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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday after an advance on Wall Street that ended a three-day losing streak.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced while Seoul edged lower. Oil prices fell back and U.S. futures climbed.
Investors appeared to brush aside fresh evidence thatinflation remains widespread in the U.S. economy in a U.S. government report that rising energy costs pushed wholesale prices up a record 11.2% last month from a year earlier.
That report comes a day after the department reported that consumer prices remain at their highest levels in generations.
Rising prices are driving the Federal Reserve and many other central banks to tighten monetary policy by raising interest rates, among other measures, to help cool the surging demand that is contributing to the problem.
South Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 percentage points to 1.50%. That was its fourth increase since August 2021. The Kospi in Seoul edged 0.1% lower to 2,714.44.
Shares in Singapore were flat after the Singapore Monetary Authority tightened its policy by adjusting currency exchange rates in a more aggressive move than had been expected. It also raised its forecast for 2022 inflation to 2.5%-3.5% from 2.0%-3.0%.
New Zealand’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3% to 27,182.50 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney climbed 0.5% to 7,515.60.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.4% to 21,448.61 and the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.7% to 3,207.85 on reports that China’s central bank may ease policy to counter the blow to its slowing economy from pandemic-related shutdowns in major cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou.
“Overall, there may be some relief with the positive moves in Wall Street, along with indications from the China authorities for further monetary easing. It was reported that China will cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) or use other policy tools “at an appropriate time,” Jun Rong Yeap of IG said in a commentary.
U.S. stock and bond markets face a shortened week and will be closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 index rose 1.1% to 4,446.59, breaking a 3-day losing streak brought on by persistent worries about inflation and the tough medicine the Federal Reserve is planning to use against it.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% to 34,564.59 and the Nasdaq picked up 2% to 13,643.59.
Smaller company stocks outpaced the broader market in a sign that investors were confident about economic growth. The Russell 2000 index surged 1.9% to 2,025.10 and is on track for a weekly gain.
Travel-related companies were among the biggest gainers. Delta gained 6.2% after it reported strong revenue during its first quarter and solid bookings. American Airlines jumped 10.6% and rivals Southwest and United Airlines also gained ground. Cruise line operators Carnival and Royal Caribbean had solid gains, along with Expedia Group.
Technology stocks also gained, while banks slipped following a disappointing earnings report from JPMorgan. It fell 3.2% after revealing a sharp drop in profits after writing down nearly $1.5 billion in assets due to higher inflation and the Russian-Ukrainian War.
Bond yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.68% early Thursday from 2.72% late Tuesday.
Inflation may be peaking but will likely stick around for awhile as cost pressures filter their way through the markets.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised volatility for energy prices since oil supplies already were tight as demand rises with the waning of the pandemic. U.S. crude oil prices are up roughly 40% for the year, driving up gasoline prices and giving inflation’s a bigger hit on people’s wallets.
Companies in various industries have been raising prices to offset rising costs and maintain or increase their margins.
Internet retail giant Amazon said it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the retailer’s fulfillment services as the company faces rising costs.
Investors will get more details on how companies and consumers are dealing with inflation as more companies report their latest financial results. Insurer UnitedHealth Group and banks Wells Fargo and Citigroup are due to report their earnings on Thursday.
On Thursday, the Commerce Department will release its retail sales report for March, which will show whether and where consumers are pulling back on spending.
In energy trading U.S. benchmark crude oil slipped 35 cents to $103.89 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It jumped $3.65 to $104.25 per barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, the standard for international pricing of oil, lost 28 cents to $108.50 per barrel.
The U.S. dollar slipped to 125.22 Japanese yen from 125.63 yen. The euro rose to $1.0906 from $1.0888.
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AP Business Writer Damian J. Troise in New York contributed.
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Bed Bath & Beyond was unable to overcome supply issues during the final quarter of the year that have tripped up the home goods chain for months and it warned Wednesday that those problems are carrying over into the new year.
It also reported a surprise loss in a quarter when many other retailers booked surging profits.
The retailer has been unable to secure popular merchandise and it’s dragging down sales. For the three months ended Feb. 26, sales fell 22% to $2.05 billion.
Shortages led to an estimated negative impact of about $175 million in sales during the quarter, CEO Mark Tritton said.
Comparable store sales, which includes online sales, slumped 12%.
“The lack of available inventory to sell proved to be a continuing impediment to sales through the remainder of the fourth quarter and into the early part of fiscal 2022,” Tritton said in prepared statement. “Specifically, despite our overall inventory levels, product in transit, not available for sale or held at port remained abnormally high, particularly in key items.”
Some industry analysts were skeptical. Global supply disruptions have been well documented as nations emerge from the worst economic shocks of the pandemic. But Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said supply issues at Bed Bath & Beyond, “have been occurring for a long time and are deep seated.”
“Perhaps the most worrying thing is that if Bed Bath & Beyond is delivering such rotten numbers during a period of extremely elevated demand when consumer confidence was riding high, how will it fare now that the retail economy is turning sour?” Saunders asked. “In a more constrained economic environment, we are concerned that the company’s fortunes may well deteriorate further.”
Economists have grown concerned over the resiliency of consumer demand as inflation soars. On Tuesday, the U.S. reported that inflation in the past year rose at its fastest pace in more than four decades.
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond, down 40% over the past year, slipped another 2% Wednesday.
Tritton said the Union, New Jersey, company is investing in supply chain and technological infrastructure to rectify its supply issues.
During the fourth quarter, Bed Bath & Beyond lost $159 million, or $1.79 per share. Stripping out nonrecurring benefits, it lost 92 cents per share. That caught industry analysts, who had been expecting a 2 cent per-share profit according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research, by surprise.
During the same quarter last year, the company earned $9 million, or 8 cents per share.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 15.7% over a year ago in March while imports were flat amid disruptions due to coronavirus outbreaks as the ruling Communist Party enforces a “zero-COVID” strategy to isolate every case.
Exports rose to $276.1 billion despite anti-virus controls in Shanghai and other industrial hubs that are causing factories to reduce production, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports rose less than 1% to $228.7 billion.
China’s infection numbers are relatively low, but the “zero-COVID” strategy has confined most of Shanghai’s 25 million people to their homes since late March and suspended access to other manufacturing regions.
The anti-virus curbs are adding to concerns over global trade disruptions that persist from the pandemic. Chinese officials say they are taking steps to keep ports functioning, but automakers and other factories have cut production due to problems with supplies.
Local outbreaks have “caused great pressure on production and operation of some enterprises and the stability of the supply chain,” said a customs official, Li Kuiwen, at a news conference. Li said the customs agency “makes every effort to coordinate ports well.”
An economic slowdown triggered by an official campaign to cut debt in China’s vast real estate industry, meanwhile, has sapped consumer demand. Economic growth slid to 4% over a year earlier in the final quarter of 2021, down from the full year’s 8.1%.
Exports to the United States rose 22.4% over a year earlier to $47.3 billion in March despite lingering tariff hikes in a feud over Beijing’s technology ambitions. Imports of American goods rose 11.5% to $15.2 billion.
That meant the politically volatile trade surplus with the United States widened by half over a year earlier to $32.1 billion. That imbalance was one of the factors that prompted then-President Donald Trump to hike tariffs on Chinese goods in 2019.
With almost no growth in imports, China’s global trade surplus more than doubled to $47.4 billion.
Imports from Russia, a major gas supplier, fell 26.4% from a year earlier to $7.8 billion. Exports to Russia edged down 7.7% to $3.8 billion.
Beijing has criticized trade and financial sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States, Europe and Japan over its invasion of Ukraine. But Chinese companies appear to be abiding by them while trying to guard against possible losses in dealings with Russia.
Trade and manufacturing appear likely to suffer a bigger impact this month due to the shutdown of most businesses in Shanghai and suspension of access to Guangzhou, a manufacturing and trade center in the south, and to industrial centers of Changchun and Jilin in the northeast.
Managers of the port of Shanghai, the world’s busiest, say its operations are normal. But the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has said its member companies estimate the volume of cargo handled by the port every day is down 40%.
Exports to the 27-nation European Union fell 9.1% from a year ago to $44.4 billion while imports tumbled 41.6% to $24.3 billion. China’s surplus with Europe jumped 179.3% to $20.1 billion.
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HELSINKI (AP) — European Union nations Finland and Sweden reached important stages Wednesday on their way to possible NATO membership as the Finnish government issued a security report to lawmakers and Sweden’s ruling party initiated a review of security policy options.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 triggered a surge in support for joining NATO in the two traditionally militarily non-aligned Nordic countries, with polls showing a majority of respondents willing to join the alliance in Finland and supporters of NATO in Sweden clearly outnumbering those against the idea.
Finland, a country of 5.5 million, shares the EU’s longest border with Russia, a 1,340-kilometer (833-mile) frontier. Sweden has no border with Russia.
Russia, for its part, has warned Sweden and Finland against joining NATO, with officials saying it would not contribute to stability in Europe. Officials said Russia would respond to such a move with retaliatory measures that would cause “military and political consequences” for Helsinki and Stockholm. One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reasons for invading Ukraine was that the country refused to promise that it would not join NATO.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, speaking Wednesday in Stockholm in a joint news conference with her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson, said Finland is ready to make a decision on NATO “within weeks” rather than months following an extensive debate in the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature.
Marin stressed that Finland and Sweden, two neighboring Nordic countries which have close economic, political and military ties, will make independent decisions regarding their security policy arrangements, including whether to join NATO.
“But we do that with a clear understanding that our choices will affect not only ourselves but our neighbors as well,” Marin said, adding that she would prefer seeing both Finland and Sweden becoming NATO members.
Andersson said Sweden and Finland would maintain “a very close dialogue and have a very straightforward and honest discussions” in the coming weeks over their countries respective choices on NATO.
The only real option to NATO membership could be an enhanced bilateral military cooperation added with the United States and Nordic NATO member Norway, Finnish experts have said.
Marin and Andersson lead the ruling Social Democratic Parties in their respective countries. The parties are expected to announce their NATO views in early and late May, respectively. Parliaments in both countries are ready to finally decide the matter — something that could happen in Finland in late May and a bit later in Sweden.
Complicating things in Sweden is the general election in September, which is likely to be dominated by the NATO issue.
In Finland, President Sauli Niinisto said he was convinced that his country’s decision on NATO will be ready well ahead of NATO’s June 29-30 summit in Madrid, Spain.
On Wednesday, the Finnish government issued a much-awaited report on changes in Finland’s security environment that lawmakers will start debating after the Easter break. The report addresses the pros and cons of Finland’s possible membership in NATO, focusing on supply threats, economic effects, cybersecurity and hydrid threats.
“The war started by Russia endangers security and stability in entire Europe,” Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said as he presented the report. “Russia’s attack on Ukraine will have a long-lasting impact on our own security environment. Trust in Russia has plummeted.”
Andersson said Wednesday that the Swedish government is working on a security environment analysis together with all parties in the 349-seat Riksdag legislature. She said the report is due May 31 but could be finished earlier. In addition, Andersson’s Social Democratic Party has initiated its own separate review of Sweden’s security environment.
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PARIS (AP) — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down.
Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also confirmed that if she unseats President Emmanuel Macron in France’s April 24 presidential runoff, she will pull France out of NATO’s military command and dial back French support for the whole European Union.
Macron, a pro-EU centrist, is facing a harder-than-expected fight to stay in power, in part because the economic impact of the war is hitting poor households the hardest. France’s European partners are worried that a possible Le Pen presidency could undermine Western unityas the U.S. and Europe seek to support Ukraine and end Russia’s ruinous war on its neighbor.
Asked about military aid to Ukraine, Le Pen said she would continue defense and intelligence support.
“(But) I’m more reserved about direct arms deliveries. Why? Because … the line is thin between aid and becoming a co-belligerent,” the far-right leader said, citing concerns about an “escalation of this conflict that could bring a whole number of countries into a military commitment.”
Earlier Wednesday, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said France had sent 100 million euros ($109 million) worth of weapons to Ukraine in recent weeks as part of a flow of Western arms.
Earlier in his term, Macron had tried to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin to improve Russia’s relations with the West, and Macron met with Putin weeks before the Russian invasion in an unsuccessful effort to prevent it. Since then, however, France has supported EU sanctions against Moscow and has offered sustained support to Ukraine.
Le Pen also said France should strike a more independent path from the U.S.-led NATO military alliance.
And despite the atrocities that Russian troops have committed in Ukraine, Le Pen said that NATO should seek a “strategic rapprochement” with Russia once the war is over. Such a relationship would be “in the interest of France and Europe and I think even of the United States,” she said, to stop Russia from forging a stronger alliance with world power China.
She did not directly address the horrors unfolding in Ukraine.
Le Pen was speaking at a press conference Wednesday to lay out her foreign policy plans, which include halting aid to African countries unless they take back “undesirable” migrants seeking entry to France. She also wants to slash support for international efforts to improve women’s reproductive health in poor countries, increase minority rights or solve environmental problems.
At the end of the event, protesters held up a poster showing a 2017 meeting between Le Pen and Putin. One activist was pulled out of the room. Anti-racism protesters also held a small demonstration outside.
“The election of Madame Le Pen would mean electing an admirer of Putin’s regime, an autocratic regime and an admirer of Putin’s imperialistic logic,” said Dominique Sopo, head of the group SOS Racism. “It would mean that France would become a vassal to Putin’s Russia.”
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday criticized a diplomatic snub by Ukraine for his country’s president and defended Berlin’s record on delivering weapons to Kyiv amid tensions that have flared at a delicate moment in German policymaking on the war.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s largely ceremonial head of state, had hoped to travel to Ukraine on Wednesday with his Polish and Baltic counterparts. But he said Tuesday that his presence “apparently … wasn’t wanted in Kyiv.” The German newspaper Bild quoted an unidentified Ukrainian diplomat as saying that Steinmeier was not welcome at the moment, pointing to his close relations with Russia in the past.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany later said the government would be glad to welcome Scholz — who, unlike Steinmeier, sets government policy. But the snub to Steinmeier may make that more difficult.
“The president would have liked to go to Ukraine,” Scholz told rbb24 Inforadio, noting that Steinmeier is Germany’s head of state and was recently reelected with broad support. “So it would have been good to receive him.”
“It is, in any case, somewhat irritating, to put it politely,” Scholz added, noting that Steinmeier has strongly criticized Russia’s war and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine.
The flap comes amid a discussion within Scholz’s governing coalition about whether Germany should authorize sending heavy weapons such as tanks to Ukraine as that nation prepares to face a stepped-up Russian offensive in the east. Germany broke with tradition after Russia’s invasion to supply arms to Ukraine but has faced criticism from Kyiv for perceived hesitancy and slowness in providing material.
A Ukrainian presidential advisor, Oleksiy Arestovych, told Germany’s ARD television that he didn’t know the reasons for the decision to reject a Steinmeier visit but also signaled that Kyiv would like to see Scholz so that “practical decisions” could be made on matters such as weapons.
A senior lawmaker with one of Germany’s three governing parties, Wolfgang Kubicki, said he didn’t think Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was “well advised” to reject a visit by Steinmeier.
“I cannot imagine that the chancellor … will travel to a country that designates our country’s head of state as an unwanted person,” he told the German news agency dpa. Another governing party lawmaker, Juergen Trittin, told the RND newspaper group that the move was “a big propaganda success for Vladimir Putin.”
Steinmeier, who became president in 2017, served twice as ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign minister and before that as ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s chief of staff. During that time, Germany pursued a dialogue with Putin and cultivated close energy ties.
Last week, Steinmeier admitted mistakes in Germany’s policies toward Russia, saying that “we failed on many points.”
Asked when would go to Ukraine, Scholz said only that he had visited Kyiv shortly before the war and regularly speaks to Zelenskyy.
Scholz said “the weapons we are delivering have made a very substantial contribution” to Ukraine foiling Russia’s plans for a quick conquest. He was tight-lipped on the possibilities of a bigger German contribution, but insisted that “we are delivering, we have delivered and we will deliver.”
On Monday, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of the Green party said “Ukraine needs further military material, above all heavy weapons, and now is not the time for excuses — now is the time for creativity and pragmatism.”
The message appeared directed at more hesitant German politicians, particularly among Scholz’s Social Democrats.
Scholz said “we are delivering the weapons that all the others are also delivering.” He also said Germany won’t make unilateral decisions and stressed the need to prevent NATO countries from becoming a party to the war.
Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, also has faced criticism for opposing a quick halt to deliveries of natural gas from Russia, which accounts for about 40% of its gas supplies.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shortly after moving to South Florida for a new job with the U.S. military, Shannon Kaufman and his wife, Wendy, signed up for a whole other mission: buying a home.
For months, they scoured listings, strategizing late into the night on which homes to target and working out how much they could afford, even if it meant using some of their retirement savings.
After visiting 200 listings and making offers on 15 homes that ultimately didn’t pan out, the Kaufmans finally found a home that fits at least some of their needs. They’ll be renting it, however.
“We found a place that’s smaller than we want, but it’ll work until we have something built or until the market cools off,” said Shannon Kaufman, 47.
America’s housing market has grown increasingly frenzied, and prices are out of reach for many buyers, especially first-timers. This spring, traditionally the busiest season for home sales, is more likely to deliver frustration and disappointment for aspiring homebuyers than it is homeownership.
The number of homes for sale nationally remains near record lows, fueling fierce competition among buyers vying for fewer homes. From Los Angeles to Raleigh, North Carolina, when a house does hit the market, it typically sells within days.
Bidding wars are common, often driving the sale price well above what the owner was asking. And would-be buyers planning to finance their purchase with a home loan are often losing out to investors and others able to buy a home with cash. A quarter of all homes sold in February were purchased with cash, up from 22% a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors. Real estate investors accounted for 19% of transactions in February, up from 17% a year ago.
Nichol Khan, a project manager, and her husband Ed moved to Mesa, Arizona, from Phoenix two years ago to shorten their commute to work. Home prices in the Phoenix area have jumped 20% from a year ago to $500,000, according to Realtor.com.
“The prices just keep going up and up,” Khan said.
The couple has lost out on more than a dozen homes they bid on. Some of the homes ended up selling for less in cash than the couple had offered.
“We don’t have $500,000 in cash,” said Khan, 42. “We just could not be competitive with that.”
Fewer homes on the market and high prices have been the hallmark of the housing market for the past 10 years or so. Now, rising mortgage rates further complicate the homebuying equation. Higher rates could limit the pool of buyers and cool the rate of home price growth — good news for buyers. But higher rates also weaken their buying power.
The average rate on a 30-year home loan has climbed to around 4.7%. A year ago, average rates hovered just above 3%, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. The increase follows a sharp move up in 10-year Treasury yields, reflecting expectations of higher interest rates overall as the Federal Reserve moves to hike short-term rates in order to combat surging inflation.
Would-be buyers who applied for a home loan in February faced a median monthly mortgage payment of $1,653, including principal and interest, an increase of 8.3% from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
“It’s hard to believe, but I do think it’s going to be tougher this year, in some respects, than it was in previous years,” said Danielle Hale, Realtor.com’s chief economist. “So far, at least, we have seen the number of homes for sale continue to decline and prices continue to rise. Those two factors combined suggest that the competitive market is going to keep buyers on their toes.”
Buyers should set their sights on homes that are listed well within what they can afford, experts say.
“You should be looking 15%-20% below their limit; that gives them room for appraisal gaps, it gives them room for negotiating,” said Tracy Hutton, a broker with Century 21 in Indianapolis.
Being well prepared sometimes isn’t enough when a homeowner prefers to accept an all-cash offer, rather than sell to a buyer with financing.
Wendy Kaufman in South Florida couldn’t even get into an open house for a property on the market after she revealed the couple had a mortgage backed by the Veterans Administration.
“When they saw I had a VA preapproval they said, ‘Sorry we don’t want to work with you.’” she said.
Sometimes, buyers don’t have a chance to make an offer before a home is snapped up, sight unseen.
In the Miami area, so-called “blind offers” have become common as a way to get around other buyers, said Rafael Corrales, a Redfin agent.
One reason is the ultra-low level of homes for sale, which for the greater Miami metropolitan area, was down 55% in February from a year ago, according to Realtor.com.
While every market is unique, there is one common hurdle across the U.S.: affordability. The median U.S. home price jumped 15% in February from a year earlier to $357,300, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The San Jose, California, metro area had 40% fewer homes for sale in February than a year ago, according to Realtor.com. Buyers there have to navigate some of the most expensive home prices in the nation. The median home listing price climbed 13.3% to about $1.36 million in February from a year earlier.
The market trends are a bit more welcoming for buyers in the Midwest, including the Indianapolis metropolitan area, where the number of homes for sale was down about 23% from a year ago. The median home price there stood at $287,000 in February, up 8.5% from a year earlier.
In Raleigh, home listings were down a whopping 55% in February from a year earlier. Competition for fewer homes helped push the median home price to $430,000, a 9% increase from February 2021.
Those trends made for a more competitive market for first-time buyers like Lisa Piercey and her husband, Alex Berardo. First-time buyers made up 29% of all homes sold nationally last month. That share has averaged 31% annually over the past 10 years.
The couple began looking in December for homes at $350,000 or below. They offered $5,000 over the asking price on two properties but lost out to rival bidders.
“That was all we could afford,” said Lisa Piercey, a 32-year old project manager. “It’s really defeating, really disappointing.”
In the end, the couple bought a townhome in a new construction community, though they see it as a stepping stone to a more spacious house with a big yard.
“Its big enough that we can still start our family and then move when the market hopefully dies down in a couple of years,” she said.
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Let's try to keep this short and simple.
There won't be any changes in policy rates by the ECB today as policymakers are still in autopilot mode when it comes to that for the time being. In March, the ECB communicated that APP purchases should be wrapped up in Q3 with scheduled buying of €40 billion in April, €30 billion in May and €20 billion in June.
Based on that timeline and policy trigger (that rate hikes will only come after APP purchases end), that leaves some breathing space before any actual changes to policy rates. That said, with inflation still rampaging across the euro area, it is going to be a challenge for the ECB to try and maintain their composure on both fronts.
So, what can we expect from the ECB today?
In my view, the ECB will do what it does best. That is to kick the can down the road for as long as they possibly can afford to. However, there is a growing divide between policymakers in the central bank on the urgency to take action. As such, it isn't going to be as straightforward as seeing the ECB sit on its hands.
The first thing to watch today will be any changes to the timeline of tapering. For now, Q3 remains the target but if the ECB brings that forward to Q2, that will start to see more hawkish undertones grow.
That said, the next policy meeting will be on 9 June so that does give the ECB some time to tinker with this. So, today may not likely be the day where they announce any hasty changes to the outlook and their plans.
As such, sticking with the status quo seems like the most viable option. And that perhaps poses some downside risk (or at least limits any major upside) to the euro and European bond yields, even if markets aren't expecting much from the ECB today.
The next key thing to watch will be Lagarde's press conference. The ECB will want to bide its time to wait on inflation data in the coming months before reacting. As such, Lagarde will have to try and communicate that in a clear and concise manner. Any error in communication could swing the euro either way and that is always a risk to be mindful about.
TLDR: Barring any unintended hawkish signals, the ECB is to stick with venting about the risks of higher inflation amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict while arguing to be data-dependent i.e. wanting flexibility. The door remains open for a rate hike later in the year but not before APP purchases are concluded, and that is still seen in Q3. That should keep EUR/USD between the 1.0800 to 1.0940 range at the moment.
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18 people become U.S. citizens in naturalization ceremony
"It's not a white America, or Black America, or another race of America, it's the United States of America."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— 18 people from 14 different countries walked into the Federal Courthouse in Macon on Wednesday, as citizens from countries like South Korea, Ukraine, Venezuela. Later in the day, they left the courthouse as U.S. citizens.
Latif Nourozi immigrated to the U.S. from Afghanistan. It wasn’t safe for him to stay there anymore, because of his work as a linguist and interpreter for the United States Army in Afghanistan. He says the process of gaining U.S. citizenship took seven months.
“To become the citizen of a free world, a free country that respects every minority rights and does not differentiate from who you are, which background you are, and which color you are, and you have the freedom of speech, freedom of religion,” he said.
Nourozi understands people might have misconceptions about immigrants. He says the backbone of the United States though, was built by immigrants.
“It’s not a white America, or Black America, or another race of America, it’s the United States of America,” he said. “This country is built by immigrants. Everybody came here and they work hard and they contribute.”
Since coming to America, Nourozi changed career paths. He’s currently working in global security, but wants to go to college and work his way up to bigger opportunities. He says America is the land of opportunity.
“Elon Musk, he’s an immigrant,” said Nourozi. “He came to America and now he’s the CEO of Tesla. Like you can be in his spot tomorrow. You never know but it’s up to you how hard you want to work.”
Wednesday’s naturalization ceremony was the first one in two years. They were halted due to the pandemic.
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A few strong storms possible Thursday
A cold front is approaching our area this evening moving from west to east from Mississippi and Alabama.
Ahead of the front, we will continue to see partly to mostly cloudy skies and warm conditions overnight.
Storms will be rolling in early Thursday morning (starting around 5 am) and weakening as they continue to push east.
Rain will be likely during the morning hours, especially in our western counties.
By the afternoon we will see some clearing, but as the front lags, instability will continue building up through the day.
That instability will lead to a chance for a few strong storms by Thursday afternoon/early evening.
Main threats with any storms will be damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and there is a non-zero chance of an isolated tornado.
The severe storms should be pretty isolated, but we will be watching closely.
The front should clear the area by tomorrow night, leaving us with dry weather for Friday.
The weekend is looking a little soggy, which could impact some Easter egg hunts across the area.
A few thunderstorms will be possible as well, but widespread severe weather is not expected.
Monday will bring a cool down to Middle Georgia, as highs stay in the low 70s to start the week.
Dry weather moves back in starting Tuesday.
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Atrium Health Navicent brings awareness to child abuse
According to Child Abuse Pediatrics Specialist, Doctor Yemika Head, 1 in 10 children will experience at least one form of abuse.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- As a part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Beverly Knight Olsen Children’s Hospital planted blue pinwheels. The Blue Pinwheel is a symbol for child abuse awareness.
According to Child Abuse Pediatrics Specialist, Doctor Yemika Head, 1 in 10 children will experience at least one form of abuse before the age of 18.
“Some kids personality may change, they may have different body issues so it might be a lot of signs that you see,” said Dr. Head on the signs of child abuse.
Major Chris Patterson with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, said kids who experience abuse are often reluctant to tell the police because they’re afraid.
That is why Atrium Health Navicent offers the Crescent House, a safe place where victims of child abuse can speak with law enforcement and receive medical treatment.
If you suspect a child has been, or is the victim of child abuse, contact Division of Family and Children Services at (404) 657-3433 or your local law enforcement.
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Governor Brian Kemp signs 3 agriculture bills into law
All bills signed by the Governor Wednesday will take effect July 1.
MUSELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Governor Brian Kemp visited Dickey Farms Wednesday to officially sign House Bill 1150, House Bill 1303, and Senate Bill 396. He says improving Georgia’s agriculture industry has been a top priority for his administration.
“Protecting our farms are important, helping with food insecurity is important,” Governor Kemp said. “But the ag education piece for our young people so that we have future farmers and future agribusiness leaders, and future agriscientists… it’s so important.”
State Representative for District 140, Robert Dickey, sponsored both House Bills.
House Bill 1303 will expand agriculture education in elementary schools. While House Bill 1150, the Freedom to Farm Act, clarifies nuisance laws to help keep farmers and neighbors out of court.
“To make sure things work smoothly with our agriculture and giving them some legal protection, so they can farm. It’s a big bill that’s been worked on for many years,” Representative Dickey explained.
Senate Bill 396 renames the Georgia State Nutrition and Assistance Program to the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program.
Governor Kemp says it will help farmers get their fresh produce and protein to the kitchen table’s of Georgians more efficiently.
“Parts of it were just what we learned during the pandemic when we had food insecurity. We had farmers throwing food away but we had people who needed food across our country and across the state. So this legislation helps with all of that,” said Governor Kemp.
Representative Dickey is part of a seven generation farming family. He says House Bill 1303 will help cultivate more interest in agriculture, and help young people understand where their food comes from.
“It’s such a good opportunity to teach science and math with agriculture examples and background. It’s great leadership skills for our young people as well,” Representative Dickey said.
All bills signed by the Governor Wednesday will take effect July 1.
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Highlights and scores from GHSA soccer playoffs day two
GHSA soccer playoffs will be played through May 6.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Coverage from day two of the GHSA soccer playoffs begins with the FPD girls soccer team hosting Calvary Day.
The Vikings struck first, scoring within the first four minutes of play, but Calvary Day shut down the Vikings’ offense for the rest of the half.
In the second half, the Cavaliers made a push, scoring one goal; however, the Vikings answered with two of their own and went on to win 3-1.
FPD advances to round two and hosts Atlanta International on Monday.
Here are a few scores from other girls’ soccer playoff matchups.
Jones County’s season ends as they fall to McIntosh 4-0.
Georgia Military College moves on in the 1A bracket with a 1-0 victory over Manchester, and Johnson County moves on in the same bracket with a 4-0 win over Echols County.
Dublin’s season comes to an end with a 4-3 loss to Irwin County.
Several more girls’ teams will play tomorrow.
A few boys’ teams also began their playoff runs today.
FPD moves on in the 1A private bracket with a 3-0 victory over Aquinas, while Tattnall Square Academy’s season ends as they lose to Calvary Day in the second overtime as the Cavaliers scored with 48 seconds left to play.
Mount de Sales season also ends with a 3-1 loss against Savannah Christian.
Veterans move on in the 5A bracket with a 2-0 victory over Drew.
Several boys’ games will take place over the next two days.
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Houston Medical Center helps man battle through Covid coma
Adam Farber was admitted to Houston Medical Center after battling Covid-19. He was put on a ventilator, and then fell into a coma for 42 days.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Adam Farber is up and walking after spending 60 days in a Houston County hospital.
In November of 2021, Adam Farber was admitted to Houston Medical Center after battling Covid-19. Farber was put on a ventilator, and then fell into a coma for 42 days.
Almost three weeks later, and being in the hospital for 60 days, Adam was able to walk out in January. After leaving the hospital, he spent 10 days in the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehab Center.
“Six hours a day rehab. Half the time is doing the workout the other half is resting in between because this did serious damage to my lungs. Which just made me out of breath. just getting up and leaning for something at the foot of my bed could take everything out of me,” said Adam Farber.
His wife Erica Farber, said the team at Houston Medical Center will always be family.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Governor Brian Kemp signs 3 agriculture bills into law Macon-Bibb welcomes MHIRJ; company expected to create 200+ jobs National Weather Service confirms EF-1 Tornado hit North Macon For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Macon-Bibb welcomes MHIRJ; company expected to create 200+ jobs
Macon-Bibb officially welcomed a new business to town on Wednesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb officially welcomed a new business to town on Wednesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The MHIRJ Aviation Group unveiled its new facility at Macon Regional Airport.
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller, county commissioners and business leaders attended the ceremony.
The aviation group, which offers maintenance and refurbishment for the aircraft industry, is expected to bring more than 200 jobs to the area.
We spoke with Ismail Mokabel, the company’s senior vice president, about the type of skilled workers they’re looking for.
“We’re looking for sheet metal technicians, avionics and of course certified aircraft technicians,” he said.” We have excellent opportunities here for anyone who would like to grow their career.”
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Macon Volunteer Clinic expands service eligibility to Twiggs County residents
Twiggs County residents may now be eligible to receive healthcare services at the Macon Volunteer Clinic.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Twiggs County residents may now be eligible to receive healthcare services at the Macon Volunteer Clinic.
The clinic recently announced it’s eligibility expansion into rural Twiggs County.
The clinic says only about 15% of Twiggs County’s 8,000 residents are insured.
“They don’t have a lot of healthcare resources within their county, so we felt like it just made sense to welcome them,” Macon Volunteer Clinic Executive Director Nancy White said.
White says they can offer residents another primary care option.
“We take care of chronic diseases, we do cancer screenings,” she said. “You can have your lab work done, basic imaging. We also offer dental care.”
Residents in Twiggs County currently receive services at Community Health Care Systems.
One of those residents is JC Nobles. He’s lived in the county for 15 years.
“It will help my community,” he said. “For example, the medical care that my friend is getting now is surgery. We don’t have surgery down here. Might come in handy.”
There are several requirements to receive care including being a resident of Twiggs County and being actively employed.
Carla Belcher, the CEO of the Community Health Care System, says partnering to provide more care is beneficial to the community.
“There are people that maybe live in Twiggs County that actually work in Macon, and so that might be a better option for them if they’re in Macon during the day and they cannot come to our office,” she said. “We certainty understand.”
The Macon Volunteer Clinic can be reached at (478) 755-1110.
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Mercer softball team falls to #19 Auburn in a midweek matchup
Auburn only allows one hit the entire game.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer softball team hosted #19 Auburn in a midweek matchup.
The teams were scoreless for the first two innings, but then in the third, the Tigers would hit a two-run home run followed by a solo home run to take a 3-0 lead.
Auburn would score one run in the fourth, two in the fifth, and four in the sixth inning to win 10-0 in six innings due to the mercy rule.
The Tigers only allowed one hit the entire game, while the Bears allowed 10 and had four errors.
Bears fall to 10-29 on the season and are back in action Friday at Western Carolina for a three-game conference series.
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Mercer women’s lacrosse team dominates Wofford
Mercer is 5-0 in Big South Conference play.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer women’s lacrosse team hosted Wofford for a midweek matchup.
The Bears started hot, outscoring the Terriers 9-1 in the first period.
Mercer’s offense slowed down in the second as they only scored three goals, taking a 12-1 lead at halftime.
The Bears picked off right where they left off, outscoring Wofford 5-2 in the third period.
The fourth period would be the closest, as Mercer outscored Wofford by only one goal, taking a 20-5 victory.
Mercer moves to 5-0 in Big South Conference play and hosts Longwood this Saturday.
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National Weather Service confirms EF-1 Tornado hit North Macon
The survey results come a week after the April 5, 2022 tornado outbreak
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado hit parts of North Macon on the afternoon of April 5.
Maximum winds of 90 mph were estimated from the damage that was surveyed along a 2 mile path from near Piedmont Northside Hospital, to just west of I-75.
Tree damage was the main impact of the tornado, but there was also some structural damage to homes, and a steeple of a church was damaged as well.
So far, the National Weather Service has confirmed 19 tornadoes from the period of April 5-6.
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(AP) — Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, just days after the Tesla CEO said he would no longer be joining the social media company’s board of directors.
Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that Musk, who currently owns slightly more than 9% of its stock and is the company’s biggest shareholder, provided a letter to the company on Wednesday that contained a proposal to buy the remaining shares of Twitter that he doesn’t already own. Musk offered $54.20 per share of Twitter’s stock.
He called that price his best and final offer.
“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk says in the filing. “However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.”
The buyout offer from Musk is just the latest development in his relationship with Twitter. The billionaire revealed in regulatory filings over recent weeks that he’d been buying shares in almost daily batches starting Jan. 31. Only Vanguard Group’s suite of mutual funds and ETFs controls more Twitter shares.
At that point Twitter quickly gave Musk a seat on its board on the condition that he not own more than 14.9% of the company’s outstanding stock, according to a filing. But Musk backed out of the deal.
Musk’s 81 million Twitter followers make him one of the most popular figures on the platform, rivaling pop stars like Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga. But his prolific tweeting has sometimes gotten him into trouble with the SEC and others.
Musk and Tesla in 2018 agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share. That didn’t happen but the tweet caused Tesla’s stock price to jump. Musk’s latest trouble with the SEC could be his delay in notifying regulators of his growing stake in Twitter.
Musk has described himself as a “free speech absolutist” and has said he doesn’t think Twitter is living up to free speech principles — an opinion shared by followers of Donald Trump and a number of other right-wing political figures who’ve had their accounts suspended for violating Twitter content rules.
Shares of Twitter jumped 11% before the market open.
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For decades, actress Brenda Blethyn has been appearing on our television screens. While many will recognise her face, very few people will be aware that her roots can be traced back to Thanet.
During her illustrious career, Brenda has collected one Golden Globe, a Bafta, one Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and two Academy Award nominations. It's fair to say she's become a star behind the camera.
Brenda was born in Ramsgate in 1946, and was the youngest of nine children in a Roman-Catholic working-class family. Her mother, Louisa Kathleen met Brenda's father, William Charles Bottle whilst, they were working at the same household in Broadstairs. But the family reportedly lived in poor conditions at their maternal grandmother's house.
READ MORE: The Crown star Emma Corrin's quiet life in Sevenoaks before Netflix fame
In 1944, after the birth of eight children, the couple married and moved into a small rented house in Ramsgate. When Brenda was born in 1946, her oldest three siblings had already left home.
It was her parent's that first introduced her to the world of cinema. Brenda originally trained at technical college and then progressed as a stenographer and a bookkeeper in a bank.
After studying at the Guildford School of Acting in 1976, she turned to the London stage at the Royal National Theatre. Her participating roles include Troilus and Cressida, Tamburlaine the Great, Bedroom Farce, The Passion, Strife, and The Fruits of Enlightenment alongside Sir Ralph Richardson.
What is Brenda Blethyn's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Brenda has a net worth of around $5 million. This is the equivalent of over £3.7 million.
What has Brenda Blethyn been in?
Brenda has appeared in several big-budget and independent features. She is probably best known for her role as Cynthia Turley in Secrets & Lies.
Her dedication to the role successfully earned her a number of highly creditable awards. Between 1998-2001, she appeared in Girl's Night, Music from Another Room, Night Train, Saving Grace, and Loving and Amazing.
Later, between 2002-2007, her features include Pumpkin, Sonny, Plots with a View, Beyond the Sea, A Way of Life, Pride & Prejudice, Clubland, and Atonement. Throughout the years, she continues to frequently appear on television.
She also appears in productions including Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and War and Peace (2007.) Since 2011, she plays the title role of DCI Vera Stanhope in the British crime series Vera.
What awards has Brenda Blethyn won?
Blenda has been credited several awards throughout the years due to her dedication and hard work in television. She has also been nominated for two Academy Awards.
Her most recognised work is for her role as Cynthia Purley in Secrets & Lies. The role landed her a huge number of awards in 1997.
These awards include the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Golden Globes Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, and London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress of the Year, just to name a few.
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A St. Landry Parish jury has convicted a Eunice man of murder in the slaying of his wife - again.
The jury decided that Robert Lee Heard Jr. was guilty of second-degree murder in the September 2012 death of his wife, Demetra L. Doyle.
Doyle was stabbed and burned.
A conviction of second-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
Heard already was convicted of Doyle's murder back in 2017, but because a Supreme Court decision was entitled to a second trial. The jury in his first trial found him guilt via vote of 10-2; this second jury was unanimous.
"Violent crime is being prosecuted in St. Landry Parish and we are not slowing down," said District Attorney Chad Pitre. "The state presented sufficient evidence to prove that Mr. Heard intentionally killed his wife in a most heinous way. Hopefully this verdict will bring some amount of closure to the victim's family."
Heard, who Pitre said has an extensive criminal history, is accused of stabbing Doyle more than 40 times before setting her body on fire. They'd been married only four months.
Heard was convicted in 2017, but by a jury verdict of 10 to 2. This time, the verdict was unanimous, as is required by a Supreme Court decision. Since that decision meant Heard was entitled to another trial, he got one, Pitre said.
The Eunice Police Department investigated the crime, and Assistant District Attorney Don Richard prosecuted the case, Pitre said.
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SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters contained a massive blaze at a central California food processing plant that prompted authorities to tell thousands of nearby residents to evacuate Thursday and to order tens of thousands more to stay inside their homes.
The fire started Wednesday night at the Taylor Farms packaged salad plant in Salinas, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) south of San Francisco.
The flames were under control by late morning Thursday, but the shelter-in-place and evacuation orders remained while hazardous materials crews worked the scene, said Sophia Rome, a spokesperson for the city of Salinas.
Authorities initially said they feared the fire could generate an explosion and a plume of hazardous ammonia, but the Salinas Fire Department said later that those threats appeared to be minimal.
About 2,700 people living closest to the plant were told that they should evacuate, while 35,000 more were ordered to shelter inside their homes, the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services said in a statement.
Those staying home were told to shut windows and to turn off ventilation systems “until further notice,” the statement said.
Officials said some people evacuated after the fire was reported at 7:15 p.m. Officials did not say what caused the fire.
A woman who answered the phone at Taylor Farms in Salinas told a reporter seeking comment to call back later for information.
Salinas has a population of about 160,000 people and is in a key agricultural region.
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Atrium Health Navicent updates visitor policies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent has chosen to modify portions of its visitation policy as a result of the current number of COVID-19 cases.
According to a release from Atrium Health Navicent, due to a decrease in local COVID hospitalizations and flu cases, the new visitation policy will allow visitors under the age of 12.
These changes will be effective starting Friday, April 15th, 2022.
The current policy also includes these guidelines:
• Visitation hours will be held 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
• All patients in system-wide inpatient may have two (2) visitors, excluding COVID-19 units. See special
considerations.
• Two (2) visitors are allowed at the bedside at a time.
• Essential visitors may change out daily.
• Visitors must remain in patient room at all times.
• Adult patients, excluding COVID-19 patients, may have one (1) visitor overnight and pediatric patients may have
two (2) visitors/guardians.
• All patients in system-wide outpatient and ambulatory settings may have one (1) visitor. See special
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Bald eagles in Georgia test positive for Avian Flu
(41NBC/WMGT) — Avian Flu has been detected in bald eagles here in Georgia.
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ wildlife resources division, samples from three dead bald eagles tested at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study in Athens came back as suspected positive, and, recently, those results were confirmed by the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Iowa.
The bald eagles were found in Chatham, Glynn, and Liberty counties, but other eagle carcasses are al so being tested now. Dead bald eagles have also been confirmed in Florida and the Carolinas.
Researches believe the eagles may have contracted the virus while preying on dead or sick water birds along the coast.
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Family Dollar on Shurling Drive robbed Thursday morning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Family Dollar on Shurling Drive Thursday morning.
According to the sheriff’s office, at about 9:40 a.m. two male suspects entered the store, and demanded money from the clerk while acting like they had firearms. After getting an undisclosed amount of money, they fled the store on foot. Nobody was injured during the incident.
Anyone with information concerning this case 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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Johnson County deputy, wife charged with contributing to delinquency of a minor
Deputy Steven Wilcher and his wife, Amber Wilcher, were arrested before being released on bond.
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Johnson County deputy was fired after being arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
A Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release says former deputy Steven Wilcher and his wife, Amber Wilcher, were arrested on April 10 after the sheriff’s office “became aware of an incident at 102 Union Grove Church Road in Wrightsville, GA that involved alcohol and minors.”
The investigation revealed that minors were allowed to consume alcohol on the premises and that the couple “allowed this to occur,” the release said.
Both were released on bond after being arrested. Steven Wilcher, who has remained on medical leave since 2021 from a previous injury, was terminated from his position on April 13.
“If you violate the law, you, like anyone else, will have to suffer the consequences of your actions,” Sheriff Greg Rowland said.
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Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrests 4 for guns & drugs
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Four people were arrested after a traffic stop in Johnson County where deputies found several drugs, guns, and cash.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Sunday, April 10th, a deputy stopped a Nissan Altima on N. Myrtle Street in Wrightsville for an insurance violation.
The driver, 23 year-old Damonta Stanley, had an active arrest warrant from Texas. The deputy noticed the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and asked for the assistance of other officers in searching the vehicle. Stanley, along with several others were arrested after the search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of about 24 grams of marijuana, 3 grams of methamphetamine, 1 and 1/2 oxycodone pills, 1 bottle of promethazine syrup, 3 handguns, a 5.56 assault style rifle, and $2,800 in cash.
Of those arrested, including Stanley, there was 21 year-old Antzarian Aakiyf Osborne, 24 year-old Deric La’Fronski Hester, and 21 year-old Jalen Geontae Hightower. All of which are being charged with felony drug and weapons charges.
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Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrests pair for possession and distribution of marijuana
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 21 year-old and a 20 year-old for drug charges on Saturday, April 9th after a traffic stop.
According to a JCSO social media post, deputies performed a traffic stop on State Route 15 South of Wrightsville on a Lexus GS350 for window tint violations.
Deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana from the vehicles, and called for assistance to search the vehicle. Authorities recovered about 585.26 grams of marijuana.
21 year-old Jatuivus Cannon and 20 year-old Aaliya Thomas were arrested and charged for felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
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Man attempts to start fire in Forsyth Robins Financial Credit Union
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Around 4 p.m. Thursday, a man tried to set fire to the Robins Financial Credit Union in Forsyth.
According to a witness, the suspect walked into the credit union with what was believed to be a can of gas and started pouring it on teller windows, and attempted to start a fire.
Deputies arrived on the scene, rushed into the credit union, and were able to take the suspect into custody.
We’re working to get more information from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and will update this story as we receive updates.
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Strong to severe storms are possible around Middle Georgia today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A cold front moving through Middle Georgia today could bring some strong to severe storms with it.
Today
It was a very warm morning as the region kicked off Thursday under a blanket of clouds with temperatures in the mid 60s. The clouds will hang around most of the day, not clearing until after the cold front has passed. The cold front will bring some storms to Middle Georgia this afternoon. While nothing crazy is expected, there is still the possibility that one or two of the storms become strong to severe. Highs this afternoon will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s, which is typical ahead of a stormy afternoon. The primary risk for the region is some strong wind gusts, however the possibility for hail or even a brief spin-up tornado cannot be ruled out. Cloud cover will likely begin to clear in the northwestern counties today around dinnertime as the front pushes into the southern counties.
Tonight we will see clear skies take back over for most of Middle Georgia as the cold front leaves the area. The wind will shift from the southwest to the north-northwest at 5-10 mph, bringing cool and dry air into the region instead of warm and moist air. By tomorrow morning, the only counties that should still be seeing clouds will be Wheeler, Telfair, and maybe Treutlen. Forecast lows around the region will mainly be in the lower 50s.
Tomorrow
The sunshine will return for all of Middle Georgia tomorrow, and it will stick around all day. Highs will primarily be in the lower 80s with a few spots still hanging on to the upper 70s. Winds will primarily blow in from the east at 7-12 mph as they shift from the northeast to the southeast. Gusts could reach up to 20 mph. The southeasterly flow heading into the overnight hours will immediately begin to return moisture to the Georgia atmosphere, preventing it from fully clearing from early in the week.
Cloud cover will rapidly build once the sun sets, and there is a 30% chance for some showers to move into the region ahead of the sunrise on Saturday. Winds will blow in from the southeast at 5-10 mph. Low temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s and lower 60s.
Easter Weekend
The conditions for Easter weekend are looking to be opposite of what we would like them to be. Scattered storms are likely both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Both days will see highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Both days will see cloud cover dominate. There is also likely to be little to no chance for severe weather as the jet stream takes on a zonal (east-west) flow. This limits the amount of warm and cool air being injected into the system by northerly or southerly winds, keeping the dynamics of the system at bay. While this is overall good news, the fact that storms are likely during the afternoon hours on Sunday is less than optimal for egg hunters.
Showers are likely to persist into Monday morning. Sunny skies look to take back over after clouds clear Monday afternoon. We should then see the sun stick around for a few days during the middle of next week.
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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BBB offers tips to avoid scams with tax filing deadline approaching
Tax season is a few days longer this year, and that means there are a few more days for scammers to try and scare you into giving them your hard earned money or your private information.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Tax season is a few days longer this year, and that means there are a few more days for scammers to try and scare you into giving them your hard earned money or your private information.
Kelvin Collins, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia, says the common scam we’ll see right now and for a few months after the filing deadline is phone calls saying:
“You were late filing or we haven’t received your filing,” Collins said. “And that’s when they’re going to try and scare you into getting your social security number or paying some type of penalty.”
Collins says you shouldn’t sign a blank return and that it’s a red flag if someone says they’ll charge a percentage of what you owe. You should look for someone who charges a flat free comparable to other tax preparing services. He says pop-up stores from chains are trustworthy, but you should still be cautious.
“It’s the individual pop-up stores that come in just for tax season and then they disappear,” he said. “And you don’t know where to find them if you were to have an issue on your taxes.”
United Way of Central Georgia also offers free tax services. President and CEO George McCanless says they do have an in-person option, but unfortunately appointments for the last day of that service are fully booked. He says they do have an online option.
“You could go to UnitedWayCG.org/myfreetaxescom and you can file your income taxes for free, but you do it yourself,” McCanless said.
According to Collins, a good way to know if a tax preparer is reputable is by checking their PTIN number.
“That is a number that they use in order to file taxes through the IRS or someone else,” he said. “So ask the preparer for their PTIN number, and you can check that out through the Board of Accountancy.”
The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 18. The Better Business Bureau says you can check its website for reputable preparers.
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BS Report: April 13th – The Hawks and the Braves
As the Hawks season is heading to hopefully another exciting playoff run, the Braves season is just getting started.
As the Hawks season is heading to hopefully another exciting playoff run, the Braves season is just getting started. Bill Shanks is here to talk about where both teams stand and what the future may hold, and to show off a little bling.
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Fort Valley woman giving back to community for Easter
A Fort Valley resident wants to give back to the community this Easter, and she's asking for your help.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A Fort Valley resident wants to give back to the community this Easter, and she’s asking for your help.
Eugenia Towns is collecting stuffed animals to donate to those living in nursing homes.
Towns says she started giving back in February when she provided meals and roses to the elderly.
Now, she’s collected more than 200 Easter-themed teddy bears to give away.
We spoke with her about her purpose for giving.
“I do have a heart for people,” she said. “And I love helping people all the time. It’s always been in me, and I just want the community to be active and get involved. It’s really not about me. It’s about the community.”
Towns and her children will visit two nursing homes in Fort Valley on Sunday to deliver the stuffed animals.
If you would like to help by making a donation, you can call Towns at (478) 444-8931.
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Good Friday brings good weather to Middle Georgia
A cold front is currently pushing through Middle Georgia this evening, bringing clearing skies and dry air.
That dry air will allow overnight temperatures to cool into the low 50s by early Friday.
This cool start won’t hinder our warming temps as we make it back to the 80s by the afternoon with plentiful sunshine.
Enjoy the beautiful day, because rain is on the way for the weekend.
Starting on Saturday morning we will see a line of showers and storms push in from the northwest.
At this point, we aren’t seeing much of a threat of severe storms, but heavy rain and gusty winds will be possible.
Despite the rainy start, we expect that most of the rain should move out by Saturday evening.
The reprieve from the rain will be short, because another system follows quickly by Sunday afternoon.
Once again we are not anticipating severe weather, but some rumbles of thunder will be possible.
Rain chances stick around through Monday as a cold front finally pushes the last of the showers out.
We will also be seeing much cooler conditions to start next week with highs in the low 70s.
Sunshine will be returning to the area for most of next week as we slowly start to warm up back to the mid 70s and 80s.
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Gov. Brian Kemp tours Georgia ahead of Republican Primaries
Governor Kemp spoke about his efforts to keep businesses open through the pandemic.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Governor Brian Kemp stopped by Milledgeville and Sandersville on Thursday, as runs for re-election.
Governor Kemp spoke about his efforts to keep businesses open through the pandemic.
Taylor’s Cove in Milledgeville was Governor Kemp’s first stop. Managing partner with the business, Ben Cook, said the Governor’s policies helped grow his business.
“Under his leadership we we’re able to open up five restaurants in the last five years, three of those came during the height of the pandemic and because of Governor Kemp’s leadership and his direction we would not have been able to do that anywhere else in the country,” said Ben Cook.
Governor Kemp addressed his Constitutional Carry Bill, saying the bill does not get rid of any background checks or change who is allowed to own a firearm. He simply wants Georgians to be able to defend themselves.
“The criminals are already carrying and they don’t care what the law is. This is giving citizens the ability to protect and defend themselves. If they don’t want to do that they certainly don’t have to but when you have local probate judges that’s been taking a year or 15 months to process these carry licenses, I mean people are fed up with that.”
Chairman of Washington County Schools, Chris Hutchins, said he’s appreciative of Governor Kemp’s efforts in getting teachers a five thousand dollar pay raise.
Governor Kemp will face former Senator David Perdue, and three other candidates in the Republican Primary election on May 24.
The deadline to register to vote in that election is April 25.
Early voting begins May 2.
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Governor Brian Kemp declares state of emergency for supply chain disruptions
The order goes into effect at midnight on Saturday, April 16.
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday for supply chain disruptions in the state.
The order, which goes into effect on Saturday, April 16, was declared due to “ongoing severe disruptions to the state’s supply chain and economy” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here to read the order in its entirety.
Here are a few highlights:
- All state resources shall be made available to assist in activities designed to address the emergency.
- All state and local authorities, as well as public and private entities, shall fully comply with all orders by the governor as authorized by Georgia law.
- Price gouging related to good and services necessary to prepare for and respond to this state of emergency, including motor fuel and diesel fuel, would be detrimental to the social and economic welfare of the state’s citizens and is therefore prohibited
- Federal rules and regulations limiting hours that operators of commercial vehicles may drive are suspended to “ensure the supply chain for all supplies, goods, and services throughout Georgia is uninterrupted.” The suspension will remain in effect for 30 days or until the emergency condition ceases to exist, whichever is less. No motor carrier operating under the terms of the state of emergency will require or allow an ill or fatigued driver to operate a motor vehicle. A driver who notified a motor vehicle carrier that he or she needs immediate rest will be given at least 10 consecutive hours of off-duty before being required to return to service.
- Commercial vehicles operating outside the normal weight, height and length restrictions outlined in the state of emergency shall be issued permits by the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
- The Georgia Department of Driver Services shall be authorized to issue additional guidelines and procedures for the application and issuance of temporary driving permits and identification cards as needed.
The state of emergency will be in effect from midnight on Saturday, April 16 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, unless it is renewed by the governor.
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Highlights and scores from the final day of round one action for the GHSA girls soccer playoffs
Three Middle Georgia teams move on with mercy-rule victories.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — On the final day of round one action in the GHSA girls soccer playoffs, Houston County hosted Grovetown.
Fans in attendance received a free training session as the Bears put on a clinic in the first half, scoring nine goals.
The ball movement was immaculate, and there was no stopping Houston County as they won 10-0 in a mercy-rule victory. The Bears will host Chattahoochee next Wednesday in round two.
Here are a few more scores from the girls’ playoffs matchups around Middle Georgia.
East Laurens moves on in the 2A bracket with an 11-0 victory over Laney, while West Laurens’ season ends with a 7-0 loss to Lagrange.
Perry moves on in the 4A bracket with a 10-0 victory over Spencer, while Northside-Warner Robins’ season ends with an 8-0 loss to Lakeside-Evans.
Round two games begin on Monday.
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HUB Football plays a crucial role in reviving football players careers
Don Yee, Tom Brady's agent, founded HUB Football in 2020.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The United States Football League kicks off this weekend, and several of the players in the league, such as Keith Mumphery, who attended Dooly County High School, are getting a second chance to revive their football careers. And one exposure camp is playing a critical role in that.
HUB Football is an exposure camp built around the premise of giving athletes a second chance at fulfilling their football dreams.
Founded by Don Yee, a sports agent famously known for being Tom Brady’s agent, HUB hosts invite-only camps where the athletes go through drill work that is recorded on tape for their benefit.
“It’s not a typical combine style event. This is more based on competition,” said Mike Williams, HUB Football general manager. “More drill work, more one on ones. We try to bring in some NFL presence, CFL presence and league presence. But it’s basically trying to provide an opportunity for players to extend their careers.”
Once the athletes go through the camp, HUB takes matters into its own hands to get these players exposure.
“We actually have a couple of NFL teams who are clients of ours, so they get proprietary information that we collect at these camps. We’ve basically given out our tapes for free for however long. We haven’t charged clubs or anything like that. So it’s just like free exposure to the teams,” said Williams.
Not many platforms exist that provide HUB Football’s opportunity, but the component that differentiates HUB the most is its connections in the football realm.
“As a group, we bring a lot of NFL connections. I was in the NFL for 18 years in scouting personnel,” said Williams. “A lot of our coaches, they’ve coached at the NFL level, so our connections help quite a bit. You know Don Yee’s connections come into play quite a bit. Jamie Hemann, who’s our CEO, he worked in the league front office. So the team that we have is pretty well connected.”
The norm around scouting is that athletes should be fully developed and ready to be professionals right out of college; however, HUB is trying to change that philosophy.
“One of the things that we are trying to prove or establish is that not everybody develops at the same rate. Not everybody matures at the same rate. So there’s a tendency for the scouting community to evaluate these guys when they’re draft-eligible at a single point in time. But not everybody is fully developed at 22-years-old. Whether it’s mentally, emotionally or physically,” said Williams.
With HUB Football being just less than two years old, there are plans to expand the platform to help develop players. And soon enough, you’ll see HUB making a leap into college football, hosting camps for student-athletes in the transfer portal.
With its college transfer camps, HUB could make a big wave in the college transfer process.
But for now, catch some of HUB Football’s athletes in the United States Football League, which begins this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC as the New Jersey Generals face the Birmingham Stallions.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, BBB offers tips to avoid scams with tax filing deadline approaching Gov. Brian Kemp tours Georgia ahead of Republican Primaries Milledgeville prepares for first-ever Burger Week For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Milledgeville prepares for first-ever Burger Week
Milledgeville is starting its first-ever Burger Week on Friday, April 15.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Milledgeville is starting its first-ever Burger Week on Friday, April 15.
13 businesses are preparing for a week full of burgers.
The event is put on via a partnership between Visit Milledgeville and the Milledgeville Downtown Development Authority.
Rebekah Snider, the Executive Director of Visit Milledgeville, says they have one goal in mind.
“We hope this is a great opportunity to introduce people to just dining out in our community,” she said. “Maybe trying a new restaurant that you haven’t been to before.”
One business preparing for the week is The Brick. Christopher Manning is the line cook and the creator of the Luigi Burger.
“We definitely wanted to incorporate all of the different flavors that we offered here: brown sugar hot wings, the pizzas calzones,” he said.
The Brick, like many other businesses, has created a unique burger not usually offered at their restaurant.
Wings, Rings and Things recently opened in January.
It’s also taking part in Burger Week and hoping to attract people to its ‘Big Ben Burger.’
“I’m ready to see how many is going to come and see,” manager Cindy McCant said. “Because we have our regular clientele for lunch every day, so we’re just waiting to see what comes out.”
McCant describes what you can expect in the burger.
“Pepper black cheese, one layer of grilled onions, pepper jack cheese, burger, grilled jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and bacon,” she said.
All burgers are $7. You can view the list of burgers here.
Each participating restaurant will have a passport for you to take and have marked for each burger you try.
Once you try at least five burgers, you can redeem a passport for a prize with Visit Milledgeville.
Milledgeville Burger Week goes starts April 15 and ends April 22.
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Monroe County deputies: Woman arrested after shooting at her parents
A woman faces multiple charges after being arrested Thursday and accused of shooting at her parents "multiple times."
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman faces multiple charges after being arrested Thursday and accused of shooting at her parents “multiple times.”
That’s according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office news release, which says deputies responded to a home on Klopfer Road just after 11 a.m. in reference to a domestic dispute.
Deputies say Calaylah Spivey shot at her parents before leaving the scene and traveling down Highway 41. Deputies pulled her over near the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 18 near the Monroe County Achievement Center. The Monroe County Achievement Center was then placed on “Code Red.”
Spivey was taken into custody and has pending charges for battery, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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Perry Police assisting in search for suspect who fled after vehicle pursuit
A post on the Perry Police Department's Facebook page said the suspect is believed to be in a wooded area near Exit 134 on I-75.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Police Department is assisting in the search for a suspect who fled on foot after a vehicle pursuit Thursday.
That’s according to a post on the Perry Police Department’s Facebook page.
The post said the department is “assisting Crisp County to apprehend a male who fled on foot after a vehicle pursuit. He is believed to be around the wooded area at Exit 134 in Perry.”
An update just before 8 p.m. said officers were searching the area south of the fairgrounds between Elko Road and I-75.
“Any one in this area that may hear suspicious noises or dogs barking – please call 911,” the update read.
The Exit 134 northbound off-ramp was closed as of the last update at 7:55 p.m.
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Rant and Rave: April 14th – The Hawks in The Play-In
The Hawks have one more team to beat to make it to the playoffs.
The Hawks have one more team to beat to make it to the playoffs. Bill Shanks and Tucker Sargent discuss their chances against Cleveland on Friday. Also, the Braves are headed out west can thier new lineup stand up against the tough opponents out there?
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Watson Boulevard Chick-fil-A relocating soon
The Chick-Fil-A at 1867 Watson Boulevard is a beloved part of the Warner Robins community, but in a few weeks, it's moving to Russell Parkway.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Chick-Fil-A at 1867 Watson Boulevard is a beloved part of the Warner Robins community, but in a few weeks, it’s moving to Russell Parkway.
Restaurant operator Pat Braski says the location at Watson wasn’t designed for the amount of people the store currently serves.
The new Russell Parkway location will launch the store into the future with a bigger kitchen and updated technology. The new facility will be also be more user friendly to better serve customers.
“We’re excited about the new facility for us to create a better experience for our employees to work,” Braski said. “And at the same time serve a much larger group of customers and fans that we’ve had over the years here in Warner Robins.”
Watson Boulevard will host a “Last Bite” party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 20. There will be cake and a scrapbook for people to sign. The location closes for good on April 22.
The new location, at 621 Russell Parkway, will have its grand opening on April 28.
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Perry and surrounding areas still looking for wanted man; One woman now in custody
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Perry Police Department along with other law enforcement agencies are searching for man wanted for felony charges out of Clayton County, and a woman has been arrested after trying to pick him up.
According to a release from the PPD, around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 14th, the Turner County Sheriff’s Office and GSP requested that the Perry Police Department block all exits in the area to I-75 northbound as they pursued a driver who was wanted for felony charges out of Clayton County. The driver, 31 year-old Martrey Williams, was driving a 2020 Dodge Charger, and managed to separate from deputies and troopers by taking the 134 exit ramp. Williams then exited the car and then fled into a wooded area east of I-75. Reports say that Williams may have been armed.
Several law enforcement agencies, including Perry PD tracking K9 and DOC K9, worked to track Williams, as well as set up a perimeter. During the tracking, officers found a Glock .40 caliber weapon, as well as evidence of the suspect’s clothes.
At around 11:20 p.m., the active search ended after losing the track east of Elko Road.
While the search was going on, a report concerning a suspicious person and vehicle came in, located near 301 Ag Village Blvd. When officers investigated this report, they found that 31 year-old Dayontice Blackmon of Fairburn Georgia had been attempting to pick up Williams.
Blackmon was then charged with driving with a suspended license, and giving false information/ hindering an officer. She is now being held at the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center.
Officers are still checking the area for Williams, and a lookout was placed with area agencies. Williams has charges pending in Clayton and Turner Counties.
Anyone who may know the whereabouts of Williams, or sees any suspicious activities, is urged to call 911.
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Scattered thunderstorms possible both days Easter weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A stationary front and weak low pressure system will bring scattered storms to Georgia over the weekend.
Today
The sun is back for our Friday. Temperatures will top off in the lower 80s around Middle Georgia. Winds will shift from the northeast to the southeast as the day progresses with sustained speeds of 10-15 mph. Gusts could reach speeds of 25 mph. Skies will remain clear during the daylight hours.
The skies will be clear initially as we roll into tonight. After midnight we will see cloud cover increase, especially as the sunrise hours approach. Winds overnight will come from the southeast at 5-10 mph. Temperatures will remain warm, only dropping into the upper 50s and lower 60s ahead of the sunrise. Rain is likely in the northwestern counties of the region heading into the sunrise hours of Saturday.
Tomorrow
It will be a gloomy one for our Saturday as the sunshine will be limited by an abundance of clouds. It will still be rather warm as highs reach the lower 80s for most of the region. The first half of the day looks to be the rainy half as storms arrive early. As of now the Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 1 “Marginal” risk for severe weather for all of Middle Georgia tomorrow afternoon. The primary risk will be some strong wind gusts with a couple of storms. Hail and tornadoes are highly unlikely, but cannot be completely ruled out.
Storm activity will begin to subside in the late afternoon hours. The northern counties will likely see a bit of sun as the day comes to a close. Mostly clear conditions will take over across the region overnight, however lows will stay warm, only dropping into the lower 60s. Winds will blow from the west southwest at 2-6 mph.
Easter and Beyond
The forecast for Easter is very similar to the one for tomorrow as highs will reach the upper 70s and lower 80s under mostly cloudy skies. Storms are likely in the afternoon as well, although right now there is not clear agreement on when. This is unfortunate for those planning out door egg hunts for the holiday, as many of these are often planned for the late morning and early afternoon. As of now there isn’t really a severe weather risk, although a portion of Dooly and Wilcox Counties are included in a Level 1 “Marginal” risk. It’s likely just going to be a gross afternoon, but nothing more.
Overnight skies will stay cloudy as a cold front approaches from the west. That cold front could bring some strong to severe storms with it during the early morning hours of Monday. Lows rolling into Monday will again be in the lower 60s as warm air hangs around just ahead of the cold front.
Monday morning will be stormy as a cold front pushes through. After that, skies will clear and a dry pattern will take over. A mix of sun and clouds with highs in the lower 70s and upper 80s can be expected for the back half of next week at this time.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Twiggs County E-911 implements Text-To-911
The ability to text 911 provides deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired communities direct access to 911 services.
TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office announced its E-911 Center has another way for people to reach out during emergencies.
Text-To-911 is now available to everyone throughout the County.
The ability to text 911 provides deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired communities direct access to 911 services. It also provides access to 911 in situations where safety would be compromised if the caller were speaking out loud; such as domestic violence, home invasions, or active shootings.
“Text-To-911 is a great resource we’ve added to better serve our community,” said Sheriff Darren Mitchum. “For our deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired citizens, this offers them streamlined access to emergency services. Then there are other times where voice communication is either impossible or unsafe and this allows them to safely get information to our staff. This is a big step in the right direction as we continue to serve our community and give them the resources needed to keep them safe.”
How to text 911 when you are having an emergency:
- Create a new text message;
- Enter the numbers “911” in the “To” field; No dashes;
- The first message to 9-1-1 should be brief and contain the location of the emergency, type of help needed and your name;
- Push the “Send” button;
- Be prepared to answer questions and follow instructions from the 9-1-1 operator;
- Text in simple words – Do Not use abbreviations;
- Keep text messages brief and concise.
- You will receive a message when the 9-1-1 Operator has disconnected.
A few things you need to know:
- Some degree of cellular reception is required to send texts to 911.
- A text or data plan is required to place a Text-To-911.
- Text-To-911 cannot include more than one person in the message.
- If Text-To-911 is temporarily unavailable, you will receive a message indicating that the service is unavailable and to contact 9-1-1 by other means.
- Photos and videos cannot be sent to 9-1-1.
- Do NOT text while driving!
- Do NOT text 9-1-1 if you are not having an emergency. This service is for emergencies ONLY. Abuse of this service will be prosecuted.
The Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office urges everyone to always call 911 when possible, but to use this service if you can’t.
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If the Kansas City Royals are going to continue their progress toward contention in 2022, they’ll need several of their young pitchers to advance. Included on the list is Brad Keller, the “veteran ace” before the arrival of Zack Greinke in the offseason.
Keller and the Royals will host the Detroit Tigers on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series. Keller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will face Tarik Skubal (0-1, 9.00) while looking to snap Kansas City’s four-game losing streak.
The Tigers won the series opener 4-2 Thursday night as Miguel Cabrera collected three hits, giving him 2,994 for his career.
“I try to go out there and play my best baseball,” Cabrera said. “I know there’s a lot of pressure. I know there’s a lot of eyes on me, but at the same time, I’m in a good position right now. I’m happy to be here. Hopefully we can win more games. I think that’s more important.”
The Tigers jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second when Cabrera scored on a sacrifice fly to short left. The Royals tied it in the fourth, but three straight two-out singles produced two Detroit runs in the seventh for the winning margin.
Keller, a Rule 5 draft selection in December 2017, is coming off a 2021 season in which he had the worst ERA of his career, more than a point higher than in any previous season. He finished 8-12 with a 5.39 ERA, shut down in late August when his ERA was at its lowest point of the year.
There may be plenty of scientific reasons to believe that 2022 will be a turnaround season for Keller, but the biggest reason might be that it’s an even year. In his four-plus-year career, Keller is 14-9 with a combined 2.91 ERA during even-numbered years. In odd-numbered years, he is 15-26 with a combined 4.73 ERA.
Keller isn’t focused on anything but repeating his first start of the season. He pitched six scoreless innings Saturday as the Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 in 10 innings. Keller struck out five while walking one and giving up just two hits. Instead of nibbling, he went right after the Guardians’ offense.
“You look around our infield and outfield, we got Gold Gloves all over the place,” the right-hander said. “Got to let them work. They did an unbelievable job all day. It’s really refreshing and something everyone knew they would do.
“For some reason, I didn’t give them a chance to work last year. Trying to keep that mentality going forward.”
Keller has a mediocre record against Detroit — 4-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 12 career games (eight starts).
Skubal didn’t have the same success as Keller in his first start of the year, taking a loss against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. He allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits in four innings. Skubal struck out three and walked one.
After working on his changeup during the offseason, the 25-year-old lefty said the pitch cost him against Chicago, and he wants to depend more on his fastball.
“I just think against a right-handed-dominant lineup, it’s going to play really well, just to let the fastball play up,” Skubal said. “When I did throw it where I wanted to, I got a lot of good results. I just didn’t consistently command it.”
Skubal is 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA in six career appearances (four starts) against the Royals.
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Illinois' top health official warns of family gatherings this holiday weekend amid COVID-19 uptick
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a warning that COVID-19 cases are slowly rising across the state.
Although there is a steady up-tick, hospitalizations and deaths remain stable.
The CDC says the entire state is at "low" community risk except for Champaign, which is now at "medium."
The acting director of the state health department, Dr. Amaal Tokars, attributes that to being in the wake of the University of Illinois' spring break, and the travel associated with it.
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With the holiday weekend upon us and many going to family gatherings, Tokars urges people to take precautions if you'll be celebrating with anyone who's high-risk.
"Please be especially considerate to their circumstances as we gather and as we think about the duration of those gatherings; how many people are there? And just do all that we can to protect those that are elder and immunocompromised," she said.
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Dr. Tokars also recommends families of high-risk people to consider cracking windows or gathering outside.
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Five arrested in Monroe County for Methamphetamines, marijuana
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Five people were arrested in connection to drug related crimes in Monroe County on Friday, April 15th.
According to a social media post from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at 123 Towaliga Road after several reports from concerned citizens. During the search, Deputies found methamphetamine, marijuana, a small indoor marijuana grow, as well as several drug related objects including digital scales and packaging and smoking devices.
The suspects and their charges are as follows:
Lee Wasden (Monroe County) :
- Manufacturing Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana more than One Ounce
- Possession of methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
- Possession of a Schedule 4 Controlled Substance
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Related Objects
- Pills not in Original Container
Brandy Ford (Monroe County) :
- Manufacturing Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana more than One Ounce
- Possession of methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
- Possession of a Schedule 4 Controlled Substance
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Related Objects
- Pills not in Original Container
Brandon Baxter (Monroe County):
- Possession of Methamphetamine
Vivian Fargason (Monroe County):
- Possession of Methamphetamine
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Mom to Mom: Homemade Paint
(41NBC/WMGT) — If your kids run out of a paint then you need to read this before running to the store!
Today we’re gonna teach you how to make homemade paint using ingredients found in your home. All you need is flour, salt, food coloring, water and of course some little squeezable bottles preferably the ones with the caps on them, just so it keeps your paint from drying out. You can find these anywhere, Walmart, Amazon or any craft store. In a large bowl add two cups of salt, then you’re going to take two cups of flour and add two cups of water and just start mixing it all together until it’s nice and smooth. Once you have your mixture good and mixed, you want to start putting it into your squeezable bottles. You can experiment with the color, just add however many drops of food coloring you want. Then shake it up really good. Now it’s time for your kids to paint!
With the caps you’re able to store it easily whenever your child is done. Now it might tend to separate a little bit but, all you got to do is give it a good little shake and it’s back to its normal painting self. This paint is super easy to clean and it’s absolutely edible. So if your kids happen to get it on their hands or put their hands in their mouth, it’s worry free. It’s recommended that you keep it for about three to four days after that dispose of it, it’s pretty inexpensive to make so you can always make more whenever you need to. Kids seem to really enjoy this and it doesn’t matter if you get super messy.
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A few strong storms possible this weekend
We have had a nice day here in Middle Georgia, but changes are on the way for the rest of the weekend.
Overnight a line of storms will push south into Georgia bringing the potential for heavy rain and gusty winds in the initial line.
Timing for these storms will be starting around 6am for our northern counties, and lasting through early afternoon.
By the late morning/early afternoon we will be seeing the line breaking up a bit, but some strong storms will still be possible.
Most of the rain and storms should be exiting the area during the early afternoon, but clouds will be sticking around.
Rain stays mainly out of the area Saturday evening, with just a few isolated showers possible.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of Middle Georgia in a level 1 threat for severe weather on Saturday.
This is a very low threat level, but definitely a time to stay weather aware, especially with all the Saturday morning activities.
Main threats with storms on Saturday will be damaging winds gusts and small hail.
Some pockets of heavy rain can’t be ruled out.
While the tornado threat is very low, it is not zero, so once again, have a way to get your warnings Saturday morning.
Dry weather will continue from Saturday evening into Sunday morning, so it should be nice for any Easter egg hunts or Easter pictures.
Rain and storms will be possible any time after 2 pm on Sunday and those storms will continue overnight and into Monday.
Monday will bring a cool down to Middle Georgia as we continue to see rain chances into the early afternoon.
Dry weather returns for the rest of the week as we slowly warm back to the 80s and even mid 80s by Friday.
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Beulahland Church, Middle Georgia Food Bank feed over 300 families
Senior Pastor Carlos Kelly, said people began lining up as early as 5:30 a.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Beulahland church passed out food to the community Friday. The church partnered with the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank to give away non-perishable items to more than 300 families.
Senior Pastor Carlos Kelly, said people began lining up as early as 5:30 a.m. Pastor Kelly said it’s the job of the church to help aid the community.
“The reality is that’s what the church is here for. The question has been asked if your church moves out of the area will they even know that you were gone? I believe our church, they would say yes because we’ve met so many needs. People look to us to have the bare necessities,” said Pastor Kelly.
Beulahland isn’t done serving the community. The church is hosting a spring fest carnival with food, games and rides on Saturday.
The free carnival is from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery at Family Dollar
The Sheriff's Office says a man entered the store with a weapon demanding money. After getting cash from the registers, he ran off.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery at the Family Dollar on Pio Nono Avenue.
It happened just after 3:30 Friday afternoon.
The Sheriff’s Office says a man entered the store with a weapon demanding money. After getting cash from the registers, he ran off in an unknown direction.
There were no injuries reported.
The individual is described as a male wearing a light blue face mask, a long red or burgundy coat with a hoodie, black pants, and black high-top shoes with a strap.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Perry and surrounding areas still looking for wanted man; One woman now in custody Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation looking to hire lifeguards ahead of Memorial day Macon gains TikTok fame as a spring destination For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation looking to hire lifeguards ahead of Memorial day
He says to be fully staffed, they need at least 33 lifeguards. Last year they only had about 20.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— As temperatures increase, so does the need for lifeguards. The Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation opened its lifeguard application earlier this year, ahead of pools opening in May.
Robert Walker, Director for Parks and Rec says having lifeguards is important.
“Lifeguards get to know the community, and it builds a sense of trust with the community. So they can swim and not feel like their life is somewhat impacted by not having lifeguards there,” said Walker.
He says to be fully staffed, they need at least 33 lifeguards. Last year they only had about 20.
“If we have a full staff of lifeguards they develop a relationship with the community. Having to alternate can be a bit difficult at times because everybody wants the pool in their community open,” he said.
The process to become a lifeguard takes about two or three days.
James Bell is the Supervisor for the South Bibb Recreation Center. He’s also a lifeguard instructor.
“We’ll have a prerequisite swim where it’s a continuous swim, front crawl no stopping. We check for good local motion, no hyperventilation. We want you to look comfortable in the water,” Bell said.
The Parks and Rec Department partners with the Red Cross to ensure all lifeguards are properly trained. Bell says being fully staffed allows everyone to enjoy themselves.
“It’s good exercise, it’s therapeutic, you can relax it’s just a good environment,” he said.
Pools will officially open Memorial Day weekend. You can apply here.
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Macon gains TikTok fame as a spring destination
According to study done by mybaggage.com, Macon has gathered 53.7 million views on the social media platform.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Macon has been voted the third best city to visit in the U.S. during the spring by TikTok.
According to study done by mybaggage.com, Macon has gathered 53.7 million views on the social media platform.
Amerson River Park was featured in the article citing it’s 180 acres of forest and meadows.
“We’ve got a really hip cool downtown we’re a visually stunning community because of our architecture because of our arts and culture so while it’s amazing, I think it’s really interesting… I’m not surprised,” said Vice President of Sales and Service for Visit Macon Steven Fulbright.
Sallie Stone was visiting Macon and had positive things to say about her experience.
“Macon seems like a fabulous place to be. A place I’d like to spend more time lot of places to eat lunch outside beautiful old building, obviously great weather it just seems like a cool city,” said Stone.
Macon can attribute some of it’s Tik Tok fame to NewTown Macon. The organization has been uploading videos from its TikTok page showing off Macon’s local shops and events happening.
Along with the Cherry Blossom festival, Macon still has more to offer in Spring.
There are two festivals coming up to enjoy. The Pan-African festival hosted by the Tubman museum, and the Just Tap’d beer festival. Both are later in April.
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Monster Jam drivers: ‘We don’t practice stunts’
"So we don't practice. We come out here, and every trick that we do, we attempt during the show."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –It’s expected that monster truck drivers go through practice runs before getting in the big machines in front of crowds of thousands. Yet, the stunts and runs in the show are the only practice they actually get.
“So we don’t practice,” said Brianna Mahon, the driver of Whiplash. “We come out here, and every trick that we do, we attempt during the show. And that’s why sometimes fans will notice that a trick fails or we weren’t able to get the stoppie or backflip perfectly because that’s literally us practicing and trying just during the event.”
So how do drivers prepare to drive a monster truck weighing 12 thousand pounds? Well, first of all, the truck’s handling isn’t as stiff or demanding as expected.
“It looks like a lot of chaos outside, and I will admit it is a little bit of chaos in the cabin, but it’s not as near as much as it is from the fans’ perspective. It’s actually a pretty good ride in the truck. It’s like driving an old Cadillac,” said Weston Anderson, driver of Grave Digger.
“Steering wheel perspective of things is honestly even lighter than driving a vehicle. We sit there, and you can spin it around like nothing. And that just has to do with all the mechanics of these massive trucks,” said Mahon.
So if driving monster trucks is as easy and enjoyable as the drivers make it sound, what’s the hard part?
“Toughest part for me is being away from my family. We’re gone anywhere from four to five days a week. And everything else is so amazing, but it’s the traveling aspect that can really wear you down–being in airports all the time–always being in a hotel. It’s definitely not for the weak, but the lifestyle in itself is worth it,” said Mahon.
Catch Mahon and Anderson in action tomorrow at the Macon Coliseum at the Monster Jam event at 1 p.m.
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Victory Church of Macon hosts first ever Cross Walk
Church members will take turns carrying the cross through the neighborhood nearby.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Victory Church of Macon is hosting its first ever Cross Walk.
Church members will take turns carrying the cross through the neighborhood nearby. The two mile walk commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Once the walk is finished, there will be an Easter Egg-Stravaganza event with food and games for the family.
We spoke with church members about the true meaning of Easter weekend and the event.
“We want people to experience the crucifixion and to just reflect and remember what Jesus did for us on calvary. so we really want to connect that piece to Easter. Then once that is over with we want people to feel the love and fellowship of community,” said Arizona White. White is the Executive Pastor at the church.
The event is on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Victory Church of Macon on Log Cabin Drive.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FAMU ATHLETICS) — Florida A&M softball returned to Tallahassee looking to extend their home win streak to six but fell short in the first game to Alabama A&M 5-1. The Rattlers responded in the second game with a 5-0 win.
Game One (Alabama A&M 5 - Florida A&M 1)
The Rattlers and Bulldogs saw three and a half scoreless innings before the Rattlers managed to get a run on the board after Nyah Morgan reached home from an Aniyza Vargas sac fly to right field. In the top of the fifth, the Bulldogs got the bases loaded, and a double drove all three runners in to give the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead. The Bulldogs added two more runs in the top of the seventh to win the first game 5-1.
Game Two (Florida A&M 5 - Alabama A&M 0)
The Rattlers struck first for the second consecutive game, scoring two runs in the bottom of the third as Jane'a Mobley hit a two-run triple with two outs driving in Nyah Morgan and Destiny Cuevas. The Rattlers added to the 2-0 lead in the next inning with two more runs as Mia Blasingane batted in Cris'Deona Beasley and Destiny Cuevas batted in Melkayla Irvis with a sac fly to right field, taking a 4-0 lead through four. The Bulldogs had the Rattlers on their toes in the top of the sixth as they had the bases loaded with two outs, but Cris'Deona Beasley had a clutch strikeout to end the half. The next half inning, the Rattlers added another run as Destiny Cuevas hit an RBI double to right-center field driving in Alexis Jones.
Cris'Deona Beasley pitched a shutout as she struck out ten batters and allowed three hits. Beasley picked up her eighth win of the season.
The Rattlers host Alabama A&M tomorrow for their autism awareness game at 1 p.m. Eastern. Tickets to tomorrow's game are free.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439 in federal income taxes. T
hat's a tax rate of 24.6% for 2021, well over the average federal rate of around 14%. Those totals, released on Friday, tax day, were similar to the Bidens’ 2020 returns, when they reported earning $607,336. They reported 25.9% of their income going to federal taxes then.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, also released their 2021 tax filings, which showed them earning $1,655,563 in 2021 and paying $523,371 — a federal income tax rate of 31.6%.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439 in federal income taxes. That was a tax rate of 24.6% for 2021, well over the average of around 14% for all Americans.
The totals were similar to the Bidens’ 2020 returns, when they reported earning $607,336 as he ran for president. They reported a federal income tax rate of 25.9% then.
The national median household income was $67,521 in 2020, according to U.S. Census data.
It’s the second straight year Biden has released his tax returns from the White House, reestablishing a tradition that presidents make their filings public after President Donald Trump declined to do so.
Both this year and last were steep drops from 2019 for the Bidens, when they earned nearly $1 million, primarily from book sales, speeches and their teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia Community College.
Jill Biden still teaches in Virginia while serving as first lady. The returns show Biden earning $378,333 as president — his $400,000 annual salary minus the time before noon on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021 — and his wife receiving $67,116 for her teaching.
The couple gave $17,394 to 10 different charities in 2021. The largest gift was $5,000 to the Beau Biden Foundation, a nonprofit that works to combat child abuse named for their son, Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46.
The Bidens also released their 2021 Delaware income tax return and reported paying $30,765 in state income tax there. The first lady released a Virginia return showing she paid $2,721 in Virginia state income tax.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, released their 2021 tax filings, which showed them earning $1,655,563 in 2021 and paying $523,371 — a federal income tax rate of 31.6%. Harris and Emhoff also paid $120,517 in California income tax and $2,044 in New York income tax.
The second gentleman, who teaches at Georgetown Law School, paid $54,441 in District of Columbia income tax, and the couple contributed $22,100 to charity in 2021.
Biden campaigned on the transparency of his personal finances, releasing 22 years of tax filings ahead of the 2020 election. It was a direct challenge to Trump, who argued for years that an audit prevented him from releasing his taxes — though the IRS had mandated for four-plus decades that the tax returns of sitting presidents and vice presidents be audited.
The New York Times later obtained Trump’s tax records and reported that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes during his first year in the White House. IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times what the former president paid.
The returns were released on April 15, traditionally the deadline for paying federal taxes. This year the deadline has been extended to Monday, April 18.
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Employees at Verizon stores north of Seattle in Everett and Lynnwood won their union election on Friday, making them the first unionized Verizon stores in the country outside of New York.
The near-unanimous victory represents the latest in a growing labor movement across the country that includes the unionization of Starbucks stores and the first Amazon warehouse union.
A group of workers and supporters watched the vote count streamed on Zoom by the National Labor Relations Board on Friday, in the parking lot by the Everett Verizon store, the Daily Herald reported.
The victory earns workers the right to bargain with Verizon over pay and working conditions. Austin Hitch, a Verizon employee and organizer in the union campaign, said employees want cost-of-living raises and more control of their schedules.
“We really want to codify what we already have — we have pretty good benefits and 401Ks, but Verizon has been systematically taking things away from us, and we want to put a stop to that,” he said.
Workers voted to be represented by the Communications Workers of America, which has more than 700,000 members nationwide.
Verizon did not respond to messages from the newspaper seeking comment.
Verizon stated it “respects our employees’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining … including the right to join or not join labor unions” in a February filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Steve Yu, a sales representative at the two Verizon stores, came out to celebrate with coworkers and supporters during his break Friday. Yu has been with the company for 22 years and voted for a union. His biggest frustration has been changes Verizon made to employees’ commission pay.
“We don’t want any more taken away from us, and we don’t want any more taken away from future employees,” Yu said.
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Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel have announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms, allowing Kenyans to make mobile money payments to a Lipa Na M-PESA Buy Goods Till, from any of the three networks. The service will exclusively apply to Lipa Na M-PESA Buy Goods and excludes PayBills.
This is the first phase towards complete Merchant Interoperability, whose objective is to enable customers from the three mobile money service platforms: T-Kash, M-PESA, and Airtel Money, to make direct mobile money payments to any merchant till number across all networks, boosting the adoption and convenience of making cashless payments.
This proposition is also in line with the principles of the National Payments Strategy, 2022 – 2025, which was launched by the Central Bank of Kenya in February this year.
Telkom, Safaricom and Airtel integrate Mobile Money Services
This is the first phase of Merchant Interoperability, allowing Kenyans to make mobile money payments to an M-PESA Buy Goods Till from any network
Telkom Kenya’s CEO, Mugo KIBATI says:
“Kenya remains a global leader in the adoption of mobile money, with transactions in the billions of shillings reflecting the evolving customer demand for secure transactions. Our mobile money service, T-Kash, is the culmination of extensive research on evolving customer demands, such as the need for security, simplicity, availability and a diversified service offering. In addition to enriching our financial service offering, the introduction of merchant interoperability brings us closer to realising a cashless economy, further enhancing a seamless digital transactions ecosystem that gives the consumer more choice.”
Safaricom’s CEO, Peter NDEGWA, says:
“Safaricom is delighted to partner with other industry players on this exciting innovation to empower mobile money customers in the country to make payments through Lipa Na M-PESA. This partnership builds on the successful rollout of mobile money interoperability, making it possible for customers to send and receive money from any network in the country.”
Airtel Kenya CEO Prasanta Das SARMA says:
“I am delighted to see Kenya take this big step to enable customers to make payments to mobile money merchants, irrespective of their mobile money provider. Our customers will also experience a dynamic, secure, convenient, and more affordable digital payment ecosystem for personal and business payments.”
Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel are confident that this solution will offer a faster, more affordable, secure, and convenient alternative to cash payments and eliminate the hassle of transferring money across networks before making payments.
The customer journey is illustrated here:
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“Throw Out the Checklisted Childhood: Tips and Strategies for Raising Successful Kids” is the topic of discussion slated for Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland St.
Author Julie Lythcott-Haims, a former dean at Stanford University, will discuss the ways overparenting harms not just children, but their parents and society at large.
The event is sponsored by the Safe Community Coalition in conjunction with the Potomac School.
Lythcott-Haims “offers practical strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness and inner determination necessary for success,” organizers said.
A Q&A session and book-signing will follow.
The forum is designed for both adults and teens. Though free, registration is required and can be attained at http://mcleanscc.org. The program also will be livestreamed.
[Sun Gazette Newspapers provides content to, but otherwise is unaffiliated with, InsideNoVa or Rappahannock Media LLC.]
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100 people with rare cancers who attended same NJ high school demand answers
A single New Jersey man has uncovered a medical mystery apparently linking 100 people diagnosed with rare cancers to a Woodbridge high school.
In 1999, when he was just 27, Al Lupiano was diagnosed with a "very rare" and abnormally large brain tumor for someone his age called Acoustic Neuroma (AN). Last summer, Lupiano's wife and now-deceased sister were diagnosed with rare forms of brain cancer on the same day. His wife was similarly diagnosed with an abnormally large AN tumor, and his sister was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), which has an incident rate of 30 out of every 1 million people, Lupiano explained in a Facebook post that he has been updating since March 7.
"Their neurologist, who has been recognized as a global leader in neurosurgery by the World Federation of Neurological Societies, has treated and been involved with tens of thousands of brain tumors in his career. It is his belief my wife and I may be the first documented case of spouses having an AN, both roughly the same size and on the same side of the head…according to him, the odds are maybe 1 in a BILLION," Lupiano said.
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"To say he was concerned when he discovered all three of us grew up in the same neighborhood is an understatement. Why? There is one well documented cause of brain tumors – radiation exposure," he continued.
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Lupiano eventually arrived at a single linking factor between himself, his wife and his sister: they each attended Colonia High School in Woodbridge in the 1990s. But Lupiano was not initially sure that the high school was a link to the similar yet rare brain cancer cases until he made a request on Facebook for others who attended Colonia to reach out to him personally.
By April 11, he had heard from more than 100 former Colonia High School attendees who had been diagnosed with rare cancers.
"[A]s of midnight Sunday 4/10, I recorded the 100th case of someone having a primary brain tumor," Luapiano said in an update on his Faceboook post. "I never in my worst nightmare envisioned ever hitting this milestone. That’s 100 people with their life forever changed. 100 families having to be told the terrible news. 100 stories of shock and disbelief with the diagnosis. I pray we find answers…(as of 18:00 4/11, the list stands at 102 individuals)."
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In an earlier update, Lupiano said many of those who reached out to him about their brain cancer cases "are former CHS teachers and staff members who didn’t live in Colonia, they just worked in the school."
Lupiano is an environmental scientist who tested ground samples for toxins over the course of his career and suggested that the school's grounds could be contaminated, according to NJ Spotlight News.
Woodbridge Mayor John McCormack told the outlet that his office initiated conversations with the Woodbridge Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry about opening investigations into potential radiation exposure stemming from the high school's campus. McCormack said the town wants local and federal involvement in the investigation.
Lupiano also suggested a potential link between Colonia High School and a Middlesex, New Jersey, sampling plant in his interview with NJ Spotlight.
The Middlesex Sampling Plant, which has since closed, is located on 9.6 acres, about a 30-minute driving from Colonia.
It "was an entry point for African uranium ores known as pitchblende" that were "imported for use in the nation’s early atomic energy program, were assayed at the Middlesex Sampling Plant and then shipped to other sites for processing," according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York Division.
The plant received uranium, thorium and beryllium ores between the 1940s and 1967, which is the same year Colonia High School was built.
The plant then "decontaminated to the standards in effect at the time," though "overlooked during decontamination were traces of radioactive materials that had been carried offsite over the years by wind and rain to yards of neighboring homes," the USACE New York Division said on its website.
"Also, records later revealed that in 1948, some radioactively contaminated materials had been trucked from the plant to the Middlesex Municipal Landfill (MML), one-half mile away. In the 1980's, the contaminated residential properties were cleaned up, and the excavated soil was stored at the site in a specially constructed pile, known as the Vicinity Properties (VP) pile," the USACE New York Division's website states.
It is possible that soil from the plant had been trucked to Colonia High School during its construction in 1967, NJ Spotlight reported.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were lower in Asia after China reported Monday that its economy expanded at a 4.8% annual pace in January-March.
Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. Hong Kong and Sydney were closed for holidays. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were lower.
Wall Street benchmarks declined last week before closing for the Easter holiday.
China’s growth has fallen well below the official target of 5.5% for 2022. In quarterly terms the economy grew 1.3% in the first quarter, compared with 1.4% in the last quarter of 2021.
Authorities have ordered shutdowns in some major cities including Shanghai to battle the country’s worst outbreaks of coronavirus since it flared into a pandemic in March 2020. But the biggest impact of the shutdowns will likely be seen in the current quarter.
“Lockdowns are going to affect data for the whole of April, and maybe even longer as more cities are also adopting measures to bring COVID under control,” ING Economics researchers said in a note.
The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.2% to 3,203.69. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.8% to 26,596.66 while the Kospi in Seoul edged 0.2% lower to 2,691.92. Bangkok and most other regional markets declined, while Jakarta was higher.
As trading resumes Monday in many world markets, attention is focused on Ukraine, where Ukrainian fighters were holding out against a capture of their shattered city of Mariupol after a 7-week siege, ignoring a surrender-or-die ultimatum from Russia.
The fall of Mariupol would be Moscow’s biggest victory of the war and free up troops to take part in a potentially climactic battle for control of Ukraine’s industrial east.
Ukraine was sending top officials to Washington for this week’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank amid dire warnings about the impact of the Russian invasion on the global economy.
A World Bank official said Friday that Ukraine’s prime minister, finance minister and central bank governor are coming. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the visit had not been officially announced.
The conflict has pushed prices for oil and other commodities sharply higher, compounding difficulties for policy makers trying to nurse along recoveries from the pandemic while also tamping down inflationthat is at 40-year highs in many countries.
Central banks are raising interest rates that had stayed at record low levels to counter the devastation of the pandemic to help rein in price increases. But that can also discourage a revival in spending and investment needed to drive recoveries.
“This morning another rise in oil prices is likely to fuel inflation fears, and rate hike jitters around the meaningful Fed action required to snuff those fears out,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.
U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 92 cents to $107.87 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose $2.70 to $106.95 per barrel on Thursday, before closing for Good Friday.
Brent crude, the basis for pricing international oils rose $1.09 to $112.79 per barrel.
In currency trading, the dollar rose to 126.57 Japanese yen from 126.44 yen late Friday. The euro fell to $1.0803 from $1.0807.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes and this year is no exception.
Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS will receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms.
As of April 8, the IRS had received more than 103 million returns for this tax season, and it had issued more than 63 million refunds worth more than $204 billion.
For comparison, last year more than 169 million people completed an income tax return by the end of the year. That probably leaves nearly 40 percent of this year’s taxpayers still unaccounted for, with many scrambling to submit their documents by Monday.
Nina Tross at the National Society of Tax Professionals says if people haven’t filed their taxes by now, “they’re better off filing an extension.”
But, she added, “People don’t realize that filing an extension has zero effect” as long as they have paid their income taxes by Tax Day.
“An extension is merely filing a return at a later date,” Tross said. “If you rush through a return to get it out the door, and you have to amend it later, you’re more likely to get a double look from the IRS.”
“You’re much better off extending than amending,” she said.
The IRS this year is facing its biggest backlog in history. At the end of the 2021 filing season, the agency had 35.3 million returns waiting for processing. One reason is that every paper document that goes into the IRS is processed by a human, according to the IRS.
And some forms are reviewed by IRS employees and treated as if submitted on paper even if they are e-filed.
This year will be one of the most challenging for the agency, with its record low staffing numbers. The IRS workforce is the same size it was in 1970, though the U.S. population has grown exponentially and tax laws have become increasingly complicated.
The agency announced plans in March to hire at least 10,000 more workers.
Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and spokesperson at TurboTax, said that if people still intend to file a return by Tax Day, “I would gather all your documents in one place so you don’t leave anything out, like W2s and 1099s.”
Important papers such as the “ Letter 6419 ” that outlines the Child Tax Credit payments a taxpayer should have received this year and the “ Letter 6475 ” for stimulus payments should also be on hand.
Greene-Lewis, who has been doing taxes for over 20 years, said “you want to report the correct amount you received so you don’t have to have to make adjustments to your refund.”
The IRS has put out some information and helpful links for last-minute filers — stressing that “taxpayers should be careful to file a complete and accurate tax return. If a return includes errors or is incomplete, it may require further review.”
Keith Kahn with the Delaware Society of CPAs said he encourages everyone to file an electronic return.
When asked whether CPAs will accept clients on Tax Day, Kahn said it’s common for people to be turned away. But for those who can get an appointment, “make sure you have everything you could possibly provide to your CPA — there’s not a lot of time to hammer out strategy or to ask questions.”
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Accident leaves one person in critical condition
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident on Gray Highway Sunday afternoon.
It was reported that around 2:30pm a Chevrolet SUV was traveling south at the 900 block of Gray Highway, when it lost control and collided with a Lincoln MKG that was travelling north on Gray Highway.
After colliding with the Lincoln MKG, the driver of the Chevrolet SUV struck a fire hydrant and overturned before damaging a gas pump at the Chevron located at 997 Gray Highway.
The driver of the Chevrolet SUV was partially ejected and transported by ambulance to Atrium Health Navicent, and is listed in critical but stable condition.
There were no other injuries reported.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Clear conditions are returning to Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sunshine is coming back to Middle Georgia today after a cloudy and wet weekend.
Today
It was a cloudy and warm morning to begin our Monday across Middle Georgia. Most of the county saw light to moderate rain early this morning, however the heaviest rain was reserved for the southern counties. The rain is now done, and we will be playing the waiting game into the afternoon to wait for cloud cover to clear. During the lunchtime hours today is when we will see sunny skies begin to dominate again. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s today with a couple of spots cracking the 80 degree mark. Winds will come in from the northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts potentially reaching 25 mph. The northwest winds will bring in cool and dry air to replace the warm and moist air from the weekend.
Tonight our skies will be clear as the winds come in from the north-northwest at 6-12 mph. With the cloud cover gone and the winds bringing in that chilly air, overnight lows will drop into the mid 40s, about 20 degrees cooler than what most of the region woke up to today.
Tomorrow
We will have a bit of a cool snap tomorrow in response to today’s cold front. Highs will only reach the upper 60s and lower 70s around the region, bringing on the coolest day of the week. Winds will come in from the north-northwest at 6-11 mph. Wind gusts could reach up to 20 mph. Skies will be clear from sun up until sundown, which will be nice to see after the past few days have primarily seen cloud cover.
The overnight conditions will be similar to Monday night with a couple of slight differences. The wind will be variable from the north as it slowly shifts from the north-northwest to the northeast throughout the overnight hours, taking its sweet time to do so. The speed will be rather calm at a measly 5 mph. It will be the coldest night of the week as well as forecast lows are in the lower 40s. There is the possibility that a few locations in Middle Georgia will see lows below the 40 degree mark.
Wednesday and Beyond.
Cloud cover will return a bit on Wednesday during the late afternoon hours as highs reach the mid to upper 70s around Middle Georgia. Those clouds will remain in place most of the night as lows drop into the lower 50s.
There will be leftover clouds early on Thursday that give way to clear skies. Highs will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s, lows in the low to mid 50s.
Friday will see clear skies with highs in the low to mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s.
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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Department of Public Health moves to report weekly COVID data instead of daily
(41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is making a transition to weekly reports on COVID data, instead of daily ones.
According to a release from the DPH, case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DPH’s website every Wednesday, starting April 20th. The final daily report was posted April 15th.
The DPH says that weekly intervals provide a clearer picture of the status of COVID in the state, as most information is gathered around indicators such as hospital admissions, hospital occupancy, and overall vaccination rates– since many at-home COVID tests do not get reported.
Additional weekly data, such as County indicator report, Breakthrough case report, School-aged surveillance report and more will continue to be published on their current scheduled days.
Negative antigen and rapid tests will no longer be reported, as only positive and negative PCR test results and positive antigen tests are required to be reported.
Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health, says “We believe weekly COVID reporting will continue to support a sustainable response in Georgia
while informing decision-making around transmission and infection rates,” and “DPH epidemiologists and the data team have worked tirelessly for more than two years to provide this information to the public. We are extremely grateful for their work and dedication.”
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Four people injured in Milledgeville shooting
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Milledgeville Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place early Saturday morning on North Columbia Street. According to a press release, just before 2am Saturday officers were called to Columbia Pub and Billiards in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival they found 28-year-old Marquis Whipple who had been shot. Whipple was transported to Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin. 30-year-old Quentis Ford, 34-year-old George Washington, and 37-year-old Shari Shinholster also arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds. Authorities say Whipple and Washington were engaged in an argument at the pub and exchanged gunfire, striking each other as well as Ford and Shinholster who were bystanders.
The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to call the Milledgeville Police Department at 478-414-4090
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Macon Motel owner goes to jail for a week, fined thousands for health code violations
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon Motel owner is in jail with several fines after violating several Bibb County codes concerning health and maintenance at the Magnolia Court Motel.
According to court documents, Rasheed Virani is being punished after failing to provide proper water service and a healthy space for habitation that met standards outlined by Bibb County Code enforcement.
Several witnesses, including the Environmental Health Department Manager of the North Central Health District with the DPH — Shondreka Webster-Reese, who provided testimony concerning the lack of water service to the motel, as well as the necessity of water and how that relates back to the property owner as the location was issued with a tourist accommodation permit.
A code enforcement officer also provided testimony concerning the state of the motel, reporting lack of water service, feces on the floor of the janitor’s closet, exposed electrical wires, stagnant water, and an unsafe roof– all pointing towards the location being unfit for habitation. There’s also a report concerning the disconnection of electrical services at the motel on March 26th, as well as observation from an officer that conditions at the hotel had worsened between the time of inspection between March 25th and April 14th.
Court documents also say that due to the severity of conditions in the building, 35 residents were evacuated from the location, 3 of which were placed into the Brookdale Warming Center, with the rest making alternative accommodations.
Virani, the owner of the property, was apparently unaware of the issues, and had requested more time to resolve them. Although, Vankat Sanjeev, an associate of Virani’s, says Virani had contacted him the morning of the hearing to review the condition of the property. Virani testified that he is the owner of the property, but that it is being leased to another individual. Testimony goes back and forth as to whether or not he was sure if the property was inspected when he purchased it in 2020. He also said in court that the person leasing the property was supposed to pay $7,000 a month, but that he had only received one or two months of rent since entering in the lease agreement in January or February of 2021.
Virani testified that he didn’t dispute the described condition of the motel, had been unaware of the condition, and was asking for more time to repair or develop the property.
Virani was then found guilty of several code violations, landing him with around $6,000 worth of fines and 7 days in jail.
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Morning Business Report: Several million workers out during COVID pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely
Several million workers out of the U.S. workforce during COVID-19 pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely. The Wall Street Journal reports some have persistent illness fears and physical impairments.
Auto industry analysts expect the car shortage to last through the year and into the next.
Thousands of people have complained on a consumer website, saying they got sick after eating Lucky Charms. The FDA is investigating the matter. General Mills said they found no evidence of illnesses linked to the consumption of Lucky Charms.
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Northside High School put into lockdown and searched after bomb threat prank call
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An apparent prank call Monday morning led Northside High School in Houston County to be placed under lockdown and searched by authorities.
According to a social media post by the Warner Robins Police Department, officers responded to a bomb threat at Northside High School which was called in around 9:07 a.m.
The school was placed on lockdown, and officers searched the building. No explosives were found, and school returned to normal operations. WRPD ends the post saying that the call was “apparently a prank”.
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Pio Nono Krystal robbed
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man they say robbed the Krystal at 2863 Pio Nono Avenue Sunday afternoon. According to a press release, just before 1:30 Sunday a man wearing all black with a red and white face mask walked into the Krystal with a gun and demanded money. After getting the cash he fled on foot. No one was injured.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Temple Beth Israel brings back Community Seder for Passover
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— There’s several religious holidays happening this weekend, including Passover. Temple Beth Israel marked the occasion by hosting their first in-person Community Seder Friday night since the pandemic began two years ago.
Now that things are returning back to normal, Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar says it was time to bring back the tradition. A Seder is a meal to remember and celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover.
“We’re at yet another inflection point within the pandemic one where we were forced to be separated and now we can finally come together. So we’re free to celebrate that coming together and able to really interact and be present for each other,” said Bahar.
Amy Flowers attends Temple Beth Israel. She loves Passover and celebrating it with the congregation. But because of the pandemic she didn’t get to have a Seder last year, so being back in person is exciting for her.
“I’m married to a non-Jew. I don’t do this at home because it’s a lot for one person,” Flowers said. “The Seder is my favorite holiday and it should be a communal thing.”
The Seder involves re-enacting the story of Passover to remember the exodus of the Jewish people being freed from slavery in Egypt. They eat symbolic foods like matzah and bitter herbs.
Rabbi Bahar says over the years Seder plates have expanded to include oranges to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Also Miriam’s cup, or a cup filled with water, to honor women. This year they’ve added olives for peace and borsht for people in Ukraine.
“So we eat Matzah and bitter herbs and other yummy foods to remind us of our infliction,” said Bahar.
The Community Seder was just for the congregation this year. But Flowers encourages people to come to the synagogue throughout the year to learn more about Judaism.
“Come on Friday night. We’re very open and welcoming. We show people all around and tell them about the ritual things,” Flowers explained. “And then we invite them for the reception.”
Rabbi Bahar says they’re hoping to open the Community Seder to people outside of their congregation next year.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America posted a 12% decline in first-quarter profits from a year earlier, a decline that was much less than the ones its rivals had reported the previous week. The nation’s second-largest bank was helped by higher net interest income and very modest exposure to Russian assets.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said it earned a profit of $7.1 billion, or 80 cents a share, compared with a profit of $8.05 billion, or 86 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. The results were better than what analysts had forecasted, according to FactSet.
While BofA’s profits fell like the other big five Wall Street bank s this quarter, their results were helped by a few factors that helped the bank do better than its rivals.
The bank saw net interest income increase 13% in the quarter, roughly $1.4 billion. BofA’s balance sheet is more skewed to bonds with shorter maturities, so short-term moves in interest rates tend to quickly impact the bank’s bottom line.
BofA’s consumer banking division, the bank’s largest business by revenue and profits, also helped boost results. Net income in the division was up 11% from a year earlier, helped by higher revenue from loans and interest rates. Deposits also grew quite noticeably, up 14%, to $1.06 trillion.
“This is not a bad result for Bank of America, particularly the continued solid loan growth,” said David Wagner, portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, who owns BofA shares, in an email.
The bank did not have to set aside much funds this quarter to cover potential losses as well, in contrast to JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, who had to set aside money to cover the risk of a recession as well as for their exposures to Russia. BofA said it had roughly $700 million in total in exposure to Russia, compared with the $1.9 billion Citigroup had to set aside to cover just potential losses.
Wagner thinks it’s possible BofA may have to raise its credit reserves later this year. JPMorgan was aggressive in reserving for loan losses in the pandemic, and seems to be doing so again now with inflation making it likely the Federal Reserve has to aggressively raise rates.
Banks only (reserve for losses) when they think that default rates, which are currently low, will start to rise. And JPMorgan admitted to such during the call, saying it was a ‘preemptive move’ if the economy slowed.”
Like other banks, BofA saw a drop in investment banking revenues and fees in the quarter as businesses refrained from deal-making due to market volatility. Trading revenues were down in the quarter, also due to market volatility.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc’s largest economy.
“A rapid gas embargo would lead to loss of production, shutdowns, a further de-industrialization and the long-term loss of work positions in Germany,” said Rainer Dulger, chairman of the BDA employer’s group, and Reiner Hoffmann, chairman of the DGB trade union confederation, in a joint statement Monday on Germany’s dpa news agency.
They argued that EU sanctions need to be targeted to put pressure on Russia while minimizing damages to the countries imposing the sanctions, saying “in the current discussion, we don’t see that.”
The statement comes as European leaders are discussing possible new energy sanctions against Russian oil, following a decision April 7 to ban Russian coal imports beginning in August. Ukraine’s leaders say revenues from Russia’s energy exports are financing Moscow’s destructive war on Ukraine and must be ended.
That won’t be easy to do. The EU’s 27 nations get around 40% of their natural gas from Russia and around 25% of their oil. Natural gas would be the most difficult do without, energy analysts say, since most of it comes by pipeline from Russia and supplies of liquefied gas, which can be ordered by ship, are limited amid strong demand worldwide.
Germany, a major manufacturing hub and an importer of Russian gas, has so far resisted an immediate shut-off and said it plans to instead phase out Russian oil by the end of the year and most Russian gas imports by mid-2024. The EU’s executive commission has outlined steps to cut the consumption of Russian gas by two-thirds by year’s end through using more pipeline gas from Norway and Azerbaijan, importing more liqueifed gas, accelerating the deployment of wind and solar projects and intensifying conservation efforts.
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview with the Funke media group that “an immediate gas embargo would endanger social peace in Germany.”
Despite widespread economic sanctions against Russian banks and individuals, the EU continues to send around $850 million per day to Russia for oil and gas, even as EU governments condemn the war in Ukraine. Gas-intensive companies include producers of glass, metals, ceramics and chemicals.
Industry officials say in many cases natural gas would be impossible to replace in the short run, and associations representing food processing, metal galvanizing and glass companies as well as the head of the chemical industry union have also opposed a sudden shutoff of Russian gas imports.
Energy analysts say a complete Russian gas cutoff could cause a recession and put some EU governments in the position of having to ration gas. The government would decide which businesses are less essential and those would have their supply shut off or reduced to spare households and hospitals, who are protected by EU law. In any case, such a shutoff would send already high gas prices even higher.
Analysts say Russian crude oil would be easier to replace than gas for the EU but that a boycott would still lead to higher energy prices, hurting consumers who are already facing a record EU inflation of 7.5%.
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Follow all AP stories on the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisisin the state that has long led the nation in drug overdose deaths.
State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said during a news briefing that he believes West Virginia’s settlement is the largest in the country per capita with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen, which has faced opioid litigation in dozens of communities throughout the U.S.
The attorney general said the figure is reflective of the severity of the opioid crisis in West Virginia.
“We think it represents a major step forward to start to get money in the door to help West Virginians who have been devastated by the opioid epidemic,” Morrisey said from his state Capitol office.
The settlement was announced at the start of the third week of testimonyin the state’s case against Janssen, Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., AbbVie Inc.’s Allergan and their family of companies. The companies are accused of downplaying or failing to mention the risks of addiction associated with opioid use in West Virginia while overstating the prescription drugs’ benefits.
In a statement Monday, a spokesperson for Johnson & Johnson and Janssen said the settlement is not an “admission of liability or wrongdoing” by the company.
“The company’s actions relating to the marketing and promotion of important opioid prescription medications were appropriate and responsible,” a news release read. The company no longer sells prescription opioid medications in the U.S., according to the release.
Morrisey said West Virginia’s cities and counties could start seeing the settlement money within 45 days. The money will be used to help communities combat the opioid crisis. Meanwhile, he said the trial against Teva and Allergan is continuing as scheduled.
“We will have no delay in our pursuit of accountability against Teva and Allergan and we’ll be back in court now,” he said.
Filed in 2019, the state’s lawsuits accuse the companies of creating a public nuisance and violating the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
Attorneys for the companies said during opening statements earlier this month that their individual products in question had considerably less than 1% of the market share in West Virginia, were medically necessary prescriptions and could not have contributed to the state’s opioid problems.
But pharmaceutical marketing expert Matthew Perri testified that he “painstakingly” reviewed thousands of pages of marketing materials from the companies. He described a “paradigm shift” from the late 1990s to early 2000s in which the companies transitioned from marketing opioids as drugs designed for terminal cancer patients to drugs aimed at treating long-term pain.
Perri testified that marketing materials used by sales representatives described drugs as “safe and highly effective” at controlling pain and “improving functionality and quality of life” for patients.
“It took down the barriers that were there, and effectively lowered the bar” for the prescription of opioid medications, he said. “Opioids could be prescribed sooner in the treatment process, with less worry.”
Dr. Katherine Keyes, director of Columbia University’s Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program, testified last week that the influx of prescription opioids into communities was the main driver of the state’s drug crisis — more than poverty, job loss and other economic stressors.
“The economic conditions were the kindling, but the opioid suppliers were the gasoline that was poured directly on that kindling,” Keyes said.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, the state’s former health officer, testified during a video deposition shown earlier this month that the opioid epidemic got so bad, the state was having trouble finding foster parents to care for children. He said it also led to increases in public health problems such as Hepatitis B and HIV cases and neonatal abstinence syndrome, a withdrawal in newborns caused by exposure to drugs in the womb.
Gupta, who is now the White House drug czar, recorded his testimony before he was named to his White House position last fall.
Before the trial started, Morrisey’s office announced the state settled part of the lawsuit involving another defendant, Endo Health Solutions, for $26 million.
State and local governments, Native American tribes, unions, hospitals and other entities have filed more than 3,000 lawsuits involving the opioid epidemic in state and federal courts.
In November, a California judge ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson, Allergan, Endo International, Teva and others, saying local governments had not proven in a lawsuit that the companies used deceptive marketing to increase unnecessary opioid prescriptions and create a public nuisance.
Nationwide settlements were completed in February by Johnson & Johnson and distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. That cleared the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. West Virginia previously reached settlements in separate lawsuits, including $37 million with distributor McKesson in 2019, and $20 million with Cardinal Health and $16 million with AmerisourceBergen in 2017.
In Charleston, a separate bench trial wrapped up last summer in a federal lawsuit accusing AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson of fueling the opioid crisis in Cabell County and the city of Huntington. That judge has not indicated when he will rule.
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DETROIT (AP) — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move.
The social media company has adopted a “poison pill” defense that makes it difficult for Musk or any other investor to buy Twitter without the board of directors’ approval. Musk, who currently owns about 9% of the company, last week disclosed an offer of about $43 billion, or $54.20 per share.
Twitter’s next likely move is to formally reject Musk’s offer, although it could negotiate. Musk has a number of options which also include talks with the board, sweetening his offer, or even triggering the poison pill, which experts say would be disastrous for the company.
In a regulatory filing on Monday, Twitter’s board said it approved the defensive move to protect the company from “coercive or otherwise unfair” takeover tactics.
The board is leaving open the possibility of negotiating with Musk or another suitor. The filing says the shareholder rights agreement should not interfere with any merger or offer approved by the board.
Although he said his offer was “final,” Musk may have to raise his bid to satisfy other shareholders. A Saudi prince who is among Twitter’s major shareholders scoffed at the offer last week in a tweet. Al Waleed bin Talal said he didn’t believe $43 billion is close to Twitter’s value given its growth prospects. Twitter shares hit an all-time high of $77.63 in March 2021.
When he made his offer public, Musk provided no details on financing, but such a disclosure could improve his chances. He could raise money by borrowing billions using his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX as collateral, and he could bring in other investors.
The poison pill would give stockholders as of April 25 the right to buy one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock for each common share they own, at a price of $210. The rights are triggered if any person or group of investors buys 15% or more of the company’s shares without board approval.
The preferred stock would have the same voting rights as a common share, according to the filing, which does not specifically mention Musk.
The poison pill essentially would spell the end of Twitter if Musk or another investor acquires 15% or more of the company, said James Cox, a professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University.
Shareholders who exercise the rights and buy preferred stock at $210 would get $420 in Twitter stock or assets, he said. That would be more than Twitter can afford to pay, and likely would send the company into receivership, Cox said.
“You want to create an event that Musk would never want to trigger because it would be the death of Twitter,” Cox said. He predicts that Musk and the board will negotiate, at least for a while, adding that no investor has ever crossed the line to activate a poison pill.
If Musk triggered the poison pill, he risks wiping out much of the money he has invested in Twitter because his stake would be diluted, said Columbia University law professor Eric Talley. “You want to deter someone from deliberately triggering the poison pill,” Talley said.
Twitter’s board has information that the average shareholder doesn’t, such as earnings or market growth projections, and whether there’s reason to believe that the share value is artificially depressed, Talley said. The board, he said, could just hold out.
“They’re sitting right now on top of a poison pill that’s a bit of a showstopper. From a corporate law perspective, they’re on pretty solid footing right now if they just keep that in place and say they’re not comfortable bargaining at this stage.”
Musk said in making his bid that Twitter “needs to be transformed as a private company” in order to build trust with users and do better at serving what he calls the “societal imperative” of free speech. He said shareholders, not the board, should decide whether Twitter goes private.
Shares of Twitter closed Monday up 7.5% at $48.45, still $5.75 shy of Musk’s offer. That’s a sign that investors are skeptical of whether Musk can pull off the deal.
Musk began accumulating Twitter shares in late January, ending up with a stake of about 9%. Only Vanguard Group controls more shares. A lawsuit filed last week in New York federal court alleged Musk illegally delayed disclosing his stake so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
Musk took to Twitter to criticize board members in recent days, saying he’d save about $3 million per year by bringing the board salary to zero if his bid succeeds, and noting that board members collectively owning just a tiny financial stake in Twitter shows that their “economic interests are simply not aligned with shareholders.”
Musk, who has more than 82 million followers, is a prolific tweeter who has criticized other celebrity accounts for not tweeting enough, suggesting that as a sign that Twitter is dying.
The takeover episode will put pressure on Twitter executives to show that the company is not underperforming, said Olaf Groth, a business professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Even the entire social media business model of making money through advertising — which Musk has questioned — is now “up for discussion,” Groth said.
“He may decide it’s not worth it, and that he sent a political signal to exert pressure,” Groth said. “Now all eyes are on Twitter and the clock is ticking.”
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From left: Courtesy of Brittany Hong; photo by icemanphotos/Shutterstock
By Iona Brannon
Apr 19, 2022
Illustration by Liliia_A/Shutterstock
Sobriety isn’t always easy, especially while traveling. Here, six tips on how to navigate the world happily—and soberly—from someone who’s been there.
Brittany Hong was watching a PBS segment on a traditional Thai tattooing method, Sak Yant, dreaming about getting the tattoo, when the realization hit. She was only 26 years old, but she would never go to Thailand. In fact, she’d never travel anywhere beyond her city. Stuck in a nearly decade-long cycle of substance abuse, anything beyond her squalid apartment just wasn’t an option—unless she made a change.
“I had all these big ideas, but the drugs and the alcohol always took priority,” Hong says. “You have to be able to plan for [travel], and I just could never do that. So I had these big ideas but a small life, and I just watched my life constantly pass me by from the barstool.”
What felt like her unchangeable future proved not just changeable but also hopeful. That PBS moment sparked something within Hong. In 2013, two years after watching that segment on Thailand, Hong hit rock bottom.
“Alcohol and drugs will rob you of everything,” Hong says. “It’s an eventuality.” For Hong, it took the loss of her two children—her parents took them under their supervision—and a brutally honest conversation with her mother to see reality. Enough was enough.
“I detoxed alone,” she says. “That was really impactful for me because I found myself alone in a house with no friends, no family, and that’s where it had taken me. Nobody was calling to check on me. And when I got up, I went to an AA meeting.”
After that July 7 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting, Hong never looked back.
Although Hong wanted to jump straight into traveling, she waited three years to take her first trip. First, she had to do the work to set her life in order. Her sponsor (someone in AA who was further along in her sobriety journey) reinforced the importance of laying the groundwork for responsible adulthood.
“She really taught me how to be a woman with integrity,” Hong says. “I had spent so long avoiding all my problems, hiding in a bottle, that I really had lost the ability to know how to deal with my life.”
Hong started with small, practical steps. These things included paying bills on time, building her credit, and creating healthy routines for her life. One of the simple yet foundational routines her mentor requested was that Hong make her bed each day.
“I was trying to get sober, and my life was in shambles,” Hong says. “I could not believe that this woman was telling me that I needed to make my bed. I had bigger problems, but I had no idea what to do and she scared me a little bit, so I started making my bed every day.”
Each day that she made her bed, Hong found herself taking other small steps: putting her water glass in the sink, putting her laundry away, or vacuuming.
“We tend to want to think of everything as like, we go all in, and it’s these little action steps that we build upon,” Hong says. “It started with my bed and I was able to really start to do things and take care of myself.”
Once she had these components together, Hong began to pursue her travel dreams.
Continuing on her sober journey—and reunited with her children—Hong started with short solo trips that were manageable for her as a single mother. As she overcame the different obstacles in her way—finding sober-friendly destinations, sorting out childcare, discovering her own interests—her perspective began to change. She stopped looking for excuses and began looking for solutions.
“I had this mindset from drinking like, I can’t do this. It was always, well, I can’t, and I started looking for the ways of how I could,” Hong says. “Thailand was off the table, but going for a weekend trip? I live in Tennessee. So can I go spend the weekend hiking in the Smokies? I really started learning how to use my resources.”
As a single mother, Hong also learned to ask her parents and friends for support and childcare.
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“Most people want to help,” she says. “You could go to a friend and ask if they could help watch your kids for the weekend so you can go to New York where you’ve never been. Give people the opportunity to help out. We tend to shy away from that but for the most part, people want to be able to do that.”
Hong would also swap childcare help with friends. She would watch her friends’ children for a weekend, and they would watch hers in return.
Tackling the logistics for more minor trips taught Hong how to be resilient, but it also allowed her a training ground that wasn’t too far from home if she needed to go back to her safe space.
In environments where there was alcohol, Hong had to learn what she felt comfortable saying when asked why she wasn’t drinking. During a visit to Los Angeles, she was seated at the bar area of a restaurant. Other guests were sending drinks her way, and she was the only solo woman dining in the area. She felt uncomfortable. Protecting her sobriety in that moment was as simple as flagging the waiter down to get reseated somewhere quieter.
“You don’t have to be a hero; you don’t have to prove anything,” Hong says. “If you’re not comfortable saying you’re an alcoholic or that you’re not drinking, that’s totally your choice. One of the [lines] that I’ve used before is that I’m on medication that I can’t drink with. Or no, thanks, I have to drive tonight. No is a complete answer, but at the same time, I also think that when we’re trying on something new, sometimes it’s nice to be able to say, no thanks, and give some type of reason.”
When she stays at Airbnbs or hotels, she always contacts the host ahead of time to request any alcohol be removed from the fridge or room. Hong also stresses the importance of having a planned way out if you’re going into an environment that might be problematic.
“Go ahead and plan to only stay for an hour and see how that feels,” she says. And understanding transportation is crucial. “If I go out, how do I leave if I start feeling uncomfortable, or everybody’s just drunk, and I don’t want to be there anymore? How can I get myself out of this situation?”
Hong always prefers to have her own method of transportation. She recalls an instance when she went on a weekend trip with a friend but each of them drove their own car. What she thought would be a sober-friendly getaway quickly turned into heavy-handed drinking. Once she realized the situation, Hong left quickly and safely in her car.
On the journey of sobriety, there’s also a process of learning new hobbies and pastimes as old habits get cut out.
“When I first got sober, someone asked me what I like to do for fun,” Hong says. “I remember it leveling me. What do I like to do for fun?” In sobriety, she started trying new things. She took pottery classes, ran a half marathon, and learned how to rock climb. “I started developing these hobbies,” she says, “and I carried them with me into my travels.”
When planning new experiences, Hong tries to book activities exclusive to the area she’s visiting.
“Use your resources,” she says. “Wherever you’re going, look up daytime activities. Google is our best friend. Ask other people. Travel groups for women are really huge. Do your research because there’s so much to do; we just narrow that for ourselves when we think of activities that are like, ‘How can I get drunk?’”
With alcohol off the table, Hong says she’s been able to go much deeper into her travel experiences with activities like cooking classes and rappelling in Zion National Park. She also noticed deeper connections with those she meets in her travels.
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On one solo trip to Lake Powell for a half marathon, Hong was looking for a starting position before the race. Another runner caught her eye, and Hong felt compelled to strike up a conversation. The runner and her husband turned out to be sober.
“Out of the thousands of people at this race, I walked up to the two people that were sober. She and I ended up running together the whole time,” Hong says. “She was just another woman living her life big and bold, and I needed an example of that in that moment, and I walked right up to it.”
Even on her solo trips, Hong relies on her support network—her sponsor in particular. Before trips, they would discuss how she felt and potential concerns or issues to look out for.
“I would check in with her before [I left] and then every day or every other day,” Hong says. “Just being tethered to someone, letting them know where I’m at and what’s going on—which is a safe travel practice in general.”
She encourages other sober travelers to do their research before going on a trip and connect to others within the sober community.
“Do some due diligence,” Hong says. “Like asking a sober friend to go with you, planning it with somebody who’s sober, and also seeing what resources are in the area. Be thoughtful in your travel: Where am I staying? Is it that kind of vibe there?”
One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic has been the increased accessibility of meetings and resources as things are moved online. Hong encourages people to look for accountability and support groups in the destinations they’re visiting but also consider online support groups.
When she first began traveling solo, Hong received a lot of pushback and shame from others for not bringing her children along.
“It was important for me and my story to find my identity and find what I loved,” said Hong. “After being a mom and being in active addiction, I had lost myself. I took a deep responsibility to become a whole person and a happy person so I could then show up for my daughters.”
It wasn’t easy, especially as people implied Hong wasn’t a good mother or that she was raising her kids wrong. She said it really impacted her, hurting her feelings in the beginning.
“I was questioning myself a lot at first, but the more I did it, the more I understood I was becoming a better person,” Hong says. “Because it’s a muscle, right? Because it doesn’t come intuitively. We are expected as women to put everybody before you, so I had to practice getting OK with that and practice swimming up against the stream.”
Hong’s decision to go against the grain hasn’t just impacted her life. She’s seen a ripple effect in the lives of those around her too.
“I will never regret the travels and the things that I’ve done,” Hong says. “It makes me a better, happier person and a better mom and I’ve watched it give my daughters the freedom to be more authentically themselves.”
Hong attributes her perspective and courage to her sobriety. Sobriety has given her a second chance at life, a second chance that she doesn’t intend to take for granted.
Hong has gone on multiple trips since getting sober and makes it a habit to go on at least one solo trip per year. And Thailand? Hong finally made it in 2019, where she got a Sak Yant tattoo (a tattoo traditionally given by Buddhist monks as a protective talisman).
Ajarn Kaidet, also known as Toto, was one of the few Sak Yant masters who would perform the tattoo ritual on women. Hong sat on the cool tile floor while the former monk hand-etched the tattoo onto her back, chanting protective prayers as he dipped the long bamboo needle into ink and then into her skin.
“I just remember thinking, I was finally able to make my own dreams come true,” Hong says. “I was able to do that for myself, the self who never thought something like that would be able to happen.”
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CLEVELAND (AP)Denzel Ward got locked down. Now there’s a switch.
Cleveland’s two-time Pro Bowl cornerback agreed Monday to a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension with the Browns, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Ward’s deal includes $71.25 million guaranteed, said the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the 24-year-old has not yet signed the contract. The Browns begin their offseason program Tuesday.
”Loss of words, I’m blessed,” Ward posted on Twitter while thanking the Browns ”for continuing to believe in the home grown kid and allowing me to represent this organization and city of Cleveland where I’m from.
”Still work to be done Cleveland but I’m here to stay and work towards what we all set out to do when playing this game! (hash)win!”
With a yearly average of $20.1 million, Ward will be the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback, surpassing the $20 million per year for Jalen Ramsey of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
Ramsey offered his congratulations to Ward on Twitter, posting: ”been waiting on somebody else to touch that 100 club & you DEFINITELY DESERVE IT (at)denzelward.”
Ward has developed into one of the league’s premiere defensive backs – and one of Cleveland’s best players – in the four seasons since the Browns drafted him with the No. 4 overall pick in 2018 out of Ohio State.
The agreement with Ward continues general manager Andrew Berry’s commitment to signing core players. The Browns previously gave long-term deals to All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett, running back Nick Chubb and offensive lineman Joel Bitonio (second team AP All-Pro) and Wyatt Teller.
Ward is from the Cleveland area and said before last season that he hoped to spend his entire career with his hometown team. His new deal runs through the 2027 season.
Ward has 10 career interceptions in 52 games. Last season, he picked off Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown, setting the tone for the Browns’ 41-16 win over the Bengals, who went on to win the AFC title.
Ward, who has started 51 games, has 186 tackles, forced two fumbles and recovered three.
His impact goes beyond the field as Ward was the Browns’ Walter Payton Man of the Year winner last season for his community work. He also started the ”Make Them Know Your Name Foundation,” in honor of his father, Paul, who died unexpectedly in 2016 due to cardiac arrest.
Browns cornerback Greg Newsome played alongside Ward as a rookie last season, and said that experience helped him grow.
”He practices how he plays,” Newsome said late in the year. ”He holds himself to a high standard. He comes into games thinking, `My goal is to not (give) up a catch in general.’ … I learned a lot from him. Just how to be a pro in general. Just how to attack the cornerback position each game.
”He does not have a flaw in his game to me.”
NOTES: The Browns signed DT Sheldon Day and DE Stephen Weatherly, and that WR Ja’Marcus Bradley and guard Michael Dunn signed their exclusive rights tenders. Day played in seven games for Cleveland last season, recording 21 tackles and a sack.
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Chicago T-Mobile store robbed at knifepoint
CHICAGO - A violent robbery occurred at a cell phone store on North Avenue Monday night.
The incident occurred in the 3200 block of West North Avenue.
At about 6:15 p.m., police say someone walking into a T-Mobile store, took out a knife and robbed the store.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, plans to celebrate Earth Day by expanding its offering of fundraising tools and making them more easily available to 1.5 million nonprofits on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including those involved in fighting climate change.
Starting Tuesday, Instagram users can attach donation buttons to their Reels, turning the short videos into fundraisers. As it does for donations on Facebook and other Instagram content, Meta will collect and pass along the donations to the nonprofits at no charge, paying the processing fees itself.
More than $6 billion has been donated on Facebook and Instagram since fundraising began on the platforms in 2015, according to Emily Dalton Smith, Meta’s vice president of product management and social impact. Donations jumped $1 billion in nine months in 2021, with 100 million creators and donors taking part in fundraising on the social media platforms.
The bulk of those gifts are coming from small donors. The majority of donations on Instagram in 2021 were under $20.
“It’s just lots of people coming together and giving whatever they can to causes,” Dalton Smith said.
Expanding fundraising to new platforms has created some surprising results. On Instagram, the environmental nonprofit that has received the most donations isn’t a household name. It’s The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit founded in 2013 by a then-18-year-old inventor, Boyan Slat in the Netherlands, who wanted to rid the oceans of plastic.
Dalton Smith said The Ocean Cleanup has succeeded because it is “Instagram-first,” building its communities on the platform. The eye-catching images and graphics, along with weekly updates on its plastics-removal missions and its partnerships with Coldplay, have helped the group build a following of nearly 700,000.
“We don’t have data yet to back this, but we do see early signs that this is actually going to help grow giving and help grow support for a more diverse set of organizations and help new causes emerge,” Dalton Smith said.
Rue Mapp, founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, an Oakland-based organization that connects Black people with nature, said her group wouldn’t have grown as fast as it did without Facebook and Instagram connecting her with donors and volunteers. And she has developed a strategy for how to use Reels to raise money for the group’s initiative to teach more Black people to swim.
“Fundraising is supposed to be fun, right?” Mapp said, laughing. “People give to people. They don’t give to vague ideas or concepts. People really want to connect to what they’re giving to.”
Outdoor Afro’s new Reels campaign of videos showing Black people enjoying swimming, she said, will showcase her group’s work as well as provide a reason for continuing it.
“It taps into something that comes with social media — that is collective impact,” Mapp said. “We were able to grow our organization because we brought together this group of people who didn’t know other people who had a similar interest.”
Outdoor Afro considers Meta’s use of its platforms to raise funds for the group without charging a processing fee another helpful donation. Depending on what platform is used and whether other third-party apps are used, processing fees typically range from 5% to 15% of the donation. Though some experts said that larger nonprofits may prefer to use social media to send people to the nonprofits’ own sites to make donations, smaller groups may find Meta’s system useful.
“For fledgling organizations like Outdoor Afro, it can have a really big impact,” Mapp said.
Meta has some Earth Day plans of its own, with Dave Burd (a.k.a. Lil Dicky), Zyahna Bryant and Nate Evans of Beautiful Destinations set to create special Reels for the day.
Dalton Smith said Meta has heard from users who enjoy being able to raise money.
“They have a really strong sense of fulfillment and felt that they were able to make a difference by being able to take an action themselves by fundraising,” Dalton Smith said. “Rallying support is really something that’s unique to our platforms and makes people feel like they were actually directly able to participate in making a difference for the cause they care about.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has named Joseph Kahn as its new executive editor, replacing Dean Baquet as leader of the storied paper’s newsroom.
The Times said Kahn, who has been managing editor at the the paper since 2016, will assume his new role effective June 14. Baquet will remain at The Times but in a new position, the paper said in a news release Tuesday.
Kahn previously served as The Times’ Beijing bureau chief and led the paper’s international desk, which won six Pulitzer Prizes under his stewardship.
“We couldn’t ask for a better leader for our newsroom amid a historic convergence of events,” said A. G. Sulzberger, publisher and chairman of The New York Times Co. “And as one of the architects of our digital transformation, Joe’s vision will be crucial as we seek to become even more valuable to readers around the world.”
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Suspect Charged in Gordon double homicide
The victims were his Aunt and Auncle
UPDATE-
The GBI has arrested and charged Jordan Kyle Lemaster, age 34, with murder and aggravated assault for a double homicide that happened on Elm Street in Gordon ON Monday.
Police found 70 year old Pamela Ann Williams and 74 year old Ricky Howard Williams deceased in their home. The Gordon Police Department asked GBI agents to assist with the investigation.
The suspect, Lemaster was recently living in Wilkinson County with the victims who were his aunt and uncle, but he is from Sebastian, FL.
Lemaster was located in Sebastian, Florida. He will be brought back to Georgia and booked in the Wilkinson County Jail. Once this investigation is done, it will be given to the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
This investigation remains active and ongoing. .
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating a double homicide in Wilkinson County.
According to social media posts by the GBI, the Gordon Police Department asked for assistance Monday afternoon around 4:30, after two people were found dead in a home on Elm Street.
This is an active investigation.
Anyone with information can can submit tips by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the homicide investigation for Mandell Damonda McCullough.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — We now know the name of a the man who was found dead in a Sandersville home Saturday.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the homicide investigation for Mandell Damonda McCullough.
Sandersville Police responded to a home on Gwendolyn Street for a domestic dispute at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. That’s where they found the 54-year-old dead inside the home.
The GBI says he lived at the home, which was still blocked off by crime scene tape Monday afternoon.
Anyone with information can call the GBI’s Region 12 Office at 478-374-6988 or call Captain Ken Parker with the Sandersville Police Department at (478) 232-2628.
You can also submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-797-TIPS (8477) or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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Stratford Academy and Mary Persons on to the Elite Eight.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The round of 16 of the GHSA girls soccer playoffs began today with the Stratford Academy Eagles hosting the Mount Vernon Mustangs.
The first goal was scored less than a minute into the game as Dylan Driver took advantage of confusion among the Mustang defenders and walked right by them to score her first goal of the game.
Driver would score another four goals just in the first half as the Eagles took a 7-0 lead at halftime.
The Mustangs played a better second half, outscoring the Eagles 2-1; however, the first-half goals for Stratford get them the comfortable victory 8-2.
Stratford will face Athens Academy on April 25th. With both teams being one seeds, whoever wins the coin toss will have home-field advantage.
Here are a few more scores from Middle Georgia teams.
Treutlen’s season ends as they fall to Towns County 5-0, and Crawford County is tagging along as their season also ends with a 5-1 loss to Metter.
Veterans season also ends with an 8-1 upset loss to Decatur.
Mary Persons moves on in the 3A bracket with a 6-2 victory over Monroe Area.
Round of 16 action continues over the next two days.
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Gray Highway McDonald’s robbed at gunpoint
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man they say robbed the McDonalds at 550 Gray Highway with a gun. According to a release it happened before 10:30 p.m. Monday night when a man in a black hoodie and black pants, wearing a purple face mask entered the restaurant with a gun and demanded money. After getting the cash he fled on foot, no one was injured.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC Top stories from April 18, 2022 April 18, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, GBI investigating weekend homicide in Sandersville Wrightsville woman stabs boyfriend, charged with assault, child cruelty and more Department of Public Health moves to report weekly COVID data instead of daily For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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‘Long Island Medium’ brings tour to Macon
41NBC's Shelby Coates chats with Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo is bringing her live experience to Macon on Wednesday, April 20th. Known for her TV shows on The Learning Channel (TLC) and Discovery Plus, Theresa has been a practicing medium for over 20 years. She says she intercedes with the dearly departed to offer solace to their grieving family on earth.
During her live “The Experience,” Theresa will share personal stories about her life and explain how her gift works. She goes on to say, she delivers “healing messages to audience members,” and she gives “people comfort knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way.”
“The Experience isn’t about believing in mediums,” says Caputo. “It’s about witnessing something life-changing.”
Theresa adds during “The Experience,” she is face-to-face with her fans, as she “lets spirit guide her through the audience.” Plus, she says, a video display ensures everyone in the venue has an up-close-hands-on experience regardless of seat location. ”
“The Experience” comes to the Macon City Auditorium, Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30pm. For ticket information, click here.
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Macon-Bibb Fire stations receiving funds to repair 2 stations
Two Macon-Bibb fire stations will soon get several improvements thanks to more than $300,000 from the county to help renovate the buildings.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two Macon-Bibb fire stations will soon get several improvements thanks to more than $300,000 from the county to help renovate the buildings.
District 7 Commissioner Bill Howell says the repairs were a long time coming.
“I feel that Macon-Bibb County has somewhat got a little behind on maintenance on all of our buildings, “Howell said. “Not just fire, not just police.”
Commissioner Howell says it only made sense to approve the fire department’s request for repairs.
Fire Chief Shane Edwards says Fire Station 7 needs a new roof.
“The rains that we’ve had, we’ve got water coming in through the ceilings,” Edwards said. “It’s getting into the light fixtures, our emergency alert systems, our radios, fire radios and emergency alert stopped working.”
Fire Station 12 is also in need of repairs after a car crashed into the side of the station in January.
“This station was built in 1972,” Edwards said. “We were already in need of upgrading some of these stations with some renovations.”
The money will also help the department buy new equipment.
“This is important for us as citizens,” Howell said. “It helps our insurance rates. It helps all that, but more importantly, it’s important for our employees. You wouldn’t want to live in a building that had a hole in the side of it and basically live there 24 hours a day.”
The funds also allow the fire department to create an assistant fire chief position.
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Staying cool and dry Tuesday
Middle Georgia is starting to cool down quickly tonight, as dry air moves in behind a cold front.
We will be seeing a cool start to our Tuesday, as lows drop to the mid 40s by the morning.
Sunshine will be sticking around, but we will only be warming to the upper 60s.
Winds through the day will be breezy, gusting up to 15 mph, and calming during the evening.
Our cool down won’t last too long, because warmer air starts to return on Wednesday as highs reach the mid 70s.
Dry weather will also be continuing through the end of the week and into the weekend.
We are expecting a few clouds on Thursday, but rain should stay well to our north.
Highs eventually make it back to the 80s for the end of the week and the weekend.
Temperatures will be climbing to the mid and upper 80s for the weekend and into the start of next week.
Long range models show the possibility of rain returning as early as Tuesday of next week, but we are not seeing much of a signal of severe weather.
It is still far out though, so we will keep a close eye on it.
Enjoy the nice, dry weather!
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Tuesday to bring a “cool snap” to Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will feel like early spring Tuesday afternoon thanks to Monday’s cold front.
Today
It was a clear, cool, and breezy morning around Middle Georgia. Most of the region woke up to temperatures in the low to mid 40s with wind chills in the lower 40s. Throughout the day today, our skies will remain clear. The wind will come in at about 6-11 mph from the north-northwest, however gusts could reach upwards of 20 mph. That wind will likely keep our real feel temperatures below the 70 degree mark across the region. Most spots in Middle Georgia will see highs in the upper 60s, however a couple of lower 70s are likely as well.
The skies will remain clear overnight as the wind shifts from the north northwest towards the northeast. The speed will reduce to about 5 mph, however it will still add a slight chill to the air. Forecast lows for the region are in the upper 30s and lower 40s, however wind chills are forecast to be in the mid to upper 30s tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow
Following an unseasonably cold morning temperatures will return to what they should be this time of year. The mid to upper 70s will be back for our highs around the region tomorrow. Cloud cover will also begin to return during the late afternoon hours. The wind will shift towards the southeast early, coming in at 7-12 mph with gusts upwards of 20 mph during the afternoon.
The added cloud cover will stick around overnight as the southeast winds continue to blow at about 6-12 mph. Given the added moisture and insulation from the clouds and southeasterly winds, low temperatures will make a big jump from Wednesday morning, jumping from the upper 30s into the upper 40s and lower 50s.
Thursday and Beyond
Thursday morning will be cloudy and mild ahead of a warm and sunny afternoon. Highs are likely to reach the upper 70s and lower 80s while low temperatures rolling into Friday will be in the low to mid 50s. Winds are expected to blow from the east-southeast at 5-10 mph.
Friday will bring clear skies and highs in the low to mid 80s. The winds are currently forecast to come in from the east at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will fall into the mid to upper 50s.
Saturday will see mostly sunny skies as a handful of clouds fill the afternoon skies. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s with lows in the upper 50s.
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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Two arrested after Monroe County standoff
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —What began as a domestic violence call in Monroe County ended with two arrested after a standoff with authorities. According to a press release Monroe deputies responded to 4882 High Falls Road lot 7 just before 4pm Monday after getting a call about a possible domestic violence case and an intoxicated person shooting into the woods. The suspect had also allegedly pointed a shotgun at a neighbor and threatened to kill him. Upon arrival the suspect, Robert Cook and his girlfriend Laura Lynn Cowan both barricaded themselves in their camper. After a brief standoff they surrendered and were taken into custody. Both are facing several charges.
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