stick on the left-hand side. This headset also features a robust and comfortable strap system, plus clear, crisp goggles for viewing the phone screen.
What you should consider: This model is more expensive than most iPhone VR headsets. Users report the controller doesn’t work with every app.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which bounce houses are best?
A bounce house set up at your party will definitely make a statement and amaze both parents and children. Most people rent a bounce house for a special occasion, as they want to save up or avoid cluttering their storage room or garage. While buying a bounce house can be a significant investment, the margin between buying and renting is smaller than you’d think. There are several high-quality models out on the market that can be enjoyed 365 days a year.
The perfect bounce house is fun and engaging for kids and easy to use for adults. Particularly, the Bounceland Royal Palace has a compact footprint but can still accommodate five children. Here’s what to consider when shopping for a bounce house.
What to know before you buy a bounce house
Residential vs. commercial
When most people think of bounce houses, they think of giant unwieldy commercial models. The type that you might find at a county fair or a neighborhood block party. These commercial bounce houses are meant for heavy use by dozens of children over a long period of time.
This guide focuses on residential bounce houses. They’re just as fun, but they’re considerably smaller and intended for private use by a few children at a time. The other big difference is price. Commercial bounce houses cost several thousands of dollars, while residential bounce houses cost several hundreds.
Dimensions
Residential bounce houses can be used both indoors and outdoors. If using outdoors, be sure to secure your bounce house to the ground with stakes to prevent it from blowing away in the wind. In addition, measure the space where your bounce house will go before you buy. Make sure you have a few extra feet beyond that for the air blower.
If buying in-store, note the size of the box as well. This will give you a ballpark idea of how much storage room you’ll need. If buying online, you should be able to find the dimensions of the box somewhere in the item description.
Inflation method
Basic bounce houses use an air pump to inflate just like an air mattress. Like larger commercial models, mid-range and high-end bounce houses use an air blower that constantly runs to ensure proper inflation. While air blowers can be noisy, they’re the better option because they ensure your bounce house won’t deflate during play.
You may notice very small holes around the seams of your bounce house. This is normal and not a sign of a manufacturing defect. These holes let out a tiny amount of air so your bounce house doesn’t explode while attached to the air blower.
What to look for in a quality bounce house
Bounce floor size
Bounce floor size is the amount of space your children will have to play within the bounce house itself. This is different from the overall dimensions of the bounce house. A bigger bounce house does not necessarily mean a bigger bounce floor size.
Most bounce houses are suitable for kids up to 12 years old. If you buy a bounce house when your children are young enough, they can enjoy it for years. However, if you have older children, it may make more sense to rent for a single occasion than to buy if you have older children, knowing they’ll soon grow out of it.
Weight limit and capacity
Bounce houses have an overall weight limit that varies by manufacturer and design. Residential models can generally support 250-500 pounds. Also, keep an eye on overall capacity. Residential bounce houses can be used by anywhere from 2-5 children at one time.
It may be tempting to try out your child’s bounce house for yourself. Yet, don’t. The material used to make residential bounce houses is not as thick as the material used to make commercial bounce houses. They are not meant to support individual jumpers with adult weights.
Design and extras
Bounce houses are colorful and fun, but some models go beyond that with actual designs like a castle, a pirate ship or a tropical jungle. Some may contain one or more slides, and some of these slides can be used with water. Other bounce houses will have games or other interactive features built into the walls.
For adults, some models will come with a carrying or storage case for added convenience. What’s more, keep an eye out for bounce houses that come with their own air pumps.
How much you can expect to spend on a bounce house
Small bounce houses for toddlers that inflate like an air mattress can be found for $50-$150. Most residential models for children up to 12 years old fall between $200-$500. High-end residential bounce houses that approach the size of commercial models can easily fetch $1,000-$2,500.
Bounce house FAQ
How long does it take to inflate and deflate a bounce house?
A. Inflation time will depend on the size of your model. Most take 2-5 minutes to fully inflate. Be sure to tether your bounce house to the ground if using outside. Deflation should take 4-10 minutes. Some models have zipper compartments you can open so the air escapes faster. Make certain there are no children or pets in your bounce house before deflating.
How should I store my bounce house?
A. You should store your bounce house in a cool, dark place after each use. A hard plastic storage box in the garage is perfect. Leaving your bounce house deflated in the backyard leaves it open to sun and water damage that will decrease its service life. It could also become a tripping hazard.
What’s the best bounce house to buy?
Top bounce house
What you need to know: This bounce house includes a slide and can accommodate up to five children.
What you’ll love: Adorable castle design. Features a safety net and removable sunshade. Long slide for the overall size of the unit.
What you should consider: Fabric weakens easily in the sun. Needs to be tied down with stakes so it doesn’t fly away.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bounce house for the money
ACTION AIR Inflatable Bounce House Jumping Castle with Slide
What you need to know: A basic bounce house at a fair price.
What you’ll love: Wide slide that spans the length of the entire house. Accommodates up to three kids and 250 pounds total.
What you should consider: Fabric feels thin compared to more expensive models. On the smaller side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Costway Inflatable Jungle Bounce House Kids Dual Slide Jumping Castle
What you need to know: A unique jungle-themed bounce house with two separate slides.
What you’ll love: Five children up to 300 pounds can play at the same time. Design features palm trees and cute kangaroos.
What you should consider: Doesn’t come with its own air blower, a drawback considering the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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Omar Apollo wears his heart on his sleeve.
The singer-songwriter, who grew up in Indiana and taught himself to sing and play guitar via YouTube, started doling out heartbroken anthems and pining confessions to SoundCloud as a teenager.
In 2017 Apollo uploaded the song "Ugotme" to Spotify, which earned him loyal listeners after racking up dozens of thousands of streams overnight. Since then, he's released two EPs and a mini-album, all featuring increasingly polished production, and has worked alongside artists including Kali Uchis and C. Tangana, his collaboration with the latter earning him his first pair of Latin Grammy nominations in 2021.
Ivory — the artist's newly-released, full-length debut — finds Apollo at his most experimental yet, coasting from psych-pop dance songs to stripped-down soul and bilingual hip-hop in the span of nearly 40 minutes. But that inescapable feeling of yearning is still front and center.
From the road in Seattle, he spoke to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about bonding with Pharrell, honoring his Mexican roots on the record and getting compared to his icons.
This interview has been edited and condensed. To hear the broadcast version of this story, use the audio player at the top of this page.
On scrapping the original version of the album in the fall and going back to the studio
Once it got time to put [the album] out, I had this feeling that I didn't want to promote or tour this music. I wasn't excited about it. It was good music — it wasn't bad music, but it didn't feel like me. I just made the decision to say, "Okay, I'm just going to make a whole new album instead, and then tour that one." It sucked because I had to push back my tour and cancel and postpone the dates, and it was really rough because we had already spent a lot of money on the tour. It definitely was like an L, but it was worth it.
On working with the Neptunes on the song "Tamagotchi" and producing with Pharrell Williams
I've always loved rapping. Since my first project, I've been rapping. I kind of knew when I went to work with Pharrell that I wanted to rap and bring that back. I've worked with [the Neptunes producer] Chad Hugo before, we've made a bunch of songs together. Then I got the call like, "Oh, Pharrell's down to work. Let's fly to Miami this weekend." I was like, okay, cool. My first day there, I was super nervous. He's [a] really polite, very sweet guy.
So he made a beat and he's like, "You like it?" and I'm like, "Yeah I like it." And then he's like, "Alright, I'll be right back" because there was another session in the house, so he went to go work with them. I'm like, "All right, I've got to make this song." Thirty minutes later, he comes back up and I've finished the whole thing. I play it and he ended up loving it. Then instantly, [the] energy changed — there's chemistry now.
And then he went downstairs and brought everyone up like, "Y'all gotta listen to this s***, y'all gotta listen to this." It wasn't "Tamagotchi," it was another song. He played it for everybody. Pusha T was up there. It was super sick. And then after that, he's like, "How many days you got?" I said that we had two days and he's like, "You gotta extend your flight." I extended my flight instantly. I was so excited.
On including a corrido (Mexican ballad) "En El Olvido," on the album
On this album I really wanted to sing more than I ever have — something that's going to really translate live. Because I really love this kind of softer, warmer, tenor kind of voice that I do, but I also want to project. I had that in the back of my head: I really want to sing. I grew up on Juan Gabriel [and] it was very much Juan Gabriel inspired.
On whether he prefers to express his queerness through his lyrics than put labels on it
I don't really care. I feel like in the beginning, I was trying to be mysterious and stuff, but now I'm just like — I'm very gay, so I'm just like, whatever. It's funny, every time I'm doing an interview, they're like, "You don't like to..." I'm like, "Damn, do I really come off like that?" [laughs] But no, I'm totally about it. Maybe I was trying to keep the mystique, you understand? But I don't even care anymore [laughs].
On earning comparisons to icons like Prince on his full-length debut and whether it adds pressure
Oh, man, I'm just the biggest Prince fan. I have a playlist that's probably four hours of just Prince songs. I loved singing in falsetto more than my regular voice when I first started, so when I heard Prince doing all these songs in entire falsetto, I'm like, "Oh, this is me, this is what I want to do." He's a huge influence — major. And the people that I listen to are also influenced by Prince, so you get it from all angles. But I mean, is it pressure? No, I just have fun with it.
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WASHINGTON — Buck Showalter got two unused members of his bullpen involved Sunday as he had hoped, but the desired result didn’t follow.
Most notably, Trevor Williams surrendered a pair of eighth-inning hits, including Nelson Cruz’s two-run single that put the Nationals ahead for good. But that’s not to pin all of the Mets’ 4-2 loss at Nationals Park on the bullpen.
Pete Alonso committed a key throwing error in the inning after another questionable throw, and it shouldn’t be overlooked that the Mets were only 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position after starting the season strong in that category.
The Nationals tied it 2-2 in the eighth on Lucius Fox’s squeeze bunt that brought in pinch-runner Dee Strange-Gordon from third base. Alonso charged the ball but his underhand throw to the plate was high and Strange-Gorden slid under the tag. Chasen Shreve, who had worked the previous 1 ¹/₃ innings scoreless, stayed in the game to start the eighth and allowed a single to Yadiel Hernandez. Enter Williams, who allowed a single to Maikel Franco that put runners on the corners before Fox’s bunt tied it.
After Williams recorded an out, Cesar Hernandez hit a grounder that could have been an inning-ending double play. Alonso fielded the ball and his throw pulled Francisco Lindor off second base. After Juan Soto grounded into a fielder’s choice, Cruz delivered the go-ahead hit.
Carlos Carrasco surrendered one run on two hits over 5 ²/₃ innings in joining Tylor Megill and Chris Bassitt among Mets starters who stifled the Nationals. In the case of Megill and Bassitt that meant combining to pitch 11 shutout innings.
Shreve was summoned with two outs in the sixth and retired Soto to end the inning before working a scoreless seventh. Showalter had been searching for a spot to get the lefty Shreve into a game this weekend.
The Mets used a pop and patience to score twice in the fourth and take a 2-1 lead. The pop came from Lindor, who homered against Erick Fedde leading off the inning. But with two outs the Mets started another rally, which included a walk to Dominic Smith following Eduardo Escobar’s double. Mark Canha drove in the go-ahead run with a single off the diving Soto’s glove in right field.
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Cleveland Federal Reserve branch president Loretta Mester spoke on Sunday US time in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Fed rate hikes will make home, auto and other loans more expensive, thus:
- "will help reduce excess demand, which is outpacing constrained supply, and bring price pressures down"
- "I think it will take some time. ... Inflation will remain above 2% this year and even next year. But the trajectory will be moving down."
- "I think we can reduce excess demand relative to supply without pushing the economy into recession"
- "It is very important that we get inflation under control. That is the biggest challenge right now." | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/weekend-comments-from-feds-mester-rate-hikes-will-cool-demand-20220410/ | 2022-04-10T21:47:13Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/weekend-comments-from-feds-mester-rate-hikes-will-cool-demand-20220410/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The French presidential election is tight - first-round counting has Macron just over 27% and Le Pen around 26.5%.
The run-off between the two will be held on 24 April 2022.
EUR/USD is trading with a bid on the results so far. Early rates are here:
Its likely the gap higher will be closed. EUR/USD indicative now is circa 1.0922. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurusd-above-109-in-very-early-asia-trade-20220410/ | 2022-04-10T21:47:19Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurusd-above-109-in-very-early-asia-trade-20220410/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Funeral Service for Mrs. Betty Sue Weldon Curlee, 82, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 4:00 pm at the Russell Farm Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby Curlee and Rev. Scott Jordan will officiate. Burial will follow in the Russell Farm Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Russell Farm Baptist Church.
Mrs. Curlee passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Chapman's Healthcare. She was born on May 6, 1939 to Robert Weldon and Claudia Boswell Weldon. She was a member of Russell Farm Baptist Church. Mrs. Curlee was an excellent cook and she loved cooking for her family. She loved flowers and always had a beautiful yard. She also loved fishing, but would only fish with a cane pole. She was very proud of her family and loved them very much.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Clarence Curlee of Alexander City; daughters, Brenda Cowhick (Matt) of Opelika and Debra Tapley (Alex) of Alexander City; grandchildren, Chris Cowhick (Tabitha), Adam Cowhick, Andrew Tapley (Katie), Jennifer Sadler (Trent), Jodie Griffith (Brett), Jema Jones (Keith) and Bryan Curlee; great-grandchildren, Morgan Burton (AJ), Dylan Cowhick (Elizabeth), Makayla Cowhick, Camila Sanchez, Keileigh Evans, Kaidence Jones, Leah Griffith, Elijah Griffith and Aryn Tapley; great great grandchildren, Parker Phillips, Bristol McConnell, Kerrington Cowhick and Tres Burton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Jimmy Lee Curlee; brother, Ralph Jordan; and sisters, Emma Jean Wingard and Joyce Rowe.
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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Holyoke is calling on all local artists, as they plan to increase access to biking resources across the city.
Through a grant from the local cultural council, a chosen artist will be able to install between two and three bike racks that represent the city’s community and culture.
The city is accepting proposals now. You can send your submission to Holyoke’s Office of Planning and Economic development through email, that’s OPED@holyoke.org.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP)Bryce Harper choked back tears in front of family and Phillies teammates as he accepted the 2021 NL MVP trophy from Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
Harper pulled it together and laughed as he told a packed ballpark, ”You guys let us know when we suck, and when we’re really good.”
Harper followed with a walk-off blast: ”Let’s go have a party on Broad Street.”
Phillies fans roared at the thought of the first championship parade for the franchise since 2008.
”They’re along with the ride with us,” Harper said. ”We all want to get back there.”
Where, again?
Harper could have given a geography – and history – lesson after Kyle Gibson struck out 10 and tossed two-hit ball over seven shutout innings to lead the Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
His teammates were pumped at the MVP – their leader – galvanizing the team and the city for a potential World Series run. But if ”This broadest north-south major arterial street serves as the parade route for Philadelphia championship parades” was a final ”Jeopardy!” question, the Phillies would have flunked.
”He must have said the right thing. I have no idea where that street is,” Gibson said.
How about you, Nick Castellanos?
”I don’t, but apparently all the fans do,” he said. ”Makes sense. So when the Eagles win the Super Bowl, it’s Broad Street also?”
Absolutely. In fact, the street runs right past Citizens Bank Park and it’s where Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley & Co. last took a World Series ride in 2008.
”That’s why we put the unis on, to win,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. ”There’s a really good feeling in that clubhouse about this club and what ownership and our front office did to put this club together.”
Castellanos hit his first home run for the Phillies, and Rhys Hoskins and Jean Segura hit back-to-back homers to support Gibson. Gibson (1-0) threw a tidy 82 pitches and walked none in his fourth-career double-digit strikeout game.
The A’s scored twice off the Phillies bullpen. Corey Knebel still picked up his first save.
That’s a 2-0 start for the Phillies.
Who knows, maybe Harper was onto something in his pregame speech given on the field after he accepted his award. Harper ran down the usual list of thanks for a season in which he finished with a .309 average and 35 homers: wife, kids, Jesus, teammates. But he wanted Phillies fans to know there is finally hope after a decade-plus stuck in baseball purgatory.
”If that’s not the main goal, then we shouldn’t have showed up in spring training,” Harper said of the World Series.
But first, they must make the playoffs. The Phillies haven’t made it to the postseason since 2011, and a 4-0 start last season ended with an 82-80 record. The Phillies opened with a three-game sweep of Atlanta – and the Braves won the 2021 World Series.
Still, it’s a promising start for the Phillies, and the $179 million they spent on Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber to put some punch in the lineup paid fast dividends. Schwarber led off opening day with a homer. Castellanos, who batted .309 with 34 homers, 100 RBIs and a .939 OPS last year for the Reds, hit a two-run shot to left-center off Cole Irvin (0-1) in the first inning. Harper was on base after he was hit by a pitch.
Gibson took control from there. The righty who pitches from the stretch struck out the side on 12 pitches in the third and struck out six through three innings. He allowed a one-out single in the first and retired the next 14.
Hoskins hit a solo shot to left in the sixth and Segura followed with his first of the year for a 4-0 lead.
The Phillies know how to launch baseballs into bleachers. Now if only they could solve Google maps.
”As long they don’t go there after the street lights come on, we’ll be OK,” Harper said, laughing. ”They’ll figure it out hopefully by the end of the year.”
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The A’s have not been home since they broke for spring training in Arizona. They are in the midst of a 10-game road trip, the longest to start a season in franchise history. They play three in Philly, head to Florida for four against the Rays and wrap up the trip with three in Toronto. Oakland’s home opener is not until April 18.
With the A’s not expected to play in front of big crowds, manager Mark Kotsay said the early season excitement on the road could help his team.
”The energy here yesterday was electric. The guys felt that,” he said before the second straight game with 41,000-plus fans. ”It’s not easy to go on a 10-day road trip out of the chute. We’re playing essentially three playoff teams at the same point.”
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Harper led the majors in 2021 with a .465 slugging percentage and 1.044 OPS, tied for the lead with 42 doubles and had 84 RBIs. The Phillies unfurled a ”Congrats To Our MV3” banner out in right field and covered home plate with a ”Bryce Harper MV3 2021? tarp during the ceremony. Harper won his first MVP award with Washington in 2015.
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The Phillies send RHP Zack Eflin to the mound to try to complete the three-game sweep against Oakland RHP Daulton Jefferies.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)Prized rookie Bobby Witt Jr. made an eye-popping play at third base to nail a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th inning, then Adalberto Mondesi’s RBI single in the bottom half lifted the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 Saturday.
With a runner at third and one out in the Cleveland 10th, Oscar Mercado hit a hard grounder down the line that looked like it might break the scoreless tie.
But the 21-year-old Witt, the top-rated prospect in the majors, skidded onto his knees to make a backhanded stop. All in one motion, he made an off-balance throw home, where All-Star catcher Salvador Perez backhanded the ball on the second hop and made a swipe tag to get Owen Miller.
”(Collin) Snider was throwing that nasty sinker in there, so I knew there was a possibility of the ball coming to me,” Witt said. ”I knew they’re going on contact, too.”
”The ball was hit to me and I just threw the ball. I knew I had to get it to Salvy because I knew he was going to make the play on it,” he said.
Kyle Isbel began the bottom half as the automatic runner at second base and moved to third on a single by Hunter Dozier. Mondesi followed with his single to center off Emmanuel Clase (0-1).
”When we started to get going offensively, they made some plays,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said.
Snider (1-0) pitched one inning in his major league debut. The Royals improved to 2-0 with their second win over the Guardians.
Brad Keller allowed two hits in six innings for Kansas City, striking out five with one walk.
”Brad looked like a different pitcher,” Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny said. ”…He was so efficient, pounding the zone, getting ahead. That’s everything we were hoping to see. He did a great job handing it off to a bullpen that was so impressive, right down the line, every single one of them.”
Royals relievers Dylan Coleman, Amir Garrett, Taylor Clark, Josh Staumont and Snider combined for four innings of scoreless ball with five strikeouts.
Cleveland starter Zach Plesac pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up three hits. He fanned three and walked none.
Andrew Benintendi went 3 for 4 and got half of Kansas City’s hits.
Steven Kwan had two of Cleveland’s five hits.
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The Guardians have RHP Cody Morris (right back strain) and RHP Carlos Vargas (right elbow rehab) on the injured list.
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The series continues on Sunday with Cal Quantrill starting for Cleveland against Kris Bubic.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister has called for a May 21 election that will be fought on issues including Chinese economic coercion, climate change and theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday advised Governor-General David Hurley as representative of Australia’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, to set the election date.
Morrison’s conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term. The date is the latest available to him.
He urged voters to stick with a government that delivered one of the lowest pandemic death tolls of any advanced economy rather than risk the opposition Labor Party.
“This election is a choice between a government that you know and that has been delivering and a Labor opposition that you don’t,” Morrison said.
Morrison led his government to a narrow victory at the last election in 2019 despite opinion polls consistently placing the center-left opposition Australian Labor Party ahead.
The Liberal Party-led coalition is again behind in most opinion polls, but many analysts predict a tight result.
The last election occurred in thehottest and driest year Australia had ever experienced. The year ended with devastating wildfires across Australia’s southeast that directly killed 33 people and more than 400 others through smoke.
The fires also destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed 19 million hectares (47 million acres) of farmland and forests during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
Morrison was widely criticized for taking a secret family vacation to Hawaii at the height of the crisis while his hometown Sydney was blanketed in toxic smoke.
He cut his vacation short due to the public backlash, but was further criticized over his explanation for his absence: “I don’t hold a hose.”
His government was criticized for its responses to the fires and also record flooding this year in some of the same areas in Australia’s southeast that were razed two years earlier.
Both the government and opposition have set a target of net zero carbon gas emissions by 2050.
Morrison was widely criticized at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in November for failing to set more ambitious targets for the end of the decade.
The government aims to reduce emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels, while other countries have made steeper commitments.
The Australian Labor Party has promised to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030.
Australia was initially successful in containing the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic largely through restrictions on international travel.
But the more contagious delta and omicron variants have proved more difficult to contain.
The opposition criticized the government over the pace of Australia’s vaccine rollout, which was derided as a “stroll out,” as it fell months behind schedule. Australia’s population is now one of the most vaccinated in the world.
The government has defended its pandemic record and takes credit for Australia having the third-lowest death toll among the 38 Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation countries.
With China imposing official and unofficial trade sanctions against Australia in recent years, the government argues that Beijing wants Labor to win the election because the party was less likely to stand up to economic coercion.
Labor takes credit for thwarting the government’s plan in 2014 to sign an extradition treaty with China. Bilateral relations have since deteriorated, and the government now warns that Australians risk arbitrary detention if they visit China.
Several experts say both sides of politics are largely united on national security issues and that the government in confecting differences on China.
“The government is seeking to create the perception of a difference between it and the opposition on a critical national security issue, that is China, seeking to create the perception of a difference when none in practice exists,” said Dennis Richardson, a former head of Defense, Foreign Affairs and the spy agency Australian Security Intelligence Organization and the former Australian ambassador to the United States.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crowded Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for his support.
In a statement Saturday evening, Trump said his decision was “all about winning elections” as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show.”
“The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a tremendous opportunity to Save America by electing the brilliant and well-known Dr. Mehmet Oz for the United States Senate,” Trump said, in part. Later, at a rally in North Carolina, he said: “You know when you’re in television for 18 years, that’s like a poll. That means people like you.”
Oz had been competing for Trump’s endorsement in the May 17 primary against former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, whose wife, Dina Powell, served in Trump’s administration. The two had gone to extensive lengths to win over the former president, who remains deeply popular with the Republican base and has been wooed by candidates in primary races across the country.
At a conservative forum in Pennsylvania last weekend, the candidates were asked if they would like Trump’s endorsement and for him to come to Pennsylvania to campaign for them.
“That’s the easiest question we’re going to get all day,” replied one of the candidates, Jeff Bartos, a real estate investor. “Yes. 100%, yes.”
The decision marks a disappointment for McCormick, who met with Trump last week and had hired a litany of former Trump aides for his campaign. Though he was virtually unknown to voters before declaring his candidacy in January, he topped a recent Fox News poll of Pennsylvania GOP primary voters.
Trump had previously endorsed Sean Parnell in the race, but Parnell withdrew his candidacy amid allegations of abuse from his estranged wife. The turnabout raised questions about the vigor of Trump’s vetting process and concerns among Republicans about whether the former president was bolstering candidates who might be able to win their respective primaries but flounder in general elections that will determine which party controls the Senate.
This time, Trump made clear that electability was top of mind. In his statement, he noted that Oz was a well-known quantity who has “lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected, and smart.”
“Perhaps most importantly, I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the one most able to win the General Election against a Radical Left Democrat looking to do unthinkable harm to our Country,” he added. “Women, in particular, are drawn to Dr. Oz for his advice and counsel. I have seen this many times over the years. They know him, believe in him, and trust him,” he said.
When Oz interviewed Trump on his show in 2016, Trump told him at one point that his wife, Melania Trump, was “a big fan” of the show.
Oz also has a long personal history with Trump.
Oz said in a recent interview that he had first met Trump in 2004 or 2005 when he asked Trump to use his golf course for an event for Oz’s children’s charity. Trump agreed. After that, they saw each other intermittently at social events before Oz interviewed Trump about his health during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump, in conversations, has often praised Oz for his positive treatment on the show. “He even said that I was in extraordinary health, which made me like him even more (although he also said I should lose a couple of pounds!),” Trump wrote in his statement.
McCormick, meanwhile, has made deep inroads with party donors and officials in Pennsylvania, and has landed endorsements from former Trump administration officials Sarah Sanders and Mike Pompeo. But he has had to work to turn himself into a pro-Trump, America First candidate.
McCormick carries strong Republican establishment ties going back to his days in President George W. Bush’s administration. In 2015, McCormick held a fundraiser for Jeb Bush, Trump’s 2016 rival.
That has opened McCormick, who spent a dozen years as an executive at one of the nation’s biggest hedge funds, to charges from some conservatives that he is a “globalist,” a derogatory term as adopted by Trump and others in his orbit to conjure up an elite, international coterie that doesn’t serve America’s best interests.
Meanwhile, McCormick and a super PAC supporting him have spent millions attacking Oz.
The ads pick apart Oz’s long career on TV and as a public personality and accuse him of being a liberal, pointing, for instance, to his repeated public advocacy for “Obamacare,” former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. They also accuse Oz of being too “Hollywood.”
Oz also has taken heat in the race for carpetbaggery. He lived in New Jersey for two decades until just before deciding to run in neighboring Pennsylvania, where his in-laws live.
Trump’s decision drew criticism from some Oz critics, including Parnell, who endorsed McCormick.
“I have enormous respect for President Trump. I was honored to have his endorsement in PA,” he tweeted. “But I’m disappointed by this. Oz is the antithesis of everything that made Trump the best president of my lifetime—he’s the farthest thing from America First & he’d be very bad for PA.” | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/politics/trump-endorses-oz-in-pennsylvanias-senate-primary-race/ | 2022-04-10T21:55:00Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/politics/trump-endorses-oz-in-pennsylvanias-senate-primary-race/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PHILADELPHIA (AP)Joel Embiid made his closing argument for MVP votes and all but wrapped up the NBA scoring title, scoring 41 points while adding 20 rebounds and four assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-120 victory Saturday over the Indiana Pacers.
Embiid shot 14 for 17 from the floor, went 11 of 15 from the foul line and made both his 3-point attempts in a game that Philadelphia (50-31) needed to win to remain alive in the hunt for the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. It was the first time this season that an NBA player scored 40 or more points and had 20 or more rebounds in a game. It was the third time in Embiid’s career it has happened – with all three times coming against the Pacers.
”I’ve always said that every single night, I want to dominate,” Embiid said. ”If you are dominating, things can show up in a lot of different ways – whether it is offensively or defensively. Sometimes, the numbers don’t show it. But it’s good, I guess.”
Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers said: ”It’s methodical and historical. Whatever the calls you want to put on it, it’s what’s he’s been.”
James Harden had 22 points and 14 assists for Philadelphia, who also got double-digit point performances from Tobias Harris (18), Tyrese Maxey (18) and Danny Green (15).
”We’re getting better,” Rivers said.
Oshae Brissett scored 20 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 19 for Indiana (25-56), which lost its ninth straight game. The Pacers fell behind by 21 points in the first half, then cut the deficit to five late in the third quarter before Embiid and Harden began to take control of the game.
”We haven’t seen a guy like this in the history of the league who has this kind of power and skill,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said of Embiid. ”He’s able to score on all three levels effortlessly. He’s an amazing player and it will be interesting to see what teams do in the playoffs to try to slow him down.”
Embiid is now averaging 30.6 points for the season, which is just ahead of LeBron James’ 30.3-point-per-game clip for the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant’s 30.1 average for the Brooklyn Nets.
But neither James nor Durant will play enough games to qualify for the statistical title; in an 82-game season, 58 games played is the minimum. That means the scoring race comes down to Embiid and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, who would need a miracle finish to grab the scoring crown. The last center to win a scoring title with a more than 30 ppg average was Bob McAdoo, who averaged 31.1 points in 1976-77.
Embiid also has been considered one of main contenders for league MVP, along with Antetokounmpo and Denver’s Nikola Jokic. Saturday’s game was Embiid’s 13th scoring 40 or more points.
The Sixers can move up to the third seed in the East and a first-round matchup with Chicago with a victory over Detroit on Sunday and a Boston loss at Memphis. Otherwise, Philadelphia will face Toronto in the 4-5 matchup in the first round of the postseason tournament.
Embiid said no decision was made about his playing status for Sunday night’s game, which takes place at the same time Boston faces Memphis.
”I want to, but at the same time it’s a back to back and we have to get ready for the playoffs,” Embiid said. ”I want to play because we still need to work on my spacing and chemistry. Whatever we can get out of this last game, it will be good.”
TIP-INS
Pacers: Indiana guard Malcolm Brogdon was ruled out with lower back soreness while Jalen Smith sat because of left groin soreness. Reserve forward Nate Hinton was ruled out for the final two games because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. ”He’s in a van heading home,” coach Rick Carlisle said.
76ers: For the second straight game, Philadelphia inserted veteran guard Danny Green into the starting lineup in the spot normally held by top defender Matisse Thybulle. Thybulle may not be able to play in a possible first-round series in Toronto because of his COVID-19 vaccination status. Canadian rules forbid cross-border travel to anyone not vaccinated; Thybulle has not said publicly whether he is vaccinated. He missed Thursday night’s 119-114 road loss to the Raptors and was listed as ”ineligible to play.” … Guard Georges Niang missed Saturday’s game with left knee soreness. Rivers said the move was precautionary. ”If this was a playoff game, he would be in there,” the coach said in his pre-game meeting with the media.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Play at Brooklyn on Sunday to finish their season.
76ers: Host Detroit on Sunday night in regular-season finale.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant returned to action Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing nine games with right knee soreness.
The point guard, the team scoring leader at 27.6 points a game, was announced in the starting lineup shortly before the game. Morant’s return gives Memphis an opportunity to have its starters play together before the playoffs.
Memphis holds the second seed in the Western Conference.
Morant, who was listed as questionable in the pregame injury report, hadn’t played since injuring the knee March 18 at Atlanta. During that span, the Grizzlies were 7-2, the losses coming in the last two games at Utah and Denver.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said even before it was determined Morant would play against New Orleans that no decision has been made regarding Morant’s status for the season-finale against Boston on Sunday.
Asked if Morant would be on a minute restriction against New Orleans, Jenkins replied: ”He may not play his playoff minutes. We’ll be smart. Obviously, we want to get him as good a run as possible with the group he’s playing with.”
Morant, who was named an All-Star starter for the first time this season, also averages 6.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds and has been one of the main catalysts behind the Grizzlies rise near the top of the NBA this season. He also leads the league in points in the paint at 16.8 points, the only guard in the top 10 in the category mostly dominated by centers and forwards. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/ja-morant-returns-to-grizzlies-after-missing-9-games/ | 2022-04-10T21:55:21Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/ja-morant-returns-to-grizzlies-after-missing-9-games/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)Ja Morant had 21 points and nine assists in his return from soreness in his right knee, Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the New Orleans Pelicans 141-114 on Saturday night to tie the 2012-13 franchise record for victories in a season at 56.
After missing nine games, Morant played almost 27 minutes as the second-seeded Grizzlies got their starting lineup back together in preparation for the postseason. They will close the regular season at home against Boston on Sunday night.
Morant had not played since he was injured in a loss at Atlanta on March 18.
”Being out there with my team is something I’ve been waiting on since March 19,” Morant said, referring to the day after his injury. ”I was finally able to do that. Excited to be out there. Had a lot of fun. Just preparing for this stretch we’re about to go on in the playoffs.”
Brandon Clarke added 20 points for Memphis, making all 10 of his field goal attempts. Ziaire Williams had 19 points, and Desmond Bane had 18. Bane was 6 of 7 on the night, including making all four 3-point attempts. The Grizzlies shot better than 60% through three quarters. They snapped a two-game losing streak.
CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 16 points but was 6 of 17 from the field. Willy Hernangomez added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaxson Hayes had 13 points.
”It was a tough night. Tough night for CJ. Tough night for me. Tough night for our group,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said.
”It just felt like they were more ready than use,” Hayes added. ”They came out aggressive. Got up into us and just kind of pressured us the whole game. It was hard to get anything going.”
Trying to secure the ninth seed for the play-in tournament, the Pelicans played without scoring leader Brandon Ingram. He’s missed his second straight game because of hamstring tightness.
Memphis dominated through the middle stages. By the end point of the third quarter, the lead had reached 39, and Memphis was shooting 64% overall and 60% from 3-point range, connecting on 15 of 25 from distance. Memphis scored a franchise-record 55 points in the third quarter, giving the Grizzlies a 119-80 lead heading into the fourth.
Memphis was 20 of 26 shooting in the third, making 7 of 10 from 3-point range and handing out 16 assists in the period alone. Pelicans coach. Green said the third quarter was a bad sign, but more of a continuation of problems for New Orleans throughout the night.
”The whole game we could have been better,” Green said. ”The third quarter was by far our worst.”
For Memphis, which did not play well in a loss last Thursday to Denver, the performance was a return to style the Grizzlies played before the two-game losing streak. And with a full complement of starters
”All we need to do is attention to detail, know player personnel and give effort,” Brooks said.
GOOD DILLON THE VILLAIN
Brooks, who has been known to jaw with referees and opponents while playing his physical style of defense, seemed to play a little looser Saturday night, even smiling at times, particularly after the Grizzlies built the insurmountable lead. ”I’m trying to smile more so I don’t get too upset out there and (officials) start T-ing me up,” Brook said.
TIP-INS
Pelicans: Started 0 of 7 from outside the arc. . G Devonte’ Graham did not grab a rebound and still needs one for 600 in his career. . Trey Murphy III, who leads rookies in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.4%, was 1 of 3 from outside the arc. . C Jonas Valanciunas, who was in foul trouble most of the game, was limited to six minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing only one rebound. . McCollum who was 2 for 11 midway through the third, had 10 points in the period.
Grizzlies: Entered the game second in scoring at 115.4 a game. The franchise has never finished in the top 5 in scoring. . Are 30-0 when reaching 120 points. . While setting the franchise record for points in a quarter with 55 in the third, Memphis also set franchise marks for field goals in a period (20) and assists (16).
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Host Golden State on Sunday night.
Grizzlies: Host Boston on Sunday night.
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As he wrapped up his media interview Friday night, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell voiced a message of hope to a fanbase that had just seen his team blow a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter for the sixth time this season.
“I know it sucks. Fans, hang with us, man,” said Mitchell, whose team concludes the regular season Sunday night on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. “I promise you, we’ll be all right. I promise you.”
Mitchell & Co. and their disappointed followers, stunned by a 111-105 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns after leading by 17 heading into the final quarter, can only hope that’s the case.
The Jazz (48-33) aim to bounce back when they oppose the Trail Blazers, losers of 10 straight. Portland (27-54) heads home after a 128-78 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday completed an 0-5 road trip.
Win or lose, Portland will finish the season as the sixth team from the bottom of the NBA standings, which will factor into its odds of winning the draft lottery next month.
“We’ve just got to stay together,” Portland’s Ben McLemore said after the 50-point defeat. “That’s all that we can do.”
Utah would clinch the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a Sunday win. The Nuggets (48-33) must beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers and have the Jazz lose in order to leapfrog Utah as the Jazz own the tiebreaker over Denver due to a 4-0 season-series sweep.
Though the level of competition is night and day, the Jazz must avoid a mental collapse like the one that happened in the fourth quarter against the league-leading Suns, when they were outscored 36-13.
Mitchell had the roughest quarter, missing all six of his field-goal attempts, but the Jazz only made 3 of 20 shots as a team in the fizzling finish. That included 1-for-9 shooting from 3-point range.
It left many Utah fans wondering what is going on with the Jazz, who play splendidly for stretches and then seize up.
“I don’t think there’s some sort of voodoo hex floating around. Maybe there’s little anxieties,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. “I don’t think it’s some sort of magical thing that we’re doomed to lose a lead. I don’t see a team day to day that has some sort of psychological hurdle to overcome. It’s more about just flat-out execution, digging in and focusing and being able to get from one play to the next.”
Mitchell thinks it can be somewhat psychological, though he doesn’t want the Jazz to focus on that. He believes they need to loosen up and play more freely.
“It can be a mental thing, it can be. … We just play tense,” Mitchell said. “You can sit here and say, ‘Oh, it’s mental’ — it may feel that way, it damn sure feels that way in the arena. But if we go there, then we’ve already lost the game at that point.”
The Blazers are just looking for something positive to take into the offseason.
“My thing is, I just want us to fight,” first-year Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “There was a play there late in the (Dallas) game where I felt like — there were a couple players that I got on in our huddle because we kind of just caved in and gave up on the play. To me, that’s unacceptable.
“It’s an honor and a privilege to play in this league and to get minutes in this league. And no matter what is going on in the game, you’ve still got to continue to fight.”
–Field Level Media | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/jazz-look-to-wrap-up-no-5-seed-with-win-over-blazers/ | 2022-04-10T21:55:35Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/jazz-look-to-wrap-up-no-5-seed-with-win-over-blazers/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When the Philadelphia 76ers host the Detroit Pistons in the regular-season finale for both on Sunday, it will be a contest between one team with incentive to win, and another with a slight incentive to lose.
The 76ers enter with a chance to improve their playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.
Philadelphia enters at 50-31, tied with Boston for the third-best record in the East, but Boston holds the tiebreaker for the No. 3 seed owing to a better record within the Atlantic Division.
But while Boston has to play its regular-season finale at Memphis, the second-best team in the Western Conference, Philadelphia gets to host Detroit (23-58), the second-worst team in the East.
Opportunity could definitely be knocking for the 76ers to move up into the No. 3 spot in the East playoffs, which would mean a first-round matchup against slumping Chicago instead of red-hot Toronto.
The 76ers have won four of their past five games, averaging 126.8 points, including a 133-120 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday that led 76ers head coach Doc Rivers to praise his team’s offensive pace.
“I liked how we played,” Rivers said. “Especially at the beginning of the game, I thought the ball was flying around the floor. Overall, it’s got to become a habit for us. You can see us try to do it, but we get away from it at times.
“When we get away from it, we get stagnant with low (shot) clocks. I literally detest low clocks. We have too many of those. But we are getting better.”
Another incentive for Philadelphia will be to make sure Joel Embiid wins the NBA scoring title. After he scored 41 points Saturday against Indiana, he enters the finale leading the league with 30.57 points a game – a virtual lock over Giannis Antetokounmpo.
If Embiid scores at least 20 points for the 23rd consecutive game, the Milwaukee Bucks star would need more than 60 points Sunday to overtake him. Matching his season average would give Embiid an even larger lead, moving him well beyond Antetokounmpo’s reach.
Next up for Philadelphia is a Detroit team that seems to have way more to gain by losing than winning.
The Pistons enter with the third-worst record in the NBA, one game worse than Oklahoma City.
If Detroit ends up finishing with the third-worst record, it will have the same chance of winning the NBA Draft lottery (14%) as the teams worse than the Pistons, which are Houston and Orlando. They would be assured of no worse than one of the top seven picks.
A win in Philadelphia could push the Pistons into the fourth slot in the draft lottery and create further risk of falling as far as eighth in the draft order if their luck goes bad in the lottery.
Oklahoma City will play at the Los Angeles Clippers to close out its season on Sunday.
Detroit has lost two straight to Dallas and Milwaukee after putting together a three-game winning streak.
“We just want to finish with the right spirit and the right togetherness,” Pistons head coach Dwane Casey said. “And not let these last two games distort what we’ve grown into, who we are and what we can be next year. It’s not about winning or losing right now. It’s about our spirit.”
–Field Level Media | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/sixers-reach-for-no-3-seed-as-they-host-pistons/ | 2022-04-10T21:55:56Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/sixers-reach-for-no-3-seed-as-they-host-pistons/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) — Ah-choo! Does spring have you sneezing, wheezing or congested? Where you live may be making your allergies worse.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently ranked the 100 most-populated metropolitan areas on how challenging it is for seasonal allergy sufferers who live there. The foundation used 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data, pollen scores, over-the-counter allergy medicine sales and estimates of allergy-specific health care access.
AAFA’s 2022 Allergy Capitals list shows the states with the highest number of “challenging” seasonal allergy cities are Connecticut, Texas and New York — which have three cities each. Florida, Pennsylvania and South Carolina come in second with two cities each.
Find the full list below and decide if it’s time to move!
Most challenging cities
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Wichita, Kansas
- McAllen, Texas
- Richmond, Virginia
- San Antonio, Texas
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Buffalo, New York
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Albany, New York
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Springfield, Massachussetts
- Dayton, Ohio
- Columbia, South Carolina
- El Paso, Texas
- Syracuse, New York
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Miami, Florida
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Greenville, South Carolina
What’s the deal with Scranton? AAFA explains Scranton is the top seasonal allergy offender year-round, for both spring and fall allergies due to higher-than-average pollen levels and having fewer board-certified allergists/immunologists in the area.
‘Average’ seasonal allergy cities (26-75)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Riverside, California
- Dallas, Texas
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Poughkeepsie, New York
- Houston, Texas
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Toledo, Ohio
- Lakeland, Florida
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Columbus, Ohio
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Orlando, Florida
- Sarasota, Florida
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Tuscon, Arizona
- Cape Coral, Florida
- Palm Bay, Florida
- Akron, Ohio
- Oxnard, California
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Tampa, Florida
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Augusta, Georgia
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Rochester, New York
- Detroit, Michigan
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Los Angeles, California
- New York, New York
- Austin, Texas
- Chicago, Illinois
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Boston, Massachusetts
‘Better than average’ seasonal allergy cities (76-100)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Spokane, Washington
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Ogden, Utah
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Boise, Idaho
- Bakersfield, California
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Stockton, California
- Madison, Wisconsin
- San Diego, California
- Washington, D.C.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Fresno, California
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Provo, Utah
- Denver, Colorado
- Sacramento, California
- Portland, Oregon
- San Jose, California
- San Francisco, California
- Durham, North Carolina
- Seattle, Washington
California contains the most “better than average” seasonal allergy cities on the list. The AAFA notes pollen count estimates are “limited” in Alaska and Hawaii and aren’t included.
Pollen allergy (spring) season usually begins around early February and continues through early summer, depending where you live. But a study published in the Nature Communications academic journal last month indicates the season could become even longer due to climate change. Researchers estimate the season could begin up to 40 days earlier than it does now and pollen concentrations even higher — all contributing to worse allergy seasons overall. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/which-cities-in-your-state-are-the-worst-for-seasonal-allergies/ | 2022-04-10T21:57:22Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/which-cities-in-your-state-are-the-worst-for-seasonal-allergies/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Communities help fire victims rebuild their lives
GREEN RIVER – Friends, family and co-workers celebrated the lives of those that were saved from a recent home fire and helped raise funds for their recovery on Saturday night.
The Wadsworth Family Benefit Dinner and Auction took place at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Green River.
Green River resident Matt Wadsworth was working a night shift on Feb. 1, 2022 while his wife and four children slept soundly at home. A fire started in the early morning hours.
Rock Springs resident Ryan Pasborg was on his way to work when he saw the blaze from the road.
Out of the four children, three escaped with minor injuries. They told Pasborg that their younger brother Weston was still inside with their mother. He rescued them from the burning home and waited for help to arrive.
Rock Springs resident Traison Dunlap and his girlfriend Samantha Seymour were waiting in line to buy raffle tickets at the family benefit dinner.
They consider Pasborg a hero.
“It was a coincidence and it paid off,” said Dunlap. “Matt’s a great guy.
“There will be a lot of support for him and his family.”
The couple are friends with the Wadsworth family. Seymour works with Matt at Church and Dwight.
“Stay strong and hang in there,” Dunlap told the family. “It will get better.”
Chicken alfredo, spaghetti, salad and beverages were served at the event.
Veldon Kraft was the auctioneer.
Justin Sax, a co-worker at Church and Dwight was looking at silent auction items with his fiancée, Amy Cox.
“At Church and Dwight, we take care of each other,” Sax pointed out. “We’re like one big family.”
Matt’s uncle, Doug Wadsworth lives in Jamestown, not far from where the home fire occurred.
He is still amazed at Pasborg’s quick actions on that life-changing night.
“I’ve been in rescue for 40 years and that was definitely a miracle,” said Doug.
Organizers were scrambling to accommodate the attendees.
“They told us to plan for 200 people,” Doug mentioned. “By 5:30, there were more than 200.
“The support from this community is incredible.”
Matt was excited to see how many people arrived at the fundraiser.
“This is unbelievable!” he exclaimed with his wife Stephanie by his side. “I’m so happy so many people here.”
He said he appreciates Pasborg’s bravery as well.
“Welcome to the family, Ryan!”
Stephanie explained that she still doesn’t remember the rescue since she was unconscious.
“I asked a lot of questions eventually but my first thought was ‘Is everyone OK?’” she shared. “If it had been minutes later, I wouldn’t be standing here now.”
Stephanie concentrates on home safety habits such as turning off items when they’re not being used but she hasn’t been too obsessive about it.
“I don’t have a fear of fire but I have a fear of going through that again,” she admitted. “There’s a whole lot more to recovery than most people realize.”
She said that everything in the house and garage are gone.
“I woke up to a shirt and a pair of pants,” she said. “That’s all I had.”
Stephanie’s sister-in-law Jennifer Barrett traveled from Kentucky to assist with the fundraiser.
“I haven’t seen this place get packed like this before!” Barrett beamed. “We are all here for a reason.
“It’s restored my faith in humanity.”
She added, “I’m just a small-town girl who is really proud of where she’s from right now.”
“My heart is full and I’m truly humbled.”
Jamestown resident Desiree Gomez agreed.
“This event is better than I could have imagined,” Gomez shared. “There’s definitely an outpour of support and love from this community.”
Sweetwater County Sheriff John Grossnickle expressed awe as more people checked in at the door.
“This is Sweetwater County at its finest,” Grossnickle pointed out. “The community always comes together to support one another.”
So far, $47,275 has been raised in a Go Fund Me account. Those who could not attend the event but would like to make a donation may go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/wadsworth-family-benefit?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/love-gratitude-and-faith-communities-help-fire-victims-rebuild/article_5d6e2b35-d4bc-5452-bd67-7aa886dc639b.html | 2022-04-10T21:59:56Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/love-gratitude-and-faith-communities-help-fire-victims-rebuild/article_5d6e2b35-d4bc-5452-bd67-7aa886dc639b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPOKANE, Wash. — Four games in two weeks. That is what the Chiefs season boiled down to as they made their final push for a playoff berth in the Western Hockey League's post season. Spokane came into the next to last week of the regular season with 49 points, tied with Prince George for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Chiefs were also just a point behind Vancouver and Victoria for the 6th and 7th spots as the West was shaping up to be an old fashioned barn burning finish in the fight for the post season. Spokane would play their next to last week with their final games in the U.S. Division as they hosted division leading Everett on Wednesday before heading to Seatte on Saturday. The week was going to be a challenge at the least for the Chiefs as Spokane had won just 3 of 24 games against the Silvertips and Thunderbirds this season.
The three wins had come against Seattle as the Chiefs were a woeful 0-10-2 against Everett this season having lost those 12 games by a combined goal total of 63-24. That's an average of score of 5-2 in each loss. Spokane had been drilled all year in Everett, but had come closest to victory in two overtime losses in Spokane in the first 4 games played in the series in October and early November. Since those losses, the Chiefs had not come within 3 goals of the Silvertips in anyyy of the last 8 meetings. It had been pure dominance by the Silvertips against the Chiefs. Spokane was hoping the 13th match up of the season would prove to be the charm for the Chiefs late season playof push.
Coming off a 3 wins in 3 nights weekend, the Chiefs would go back to goalie Mason Beaupit in net after his 3 straight victories in Kamloops and Vancouver. Spokane went with an almost similar lineup as they trotted out in Vancouver with the exception of Michael Cicek in up front for Jake Gudelj. Wednesday's game would see the Silvertips jump out to an early 1-0 lead on an Olen Zellweger goal from the left blue line past a screened Beaupit 4:41 into the game. The Chiefs got a power play chance just over a minute later but was in the final half minute of the man advantage with nothing on the board. Everett would help out Spokane with another penalty with 22 seconds left on the first infraction to give the Chiefs a 2 man advantage. The Chiefs would convert with just 2 seconds left on the 5 on 3 as Chase Bertholet scored from the left circle to tie the game at one. It was a huge goal as Spokane was able to get over a minute and a half of the remaining power play. The team didn't need nearly that long to cash in as Cade Hayes shot from the left side came just 26 seconds after Bertholet's to give the Chiefs a 2-1 lead after one.
As well as the Chiefs played in the first, the Silvertips would turn it around and take it to Spokane in the second. The Chiefs didn't help their cause by taking 4 straight penalties in the frame, allowing Everett's second ranked power play to operate for nearly half the period. Everett would score on the first power play, but Beaupit would stone the Tips the rest of the period as he turned aside 18 of the 19 Everett shots to send the game to the third tied at 2-2. Spokane had been dominated in the shot department, being out chanced 19-5 in the period while going 3 for 4 on the penalty kill. In the third, the Chiefs got back on their game with 16 shots on goal but were unable to find the net for the go ahead tally. Beaupit and the Spokane defense did their job too as they kept the Silvertips at bay, allowing Everett just 10 shots in the third. Neither team was able to take advantage in the final 20 minutes as the two teams headed to overtime for the third time this season.
Everett had won the two previous overtime contests, with both of those games coming in the first 4 meetings of the season. The Chiefs were determined not to lose three in a row. Off the opening face-off, defenseman Graham Sward hit Nick McCarry on a stretch pass at the Everett blue line. McCarry went in and scored on a back hand just 10 seconds into OT to give the Chiefs their first win over Everett this season with a 3-2 victory. The win was the Chiefs season high 4th in a row and lifted Spokane to 51 points and 6th place in the West. With Prince George's loss to Kelowna, Spokane was now a point ahead of both Vancouver and Victoria and 2 points up on the Cougars. Now the Chiefs were in a prime position to determine their own fate over the final 3 games of the season as they would play all of them on the road.
Next up for Spokane was their final meeting of the season with Seattle on Saturday in Kent. The Chiefs had won just 3 of 12 meetings with the Thunderbirds this year and just one of five in Kent on the T-Birds home ice. Seattle had won 5 of the last 6 contests with Spokane, but the Chiefs had won the last meeting with a 5-3 victory at the Spokane Arena on February 25th. Spokane had got some help the night before as both Vancouver and Victoria had lost in regulation to keep those two teams a point back of the Chiefs in the playoff race. The Chiefs knew Saturday's meeting with Seattle was huge as Victoria was visiting Prince George that same night, so the Chiefs knew the winner of that game would gain 2 points in the standings. Spokane would need a win to keep pace in the standings.
The next to last road trip of the season would turn into an eventful one as a multi car accident at the top of Snoqualmie pass would close I-90 for about 5 hours. The Chiefs got caught up in it as the team bus sat on the pass from 3 to 7 pm, forcing the game in Seattle to start nearly 2 hours late. Seattle would jump out to a 1-0 lead 11 minutes into the game. The Chiefs had 3 power play chances in the opening frame, including a 1:33 5 on 3 opportunity, but failed to take advantage and were down one heading into the second. The Thunderbirds scored 2 goals in the first 13:12 of the second to take a 3-0 lead, but Spokane would get a momentum building goal on the power play from Bear Hughes with just 4 seconds left in the period to cut the margin to 3-1 after two.
Spokane would make it a one goal game just 1:38 into the third when #1 overall bantam pick Berkly Catton scored his first career WHL goal to make it 3-2 Seattle. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, the comeback would end there as Seattle scored 3 goals in just a 2:14 span midway through the period to salt away a 6-2 victory. The loss snapped the Chiefs season high 4 game win streak and gave Seattle their 10th win over Spokane in 13 meetings this season. Special teams were a big difference as Seattle went 2-3 on the power play while Spokane was just 1-6. Seattle dominated puck possession as well, outshooting the Chiefs 50-25 on the night. The performance was not exactly indicative of the team's play of late and there's no doubt the arduous travel of the day played a factor, but the team didn't play one of its best games, that's for sure.
Spokane now goes into the final 2 games of the regular season tied with Prince George for 6th in the West with 51 points, just a point ahead of Vancouver and Victoria. Four teams fighting for the final 3 playoff berths, separated by just one point heading into the final week of the season. Vancouver has the advantage as they have 4 games left in the season, while the Chiefs, Prince George and Victoria each have two. Vancouver is at Kelowna Sunday, host Seattle Wednesday, host Kelowna Friday and travel to Kamloops Saturday. Prince George is at Kamloops Friday and at Kelowna on Saturday. The Chiefs and Royals face off against each other in the two teams final two regular season games Friday and Saturday in Victoria. Spokane knows if they win one in regulation, they will probably get in. Win two and the Chiefs stand a good chance of finishing 6th or 7th. Lose both and the team is probably heading home for the year. It doesn't get any more dramatic than that! I'll have the call from Victoria Friday and Saturday on 101.1 FM due to Indians baseball with the pre-game shows at 6:30 pm and the puck drops at 7:05 pm. It should prove to be an exciting weekend of hockey and we hope to see you on the radio! | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/nhl/spokane-chiefs/chiefs-step-closer-to-playoff/293-31d53b12-fd47-4be7-af5d-928db117043b | 2022-04-10T22:00:24Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/nhl/spokane-chiefs/chiefs-step-closer-to-playoff/293-31d53b12-fd47-4be7-af5d-928db117043b | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SEATTLE — As families get ready to hit the road or pack for their flights, here's what AAA Washington said to expect for spring break travel this year.
Families traveling on the road are facing high gas prices this year, but Kelly Just with AAA Washington said rarely do people cancel trips because of the prices alone.
"Research has shown that prices have to get pretty high, around, in the $5 mark which we've hit now before people start adjusting their plans. But rarely do they cancel their trips," said Just. "You can cut costs in other ways, with your hotel. You can maybe make your own food instead of going to restaurants."
If heading out to a National Park, Just said to keep in mind that going more remote usually means a higher cost because there are fewer places to choose from.
Those hoping to put together a last-minute trip may want to reconsider, according to Just.
"It's highly unlikely that you will find a flight and if you do find a flight, it's going to be more expensive than you're used to," said Just.
And once you have arrived at your destination, hopefully, you already have a rental car reservation waiting.
"The same is kind of true for rental vehicles. Rental companies are just still restoring their fleets after COVID 19," said Just. "So you've likely missed the window to book a flight and a rental car alone, let alone at a cheaper price. | https://www.krem.com/article/travel/spring-break-travel-aaa-washington/281-c1bcf70b-430b-4488-8977-1f090ba34ec0 | 2022-04-10T22:00:30Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/travel/spring-break-travel-aaa-washington/281-c1bcf70b-430b-4488-8977-1f090ba34ec0 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Former President Donald Trump cited Mehmet Oz’s “very successful television show” and purported popularity among women in endorsing the celebrity doctor for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary race in Pennsylvania. Trump, perhaps seeing himself, expressed confidence in the electability of a fellow media-personality-turned-politician. “He has lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected, and smart,” Trump said in a written statement on Saturday, recalling how, when he went on The Dr. Oz Show during the 2016 campaign, Oz “even said that I was in extraordinary health, which made me like him even more (although he also said I should lose a couple of pounds!).”
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Oz, a celebrity doctor with a long-running daytime TV show, has over the years come under fire for espousing bogus on-air medical advice. (The show ended in January, as he intensified his bid for Pennsylvania's Senate seat.) Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized him for his health tips about weight-loss pills as he appeared before a Senate committee in 2014. The science community, too, has taken issue with Oz: In 2015, 10 physicians argued that he should be fired from Columbia University's medical faculty for, among other things, “an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain.” (Oz contended he brings “the public information that will help them on their path to be their best selves.”)
For months, Oz and opponent David McCormick, a hedge fund manager who is also seen as a leading candidate in Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary, have been competing for Trump’s endorsement—something that only became available once Sean Parnell, Trump’s initial pick, dropped out of the race amid allegations of domestic abuse. (Parnell has denied the allegations.) Trump throwing his weight behind Oz is particularly notable given McCormick is married to Dina Powell, who served as Trump’s deputy national security adviser, and has several Trump alums, including Hope Hicks, working on his campaign. Further emphasizing the intraparty divide, Parnell, who endorsed McCormick, tweeted that he was “disappointed” by Trump’s pick.
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“This is all about winning elections in order to stop the Radical Left maniacs from destroying our Country,” Trump said in the statement announcing his endorsement, the release of which coincided with a rally in North Carolina on Saturday evening, where Trump elaborated on his decision. “That’s like a poll,” Trump told the crowd of Oz’s long television run, per the Washington Post. “That means people like you.” Including, apparently, former first lady Melania Trump, who made it clear to her husband that she preferred Oz, NBC News reported. The Trumps dined with Oz and his wife last month at Mar-a-Lago, according to Politico.
McCormick, too, made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to try to win Trump’s support—he was spotted there just last week, by which point Trump had seemingly not yet made up his mind. (The former president asked a reporter which candidate he should endorse, pointing out that “they all come here.”) “Oz’s celebrity appears to have been a deciding factor for the former president,” The New York Times noted Saturday. Oz’s embrace of alternative medicine and unproven treatments may have helped him become a Fox News favorite since the start of the pandemic, but before his Senate bid, he regularly supported health insurance mandates and promoted Obamacare. He nonetheless celebrated the news in a statement. “Trump wisely endorsed me because I’m a conservative who will stand up to Joe Biden and the woke left,” he said.
The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, whose winner will replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, is considered one of the most important elections in the fight for the Senate majority this fall. CNN last month ranked it at the top of the list of seats most likely to flip, and both Democrats and Republicans have crowded primaries. While Oz had a strong lead at the start of the primary, his support has apparently slipped, with a recent poll finding Oz and McCormick virtually tied and a majority of voters undecided. “Oz’s success or failure at the polls will also be closely watched as a test of Trump’s own hold on the party ahead of the 2024 presidential election," Politico reported.
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Better cover up those spring flowerbeds.
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for much of the D.C. area overnight as temperatures dip into the low 30s.
The advisory is in effect from midnight to 9 a.m. Monday for Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier, Stafford and Spotsylvania.
Temperatures will drop to around 33 to 36 degrees, resulting in frost formation that could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered, the weather service said.
A warming trend follows Monday with temperatures rising into the 60s and low 70s, followed by a much warmer Tuesday with temperatures in the mid- to upper-70s. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/frost-advisory-in-effect-overnight-for-northern-virginia/article_eb37d1ee-b915-11ec-9636-fb7ba0ab7653.html | 2022-04-10T22:30:33Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/frost-advisory-in-effect-overnight-for-northern-virginia/article_eb37d1ee-b915-11ec-9636-fb7ba0ab7653.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill President Joe Biden signed recently. The official tally shows amounts modest by past standards yet spread widely around the country — and that understate what lawmakers are claiming credit for.
The bipartisan measure, financing federal agencies this year, contains 4,975 such projects worth $9.7 billion, according to an Associated Press examination of items attributed to specific lawmakers in documents accompanying the bill. The listed projects, long called earmarks, ranged from $4,000 for evidence detection equipment for Huntington, West Virginia, to $350 million to help restore Florida’s vast but imperiled Everglades.
The projects' reemergence after an 11-year hiatus, with transparency requirements and other curbs, marks a revival of expenditures that let lawmakers tout achievements to voters and help party leaders build support for legislation. While still vilified by some, especially conservatives, as emblems of influence peddling and wasteful spending, they've been embraced by lawmakers from both parties, who cite Congress’ constitutional power of the purse and say they know their local needs.
Retiring Sen. Richard Shelby attained $126 million for two campuses of the University of Alabama, his alma mater, including for an endowment for its flagship Tuscaloosa campus to hire science and engineering faculty. There was also hundreds of millions to improve the city of Mobile's seaport and airport, part of an eye-popping $648 million he amassed for his state, according to the AP's look at the legislative documents.
The price tag of Shelby’s projects was the highest in Congress, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan group that favors fiscal restraint and produced largely similar figures in its own preliminary study. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was next at $361 million.
“I'm very proud of them,” said Shelby, top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which writes spending bills. He rebuffed complaints that it was unfair for senior lawmakers to use clout to garner federal spending.
“I think you earn your way,” Shelby, in Congress since 1979, said in a brief interview. "And that’s what people do in any legislative body. And people vote on them. That’s what it’s all about.”
In press releases issued as Congress approved the legislation last month, Shelby took credit for winning “billions” for Alabama, well beyond the amount in the public list. His statements cited $1.3 billion for flight training at Fort Rucker, an Army base, $570 million for construction on an FBI technical center at the Army's Redstone Arsenal and other items not on the legislation's official roster of projects.
Claims they'd brought even more money back home than the tables showed were common among lawmakers. That's because Congress narrowly defines home-district projects as lawmaker-driven expenditures for specific locations or recipients that existing laws or agency procedures wouldn't have automatically triggered.
That leaves room, for example, for legislators to take credit for bolstering broad national programs they know benefit their states without having the items listed publicly as home district projects, a characterization that can still attract disdain.
“Those lawmakers know where that money is going," said Steve Ellis, the Taxpayers group president.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had 203 projects for New York, ranging from $27 million to upgrade Fort Drum's water systems to $44,000 for neighborhood improvements in the city of Geneva, the AP found. Facing what should be easy reelection this fall, Schumer totaled $314 million, including at least $23 million for hospitals, violence prevention and other programs in his home borough of Brooklyn.
Schumer had more home district projects than anyone else in Congress, the Taxpayers organization's figures showed. Next came Oregon Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, who each had fewer than 150. The House limited lawmakers to a maximum of 10.
Schumer sponsored many projects along with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and some of the state's House members. In press releases, he took credit for even more — such as $293 million he and Gillibrand said they'd secured for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., following “their fierce advocacy.”
Fewer than 150 lawmakers received no listed projects, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Yet in a seven-page press release, he cited over three dozen items he said he'd “secured" that would benefit his state.
These included $321 million for an environmental cleanup at an old uranium enrichment plant in Paducah, $73 million to refurbish barracks at Fort Campbell and money for nationwide substance abuse, water project and other programs that help the state.
“I was proud to help craft this legislation with a special focus on Kentucky," he wrote.
Long distributed with little transparency, Congress stopped providing earmarks in 2011 after high-profile abuses soured voters on them.
Leaders resuscitated the practice for this year with restrictions forbidding financial interest in the projects by lawmakers, requiring public disclosure of requests, barring for-profit recipients and curbing spending amounts. In a rebranding, they're now called community project funding by the House, congressionally directed spending by the Senate.
Whatever their name, the projects retain a stigma to some, especially Republicans.
All but a handful of the 222 House Democrats requested projects for this year's bill, compared with around half the 210 Republicans. In the 50-50 Senate, the items were sought by 46 Democrats and their two allied independents, but just 16 Republicans.
Only three states received no projects after their congressional delegations declined to request any: Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Eight of the nine lawmakers representing those conservative states are Republicans.
Even so, much of the largesse in the 2,741-page legislation was bipartisan.
The measure provided $5.1 billion for Democrats, $3.4 billion for Republicans and $600 million for projects sponsored by members of both parties, according to the Taxpayers group. Nearly all who requested projects got some.
The AP’s figures include spending that the documents showed was also requested by Biden, which enhanced its chances. The entire $350 million Everglades restoration project, requested by Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., was sought by Biden, and at least $99 million that Shelby procured was also proposed by the president.
The magnitude of this year's projects was small compared with 2010, the last time Congress used earmarks. Lawmakers disclosed 11,320 of them worth $32 billion that year, according to the Congressional Research Service, Congress' nonpartisan research agency. Though the numbers aren't exactly comparable due to differing methodologies, earmarks that year consumed nearly 2.5% of federal agency budgets, while this year’s are about half of 1% of the total.
Even so, there was plenty of room to spread this year's money around.
Around 3 in 4 House members and 64 of the 100 senators got projects, according to the Taxpayers organization. So did the non-voting House members from the District of Columbia and four of the five represented U.S. territories.
California's $757 million was the highest total for any state, the Taxpayers group found. Largely due to Shelby, Alabama was next at $542 million — though its population is roughly one-eighth of California's 39 million people.
There was even room to reward lawmakers who opposed the overall legislation.
Of the 106 House Republicans with projects in the bill, 70 voted against either or both sections of the legislation yet still collected spending worth $946 million, according to Taxpayers. That included 14 who opposed both parts of the measure yet still got $187 million. In an unusual procedure, the House divided the bill into distinct security and non-security segments and approved both separately.
Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., voted against both portions of the legislation yet won projects worth $45 million, among the House's highest figures. He said he didn't like the overall bill's size and its lack of money for his state to recover from recent hurricanes.
“I’m supposed to say I didn’t vote for the bill, so I’m not going to go work projects for our district?" said Graves, who won funds for water projects and sugar cane research. "No, that’s not what our job is.”
Five GOP senators who opposed the bill received projects worth $386 million, the Taxpayers group’s figures show: John Boozman of Arkansas, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Mike Rounds of South Dakota.
And 6 of 15 House Democrats who voted against the security part of the legislation had projects in that section, though they totaled just $9 million. No House Democrats opposed the non-security provisions.
Favorable treatment for such lawmakers is befuddling to old-school lawmakers.
If someone was opposing legislation bearing a project they’d requested, “I’d explain to them that by and large, if they ever wanted an earmark again they’d vote for the bill,” former Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., said in a recent interview. He chaired the House Appropriations Committee in the 1990s.
Even Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., perhaps Congress’ most notorious recent mutineer, did well. He backed the $1.5 trillion bill last month, but in December famously opposed Biden’s earlier social and environment legislation, sinking it.
Rather than being punished by Democratic leaders for upending what was the party's top legislative goal, the spending bill Biden signed had 86 West Virginia projects Manchin requested worth $164 million. That included $22 million he and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., won for water treatment for the city of Weirton.
Capitol Hill veterans suggested Manchin was treated well because Democrats will need him this year in the evenly divided Senate, including in efforts to revive Biden's prized domestic bill.
“Anybody focused on the past and not the future is not much of a legislator," said Scott Lilly, a former top House Democratic aide.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also was not listed as having projects. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., got a handful worth $11 million, largely for low-income housing and other social initiatives in her hometown of San Francisco.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., notched $167 million for his state. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., garnered projects worth a relatively modest $14 million, but none were listed for Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, top Republican on that House panel.
Even so, a Granger press release said she'd “secured major funding" for her area with money to build jet fighters, combat drug abuse and battle feral hogs.
“I’m going to choose my words very carefully here. Let’s just say that as a rule, senior members do rather well in the appropriations process,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a veteran member of the House Appropriations Committee.
Of five senators facing tough reelection races this fall, three Democrats received at least $81 million each in projects: Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Raphael Warnock of Georgia. Two others, Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., requested and received none.
While McCarthy wasn't listed as getting projects, his top two lieutenants were. No. 2 leader Steve Scalise, R-La., got $31 million, including $5 million for Louisiana State University aerospace research. No. 3 GOP leader Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., won $35 million, including sharing credit with Schumer and Gillibrand for improving Fort Drum's $27 million water project.
No. 2 Senate Democrat Richard Durbin of Illinois had $182 million while No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland landed $13 million. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/billions-and-more-for-lawmakers-projects-in-spending-bill/article_4399df9c-2abe-5495-bc3f-47be2cd031fb.html | 2022-04-10T22:39:50Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/billions-and-more-for-lawmakers-projects-in-spending-bill/article_4399df9c-2abe-5495-bc3f-47be2cd031fb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There have been more than 200 instances of public school districts in Florida banning books since last July.
That's the third highest number of incidents of any state in the U.S., according to a new report from an advocacy group for writing professionals.
PEN America says Florida had 204 instances of book banning in seven school districts between July 2021 and March 2022. Only Texas and Pennsylvania had higher numbers.
PEN America says the school districts were in Brevard, Clay, Flagler, Indian River, Orange, Pinellas and Polk counties.
Books banned in Florida include Isabel Allende’s “The House of Spirits" and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale." | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/florida-has-3rd-largest-number-of-school-book-ban-incidents | 2022-04-10T22:40:45Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/florida-has-3rd-largest-number-of-school-book-ban-incidents | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — After losing the previous two games against the Hokies, the Seminoles (37-4) bounced back in a big way to win the final game of the series against No. 5 Virginia Tech (29-5). In a back-and-forth game between the Noles and the Hokies, a clutch double by Sydney Sherill in the bottom of the sixth inning is what willed the Seminoles to victory.
After a quick 1-2-3 inning by Kathryn Sandercock in the first inning, Kaley Mudge singled on the first pitch of the game. After advancing to second on a Sherill foul out, Mudge then advanced to third on a passed ball. When Michaela Edenfield stepped up to bat, she hit a deep fly ball to center field that scored Mudge to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead after just one inning.
After stranding two VT runners on base in the second inning, Kalei Harding got the Seminoles started with a double. Harding then advanced to third on a fielder’s choice, and Josie Muffley hit an RBI single with two outs to make the game 2-0.
After a quiet inning for both teams in the third, the Hokies got on the board in the fourth when Jayme Bailey hit a sac fly to score Emma Yates and Darby Trull hit a double in the next at-bat to score Emma Ritter, tying the game at two.
In the bottom of the fifth, Josie Muffley walked to open the inning and quickly advanced to third base thanks to stealing second and a throwing error by the Hokies, which allowed Mudge to get on base as well. After Sherill walked, Edenfield was up to bat and hit a single to give her a team-leading 45th RBI and made the score 3-2.
In the top of the sixth, Virginia Tech answered Florida State, retaking the lead after Meredith Slaw singled, Darby Trull walked, and Mackenzie Lawter walked to give the Hokies the bases loaded with two outs. Addy Green came to bat and hit an inside the park grand slam to give the Hokies a 6-3 lead. The Seminoles put together a five-run sixth inning to answer and take back the lead. To open the inning, Devin Flaherty doubled and at the next at-bat, Kalei Harding hit an RBI single to make the game 6-4. After Hallie Wacaser hit a single and was pinch ran for by Autumn Belviy, Harding and Belviy advanced to second and third base after Jahni Kerr was thrown out at first base. After two walks due to illegal pitches, Josie Muffley and Kaley Mudge both got on base, with Mudge’s walk scoring Harding to make the score 6-5.
Sherill then stepped up to bat at what was one of the biggest moments of the Noles' weekend and on a 2-2 pitch hit a double deep to right-center field clearing the basses and scored Mudge, Muffley, and Belviy to give the Seminoles an 8-6 lead, which would go on to be the final score of the game.
Kathryn Sandercock then took care of business in the top of the seventh to secure the win for the Noles and give her another complete-game win on the season. Sandercock finished the game allowing seven hits and six runs. The win improved Sandercock to 20-1 on the season.
The next games for this Seminole squad are next weekend as the team travels to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina. The Noles will be back in Tallahassee on April 19th to take on Stetson. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/fsu/five-run-6th-inning-leads-fsu-softball-past-no-5-virginia-tech | 2022-04-10T22:40:51Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/fsu/five-run-6th-inning-leads-fsu-softball-past-no-5-virginia-tech | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ATLANTA (SEMINOLES.COM) — Atlanta native Brett Roberts led FSU with a season-high three hits, but No. 20 Florida State (18-13, 7-8 ACC) fell 10-0 at Georgia Tech (21-12, 7-8) Sunday afternoon.
Two of Roberts’ three hits went for extra bases and he finished with a team-high six hits in the series.
Both pitchers were rolling through the first two innings, working around runners on base without allowing any runs. In the third, Georgia Tech loaded the bases with two singles and a walk before Ross Dunn (1-3) allowed a bases-loaded walk and a three-run double.
Down 4-0, the Noles loaded the bases against Marquis Grissom Jr. (2-3) in the fourth but a lineout to second base ended the inning. In the fifth, FSU was poised to get on the board when James Tibbs doubled and Roberts singled, but Tibbs was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.
In total, FSU stranded 14 runners, including at least one each in the first eight innings.
The Yellow Jackets added a run in the fourth inning and two unearned runs in the seventh. Tech hit its second bases-clearing double in the eighth to close out the scoring.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B3 | FSU 0, GT 1 Borden walked, Jackson scored
B3 | FSU 0, GT 4 Compton doubled, Jenkins, Gonzalez & Borden scored
B4 | FSU 0, GT 5 Parada singled, Simpson scored
B7 | FSU 0, GT 6 Parada sacrifice fly, Simpson scored
B7 | FSU 0, GT 7 Borden doubled, Jenkins scored
B8 | FSU 0, GT 10 Gonzalez doubled, Simpson, Parada & Jenkins scored
UP NEXT:
Florida State heads back to Tallahassee for a game against Florida Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on ACC Network. The Gators enter the game after winning a series against No. 2 Arkansas.
OF NOTE:
- Atlanta native Brett Roberts led FSU with three hits, tying his season high.
- Jordan Carrion drew three walks, tied for the most by a Seminole this season and a career high.
- Tyler Martin drew a walk in his first at-bat. He has reached base in all eight games this season and 10 straight dating to last season.
- Reese Albert singled in his first at-bat and leads FSU with a .345 average on the season. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/fsu/no-20-fsu-baseball-drops-finale-at-georgia-tech | 2022-04-10T22:40:57Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/fsu/no-20-fsu-baseball-drops-finale-at-georgia-tech | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
VALDOSTA, Ga. (vstateblazers.com) — Junior pitcher Samantha Richards recorded 13 strikeouts on the afternoon, allowing her to reach 500 career strikeouts as the No. 4 Valdosta State softball team completed the series sweep over West Georgia, taking the final game 12-1 on Sunday.
Richards (21-2) pitched all five innings for the Blazers and held UWG to three hits, one run, and no walks through 18 at-bats. Her 500 career strikeouts are good for 11th in Gulf South Conference history and third in program history behind Karie Newton's 580 strikeouts and Caitlyn Calhoun's 574 strikeouts. Her 53 career wins are the ninth-most in program history, surpassing Margaret Carter's 51 career wins this weekend.
The Blazers improved to 27-5 on the year and 19-1 in the GSC while the Wolves fell to 11-24 in the year and 4-16 in GSC play and VSU improved its all-time record with the Wolves to 108-14.
UWG held the Blazer offense to two scoreless innings and put a score on the board in the bottom of the second inning from a solo shot into left field, but VSU's offense began to come alive in the top of the third inning.
After sophomore Taylor Macera reached first on an error and junior Hunter Meadows singled to second base, Macera was able to steal home off UWG's miscues. Later in the frame, graduate Ally Clegg hit a two run home run over the left field wall to give the Blazers the lead, 3-1. Clegg recorded her team-high 10th home run of the year.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Blazers posted eight runs. Sophomore Katie Proctor hit an RBI single to left field scoring senior Nikki Pennington, and Macera followed the play up with an RBI single to bring the score to 5-1. Sophomore Morgan Hill hit an RBI single to put another run on the board then Pennington followed the play up with a three run RBI double down the left field line to push the lead to 10-1. VSU ended the frame with another run courtesy of Proctor's RBI single to end the frame at 11-1.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Blazers posted the final run of the game from Hill's groundout to first base, allowing Meadows to score. The Wolves were unable to come up with a run in the bottom of the frame, ending the game 12-1 in favor of the Blazers.
UWG's pitching staff combined for one strikeout, 11 hits, eight earned runs and no walks through 26 Blazer batters.
The Blazers are back in action on April 15-16, hosting No. 9 Auburn Montgomery for the final GSC home series of the year and senior day on April 16. Following the home series, the Blazers will travel to West Florida to take on the Argos on April 23-24 for the final conference series of the year. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/vsu/richards-reaches-500-career-strikeouts-no-4-blazers-complete-series-sweep-over-uwg | 2022-04-10T22:41:03Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/vsu/richards-reaches-500-career-strikeouts-no-4-blazers-complete-series-sweep-over-uwg | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Four goal outings from Meg Bireley and Kyra LaMotte paired well with five point days from Bireley, Shea Garcia, and Mary Schumar as YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles bolted out to an early lead against Villanova at Valley Fields on Saturday. That early lead gave the Golden Eagles the advantage they needed to hold off the Wildcats and wrap up with a 19-14 win and move to 6-7 on the year and 1-1 in Big East play.
With a dangerous game against Denver looming in the distance for Marquette in Big East play, it was crucial for the Golden Eagles to take advantage of winnable games like Saturday’s contest against Villanova. It was also important in this specific case for Marquette to come out playing like the team that gave #21 UConn fits for 30 minutes a week ago if MU wanted to put themselves in position to qualify for the Big East tournament in a few weeks.
I’d say five goals in the first seven minutes of the game, including two from Bireley, tells the story of how ready Marquette was to play this game, especially when that meant Marquette was up 5-0. The two sides traded goals for the rest of the quarter from there, so that five goal margin stayed steady after 15 minutes, 7-2. Villanova pushed back against it to start the next period, including goals from Sydney Pappas about 90 seconds apart to pull the Wildcats within three at 8-5 with 9:09 left before halftime.
This is where Marquette made a big statement about how this game was going to go. Bireley wrapped up her hat trick with 6:29 left in the first half, and that was followed by goals from Mary Schumar and Emma Soccodato before the two minute mark. 11-5 Marquette, one goal better than that 5-0 start. Both sides added one more before halftime, and after Nova scored first in the third, the Golden Eagles scored the only other goals in the period: Shea Garcia while up a woman with 13:02 to go, and then two from Kyra LaMotte. The first one was at the 11:45 mark to put MU up seven for the first time in the game, and then she tallied while MU was down a woman with 8:57 left to go.
15-7 with 15 minutes to play, and after both teams put one more up each, it was 16-8 with 13 minutes left. I would imagine that if we gave head coach Meredith Black some truth serum, she would probably say she really hated Villanova going on a 5-1 run over the next nine minutes. That left the game at 17-13 with just barely under four minutes to play. That’s one of those “Marquette needs to make the clock their friend” kind of situations, and they pulled that off. They induced a turnover not long after VU won the ensuing draw, burned some clock, called a timeout, and then got a goal from Bireley to make it a five goal game, 18-13, with 2:27 to go. Five in two-and-a-half is a lot different than four in four, and so things were safe from there, but for a moment, it really looked like Marquette was starting to veer into trouble.
I mentioned Marquette’s top points performers at the top of the page, but we can’t ignore the hat trick from Emma Soccodato, nor the goal and two assists from Elise Smigiel, as everyone who got at least one point for Marquette on the day had a minimum of three. We should also point out Emma Soccodato’s health status for the game, as she went down holding her hand late in the second quarter. Not sure if she caught a stick to the hand or if she landed on it, but she was back in the lineup with it all taped up after intermission, so it wasn’t bad enough to keep her from playing. Soccodato looked like she fell on the injured wrist during the second half and she definitely looked like it wasn’t a fun time, so we’ll see what happens for her availability next weekend.
Amanda Rumsey set the tone for Marquette in the first quarter as she made three save to help the Golden Eagles build that five goal margin after 15 minutes. She made one stop in each of the following three quarters, and again, I bet the coaching staff would have liked to have seen at least one more in the fourth quarter, but a win’s a win, so you can’t really complain that loudly about it.
How about some highlights, courtesy of GoMarquette.com and Flosports?
Up Next: After last week’s loss to UConn, it was important that Marquette pick up this win. Next Saturday gets put in that same category, as the Golden Eagles will be hosting Butler. First draw is set for 12pm Central in the Valley. The Bulldogs are 6-6 on the year and 0-2 against Big East squads after falling 17-7 at home to Georgetown on Saturday. If the Golden Eagles see themselves in the Big East tournament in May, then they have to get that win to keep themselves in the top four in the standings. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/4/10/23018969/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-lacrosse-recap-villanova-wildcats-lamotte-bireley-garcia | 2022-04-10T22:42:29Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/4/10/23018969/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-lacrosse-recap-villanova-wildcats-lamotte-bireley-garcia | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Army Sgt Adam Berke, A Army Sniper assigned to Headquaters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battlaion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, fires his M110 Sniper Rifle at his assigned target while Staff Sgt Tristin Ivkov uses a spotting scope to help during the "Know Your Offset" event on Galloway Range, Fort Benning Ga., April 4, 2022. These snipers are the best from their home Units and have come to prove they are the best. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt Austin Berner)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt Benjamin Holley, a Army Sniper assigned to Headquarters, Headquqrters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, fires his M110 Sniper Rifle at his assigned targets with a Sniper Instructor observing during the "Mystery Box" event on Burroughs Range, Fort Benning Ga., April 4, 2022. These snipers are the best from their home Units and have come to prove they are the best. (U.S. Army Reserve photos by Staff Sgt Austin Berner)
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By GEORGE HENRY
ATLANTA (AP) — Hard-throwing Hunter Greene won his major league debut Sunday, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3.
Greene (1-0) lived up to his billing as a top prospect with overpowering velocity. He regularly touched 100 mph on the radar gun, topped out at 102 in the fourth and was still hitting triple digits in his final inning. The right-hander from Notre Dame Sherman Oaks allowed three runs, four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.
The Reds took a 5-0 lead in the third. Jonathan India walked and scored from first when Tyler Naquin doubled to the right-field corner. Braves starter Ian Anderson (0-1) loaded the bases on a pair of walks, giving up two more runs on a forceout and Colin Moran’s single. Sean Newcomb then gave up a two-run single to Kyle Farmer.
Tyler Stephenson made it 6-1 in the fifth with a homer to left off Newcomb.
Greene, at 22 years, 247 days, became the youngest starting pitcher to make his debut for Cincinnati since Mike Leake received no decision on April 11, 2010, against the Chicago Cubs.
Greene, the second overall draft pick in 2017, is the Reds’ top prospect according to MLB Pipeline and No. 2 according to Baseball America. He missed the 2019 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Matt Olson whiffed on a 100 mph fastball in the first for Greene’s first career strikeout, but Olson singled on a 102 mph fastball to begin the fourth for Atlanta’s first hit. After Austin Riley doubled, Olson scored on Marcell Ozuna’s sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.
Travis d’Arnaud and Olson homered in the fifth off Greene to trim the lead to 6-3. It marked Olson’s first homer since he replaced Freddie Freeman as the Braves’ everyday first baseman after getting traded from Oakland and signing a $168 million, eight-year contract.
Anderson, making his first start since pitching five hitless innings to win Game 3 of the World Series, allowed a career-high five runs, five walks and three hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Luis Cessa pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief, Tony Santillan got four outs and Art Warren worked the ninth for Cincinnati. Manager David Bell brought in Santillan, who earned his first career save Thursday, in the seventh to face Eddie Rosario with a runner on first and the Reds sitting on a three-run lead with Olson, who went 3 for 4, on deck.
Rosario popped up to end the threat. Warren earned his first career save by facing the minimum.
Greene reached 100 mph with 20 pitches, tied for eighth-most among starting pitchers in any game since pitch tracking started in 2008. He trailed only Jacob deGrom (33 and 28), Nathan Eovaldi (28), Yordano Ventura (26), Noah Syndergaard (24 and 21) and James Paxton (24), and tied Sandy Alcántara.
Greene’s next start is likely to be on April 16 in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/10/greene-wins-major-league-debut-reds-beat-braves-6-3/ | 2022-04-10T22:49:33Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/10/greene-wins-major-league-debut-reds-beat-braves-6-3/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A group of Dutch Snipers, fries their Sniper Rifles at their assinged targets during the "Spawn Camp" event on Wagner Range, Fort Benning Ga., April 5, 2022. These snipers are the best from their home Units and have come to prove they are the best. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt Austin Berner)
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News Thousands of Jayhawks fans cheer on NCAA champs during parade KCUR Published April 10, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Stephen Koranda / Kansas News ServiceKansas University Jayhawks fans line the parade route to cheer on the NCAA basketball champions. Players Cam Martin (seated, left) and Zach Clemence (seated, right) are in the first vehicle. The Kansas University men's basketball team champions took in fans' cheers during a parade through Lawrence on Sunday afternoon. | https://www.kcur.org/2022-04-10/thousands-of-jayhawks-fan-cheer-on-ncaa-champs-during-parade | 2022-04-10T22:52:45Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/2022-04-10/thousands-of-jayhawks-fan-cheer-on-ncaa-champs-during-parade | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An all-qualifier final at the Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zurich saw Tatjana Maria collect her second career WTA title 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 over Laura Pigossi in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Maria is the first mother-of-two this century to lift a WTA trophy. She gave birth to her her first daughter Charlotte in 2013, second daughter Cecilia just over a year ago in April 2021, and returned to action following her second maternity leave last August. The 34-year-old German had delivered her career-best results as a mother, reaching her career-high ranking of No.46 in 2017 and winning her previous title at 's-Hertogenbosch 2018.
A MAGICAL week for @Maria_Tatjana ✨
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
The qualifier (and mother of two!) wins her first WTA singles title since 2018, defeating Pigossi in Bogota!#CopaColsanitas2022 pic.twitter.com/9dlGRSgMr1
The No.237-ranked Maria now owns a 21-7 record this season, and is the lowest-ranked WTA titlist since No.299 Margarita Gasparyan became the 2018 Tashkent champion.
The Bogota final was the first Hologic WTA Tour title match between two qualifiers since Lyon last year, where Clara Tauson defeated Viktorija Golubic, and the first ever between players ranked beneath 200. Pigossi, the World No.212, had not won a WTA main-draw match in two previous attempts before this week.
Keys to the match: Both players had reached the final with superb defensive skills, albeit still contrasting, and the title match pitted Maria's knifing slices off both wings against Pigossi's topspin-loaded consistency.
The Brazilian was less bothered by Maria's slices than previous opponents had been, and took on the more aggressive role throughout. Aiming to dominate with her forehand, Pigossi landed 23 winners to Maria's 19 overall.
Family first 🥰🥰@Maria_Tatjana | #CopaColsanitas2022 pic.twitter.com/ZnkEoXQYXZ
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
But Maria was stingier with the unforced errors, keeping her count to 13 - only two in the first set and four in the third - while Pigossi tallied 30. Maria's powerful serve, somewhat incongruous with the delicacy of her ground game, was also crucial. She won 78% of her first serve points, including six aces, and a dip in her first serve percentage to 52% contributed to the loss of the second set.
Pigossi seemed to have taken the momentum from grinding out the second set into the decider when she emerged on top of a seven-deuce opening game, but subsequently Maria's finesse came through when she needed it. Essaying fine dropshots and touch volleys, Maria responded by sweeping six of the last seven games
Sharma, Sutjiadi claim doubles title
In an all-unseeded doubles final, Astra Sharma and Aldila Sutjiadi triumphed 4-6, 6-4, [11-9] over Emina Bektas and Tara Moore to take their first title together.
Australia's Sharma reclaimed a trophy she had previously won in 2019 alongside Zoe Hives, and tallied her third doubles title overall. Sutjiadi became the first Indonesian to lift a WTA trophy in either discipline since Angelique Widjaja won the 2003 Bali doubles title alongside Maria Vento-Kabchi.
American Bektas and Briton Moore had previously won six ITF titles together, but were contesting their first WTA final as a team - the first ever married couple to do so. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2572261/mother-of-two-maria-outlasts-pigossi-in-bogota-for-2nd-career-title | 2022-04-10T23:02:34Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2572261/mother-of-two-maria-outlasts-pigossi-in-bogota-for-2nd-career-title | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Belinda Bencic grabbed her sixth Hologic WTA Tour title at the Credit One Charleston Open on Sunday, as the No.10 seed from Switzerland outlasted No.4 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in a gripping championship match on the green clay.
Appearing in just her first career clay-court final, Bencic fought through a back-and-forth third set before clinching the trophy after a grueling 2 hours and 35 minutes of play.
Bencic is the first Swiss woman to triumph at the prestigious WTA 500 event since former World No.1 Martina Hingis captured the crown in 1999.
"I think this tournament really deserve both winners." 💜@BelindaBencic | #CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/LxiAu9EYlF
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
Words from the winner: "Super proud to win the first title on clay," Bencic said, after the match. "I think it was a week where I was fighting. I was two points away from the exit in the first round, and I feel like this is how you win the tournament.
"I'm just really relieved I served it out. I think Ons, she took everything from me today. And at some point I just really didn't know what to do anymore, and I think she played great in the second set ... I was just trying to fight every point.
"It means a lot, and especially this is the 50th anniversary of [the tournament], and it makes me so happy that I am among those names, especially when I saw yesterday all the former champions."
By the numbers: Last year’s Olympic gold medalist Bencic picked up the 29th Top 10 win of her professional career with the victory over Jabeur.
Before this week, Bencic was just 1-4 against Top 10 opposition on clay, but she added two Top 10 wins in Charleston against Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals and Jabeur today.
In the final, Bencic won 70 percent of her first-service points, and she converted seven of a staggering 19 break points. That would be enough to fend off the comeback from Jabeur, who nearly repeated her exploits from Saturday, when she turned around her semifinal against Amanda Anisimova.
With the title, former World No.4 Bencic is projected to rise from her current position of No.21 to No.13 on Monday's new rankings. Runner-up Jabeur is projected to rise one spot in the rankings on Monday, from No.10 to No.9.
Good vibes only today 🤗#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/lnnS5tih5d
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
Tale of the match: Bencic never faced a break point in the first set, winning 90 percent of her first-serve points during the opener. But after Jabeur fell behind by a break in the opening game of the second set, the Tunisian struck back, firing a forehand winner crosscourt to earn her first break of the day.
The tilt was evenly matched from there, with Jabeur saving two break points before gritting out a critical hold for 6-5 in the second set. Jabeur was rewarded for her persistence when she slammed a forehand winner down the line to break Bencic in the next game, swiping the set.
In an unpredictable third set, Bencic moved ahead for good after superb groundstroke depth gave her a break for 4-3. Bencic did not convert her first championship point on Jabeur’s serve at 5-3, but the Swiss was untroubled when serving for the title, closing out the match with a dominant love hold.
🏆 first team title 🏆@MagdaLinette | @andrejaklepac pic.twitter.com/somYaElgtu
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
Doubles delight for Klepac and Linette
No.4 seeds Andreja Klepac and Magda Linette were pushed to the limit in the Credit One Charleston Open doubles final before taking the title over Lucie Hradecka and Sania Mirza 6-2, 4-6, [10-7].
Klepac and Linette played together for the first time this week, and it proved to be an auspicious team debut, capped by victory in the 1-hour and 24-minute final. Doubles World No.13 Klepac is now up to 11 Hologic WTA Tour doubles titles in her career.
"Feeling very happy, of course," Klepac said afterward. "First time playing with Magda, and winning the tournament, I think the result is everything."
For Linette, a memorable week in Charleston ends with her first WTA doubles title. Linette also made the singles quarterfinals this week, which was marked by a brilliant yet grueling Thursday, where she won back-to-back three-setters over Leylah Fernandez and Kaia Kanepi.
"I was twice in [previous doubles] finals, so I'm so happy I got a partner that helped me to win the first title," said Linette.
Dominant in Charleston 🤜🤛
— wta (@WTA) April 10, 2022
The No.4 seeds @MagdaLinette and @andrejaklepac are your #CharlestonOpen doubles champions! pic.twitter.com/aHT7ITFB9M
Klepac and Linette were naturally tested by former Top 5 doubles player Hradecka and former Doubles World No.1 Mirza, who have a combined 69 doubles titles between them.
Hradecka and Mirza came back from 3-7 down to level the match-tiebreak at 7-7, but Klepac and Linette reeled off the last three points of the encounter. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2572275/bencic-holds-off-jabeur-in-charleston-wins-6th-career-title | 2022-04-10T23:02:40Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2572275/bencic-holds-off-jabeur-in-charleston-wins-6th-career-title | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Perth side have shown top-half form in the cinch Premiership since the turn of the year but were ruthlessly defeated 7-0 by league leaders Celtic on Saturday, while their future opponents in the bottom six were being finalised elsewhere.
The aim of the game now is survival for the Saints having established a five-point gap from Dundee at the bottom. They are six points from Aberdeen and St Mirren above them, with matches against both, plus Hibs, St Mirren and Livingston to determine their fate.
How the games balance is of no issue to Gordon, so long as they get the right results from each.
“It doesn’t bother me what order we play the teams. We’re going to play them all and we’re aiming to take points off them all.
“This is an opportunity to produce our best run of results of the season.
“I read somewhere that we were about sixth in the form table since the turn of the year, which shows you that we’re back on course.
“This was a blip and we need to make sure that’s all it is. I’m confident it will be,” he said of the drubbing.
St Johnstone fell behind after eight minutes and slipped deeper and deeper as Celtic dominated and attacked at will.
“I hate getting beat from anyone and I certainly hate getting beat by that scoreline, but it’s from the league leaders, who are a top side,” Gordon added. “It’s not as if we’ve been well beaten by a club in and around us. That would have been much harder to take.
“We know that we’ve got five cup finals coming up.
“It’s about getting straight back to the good performances and results we were enjoying.
“There are teams above us who will get dragged into it if we start well after the split.
“We believe we can put a real push on, get the points on the board and keep ourselves in the league.” | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/st-johnstone-have-five-cup-finals-to-secure-safety-and-prove-celtic-7-0-defeat-was-a-blip-says-liam-gordon-3648367 | 2022-04-10T23:06:03Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/st-johnstone-have-five-cup-finals-to-secure-safety-and-prove-celtic-7-0-defeat-was-a-blip-says-liam-gordon-3648367 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HAWAI'I ISLAND (KITV4) -- Lead for Hawai'i is looking for young professionals wanting to make a difference in their community.
Lead for Hawaiʻi is a paid, full-time fellowship program targeting local, young professionals to work on critical needs in Hawaiʻi, alongside local leaders.
LFHI is a Hawai‘i-based affiliate of Lead For America, which is a national service program building the next generation of leaders in the U.S. Fellows serve in a paid, full-time AmeriCorps fellowship for one year before advancing into positions of community, state and national leadership.
Since LFHI began last summer, fellows have been tackling some of the Big Island’s most pressing challenges, such as cultural and natural resource management, resiliency and disaster recovery, and sustainable land planning.
Beyond their placement, Fellow’s receive a $34,000 stipend and nearly $7,000 Education Award.
"We work hard to recruit locally, with the intention of supporting local talent and giving young adults the opportunity right here in their home state, to gain the experience and network they need to launch their careers," said Alexis Ching.
Ching is the Co-Director of Lead for Hawaiʻi and Senior Community Partnerships Manager for Lead For America.
"We know that Hawaiʻi is one of the most geographically isolated population centers in the world, and we face unique challenges in our island communities," said Ching. "There is no one better to solve these challenges than our local youth–but they need support."
According to Ching, the post-graduate age group is expected to be high contributors to society, yet they no longer have access to resources like high school or college career advising, and financial support. Explaining that opportunities for career development kick in later when they reach a certain status as mid-career professionals.
"Our program is designed in a way that makes for sustainable and lasting change in our communities: we support Fellows that in turn, build critical capacity within our organizations and government entities, and then go on to be alumni that continue to be key contributors in our communities.
LFHI's first cohort began last summer. Ching provided some details of what those fellows have been up to since:
- Janice Hata, Paka Davis, and Shawna Blackford are tackling land-use issues under the direction of the Hawaiʻi County Planning Department. Shawna has taken the lead in identifying and mapping the first-ever, comprehensive public shoreline access inventory on the Big Island.
- Chris O’Donnell works alongside The Kohala Center wearing multiple hats - one as the Traditional Pathways Project Leader, mitigating the effects of highway development by documenting and perpetuating Hawaiian culture. He also provides marine education at Kahaluʻu Bay and manages volunteers.
- Nahe Keakealani is the first lineal descendant to work on the Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Community Based Subsistence Forest Area, an indigenous-led, community based project under Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests and in partnership with the State’s Department of Forestry and Wildlife–the first partnership and community-led forestry initiative of this kind in the State that will serve as an example for future statewide projects to come.
- Beverly Yates-Tese is seeing what it takes to be a civil servant as the Council Aide to Hāmākua Council Member, Heather Kimball
- Hōkūlani Fortunato helps to facilitate recovery efforts in the district of Puna from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption by working with community members, groups, and youth to build resiliency.
LFHI is now accepting applications for it's second cohort. Applications are being accepted until Friday, April 15. To apply, click here.
In order to apply, you must be a U.S. citizen that is at least 18-years-old and demonstrate a connection to Hawaiʻi and a willingness to serve your community.
"This program is a launching pad for outstanding, local youth that want to make their communities stronger, change the narrative about what communities are worthy of investment, and build a strong network and bonds that will last them a lifetime, as alumni," said Ching. "Help us change the narrative that success means leaving Hawaiʻi, and build with us the future that you want for yourself." | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/building-hawaiis-next-generation-of-leaders-lead-for-hawaii-now-accepting-applications-for-second-co/article_d28558a0-b907-11ec-b488-bf308afa8d0a.html | 2022-04-10T23:11:37Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/building-hawaiis-next-generation-of-leaders-lead-for-hawaii-now-accepting-applications-for-second-co/article_d28558a0-b907-11ec-b488-bf308afa8d0a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Car crash slows H-1 west bound traffic near University Avenue By Sunshine Kuhia Smith Sunshine Kuhia Smith Assignment Editor/Digital Producer Author email Apr 10, 2022 Apr 10, 2022 Updated 2 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE Honolulu Police and Fire departments are responding to a car crash on the H-1 freeway going west bound near the University off-ramp.Drivers are asked to find an alternate route as emergency crews clear the scene. Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Sunshine Kuhia Smith Assignment Editor/Digital Producer Author email Follow Sunshine Kuhia Smith Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today More From KITV 4 Island News Local Sunday: Trade winds are back, high surf advisory extended Updated Feb 6, 2022 Local Joint US-Indonesia war games to expand to 14 nations as tensions simmer in Indo-Pacific Apr 8, 2022 Local Body recovered from Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki Updated Nov 9, 2021 Local Route changes, modifications coming to TheBus beginning March 13 Updated Mar 15, 2022 News Public asked to start conserving water in a "proactive" measure Updated Dec 27, 2021 Local Some US citizens can return to country with expired passports Dec 28, 2021 Recommended for you
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Kinder chocolate products recalled in US after salmonella cases reported in Europe
(Gray News) – Ferrero, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two of its Kinder chocolate products because of a possible salmonella contamination.
The company is recalling two Kinder products in the U.S. These include Kinder Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats basket.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and people with weakened immune systems, the FDA says.
Symptoms of salmonella infection in healthier people can include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare cases, salmonella can produce more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
Ferrero says the products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where salmonella was detected.
There have been no reports of illness in the U.S. so far, the company says. The voluntary recall is due to an abundance of caution after Salmonella cases were reported by people in Europe who consumed chocolates from the same facility.
No other Kinder products in the U.S. were recalled.
Ferrero says it “deeply regrets the situation” and that it takes food safety “extremely seriously” and will continue to work with the FDA to address the situation.
If you’ve purchased either of the products, Ferrero says to not eat it and to contact the company’s customer service line sometime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday EST at 1-800-688-3552 or via https://www.ferreronorthamerica.com/contact-US-residents.
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SOFTBALL BALLOT: Skyland Conference and area UCC Player of the Week ballot for Week 1
The regular season is well underway – a string of bad-weather days not withstanding – and there are several teams off to undefeated starts and players coming strong out of the gate.
Here are the nominations for Week 1’s Courier News Softball Player of the Week. All stats through Saturday, April 9.
Voting ends Thursday at noon. Nominees selected by Simeon Pincus. Voting winner will be featured as the Player of the Week.
BROOKE BAISLEY
Gill St. Bernard’s
Sophomore
Center field
Having already established herself as one of the top basketball players in the Skyland Conference this winter, Baisley is off to a flying start as she follows up a breakout freshman campaign on the diamond. The Knights are off to a 2-0 start, with the center fielder having a big hand in both wins, going 5-for-7 with a double, five runs scored and four RBIs. She also has a walk and two stolen bases.
SOFTBALL STANDINGS: The latest Skyland Conference softball standings
VALENTINA BARRIOS
Manville
Sophomore
Catcher
Barrios continues to improve after a standout freshman campaign, and her bat and work behind the plate is a big reason for the Mustangs’ 2-0 start. The catcher went 4-for-7 last week, with three walks, she ripped two doubles and scored three runs.
MADDIE DONZA
New Providence
Sophomore
Outfield
The Pioneers are out to a 3-0 start and the sophomore has been right in the middle of the attack. Donza went 7-for-13 last week, with a triple and home run. She’s scored seven runs, driving in 10, and stolen a base, including a 4-for-4, six-RBI performance on opening day.
MIA LAWSON
Belvidere
Sophomore
Pitcher/first base
Lawson has done it at the plate in the circle, as the County Seaters are off to a 2-0 start. The sophomore has gone 3-for-5 with two walks, smacking a home run, scoring two runs and driving in five. She also tossed a five-inning shutout in her lone pitching start, allowing just two hits and a walk, while striking out eight.
SOPHIA LERNER
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Senior
Catcher
A leader on and off the field, the receiver and No. 3 hitter is one of several Raiders off to a hot start as Scotch Plains-Fanwood (4-0) has already surpassed last year’s three-win finish. Lerner went 6-for-13 through the first four games, with three doubles, two walks, two stolen bases, three RBIs and five runs scored, guiding a pitching staff that’s surrendered just four earned runs in four games.
VOTE NOW!! POLL CLOSES NOON THURSDAY!!
Staff writer Simeon Pincus can be reached at CourierSoftball@aol.com. Follow him on Twitter @SimeonPincus and at www.Facebook.com/SimeonPincusCN
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Week 2 Race To The Finish: Skyland Conference Relays
My first official coverage of a scholastic track meet had me pulling into Franklin High School in Somerset at 6:55 a.m. on Saturday morning. I took to Twitter at 7:10 a.m. to announce to the track world I was here and ready to survey the layout.
After posting a series of photos highlighting the set-up for the 23 schools attending the event, I was fortunate to meet Andre Bridgett, the head track coach of Mount St. Mary’s who was extremely helpful in giving me a few bits of advice about the event.
It wasn’t long afterwards when the first bus arrived with the Hillsborough girls making their way through the gate to the home side where they set up camp underneath the bleachers.
From that point on the campus was rocking with music, tent pitching outside the track fencing and sidewalks as hundreds of coaches, runners, jumpers, and throwers painted the landscape with their school colors.
Choreographed routines began in earnest as some ran around the track’s open inside two lanes, while others used the turf football field to do calisthenics, static stretching, or dynamic warmups.
I made my way around the stadium trying to get as many pictures as I could of each school’s camp site while also snapping photos of the pre-meet preparation.
About one hour into the meet, while I was videotaping the girls high jump near the Warriors' refreshment stand opposite the stadium’s scoreboard, the skies quickly became dark, we experienced a brief burst of hail and then the heavens opened forcing a rain delay.
The fans in the stands returned to their vehicles while athletes huddled under the bleachers, their monogramed tents or near the concession stand. The powers that be determined that it would be too dangerous for the javelin to be contested and that the remaining field events would resume when the rain stopped.
Runnings events would continue after a brief warmup as the clouds looked to be dispersing behind the home bleachers.
Much to the chagrin of many, the state’s early leader in the javelin, Ryan Dwral of North Hunterdon, who launched a 188-foot-4 missile on opening weekend, would have to help his team win the sprint relays instead.
Ridge won the Large School Division trophy for both the boys and girls, continuing its dominance in the distance events and showing balance in all areas. Hunterdon Central and North Hunterdon have closed the gap on their Raritan Division foe, making for an interesting rematch later in the season at the Skyland Championships.
Somerville boys and girls pretty much dominated the 13-school Small School Division, with North Plainfield a distant second for the boys while Pingry and Mount St. Mary’s were within striking distance for the girls.
The following participants would have been over-all champions regardless of their school’s division. You can find full team results here:
GIRLS
1600M: Maddie Scheier, Somerville, 5:07.69
100H: Hunterdon Central 16.09
400H: Magdalena O’Reilly, Watchung Hills, 1:09.63
4x100: Hunterdon Central 51.16
4x200: North Hunterdon 1:50.24
4x400: North Hunterdon 4:04.87
4x800: North Hunterdon 9:49.56
1600 sprint medley: Ridge 4:20.32
DM: Voorhees 13:06.61
HJ: Adana Obuba, Hillsborough, 5-00
PV: Kiera McCombs, Ridge 9-06
LJ: Olivia Shalley, Hunterdon Central, 16-09.5
TJ: Somfenna Enwerekowe, North Plainfield, 34-04
SP: Akosua Boateng, Hillsborough, 37-06.5
Discus: Claudia DeRasmo, Hillsborough, 90-08
BOYS
1600M: David McKinnon, North Hunterdon, 4:33
110H: Hillsborough 16.31
400H: Matt Campanaro, Somerville, 59.95
4x100: North Hunterdon 44.80
4x200: North Hunterdon 1:32.08
4x400: North Hunterdon 3:34.76
4x800: Ridge 8:23.88
1600 sprint medley: Montgomery 3:45.61
DM: Ridge 11:02.08
HJ: Jordan Hartley, Watchung Hills, 6-03
PV: Kevin O’Sullivan, Hillsborough 15-00
LJ: Damian Scouloukas, Hunterdon Central, 20-10.5
TJ: Max Broadbent, Somerville, 41-04.75
SP: Joe Licata, Gill St. Bernards, 58-05
Discus: Joe Licata, Gill St. Bernards, 177-02
You can check out my Twitter feed @bordenfb4ever to see multiple videos of the many place winners I could identify.
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If you are unfamiliar with the Shadows (source):
In brief:
- The Shadow Board is sharply divided over how much the Reserve Bank should increase the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at the April meeting, with views split over whether the OCR should increase by 25 or 50 basis points.
- The surge in inflation pressures has led to growing calls for the Reserve Bank to undertake monetary policy tightening at a more aggressive pace to rein in these inflation pressures.
- While supply-side constraints are driving much of the increase in inflation in the New Zealand economy, the recent rise in longer-term inflation expectations raises the risk of a wage-price spiral developing.
- However, some Shadow Board members called for caution in the pace of interest rate increases over the coming year. The recent weakening in business and consumer confidence due to uncertainty stemming from the spread of the more transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine were provided as reasons for a more measured pace of monetary tightening.
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The question for the RBNZ on inflation driven by supply-side constraints vs. the risk of a wage-price spiral developing is a question for some other central banks also. There's also the impact of surging deamnd addressed by Mester of the Fed over the weekend:
Weekend comments from Fed's Mester - rate hikes will cool demand
The RBNZ meet this week, on the 13th. Announcement is at 0200 GMT.
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The trigger for Huawei's decision to stop taking orders and move to close its Russian office is fear of secondary sanctions by the US (Forbes with that take).
- Huawei halved supply of phones to Russia in March
- Huawei has sent part of the employees of the Russian office on vacation for a month
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Need something quick and easy to warm you up on a cold, rainy (or snowy) day? Dumpling soup is just the ticket!
For medium-large size pot of soup, which prepares 3-4 servings, depending on serving size, the following recipe will do just fine. It is easy to increase and decrease as necessary.
Fill your pot about half full of water, adding the amount of bouillon/soup base instructed on the container. Place on high and bring to a boil.
In the meantime, mix together 3 eggs, 1-1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup milk. It should form the consistency of biscuit dough. If it appears too runny, add flour — too dry, add milk.
I like adding a teaspoon of garlic powder, onion powder, some freshly ground pepper and sea salt to the dough, but this is optional and anything that you choose to use as spices can be included.
When the water is boiling and the bouillon is fully dissolved, dip the end of a metal eating utensil in the broth. Remove small portions of dough and dunk in the broth — the dumpling dough will slide off your metal utensil, but you may need to wiggle it a little bit. Your dough will expand greatly in size, so make sure you aren’t taking large amounts of dough at once.
After your dumplings are all in the broth, add 4 tablespoons of butter. Allow the dumplings to float, then continue to boil for at least five minutes.
Cut a large dumpling in half to ensure that the middle is cooked through.
Dish into bowls, allow ample time to cool, season as desired and enjoy!
This is also good with vegetables and chicken added, just not as quick!
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CAMBRIDGE, Md.– A Cambridge man is dead following an early morning shooting on Sunday.
Maryland State Police say the Cambridge Police Department were called to the 800 block of Fairmount Dr. just after 3 a.m. When officers arrived, they found A’Corie Young, 20, suffering from gunshot wounds. Young later died at the scene. Cause and manner of death are pending autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.
Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit were requested to lead the investigation. The Homicide Unit is conducting a neighborhood canvass and interviewing witnesses in the area. Maryland State Police crime scene technicians responded and processed the scene for evidence.
Police do not believe this is a random act of violence and do not believe there is a threat to the public. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or may have information regarding the person or persons responsible is urged to contact Maryland State Police at 443-480-6818. Callers may remain anonymous. | https://www.wboc.com/news/maryland-state-police-investigating-deadly-shooting-in-cambridge/article_966a78f8-b918-11ec-9996-df64712da90a.html | 2022-04-10T23:32:11Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/maryland-state-police-investigating-deadly-shooting-in-cambridge/article_966a78f8-b918-11ec-9996-df64712da90a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OCEAN CITY, Md.- An Ocean City Council Member hit a parked car Friday evening at a restaurant before later yelling at a child.
The Ocean City Police Department says just after 6 p.m., they were called to a north-end restaurant for reports of a driver hitting a parked car in a private parking lot.
Police officers spoke with the person that reported the crash and the owner of the parked car. Both the owner of the hit car and the driver exchanged information before police arrived. Officers also met with the driver who hit the car, Ocean City Council Member Mark Paddack, inside the restaurant.
Officers saw Paddack drinking alcohol while in the restaurant and asked him to have a designated driver take him home later. Police did not believe that Paddack was impaired before the crash.
Later, a concerned citizen approached the officer in the parking lot to report that Paddack was yelling at his child inside the restaurant. The officer entered the restaurant and attempted to de-escalate the argument. At which time, Paddack agreed to leave the restaurant and was driven home by another driver.
The child was taken to Police Headquarters for his safety. The Department of Social Services was notified about the domestic dispute and contacted the mother of the child to pick him up. | https://www.wboc.com/news/ocean-city-council-member-hits-parked-car-yells-at-child/article_eb02a1f0-b914-11ec-83b9-f767e043964d.html | 2022-04-10T23:32:17Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/ocean-city-council-member-hits-parked-car-yells-at-child/article_eb02a1f0-b914-11ec-83b9-f767e043964d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Forecast Updated on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 6:00pm by WBOC Meteorologist John Conway
Tonight: Mostly clear after sunset, with calmer winds after midnight. Frost is likely by sunrise - especially north of U.S. Route 50. Lows in the upper 30s.
Monday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon. Winds will shift to a southerly direction, at 10 to 20 mph. Warmer, with highs in the 60s inland, and 50s along the shore.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with a low chance of a few showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain less than 20 percent.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday: Scattered showers, with a few rumbles of thunder possible. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday: A few lingering showers early, then partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs near 70°F.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. highs in the mid 60s.
A ridge of high pressure has built into much of the southeastern United States, and will slowly slide off shore overnight into Monday. Delmarva will be on the northern edge of the high, but will reap the benefits of its presence in the form of warmer temperatures this week.
Winds will shift to a more southerly direction by Monday afternoon, which means temperatures will climb into the mid 60s inland. With Atlantic and Chesapeake water temperatures only within a few degrees of 50°F, our beach and shore communities will likely be held to the 50s.
By Tuesday, a weak cold front will sag into Delmarva, but won't stick around long, and is not likely to have much of an effect on our weather, save for a very low chance of a few stray showers and wind gusts. Temperatures will continue to warm, into the mid 70s inland, 60s on the coast.
Wednesday will be partly cloudy and mild, with highs in the mid 70s.
The cold front departs by Wednesday as a warm front ahead of the next weather-maker, which will be a cold front that will sweep across Delmarva Thursday afternoon and evening. With the front will come a chance for more widespread showers and gusty winds. Thunderstorms are not very likely, but a few rumbles of thunder here and there can't be ruled out.
Then Friday into the weekend is looking reasonably quiet, with partly cloudy skies and seasonable temperatures in the 60s. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/warmer-weather-returns-monday/article_38e28a86-b918-11ec-8cd1-070b3816f4be.html | 2022-04-10T23:32:23Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/warmer-weather-returns-monday/article_38e28a86-b918-11ec-8cd1-070b3816f4be.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Supermarkets are recalling a number of popular food products due to safety concerns. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a series of alerts for a range of goods.
These include digestive biscuits and a selection of Kinder products. If you have bought one of the below products then you are advised not to eat it and instead return it to the store in exchange for a full refund.
Product recalls are issued when there may be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold. Sometimes goods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.
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Tesco digestive biscuits
Tesco is recalling Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits because they may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.
Pack size: 160g
Use by: March 2023
A spokesperson said: "Tesco is recalling the above product. Point of Sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling the product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product."
Kinder products
Ferrero is further extending their precautionary action of recalling a selection of Kinder products because they might be contaminated with Salmonella. This product recall is an update to include all best before dates for the selected Kinder products and replaces earlier versions.
Kinder Surprise: 20g, use by January 4 2023
Kinder Surprise: 20g x 3 pack, use by January 4 2023
Kinder Surprise: 100g, use by August 21 2022
Kinder Mini Eggs: 75g, use by August 21, 2022
Kinder Egg Hunt Kit: 150g, use by August 21, 2022
Kinder Schoko-Bons: 70g, 200g and 320g, use by January 4 2023
A spokesperson said: "Ferrero is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products."
Kinder products are sold at a number of major supermarkets, including, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi, and Waitrose.
Lidl Pistachios
Lidl GB is recalling Alesto Californian Pistachios Roasted & Salted because salmonella has been found in the product.
Pack size: 200g
Use by: October 4 2022
A spokesperson said: "Lidl GB is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. If you require further information, please contact Lidl GB Customer Services on 0370 444 1234."
Iceland Takeaway Chicken Bhuna
Iceland is recalling Iceland Takeaway Chicken Bhuna (Frozen) because it contains milk which is not declared on the label. As a result of a packaging error, some packs may contain Iceland Takeaway Creamy Butter Chicken. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
Pack size: 375g
Use by: January 26 2024
Allergens: Milk
A spokesperson said: "Iceland is recalling the above product from customers and they have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product."
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Firefighters in San Jose have contained a fire at a Home Depot that was so large and hot it could be seen from space.
Authorities first responded to the five-alarm structure fire around 5 p.m. Saturday, CNN affiliate KGO-TV reported. During the early hours of the blaze, the heat signature was so large it could be observed from space, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
"Structure fire seen from space!" the NWS's San Francisco Bay Area office tweeted. "GOES West Meso Sector picking [up] a heat signature just south of San Jose."
The fire plume also showed up on weather radar, the local weather service said.
The blaze was deemed "under control" around 11:45p.m., the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD) said in a tweet.
All employees of the Home Depot were accounted for, and no injuries to either fire personnel or citizens were reported, SJFD said. A pet hospital adjacent to the blaze was evacuated.
Initially, residents living near the Home Depot were instructed by the SJFD to shelter in place due to the intense smoke.
"San Jose Fire Hazardous Incident Team members deem the air quality 'Unhealthy' throughout the night," SJFD tweeted. "Air quality will be reevaluated in the morning."
The shelter in place was lifted around 1 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) on Sunday.
Crews remained on the scene Sunday as the fire is still "smoldering and producing light smoke," according to SJFD.
The Home Depot is "pretty much a total loss," SJPD battalion chief Brad Cloutier told KGO-TV. "The roof is pretty much collapsed from the entire structure so it's going to take some time to get in there if we even can -- if it's going to be safe for our people to get in there."
Home Depot shopper Philip Hurst told CNN that he had just put his purchases in his car when he heard a commotion and saw people running out of the store.
He said he walked up to the entrance and shot video of the flames that were burning in the store.
"The fire alarm started going off and I hustled back to see what was going on. The fire alarm stopped, and I approached to get a good view just out of curiosity," Hurst told CNN.
The sound of someone shouting "get out of the building" can be heard in the video but Hurst said people did not seem panicked as they left the store. Hurst said firefighters arrived a minute or two after he shot the video.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A Texas district attorney is filing a motion to dismiss a murder charge against a woman arrested last week in connection with what law enforcement called "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
After a review of the case, Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez concluded that the woman "cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her," the DA said in a statement.
It's unclear whether the woman, who CNN is not naming, had an abortion herself or had in some way assisted in one.
The Texas woman was initially indicted on a murder charge after "intentionally and knowingly caus[ing] the death of an individual by self-induced abortion," according to the statement from Maj. Carlos Delgado of the Starr County Sheriff's Office, obtained by CNN affiliate KRGV.
Ramirez will file the motion to dismiss the indictment on Monday, his statement said, but stressed that the sheriff's office acted according to its responsibilities under the law.
"In reviewing this case, it is clear that the Starr County Sheriff's Department did their duty in investigating the incident brought to their attention by the reporting hospital. To ignore the incident would have been a dereliction of their duty," Ramirez's statement reads.
"Prosecutorial discretion rests with the District Attorney's office, and in the State of Texas a prosecutor's oath is to do justice. Following that oath, the only correct outcome to this matter is to immediately dismiss the indictment," Ramirez adds.
CNN's calls and emails to Delgado and the sheriff's office were not returned on Saturday or Sunday.
The woman was arrested Thursday and detained in Starr County on a $500,000 bond, the sheriff's statement says. She was released on Saturday, according to the Frontera Fund, an abortion advocacy organization in the Rio Grande Valley that has taken a strong interest in her case.
The woman's lawyer did not respond to CNN's request for comment Saturday and Sunday. Messages were also left with representatives from the Frontera Fund over the weekend.
News of the arrest provoked outrage from abortion-rights supporters in light of Texas' strict abortion legislation passed last year. One new law bans abortion providers from carrying out terminations after early cardiac activity is detected in a fetus. A second law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in September prohibits a person "from providing an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without satisfying the applicable informed consent requirements for abortions."
Ramirez acknowledged in his statement that "it is clear to me that the events leading up to this indictment have taken a toll" on the woman and her family.
"To ignore this fact would be shortsighted. The issues surrounding this matter are clearly contentious, however based on Texas law and the facts presented, it is not a criminal matter," Ramirez said.
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Learning Innovation
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Toward a Statement of Principles for Nonprofit/For-Profit Educational Partnerships
Transparency, research and engagement.
One need not have attended last week’s ASU+GSV Summit (we didn’t) to grasp that the line separating nonprofit and for-profit higher education is rapidly eroding. Nowadays, it is impossible to describe the most important trends impacting colleges and universities in isolation from an understanding of the role of for-profit companies.
In no area of academia is this university/corporate integration more apparent than in the growth of online degree and nondegree programs. Too often, however, higher education observers make the mistake of focusing narrowly on the growth of the bundled online program management industry. OPMs get all the press, as their business model involves revenue shares and long-term contracts—arrangements that some find troubling.
OPMs represent only a portion of a much deeper entanglement between schools and companies. Universities have traditionally relied on a wide range of corporate partners to run their operations. What is perhaps different now is that partnerships with for-profit companies have begun to emerge at the core of the academic teaching enterprise. As education is increasingly digitally mediated, it is the platforms of for-profit companies on which a growing proportion of teaching and learning occurs.
The pandemic has served to immensely accelerate the pace at which universities and companies are partnering at the educational core. According to Holon IQ, the pace of ed-tech venture funding increased 72 percent during the pandemic years, climbing to nearly $21 billion in 2021.
There is nothing inherently wrong with nonprofit schools partnering with for-profit companies. Returning to OPM partnerships for a moment, a university may decide to develop and launch new online programs using “in-house” resources, forgoing the need to partner with a bundled OPM provider for course design, technology, marketing and student support. However, that same university is almost certain to contract with a for-profit provider of marketing, recruitment and enrollment management services to try to fill up the classes for that new online program.
As we’ve said before, universities can’t have capabilities and expertise in all the components of digital education. We’d prefer schools to focus on improving teaching and learning than on search engine optimization and online advertising. One challenge, though, is that these services that universities pay companies to provide in connection with educational programs are in addition to the corporate technologies, platforms and digital tools that we increasingly depend on for teaching and learning.
As we all hurtle toward this brave new world of ubiquitous nonprofit/for-profit postsecondary collaborations, what seems necessary is a statement of principles to guide these partnerships. A statement of principles can be a tool to architect a partnership. And that statement can be a touchstone in which to judge when either party of the nonprofit/for-profit dyad is failing to live up to the principles in which the partnership originated. What might be included in a nonprofit/for-profit statement of principles to guide partnerships in educational programs? We’d suggest the following:
- Transparency: Financial terms relating to business relationships between nonprofit schools and for-profit companies should be publicly disclosed. With the advantages of nonprofit status, there is a responsibility to engage in behaviors that benefit the public good. This is crucial in shared governance models in particular. Faculty should be aware of the investments universities are making with these partnerships. As companies become more deeply involved with the core educational mission of universities, it is hard to argue with the assertion that gaining a better understanding of the impact of these nonprofit/for-profit educational partnerships on student and institutional outcomes is not in the public good.
- Research: Transparency around school/company partnerships is only of limited use unless something is done with those data. As institutions dedicated to both education and the creation of knowledge, universities are uniquely positioned to leverage their core research competencies to investigate the impact on school/company collaborations. For research to be effective, it must be comparative and cross-institutional. Companies need to act as research partners to universities in funding and operationalizing research related to nonprofit/for-profit partnerships.
- Engagement: Neither transparency nor research is adequate without a commitment to engagement. The research needs to be discussed, analyzed, critiqued and hopefully acted upon. Today, colleges and universities are forced to approach the evaluation of potential educational partnerships with companies with only access to minimal information. There is little in the way of learning from the experiences of peer institutions and prior partnerships. Visibility into the financial arrangements and outcomes related to nonprofit/for-profit partnerships across the postsecondary sector is minimal. Schools and companies that work together to develop, market, run and support educational programs should commit to sharing what they learn with the broader higher education community.
Clearly, these three principles of transparency, research and engagement (if these are the correct principles) to guide school/company educational partnerships need to be considered more carefully, but perhaps this would help all involved in our ongoing work.
How might our community move this conversation forward?
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The Biden administration is facing growing concerns from economists who fear rising inflation could spark a recession.
Americans continue to face rising prices, from the grocery store to the pump. U.S. inflation hit 7.9% in February, yet another 40-year high rate
Economists are split over whether the Biden administration can turn things around before it’s too late.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Americans may need to brace for a recession as early as next year.
“The painful fact is … that historically when we’ve had inflation above four … and we’ve had employment below four since World War Two that’s been followed by a recession,” he said on NBC’s Meet the Press.
Summers worked for Former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. But Summers told NBC’s Meet the Press he agrees with Republicans, who blame Democrat’s multi-billion dollar spending bills for sky rocketing prices.
“We were injecting too much demand into the economy,” Summers said.
Summers said the only hope is if the Federal Reserve can find a way to raise interest rates and gently slow down business investment and consumer spending.
“It’s not going to be easy,” Summers said.
On CBS’ Face the Nation Loretta Mester, president of Cleveland’s Federal Reserve, said she’s confident consumers will get a break next year.
“I think inflation will remain above 2% this year and even next year, but the trajectory will then be moving down,” Mester said.
On Fox News Sunday White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is working to combat historic inflation.
“(We’re) going to constantly monitor our economic data,” Psaki said.
But she said many Americans still need help recovering from the pandemic. The Biden administration extended the federal pause on student loan payments through August this past week.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News delaying payments only adds more fuel to the fire.
“It’s exactly the wrong thing to do,” McConnell said. “This administration just can’t seem to get their act together on the economy.”
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