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Mercer football is the first team or school to accept the 50 Yard Challenge
"Very proud of Mercer for stepping up and being that first school and making it happen."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer University football team is the first college athletics program or school to accept the 50 Yard Challenge through Raising Men and Women Lawn Care Services, which provides free lawn care service to the elderly, disabled, single parents, veterans or anyone else in need in their communities.
When head coach Drew Cronic learned about the challenge, it was a no-brainer to accept it.
“As a program, we could do that. If every guy goes and does one yard, we can get 70, 80 yards mowed. And anytime we can go serve, our guys in today’s world learning how to serve and be good to people is a big deal to me,” said Cronic.
The founder of the organization Rodney Smith Junior launched the 50 Yard Challenge to provide kids the opportunity to help in their communities during the summertime. Kids who mow 50 lawns receive a new mower, weed eater, and a leaf blower.
As for Mercer’s football team, they will choose five kids in Macon to give new lawn mowing equipment so they can go forward and provide similar services to others in the community.
“It’s a win-win. With those men taking part in the 50 Yard Challenge, hopefully, it encourages other schools to step up,” said Smith Jr. “Very proud of Mercer for stepping up and being that first school and making it happen. It’s much needed. It also gives the younger kids someone to look up to. These men who are on this football team will go and finish college, some will go to the NFL and some are going to start businesses.”
As for offensive lineman Nigajuan Mansell, he learned a few lessons while helping those back home in his community in Anderson, South Carolina.
“First, it saves people money, so that always helps. A lot of people aren’t able to do it themselves. I wasn’t able to borrow someone’s lawn mower. I had to find my own to cut that person’s grass I cut. You take it for granted how some people aren’t able to cut their own grass, which is very surprising,” said Mansell.
With summer just beginning, kids have plenty of time to still sign-up for the 50 Yard Challenge– head to https://weareraisingmen.com/ to get started, or message Rodney Smith Jr. on Twitter or Instagram.
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Strong storms possible Wednesday
We have seen a few isolated showers and storms across Middle Georgia this evening, and a few more are possible overnight.
Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies to hang around into tomorrow morning, as well as a chance for more rain.
An area of storms is currently pushing east from Mississippi and could bring a round of morning showers to Middle Georgia.
This round of storms could help to stabilize the atmosphere for a while, but I’m still expecting a big warm up for the afternoon.
During the afternoon/evening another round of storms is expected across the area, and could bring a few strong storms.
The Storm Prediction Center has forecast a level 1 threat for Middle Georgia tomorrow (mainly afternoon/evening) as storms fire up.
Main threats with any storms Wednesday will be gusty winds, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and small hail.
Make sure you keep an eye on the skies if you are going to be out tomorrow.
By Thursday a cold front will be pushing into the area, bringing a small break from the humidity.
This should be a mostly dry front, but a few isolated showers are still possible.
Despite the front on Thursday, showers and storms will be back in the forecast on Friday, especially Friday night.
Rain chances will then linger into Saturday afternoon, before clearing out for the rest of the weekend.
High pressure returns for most of forecast for next week, along with highs in the upper 90s.
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Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to offer a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) option along with its iOS 16 system update, a report published by StreetInsider.com said.
Known as Apple Pay Later, the feature will be available through the Apple Wallet app. By using the BNPL feature, Apple users will be able to divide their interest-free payments into four equal parts that are payable over a period of six weeks. The first payment has to be made upfront and thereafter every two weeks.
In its press release, the company said, “Apple Pay Later makes it easy to view, track, and repay Apple Pay Later payments within Wallet. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later when they are checking out with Apple Pay, or in Wallet.”
Wall Street’s Take
Following the announcement, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analyst Katy Huberty said, “The move is a continuation of Apple’s focus on adding personal finance features to the Apple platform, following the 2019 launch of the Apple Card and the March 2022 acquisition of Credit Kudos.”
“The long-term trajectory of BNPL providers remains unchanged: attract consumers that may have more limited access to traditional consumer credit options, and then mature them into more fully established customers, ultimately with a full suite of banking services,” the analyst added.
Overall, the stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and six Holds. AAPL’s average price target of $187.22 implies 25.9% upside potential. Shares have gained 18% over the past year.
Conclusion
The new BNPL service will help Apple expand its personal finance features to attract more customers.
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One thing worth considering before making a decision is that some breeds have a long list of health conditions they are prone to suffering, often necessitating trips to the vet, while others are likely to need little more than their regular jabs and check-ups.
Plenty of us decided to welcome new four-legged friends into our homes in the last couple of years – according to Kennel Club figures dog ownership soared by nearly eight percent – and post-lockdown demand for puppies remains high.
There are a whopping 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, alongside numerous crossbreeds, so there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest addition.
There’s even academic guidance to seek out, with Psychologist Stanley Coren’s book ‘The Intelligence of Dogs’ ranking breeds by instincts, obedience, and the ability to adapt.
So, here are the 10 healthiest and most sickly breeds of dog.
1. Australian Cattle Dog
They may not be hugely common in the UK but the Australian Cattle Dog can perhaps lay claim to the title of the healthiest dog breed. The Guiness Book of Records includes it as the world's oldest dog - an Australian Cattle Dog called Bluey reached the amazing age of 29. While longevity and health don't always go hand-in-hand, the breed are known to stay fairly fit.
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2. Beagle
Developed primarily for hunting, the Beagle is now a popular pet with a keen sense of smell. The breed tends to stay healthy, with eye and hip problems only developing in later life.
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3. Chihuahua
The world's smallest dog breed is also one of the healthiest. The tiny Chihuahua has very few ailments particular to the breed, although older dogs may develop eye and cardiac issues - much like humans.
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4. Greyhound
Fast, lazy and healthy are the three dominant traits of Greyhounds. The general rule is the larger the greyhound, the more likely they are to develop muskoskeletal conditions, but in general they stay in tip-top condition.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran turned off two surveillance devices Wednesday used by U,N, inspectors to monitor the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment, further escalating the crisis over its atomic program as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers remains in tatters.
The move appeared to be a new pressure technique as Western nations seek to censure Iran at a meeting this week in Vienna at the International Atomic Energy Agency. The censure deals with what the watchdog refers to as Iran’s failure to provide “credible information” over nuclear material found at undeclared sites across the country.
But Iran’s latest move, announced by state television, makes it even more difficult for inspectors to monitor Tehran’s nuclear program. Nonproliferation experts have warned Iran now has enough uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels to pursue an atomic bomb if it chooses to do so.
The state TV report, later repeated by other Iranian media, said authorities deactivated the “beyond-safeguards cameras of the measuring Online Enrichment Monitor … and flowmeter.” That apparently refers to the IAEA’s online monitors that watch the enrichment of uranium gas through piping at enrichment facilities.
In 2016, the IAEA said it installed the device for the first time in Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility, its main enrichment site, located some 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of the capital, Tehran. The device allowed for “around-the-clock monitoring” of the facility’s cascades, a series of centrifuges hooked together to rapidly spin uranium gas to enrich it.
“Traditional methods of sampling and analysis can take three weeks or longer, mostly because of the time it takes to ship the sample from Iran to the IAEA’s laboratories in Austria,” the agency said at the time.
Iran is also enriching uranium at its underground Fordo facility, though the IAEA is not known to have installed these devices there.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has so far had extensive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” state TV said in its report Wednesday. “Unfortunately, the agency, without considering this cooperation … not only did not appreciate this cooperation, but also considered it a duty of Iran.”
Tehran said its civilian nuclear arm, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, monitored the shutdown of the cameras. It said 80% of the existing cameras are IAEA “safeguard” cameras and they will continue to operate as before. Safeguards refer to the IAEA’s inspections and monitoring of a country’s nuclear program.
However, an Iranian official warned IAEA officials that Tehran was now considering taking “other measures” as well.
“We hope that they come to their senses and respond to Iran’s cooperation with cooperation,” said Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. “It is not acceptable that they show inappropriate behavior while Iran continues to cooperate.”
The Vienna-based IAEA declined to immediately comment. However, Iran’s move come after IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi criticized Iran for failing to provide “credible information” about unexplained, man-made nuclear material discovered at three undeclared Iranian sites — long a point of contention between the agency and Tehran.
Iran already has been holding footage from IAEA surveillance cameras since February 2021 as a pressure tactic to restore the atomic accord.
Iran and world powers agreed in 2015 to the nuclear deal, which saw Tehran drastically limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the accord, raising tensions across the wider Middle East and sparking a series of attacks and incidents.
Talks in Vienna over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal have been stalled since April. Since the deal’s collapse, Iran runs advanced centrifuges and has a rapidly growing stockpile of enriched uranium. Nonproliferation experts warn Iran has enriched enough up to 60% purity — a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90% — to make one nuclear weapon should it decide to do so.
Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes, though U.N. experts and Western intelligence agencies say Iran had an organized military nuclear program through 2003.
Building a nuclear bomb would still take Iran more time if it pursued a weapon, analysts say, though they warn Tehran’s advances make the program more dangerous. Israel has threatened in the past that it would carry out a preemptive strike to stop Iran — and already is suspected in a series of recent killings targeting Iranian officials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday and discussed the need to revive the nuclear deal, the Kremlin said.
In a statement Tuesday to the IAEA, France, Germany and the United Kingdom warned the moves taken by Tehran are “further reducing the time Iran would take to break out towards a first nuclear weapon and it is fueling distrust as to Iran’s intentions.”
“The IAEA has been without crucial access to data on centrifuge and component manufacturing for a year and half now,” the statement warned. “This means that neither the agency, nor the international community, know how many centrifuges Iran has in its inventory, how many were built, and where they may be located.”
The countries urged Iran “to stop escalating its nuclear program and to urgently conclude (the) deal that is on the table.”
But just before the camera announcement, the head of Iran’s nuclear organization insisted the country has no secret nuclear activity and accused the West of making a “political move” by trying to censure Iran.
”Iran has had maximum cooperation with the IAEA,” said Mohammad Eslami, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
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Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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(AP) — Shopping for a new or used car over the last couple of years has become a more challenging endeavor. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, we’ve had to deal with factory closures, supply chain issues, a worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips, vehicle shortages, price hikes on dealer lots and fewer discounts. Throw in sky-high fuel prices and rising interest rates, and it’s enough to make people throw their hands up in resignation.
“Consumers in need of a new ride this summer need to break old habits and relearn how to smartly navigate today’s market,” said Ivan Drury, Edmunds’ senior manager of insights. “You can’t simply walk into the dealership expecting to find bargains, incentives or even the vehicle you want.”
With this in mind, here are a few issues you need to know about the current car-buying climate, plus tips on best managing them.
WAITING IT OUT MAY BE TOUGHER THAN EXPECTED
Many people who were on the fence about buying a new car likely decided to wait out the chip shortage. In a recent interview, however, Intel’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, was quoted as saying he expects the chip shortages to persist until 2024.
Part of the problem is that building new semiconductor factories is a complicated and expensive process that takes years. Another issue is somewhat of a Catch-22: There are shortages of chipmaking machines and they themselves need chips to run as well. Plus the lead time on those machines can be about two to three years before they’re up and running.
Tip: If you choose to wait this out, make sure your vehicle is able to last for at least a few years. Now is the time to fix any lingering issues or give it that much-needed maintenance.
PAYING STICKER PRICE, OR MORE
The good old days of steep discounts or bonus cash from manufacturers are long gone. You’re far more likely to run into vehicles with markups or “market adjustments” than one with a discount. We’ve seen markups as low as $1,000 and upward of $50,000 for high-end luxury vehicles.
You’ll also find vehicles with numerous dealer-installed accessories that can add thousands to the price of a car. Customers don’t have much leverage in negotiations these days, and if you’re not willing to pay the asking price, there’s a good chance someone else will.
Tip: It may take some searching, but there are a number of dealerships that choose not to add markups. They’ll usually advertise it on their website or you can call ahead to ask. If you must deal with a markup, know that the dealership is sometimes willing to negotiate on that amount.
SELECTION MAY REMAIN LIMITED
“While inventory numbers will eventually normalize, consumers should probably get used to the idea of ordering their vehicle rather than be presented with a surplus of choices at a dealer’s lot,” said Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds’ executive director of insights.
Caldwell says it is likely that automakers will be more conservative with their production numbers in the future and attempt to shift some of their sales to build-to-order.
Tip: Those set on a certain color or hard-to-find combination of options are better off ordering the vehicle. Patience is a must, as a special-ordered car can potentially take many months to arrive. If you need a new car in a shorter time frame, you’ll need to be flexible on colors, options or even the model itself. This is the best way to increase the number of in-stock vehicles you can choose from.
LOANS WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE
In May, the Federal Reserve announced that it had raised interest rates by a half a percentage point, the highest increase in over 20 years. Edmunds data shows that the average annual percentage rate, or APR, for new financed vehicles in April was 4.7%. Used cars tend to have higher rates, and in April, the average used car loan APR was 8%. This isn’t much higher than a year ago, but the Fed has indicated that it plans to increase rates a few more times in 2022.
Tip: If your credit isn’t the best and you’re shopping for a used car, make sure to check with different lenders before the purchase to secure the best rate. Look into certified pre-owned vehicles as an alternative. They cost more than the average used car, but they’re more likely to have promotional interest rates that are lower than the average APR. Plus they come with the peace of mind of an added warranty.
EDMUNDS SAYS: Shopping for a car today can seem daunting, but if you temper your expectations, shop with reputable dealerships and, if possible, plan to order your vehicle, you’ll be way ahead of the curve.
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This story was provided to The Associated Press by the automotive website Edmunds. Ronald Montoya is a senior consumer advice editor at Edmunds and is on Twitter.
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After a night of residents in St. Mary Parish voicing their concerns over crime in their towns, officials have scheduled a second meeting.
On June 13, chiefs of police from Patterson, Berwick, Morgan City, Franklin and Baldwin will be on hand to answer questions on gun violence, the drug epidemic, and home invasions. Attorneys and Judges from the 16th JDC will also be at the meeting.
The initial town hall meeting on June 6 included a panel of mayors from across the parish. During that meeting, residents and mayors provided their insights and solutions to the ongoing problems in the parish.
Discussion ranged from discipline in schools to help curb crime involving juveniles to adding additional youth programs and school activities for students. See the full story here.
The meeting on June 13, will be held at the Patterson Civic Center on Cotton Road at 6:00 pm. The public is invited to attend.
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A New Treatment for Rectal Cancer Brought Remission to All Patients in a Small Study
The results of the trial were astonishing. All patients reacted positively to the treatment, none of them needing chemoradiotherapy or surgery, and there were no cases of progression or recurrence when the patients were followed up after the trial.
A small group of rectal cancer patients participating in a recent drug trial showed remarkable results: the cancer was eliminated in every single participant.
According to a publication published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the trial was undertaken on 12 rectal cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan and had a 100 percent success rate. All patients showed no evidence of the tumor through M.R.I. scans and physical examination.
“I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer,” Dr. Luis A. Diaz Jr, an author of the published study and member of the White House’s National Cancer Advisory Board, told The New York Times.
The participants of the trial diagnosed with rectal cancer were facing alternative treatment options such as chemotherapy or surgery, both of which could possibly result in bowel, urinary, and sexual complications according to the Times.
Dostarlimab, the drug, was given to each patient every three weeks for six months.
The results of the trial were astonishing. All patients reacted positively to the treatment, none of them needing chemoradiotherapy or surgery, and there were no cases of progression or recurrence when the patients were followed up after the trial.
“Patients came to my office after just two or three treatments and said, ‘This is incredible. I feel normal again.’” Dr. Andrea Cercek, an oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a co-author of the scientific paper, told Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center News.
Despite the "compelling" results, Dr. Hanna K. Sanoff of the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, who was not involved in the study, said it is unclear if the patients are cured.
In an editorial accompanying the research paper, Sanoof wrote, “very little is known about the duration of time needed to find out whether a clinical complete response to dostarlimab equates to cure,” according to the Times.
Nonetheless, patients were thrilled. “The first patient had a complete response to therapy and didn’t need anything else. Then the second patient didn’t need surgery or radiation. Then the third. Pretty soon we’re at the 10th patient that had a complete response.” Dr. Cercek told the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “That is incredible.”
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Men wanted for gas station armed robbery in Macon
The incident took place around 2:44 a.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects involved in a Wednesday morning armed robbery.
The incident took place around 2:44 a.m., at the Welcome Gas Station on Houston Road.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, two men with guns entered the store and demanded money from the store clerk. Both men ran from the scene after getting cash from the clerk.
Deputies say the first suspect was wearing a black hoodie with a white mask. And the second suspect was wearing a plaid jacket with a full hooded mask.
No one was injured during this incident.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Bibb County School District official explains elementary school dress code change
"What we've heard from some of our stakeholders is that sometimes it's hard for them to get the right size and the right color," Assistant Superintendent of Student Affairs Jamie Cassady said. "Now there's more choices, so we're hoping that barrier will be removed."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District announced this week it’s moving to a unified dress code for all elementary students.
The change is effective for the upcoming school year.
Before, students were required to wear specific colors of collared shirts, but the unified dress code allows students to wear a wider variety of colors.
Jamie Cassady, the Assistant Superintendent of Student Affairs, says the decision was made to open more options for parents when buying clothes.
“What we’ve heard from some of our stakeholders is that sometimes it’s hard for them to get the right size and the right color,” he said. “Now there’s more choices, so we’re hoping that barrier will be removed.”
Cassady says the dress code also helps keep students safe. It’s easy to point out any child or adult in violation of the dress code as someone who doesn’t belong on campus.
Discussion regarding a dress code change for middle and high school students is ongoing.
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Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held in Fort Valley on Friday, June 17
The Peach Activity Committee says it will host Fort Valley's first Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Friday, June 17 in downtown Fort Valley.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach Activity Committee says it will host Fort Valley’s first Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Friday, June 17.
The event will be held downtown from 6-10 p.m.
Festivities will include music, dancers, poetry, storytelling, artifacts and food vendors.
There will also be a water slide, bounce house, arts and crafts, face painting and live small animals.
Event organizers ask that you bring your own lawn chairs and that parents bring extra clothes and towels for their children to have fun on the water slide and bounce house.
For more information, visit the Peach Activity Committee’s Facebook page.
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Macon Area Habitat for Humanity set to build 10 new homes by the end of the year
More homes are coming to Macon this year thanks to Macon Area Habitat for Humanity.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — More homes are coming to Macon this year thanks to Macon Area Habitat for Humanity.
Macon-Bibb Commissioners recently approved $500,000 of American Rescue Plan funding for the organization.
Ivey Hall, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity’s Executive Director, says the money received will match the $500,000 the organizations received from a local organization.
Hall says the homes will be built on property that was blighted and is now cleared.
The organization usually builds five homes a year, but this money will help build even more.
“We will be able to build eight homes immediately, six homes long-term,” she said. “And then the mortgage payments from those 14 homes will continue to provide funding for construction projects for years to come.”
Four homes will be built in the Lynmore Estates neighborhood, adding to several already built in the community.
Four more will be placed in Napier Heights.
“It’s time that we branch out,” Macon-Bibb Commissioner Bill Howell said. “A lot of people don’t want to move out of their communities. It’s where generations have lived, and we want to let people stay in their communities, but we want them to live in nice, livable houses.”
The organization has helped 130 families become first-time home owners in the last 35 years.
Howell says the new homes will target community issues.
“Blight, crime, all of this is multi-faceted,” he said. “We have to attack it from a lot of different directions, but building houses affordable houses is just one more part of the puzzle.”
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Macon-Bibb Bicentennial Committee holds first meeting
Macon-Bibb County is planning to host several events next year in honor of the city's 200th anniversary.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County is planning to host several events next year in honor of the city’s 200th anniversary.
The Bicentennial Committee met for the first time on Wednesday to elect officers and pinpoint goals.
A total of 25 people are on the committee, which is comprised of community leaders and residents.
Alex Habersham and Wes Griffith were elected co-chairs during the meeting.
Habersham says the committee’s goal is to highlight the history, music and property of Macon-Bibb. He also wants to educate the youth on the community as it has evolved.
He acknowledges it will take a village to create unforgettable events.
“We even want individuals who are not businesses, organizations, group, fraternities, sororities, groups, non-profits, we want them to try to conceptualize some kind of activity to help memorialize 200 years of Macon-Bibb,” he said.
The committee will hold its second meeting on Tuesday, June 14.
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Macon Water Authority treatment plant gets overdue upgrades
The Macon Water Authority cut the ribbon on its upgraded Rocky Creek Water Rehabilitation Center.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Water Authority cut the ribbon on its upgraded Rocky Creek Water Rehabilitation Center.
“We completely replaced the press building,” Executive Director Joey Leverette said. “Tremendous amount of electrical upgrades. These plants use a lot of power and a lot of power machinery, so the three biggest parts have been electrical, grit removal and our press process.”
The facility is able to handle 28 million gallons of wastewater per day.
Discharge from the water treatment plant flows into the Ocmulgee River. Leverette says environmental safety is a top priority for the Macon Water Authority.
“The [Ocmulgee] River which is a pristine river, and we want to keep it that way,” he said. “This project is just another example of how we’re working to make the environment better for the future for our children and for this community.”
Hart announced Wednesday this will be his final year serving on the water authority board, but said he’s not going to disappear.
“I’m going to be a cheerleader for the Macon Water Authority to further our community,” he said. “So I don’t plan to just stop. I plan to be on the sidelines cheering and looking for places where I can insert some of my energy and my experience and continue to make this a better community.”
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Stephen McDaniel petitions court to vacate conviction, plea in Giddings murder
On May 30th, McDaniel filed a habeas corpus petition
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man convicted of killing Mercer Law student Lauren Giddings in 2011 is filing for the court system to vacate his conviction and guilty plea and release him from prison. Stephen McDaniel is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering Giddings.
On May 30th, he filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The appeal claims, former District Attorney Greg Winters and his prosecution team illegally received forms that were a core part of the defense. McDaniel says a deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office “removed Petitioner’s Legal Information Request Forms from the mail without lawful authority, copied and emailed them to D.A. Winters, who was handling the prosecution.”
In the filing, McDaniel says in January 2013, newly elected District Attorney David Cooke took office and notified defense attorneys about the theft of defense information. The filing goes on to say “the court was not notified and no corrective action was taken.”
McDaniel even claims a question from the prosecution was “taken almost verbatim from the stolen Defense Trial Preparations.” He also claims his defense attorneys “had paperwork to prove the State’s strategy originated with the stolen Core Opinion Legal Research.”
McDaniel says in his petition, he was not made aware of the the theft of the defense trial preparations when he pleaded guilty in April 2014. Therefore, he claims the conviction and sentence should be invalid due to mis-advice from his counsel and ineffective assistance of counsel.
This is not McDaniel’s first time petitioning the court. In February 2018, he filed a a Habeas Corpus petition, requesting a new trial.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
The bill would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines of more than 15 rounds.
The legislation has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues more modest proposals.
But it does allow Democratic lawmakers a chance to show voters where they stand. Democrat Veronica Escobar of Texas says, “We can’t save every life, but my God, shouldn’t we try?"
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department said Wednesday it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.
An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calls for the department to reduce the purchase, sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging on 480 million acres of federally managed lands, with a goal of phasing out the products by 2032. The order directs the department to identify alternatives to single-use plastics, such as compostable or biodegradable materials or 100% recycled materials.
“As the steward of the nation’s public lands, including national parks and national wildlife refuges, and as the agency responsible for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats,” the Interior Department is “uniquely positioned to do better for our Earth,” Haaland said in a statement.
The order essentially reverses a 2017 Trump administration policy that prevented national parks from banning plastic water bottle sales. Only a fraction of the more than 400 national parks, but some of the most popular ones like the Grand Canyon, had implemented such a ban.
Environmental groups hailed the Biden administration’s announcement, which advocates and some Democratic lawmakers have been urging for years.
“Our national parks, by definition, are protected areas — ones that Americans have loved for their natural beauty and history for over a century — and yet we have failed to protect them from plastic for far too long,” said Christy Leavitt, plastics campaign director for the conservation group Oceana.
Haaland’s order “will curb millions of pounds of unnecessary disposable plastic in our national parks and other public lands, where it can end up polluting these special areas,” Leavitt said. The group urged the National Park Service and other agencies to move swiftly to carry out changes in reducing single-use plastics well before 2032.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., also urged quicker action to address what he called the plastic pollution crisis. “With everyone – from park rangers to park visitors – doing their part we can get this done before the decade has passed!” Merkley said in a statement.
Merkley, who chairs a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Interior Department, is co-sponsor of a bill that would ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national parks.
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., who co-sponsored the bill in the House, hailed the Interior announcement as “a huge step forward in the effort to protect our environment and its creatures from the damage of single-use plastics.”
Quigley, who is planning a visit to Yosemite National Park, said he looks forward to learning how the park will implement the new rule.
Matt Seaholm, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, called Interior’s announcement “disappointing” and counterproductive.
“In most applications, plastic products are the least environmentally harmful option, as long as they are disposed of properly,” said Seaholm, whose group represents the entire plastics industry supply chain. He urged improved recycling infrastructure in parks as “a better approach to sustainability.”
Oceana said a national poll conducted by Ipsos in November 2021 found that more than 80% of American voters would support a decision by the National Park Service to stop selling and distributing single-use plastics at national parks
Haaland said the plastics order was especially important because less than 10% of plastics ever produced have been recycled, and U.S. recycling rates are falling as China and other countries have stopped accepting U.S. waste.
Interior-managed lands generated nearly 80,000 tons of municipal solid waste in fiscal year 2020, the department said, much of it plastics.
Of the more than 300 million tons of plastic produced every year for use in a wide variety of applications, at least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, and plastic makes up 80% of all marine debris found from surface waters to deep-sea sediments, the department said.
Many marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, causing severe injuries or death, and plastic pollution threatens food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism and contributes to climate change, the department said.
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LONDON (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy and food crises it worsened will severely drag down global economic growth and push up inflation this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday.
China’s “zero-COVID” policies, which have further scrambled manufacturing supply chains, also are weighing on a world economy that was just starting to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paris-based OECD said, becoming the latest institution to slash its growth forecast and underscoring the dimming economic outlook.
The OECD, a club of largely wealthy nations, expects the global economy to expand 3% in 2022, down from the 4.5% that it predicted in December.
Inflation is forecast at nearly 9% for the OECD’s 38 member countries, which include the United States, United Kingdom and many European nations, nearly double the previous estimate.
The World Bank, the United Nations, and the International Monetary Fund have made similar downgrades to their economic forecasts recently.
“Russia’s war is indeed imposing a heavy price on the global economy,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said at a press conference in Paris. He urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this atrocious, senseless war now.”
The organization released its forecast as it gears up for a two-day annual meeting starting Thursday, attended by government ministers and featuring video remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The OECD warned that the economic turmoil will hit the poor the hardest. The war is disrupting supplies of food staples like wheat and energy, of which Russia and Ukraine are major global suppliers, fanning inflation that eats away at disposable income and living standards, it said.
The war is hurting economic growth in European nations the most because they are more exposed to the war through trade and energy links. But the OECD also raised the alarm about poor countries farther afield facing food shortages.
“We’re very concerned about the food situation in low-income countries. The war is really sending shockwaves all the way to Africa and the Middle East,” OECD chief economist Laurence Boone said. “The war could spark starvation. It could cause social unrest and political turmoil.”
She said China, long an engine of global growth, has become a source of economic volatility by “gumming up supply chains” already snarled by the pandemic.
China’s pandemic-fighting policies involving draconian lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities brought economic life to a standstill. That’s left a backlog of container ships waiting to dock at Chinese ports and companies worldwide facing problems with deliveries of their goods, highlighting supply chain bottlenecks that threaten to raise prices for consumers, Boone said.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one.
Now she cradles her frail and squalling 3-year-old, Ali Osman, whom she carried on a 90-kilometer (55-mile) walk from her village to Somalia’s capital, desperate not to lose him too. Sitting on the floor of a malnutrition treatment center filled with anxious mothers, she can barely speak about the small bodies buried back home in soil too dry for planting.
Deaths have begun in the region’s most parched drought in four decades. Previously unreported data shared with The Associated Press show at least 448 deaths this year at malnutrition treatment centers in Somalia alone. Authorities in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are now shifting to the grim task of trying to prevent famine.
Many more people are dying beyond the notice of authorities, like Salaad’s four children, all younger than 10. Some die in remote pastoral communities. Some die on treks in search of help. Some die even after reaching displacement camps, malnourished beyond aid.
“Definitely thousands” have died, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, told reporters on Tuesday, though the data to support that is yet to come.
Salaad left behind another four children with her husband. They were too weak to make the journey to Mogadishu, she said.
Drought comes and goes in the Horn of Africa, but this is one like no other. Humanitarian assistance has been sapped by global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and now Russia’s war in Ukraine. Prices for staples like wheat and cooking oil are rising quickly, in some places by more than 100%. Millions of the livestock that provide families with milk, meat and wealth have died. Even the therapeutic food to treat hungry people like Salaad’s son is becoming more expensive and, in some places, might run out.
And for the first time, a fifth straight rainy season might fail.
An “explosion of child deaths” is coming to the Horn of Africa if the world focuses only on the war in Ukraine and doesn’t act now, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Famine even threatens Somalia’s capital as displacement camps on Mogadishu’s outskirts swell with exhausted new arrivals. Salaad and her son were turned away from a crowded hospital after arriving a week ago.
They were sent instead to the treatment center for the extremely malnourished where rooms are full, extra beds have been put out and yet some people must sleep on the floor. Mothers wince, and babies wail, as tiny bodies with sores and protruding ribs are gently checked for signs of recovery.
“The center is overwhelmed,” said Dr. Mustaf Yusuf, a physician there. Admissions more than doubled in May to 122 patients.
At least 30 people have died this year through April at the center and six other facilities run by Action Against Hunger, the humanitarian group said. It is seeing the highest admission rates to its hunger treatment centers since it began working in Somalia in 1992, with the number of severely malnourished children up 55% from last year.
More broadly, at least 448 people died this year at outpatient and in-patient malnutrition treatment centers across Somalia through April, according to data compiled by humanitarian groups and local authorities.
Aid workers warn the data is incomplete and the overall death toll from the drought remains elusive.
“We know from experience that mortality rises suddenly when all the conditions are in place — displacement, disease outbreaks, malnutrition — all of which we are currently seeing in Somalia,” said Biram Ndiaye, UNICEF Somalia’s chief of nutrition.
Mortality surveys conducted in parts of Somalia in December and again in April and May by the U.N.’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit showed a “severe and rapid deterioration within a very short time frame.” Most alarming was the Bay region in the south, where adult mortality nearly tripled, child mortality more than doubled and the rate of the most severe malnutrition tripled.
Deaths and acute malnutrition have reached “atypically high levels” in much of southern and central Somalia, and admissions of acutely malnourished children under 5 have risen by over 40% compared to the same period last year, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.
One notable complication in counting deaths is the extremist group al-Shabab, whose control over large parts of southern and central Somalia is a barrier to aid. Its harsh response to Somalia’s drought-driven famine from 2010-12 was a factor in more than a quarter-million deaths, half of them children.
Another factor was the international community’s slow response. “A drama without witnesses,” the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia said at the time.
Now the alarms are sounding again.
More than 200,000 people in Somalia face “catastrophic hunger and starvation, a drastic increase from the 81,000 forecast in April,” a joint statement by U.N. agencies said Monday, noting that a humanitarian response plan for this year is just 18% funded.
Somalia isn’t alone. In Ethiopia’s drought-affected regions, the number of children treated for the most severe malnutrition — “a tip of the crisis” — jumped 27% in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, according to UNICEF. The increase was 71% in Kenya, where Doctors Without Borders reported at least 11 deaths in a single county’s malnutrition treatment program earlier this year.
At one of the overflowing displacement camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu, recent arrivals were anguished as they described watching family members die.
“I left some of my children behind to care for those suffering,” said Amina Abdi Hassan, who came from a village in southern Somalia with her malnourished baby. They’re still hungry as aid runs dry, even in the capital.
“Many others are on the way,” she said.
Hawa Abdi Osman said she lost children to the drought. Emaciated, and weakened by another pregnancy, she walked five days to Mogadishu.
“We had to leave some of our relatives behind, and others perished as we watched,” said her cousin, Halima Ali Dhubow.
More people come to the camp every day, using the last wisps of energy to set up makeshift shelters in the dust, lashing together branches with fabric and plastic. Some walked up to 19 days to reach the capital, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council.
“Last night alone 120 families came in,” camp manager Nadifa Hussein said. “We are giving them all the little supplies we have, like bread. The number of people is so overwhelming that helping them is beyond our capacity. In the past aid agencies helped, but now aid is very scarce.
“Only God can help them,” she said.
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Cara Anna reported from Nairobi, Kenya. Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from June 8, 2022
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Stephen McDaniel petitions court to vacate conviction, plea in Giddings murder
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1 person dead, 2 others hospitalized following Fort Valley shooting
One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a shooting Wednesday night in Fort Valley.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a shooting in Fort Valley Wednesday night.
Arriving officers found three people with gunshot wounds and began rendering aid.
All three victims were taken to Atrium Health Peach. Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks pronounced one of them dead at the hospital.
The victims’ names haven’t been released pending notification of next of kin.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting FVPD in the investigation.
“As this is an open investigation, the name of any suspect or persons of interest will not be released at this time,” the news release said. “We are asking anyone in the public with information pertainingto this matter to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of the Fort Valley Police Department at 478-825-3383.”
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Deputy injured, driver arrested in I-75 chase in Monroe County
A deputy tried to stop a speeding 2021 Dodge Challenger just before 9:00 Thursday morning
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Monroe County deputy is injured and a driver is in jail following a chase and crash along Interstate 75.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy tried to stop a speeding 2021 Dodge Challenger near mile marker 193, just before 9:00 Thursday morning. According to a sheriff’s office news release, the driver did not stop. A pursuit continued onto Interstate 475 in Bibb County.
Deputies say the chase resulted in two accidents. The driver then hit a pursuing deputy and wrecked near the Eisenhower Parkway exit on I-475.
Deputies identified the driver as Sergio Marquise Flagler of Sanford, Florida. He was taken into custody and charged with Felony Fleeing, several counts of Aggravated Assault, multiple traffic violations and misdemeanor and felony drug charges.
A deputy was transported to the hospital with non-life threating injuries.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor filed a second-degree murder charge Thursday against the Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head following an intense physical struggle recorded on a bystander’s video.
Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker announced his decision against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, who killed Lyoya minutes after a traffic stop on April 4.
Schurr fired the fatal shot while Lyoya was on the ground, demanding that the refugee from Congo “let go” of the officer’s Taser.
“The death was not justified or excused, for example, by self defense,” the prosecutor said, reciting the elements of second-degree murder.
Schurr, who is white, told Lyoya that he stopped his car because the license plate didn’t match the vehicle. Roughly a minute into the stop, Lyoya began to run after he was asked to produce a driver’s license.
Schurr caught him quickly, and the two struggled across a front lawn before the fatal shot.
Becker said he consulted experts from outside Michigan about the use of force in the case. He spoke to Lyoya’s parents to inform them about the charge before holding a news conference.
“You will not see any celebration on behalf of the Lyoya family,” said Ven Johnson, a family lawyer.
The Grand Rapids police chief released video from four different sources on April 13. Attorneys for Lyoya’s family have called the death an “execution.”
Grand Rapids, population about 200,000, is 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Detroit.
Schurr has been a police officer since 2015. His personnel file shows no complaints of excessive force but much praise for traffic stops and foot chases that led to arrests and the seizure of guns and drugs.
The shooting turned into an immediate crisis for police Chief Eric Winstrom, who was a commander in Chicago before taking charge in Grand Rapids early in March.
At a community forum in April, Winstrom said he wanted to put more emphasis on officers knowing how to turn down the heat during tense situations.
“I guarantee that we can do more,” he said. “Actually, that’s one of the things I’ve already reached out to my colleagues to say, ‘Hey, I need some curriculum, because we are going to beef it up.’”
Lyoya’s death by an officer came after numerous others in recent year involving Black people, including George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis sparked a national reckoning on race;Daunte Wright, who was shot during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis; Andre Hill, who was killed in Columbus, Ohio; and Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed in North Carolina
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White reported from Detroit, and Corey Williams in Detroit contributed.
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Find the AP’s full coverage of the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya: https://apnews.com/hub/patrick-lyoya
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who jumped onto train tracks to rescue someone who had fallen onto an electrified rail during a fight at an L station earned more than praise for his heroic act: He’s also been gifted with a car.
Anthony Perry, 20, was surprised Wednesday with a 2009 Audi A8 from Early Walker, founder of the anti-violence organization I’m Telling Don’t Shoot.
“We wanted to literally show our appreciation because we need more people like you. We need more Anthonys in the world,” Walker said after also giving Perry a $25 gasoline card.
Perry said the car will make his life “way easier.” He’s been taking two buses and a train to get from his home in the South Side neighborhood of Park Manor to his job with Amazon Fresh in suburban Oak Lawn.
On Monday, he got off at a stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line when he noticed a nearly unconscious man on the electrified third rail of the tracks. He jumped down onto the tracks and pulled the man to safety.
“I was hoping I could just grab him and not feel nothing, but I felt a little shock,” Perry said. “I felt it all though my body actually. I didn’t let that stop me.”
With the help of another commuter, Perry administered CPR on the man, who had been electrocuted. The man was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive.
Police are still investigating the incident that led to the man falling onto the tracks, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Perry’s car was delivered to him blocks from his home as residents and police officers looked on in support.
“So many times people think these young men are out here doing the wrong thing, but this is just a prime example of how a young man took it upon himself to jump in and do the right thing,” said Chicago police Lt. Yolanda Irving.
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In a surprising turn of events, the Duke of Cambridge has spent the day ‘undercover’ as a Big Issue seller on the streets of London. He donned a red cap and matching jacket, swapping his suit jacket and tie for the charity's well-recognised uniform. The duke was photographed handing out the magazine on Rochester Row in Westminster, attempting to keep a low profile as he worked.
Prince William spends the day ‘undercover’ selling The Big Issue
Despite his best efforts, however, the third-in-line to the throne was soon recognised by members of the public, who insisted on snapping a pic. Armed with a card machine and exchangeable cash, William sold a number of copies to amazed passers-by.
The Big Issue is a street newspaper designed to offer homeless people, or individuals at risk of homelessness, the opportunity to earn a legitimate income and reintegrate into mainstream society. According to the Mail Online, the prince has been praised for this ‘silent gesture’ of support for the project.
This is not the first time the prince has chosen to raise awareness for the homeless by becoming immersed in their reality. In December 2009, the then 27-year-old Prince William spent a night sleeping rough in the capital, in temperatures as low as four degrees Celcius. William spent the night shivering down an alleyway surrounded by bins, to better understand the difficulties faced by those living on the streets.
In a statement released at the time, he said: 'I cannot, after one night, even begin to imagine what it must be like to sleep rough on London's streets night after night'.
William's mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, was also a dedicated advocate for raising awareness of homelessness. In 1993, Diana took the then 11-year-old William and his nine-year-old brother, Prince Harry, to visit a charity named The Passage, an initiative which aims to ‘help people in crisis through its resource centre, homelessness prevention projects and innovative accommodation services’. The prince became a patron of the organisation in 2019.
In 2020, the prince revealed that he had spoken to his own children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, about the issue of homelessness. During an interview with Mary Berry for her Christmas special, A Berry Royal Christmas, the duke said: 'On the school run already, bear in mind they're six and four, whenever we see anyone who is sleeping rough on the streets, I talk about it and I point it out and I explain why and they're all very interested. They're like: "Why can't they go home?"'
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LONDON (AP) — The average cost of filling up a typical family car has exceeded 100 pounds ($125) for the first time in Britain, as Russia’s war in Ukraine drives gasoline prices higher.
Figures from data firm Experian Catalist showed that the average price of a liter of gas at U.K. pumps hit a record 182.3 pence ($2.3) on Wednesday, taking the average cost of filling a 55-liter (14.5-U.S. gallon) family car to 100.27 pounds. The prices are the equivalent of about $8.8 per gallon.
Motoring association AA said the price hikes have been a “huge shock” for drivers and urged the government to intervene.
“Enough is enough. The government must act urgently to reduce the record fuel prices which are crippling the lives of those on lower incomes, rural areas and businesses,” AA President Edmund King said.
“The 100-pound tank is not sustainable with the general cost-of-living crisis, so the underlying issues need to be addressed urgently,” King said.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to concern about oil and gas supplies and worsened soaring energy prices, trickling down to customers filling up at the pump. High gasoline prices have hit people across Europe and in the United States, prompting governments to pass measures to try to ease the pain.
The British government in March announced a fuel tax cut of 5 pence per liter to help drivers after record jumps in pump prices.
Many motorists argue the tax cut reduced the cost of filling up a car by only a tiny amount. There are also growing concerns that fuel retailers are not passing on the tax cut to customers.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is facing heavy pressure to do more to help Britons struggling with fuel and food prices and domestic energy bills amid a severe cost-of-living crisis.
Johnson’s spokesman said Wednesday that soaring fuel prices were “hugely concerning,” and the government wants to make sure companies are passing the tax cut on to consumers.
“It is important the public understand what actions each of the fuel retailers are taking, and so we are considering what further options we can take in this area,” he said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4, the most since mid-January, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs.
The four-week average for claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 8,000 from the previous week to 215,000.
The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending May 28 remained unchanged from the previous week at 1,306,000, the fewest since Jan. 10, 1970.
American workers are enjoying historically strong job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a short but devastating recession. Weekly applications for unemployment aid have been consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000 for most of 2022, even as the overall economy contracted in the first quarter and concerns over inflation persist.
Last week, the government reported that 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 3.6%, just above a half-century low.
The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. But it 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.
Inflation at the consumer level eased slightly in April after months of relentless increases but remained near a four-decade high. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago, just below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest since 1981.
Earlier in May, the Federal Reserve intensified its fight against inflation by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point, signaling further large rate hikes to come.
The Fed meets again next week.
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A federal labor board has denied Amazon’s request to bar the public from a hearing on the company’s bid to overturn a historic union win at one of its Staten Island, New York, warehouses.
Hearings by the National Labor Relations Board are typically held in person and open to the public. But the Seattle-based company filed a motion Tuesday arguing the agency should make the hearing on the Staten Island union vote private because it will be held over Zoom.
Amazon argued that a Zoom hearing makes difficult to know if witnesses who aren’t supposed to observe the hearing are listening in, or whether the hearing is being recorded and shared with others, which the labor board prohibits. The hearing, which begins Monday, is expected to last several days.
On Thursday, Cornele Overstreet, a regional director with the NLRB field office who will oversee the hearing, denied the company’s request. He wrote in a filing that the company hasn’t “put forward any compelling reason” to depart from long-standing policy of holding public hearings.
“The Board’s hearings are not secret. Accordingly, preventing the public from viewing its important processes is not an option,” Overstreet wrote.
Amazon has pointed to “unprecedented national media coverage” as one of the reasons access to the hearing should be limited, arguing it makes it difficult to sequester witnesses.
But the fact that the union election “has garnered national and international attention from outside parties only further solidifies the importance of allowing public observation,” Overstreet wrote.
The e-commerce juggernaut has sought to overturn the union victory at one of its New York City warehouses since April, saying organizers with the nascent Amazon Labor Union and the Brooklyn office of the NLRB, which oversaw the election, acted in a way that tainted the results. The company says it wants to redo the election, but pro-union experts and labor organizers argue it’s a method to delay negotiations for a union contract.
Overstreet noted in his order that a hearing officer has issued instructions to not record the hearing.
He said he was satisfied that the hearing officer has implemented safeguards to maintain the integrity of the hearing, adding that “there exists no extraordinary circumstances to deviate from the Board’s longstanding policy of allowing public observation of the Board’s proceedings.”
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that British citizens living long-term in the 27 EU member countries have no right to vote or stand for office in the bloc unless they have obtained a European nationality.
The ruling came in what was seen as a test case for the rights of U.K citizens who continue to live in the EU despite Britain’s exit from the bloc two years ago. More than 1 million Britons were living in Europe. Many opposed Brexit in January 2020 and had their lives upended.
The case was first launched in France by a British woman who has lived there for more than three decades, but who was struck off the electoral roll after Brexit and couldn’t vote in local elections in March 2020. She had declined to apply for French nationality.
The woman, identified only by her initials E.P. in line with court practice, argues that she was deprived of her right to vote in the EU, but also in the U.K. owing to a rule there that prevents people from voting if they’ve lived abroad for more than 15 years.
But the European Court of Justice ruled that people living in Europe even prior to Brexit “no longer enjoy the status of citizen of the Union, nor, more specifically, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections in their Member State of residence,” according to a court statement.
The Luxembourg-based court said that “this is an automatic consequence of the sole sovereign decision taken by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union.”
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DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the U.S. elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it is upgrading the Tesla probe to an engineering analysis, another sign of increased scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker and automated systems that perform at least some driving tasks.
Documents posted Thursday by the agency raise some serious issues about Tesla’s Autopilot system. The agency found that it’s being used in areas where its capabilities are limited, and that many drivers aren’t taking action to avoid crashes despite warnings from the vehicle.
The probe now covers 830,000 vehicles, almost everything that the Austin, Texas, carmaker has sold in the U.S. since the start of the 2014 model year.
NHTSA reported that it has found 16 crashes into emergency vehicles and trucks with warning signs, causing 15 injuries and one death.
Investigators will evaluate additional data, vehicle performance and “explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks, undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision,” the agency said.
A message was left Thursday seeking comment from Tesla.
An engineering analysis is the final stage of an investigation, and in most cases NHTSA decides within a year if there should be a recall or the probe should be closed.
In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. Automatic emergency braking intervened to at least slow the cars in about half the cases. On average, Autopilot gave up control of the Teslas less than a second before the crash, NHTSA said in documents detailing the probe.
NHTSA also said it’s looking into crashes involving similar patterns that did not include emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs.
The agency found that in many cases, drivers had their hands on the steering wheel as Tesla requires, yet they failed to take action to avoid a crash. This suggests that drivers are complying with Tesla’s monitoring system, but it doesn’t make sure they’re paying attention.
In crashes were video is available, drivers should have seen first responder vehicles an average of eight seconds before impact, the agency wrote.
The agency will have to decide if there is a safety defect with Autopilot before pursuing a recall.
Investigators also wrote that a driver’s use or misuse of the driver monitoring system “or operation of a vehicle in an unintended manner does not necessarily preclude a system defect.”
The agency document all but says Tesla’s method of making sure drivers pay attention isn’t good enough, and that it’s defective and should be recalled, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies automated vehicles.
“It is really easy to have a hand on the wheel and be completely disengaged from driving,” he said. Monitoring a driver’s hand position is not effective because it only measures a physical position. “It is not concerned with their mental capacity, their engagement or their ability to respond.”
Similar systems from other companies such as General Motors’ Super Cruise use infrared cameras to watch a driver’s eyes or face to ensure they’re looking forward. But even these may still allow a driver to zone out, Walker Smith said.
“This is confirmed in study after study,” he said. “This is established fact that people can look engaged and not be engaged. You can have your hand on the wheel and you can be looking forward and not have the situational awareness that’s required.”
In total, the agency looked at 191 crashes but removed 85 of them because other drivers were involved or there wasn’t enough information to do a definite assessment. Of the remaining 106, the main cause of about one-quarter of the crashes appears to be running Autopilot in areas where it has limitations, or in conditions that can interfere with its operations.
“For example, operation on roadways other than limited access highways, or operation in low traction or visibility environments such as rain, snow or ice,” the agency wrote.
Other automakers limit use of their systems to limited-access divided highways.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which also has investigated some of the Tesla crashes dating to 2016, has recommended that NHTSA and Tesla limit Autopilot’s use to areas where it can safely operate. The NTSB also recommended that NHTSA require Tesla to have a better system to make sure drivers are paying attention. NHTSA has yet to take action on the recommendations. The NTSB can only make recommendations to other federal agencies.
In a statement, NHTSA said there aren’t any vehicles available for purchase today that can drive themselves. “Every available vehicle requires the human driver to be in control at all times, and all state laws hold the human driver responsible for operation of their vehicles,” the agency said.
Driver-assist systems can help avoid crashes but must be used correctly and responsibly, the agency said.
Tesla did an online update of Autopilot software last fall to improve camera detection of emergency vehicle lights in low-light conditions. NHTSA has asked why the company didn’t do a recall.
NHTSA began its inquiry in August of last year after a string of crashes since 2018 in which Teslas using the company’s Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control systems hit vehicles at scenes where first responders used flashing lights, flares, an illuminated arrow board, or cones warning of hazards.
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Eastman man creating butterfly benches for families of Uvalde shooting victims
An Eastman man is making custom benches in memory of the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. He plans to personally deliver them to the victims' families.
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) — It’s been more than two weeks since a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 19 students and two teachers dead.
An Eastman man is among people across the U.S. showing support for the victims’ families.
Sean Peacock, the owner of Jass Graphix, created a butterfly bench in memory of his sister after her death. He says one of the Uvalde shooting victim’s mothers reached out to him about a bench in memory of her child.
“From my experience, our benches have helped some families,” he said. “They lost something beautiful, and we provide something beautiful for them. We never can replace them.”
Peacock hopes the benches will serve as symbols of hope for the families going through a tough time.
“These families will need to know that there’s good in this world,” he said.
Peacock says financial help from the community will allow him to make a bench for each family.
Tyler Kirkley, the senior pastor at Lakeside Church, says he wanted to help to show the families they’re not alone.
“We’re praying with them, and we’re helping them all the way from Eastman, Georgia,” he said. “We’re thinking of them daily. We want to take what Sean has done and use it as a platform to help these people. The Lord is with them, we’re with them and our communities can make a difference.”
Peacock and other Eastman residents plan to personally deliver the completed benches to the families.
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Houston County deputies: Man found in Walmart parking lot with gunshot wound
A man is in the hospital after being found in a Walmart parking lot with a gunshot wound.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is in the hospital after being found in a Walmart parking lot with a gunshot wound.
A Houston County Sheriff’s Office news release says the incident was called in from the Booth Road store around 11:50 Thursday morning.
Deputies say 31-year-old Tyler Holland was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon. There’s no word on his condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
Call Sgt. Joe Middlebrooks at (478) 542-2085 if you have any information.
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Man shot, killed in Dexter during domestic dispute
William Thomas Overstreet was shot during a domestic dispute with a neighbor around 1:45 p.m.
DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) — A man was killed at a home in Laurens County Thursday afternoon.
According to Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley, the incident happened at 3495 US Highway 257 in Dexter.
Stanley says 53-year-old William Thomas Overstreet was shot during a domestic dispute with a neighbor around 1:45 p.m.
Overstreet was taken to Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, where he was pronounced dead around 2:30 p.m.
His body will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta for autopsy.
Stay with 41NBC for more information on this incident as it becomes available.
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Pedestrian safety hits close to home for Macon man
L.J. Malone lost his father in 2018 when he was hit by a car in. Since then, L.J. has committed his life to pedestrian safety.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – L.J. Malone lost his father in 2018 when he was hit by a car in. Since then, L.J. has committed his life to pedestrian safety.
June is National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month. As part of the month, Macon-Bibb’s Pedestrian Safety Review Board is sharing important safety information.
L.J.’s father, Lee Malone, was fatally struck while crossing Gray Highway.
“He actually didn’t make it to the cross walk,” L.J. Malone said. “Which probably would’ve saved him or probably would’ve been a better option, but he tried to cross a section . . .I guess he had saw other people cross that section.”
Now a volunteer with the Pedestrian Safety Review Board, Malone spends his time spreading the word about pedestrian safety.
“Death doesn’t care if it’s a state road or federal highway or local road, that’s something we can all remember,” Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller said. “A lot of times, people say we’re spending money on things like lights for people. Would you rather them not do anything? The bright t-shirts, would you rather us not do anything?”
Macon-Bibb County has allotted $500,000 for additional sidewalks, lights and signage in its latest budget.
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UPDATE: Deputies make fifth arrest in connection to 2021 homicide on Napier Avenue
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office made a fifth arrest in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Shamarian Chatfield.
UPDATE (6/9/22) : The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office made a fifth arrest in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Shamarian Chatfield.
Investigators identified 17-year-old Antonio King as one of the suspects and issued a warrant for his arrest. Members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force located him and took him into custody without incident.
King is 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.
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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After 25 years at Tattnall Square Academy, head baseball coach Joey Hiller is headed to Peach County HS
Hiller has an overall record of 625-128, 11 state titles, two state runner-ups and 16 region championships.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –After spending 25 years as a Tattnall Square Academy Trojan, Joey Hiller is still a Trojan, but now at Peach County High School and will be leading the baseball program.
“In ’97, Coach Barney Hester wanted me to bring Stratford Academy’s baseball program to Tattnall. And I said yes, and I was excited about doing it. Then Peach County calls me 25 years later and says we really want Tattnall’s baseball program at Peach County. And I said, man, that sounds fantastic,” said Hiller.
Besides being the baseball coach at Tattnall, Hiller led the softball team and was the athletics director. And now, at Peach County, Hiller can provide his full attention to building a baseball dynasty.
“I’ll miss my girls at softball. It was sad to say goodbye to them. But to work with just the baseball players and be able to spend a lot of time on development. Those 4-on-1’s that are so valuable once school starts back. And just really being able to teach baseball. And I think these guys are starved for it, and we are going to do a great job at it and make it happen,” said Hiller.
Coach Hiller said this change has given him rejuvenated energy, but at the same time, he truly appreciates those who impacted him over the last quarter of a century.
“Those are 25 of the best years of my life. And I want to thank Tattnall and all of its stakeholders and community and all the parents and players that I’ve worked with in 25 years. I can’t say enough about them. They’re fantastic people, and I love them, and I’ll miss them. But it’s time for a new adventure,” said Hiller.
Hiller has an overall record of 625-128, 11 state titles, two state runner-ups and 16 region championships.
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Macon Bacon fall to Savannah Bananas, extend losing streak to five
Bacon are under .500 for the first time this season.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Bacon hosted the Savannah Bananas hoping to end their four-game losing streak.
The Bacon pitched two shutout innings, but the Bananas began with a solo home run at the top of the third. The Bananas scored another five more runs in the frame, taking a 6-0 lead.
Savannah would not score for the rest of the game.
The Bacon had bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the fourth and scored one run on a walk. Then with the bases still loaded, the Bacon failed to convert any more runs.
Macon scored two runs in the ninth, but the comeback was too short and too late as the Bananas defeated the Bacon 6-3.
The Bacon have lost five straight, and four of those losses come against the Bananas.
Unfortunately for the Bacon, these teams face off again tomorrow in Savannah.
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Three Middle Georgia men sentenced in gun, drug investigation
57-year-old Jasper Blackshear was sentenced to more than 10 years, after he plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A third Middle Georgia man who plead guilty in a illegal gun possession and drug distribution investigation, was sentenced to prison Thursday.
57-year-old Jasper Blackshear, was sentenced to more than 10 years followed by three years of probation, after he plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.
A co-defendant, Chadrick Purnell, was sentenced to 10 years after he plead guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The other co-defendant, Jermaine White, was sentenced to serve three years after he plead guilty to two counts use of a communication facility.
According to court documents, Purnell, Blackshear and White were under investigation from May to July 2021. During this time, undercover agents and confidential informants purchased nine firearms and crack cocaine from Purnell, who is a convicted felon. The firearms included two semi-automatic rifles and a shotgun with an obliterated serial number.
In May 2021, undercover agents and confidential informants purchased cocaine from Blackshear four times, one transaction included Purnell, and a separate transaction included White. Blackshear and White have prior felony convictions.
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Two arrested during traffic stop in Monroe County
Deputies pulled over a Michael Colwell for Distracted Driving. During the traffic stop, deputies say they noticed suspicious activity and begin to investigate.
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and woman during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
Deputies pulled over a Michael Colwell for Distracted Driving. During the traffic stop, deputies say they noticed suspicious activity and begin to investigate.
While speaking with Colwell, deputies learned his license were suspended, and observed a syringe loaded with suspected heroin.
After speaking with the female passenger, who deputies say gave them a false name and date of birth, Anna Harden then gave them her real name and it was revealed she had an active warrants out of Monroe and Macon-Bibb Counties
Deputies then searched the vehicle, and found heroin and methamphetamine. Both were then taken to the Monroe County Jail.
Michael Colwell:
- Distracted Driving
- Driving while license suspended
- Possession of methamphetamine
- Possession of Heroin
- Possession of drug related objects
Anna Harden:
- Giving a false name and DOB
- Possession of methamphetamine –Possession of Heroin
- Possession of Heroin
- Possession of drug related objects
- (Active Warrant) Monroe County
- (Active Warrant) Bibb County
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A divided Yakima City Council on Tuesday maintained its commitment to the SAFE cities pledge, a national initiative aimed at addressing climate change and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
In the resolution from June 2021, the city committed to address climate change through future policies and legislation, call for a global fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty, meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and take steps to reduce greenhouse gases where feasible.
Council member Holly Cousens originally proposed rescinding the SAFE cities resolution May 17, just before the council gave final approval to a new climate and sustainability advisory board, the Sustainable Yakima Committee. The Council unanimously decided at that time to rescind the pledge.
Cousens said keeping the SAFE cities pledge means the Sustainable Yakima Committee would have to use that commitment as a framework. Removing it would allow the committee to decide for itself what framework to use, she said.
The item appeared on Tuesday’s agenda because a resolution must be rescinded by a resolution, which staff had to prepare. Council members Matt Brown and Patricia Byers expressed concern that the discussion didn’t take place at the May 17 meeting.
Mayor Janice Deccio, who initiated conversation on the topic Tuesday, said it’s a prerogative of council members to change their mind, and she said she received additional comments from residents since that meeting.
She said she believes the SAFE cities framework will work in synchronicity with the Sustainable Yakima Committee.
“I think it’s a good tool for them, and I don’t think it has anything to do with where in the world we are,” Deccio said. “Climate change affects us all equally, it’s not going to bypass Yakima.”
Brown disagreed.
“I really do think having local people actually come up with solutions is a better idea than strapping us to any one solution,” Brown said.
The topic drew varied responses from community members who spoke during public comment at the meeting.
Several residents requested that the city spend its time addressing the impact of climate and sustainability on agriculture and the economy. Some said policies directed at sustainability negatively impact other sectors, such as housing and homelessness.
But Yakima resident Coleen Anderson said rescinding the SAFE cities commitment would have sent the wrong message.
“I think that the SAFE resolution is a nonbinding, aspirational document. (It’s) a powerful foundation for climate resilience for our community,” she said.
Anderson also said the city so far has not mentioned environmental justice in its policies, which is something addressed by the SAFE cities commitment. SAFE stands for Standing Against Fossil fuel Expansion, she said.
“Fossil fuel emissions threaten our health and safety. Black, Indigenous, people of color and low income communities are especially vulnerable,” she said.
Eric Torres, a builder and contractor in Yakima, said the initiative doesn’t actually help disadvantaged people — “Actually, this is a boot on the neck of the very people it is claiming to help,” he said.
He said changes to the use of fossil fuels would affect people’s ability to afford a car, and energy-related permitting requirements for homes and other similar regulations are onerous and expensive.
“As feel-good as it looks and sounds, I’d like you to consider the actual ramifications,” he said to council.
The council’s vote was taken before its members heard from the public because the item had been part of the consent agenda. The vote was 4-3 to maintain the pledge, with Deccio, Soneya Lund, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias voting in favor. Brown, Byers and Cousens opposed keeping the commitment.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Russian suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine appealed Friday in a video statement to a Dutch court to be declared innocent, as judges adjourned the long-running trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian separatist rebel and began months of deliberations.
“I hope and expect a just and legally substantiated judgment,” Oleg Pulatov told the panel of judges. “Please acquit me.”
He spoke in a recorded video message because he —- along with his the three other suspects — has not surrendered to the court to face trial.
Prosecutors say Pulatov was deputy head of the intelligence service of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine when the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a Buk missile on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew.
As 67 days of trial hearings spread over more than two years drew to a close, Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said the earliest date the court could deliver verdicts in the complex case is Nov. 17.
The trial began on March 9, 2020, as the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that formed the backdrop of the downing of the passenger jet was still simmering. The hearing of evidence and legal arguments ended Friday with Ukraine engulfed in a devastating war to repel Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion.
The marathon court case opened with prosecutors solemnly reading out the names of all 298 people who died when the passenger jet was blown out of the sky. Judges also heard emotional victim impact statements by dozens of relatives of those killed.
On the last scheduled day of legal pleadings before verdicts, Pulatov’s Dutch defense lawyers repeated their assertions that their client has not had a fair trial and is innocent.
The trial featured evidence that prosecutors say proves the three Russians — Pulatov, Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinskiy — along with Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko were involved in the downing using a Buk missile launcher trucked into Ukraine from a Russian military base and then returned to the base. Russia denies any involvement in downing the jet.
“What matters to me is that the truth is revealed. It’s important for me that my country is not blamed for this tragedy,” Pulatov said in his video message.
Pulatov’s lawyers had their final say in the trial this week, accusing prosecutors of tunnel vision by focusing solely on their theory that separatist rebels shot down MH17, not giving the Russian a fair trial and failing to prove their case against him.
If he is convicted on charges including involvement in the murder of all 298 passengers and crew, Pulatov faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, although it is very unlikely he would ever serve any prison time because Russia will not extradite him.
Pulatov was the only one of the suspects who put up a defense at trial. He said his lawyers had shown “that the evidence presented by the prosecution is not convincing and in some points unreliable, based on guesses and is overall insufficient to underpin a judgment.”
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Battling rampant inflation, Zimbabweans are counting their toes as they struggle to buy food for their families.
An internet rumor blazed through the country that desperate people were selling their toes for cash. The false report became so widespread that the country’s Deputy Minister of Information Kindness Paradza visited street vendors in central Harare earlier this month to debunk it.
One-by-one the traders took off their shoes to show that they had all 10 toes, as Zimbabwe’s state media recorded the digital investigation.
Paradza declared the toes-for-money story a hoax, as did local and foreign fact-checkers. Police later arrested a street vendor who now faces a fine or 6 months in jail on charges of criminal nuisance for allegedly starting the story.
It’s starkly true, however, that Zimbabweans are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Zimbabwe’s inflation rate has shot up from 66% to more than 130%, according to official statistics.
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation rising around the world. Consumer prices in the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency surged 8.1% in May, a record rate as energy and food costs climb. In the U.S. and the United Kingdom, annual inflation hit or was close to 40-year highs of 8.3% and 9%, respectively, in April. Turkey approached Zimbabwe’s eye-watering prices, with inflation reaching 73.5% in May, the highest in 24 years.
In Zimbabwe, the impact of the Ukraine war is heaping problems on the already fragile economy. The war “coupled with our historical domestic imbalances, has created challenges in terms of economic instability seen through the currency volatility and spilling over into price volatility,” Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament in May.
Teachers “can no longer afford bread and other basics, this is too much,” tweeted the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe in early June. The three largest teachers’ unions are demanding the government pay their salaries in U.S. dollars because their pay in local currency is “eroded overnight.”
“Because of high inflation, the local currency is collapsing,” economic analyst Prosper Chitambara told The Associated Press. “Individuals and companies no longer trust the local currency and that has put pressure on the demand for U.S. dollars. The Ukraine war is simply exacerbating an already difficult situation.”
Many fear Zimbabwe could return to the hyperinflation of 2008 which reached 500 billion%, according to the International Monetary Fund. At that time, plastic bags full of 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar banknotes were not enough to buy basic groceries.
The economic catastrophe forced then-President Robert Mugabe to form a “unity government” with the opposition and adopt a multi-currency system in 2009 in which US dollars and the South African rand were accepted as legal tender.
The U.S. dollar continues to dominate with prices in local currency often benchmarked to the rates for the American currency on the flourishing illegal market, where most individuals and companies get their foreign currency.
Across the country, currency traders line the streets and crowd entrances to shopping centers waving wads of both the local currency and U.S dollars.
Many Zimbabweans who earn in local currency such as government workers are forced to source dollars on the illegal market, where exchange rates are soaring, to pay for goods and services that are increasingly being charged in U.S. dollars.
Retailers said the rising rates for U.S. dollars on the illegal market are forcing them to frequently increase prices, often every few days, to allow them to restock.
The once-prosperous southern African country’s economy is battered by years of de-industrialization, corruption, low investment, low exports and high debt. Zimbabwe struggles to generate an adequate inflow of greenbacks needed for its largely dollarized local economy.
Ordinary Zimbabweans are returning to coping mechanisms they relied on during the hyperinflationary era such as skipping meals. Others now buy food items in smaller quantities, sometimes in such tiny packages they are enough for just a single meal. Locals call them “tsaona,” meaning “accident” in the local Shona language.
Promising better days ahead, Ncube, the finance minister, said the government “will not hesitate to act and intervene to cushion against price increases and exchange rate volatility.”
Many are skeptical of such vows from the government, saying nothing short of a miracle will pull Zimbabwe out of its economic crisis. Even while coping with constantly rising prices, many can’t help making grim jokes about the situation.
“I still have all my toes intact but it wouldn’t hurt selling one,” chuckled Harare resident Asani Sibanda. “I could still walk without it, but my family would at least get some food.”
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Murder charge issued in Bibb County inmate death
The GBI ruled the death of 48-year-old Carlos Shelley as homicide.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy determined a death inside the Bibb County Jail was a homicide.
The G.B.I. Medical Examiner ruled the death of 48-year-old Carlos Delmara Shelley as homicide.
Investigators have charged 50-year-old inmate Joseph Anthony Moore, of Macon, with aggravated assault and murder in relation to Shelley’s death.
On Thursday, June 2nd, Shelley was found unresponsive in his cell around 9:00pm. Medical staff at the jail tried to revive Shelley, but he was pronounced dead by Coroner Leon Jones.
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Atrium Health Navicent hiring, increases minimum wage
The the new minimum wage will start July 10th.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atrium Health Navicent is increasing its minimum wage for the third time in two years.
Starting July 10, the new minimum wage will be $13.50 for entry-level roles at Atrium Health Navicent. This is a one dollar per hour increase over the current minimum.
Atrium Health Navicent says it is investing $2.3 million into teammate compensation to boost wages above the federally mandated $7.25 per hour.
“Our teammates are our most important resource in providing high-quality health care close to home,” said Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley. “When we invest in recruiting and retaining our workforce, we’re making an investment, in the economy and the health and wellness of the communities we serve, that will provide benefit for years to come.”
According to an Atrium Health Navicent news release, “teammates with hourly pay above $13.50 are also receiving increases to maintain pay differentiation and minimize pay compression.” More than 2,000 teammates see the new pay rates reflected on their July 29 paychecks.
Atrium Health Navicent is currently hiring for a number of positions. To view available job opportunities, click here.
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BS Report: June 10th – The Braves Bounce Back
After a rocky start to the season, the Braves are gaining momentum with a winnning streak on the road and at home.
After a rocky start to the season, the Braves are gaining momentum with a winning streak on the road and at home. Bill Shanks explains how the pieces are coming together and the future may look brighter than we thought a few week ago.
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Tal Talton is now sworn in as the new Post 4 Commissioner for Houston County.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Tal Talton is now sworn in as the new Post 4 Commissioner for Houston County.
The Houston County native beat out Jackie Rozier in the May 24 election.
Talton continues a family tradition in serving the people of Houston County. His grandfather, Cullen Talton, has been serving as Houston County Sheriff since 1972.
Tal Talton and his father run a dairy operation in Houston County. He says that business experience will help him serve residents.
“I understand the value of a dollar,” he said. “I understand that the money I’ll be working with is not mine. It’s the tax payers’ dollars, and my job is to use that responsibly and wisely.”
Talton says he wants to continue to push Houston County forward and wants to be a voice for the people.
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Brookdale Resource Center says it has space for those recently removed from homeless camp
It's hard to tell an area off Riverside Drive near downtown Macon was recently a homeless camp.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s hard to tell an area off Riverside Drive near downtown Macon was recently a homeless camp.
“There was urine, feces, there were fires,” said Alison Bender, Executive Director for the Brookdale Resource Center.
The county cleared the camp this week.
Bender says she visited the camp with Daybreak and the Salvation Army to talk with the people about the resources available to them.
“I think that they just needed to know about the opportunities that were out there for them,” she said. “But just having folks live in that type of situation was unsettling, because they don’t have to live that way.”
Kate Lambert Barnes is the owner of Barks N Brews, which is not far from where the homeless camp was.
We spoke with her over the phone. She says there have been very few issues with the homeless population and that she hopes the county has somewhere else the people can go.
“I know that Brookdale has lots of spaces,” she said. “I just don’t know numbers and things like that, but hopefully they’ll have a place for them that accommodates them and their belongings that they want to take with them.”
She says Barks N Brews would be happy to help with the relocation efforts. She also wants to remind everyone to be kind to the homeless population.
“Different circumstances bring them to that place,” she said. “So don’t be scared of them, to chat with them, to get their story. That’s the best way to help them is to connect with them first. We need to chip in as a community and figure out the best thing for them.”
Macon-Bibb County’s Public Information Officer, Chris Floore, says the county offered transportation to local shelters.
Brookdale Resource Center says no one from the encampment has come in yet but that it does have room for men and women and several spaces for families.
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Local professor weighs in on rising inflation
Whether you're shopping at the grocery store or filling up at the pump, you're probably feeling the effects of inflation.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Whether you’re shopping at the grocery store or filling up at the pump, you’re probably feeling the effects of inflation.
Dr. Antonio Saravia, an economics professor at Mercer University, says you should hold off on big purchases right now.
He adds that the federal reserve will slowly increase interest rates this year to cool off the housing market.
“If you were thinking about buying a house, it’s better to wait until that happens, because prices are going to go down,” he said. “But unfortunately, apart from that, you’re just going to have to go out there and purchase and deal with this the best way you can.”
He says the federal reserve has to slowly increase interest rates, because raising them too much too quickly could cause a recession.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) – The Honolulu Zoo announced the arrival of a new Sumatran tiger named "Seattle".
Seattle, who just turned 15 on June 3, traveled from the Baton Rouge Zoo in Louisiana.
The Sumatran tiger is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, and only 400 tigers are estimated to be in the total population.
You can see Seattle in the tiger exhibit, near the play apparatus.
“With the help of the Honolulu Police Department, who provided an escort team, we are pleased that Seattle arrived safely overnight at the Honolulu Zoo,” said Honolulu Zoo Director Linda Santos. “We were very fortunate that the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) identified a genetically suitable pair of tigers for the Honolulu Zoo to breed, and we’re beyond thrilled about the arrival of a male tiger. We are currently working with another zoo to provide us with his mate.”
The Sumatran tiger is one of the smallest species of tiger in the world and is the only surviving tiger population in the Sunda Islands, where the Bali and Javan tigers have gone extinct. They are noted for their heavy black stripes on their orange coat and are generally shy and tend to avoid people in the wild.
Poaching is one of their main threats to survival, and the expansion of oil palm and acacia plantations have taken over their much of their natural habitat.
The Honolulu Zoo’s Aloha ‘Aina Conservation Fund has provided longtime support for conservation efforts of Sumatran tigers in the wild through the AZA SSP’s Tiger Conservation Campaign.
Berani, the last male tiger at the Honolulu Zoo, passed away in 2017 and had three cubs with Chrissy, the Honolulu Zoo’s resident female tiger, who will turn 23 years old on June 24.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com
Kathryn spent the last decade in the Bay Area working in nonprofits, education, and communications consulting. She has a B.A. in English from St. Mary's College of CA and an M.A. in Public Affairs and Politics from the University of San Francisco.
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ANKENY, Iowa — Back in 2010, 5-year-old Carson Dejoode and his 5-month-old sister Claire died due to injuries from a car crash. Following their deaths, Carson and Claire saved the lives of others through organ donation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation honored Carson’s and Claire’s legacy by sharing their story on a permanent tribute plaque at the Ankeny driver’s license service center. The department hopes it will encourage others to become organ donors.
The plaque was unveiled to the family this morning and their father, Troy Dejoode, tells us that he sees this as another opportunity for their story to be told to help educate others.
“It’s wonderful to see their legacy and the story resonate with people and to the extent that it can continue to pay dividends in the organ donation world is what really matters to us.” Dejoode said. “It’s not so much that they’re not forgotten, but their story can do so much to encourage people to get educated and become aware of organ donation.”
The Iowa Donor Network is partnering with the DOT to bring more awareness by installing similar plaques around the state. The plaques honor a deceased donor, living donor, or recipient from the community the plaque is installed in.
The Director of Communications for IDN, Heather Butterfield, tells us that this is an important partnership to help even more Iowans change their organ donor status.
“We encourage anyone of any age to register to donate life,” said Butterfield. “We have seen donor registration rates increase greatly in the community in the months following installation of these charity plaques. They truly are having an incredible impact in inspiring more people to say yes to donation, more than 97 percent of people who register as donors in Iowa register when getting their driver’s license.
You can register to be a donor at anytime on the Iowa Donor Network website.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said Friday.
Fighting has escalated in Panjshir province since mid-May as anti-Taliban forces there attacked Taliban units and checkpoints, HRW said in a statement. The Taliban have responded by deploying thousands of fighters on search operations targeting communities they allege are supporting the opposition forces, the group added.
“Taliban forces have committed summary executions and enforced disappearances of captured fighters and other detainees, which are war crimes,” both in Panjshir and elsewhere in Afghanistan, it said.
The force fighting in the mountainous Panjshir Valley north of Kabul — a remote region that has defied conquerors before — rose out of the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces. It has vowed to resist the Taliban after they overrun the country and seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August.
Nestled in the towering Hindu Kush range, the Panjshir Valley has a single narrow entrance. Local fighters held off the Soviets there in the 1980s, and the Taliban a decade later under the leadership of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a guerrilla fighter who attained near-mythic status before he was killed in a suicide bombing.
His 33-year-old foreign-educated son, Ahmad Massoud, and several top officials from the ousted Western-backed government have vowed to resist the Taliban.
“Taliban forces in Panjshir province have quickly resorted to beating civilians in their response to fighting against the opposition National Resistance Front,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
“The Taliban’s longstanding failure to punish those responsible for serious abuses in their ranks puts more civilians at risk,” Gossman was quoted in the statement.
Taliban officials have not commented on the HRW statement. Their troops in Panjshir are under the command of the Taliban-appointed defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob. HRW said that Yaqoob stated in May that Afghanistan’s new rulers will not allow anyone to “disrupt security” in the province.
Former detainees reported in early June that Taliban security forces detained about 80 residents in the province’s Khenj district and beat them to compel them to provide information about the opposition forces, HRW said, citing an unnamed human rights advocate who has interviewed several former detainees and a person with direct information about Taliban detentions.
After several days, the Taliban released 70 of the captives but continue to hold 10 whose relatives they accuse of being members of the opposition force, according to the HRW statement.
“Taliban forces in Panjshir have imposed collective punishment and disregarded protections to which detainees are entitled,” Gossman said. “This is just the latest example of Taliban abuses during fighting in the region.”
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MADRID (AP) — Algeria on Friday appeared to have backed down in its dispute with Spain after its mission at the European Union issued a statement saying the northwest African country had never suspended the friendship treaty it holds with Spain.
In an odd development, Algeria said, “As regards the alleged measure by the Government to stop current transactions with a European partner, it exists in fact only in the minds of those who claim it and those who hastened to stigmatize it.”
There was no immediate comment by the Spanish government.
The statement came hours after top European Union officials said the bloc was treating the crisis between Algeria and Spain with the “utmost concern” and warned it was prepared to take action to defend the interests of its members.
The Algerian mission said it “deplores the haste with which the European Commission has reacted without prior consultation or verification with the Algerian government to Algeria’s suspension of a bilateral political treaty with a European partner, in this case Spain.”
The Algerian president’s office announced Wednesday that the North African nation was “immediately” suspending a two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain, indicating a freeze on trade and cooperation between the two countries.
The suspension was seen as the latest move by Algeria to put pressure on Madrid after it changed its long-standing policy regarding the contested territory of Western Sahara. Algeria recalled its ambassador to Spain in March after Madrid came out in support of Morocco’s attempts to keep Western Sahara under its rule. Algeria supports the territory’s independence movement.
Earlier Friday, European Commission executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis and EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell issued a statement saying the decision to suspension appeared “to be in violation of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement, in particular in the area of trade and investment.”
“This would lead to a discriminatory treatment of an EU member state and adversely affect the exercise of the Union’s rights under the Agreement,” the EU said.
While urging dialogue to resolve the dispute, the EU officials said “the EU is ready to stand up against any type of coercive measures applied against” an EU nation.
That statement came after Spanish Foreign Minister José Albares traveled to Brussels to discuss the crisis.
Albares said “the unilateral measure” taken by Algeria violated the accord with the EU but insisted that “what we want is dialogue and we’re not going to give any excuse for any escalation.”
The EU on Thursday had urged Algeria to reverse its decision.
Spain’s chief worry had been that the suspension might affect important gas supplies from Algeria, but the government said that so far this has not happened. Algeria supplies 23% of Spain’s gas needs.
Spain and the rest of the 27-nation bloc are hustling now to find alternatives to Russian energy imports to protest Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Spain was the colonial power in Western Sahara until it was annexed by Morocco in 1975. Since then, neighbors Algeria and Morocco have been at odds over the fate of the region.
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It is a torch. Recent developments have infused the Hearts keeper with a powerful sense of that fact. The dreadful news that the prince of Scottish goalies in the modern age, Andy Goram, has been given only weeks to live with terminal cancer has ensured this trailblazer in his trade has been very much in Gordon’s thoughts. On the 39-year-old’s mind, too, following the announcement of his international retirement this week, has been his long-time friend and national team rival David Marshall. There is a lineage the current Scotland No 1 draws between the two men. A lineage that encompasses the third member of the nation’s latter day outstanding goalkeeping triumvirate in Allan McGregor.
Gordon describes himself as “last man standing” of these confreres, with the new Hibs keeper and the Rangers veteran having ended their international involvement that now spans a Scottish record 18 years for Gordon. The 69-times capped Tynecastle performer believes the trio have stood on the shoulders of the footballing giant Goram, and his contemporary Jim Leighton, to ensure no back-sliding in the esteem the finest keepers in this country are held. No-one would ever scoff about those that occupy the role now – as was wearyingly common two generations ago. Gordon is giving in the kudos he accords to Goram, an integral member of Rangers’ nine-in-a-row era team of the 1990s, for that.
“Everybody did,” said the Edinburgher in response to whether he looked up to the remarkable shotstopper, in his pomp as he entered his teens. “At that stage anybody who wanted to be a goalkeeper wanted to be like him. It is sad, the news, and obviously it doesn’t look good. We can only wish him the best in the last few weeks. It is going to be a sad, sad day for everybody [when he passes], especially us guys who grew up idolising him. You remember how well he played for Scotland and Rangers. Some of the saves he pulled off made a huge contribution to them winning games and winning titles.
“For me, that was one of the reasons I thought I could make a difference going in goal, because I could help the team there. I couldn’t run about very well but to see somebody like Andy, pulling off the saves he did, he was a huge inspiration to everybody growing up. He was a huge character as well and a real leader. The time when he was there was a great time for Rangers, they were so successful and a massive part of that was down to him. Potentially, all these years later, myself, David Marshall and Allan McGregor coming through, we were the guys who were watching him and taking tips and trying to become goalkeepers ourselves.
"So that will be a little bit of the legacy that he has left behind and it is to be hoped we can inspire the next generation. I hope, between the three of us, we have managed to carry that on [when it comes to Scottish keepers being respected down south]. There was a huge change in that with both those guys [Goram and Leighton]. They went down to the Premier League and showed at different times they could do it down there as well. You can’t praise them highly enough for the careers they had. Jim Leighton earned 91 caps. I am still a fair few short of that so I will keep going and see how many I can get.”
We now know how many caps Marshall has closed his Scotland career on. But that 47 figure won’t be how his contribution is recalled. His service will be forever remembered for the Serbia play-off shoot-out heroics in November 2020 that allowed Steve Clarke’s men to boogie their way to a first major finals for the country in 23 years. “It was a sad one for me [Marsh retiring],” said Gordon, who is the most decorated keeper in Celtic’s history. “He came to my room and we had a chat for about 20 minutes. He told me about his decision before he announced it [on Tuesday] and it was nice to talk about the years gone by and things that had happened. I can’t pay a high enough tribute to him. He has 47 caps and there have probably been more times than that he has sat on the bench. We have all had to do that for each other at different points, but him especially. He’s given everything to Scotland over the years. I would give up some of my caps to be the guy who saved the penalty which got us to the Euros. He’s got that over me and he will be fondly remembered by everyone for that.
"[Fellow Scotland keeper and Motherwell No 1] Liam Kelly told me a stat on Wednesday that there had only been three European or World Cup qualifiers in the last 17 years that myself, Allan McGregor or Marsh hadn’t played in. Liam is good at that stuff. It shows how long we have been here over those years and I am still going. We will see how much longer I can keep going. Marsh is a brilliant goalie and I got on so well with him since the under-21s, right through. He was my first room-mate going back to then, when we were in our late teens and early twenties. It was a sad day to see him eventually go. He’s a great person to have around the squad and he will be missed by everyone. Especially by me.”
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GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is facing one of its most dire moments, the culmination of years of slide toward oblivion and ineffectiveness. Now may be a chance to turn the tide and reemerge as a champion of free and fair trade — or face a future further in doubt.
For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday to tackle issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security at a time when Russia’s war in Ukraine has blocked the export of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain to developing nations.
Facing a key test of her diplomatic skill since taking the job 15 months ago, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in recent days expressed “cautious optimism” that progress could be made on at least one of four issues expected to dominate the meeting: fisheries subsidies, agriculture, the pandemic response and reform of the organization, spokesman Fernando Puchol said.
Diplomats and trade teams have been working “flat out — long, long hours” to serve up at least one “clean text” for a possible agreement — that ministers can simply rubber-stamp and not have to negotiate — on one of those issues, Puchol told reporters Friday.
“It’s difficult to predict a result right now,” he said.
The Geneva-based body, barely a quarter-century old, brings together 164 countries to help ensure smooth and fair international trade and settle trade disputes. Some outside experts expect few accomplishments out of the meeting, saying the main one may simply be getting the ministers to the table.
“The multilateral trading system is in a bad way. The Ukraine situation is not helping,” said Clemens Boonekamp, an independent trade policy analyst and former head of WTO’s agricultural division. “But the mere fact that they are coming together is a sign of a respect for the system.”
Alan Wolff, a former WTO deputy director-general, sounded optimistic that members could make at least some headway.
They might reach an agreement, he said, to help relieve a looming global food crisis arising from the war in Ukraine by ensuring the U.N. World Food Program receives a waiver from food export bans imposed by WTO countries eager to feed their own people.
Wolff, now senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, expressed confidence in Okonjo-Iweala, saying, “I’m not willing to sell her short.’’
He said members “seem to be making progress’’ on an agreement to scale back subsidies that encourage overfishing — something they have been trying to do for more than two decades.
“Do they wrap it up this time?’’ Wolff asked. “Unclear. It’s been a drama.’’
One problem — among many — is that the WTO operates by consensus, so any one of its 164 member countries could gum up the works.
In short, the WTO has become an important diplomatic battleground between developed and developing countries, and some experts say reform is needed if it’s ever to get things done.
The trade body, created in 1995 as a successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, has seen a slow unraveling. It hasn’t produced a major trade deal in years. The last big success was a 2014 agreement billed as a boost to lower-income countries that cut up red tape on goods clearing borders.
Years ago, the United States started clamping down on the WTO’s appeals court, which in theory delivers the last word on trade disputes, such as a high-profile one between the U.S. and EU involving plane-making giants Airbus and Boeing.
Then, U.S. President Donald Trump came along, threatening to pull America out of the WTO over his insistence that it was unfair to the U.S. In the end, he didn’t, and simply bypassed the WTO — slapping sanctions on allies and foes alike and ignoring the trade organization’s rulebook and dispute-resolution system.
Once a champion of the WTO, the United States has rued the admission of China and insists Beijing has been violating the trade body’s rules too much. The U.S. accuses China of excessively supporting state-run companies and impeding free trade, among other things. China denies those allegations.
A generation ago, the WTO drew huge, vituperative, even violent protests — notably from anti-globalists and anarchists who detested its closed-door secrecy and elites-decide-all image.
William Reinsch, a former U.S. trade official, warned that the WTO is now in danger of becoming irrelevant. The best way to show that it still matters, he wrote this month, is to negotiate an agreement, perhaps on fisheries, COVID-19 vaccines or a more difficult issue: encouraging more free trade in farming.
Reinsch, now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said the United States needs to be doing more — including making compromises — to ensure the WTO can reach agreement on contentious issues.
“The future of the WTO is at risk,” he said. “Failure would be bad for the fish and the farmers, but it would also be bad for a rule-of-law-based global economy.’’
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AP Economics Writer Paul Wiseman contributed to this report from Washington.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name.
In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some run by franchisees stayed open, the action by the multinational fast-food chain was among the most visible responses by foreign companies to Russia sending troops into Ukraine.
Two months later, McDonald’s decided to leave Russia altogether and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, who held licenses for 25 franchises in Siberia.
Govor is moving fast to reopen the shuttered outlets. It wasn’t until a couple of hours before the Pushkin Square restaurant opened that the Russian chain’s new name was announced: Vkusno-i Tochka (Tasty-period).
The logo is different, but still evokes the golden arches: a circle and two yellow oblongs — representing a beef patty and french fries — configured into a stylized M.
Fifteen of the former McDonald’s were set to reopen in Moscow on Sunday. Oleg Paroev, the chain’s general director, said he aims to have 200 open by the end of the month.
As part of the sales deal, whose monetary terms were not announced, the new operation agreed to retain all 62,000 people employed by McDonald’s prior to its exit.
The crowd at the Pushkin Square outlet, however sizable and lively, was no match for the turnout for the McDonald’s opening in 1990, when people waited in line for hours. At that time, McDonald’s had psychological and political resonance beyond hamburgers.
The opening was the first taste most Muscovites had of Western consumerism and service efficiency, as well as a sign the Soviet Union was slowly dropping its guard and allowing foreign culture into the country.
On Sunday, that earlier symbolism echoed through Sunday’s reopening with a note of nostalgia.
“This is a historic place — the flagship of McDonald’s,” Govor told reporters. “I’m sure it will be the flagship for us.”
Inside, the restaurant resembled a fraternal twin of its former self. There were touchscreens for placing orders and counter workers wearing familiar polo-shirt uniforms.
“We’re sure that our customers won’t notice a difference between us,” Paroev said. However, he said, the company will seek a new soft drinks supplier as it has limited stocks of Coca-Cola.
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A teenager is in stable condition at the hospital after being struck by a bullet Saturday night.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is in stable condition at the hospital after being struck by a bullet Saturday night.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says it happened just before 9:30 in the 2400 block of Recreation Road.
Witnesses told deputies a bullet struck a 17-year-old girl. A private vehicle took her to the hospital.
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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The scourge of offence. The only person who doesn’t have to deal with it is the one who doesn’t have to relate with people on a regular basis. Whether a leader likes it or not, he will have to confront it perhaps more frequently than others. Unfortunately, it is one thing that if not properly handled, can derail the best of leaders.
Offense can be defined as a trap or grip of emotions designed primarily to upset or derail its victim emotionally and consequently prevent or delay a desired end (off-end). It is an external stimulus whose power is only as strong as our internal response to it.
Sometimes, offences can slowly creep into our lives in a way that, if care is not taken, can override our better judgment of issues and send us on an emotional rollercoaster. Offences are usually triggered by a response of our emotions to two principal external stimuli; people and circumstances.
Every organization has its fair share of wet-blanket individuals who seem to have no other preoccupation except causing disaffection and spreading rumours within the organization. Left unchecked, such situations can depress the best of leaders. It is not a pleasant experience to suffer rejection from people you think very highly of. But it is a reality of life. If you think that is not serious enough, how do you handle false accusations leveled against you on issues you know nothing about? Yet, your accusers are very strident in their claims while you look on with no defence or witness to your innocence.
Sometimes, our emotions are messed up by circumstances that we believe are out of our control. Government policies can catch us off-guard and set our enterprise or organization on what appears to be a downward spiral. Business gone awry. Socio-economic situations that leave us forlorn and feeling worsted. These are all possible reasons for offence.
When we are offended, a chain of events like discouragement and frustration which can sometimes be overwhelming and lead to depression, is triggered. This could result in misdirected anger and misplaced aggression that make us take out our anger on other people who may have absolutely nothing to do with the reason for our messed up emotions!
Unfortunately, while we think that others are the cause of our internal upheaval, they are merely triggers for the volcano we did not know was seething in the innermost recesses of our being! Our response to the triggers are simply God’s way of revealing what lies within us to us! Life is more about what happens IN us than what happens TO us.
Simply put, offences are empowered or otherwise by our response to them. Whether we know it or not, people will from time to time get on our nerves. Things will not always go the way we plan and people will not always do what we want them to do. That is the reality of life. Offences are therefore a part of our maturity training schedule. The problem is not the source of the offence. The real challenge is with our own emotions.
Whether the offence is deliberate or inadvertent, the goal is the same – emotional derailment which in turn can impair effectiveness and productivity.
How do you checkmate offences before they cause your emotions to spiral out of control?
The first thing is to recognize that you have no control over other people’s actions. You can only control your own responses. When you are offended, the spotlight is really on you, not on the offender.
Learn to protect your emotions. My definition of emotion is “energy in motion”. The movement could be backwards or forward. Channel your energies in the direction of things that add value to you, not the things that take your eyes off your goal. Never take attacks on your personality or rejection personally. More often than not, when you allow yourself to personalize offences, you will internalize the anger and externalize the aggression.
Third, make up your mind to love people regardless of their conduct. Those who betray your trust and confidence merely help you to draw necessary boundaries in the relationship. They are not your enemies. They are your teachers. There are some life lessons you may never learn if they didn’t do what they did to you! I learnt tolerance and what the Bible calls longsuffering through serial acts of betrayal of my trust! One lesson I learnt the hard way is that you yourself are not free until you let go of both the offence and the offender.
When you genuinely love people, you hardly set expectations for them. And when you do, you are hardly disappointed when they fall short of those expectations. Where possible, confront the people who are causing the problem and let them know how upsetting their actions are to you and perhaps the organization. If their presence in your life or organization will continually put everyone else in harm’s way, it is sometimes better to simply keep them at arm’s length or disengage them from the organization. But whatever you do, hold no grudge against them. Not because of them but because of you!
The best people in our lives usually come in unannounced. This is why we must never shut the door of our heart against people because of another person’s dysfunction. Visiting the errors of someone on others is treating them unfairly and missing the opportunity to benefit from whatever capacities they embody for your advantage.
Recognize crisis as an alert system that opens your eyes to certain deficiencies in your personality or your organization. Very often, these things may have to do with your relational ethos or the dynamics of your operations. So instead of throwing a fit of outrage when the offence triggers come, pause and, as we say in popular parlance, “Calm down” and do not take any decisions in the heat of your anger. Decisions taken in such situations are usually regretted later. Provocation is a learning curve. Until you learn the lessons in the experience, you may never live above it!
In the midst of it all, learn to wear a smile. It may be tough but it is a strategy which, when mastered, helps you to process things faster and better. Life is far too short to waste your energies on issues that will not advance your original purpose.
On a final note, forgive easily. Let go of the anger and bitterness even before the offender apologizes. This is why the word ‘forgive’ can also be rendered ‘fore-give’. Bitterness coupled with an unforgiving spirit can be likened to someone drinking hemlock and expecting that another person would die from the effect. Several times, we wait for the offender to apologize and we then choose whether or not to accept the apology because we are still angry and bitter. Whatever happens, always remember that retaining offence is like shutting people up in a prison you created in your heart. Forgiveness is about opening the prison door only to realize that you were actually the prisoner all along!
And that is an expensive proposition!
Remember, the sky is not your limit, God is!
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets tumbled sharply before the opening bell Monday with the S&P 500 pointing to bear territory amid seeping pessimism over stubborn, four-decade high inflation.
Futures for the Dow Jones industrials lost more than 500 points, or 1.7%, while futures for the S&P fell 2.2%, or 91.50, to 3,809. That’s a decline of more than 20% since Jan. 3 and if it holds until markets close, it would push Wall Street’s main barometer of health into a bear market.
Economists had expected that a U.S. report Friday on consumer prices would show the worst inflation in generations had slowed a touch last month. But inflation accelerated to 8.6% in May.
That would suggest the Federal Reserve will need to continue raising interest rates aggressively and taking other measures to slow the economy and to cool inflation.
The growing expectation is for the Fed to raise its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point at each of its next three meetings, beginning next week. Last month’s half-point increase is the only time since 2000 that the Fed has raised rates by that much.
Surging prices and expectations about Fed policy have sent the two-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2008 and the S&P 500 down 18.7% from its record set in early January.
On the opposite end of the spectrum of risk, cryptocurrencies are getting pummeled. Bitcoin tumbled another 12% and fell below $24,000 early Monday, levels last seen in the latter part of 2020. The price for Bitcoin neared $68,000 late last year.
But the damage is broadening with retailers and others warning on upcoming profits.
Record-low interest rates engineered by the Fed and other central banks have helped keep investment prices high. Now the “easy mode” for investors is being switched off. Since higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive, dragging on spending and investments by households and companies, there also is a risk the Fed could push the U.S. economy into a recession.
The fear is that food and fuel costs will keep surging regardless of how aggressively the Fed moves, partly because of the crisis in Ukraine, which is a major breadbasket for the world.
In Europe at midday, Germany’s DAX lost 1.9% and the CAC 40 in Paris declined 2.1%. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 1.6%.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 3% to 26,987.44 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong skidded 3.4% to 21,067.58. In South Korea, the Kospi declined 3.5% to 2,504.51 as a truckers strike added to concerns over supply chain disruptions. The Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.9% to 3,255.55.
Thailand’s benchmark fell 1.7%. Markets in Australia were closed for a holiday.
Regional concerns have also been weighing on sentiment, as China combats more outbreaks of coronavirus after easing some precautions in recent weeks.
That means “previous optimism surrounding China’s reopening may also take a pause, as the resumption of mass-testing in Beijing and Shanghai seems to place Covid-19 risks at the forefront once again,” Jun Rong Yeap of IG said in a commentary.
On Saturday, the national average for a gallon of regular gas surpassed $5, by a fraction of a penny, according to the AAA auto club.
In other trading, benchmark U.S. crude oil lost $2.09 to $118.58 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 84 cents to $120.67 on Friday.
Brent crude, the pricing standard for international trading, gave up $1.99 to $120.02 per barrel.
The dollar rose to 134.48 Japanese yen from 134.37 yen. It briefly traded at about 135.20 yen. That was the yen’s weakest level since October 1998 and it prompted officials to voice concerns.
The chief government spokesman, Hirokazu Mizuno, told reporters the government was monitoring the situation and would “take actions whenever necessary.”
“Recent sharp yen falls are raising uncertainty over the outlook and making it difficult for companies to compile business plans, so they are negative and undesirable for the economy,” Kyodo News Service quoted Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda as saying.
The euro fell to $1.0457 from $1.0518.
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Move over Maverick, the dinosaurs have arrived to claim their throne.
“Jurassic World: Dominion” took a mighty bite out of the box office with $143.4 million in North American ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Including earnings from international showings — the film opened in various markets last weekend — “Jurassic World: Dominion,” released globally by Universal Pictures, has already grossed $389 million. And it’s just getting started.
The hefty haul is yet another sign that the box office is continuing to rebound this summer. With the blockbuster successes of films like “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and now “Jurassic World 3,” audiences are coming back to movie theaters more consistently.
This weekend is only the third of the pandemic era in which the total domestic box office surpassed $200 million, according to box office tracker Comscore.
Both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World: Dominion” also represent an important caveat for an industry that continues to learn new lessons about pandemic-era moviegoing every week. Although both films are legacy sequels, neither are of the superhero variety, which, for a long time, had seemed like the only pandemic-proof genre.
“Top Gun: Maverick” is still coasting in rarefied skies too: It fell only 44% in its third weekend with an estimated $50 million to take second place, bringing its North American total north of $393.3 million.
“Dominion,” a co-production of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, is the third film in the “Jurassic World” trilogy, which began in 2015 and introduced characters played by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. The newest installment brings back actors Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum from Steven Spielberg’s 1993 “Jurassic Park.”
Colin Trevorrow, who stewarded the “World” trilogy and directed the first film, returned to direct “Dominion,” in which dinosaurs are no longer contained and locusts are threatening the world’s food supply.
Critics were not kind to the dino extravaganza, but audiences seem to be enjoying themselves based on exit polls. Moviegoers gave it an A- CinemaScore and an 81% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, suggesting that word of mouth will be strong in the coming weeks. The film opened on 4,676 screens in the U.S and Canada and cost a reported $185 million to produce, not accounting for marketing and promotion.
The filmmakers have said “Dominion” is intended to be the last of the “Jurassic World” films, which have been enormously profitable with over $3 billion in ticket sales. The first earned over $1.7 billion globally alone. Including the original “Jurassic Park” trilogy, that number skyrockets to $5 billion.
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A Church Point man died early Saturday in St. Landry Parish after a car accident.
Scotty J. Cormier Jr., 23, died in the crash.
State Police were called to La. 35 near Mandy Road at about 4:30 a.m. where they found that Cormier was traveling north in an SUV. At the same time, an 18-wheeler rig was backing into a private drive. The driver of the 18-wheeler, an Opelousas man, crossed the center line and was in Cormier's lane, troopers say. Cormier's vehicle hit the side of the trailer, troopers say.
Cormier was wearing his seat belt but was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the rig was wearing his seat belt and wasn't injured, troopers say. This crash remains under investigation and charges are pending.
"Louisiana State Troopers would like to take this opportunity to remind motorists to always make good decisions while operating motor vehicles. Never drive while impaired, fatigued, or distracted, always ensure every occupant is properly restrained, and follow all traffic laws. While not all crashes are survivable, taking simple precautions such as these can often mean the difference between life and death," a release states.
In 2022, Troop I has investigated 19 fatal crashes resulting in 22 deaths.
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Dr. Russell Paul Pavich, St. Landry Parish Coroner and a longtime physician in Eunice, has died.
Pavich, 70, died Friday.
Visitation will be held at Quirk & Son Funeral Home, 121 S. 6th Street, Eunice, La. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 4:00 pm until 9:00 PM and will resume on Wednesday morning at 8:00 AM until time of Services at 11:00 AM at the funeral Home. He will be interred at Maxie Cemetery in Maxie, La following Service.
Pavich grew up in Eunice, where he graduated from Eunice High and was an Eagle Scout. He attended McNeese University and LSU School of Medicine, and served as an officer of the US Public Health Service. He started practicing medicine in the Carolinas, then returned home to Eunice in 1981, where he practiced until he died. He worked in Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care units in Mamou, Crowley and Lafayette.
Pavich served as a police juror in the 1980s, and was elected Coroner in 1996 and served there until his death. He had a passion for politics and was active in the Republican Party.
Russell is survived by his wife and son, sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation will be held at Quirk & Son Funeral Home, 121 S. 6th Street, Eunice, La. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 4:00 pm until 9:00 PM and will resume on Wednesday morning at 8:00 AM until time of Services at 11:00 AM at the funeral Home. He will be interred at Maxie Cemetery in Maxie, La following Service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that friends and families please consider donating in Russell’s memory to the Eunice High School Band at Eunice High School, 301 Bobcat Drive, Eunice, La 70535.
If you'd like to read his full obituary, you can find it here.
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The second meeting to discuss crime across St. Mary Parish will take place Monday evening in Patterson.
Residents in the parish were able to voice their concerns on June 6 when a panel of mayors gathered to discuss gun violence, the drug epidemic, and home invasions.
Tonight, chiefs of police from Patterson, Berwick, Morgan City, Franklin and Baldwin will be on hand to answer questions on gun violence, the drug epidemic, and home invasions. Attorneys and Judges from the 16th JDC will also be at the meeting.
During the June 6 meeting, residents and mayors provided their insights and solutions to the ongoing problems in the parish.
Discussion ranged from discipline in schools to help curb crime involving juveniles to adding additional youth programs and school activities for students. See the full story here.
The meeting will be held at the Patterson Civic Center on Cotton Road at 6:00 pm. The public is invited to attend.
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ROCK HALL, Md.- Authorities are investigating a Saturday afternoon fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a home in Kent County, Md.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said it happened at around 2 p.m. at a two-story home located at 5791 S. Hawthorne Ave. in Rock Hall.
It took the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company approximately an hour to get the blaze under control.
The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the structure and another $50,000 in damage to its contents.
Anyone with information regarding this fire is asked to contact the Upper Eastern Regional Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal at 410-822-7609.
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Heat indices to climb into triple digits this afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Feels like temperatures around Middle Georgia will be over 100 degrees later today and much of this week.
Today
We have seen plenty of heat around Middle Georgia lately as highs have remained above 90 degrees for more than a week now. We are taking the heat to new levels this week, however, as highs top off in the upper 90s (some spots triple digits) with heat indices ranging from 100-110 degrees. These are not optimal conditions to spend a lot of time outside, so anyone doing so needs to stay hydrated as well as make sure to wear plenty of sun protection. Cloud cover will not do much in the way of helping the heat today, and our rain chances are low save for a few isolated thunderstorms this evening. The wind will remain gentle from the west-southwest throughout the afternoon.
Tonight we will see a few stray storms early before rain activity ceases. Cloud cover will thicken a bit heading towards tomorrow morning. Overnight temperatures will be in the mid 70s with head indices staying above 80. Winds will still come from the west-southwest at around 5 mph.
Tomorrow
We will see more extreme heat tomorrow as the same pattern remains overhead. Tomorrow will, however, be our best chance for widespread rain this week. Storms are likely around a good portion of Middle Georgia during the later daylight and early overnight hours tomorrow. Winds will likely pick up during the storms, however ambient wind will be variable at around 5 mph. Afternoon highs will primarily be in the upper 90s with heat indices over 100. Cloud cover will be pretty dominant throughout the day as well, even if the rain doesn’t start until late.
As mentioned above, storms will persist into the overnight hours, fading as the night goes on. Mostly cloudy conditions will stick around into Wednesday morning. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s with variable winds around 5 mph sticking around through the overnight hours.
Wednesday and Beyond
Partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 90s and triple digits will continue through the end of the week. Isolated storms will be possible during the late afternoon and evening hours, however the only organized storm activity looks to be Tuesday afternoon. Winds will remain calm throughout the week as conditions sizzle. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 70s the rest of the week as well.
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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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that took place just after 6:15a.m., Sunday morning, at the Napier Neighborhood Grocery, located at 1095 Pio Nono Ave.
It was reported that a male subject entered the store with a gun. He demanded money from the store clerk and after getting the cash he fled the store on foot. No one was injured during this incident.
The suspect is described as wearing a Gray hoodie, camouflage pants and top, gloves and a mask.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor is proposing new powers for the country’s antitrust agency to clamp down on oil companies amid disappointment over the limited effect of a cut in fuel taxes.
A three-month cut took effect on June 1 as part of a wider package of measures aimed at blunting the financial fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which also includes cheap tickets for local public transport. But there have been widespread complaints that prices at the pump have crept back up substantially after initially falling.
Industry representatives insist that the tax reduction is being passed on to consumers but that they face pressure from rising prices. Many politicians, facing charges that the plan is an expensive flop, accuse oil companies of using the tax cut to line their pockets.
Leading politicians in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats and the Greens have called for a tax on what they call “excessive profits” earned by oil companies since the war pushed up prices. But the third partner in the coalition government, the pro-business Free Democrats of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, have vehemently rejected that idea.
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, responded with a proposal to beef up the powers of the Federal Cartel Office.
“Taxing excessive profits doesn’t seem to be capable of winning a majority in the coalition,” he told Deutschlandfunk radio on Monday. “My proposal now is that we change cartel law, we draw up a cartel law with claws and teeth.”
The idea is to give the antitrust authority powers to look into companies’ books and lower the threshold for possible punishment. Habeck also proposes enabling the “unbundling,” essentially a break-up, of companies.
Setting out the plan on Sunday, Habeck acknowledged that the plan won’t help in the current situation but said it would help in the future.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government is setting in motion plans to legalize the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes, aiming to have legislation ready later this year.
The Health Ministry said Monday that it will start holding expert hearings on various aspects of the issue Tuesday. It said that more than 200 representatives from the medical, legal and other fields will take part, along with officials from various levels of government and unidentified international experts.
The pledge to legalize controlled sales of cannabis to adults in licensed shops is one of a series of reforms outlined in last year’s coalition deal between the three socially liberal parties that make up Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government.
They said the plan would ensure quality control while also protecting young people, and agreed that the “social effects” of the new legislation would be examined after four years.
Scholz’s coalition took office in December. In early May, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that he planned to draw up draft legislation in the year’s second half following the hearings with experts.
The five hearings, which will be held through the end of this month, will address what measures are needed to ensure the best protection for young people and of health and consumers, government drug czar Burkhard Blienert said.
“Like many others, I have worked for years toward us in Germany finally ending the criminalization of cannabis consumers and beginning a modern and health-oriented cannabis policy,” he said in a statement.
Among other liberalizing plans, the government has launched a drive to remove from Germany’s criminal code a ban on doctors “advertising” abortion services. It also wants to ease the path to German citizenship, lift restrictions on dual citizenship and reduce the minimum age for voting in national and European elections from 18 to 16.
The government also wants to scrap 40-year-old legislation that requires transsexual people to get a psychological assessment and a court decision before officially changing gender, a process that often involves intimate questions. It is due to be replaced with a new “self-determination law.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is opening the week with more losses, and the S&P 500 has fallen to a level that market observers consider to be a bear market.
Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have led investors to reconsider what they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks, from high-flying tech companies to traditional automakers. Big swings have become commonplace and Monday appears to be no exception.
The last bear market happened just two years ago, but this would still be a first for those investors that got their start trading on their phones during the pandemic. Thanks in large part to extraordinary actions by the Federal Reserve, stocks have for years seemed to go largely in only one direction: up. The “buy the dip” rallying cry after every market slide has grown more faint after stinging losses and severe plunges in risky assets like cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin tumbled another 12% and fell below $24,000 early Monday. The price for Bitcoin neared $68,000 late last year.
Here are some common questions asked about bear markets
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WHY IS IT CALLED A BEAR MARKET?
A bear market is a term used by Wall Street when an index like the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or even an individual stock, has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
Why use a bear to represent a market slump? Bears hibernate, so bears represent a market that’s retreating, said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. In contrast, Wall Street’s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market, because bulls charge, Stovall said.
The S&P 500, Wall Street’s main barometer of health, slid more than 2.6% in early trading Monday to 3,800. That’s nearly 21% below the high set on Jan. 3. The Nasdaq is already in a bear market, down 31.5% from its peak of 16,057.44 on Nov. 19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is more than 16% below its most-recent peak.
The most recent bear market for the S&P 500 ran from February 19, 2020 through March 23, 2020. The index fell 34% in that one-month period. It’s the shortest bear market ever.
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WHAT’S BOTHERING INVESTORS?
Market enemy No. 1 is interest rates, which are rising quickly as a result of the high inflation battering the economy. Low rates act like steroids for stocks and other investments, and Wall Street is now going through withdrawal.
The Federal Reserve has made an aggressive pivot away from propping up financial markets and the economy with record-low rates and is focused on fighting inflation. The central bank has already raised its key short-term interest rate from its record low near zero, which had encouraged investors to move their money into riskier assets like stocks or cryptocurrencies to get better returns.
Last month, the Fed signaled additional rate increases of double the usual amount are likely in upcoming months. Consumer prices are at the highest level in four decades, and rose 8.6% in May compared with a year ago.
The moves by design will slow the economy by making it more expensive to borrow. The risk is the Fed could cause a recession if it raises rates too high or too quickly.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has also put upward pressure on inflation by pushing up commodities prices. And worries about China’s economy, the world’s second largest, have added to the gloom.
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SO, WE JUST NEED TO AVOID A RECESSION?
Even if the Fed can pull off the delicate task of tamping down inflation without triggering a downturn, higher interest rates still put downward pressure on stocks.
If customers are paying more to borrow money, they can’t buy as much stuff, so less revenue flows to a company’s bottom line. Stocks tend to track profits over time. Higher rates also make investors less willing to pay elevated prices for stocks, which are riskier than bonds, when bonds are suddenly paying more in interest thanks to the Fed.
Critics said the overall stock market came into the year looking pricey versus history. Big technology stocks and other winners of the pandemic were seen as the most expensive, and those stocks have been the most punished as rates have risen. But the pain is spreading widely, with retailers signaling a shift in consumer behavior.
Stocks have declined almost 35% on average when a bear market coincides with a recession, compared with a nearly 24% drop when the economy avoids a recession, according to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial.
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SO I SHOULD SELL EVERYTHING NOW, RIGHT?
If you need the money now or want to lock in the losses, yes. Otherwise, many advisers suggest riding through the ups and downs while remembering the swings are the price of admission for the stronger returns that stocks have provided over the long term.
While dumping stocks would stop the bleeding, it would also prevent any potential gains. Many of the best days for Wall Street have occurred either during a bear market or just after the end of one. That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market where the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps of better than 9% during and shortly after the roughly monthlong 2020 bear market.
Advisers suggest putting money into stocks only if it won’t be needed for several years. The S&P 500 has come back from every one of its prior bear markets to eventually rise to another all-time high.
The down decade for the stock market following the 2000 bursting of the dot-com bubble was a notoriously brutal stretch, but stocks have often been able to regain their highs within a few years.
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HOW LONG DO BEAR MARKETS LAST AND HOW DEEP DO THEY GO?
On average, bear markets have taken 13 months to go from peak to trough and 27 months to get back to breakeven since World War II. The S&P 500 index has fallen an average of 33% during bear markets in that time. The biggest decline since 1945 occurred in the 2007-2009 bear market when the S&P 500 fell 57%.
History shows that the faster an index enters into a bear market, the shallower they tend to be. Historically, stocks have taken 251 days (8.3 months) to fall into a bear market. When the S&P 500 has fallen 20% at a faster clip, the index has averaged a loss of 28%.
The longest bear market lasted 61 months and ended in March 1942 and cut the index by 60%.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN A BEAR MARKET HAS ENDED?
Generally, investors look for a 20% gain from a low point as well as sustained gains over at least a six-month period. It took less than three weeks for stocks to rise 20% from their low in March 2020.
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A glossy book is arriving at the homes and offices of America’s wealthiest individuals. Inside is a charity pitch that aims to raise as much as $6 billion for nonprofits fighting global poverty.
The proposition? Donate and get results — or your money back.
The advocacy group Global Citizen and the finance firm NPX are engineering this campaign. It targets Forbes 400 billionaires, Giving Pledge members, and the wealthy generally — a group increasingly criticized for what is seen as tight purse strings. The drive launched recently with dinners, meetings, and a Wall Street Journal ad that asked: “Will you donate … if we achieve results?”
Initially, the effort aims to raise at least $150 million through six $25 million funds. Each of the programs could absorb as much as $1 billion, according to campaign officials.
The drive is an unusually large effort to tap two big sources of capital — the wealth of individual philanthropists and the funds amassed for impact investments that seek both social and financial returns. It also is a test of whether a “pay for results” model can get millions of dollars that are earmarked for social good but sitting on the sidelines — including more than $1.3 trillion in foundation assets, $160 billion in donor-advised funds, and an estimated $700 billion managed by impact-investment firms.
Lots of high-net-worth individuals worry that their money won’t be well spent or that results won’t follow, says Lindsay Beck, co-founder of NPX. They declare themselves ready to give — if they see a clear line to results.
“I’ve heard that in lots of one-on-one meetings,” Beck says. “And that’s what we’re solving for here. We’re saying, ‘OK, here are the results.’”
The “pay for results” financing plan would work like this:
Donors would commit to gifts, but the money would be released only as measurable outcomes are achieved. For example, $500 from a gift might be awarded for each woman lifted out of poverty. If the nonprofit missed its targets, donors would be able to shift donations to another project or organization.
NPX and other impact investors, meanwhile, would loan the money for the program expansion. Their repayment, which would draw on the cash from the donors, would be based on results as well. If results were high, the return would be high, and vice versa.
Five nonprofits are involved:
— BRAC to expand a program to lift 50,000 women-led families in Bangladesh out of poverty.
— Charity:water for clean water supplies for 500,000 people.
— The Global Fund to expand malaria care to treat 5.1 million more cases.
— The International Rescue Committee to educate 300,000 young out-of-school children across Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Niger.
— The One Acre Fund for work with farmers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Rwanda to increase food supplies and forestation.
Global Citizen and NPX reviewed these programs to ensure their results were backed by evidence and they could scale quickly. Research on International Rescue’s tutoring program, for instance, found that third graders gained a year and a half in reading comprehension and fluency reading aloud after 21 weeks of instruction. The cost: $63 per child.
Capital to bring these programs to scale is all that’s needed, says NPX’s Beck. “Solutions exist. We know how to bring access to clean water. We know how to educate children. We know how to increase food security. We know how to plant trees and sequester carbon.”
For many years, Global Citizen has advocated for increased government spending to address the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to Mick Sheldrick, the organization’s policy chief. More recently, it has tried to persuade the wealthy to open up their wallets through a Give While You Live campaign, urging the world’s billionaires to donate 5% of their wealth every year to important causes like COVID-19 relief.
Linking donations to results could motivate big philanthropy in ways not seen before, Sheldrick says. “This is a case study. The potential really has no limits if it works.”
Each of Global Citizen’s proposed deals would create a financing arrangement similar to a “social-impact bond.” Typically, with impact bonds, private investors provide upfront capital for an effort on climate, social services, and the like. A municipality or a regional or national government agency repays the investor — with interest — based on the program’s success.
The proposed Global Citizen impact bonds are unusual both in size and in philanthropy’s role paying for outcomes, says Emily Gustafsson-Wright, a Brookings global economy and development senior fellow. If completed, she adds, it would be the largest outcomes-based program in which philanthropy alone provided the outcomes funding.
The Quality Education India Development Impact Bond, which aims to improve outcomes for more than 200,000 primary-school students, counts only philanthropy among its outcome funders. They are the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Comic Relief, the Larry Ellison Foundation, and the Mittal Foundation. But their combined commitment is only $9.2 million over four years.
Presented together, the six Global Citizen funds are intended to make donors an offer they can’t refuse. “To be honest, it removes an excuse not to give,” Sheldrick says. “A donor can’t say: ‘You don’t cover my issue.’”
Chris Stadler, chair of Global Citizen and managing partner of the private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners, said he plans to make a mid- to high seven-figure contribution split between a donation and an impact investment. Investors will like that the programs are proven, Stadler says, which means there’s little risk to their principal. Donors will appreciate that their money pays only for results.
“We’d like to help connect people who are having trouble finding impact that can scale,” Stadler says.
Global Citizen and NPX expect executives in the financial industry will be drawn to the model, but also the wealthy generally. NPX donors include five members of the Giving Pledge: Richard and Joan Branson; Charlie and Candy Ergen; Gordon Gund (who signed the pledge with his late wife, Llura); Lyda Hill; and Pierre and Pam Omidyar.
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Drew Lindsay is a senior writer at the Chronicle. Email: drew.lindsay@philanthropy.com. The AP and the Chronicle receive support from the Lilly Endowment for coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits. The AP and the Chronicle are solely responsible for all content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy.
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- First, the startling rise in the longer-term inflation expectations in the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey could imply a higher level of the nominal neutral interest rate.
- Second, according to the WSJ this afternoon, the Committee will not go into tomorrow's two-day meeting constrained by their previous guidance that a 50bp meeting "would likely be appropriate.
JPM go on, not ruling out a 1% rate hike:
- To the extent today's report about Fed officials considering "surprising markets with a larger-than- expected 0.75pp interest rate increase"helps reinforce expectations for such a move, one might wonder whether the true surprise would actually be hiking 100bp, something we think is a non- trivial risk.
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- After this week we look for two more 50bp hikes in July and September before the Committee slows to a 25bp hike per-meeting pace until reaching terminal funds at 3.25-3.50% early next year.
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A new report examining the ongoing naked fat test scandal in North Kingstown takes aim at the local school district, suggesting leaders there failed to protect students and report the inappropriate behavior to state and federal officials.
The report was compiled by retired R.I. Superior Court Judge Susan McGuirl, who was hired by the Town Council earlier this year to review investigations into former high school boys basketball coach Aaron Thomas. Dozens of former students accuse Thomas of getting teenage athletes to strip completely naked behind closed doors for body-fat tests and other types of exercises over multiple decades.
The report didn’t reveal much new information about the circumstances surrounding the scandal, which has been covered extensively by news outlets and is the subject of criminal and civil investigations by state and federal law enforcement, respectively. But McGuirl concluded the district failed to protect students and called on school administrators to make a variety of changes to prevent something similar from happening in the future.
“There has been too much collateral damage among the students, faculty, staff, and North Kingstown community at large caused by the actions of one person,” McGuirl wrote in the 146-page report. “It is time for the School Department to admit their failings, make changes and move on.”
The report echoes many of the findings already outlined in two previous investigative reports, both compiled by Matthew Oliverio, an outside attorney hired by the North Kingstown School Committee.
McGuirl wrote that Thomas, who had been coaching and teaching at the high school since the early 1990s, had been conducting the naked fat tests over that period despite lacking any technical training.
Thomas — who has not been charged criminally and has denied any wrongdoing — would get the students to strip down to their underwear before asking them if they were “shy or not shy.” McGuirl said students would often answer “not shy” because getting naked fat tested was almost like a “rite of passage” in North Kingstown, and if they did, Thomas would direct them to strip down before using a caliper to measure their body fat on their upper thighs near their genitalia.
“I firmly believe that any reasonable person would say that this conduct was inappropriate, improper and not acceptable,” McGuirl wrote in the report, adding that whether it meets the standard of criminal charges or civil liability “will be determined by others in court.”
As for how the unsanctioned testing could happen without pushback for multiple decades, McGuirl said Thomas was able to normalize the routine and largely keep the actual testing and results secret from others in authority. As for the students, the testing was an open secret, with some calling Thomas “Coach Shy or Not Shy,” according to the report.
McGuirl called it “genuinely troubling” that students declined to report Thomas’s behavior to teachers, other coaches, faculty or the administration, suggesting young men are less likely to report sexual abuse.
“This is especially true when the abuse is perpetrated by a male, and has sexual overtones,” McGuirl wrote. “Young men consider abuse as a sign of weakness and to report that abuse would show the world their weakness.”
The retired judge also suggested that the school department has a “protection mentality, which is insensitive to certain complaints and ineffective at responding to them.” McGuirl said Thomas was seen widely as a “go-to guy” for questions about communication and presentations, and because he was well-liked “he got a free pass.”
“There appears to be concern about teacher’s rights and frustration with possible litigation and disciplinary hearings,” McGuirl wrote. “Those concerns seem to take priority over the protections of student rights and the development of procedures to deal with employee behavior.”
In another part of the report, McGuirl criticized the school department for not reporting Thomas’s behavior to the R.I. Department of Education until after he’d already resigned ahead of a planned termination in 2021. Thomas was subsequently hired at a Catholic school in South Kingstown, which fired Thomas shortly after Target 12 first reported about the naked fat tests last fall.
McGuirl outlined several pages of recommendations that she suggested could help strengthen policies around the hiring of coaches and protection of students that could help the community avoid a similar problem from happening in the future.
“The NKSD must immediately take measures to ensure that this does not happen again,” she wrote.
The Town Council was expected to discuss the findings during a regularly scheduled meeting Monday.
Eli Sherman (esherman@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter for 12 News. Connect with him on Twitter and on Facebook.
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More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.
The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said Monday 107.5 million people will be affected by combination of heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and excessive heat watches through Wednesday.
The heat wave, which set several high temperature records in the West, the Southwest and into Denver during the weekend, moved east into parts of the Gulf Coast and the Midwest Monday and will expand to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas, the National Weather Service said.
St. Louis, Memphis, Minneapolis and Tulsa are among several cities under excessive heat warnings, with temperatures forecast to reach about 100 degrees, accompanied by high humidity that could make conditions feel close to 110.
Many municipalities announced plans to open cooling centers, including in Chicago, where officials started alerting residents Monday about where they could find relief from the heat. The city plans to open six community service centers on Tuesday and Wednesday and said in a news release that people could also cool off in 75 public libraries in the city.
The city stepped up efforts to respond to heat waves after more than 700 people, many of them elderly, died in a 1995 heat wave. The effort also comes after three women died in a senior housing facility during a brief heat wave last month, raising about the city’s ability to respond to brutally hot weather.
In North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, the local government opened cooling stations and the area transit system was offering free rides to some of the locations.
And in South Carolina, poll workers are preparing for what could be one of the hottest primary election days ever on Tuesday, with highs forecast to reach 100 degrees and humidity making it feel closer to 110.
Poll managers are trying to find ways to protect voters who must stand outside to vote. One saving grace may be turnout for the midterm primaries are often much lower than presidential elections. Another is the state allowed early voting for the first time and more than 110,000 ballots have already been cast.
In Minneapolis, 14 schools that are not fully air-conditioned will shift to distance learning Tuesday while the city braces for temperatures in the high 90s. Schools were scheduled to finish on June 10 but a three-week teacher’s strike in April pushed the final day to June 24, to make up for the lost class time.
Excessive heat pushed the some schools into distance learning for three days during the final week of classes last year.
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office hosting youth summer basketball camps
Organizers say the camp will teach fundamentals of the game, while helping grow tighter bonds with law enforcement.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is reaching out to the youth of Macon by hosting a summer basketball camp for boys and girls.
The Police Athletic League, or PAL, is a program formed to deter juveniles from crime by providing mentorships. Organizers say the camp will teach fundamentals of the game, while helping grow tighter bonds with law enforcement.
Kelvin Hammonds is the Director for Mini Hoops Basketball Camp, and a coach at the camp. He says having a camp like this will help kids become more comfortable around law enforcement.
“Every time you see the police or the sheriff it’s an intimidating position, now it’s a friendly position so now they come in the gym… and they feel comfortable seeing them,” said Hammonds.
PAL coordinator for the Bibb county Sheriff’s Office, Bill Square, said he treats every child that comes through the camp as his own.
“But all the kids are my kids in this camp i treat them all like my own and like i said it’s really positive thing to see them here and like i said if we could put a 100 in here that be nice,” said Square.
The camp is being held at the Rosa Jackson Recreation Center on Maynard Avenue in Macon.
The girls camp runs through this week. The boys camp is next week.
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Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have tumbled after the major crypto lender Celsius halted all withdrawals citing “extreme market conditions.”
It is the second collapse of a part of the crypto world in the last two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars worth of value in a matter of hours. Bitcoin was trading at roughly $23,400 Monday afternoon, down more than 16% in the past day. Ethereum, another widely followed cryptocurrency, was down more than 20%.
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Britney Spears’ ex charged with stalking her at her wedding
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man once briefly married to Britney Spears has pleaded not guilty to felony stalking after showing up at the pop star’s wedding to her longtime boyfriend last week.
Forty-year-old Jason Alexander pleaded not guilty to the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery. A California judge set his bail at $100,000 and ordered him to stay at least 100 yards from Spears for three years.
Spears married Sam Asghari at her home on Thursday. The guest list included Selena Gomez and Madonna. Alexander was livestreaming on Instagram when he approached the ceremony. Deputies arrested him soon after.
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Coroner reports body found near Burger King off Romeiser Drive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that a body has been found near the Macon Burger King just off Romeiser Drive and Eisenhower Parkway.
According to Jones, the report came in through a 911 call at about 2:15 p.m. Monday. Jones says the body has been there for a long time, so authorities are currently working to determine the identity of the body.
Stay with 41NBC for more updates as information becomes available.
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Dangerous heat, strong storms possible Tuesday
It was a hot day in Middle Georgia as high temps warmed to 99°, with “heat index” values in the 100s.
This is just the beginning of a very hot week for Middle Georgia.
A Heat Advisory has been issued for all of the area Tuesday from 12pm-8pm, for dangerous heat/heat index.
Make sure you are staying hydrated and taking breaks in the shade or air conditioning if working outside.
Not only are we going to see highs close to records Tuesday, but also scattered thunderstorm chances by the afternoon.
Some storms could be strong/ severe that pop up (mainly after 2pm).
The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of Middle Georgia in a level 1 threat zone for tomorrow.
Main threats from any storms will be gusty winds, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and small hail.
Have a way to get your severe weather warnings, especially because these storms will be popping up quickly.
There won’t be much of a change in the forecast for the rest of the week with the heat and humidity making it feel pretty miserable.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see heat advisories issued each day through the week.
The good news, is that if storms pop up, those that see rain will also see a bit of a cool down.
A front will move through by Friday evening and help to move out some of the moisture in the area.
This will help to bring down our heat index values a bit for the weekend and also keep us dry through Monday.
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Early voting for runoff elections underway across middle Georgia
Two middle Georgia counties we checked with are reporting low voter turnout.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Early voting is underway for Georgia’s runoff elections.
Two middle Georgia counties we checked with are reporting low voter turnout.
Macon-Bibb’s Board of Elections says turnout for runoff elections is usually low.
The board of elections is offering a few reminders.
“You can not change parties if you voted democrat in the election,” Board Chair Mike Kaplan said. “You can’t get a republican ballot, and if you voted republican, and you can’t get democrat.”
The only location open in Macon-Bibb is at the Board of Elections office located on Pio Nono Avenue. It will remain open through Friday from 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. each day.
Kaplan says you can vote if you registered to vote by the local deadline of April 25, but if you registered from April 26-May 23, you are only eligible to vote in the federal election if you live in District 2.
Kaplan says the biggest race on the ballot is for chairman of the Macon-Bibb Water Authority.
“The current chairman has retired, and its either gonna be Mr. (Gary) Bechtel or Mr. (Desmond) Brown,” he said.
In Houston County, four voting locations are open until Friday from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day.
Houston County Voting Locations:
- Board of Elections Office, 2030 Kings Chapel Rd. Perry
- Houston Health Pavilion, 233 N. Houston Rd. Warner Robins
- Central Ga Tech Health Sciences, 71 Cohen Walker Dr. Warner Robins
- North Houston Sports Complex, 900 N Houston Rd. Warner Robins
“We have a county wide non-partisan for board of education post 6,” Elections Assistant Andy Holland said. “So everybody in the county will get to vote on that in the runoff election.”
If you did not vote in the primary election, you can still vote in the runoff election as long as you’re registered.
“We had about, I think, total overall, about 13,000 people vote overall for 2018,” Kaplan said. “2,600 voted early, so we’re anticipating about the same crowd, maybe a little more.”
For more information, click here.
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Georgia College adds summer course to address nursing shortage
Georgia College in Milledgeville is working to tackle the shortage of nurses across the state.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia College in Milledgeville is working to tackle the shortage of nurses across the state.
The college added a third nursing class to its existing two.
The new class will be an accelerated course that will last one year.
College lecturers we spoke with say the need for more nurses has been evident since the beginning of the pandemic.
The college hopes this course can give more opportunities to students looking to enter a competitive program.
“The big thing that a lot of people have a lot of questions about is are we sacrificing the integrity of the courses? Or maybe are we sacrificing the quality of nurses that we’re producing because it is an accelerated program? My answer to that is always no,” lecturer Morgan Fordham said.
40 students are in the program right now. They attend courses Monday through Thursday.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from June 13, 2022 June 13, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Coroner reports body found near Burger King off Romeiser Drive Investigators injured in crash after shots fired, search for suspects underway Early voting for runoff elections underway across Middle Georgia For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Macon-Bibb County searching for more lifeguards
The Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation department is working to open more pools.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation department is working to open more pools.
Right now, only three pools are open: the Delores A Brooks Rec Center, the Booker T. Washington Rec Center, and the South Bibb Rec center. The pools are open on a rotating schedule.
Parks and Recreation Director Robert Walker says there’s a national shortage of lifeguards.
“As well as summer camp leaders, so just getting people to come in and apply for lifeguards as well as pass the certification test,” he said.
Walker says there are currently 15 active lifeguards and six more waiting to complete training.
Walker says his initial goal was to have 30 active lifeguards this summer, but he says he’ll make the best out of what he has.
To apply for a lifeguard position, visit maconbibb.us .
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Morning Business Report: Gasoline prices hit a record 5 dollars a gallon
A survey finds Americans to be pretty good at finding shopping deals. A quarter of the respondents said they would need at least 50 percent off for a substantial discount. Three in four respondents said they’d wait until it would go on sale.
Experts fear a recession is nearly unavoidable after data on inflation shows a 40 year high.
Gas prices hit 5 dollars a gallon over the weekend, a new record high. Biden is set to travel to Saudi Arabia to work with the country on rising oil prices.
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No bartender required: premixed Jack and Coke going on sale
Coca-Cola Co. said Monday it’s partnering with Brown-Forman Corp., the maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, to sell premixed cocktails. Canned Jack and Coke will be sold globally after a launch in Mexico late this year.
The move comes amid strong global sales of of ready-to-drink alcohol blends, including hard seltzers like White Claw. Global consumption of ready-to-drink beverages jumped 26% in 2020 and 14% last year, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, an alcohol market research firm.
Coke has been slowly adding more alcoholic drinks to its portfolio since 2018, when it launched Lemon-Dou in Japan.
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Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials
ATLANTA (AP) — Amid criticism of other voting changes, few noticed in 2021 when Georgia lawmakers shortened the period between an election and a runoff from nine weeks to four weeks. But the change is leaving less time to vote early before the state’s June 21 runoff.
Opponents say the shorter runoff period is meant to suppress turnout. Supporters say the four-week period is challenging for election officials. But they dispute charges of voter suppression. Only 10 of Georgia’s 159 counties started early in-person voting before Monday.
Of 71,000 requested mail ballots, records show more than 13,000 hadn’t been mailed by Saturday. Some election officials say a five-week runoff would improve things.
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Takeaways: Trump’s mind ‘made up’ on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
The argument is key to the committee’s overall investigation as the nine-member panel is laying out the evidence about what led to the violent insurrection. The rioters who broke into the Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory were echoing Trump’s falsehoods.
The committee is using video clips from more than 1,000 closed-door interviews over the last year.
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Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Texas lawmakers and advocates are concerned that law enforcement authorities will use a legal loophole to block the release of further information related to the mass shooting at an elementary school.
Legislators in both parties are pushing to close the public information gap. As of now, authorities have answered few questions about law enforcement’s response on May 24, when a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers. The fear is that they will close the investigation and use the loophole in the Texas Public Information law to keep records sealed.
The exception blocks information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted.
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UPDATE: Investigators injured in crash after shots fired, search for suspects underway
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators in an unmarked car were following a gray Dodge Charger on Thomaston Road Monday afternoon when someone inside the Charger fired shots in the investigators' direction.
UPDATE (5:30 p.m.) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators in an unmarked car were following a gray Dodge Charger on Thomaston Road Monday afternoon when someone inside the Charger fired shots in the investigators’ direction.
It happened just before 3 p.m.
The investigators went off the road and struck a light pole. Both investigators were taken to Atrium Health Navicent with non-life threatening injuries. They’re now listed in stable condition.
The Charger fled down Lamar Road toward Zebulon Road.
There’s no further information at this time.
Anyone with additional information is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crimetoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
UPDATE (4:04 p.m.) – An active search is underway for a person who shot at a law enforcement officer Monday afternoon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office says the officer was injured but did not provide an update on their condition.
Several law enforcement vehicles are in the area near the Johnson/Lamar/Lower Thomaston/Thomaston roundabout and also in and around the Lake Wildwood neighborhood.
Witnesses tell us Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol vehicles were spotted in the area Monday afternoon. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has also confirmed its involvement in the search.
ORIGINAL STORY:
There is a heavy law enforcement presence in west Macon after a person shot at a deputy Monday afternoon.
That’s according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, which says the shooting happened near the Johnson/Lamar/Lower Thomaston/Thomaston roundabout.
There’s no info on the suspect yet. The incident is under investigation.
We are working to gather more information.
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Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Wildfires burning throughout the American West are forcing evacuations as crews deal with more hot, windy and dry conditions.
Residents were ordered to flee remote homes near a wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles. In Arizona, firefighters are battling a wildfire on the northern outskirts of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations in the same area as another springtime blaze.
Firefighters in New Mexico are battling some of the nation’s largest blazes in tinder dry forests. Federal officials say the number of acres burned nationwide so far this year is more than double the 10-year average.
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Woman hospitalized, granddaughter drowns on fishing trip
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman remains in critical condition, two days after she was injured and her granddaughter drowned while they were fishing on a lake. Sgt. Stewart Smith of the Troup County Sheriff’s Office says Monday that 40-year-old Stephanie Walker was in Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Her granddaughter, 13-year-old Makayla “Kayla” Prather was pronounced dead Saturday at West Point Lake, near the Alabama state line.
Smith says authorities believe one of the victims entered the water and was overcome by the depth of the lake. The other victim tried to assist and also became overwhelmed. He says no foul play is suspected.
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Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Flooding has wiped out roads and bridges and closed off all entrances to Yellowstone National Park at the onset of the busy summer tourist season.
Officials are evacuating visitors from the northern part of the park. And the flooding has cut off road access to Gardiner, a town of about 900 people near Yellowstone’s busy North Entrance. The flooding caused at least one rock slide, cut off electricity and imperiled water and sewer systems in northern Yellowstone, but has affected other areas of the park as well.
Flooding also has hit the Yellowstone gateway communities of Red Lodge and Joliet in southern Montana.
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One man was wounded early Saturday in a shooting near St. Cyr and Truman streets.
Opelousas Police say they were called to the area at about 3 a.m. Saturday to investigate a report of shots fired. When they arrived, witnesses saiid a man had gone to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
The victim told police he was driving in the area when someone fired a gun at his vehicle, hitting the vehicle multiple times, police say.
The shooting is still under investigation and more details will be provided when they become available.
Opelousas Police ask anyone with any information related to this shooting to contact the Opelousas Police Department at 337-948-2500, crimetips@opelousaspd.com or through Crime Stoppers (337-948-TIPS, www.stlandrycrimestoppers.com or by using the P3 mobile App.) Tipsters can remain anonymous. Tipsters can receive up to a $1000.00 cash reward.
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City of Milledgeville to host Annual Fireworks Celebration after 2 year hiatus
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Milledgeville announced that its 4th of July fireworks celebration is back.
According to a press release from the city, after a 2 year-long hiatus due to COVID, it will be hosting its annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration on Saturday, July 2nd, just after dark on the campus of Central Georgia Technical College– which is collaborating with the city to make the event happen. The city is using the services of Zambelli Fireworks, a Florida based company, to provide the entertainment. Representatives from both the city and from CGTC have expressed excitement to bring the event back to the community.
The Public Works Department and CGTC staff will be blockading the site to make it safe for the pyrotechnics crew and viewers alike. The Milledgeville Fire Department and Police Department will also be present to ensure proper fire safety as well as help with the flow of traffic.
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Happy the elephant isn’t a person, top New York court rules
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court has rejected a closely watched effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo.
The state Court of Appeals decided Tuesday that she does not meet the definition of a person who is being illegally confined. The 5-2 decision affirms an earlier court decision and means Happy will not be released through a habeas corpus proceeding. That is a way for people to challenge illegal confinement.
The majority decision says that “no one disputes that elephants are intelligent beings deserving of proper care and compassion.” But it says habeas corpus is intended to protect human beings and does not apply to Happy.
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Heat advisories are out for Middle Georgia today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Feels like temperatures around Middle Georgia this afternoon will be in the triple digits.
Today
The heat will be unrelenting as we go through the day today, and our rain chances are no where near as high as they were initially thought rolling into today. Heat advisories are in effect until 8:00 PM EDT today. We will see actual high temperatures in the upper 90s and lower 100s, however heat indices will be pushing 110 around the region with some spots getting over it. We should, however, still see a good amount of cloud cover later this afternoon in the form of cloud fields. A few upper level clouds will also be present.
In terms of our storm chances today, they have dropped monumentally. Models were calling for widespread storms around Middle Georgia throughout the afternoon and evening today as recently as this morning, but now it’s looking more like a few isolated showers in the afternoon before a few more organized storms move in during the early overnight hours. These more organized storms are more likely to impact our southern counties, but they could impact anywhere in the region. As of right now a Level 1 Marginal threat has been issued for the whole region ahead of storms this evening. The primary risk is strong wind gusts, but some of the storms could have some small to medium hail.
Once the early overnight storms subside, we will be left with warm, sticky, and mostly cloud conditions. A good bit of those clouds should clear ahead of tomorrow morning. Low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s with calm winds.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is already looking like a carbon copy of today, although models are currently hinting at widespread storms in the afternoon. If that follows the same pattern as yesterday, they will end up being isolated and nothing more, much like today. Highs will be in the upper 90s and lower 100s once again as cloud fields fill the sky in the afternoon.
Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s with calm winds.
Thursday and Beyond
The extreme heat will continue through the work week and into the weekend, however models are hinting at the possibility of a slight reduction in humidity for Father’s Day weekend as well as a drop in high temperatures back into the low to mid 90s. With a drier air mass moving in over the weekend, rain chances will also drop, allowing for grilling without issues for the holiday (pay attention to local authorities in regards to burn rules for any drought conditions).
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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Hooked on Science: Potato Launcher
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week how to make a homemade potato launcher out of very few parts!
All you need to make your very own potato launcher is a copper pipe and a dowel rod, and of course a potato. Using the copper pipe, jabbed it through the potato and presto! Instant potato ammo! Now you take the dowel rod and put it in the end of the copper tube that doesn’t have the potato ammo and start pushing it down the tube, as you push the more air is forced between the dowel rod and the potato ammo until POP! You just launched part of a potato across the room!
Keep in mind that this experiment should not be pointed at anyone and that you should have adult supervision while you do it! Make sure you wear goggles to protect your eyes!
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Macon Salvation Army open to public to cool off as temperatures rise
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Salvation Army in Macon is working to help keep people cool and hydrated as temperatures rise into the triple digits.
Located at 1955 Broadway in Macon, the public is welcome to come in and cool off, so that nobody has to stay in the heat all day. Volunteers say they want to keep people safe from heat stroke, and that everyone is welcome.
The Salvation Army is also accepting snacks and bottled water, if anyone is looking to donate. Those interested in more details can give them a call at 478-746-8572.
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Morning Business Report: Coca-Cola to create canned Jack and Coke beverage
Majority of food service and retail workers in the U.S. experience unpredictable schedules. A study found 64% of workers received less than two weeks’ notice of their forthcoming work schedule and 46% were scheduled a closing and opening shift the following day.
American Airlines regional carriers, Piedmont and Envoy, hiked pilot pay more than 50%.
Coca-Cola, Spirit and wine giant Brown-Forman are creating a new canned, ready-to-drink, pre-mixed version of the iconic jack and coke cocktail.
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TECH BYTE: IOS 16
(41NBC/WMGT) —Apple has a new iOS update in the works. The tech company recently made the announcement at its annual developer conference. Let’s look at some of the new features of iOS 16.
If you’ve ever regretted sending a text message to someone, you’re going to love Apple’s latest software update. iOS 16 lets you edit or recall any recently sent messages. You can also recover recently deleted messages, and mark conversations as unread. It’s almost like an e-mail account – making it harder to forget to respond to messages. And with the new SharePlay feature, you can enjoy synced content like songs or movies while chatting in Messages. And going back to your actual e-mail, iOS 16 lets users schedule e-mails ahead of time, or cancel sending one if it hasn’t reached the recipient’s inbox yet. This update can also let you know if you forget an attachment, or something else important. Other helpful features include reminders, and e-mail follow up suggestions if you haven’t gotten a response.
Apple says iOS 16 is its biggest update ever to the Lock Screen. You phone’s lock screen is also getting more personal, beyond just the picture. It can now have multiple layers. You can change the look of the date and time with different type styles, emojis, and colors. It features widgets, where you can get the information you want at a glance – like checking your calendar, phone battery, alarms, and even the weather. You can even keep track of certain events as they’re happening, so you won’t miss any big moments in that sports game, and can keep an eye out for your ride-share or food delivery order.
A public beta of iOS 16 will be available next month. The free software update will launch this fall for the iPhone 8 and later.
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