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With no end in sight to the baby formula shortage, lifestyle content creator and new mom Lucie Fink is stepping up to help babies in need. She's donating her excess breast milk, and she credits her TikTok and Instagram followers with inspiring her to help.
"I had never thought about donating milk," she said. "I never knew anyone that donated milk before."
Fink isn't shy about sharing intimate moments with her online audience. That includes when her son, Milo, was born last November. She shared everything from the delivery process to her postpartum life. But when it came to feeding Milo, Fink admits that pumping breast milk was a big mystery to her.
"People don't tend to share a lot of behind the scenes about pumping," she said.
So, Fink shared her journey by recording a series of "Pump with Me" videos.
"That was something I had never seen before. And my audience has found it fascinating."
Fink said the excess milk began to pile up in her freezer.
"All I knew was that my body was producing more milk than my son currently drank in a day," she said.
Fink's followers encouraged her to not waste the milk and donate it instead. She said at the time, she didn't realize she could donate breast milk. She started the process by Googling, "How to donate my breast milk."
After finding the New York Milk Bank, she went through a phone screening, online application and blood test. Fink also needed to give permission for the milk bank to access her and Milo's medical records.
While Fink started donating her excess milk before the formula shortage, she says that with the current situation, it's needed more than ever.
"It's important to recognize that the milk sitting in your freezer is better served going to a child that's in need right now, especially those really young babies in the NICU that are compromised because of their size and age," she said.
The response to her donations has been "overwhelmingly positive and powerful," Fink said, and she hopes that sharing this part of her journey inspires others to do the same.
"The process was really very easy and simple, because it does sound kind of daunting."
She also has a message for mothers struggling to feed their young children right now.
"If you are impacted by the formula shortage, there are people and ways to connect to these people who have ... an answer to your problem. ... There is help in your community."
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The Baltimore Orioles don’t have a lot to show in terms of accomplishments this season, but one area where they’ve been pretty good is in the rubber match of a series.
They’ll be in another one Thursday night against the visiting Seattle Mariners after the teams split the first two games of the series.
The Orioles are 6-2 in games that are rubber matches this season.
The ability to put aside disappointments is a trait that seems to benefit the Orioles at times.
“I think in (previous) years we let days like (a 10-0 loss Tuesday) bleed into the next few days too many times,” utility player Trey Mancini said. “That hasn’t been the case at all this year.”
The Mariners have lost 10 of their last 15 games. Their road record dipped to 9-19, and Thursday night’s outing will mark the third game of a nine-game trip.
Mariners manager Scott Servais has expressed his frustration with the team “just not playing very good baseball consistently.” Seattle won only two series in May, so it would like to change the trend in June.
A bright spot for the Mariners has been first baseman Ty France, who added three more hits Wednesday and is batting .355.
“That’s all I’m trying to do is get in a good position and get a good swing off,” France said.
Baltimore homered four times in Wednesday night’s 9-2 victory after it was shut out in the series opener. With three homers in the sixth inning, it marked the first three-homer inning for the team since September 2020.
The Orioles have alternated losses and wins across their last eight games. This will be their third game of an eight-game homestand.
Baltimore hasn’t played close games all week. There were three straight games decided by 10-run margins prior to the seven-run gap Wednesday. The Orioles have split those four games.
“It’s very odd,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Going into a few days ago, you felt like every game was tight, at least until the sixth, seventh inning.”
Orioles outfielder Austin Hays owns a 13-game hitting streak.
Seattle right-hander Chris Flexen (2-6, 4.47 ERA) will try to keep the Orioles in check. Flexen, who has never faced Baltimore, snapped a four-game personal losing streak by matching a season high with seven innings in Friday’s 6-1 victory against the Houston Astros. Flexen is 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA in road games.
Right-hander Jordan Lyles (3-4, 4.26) will start for the Orioles. He hasn’t had much good fortune against Seattle in his career, going 2-5 with a 5.87 ERA.
Baltimore rookie catcher Adley Rutschman is likely to be back in the lineup after what was termed a scheduled day off Wednesday. The 2019 No. 1 overall draft pick struck out three times Tuesday.
The Orioles did some roster maintenance Wednesday, recalling reliever Denyi Reyes and optioning pitcher Zac Lowther to Triple-A Norfolk.
“We got Denyi Reyes up here because of what he did in Boston and the things he has done here to give us some relief help,” Hyde said.
The Mariners have infielder Abraham Toro back from the injured list, though he didn’t play Wednesday. Outfielder Kyle Lewis went on the seven-day injured list because he’s in the concussion protocol.
–Field Level Media
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Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to crack down on crime with cameras
"We hope that it's going to help protect out families here and their property as well as help us with crime issues."
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is installing ‘Flock Cameras’ to address a recent increase in crime.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the county and the city of Milledgeville to install the cameras.
“We hope that it’s going to help protect out families here and their property as well as help us with crime issues,” said Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee.
The $25,000 project was approved by county leaders, in hopes of seeing a decrease in crime. Captain Brad King explains how the cameras work.
“It’s motion activated and it’s a license plate reader camera. It takes a still photograph of the vehicle and records the tag, of course the location of the camera and the time.”
The cameras will be placed in various locations including: the Milledgeville Manor, along Highway 24 and the Harrisburg area.
Captain King says the cameras will help the Sheriff’s Office track people coming in and out of the county.
“Unfortunately we have gun crime, we do have a gang problem, we have a narcotics problem, and we have violence that I wish we didn’t have,” he said.
According to Sheriff Massee, once the cameras are installed, they’ll work with businesses to expand their reach.
“All of the cameras will be tied in together, even with our school cameras. We just feel like this is a great resource for us to have to protect our community,” said Sheriff Massee.
10 cameras will be installed throughout the county over the next few weeks.
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Celebrate ‘National Trails Day’ in Macon this Saturday
National Trails Day is annual event that encourages support of our nation’s public trails.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bike Walk Macon and NewTown Macon are coming together to celebrate National Trails Day, a day of advocacy, events, and fundraising.
National Trails Day is Saturday, June 4th. The annual event encourages support of our nation’s public trails. In Macon, you can take part by hiking Browns Mound, floating down the Ocmulgee River, reflecting in Riverside Cemetery, walking at Amerson River Park or biking at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.
You can also visit Amerson River Park for the Wild About Trails kids event, from 9:00am to noon, Saturday June 4th. Families are encouraged to bring their friends and bikes to the free event. The event also includes the following:
- Bike decorations
- Bike parade
- Popsicles
- Zoo animals from the Museum of Arts and Sciences
You can also use National Trails Day to make a donation to expand and enhance Macon’s Ocmulgee Heritage Trail. According to a Newtown Macon news release, donations will support traffic calming projects that will connect to the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail.
Finally, use the day to connect and share on social media by using the following tags @bikewalkmacon or @newtownmacon with the hashtag #TrailsDayMACON
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Congressman Sanford Bishop visits Schnitzer Steel Industries in Macon
Congressman Bishop said the plant is moving to battery production and electric car batteries.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop, visited the Schnitzer Steel Industries in Macon.
He visited the plant to see how it produces high quality recycled metals.
Congressman Bishop said the plant is moving to battery production and electric car batteries.
“What they do here will impact the cost of our vehicles, and that of course is inflation and it’s a bread and butter, kitchen table kind of issue that every body will benefit from if Schnitzer is successful at what they’re doing,” said Congressman Bishop.
The Congressman raved about the possibilities of local metal, and America reducing dependency on foreign metals.
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‘Day by day:’ Uvalde survivors recover from wounds, trauma
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 17 people injured during a mass shooting last week in Uvalde, Texas, are trying to heal in a community marked by mourning the deaths of 21 others. The tight-knit town of 16,000 is holding funerals and investigators are examining how police responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Several of the victims are still in hospitals over an hour’s drive away in San Antonio, undergoing treatment for bullet wounds. Uvalde Memorial Hospital, which treated 11 children and four adults in the hours after the shooting, discharged 10 of those patients the same day and transferred five to San Antonio hospitals.
On Wednesday, the San Antonio hospitals were still treating five patients, with one 10-year-old girl in serious condition and the rest deemed to be in good condition.
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Limits on early abortion drive more women to get them later
Abortions later in pregnancy are relatively rare, even more so now with the availability of medications to terminate early pregnancies. Yet a small percentage of women seek abortions past the first trimester each year.
With each week of pregnancy, abortions become more difficult to obtain, both logistically and financially. The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide by June whether to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
Some states will ban abortions, which means women may have to travel. That could push more people to have the procedure later.
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Local governments turn away $73M of federal pandemic aid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Local governments across the U.S. have turned down a potential total of $73 million in federal pandemic relief funds.
An Associated Press analysis found that 1,468 smaller cities, towns, villages and counties effectively said “no” to their share of the American Rescue Plan. Some local officials told the AP they had no need for the money. Others said they didn’t want the hassle of dealing with the federal government.
Some expressed political opposition to the relief package enacted last year by the Democratic-led Congress and President Joe Biden. The rejected money amounts to a small percentage of the $350 billion of government aid.
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Macon church holds prayer vigil for mass shooting victims
In wake of the recent mass shootings across the country, Temple Beth Israel in Macon held a prayer vigil at High Street Park.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- In wake of the recent mass shootings across the country, Temple Beth Israel in Macon held a prayer vigil at High Street Park.
The vigil recognized victims of gun violence here in Macon-Bibb County too.
Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar says she hopes the vigil gives people a place to mourn, and remember victims of gun violence.
When asked why America struggles with gun violence, she says it goes back to a lack of change.
“We have the oldest functioning constitution in the world, other countries have updated their constitution and have updated who they are so that the government reflects more about who they have become rather than simply a vestige of who they were,” said Rabbi Bahar.
Friday, June 3, is recognized as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
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Middle Georgia Family Rehab ordered to pay over $9.6 million after submitting hundreds of fraudulent claims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon health care facility has been ordered by the court to pay over $9.6 million in damages and penalties for submitting hundreds of fraudulent TRICARE and Medicaid claims.
According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Georgia, Middle Georgia Family Rehab– according to court documents– filed around 800 false claims over an 8 month period for services improperly billed to Medicaid and TRICARE under the names of a physical therapist and a speech therapist who were no longer employed, and could not have possibly provided the services in question.
U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary says Middle Georgia Family Rehab and its billing should serve as a warning to other health facilities in Georgia that filing improper and false claims will come with a hefty consequence, as the center reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers by improperly filing claims with agencies designs to provide therapy services to children and military families.
Middle Georgia Family Rehab is now being ordered to pay $9,617,679.22 in damages and penalties, as issued by U.S. District Judge Tilman E. “Tripp” Self III.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says, “Middle Georgia Family Rehab was charged with providing trusted health services to our military families and children in-need, and it failed to fulfill its responsibilities by instead choosing to exploit the system. This type of deceptive behavior is entirely unacceptable, and those who abuse our publicly-funded health care programs will be held accountable.”
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Milledgeville mother and daughter graduate together
"She actually crossed the stage before me so I was in the audience right there screaming."
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— A mother and daughter from Milledgeville have a lot to celebrate after graduating from nursing school together.
In her 51 years, Sonya never thought graduate would be a word used to describe herself.
“I’ve always went to peoples graduations and watched their graduations, so I always wished that I would’ve felt those emotions and I did,” said Sonya Williams.
For the first time ever, Williams crossed the stage to receive her first ever diploma.
She graduated in May, from Southern Cresent Technical College as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Her daughter, Jameria Walker, also graduated as a Professional Registered Nurse, getting the opportunity to graduate on the same day.
“She actually crossed the stage before me so I was in the audience right there screaming,” said Walker. “She sat with some of her classmates and I sat with some of my classmates. We had originally that we would sit together but when we got there we though we would sit with the people that we went through every single day with.”
After the commute back and forth from her home to Milledgeville, and long nights at the dinner table studying for the last two years, Walker is thankful to have helped her mom.
“My mom is somebody who has dedicated her entire life to me and my brothers, it was very wonderful to be able to help her,” she said
Williams says she will treasure the moment forever, and shared encouraging words for other.
“Never deter from your dream, if it’s something you want to do do it, don’t procrastinate don’t think that no time is right because no time will ever be right, just go ahead and do it.”
Williams hopes her story will serve as an inspiration to others.
Her educational journey will not stop, because she’s going back to school to pursue her dream of becoming a hospice nurse.
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Police: Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain
Police say a man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself.
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin identified the shooter as 45-year-old Michael Louis. He says the gunman had recently undergone back surgery and had called a clinic repeatedly complaining of pain.
Franklin says the doctor who performed the surgery, Dr. Preston Phillips, was killed Wednesday, along with Dr. Stephanie Husen, receptionist Amanda Glenn and patient William Love.
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Scattered storms likely tomorrow afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A cold front will bring some scattered storms to Middle Georgia during the latter hours of the day on Friday.
This Evening
Conditions will remain mostly clear as we go through the rest of the daylight hours. Clouds that filled in earlier will mostly clear out heading into tonight. A couple of stray showers or storms will remain possible through the evening and overnight hours. Winds for tonight will primarily come in from the northwest at 3-7 mph. Overnight lows will drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Tomorrow
A few clouds will still be hanging around as we begin the day, and plenty more will begin to fill in as the morning hours pass. Rain should hold off until the afternoon hours when the cold front makes its way through. Highs will be in the upper 80s and lower 90s tomorrow with winds coming in from the northwest at 5-11 mph.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has gone ahead and issued a Level 1 “Marginal” risk for severe weather tomorrow afternoon for all but the farthest northwest counties of Middle Georgia. Primary risks will be a few strong wind gust or some small to mid-sized hail. A brief spin-up tornado cannot be ruled out, however the likelihood of one is extremely low.
Tomorrow night clouds that filled in during the afternoon will clear out leading up to Saturday morning. A few showers or storms may still linger early on. The wind will shift to the northeast at 3-8 mph. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
This Weekend
Heading into the weekend it is looking like the remains of Hurricane Agatha will reform into at least a tropical depression if not Tropical Storm Alex. This mess of storms is currently expected to pass over southern Florida early Saturday morning and move into the Atlantic east of Florida heading into Saturday afternoon. It is looking increasingly likely that the southeastern half of Middle Georgia will be hit with one of the rain bands of this system, bringing some scattered storms to the area. As of now the timing is likely to be during the late afternoon-early overnight hours heading towards Sunday. No severe weather threats have currently been identified. Highs for Saturday should be in the upper 80s and lower 90s with sustained east-northeast winds of 10-15 mph. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
Sunday we will see conditions return to mostly sunny with scattered cloud fields building in the afternoon. A few isolated storms will be possible to accompany those. Highs will be in the lower 90s around Middle Georgia with wind coming from the northeast at 5-10 mph. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Shooting on Nelson Street sends one to the hospital
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A person has been hospitalized after being shot on Nelson Street.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation is ongoing concerning a person who was shot, but is now in stable condition.
Stay with 41NBC for updates as more information is released.
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UPDATE: Deputies make fourth arrest in connection to 2021 homicide on Napier Avenue
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office made a fourth arrest in connection to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Shamarian Chatfield in 2021.
UPDATE (6/2/22) : The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office made a fourth arrest in connection to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Shamarian Chatfield in 2021.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says 28-year-old James Hotdric Tolliver was taken into custody without incident.
he’s being held in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit a felony (murder).
The investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL STORY (2/4/22):
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office along with the US Marshals, made a third arrest in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Shamarian Chatfield.
It happened on October 12, at the Neighborhood Gas Station on Napier Avenue.
The Sheriff’s Office says during the investigation, 30-year-old Ishaaq Taylor was identified in connection to the Homicide. He was taken in to custody without incident on Friday.
After being interviewed by investigators, Taylor was taken to the Bibb County Jail for one count of Murder and two counts of Probation Violation. He does not have a bond.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at (478)751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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4 arrested in mid-state theft ring: Deputies recover guns, drugs, cash, IDs and nearly 30 financial cards
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office H.E.A.T. units recently executed search warrants that led to the arrests and recovery of the stolen items.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four people are now in custody following a mid-state theft ring that involved guns, drugs, cash, identification cards and debit and credit cards.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Thursday that its H.E.A.T Units recovered two stolen vehicles, which led to search warrant executions and the recovery of the stolen items.
Deputies recovered five guns, cocaine, marijuana, codeine, $5,000 in cash, several Georgia and Pennsylvania identification cards and “nearly 30” different debit and credit cards that belonged to a variety of victims.
“H.E.A.T. Unit deputies worked with the SIU, SRT, the Gang Unit and CID Property Investigators to further investigate the long list of criminal activities,” a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post read. “These crimes include aggravated assault, entering autos, thefts of motor vehicles, thefts of guns, thefts of financial cards, drug possession, drug distribution and conspiracy to commit other crimes.”
Deputies determined some of the crimes may have been committed outside of Bibb County, and they are now assisting with cases in other jurisdictions.
Photos made after the arrests are provided below the following list of suspects and their charges.
Jalissa Janee Price
- Purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana
- Attempt or conspiracy to violate Georgia controlled substance act- felony
- Possession of a Schedule III, IV or V controlled substance with intent to distribute
- Use of communication facility in commission of a felony involving controlled substances
- Possession of a Schedule V controlled substance
- Drugs not in original container – misdemeanor
Tylaun Rashard Mullins
- Two counts theft by receiving stolen property – felony
- Marijuana – possession of less than one ounce
- Two counts willful obstruction of law enforcement officers – misdemeanor
- Criminal street gang activity
- Three counts of possession of tools for commission of a crime
- Two counts financial transaction card theft
- Three counts possession of a firearm or knife during commission or or attempt to commit certain felonies
- Three counts theft by receiving stolen property – felony
- Financial transaction card fraud
- Two counts entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony
- Four counts receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony first offender
- Two counts possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies
Kareem Vontez Zellner
- Two counts of receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony fire offender
- Three counts theft by receiving stolen property – felony
- Two counts possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies
- Conspiracy to commit a felony
- Two counts financial transaction card theft
- Possession of tools for commission of a crime
- Willful obstruction of law enforcement officers – misdemeanor
- Purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale or marijuana
- Probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for fingerprintable charge – felony
- Criminal street gang activity
- Violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act
Drevon Lashuwn McLaurin
- Three counts theft by receiving stolen property – felony
- Possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies
- Tampering with evidence – felony
- Two counts financial transaction card theft
- Conspiracy to commit a felony
- Three counts possession of tools for commission of a crime
- Two counts willful obstruction of law enforcement officers – misdemeanor
- Abandonment of certain dangerous drugs, poisons or controlled substances
- Criminal trespass
- Purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana
- Two counts attempt or conspiracy to violate Georgia Controlled Substance Act – felony
- Use of communication facility in commission of a felony involving controlled substances
- Criminal street gang activity
- Violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act
- Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance
- Conspiracy to commit a felony
- Purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana
- Two counts possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies
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CGTC holds job fair to help students meet with businesses
"Many of the businesses, they hire from all over Middle Georgia. So what we do in partnership is move it from one corner of the 11 counties to the next."
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Central Georgia Technical College partnered with Georgia Work Source for a job fair Thursday.
The fair hosted over 30 vendors and welcomed close to 300 visitors at the New Greater Allen Temple AME Church in Byron.
Special Projects Manager for Central Georgia Tech, Doctor Wanda West, said CGTC gives students an opportunity to meet with businesses through job fairs like this.
“Many of the businesses, they hire from all over Middle Georgia. So what we do in partnership is move it from one corner of the 11 counties to the next,” said Dr. West.
Covid vaccines were also available for anyone who hadn’t gotten one before.
The church offered $100 to anyone who hadn’t received their initial shots.
Doctor West said there will be more job fairs in August and September.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from June 2, 2022
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Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to crack down on crime with cameras
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Macon Bacon’s comeback falls short as they lose to the Savannah Bananas
Savannah Bananas are the only team to beat the Bacon this season.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Bacon hosted rival Savannah Bananas tonight with Macon native Austin Emener on the mound for the Bacon.
The Bananas scored two runs in three consecutive innings to take a 6-1 lead at the end of the fourth inning.
Going into the bottom of the sixth, the Bananas led 6-2. But with the bases loaded and only one out, Savannah walked back-to-back Bacon batters to give up two easy runs. But with the bases still loaded, Bacon failed to put the ball in play and couldn’t convert their bet chance.
The Bacon go on to lose 6-4.
The Bacon and Bananas face off again tomorrow, but this time in Savannah at 7 p.m.
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Milledgeville man killed in motorcycle crash
It happened at the intersection of Deepstep Road and Georgia Highway 24.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is dead after crashing his motorcycle Wednesday night.
It happened at the intersection of Deepstep Road and Georgia Highway 24.
Georgia State Patrol says 37-year-old Thomas Tollison,was riding at a high rate of speed near the intersection and hit one of the dividers, causing his motorcycle to go airborne.
While in the air, the bike hit a second divider before hitting a tree.
Tollison was pronounced deceased on the scene.
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The Euro 2022 runners-up face back-to-back games beginning this weekend, as the Three Lions open their UEFA Nations League campaign.
Gareth Southgate’s side have not been in competitive action since a 10-0 win over San Marino in September, but will return to face two familiar foes this coming week as they aim to show their credentials ahead of the Qatar World Cup.
Friendly wins over Ivory Coast and Switzerland in March gave fans the chance to see exciting new talents such as Crystal Palace trio, Marc Guéhi, Connor Gallagher and Tyrick Mitchell, but will now face a total of four games in ten days as the Nations League begins with a flurry of matches.
In the first of these Nations League ties, the team will head to the Puskas Arena in Budapest to face a Hungary side, although the game will be played behind-closed-doors as a punishment for the racist abuse England players suffered during a UEFA World Cup Qualifier between the sides in September 2021.
However, approximately 3000 home supporters are set to attend the fixture, owing to a loophole which allows children to attend along with one accompanying adult.
Here is all you need to know ahead of England’s next two fixtures.
Who do England play next?
The Three Lions faced four games in 10 days, with each game part of the Nations League campaign. The games are as follows:
Hungary vs England – Saturday June 4
Germany vs England – Tuesday June 7
England vs Italy – Saturday June 11
England vs Hungary – Tuesday June 14
What time is Hungary vs England? How can I watch Hungary vs England?
Where: Puskas Stadium, Budapest, Hungary, Saturday June 4, Kick-off: 5pm
The game is being screened live on Channel 4, with the programme starting at 4.15pm.
What time is Germany vs England? How can I watch Germany vs England?
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany, Tuesday June 4, Kick-off: 7:45pm
Like the Hungary game at the weekend Channel 4 will screen this big clash live, with the programme starting at 7pm.
Who are the channel 4 pundits for Hungary vs England / Germany vs England?
The England matches in the UEFA Nations League on Channel 4 for the first time, will be presented by Jules Breach, with Steve Bower leading the commentary alongside former England internationals Rob Green and Graeme Le Saux as co-commentators.
Channel 4 has confirmed Breach will take centre stage as the lead presenter for Channel 4, presenting from pitch-side in Budapest as England face Hungary before travelling to Munich for the game with Germany alongside pundit Michael Owen.
England Women’s international Jordan Nobbs and Joe Cole will join the punditry team in Munich.
Who is in the England squad?
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), James Justin (Leicester City) Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace, loan from Chelsea), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Rice (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
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Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are two of the most successful companies in history. They have built products that have become essential in everyday life. In this video, we will look at the key differences between the companies’ business models and where they are going in the next few years. You will also find out which stock is a better Buy now based on growth prospects and valuation.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union sanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, four EU diplomats told The Associated Press.
The sixth package of sanctions, which includes an embargo on most Russian oil imports into the 27-nation bloc by the end of the year, was approved by ambassadors Thursday following a political deal reached earlier this week by EU leaders.
The diplomats spoke on the condition of anonymity because the identity of the new individuals sanctioned has yet to be published. The sanctions will be adopted Friday by the EU Council.
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church had been initially included in individuals the bloc wanted to sanction but the proposal needed to be approved unanimously. It was removed at the insistence of Hungary, which is perceived as Moscow’s closest ally within the bloc.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened to derail the whole package of sanctions at the leader’s summit unless he got guarantees that his country would not immediately be affected by the oil embargo. Hungary is more heavily dependent on Russian energy than most EU nations.
The Hungarian government said sanctioning Kirill would have been inappropriate on grounds of respect for religious freedom.
Kirill, the head of one of the largest and most influential churches in Eastern Orthodoxy, has justified Russia’s invasion on spiritual grounds, describing it as a “metaphysical” battle against the West and its “gay parades.”
If sanctioned, Kirill would have faced travel bans and an asset freeze.
Kirill has echoed Putin’s unfounded claims that Ukraine was engaged in the “extermination” of Russian loyalists in the Donbas, the eastern region of Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.
According to the French presidency of the Council, those who will be sanctioned Friday include members of Russia’s security and military apparatus, particularly those linked to massacres in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.
Also being sanctioned are industrial and technological entities “linked to Russian aggression” and “oligarchs and actors of Russian propaganda and their family members.”
Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank, will now be excluded from SWIFT, the major global system for financial transfers from which the EU previously banned several smaller Russian banks. Among other sanctions, three Russian media outlets accused of propaganda will be prevented from distributing their content in the EU.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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Police raid shrine, recover rifle in Delta oil community
•6 cultists nabbed
Two FNC assault rifles have been recovered when a combined team of policemen and soldiers carried out an intensive raid in Ugboren community in the Sapele local government area of Delta State including their shrine.
Two suspects were arrested during the raid.
The raid followed the restiveness in the oil-producing community over leadership tussle.
A statement issued by the state police public relations officer DSP Bright Edafe on Friday said measures have been put in place to forestall any further breakdown of law and order in the area.
Meanwhile, the anti-crime patrol team attached to the Ibusa division while on routine patrol in conjunction with Ibusa anti-cult volunteers, arrested one Ekene Okonji alias “galaxy”.
The police described him as a notorious criminal known for terrorizing Ibusa community and its environs.
The statement added that upon searching the suspect, one locally-made cut-to-size short gun, and seven live cartridges were recovered adding that the suspect is currently in custody.
Also, the police have arrested six suspected cultists along Asaba – Benin Expressway in Okpanam, near Asaba.
The suspects include Sunday Okafor Destiny, Stephen Osamota Pius and four others.
One locally-made cut-to-size double barrel gun, six expended cartridges and one 9mm live ammunition were recovered from them.
The suspects were said to have, on sighting the police team, taken to their heels but were chased and in the process arrested the suspects.
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
We Have Not Had Water Supply In Months ― Abeokuta Residents
In spite of the huge investment in the water sector by the government and international organisations, water scarcity has grown to become a perennial nightmare for residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state…Police raid shrine Police raid shrine
Selfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan train
The Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Police raid shrine Police raid shrine
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UPDATE: Bibb inmate found dead in cell identified
UPDATE: Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that the name of the inmate who died was Carlos Shelley. Jones says Shelley was taken to the GBI’s lab for an autopsy.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into the death of an inmate that was serving time at the Bibb County Jail. A 40-year-old male was found unconscious in his cell at around 9:02p.m., Thursday evening. Deputies and medical staff at the Jail attempted to revive the male. He was pronounced deceased by Coroner Leon Jones.
An autopsy will be performed according to the Bibb County Coroner’s Office to determine the cause of death. This incident is under investigation.
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Macon man dies weeks after wrong-way crash on I-16
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones have provided an update concerning the May 17th crash in which Jenna Scheidegger of Dawsonville, Georgia was driving a Chevrolet truck down the wrong lane under the influence and collided into a Chevrolet Malibu driven by 41 year-old John Jones of Macon.
According to the BCSO, upon investigation, authorities have found that Scheidegger did not enter the Interstate from the Spring Street exit as originally thought, and instead made a “U-turn” on the interstate and began to head westbound in an eastbound lane. It was at this point that Scheidegger’s vehicle collided with Jones’ vehicle.
Coroner Jones tells 41NBC that John Jones passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, June 3rd due to multiple blunt force trauma.
Traffic Investigators are requesting that Scheidegger’s charge of serious injury by motor vehicle be upgraded to Vehicular Homicide in the 1st degree.
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-68CRIME.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament on Friday approved raising the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros ($12.84) per hour, fulfilling a key campaign pledge that Chancellor Olaf Scholz made in the run-up to last year’s election.
The nearly 15% increase will take effect on Oct. 1. The government says some 6.2 million people in Germany currently work for less than 12 euros per hour.
Germany was a relative late-comer to instituting a national minimum wage. It was introduced in 2015 at the insistence of Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats, who at the time were junior partners in conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government.
The minimum wage was initially set at 8.50 euros per hour. A commission overseeing such wage hikes that includes labor union and employer representatives later approved an increase to the current 9.82 euros. That will rise to 10.45 euros on July 1 before in reaches the 12 euro minimum three months later. The commission will continue to make revisions.
Scholz has long argued for an increase to 12 euros and made it a key plank of his campaign last September, framing it as a matter of fairness and “respect.”
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil told parliament the Oct. 1 wage jump could be the biggest that as many as 6 million Germans, including many women and workers in eastern Germany, have ever seen. Much of the formerly communist east remains less prosperous than western Germany more than three decades after reunification.
The wage hike comes amid a surge in inflation that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Germany’s annual inflation rate hit 7.9% in May, according to an official estimate this week, the highest rate since the winter of 1973-1974.
On Wednesday, Scholz said he wants to join employers and labor unions in a “concerted action” to find ways of cushioning the effects of rising prices while preventing a spiral of inflation in Europe’s biggest economy.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s authorities are reminding citizens they can rummage forests for firewood to heat their homes as energy costs continue to soar.
Opponents of the country’s populist government called the firewood reminder a sign that it’s fumbling the economy.
Inflation in Poland is now at nearly 14%, with fuel prices surging to over 8 zlotys ($1.87) a liter. The government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki blames Russia’s war in Ukraine for driving up costs, calling it “Putinflacja” — or “Putinflation.”
But critics of Morawiecki’s party, Law and Justice, say the war is only part of the picture. They argue costs have been driven up by seven years of the ruling party’s social spending policies, including cash handouts to families with children and the elderly.
Billions in European Union funds could help ease the crunch for many, but they continue to be held up over an ongoing squabble over Poland’s judiciary. The chief of the EU’s executive arm, Ursula von der Leyen, was in Warsaw Thursday to tell Polish leaders that the money will flow only once Poland reforms its judiciary.
“After yesterday’s visit, I can say that theoretically we are billionaires, but in practice we will all be collecting brushwood,” said Donald Tusk, the leader of the largest opposition party, the pro-market Civic Platform, on Friday. “Because this seems to be the latest idea to prevent Polish poverty that Law and Justice has prepared for all of us.”
The public has long been allowed to purchase branches left after logging in state forests.
“Collecting branches for fuel is allowed at all times, with the consent of the forester,” Edward Siarka, the deputy minister of climate and environment, reminded last week.
He said more people are asking how to go about obtaining firewood following the start of the war in Ukraine and the energy market turmoil.
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DETROIT (AP) — More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the automaker’s partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed the number in a detailed information request letter to Tesla that was posted Friday on the agency’s website.
The 14-page letter dated May 4 asks the automaker for all consumer and field reports it has received about false braking, as well as reports of crashes, injuries, deaths and property damage claims. It also asks whether the company’s “Full Self Driving” and automatic emergency braking systems were active at the time of any incident.
The agency began investigating phantom braking in Tesla’s Models 3 and Y last February after getting 354 complaints. The probe covers an estimated 416,000 vehicles from the 2021 and 2022 model years. In February, the agency said it had no reports of crashes or injuries.
The letter gives Tesla a deadline of June 20 to respond to the information request but says the company can ask for an extension.
Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled more than 9% Friday.
A message was left early Friday seeking comment from Tesla.
In opening the probe, the agency said it was looking into vehicles equipped with automated driver-assist features such as adaptive cruise control and “Autopilot,” which allows them to automatically brake and steer within their lanes.
“Complainants report that the rapid deceleration can occur without warning, and often repeatedly during a single drive cycle,” the agency said.
Many owners wrote in their complaints that they feared a rear-end crash on a freeway.
In the letter, NHTSA asks for the initial speed of when the cars began to brake, the final speed, and the average deceleration. It also asks if the automated systems detected a target obstacle, and whether Tesla has video of the braking incidents.
The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners’ names and what repairs were made. It’s also seeking information on Tesla’s sensors, any testing or investigations into the braking problems, or if any modifications were made.
The letter focuses on Tesla’s testing of the automated systems when it comes to detecting metal bridges, s-shaped curves, oncoming and cross traffic, and different sizes of vehicles including large trucks. The agency also wants information on how cameras deal with reflections, shadows, glare and blockage due to snow or heavy rain.
The agency asks Tesla to detail its assessment of the “alleged defect” in the automated systems, including what caused the unnecessary braking, what failed, and the risk to motor vehicle safety that the problem poses. It asks Tesla “what warnings, if any, the operator and the other persons both inside and outside the vehicle would have that the alleged defect was occurring, or subject component was malfunctioning.”
The probe is another in a string of enforcement efforts by the agency that include Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” software. Despite their names, neither feature can drive the vehicles without people supervising.
It’s the fourth formal investigation of the Texas automaker in the past three years, and NHTSA is supervising 23 Tesla recalls since January of 2021.
The agency also is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems on more than 1.7 million newer Hondas can stop the vehicles for no reason.
In addition, NHTSA has a broader probe under way into crashes involving partially automated driving systems from all automakers. Since 2016, the agency has sent teams to 34 crashes in which the systems were either in use or suspected of operating. Of the 34, 28 involved Teslas.
Fifteen people died in the crashes that NHTSA is investigating, and at least 15 more were hurt. Of the deaths, 14 occurred in crashes involving Teslas, agency documents say.
NHTSA also is investigating why Teslas on Autopilot have crashed into emergency vehicles parked on roads.
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been fighting with U.S. and California government agencies for years, sparring with NHTSA and most notably with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion and make it a private company, but says he has put the deal on hold because of allegations that the social media platform has more automated bot accounts than it has disclosed.
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As COVID retreats, dragon boat tradition back in south China
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Dragon boat festivities have returned in parts of China for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019 as restrictions are lifted along with a major drop in COVID-19 cases.
A historic area in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou staged boat displays and other celebrations Friday to mark the holiday that commemorates the death more than 2,200 years ago of a revered poet and government minister.
Along with displays of boats and traditional races that were not held this year, the holiday is marked by the consumption of steamed rice dumplings cooked with meat and peanuts and wrapped in green leaves.
China recorded just 74 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and restrictions have been eased.
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Bibb deputies asking for public’s help finding missing man
37-year-old Matthew Brock Mayhew hasn't been in contact with his family since May 29.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a missing man.
Investigators say 37-year-old Matthew Brock Mayhew hasn’t been in contact with his family since the morning of May 29. Investigators were told Mayhew left his home on foot and hasn’t been seen by family members since.
He is not believed to be in danger, but the sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in finding him.
Mayhew is about 5’9″ and weighs about 150 pounds. He has brown hari and brown eyes with a beard and mustache.
Investigators say he’s reported to have issues with speech, and he has a distinct walk.
He was last seen in the 3000 block of Hartley Bridge Road.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information.
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Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
The once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw.
That means Republicans will maintain a modest advantage in the battle for control of the House of Representatives in the coming decade. They can win a majority of House seats with just under a majority of the national vote.
Democrats will normally need to win just above half of the national vote to have control. That’s almost the same partisan balance as in 2020.
The effective stalemate is the result of a pitched battle between the parties to redraw legislative maps in their favor. But Republicans are poised to tilt the map further in their direction next year.
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Macon man arrested on multiple gun, drug charges following months-long investigation
32-year-old Antwan Cornelius Brooks faces multiple charges.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 32-year-old man is now in custody following a months-long drug investigation.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says Antwan Cornelius Brooks was arrested after members of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit seized more than 135 grams of methamphetamines. Warrants were issued for his arrest, and he was located Thursday night at a local gas station.
Investigators recovered a handgun, an ounce of methamphetamines and about $4,100 in cash before conducting a search warrants on Brooks’ Friar Tuck Lane home, where they recovered about 15 more grams of methamphetamines, a pound a half of marijuana and four more firearms.
Brooks is being held in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond.
He’s charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, five counts of possession of a firearm during the commission or attempt to commit certain felonies and four counts of sale of methamphetamine.
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Police fatally shoot Texas escapee who killed 5 while on run
Texas prison officials say a convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month has been fatally shot by law enforcement after he killed a family of five and took their truck.
State prison system spokesman Jason Clark says 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez died in a shootout in Jourdanton with police late Thursday after driving the stolen pickup more than 200 miles from where the vehicle was stolen.
Authorities say Lopez killed an adult and four minors at a rural weekend cabin near Centerville. He was armed with an AR-15 style rifle and a pistol when he was killed by police. Lopez had been the subject of an intensive search since his May 12 escape.
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Queen Elizabeth II skips Platinum Jubilee church service
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, joined other members of Britain’s royal family Friday at a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.
The queen herself skipped the event at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London due to difficulties getting around that have limited the 96-year-old monarch’s public engagements in recent months.
But royal watchers quickly shifted their focus to Harry and Meghan as they made their first public appearance in festivities marking the Platinum Jubilee. Harry and Meghan, who gave up royal duties and moved to California two years ago, kept a low profile during Thursday’s events, appearing only in photographs shot through the windows of the building from which members of the royal family watched the Queen’s Birthday Parade.
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Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war
When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighboring country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day on Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war.
The ruble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region. Residents there and in Russia-controlled parts of a neighboring region are getting offered Russian passports.
The Kremlin-installed administrations in both regions have talked about plans to become part of Russia. In a video marking the first 100 days of fighting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated that his country would not submit easily to Russian control.
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US added 390,000 jobs in May as hiring remained robust
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates.
Last month’s gain reflects a resilient job market that has so far shrugged off concerns that the economy will weaken in the coming months as the Federal Reserve steadily raises interest rates to fight inflation. The unemployment rate remained a low 3.6% in May, just above a half-century low.
The job growth in May was high enough to keep the Fed on track to pursue what’s likely to be the fastest series of rate hikes in more than 30 years.
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Annual Peach Festival underway in Fort Valley
The annual Peach Festival started Friday in Fort Valley and will continue Saturday before shifting to Byron next weekend.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s time for the annual Peach Festival!
It started Friday in Fort Valley.
Fort Valley Mayor, Jeffery Lundy, says he’s excited to get out and enjoy his first Peach Festival as mayor.
“I will be a part of it,” he said. “I will be dancing. I will be moving, shaking hands, just let them know that, ‘Hey this is our city,’ and, ‘We want people to come to our city,’ ‘We want people to come to our city and be safe and enjoy the festivities of the Peach Festival.'”
Vendors and live music will continue on Saturday, and “The World’s Largest Peach Cobbler” should be ready by 2 p.m.
Friday’s festivities featured a DJ, and Lisa Lisa from Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam will perform on Saturday.
The festival is being held Friday and Saturday, June 3-4 in Fort Valley and it will resume in Byron on June 11.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from June 3, 2022 June 3, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Macon man dies weeks after wrong-way crash on I-16 Macon man arrested on multiple gun, drug charges following months-long investigation Bibb deputies asking for public’s help finding missing man For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Local Sigma Gamma Rho chapter teaching children swimming safety
"I'm usually always scared of water, because I see people drown and die, but after swimming lessons, I have a different point of view about swimming," 10-year-old Ilyse Redd said.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Summer means it’s time to break out the swim suits and get into the water.
Before you do so, the Nu Xi Sigma Chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority wants to make sure you know how to swim.
For more than 10 years, the sorority has partnered with USA Swim for an initiative called ‘Swim 1922.’ It’s an initiative that was started to give knowledge and access to minority children.
The Nu Xi Sigma Chapter wanted to bring that to the Dublin community in a free event they held recently called ‘Splash Bash.’
More than 100 children attended and got immersed in the importance of swimming safety while also having fun.
Ilyse Redd is a 10-year-old who doesn’t know how to swim.
“I’m usually always scared of water, because I see people drown and die,” Redd said. “But after swimming lessons, I have a different point of view about swimming.”
Like many other children, Redd is experiencing swimming for the first time.
However, her fear of water is not uncommon.
“When we first started this initiative over 10 years ago, it was a 70% rate of African American children, minority children who didn’t know how to swim,” Nu Xi Sigma president Jakimya Martin said. “Now we have that down to 64%.”
Martin says she wanted to help immerse more students into swimming this summer with the hope of minimizing drownings.
Martin says the lessons start off slow and slowly progress.
“We start with them holding against the outsides of the pools where we’re teaching them how to kick,’ she said. “We then go on the strokes. How do you do an appropriate stroke? Then we start putting it together and getting them off the wall and into the water.”
This year, the chapter had the help of Maritza McClendon, a 2004 Olympian. The children learned about her journey in the sport of swimming.
McClendon says seeing smiles on the children’s faces and their eagerness to learn is amazing.
“We know they’re not going to be 100% comfortable after today,” McClendon said. “But it’s about the introduction and starting that conversation. They walk away here today with the resources they need to continue on.”
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Mercer hosts its annual two-day prospect camp for high schoolers in the Southeast
Over 80 universities attended the annual prospect camp.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Approximately 350 college football coaches from over 80 universities made their way to Middle Georgia to attend Mercer University’s annual football prospect camps hoping to find a gem here in the Southeast.
“You’re just trying to see, if it’s a receiver, you’re trying to see their footwork, their athleticism,” said Mercer football head coach Drew Cronic. “You’re watching quarterback’s throwing mechanics. With a lineman, you just want to see what kind of feet they have. You want to see them move around. But you’re getting to see them in person. How big are they really? Are they really 6’5, or are they 6’3? You don’t want to offer that much scholarship money to a kid until you’ve done your research, seen them, and evaluated them.”
So then, what’s in it for the student-athletes?
“You get in front of folks. If you’re a fast kid, but you don’t have a lot of film yet, you come out here, and you run a good 40, you turn some heads, and now people want to find out more about you,” said Cronic. “They want to continue to evaluate you. So if you get some people to notice you out here, you’re a big, good-looking kid, you run around good, you make some plays, and then maybe somebody goes back and really watches your film.”
With several FBS and Power Five programs in attendance, attracting prospects to so-called smaller programs like Mercer can be challenging. But hosting camps like these actually help the Bears in the recruiting process.
“Just getting them on our campus is such a big deal because we have such a great place. They come in, and we try to make it nice. We got the scoreboard going, the music playing, and try to get them to see a little bit of the atmosphere that’s here. I think this is a great place and getting them on campus obviously is the best way to sell it,” said Cronic.
The camp was a two-day camp, hosting a different group of student-athletes each day.
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Primary Pediatrics reports unusual increase in flu cases
Primary Pediatrics in Macon says it's seeing around five flu cases a day. While that number may not seem high, Dr. Jason Smith says the flu is not common this time of year.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warm weather is here, but so is the flu.
Primary Pediatrics in Macon says it’s seeing around five flu cases a day. While that number may not seem high, Dr. Jason Smith says the flu is not common this time of year.
We usually see flu cases during the fall and winter.
Dr. Smith is reminding families to increase their hand washing. He says it’s one of the best defenses against the flu and other illnesses making the rounds.
“A lot of these kids, their bodies haven’t seen illnesses in a couple of years, because they’ve been quarantined to themselves,” Dr. Smith said. “So we are seeing kind of run-of-the-mill pediatrics, stuff like stomach viruses and other upper respiratory infections.”
He also says if your child received a flu shot earlier this year, they may be more protected than those who received a flu shot in October of last year.
It’s also important to monitor your child’s health.
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Toys for Tots brings joy to children in foster care
Toys for Tots recently packed more than 400 backpacks for foster care children with items like blankets, games, school supplies and toys.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Toys for Tots recently packed more than 400 backpacks for foster care children.
Bags were filled with items for different age ranges and sexes for children spanning 11 counties.
Wendy Chadwell, Middle Georgia Toys for Tots’ coordinator, says volunteers spent two weeks packing 476 backpacks.
“My passion is children and families in our area,” she said. “And for us to be able to give back with Toys for Tots, to be a part of that, is a really great feeling and a good thing.”
The Jackson’s were one of several foster parents at the event grabbing bags for kids.
They’ve made it their mission to make sure no child is forgotten.
“I never wanted a child to feel alone or unwanted or not important enough to be fought for,” Kari Jackson said. “And to have the opportunity to have a great family and home.”
The bags are filled to the brim with items like blankets, games, school supplies and toys.
Chadwell says she hopes the bags will be a pleasant surprise for all the children.
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A traveler arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina with a motorized wheelchair and a secret cargo hidden in its cushions: 23 pounds of cocaine.
The passenger arrived Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the Dominican Republic, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
CBP officers examined the chair and discovered packages full of cocaine hidden within the chair's seat cushions. There were a total of four packages weighing in at 23 pounds, with an estimated street value of $378.000, the CBP reported.
"This seizure demonstrates the dynamic border environment in which CBP officers operate at CLT." said Barry Chastain, CBP Area Port Director Charlotte, in the news release. "Our officers are determined to adapt and respond to these threats in an effort to stop narcotics reaching our communities."
Around 118,636 people travel to, from, and through the Charlotte Douglas International Airport every day, according to the airport's website.
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A former Wisconsin judge was killed Friday in what authorities are calling a targeted attack by a suspect who also had other government officials as targets, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
Former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer, 68, was killed in a New Lisbon, Wisconsin, home, the Wisconsin Justice Department said in a statement. The killing stems from a court case or cases, the department explained.
The suspect was identified as Douglas K. Uhde. Authorities attempted to negotiate with the suspect while he was in the home, the state's DOJ said. The Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team entered the home shortly before 10:20 a.m. and found the suspect in the basement of the home with an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," the state's justice department said. Uhde, 56, was taken to a medical facility and remains in critical condition, the department said Saturday.
A firearm was recovered at the scene, the DOJ said.
"Judge Roemer dedicated much of his career to public service in the law," Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler said in a statement. "Before taking the bench in 2004, he had served as an assistant district attorney and as an assistant state public defender. He was known by colleagues for his sharp legal mind and his willingness to share his time and knowledge with others."
The suspect had other targets in mind -- including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the source told CNN. Another source corroborated the officials' names to CNN.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office said on Saturday her name also appeared on the gunman's list of targets.
"Yesterday our office was notified by law enforcement officials that Governor Whitmer's name appeared on the Wisconsin gunman's list. While the news reports are deeply troubling, we will not comment further on an ongoing criminal investigation," Whitmer's office said.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported the judge was the victim and Evers had also been a target.
"This as I mentioned before does appear to be a targeted act and the individual who is a suspect appears to have had other targets as well. It appears to be related to the judicial system," Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said Friday in a news conference, stopping short of naming the victim.
Kaul added investigators are not aware of any evidence pointing to danger for other people, noting the probe is ongoing.
"Those who may have been other targets have been notified of that, but we are not aware of any active threat to individuals," he said. "If we become aware of any specific ongoing threat, we will certainly notify people when we are aware of that."
CNN has reached out to Gov. Evers' office, McConnell's office, the US Capitol Police, the Juneau County Sheriff's Office and the Wisconsin Justice Department.
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The Three Lions are all set for a replay of the classic Euro 2020 clash against Germany as they look to bounce back from their opening UEFA Nations League defeat to Hungary.
Gareth Southgate’s fell to a 1-0 defeat in Budapest, their first defeat since the penalty shoot out defeat to Italy in the European Championship final, but will return to face a familiar foes this coming week as they aim to show their credentials ahead of the Qatar World Cup.
James Justin and Josh Bowen were both handed their England debuts in the defeat to the Hungarians, but they are expected to return to a full strength XI for the game against a side they have plenty of footballing history with.
In the first of these Nations League ties, the team will head to the Allianz Arena in Munich to face a Germany side who opened their own Nations League with a 1-1 drew against Italy, thanks to a lat Joshua Kimmich strike.
A capacity crowd is expected, with the Three Lions away end completely sold out.
Here is all you need to know ahead of England’s next two fixtures.
Who do England play next?
The Three Lions face three games in 7 days, with each game part of the Nations League campaign. The games are as follows:
Germany vs England – Tuesday June 7
England vs Italy – Saturday June 11
England vs Hungary – Tuesday June 14
However, much like England’s game against Hungary at the weekend, the game against Italy will be played behind closed doors.
What channel is Germany vs England on?
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany, Tuesday June 4, Kick-off: 7:45pm
Like the Hungary game at the weekend Channel 4 will screen this big clash live, with the programme starting at 7pm.
Who are the Channel 4 pundits for Germany vs England?
The England matches in the UEFA Nations League are on Channel 4 for the first time and will be presented by Jules Breach, with Steve Bower leading the commentary alongside former England internationals Rob Green and Graeme Le Saux as co-commentators.
Channel 4 has confirmed Breach will take centre stage as the lead presenter for Channel 4, presenting from pitch-side in Munich as England face Germany, alongside former England goal scoring hero turned pundit, Michael Owen.
England Women’s international Jordan Nobbs and Joe Cole will join the punditry team in Munich.
Who is in the England squad?
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), James Justin (Leicester City) Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace, loan from Chelsea), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Rice (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
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As society continues to adapt to the pandemic era, Northern Virginia continues to see an increase in jobs compared to more troubled times of a year before.
The region’s non-farm employment count of 1,520,700 in April was up 44,000 (or 3%) from a year before, according to figures reported June 1 by the Virginia Employment Commission.
That represents 35 percent of the 124,500 total increase in statewide jobs during the same period. (Virginia’s overall non-farm employment grew 3.2% to 4,037,800 during the year.)
All 10 metro areas of the commonwealth posted year-over-year increases in the April data, with the boosts ranging from 5.2 percent in Blacksburg/Christiansburg down to 1.5 percent in Roanoke. In raw numbers, both Richmond (up 2.1%) and Hampton (up 1.8%) grew by 14,000 jobs, second only to Northern Virginia.
The private sector saw a year-over-year rebound of 3.6 percent to 3,232,400, while the public sector, which in many instances wasn’t as badly impacted by the pandemic, saw a rebound of 1.2 percent to 714,400.
Among various employment categories, the hard-hit-by-COVID leisure/hospitality cohort saw an 18.4-percent increase in jobs from a year before.
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1 dead, 3 hospitalized after Macon shooting
One person is dead and three other people were hospitalized after a shooting on Jones Avenue Saturday night.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and three other people were hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says it received a shots fired call on Jones Avenue around 6:50 p.m. The caller said several people had been shot.
Deputies say the shooting happened at an abandoned house in the 300 block of Jones Avenue.
Three victims left the scene by personal vehicle and went to the hospital.
An ambulance took a fourth victim, who deputies located behind the abandoned house, to the hospital.
The fourth victim, 19-year-old Cleveland Raines of Macon, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The other three victims, 19-year-old Ralph Hughes, 23-year-old Jarvis Devon Hill and 22-year-old Alizya Sinclair, are in stable condition.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers if you have additional information.
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Man in critical shooting after shooting outside Macon gas station
Deputies say a man is hospitalized after a shooting late Saturday night at Marathon on Irwinton Road.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is in the hospital after a shooting late Saturday night outside a gas station.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting followed an altercation between two males outside Marathon, located at 3705 Irwinton Road.
29-year-old Royel Jordan is in critical condition. The second male fled the scene.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have additional information.
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A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached the shores of North America — this time in Canada instead of the Massachusetts coast where its namesake landed more than 400 years ago.
The sleek autonomous trimaran docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, after more than five weeks crossing the Atlantic Ocean from England, according to tech company IBM, which helped build it.
Piloted by artificial intelligence technology, the 50-foot (15-meter) Mayflower Autonomous Ship didn’t have a captain, navigator or any humans on board — though it might have helped to have a mechanic.
“The technology that makes up the autonomous system worked perfectly, flawlessly,” said Rob High, an IBM computing executive involved in the project. “Mechanically, we did run into problems.”
Its first attempt at the trans-Atlantic crossing to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in June 2021 was beset by technical glitches, forcing the boat to return to its home port of Plymouth, England.
It set off again from England nearly a year later on April 27, bound for Virginia — but a generator problem diverted it to Portugal’s Azores islands, where a team member flew in to perform emergency repairs. More troubles on the open sea came in late May when the U.S.-bound boat developed a problem with the charging circuit for the generator’s starter batteries.
AI software is getting better at helping self-driving machines understand their surroundings and pilot themselves, but most robots can’t heal themselves when the hardware goes awry.
Nonprofit marine research organization ProMare, which worked with IBM to build the ship, switched to a back-up navigation computer on May 30 and charted a course to Halifax — which was closer than any U.S. destination. The boat’s webcam on Sunday morning showed it being towed by a larger boat as the Halifax skyline neared — a safety requirement under international maritime rules, IBM said.
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There can be three key levels (which usually coins do for gold:). It all adds up in time. However, they won. If you feel unfamiliar, feel about your invest- I had to have it cleaned out to clear off what seemed an incredible wealth management system by traded from the very heart on one side and some of the best trad-. This trading binary can all-inspires on to investors who want themes-based portrays (AP) — For congressional candidate Shrina Kurani, cryptocurrency is not only the future of money, it’s a transformative technology that could revolutionize campaign funding and attract a new generation of voters.
She is among a vanguard of candidates courting campaign contributions in digital currencies such as Bitcoin.
“We are a campaign that is speaking to a large part of the population, especially younger people,” said the American-born daughter of Indian immigrants, who is on Tuesday's primary ballot as she seeks the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat east of Los Angeles.
Kurani’s foray into digital currency to help fund her campaign would not be possible if she were running for the California Legislature or some other office within the state. While the federal government allows political donations in cryptocurrency, California does not, having banned the practice four years ago.
The difference underscores not just the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies but also how regulation varies widely across the U.S.
Some states, including Arkansas and North Carolina, also don’t allow for cryptocurrency donations in state races under existing campaign finance laws. Others have followed federal rules for congressional candidates and allow donations with disclosure requirements and contribution caps, typically set at $100. Still other states, including Hawaii, Idaho and South Dakota, have adopted no specific policies around digital currency donations.
Digital currencies offer an alternative that does not depend on banks. Instead, transactions are validated and recorded on a decentralized digital ledger called the blockchain.
Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a trade association representing the blockchain industry, likened the use of cryptocurrency in politics to former presidents Barack Obama using smartphone technology and Donald Trump leveraging social media.
“Blockchain technology can increase participation in the political process in a very positive way,” Boring said, noting that is particularly true for younger people and members of minority groups who might be skeptical of traditional monetary methods.
Critics say the potential downside is lack of transparency — not knowing who is ultimately behind the donation.
Beth Rotman, director of the Money in Politics and Ethics Program for the nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause, worries that traceability is more difficult with cryptocurrency.
“In campaign finance, you want disclosure. You need backup information,” Rotman said. “I know (cryptocurrency) is sexy and signals to people that you’re a hip new candidate, but there has to be a better way to do it than compromise the other parts of the campaign finance system.”
Timothy Massad, a former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, also is concerned about disclosures.
“The danger is that this is still, in my mind, a sector where there is insufficient regulation, particularly on the risk of illicit activity and money laundering,” said Massad, currently a research fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Cryptocurrency donations have been permitted in federal races for years, after the Federal Election Commission allowed their use in a 2014 opinion.
The commission said political committees should value digital currency contributions based on the market value at the time the donation is received. Candidates also must return contributions that come from prohibited sources or exceed contribution limits.
In the 2017-18 election cycle, cryptocurrency donations reported to the Federal Election Commission came to just over $1.2 million. They have hit about $500,000 so far in the current cycle, which has months to go before the general election.
Shortly after the Federal Election Commission allowed cryptocurrency donations, then-U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, began soliciting them. Now governor of Colorado, Polis is seeking similar contributions as he runs for reelection, with donations in cryptocurrency capped at $100.
“Through campaigns accepting cryptocurrency donations, we can show the security, accessibility and the opportunity of using crypto in different types of transactions and also help send the message that Colorado is a home of innovation,” said Amber Miller, Polis’ campaign spokesperson.
As the popularity of digital currencies grows, some states that prohibited cryptocurrency contributions are reassessing.
Jay Wierenga, spokesperson for the California Fair Political Practices Commission, said the agency will reexamine its ban later this year.
“The commission is always seeking to keep up with and get ahead of the changing universe around political activity,” Wierenga said.
Oregon is one of the more innovative states in elections, having been the first to institute vote-by-mail. But in 2019, Oregon banned candidates campaigning for offices within the state from accepting cryptocurrency donations. That was despite former Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, a Republican, saying they should be considered as “a new and innovative way to expand participation.”
Two months after Richardson died of cancer in 2019, the Oregon Legislature closed the door to such donations. As the Senate prepared to vote, state Sen. Jeff Golden, a Democrat, said: “One of the widely shared objectives of this legislative session is to increase the transparency of money in politics, and cryptocurrency tends to go in the opposite direction.”
That feeling isn't unanimous. One of the few state lawmakers who opposed prohibiting cryptocurrency donations was Republican Rep. Bill Post. He said a lot of people in the Legislature simply didn't understand it.
“I don’t want (us) to sound like a bunch of old fuddy-duddies here,” he said. “Let’s get up to speed on the 21st century.”
Jesse Grushack, 30, is one of those voters fond of cryptocurrencies and who supports using them for political contributions. The New Yorker donated to the campaign of Democrat Matt West, a fellow cryptocurrency enthusiast who had a failed bid for an Oregon congressional seat this year.
“At this point in American politics, anyone who’s pro-crypto is someone I want to support,” Grushack said.
Kurani, 29, said her embrace of cryptocurrency is more than just a chance to display her tech credentials. It’s also a way to reach those for whom the digital alternatives to U.S. dollars are becoming their legal tender of choice.
She downplays concerns about donor secrecy, saying her campaign converts crypto donations into dollars and pursues the same information — name, address, employer, occupation — that it would for any donor.
“We are really making sure that we can represent American people who are participating with new kinds of digital currency,” she said.
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Associated Press data journalist Camille Fassett in Oakland, California, and AP writers Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu; Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Keith Ridler in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this report.
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University of Tumbling and Trampoline recently competed at the USTA State Competition in Clive. Members of the 2022 competition team include: back row: Ada Mark, Lilly Foreman, Katie Miller and Gracie Wagoner. Third row: Lillian Starkweather, Payton Aman and Kaydence Brown. Second row: Avery Wilson, Callie Eisentrager, Isabelle Rush, Kaylyn Vantassel and Alli Roeske. Front row: Mari Lara, Scarlett Starkweather, Charlee Sietsema, Jonas Lara and Whitney Wilson.
The success of the University of Tumbling and Trampoline continues.
The first full season under new head coaches Bethany Starkweather and Melody Wilson, UT&T brought home four State champions and three extra awards at the United States Tumbling and Trampoline Association (USTA) State Competition April 23 and 24 in Clive.
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(The Conversation) – Industry and federal efforts to alleviate a baby formula shortage in the U.S. are ramping up, with the import of foreign brands supplementing increased domestic production.
It follows a crisis in which mothers, fathers and caregivers across the U.S. have had to scramble to find scarce supplies or drive long distances to buy formula.
But are the efforts enough to overcome the supply problem – and protect against it happening again in the future? The Conversation asked Dr. Steven Abrams, a leading expert on pediatric health at the University of Texas who has advised both the formula industry and government on infant nutrition, what parents should know about the imported formula.
Remind me, what caused the shortage?
First, we had a supply chain problem that affected all manner of goods since the onset of the pandemic. Then in February 2022 a major baby formula manufacturing plant in the U.S. went down.
The U.S. Food and Drug Association shut down Abbott Nutrition’s factory in Michigan after Abbott’s nationwide recall of multiple brands of formula amid concerns over bacterial infections.
The Michigan plant is the largest producer in the country, so when it went down, it put added strain on the entire U.S. formula distribution system.
Are there still shortages?
The situation is beginning to improve in some parts of the country. People are reporting fewer incidents of going to stores and finding no formula on the shelves. But it is patchy – urban areas seem to be doing better than rural places with one store serving an area.
I can see the supply issue easing further in the coming weeks. This is down to three factors: First, the domestic production of baby formula has improved. Secondly, imported formulas – part of the Biden Administration’s Operation Fly Formula mission – have helped supplement the domestic brands. Lastly, there seems to be anecdotal evidence of less hoarding by panicked parents as time goes on. This will all help alleviate the shortage.
The good news is, more relief is on the way. The factory that closed had already been allowed to release its stock of specialized formula for babies with severe allergies. And as of June 4, it also restarted production of specialty formulas after being given the green light from the FDA. However, it is expected to take 6-8 weeks for more routine formulas to be produced from this factory and make it to store shelves.
On top of that, more shipments on the way from the U.K. and Australia will add to the shipments of specialty formula from Europe we have already seen from Nestle. Additional shipments from Mexico from Nestle of routine formula are also expected within the next few weeks. We are expecting two shipments in the coming days. It will take a few days to get to stores, but parents should start seeing them on the shelves soon.
What do American parents need to know about imported formula?
Formula from Europe, Australia and Mexico are labeled differently: as “stage 1” formula for newborns and up to 12 months and “stage 2” for babies over six months.
And their mixing instructions are different. For a start, EU and Australia formula uses milliliters rather than ounces. Some, but not all, will have substantially different powder to water ratios. Parents will need to pay attention to this. Anyone preparing imported formula will need to take careful note of the mixing instructions – too much powder and you will over-concentrate the formula, risking too much salt. Over-diluting will mean too little salt and nutrients.
In addition, two of the brands being imported will include formula made from goats milk protein – the Australian firm Bubs and the U.K. company Kendamil. This isn’t uncommon in the rest of the world, but in the U.S., all animal-based infant formula is based on cow’s milk.
This isn’t a bad thing. Some scientific evidence suggests goat’s milk is more digestible for babies than cow’s milk.
The other thing to note is that we are still waiting on the FDA to find out which of the imported formulas will get approved for distribution through the federal food program called WIC. WIC provides formula for a majority of babies in low-income families.
How has the shortage affected low-income families?
A majority of all parents will feed babies with formula at some point to meet their nutritional needs, especially older infants. At birth and in days immediately after, around 80% of babies receive all their nutrition through breast milk. But by the age of six months, the majority of babies get at least some formula. The proportion of 1-year-old babies receiving formula is even higher. This is largely the result of social dynamics and pressures – mothers going back to work after giving birth, but not receiving sufficient support to produce and store sufficient amounts of breast milk.
But the shortage has affected some parents more than others. And not surprisingly, the most affected parents are those on the lowest income.
During the shortage, some families drove long distances to find stores selling formula. Obviously that is harder to do for poorer families, as there are costs involved. Likewise, more affluent parents have been able to buy more expensive, so-called elite brand formulas.
The other thing to note is that the shortage affected both regular infant formula and specialized versions. Regular or standard formula is the type most families are familiar with, and around 95% of formula-fed babies get the standard type.
Specialized formula is for babies with unusual requirements, due to allergies, damaged intestines or special nutritional needs.
Why is getting sufficient supplies of formula so important?
In the first six months, babies should only have breast milk or formula – anything else fed to them will be nutritionally incomplete. So there is a risk that a shortage will mean that babies will not be getting the nutrition they need to develop. That could lead to a range of health problems affecting their physical growth and brain development.
Then there are concerns that parents may be using unsafe alternatives, like watering down their baby’s formula. People have been known to try and make their own by mixing powdered milk or vegan milk with vitamins. Not only are these alternatives nutritionally incomplete, they may not be entirely sterile. Indeed, we have seen reports of babies being hospitalized as a result of being fed homemade formula.
After the age of six months, things get a little better once the infant is able to start eating solid food. But even then, formula or breast milk remains the primary source of nutrition. So there may still be a risk of nutritional deficiencies, such as iron deficiencies.
Are there any viable alternatives?
Over the age of six months of age, for only reasonably short periods of time, parents can feed infants whole cow’s milk and look into iron supplements.
It isn’t ideal, and only applies for older babies. For those under six months old, cow’s milk is a real problem. It doesn’t have the right protein blend for babies and has next to no iron – risking anemia in very young babies. Cow’s milk also has a misbalance of minerals, especially for younger babies.
What can be done to prevent this situation from happening again in the U.S.?
First we need to help families regain confidence in the formula production and supply system. This will prevent problems such as hoarding or making home brew formulas – the worst thing would be that those who have moved to homemade formulas continue to do so after stocks are supplied.
Then we need to look at how to make sure one plant going down doesn’t affect the whole system. The federal government can’t stockpile formula in the same way it might stockpile oil, as formula has a shelf life. But diversifying infant formula production is a possibility. This would involve making sure multiple factories and companies are making the formulas that this country needs. Competition could potentially drive down prices. One positive to come from the shortage is that it is introducing new entrants into the U.S. market. Meanwhile, there is now a recognition that the U.S. needs to diversify its production of formula.
I believe America also needs to look at the country’s breastfeeding support system. Don’t get me wrong: Some parents will always need formula. But those who want to breastfeed need everything possible done to support them. That includes better family leave policies, and help for low-income mothers who want to pump and store milk while they work.
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SUMTER, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina hospital employee died after being hit by a patient on May 27.
According to the Sumter Police Department, Imani Cox, 27, was admitted to Prisma Health Tuomey for a court-ordered evaluation and tried to leave the facility when hospital security and staff members attempted to detain her.
An investigation revealed that Cox was aggressive and began to fight with employees, hitting at least two of them.
Police said a mental health technician, Kevin Robinson, 40, was hit in the groin area before he got sick and became unresponsive. He died a few days later.
Cox was taken to a Columbia-area hospital where she was treated.
Once she was released, she was charged with second-degree assault and battery.
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The agenda of a special City Council meeting tomorrow includes a discussion of recent drainage projects, LCG records show.
The agenda of the 5:30 p.m. meeting includes the following item: "Follow up discussion on drainage projects to include a discussion on public bid law, contracts and legal services."
In recent months, LCG has landed in court several times over drainage projects, mostly because of a so-called "quick-take" process of expropriating property for those projects. LCG lost at least one of those cases, in which a court ruled that the property wasn't properly taken and that LCG wasn't even able to justify using it in the first place.
One case, still pending in federal court, involved the removal of spoil banks in St. Martin Parish. The Current reported last month that the project "side-stepped the transparency and cost controls required of public contracting, (and) may itself have violated public bid law, according to interviews with a dozen contractors, engineers, lawyers and former LCG employees."
The project cost $3.7 million, but was never publicly bid, The Current reports. Instead, it was performed under a $390,000 contract that was awarded for "as-needed excavation work," the newspaper reports.
Executed and paid for in days, the spoil banks operation is emblematic of the quick pace of government the Guillory administration has bragged about but has nonetheless landed it in legal trouble, The Current reports. And the peculiar vehicle for awarding such a large contract, in effect side-stepping the transparency and cost controls required of public contracting, may itself have violated public bid law, according to interviews with a dozen contractors, engineers, lawyers and former LCG employees, The Current reports.
Most of the professionals contacted for the story reviewed documents The Current received from LCG and spoke on the condition of anonymity, so as not to jeopardize ongoing relationships with local government. Over the past several months, The Current has reviewed hundreds of of pages of court documents and records obtained from LCG related to its immense capital program for drainage, the newspaper reports.
The Current's story says that bid law exists to protect against cost overruns and to keep negotiations honest. Whether the amended contract was awarded illegally hinges on if the work on the spoil banks falls within the scope of the original contract. And experts agree there is good reason to question the scope, in large part because it increased the value of the original contract tenfold, The Current reports.
“If you materially change the original scope of the contract, then you can’t just amend it like that and be in compliance with the bid law. You have to go out and re-bid it,” former Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera tells the newspaper. “And certainly going from three hundred thousand or four hundred thousand dollars to three or four million would be a material change in the contract. So it sounds to me like they’re in violation of the bid law.”
To read the whole story with all the details on The Current's investigation, click here.
At issue is a project that LCG already has completed in St. Martin Parish, which removed decades-old levees on property partially owned by LCG. St. Martin Parish officials said that LCG did the project in the dark of night, and without permits from either the parish or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. LCG already had filed for a permit at a different location with the Corps; that permit application was withdrawn after St. Martin told the Corps that no parish permits for it would be granted.
The Corps launched an investigation into the project, and issued a cease-and-desist letter. More than a month later, LCG responded to say the project was done properly.
The lawsuit was filed by LCG in Lafayette district court, asking a judge to rule that the project had done properly. St. Martin Parish Government already had decided to file suit, but LCG filed suit first, naming St. Martin and the Corps. A short time later, the Corps had the suit moved to federal court.
The most recent action in the case was this week, when the court granted a motion from LCG for an extension of time to file a response to a filing by St. Martin Parish.
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UPDATE: Body identified and recovered in Oconee River drowning
UPDATE: The Georgia DNR has provided another update on the recovery of the teen’s body. The DNR says that by utilizing the Remote Operated Vehicle, game wardens were able to find the body of 15 year-old Alex Carreto of Chamblee. Divers with the Milledgeville Fire Department were able to recover the body at 1:33 p.m.
UPDATE: A Battalion Chief with the Milledgeville Fire Department has confirmed that the body of the boy who fell into the Oconee River Sunday afternoon has been recovered as of Monday afternoon before 2 p.m. Authorities on scene also say that the boy was 15 years old.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Georgia DNR Game Wardens responded to the scene of a drowning on the Oconee River in Baldwin County. According to witnesses, a 16-year-old male was fishing and fell over the railing into the river in the tailrace area below the Sinclair dam and never resurfaced. The game wardens, along with Milledgeville Fire began a search immediately and continued until 9:30 p.m. when the search was suspended for darkness. They resumed this morning at 8:00 with surface sweeps and will be utilizing side scan sonar as soon as the dam stops generating. GA DNR Aviation will also be flying the area later this morning. More updates will be provided as they become available.
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Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia.
The moves announced Monday are attempting to jumpstart an industry key to meeting the Democratic president’s climate change-fighting goals that advocates say has been disrupted by a federal investigation. The White House says the moves are being implemented using executive actions and presidential proclamations.
The moves follow months of complaints by industry groups, which say the solar sector is being slowed by supply chain problems due to an ongoing Commerce Department inquiry into possible trade violations involving Chinese products.
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British Prime Minister Johnson to face no-confidence vote
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote that could oust him from power.
Discontent with his rule is finally threatening to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals. The charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others.
Still, most political observers think he will defeat the challenge Monday and remain prime minister. But the fact that enough lawmakers are demanding a vote represents a watershed moment for him. A narrow victory would leave him a hobbled leader whose days are likely numbered.
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Crowds honor WWII veterans at Normandy D-Day celebrations
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Several dozen World War II veterans are expected to attend D-Day commemoration ceremonies Monday in France.
For two years, D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum amid COVID-19 restrictions. This year, crowds of French and international visitors are back in Normandy for the 78th anniversary. The ceremonies pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and elsewhere who landed on French beaches on June 6, 1944, to restore freedom to Europe after Nazi occupation.
One U.S. vet, 97-year-old Ray Wallace, a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division thinks he was “lucky” despite being taken prisoner of war for 10 months. He says “I remember the good friends that I lost there” on the beaches of France.
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Federal judge OKs Oklahoma’s lethal injection method
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state’s three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional. Judge Stephen Friot’s ruling on Monday paves the way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case.
Attorneys for those inmates are expected to appeal Friot’s ruling to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The ruling follows a six-day federal trial earlier this year.
Attorneys for the death row inmates argued that the first of the three drugs, the sedative midazolam, is not enough to render an inmate unable to feel pain. Attorneys for the state rejected that argument.
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In historic shift, far fewer teens face adult US courts
National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows as more states steer teenagers instead toward rehabilitation and counseling offered by juvenile courts.
The trend has coincided with declines in arrests of young offenders. Advocates say 16- and 17-year-olds kept out of adult courts have been served better by programs that offer alternatives to detention. But some police chiefs say the juvenile justice system has become too lenient.
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More charges for man acquitted of murdering Georgia teacher
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has been indicted on new charges after a jury last month acquitted him of murdering a teacher in 2005.
Ryan Duke was acquitted of more serious charges but convicted of concealing the death of onetime beauty queen Tara Grinstead. Duke told jurors his friend, Bo Dukes, actually killed Grinstead. Now grand jurors in neighboring Ben Hill County have indicted Duke on concealment and evidence tampering charges building off his testimony at trial. Bone fragments were found in Ben Hill County where the men say they burned Grinstead’s body.
Dukes was found guilty in 2019 of covering up Grinstead’s death. He also faces additional Ben Hill County charges issued earlier.
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Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed 50 at church
OWO, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in southwestern Nigeria say the gunmen who killed 50 people at a church opened fire both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping. No one has claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Although Nigerian security forces have not yet identified who carried out Sunday’s attack on St. Francis Church in the town of Owo in relatively peaceful Ondo state, analysts suggested they came from elsewhere in the West African nation, which is plagued by violence from various armed groups, kidnappers and extremists.
Sunday Adewale, who works in the palace of the local chief, said the gunmen took used the element of surprise to their advantage.
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NY governor signs law raising age to own semiautomatic rifle
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The Democrat signed 10 gun-related bills on Monday as the state became one of the first to enact legislation following a wave of deadly mass shootings. One law will require microstamping in new firearms, which could help law enforcement solve gun-related crimes.
Another revised the state’s “red flag” law, which allows courts to temporarily take away guns from people who might be a threat to themselves or others.
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Scattered storms return to the forecast
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Rain chances are ramping up around Middle Georgia to open the new work week.
Today
There were a handful of clouds over Middle Georgia to begin the new work week. We will continue to see skies with more than 50% cloud cover as we go through the day today. There will, however, be a good amount of sun this afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 80s for most of the region. A couple of spots may touch 90. Winds will be rather gentle from the east-southeast, staying between 5-10 mph.
Scattered thunderstorms are likely this afternoon for most of the region following an overall quiet weekend. Saturday saw a good amount of clouds with a couple of isolated showers, but Sunday was very nice for the whole region. Rain will likely begin in the form of showers today during the lunchtime hours before thunderstorms take over in the late afternoon and evening.
Rain should mostly subside by the sunset later on tonight. A couple of small showers may linger early, but rain should be completely gone by midnight. Partly cloudy skies will be left as we go towards tomorrow morning. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s. Low level clouds are likely to build in ahead of tomorrow morning. Areas that see rain late may wake up to patchy fog.
Tomorrow
The 90s will make a return for the majority of Middle Georgia tomorrow as the region braces for another massive heat wave. Highs will be in the low 90s tomorrow afternoon with south-southwest winds gently coming in around 5 mph, offering absolutely no help against the heat. Luckily the skies will be filled with a mix of sun and clouds, and isolated storms are likely in the afternoon once again. As of now the number of storms for tomorrow looks to be less than for today.
Overnight we will see most of the clouds from the afternoon hours clear out, and any rain left from the afternoon should quickly subside. Lows will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s with with wind coming from the southeast at around 5 mph.
Wednesday and Beyond
Highs will reach the mid 90s on Wednesday as the heat wave grips Middle Georgia. Winds will do us no favors coming from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a very good chance for widespread storm activity on Wednesday afternoon as a weak cold front grazes the region. Overnight will be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Thursday will see highs in the mid to upper 90s as the temperatures reach their peak for the week. Scattered storms are likely in the afternoon. Lows will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s under partly cloudy skies.
Friday will still be hot with highs in the mid to upper 90s again. If peak temperatures are not reached on Thursday, they will be on Friday instead. Scattered storms are again likely in the afternoon. Overnight lows will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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The party ends but the UK monarchy looks to the future
LONDON (AP) — After four days of parades, street parties and a gala concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, the Platinum Jubilee ended Sunday with the crowd outside Buckingham Palace singing “God Save the Queen.”
But as the tributes to the queen’s lifetime of service begin to fade, Britain is left with the reality that the second Elizabethan age is in its twilight. The 96-year-old monarch, limited by what the palace calls “episodic mobility issues,” made only three brief public appearances during the Jubilee. Her son and heir, 73-year-old Prince Charles, stood in for her at other events.
Royal biographer Hugo Vickers told The Associated Press that it feels like the “tail end of a golden reign.”
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UN: ‘Climate shocks’ fueling multiple, looming food crises
ROME (AP) — Two U.N. food agencies are warning of multiple, looming food crises on the planet. Climate “shocks” including droughts and flooding, the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine were cited as why food and fuel prices were rising so rapidly.
The stark warning was issued jointly Monday in a report by the World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization. WFP Executive Director David Beasley said besides hurting “the poorest of the poor,” the global food crisis threatens to overwhelm millions of families who are just getting by.
The report said six nations faced catastrophic conditions: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia.
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US general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine, out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers.
In an interview Monday with The Associated Press, Milley said Russia’s war on Ukraine undermines the rules established by Allied countries to guarantee peace after the end of World War II. He accused Russia of an “open, unambiguous act of aggression.” He spoke in Normandy on the 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which helped defeat Hitler and lead to the end of World War II.
Dozens of veterans — now all in their 90s, from the U.S., Britain, Canada and elsewhere — were taking part in poignant D-Day ceremonies.
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US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of force matching a North Korean display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday’s drill was aimed at demonstrating an ability to respond swiftly and accurately to North Korean attacks. Its launches of eight missiles on Sunday appeared to be a single-day record for North Korea and was its 18th round of missile tests this year.
Experts say the weapons displays are a brinksmanship ploy to bring the United States back to their stalled diplomacy from a position of strength and to cement North Korea’s status as a nuclear power.
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The Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) Okitipupa, Ondo State, Prof Temi Ologunrisa, has advocated for a skill driven educational system in Nigeria, saying this remains the best way of developing the educational sector of the country.
Ologunrisa who stated this during the visit of the Akoko youths to the institution called for synergy of the stakeholders in the educational sector and the government for the sector to attain the 21st-century skill-driven system.
According to him, the era of theories without significant practical knowledge and training had gone advocating for the skill-driven educational system
He said: “Education must be focused, skill-driven, and sustainable to meet the 21st-century ideals, and this can only be achieved if the government and other stakeholders mean well for the teeming youths in the country.
“There is no problem that is insurmountable. I left my comfort zone to take up this job to help people, touch lives, and make changes.
“The university under my watch will introduce more academic and postgraduate programmes to grow students’ population. We will run certificate and diploma courses in data processing.
“This is in addition to degree courses in Basic Medical Sciences, Management Science, Marine Science and Technologies, Environmental Studies, and professional postgraduate programmes.
“We will make our students bilingual by teaching and issuing them certificates of proficiency in the French Language.”
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If you want to keep your job and excel in your career, you need to do as I say,” Janet Abegunde’s boss said to her one fateful day. Miss Abegunde, a 24-year-old accountant who had just gotten her first job in one of the new generation banks, said she fell into depression after her boss sexually harassed her.
Education must be skill-driven ― OAUSTECH VC
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A Honolulu woman discovers a popular pharmacy chain in the islands charges an unnecessary recycling fee.
Every day thousands of bottles and cans are recycled.
The program keeps many of these items from being tossed into the trash
"i just find one or two lying around, cause people leave them lying around for people to pick them up," said Honolulu resident Bob Dowler.
But there is a cost to Hawaii's recycling program.
Which is why there is a 1 cent non-refundable container fee on recyclable bottles and cans.
Bottles of wine and spirits are NOT included in the program, but a Walgreens customer found the store was still charging the fee
"It was a couple of months ago, I decided to grab a couple of bottles of wine from Walgreens. I noticed i was charged the Hawaii beverage fee. I called the manager and he said 'Yeah, we know we are charging it a lot of people have complained about it'. I asked what you were going to do about it, and he said 'nothing'," said Makiki resident Frankie Ruggles-Quinabo.
She then contacted the State Department of Health, which runs the recycling program.
When KITV reached out to the solid waste division, we were told they couldn't comment on an active investigation.
But Ruggles-Quinabo says the state told her it was running into roadblocks dealing with Walgreens.
"The the Dept. of Health is trying to work with them. They said Hawaii doesn't have any control over their point of sale, that is controlled on the mainland. At this point, they are not willing to do anything about it," added Ruggles-Quinabo.
Not only is Walgreens charging an unnecessary fee, it charges twice the normal amount.
We found Walgreens is overcharging customers on more than just wine.
After going into the same store, we were also charged two cents for the container fee on a bottle of wine.
We were also charged two cents, instead of one, on a recyclable botttle of soda.
"Where is this money going? Because they are not turning it into the state," asked Ruggles-Quinabo.
Walgreens did not respond to our request for an interview over these unnecessary charges.
Ruggles-Quinabo was told she could get her two cent fee back, but instead wants to make people aware of these extra charges.
"I am not driving down the street for 2 cents, but how many people is this happening to every single day?" asked Ruggles-Quinabo.
She does want to add her two cents to remind people to check their receipts -- especially when shopping at Walgreens.
"I feel like they are ripping off customers," added Ruggles-Quinabo.
Apparently the state feels the same.
Ruggles-Quinabo sent KITV an email from the Dept of Health saying "It is pursuing formal enforcement action against Walgreens to have them remove any HI Beverage Fee on wine sales."
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HONOLULU-Hawaii (KITV-4) A University of Hawaii Academic has been selected to join a national program to help heal the country, as the nation continues to battle historic and contemporary effects of racism. The Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing is bringing together, for the first time, 40 leaders from across the country to build a foundation to deal with systemic racism.
Kaiwipuni Lipe is the ONLY person from Hawaii who is part of this historic collaboration-- tackling the Racial Divide and leading to the "Healing of America."
Racism is a crisis that is growing in America. Demonstrations in Hawaii and across the U-S, highlight the divide. Kaiwipuni Punihei Lipe , UH Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer , "Black lives matter is important because it reminds us that there are communities out there who get left out of the conversation who are ignored or erased that are part of the Kuleana of taking care of one another. So we're not doing our job if a certain group isn't at the table.
Doctor Lipe says she will share the wisdom of the Hawaiian culture with her mainland counterparts to help heal and malama our country. "What are the Hawaii grounded ways, that we always know, that can be brought back to do that healing work. " "There is so much repair that we need to do to reconnect with ourselves and our ancestors to reconnect with one another. Across boundries and borders."
The 40 scholars, including Kaiwipuni Lipe, will be working together for the next 18-months to develop programs that will create progress for racial and health equity in America.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to Cyip@kitv.com
Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories.
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The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is ramping up again with JetBlue boosting its offer for the discount carrier just days after rival Frontier upped its own bid for Spirit.
Spirit shareholders are also scheduled to vote Friday on Frontier’s offer.
JetBlue said Monday that it will now provide a $350 million reverse break-up payable to Spirit if a deal between the two isn’t completed for antitrust reasons. This is $150 million more than JetBlue previously offered to pay.
JetBlue said it would prepay $1.50 per share in cash, about $164 million, of the reverse break-up fee, in the form of a cash dividend to Spirit stockholders promptly following the Spirit stockholder vote approving the combination between Spirit and JetBlue.
Spirit stockholders would ultimately receive $30 per share in cash at the closing of the transaction and the prepayment of $1.50 per share of the reverse break-up fee.
Spirit said Monday that its board will review JetBlue’s updated proposal and will “pursue the course of action it determines to be in the best interests of Spirit and its stockholders.”
JetBlue Airways Corp. originally offered $3.6 billion in cash, then launched a $3.2 billion tender offer and asked Spirit shareholders to reject the Frontier bid.
JetBlue’s announcement comes less than a week after Frontier Airlines added a $250 million termination fee to its proposal. Denver-based Frontier’s cash-and-stock offer — which is unanimously supported by Spirit’s board — had been valued at $2.9 billion when it was announced, but it has lost some of its value since then.
Shares of JetBlue rose more than 2% in morning trading, while shares of Frontier Group Holdings Inc. climbed 3.3%. Spirit’s stock jumped 5.4%.
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Bibb School District moving to ‘Unified Dress Code’ for elementary schools
The change is effective for the 2022-23 school year, according to a Bibb County School District Facebook post Monday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is moving to a “Unified Dress Code” for elementary schools.
The change is effective for the 2022-23 school year, according to a Bibb County School District Facebook post Monday.
The requirements are listed below.
Pre-Kindergarten:
- All clothes must be the appropriate size
- Students wearing skirts, dresses and jumpers wear shorts or biking shorts underneath their skirts, dress or jumpers
- Socks must be worn
- Shoes must have closed toes and backs
- No spaghetti strap dresses or open back clothing
Kindergarten-5th Grade
- Collared shirts of any solid color may be worn
- School spirit shirts are permitted
- Solid-colored pants in the colors of khaki, navy blue, black and plain denim jeans are allowed (without holes, frays or tears)
- No slides, Crocs or bedroom shoes
- Hoodies are discouraged, but if worn, must be removed upon school entry
In addition, all backpacks must be clear or mesh.
Visit https://www.bcsdk12.net/ for more info.
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Douglass Theatre Summer Camp returns after 2 years
After two years of not being able to hold a camp due to Covid-19, the Douglass Theatre is holding its Stage Works Theater camp.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After two years of not being able to hold a camp due to Covid-19, the Douglass Theatre is holding its Stage Works Theater Camp.
The camp is teaching children ages 7 -14 the ins and outs of theater while also providing valuable life lessons.
“The history I think helps out a lot, and that they see what Mr. Charles Henry Douglass was able to do, all the people that played on stage here, and just the great legacy here at the Douglass Theatre,” Douglas Theatre executive director Gina Ward said.
Students will learn about acting, singing and dancing as well as stage management.
Ward said the kids aren’t just learning about theater but also fine dining etiquette and ballroom dancing.
The kids will present a final production on July 15 at the Douglass Theatre titled The Douglass on Broadway.
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Hot with scattered storms this week
We saw widespread showers and storms in Middle Georgia today, and that kept our highs a few degrees below normal.
Some areas saw heavy rain and gusty winds, but severe weather stayed mostly out of the area.
Overnight, we will see our showers starting to wane, with patchy fog building in through tomorrow morning.
Tuesday will be a warm day, with a few isolated showers possible throughout the day.
Highs will be warming into the low and mid 90s with high humidity continuing.
By Wednesday rain chances will be possible through the day with storm chances increasing by the afternoon.
Heavy rain will be possible, as well as gusty winds in any storms that pop up.
We will continue to see scattered storm chances through the rest of the week as well as highs in the mid 90s.
High humidity will keep our heat index values in the upper 90s through the end of the week as well.
By Saturday a cold front will move through the area, bringing another round of storms to the area.
By Saturday evening, those storms should start to clear the area and bring a bit of a cool down.
Sunday most of us should be getting a break from the rain and maybe even the 90s (hopefully).
High pressure will begin to return to the area for next week, keeping our rain chances low.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from June 6, 2022
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Bibb School District moving to ‘Unified Dress Code’ for elementary schools
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Macon Bacon are on a four-game skid
Macon Bacon are on their first losing streak of the season.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Bacon hosted the Lexington County Blowfish, hoping to end their three-game losing streak.
The Bacon started hot, scoring their first run of the game on a double by Kyle Bork in the bottom of the first; however, that would be the only run Macon scored.
The Blowfish would tie the game in the top of the third and take the 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth, but most of the damage occurs in the top of the fifth.
With two outs, a walk would load the bases with Blowfish runners. Head coach Kevin Soine would make a pitching change, but it would cost the Bacon the game.
Rane Pfeiffer would give up a single, scoring two Blowfish runs. He would proceed to hit the next batter, loading the bases again. The next batter would hit a blooper over first base, scoring another two runs. Pfeiffer would hit the batter again, loading the bases for the third time in the inning. He would walk the next batter giving up another run as Lexington County would go up 7-1.
Coach Soine would make another pitching change, bringing in Jarrett Miller, who closed the inning in one pitch.
The Blowfish defeat the Bacon 9-1. Macon is on a four-game losing streak and are .500 on the season.
Bacon back in action Wednesday, hosting the Savannah Bananas.
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Milledgeville Fire Department requests pay increase to retain firefighters
The Milledgeville Fire Department is requesting an increase in pay for its firefighters.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Milledgeville Fire Department is requesting an increase in pay for its firefighters.
The fire department says it’s looking to retain firefighters and that it’s struggling to keep up with the pay of surrounding fire departments.
“We have firefighters making just as much as sergeants,” Battalion Chief David Ussery said. “We got sergeants making just as much as lieutenants. We have lieutenants making salaries similar to battalion chiefs, so we have to not just address the starting salary, we’ve go to look at the whole salary pay scale.”
Ussery says the fire department hasn’t seen significant pay increases in years.
The starting salary is $31,000, which Ussery says is nearly $10,000 less than surrounding areas.
Ussery says there is a cycle to the pay increase they receive.
“I’ve been here 20 years,” he said. “From experience, they give us raises based on what our insurance will increase to, so they may raise our salary by 3%, but in turn our health insurance raises by 3%, so we really didn’t improve at all.”
In a May city council meeting, the fire department presented a budget request asking for a $4,000 increase for all firefighters while also requesting an increase for a starting certified firefighter salary to $38,000.
We reached out to the city manager, who said he would not comment until after the budget is passed on June 14.
We also reached out to Milledgeville Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan, who did not get back with us.
We did speak with a council member.
District 4 council member Walter Reynolds explained the process of the request.
“We would love to make this permanent right off the bat,” he said. “But we do have to consider sustainability, so we’re using some of the Covid-19 relief funds that we have managed to keep in reserve to meet half of this budget request.”
The council is also planning to do a salary pay study.
Ussery says the department is not in favor of a proposed pay increase of $2,000.
One community member says the department needs the increase to help retain firefighters for the growing city.
“We need the people here to help us and protect us and be there for us essentially,” Chelsea Rodgers said.
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UPDATE: Coroner says 1 of 3 shooting victims has died
Bibb County deputies say three people were taken to the hospital after being shot inside Friends Food Mart on Houston Avenue Monday night.
UPDATE (12 a.m.) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identified the other two victims of Monday’s shooting as 23-year-old Deroderick Collins and 19-year-old Braxton Cole.
The sheriff’s office says Cole is in critical condition and Collins is in stable condition.
UPDATE (10:28 p.m.) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says one of the three people shot Monday night has died.
Jones says 19-year-old Roderick Felton was pronounced dead at 9:28 at Atrium Health Navicent.
Jones says the other two victims are in stable condition.
Check back for updates.
ORIGINAL STORY (10:15 p.m.):
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that resulted in three hospitalizations.
It happened Monday night at Friends Food Mart at 3350 Houston Avenue, according to a sheriff’s office news release, which said the incident was called in at 8:47.
“It was reported that three male individuals were shot inside this location,” the release read.
An ambulance took the victims to the hospital for treatment. There’s no word on their conditions.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WPRI) — Aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies says it plans to establish a global headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
The company says in a news release that the location just outside Washington “increases agility in supporting U.S. government and commercial aerospace customers.”
The company is currently based in Waltham, Massachusetts, but each of its four business units already have operations in Virginia.
A spokesperson told 12 News its facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island won’t be affected.
The company says it does not expect the number of employees in Arlington to change significantly.
Raytheon’s announcement comes about a month after Boeing Co. disclosed plans to move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington.
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LONDON (AP) — Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other devices.
European Union officials said they inked a provisional agreement Tuesday that will require a uniform charging cord in the 27-nation bloc. It’s part of a wider effort to make products sold in the EU more sustainable and cut down on electronic waste.
The new rules, which will take effect by fall 2024, mean EU consumers will only need to use a common USB Type-C cable for small and medium-sized rechargeable, portable electronic devices.
“European consumers were frustrated with multiple chargers piling up within their homes,” Alex Agius Saliba, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator, said at a press briefing in Brussels. “Now, they will be able to go with a single charger for all portable electronics, which is an important step to increase consumer convenience.”
The devices covered include mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles, keyboards and mice, portable speakers and navigation devices.
Laptops also are covered, but manufacturers will have extra time to comply.
The rules apply only to devices sold in the European single market, which consists of 30 countries. However, like the EU’s strict privacy regulations, they could end up becoming a de facto standard for the rest of the world.
While many electronics makers have started adopting USB-C sockets into their devices, Apple has been one of the main holdouts.
Apple, which did not respond to a request for comment, has previously said it’s concerned the rules would limit innovation and hurt consumers. The company’s iPhones come with its own Lightning charging port, though newer models include cables that can be plugged into a USB-C socket.
The EU rules also outline standards for fast charging technology and give consumers the right to choose whether to buy new devices with or without a charger, which the EU estimates will save consumers 250 million euros ($266 million) a year.
Reducing electronic waste is another goal. The EU estimates disposed or unused chargers account for 11,000 metric tons of e-waste in Europe every year.
“One in every three chargers that is bundled with these products is never opened from its original packaging,” according to an impact assessment from the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, Saliba said.
To keep pace with the latest advances, there are also provisions to draw up standards further down the line for wireless charging, which is seen as the next leap forward for charging technology, Saliba said.
The EU spent more than a decade trying to cajole the electronics industry into adopting a common charging standard, an effort that whittled different charging plugs down to a handful until the commission forced the issue with draft legislation last September.
The European Parliament and European Council are expected to give formal approval to the agreement after the summer break.
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See all of AP’s tech coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/technology.
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NEW YORK (AP) — More workers are following experts’ advice in saving for retirement, even when finances feel precarious. It’s happening because 401(k) plans are using a simple human trait to guide us: our inclination to do nothing.
More workers are putting more money into their 401(k) accounts, and they’re more often putting it into a reasonable mix of investments. That’s according to Vanguard’s latest look at the nearly 5 million accounts of 401(k) and similar plans that it keeps records on.
Even amid heavy uncertainty about the economy last year, retirement savers socked away an average of 7.3% of their pay, not including employer matches, according to Vanguard. That’s the same level as a year earlier, when the pandemic first struck and threw everything into doubt. And it’s up from 6.9% in 2012. Vanguard recommends workers save 12% to 15% of their pay, including any employer match.
More than four out of five workers eligible to contribute to their 401(k) were doing so last year, at 81%. That also held steady from a year earlier, and it was up from 74% in 2012.
The reason for the resiliency? In many cases it was because employers made the moves for them.
Over the years, employers have become more likely to enroll workers automatically into the 401(k) plan. Employers have also been starting workers off contributing higher amounts, again automatically. And as the years roll on, plans are set to automatically increase the percentage of those contributions. Last year, a quarter of all Vanguard 401(k) accounts saw a boost in contributions because of an auto increase.
Workers can opt out of such measures, but now they have to take an extra step to get out of saving for retirement rather than to get in. And in the field of study known as behavioral finance, that can lead to better outcomes. In other words, inertia wins.
“I really see the value of it in these unusual years, these years that have a lot of stress and uncertainty where you might expect some reversals of a positive trend, and in fact you you don’t see it,” said David Stinnett, head of Vanguard’s strategic retirement consulting group.
Many workers are also avoiding too-risky or too-conservative investment mixes because their savings are in a target-date retirement fund that takes care of such decisions — again because it’s the automatic choice in many plans.
In part because of that, the median 401(k) balance rose to $35,345 last year. That’s up from a median of $33,472 a year before and from $27,843 in 2012.
To see how powerful inertia can be, consider the difference in participation rates at plans where employers automatically enroll workers into the 401(k) versus those where employees must sign up themselves. The auto-enroll programs saw 93% of eligible workers save in the 401(k) last year. The participation rate was just 66% in plans where workers had to volunteer.
A challenge going forward may depend on whether the “Great Resignation” that’s taken hold across the economy continues.
When workers leave their jobs either to move to a new one or to retire, they can cash out their 401(k) balances. Experts discourage this, calling it retirement “leakage.”
Not only can a cash out invite taxes and penalties, it also means workers don’t benefit from the magic of compounding their savings over the years.
Such cash outs often occur among lower-income workers with smaller balances, said Amber Brestowski, head of advice and client experience for Vanguard Institutional Investor Group.
With millions of workers quitting their jobs every month, the potential for such leakage is increasing.
Brestowski said Vanguard is working with employers in hopes of keeping cashouts low. The industry is also working on ways to move workers’ savings from their old employer’s 401(k) plan to their new one to stem leakage, again automatically.
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(The Conversation) – On Thursday, June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds the first of several public hearings.
The committee aims to lay out the results of months of investigative work into the involvement of President Donald Trump and his political allies in the 2021 insurrection and other attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Committee members and staff reviewed more than 125,000 documents and conducted more than 1,000 interviews and depositions with key witnesses, including high-profile Trump allies.
Blockbuster hearings are fascinating and even fun; they dominate the political and cultural conversation and prompt movie stars to show up in “Saturday Night Live” cold opens. But what do they actually accomplish?
I am a scholar of Congressional oversight and, in 2019, spent a year working on the Democratic majority staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The question I field most often from curious students and peers is a simple one: What do these hearings do?
Culmination of the process
First, a crucial distinction: Investigations are meant to acquire information, hearings are meant to present it.
While the committee’s public hearings will reveal new information about the insurrection to the American public, it is far less likely that the committee itself will learn something new.
The committee has not yet provided a list of witnesses, but former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short, conservative lawyer and former Pence adviser J. Michael Luttig and former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen are likely to appear. Recorded testimony of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may be showcased.
High-profile hearings tend to be choreographed affairs, presenting a tightly woven narrative to the public. By now, most of the investigative work has already been done, and public hearings are best viewed as the culmination of the process.
This is not to say that public hearings are substantively unimportant. The upcoming hearings will outline, in detail, what happened in the weeks after the 2020 election and on the day of the attack. They will show the public “how one thing led to another, how one line of effort to overturn the election led to another and ultimately led to terrible violence,” as committee member Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, put it on June 5, 2022.
Official documents and witness testimony presented at committee hearings are compiled and maintained by the House and Senate. Committees publish most transcripts of public hearings. This public record serves as an important baseline and cache of information for future investigators, both inside and outside of Congress, and ensures that any member of the public has easy access to the most significant evidence.
‘Just the facts’ approach
More broadly, public hearings establish a shared foundation of facts that can inform short- and long-term debates – around the dinner table, in the media, in Congress and among scholars – over how major events should be interpreted.
Hearings also serve as a kind of preemptive justification for specific legal and legislative actions that may follow the investigation. For example, if the committee does end up recommending criminal charges against Trump and his allies, the hearings have already explained the legitimacy of these charges to the public. If the committee makes legislative recommendations to reform elections, the public will have a better idea of why these changes are necessary.
The big question is whether these hearings will convince anybody of anything.
Political scientist Paul Light has said that the most effective investigative hearings are the ones that focus on careful, thorough and objective fact-finding rather than “bright lights, perp walks and brutal questioning.”
The reality is that hearings also provide members of Congress valuable opportunities to build their own “brands” by staking out clear positions on controversial issues, often by using dramatic and overwrought language. These “presentational styles” affect constituents’ views about how well they are being represented.
Members recognize this dynamic themselves: In 2019, Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, referred to the House Oversight Committee on which he served as the “theater committee,” and maintained that “you could make a grandma feel bad about making cookies for her grandkids if she’s sitting in front of you.”
Political science research has also established that investigative hearings are very useful weapons in the partisan wars: Inquiries targeting the president and the executive branch can significantly diminish the president’s public approval.
Thus, members on an investigative committee often find themselves facing contradictory options: They want the committee’s work to appear legitimate to the American people, but they also don’t want to pass up opportunities to burnish their own reputations and go viral on social media.
The Jan. 6th committee appears to have opted for a just-the-facts-ma’am approach to the public hearings. Committee lawyers will do the bulk of the witness questioning, deliberately making the witnesses’ information the focus rather than the personalities and rhetoric of the committee members.
Aiming for credibility
Committee members’ personalities will likely not play as big a role here as they ordinarily would. That’s especially important to the current panel’s credibility, considering its origins.
In May 2021, the Senate killed legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the attacks that would have been modeled on the 9/11 Commission. The House instead established a select committee, with the support of only two Republicans.
Select committees are established by Congress to investigate a specific issue and exist for a finite time period. Both Democrats and Republicans ordinarily serve on select committees, each appointed by their respective party leaders.
However, in an unprecedented move, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed two of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks, Trump allies Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana, arguing that their participation would jeopardize the “integrity of the investigation.” McCarthy responded by refusing to appoint any Republicans to the panel.
Two Republicans, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, agreed to serve as Pelosi appointees on the nine-member committee. Pelosi’s decision delegitimized the committee’s work in the eyes of Republican stalwarts. But the Democratic speaker’s appointment of these two Republicans also made it possible for all members of the committee to work together collaboratively. Pelosi chose actual bipartisanship against the mere appearance of it.
And she may not even have had to sacrifice appearance: A staunch conservative like Liz Cheney and an outspoken progressive like Adam Schiff working alongside one another, I believe, presents a compelling picture of bipartisan cooperation to the larger swath of the public that doesn’t pay close attention to politics.
It is no accident that Cheney was made vice-chair of the committee and regularly appears alongside Democratic chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi at press conferences and committee meetings. There is broad public support for the Jan. 6th investigation even as public attention to the attacks themselves has begun to wane.
Pelosi may have gambled that having prominent and outspoken Trump allies on the committee would do more harm than good, since there is some evidence to suggest that negative partisan attacks can diminish overall political engagement among the public. Public reception of the hearings will demonstrate whether Pelosi’s gambit paid off.
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(The Conversation) – On Thursday, June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds the first of several public hearings.
The committee aims to lay out the results of months of investigative work into the involvement of President Donald Trump and his political allies in the 2021 insurrection and other attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Committee members and staff reviewed more than 125,000 documents and conducted more than 1,000 interviews and depositions with key witnesses, including high-profile Trump allies.
Blockbuster hearings are fascinating and even fun; they dominate the political and cultural conversation and prompt movie stars to show up in “Saturday Night Live” cold opens. But what do they actually accomplish?
I am a scholar of Congressional oversight and, in 2019, spent a year working on the Democratic majority staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The question I field most often from curious students and peers is a simple one: What do these hearings do?
Culmination of the process
First, a crucial distinction: Investigations are meant to acquire information, hearings are meant to present it.
While the committee’s public hearings will reveal new information about the insurrection to the American public, it is far less likely that the committee itself will learn something new.
The committee has not yet provided a list of witnesses, but former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short, conservative lawyer and former Pence adviser J. Michael Luttig and former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen are likely to appear. Recorded testimony of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may be showcased.
High-profile hearings tend to be choreographed affairs, presenting a tightly woven narrative to the public. By now, most of the investigative work has already been done, and public hearings are best viewed as the culmination of the process.
This is not to say that public hearings are substantively unimportant. The upcoming hearings will outline, in detail, what happened in the weeks after the 2020 election and on the day of the attack. They will show the public “how one thing led to another, how one line of effort to overturn the election led to another and ultimately led to terrible violence,” as committee member Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, put it on June 5, 2022.
Official documents and witness testimony presented at committee hearings are compiled and maintained by the House and Senate. Committees publish most transcripts of public hearings. This public record serves as an important baseline and cache of information for future investigators, both inside and outside of Congress, and ensures that any member of the public has easy access to the most significant evidence.
‘Just the facts’ approach
More broadly, public hearings establish a shared foundation of facts that can inform short- and long-term debates – around the dinner table, in the media, in Congress and among scholars – over how major events should be interpreted.
Hearings also serve as a kind of preemptive justification for specific legal and legislative actions that may follow the investigation. For example, if the committee does end up recommending criminal charges against Trump and his allies, the hearings have already explained the legitimacy of these charges to the public. If the committee makes legislative recommendations to reform elections, the public will have a better idea of why these changes are necessary.
The big question is whether these hearings will convince anybody of anything.
Political scientist Paul Light has said that the most effective investigative hearings are the ones that focus on careful, thorough and objective fact-finding rather than “bright lights, perp walks and brutal questioning.”
The reality is that hearings also provide members of Congress valuable opportunities to build their own “brands” by staking out clear positions on controversial issues, often by using dramatic and overwrought language. These “presentational styles” affect constituents’ views about how well they are being represented.
Members recognize this dynamic themselves: In 2019, Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, referred to the House Oversight Committee on which he served as the “theater committee,” and maintained that “you could make a grandma feel bad about making cookies for her grandkids if she’s sitting in front of you.”
Political science research has also established that investigative hearings are very useful weapons in the partisan wars: Inquiries targeting the president and the executive branch can significantly diminish the president’s public approval.
Thus, members on an investigative committee often find themselves facing contradictory options: They want the committee’s work to appear legitimate to the American people, but they also don’t want to pass up opportunities to burnish their own reputations and go viral on social media.
The Jan. 6th committee appears to have opted for a just-the-facts-ma’am approach to the public hearings. Committee lawyers will do the bulk of the witness questioning, deliberately making the witnesses’ information the focus rather than the personalities and rhetoric of the committee members.
Aiming for credibility
Committee members’ personalities will likely not play as big a role here as they ordinarily would. That’s especially important to the current panel’s credibility, considering its origins.
In May 2021, the Senate killed legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the attacks that would have been modeled on the 9/11 Commission. The House instead established a select committee, with the support of only two Republicans.
Select committees are established by Congress to investigate a specific issue and exist for a finite time period. Both Democrats and Republicans ordinarily serve on select committees, each appointed by their respective party leaders.
However, in an unprecedented move, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed two of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks, Trump allies Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana, arguing that their participation would jeopardize the “integrity of the investigation.” McCarthy responded by refusing to appoint any Republicans to the panel.
Two Republicans, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, agreed to serve as Pelosi appointees on the nine-member committee. Pelosi’s decision delegitimized the committee’s work in the eyes of Republican stalwarts. But the Democratic speaker’s appointment of these two Republicans also made it possible for all members of the committee to work together collaboratively. Pelosi chose actual bipartisanship against the mere appearance of it.
And she may not even have had to sacrifice appearance: A staunch conservative like Liz Cheney and an outspoken progressive like Adam Schiff working alongside one another, I believe, presents a compelling picture of bipartisan cooperation to the larger swath of the public that doesn’t pay close attention to politics.
It is no accident that Cheney was made vice-chair of the committee and regularly appears alongside Democratic chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi at press conferences and committee meetings. There is broad public support for the Jan. 6th investigation even as public attention to the attacks themselves has begun to wane.
Pelosi may have gambled that having prominent and outspoken Trump allies on the committee would do more harm than good, since there is some evidence to suggest that negative partisan attacks can diminish overall political engagement among the public. Public reception of the hearings will demonstrate whether Pelosi’s gambit paid off.
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(Mass Appeal) – Your morning routine may prioritize one thing, coffee! Whether it’s taking the time to make it at home or going through the drive-thru, one way or another, you are getting coffee. If you’re looking for a way to brew it at home, Benny Beans, partner and owner of Been’s Beans, has some ideas for you.
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Complaint filed against Friends Food Mart for criminal activity
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A complaint has been filed against the Friends Food Mart ( where, just recently, a shooting left 2 dead and 1 hospitalized) to put a stop to the public nuisance and for injunctive release. Mayer Lester Miller authorized this complaint.
A Temporary Restraining order against the Mart has been signed by Bibb County Superior Court Senior Judge Bryant Culpepper, to be held for 30 days. The store will be required to close immediately upon the BCSO serving the notice– a hearing for the complaint will be held on June 29th.
The release from Macon-Bibb says the complaint was filed because the business is a well-known center of frequent serious criminal activity, including violent offenses and drug and gang-related activity. Over 20 relevant incident reports from 2020 to present have been filed with the complaint to show that several public resources, attention, patrols, and time have been devoted to this area due to the amount of crime.
Mayor Lester Miller had this to say concerning the complaint:
“The loss of any life – no matter who it is or what the situation – is a tragedy. Families and friends are in mourning today, and others were mourning a month ago when another young man was killed here,” and, “It’s for those in mourning and for every person in Macon-Bibb that we have are taking every action possible to more proactively address violent crime.”
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Georgia College will continue sexual assault nurse examiners training
Nurses receive training to conduct forensic medical exams and provide trauma-informed care
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Specialized nurses are now working across Georgia as sexual assault nurse examiners thanks to a $803,000 grant that is now ending. The grant allowed more than a hundred Georgia nurses to receive extra training to conduct forensic medical exams and provide trauma-informed care.
The free 12-week course was designed to teach Georgia nurses about state law, courtroom testimony, sexual assault exams and forensic nursing skills. They also learned how to accurately collect samples and work within multidisciplinary justice teams.
Nurses were trained at Georgia College’s nursing simulation lab located at Navicent Health Baldwin.
“Georgia College offering clinical training is what really targets the biggest gap we have in Georgia,” Sarah Pederson, statewide SANE coordinator, said
Georgia College says considering the importance of the program, it will continue to offer it with a cost until more funding is issued.
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Hurricane chief to take over as weather service director
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will take over as head of the National Weather Service.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s announcement Tuesday puts a veteran of extreme and frequent storms at the helm of the agency that has 144 offices across the country. The hurricane expert whose last four years had the most Atlantic named storms on record succeeds a winter storm specialist as head of the weather service.
Scientists say the U.S. has already gotten more extreme weather because of human-caused climate change and the nation should expect that to worsen in the future.
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Macon man sentenced in dog fighting and drug distribution ring case
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The U.S. Department of Justice says the 12th defendant– a 40 year-old man from Macon– has been sentenced after being involved in a dog fighting and drug distribution ring that has been active from May of 2019 to February of 2020.
Shelley Johnson (also known as Gold Mouth) of Macon was sentenced to serve the maximum sentence of 37 months in prison, as well as 3 years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture. As part of the supervised release, Johnson will not be allowed to own or possess any dogs.
Court documents say both a cocaine distribution and dog fighting organization based out of Roberta, Georgia has been operating from May of 2019 until February of 2020, when authorities executed 15 residential search warrants and seized over 150 dogs that were being used for dog-fighting. This operation extended into North Georgia, Florida, and Alabama as well, and led to 11 people being charged with various criminal activities, along with 3 others– including Johnson– who were charged by criminal information.
It was during this time that Johnson communicated with co-conspirator Jarvis Lockett about fighting and breeding dogs, dogs mauled and killed during the fighting, sharpening a dog’s teeth for fighting purposes, cash prizes, as well as various topics concerning the business and brutality of dog-fighting. Johnson also attended and participated as a handler in a dog fight, and was found to have 13 pit bull terrier type dogs with dog-fighting scars at his Macon residence. Investigators also found evidence of dog fighting activities including a digital scale, weighted collars, heavy chains, ground stakes, and medical supplies to treat injuries received from dog fighting.
Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) had this to say:
“Johnson participated in a brutal criminal enterprise that profited from the suffering of animals,” and “Dog-fighting is a crime, and also closely associated with other serious crimes. The sentences in this prosecution show those who engage in this cruel and inhumane practice face significant prison time.”
Others convicted and sentenced on this case are:
- Lekey Davis aka Kee Boo, 46, of Talbotton, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 210 months of
imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and
cocaine base; - Christopher Raines aka Binky, 51, of Talbotton, was sentenced to serve 135 months of
imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release and pay a $10,000 fine after
pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and conspiracy to possess
with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; - Jarvis Lockett aka J-Rock, 41, of Warner Robins, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 120 months of
imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to
conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and cocaine distribution; - Derrick Owens aka Doomie, 38, of Woodland, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 120 months of
imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; - Jason Carter, 39, of Phoenix City, Alabama, was sentenced to serve 97 months of imprisonment
after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; - Vernon Vegas, 50, of Suwanee, Georgia, was sentenced to serve the maximum 60 months in
prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and pay a $10,000 fine after pleading
guilty to conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture; - Shaquille Bentley, 27, of Roberta, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 48 months of imprisonment
after pleading guilty to use of a communication facility; - Rodrick Walton aka Rodrie Walton, 42, of Shiloh, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 24 months of
imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture; - Reginald Crimes, 39, of Preston, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 24 months of imprisonment to
be followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate
in an animal fighting venture; - Lee Benney, 55, of Reynolds, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 21 months of imprisonment to be
followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in
an animal fighting venture; and, - Bryanna Holmes, 25, of Fort Valley, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 36 months of probation
after pleading guilty to use of a communication facility
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MGA receives $100,000 pledge from Morris Bank
The donation will fund the state-of-the-art nursing lab.
DUBIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia State University received a $100,000 pledge from Morris Bank to fund the state of the art nursing lab that is under construction.
The Dublin Health Sciences campus will be undergoing renovations that will include 100-seat classrooms, hospital labs, a simulation lab and additional space for students. The renovations are expected to play a major role in the healthcare industry both locally and statewide.
“This is an outstanding project with such a large impact on our community and all of Middle Georgia, and we can’t be more proud to partner with MGA to help make this happen,” said Spence Mullis, President and CEO of Morris Bank.
The expansion of Middle Georgia University’s Health Science campus will allow an increase in graduating nurses to 67% more each year. Forty of those nurses will be BSN-prepared, adding 100 more nurses into the workforce.
“Morris Bank’s substantial gift is a powerful statement about their commitment to shaping a better future for the communities they are a part of,” Dr. Christopher Blake, MGA president said. “This generous gift will have a sustained impact on expanding the nursing capacity to better serve the healthcare needs of veterans and rural Georgia.”
The expansion is expected to be completed in August 2022.
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Stocks falling on Wall Street as inflation anxiety persists
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday as rising interest rates and inflation raise concerns about economic growth. The S&P 500 is down 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 0.3% and the Nasdaq flat as of 10:30 a.m.
Retailers, technology and industrial companies notched heavy losses. Target fell after it said it was cancelling orders and slashing prices to clear out inventory, moves that will hurt its profits. Jam maker J.M. Smucker jumped on solid quarterly earnings. Kohl’s jumped after the retailer said it is in advanced talks to sell the company. Treasury yields eased slightly.
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UPDATE: 2 dead after shooting at Friends Food Mart
Bibb County deputies say three people were taken to the hospital after being shot inside Friends Food Mart on Houston Avenue Monday night.
UPDATE (11:52 a.m.) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says another person has died following a shooting Monday at Friends Food Mart.
The sheriff’s office says Braxton Cole died Tuesday morning.
Deroderick Collins is in stable condition.
Deputies say surveillance video shows Cole approached Roderick Felton in the parking lot and followed him into the store. Cole spoke with Felton and displayed a firearm before firing at Felton, who then pulled out his own firearm and shot back. Both males were struck by gunfire, as was Deroderick Collins– a bystander in the store.
UPDATE (12 a.m.) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identified the other two victims of Monday’s shooting as 23-year-old Deroderick Collins and 19-year-old Braxton Cole.
The sheriff’s office says Cole is in critical condition and Collins is in stable condition.
UPDATE (10:28 p.m.) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says one of the three people shot Monday night has died.
Jones says Roderick Felton was pronounced dead at 9:28 at Atrium Health Navicent.
Jones says the other two victims are in stable condition.
Check back for updates.
ORIGINAL STORY (10:15 p.m.):
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that resulted in three hospitalizations.
It happened Monday night at Friends Food Mart at 3350 Houston Avenue, according to a sheriff’s office news release, which said the incident was called in at 8:47.
“It was reported that three male individuals were shot inside this location,” the release read.
An ambulance took the victims to the hospital for treatment. There’s no word on their conditions.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information.
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US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months.
A DHS said Tuesday in the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin that the U.S. was in a “heightened threat environment” already. It’s the latest attempt by DHS to draw attention to the threat posed by domestic violent extremism. That’s a shift from alerts about international terrorism that were a hallmark of DHS following its creation after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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US woman to plead guilty to leading Islamic State battalion
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Court records show that an American woman is set to plead guilty to leading an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria.
A plea hearing for Allison Fluke-Ekren is to take place Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Her lawyer did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Fluke-Ekren, who once lived in Kansas, was brought to the U.S. in January to face a criminal charge of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Prosecutors say that starting in late 2016, she led an all-female Islamic State unit in the Syrian city of Raqqa that was trained in the use of AK-47 rifles, grenades and suicide belts.
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Martha Volker has Stage 4 metastatic liver cancer. The cost of gas is having an impact on her treatment and her life.
She lives in Krotz Springs and to receive treatment, she travels five days a week, to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales.
From her home in Krotz Springs to Mary Bird Perkins is 55 miles.
“The fuel prices are what’s hurting us the most. We plan our budget every month accordingly, but the budget is being eaten alive in gasoline prices,” Volker says.
Volker must fill her tank twice a week, and that comes to more than $200 every week on gas.
“Almost $180 so far and then when you add fill up from Friday for Monday you can add another 70, or 75 depending on how much it is,” Volker says.
Having to pay this much for gas has caused her to change her everyday life.
“We cut the food meals into longer meals. Dry beans go a long way and we get rice which makes a pretty good meal,” Volker says.
Also, she tries to save on air conditioning in her home and her laundry.
“The house stays 80 during the day we will lower at night at bedtime…Hang clothes on the clothesline to save the dryer consumption,” Volker says.
To be able to afford the gas prices and maintain her regular lifestyle a family member has set up a GoFundMe for her.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/defray-some-medical-and-transportation-costs
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Susanna Reid was quick to snap back at Richard Madeley after his blunder on Good Morning Britain. The co-hosts returned to present the ITV show on Monday (June 6) following the Queen's Platinum Jubilee long weekend.
However, Richard didn't get his week off to the best of starts after being told off by Susanna "for swearing" on live television. The pair were discussing Wales reaching the World Cup for the first time in 64 years, when Richard blurted out a phrase that startled his co-presenter.
He said he couldn't believe he was a baby the last time the nation competed in football's biggest competition. He then added: "I was two years old. Bloody hell."
READ MORE: Kent MPs confirm their decisions in Prime Minister Boris Johnson vote of confidence
Susanna whipped her hand out in his direction, saying: "What did you just say?" the Mirror reports. Realising his error, Richard replied: "What? Oh, sorry. Flipping heck!"
'Bloody hell' is considered a milder swear word than others, leaving some Good Morning Britain viewers baffled by the moment on the ITV morning programme. One viewer asked: “Can you not say 'bloody hell' on telly at 7am?”
Taking to Twitter, another unimpressed viewer wrote in reference to Boris Johnson’s simultaneous political turmoil: “Can the public have a vote of no confidence for Richard Madeley now too?” Another scathing commenter wrote: “Richard Madeley just said the words: 'Oh flipping heck' live on GMB. Made me vomit into my cornflakes.”
Another wrote: “Richard Madeley is just the absolute worst,” as a fellow viewer tweeted: “Got up. Switched on GMB. Saw Madeley. Switched off.”
Richard recently admitted he is unsure about his future on Good Morning Britain when speaking on Kate Thornton's podcast White Wine Question Time. He said: "But in terms of what I do on my own, which at the moment is Good Morning Britain, although who knows how long that'll go on for.
"I'm doing it month to month at the moment and I'm very happy to. I quite like operating at that level, I've had my main career curve. I'm not seeking some huge career arc, we'll see what happens. But I enjoy it, I enjoy doing it."
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Bibb County Schools feeding students this summer
The Bibb County School District started its summer meal program on Monday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District started its summer meal program on Monday.
The program provides lunches for students through July 2.
The lunches provide a rotating choice of meals with a side of fruits and vegetables.
Timikel Shape, the district’s Executive Director for School Nutrition, says the district does all it can to make sure its students are fed.
“Everyone has that opportunity, but it’s critical that during the summer, that when we’re open, that we at least have those who need a meal come,” she said. “And we work with partners in the community. If they’re not open, there are other sources that are still available in the community, whether it’s children going to get food or parents going to buy food from other community agencies.”
Click here for more information.
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Houses of worship attend summit on protecting against violence
The U.S Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia partnered with the Georgia Sheriff's Association and local law enforcement to host a summit for area houses of worship Tuesday.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Faith-based organizations in middle Georgia are making sure they’re protected against those looking to carry out violence.
The U.S Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia partnered with the Georgia Sheriff’s Association and local law enforcement to host a summit for area houses of worship Tuesday.
Dr. Ike Mack, Senior Pastor of Unionville Missionary Baptist Church, says it was important for his church to host the summit, dubbed “Protecting Houses of Worship.”
He also says having a plan in case of a violent act is important.
“We have had a plan,” he said. “Pretty much back at the time when the mother church in Charleston experienced that tragedy during that Wednesday night bible study, I knew then for certain that that could’ve been any place, any church, anywhere and any pastor.”
Tuesday’s summit brought together faith-based leaders with one goal in mind: combating violence.
“We put some things strategically in place, but it has become broader now,” Mack said. “It’s important that we just not only look at the classes, but that we reach the masses.”
Law enforcement across middle Georgia were also in attendance.
Bibb County Sheriff David Davis says he wants to make sure places of worship know the signs of violence.
“Be vigilant, be observant, knowing who is on your premises, be watchful for people who may have been making threats,” he said.
Peter Leary, the U.S Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, says houses of worship should be places of peace and be protected.
“It’s important to have a safety plan in place before violence occurs,” he said. “Which means having exit strategies, how to harden the target of the house of worship. Today, we are giving a lot of education on what’s going on across the country.”
If you’re ever in an active shooter situation, it’s important to remember these actions:
- Evacuate
- Hide
- Take Action
The U.S Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia is also taking part in the “Armed with Knowledge Campaign” to ensure children are protected in school.
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