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DEDHAM, Mass. — A search warrant used last week to seize two phones belonging to Karen Read of Mansfield was unsealed today at Norfolk Superior Court.
The warrant is connected to a witness intimidation investigation being run by Ken Mello, a special prosecutor hired by the Norfolk District Attorney. It’s the same investigation that produced a 16-count indictment against Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as “Turtleboy” in December. Kearney has been accused of intimidating people the DA’s office has identified as witnesses in Read’s second-degree murder case.
I have a copy of the search warrant MSP used to seize #KarenRead's phones last week in connection with Special Prosecutor Ken Mello's witness intimidation investigation (not the murder case) involving Aidan Kearney aka Turtleboy . I'm going through the 31 page document now and… pic.twitter.com/o9JKyAUS1f
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) January 31, 2024
Kearney has aggressively advocated for Read on his website and other social media platforms. He claims she’s been framed in a wide-ranging cover-up.
The warrant was written by State Police Detective Brian Tully. He alleges Read entered into an agreement with Kearney “by providing information, photography, material relative to her criminal defense, and editorial oversight of blog posts and videos intended to harass, intimidate, and cause emotional harm.”
Tully alleges there is probable cause to believe Read conspired with Kearney to intimidate witnesses in her murder case. He indicates there were 189 calls between two phones owned by Kearney and a phone owned by Read. The two also communicated on the encrypted messaging service Signal, according to Tully’s warrant.
A college friend of Read’s from California named Natalie Wiweke Bershneider initially acted as an intermediary between Read and Kearney when the two began communicating in April 2023, according to the warrant. Wiweke Bershneider has since ended her friendship with Read and has been cooperating with the Massachusetts State Police.
“It appeared most of the messages sent by Natalie were authored by Karen. For example, messages would start with ‘tell TB [Turtleboy]’, ‘From Karen:’, or ‘Not for public but you and Aidan can see ..., ‘”
“Natalie stated the content of the messages shared by Karen to her were Karen’s defense of the charges, including information regarding witnesses, the home address of Trooper Michael Proctor, pictures of witnesses, autopsy photographs, motions filed by her attorneys, police reports, photographs taken by the MSP Crime Scene Services Section, and feedback about Kearney’s blog posts.”
In an April 2023 text message, Wiweke Bershneider allegedly told Kearney, “Not public: the feds have been involved longer than anyone is likely guessing” and then the following month she texted, “NOT PUBLIC: Levy confirmed no swarms of FBI were in Canton two days ago. The reference to Levy is most likely United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts First Assistant US Attorney Joshua Levy.”
Joshua Levy is now the Acting US Attorney for Massachusetts and according to the warrant is directly involved in the federal probe.
25 Investigates’ sources and court documents from Read’s murder case confirm the existence of the federal investigation connected to the arrest and prosecution of Read for the January 29, 2022 death of her Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O’Keefe in Canton. Sources say FBI agents have been in Canton speaking to people about Read’s murder case. The US Attorney’s office has declined to comment.
Read’s defense team has filed a motion to sanction and disqualify the Norfolk DA’s office from her murder case. In their filing, they allege law enforcement planted evidence and withheld information about the federal investigation.
The search warrant alleges Read, “took steps to provide Kearney non-public information while appearing to be distant” and Read was “controlling what he can publish publicly.”
It describes a lunch meeting Kearney allegedly had with Read and her attorneys at the Omni Seaport, following a May 2023 court hearing.
Kearney’s former girlfriend is also referenced in the warrant.
She told state police investigators, “Karen Read was interviewed by federal law enforcement” according to the warrant.
Read’s lawyers declined to comment.
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NPR News A look from Maui six months after devastating wildfires By Debbie Elliott Published January 31, 2024 at 4:39 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:06 As we approach the six-month anniversary of the Maui fires, we look at the biggest issues that people on the island are still facing. Copyright 2024 NPR
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Updated January 31, 2024 at 5:33 PM ET
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled that rates could fall in the coming months if inflation continues to cool.
Policy makers have kept their benchmark interest rate between 5.25% and 5.5% — the highest in over two decades — since July.
Fed chairman Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday that interest rates are unlikely to go any higher, and that he and his colleagues are beginning to contemplate cutting rates.
"If the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year," Powell said.
He cautioned, however, that the economy remains unpredictable and said the central bank would proceed cautiously.
"The economic outlook is uncertain and we remain highly attentive to inflation risks," Powell said.
The Fed has been pleasantly surprised by the rapid drop in inflation in recent months. Core prices in December — which exclude food and energy prices — were up just 2.9% from a year ago, according to the Fed's preferred inflation yardstick. That's a smaller increase than the 3.2% core inflation rate that Fed officials had projected in December.
If that positive trend continues, the Fed may be able to start cutting interest rates as early as this spring. First, though, Powell said he and his colleagues will need to see additional evidence that inflation is easing.
And he sounded doubtful about a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting in March as many investors in Wall Street had hoped for.
"Based on the meeting today, I would tell you that I don't think it's likely the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the March meeting," Powell said. "But that's to be seen."
The comments disappointed investors, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 317 points.
Investors are still hopeful about a rate cut by the following Fed meeting in May, with markets putting the likelihood of that at better than 90%.
Good omens in the economy
Both the economy and the job market have performed better than expected over the last year, despite the highest interest rates since 2001. The nation's gross domestic product grew 3.1% in 2023, while employers added 2.7 million jobs
Unemployment has been under 4%for nearly two years. And average wages in December were up 4.1% from a year ago.
While that strong economy is welcome news for businesses and workers, it also raises the risk of reigniting inflation. As a result, Fed policymakers say they'll be cautious not to cut interest rates prematurely.
"We have history on this," Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic told the Rotary Club of Atlanta this month. "In the '70s, the Fed started removing accommodation too soon. Inflation spiked back up. Then we had to tighten. Inflation came down. Then we removed it again. Inflation went back up. And by the time we were done with that, all Americans could think about was inflation."
The Fed is determined not to repeat that '70s show. At the same time, waiting too long to cut interest rates risks slowing the economy more than necessary to bring inflation under control.
A report from the Labor Department Wednesday showed employers' cost for labor rose more slowly than expected in the final months of last year. Labor costs increased just 0.9% in the fourth quarter. That's a smaller increase than the previous quarter, suggesting labor costs are putting less upward pressure on prices.
Fed officials promised to keep an eye on upcoming economic data and adjust accordingly.
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I returned on the weekend to one of the paths I liked to visit in the spring and summer. I hadn't been back since the weather got colder and snowy, because there are some steep hills which can be treacherous in slippery conditions. Saturday was rainy, but above freezing, so I decided to try it again.
While there I was talking to a gentleman who told me I had been wise to avoid the colder days since, the week before, when the temperature was below 0C, the hill had been a sheet of ice and some people were panicking because they just could not get up it.
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PORT HARCOURT – The Nigerian Army, 6 Division in Port Harcourt has on Wednesday discovered another nine reservoirs containing over five million litres of stolen crude in Rivers State.
The reservoirs were discovered in a thick forest at Obaoma and Uzuoma villages in Kom-kom Community, Oyigbo local government area of Rivers State had 15 boilers used in refining the stolen crude.
Recall that the Army on January 18, discovered 14 reservoirs stocked with over 3 million litres of crude oil in a forest at Odagwa Community in Etche local government area Rivers State.
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division Nigerian Army and Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South South, Operation Delta Safe, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, while conducting newsmen around the illegal refining site said the feat followed credible intelligence gathered by officers of the division.
Abdussalam said the 6 Division Nigerian Army would not relent in ensuring that the fight against illegal oil bunkering is won in Rivers and other Niger Delta States.
He said, “In continuation of our operations to destroy illegal refineries and connections within our area of responsibility, and based on credible intelligence early today, 31st January, 2024, our troops raided this location.
“I thought we will not see anything more than the last raid we carried out in Odagwa, but unfortunately, we are seeing very sad and massive illegal activities taking place in this area also.
“Today, we discovered over 15 boilers and 9 reservoirs. From what we have seen here, the crude oil that has been stolen and reserved here for processing is over five million litres.”
The GOC further disclosed that his team intercepted about five large wooden boats that contained upward of about 200 to 300 litres of crude oil along the Imo River leading to the forest.
“On our way here, we have met more than five large Cotonou boats capable of taking upwards of 200 to 300 litres filled with crude oil.
“It is indeed very sad that this activities has continued. We will not get tired, we will continue doing our job until we get rid of these activities in this area.”
The Army regretted that the illegal business has been aided by professionals who are hell bent on sabotaging the efforts of the government.
“As you can see the facilities here, it is not common person on the road that will come to set up something like this, it needs money, it needs expertise and careful setting beyond the labourers we arrested last time.
“Our message has always remained the same, this activity is criminal, illegal and dirty. We call on these criminals who are into these activities to embrace peace and engage in legitimate business like other Nigerians and allow the government to do what it is supposed to do.”
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts held a ribbon cutting unveils it newest and fifth venue, “Judson’s Live,” on Wednesday.
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Aberdeen defender Nicky Devlin believes only the players themselves can haul the club out of the mire.
Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Dundee at Pittodrie left the Dons in eighth place in the Scottish Premiership and brought Barry Robson’s time as manager to an end.
A section of the Aberdeen support called for Robson’s dismissal at the end of the game and Devlin knows the fans want action rather than words from their side.
He said: “I understand frustrations are high and in the dressing room we’re as disappointed.
“We don’t want to be sitting eighth in the table. It’s not where Aberdeen should be or aim to be.
“We have to be better than that but I’m sure there have been quite a few players come in and say things.
“Fans don’t want to hear me come up and say ‘we should be better and we should do this or that better.’
“We have to start doing it, simple as that.
“We’re the players who are out there and the ones who were there were more than capable of winning.”
Experienced players have to lead by example
Two points from a possible nine since the resumption of league matches after the winter break mean the search is under way for the fifth manager in under three years at Pittodrie.
For the players a fight to get back into the race for Europe continues.
Devlin said: “It’s a difficult period of time. We all accept that and being one of the more experienced ones it falls on us to help dig the boys out of it.
“We’ve got a few boys in there who are experienced and have been through difficult periods in their careers and we need everyone to stick together in the dressing room and try to help turn these results into better ones.
“Being at a club like Aberdeen you are going to be under pressure if you don’t get results.
“It’s us on the park who are not doing what we should be doing at times.
“It has been fine margins in terms of the goals we’ve been giving away especially in the last two midweek games where we’ve been in front and not been able to kill the game off before conceding poor goals from our point of view.
“It has ultimately cost us four points.”
Nicky Devlin insists confidence has not dipped
Aberdeen’s struggles in the bottom half of the table have left them with much work to be done.
Devlin insists confidence has not dipped at Pittodrie and retains the belief with in-form 18-goal striker Bojan Miovski in their line-up they can mount a recovery in the second half of the campaign.
He said: “I’ve not noticed a confidence dip myself within the dressing room. It’s a bubbly dressing room full of characters who don’t allow you to dwell on bad results.
“We try to move on as quickly as we can. We watch everything, do our analysis and try to learn so we don’t make similar mistakes.
“We’ve got Bojan at the top end of the park still scoring goals so he’s certainly not lost any confidence with the run we’ve been on.
“Bojan is sitting on 18 goals and we’ve not given him the service he should get. We’re maybe asking him to do too much himself but it’s something we have to work on and be better as a team.
“We set-up to try to create more things, more chances for him, but you can’t rely on Bojan scoring a penalty every game.
“Bojan is doing the business for us but defensively we have to be better in our box which is something we’ve not been in the last few games.
“We’ve not been ruthless enough in both boxes.”
‘We feel we can beat Celtic’
While the search for a new manager is under way the focus within Aberdeen’s changing room is on Saturday’s league match against champions Celtic.
The Hoops will be strong favourites but Devlin insists his side is capable of beating Brendan Rodgers’ league leaders.
He said: “We feel we can win the game on Saturday, there’s no doubt about that.
“We performed well against the teams in Europe this season and in the last game against Celtic here. We didn’t get the result but we did well in the game.
“But we know in the key moments in both boxes we have to be better as that’s ultimately where we’re letting ourselves down.
“Every game since I’ve been here you have to try and win, it’s as simple as that.”
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Defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape have secured their place in the Betway SA20 Season 2 playoffs on Wednesday evening with a comprehensive bonus point nine-wicket victory over Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Wednesday evening.
The Sunrisers were dominant from the outset after captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Daniel Worrall has been excellent with the new ball for the Sunrisers throughout the campaign and once again showed his capabilities with 3/20 to dismiss the Super Kings for just 78.
Worrall ripped the heart out of the JSK top-order by removing both Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks for ducks before picking up Kyle Simmonds in his second spell to complete a wonderful first night out at the Bullring.
JSK never managed to recover from the early setbacks with Marco Jansen (2/13) and Beyers Swanepoel (2/21) picking up a couple of wickets each before Patrick Kruger delivered the coup de grace with the remarkable figures of 3 / 8.
The Sunrisers' cruised through their run chase with English pair Dawid Malan (40 not out) and Tom Abell (26 not out) sharing an unbroken 50-run partnership for the second wicket.
The only success for JSK was the wicket of Jordan Hermann, who was caught behind off Lizaad Williams for 11.
The Sunrisers' now head down to Boland Park where they will go head-to-head with the Paarl Royals in a bid to secure second place that earns an automatic place in Qualifier 1 at Newlands next week.
Meanwhile, the Super Kings' chances of qualifying for the playoffs are now hanging by a thread as they only have one more game remaining against the league leaders Durban's Super Giants on Saturday at the Wanderers.
The Super Kings are currently on 13 points with Pretoria Capitals (10) and MI Cape Town (9) all still fighting it out for the last remaining playoff spot.
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Wayne Rooney and his family are set to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary which will include the Wagatha Christie trial.
It follows the success of similar shows such as Tyson Fury’s Netflix docuseries 'At Home With The Furys'. The Rooneys are no strangers to the cameras themselves, with Coleen, 37, recently starring in a Disney+ documentary called Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, which offered viewers her side in the court dispute with fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy.
Meanwhile, the former Manchester United and England striker, 38, had a biopic on his life and career come out on Prime Video in 2022. And now Lorton Productions, who made the two TV projects, are looking to launch a third with the celebrity couple.
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It is understood the show was initially meant to focus on Rooney’s managerial career until that hit a snag with his Birmingham City sacking last month. And so it could now follow the everyday lives of Wayne, Coleen, and their children Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass instead.
The Sun report a TV insider said: “The couple have both starred in docs for different streamers and the feedback from viewers has been they’re most intrigued by what life is like behind the doors of Chez Rooney.
“Wayne and Coleen live in a sprawling £20million mansion in leafy Cheshire with six bedrooms, a wine cellar and accommodation on their 40 acre estate to accommodate 14 horses.
“Then there’s the fact they’ll soon be navigating the minefield of having four lads aged five to 13 growing up with famous parents and the luxuries that come with that.”
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It is believed the show could spark a bidding war among streaming services. The source added Fury had shown “a sports star’s domestic life can be just as intriguing as a rock star or style icon”.
Rooney scored 253 goals for Manchester United, becoming the club’s all-time leading goal-scorer during his 13-year stint. He was previously also England’s leading all-time goal-scorer, and his son Kai is now hoping to follow in his footsteps at the United academy.
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Why one leader ditched a high-flying career in adland to become an energy entrepreneur
Christophe Williams’ career change resulted in a brush with death but he has never looked back.
A momentary oversight can spell disaster. That is a lesson Naked Energy CEO Christophe Williams very nearly learnt the hard way.
Early in the days of R&D for the company’s solar tech, the energy entrepreneur was working late. As he fired out emails to shareholders, a two foot-tall brass chamber was bubbling beside him, in preparation for injecting the water into Naked Energy’s novel heat exchangers.
The only problem was, fatigued and in a hurry, Williams had failed to open the manual shut off valve designed to release the pressure.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington as he looks past the GOP primary and toward a general election rematch against President Joe Biden. The former president participated in a roundtable Wednesday afternoon with the group's executive board, its president and rank-and-file members.
As he looks past the GOP primary and toward a likely general election rematch against President Joe Biden, Donald Trump is meeting with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington on Wednesday as he tries to cut into Biden's organized labor support.
The former president participated in a roundtable with the group's executive board, its president and members as he targets the blue-collar workers who helped fuel his 2016 victory and who are expected to play a major role in November, particularly in critical Midwestern swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan.
Union voters tend to vote Democratic, with 56% of members and households backing Biden in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. And Biden has already received significant organized labor backing with early endorsements from the AFL-CIO and others. But Trump is hoping to cut into that support as he casts himself as pro-worker and tries to exacerbate longstanding divisions between union leaders and rank-and-file members.
On Sunday, he called on members of the United Auto Workers to oust their president, Shawn Fain, after the group endorsed Biden.
"Shawn Fain doesn't understand this or have a clue," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. "Get rid of this dope & vote for DJT. I will bring the Automobile Industry back to our Country."
Trump's team is not expecting a Teamsters endorsement but sees the meeting as a win in and of itself. For the first time, the union has been holding a series of roundtable discussions with candidates ahead of its endorsement. Among the topics planned for discussion Wednesday were the shrinking middle class, workers' wages, antitrust and bankruptcy issues, as well as union rights.
"Our members want to hear from all candidates of all parties about what they plan to do for working people as president," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien said in a statement. "Our union wants every candidate to know that there are 1.3 million Teamsters nationwide whose votes will not be taken for granted. Workers' voices must be heard."
Biden has long billed himself as the most labor-friendly president in history, and went so far as to turn up on a picket line in the Detroit area during an autoworkers' strike last fall. He was also invited for his own session Wednesday. Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt said Biden "looks forward to meeting with the Teamsters and earning their endorsement," but the timing remained "TBA."
On Thursday, Biden will travel to Michigan, where he plans to meet with UAW members, according to a campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of a trip that had not been formally announced.
Earlier this month, O'Brien met privately with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club, where the two discussed issues including right-to-work laws that allow those in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying dues and fees. They also posed for a side-by-side photo, both flashing thumbs-up signs, that Trump posted online.
In an interview with Fox Business after the meeting, O'Brien said it had gone "fine" as he emphasized the importance of open dialogue.
"We put our cards on the table. It was a very matter-of-fact meeting," he said. "He claimed he was, you know, 100%... supportive of unions, but history obviously, you take a look back and there's certain issues that we have with him," he said.
During Trump's presidency, the National Labor Relations Board reversed several key rulings that had made it easier for small unions to organize, strengthened the bargaining rights of franchise workers and provided protection against anti-union measures for employees.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority — including three justices that Trump nominated — overturned a decades-old pro-union decision in 2018 involving fees paid by government workers. The justices in 2021 rejected a California regulation giving unions access to farm property so they could organize workers.
While the Teamsters endorsed Biden in 2020 and Hillary Clinton in 2016, O'Brien stressed the union has "a very diverse membership. And our members vote."
Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University, said that in the past unions almost automatically endorsed Democratic candidates. But this year, he said, unions like the Teamsters have required candidates to outline their positions and show how they will support rank-and-file workers to earn their backing.
The message to candidates: "If you don't help labor and you don't help my position, you're not going to get my endorsement," Wheaton said.
The Teamsters' meeting with Trump also reflects the reality that a significant portion of the union's membership supports the former president. Wheaton estimates about 30% to 40% of its members voted for Trump in 2020, even though the union endorsed Biden.
"You need to do your due diligence and listen, and let them have the option and ability to say what they want," said Wheaton.
This is not the first time Trump has tried to woo union members. In September, he traveled to Michigan while his Republican rivals held a debate and tried to win over autoworkers by lambasting Biden's electric vehicles push in the midst of a strike. During his speech, Trump urged the UAW to endorse him, directly appealing to Fain from the floor of a non-unionized auto parts plant.
Fain instead called Trump a "scab," a derogatory term for workers who cross union picket lines and work during a strike, as he endorsed Biden.
"This November we can stand up and elect someone who stands with us and supports our cause, or we can elect someone who will divide us and fight us every step of the way," he said.
Teamsters members include UPS drivers, film and television workers, freight operators, members of law enforcement and other government workers.
Biden already has the backing of the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which rolled out their endorsements together last June.
While overall union membership rates nationwide fell to another all-time low in 2023, the country's largest unions have nonetheless built sprawling get-out-the-vote efforts, which Biden is counting on to help turn out his supporters in pivotal swing states.
The campaign of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump's last remaining GOP rival, did not respond to a request for comment about whether she intends to meet with the group.
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Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis
Jan 31, 2024, 1:16 PM
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney’s free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company’s remaining hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World to a separate state court challenge.
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee said in his decision that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Republican governor and his appointees to the Disney World governing district. The separate lawsuit is still pending in state court in Orlando.
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The feud between DeSantis and Disney started in 2022 after the company publicly opposed the state’s so-called don’t say gay law, which banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.
The law was championed by DeSantis, who recently suspended his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. In retaliation for Disney objecting to the law, DeSantis and Republican legislators took over the district Disney had controlled for more than five decades and installed five board members loyal to the governor.
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Prosperity Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV – Free Report) by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 846 shares of the company’s stock after selling 393 shares during the period. Prosperity Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF were worth $363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IVV. PrairieView Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. CGC Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 134.4% during the 2nd quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000.
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Price Performance
Shares of IVV stock traded down $4.63 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $488.67. 3,063,714 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,909,801. The firm has a market capitalization of $378.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.43 and a beta of 1.00. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $382.37 and a 52-week high of $493.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $472.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $453.00.
About iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.
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Scholz vows to do all for ‘huge’ EU aid for Ukraine
By AFP - Jan 31,2024 - Last updated at Jan 31,2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz(right) and Parliamentary group leader of Germany’s Social Democratic SPD Party Rolf Muetzenich attend a plenary session in the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament debating the government’s budget, in Berlin on Wednesday (AFP photo)
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine “so huge” that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations.
The pledge by the German leader, once criticised for dragging his feet on arming Kyiv, came with fears growing that support from Ukraine’s biggest weapons supplier, the United States, could fall away.
“We will do everything to ensure that the joint contribution from Europe is so huge that Ukraine can build on it and that Putin would not be able to count on our support waning at some point,” he told the German parliament ahead of an EU summit aimed at shoring up military support for Kyiv.
In recent weeks, Scholz had ramped up calls for other EU nations to dig deeper for Ukraine.
In a letter published on Wednesday in The Financial Times, Scholz, along with four other European leaders, admitted that the bloc had fallen short of a pledge to supply a million artillery rounds by the end of March.
“But we can’t just give up on our promise,” wrote Scholz, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, the Czech Republic’s Petr Fiala, Estonia’s Kaja Kallas and The Netherlands’ Mark Rutte.
“We must renew our resolve and redouble our efforts in order to ensure that we sustain our support for as long as it takes,” they urged.
‘Life and death’
As orders placed now would only be delivered next year, the leaders underlined that it was crucial to find ways to accelerate the supplies of promised artillery rounds — through donation of existing stocks or joint procurement.
“The burden is so great that all states need to do everything they can to support Ukraine — it must continue to be a collective effort,” they wrote, underlining that it was a “question of life and death” for Ukrainian soldiers.
The call dovetailed with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s demand on Wednesday for each of the 27 nations to lay out a detailed picture of the military support they are providing to Kyiv.
Accusations have been levelled that key EU economies such as France, Italy and Spain are not pulling their weight on arming Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Germany must use its economic clout to push others to chip in.
“Germany can manage to consolidate the EU,” he said in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Sunday.
“Many countries have important economic relationships with Germany and their economy is dependent on Germany’s decisions because Germany has a strong economy,” he said.
Germany has become Ukraine’s second biggest armaments supplier after a sputtering start. Much of its contributions like Leopard tanks had been made only after public haranguing from other allies.
Even now, Scholz comes under fire for refusing to provide the long-range Taurus missiles sought by Kyiv.
Yet, Zelensky, asked if he was disappointed with Scholz over the refusal, hinted that the picture was more complex than that.
“It’s not just about Olaf — it concerns European leaders and the US,” he said, adding that he could not say more.
‘Hubris’
Some 50 billion euros ($54 billion) of funding for Ukraine was at stake at Thursday’s summit in Brussels, and Hungary has so far blocked the package.
The urgency for EU allies to step up for Kyiv has grown as assistance from the US is held up by domestic political squabbles.
President Joe Biden has made backing Ukraine a priority and US weapons and financial assistance have been crucial in helping the pro-Western country battle against a far larger attacking Russian force.
But Republicans have led a push to halt the effort, refusing to authorise new budget outlays unless Biden’s Democrats first agree to sweeping new measures against illegal migration.
With the United States in an election year that could again pit Biden against Donald Trump, Zelensky has warned that a Trump return to the White House would likely bring a “different policy” on the war.
For Scholz, it “would be hubris” to imagine that Germany could shoulder the weight alone without the United States.
“We are only a middle-sized power,” he said.
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Last fall, engineers at Nebraska’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility watched as an electric-powered pickup truck hurtled toward a guardrail installed on the facility’s testing ground on the edge of the local municipal airport. The nearly 4-ton (3.6 metric ton) 2022 Rivian R1T tore through the metal guardrail and hardly slowed until hitting a concrete barrier yards away on the other side.
“We knew it was going to be an extremely demanding test of the roadside safety system,” said Cody Stolle with the facility. “The system was not made to handle vehicles greater than 5,000 pounds.”
The university released the results of the crash test at a time when the rising popularity of electric vehicles has led transportation officials to sound the alarm over the weight disparity of the new battery-powered vehicles and lighter gas-powered ones. Last year, the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern about the safety risks heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.
Road safety officials and organizations say the electric vehicles themselves appear to offer superior protection to their occupants, even if they might prove dangerous to occupants of lighter vehicles. The Rivian truck tested in Nebraska showed almost no damage to the cab's interior after slamming into the concrete barrier, Stolle said. In response to the release of the test results Wednesday, Rivian Automotive Inc. noted that the truck used in the testing received a 2023 Top Safety Pick+ award, the highest tier award issued by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
But the entire purpose of guardrails, found along tens of thousands of miles of roadway, is to help keep passenger vehicles from leaving the road, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. Guardrails are intended to keep cars from careening off the road at critical areas, such as over bridges and waterways, near the edges of cliffs and ravines and over rocky terrain, where injury and death in an off-the-road crash are much more likely.
“Guardrails are kind of a safety feature of last resort,” Brooks said. “I think what you're seeing here is the real concern with EVs — their weight. There are a lot of new vehicles in this larger-size range coming out in that 7,000-pound range. And that's a concern.”
The preliminary crash test sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Research and Development Center also involved a Tesla sedan crash, in which the sedan lifted the guardrail and passed under it. The tests showed the barrier system is likely to be overmatched by heavier electric vehicles, officials said.
The extra weight of electric vehicles comes from their outsized batteries needed to achieve a travel range of about 300 miles (480 kilometers) per charge.
“So far, we don’t see good vehicle-to-guardrail compatibility with electric vehicles,” Stolle said.
More testing, involving computer simulations and test crashes of more electric vehicles, is planned, he said, and will be needed to determine how to engineer roadside barriers that minimize the effects of crashes for both lighter gas-powered vehicles and heavier electric vehicles.
“Right now, electric vehicles are at or around 10% of new vehicles sold, so we have some time,” Stolle said. “But as EVs continue to be sold and become more popular, this will become a more prevalent problem. There is some urgency to address this."
The facility has seen this problem before. In the 1990s, as more people began buying light-weight pickups and sport utility vehicles, the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility found that the then-50-year-old guardrail system was proving inadequate to handle their extra weight. So, it went about redesigning guardrails to adapt.
“At the time, lightweight pickups made up 10-to-15% of the vehicle fleet,” Stolle said. “Now, more than 50% of vehicles on the road are pickups and SUVs.”
“So, here we are trying to do the same thing again: Adapt to the changing makeup of vehicles on the road.”
It's impossible to know what that change will look like, Stolle said.
"It could be concrete barriers. It could be something else,” he said. “The scope of what we have to change and update still remains to be determined.”
Philip Jones, executive director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification, which supports the use of electric vehicles in North America, questioned why electric vehicles were singled out in the testing, noting that several large SUV models can weigh around 6,000 pounds.
“The EVs are not necessarily heavier,” Jones said. “I drive a Chevy Bolt, and it’s 3,700 pounds.”
But he acknowledged that, on the whole, the first generation of electric vehicles are heavier than their gas-powered counterparts. Successive generations are likely to be lighter, he said, as manufacturers work to make smaller batteries that carry more power.
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration declined to immediately comment on the Nebraska test results.
The concern over the weight of electric vehicles stretches beyond vehicle-to-vehicle crashes and compatibility with guardrails, Brooks said. The extra weight will affect everything from faster wear on residential streets and driveways to vehicle tires and infrastructure like parking garages.
“A lot of these parking structures were built to hold vehicles that weighed 2,000 to 4,000 pounds — not 10,000 pounds,” he said.
“What really needs to happen is more collaboration between transportation engineers and vehicle manufacturers,” Brooks said. “That's where you might see some real change.”
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Former Nigerian internationals Joseph Igharevba, also known as Yamaha, and Tony Emeodofu have predicted that the Super Eagles will emerge victorious in their upcoming match against coach Pedro Goncalves- led Palancas Negras of Angola. The match takes place tomorrow in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which is currently ongoing in Cote d’Ivoire. Igharevba, who is currently located in Benin City, expressed confidence in the ability of the Jose Peseiro-led squad to beat Angola.
He stated that the team is performing much better than they did in the first round of the competition. However, he warned the team against complacency, noting that the Angolans may attempt to spoil the Eagles’ chances of progressing further in the tournament. “Judging from their current form, and with a couple of games I have watched the boys play, I think they have a bright chance of scoring more goals and reaching the finals. I believe that the Super Eagles will beat Angola,” he said.
“I’m also very impressed with the performances of Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Ola Aina, and the entire team. They are doing very well, and I hope they add more to their game against Palancas Negras on Friday. I know that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, Nottingham defender Ola Aina, and Ademola Lookman will be ruthless against Angola because they know that any mistake now will send them out of the championship.
So I advise them to come out hard against Angola.” Emeodofu stated that the match against Angola would be a tough one for the Eagles, but he has confidence that Nigeria will emerge victorious at the end of regulation time.
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Jorge Rubiano arrived alone in Chicago, but his pain and trauma came with him.
For months, he tried to find steady work. For months, he's been sleeping in a crowded temporary shelter, worrying about his wife and mother back in Colombia. Are they safe? Did I make the right decision?
He recalls a frightening phone call with his wife in Colombia, cut short when the bus she was riding on was being robbed.
Rubiano, 43, is also haunted by memories of his harrowing journey to Chicago, during which he says he was kidnapped for a month, before escaping.
He left his country, he says, over a land dispute in which the government threatened his life.
"I'm still in between two dangers," Rubiano says in Spanish. "If I return it's very possible they kill me, and if I stay I don't know what can happen here."
More than 30,000 migrants and asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago since August of 2022 — most of them from South and Central America. They are fleeing the collapse of their economies, a lack of food and jobs, and violence back home.
Many came here on a bus from Texas, sent by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who said Chicago — and other so-called sanctuary cities that embrace immigrants — would provide much-needed relief "to our small, overrun border towns."
The buses haven't stopped since.
Migrants fleeing hardship, danger, fear and loss
Interviews with more than 30 people reveal the emotional toll migrants face, and the efforts of individuals and organizations that are trying to fill the gaps of a frayed mental health system.
Some of those efforts are catching the attention of leaders in other big U.S. cities also coping with large influxes of newly-arrived migrants.
For many, their journeys here were terrifying. A young girl who fell into a river, her pregnant mother struggling to hold her small hand, so the current wouldn't whisk her away. Women who were forced to have sex with gang members to get from country to country. People who walked over the dead in the jungle, or are wracked with guilt over the sick and injured left behind.
Their stories have unfolded across Chicago: in the quiet space of a therapist's office, at an informal healing circle in the back of a store, with a nurse at a folding table propped up outside a police station.
But for many migrants, taking care of their mental health might not be a priority.
"They're in survival mode," says Sharon Davila, a school-based social worker who has screened migrant families. "They need their basic needs met. The number one thing is they're looking for jobs."
Just getting in front of a therapist or a social worker can be extremely difficult for even the most savvy and persistent. With a shortage of mental health workers, wait lists for an appointment can be months long.
Layer on being new to this country, speaking a different language, and having no health insurance. Getting help can seem impossible.
Therapist Susie Moya worries about a mental health crisis brewing for many migrants.
"Right now it's on the back burner," says Moya, who has worked with migrants on Chicago's Lower West Side. "But I'm thinking a year from now when these families are settled in. Who is going to be providing that support?"
Informal support, with a side of soup
It's a Monday night in the back room of an insurance agency on the Southwest Side. About 20 migrants have arranged their chairs in a circle. Each person takes a turn describing how they feel on a scale of one to 10, as social worker Veronica Sanchez gently encourages them to share why.
Warm homemade chicken soup and arepas await them for dinner.
A woman says her husband got deported, and she's heartbroken that she left her children behind. A man says he worked several days that week, but never got paid. Another says he is grateful to God for bringing him to America, but he misses his mom, dad and brothers.
Finding work and reuniting with family is important, Sanchez tells them. But right now she's concerned about their mental health.
"Maybe we have answers. Maybe we don't. But when you open up a safe space where you can share your sorrows... you don't feel so alone," Sanchez says in Spanish.
Sanchez understands the migrants' desperation. She comes from a long line of pottery makers in Mexico. Sanchez was just four years old when her father left to work in Cicero, a suburb outside Chicago. She didn't see her father for almost seven years, until they were reunited as a family in Cicero.
Those memories fuel her work with the healing circle. "When I was talking to them, it really came from the heart," Sanchez says. "I was seeing the migrants' faces, that they were so scared."
Informal support groups like this one have popped up around Chicago in shelters, storefronts, churches and schools, led by volunteers or mental health professionals.
Many of these support groups don't last long. Volunteers get burned out. Migrants prioritize other needs. Or the city moves them from place to place.
The costs of ignoring loss and trauma
Some volunteers and mental health providers emphasize that not every migrant might be experiencing severe trauma.
But for many, trauma can have lasting impact. Trauma can change the wiring in a person's brain and make someone more vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
Daily or ongoing stressors can add up to what Chicago psychologist Laura Pappa calls "little t trauma" — like not feeling welcomed right away.
"A lot of people come here seeking the American dream and they realize that that's not there," says Pappa, who came to the U.S. from Argentina as a teen. "A lot of people were not expecting that, how hard it is on this side. I've had a lot of parents who've come alone and ask themselves, was it worth it?"
It can be hard to persuade migrants to seek help, however. There's a stigma about the need for mental health care in many immigrant communities, particularly among Latino men, Pappa says.
But, she adds, the stigma is easing as talking about emotions becomes more common.
Training the front-line workers in shelters
One effort to provide faster help involves training hundreds of peoplewho don't have a medical background, but work in city-run shelters. These front-line workers, such as case managers and shelter supervisors, are learning to lead support groups called Café y Comunidad charlas — coffee and community talks.
The initiative is led by the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, the University of Chicago's Crown Family School, and Lurie Children's Center for Childhood Resilience.
The idea is to help migrants feel less isolated and try to prevent the most extreme outcomes, such as suicide.
"We have to help people the minute they arrive," explainsAimee Hilado, an assistant professor at UC's Crown School and chair of the coalition. "That's actually going to promote healing down the line."
Case manager Albert Ayala has led a charla in the ballroom of a downtown shelter. He recalls moments of joy, such as when a woman said she was searching for love — and hands shot up hoping to catch her attention.
Ayala says he's watched migrants who arrive scared and shy blossom after attending a charla.
"We try to tell them we're no different from you," says Ayala, who is Mexican American. "Your dream is possible."
Leaders in Philadelphia and San Jose have reached out asking how to replicate the effort, Hilado says.
Outside his shelter, Rubiano, the migrant from Colombia, says he hasn't attended one of these support groups. He says he tries to keep busy working on his English skills. And he recently found a full-time job in a supermarket.
He longs for his family, and for the chance to bring them here — once there is a stable life he can offer them.
WBEZ is part of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a group of newsrooms covering stories on mental health care access and inequities in the U.S. The Collaborative's partners include The Carter Center, the Center for Public Integrity and newsrooms in select states across the country.
WBEZ's Manuel Martinez contributed to this report.
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The budding love story featuring music superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce took an unexpected turn into the world of political conspiracy theories this week after the team advanced to the Super Bowl.
Myriad baseless rumors emerged on social media — everything from claims that Swift has played a part in Pentagon psychological operations to the idea that she and her two-time Super Bowl champion boyfriend are key assets in a secret plot to help President Joe Biden get reelected in 2024. Another variant: That the Chiefs’ success was rigged as part of the plan for the game on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.
Political and media figures on the right, including former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, political activist Laura Loomer and One America News Network host Alison Steinberg, have amplified the allegations.
The claims are ludicrous and may well reflect the fear on the right that someone as famous as Swift, whose landmark Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, could indeed influence the presidential race should she urge her legion of fans in one direction.
Pop culture and politics have long been entwined. The entertainment industry has been a deep well of political contributions. And candidates often try to draft on the celebrity of stars to add to their own allure.
The potency of the impact is less clear. In Swift's case, there is some proof that she can at minimum generate more voter registration.
In September, Swift posted a short message on her Instagram account encouraging her 272 million followers to register to vote. The post led to more than 35,000 registrations on the nonpartisan nonprofit Vote.org.
Swift’s massive fan base gives her a powerful voice. An SSRS poll conducted in October 2023 found that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults called themselves at least casual fans of the singer, with 8% saying they’re big fans. The poll also found that 8 in 10 U.S. adults said they had heard of her relationship with Kelce and the majority of those familiar with it considered it a real relationship, rather than a publicity stunt.
“Pop culture people identify with this stuff, they pay attention to it. And that’s what moves politics now. It’s attention and identity,” Joel Penney, an associate professor at Montclair State University whose research includes the intersection of politics and pop culture, said. Indeed, Donald Trump's improbable march to the presidency in 2016 was propelled in part from the celebrity he gained as a reality television star.
But the false claims about Swift are of such an extreme nature that they will test the limits of how potent a conspiracy theory can be. Penney sees the recent deluge of posts aimed at Swift as an attempt to preemptively blunt her impact by discrediting her.
Penney said Swift's influence could prove a difficult force to contend with, especially if she publicly supports Biden, as she did in the 2020 race.
The attacks on Swift could also galvanize young voters who want to rally around her.
“Young people are fighting their political battles through a language drawn from pop culture,” said Henry Jenkins, a professor at the University of Southern California who also studies politics and pop culture. “That’s what connects them. That’s what they’re engaged with.”
Both Swift and Kelce have made public statements about politics and other issues that put them at odds with the far-right.
Swift broke her long-standing refusal to discuss her political views in 2018 when she announced in an Instagram post that she would be voting for Tennessee's Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and Democratic House incumbent Rep. Jim Cooper. She also slammed then-U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican candidate, citing Blackburn's opposition to certain LGBTQ+ rights and her vote against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013. Blackburn won election to the Senate.
In 2020, Swift endorsed Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with V Magazine, noting that "under their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs."
Kelce faced criticism in September for appearing in an ad promoting the double dose of the flu and COVID-19 vaccines, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ad was part of a partnership with Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company that developed a vaccine in response to the pandemic and has since become a common mark for anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists.
Pop culture figures and the industry that surround them have been enmeshed in political campaigns long before the duo some fans refer to as Swelce. Former President Bill Clinton first appeared on MTV during his 1992 campaign while he was still governor of Arkansas. Major stars including Johnny Cash, Mary Tyler Moore and Willie Nelson endorsed former President Jimmy Carter more than 40 years ago when he made his second run for the White House. Ronald Reagan got his start in politics after a career as an actor.
“That question of, does this stuff work in pop culture? It absolutely can,” Penney said. “And it does. And history has shown that.”
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NEWTON, Mass. — Hundreds of teachers were still on the picket line Wednesday afternoon, saying they wouldn’t go back until they got a fair contract. Although parents and teachers alike are waiting for a return to the classroom, it’s the high school seniors in the district who could be impacted the most.
Parents and students say some of their second quarter grades are still missing. For many who got deferred early or are applying to college regular decision, they fear the missing grades could hurt their chances of getting in.
“At this point, we just want a call when there is school,” parents Anna and Konstantin said. They have a daughter who is a senior at Newton South High School. She is in the midst of college applications and she is sending emails to schools saying her second quarter grades are unavailable.
“This is really frustrating and sad,” the parents said.
Second quarter grades were due four days after the strike began. The district now says those transcripts needed for applications will be delayed.
The high school sent out an email to colleges asking them not to penalize their students for this strike. They’re suggesting parents and students do the same.
“Colleges aren’t going to wait to make a decision because your application is incomplete versus somebody else’s application,” Anna said.
Nora Linsenn, a senior at Newton South, says her friends who deferred from early applications are worried their crucial quarter transcript won’t be available in time. “Getting good grades in the second quarter is important and people work really hard.”
She says many of her applications have an “X” next to the midyear transcript section.
School officials are also recommending students send screenshots of their mid-quarter grades to colleges, although some disagree with that strategy.
“We don’t necessarily want to do that those grades aren’t a final grade and not official.”
The NTA and the school committee are expected to give updates on the strike Wednesday night.
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Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The state of Florida has made changes that now bar transgender people from putting their gender identity on their licenses, as opposed to their gender at birth.
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“In Florida, you do not get to play identity politics with your driver license,” said Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director of Communications Molly Best. (FLHSMV) requires satisfactory proof of identity, including your biological sex, to the Department.
“It puts a target on our back,” said Equality Florida Director of Transgender Equality.
Nikole Parker is one of the transgender people now worried about what comes next now that they can’t choose their gender on driver’s licenses.
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The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles released a memo on Friday making sex assigned at birth, not gender identity, the determining factor for someone’s gender. This impacts replacement licenses and those who need a new license.
The state said the switch is important to enhance the security and reliability.
“It puts law enforcement in a very, very awkward and tenuous position,” said Law enforcement consultant Randy Nelson.
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Nelson said the changes could hinder someone from being identified accurately and is concerned about the impacts across communities that weren’t involved in the decision-making process.
“I know we’re divided there (as a state. Just about everything, not only social and cultural,” said Nelson.
Parker changed their ID to correspond with their gender identity nearly a decade ago. They feel what’s happening now is moving things in the wrong direction.
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“At the end of the day, we’re human beings like everyone else. Just trying to live authentically. And each year we just consistently see legislation that is against us and trying to make us not be able to live authentically,” said Parker.
People can get in trouble if they somehow misrepresent their gender on Florida licenses.
The state said that person could be subject to criminal or civil penalties, including getting their license cancelled, suspended or revoked.
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Attorneys delivered opening statements Wednesday in the trial of Michael Jason Meade, the now-retired Franklin County Sheriff's Office SWAT deputy charged with murder after he shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in Dec. 2020.
Meade is white and Goodson was a Black man.
Meade's attorneys say he pursued Goodson after seeing him handling a gun in a vehicle, while the two were stopped at an intersection.
The prosecutors say Goodson was driving home from a dentist appointment and picking up sub sandwiches when Meade chased him down.
The defense and the prosecution outlined the cases they intend to present to the jury over the next few weeks before Judge David Young in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The statements showed where each side differs on some key elements of the case, though they do agree on some facts. Goodson was wearing ear buds, he was carrying a bag of sub sandwiches as he walked into his home on Estates Place in North Linden and a gun was found with Goodson after he was shot six times by Meade.
Special prosecutor Gary Shroyer said Meade shot Goodson in the back through a storm door as he walked into his grandmother's house. Shroyer argued the shooting was not justifiable, because Goodson wasn't a threat to anyone. He claims Goodson was oblivious to Meade's commands.
"Casey did not pose a reasonable threat to the defendant or anyone else at the time he pulls his trigger. Because the evidence in our case shows Casey wasn't even facing him," Shroyer said.
Defense attorney Kaitlyn Stephens said Meade pursued Goodson because he thought he was a danger because of the weapon he saw. He said Goodson pointed the gun at him when they drove past each other and said that Goodson ran from him after after making eye contact with him. Meade fired the gun as Goodson walked into the house, after Goodson turned toward him and pointed his gun at him, making Meade fear for his life.
"It is every officer's worst nightmare to stare down the barrel of a gun. Both of them will tell you that leveling the gun in the direction of an officer is absolutely an immediate threat," Stephens said.
The defense is disputing whether or not all six shots were in Goodson's back.
Stephens said Meade pulled the trigger once while Goodson was turned toward him, but the other bullets struck Goodson because the rifle's rapid fire feature fires in six-round bursts.
Shroyer said all six shots were in Goodson's back and emphasized how Goodson fell, face forward with his palms down on the floor.
Each side says they have medical experts who can confirm which direction Goodson was facing when the first bullet hit him.
The attorneys are also offering differing perspectives on why Goodson's gun was lying next to him after he was shot.
Shroyer said Goodson had a concealed carry permit and was legally allowed to carry the weapon, and implied it likely fell from the holster when Goodson was shot in the back and fell forward.
"Casey's gun was found on the floor, with its safety still engaged. The gun had not been fired. He also had a soft-sided holster in the front of his pants. The holster does not have a strap to hold the gun in place. It's just you put it there. There's nothing there to hold it in," Shroyer said.
Stephens, though, said the weapon was found outside of a holster, within arm's reach of Goodson's body, because Goodson had the gun out when he went into the house as Meade followed.
She argues that these circumstances would mean Meade was justified in shooting Goodson.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the suspect turns toward the officer, looks in Jason's direction as he lifts his hand up, leveling the barrel of the gun toward my client. And in that split second, Jason steps to the left and fires in accordance with his training, one shot until he sees the suspect fall," Stephens said.
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The members of Frontier Ladies for Sheriff, a political pressure group based in Delta State, have expressed their gratitude to God for the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the victory of the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as the duly elected Governor of the state.
Miss Joyce Okproko, the convener and coordinator of the group, spoke at the Thanksgiving service held at Zion Baptist Church, Agadaga St. Off Jakpa road, Ekpan. She described the judgment as a win for the people of Delta State and a positive step for the state’s development.
In her testimony, Okproko expressed appreciation for God’s guidance and support throughout the election process. She also reaffirmed the group’s commitment to God and emphasized that Governor Oborevwori’s victory at the Apex Court is truly a reason to thank God, especially in light of the numerous pre- and post-election challenges.
In the heartfelt congratulations to Governor Oborevwori, Okproko hailed the victory as a triumph for all Deltans who yearn for effective governance. She urged the people to fully support the Governor in his mission to significantly improve their lives through his M.O.R.E agenda.
Emphasizing Governor Oborevwori’s promising start and demonstrated capabilities, she pointed to the quality of his appointments and the projects that have been initiated. She particularly highlighted the flyover projects managed by the renowned construction company, Julius Berger, predicting that once completed, Deltans will experience a new era of development and progress.
Describing Governor Oborevwori as a blessing for the state, Okproko appealed to everyone to set aside any election-related grievances and unite with the Governor to elevate the state to greater heights.
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The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy's determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games.
The IOC's latest statement Wednesday on the public rift came one day after local organizers of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics moved ahead with a plan to revive a century-old sliding track in the Dolomites ski resort.
Aiming to avoid construction costs and potential white elephant venues, the IOC wants the Winter Games, opening in just two years' time, to use an existing track — with two nearby options in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria.
The issue has become one of Italian national pride to avoid paying another country to stage 12 of the 116 medal events.
"The IOC firmly believes that the existing number of sliding centers, globally, is sufficient for the current number of athletes and competitions in the sports of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton," the Olympic body said in a statement.
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The IOC's opposition to an Italian renewal project on such a tight schedule — either at Cortina or Cesana, the now-closed sliding track at the 2006 Turin Olympics that was previously considered — has been publicly clear since its annual meeting in October held in Mumbai, India.
"(Only) existing and already operating tracks should be considered due to the very tight timeline remaining," the IOC said in a statement, stating it had been "unequivocal that no permanent venue should be built without a clear and viable legacy plan."
Italy's deputy prime minister detailed his country’s position Tuesday.
"It is not acceptable for the bobsled races to take place outside Italy," Antonio Tajani said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "We will do everything to achieve the goal."
Still, the Italian organizing committee aims to have a back-up plan if renovating the Cortina track used at the 1956 Winter Games is not ready by March next year.
The committee said after a board meeting Tuesday its plans rest on signing a contract with a Parma-based construction company that has offered to rebuild the Cortina track for $89 million.
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Jazz To Partner With Iconic Stanley Cup Creator
Jan 31, 2024, 1:28 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz announced they are partnering with the creator of the uber-popular Stanley cup line of drinkware.
The Jazz-branded Stanley cup be available on February 4 inside the Utah Jazz Team Store at the Delta Center during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
“Ticketed fans can purchase the limited-edition Utah Jazz branded 40oz Stanley Quencher in Black or Frost, and the 30oz IceFlow Tumbler in Polar,” the team announced in a release.
“That evening only, fans can take their newly purchased Stanley to a designated free customization station inside Delta Center where they can create a one-of-a-kind keepsake.”
In a very on-brand move, the @utahjazz have announced a partnership with @StanleyBrand. Per the release, “The partnership will bring Jazz fans access to exclusive co-branded Stanley products and further both brands’ commitment to sustainability through unique activations”… pic.twitter.com/9wGZFjg5qT
— Jake Hatch (Yawk) jakehatch.bsky.social (@JacobCHatch) January 31, 2024
In addition to the release on February 4, the Jazz will have a “Stanley Giveaway” during seven home games over the remainder of this season where an entire row of fans inside the Delta Center will be gifted Stanley products.
“We are incredibly excited to announce this multi-year partnership with Stanley, a brand deeply rooted in innovation and with a strong tie to the heart of Utah,” Jazz CCO Chris Barney said.
“Teaming up with Stanley was an obvious choice. This partnership will create lasting impact and value for devoted Jazz fans and local communities as we introduce exclusive merchandise, engaging content, and impactful sustainability initiatives through our collaboration.”
The Jazz and Stanley, through the Stanley Stainless Steals activation, will each donate $19.13 – an amount chosen to honor Stanley’s founding year – to the Wasatch Community Gardens, a local non-profit that supports the Salt Lake community by empowering them to grow and eat nutritious foods.
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| 2024-01-31T23:31:06Z
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Euan Storrier was the hero for Buckie Thistle as they held their nerve to defeat Banks o’ Dee on penalties in the first round of the Evening Express Aberdeenshire Cup.
After a goalless 90 minutes, the tie went straight to penalties in a battle of the substitute goalkeepers.
With Buckie stopper Stuart Knight leaving the pitch injured in the first half and Dee counterpart Daniel Hoban shown a red card late in the second half, substitutes Euan Storrier and Kyle Irvine were between the sticks for the shootout.
Storrier emerged as the penalty hero for Buckie, saving spot-kicks from Dee’s Ramsay Davidson and Chris Antoniazzi as Buckie won 4-3.
With Victoria Park deemed unplayable, the fixture was played at Spain Park but, despite giving up home advantage, Buckie progress to face Deveronvale in the second round of the competition next Wednesday.
Buckie boss Graeme Stewart said: “I’m delighted. The main objective was to get through and this is a hard place to come and win.
“I think we deserved it. I thought we were excellent in the first half and they did cause us some problems in the second, but overall we deserved the win.”
Stewart hailed the penalty heroics of substitute goalkeeper Storrier, adding: “He was excellent.
“He’s played some really good games for us and he’s unlucky here because we have got two really good goalkeepers, but he was the star tonight.
“They were two great saves. I’m delighted for him. He’s in there buzzing just now and so are they rest of the boys because we have the next round to look forward to.”
Banks o’ Dee co-manager Josh Winton was disappointed to lose out on penalties after an improved second-half display.
Dee were reduced to 10 men with 12 minutes remaining after Hoban was sent off after handling the ball outside of the area.
Winton said: “It’s never nice to be on the losing end of penalties.
“We were fortunate enough to be on the right end up at Huntly in the Aberdeenshire Shield.
“But, well done to Buckie. We wish them all the best in the next round.”
Cormack wins it late for Turriff
Elsewhere, Murray Cormack’s brace helped Turriff United come from behind to defeat Fraserburgh 3-2 and move up to seventh in the Breedon Highland League.
In an entertaining encounter at the Haughs, Turra led courtesy of Ewan Clark, but the Broch responded with strikes from Logan Watt and Scott Barbour.
However, Cormack’s double – the second of which was in stoppage time – won it for United, who go three points clear of Huntly in seventh.
Turriff boss Warren Cummings thought his side may settle for a draw before their grandstand finish.
He said: “The exuberance of youth wanting to go and win it probably showed.
“I was thinking about taking the point, but the players wanted to go and get the win and they did it.
“They’ve got energy to burn and they showed a great willingness to make forward runs.
“We’re delighted, we showed a lot of character.”
Fraserburgh remain fourth, eight points behind leaders Brechin City.
90' | GOOOAAALLL!
Fantastic play out quickly from Dey, down the right, John Allan collects and fires it into the near post where its helped into the net on the volley by @cormack_murray Beautiful finish!
Turriff United 3-2 Fraserburgh pic.twitter.com/BMID8WdZSS
— Turriff United Football Club (@TurriffUnitedFC) January 31, 2024
Barron and Finnis hit hat-tricks
Nairn County defeated Lossiemouth 5-1 at Station Park – with on-loan Elgin City striker Ben Barron netting a hat-trick.
Ciaran Young’s early goal for the hosts was cancelled out by a fine Ross Paterson strike for Lossie.
Barron nudged Nairn in front again and substitute Angus Dey added another on the hour before another two goals from Barron completed the scoring.
87' Goal for Nairn!
Hat trick hero! An inch perfect Calum MacKay cross is met by Ben Barron who heads it home from close range.
Ben Barron's home kit is sponsored by the Gordon Family
🟡 5-1 🔵 pic.twitter.com/iLjD8LRfGl
— Nairn County FC (@NairnCounty) January 31, 2024
Rothes captain Michael Finnis netted a hat-trick of penalties as Rothes defeated Strathspey Thistle 8-2 at Mackessack Park.
The Jags led twice with Jack Davison putting the visitors in front before Finnis netted the first of his spot-kicks.
Davison put Strathspey 2-1 up before Gary Kerr equalised for Rothes on the stroke of half time.
But two more penalties from Finnis plus goals from Jake Thomson, Aidan Wilson (2) and Bailey Paxton ensured Rothes ran out comfortable winners.
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Donald Trump has yet to officially clinch the Republican presidential nomination, but he's already begun to tease about a running mate. The NPR Politics Podcast dives into who might be on his list.
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Donald Trump has yet to officially clinch the Republican presidential nomination, but he's already begun to tease about a running mate. The NPR Politics Podcast dives into who might be on his list.
Copyright 2024 NPR
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President Joe Biden, who is pushing for a deal alongside Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate, faces a daunting task in convincing Republicans to defy Trump's wishes and embrace the deal — especially in the midst of an election year.
Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, had looked to February as a potential deadline to approve another tranche of military aid for Ukraine. But the $110 billion national security package that congressional leaders say is essential to buttressing American allies around the globe, including Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, has been swept up in the fight over border policies.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are running short of weapons, including air defenses and artillery to defend against Russia's ongoing attack. The Pentagon reported last week it is out of money for Ukraine.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned in a morning floor speech that “the survival of Ukraine is on the line.”
“The only way we’ll rise to the occasion is if both sides are serious about finding a bipartisan compromise,” he said, adding, “We have not concluded negotiations so we will keep going to get this done.”
Even if the Senate is able to finish the deal and pass it, resistance is strong in the House, where Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, holds significant sway over lawmakers. His opposition has left Republican leaders increasingly questioning whether the border legislation should be jettisoned from the package in a last-ditch effort to get the Ukraine funding through Congress.
“It's time for us to move something, hopefully including a border agreement, but we need to get help to Israel and to Ukraine quickly,” said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
Johnson discussed the idea of splitting up parts of the national security package in a Tuesday meeting with the speakers of the parliaments of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, but did not commit to any course of action, according to a person familiar with the meeting who spoke anonymously about the private discussion.
The speaker has long been skeptical of sending economic assistance to Kyiv, though he has also said he wants to halt Russian President Vladimir Putin's advance in Europe. But a large portion of Johnson's conference in the House is more firmly against the aid.
Stoltenberg, the longest-serving chief in NATO's history, pleaded Wednesday for lawmakers to act. In a speech Wednesday at the Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation, he warned that Putin's ambitions don't just end with Ukraine. He said the Russian president is intent on “reestablishing Russia’s sphere of influence and shaping an alternative world order.”
As Russian forces and drone attacks pummel the region, the Ukrainians will face increasingly difficulty defending their cities and populations from incoming assaults.
Yet Republicans also want to cut portions of the package that would not go directly to Ukraine's defenses. Of the $61 billion in the package for Ukraine, a portion, about $16 billion, would go toward economic, security and operational assistance.
The U.S. economic aid has been keeping the Ukrainian government functioning, paying for public works and employees and the services they provide, but Republicans prefer the U.S. focus its spending on military hardware to win the war.
The economic assistance for Ukraine is expected to be trimmed back in the final supplemental package, according to a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. The person said changes in the amount of humanitarian aid for Gaza, which was stripped from the package by House Republicans, are also being discussed.
Senate Republicans initially insisted on pairing border policy changes with Ukraine aid as part of a strategy to push the package through Congress. But so far, compromising on border policies has only made things more difficult.
Trump has seized on a key compromise in the bill that would expel migrants seeking asylum at the border once illegal crossings rise above 5,000 daily. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the Teamsters union in Washington Wednesday, he called the bill "terrible," but denied his opposition had anything to do with presidential politics.
“If the bill’s not going to be a great bill and really solve the problem, I wouldn’t do it at all,” Trump said.
Johnson, who has consulted with Trump on border policy in recent weeks, also told fellow Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning that the provision is a “non-starter” in the House. While he has said he has not passed final judgement on the bill, he is poised to reject any compromise.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent who has been central to Senate talks, said the group was close to releasing text but was still working through the intricacies of writing immigration law. She urged lawmakers to keep an open mind to the legislation.
Sinema called it “factually false” for conservatives to claim that the proposal would allow 5,000 migrants to enter the country daily. The expulsion authority would be one part of a new system that includes raising the initial standard to receive asylum protection and quickly processing asylum claims.
Migrants who apply for asylum at ports of entry would be put in a “removal authority program," in which their asylum case is decided within six months, Sinema said. And migrants who seek asylum in between ports of entry would be put into detention and removed within 10 to 15 days if they fail initial interviews, known as credible fear screenings.
“It ensures that the government both has the power and must close down the border during times when our system is overwhelmed, and it creates new structures to ensure that folks who do not qualify for asylum cannot enter the country and stay here,” she said. “It is a very robust package.”
Sinema said Johnson's team is familiar with the details of the bill.
Still, Johnson on Wednesday used his inaugural floor speech since becoming speaker to lay blame on Biden's handling of the border and rally Republicans to insist on hardline border measures, even though those policies have virtually no chance of passing the Senate.
“If we take a step back, if we consider the current catastrophe at the border, we can all see that our country is at a critical decision," he said.
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Associated Press writer Tara Copp contributed.
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Filming for Celebrity Big Brother is reportedly kicking off in just a few weeks time - with the first episode coming in March.
Fans have been chomping at the bit for the first revamped celebrity series of the iconic reality show. It seems they don't have long to wait as it's said this year's cast begin shooting their VTs in February.
It's also alleged some stars haven't even "signed on the dotted line yet", but bosses want the celebs that do to be "outrageous" in their introductory segments. AJ Odudu, 35, and Will Best, 38, are expected to return as hosts.
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An insider told The Sun: "Not all of the famous faces have even signed on the dotted line yet but the series is going full steam ahead and has already booked in studios to shoot the introductory videos that will play as each well-known housemate arrives.
"The first ones are set to be filmed in just a couple of weeks in mid February, and they should all be shot by the end of the month, bar any late signings. Producers want this year's stars to be really outrageous in their opening segments, so will be encouraging them to deliver their fighting talk and make dramatic promises that will hook viewers in."
It's believed Kate Middleton's uncle Gary Goldsmith - the brother of the Princess' mum Carole - will be heading into the house. According to reports, the controversial businessman has bagged himself a huge sum with ITV2 negotiators.
There's allegedly hope that he'll spill the tea on his Royal connections. A source told The Sun: "Gary is champing at the bit to get on Celebrity Big Brother.
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"He finalised the terms of his deal today and can’t wait to enter the house. The CBB team love him because of his link to Kate and the fact that he’s confident and loud and won't hold back.
Gary, who was present at Kate and Williams wedding in 2011, apparently has some big views on Harry and Meghan and producers are said to be rubbing their hands together at the thought of him discussing matters that have captivated Great Britain over the last few years. While it appears that Gary is a done deal, it is unknown who else has finalised deals.
The rumour mill has been in a spin for quite a while with regards to those who could take centre stage on the muc awaited programme. Dragon's Den star Levi Roots and former X Factor judge and Irish boyband expert Louis Walsh are also speculated to be in talks with CBB chiefs.
Additionally, Love Island star Chloe Burrows is anticipated to almost have her deal across the line with bosses. However, with her ex Toby Aromolaran currently on the All Stars series right now it's anyone's guess which one she'll show up on.
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The Senior Special Assistant on Students Engagement, Sunday Asefon has called on Nigerians to support the ongoing efforts of President Bola Tinubu to secure lives and properties by exposing criminal elements inside their communities.
Aseafon in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday also urged the security services to find and free the Emure-Ekiti primary school students who were abducted while travelling to Eporo-Ekiti for their day at school.
“I am deeply pained over the unfortunate killing of two of our revered traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo- Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola.
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“On behalf of my family, I extend our condolences to His Excellency Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, The Executive Governor of Ekiti State, and the good people of Ekiti State, especially the families and subjects of our departed kings.
“I am calling on the security agencies to track and rescue the primary school pupils from Emure-Ekiti who were kidnapped on their way from school at Eporo-Ekiti.
“I equally wish to appeal to the Citizenry to volunteer useful information that will aid in nabbing these murderers to the security agencies.
“This is indeed a challenging time for our nation and my people of Ekiti State in particular, but we must remain resolute in our support to the committed leadership of His Excellency President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his avid efforts to secure the lives of Nigerians,” he noted.
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iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,850,000 shares, a growth of 5.1% from the December 31st total of 18,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,678,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days.
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ EMB traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $87.98. 7,830,865 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,035,836. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $79.70 and a 12-month high of $89.97. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $87.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.18.
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3643 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 14th. This represents a $4.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.97%.
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About iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, formerly iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index (the Index). The Index is a diverse United States dollar-denominated emerging markets debt benchmark, which tracks the total return of actively traded external debt instruments in emerging market countries.
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From the occupied West Bank, an emergency hotline assists rescue efforts in Gaza By Aya Batrawy Published January 31, 2024 at 4:39 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Listen • 5:17 NPR visits an emergency hotline center in the West Bank assisting first responders in the Gaza Strip. Copyright 2024 NPR
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BROCKTON, Mass — A driving instructor who allegedly bribed a road test examiner at the Brockton RMV to issue driver’s licenses to those who did not pass has agreed to plead guilty, Acting United States District Attorney said Wednesday.
Ngan Dinh, 48, of Boston, is accused of paying a road test examiner to tell the Brockton RMV that applicants had passed their driving tests when they had not.
Some of the applicants did not even show up to take the test, the Department of Justice says.
Dinh is facing a charge of one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud. The charge provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
Dinh’s plea hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there.
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Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A new state law mandates union membership be at least 60-percent for the union to continue operating and the Volusia United Educators, or VUE, could be dipping below that.
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However, union representatives said the recertification process is between them and the state and they feel blindsided by a recent move by the school board.
“Quite frankly, the board has inserted themselves in a process where they do not have a role and we believe it is intentional and it is malicious,” said VUE President Elizabeth Albert.
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The school district notified the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, or PERC, that union representation did not meet the threshold in time for recertification.
In a statement to Eyewitness News, a district spokesperson said: “The certification VUE turned in did not reconcile with their PERC filing, and our legal representative responded to their recertification petition to provide PERC with the information we had from VUE’s solidarity reports. It was an accounting of information only and a timeline. There is an obligation for districts to do their due diligence to ensure that statute is followed.”
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Albert said according to the Florida Education Association, Volusia United Educators is the only union in the state dealing with this issue.
She added if a union does not maintain 60-percent membership, there is an option for an election. She believes if there is an opportunity to take that step, the union would be safe.
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“This current situation has led to an absolute new momentum and revitalization of our recruitment efforts and we have people knocking at our door to join,” said Albert.
The union maintains that the only reason membership has fallen recently, is because the union can no longer obtain dues through payroll deduction, so it is in a transition period.
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WASHINGTON — (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met with leaders of the Teamsters Union in Washington Wednesday as he tried to chip away at President Joe Biden's organized labor support heading into a likely general election rematch.
Trump participated in a roundtable with the union's executive board, its president and members as he works to win over the blue-collar workers who helped fuel his 2016 victory and who are expected to play a major role in November, particularly in critical Midwestern swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan.
Speaking to reporters after what he called “a very productive meeting," Trump acknowledged the union typically backs Democrats, but said of a possible endorsement, “Stranger things have happened."
“Usually a Republican wouldn’t get that endorsement,” he said. “But in my case it’s different because I’ve employed thousands of Teamsters and I thought we should come over and pay our respects."
“As you know, a big part of the voting bloc votes for me."
Union members tend to vote Democratic, with 56% of members and households backing Biden in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. And Biden has already received significant organized labor backing with early endorsements from the AFL-CIO and others. But Trump is hoping to cut into that support as he casts himself as pro-worker and tries to exacerbate divisions between union leaders and some rank-and-file members.
Days before the meeting, he called on members of the United Auto Workers to oust their president, Shawn Fain, after the group endorsed Biden.
“Shawn Fain doesn’t understand this or have a clue,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. “Get rid of this dope & vote for DJT. I will bring the Automobile Industry back to our Country.”
Trump aides, before Wednesday's meeting, said the fact that it was taking place was a win in and of itself. For the first time, the union has been holding a series of roundtable discussions with candidates from both parties as it weighs its decision, expected following the summer party conventions.
“Our members want to hear from all candidates of all parties about what they plan to do for working people as president,” Teamsters president Sean O’Brien had said in a statement. “Our union wants every candidate to know that there are 1.3 million Teamsters nationwide whose votes will not be taken for granted. Workers’ voices must be heard.”
O’Brien later described the conversation with Trump as “pleasant” and “direct,” but said the union was a long way from making a decision. He said it has additional questions for Trump and for Biden, who has yet to set a similar meeting. He said the Teamsters will poll members over the coming weeks.
He acknowledged that Trump has the support of many members.
“There's no doubt about (it)," he said, “there is union support for President Trump. And there's always union support for President Biden,” But even as he praised Biden's record he, added: “What you've done in the past doesn't guarantee your future with us. We want to know what you're going to do for our members moving forward.”
Biden has long billed himself as the most labor-friendly president in history, and went so far as to turn up on a picket line in the Detroit area during an autoworkers' strike last fall. Campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt said Biden "looks forward to meeting with the Teamsters and earning their endorsement," but that the timing of a meeting remains to be announced.
On Thursday, Biden will travel to Michigan, where he plans to meet with United Auto Workers members, according to a campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of a trip that had not been formally announced.
Earlier this month, the Teamsters' O’Brien met privately with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club, where the two discussed issues including right-to-work laws that allow those in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying dues and fees. They also posed for a side-by-side photo, both flashing thumbs-up signs, that Trump posted online.
In an interview with Fox Business after the meeting, O’Brien said, “We put our cards on the table. It was a very matter-of-fact meeting."
“He claimed he was, you know, 100% ... supportive of unions, but history obviously, you take a look back and there’s certain issues that we have with him,” the union president said.
During Trump's presidency, the National Labor Relations Board reversed several key rulings that had made it easier for small unions to organize, strengthened the bargaining rights of franchise workers and provided protection against anti-union measures for employees.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority — including three justices that Trump nominated — overturned a decades-old pro-union decision in 2018 involving fees paid by government workers. The justices in 2021 rejected a California regulation giving unions access to farm property so they could organize workers.
While the Teamsters endorsed Biden in 2020 and Hillary Clinton in 2016, O'Brien stressed the union has “a very diverse membership. And our members vote.”
Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University, said that in the past unions almost automatically endorsed Democratic candidates. But this year, he said, unions like the Teamsters have required candidates to outline their positions and show how they will support rank-and-file workers.
The message to candidates: “If you don’t help labor and you don’t help my position, you’re not going to get my endorsement,” Wheaton said.
He estimates about 30% to 40% of Teamsters members voted for Trump in 2020, even though the union endorsed Biden.
“You need to do your due diligence and listen, and let them have the option and ability to say what they want,” said Wheaton.
This is not the first time Trump has tried to woo union members. In September, he traveled to Michigan while his Republican rivals separately held a debate and tried to win over autoworkers by lambasting Biden's electric vehicles push in the midst of a strike. During his speech, Trump urged the UAW to endorse him, directly appealing to Fain from the floor of a non-unionized auto parts plant.
Fain instead called Trump a “scab,” a derogatory term for workers who cross union picket lines and work during a strike, as he endorsed Biden.
“This November we can stand up and elect someone who stands with us and supports our cause, or we can elect someone who will divide us and fight us every step of the way,” Fain said.
Teamsters members include UPS drivers, film and television workers, freight operators, members of law enforcement and other government workers.
Biden already has the backing of the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which rolled out their endorsements together last June.
While overall union membership rates nationwide fell to an all-time low in 2023, the country's largest unions have nonetheless built sprawling get-out-the-vote efforts, which Biden is counting on to help turn out his supporters in pivotal swing states.
The campaign of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump’s last remaining GOP rival, did not respond to a request for comment about whether she intends to meet with the Teamsters.
O'Brien said they hadn't received a response from her. Given what he called her past anti-union comments, he said, “It doesn't surprise at all.”
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Krisher reported from Detroit. Associated Press writer Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.
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Oregon officials have announced a 90-day state of emergency in Portland due to a serious public health and safety crisis linked to the widespread use of fentanyl.
“Our country and our state have never seen a drug this deadly and addictive, and all are grappling with how to respond,” Gov. Tina Kotek said in a press release Tuesday. “The Chair, the Mayor, and I recognize the need to act with urgency and unity across our public health and community safety systems to make a dent in this crisis. We are all in this together. The next 90 days will yield unprecedented collaboration and focused resources targeting fentanyl and provide a roadmap for next steps.”
The declaration will allow the city, state, and county to use available resources from human services, state police, health authorities, and emergency departments to set up a command center in Central City, which is composed of 10 districts, to serve as the focal point for daily communication, coordination, and efforts to address the fentanyl crisis.
“The Command Center will serve to refocus existing resources. It will also share and publicly report data on the impacts of fentanyl in downtown, use data to identify and respond to acute needs and gaps in service, identify any specific resources necessary to address gaps, and establish a system to coordinate that can be sustained beyond the 90-day startup period,” the press release notes.
While the state’s health department will launch educational campaigns across town to promote drug prevention and treatment, the county will “distribute and train partners on the use of Narcan and issue reports on overdose data.”
The fentanyl crisis has led to a staggering surge in fatalities in Oregon, as reported by health authorities. In 2022, the total number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths reached a grim milestone of 956. Although data for 2023 is still being compiled, by June, the toll from unintentional overdoses had already reached 628, and it is anticipated to surpass 1,250 once all the data is collected, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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How We’re Tackling Fertility Challenges At Ijenwa Fertility – Ijeoma Muoma
The founder of Ijenwa Fertility, a certified trado-medical company in Nigeria, Ijeoma Muoma, has been speaking on how the medical centre has been helping to address the fertility problems that couples have to deal with.
Infertility remains one of the major challenges women grapple with after marriage, and majority of them are not aware of the problem until after consummation fail to result in pregnancy. They say the joy of motherhood comes in moments, but the absence of such brings nothing but hard and frustrating times.
Without denial, it is something only God can do but one of his gifted hands is Ijeoma Muoma through Ijenwa Fertility. Divinely bestowed and tutored by her grandmother, her yearning as a child to become a pharmacist and passion to cater to people, has led her to become a renowned fertility doctor.
“Having always wanted to be a pharmacist from childhood, growing up I saw my grandmother attending to women looking for children and also taking delivery in the native way. That got my interest and each time we go to the village, I always stay by her helping.
“When I became much older, then I lost my grandmother to death, I started having repeated dreams of an old woman showing me herbs and roots in my dreams and what to do with them. It was at this point, I channeled my dreams into becoming a herbal doctor. I have always wanted to be a health worker from birth. A pharmacists precisely, but nature had other plans for me”, explained the founder of Ijeoma Fertility.
Having been in operation for 15 years, experienced Ijenwa Fertility has helped women who have been confronted with years of difficulty with conception, become mothers. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is a graduate of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, in Enugu State; a member of Integrative Medicine Nigeria and member of Lagos Trado-Medical body, narrated the fulfillment that comes with helping couples achieve their dreams of becoming parents after years of delay and failed medical procedures.
“I was excited, scared at the same time but I had the confidence because I was created for this,” she said about the first time she helped a desperate woman get pregnant with trado-medical care. “As a fertility herbal doctor, when a couple achieves pregnancy through your treatment, there is this unexplainable joy in your heart. When they deliver the child, I can stay the whole day without food because of happiness”, she said.
The Ijenwa Fertility CEO revealed that her patients include celebrities who prefer to keep their profile secret. The first child in a family of five, advised aspiring trado-medical practitioners to ensure they acquire adequate training for standard practice.
“My advice to anyone entering the health sector in 2024, is get equipped with enough knowledge, go for training and seminars”, Ijeoma Muoma said.
However, she bemoaned the challenges faced by her and colleagues in the industry, some of which she mentioned to be influx of counterfeit materials, unfriendly government policies, falling value of the naira, etc.
“Substandard materials, lack of manpower, no government support, crazy policies, no electricity. So many. Dollar rate has affected my business, because I use a combination of both foreign and local herbs in our drug production and treatment. Most of the machines we use for treatment and drug production are produced outside Nigeria,” she lamented.
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Casey Scott surprises some Utahns with free gas cards
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SALT LAKE CITY — It’s Wednesday, which means Casey Scott, who turned 50 on Tuesday, was out surprising some lucky Utah drivers with free $50 gas cards!
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Police investigating death of pedestrian in Glasgow issue driver appeal By Press Association January 31 2024, 9:53 pm January 31 2024, 9:53 pm Share Police investigating death of pedestrian in Glasgow issue driver appeal Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/scotland/6359645/police-investigating-death-of-pedestrian-in-glasgow-issue-driver-appeal/ Copy Link Police investigating a fatal road incident in Glasgow have appealed for a driver to come forward (Jane Barlow/PA) Police investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a bus in Glasgow have issued a call for a motorist to come forward. The 64-year-old man was struck by the bus at 7.30am on January 27 on Great Western Road, near the junction with Horselethill Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are keen to speak with the driver of a blue/grey VW Sharan or Touran taxi which was travelling on Great Western Road. Police say the driver may have witnessed the incident or could have dashcam footage that could assist with inquiries. Road policing sergeant Scott Gourlay said: “Extensive inquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash. “Think back, were you in that area that day and did you see what happened? If so, please get in touch. “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the man who has died. Our officers will continue to support them.” Anyone with information is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 0766 of January 27.
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Jorge Rubiano arrived alone in Chicago, but his pain and trauma came with him.
For months, he tried to find steady work. For months, he's been sleeping in a crowded temporary shelter, worrying about his wife and mother back in Colombia. Are they safe? Did I make the right decision?
He recalls a frightening phone call with his wife in Colombia, cut short when the bus she was riding on was being robbed.
Rubiano, 43, is also haunted by memories of his harrowing journey to Chicago, during which he says he was kidnapped for a month, before escaping.
He left his country, he says, over a land dispute in which the government threatened his life.
"I'm still in between two dangers," Rubiano says in Spanish. "If I return it's very possible they kill me, and if I stay I don't know what can happen here."
More than 30,000 migrants and asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago since August of 2022 — most of them from South and Central America. They are fleeing the collapse of their economies, a lack of food and jobs, and violence back home.
Many came here on a bus from Texas, sent by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who said Chicago — and other so-called sanctuary cities that embrace immigrants — would provide much-needed relief "to our small, overrun border towns."
The buses haven't stopped since.
Migrants fleeing hardship, danger, fear and loss
Interviews with more than 30 people reveal the emotional toll migrants face, and the efforts of individuals and organizations that are trying to fill the gaps of a frayed mental health system.
Some of those efforts are catching the attention of leaders in other big U.S. cities also coping with large influxes of newly-arrived migrants.
For many, their journeys here were terrifying. A young girl who fell into a river, her pregnant mother struggling to hold her small hand, so the current wouldn't whisk her away. Women who were forced to have sex with gang members to get from country to country. People who walked over the dead in the jungle, or are wracked with guilt over the sick and injured left behind.
Their stories have unfolded across Chicago: in the quiet space of a therapist's office, at an informal healing circle in the back of a store, with a nurse at a folding table propped up outside a police station.
But for many migrants, taking care of their mental health might not be a priority.
"They're in survival mode," says Sharon Davila, a school-based social worker who has screened migrant families. "They need their basic needs met. The number one thing is they're looking for jobs."
Just getting in front of a therapist or a social worker can be extremely difficult for even the most savvy and persistent. With a shortage of mental health workers, wait lists for an appointment can be months long.
Layer on being new to this country, speaking a different language, and having no health insurance. Getting help can seem impossible.
Therapist Susie Moya worries about a mental health crisis brewing for many migrants.
"Right now it's on the back burner," says Moya, who has worked with migrants on Chicago's Lower West Side. "But I'm thinking a year from now when these families are settled in. Who is going to be providing that support?"
Informal support, with a side of soup
It's a Monday night in the back room of an insurance agency on the Southwest Side. About 20 migrants have arranged their chairs in a circle. Each person takes a turn describing how they feel on a scale of one to 10, as social worker Veronica Sanchez gently encourages them to share why.
Warm homemade chicken soup and arepas await them for dinner.
A woman says her husband got deported, and she's heartbroken that she left her children behind. A man says he worked several days that week, but never got paid. Another says he is grateful to God for bringing him to America, but he misses his mom, dad and brothers.
Finding work and reuniting with family is important, Sanchez tells them. But right now she's concerned about their mental health.
"Maybe we have answers. Maybe we don't. But when you open up a safe space where you can share your sorrows... you don't feel so alone," Sanchez says in Spanish.
Sanchez understands the migrants' desperation. She comes from a long line of pottery makers in Mexico. Sanchez was just four years old when her father left to work in Cicero, a suburb outside Chicago. She didn't see her father for almost seven years, until they were reunited as a family in Cicero.
Those memories fuel her work with the healing circle. "When I was talking to them, it really came from the heart," Sanchez says. "I was seeing the migrants' faces, that they were so scared."
Informal support groups like this one have popped up around Chicago in shelters, storefronts, churches and schools, led by volunteers or mental health professionals.
Many of these support groups don't last long. Volunteers get burned out. Migrants prioritize other needs. Or the city moves them from place to place.
The costs of ignoring loss and trauma
Some volunteers and mental health providers emphasize that not every migrant might be experiencing severe trauma.
But for many, trauma can have lasting impact. Trauma can change the wiring in a person's brain and make someone more vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
Daily or ongoing stressors can add up to what Chicago psychologist Laura Pappa calls "little t trauma" — like not feeling welcomed right away.
"A lot of people come here seeking the American dream and they realize that that's not there," says Pappa, who came to the U.S. from Argentina as a teen. "A lot of people were not expecting that, how hard it is on this side. I've had a lot of parents who've come alone and ask themselves, was it worth it?"
It can be hard to persuade migrants to seek help, however. There's a stigma about the need for mental health care in many immigrant communities, particularly among Latino men, Pappa says.
But, she adds, the stigma is easing as talking about emotions becomes more common.
Training the front-line workers in shelters
One effort to provide faster help involves training hundreds of peoplewho don't have a medical background, but work in city-run shelters. These front-line workers, such as case managers and shelter supervisors, are learning to lead support groups called Café y Comunidad charlas — coffee and community talks.
The initiative is led by the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, the University of Chicago's Crown Family School, and Lurie Children's Center for Childhood Resilience.
The idea is to help migrants feel less isolated and try to prevent the most extreme outcomes, such as suicide.
"We have to help people the minute they arrive," explainsAimee Hilado, an assistant professor at UC's Crown School and chair of the coalition. "That's actually going to promote healing down the line."
Case manager Albert Ayala has led a charla in the ballroom of a downtown shelter. He recalls moments of joy, such as when a woman said she was searching for love — and hands shot up hoping to catch her attention.
Ayala says he's watched migrants who arrive scared and shy blossom after attending a charla.
"We try to tell them we're no different from you," says Ayala, who is Mexican American. "Your dream is possible."
Leaders in Philadelphia and San Jose have reached out asking how to replicate the effort, Hilado says.
Outside his shelter, Rubiano, the migrant from Colombia, says he hasn't attended one of these support groups. He says he tries to keep busy working on his English skills. And he recently found a full-time job in a supermarket.
He longs for his family, and for the chance to bring them here — once there is a stable life he can offer them.
WBEZ is part of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a group of newsrooms covering stories on mental health care access and inequities in the U.S. The Collaborative's partners include The Carter Center, the Center for Public Integrity and newsrooms in select states across the country.
WBEZ's Manuel Martinez contributed to this report.
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The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services activated its operations center and positioned personnel and equipment in areas most at risk from the weather.
Brian Ferguson, Cal OES deputy director of crisis communications, characterized the situation as "a significant threat to the safety of Californians” with concerns for impact over 10 to 14 days from the Oregon line to San Diego and from the coast up into the mountains.
“This really is a broad sweep of California that’s going to see threats over the coming week,” Ferguson said.
Much of the first storm’s heaviest rain and mountain snow was expected to arrive late Wednesday and overnight into Thursday.
“The main impact is going to be runoff from heavy rainfall that is probably going to result in flooding of some waterways,” said Robert Hart, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s western region.
Last winter, California was battered by numerous drought-busting atmospheric rivers that unleashed extensive flooding, big waves that hammered shoreline communities and extraordinary snowfall that crushed buildings. More than 20 people died.
The memory was in mind in Capitola, along Monterey Bay, as Joshua Whitby brought in sandbags and considered boarding up the restaurant Zelda's on the Beach, where he is kitchen manager.
“There's absolutely always a little bit of PTSD going on with this just because of how much damage we did take last year," Whitby said.
The second storm in the series has the potential to be much stronger, said Daniel Swain a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Models suggest it could intensify as it approaches the coast of California, a process called bombogenesis in which a spinning low-pressure system rapidly deepens, Swain said in an online briefing Tuesday. The process is popularly called a “cyclone bomb.”
That scenario would create the potential for a major windstorm for the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of Northern California as well as heavy but brief rain, Swain said.
Southern California, meanwhile, would get less wind but potentially two to three times as much rain as the north because of a deep tap of Pacific moisture extending to the tropics, Swain said.
“This is well south of Hawaii, so not just a Pineapple Express,'" he said.
The new storms come halfway through a winter very different than a year ago.
Despite storms like a Jan. 22 deluge that spawned damaging flash floods in San Diego, the overall trend has been drier. The Sierra Nevada snowpack that normally supplies about 30% of California's water is only about half of its average to date, state officials said Tuesday.
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Nic Coury contributed to this report from Capitola, California.
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On April 28, 2022, I wrote in this column an open letter to Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, one of those correspondences one sometimes take up as a public duty, especially if one envisages that things may go wrong with the discharge of public or private duty to the public and posterity. I’m republishing an excerpt of the letter as a lesson which Ayu refused to learn. Happy reading!
Letter to Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP chairman
Mr Chairman, I decided to make this letter an open one due to its public nature and significance and most especially because there is nothing secret or confidential to warrant it being routed to you as a personal or confidential correspondence. Hope, you don’t mind?… Mr Chairman, your emergence as the helmsman of PDP at this period in the historical juncture of Nigeria is not just fortuitous because the ineluctable march of history records the fact that no human event is entirely made without the deliberate effort of man as dictated by historical necessity. Take the case of PDP as a case point. In 1998, the military interregnum was rolled back by the conscious effort of Nigerians especially when G18 metamorphosed to G34 wrote Abacha on the need to restore democracy. From that point, Nigerian leaders conquered fear, that major hindrance to human progress and with the courage arising therefrom political forces galvanized to confront the military oligarchs. The deaths of Abacha and Abiola in controversial circumstances were part of those inexplicable forces of history and from then on, political activities gathered momentum.
General Abdulsalam Abubakar transition programmes creation of three parties (PDP, APP and AD) further entrenched the political process. However, Nigerian social forces and people were not ready to seize the momentum to work for “a revolutionary resolution of the mafia problem’ which was, and I hope still is your academic or intellectual position on Nigerian problem as eloquently presented in that seminal paper you contributed to the study by the social sciences teachers of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Jos. That study entitled, ‘The Kaduna Mafia: A Study of the Rise, Development and Consolidation of a Nigerian Power Elite’ edited by Bala J. Takaya and Sonni Gwanle Tyoden remains one of the most incisive explanation of Nigerian leadership problem. I do not know how you interpret your emergence as the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party. To me, God has placed you at this pivotal position to help resolve the inter- nal contradictions that have been responsible for Nigeria’s stagnancy and dysfunction. In your essay, ‘The Kaduna Mafia: A study of the Rise, Development and Consolidation of a Nigerian Power Elite’’ you rightly diagnosed the different perspectives to the problem and came to the conclusion that the problem of Nigerian ruling class has its root in the formation and foundation of Nigeria as each ethnic and religious group contributed to the emergence of this ruling class of which the Hausa-Fulani segment, the most potent of them all, has had itself singled out and maligned for Nigeria’s leadership failure. Your argument and recommendations are summarized at page 126 of the book.
The solution, according to you must be that Nigerians “must be educated, mobilised and organised to similarly form alliances across such artificial boundaries; alliances based on concrete class interests aimed at restoring their human dignity in a free, just and human Nigeria. You emphasized that “more than anything else, the resolution of Nigeria’s class contradictions is the most effective way of permanently resolving the Kaduna mafia and all other Mafiosi or the bourgeois control problem which breed nothing but corruption, economic decay, poverty, ethnic hatred and religious intolerance.” This is your submission sir, and I agree with you. Now how are you going to practicalize this erudite thesis made over 35 years ago? To me, just as Marx postulated that philosophers have interpreted the world the problem is how to change it, so in the same way I ask you: quo vadis? What is to be done? And this question points us to the earlier position that your emergence at this period of Nigeria’s history is for a purpose. That purpose is to practicalise your thesis by help- ing to educate Nigerians with the sole object of chang- ing Nigeria. The argument would be: what can a single individual as a party chairman do to realise the object that is so clearly diagnosed as a national problem in the above stated thesis you made some 35 years ago? An argument such as the above stated appears sensible if the critical role of a historical individual is dispensed with but certainly germane if march of history as imperceptible movement of social evolution is noted and acknowledged as potent dynamic force.
The same way a lone Islamic cleric, Uthman dan Fodio became a radiating force to lead a revolution that overthrew the indigenous Hausa states and supplanted them with non-indigenous settler-rulership so also the rev- olution that will change Nigeria into a free, democratic and just state and society will be led by an individual like you. Who would think the American patriots organised as ‘Sons of Liberty’ formed in 1765 in the 13 American colonies and led by Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and many others whose resistance to British colonialism sparked off the 1776 revolution? So, Mr Chairman should not fall into the trap of those who argue that there is nothing an individual can do. First, Mr Chairman should recognize that PDP is in dire need of leadership and he should provide it regardless of whose ox is gored. It should start with the zoning question the absence of fidelity to which has done incalculable harm to the party as was the case in 2015 when some Northern lead- ers pulled out to join All Progressives Congress to defeat PDP in 2015 general elections.
The present dissembling of PDP with the issue of zoning will hurt the party more if it is not adhered to simply because the geopolitical group it favours appears weak to assert their right? Most of the Northerners (Atiku, Tambuwal, Saraki, etc) were the very people who sabotaged PDP by pulling out of it because the party did not zone its presidential candidacy to the North. In 2019, they came back to PDP and were offered the ticket with Atiku flying the PDP Presidential flag against President Buhari. APC has zoned its presidential candidacy to the South but PDP Northern bigwigs think that they can work magic by prevailing on PDP to give the Far-North the ticket to pitch a Northern candidate against APC Southern candidate, and hopefully win because, according to them the North has the demographic advantage over South. But they are making a mistake because if PDP sabotages its zoning formula there will be a groundswell of popular revolt against it from the entire Southern region to bury such PDP Northern candidate in the debris of its fallen edifice.
So, Mr Chairman be the agent of change you preached and still preach in your seminal thesis at the University of Jos unless of course you did not actually believe the verity of that submission. Meanwhile, just know it that 2023 is pregnant with foreboding that signposts that a change of gargantuan proportion may happen in Nigerian leadership question and old things will pass away and all things made new. Change is in the air and I implore you to feel the pulse of it, the imminence of its birth and the sheer weight of its potency. Be the vessel through which it will come and you would have fulfilled the prophecy which that your seminal essay, ‘Kaduna Mafia: Towards a Revolutionary Resolution of the Mafia Problem’ signposted in 1987.
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Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today By Dara Kerr Published January 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Listen • 3:45 During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online. Copyright 2024 NPR
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DUNSTABLE, Mass. — Authorities transported a person for evaluation after an hourslong standoff with police on Wednesday afternoon.
Officers responding to a home on Main Street for reports of an individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis found the person had barricaded themselves inside the house, according to Dunstable Police.
Officials shut down the street and requested aid from the Northern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) to negotiate with the individual.
Police say they were eventually able to enter the home and found the individual. He was safely removed and transported to a nearby hospital, according to authorities.
There were no reports of any injuries.
“I would like to commend the work of our officers, with assistance from NEMLEC, for their professionalism during this incident,” said Chief Erik Hoar. “This was a case where our ongoing training assisted us in de-escalating the situation and having positive outcome.”
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The full group buying the Baltimore Orioles at a $1.725 billion valuation was revealed Wednesday, and it had a very big name for the club's fans.
Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. is one of nine names that was revealed in the Orioles' announcement of the sale by the Angelos family, which was reported Tuesday. The group is led by two billionaires in Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and Ares Management co-founder Michael Arougheti, with Rubenstein as the controlling owner.
In addition to Ripken, other shareholders include NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill, former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke and business names Michele Kang, Mitchell Goldstein and Michael Smith.
The deal is still pending approval from MLB's other owners. Per previous reports, the new group will acquire 40% control of the Orioles, with the remainder transferring following the death of patriarch Peter Angelos. The Angelos family will reportedly still retain a "sizable interest" in the team.
Ripken is the Orioles' all-time leader in games played, hits, home runs and many other statistics. Since his retirement in 2001, the 63-year-old has built up a business portfolio that includes the Aberdeen Ironbirds, an Orioles minor-league affiliate.
Ripken had signaled an interest in purchasing a stake of the Orioles as far back as 2007. Now, he'll be part of the group steering the team where he, his brother Billy and his father Cal Sr. played or coached for a combined 64 years.
The Orioles have been a part of my life since I was a child, and this is a special day. I look forward to this opportunity and will do whatever I can to help the organization. Let’s go O’s!
— Cal Ripken, Jr. (@CalRipkenJr) January 31, 2024
Bringing in Ripken is a good way for a group of billionaires to endear themselves to the fanbase, but the team's fans will obviously be wanting more.
The Orioles are being sold at promising, but pivotal time in franchise history. The team is coming off a 2023 season in which it went 101-61, its best record since 1979, and boasts one of the most impressive collections young talent in MLB between young stars like Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson and a farm system led by baseball's top prospect in Jackson Holliday.
At this point, the Orioles' priority will be finding supporting pieces for their young stars and trying to sign them to long-term extension. The Angelo family earned the fanbase's ire with its hesitance to spend in a sport where payroll size heavily correlates with consistent winning and it will be up to the new ownership group to show it will do business differently.
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Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
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Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
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A German Shepherd named Indy is on a long road to recovery after falling down an old well around this time last year.
Scripps News San Diego caught up with Indy at physical therapy on Tuesday to track his progress.
"So, Indy is here for his therapy treatment … Yes you're talking about it!" the physical therapist said as the dog chimed in with a lively bark.
The 10-year-old German shepherd is a retired police dog that captured the heart of his community after he was rescued from a 40-foot well in Chula Vista, California.
"He had a giant scar and cut from his shoulder all the way to his back — a very bad wound that was filled with mud," said Mark Pugh, Indy's owner. "He strained his legs and ruptured a disc in his back."
Pugh said after the accident, Indy couldn't walk at all. Pugh has been taking him to Aqua Animal Care Center in Oceanside twice a week for physical therapy.
The facility has an underwater treadmill and laser therapy, which requires Indy to don some spiffy goggles.
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"It brings in good blood flow, it reduces inflammation, reduces pain," the physical therapist said about the laser treatment.
Indy also does a series of exercises, building his balance, coordination and muscle strength. The treatment is working, but at a steep cost.
"His spirit's coming back," said Pugh. "It's almost to the point where if I don't find other resources, or I get the insurance company to come forward, I'll be out of money next month."
Combining the physical therapy, Indy's emergency veterinary care and monthly medication, Pugh said the bill for his precious dog's treatment has crossed the $100,000 mark.
A GoFundMe page was set up to try and raise funds for Indy's care, and it was shared out by Scripps News San Diego.
Despite the six-figure cost, Pugh said he can't imagine not doing everything he can to help Indy live and recover — especially since man's best friend has been there for him.
"When you take on a pet ... you're supposed to care for them and treat them and shelter them. That's what you take on. It's not a lighthearted decision. That's what you take on," he said.
This story was originally published by Madison Weil at Scripps News San Diego.
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Even when compared with other CEOs, who routinely get paid roughly 200 times more than their typical employees, Elon Musk’s pay package was eye-opening.
A judge in Delaware on Tuesday struck down the package that Tesla established for Musk in 2018, ruling that the process was "flawed" and the price "unfair." Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick called the package "the largest potential compensation opportunity ever observed in public markets by multiple orders of magnitude."
So, if Musk isn’t worth the maximum $55.8 billion value of the package, how much is he worth? It’s a thorny question without an easy answer in the notoriously complex world of executive compensation.
McCormick's ruling bumped Musk out of the top spot on the Forbes list of wealthiest people. The magazine on Wednesday lopped $25 billion off his net worth, reducing it to $185.3 billion, putting him behind fashion and cosmetics magnate Bernard Arnault and family.
Critics have argued for years that CEO pay packages are exorbitant. The median compensation for a CEO of an S&P 500 company was valued at $14.8 million, according to the latest AP CEO pay survey for 2022 conducted with the executive compensation research firm Equilar. It would take the typical worker at one of those companies more than 185 years to earn what their chief executive reaped in just 12 months.
In 2018, Tesla estimated the value of Musk's compensation package at $2.28 billion, topping the previous highest package of $1.39 billion given to Blackstone's Steven Schwarzman 10 years earlier, according to Equilar. The value of Musk's package has grown as Tesla's stock price increased. By comparison, in 2022 the median worker at Tesla made $34,084.
Under Musk's pay plan, he received a chunk of stock options each time Tesla's market value rose by $50 billion. Ultimately, he would have the chance to buy nearly 304 million shares for $23.34 each. Tesla has met each of the performance hurdles since the package was awarded. Its stock is trading at roughly $191 compared with $21 at the start of 2018.
The judge determined that Tesla’s board lacked independence from Musk. His lawyers said the package needed to be rich to give Musk an incentive not to leave — a line of reasoning the judge shot down.
“Swept up by the rhetoric of ‘all upside,’ or perhaps starry eyed by Musk’s superstar appeal, the board never asked the $55.8 billion question: ‘Was the plan even necessary for Tesla to retain Musk and achieve its goals?’” McCormick wrote.
Musk's fans would argue that he shouldn't be paid like other CEOs because he isn't like other CEOs. He and Tesla are practically inseparable, so keeping him as CEO is key to the company's growth. He built the company from an idea to the most valuable automaker in the world, last year selling more electric vehicles than any other company. His star power gets free publicity, so the company spends little on advertising. And he has forced the rest of the auto industry to accelerate plans for electric vehicles to counter Tesla's phenomenal growth.
To figure out how much to pay their CEO, corporate boards often start by looking at how much their rivals are paying theirs: They need to pay enough to attract and keep the talent.
General Motors, for example, considers executive salaries at 3M, Boeing, Ford, IBM and other huge companies, and uses complex formulas to determine CEO compensation. For GM CEO Mary Barra, part of that depends on how GM’s stock return compares to its peers and how much progress the company makes on electric vehicles.
In 2022, Barra earned total compensation that GM valued at $29 million. That included $2.1 million in salary. Ford CEO Jim Farley's compensation was valued at $22 million that year.
Even though Tesla makes automobiles, investors often lump its stock in with Big Tech stocks. They’re the companies disrupting industries and people’s ways of life.
Plus, Musk is closely identified with Tesla the way Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg or Apple’s Tim Cook are with their companies. Pay packages at Big Tech companies are among the largest in the U.S.
Cook’s compensation was valued at $63.2 million for 2023, mainly due to stock awards valued at nearly $47 million. A year earlier, he earned total compensation valued at roughly $99 million.
In the nuanced world of executive compensation, these numbers don’t indicate how much a CEO actually takes home, they’re just an estimate of the compensation package's value. The final value may exceed or fall far below those figures because it is tied to stock.
Corporate law experts say any new compensation package for Musk will likely be challenged in court unless Tesla's board either resigns en masse or follows a meticulous process to protect shareholders by passing a substantially smaller package.
“This is just a mess for them,” said Charles Elson, a retired corporate law professor and founder of the corporate governance center at the University of Delaware. “They kowtowed to this apparent superstar with poor results.”
Elson, who has followed the court for more than three decades, said this is the first time he can remember a judge invalidating an executive compensation plan at a public company.
Lawyers for Musk and the directors had countered that the plan was fairly negotiated by a compensation committee whose members were independent, and that it was blessed by a shareholder vote.
Shareholders who approved Musk’s deal, Elson said, were unaware that Musk essentially was negotiating with himself. “If the shareholders were aware of that, they may well have not approved it.”
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Sunday Asefon, the Senior Special Assistant To The President on Students Engagement has residents to support the ongoing efforts to secure lives and properties by exposing criminal elements within their communities.
The President’s aide in a statement also called on security agencies to track and rescue the primary school pupils from Emure-Ekiti who were kidnapped on their way from school at Eporo-Ekiti.
“I am deeply pained over the unfortunate killing of two of our revered traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo- Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola.
“As a son of the soil, I am saddened by the gruesome murder of the two peaceful kings by evil element who will meet their Waterloo in the hands of our security operatives.
“On behalf of my family, I extend our condolences to His Excellency Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, The Executive Governor of Ekiti State, and the good people of Ekiti State, especially the families and subjects of our departed kings.
“I am urgently calling on security agencies to go after the assailants and deal with them to placate the families of the deceased kings and the entire law abiding citizens.
“I am also calling on the security agencies to track and rescue the primary school pupils from Emure-Ekiti who were kidnapped on their way from school at Eporo-Ekiti.
“I equally wish to appeal to the Citizenry to volunteer useful information that will aid in nabbing these murderers to
the security agencies.
“This is indeed a challenging time for our nation and my people of Ekiti State in particular, but we must remain resolute in our support to the committed leadership of His Excellency President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his avid efforts to secure the lives Nigerians.”Asefon said
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US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea
Jan 31, 2024, 2:04 PM | Updated: 2:43 pm
(Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers/US Navy)
(CNN) — A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship.
In the past, these missiles have been intercepted by US destroyers in the area at a range of eight miles or more, the officials said. But the USS Gravely had to use its Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) for the first time since the US began intercepting the Houthi missiles late last year, which ultimately succeeded in downing the missile, officials said.
The CIWS, an automated machine gun designed for close-range intercepts, is one of the final defensive lines the ship has to shoot down an incoming missile when other layers of defense have failed to intercept it.
The episode underscores the threat the Houthis continue to pose to US naval assets and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, despite multiple US and British strikes on Houthi infrastructure inside Yemen. The close call also comes just days after three US service members were killed in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants at a US outpost in Jordan.
A US official said the fact that the Gravely was not able to intercept the missile sooner does not indicate that the Houthis’ attacks have gotten more sophisticated.
The Houthis have continued to launch missiles and drones at vessels in the Red Sea, however, and on Wednesday morning were preparing to launch a surface-to-air missile that posed a risk to US aircraft operating in the region, according to US Central Command.
In a statement, CENTCOM said US forces successfully destroyed the missile before it launched.
Since Jan. 11, the US has carried out multiple strikes inside Yemen against Houthi weapons depots, command and control nodes, and storage facilities, military officials have said. Officials have declined to detail what percentage of the Houthis’ weapons capabilities have been degraded by the strikes.
Iran, which supports and equips the Houthis, has continued to try to send the group weapons and supplies. Earlier this month, the US Navy seized Iranian-made ballistic and cruise missile components from a vessel off the coast of Somalia that was destined for Houthis in Yemen, according to CENTCOM. Two US Navy SEALs died in that operation after one fell overboard and the other jumped in to try to rescue him.
Iran has also supplied the Houthis with tactical intelligence and monitoring systems that has allowed them to better target vessels in the Red Sea, CNN previously reported.
The US is currently weighing how to respond to the drone attack in Jordan and could target certain Iranian or Iran-backed assets in the region with either strikes or cyberattacks, CNN reported. But amid the increasingly high tensions on multiple fronts in the region, US officials have repeatedly said they do not want to get embroiled in a war with Iran.
“We are not looking for war with Iran. We are not seeking a conflict with the regime in the military way,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said this week. “We’re not looking to escalate here.”
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Coastguard refloats stranded vessel By Press Association January 31 2024, 10:37 pm January 31 2024, 10:37 pm Share Coastguard refloats stranded vessel Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/scotland/6359662/coastguard-refloats-stranded-vessel/ Copy Link A view of Sgeir Bhuidhe, an outcrop in Loch Carron, where a vessel became stranded on Wednesday. (Yui Mok/PA) The coastguard refloated a vessel that became stranded aground in the Scottish Highlands. At around 1.30pm on Wednesday, HM Coastguard responded to reports of the boat, which was aground near Strome Castle, Loch Carron. A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said: “HM Coastguard has been responding to a vessel running aground near Strome Castle in Loch Carron. “Alerted at around 1.30pm, Kyle and Applecross Coastguard Rescue Teams and lifeboats from Portree and Kyle RNLI were sent to the scene.” The added that the vessel has been “successfully refloated and moored nearby, final assets are in the process of standing down”.
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Love Island star Ched Uzor has called for show bosses to bring back a controversial challenge in a bid to spice up the All Stars series.
Fans of the ITV2 dating show will remember that the brutal game forces the group of sexy singletons to guess who viewers are talking about in a series of savage social media posts.
In the past it's caused tears, fallouts and major drama between the contestants but in recent years it's been scrapped from production.At the time, insiders said: "The Twitter challenge won't be on this year's series - it hasn't been ditched for good, it's just not happening on the winter season."
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Speaking to Daily Star on behalf of stocklytics.com, Ched said: "I feel like they need to do more challenges, maybe like the old tweet challenge sharing what people have said about other people in the villa right now."
The challenge was last part of the Love Island schedule when Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury appeared on the show back in 2019. The tweets seemed to stir up trouble between the islanders at the time, with many fans taking to Twitter, which is now called X, to discuss how they thought they had been written by producers on a fake new account.
Personal trainer Ched, who appeared in the 2020 Winter series and made the final with Jess Gale, also went on to share which former contestants he'd like to see back in the villa as the group of familiar faces battle it out to win £50,000. He explained: "I want to see Mike [Boateng] in there from my series, he'd be good on there or maybe some of the boys from Casa Amor who didn't get a chance and got kicked off after like three days.
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"It would be good to give them a chance to try and find someone. Jack [Fowler] would be good in there too. I was asked twice but I've got a Mrs and I'm settled and happy. I wouldn't have gone back in anyway." Following reports that his ex Jess could be heading back to the villa, he said: "I haven't seen Jess since 2020. I still see her online but I haven't seen her in person.
"We still say happy birthday and we're civil. If she goes back in good for her. There was nothing huge there between me and her for me to be upset if she went back into the villa."
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Kemp likened it to when he signed a measure in 2020 that allows additional penalties to be imposed for crimes motivated by a victim's race, religion, sexual orientation or other factors. That hate crimes law was spurred by the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man pursued and fatally shot while running near Brunswick, Georgia.
The antisemitism definition measure had stalled in 2023, but was pushed with fresh urgency this year amid the Israel-Hamas war and a reported surge in antisemitic incidents in Georgia. Sponsors say adopting the 2016 definition put forward by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance will help prosecutors and other officials identify hate crimes and illegal discrimination targeting Jewish people. That could lead to higher penalties under the 2020 hate crimes law.
The definition, which is only referred to in the bill, describes antisemitism as "a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
Kenneth Stern, the author of IHRA's definition, told The Associated Press that using such language in law is problematic, because an increasing number of Jews have adopted an antizionist position in opposition to Israeli actions.
Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen additional U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism.
Opponents of the Georgia law warned it would be used to censor free speech rights with criticism of Israel equated to hatred of Jewish people. A coalition of organizations, including Jewish Voice for Peace and CAIR, issued a joint statement saying that the Georgia bill "falsely equates critiques of Israel and Zionism with discrimination against Jewish people."
But supporters say the definition will only come into play after someone has committed a crime. State Rep. John Carson, a Marietta Republican who was one of the bill's sponsors, said he believed the measure would be challenged in court the first time it is used, but predicted it would be upheld.
“I'm very confident this will stand up, like it has in other states,” Carson said.
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Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW – Get Free Report) had its price target lifted by investment analysts at JMP Securities from $300.00 to $380.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market outperform” rating on the network technology company’s stock. JMP Securities’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.85% from the company’s previous close.
PANW has been the topic of several other research reports. DZ Bank assumed coverage on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, October 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $310.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Palo Alto Networks in a report on Thursday, January 18th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $315.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Thursday, November 16th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.15.
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Palo Alto Networks Price Performance
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 15th. The network technology company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 8.52% and a return on equity of 48.58%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks
In other Palo Alto Networks news, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $292.31, for a total value of $131,539.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,531,067.35. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 450 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $292.31, for a total value of $131,539.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,531,067.35. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Nikesh Arora sold 40,848 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $267.07, for a total value of $10,909,275.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 866,395 shares in the company, valued at $231,388,112.65. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 419,426 shares of company stock worth $114,654,689 in the last ninety days. 3.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PANW. Worth Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. First Pacific Financial boosted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 421.7% during the third quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 120 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. lifted its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 607.1% in the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 99 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.69% of the company’s stock.
Palo Alto Networks Company Profile
Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.
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W he should be talking of a national emergency to check the exodus of medical doctors from Nigeria. It is a frightening situation that must move the government from excuses to action. Health Minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate under- stands what lies ahead. Speaking at a reception to welcome him to the ministry in some months ago, the Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases said it was his intention to work with health actors, parastatals, hospitals, states and private sectors in improving the standard of health- care, in order to stall overseas medical tourism. The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) boasts of 80,000 registered practitioners, of this number, an alarming 50 per cent cannot be found in the country as residents. The figures are progressing annually. In fact according to reports every year roughly 2, 000 doctors vote with their feet and head for greener pastures in such countries like the UK, the US, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Africa, Ghana and even some obscure countries so long as the national flag is not green-white-green. According to Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) statistics, about 5,600 doctors have migrated to the United Kingdom in the last eight years (between 2014 and 2022).
There are close to 10, 000 Nigerian doctors in the UK alone. More doctors are working towards relocating without minding the harsh work environment they may meet in their new country of abode. The United States and Canada also boast of a strong Nigerian medical community. Many medical tourists have come back with stories of meeting Igbo, Yoruba and Bini speaking doctors in various facilities, from Washington to Ontario and even across the border in far flung Alaska. In the Middle East, Nigerian doctors are legion. With the best of medical equipment, they have distinguished themselves. You find them in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. We can rightly claim that Nigerians are the real doctors without borders, for you can see them scattered all over the world and making marks. New Zealand and down under Australia may be far, far away but our medical practitioners are not deterred by distance. The major reason that forces the doctors out is poor remuneration. Many of them, just like other compatriots, are unable to fulfil financial obligations. In 2009, a new salary structure was implemented following deliberations with the Federal Government. The agreement was that the wages will be reviewed upwards every five years.
About a decade and half after that understanding, doctors are still glued to the same pay package. The result is that citizens see more work to rule in our hospitals than Medicare. In the past, medical doctors complained bitterly about the appointment of non-professionals to oversee the Federal Ministry of Health. Chief Daniel Ugwu, a lawyer, was Health Minister in the Second Republic. Dr. Ihechukwu Madubuike moved from education in the Second Republic to health during the military era. The situation appears to be worsening under medical doctor ministers. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) may be forced to adopt a name change. This is because many of the resident doctors do not have accommodation within their place of work. The import is that more lives are lost dur- ing emergencies as the doctor takes more time to move from his house to the hospital. Things have changed for the worse.
Time was when Nigerian doctors left jobs overseas to work at home. Dr. Adeoye Lambo was House Surgeon, General Hospital London in 1949. He moved to Midland Nerve Hospital as Resident House Physician. It was from there he rushed back to the University College, Ibadan in 1950 as Medical Officer. Herbert Kodilinye was Consultant Ophthalmologist, National Health Services in the United Kingdom. Theophilus Ogunlesi served as Registrar, Tropical Diseases Hospital, London between 1957 and 1958. Both men journeyed back home to work. Today, the reverse is happening. Our doctors are leaving in droves. The doctor patient ratio is 1: 1000 which is far below the World Health Organisation recommendation of one doctor to 600 patients. Since 1963, the country has turned out 93, 000 doctors. Government must act fast.
We recommend a budgetary allocation of, at least, 15 percent to the Health Sector annually in order to meet up with Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The home country of Osahon Enabulele, President World Medical Association must not put him to ridicule. Nigerians are excelling all over the globe. Chidi Achebe, second son of Chinua Achebe won the John and Samuel Bard Award, for Excellence in Medicine and Science in 2020. Vincent Njar died of cancer and Chibawanye Ene researched on brain tumours. The World Bank honoured Funmi Adewara. Government should stem medical tourism by pumping more money into health services. We dare say Nigerian doc- tors are as good as the best anywhere. Dr. Benjamin Anyanwu has blazed the trail. He set up Regions Stroke and Neuroscience Hospital, Mgbirichi near Owerri. He is a Vascular Neurologist based in the US. More doctors will come home under a clement environment.
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NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Delaware (WPVI) -- A New Castle County, Delaware firefighter is charged with stealing nearly $40,000 from his fire company.
Tyree Williams, 22, was arrested on January 16.
Authorities said he tampered with personal banking information in the computer payroll system of the Belvedere Fire Company in order to send former employees paychecks to his personal bank accounts.
Williams has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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Black River 752, a freight engine, crossing Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank last Friday.
The engine, built in 1956 to pull tourist cars through the Pacific Northwest, is now used by the Delaware and Raritan River Railroad to haul freight between Red Bank and Lakewood.
It runs several times a month, and can be counted on to attract one or two trainspotting fans when it rolls.
redbankgreen put a spotlight on the train, and its fans, in a September, 2022 feature story.
(GIF by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers.
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The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
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The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
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NEWTON, Mass. — Students who attend Newton Public Schools missed classes again for a ninth day as contract negotiations between the city’s School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association drag on.
The union is still being fined $50,000 each day the strike continues and will be fined $525,000 if no deal is reached Wednesday night.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey responded Wednesday to the historic teachers strike going on in a suburb of Boston.
“I continue to just call for a resolution here our students need it parents need it,” Gov. Healey told reporters.
“Is the state at the negotiating table,” asked Boston 25 Reporter Daniel Coates.
“Well the state is involved separately through the process,” Gov. Healey responded.
A deal has yet to be struck between the school committee and teachers association after 12 days into their strike. The school committee and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller are holding strong that the union’s demands would force cutbacks in staffing and programs.
But teachers saying they’ll wait as long as it takes. The sticking points include not only pay raises but also getting social workers into schools, reduced class sizes, and an updated parental leave policy.
A Newton mother, Lital Asher-Dotan, filed a lawsuit earlier this week, claiming the strike has had “severely detrimental effects” on her children’s education and overall well-being.
Now, Asher-Dotan the mother of three is seeking monetary damages from the teachers union, according to new court filings.
In the filing, she blasts the NTA’s argument as “misplaced and inapplicable,” and now is expecting financial damages from the union for her children. A judge has not yet made a ruling.
A second family is trying to stop the strike with legal action, and calling on larger fines for the teachers union.
Allison Goldberg and her husband said they filed a motion to intervene.
They asked the judge to order more severe economic sanctions against the teachers union and/or order the arrest of NTA President Mike Zilles for criminal contempt of court.
They called this a last resort.
“I don’t think there is one parent out here that doesn’t want the best for our schools and our students but our children are not pawns in this game of chess. 8 days out of school is 8 days too many,” said Allison Goldberg.
The Goldbergs are part of a newly formed parents group, “Kids First Newton,” who want to see kids back in school
The Newton teachers’ strike is one of the longest teacher strikes in Massachusetts since the 90′s.
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4th suspect arrested in connection with April shooting
A fourth teenager is facing murder charges in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a 43-year-old woman in April.
Tyshean Tillman, 19, was taken into custody Tuesday by the Criminal Apprehension Team and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for multiple felony charges to include open murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.
Court records show that Mezarius Finch, Johnathan Perez-Stubbs and his brother, Kevin Perez-Stubbs, have previously been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Shawna McCowan on April 23.
Police have said that McCowan was walking on a sidewalk on the 3400 block of Bella Lante Avenue, near Valley View Boulevard and Cactus Avenue, when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire, killing McCowan.
McCowan’s boyfriend told police that the two were walking his dogs when he saw a “younger male and female” pass by them. Moments later, a black sedan drove by, and a passenger leaned out of the vehicle and began firing a handgun, according to Metropolitan Police Department arrest reports.
Tillman is scheduled to appear for a status check Thursday in Las Vegas Justice Court.
A jury trial has been scheduled on June 24 for Johnathan Perez-Stubbs and Kevin Perez-Stubbs in District Court. Court records show Finch entered into a guilty plea agreement on Dec. 19, and a status check is scheduled for July 9 in District Court.
Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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CHICAGO — (AP) — Chicago's City Council narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, with Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tiebreaking vote.
The symbolic declaration in the nation's third-largest city follows weeks of rowdy public meetings with disruptions from demonstrators, including on Wednesday when things became so boisterous the first-term mayor had to temporarily clear the council chambers. The resolution, approved 24-23, includes a call for humanitarian aid and the the release of all hostages. Supporters in the chambers included the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Chicago is latest U.S. city to approve such a non-binding resolution, following Atlanta, Detroit and San Francisco in recent months.
“Do I believe that the words that we speak today, how we vote today influences directly international policy? I don’t. I don’t have those illusions," said Alderman Daniel La Spata, one of the resolution's sponsors. "But we vote with hope. We vote with solidarity. We vote to help people feel heard in a world of silence.”
The ordinance remained largely unchanged over the past few months despite urging from the council's sole Jewish member, Alderwoman Debra Silverstein, who sought more support of Israel and criticism of Hamas.
“We all want an end to the bloodshed and an end to the war. But it is vital to understand what caused the conflict, and we should pass a resolution that addresses the issue responsibly,” she said during the meeting. “We should not pass a resolution unless it makes clear that Hamas cannot and should not attack again.”
The war began with Hamas attacking Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 2 million others from their homes.
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The CEOs of five major social media companies just wrapped up their testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The heads of Meta, X, TikTok, Discord, and Snap were grilled about what they're doing to protect kids on their platforms.
The major concerns are teen suicides, unrealistic beauty standards, bullying and guarding against child predators, and sextortion. The hearing started at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and it didn't take long for things to get quite emotional.
In a poignant moment, parents stood up and held images of their children who lost their lives to suicide due to social media, as the hearing began with recorded testimonies from children who had been hurt because of these platforms. Mark Zuckerberg turned around and offered an apology.
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” Zuckerberg told them. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered. And this is why we invest so much and are going to continue doing industry-leading efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer."
However, Stefan Turkheimer, vice president of public policy at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, who was sitting with the parents during the hearing, contends that the apology fell short of being enough.
“I think the parents are incredibly frustrated with the behavior of the platforms, and Facebook specifically, and Mark Zuckerberg even more specifically. I don't think his apology or whatever statement he made made much of a difference to them. I think that they want to see real change in the platforms and real accountability from Facebook and Meta, and they're not getting it, and I don't think the actual statement he made to them really had much effect,” Turkheimer told Scripps News.
Meta is under legal scrutiny from several states, accused of purposefully creating addictive features on Instagram and Facebook for children and failing to protect them from online predators.
During her opening statements, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was visibly frustrated as she compared tech companies’ response to harmful content to grounding Boeing planes after the in-flight emergency earlier this month.
"When a Boeing plane lost a door in midflight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. So why are not we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platforms when we know these kids are dying? We have bills that have passed through this incredibly diverse committee when it comes to our political views that have passed through this committee, and they should go to the floor,” she said. “We should do something finally about liability, and then we should turn to some of the other issues that a number of us have worked on when it comes to the charges for app stores and when it comes to the monopoly behavior and the preferencing, but I will stick with this today: Facts, one-third of fentanyl cases investigated over five months had direct ties to social media; that's from the DEA. Facts, between 2012 and 2022, cyber tip-line reports of online child sexual exploitation increased from 415,000 to more than 32 million. And as I noted, at least 20 victims committed suicide in sextortion cases."
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel apologized to families whose children died after purchasing drugs on Snapchat. “I’m so sorry that we have not been able to prevent these tragedies,” he said. Then he proceeded to outline some of the company's efforts to protect its users.
During the hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew emphasized the platform's commitment to enforcing its policy preventing children under 13 from using the app. Meanwhile, CEO Linda Yaccarino stated that X (formerly known as Twitter) does not cater to children but that the company backs the STOP CSAM Act bill that makes tech companies responsible for child sexual exploitation cases by removing their liability shield.
Despite a rare instance of congressional agreement against the platforms during Wednesday's hearing, Congress has yet to enact legislation to regulate social media companies and their content, which has allowed these companies to operate for years without more strict federal oversight.
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
SEE MORE: Mother who lost teen to viral challenge calls for more protections
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JACKSON, Miss. — (AP) — Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation's worst rate of infant mortality.
With wide bipartisan support, the state House passed a bill Wednesday to allow up to 60 days of “presumptive eligibility” for Medicaid, starting July 1. This means a pregnant woman's outpatient medical care would be paid by Medicaid as her application for coverage by the government insurance program is being considered.
Processing Medicaid applications can take weeks, and physicians say early prenatal care is important.
House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee of Hattiesburg pointed out that Mississippi has high rates of fetal mortality, infant mortality and maternal mortality.
“I think this will go a long way in helping moms and babies be healthy ... and give babies the best shot for a healthy life," McGee said.
Mississippi ranks worst in the U.S. for infant mortality, with Black infants nearly twice as likely as white ones to die over the past decade, according to a report unveiled Jan. 18 by the state Department of Health.
Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. If a woman's Medicaid application is ultimately rejected because her income is too high, Medicaid would still pay health care providers for services they provided during the time of presumptive eligibility.
McGee said presumptive eligibility could cost the Medicaid program just under $600,000 a year.
Medicaid is funded by federal and state governments, with the federal government paying at least 50% of costs in all states and a higher share in poorer states. The federal government pays for nearly 77% of Medicaid expenses in Mississippi.
In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman who is in that age category and has no dependents can earn up to about $29,000 and qualify for Medicaid during pregnancy. A pregnant woman in that age category who has three dependents can earn up to $59,700 and qualify.
Mississippi Medicaid coverage is available to all income levels for those who are pregnant and younger than 19.
Democratic Rep. John Hines Sr. of Greenville said earlier eligibility for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy could help the state in recruiting OB-GYNs.
“Where we are right now is that we are last in everything," Hines said. "This is a step toward making Mississippi a better place.”
The bill passed the House 117-5. It moves to the Senate for more work in coming weeks. Republicans control both chambers.
About 41% of births in the U.S. and 57% in Mississippi were financed by Medicaid in 2022, according to the health policy research group KFF. Only Louisiana had a larger share of births covered by Medicaid that year, at 61%.
In 2023, Mississippi extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year, with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves saying the change was part of a "new pro-life agenda" to help mothers in a state where abortion is tightly restricted.
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Associated Press/Report For America reporter Michael Goldberg contributed to this report.
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Jeff Realty CEO Makes Waves As Number One & Most Reliable Real Estate Mogul In S’East Nigeria
Ogbu Solomon Amuche, popularly known as Jeffretz; the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Jeff Realty and Trades Solution Ltd tends to be the best real estate trustee in South-East of Nigeria as his company recently got recommended by Tunde Ednut.
He also signed a multimillion deal with Cameo Huzla as the ambassador of Jeff Realty as the company prepares to launch her app and website within the month of February which will change the Real estate Industry.
On the recommendation post Tunde Ednut writes “Cameo Huzla just signed a multimillion ambassadorship deal with @jefftradesolutions_ Number one real estate company in Enugu State, Nigeria. Congrats my guy @cameohuzla.”
There were so many comments that gave credence to the trustworthiness of the company and her CEO.
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Man who died saving woman from icy reservoir was a Salt Lake County deputy
Jan 31, 2024, 3:23 PM | Updated: 4:30 pm
(Salt Lake County)
TOOELE — The man who died Monday while rescuing a woman who fell through ice at Settlement Canyon Reservoir was a deputy with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and his final act was pushing the woman out of the water.
He was identified Wednesday as Emaloni Lutui, 20, of Taylorsville, Utah.
“We are heartbroken with the loss of deputy Lutui. He displayed extraordinary courage and selflessness in the face of immediate danger,” Sheriff Rosie Rivera said. “His unwavering commitment to the well-being of others is a true testament of his character. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.”
The sheriff’s office said he bravely sacrificed his life to save the woman.
Cpl. Colbey Bently said the woman who fell in made the call for emergency help.
“They knew each other,” Bently said. “They were here walking around the area, almost on a little hike.”
Bently said they were just a couple of feet from the bank when they went in and both fell in together.
“There was some sort of conversation between the two where they had decided to try and shed their coats and shoes to try and alleviate some weight from dragging them under … Mr. Lutui was able to save the life of that female,” he said.
“As his last gesture he was able to get her out. Had it not been for him, we probably would have had two fatalities here … He was able to grab ahold of her legs and he was able to push her up and out onto the ice and onto the bank, it was shortly after that the Mr. Lutui passed away,” Bently said.
“Truely a last heroic effort, a sacrifice that, whether he realized or not that he wasn’t going to make it, he made sure that she made it. It’s pretty inspiring.”
His body was recovered that night at approximately 11:20 p.m.
Lutui graduated from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office Academy on Jan. 11.
Crews recover body of man who fell through ice at Settlement Canyon Reservoir
The woman, in her 20s, was taken to a hospital and treated for exposure. She has not been identified.
Police said the area where the man fell into the water was close to a steep bank. Authorities urged people to say off the ice.
Tooele community supporting family of teen who drowned in reservoir
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| 2024-01-31T23:31:25Z
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A breakthrough gene therapy could offer hope to people with a potentially fatal hereditary condition, new research suggests.
A single treatment of a gene-editing therapy has transformed the lives of a group of patients from the UK, New Zealand and the Netherlands who have hereditary angioedema.
The rare condition is characterised by severe, painful and unpredictable swelling attacks, which can interfere with daily life and can affect breathing.
Now researchers from the Cambridge University Hospitals, University of Auckland, and Amsterdam University Medical Centre, report successfully treating more than 10 patients using the gene-editing tool known as Crispr/Cas9, for which its inventors were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020.
Dr Padmalal Gurugama, consultant in clinical immunology and allergy at Cambridge University Hospitals, said the therapy has the potential to significantly improve patients’ lives.
“Hereditary angioedema can cause patients severe swellings and intense pain which can be life-threatening as well as restricting normal activities, such as going to work or school,” he said.
“Because it is often misdiagnosed, many patients undergo unnecessary treatments and invasive procedures.”
Cleveland Firman, from Suffolk, who received the treatment, said: “Since the treatment, I’ve not had a single attack. I’ve had a radical improvement in my physical and mental wellbeing.
“I am very positive about the future. I am now volunteering where I can meet like-minded people. The freedom has opened up my world and improved my self-confidence.”
The 54-year-old added: “The randomness, unpredictability and potential severity of the attacks had made trying to live my life almost impossible.
“I spent my life constantly wondering if my next attack would be severe.
“The swellings are painful and disfiguring.
“I was embarrassed to go out in case of an attack. I’ve been hospitalised with swellings on my neck and throat that have affected my ability to breathe.”
Judy Knox, a patient from New Zealand, said: “Having had the Crispr/Cas9 therapy has been like a medical magic wand – it’s changed my life.”
She added that anyone contemplating the surgery “should go for it”, because “it really works”.
Principal investigator Dr Hilary Longhurst, from Auckland Hospital Te Toku Tumai, and the University of Auckland, New Zealand, said: “It looks as if the single-dose treatment will provide a permanent cure for my hereditary angioedema patients’ very disabling symptoms.
“Plus, of course, there is huge potential for development of similar Crispr/Cas9 treatments for other genetic disorders.”
It is estimated that one in 50,000 people across the world have hereditary angioedema; however, because it is rare, it is often not correctly diagnosed.
In the phase one study, researchers found no serious or lasting side-effects from the single infusion – medication being given directly into the bloodstream – which took place over two to four hours under clinical supervision from late 2021 and onwards.
The therapy, called NTLA-2002, targets the KLKB1 gene, which is responsible for producing a protein called plasma prekallikrein.
By editing this gene, the therapy reduces the levels of the protein, effectively preventing angioedema (swelling) attacks, the study suggests.
The trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reports a reduction in the protein of up to 95%, as well as a 95% reduction, on average, in swelling attacks across all patients.
The patients from the initial study will be followed up for a further 15 years to continue to assess long-term safety and effectiveness of the therapy, and larger clinical trials are planned.
Dr Danny Cohn, from the department of vascular medicine at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre, said: “We’ve never been closer to the ultimate treatment goal of normalising hereditary angioedema patients’ lives and offering total control of the disease.”
The studies have been funded by US company Intellia Therapeutics, which chose New Zealand to lead the research as, at that time – late 2021 – it had relatively fewer Covid-19 cases than other countries.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., threw his support behind the bill on Wednesday morning. He spent part of the previous day meeting with GOP lawmakers who were concerned about features of the bill, namely the expanded child tax credit. Some were also unhappy that it fails to address the $10,000 cap on the total amount of property taxes or state or local taxes that consumers can deduct on their federal returns. Raising the cap is a top priority of lawmakers from members of the New York congressional delegation.
Johnson committed to moving a bill that addresses the cap, but there is no bill text yet and legislation would have to move through the House Rules Committee, which leaves the timing very much in flux. Athina Lawson, a spokeswoman for Johnson, said the speaker and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., agreed to work with members to “find a path forward."
Johnson called the tax cut bill on the House floor important, bipartisan legislation that would revive "conservative pro-growth tax reform." He also said that it would bring an early end to a "wasteful COVID-era program" that has been plagued with fraud. Moving up the deadline for claiming the employee retention tax credit is expected to largely offset the cost of the tax cuts in the legislation.
Johnson also emphasized the importance of the bill moving through the House Ways and Means Committee before coming to the full House for a vote, saying it was a good example of how Congress is supposed to work.
House Republicans were anxious to restore full, immediate deductions that businesses can take for the purchase of new equipment and machinery, and for domestic research and development expenses. They argue such investments grow the economy and incentivize American companies to keep their manufacturing facilities and operations in the United States. The bill also provides businesses more flexibility in determining how much borrowing can be deducted.
“Each of these policies will help American businesses grow, create jobs and sharpen their competitive advantage against China,” Smith said as debate began on the House floor.
Democrats focused on boosting the child tax credit. The tax credit is $2,000 per child, but not all of that is refundable. The bill would incrementally raise the amount of the credit available as a refund, increasing it to $1,800 for 2023 tax returns, $1,900 for the following year and $2,000 for 2025 tax returns. The bill also adjusts the topline credit amount to temporarily grow at the rate of inflation.
Households benefitting as a result of the changes in the child tax credit would see an average tax cut of $680 in the first year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
Democrats pushed to restore the more generous tax credit they passed in 2021 in President Joe Biden's first year in office with payments occurring on a monthly basis. The credit was $3,600 annually for children under age 6 and $3,000 for children ages 6 to 17. But most lawmakers were willing to take what gains they could get through the compromise bill.
“I'll continue to do what I can to fight for more,” said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. “...We aren't reaching all the families who really can use the child tax credit the most.”
The bill also would enhance a tax credit for the construction or rehabilitation of rental housing targeted to lower-income households, adding an estimated 200,000 housing units around the country. And it would ensure victims of certain wildfires and the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment don't get hit with a big tax bill for payments they received as compensation for their losses.
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ELMWOOD, Okla. -- A gas pipeline exploded in an Oklahoma town near the Texas border overnight, creating a glow that could "be seen for miles," local fire officials said Wednesday.
Photos and videos of the explosion posted on social media show flames shooting high into the air and illuminating an otherwise dark night sky with a red haze, KTVT reported. The Elmwood Fire Department has not publicly provided details about the status of the pipeline, only saying overnight on Facebook that its crews responded to a "pipeline blow out." CBS News has reached out to the fire department for more information.
Locals commented on the fire department's social media post that they could see the fire from miles away.
"We are 36 miles away from the fire and we can see it," one person said, while another posted a photo of the fire's glow from roughly 25 miles away.
The Booker Fire Department, which serves Booker, Texas, about 20 miles away from Elmwood, also responded to the fire. They posted videos of the explosion, saying it was a gas line.
"Crews from several departments are staged at a safe distance until the gas can be turned off," Booker Fire said on one of the videos. "...The flames are estimated to reach over 500 feet high."
The cause of the pipeline explosion has not been announced.
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The National President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Mr. Dele Kelvin Oye, has commended the pivotal role played by the Nigerian India Business Council (NIBC) under the visionary leadership of Sir Emeka Offor, in boosting Nigeria’s economy. The NACCIMA National President made the recommendation in a statement made available to the media, at the just concluded Nigeria-India Business Summit held in Abuja.
Oye described the summit as a historic gathering of economic visionaries and political leaders, and a momentous occasion that underscored the growing strategic partnership between two of the world’s most dynamic economies: Nigeria and India. He said NIBC showcased re- markable prowess in orchestrating what has been lauded as the most significant business summit in collaboration with the Nigeria India Business Council, India and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in attendance.
The summit, he said, served as a testament to the potential of Nigeria’s private sector as a catalyst for economic diversification and growth, with NACCIMA playing its role as the apex chamber. He added that the presence of the National President of NACCIMA, Oye, alongside prominent business figures such as Hajia Bola Shagaya, Dr. Kamoru Yusuf (Kam Steel) and James Uduji (Comestar) highlighted the collective resolve of Nigeria’s captains of industry to foster ties.
The summit, he noted, was not only a platform for high- level dialogue but also a beacon of the tangible advancements that can be achieved through international cooperation, adding that discussions that took place have set the stage for breakthroughs in trade, investment, and economic development.
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Undaunted by cold and wind, members of the Hazlet Running Club joined the Red Bank Run Club for the weekly “Monday Sweat” workout at Count Basie Field Monday night.
Sponsored by the Red Bank Parks & Rec Department and the Garage Gym, Monday Sweat meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Basie track.
Runners of all levels are welcome. Participants choose their workouts, which include track work and “shake and bake” strength training.
Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers.
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Love Island All Stars turned tense as Georgia Harrison and Casey O'Gorman clashed.
Casey, 27, entered as a bombshell during the latest instalment of the dating show, arriving with series five star Joanna Chimonides. It quickly became apparent that Casey had history with Georgia.
She later revealed the the couple dated but things abruptly ended last November when he "f***ed her off", leaving her heartbroken. There didn't seem to be any bad blood between the former flames as they caught up in the villa.
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But the peace doesn't appear to stay for long. In a preview for Thursday night's episode (February 1), the Islanders sat down for a game of Never Have I Ever.
Casey read: "Never have I ever ghosted another Islander." Georgia insisted he should drink, but Casey refused as he claimed to have never done that.
"You didn't speak anymore and you didn't answer my messages. Is that not ghosting?" fumed Georgia. "We mutually agreed on the phone," Casey said as Georgia interjected: "Did you ignore all of my messages?"
Casey explained that he "replied to some" but also "didn't reply to some", standing firm that he never ghosted her. It comes after four Islanders were sent packing in a brutal dumping.
During Tuesday's episode Maya Jama made an explosive entrance and asked the stars to line-up in a particular order, later revealing it was in the order of how the public voted. Tom Clare and Molly Smith nabbed the top spot while Mitch Taylor and Liberty Poole were down the other end of the pile.
Maya then told the duo that they would be leaving the villa immediately as they had received the least amount of votes. After their shock exit, the couples were split into boys and girls where they chose which person from the other group to dump. After much deliberation, Molly and Tom announced that Tyler Cruickshank and Hannah Elizabeth would be leaving.
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Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
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Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
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The full group buying the Baltimore Orioles at a $1.725 billion valuation was revealed Wednesday, and it had a very big name for the club's fans.
Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. is one of nine names that was revealed in the Orioles' announcement of the sale by the Angelos family, which was reported Tuesday. The group is led by two billionaires in Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and Ares Management co-founder Michael Arougheti, with Rubenstein as the controlling owner.
In addition to Ripken, other shareholders include NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill, former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke and business names Michele Kang, Mitchell Goldstein and Michael Smith.
The deal is still pending approval from MLB's other owners. Per previous reports, the new group will acquire 40% control of the Orioles, with the remainder transferring following the death of patriarch Peter Angelos. The Angelos family will reportedly still retain a "sizable interest" in the team.
Ripken is the Orioles' all-time leader in games played, hits, home runs and many other statistics. Since his retirement in 2001, the 63-year-old has built up a business portfolio that includes the Aberdeen Ironbirds, an Orioles minor-league affiliate.
Ripken had signaled an interest in purchasing a stake of the Orioles as far back as 2007. Now, he'll be part of the group steering the team where he, his brother Billy and his father Cal Sr. played or coached for a combined 64 years.
The Orioles have been a part of my life since I was a child, and this is a special day. I look forward to this opportunity and will do whatever I can to help the organization. Let’s go O’s!
— Cal Ripken, Jr. (@CalRipkenJr) January 31, 2024
Bringing in Ripken is a good way for a group of billionaires to endear themselves to the fanbase, but the team's fans will obviously be wanting more.
The Orioles are being sold at promising, but pivotal time in franchise history. The team is coming off a 2023 season in which it went 101-61, its best record since 1979, and boasts one of the most impressive collections young talent in MLB between young stars like Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson and a farm system led by baseball's top prospect in Jackson Holliday.
At this point, the Orioles' priority will be finding supporting pieces for their young stars and trying to sign them to long-term extension. The Angelo family earned the fanbase's ire with its hesitance to spend in a sport where payroll size heavily correlates with consistent winning and it will be up to the new ownership group to show it will do business differently.
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Drugmaker Biogen is pulling the plug on its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, following disappointing sales. It had been expected to be a blockbuster product.
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Drugmaker Biogen is pulling the plug on its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, following disappointing sales. It had been expected to be a blockbuster product.
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Everyone is aging. Right now, as you read this, you are aging. Regardless of external factors like socioeconomic status or personal factors like gender or sexual orientation, everyone is getting older all the time.
Pew Research Center found that depending on what stage of life someone is in, the perception of what is considered old changes. Respondents 18 to 29 consider 60 to be old; 60-year-olds, however, think it happens in the mid-70s.
For content creator Jordan Howlett, 26, "looking old" for his age means looking like he's in his mid-30s — which is what he talks about in his viral TikTok video that has over 22 million views.
“We live in a time nowadays where millennials look way younger for their age, while Gen Z looks way older,” Howlett claims in the video. “It is mainly because of the stress.”
Howlett does not specify what “stress” could be causing increased physical aging for this age demographic or even what stress is impacting him specifically.
Raghu Kiran Appasani, a San Francisco-based psychiatrist, told Yahoo News that there could be a connection between Gen Z and the generation's chronic stress, fueled by overexposure to breaking news and tragic events. A 2021 study from Google found that not only does Gen Z have lots of exposure to news, but they have exposure to different sources and opinions too.
“There's a lot more information overload at their fingertips,” Appasani explained. “What I would say is that they probably have a much higher degree of exposure to chronic stress than any prior generation has had.”
Stress can cause inflammation which can turn into accelerated aging. Although Appasani did not outright confirm that Gen Z is aging faster than other generations, he did say "it's not great."
“If you have a high level of stress, you're at higher risk for cardiac issues, for health issues,” he said.
But to Appasani, accelerated aging might not be the main issue for Gen Z. Instead, he argues that there’s a more internal issue at hand that should be addressed first.
The video that spawned a thousand think pieces.
Howlett told Yahoo News that he thought the somewhat self-deprecating commentary on aging would just be funny.
“I had no idea it was going to reach the magnitude that it did,” he said. “I had no idea it was going to then start a grander conversation about millennials and Gen Z aging.”
Howlett's video opened up a conversationaboutwhether all of Gen Z is "aging like milk" and aging faster than previous generations. The Gen Z age range is considered to be between 11 and 27 years old.
There was already a spark of discourse surrounding whether Gen Z's concerns with aging were valid when tweens and teenagers were filmed shopping for retinol — an anti-aging product — at Sephora. Howlett's video coincided with the internet's debate about how young is too young for anti-aging skin care — and if it's actually one of the perceived problem's causes.
“Just from my own determination, I genuinely feel like I look in my mid-30s,” Howlett told Yahoo News. “I have more wrinkles on my face than maybe the average 26-year-old. Also, I would say my beard does add a bit more age to my aesthetic.”
In terms of his day-to-day look, Howlett explained that, in addition to his beard and glasses, he dresses comfortably and prefers wearing thermal sweaters and sweatpants — clothing items he says he can understand someone associating with an older person.
Writer Ryan Broderick made a similar argument in his Garbage Day newsletter. He argues that Gen Z leans into what he's dubbed "Boca Raton-core."
“Millennials dress young and Gen Z dresses old,” Broderick writes. “[Gen Z] gravitates towards styles that are both comfortable — they are the Zoom school generation — and also flashy. They either didn’t live through or don’t remember the recession, so they don’t have the same hangups millennials do about showing off wealth.”
Outfits and facial hair aside, is there real proof that Gen Z is aging at an accelerated rate that no other generation has ever dealt with?
According to Appasani, whether Gen Z’s aging is real or imagined is beside the point. The conversation is focusing on the wrong problem.
Physical aging shouldn’t be the main concern.
What Appasani and his colleagues are actually concerned about with this generation is their mental development.
“Psychologically, the developmental stages are actually being a little bit more extended,” Appasani explained, referring to Gen Z patients. “So normally, what we would see as a normal stage as a young adult or teen is kind of extending a little bit more into their 20s.”
Appasani argues that older members of Gen Z being so preoccupied with how old they appear to other people is in fact a juvenile concern. It’s just now being experienced in their late 20s.
“It doesn't allow for them to actually dive into that developmental aspect of life, of really diving into identity and independence,” he added. “That comes back to what I was seeing initially about that stage of identity versus role, which typically happens when you're a teenager, has been extended out now into their 20s.”
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Theme park fans, get ready for a whole new universe to explore.
Universal has announced the 2025 opening of a fourth park, called Universal Epic Universe. It’s the latest addition to the company’s existing parks in Orlando, Florida — Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay.
Universal Epic Universe will be divided into five lands, many of which are based on movies and video games. According to the company’s press release, the theme park will feature “more than 50 awe-inspiring attraction, entertainment, dining and shopping experiences that come together to create an unforgettable adventure that is nothing short of epic.”
The five immersive worlds are: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe.
Here’s the general layout of how it will look:
No doubt fans will be thrilled to see a new area dedicated to the “Harry Potter” franchise, which has been a wildly popular component in two of Universal’s other parks. (Potter fans can visit Diagon Alley at Universal Studios and Hogwarts Castle at Islands of Adventure.)
Now they’ll be able to visit the Ministry of Magic and the streets of 1920s-era Paris from the “Fantastic Beasts” films.
In the area based on the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise, which is called Isle of Berk, fans can soar with dragons and go on Viking adventures.
Guests can go through another portal and enter Super Nintendo‘s iconic green pipe. On its other side, they will become immediately immersed in a video game world populated by famous characters like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Princess Peach.
Celestial Park is described by Universal as a lush, green otherworldly destination and a “world between worlds full of sensory delights.” In contrast, monsters reside in the “shadowy” Dark Universe inspired by the experiments of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein.
Wondering where all the guests will stay during their visit to this new park? Universal is also building three new hotels linked to Epic Universe. Two of the hotels will each boast 750 rooms, and one is located inside Universal Epic Universe and features its own dedicated entrance, so guests can walk directly into the theme park.
Watch the video below to get an enchanting glimpse at what will certainly be an epic universe park-goers will soon be able to explore.
It appears to be nothing short of magical!
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DAYTON — A local woman is accused of making nearly 1,000 calls to 911 operators over 10 days.
Between Jan. 15 and Jan. 25, Mimi Honshul used her phone and dialed 911 over and over again, making 980 calls. The calls were bizarre and abusive.
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They began like any other call at the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center, but then they changed dramatically.
“I’m intergalactic. You are under arrest,” Honshul said in one call.
Honshul’s calls came through fast and furious. Many of them didn’t make sense, but they just kept coming.
“Multiple calls to 911 per hour, not just 911 but calls to our non-emergency line,” Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Captain Jay Wheeler, who serves as the dispatch supervisor, said.
As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Wheeler said the calls were “abusive” and Honshul cursed and threatened dispatchers. He also described them as “general ramblings of nonsense.”
A Dayton officer went to warn Honshul about the calls and she didn’t stop even after being told she was being charged with misuse of 911.
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On Wednesday, News Center 7′s Mike Campbell went to Honshul’s listed home a week after police went there. He knocked on the front and side doors and was about to leave when a man answered. He said officers removed Honshul from the home the night before.
“She was sitting over there at that table on that phone. (Saying) ‘F this, F that,’’ the man said.
He claimed it was then that she called 911 80 times.
Honshul is not being held in jail, but News Center 7 has been told she is getting the help she needs.
As for the calls, while you won’t hear a busy signal when someone is making mass calls to 911 like this, that type of volume could slow down a response to someone with a real emergency.
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Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY – Free Report) by 6.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 42,315 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,110 shares during the period. Eli Lilly and Company accounts for approximately 0.8% of Kingsview Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Eli Lilly and Company were worth $22,728,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Retirement Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eli Lilly and Company by 159.1% during the 2nd quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 57 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in Eli Lilly and Company in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Legacy Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Eli Lilly and Company in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Family CFO Inc acquired a new position in Eli Lilly and Company in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.38% of the company’s stock.
Eli Lilly and Company Price Performance
LLY stock traded up $2.24 on Wednesday, reaching $647.22. 2,736,488 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,852,458. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $603.15 and a 200-day moving average of $568.28. Eli Lilly and Company has a twelve month low of $309.20 and a twelve month high of $663.55. The firm has a market cap of $614.41 billion, a PE ratio of 116.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59.
Eli Lilly and Company Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 15th will be given a $1.30 dividend. This is an increase from Eli Lilly and Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.13. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 14th. Eli Lilly and Company’s dividend payout ratio is currently 81.88%.
Insider Activity
In other news, CAO Donald A. Zakrowski sold 670 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $571.10, for a total value of $382,637.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,708 shares in the company, valued at $2,688,738.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CAO Donald A. Zakrowski sold 670 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $571.10, for a total transaction of $382,637.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,708 shares in the company, valued at $2,688,738.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Lilly Endowment Inc sold 34,538 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $631.81, for a total value of $21,821,453.78. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 99,719,884 shares in the company, valued at $63,004,019,910.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 117,152 shares of company stock worth $74,716,490 over the last three months. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Eli Lilly and Company from $525.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Eli Lilly and Company in a research report on Thursday, November 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $535.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Eli Lilly and Company from $630.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Eli Lilly and Company from $727.00 to $822.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 19th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $630.00 price objective on shares of Eli Lilly and Company in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $589.90.
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Eli Lilly and Company Profile
Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. It offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; and Jardiance, Trajenta, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes.
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MURIC Protests Composition Of 11-Man Plateau Security Committee
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang for failing to include Muslim in his 11-man security committee.
MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in a statement accused the governor of nursing anti-Muslim sentiments for failing to include a single Muslim in such a sensitive committee .
The governor of Plateau State is living in self-denial. In his illusion, he believes that the solution to the Plateau crisis lies in the hands of the indigenes alone. But whoever heard of an orchestra pianist who swore to use only one key colour. What kind of music will he produce? To get the best tunes from a piano, one needs both the white and black keys. We hope Mutfwang is listening.
“Neither the governor nor the indigenes can deceive Nigerians. Not anymore. Not long after they have been caught pants down over the General Alkali affair during which even their women joined in the attempt to fool the army who came searching for the late general’s body. Not long after that the indigenes killed dozens of Muslims travelling through Jos. Not all Nigerians suffer from general amnesia.
“Like Joshua Dariye before him who declared that Plateau State is a Christian state, like Jonah Jang who supervised the killing of a large number of Muslims under him, Mutfwang has failed in state craft and fallen short of the grace of leadership. Only those who can tolerate the minority succeed in the art of statesmanship.
“The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has constituted an 11-man security committee. However, all members of the committee are Christians.
“This move lacks tact. It also suffers desertification of decorum, total absence of diplomatic acumen and acute dearth of parliamentary behaviour.
“For a state facing one of the worst security threats in the country, Governor Mutfwang has just exposed himself as unprepared for lasting peaceful settlement of the ongoing crisis in Plateau. All he cares about is how to eliminate Muslims and Fulanis from the state
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What Does Portland Ballpark Negotiations Mean For MLB To Utah?
Jan 31, 2024, 3:29 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Portland Diamond Project confirmed reports of negotiations to buy land for a new Major League Baseball ballpark.
What does this mean for the MLB to Utah?
#MLBtoPDX pic.twitter.com/j7KTptcfAP
— Portland Diamond Project (@PDXDiamondProj) January 31, 2024
Portland Diamond Project Confirms Ballpark Reports
The Portland Diamond Project is much like Big League Utah, an initiative to bring a professional baseball team to the city.
The PDP is in talks to acquire the 164-acre RedTail Golf Course with hopes of turning it into a state-of-the-art ballpark.
“After careful consideration of many other Portland Metro area properties, we have decided that the scale, the timing, the availability, and the opportunity that the site possesses simply could not be a better fit for our project,” said Craig Cheek, the Founder and President of the Portland Diamond Project.
STATEMENT FROM THE PORTLAND DIAMOND PROJECT- January 30th , 2024 pic.twitter.com/oIwGkvqGtK
— Portland Diamond Project (@PDXDiamondProj) January 31, 2024
Does This Hurt Utah’s Chances?
Considering both Portland and Utah are lobbying for an MLB expansion team, they may end up not affecting one another.
There are 30 teams in the MLB so expansion would likely come with two new franchises.
With the Daybreak stadium already under construction, Portland building a ballpark may just make them a frontrunner alongside Utah.
Two weeks ago, Larry H. Miller Company CEO Steve Starks spoke on the Daybreak stadium regarding the Oakland A’s temporarily calling Utah home as they move to Las Vegas.
“In addition to Smith’s Ballpark, we will have a new ballpark opening in 2025 in Downtown Daybreak, South Jordan, anchoring a sports and entertainment district that features first-class player and fan amenities,” Starks said. “It will include breathtaking views of the field and the Wasatch Mountains, is easily accessible from Mountain View Corridor and TRAX, and is in the fastest-growing part of Salt Lake County. Our unique, two-stadium solution would ensure that baseball stays in the Salt Lake market as the Salt Lake Bees return to Smith’s Ballpark for additional seasons.”
Seven of these billboards are now up and down the Wasatch Front as the A’s get set to make the decision on their temporary home.
From logistics to stadium amenities and community support, it makes all the sense in the world to bring this team here. Let’s do this. pic.twitter.com/vjnzOcZ4b2
— Scott Garrard (@ScottyGZone) January 27, 2024
If the Athletics were to play home games in Daybreak, it would likely make Utah the sole frontrunner for an MLB expansion team.
However, that is fully dependent on fan turnout and reactions.
In conclusion, Portland’s plans to build a brand new ballpark may not have as big of an impact on the MLB in Utah as some may think.
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Police provide update on early 90s cold case killing
Updated January 31, 2024 - 3:11 pm
Metropolitan Police Department officials provided an update Wednesday about a cold case homicide from 1991.
No further information was immediately available.
Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.
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Podesta was a behind-the-scenes veteran on climate in past Democratic administrations. He was brought back to the White House last year to put into place an ambitious U.S. climate program revived with the $375 billion approved in the 2022 climate law. He also led the administration's climate task force.
Kerry's job was created by the Biden administration specifically to fight climate change on the global stage. Kerry has been in the position since Biden took office in 2021.
Kerry's appointment did not require confirmation by the Senate, but a law passed in 2022 requires that special envoys reporting to the secretary of state will have to win Senate approval.
In a step that avoids a potential partisan fight in the Senate, Podesta was not named as climate envoy but rather a senior adviser to the president for international climate policy.
As outlined Wednesday by the White House, Podesta will continue to be involved in overseeing federal spending under the climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, along with domestic climate priorities, adding the international portfolio that Kerry handled. The job will not require Senate confirmation.
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients said Kerry “has tirelessly trekked around the world'' to help confront the climate crisis, most recently at a U.N. climate conference in Dubai late last year.
“There is no one better than John Podesta to make sure” the U.S. continues to “meet the gravity of this moment,” Zients said, calling Podesta “a fierce champion for bold climate action” who has served three Democratic presidents and has Biden's trust.
The Washington Post first reported Podesta's appointment.
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Coronation Street fans have been left enthralled with the latest drama to rock the cobbles after witnessing the beginning of Tommy and Tracey's love affair.
Long-time fans of the show will know that actor Matt Milburn has been playing his character on and off since 2016, but some may not know that the actor has previously starred in rival shows. Milburn is no stranger to the small screen, having first started his acting career back in 2004.
Matt first appeared on the cobbles on October 3 2016 when his character sought the help of Michelle Connor to organise his wedding. He played Tommy Orpington, a professional football player, who went on to become friends with both Michelle's husband Steve McDonald, and his business partner Tim Metcalfe - which ignited a feud between the pair. The character retired from playing football back in 2021 and now works as a painter and decorator.
But what else has Matt starred in and what about his life outside of the show? Here at The Mirror, we decided to take a look.
Previous acting career
Matt has previously acted in other shows including Channel 4's Hollyoaks as Joe Spencer from 2003 until 2006.
His character was dramatically killed off in a fire at The Dog in the Pond. He also starred in Doctors for two episodes as the characters Leon D'Costa and Dexter Thomson.
Loving marriage
Matt is happily married to his loving wife and shared a beautiful tribute to her last year. He wrote: "The Happiest of Birthdays today to my gorgeous wife(and Stay) xxx It's been a tough yr for her and her twin Stacy Franklin, after being involved in a horrible accident in January.
"The way they have dealt with it, both physically and mentally has been nothing short of amazing. Spirit, resolve, determination... has inspired me and Makes me super proud onwards and upwards now!!
"Have the best day, sorry can't be there but we'll celebrate when I'm back!! Love you all the #superwife #hardasnails #twinpower# #ifcarlsbergdidwives."
Soap star sibling
Matt Milburn is also the real-life brother of actor Greg Wood who played evil gangster Rick Neelan on Coronation Street on a recurring basis from 2009 until the character was murdered by Gary Windass in 2019.
Matt once revealed how it was Greg who inspired him to take up acting after years of feeling unsure what to do with his career. Speaking to the TV Times, he said: “Watching my brother in his first college play ignited my fire for it [acting].
"Seeing the adrenaline surge through him afterward, I thought: ‘I’d love to give that a go.’ But I just never did. "I struggled from my late teens to early 20s to pin down exactly what I wanted to do. I did a BTEC in Sports Science as I thought I wanted to be a PE teacher."
He then went on to add: "Then I did A-Levels, and was about to do sports journalism at university when my first opportunity to act came along. Greg was due to film a play for his mates at university, but he got a part in Brookside [as Terry Gibson], so he put my name forward without telling me. It was called Dealer’s Choice by Patrick Marber – it’s about poker.”
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A woman and her two young children have been taken to hospital after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at them in south London.
Police responded to the incident in Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday.
Three other members of the public were also taken to hospital after the incident.
Their injuries are thought to have been suffered as they came to the aid of the woman and her children.
The Metropolitan Police said three officers who responded to the incident were also injured.
Detective Superintendent Alexander Castle said the officers’ injuries were “minor”.
“While tests are ongoing to determine what the substance is, at this stage we believe it to be a corrosive substance,” he said.
“A man was seen fleeing the scene. We are drawing on resources from across the Met to apprehend this individual and work is ongoing to determine what has led to this awful incident.”
No arrest has been made and police said they will give an update on the conditions of the injured people as soon as they can.
Marina Ahmad, Labour’s London Assembly member for Lambeth & Southwark, posted on X: “There has been a traffic collision with a man assaulting occupants in a car and throwing acid. Victims include children.”
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Neveah Limited, a leading commodity trading company essentially dealing in the export of solid minerals and agricultural products has announced the redemption of its obligation of the N2.923 billion Series 7, 8 and 11 commercial paper notes issued in February, May and July of 2023 respectively.
This was made known in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja.
It was contained in the statement that Neveah Limited has experienced remarkable growth since its incorporation in 2014. Their revenue has grown significantly by over 847.8% from N2.0 billion in 2019.
They have also expanded their offerings from a small commodity trading operation to a leading dealer and exporter of world-class quality solid minerals and agro-commodities, as well as logistics.
“This impressive growth led to successfully registering an N20 billion Commercial Paper Programme in April 2023. Shortly after, the company raised N11.12 billion via its Series 6-15 Commercial Paper Issuance to meet working capital requirements.
Ibidapo Lawal, the Chief Executive Officer of Neveah, expressed optimism about Neveah’s recent achievement “We are steadfast in our pursuit to become the foremost indigenous export company for solid minerals and agricultural products in Nigeria. Neveah remains dedicated to fulfilling its obligations in a timely manner, showcasing our commitment to financial prudence and sustainable growth
He appreciated all the parties involved in making this endeavour a success.
similarly, the Managing Director, of Investment Banking at United Capital Plc, Gbadebo Adenrele, stated that United Capital Plc is thrilled to have assumed the responsibility of Lead Arranger while playing a crucial role in supporting Neveah Limited all through its successful capital-raising and settlement of N2.923 billion, Series 7, 8 and 11 Commercial Paper Issuance under its N20 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Program.
“Neveah has continuously shown its commitment to utilising funds from the capital markets to improve its revenue and profit. They have consistently demonstrated their competency in the export industry, and United Capital Plc will continue to use its in-depth knowledge of the capital markets to help Neveah and other SMEs and mid-market enterprises seeking to access funding.”
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New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality.
Copyright 2024 NPR
New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality.
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Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier.
Major League Baseball pledged support. And the total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $145,000, which is far in excess of the estimated $75,000 value of the bronze statue that was cut from its base last week at a park in Wichita, Kansas. Police are searching for those responsible.
Only the statue's feet were left at McAdams Park, where about 600 children play in a youth baseball league called League 42, which is named after Robinson' s uniform number with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he broke the major leagues' color barrier in 1947.
Fire crews found burned remnants of the statue Tuesday while responding to a trash can fire at another park about 7 miles (11.27 kilometers) away. A truck believed to be used in the theft previously was found abandoned, and police said the theft was captured on surveillance video.
Bob Lutz, executive director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the sculpture, said Wednesday in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that the MLB commissioner's office and 30 clubs had committed funding toward the cost of replacing the statue and providing other support.
“Amazing, huh?” he said.
Lutz had said earlier that the money raised also could enhance some of its programming and facilities. In April, the group opened the Leslie Rudd Learning Center, which includes an indoor baseball facility and a learning lab.
“We’re not just baseball,” Lutz said. “We have after school education, enrichment and tutoring.”
One of the largest donations is a $10,000 pledge from an anonymous former Major League Baseball player who won a World Series. Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan, who announced the donation over the weekend, has urged anyone involved in the theft to surrender and vowed that arrests were imminent.
“The community, along with the business community and the nation as a whole, have demonstrated an incredible outpouring of support,” Sullivan said in a statement Wednesday. “This effort highlights the kindness of the people and their determination to rebuild what was taken away from our community.”
Lutz, whose friend, the artist John Parsons, made the statue before his death, said the mold is still viable and anticipated that a replacement can be erected within a matter of months.
“We value what it represents,” he said. “It’s important that our 600 kids understand what it represents. And, we make every effort to educate our kids about the role that Jackie Robinson played in life and civil rights, his life beyond sports. He’s the absolute best role model you could imagine.”
League 42 drew attention to Robinson's birthday Wednesday in a Facebook post, noting that "his legacy will hold up forever" and asking for donations.
Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers. He's considered not only a sports legend but also a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972.
Lutz said that the league appeals to “all kids, but especially to kids of color" and that the connection to Robinson resonated.
“We can’t imagine, being named League 42 without a Jackie Robinson statue in our park," he said. "It was a no-brainer when we went about trying to name our league. And the name League 42 came up. It was like lightning and struck. We knew we had our name.”
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Jorge Rubiano arrived alone in Chicago, but his pain and trauma came with him.
For months, he tried to find steady work. For months, he's been sleeping in a crowded temporary shelter, worrying about his wife and mother back in Colombia. Are they safe? Did I make the right decision?
He recalls a frightening phone call with his wife in Colombia, cut short when the bus she was riding on was being robbed.
Rubiano, 43, is also haunted by memories of his harrowing journey to Chicago, during which he says he was kidnapped for a month, before escaping.
He left his country, he says, over a land dispute in which the government threatened his life.
"I'm still in between two dangers," Rubiano says in Spanish. "If I return it's very possible they kill me, and if I stay I don't know what can happen here."
More than 30,000 migrants and asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago since August of 2022 — most of them from South and Central America. They are fleeing the collapse of their economies, a lack of food and jobs, and violence back home.
Many came here on a bus from Texas, sent by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who said Chicago — and other so-called sanctuary cities that embrace immigrants — would provide much-needed relief "to our small, overrun border towns."
The buses haven't stopped since.
Migrants fleeing hardship, danger, fear and loss
Interviews with more than 30 people reveal the emotional toll migrants face, and the efforts of individuals and organizations that are trying to fill the gaps of a frayed mental health system.
Some of those efforts are catching the attention of leaders in other big U.S. cities also coping with large influxes of newly-arrived migrants.
For many, their journeys here were terrifying. A young girl who fell into a river, her pregnant mother struggling to hold her small hand, so the current wouldn't whisk her away. Women who were forced to have sex with gang members to get from country to country. People who walked over the dead in the jungle, or are wracked with guilt over the sick and injured left behind.
Their stories have unfolded across Chicago: in the quiet space of a therapist's office, at an informal healing circle in the back of a store, with a nurse at a folding table propped up outside a police station.
But for many migrants, taking care of their mental health might not be a priority.
"They're in survival mode," says Sharon Davila, a school-based social worker who has screened migrant families. "They need their basic needs met. The number one thing is they're looking for jobs."
Just getting in front of a therapist or a social worker can be extremely difficult for even the most savvy and persistent. With a shortage of mental health workers, wait lists for an appointment can be months long.
Layer on being new to this country, speaking a different language, and having no health insurance. Getting help can seem impossible.
Therapist Susie Moya worries about a mental health crisis brewing for many migrants.
"Right now it's on the back burner," says Moya, who has worked with migrants on Chicago's Lower West Side. "But I'm thinking a year from now when these families are settled in. Who is going to be providing that support?"
Informal support, with a side of soup
It's a Monday night in the back room of an insurance agency on the Southwest Side. About 20 migrants have arranged their chairs in a circle. Each person takes a turn describing how they feel on a scale of one to 10, as social worker Veronica Sanchez gently encourages them to share why.
Warm homemade chicken soup and arepas await them for dinner.
A woman says her husband got deported, and she's heartbroken that she left her children behind. A man says he worked several days that week, but never got paid. Another says he is grateful to God for bringing him to America, but he misses his mom, dad and brothers.
Finding work and reuniting with family is important, Sanchez tells them. But right now she's concerned about their mental health.
"Maybe we have answers. Maybe we don't. But when you open up a safe space where you can share your sorrows... you don't feel so alone," Sanchez says in Spanish.
Sanchez understands the migrants' desperation. She comes from a long line of pottery makers in Mexico. Sanchez was just four years old when her father left to work in Cicero, a suburb outside Chicago. She didn't see her father for almost seven years, until they were reunited as a family in Cicero.
Those memories fuel her work with the healing circle. "When I was talking to them, it really came from the heart," Sanchez says. "I was seeing the migrants' faces, that they were so scared."
Informal support groups like this one have popped up around Chicago in shelters, storefronts, churches and schools, led by volunteers or mental health professionals.
Many of these support groups don't last long. Volunteers get burned out. Migrants prioritize other needs. Or the city moves them from place to place.
The costs of ignoring loss and trauma
Some volunteers and mental health providers emphasize that not every migrant might be experiencing severe trauma.
But for many, trauma can have lasting impact. Trauma can change the wiring in a person's brain and make someone more vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
Daily or ongoing stressors can add up to what Chicago psychologist Laura Pappa calls "little t trauma" — like not feeling welcomed right away.
"A lot of people come here seeking the American dream and they realize that that's not there," says Pappa, who came to the U.S. from Argentina as a teen. "A lot of people were not expecting that, how hard it is on this side. I've had a lot of parents who've come alone and ask themselves, was it worth it?"
It can be hard to persuade migrants to seek help, however. There's a stigma about the need for mental health care in many immigrant communities, particularly among Latino men, Pappa says.
But, she adds, the stigma is easing as talking about emotions becomes more common.
Training the front-line workers in shelters
One effort to provide faster help involves training hundreds of peoplewho don't have a medical background, but work in city-run shelters. These front-line workers, such as case managers and shelter supervisors, are learning to lead support groups called Café y Comunidad charlas — coffee and community talks.
The initiative is led by the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, the University of Chicago's Crown Family School, and Lurie Children's Center for Childhood Resilience.
The idea is to help migrants feel less isolated and try to prevent the most extreme outcomes, such as suicide.
"We have to help people the minute they arrive," explainsAimee Hilado, an assistant professor at UC's Crown School and chair of the coalition. "That's actually going to promote healing down the line."
Case manager Albert Ayala has led a charla in the ballroom of a downtown shelter. He recalls moments of joy, such as when a woman said she was searching for love — and hands shot up hoping to catch her attention.
Ayala says he's watched migrants who arrive scared and shy blossom after attending a charla.
"We try to tell them we're no different from you," says Ayala, who is Mexican American. "Your dream is possible."
Leaders in Philadelphia and San Jose have reached out asking how to replicate the effort, Hilado says.
Outside his shelter, Rubiano, the migrant from Colombia, says he hasn't attended one of these support groups. He says he tries to keep busy working on his English skills. And he recently found a full-time job in a supermarket.
He longs for his family, and for the chance to bring them here — once there is a stable life he can offer them.
WBEZ is part of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a group of newsrooms covering stories on mental health care access and inequities in the U.S. The Collaborative's partners include The Carter Center, the Center for Public Integrity and newsrooms in select states across the country.
WBEZ's Manuel Martinez contributed to this report.
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The sun returned to NEW today!! We had more sunshine today in 5 minutes than the last 8 days combined!!
The temperature climbed into the 40s today. 15-25 degrees above normal.
The normal high started going up today as we start heading towards spring.
With temps above freezing, the snow is melting. We will see on/off fog at times. The fog could be locally dense.
Thursday: Some dense fog possible early. Clouds mixing with some sunshine.
Friday: Clouds mixing with some sunshine. Jimmy in Sun Prairie will let us know if we have 6 more weeks of winter, or not.
Weekend: Sunshine mixing with some clouds. Still well above normal with lots of clouds both days. Some fog is possible.
This January Thaw will soon turn into the February Thaw. In fact, temps will be above normal for the foreseeable future.
Record highs could/will be challenged next week with highs in the 40s & 50s.
No accumulating snow is in the forecast for the next 1-2 weeks as the snow drought resumes.
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CHICAGO — (AP) — Chicago's City Council narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, with Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tiebreaking vote.
The symbolic declaration in the nation's third-largest city follows weeks of rowdy public meetings with disruptions from demonstrators, including on Wednesday when things became so boisterous the first-term mayor had to temporarily clear the council chambers. The resolution, approved 24-23, includes a call for humanitarian aid and the the release of all hostages. Supporters in the chambers included the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Chicago is latest U.S. city to approve such a non-binding resolution, following Atlanta, Detroit and San Francisco in recent months.
“Do I believe that the words that we speak today, how we vote today influences directly international policy? I don’t. I don’t have those illusions," said Alderman Daniel La Spata, one of the resolution's sponsors. "But we vote with hope. We vote with solidarity. We vote to help people feel heard in a world of silence.”
The ordinance remained largely unchanged over the past few months despite urging from the council's sole Jewish member, Alderwoman Debra Silverstein, who sought more support of Israel and criticism of Hamas.
“We all want an end to the bloodshed and an end to the war. But it is vital to understand what caused the conflict, and we should pass a resolution that addresses the issue responsibly,” she said during the meeting. “We should not pass a resolution unless it makes clear that Hamas cannot and should not attack again.”
The war began with Hamas attacking Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 2 million others from their homes.
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DAYTON — Hundreds of vacant properties are being removed in Dayton.
Abandoned houses become eyesores and bring down property value, but crews took down a house that can now be replaced with something new and useful.
John Scott’s company Blade Cutters is contracted out by the City of Dayton and this was just one of many on his list.
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“Probably do about 300 total for the city,” Scott said. “We’re doing about five or six hours this week, demolishing the home way so kind of revitalizing neighborhoods, one house at a time.”
To bring the roof down, Scott even let News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott take control as seen on News Center 7 at 5 p.m.
Crews gather up the pile to head to the landfill, with some exceptions.
“We’ll recycle the concrete, the metal, the wood, some of the wood, the doors, salvaged and then sold,” Scott said.
When talking to people down the block from the construction, they agree these types of unsalvageable properties need to go.
“Those houses catch on fire,” said Frederick Childs.
Childs said he would like to see something done with the land.
“If they tear them down, build something else here. Just don’t tear it down and leave it,” Childs said.
Scott said that’s the whole point of clearing out the properties.
“It makes a big difference, I can see the difference. So it makes us feel happy at the end of the day,” Scott said.
Before houses are leveled, his crew checks for any people or animals living inside. Once the spot is filled in with soil and seeds, it will be a brand-new lawn for someone to make use of.
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For effective Service Delivery in the Health Sector of the state, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has donated a brand new Toyota Hilux vehicle to Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
Speaking during the presentation of the vehicle in Bauchi on Wednesday, the UNICEF’S Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Mr Rane Tushar said the gesture was under the GAVI-funded Primary Health Care Memorandum of Understanding.
He stated that this is the second time UNICEF would be donating this kind of vehicle to the Gombe State government to enhance vaccine distribution in the state.
Tushar noted the vehicle would strengthen vaccine distribution in all Local Government Areas of Gombe State especially, by enabling access to zero-dose LGAs and Wards in the state.
“It will strengthen the supervision and monitoring of health programmes and enhance the vaccine supply chain systems in the state.
“Ultimately, it will improve the state’s capacity to reach every child with life-saving vaccines and other health services therefore, ensuring every child in Gombe lives a healthy life,” he said.
Receiving the vehicle, Mr Aliyu Usman, Director, Administration and Finance, Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency lauded UNICEF and GAVI Alliance for the gesture.
Usman, who noted that one Toyota Hilux and 20 motorcycles had earlier been donated to the state government for the same purpose, promised that the facilities would be effectively utilized for the purposes they were meant for.
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Man accused of practicing dentistry in Utah basement without license
Jan 31, 2024, 3:56 PM
(KSL TV)
TAYLORSVILLE — A man who was allegedly performing dental work in the basement of a Taylorsville home has been criminally charged.
Enrique Moroni Gomez Vera, 32, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with unlawful occupational or professional conduct, a third-degree felony.
The investigation began in November when an instructor at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene School reported that a student had recently treated a friend who had dental work done by Vera, according to charging documents.
The friend said she had gone to a home near 4900 S. 3600 West to have a tooth pulled.
“The client left after the extraction, then suffered extreme amounts of pain from the extraction (site) and went to the hospital for treatment. (The student) took an X-ray of the client’s mouth and discovered that part of the root was still in the gums of the mouth,” the charges state.
An investigator for the Division of Professional Licensing began looking into Vera and found his Facebook page, “which stated in Spanish that Gomez Vera studied the equivalent of oral medicine in Peru,” the charges state. But he “did not have a license to work as a dentist” in Utah.
On Nov. 22, Taylorsville police served a search warrant on the basement dental office.
“Officers located several dental tools, a pay/owe sheet showing different outstanding amounts from different clients for services, a sterilizer machine, dental molds, miscellaneous medications, a dental cleaning machine, and a dentist sucker in a room inside the residence,” according to charging documents. “Gomez Vera admitted that he worked at the residence providing dental procedures to clients who could not afford traditional oral care, that he was a dentist in Peru, but he was not yet licensed to work as a dentist in Utah or Taylorsville, and that he knew providing dental procedures without a license was illegal.”
Police say Vera was in the process of trying to obtain a license in Utah to practice dentistry, and the setup in the basement was “clean,” but was still illegal because he did not have a professional license in Utah.
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https://ksltv.com/619021/man-accused-of-practicing-dentistry-in-utah-basement-without-license/
| 2024-01-31T23:31:37Z
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Dogs in Henderson shelter sick with unidentified illness
An unspecified number of dogs at the Henderson Animal Shelter are showing signs of an unidentified respiratory illness that resembles the common cold in humans, a Henderson Police Department spokesperson said in an email statement.
Asked in an email if the illness is the same mystery respiratory illness that has been making dogs sick across the country, the spokesperson said there was no further information to provide beyond what was in the email, which was sent out Tuesday.
“Our medical team has sent out lab work to identify the illness affecting our shelter dogs,” the statement said.
How the illness got into the shelter is unknown.
Several precautions have been put in place in an attempt to keep other dogs in the shelter from getting sick. Walks and yard play have been temporarily halted.
Animal adoptions are still open, but meet-and-greets involving dogs from potential adopting households have been stopped, the statement said.
“These precautions will be in place until the virus is identified and/or dogs are no longer symptomatic, to minimize the spread to other dogs,” the email said. “Currently, all dogs that are showing signs of illness are being treated.”
The illness is only affecting dogs, the email said.
The Associated Press reported in November that veterinary laboratories in several states have been investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs that does not respond to antibiotics.
The symptoms of that illness include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy. It has caused lasting respiratory disease and pneumonia, with some of the pneumonia cases progressing swiftly and making dogs very sick within 24 to 36 hours. Some dogs have died, veterinarians have said.
“Symptoms of the illness are similar to kennel cough and canine influenza,” said
In a November statement, Dr. Peter Mundschenk, the Nevada Department of Agriculture state veterinarian, said symptoms of the illness are similar to kennel cough and canine influenza.
“It’s important we rule out those possibilities to help determine if this canine respiratory illness may be at play,” the statement said.
In a Henderson City Council meeting in November, volunteers with Henderson Animal Care and Control asked the city for more funding and support, saying the conditions were bad for both the animals and the workers at the shelter, with one former volunteer saying he believed the facility was “chronically understaffed.”
Contact Brett Clarkson at bclarkson@reviewjournal.com.
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https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/henderson/dogs-in-henderson-shelter-sick-with-unidentified-illness-2991382/
| 2024-01-31T23:31:38Z
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Processing Medicaid applications can take weeks, and physicians say early prenatal care is important.
House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee of Hattiesburg pointed out that Mississippi has high rates of fetal mortality, infant mortality and maternal mortality.
“I think this will go a long way in helping moms and babies be healthy ... and give babies the best shot for a healthy life," McGee said.
Mississippi ranks worst in the U.S. for infant mortality, with Black infants nearly twice as likely as white ones to die over the past decade, according to a report unveiled Jan. 18 by the state Department of Health.
Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. If a woman's Medicaid application is ultimately rejected because her income is too high, Medicaid would still pay health care providers for services they provided during the time of presumptive eligibility.
McGee said presumptive eligibility could cost the Medicaid program just under $600,000 a year.
Medicaid is funded by federal and state governments, with the federal government paying at least 50% of costs in all states and a higher share in poorer states. The federal government pays for nearly 77% of Medicaid expenses in Mississippi.
In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman who is in that age category and has no dependents can earn up to about $29,000 and qualify for Medicaid during pregnancy. A pregnant woman in that age category who has three dependents can earn up to $59,700 and qualify.
Mississippi Medicaid coverage is available to all income levels for those who are pregnant and younger than 19.
Democratic Rep. John Hines Sr. of Greenville said earlier eligibility for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy could help the state in recruiting OB-GYNs.
“Where we are right now is that we are last in everything," Hines said. "This is a step toward making Mississippi a better place.”
The bill passed the House 117-5. It moves to the Senate for more work in coming weeks. Republicans control both chambers.
About 41% of births in the U.S. and 57% in Mississippi were financed by Medicaid in 2022, according to the health policy research group KFF. Only Louisiana had a larger share of births covered by Medicaid that year, at 61%.
In 2023, Mississippi extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year, with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves saying the change was part of a "new pro-life agenda" to help mothers in a state where abortion is tightly restricted.
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Associated Press/Report For America reporter Michael Goldberg contributed to this report.
Credit: AP
Credit: AP
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/mississippi-eyes-quicker-medicaid-coverage-in-pregnancy-to-try-to-reduce-deaths-of-moms-and-babies/27DLOL3QHJDRFL2ZKVT6NMYYCU/
| 2024-01-31T23:31:39Z
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