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Which saxophone is best?
The saxophone is one of the most renowned instruments across genres, including jazz, rock and concert bands, among many others. In addition, it makes a great learner instrument for beginners or musicians looking to try something new. However, it can be intimidating to sift through the options with so many different kinds and qualities available today. The Glory Professional E-flat Alto Saxophone Bundle not only has a great sound quality but also comes with all the accessories you need for a reasonable price.
What to know before you buy a saxophone
Common types of saxophones
While there are as many as nine types of saxophones, there are four that are commonly used, ranging in size and overall pitch:
- Soprano saxophone: Soprano saxophones are the smallest and highest-pitched types of saxophones.
- Alto saxophone: Alto is the most common saxophone range, offering a build that’s smaller and lower-pitched than the soprano saxophone.
- Tenor saxophone: Tenor saxophones are lower in frequency range than alto saxophones in addition to being slightly larger.
- Baritone saxophone: Baritone saxophones, sometimes abbreviated to bari saxophones, are the largest of commonly used saxophone sizes, and they produce low-frequency notes.
Other rare types of saxophones include the high-pitched sopranissimo and sopranino saxophones as well as the super-low bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxes. C melody saxophones are another rare type and are often likened in size and pitch to the tenor saxophone.
Skill level
Your skill level may determine what kind of saxophone is best. If you’re just starting out, it may be worthwhile to choose an affordable saxophone over an expensive one, as well as a product that includes the necessary hardware to start playing. Intermediate and professional-level saxophone players, however, often benefit from the high-quality components used in high-end saxophones. In addition, younger learners may prefer a smaller instrument, such as an alto or soprano saxophone.
Saxophone pitch
It’s worth noting that saxophones aren’t in concert pitch, which is considered C. Alto and baritone saxophones are in E-flat, while tenor and soprano saxophones are in B-flat. These notes correspond to what note is actually played when a saxophone’s C is played. This isn’t particularly important and won’t affect reading music — though it may save you some confusion when talking to or playing with other musicians.
What to look for in a quality saxophone
Preferred range and size
Most saxophone buyers will choose an instrument partially based on the size and note range they prefer. Alto saxophones are most common for beginners, while soprano saxophones offer a smaller build suitable for many children starting extra young. The tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone are best saved for players with some experience since they’re larger and heavier.
Accessory bundle
Saxophones need certain accessories for playing, cleaning and storing the instrument. For playing, saxophones require a mouthpiece, reeds, a ligature and a neck strap, in addition to the actual body, bell and keys on the horn. Many high-level saxophone players prefer to buy reeds and sometimes other hardware like mouthpieces and ligatures separately from the instrument. If you’re just starting out, however, it’s worth purchasing a bundle that includes necessary parts like a strap, case, mouthpiece, reeds and cleaning hardware.
Quality build
The quality of a saxophone often dictates its approximate price. Higher-quality instruments have the potential to offer warmer tones and longer-lasting lives. However, you don’t need to drop a fortune on the best saxophone available if you’re just starting to learn the instrument.
How much you can expect to spend on a saxophone
Cheap saxophones are sometimes priced as low as $230 for entry-level and beginner’s instruments. For saxophones designed for intermediate and professional use, you can expect to spend $500-$2,700.
Saxophone FAQ
Do saxophones include spit valves?
A. Not in most cases. Some low-frequency styles of saxophone, such as the bari and the contrabass, do include spit valves, but tenor and alto saxophones do not. Instead, it’s best to regularly take apart your saxophone to clean it and remove any condensed moisture from playing.
Is it easy to learn to play the saxophone?
A. The saxophone is relatively easy to learn, especially if you have experience with other wind instruments. The saxophone includes similar fingerings to the flute and a reed like clarinets and other woodwinds. Its mouthpiece is quite different from brass instruments like trumpets, trombones and tubas, but these still require similar breathing techniques to the saxophone.
What’s the best saxophone to buy?
Top saxophone
Glory Professional E-flat Alto Saxophone Bundle with Case and Reeds
What you need to know: This alto saxophone features a beautiful finish and a powerful sound, and it comes at a price that’s perfect for those just starting out.
What you’ll love: This saxophone features an impressive value, and it features the mouthpiece, reeds, strap, case and more to get playing. It’s small enough to be used by all ages, and it can also be purchased in 13 colors and finish combinations.
What you should consider: This saxophone is best for beginner and intermediate players.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top saxophone for the money
Mendini By Cecilio E-flat Alto Saxophone Bundle with Case and Reeds
What you need to know: This bundle features a great starter saxophone, including a case, mouthpiece, reeds and more.
What you’ll love: Buyers love the value, and it also offers a robust sound and high-quality, handcrafted parts. This saxophone can also be purchased in 11 colors, and it comes with a useful chromatic tuner for practice time.
What you should consider: Some buyers had to tighten the keys upon arrival.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Glory Professional Black and Gold B-flat Tenor Saxophone Bundle with Case and Reeds
What you need to know: This beautiful black and gold tenor saxophone comes with a case, reeds and everything else you need to get started, and it boasts a resonant sound.
What you’ll love: This B-flat saxophone features beautiful hand-engraved designs on the bell, and it includes a mouthpiece, a strap, grease and a pair of gloves. It can be purchased in gold in addition to black.
What you should consider: Some buyers decided to upgrade the accessories down the line.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Peter McGuthrie writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
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Thieves targeting cars in NJ — Is Gov. Murphy to blame? (Opinion)
So sick of politicians acting as if we need them to tell us to lock our cars.
We know that there has been a rash of cars stolen and broken into for valuables. Obviously, it's smarter to keep your car locked. I lock my car and set the alarm with the key fob even when it's in the garage.
That said, New Jersey is a sanctuary state and has served as a bit of a magnet for people coming to the U.S. illegally.
We know the impact this has had on public safety when it comes to sexual predators being released despite detainer orders from federal immigration enforcement.
In addition, the morally bankrupt and irresponsible governor has been using COVID as an excuse to literally release convicted criminals into your neighborhood.
Combine that with the war on cops being fueled by irresponsible media outlets and you have a perfect storm for a rise in crime.
Of course, you have to be responsible and lock your car and avoid leaving valuables, especially in plain sight, in the vehicle. But that said, it's time New Jersey elects politicians who understand the struggle of working and middle-class families in New Jersey.
It's time that we elect leaders who won't play politics with public health and public safety.
It's time to turn New Jersey around and that starts with keeping convicted criminals behind bars to serve out their sentences. It's common sense.
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Bill Spadea. Any opinions expressed are Bill's own. Bill Spadea is on the air weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m., talkin’ Jersey, taking your calls at 1-800-283-1015.
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Proud Queen of the Commonwealth! Royal family release throwback photo of Her Majesty with leaders at 1964 Buckingham Palace dinner as part of 70-day photo countdown to her Platinum Jubilee celebrations
- The Royal Family share a photo of a Head of State dinner on Instagram page
- It's part of photo countdown to Jubilee celebration weekend in June
- Shows Queen standing next to members of the Commonwealth
- Dinner was held at Buckingham Palace, in 1964, with Prince Philip in attendance
The Royal family have released a new photo of the Queen with her Commonwealth Heads of State in 1964 as part of the ongoing 70-day picture countdown to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend.
Today's photo showcases a dinner party at Buckingham Palace with the Queen smiling as she was joined by Commonwealth Heads of State, including Prime Minister Robert Menzies of Australia, Donald Sangster of Jamaica and Milton Obote of Uganda
In the black and white image, Her Majesty can be seen standing with 18 head of government who were attending the 1964 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London.
A throwback photo from 1964 shows the Queen smiling as she was joined by Commonwealth Heads of State, including Robert Menzies of Australia, Donald Sangster of Jamaica and Milton Obote of Uganda, for a dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1964
Her Majesty is Head of the Commonwealth, which has grown from 8 to 54 members in the last 70 years.
Explaining the countdown, the Royal family's Instagram page reads: 'Over the next 70 days, as we countdown to the #PlatinumJubilee Celebration Weekend, we’ll be sharing an image a day of The Queen – each representing a year of Her Majesty’s 70-year long reign.'
Each of the 70 photos represent a year of the monarch's seven-decade reign, and each post also highlights a notable moment in history from the same year.
Today, the royal family paid tribute to Donald Campbell, who became the first man to break both the water and land speed records in the same year, reaching 403.1 mph on land in July and 276.33 mph on water in December 1964.
Fans on Instagram were quick to comment on the image and add heart emojis in a show of appreciation of the Queen and the Commonwealth
And it was also the year Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received his Nobel Prize.
The Queen marked 70 years on the throne on February 6, 2022, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, and weekend of celebrations will be held from 2nd to 5th June to commemorate the milestone.
The royal family yesterday shared a historic black and white photo of her Majesty receiving a bouquet of flowers from Fijian Princess Adi Kaunilotuma during a royal tour to Fiji in 1963.
The caption for the image, which has garnered more than 50,000 likes, says: 'The Queen receives a bouquet of flowers from Fijian Princess, Adi Kaunilotuma, during a visit to the country.'
The royal family shared an image of the Queen receiving a bouquet of flowers in Fiji in 1963 as part of a 70-photo countdown in the run-up to the Platinum Jubilee weekend
A further picture from the trip in February 1963 shows the Queen and her husband Prince Philip waving to crowds as they ride in an open top Land Rover
Different perspective: another image from the tour shows the same moment of the Queen being gifted the flowers by Adi Kaunilotuma, from a different angle
Speaking more generally about the year the snap was taken, it adds: 'In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.'
Royal fans were quick to post positive comments on the image. Many shared love heart emojis, while others commented on the Queen's outfit.
The initiative, which kicked off towards the end of March, started aptly with a photo depicting the Queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey, in 1953.
1963: This image shows Fijian children taking English lessons in the cooler ocean waters before the Queen arrives in the country for her visit
Well wishers took to Instagram to share positive comments on today's photo shared by the royal family, with many posting love heart emojis
In the black and white image, Her Majesty can be seen seated on the Coronation Chair, wearing the St. Edward Crown and carrying the Sovereign’s Sceptre and Rod.
Other photos in the countdown include a 1961 snap of the royal and her husband Prince Philip meeting President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
An earlier snap, dating back to 1959, shows the Queen pictured with one of her red boxes, which contains the official documents and papers she receives daily from her private secretaries.
An earlier photo shared as part of the countdown to the Platinum Jubilee is this snap of the Queen and Prince Philip meeting John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961
Meanwhile, this 1959 snap shows the youthful monarch getting stuck into some of the official papers she is given daily by her private secretaries
The Queen, who ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, is the first British royal to reach the historic milestone.
The achievement will be marked with a four-day bank holiday weekend, from 2nd -5th June, which will include public events and community activities.
Currently, it is unclear to what extent the Queen will be able to take part in public celebrations, due to mobility issues which have curtailed her public appearances in recent weeks, and reports that she's relying on a wheelchair.
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June Lavelle Farris
June 7, 1928 - June 2, 2021
June Lavelle Farris was born in Portland, Ore., on June 7, 1928, the only child of Orville and Olive Farris, she passed away in Longview with her family by her side on June 2, 2021.
She graduated from Tigard High School in 1946 where she enjoyed choir and being a Majorette in the marching band.
June married her high school sweetie Jim Gaynor in 1948. They lived in Beaverton, Ore., and started their family. In 1962 they moved to a farm in Kalama, Wash., where they stayed until Jim passed away in 1980.
She married Joe Schmitz in 1984. They enjoyed traveling to Hawaii, China, Europe and Panama. They were also snowbirds spending their winter in Arizona with their motorhome traveling friends.
After Joe passed away in 2002, June continued to drive her motorhome to Arizona every winter.
June was later married to Hank Farris until he passed away in 2011.
June enjoyed dancing at the senior center until it closed due to the pandemic. She was also a Registered Nurse, avid gardener, excellent cook and an accomplished accordion player.
June is survived by her children Gayle Gaynor, Chad Gaynor, Jennie Porter, her grandchildren Leah White, Jake Porter, Jessica Pickett and her six great grandchildren. Her son Kurt Gaynor preceded her in death in 1970.
At June's request there will be no service. Donations may be made to the Community Home Hospice.
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Under-fire CDC will REVAMP agency after chaotic pandemic messaging: Will undergo one-month review of its structure, systems and processes after being criticized for how it handled pandemic response
- CDC will under go review to revamp its messages and processes
- Agency was heavily criticized for its handling of covid pandemic
- CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced she's hired a senior health official to conduct a one-month review
- 'It is time to take a step back and strategically position C.D.C. to support the future of public health,' she said in email to employees
- The review will focus on the public health work force, data modernization, laboratory capacity, health equity, rapid responses to disease outbreaks
The heavily criticized Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will revamp and review its messaging and processes after coming under fire for its handling of the covid pandemic.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced she's hired a senior health official to conduct a one-month review to 'kick off an evaluation of CDC's structure, systems, and processes,' according to an email sent to CDC staff that was obtained by the Washington Post and New York Times.
'Over the past year, I have heard from many of you that you would like to see CDC build on its rich history and modernize for the world around us,' she wrote. 'I am grateful for your efforts to lean into the hard work of transforming CDC for the better. I look forward to our collective efforts to position CDC, and the public health community, for greatest success in the future.'
The review will be conducted by Jim Macrae, who served as acting administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration for two years and has held other senior positions at the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
He starts on April 11.
'The lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, along with the feedback I have received inside and outside the agency over the past year, indicate that it is time to take a step back and strategically position C.D.C. to support the future of public health,' Walensky said in the email to agency employees.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced she's hired a senior health official to conduct a one-month review in the wake of criticism of its handling of covid pandemic
The review will focus on the public health work force, data modernization, laboratory capacity, health equity, rapid responses to disease outbreaks and preparedness, both in the United States and worldwide.
The goal, she said, is to 'develop new systems and processes to deliver our science and program to the American people, along with a plan for how CDC should be structured to facilitate the public health work we do.'
The Atlanta-based agency came under repeated fire during the covid pandemic over a variety of issues, including its recommendations on face mask usage; that its isolation and quarantine guidance has too many holes; and its communication on basic public health guidance was confusing.
Walensky seemed to acknowledge those criticisms in her email to the staff.
'Never in its 75-year history has CDC had to make decisions so quickly, based on often limited, real-time, and evolving science,' she said. 'As we've challenged our state and local partners, we know that now is the time for CDC to integrate the lessons learned into a strategy for the future.'
Walensky, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to lead the public health agency, also made errors of her own.
In May of 2021, she said vaccinated people could take off face masks but it later was revealed vaccinated people could still get infected and spread covid. In August, she joined President Biden in supporting booster shots for all Americans, before scientists at the Food and Drug Administration or her own agency had reviewed the data.
Biden has defended the agency's work.
'The messages, to the extent they've been confusing — it's because the scientists, they're learning more,' Biden said in January at a press conference marking his one year in office.
The CDC review will focus on the public health work force, data modernization, laboratory capacity, health equity, rapid responses to disease outbreaks and preparedness
The CDC came under fire during the pandemic for its messaging, including on face mask wearing and general communication on public health
The review at the CDC comes as public health officials prepare for the next wave of covid, the BA.2 variant, which is already causing a spike in cases in Europe.
It's unclear if the new variant will cause a major surge in cases like the omicron variant did.
But states are dropping face mask requirements and vaccination centers have started to close as new coronavirus cases have fallen nationally to about 27,000 a day on average.
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Passengers COLLAPSE in airport queue chaos: Staff shortages leave Heathrow arrivals waiting four hours to clear passport control - while lines at Manchester start at 4.45am amid calls for POLICE to help as passengers 'jump barriers and abandon luggage'
- Passenger demand has soared recently after all Covid restrictions, including testing, were lifted in England
- EasyJet has cancelled over 220 flights, blaming the disruption on high levels of staff sickness due to Covid
- Alongside high passenger numbers, experts warned that thousands have quit the industry in recent months
- Traveller Jessica Oliver has been stuck at Heathrow since 1.10pm, and said a man collapsed in front of her
- Police and the fire service might even be called in to help, according to Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
- ** Have you experienced airport delays today? Email katie.weston@mailonline.co.uk **
A passenger has collapsed while queuing at Heathrow Airport as staff shortages leave arrivals waiting for four hours to clear passport control, with lines starting to form at 4.45am at Manchester Airport where local leaders have called for police to help deal with the carnage.
The chaos is the result of a combination of a sudden surge in passenger numbers, with many Britons taking their first foreign holiday since the Covid pandemic began, and low staffing numbers at airports which have not hired extra manpower following years of low demand.
British Airways and Easyjet cancelled 62 and 90 flights respectively yesterday.
Passenger Jessica Oliver has been stuck at Heathrow since 1.10pm, and said a man in his early 30s collapsed in front of her while lining up in the corridor heading towards arrivals and baggage reclaims.
She told MailOnline: 'I just walked past and he was on the floor. There were people helping him - I don't know if it was dehydration or very low blood sugar, but it's very hot and staff are handing out water bottles.
'It was also chaotic at Amsterdam, but I've never seen anything like this.'
The man's current condition is unknown and Heathrow Airport has been contacted for an update.
Travellers also took to social media this afternoon to share photos of huge queues stretching up to four hours long, with one person writing: 'Chaos at Heathrow Airport arrivals.
'Some people have been standing here for the past four hours and the queues are not moving. What is causing the disruption?'
Another passenger added: 'Three hour plus clearing immigrations wait at Terminal 3 for under two hours European flight!! Still nowhere near through. No one giving any updates!'
And while sat in Terminal 5 at Heathrow this morning, Hannah Swales told MailOnline about her 'shambolic' return flight from Dubai.
She said: 'We were delayed from Dubai for three hours and then had to be rebooked on the "next available flight."
'We were to stay in Heathrow Airport with no luggage and no access to medication in our luggage.'
Meanwhile at Manchester Airport, some travellers have been jumping over barriers and abandoning their luggage in a desperate attempt to make their flights, according to Nicky Kelvin, head of travel website Points Guy UK.
It is the fourth day in a row that the airport - the UK's third busiest - has experienced delays. Blackley and Broughton MP Graham Stringer yesterday challenged its management to 'get a grip or get out’.
And the carnage is set to go on throughout the summer because of the delays in processing counter-terror checks needed for new airport staff, with some said to be taking 30 weeks instead of the usual 14 to 15 while civil servants work from home.
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said: 'Airlines are certainly seeing a high level of demand to fly, but are simply unable to cope with that demand due to a lack of resources.
'It's a nightmare situation for airlines and airports at the moment.'
Martin Chalk, general secretary of the pilots' union Balpa, also told The Telegraph: 'The chaos witnessed at British airports may well be repeated throughout the summer because airlines, laden with debt… have not yet rehired enough staff.'
The rise in bookings is overtaking the number of airline staff being hired, which is being further exacerbated by security checks.
An industry source further blamed the vetting process, saying it can take up to six months before someone is able to come in and do a job at an airport.
And Manchester Airport partially attributed the delays to the 'lengthy vetting and training processes' for new staff, alongside the 'removal of all travel restrictions coupled with the start of the summer travel season'.
But a spokesperson for the Department for Transport (DfT) contended the' aviation industry is responsible for resourcing at airports', adding: 'They manage their staff absences, although we want to see minimal disruption for passengers during the Easter period.
'The requirement for Counter Terrorist Checks for aviation security staff is important for the protection of the travelling public and the Government continues to process these security clearances in a timely manner.'
There were also reports of travel chaos at Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Monday, as well as long delays at Dover and a train blockage in the Channel Tunnel.
Heathrow warned passengers of possible delays earlier today, advising them to arrive three hours before their flight to allow enough time for queues at check in and security.
The airport wrote on Twitter: 'We continue to advise passengers arrive 3 hours prior to their scheduled departure time as we are not able to estimate queue times ahead of journeys, due to them being influenced by a significant range of factors.'
Long queues were also reported at Birmingham Airport from 7.45am today, with one passenger warning others to 'get here early'. Another traveller, Luka Beckett, said she was 'trapped' on a grounded plane for 40 minutes on Sunday due to a lack of staff.
She told Birmingham Live: 'We should have been home at around 10pm, but got in sometime after midnight. It was horrific.'
The situation has become so chaotic that police officers and the fire service might even be called in to help, according to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
Passenger Jessica Oliver has been stuck at Heathrow Airport (queue pictured above) since 1.10pm today, and said a man in his early 30s collapsed in front of her while lining up in the corridor heading towards arrivals and baggage reclaims
Ms Oliver told MailOnline: 'I just walked past and he was on the floor. There were people helping him - I don't know if it was dehydration or very low blood sugar, but it's very hot and staff are handing out water bottles'. Pictured: Heathrow today
The carnage is set to go on throughout the summer because of the delays in processing counter-terror checks needed for new airport staff, with some said to be taking 30 weeks instead of the usual 14 to 15 while civil servants work from home. Pictured: passengers queuing at Heathrow this afternoon
Travellers also took to social media this afternoon to share photos of huge queues stretching up to four hours long, with one person writing: 'Chaos at Heathrow Airport arrivals. Some people have been standing here for the past four hours and the queues are not moving. What is causing the disruption?'
Passengers queue early this morning for security at Manchester Airport's Terminal 1, as travel chaos continues at airports and ports as the Easter holidays get underway. It is the fourth day in a row that the airport - the UK's third busiest - has experienced delays
Long queues are seen today as passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 2 for the start of their Easter holiday getaway
Passengers queue for security at Manchester Airport's Terminal 1 this morning. Some travellers were jumping over barriers and abandoning their luggage in a desperate attempt to skip the queues at Manchester today, said Nicky Kelvin, head of travel website Points Guy UK
Blackley and Broughton MP Graham Stringer yesterday challenged Manchester Airport's management to 'get a grip or get out’. Pictured: A huge queue outside the entrance to Manchester Airport's Terminal 1 today
EasyJet said it has cancelled around 60 flights to and from the UK on Tuesday after calling off 62 flights on Monday due to high levels of staff absences. British Airways also grounded a total of 62 flights on Monday. Pictured: Heathrow today
In the week up to April 3, a total of 1,143 flights were cancelled from and to the UK compared with just 197 flights cancelled the same week in 2019. Pictured: Heathrow's Terminal 2 this morning
Long queues are seen as passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport in London this morning for the start of the Easter Holidays
Long queues as passengers line up to check in after arriving at Heathrow Airport for the start of the Easter holidays today
Heathrow (pictured today) wrote on Twitter: 'We continue to advise passengers arrive 3 hours prior to their scheduled departure time as we are not able to estimate queue times ahead of journeys, due to them being influenced by a significant range of factors'
Passenger demand has soared in recent weeks after all Covid restrictions - including testing and self-isolation requirements - were lifted in England (Heathrow pictured today)
EasyJet said it has cancelled around 60 flights to and from the UK on Tuesday after calling off 62 flights yesterday due to high levels of staff absences. British Airways also grounded a total of 62 flights on Monday. Pictured: Manchester Airport today
In the week up to April 3, a total of 1,143 flights were cancelled from and to the UK compared with just 197 flights cancelled the same week in 2019. Pictured: lengthy queues at Manchester Airport today
The latest figures show British Airways cancelled 662 flights while easyJet axed 357 last week, according to data from Cirium, which carries out aviation analysis. But some of these totals are based on historical cancellations and were flights axed months ago. Pictured left and right: Huge queues for security at Manchester Airport this morning
Footage and pictures (above) posted to social media captured travellers lining up for security outside Manchester Airport's entrance earlier today, with one person writing: 'Well this is a birthday treat at 4.45am'. Another wrote: 'Manchester airport queues this morning if anyone's curious, this was after an hour check in as well, not sure where it ends yet'
He said: 'I have been in touch with colleagues at Greater Manchester Police at the weekend to see what we can do to support the airport.
'It's a difficult moment for airports around the world having laid low for the pandemic, they've had to scale up very quickly. We understand the challenges that we've got.'
Speaking yesterday, Mr Burnham added: 'Can we work with our fire service and police service to do a little more to help the airport manage some of the pressures that it has? All of that will be discussed tomorrow.'
Footage posted to social media captured travellers lining up for security outside the airport's entrance, with one person writing: 'Well this is a birthday treat at 4.45am at Manchester Airport.'
Another Twitter user wrote: 'Manchester airport queues this morning if anyone's curious, this was after an hour check in as well, not sure where it ends yet.'
And a third added: 'Welcome to Manchester and the era of modern travel. Congratulations @manairport what a total and utter mess. Not like you didn’t know'.
EasyJet said it has cancelled around 60 flights to and from the UK on Tuesday after calling off 62 flights on Monday due to high levels of staff absences. British Airways also grounded a total of 62 flights on Monday.
This follows a week of reported mass disruption with more than 1,100 flights cancelled throughout the UK.
In the week up to April 3, a total of 1,143 flights were cancelled from and to the UK compared with just 197 flights cancelled the same week in 2019.
The latest figures show British Airways cancelled 662 flights while easyJet axed 357 last week, according to data from Cirium, which carries out aviation analysis.
But some of these totals are based on historical cancellations and were flights axed months ago while airlines have claimed they represent a small percentage of their total flights.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Mr Stringer, the former leader of Manchester Council and chairman of the airport board, said: 'Covid has made life difficult for everyone in the aviation industry.
'The way to respond to that is by good employment procedures and not by casualisation, effectively using fire and rehire.
'The airport needs to reset and pay above the market rate to stabilise the situation and give confidence to employees and the travelling public.'
On Monday, Manchester Airport chiefs apologised for 'falling short' following long delays over the weekend.
Meanwhile, pictures showed long queues at Heathrow, with airport bosses blaming a huge spike in passenger numbers. Heathrow chiefs say passenger numbers have now reached pre-pandemic levels, with Saturday being the first school holidays since the start of the pandemic with no travel restrictions in place in England.
Bosses at Gatwick also said passengers numbers were returning to 2019 levels at the Sussex airport and that while there were some check-in queues that it was generally 'coping well' with the increase in footfall.
One travel expert estimated that there had 'probably been more resignations in the last three months' than during the Covid crisis because staff were 'worn out'. Another warned disruption at airports such as Manchester could last for 'months', with firms having to train new staff to deal with the post-Covid increase in demand.
Hundreds of passengers were seen queuing at Manchester Airport on Monday - the first day of the Easter holidays
Passengers have also reported chaos when they have attempted to reclaim their baggage at airports in England
Blackley and Broughton MP Graham Stringer challenged the management at Manchester Airport to 'get a grip or get out’ after airline passengers faced huge queues on Monday
Bosses of the company behind Manchester Airport, which is in the same group as Stansted and East Midlands Airport, said it had seen a 1,300 percent increase increase in passenger numbers in February - compared to the previous year when the country was in lockdown.
Pictures taken at Manchester Airport on Monday showed long queues of people attempting to get through to security. Passengers also bemoaned a lack of organisation at the check-in, with long queues also seen at the check-in desk. In a tongue-in-cheek Twitter post, one frustrated traveller described a snaking queue at the airport as a world record attempt at the 'world's slowest, longest conga line'.
A Manchester Airport spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Manchester Airport apologises to passengers whose experiences have fallen below the standard we aim to provide. We want to assure customers and colleagues that their safety and security will always be our first priority.
'Our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present, after the most damaging two years in its history. The removal of all travel restrictions after two years, coupled with the start of the summer travel season, has seen a rapid increase in passenger numbers, which is putting an enormous strain on our operation.
'We are doing all we can to recruit the staff we need to meet this demand, but this is taking time due to the lengthy vetting and training processes involved. That is why we have been advising travellers that there may be, at times, longer queues than normal.
'Whenever this is the case, we do all we can to redeploy resources and prioritise passengers within queues as best we can.
'We are also aware that partners working on our site, such as baggage handling agents, are facing similar challenges. We will continue to support them in any way we can to deliver the best possible experience for customers during this challenging time.'
BA also cancelled at least 115 flights to or from Heathrow Airport on Monday, although it is believed only five were last-minute cancellations caused by coronavirus-related staff shortages - meaning passengers would have been informed well in advance of the cancellation.
The total includes some flights axed due to last week's decision by the airline to reduce its schedule until the end of May to boost reliability, as well as routes suspended for several months because of the pandemic, such as those featuring several Asian destinations.
According to MailOnline's analysis, at least five BA flights to European destinations, including Paris, Marseille and Oslo, were cancelled from Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday.
It comes after the west-London airport faced its own chaos last week, after a major BA IT meltdown forced the airline to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. Meanwhile, BA has been accused of raising prices to 'put off' customers, with return flights to some European destinations costing as much as £1,000.
Away from airports, drivers hoping to cross the Channel fared little better on Monday, with two-hour waits to get into the Port of Dover. Gridlocked traffic around Dover, poor conditions in the Channel and the suspension of P&O services caused delays of up to nine hours at the Kent port over the weekend.
Eurotunnel services, meanwhile, were also delayed by up to three hours due to a train that came to a halt in the Channel Tunnel. Passenger service Eurostar, which uses the same tunnel, also reported delays on its services, according to its website.
Airport disruption, meanwhile, is being blamed on Covid-enforced staff shortages, with Manchester Airport on Sunday saying it was exploring the possibility of bringing in short-term agency staff to help bring the chaos under control.
Airline passengers reported huge queues at Manchester Airport - the UK's third busiest - for the third day in the row
Less than 24 hours after Manchester Airport bosses apologised for 'falling short' following long delays over the weekend, airline passengers again faced huge queues on Monday
Monday was the third day in a row that Manchester airport - the UK's third busiest - had significant delays, following long queues and chaos at departures over the weekend
Pictures showed long lines of people queuing for security on Monday, while passengers bemoaned a lack of organisation at check-in gates
Passengers said they faced 'absolute chaos' at Manchester Airport on Monday morning, with long queues at security (pictured)
Passengers posted video on social media of huge long queues at Manchester Airport. A Manchester Airport spokesperson admitted the service was short-staffed and said on Sunday: 'We apologise to passengers whose experience at Manchester Airport has fallen short of the standards they expected. 'As we recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges. 'As a result we are advising customers that security queues may be longer than usual, and we encourage them to arrive at the earliest time recommended by their airline.
There was also reports of disruption at Heathrow Airport, which last week faced its own chaos after a major BA IT meltdown. Pictured: Queues at Heathrow Terminal 2 on Monday morning
There were also said to be delays at Gatwick Airport on Monday morning. Pictured here was a queue for a departures area at the Sussex airport
Meanwhile, drivers reported two-hour long waits for the Port of Dover (pictured: Queues on the M20 at Maidstone). Gridlocked traffic around Dover, poor conditions in the Channel and the suspension of P&O services caused delays of up to nine hours at the Kent port over the weekend
Though all Covid restrictions - as well as testing and self-isolation requirements - have been lifted in England, as many as 4.9 million people are now thought to be infected with the virus, according to the UK's biggest Covid surveillance scheme.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated more than 4.1 million people had the virus on any given day over the week to March 26, equivalent to one in 13 being infected.
Passengers said they faced 'absolute chaos' at Manchester Airport on Monday, with long queues at security.
One passenger, sharing a picture of the queues, said: '5.30am and absolute chaos in Manchester Airport. No organisation whatsoever! Lots missing flights.'
Another, sharing a video, said: 'Manchester Airport. This is the current line for security at Terminal 2 this morning. What is happening?'.
Linn Glotta-Bogerud, arrived five hours early for her flight to Norway, but has managed to avoid the worst of the queues.
She told MailOnline: 'I got here early after seeing the news about the queues. Now I'm just waiting around.
'This is definitely not what I expected. I arrived here at 10am, for a flight that leaves at 3.30pm.
'They don't open the gate until three hours before the flight leaves, so now I'm just waiting around, but some of the queues look crazy.
'There's a lot of security around but some of them don't seem to have much to do.'
Another, Howie Atkinson, 42, who is flying with his wife Gair and daughter Isla to Dubai.
He told MailOnline: 'Over the weekend a friend sent me a news story with a picture of the queues, so I changed it to an earlier one. The queues are massive, so I'm glad we're here early.'
Stephen O'Naill, 37 and Lee Moora, 34, flew to Manchester from Belfast on Saturday to see the Manchester United match.
Stephen said: 'We're with easyJet, who recommended we get here early. We're about seven hours early for our flight.
'We saw on Facebook that they've had 100s of flights canceled.'
It comes after shocking images showed huge disruption at Manchester Airport over the weekend.
On Twitter, one user posted on Sunday: 'Manchester Airport not ideal as it's so busy.
'Well done as it's organised and amazing staff are smiling through abuse and announcements etc...
'Gutted about our fast track passes and not being able to use them.'
A Manchester Airport spokesperson admitted the airport was short-staffed. In a statement on Sunday, a spokesperson said: 'We apologise to passengers whose experience at Manchester Airport has fallen short of the standards they expected.
'As we recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges.
'As a result we are advising customers that security queues may be longer than usual, and we encourage them to arrive at the earliest time recommended by their airline.
'Due to the security checks and training associated with these roles, it takes time to for people to be able to start work in our operation
'That is why we are exploring a number of short-term measures to deliver the best possible service we can, such as the use of agency staff and different ways in which existing colleagues can support our operation.
'We are aware similar challenges are being faced by airlines and third parties, such as baggage handling agents, operating on our site.
'Together, we are working hard to deliver the best possible service we can in the circumstances, and to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.'
Airport insiders say the main challenge has been the 'rapid recovery' of international travel and that airports are 'struggling to scale our operations back up quickly enough to keep pace with demand'.
'New staff need to be vetted and trained so there is a bit of a lag time between appointing them and them starting work in our operation,' one told MailOnline.
Meanwhile, easyJet cancelled around 100 flights on Monday, including 62 from the UK. The budget airline said higher than usual levels of staff absence due to Covid was to blame.
EasyJet - which is one of Europe's biggest airlines - said the cancellations were a small part of its schedule on Monday, which is around 1,645 flights.
But it has left passengers facing long delays. One passenger, who was due to fly from Belfast Airport with easyJet on Monday morning, said on Twitter: 'First trip overseas since COVID. It's going well… easyJet cancel flight at five hours notice.
'Result: A 10 hour delay and 2.00 am arrival in our hotel Now just been charged £14 for a pint and a G&T in the grimiest airport I've been in since the year dot. Sigh.'
A spokesperson for easyJet said: 'As a result of the current high rates of Covid infections across Europe, like all businesses, easyJet is experiencing higher than usual levels of employee sickness.
Meanwhile, BA cancelled at least half a dozen flights from Heathrow Terminal 5. Flights to Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Oslo and Krakow were among those cancelled. Pictured: Queues at Heathrow Terminal 2
One expert warned disruption at airports could last 'months', as travel firms desperately attempted to up their staffing levels to deal with an increase in demand for travel. Pictured: Queues at Heathrow Terminal 2
John Strickland, from JLS Consulting, an independent air travel consultancy firm, told BBC Radio 4: 'Certainly the next month of two is going to be very difficult.' Pictured: Queues at Heathrow Terminal 2
John Strickland said: 'We know that Manchester Airport has said that passengers should expect queues of one to two hours for the next several weeks while they undertake additional training. 'We know that airlines such as BA are recruiting additional cabin crew.' Pictured: Long queues at Heathrow Terminal 2
'BA has actually reduced down a number of its flights up until the end of May to recognise that way they can operate reliably,' said John Strickland. Pictured: Queues at Heathrow Terminal 2
BA cancelled at least half a dozen flights from Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday. Flights to Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Oslo and Krakow were among those cancelled. Pictured: Queues at the BA check in desk at Terminal 5
Meanwhile, Birmingham Airport has been described as 'hell' by holidaymakers over the last few days. Pictured: Queues of people for security at Birmingham Airport
Thousands looking to jet off into the sun have been hit with flight and baggage delays. Those already at the Midlands airport warned others to arrive early or face missing flights. One passenger, Allie Mann, wrote on Twitter at 11.37am yesterday: 'Been sat on a plane at Birmingham Airport for over three hours due to there being no staff. Absolutely appalling.' Another holidaymaker travelling out of Birmingham Airport this morning has warned others about the delays. Rebecca Young, taking pictures of the queues, wrote on Twitter: 'Anyone travelling from Birmingham Airport today, give yourself plenty of time! Queues are absolutely ridiculous.'
'We have focused on consolidating flights where we have multiple frequencies so customers have more options to rebook their travel, often on the same day, and we expect to make similar levels of pre-emptive cancellations over the coming days, due to the ongoing high level of sickness.
'We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause to customers on affected flights.
'We are contacting customers directly and providing them with their options which include rebooking onto an alternative flight, or receiving a voucher or full refund.'
Meanwhile, BA cancelled at least half a dozen flights from Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday. Flights to Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Oslo and Krakow were among those cancelled.
The airline said: 'Aviation has been one of the industries worst hit by the pandemic, and airlines and airports are experiencing the same issues rebuilding their operations while managing the continuing impact of Covid.
'So while the vast majority of our flights continue to operate as planned, as a precaution we've slightly reduced our schedule between now and the end of May as we ramp back up.
'We've apologised to customers who are affected by this and to limit the inconvenience have re-booked them onto earlier or later flights on the same day they were originally due to travel where possible.
'We're also offering them the opportunity to book onto an alternative flight or request a full refund.'
Dave Dobson, 59, a psychotherapist from Chester, was one of those flying with BA on Monday. He said: 'I was warned through Booking.com that said there would be disruption.
'I am anxious, worried and constantly checking for updates. My bag drop is supposed to be in 50 minutes.
'I booked with BA because I had a voucher and because I wanted to fly to Linate airport which is closer to the centre of Milan. There has been no direct communication from them at all which is really not good enough.'
Ken Dickinson, 74, a retired solicitor from Whetherby, West Yorkshire, said: 'BA have been changing a lot of flights and when I look at my booking it says flights have been cancelled.
'It is ridiculous. They are not handling the situation well and have been very vague. There is no information or communication from them.'
A Heathrow spokesperson said: 'The Easter holiday is the first time where UK travel restrictions have been fully removed since the start of the pandemic and we are expecting passenger numbers, not seen since early March 2020.
'We have been preparing for this for many months, but like most airports we do anticipate that the travel experience may take slightly longer during peak periods.
'We are deploying extra colleagues across Heathrow, and we continue to work closely with all our airport partners to help ensure passengers get away as efficiently as possible.'
Meanwhile, Birmingham has been described as 'hell' by holidaymakers over the last few days.
Thousands looking to jet off into the sun have been hit with flight and baggage delays. Those already at the Midlands airport are warning others to arrive early or face missing flights.
One passenger, Allie Mann, wrote on Twitter at 11.37am yesterday: 'Been sat on a plane at Birmingham Airport for over three hours due to there being no staff. Absolutely appalling.'
Another holidaymaker travelling out of Birmingham Airport this morning has warned others about the delays. Rebecca Young, taking pictures of the queues, wrote on Twitter on Monday: 'Anyone travelling from Birmingham Airport today, give yourself plenty of time! Queues are absolutely ridiculous.'
Gatwick meanwhile says it has also faced some disruption yesterday, primarily at check-in desks. However Sam Caven, 47, who was flying to Gran Canaria described her journey as 'very smooth'.
Gatwick meanwhile said it also faced some disruption on Monday, primarily at check-in desks. However Sam Caven, 47, who was flying to Gran Canaria described her journey as 'very smooth'
A Gatwick Airport (pictured) spokesperson said: 'The terminals may be busy during peak periods, such as weekends and the Easter holidays, when we see the airport returning to 2019 levels, and Gatwick is advising passengers to arrive at the earliest time their airline allows to check-in - and to make sure they know what they can and cannot carry through security before arriving at the airport
A Gatwick (pictured) spokesperson said: 'Passengers are also reminded to check that their passports are still valid - and have enough time left on them for the country being visited – and to check the foreign travel advice for all countries they will visit, or pass through, well in advance of travel'
Bosses of the company behind Manchester Airport (pictured), which is in the same group as Stansted and East Midlands Airport, said it had seen a 1,300 percent increase increase in passenger numbers in February - compared to the previous year when the country was in lockdown.
Airport disruption, meanwhile, is being blamed on Covid-enforced staff shortages, with Manchester Airport (pictured) on Sunday saying it was exploring the possibility of bringing in short-term agency staff to help bring the chaos under control
A Manchester Airport (pictured) spokesperson admitted the airport was short-staffed. In a statement on Sunday, a spokesperson said: 'We apologise to passengers whose experience at Manchester Airport has fallen short of the standards they expected.'
She said: 'We only arrived half an hour early and it's been all good so far. EasyJet staff have been really helpful. It's been a smooth journey. Very smooth.'
While other customers said they had noticed a slight increase in passenger numbers at the airport yesterday they were unconcerned.
Isabella Marmataai, 21, who was heading back home to Athens, added: 'It's all gone really smoothly. here's no delays so fingers crossed it stays that way. I'd say there's more people than usual but we always arrive super early anyway.'
A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said: 'The terminals may be busy during peak periods, such as weekends and the Easter holidays, when we see the airport returning to 2019 levels, and Gatwick is advising passengers to arrive at the earliest time their airline allows to check-in - and to make sure they know what they can and cannot carry through security before arriving at the airport.
'Passengers are also reminded to check that their passports are still valid - and have enough time left on them for the country being visited – and to check the foreign travel advice for all countries they will visit, or pass through, well in advance of travel.'
Meanwhile, bosses at Stansted have warned queues may be longer than usual. An estimated 1.3 million people will travel through Stansted over the school holidays, with 240,000 passengers expected over the four-day Easter weekend – compared to around only 8,000 in 2021.
Steve Griffiths, Stansted's managing director, said queues may be longer than passengers are used to and urged passengers to arrive in good time.
'The lifting of international travel restrictions has been extremely good news for passengers and the whole of the aviation industry following the most challenging two years in our history,' he said.
'While queues may be longer than people are used to at times, customers can definitely help us by arriving in good time.'
One expert warned disruption at airports could last 'months', as travel firms desperately attempted to up their staffing levels to deal with an increase in demand for travel.
John Strickland, from JLS Consulting, an independent air travel consultancy firm, told BBC Radio 4 on Monday: 'Certainly the next month of two is going to be very difficult.
'We know that Manchester Airport has said that passengers should expect queues of one to two hours for the next several weeks while they undertake additional training. We know that airlines such as BA are recruiting additional cabin crew.
Manchester Airport apologised for its services over the weekend after staff shortages led to hours of delays for passengers checking in
Large queues were reported at Manchester Airport on Sunday as the first April weekend got off to a difficult start
Alison Unwin, 60, also saw scores of uncollected bags in Manchester Airport - from flights which landed the day before - strewn around the reclaim hall in Terminal 3
On Twitter, one user posted on Sunday: 'Manchester Airport not ideal as it's so busy. Well done as it's organised and amazing staff are smiling through abuse and announcements etc... Gutted about our fast track passes and not being able to use them.' Those taking ferries to France have fared litter better. Some lorry drivers reported up to two hour delays in getting to the Port of Dover on Monday morning. One wrote on Twitter: 'Update… almost two hours after entering Dover I'm almost at check in.'
Massive traffic queues were seen in Dover on Sunday as a shortage of ferry services meant severe delays for HGV drivers
'BA has actually reduced down a number of its flights up until the end of May to recognise that way they can operate reliably.'
Meanwhile Mr Charles, CEO of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said BA were putting up prices 'sharply' to act as a 'deterrent' to customers looking for an Easter getaway.
Research by MailOnline shows prices have risen as high as £1,000 for return flights to European destinations this Easter. One return flight with BA from London to Pathos in Cyprus from Thursday, April 7, to Thursday, April 14, is currently being priced at £1,086.
He said: 'Like several airlines and airports, BA is suffering from a severe lack of staff due to Covid. Crews and pilots are having to isolate at home. This is having a major impact on its ability to run the frequency of flights it had planned.
'So BA is effectively putting up prices sharply to act as a deterrent so that it reduces the likely number of passengers who will be affected by future cancellations.
'If more crews return earlier than expected, then BA will be in the lucky position of having earned more per seat than it had forecasted for.
'The cocktail of problems for BA and other airlines is also deepened by the higher oil price and the resulting cost of fuel.
'It's an expensive time to be running an airline – all in a year when many of us in the sector were predicting a stronger bounceback post-Covid.
'Strong demand is there from consumers – but some airlines and airports are having major difficulties delivering anything like a decent quality of service.'
Meanwhile, The Travel Network Group chief executive, Gary Lewis, said the travel industry had been struck by a recent wave of resignations from 'battle-weary' staff who had worked through the pandemic.
He told Travel Weekly: 'The crisis is about existing people leaving because they've gone through two years of being battered. And those that have left aren't necessarily coming back.'
Janice Hogarth, secretary of the Scottish Passenger Agents' Association, admitted it might be impossible to persuade some of those who have left the sector to return.
She told the website: 'There are those who have just absolutely had enough. They are battle-weary, and I don't know if we'll ever get them back. They just feel they're not willing to [come back] at this point so it's how we go about attracting them.'
Away from airports, those taking ferries to France have fared litter better. Some lorry drivers reported up to two hour delays in getting to the Port of Dover on Monday morning. One wrote on Twitter: 'Update… almost two hours after entering Dover I'm almost at check in.'
Gridlocked traffic at the Kent port, along with poor sea conditions in the Channel and the suspension of P&O services following its recent staffing row resulted in nine hour delays on Sunday.
The British Ports Association told The Times that it expected congestion to ease but that disruption would continue until the middle of the week.
Richard Ballantyne, head of the British Ports Association, told the BBC: 'Yesterday (Saturday) we were up to nine-hour queues outside the port.
'Traffic measures are in place, which... are working fairly well and it enables other people around east Kent and businesses, residents etc to move around freely.
'But [it is] not a good position if you're stuck in a vehicle for six to eight hours.'
To add to the chaos, Eurotunnel - a vehicle carrying railway tunnel that connects Folkestone with Coquelles beneath the English Channel - reported a three hour delay to services. The travel firm said it was due to a train stopped in the tunnel.
'Due to a train stopped temporarily in the tunnel, our service is currently experiencing delays. Please check-in as planned. Apologies for this,' Eurotunnel said on Twitter.
To add to the chaos, Eurotunnel - a vehicle carrying railway tunnel that connects Folkestone with Coquelles beneath the English Channel - reported a three hour delay to services. The travel firm said it was due to a train stopped in the tunnel
Passenger service Eurostar, which operates trains between London St Pancras and Europe, and which uses the same tunnels, also had delays, according to its website
Passenger service Eurostar, which operates trains between London St Pancras and Europe, and which uses the same tunnels, also had delays, according to its website.
A delay warning on its website said: 'Your train has been delayed because part of the track is temporarily closed in the Channel Tunnel.
'Speed restrictions are in place. We are sorry for the impact this may have on your plans.'
It comes after video footage shared online also showed incredibly long queues at security at Manchester Airport, with bunched up passengers struggling to put their items into trays.
Fuming holidaymakers branded the transport hub 'the worst in Europe' for failing to prepare for the spike in travel following the easing of Covid restrictions.
One fed-up passenger yesterday fumed: '@manairport you are an absolute disgrace! It was dangerous today, people will get hurt if you do not improve things.'
Others reported queuing for four hours to get through check-in and security, with several missing flights, while one added: 'Manchester Airport is a disgrace, dangerous and a shambles.'
Images shared online showed suitcases piling up and falling off the conveyer belt, with some becoming visibly damaged.
The airport has struggled to cope after seeing passenger numbers explode, with figures for February showing a huge year-on-year increase, from 70,000 passengers to more than two million.
Manchester Airport is partly owned by the Labour run City Council. Following a meeting with airport bosses, councillor Pat Karney - who previously warned that the travel hub's reputation was 'nosediving' - said they had come up with a six-point plan to fix the issues.
He also said the airport needed to 'level with the public' after being told of problems he had not been aware of, adding: 'To be brutally honest, we're going to have delays and queues over Easter'.
The chaos at Manchester followed major disruption at Heathrow last week following an IT meltdown within BA.
More than 5,000 passengers, including those on long-haul flights, were impacted, with almost 1,000 flights either delayed or cancelled within a seven day period. BA said figure included any delay, including those caused by late passengers, as well as historic cancellations, such as on flights to Moscow or those removed from the schedule due to Covid's impact on the travel industry.
Manchester Airport has struggled to cope after seeing passenger numbers explode, with figures for February showing a huge year-on-year increase, from 70,000 passengers to more than two million. (Pictured: Chaotic scenes at security on Friday)
Severe delays were also reported at Heathrow Airport on Saturday (pictured), with some passengers left waiting for over an hour on air bridge
It comes as the biggest Covid surveillance in the UK suggested that Covid is now more rife in England than at any other time during the virus crisis.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week estimated more than 4.1 million people had the virus on any given day over the week to March 26, equivalent to one in 13 being infected.
The figure is the highest ever recorded in England, topping the previous peak of 3.7m at the height of the Omicron wave in January. It is also 18 per cent higher than a fortnight ago.
In the most Covid-ridden towns of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, as many as one in nine people were thought to have the virus. And infections have soared to pandemic highs in all over-35s.
Britain's outbreak as a whole is also bigger than ever, with 4.9m now thought to be infected — up from 4.3m last week.
Statisticians said England's surge was being driven by the more transmissible version of Omicron, scientifically named BA. Although, ministers admit that ditching the final Covid restrictions last month also fueled the uptick.
Despite the mass testing project warning that cases show no signs of slowing yet, top scientists are hopeful that the worst may be over. Official numbers — reliant on people getting tested, as opposed to random swabbing — have been falling for a week, bolstering hopes that the virus was running out of steam.
Hospitalisations are still ticking upwards, but official figures suggest about half of admissions are now 'incidental' — when someone is admitted to hospital for something else such as a fall but then tests positive for Covid. NHS intensive care rates have barely budged, despite cases continuing to soar.
The record-breaking cases were revealed on the day England entered a 'new era' of the pandemic, with millions no longer able to get free Covid swabs to check whether they have the virus for the first time in a year.
Experts last week argued the timing of the end of free testing 'couldn't really be worse', and that the country would now have to rely on the public 'doing the right thing' and getting tested when unwell. A chorus of gloomy Government advisers last week issued a string of new warnings about the pressure on the health service.
But ministers have insisted it is the 'right' moment to scrap the mass-testing regime, which cost No10 up to £2bn-a-month. Only the most vulnerable and health care workers are still able to get free swabs.
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TEXAS, USA — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prioritize passing Texas legislation that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
That state’s controversial law prohibits classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity for kids below the fourth grade or any instruction that is not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” for older students. It has come under heavy scrutiny as opponents of the bill say it will harm LGBTQ children.
While Texas’ next legislative session doesn’t start until January, the issue will be addressed in Education Committee hearings before then, Patrick said in a campaign email.
“I will make this law a top priority in the next session,” he said.
Patrick’s office did not immediately respond to a request late Monday.
Enforcing Florida’s law falls to parents, much like Texas’ restrictive abortion law, Senate Bill 8, which empowers private citizens to sue anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.
A parent can sue a school district for damages if they believe it has broken the law. If they win, parents will receive money and recoup attorney fees. In Florida, the law’s supporters portrayed it as a way to give more rights to parents. Gov. Greg Abbott has similarly said parents should have more rights concerning their children’s education as he campaigns for a third term.
Florida’s law also requires school districts to notify parents about health services offered at the school and the option to decline such services. Schools must also inform parents of any health-related questionnaires or health screening forms that may be given to any kindergarten through third-grade student.
Patrick’s announcement comes on the heels of a Republican-led spree to limit what can be taught in schools about race and American history, restrict what books about race and sexuality appear on library shelves and criminalize gender-affirming health care for transgender children, even treatment medical experts support.
This story comes from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues.
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EU starts process to cut funding to Hungary over rule of law
The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
It will be the first time that the new conditionality mechanism allowing the EU to take measures to protect its budget will be used after the European Union’s highest court ruled in February that it had been adopted on sound legal basis.
Von der Leyen's announcement at the European Parliament came two days after Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday’s election, claiming a mandate for a fourth term.
Hungary, a large recipient of EU funds, has come under increasing criticism over the past few years for veering away from democratic norms with policies such as exerting excessive control over the judiciary, stifling media freedom and denying the rights of LGBT people.
Von der Leyen said her team was not convinced by Hungary's responses to questions relating to the rule of law.
“Our conclusion is we have to move on the next step,” she said, adding that a letter of formal notification will soon be sent to Hungarian authorities.
The rule, seen as the EU’s most potent weapon to prevent a democratic rift from deepening within the bloc, was approved more than a year ago, but the European Commission waited until it received legal reassurances before applying it.
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Long Covid: 'I couldn't give what I wanted to my job'
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A pastor has described how the debilitating effects of long Covid forced him to retire.
Martin Knight from Derby worked at the Haven Christian Centre and was admitted to hospital with coronavirus in 2020.
Blood clots on his lungs, possibly linked to his illness, put him intensive care, and he decided to retire early in October 2021.
He said he was left with unpredictable fatigue and "couldn't give what I wanted" to the job.
No beds
Long Covid is the term used to describe persistent, often debilitating, symptoms experienced after initial recovery.
Mr Knight, 65, who had worked at the centre since 2015, contracted the disease in the early stages of the pandemic.
He said: "It was in April 2020 and I think one night [hospital staff] were really worried about me.
"They would have sent me up to ICT but there were no beds left".
After seeming to recover he went back to his church but said he struggled with continuing symptoms.
Poor concentration
"It was mainly the fatigue.
"I felt I couldn't give what I wanted to my job and felt the church would have been better off with someone with more energy to help it out of lockdown.
"There was also dizziness and problems with concentration.
"I was in meetings and I couldn't follow the agenda. Fortunately, the other people in the church were very patient; they had to put up with quite a bit."
He said long Covid continued to affect him in a number of ways.
While he is able to be active on some days, Mr Knight said that on others he "struggles to get out of bed".
He said he has also recently been turned down for travel insurance, due to the blood clots.
He added that doctors were unable to give him any guarantees about long term recovery.
"They are as in the dark as the rest of us," he said.
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Lewis Saxby: Former football manager used sexual images to control women
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News
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A former football manager who coercively controlled his teenage girlfriend and defrauded a woman out of almost £90,000 has been jailed.
Lewis Saxby, 32, was described by a judge as being a "predator as far as vulnerable women were concerned".
One of his methods of control was threatening to share sexually explicit images and video footage of the women, including secretly recorded footage.
Saxby had previously managed clubs including Mansfield Town Ladies.
He was given jail sentences totalling five and a half years at Nottingham Crown Court.
This was after he pleaded guilty to coercive control, blackmail and fraud, for offences against four women in total.
'Tear away dignity'
Sentencing Saxby, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC told him: "Your offending is fairly described as despicable.
"You showed yourself to be self-centred, selfish, manipulative, prone to making unreasonable demands in an aggressive way, and threatening people with the thing they feared most.
"When you say to a woman 'I will publish photographs of you in sexually compromising positions if you do not do what I want you to do' you are threatening to tear away the dignity that each of these women had."
Saxby was manager of Rainworth Miners Welfare FC until June 2020 when he resigned, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family and "sort out some of my personal issues".
The court heard one of his victims was only 16 when they began a relationship, and he was 10 years older than her.
He pleaded guilty to coercively controlling her over a period of 15 months.
The court heard his methods of control included taking her phone and not giving it back until she did what he said, going through her phone and checking her texts and social media, and bombarding her with text messages.
The judge said she was "but a child when you, for two years, effectively ran her life and made her life a misery".
The court heard she agreed to send him a sexual image of herself, and he threatened to share this online, saying: "It's time for people to know what you are like."
He also made her give him money to pay his phone bill and car insurance, even though she was still doing her A-levels and only had a part-time job.
In a statement read to the court, the woman said: "Saxby made me feel so low I have considered ending my life several times."
The woman he defrauded out of £90,000 had been a friend from childhood, and she eventually had to sell her home because he left her in so much debt.
He initially asked her for money by saying he had lost his job at Sports Direct, and claimed he needed to fund legal proceedings.
In a statement, which she read to the court herself, she said Saxby "took advantage of my caring nature".
He gradually asked for more and more money, told her she had been named in the paperwork for the litigation, and said bailiffs would come round if she did not pay.
The woman, who worked as a teacher, took out payday loans and credit cards in order to raise the money, and also gave him £20,000 she had inherited.
The court heard they engaged in sexual activity on one occasion when she went to ask for her money back, and he secretly recorded her with his mobile phone.
He later threatened to send this footage to her family and friends unless she kept giving him money.
She told the court she had been forced to move back in with her parents, and had periods of feeling suicidal.
"I could not hate Saxby more if I tried," she said.
'You have 15 minutes'
A third victim was a woman he had been in a brief relationship with. He also threatened to share sexual images of her, which she believed may have been taken without her consent.
She initially gave him £400 but refused to give him a further £2,000.
When she refused, he texted saying: "I'm going to post the pic of your [sexually explicit] on Insta. You have 15 minutes. I have 10 pics. This can be resolved easily."
A fourth victim was another woman he had a brief relationship with, who lent him £300.
She asked for the money back after the relationship ended, and he responded by saying she could have the money if she agreed to have sex with him.
She refused to do so, but she stopped asking for the money when he threatened to share sexual images of her.
Simon Eckersley, defending, said Saxby had problems with gambling which caused him to offend in order to get money, and he had "expressed remorse for his behaviour".
Det Con Mary Jones, who led the investigation, said: "I am delighted on behalf of all his victims that Saxby has finally been exposed for what he truly is - a devious and dishonest conman who sought to exploit and humiliate a series of wholly innocent women in one of the most appalling ways imaginable."
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50% of passenger vehicles sold in India will be EVs by 2030 – Anish Shah, MD – Mahindra & Mahindra
Adoption of EVs faster than expected, cost parity achieved on two wheelers and three wheelers, inflection point for passenger vehicle to take place in 2025-2027, said head of Mahindra Group.
Pune: Anish Shah, MD of Mahindra & Mahindra says the adoption of electric vehicles in India has been faster than expected and he expects about 50% of the Indian passenger vehicle market to shift to electric vehicles by the end of this decade.
Speaking at Pune Alternate Fuel Conclave, the head of Mahindra Group says the share of electric vehicles could be higher if the supply chain is aligned and cost is brought down even as charging infrastructure comes up to speed.
“The shift is happening faster than we thought. By 2030 - 50% of cars sold will be EVs. That may move faster, if we achieve cost parity and infrastructure keeps pace. We hope that the cost may reduce further, but infrastructure may take time. I won’t be surprised if it is more than 50%,” he said.
Shah believes at present in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments, the cost parity has been achieved and the range anxiety is being addressed through battery swapping, hence the adoption is much quicker, however for passenger vehicles, “I expect the inflection point around 2025-2027,” said Shah.
He informed that the share of electric three wheelers penetration for Mahindra & Mahindra in Q1 of 2022 has jumped to almost 70%, underlining the traction for last mile mobility.
The head of M&M asserted that it is difficult for a government to incentivise passenger electric vehicles and as an industry, the automakers will have to operate within that.
On its part, Mahindra Group has committed to invest over Rs 3000 crore in the electric vehicle space and the first proof point of its new range of EVs is set to be unveiled in July of 2022, with the sneak peak into the new generation of "born-electric vehicles".
Shah says “We would look at 20% penetration from 2025-2027, that is when we think, the passenger vehicle market will hit an inflection point, cost, volumes, infrastructure will all start ramping up.”
Battery technology is evolving very rapidly and Mahindra & Mahindra is keeping a close watch on it, assured the MD.
He however re-iterated that while the penetration of EVs may rise, the role of internal combustion engines is as critical and they will remain for a long period of time.
“Even at a penetration of 50%, there will still be as many cars that we sell today. So as a legacy company we cannot take our eyes off ICE cars. We have just had a series of new launches with brand new models on ICE. We have had four new models and there will be one more model within a quarter, so we are already invested in ICE but our future investments will be electric,” he said.
On the potential of spinning off the EV business into a separate subsidiary, Shah did not rule out the option.
He said, “if there is a good case for spinning off, we will look at those options, we are not averse to any option. There is a very exciting journey ahead of us.”
Fourth incident of fire in an electric scooter since the weekend adds to the debate on safety credentials of EVs in the Indian context. Pure EV has taken the damaged scooter in its custody and will investigate the root cause of the fire while reiterating its safety credentials.
The company launched its maiden scooter Simple One back in August 2021 and will begin deliveries only by June but is prepared for 1 lakh bookings by then to be serviced by the end of 2022. Given Bhavish Aggarwal's struggles at Ola Electric with ramp up and deliveries to customers, Simple's Suhas Rajkumar is going slow and steady opting for caution knowing that for a three year old startup, he cannot afford to have his scooters stutter on the roads.
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Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Ivanka Trump is expected to testify virtually as the panel works to compile a record of the attack, the worst on the Capitol in more than 200 years, when the former president’s supporters interrupted the Electoral College count and tried to halt the certification of the 2020 election for Joe Biden.
Ivanka Trump was with her father much of that day, and the panel has focused much of its time on Trump’s actions in the White House as his supporters were breaking into the Capitol.
Ivanka’s decision to cooperate is significant for the committee, which has been trying to secure an interview with her since late January. The panel has conducted some 800 interviews, but the one Tuesday with the former president’s daughter, a trusted aid, is among the most high profile as the committee races to complete its work.
Her testimony, like others before the committee, will be private. Public hearings are expected to begin this summer. The people who spoke about her interview were granted anonymity to discuss it.
Lawmakers have said they want to discuss what Ivanka Trump knew about her father’s efforts, including a telephone call they say she witnessed, to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject those results, as well as concerns she may have heard from Pence’s staff, members of Congress and the White House counsel’s office about those efforts.
Her appearance comes less than a week after her husband, Jared Kushner, testified to the nine-member panel in a virtual meeting that lasted more than six hours. Members of the committee said his testimony was helpful and are hoping to further fill in the gaps with Ivanka Trump’s help.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The jury that will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz gets a death sentence will tour the blood-stained, bullet-pocked building where he murdered 17 people four years ago, a judge has ruled.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected a defense argument that a jury tour of the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is not necessary because there are videos and photos of the crime scene and would only serve to inflame the jurors' passions.
Cruz's lawyers said the tour was particularly unnecessary since he pleaded guilty in October and the jury will not have to decide whether he committed the murders, only whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole.
But Judge Scherer disagreed.
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“The Court finds that a jury view of the crime scene remains useful and proper, even in light of the current posture of the case,” Scherer wrote in a ruling posted Monday. “The purpose of a jury view is to assist the jury in analyzing and applying the evidence presented at trial."
Prosecutors want jurors to see the path Cruz, 23, took through the building on Feb. 14, 2018, to understand the carnage he unleashed as he walked methodically floor-to-floor, firing his semi-automatic rifle as he went. Shortly after the shooting, the building was fenced off and sealed — the dried blood, Valentine’s Day gifts and bullet holes still in place.
Jury selection began Monday for Cruz's trial. The three-step selection process is expected to last two months, followed by a four-month trial.
The jurors will decide whether the aggravating factors of the killings — the multiple deaths, the planning, the cruelty — outweigh mitigating factors such as Cruz’s lifelong mental and emotional problems and the death of his parents.
Juries don’t typically tour crime scenes, but either side can request it if it believes a visit would help the members better understand the case. It is up to the judge to decide if they visit.
The building, which rises above the Stoneman Douglas campus, has been a grim, daily reminder of the shooting for students, staff and parents. The Broward County school district plans to demolish it after the trial.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores.
More than 59 million people with Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient coverage will be able to get up to eight free at-home tests per month, or enough for an individual to test twice a week, as some doctors have recommended.
Medicare has lagged private insurance in following the Biden administration’s directive to cover at-home tests because rules and regulations stood in the way, and officials had to find a work-around. This is the first time the health insurance program for older people and those with disabilities has covered an over-the-counter test at no cost to recipients.
Medicare’s move could turn out to be prescient.
The BA.2 omicron variant now accounts for more than half of U.S. cases, having rapidly overtaken the original strain. That initial omicron wave this winter caused the biggest spike yet in virus cases, straining many hospitals to the limit. Since then, cases nationally have rapidly dropped to the lowest level since before last summer’s delta surge. Coronavirus restrictions have been largely lifted. But some areas where BA.2 took hold early are seeing increasing cases.
Monday’s announcement followed another precautionary move last week, when government health officials authorized a second round of booster shots for people 50 and older as well as those with weakened immune systems.
National pharmacy chains participating in Medicare’s give-away include: Albertsons Companies, Inc., Costco Pharmacy, CVS, Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford Pharmacies, H-E-B Pharmacy, Hy-Vee Pharmacy, Kroger Family of Pharmacies, Rite Aid Corp., Shop & Stop, Walgreens and Walmart.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department will not allow any Russian government debt payments from accounts at U.S. financial institutions to be made in U.S. dollars, restricting one of the strategies President Vladimir Putin is employing to stave off default, an agency official said Tuesday.
Russia faced an April 4 deadline to make another debt payment. The Kremlin must now choose between draining remaining valuable dollar reserves, new revenue coming in or default, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official wasn’t authorized to speak on the record.
The Treasury decision comes after the agency previously said sanctions levied on Russia over itsinvasion of Ukraine still permit Russia to continue to make debt payments. The debt is owed to foreign investors, among others, and comes from government investments to presumably spur economic growth in Russia.
Russia is currently facing skyrocketing inflation, shortages in essential goods and disrupted trade with the rest of the world as it continues its invasion of Ukraine.
While the ruble has bounced back from the fall it took after the U.S. and European allies moved to bury the Russian economy, Putin has resorted to extreme financial measures to blunt the West’s penalties and inflate his currency.
Western sanctions from the war have placed severe restrictions on banks and their financial transactions with Russia, and also have frozen much of the government’s reserves of foreign currency.
The West has cut key Russian banks out of a financial messaging system known as SWIFT, which is used every day to route billions of dollars among more than 11,000 banks and other financial institutions around the world. Sanctions have been issued on Russian leadership, oligarchs, trade and natural resources, and the country’s central bank.
The U.S., EU and United Kingdom have limited the ability of Russia’s central bank to draw on more than $600 billion in foreign currency reserves and have frozen its gold reserves. That has left the central bank with few tools to prop up the ruble and prevent it from crumbling in value.
The decision to stop bond payments will further deplete the resources Putin is using to continue his war against Ukraine and will cause more uncertainty and challenges for Russia’s financial system, the Treasury official said.
Once a country defaults, it can be cut off from bond-market borrowing until the default is sorted out and investors regain confidence in the government’s ability and willingness to pay. Additionally, holders of the bonds could take serious losses.
Russia’s government can still borrow rubles at home, where it mostly relies on Russian banks to buy its bonds.
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Area Sports Scoreboard for Monday, April 4
HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL
NEW PHILADELPHIA 9, MINERVA 1
New Philadelphia - 200 - 131 - 2 – 9 - 12 - 0
Minerva - 000 - 001 - 0 – 1 - 4 - 2
WP: Maddox Brown. LP: Isaiah Frazier (0-2). 2B: Carter Vandall (NP), Ayden Baker (NP).
Records: Minerva 2-2, New Philadelphia 2-1.
Notes: Frank Common had two hits for Minerva. Carter Vandall led the Quakers with three hits, including a double.
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Alliance at Canton South, 5 p.m.
Salem at Marlington, 5 p.m.
Carrollton at West Branch, 5 p.m.
Western Reserve at Sebring, 5 p.m.
Canton Central Catholic at Louisville, 5 p.m.
Waterloo at Springfield Local, 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Canfield at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.
Southeast at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6 p.m.
Softball
Canton South at Alliance, 5 p.m.
Marlington at Salem, 5 p.m.
Western Reserve at Sebring, 5 p.m.
Minerva at Carrollton, 5 p.m.
Waterloo at Springfield Local, 5 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Alliance at Marlington, 4:15 p.m.
Track & Field
Alliance at Canton South, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Marlington, 4:30 p.m.
Carrollton at West Branch, 4:30 p.m.
Sebring, Waterloo at MVAC Quad at Mineral Ridge, 4:30 p.m.
Louisville at Akron Hoban, 4:30 p.m.
Southeast, Rootstown at Crestwood, 4:30 p.m.
MOUNT UNION
Softball at Muskingum, 3 p.m. (DH)
WEDNESDAY
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Canton South at Alliance, 5 p.m.
Marlington at Salem, 7 p.m.
Louisville at Minerva, 5 p.m.
Southeast at Jackson-Milton, 5:30 p.m.
Softball
Norton at Louisville, 5 p.m.
Southeast at Jackson-Milton, 5:15 p.m.
Waterloo at Woodridge, 5 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Louisville at Alliance (Silver Park), 4 p.m.
Marlington at Massillon, 4:15 p.m.
MOUNT UNION
Women’s tennis vs. Baldwin Wallace, 3:30 p.m.
Men’s tennis at Baldwin Wallace, 3:30 p.m.
Women’s lacrosse vs. Baldwin Wallace, 7 p.m.
Men’s lacrosse at Baldwin Wallace, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Alliance at Hubbard, 5 p.m.
West Branch at Carrollton, 5 p.m.
Youngstown Chaney at Sebring, 5 p.m.
Minerva at Louisville, 5 p.m.
Southeast at Ravenna, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Southeast at Poland, 6 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
Louisville at Boardman, 6 p.m.
Softball
Alliance at Marlington, 5 p.m.
Salem at West Branch, 5 p.m.
Youngstown Chaney at Sebring, 5 p.m.
Canton South at Minerva, 5 p.m.
Southeast at Lake Center Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Alliance at Berlin Hiland, 4:30 p.m.
Marlington at Canton South, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at West Branch, 4 p.m.
MOUNT UNION
Men’s and women’s track & field hosts John Homon Invitational, noon/3 p.m.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain has unveiled plans to regulate some cryptocurrencies as part of a broader plan to become a global hub for digital payments, coming as authorities in the U.S. and Europe are racing to draw up rules for crypto.
Cryptocurrencies have exploded in popularity, leaving officials worldwide scrambling to figure out how to regulate them amid fears they could threaten financial stability and hurt consumers.
“The U.K. is open for business — open for crypto businesses,” John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury, said in a speech Monday.
Treasury chief Rishi Sunak also has asked the Royal Mint to create a digital collectible known as an NFT as an “emblem of the forward-looking approach the U.K. is determined to take,” Glen said.
Crypto proponents say the technology will make payments faster, easier and more transparent, while skeptics worry it could be used for illegal activity like money laundering and contribute to carbon emissions because of the heavy computing power needed to process transactions.
Last month, the United States stepped up government oversight of cryptocurrency while European Union lawmakers agreed on draft rules for cryptoassets.
Glen said the government plans to update laws on payments to include a typo of cryptocurrency called stablecoins to encourage issuers and service providers to operate and grow in the U.K. Stablecoins are usually tied to the dollar or a commodity such as gold, making them a lot less volatile than normal cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which can swing wildly in value.
“This will also enable consumers to use stablecoin payment services with confidence,” Glen said, without specifying which stablecoins would be regulated.
There are more than 200 stablecoins, and two of the biggest are Tether and USD Coin. Stablecoins are often used to pay fees on cryptocurrency trading exchanges or send payments across borders.
Sunak has commissioned the Royal Mint to create a non-fungible token, or NFT, by the summer. NFTs use a version of encryption technology known as the blockchain to create one-of-a-kind digital objects like artwork or sports memorabilia, which are sometimes sold for millions of dollars.
There are also plans to explore the idea of using crypto technology to issue U.K. government debt.
The government is now looking at “regulating a broader set of crypto activities including trading of tokens like bitcoin,” with a consultation expected later this year, Glen said.
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade due to increasing conflicts, droughts, floods and the war in Ukraine, nearly a dozen international organizations said in a report Tuesday.
The number of West Africans needing emergency food assistance has nearly quadrupled from 7 million in 2015 to 27 million this year in nations including Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mali and Nigeria, where thousands have also been displaced because of rising Islamic extremist violence, the report said.
That number could jump to 38 million by June if action isn’t taken soon to help people in the Sahel, the sweeping region south of the Sahara Desert, the groups warned.
“Cereal production in some parts of the Sahel has dropped by about a third compared to last year. Family food supplies are running out. Drought, floods, conflict, and the economic impacts of COVID-19 have forced millions of people off their land, pushing them to the brink” according to Assalama Dawalack Sidi, Oxfam’s regional director for West and Central Africa.
Children are suffering deeply, with estimates by the United Nations saying that some 6.3 million children 5 years and under will be acutely malnourished this year. Young girls will also face the brunt of the problem, being forced into early marriage or facing gender-based violence as food becomes scarcer, the 11 international organizations said.
Drought and poor rainfall distribution have reduced the food sources in many communities in the central Sahel region, the report said. Food prices have increased by up to 30% in West Africa, it said.
Global prices have risen as trade has been interrupted by the war in Ukraine, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Wheat availability will also be greatly affected in six West African countries that import at least 30% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine, it said.
The crisis in Europe is also resulting in funding cuts to aid in Africa and $4 billion is needed to provide adequate support to the continent, the report said.
“Ukraine is receiving the right level of solidarity and care, this level should be the standard for responses to all crises, everywhere else,” said Moumouni Kinda, director-general of ALIMA.
The appeal comes before a conference on the Sahel on Wednesday which Oxfam’s Sidi said will be “a unique opportunity to mobilize the necessary emergency food and nutrition assistance and to prove that the lives of people in Africa are not worth less than those in Europe.”
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine's president tells UN Security Council the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine's president tells UN Security Council the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - The School District of La Crosse has hired a new principal for Southern Bluffs Elementary School.
Maggie Maine starts her new role on July 1 after the retirement of current principal Lisa Schreiner.
Maine has served as the principal at Jefferson Elementary in the Winona Area Public Schools since 2019. She previously worked as the behavior interventionist and dean of students at Mississippi Heights Elementary for Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. She also was a high school teacher for the Becker School District.
“I aspire to create a school culture and educational program that empowers students and staff,” said Maine in a statement from the district. “I strongly believe in teamwork between students, families, staff, and our community. Relationships make a difference in the way students view school and ultimately in the way they perform. Students thrive with a solid support system and having those supports can boost their confidence and push them to succeed.”
“Maggie is a dedicated and passionate advocate for students,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Aaron Engel in the statement. “Her classroom experience and leadership style are focused on preparing students to be college and career ready. Maggie’s commitment to the value of education for all students will help continue the long tradition of excellence and success at Southern Bluffs. We are very excited to welcome Maggie to the La Crosse Schools family.”
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Longtime Michigan GOP Rep. Fred Upton announces his retirement
Longtime Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, one of the 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection.
"Even the best stories has a last chapter. This is it for me," Upton said in emotional remarks on the House floor.
"As a former Boy Scout, I believe in leaving the campground better than one found it," Upton said. "I've worked with seven administrations, seven House speakers — none of them would call me a rubber stamp. If it's good policy for Michigan, it's good enough for all of us."
.@RepFredUpton announces retirement: "Even the best stories has a last chapter. This is it for me." pic.twitter.com/32Sj1tqKJj
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 5, 2022
Upton, first elected in 1986, is one of the longest-tenured Republicans in the House. He previously chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee and garnered a reputation for working with members across the aisle.
"He treats everyone equally, doesn't matter if there's a 'D' or 'R' next to your name," Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., told NPR last year after competing with Upton in a congressional brewing competition.
Upton serves as vice chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which on Tuesday he said "pushed the envelope to get things done, taking on some complex and often-controversial issues that others may want to just sweep under the rug."
He cited the "real, honest-to-goodness infrastructure bill" as one of his legislative achievements, adding it "passed 69-30 in the Senate, but then hit the rocks here in the House, barely surviving Trump's opposition despite his call for a proposal twice as expensive with no pay-fors."
Upton received death threats after voting for the infrastructure deal. In a November 2021 appearance on CNN, Upton played the audio of one of the calls.
"You're a f***ing piece of s*** traitor. I hope you die, I hope everybody in your f***ing family dies," the caller said.
Impeachment and Trump
Of the 10 GOP members who voted to impeach Trump, Upton is the fourth to announce his retirement, following Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and New York Rep. John Katko.
Of his impeachment vote, Upton said in a statement at the time, "our country cannot and will not tolerate any effort by any president to impede the peaceful transfer of power."
In a statement Tuesday celebrating the congressman's announcement, Trump said: "UPTON QUITS! 4 down and 6 to go. Others losing badly, who's next?"
After the state's congressional redistricting, Upton was placed in a Western Michigan district with fellow Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga. Trump has endorsed Huizenga.
It was unclear whether Upton would run for reelection in the redrawn district.
In an ad that aired earlier this year, Upton said he's "not afraid to take on anyone when they're wrong and work with anyone when they're right."
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Chhattisgarh sees 3 COVID-19 cases, no death; active tally now 70
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Chhattisgarh on Tuesday reported three COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 11,52,173, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034, an official said.
The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.04 per cent, he added.
The recovery count rose to 11,38,069 after two persons were discharged from hospitals and 19 people completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 70 active cases, he said.
''Bemetara, Dhamtari and Sukma recorded one case each, while no new coronavirus case was reported in 25 districts on Tuesday,” the official said.
With 7,671 samples examined during the day, the tally of tests carried out so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 1,75,39,028, he added.
Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,52,173, new cases 3, death toll 14,034, recovered 11,38,069, active cases 70, today tests 7,671, total tests 1,75,39,028.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) – A man with stab wounds was arrested on suspicion of trying to rape a girl at a Denny’s in California on Sunday, authorities said.
Officers responded around 1:39 a.m. after getting a call about a sexual assault involving a minor, the Long Beach Police Department said. A good Samaritan had noticed what was happening with the girl and sought help.
Several people then detained the man until police arrived. The officers discovered he had stab wounds on his body.
The man, identified as 33-year-old Jimmie Kirkwood, was then taken to a local hospital for treatment.
“At this time, it is unknown if the suspect sustained injuries during this incident or during an unrelated incident; the investigation to determine how he sustained the injuries is ongoing,” Long Beach police told KTLA in a statement.
Kirkwood was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, assault with the intention to commit rape, and false imprisonment, according to police. His bail was set at $100,000.
It’s unclear where in the restaurant the alleged assault took place.
The investigation is underway and no further details were immediately available.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-8-1-7, FIREBALL: 3
(three, eight, one, seven; FIREBALL: three)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-8-1-7, FIREBALL: 3
(three, eight, one, seven; FIREBALL: three)
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3-8-1-7, FIREBALL: 3
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-8-1-7, FIREBALL: 3
(three, eight, one, seven; FIREBALL: three)
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'The mob have worked him out and think he is a fraud': The FULL text message exchange between Gladys Berejiklian and a senior politician calling Scott Morrison 'horrible' - as PM is accused of LYING to Leigh Sales
- Leigh Sales grilled Scott Morrison in a tense showdown on ABC's 7.30 report
- Sales said many have questioned his character, including Gladys Berejiklian
- Morrison claimed Ms Berejiklian denied sending texts messages calling horrible
- Journalist Peter van Onselen tweeted the PM had lied - text was never denied
- New leaked messages show the full exchange between Berejiklian and politician
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of lying again after insisting to veteran journalist Leigh Sales that Gladys Berejiklian denied sending text messages calling him a 'horrible, horrible person'.
Mr Morrison made the claim as Sales bombarded him with questions about his leadership in a tense showdown on ABC's 7.30 program.
Soon afterward, further leaked texts between Ms Berejiklian and a political colleague were posted online.
The original text messages, first made public by political reporter Peter van Onselen on January 31, claimed Ms Berejiklian said Mr Morrison was more 'concerned with politics than people'.
The latest full text message exchange is even more damaging to the PM, with Ms Berejiklian questioning his motives and handing of the bushfires which devastated large parts of Australia in 2019.
'Morrison is a horrible horrible person. He is actively spreading lies and briefing against me re fires' she writes followed by a red-faced emoji.
The politician on the other end is even more scathing in reply, calling the PM a self-obsessed 'psycho'.
'Morrison is about Morrison. Complete psycho. He is desperate and jealous. The mob have worked him out and think he is a fraud.'
ABC's Leigh Sales hit Scott Morrison (pictured) with a tough line of questions on 7.30 on Tuesday
Sales on Tuesday night confronted the PM over controversies plaguing his reputation ahead of the upcoming election, character assassinations levelled at him by members within his party and his friendship with a disgraced preacher.
Mr Morrison, who is due to call the federal election in days, performed relatively well despite being in the firing line and offered a smooth response to each question until he was asked about Ms Berejiklian texts.
'Let's look at the range of people who have questioned your character,' Sales said to Mr Morrison.
'Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Barnaby Joyce in a text message, Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson both say they felt bullied by you, Julia Banks, Emmanuel Macron said you lied to him, a leaked text from Gladys Berejiklian calling you a horrible, horrible person.
'That's a lot of smoke. No fire?'
Mr Morrison quickly shot down the accusation, saying 'which she denies by the way', despite the former premier never formerly doing so.
Sales (pictured) confronted Mr Morrison over a series of controversies that have tainted his reputation
The claim was quickly picked up by van Onselen who fired up his Twitter account to debunk Mr Morrison's claims.
'The Prime Minister Just told ABC 7.30 Gladys Berejiklian "denies" the "horrible, horrible person" text. That is an out and out lie.'
In January, after the bombshell text exchange was made public, Ms Berejiklian issued a statement expressing support for the PM - but she never claimed she was not responsible.
'I understand there has been some commentary today concerning myself and the PM. I have no recollection of such messages,' Ms Berejiklian's statement read.
'Let me reiterate my very strong support for Prime Minister Morrison and all he is doing for our nation during these very challenging times.
'I also strongly believe he is the best person to lead our nation for years to come.'
Defending his reputation, Mr Morrison claimed long lists of scorching discreditations were inevitable as prime minister.
'People are always disappointed and they’ll have an axe to grind. That’s normal in politics, particularly when you’re going into an election,’ he told Sales.
Sales pointed out a long list of people have made accusations about the PM's character, including Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (pictured)
Political reporter Peter van Onselen tweeted that Mr Morrison had lied by claiming Ms Berejiklian denied the text
'As Prime Minister, when people come and they just want a yes from me or want the outcome they're seeking and I disagree with them and I take a different position.... the allegation they make against me on that is not true.
'And when they don't get what they want, then of course they're going to lash out.'
Sales also probed Mr Morrison over his friendship with controversial Hillsong founder Brian Houston, who last month resigned amid allegations he harassed two women in the church.
'Why did you kind of disown him last week when you were asked [by reporters] about that [situation] given he a long-term close friend?' Sales said.
'I wouldn't describe that as my reaction. I said I was disappointed and I was shocked,' Mr Morrison said.
Sales shot back: '[But] as a loyal mate, why didn't you say "I don't want to join a pile on of this bloke?"'
Mr Morrison deflected the question, reiterating his initial response.
'I didn't. I said I was disappointed and shocked like a lot of people have been and the church's response was very appropriate and I think it was,' he said.
After putting a stolid front, the PM cracked and offered a glimpse of candid emotion when asked whether he had been in contact with Mr Houston since his resignation.
Looking rueful, sadness flickered across Mr Morrison's face as he replied: 'no I haven't'.
Brian Houston (pictured), the co-founder of mega church Hillsong, resigned last week amid harassment claims
Mr Morrison looked upset as he revealed he had not spoken to his friend Brian Houston after the Hillsong founder's recent harassment scandal
Mr Morrison also responded to allegations made by Catherine Cusack, a member of the NSW Upper House who lives in the flood-devastated Northern Rivers region, in a scathing opinion piece for The Guardian.
Ms Cusack said Mr Morrison's government had only provided flood support for the Federal seat of Page, which backs the Coalition, while denying Labor-seat towns like Ballina, Byron, and Tweed.
'Scott Morrison is practised at bullying and getting his own way,' Ms Cusack said.
'We are in the middle of a massive catastrophe here in the northern rivers. So outrageous, it’s just outrageous. It is so petty. He’s obviously not happy with the New South Wales Government.'
Mr Morrison said Ms Cusack had made similar complaints about the former NSW Premier.
'Look, Catherine and I have known each other for a long time. She made similar criticisms of Gladys Berejiklian,’ he said.
'When people become frustrated in the political process, they have lashed out. People have axes to grind.'
Sales also put it to Mr Morrison that he had intervened in the NSW preselection to ensure his allies were in optimised seats.
But Mr Morrison insisted he had only meddled to protect the women on his team and make sure the best candidates for the role were put forward.
Catherine Cusack, a Liberal MP who lives in the flood-devastated Northern Rivers region, (right), and former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (left)
'Sussan Ley, one of my finest cabinet ministers and one of our most successful women in parliament, was under threat,' he said.
'She was under threat from factions within the Liberal Party and I stood up.'
Sales called nonsense.
'You've got your allies and your agendas, everyone in politics does, you have to. It's disingenuous to say you don't?' she posited.
'You're claiming you're like an honest broker who doesn't have his own agenda?
Mr Morrison replied: 'I think that's unfair. I [have] always stood up to the factions.'
After remaining relatively poised, Mr Morrison's patience faltered right at the end as he fired a brutal shot at the television host, undermining the prominence of her program.
'Prime Minister, every election campaign for the past 27 years that this show has been on, both leaders have done a couple of prime time interviews. I’ve already invited Mr Albanese and he agreed. Would you be happy to do a couple of interviews?,' Sales asked.
'We will appear on the ABC and everybody’s programs over the course of the campaign and we’ve always made ourselves pretty available,’ Mr Morrison said.
Sales quipped: 'That’s not a direct answer, actually. Will you do two interviews on 7.30?
'It’s not about 7.30, it’s about the Australian people and we’ll make ourselves available to the ABC and all the networks,’ Mr Morrison.
'I don’t think the major issue people are thinking about is the 7.30. Not at all.'
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The sentencing of former Dr. Robert Neulander has been delayed three weeks, according to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office.
When Neulander was convicted of murder and tampering with evidence on March 17, Onondaga County Court Judge Thomas Miller scheduled sentencing for Monday, April 11. The sentencing has now been rescheduled for Monday, May 2 at 1:30pm.
The delay is due to a scheduling conflict with some of the defense attorneys. Neulander hired Jonathan Bach out of New York City to lead his defense.
Bach has said he plans to appeal the jury’s conviction.
This is Neulander’s second conviction by a jury for murdering his wife, Leslie, in their DeWitt home in 2012. Before his first conviction was overturned by a higher court due to juror misconduct, he was sentenced to 20 years-to-life in prison.
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WALTHAM, Mass., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, announced today the appointment of noted clinical researcher and nephrologist Nwamaka (Amaka) Eneanya, MD as Head of Strategy and Operations for the company's Global Medical Office.
Dr. Eneanya was previously an attending nephrologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Director of Health Equity, Anti-Racism, and Community Engagement in the Nephrology Division. At Fresenius Medical Care she will report directly to the Global Chief Medical Officer and serve on the Global Medical Office Executive Leadership Team.
"As both a board-certified clinician and expert researcher, Dr. Eneanya brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will advance our work in improving outcomes for people living with kidney disease," said Frank Maddux, MD, Global Chief Medical Officer of Fresenius Medical Care. "Her insights regarding health equity, patient-reported outcomes, and social engagement in healthcare and public health will be key elements to inform our ongoing medical strategy."
Dr. Eneanya is the co-author of a widely cited article which argued that when estimating glomerular filtration (eGFR) equations, it is problematic to assert that organ function differs between individuals whose physical conditions are essentially identical except for their race. Published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association in 2020, the article, along with Dr. Eneanya's extensive scientific advocacy, helped spark a national conversation in the U.S. about removing race from the kidney function algorithm.
The American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation subsequently created a joint task force to reassess the inclusion of race in eGFR and its implications for the diagnosis and management of kidney disease patients. The task force, on which Dr. Eneanya served, recently recommended the immediate adoption of a new, race-free eGFR equation.
Dr. Eneanya's research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the American Society of Nephrology. She has received numerous accolades including the Radhika Srinivasan Award for Humanism & Professionalism in Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania last year. In 2020, she was recognized as a "40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health" by the National Minority Quality Forum.
A fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, Dr. Eneanya completed her residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and nephrology training at the combined Nephrology Fellowship Program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital. She holds an undergraduate degree from Cornell University, a medical degree from Meharry Medical College, and a master's degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which around 3.8 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment.
Through its network of 4,171 dialysis clinics, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for approximately 345,000 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the leading provider of dialysis products such as dialysis machines or dialyzers. Along with its core business, the Renal Care Continuum, the Company focuses on expanding in complementary areas and in the field of critical care. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME) and on the New York Stock Exchange (FMS).
For more information visit the Company's website at www.freseniusmedicalcare.com.
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Which curved monitor is best?
There seems to be an almost endless choice of computer monitors that you can use, whether it’s for video games or doing office work. Depending on the size of your desk, you might also decide to have multiple monitors.
No matter your setup or what you use the monitors for, most people can easily be distracted by their environment. A great step toward minimizing a dwindling attention span is to get a curved monitor. For example, the 38-inch LG 38WP85C-W fills more of your peripheral vision, letting you focus on what’s important.
What to know before you buy a curved monitor
Curved vs. flat-screen monitor
Curved screens have one advantage over flat-screen monitors, especially when it comes to video games. Due to the curve, the monitor will appear to be larger, as all sides are an equal distance away from your eyes. On a flat-screen monitor, the edges are the farthest away, which your eyes can interpret as slight distortion. There’s also less glare on a curved monitor while filling more of your peripheral vision.
The curve is different depending on the model
There is no “standard” curve when it comes to curved monitors. For one manufacturer, you might find several models that have different curve dimensions. What is standard is how the curvature is measured and presented. You might find a monitor with a 1500R or 1800R curve — this means the radius of the curve is 1,500 or 1,800 millimeters.
The best curve radius is closer to the human eye
While it can differ between users, the best radius for a curved monitor is one that’s closer to the radius of the human eye. An 1800R monitor has less of a curve than a 1500R monitor, while the human eye has a curve of around 1000R. The closer the radius of the monitor is to 1,000 millimeters, the better visuals it will provide.
What to look for in a quality curved monitor
A native curve is better than a non-native one
It might seem strange, but there are two different kinds of curves, also related to the radius. A monitor with a native curve is the best, as the model was originally designed at the specific 1500R curvature. A monitor with a non-native curve is when an 1800R monitor is adapted to have a 1500R radius. Essentially forced into the tighter radius, non-native curved monitors can suffer from backlight bleed and a shorter lifespan.
The resolution should be relative to the display’s size
As with any monitor, the resolution is important for graphical quality. If you have a curved monitor of more than 27 inches, the best resolution would be 2K (2560 x 1440). If it’s less than that, you could notice graphical elements that give the impression of lower quality. For monitors below 27 inches, a resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080) would be perfect, while 4K (4096 x 2160) is best suited for monitors 32 inches or more.
Multiple connections and settings
A monitor connects to a computer or laptop through a cable, and having a choice of which cable you want to use is excellent. The most common method is through an HDMI connection, while some monitors also support DisplayPort technology. A good-quality curved monitor should have additional connections like USB-C, USB 3.0 and a headphones jack.
How much you can expect to spend on a curved monitor
The average price of a curved monitor depends on the size of the display, the maximum resolution and additional functions. An entry-level curved monitor can retail for $100-$200, while larger widescreen monitors can retail for $1,000-$1,500.
Curved monitor FAQ
Can you mount a curved monitor on a wall?
A. In theory it’s possible, but you need a special mounting bracket. Since curved monitors don’t have a flat back, the industry-standard VESA mounting system might not work.
Is a curved monitor good for gaming?
A. Yes, as is any monitor that you connect to a computer or console. The important aspects to take into consideration are the refresh rate and the resolution — both of which can affect the visual quality of gaming consoles.
What’s the best curved monitor to buy?
Top curved monitor
LG 38WP85C-W 38-Inch Curved UltraWide Monitor
What you need to know: This ultra-wide monitor is perfect for anybody who has limited space on their desk and is looking for a multiple monitor solution.
What you’ll love: With a resolution of 3840 x 1600 pixels, this 38-inch display has extra thin bezels on three sides. It has two 7-watt speakers built in, features two USB 3.0 ports, a USB-C connection, DisplayPort and a headphones jack.
What you should consider: While it has a USB-C port on the back panel, it automatically stops supplying power to any connected device when the monitor is turned off or goes into power-saving mode.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top curved monitor for the money
MSI Optix G241VC FreeSync 24-Inch Gaming Monitor
What you need to know: The refresh rate of 75 hertz makes this monitor perfect for gaming, as the frame rate is able to sync accurately with any video game. This reduces the instances of jerky motions or graphical stuttering.
What you’ll love: In addition to the 75Hz refresh rate, this monitor has an 1800R LED display panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It also features AMD’s FreeSync technology that helps to reduce stuttering.
What you should consider: It only has an HDMI connection, which might not be sufficient for those looking to use DisplayPort instead.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Samsung S65UA Series 34-Inch Ultrawide Curved Monitor
What you need to know: With its mammoth display of 34 inches, this monitor is the ideal accessory for power users or creative workers who need to have a lot of windows open at the same time.
What you’ll love: With a maximum resolution of 3440 x 1440, it has a 1000R curve, which is the closest to the human eye you’ll get from a monitor. It features a USB-C port, HDMI connection, two USB 3.0 ports and an ethernet connection. The monitor has a refresh rate of 100 hertz and is compatible with AMD’s FreeSync technology.
What you should consider: While the display can be split into two windows, users have indicated that the control panel is difficult to use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LONDON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TEAM LEWIS Foundation released further research from its global survey conducted with HeForShe, UN Women's solidarity movement engaging men and boys in support of gender equality and empowerment of women. The global study revealed that Gen Z prioritizes gender equality alongside enterprise and environmental issues more than any other age group.
The study revealed that gender equality is seen as the 4th most pressing societal issue for Gen Z. In comparison, the global average across all ages places it as the 7th most important issue when asked which issue is most important to people in their age group. When surveyed, Gen Z ranked economic opportunity, LGBTQ+ issues, and climate change ahead of gender equality.
While 66% of Gen Zers believe that gender equality is a serious issue, only 51% of those aged 65+ share the same view. Gen Z is also more aware that women are disproportionately affected by climate change with almost a quarter (24%) understanding that this is an issue. In comparison, just 17% of those 65 and older recognize the intersection between climate change and gender equality.
However, when it comes to climate change, all generations seemingly acknowledge the seriousness of this issue. It was ranked in the top 3 most pressing issues for all generations. Similarly, the research revealed all generations think that the issue of gender inequality and climate change is more important after learning more about it.
"Gen Z recognize the stark challenge the world faces when it comes to Enterprise, Environment and Equality," said Samuel Dean, CEO of TEAM LEWIS Foundation. "Leaders must listen to the concerns of younger generations. Gen Z is speaking up and must be heard if we are going to have a more equal and, therefore, environmentally and economically sustainable future."
"Gen Z are passionate about social justice." said Edward Wageni, global head of HeForShe. "This research demonstrates that Gen Zers of all genders understand the importance of many critical issues. By acting now, working together, and listening to younger voices, it is possible that we create a better tomorrow for everyone."
To read the full report, please visit: https://www.teamlewis.com/heforshe/
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TEAM LEWIS
TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency built to help and inspire brands to grow. It provides a full spectrum of marketing, communications and digital services to deliver tangible business impact for clients. The company has over 650 staff across 24 offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America.
HeForShe
Created by UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender equality that invites men and boys as allies for a more equal world. HeForShe provides a systematic approach and targeted platform where a global audience can engage and become change agents for the achievement of gender equality in our lifetime. The movement invites people around the world to stand together as equal partners to craft a shared vision of a gender-equal world and implement specific, locally relevant solutions for the good of all of humanity. For more information, visit: www.HeForShe.org/en.
Research Methodology
The survey was conducted by TEAM LEWIS Foundation to understand people's perceptions on the disproportionate impact climate change has on women. TEAM LEWIS Foundation surveyed the general population aged 18 and above across a balanced and diverse group of ages, races, and gender. A total number 8,002 respondents were surveyed across numerous countries including, the US, UK, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Brazil, UAE, Israel, and Singapore. The survey was fielded from February 11th until March 2nd, 2022. Respondents were independently sourced from two vendors, OpinionRoute and Dynata.
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Peyton Manning, Andy Roddick and Master Blender Marianne Eaves' Acclaimed Spirits Company Curates Kentucky and Tennessee Bourbons Into One Harmonious, Groundbreaking Expression
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweetens Cove Spirits Company today introduced its latest expression – Kennessee, the inspired union of Kentucky and Tennessee Bourbons, hand-curated and blended together by Master Blender Marianne Eaves. It is the latest expression by the premium purveyor of fine bourbons, named for the acclaimed 9-hole Tennessee golf course and featuring an ownership group that includes Peyton Manning, Andy Roddick and friends. In 2021, Esquire Magazine ranked Sweetens Cove as the #1 celebrity spirit in the world.
"Rather than argue whether Kentucky or Tennessee is better or best, why not put them together in one bottle and create magic?" related Eaves. "Each of these liquids reflect the enduring and exceptional personality of their region, sharing common ground and yet, distinctive qualities. Working barrel by barrel, I added a hint of toasted sugar maple wood to elevate this one-of-a-kind blend, just right at 110.7 proof."
With an SRP of $59.00, Sweetens Cove Kennessee is the company's first foray into the "all-access" market, with a high-end product and approachable price-point, ideal for happy hour, barbecues, tailgates and mixology.
Sweetens Cove Kennessee brings an inventive harmony to the long-standing whiskey rivalry of Kentucky and Tennessee. "We are excited to celebrate the characters and culture, legacy and lore, of kindred spirits from Kentucky and Tennessee," added Mark Rivers, Sweetens Cove's Managing Partner. "This was an exciting effort to break down the walls and find a unity and wonder from these two regions brought unexpectedly together. The net result is another masterpiece from Marianne – a delicious and dynamic bourbon."
Sweetens Cove Kennessee will be available in 12 states across the U.S. to begin its journey in 2022, including: Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nevada and Illinois. In certain markets, subject to legal restrictions, the product can be purchased online via www.sweetenscovespirits.com.
Sweetens Cove Kennessee Give-A-Little Project Opens for Nominations
To celebrate the launch of Sweetens Cove Kennessee, the Company is celebrating its roots as grassroots golf course in rural Tennessee by sharing some of its success. The Company will dedicate $5 from each of the first 10,000 bottles sold of Kennessee to create a pool of $50,000 to contribute and fund little projects at small-town and local golf courses.
"As passionate superfans of the game, we are excited that some of these proceeds from the Kennessee launch are helping out the special little places that make golf great," explained Peyton Manning, Co-Founder of Sweetens Cove.
Nominations for little courses to receive a little support from Sweetens Cove should be made via the brand's Instagram account, @sweetenscovespirits.
Tasting Notes on Sweetens Cove Kennessee
Master Blender Marianne Eaves' personal notes:
The aroma can be described as warm toasted oak, graham cracker, rich mulled spice and orange peel, and a hint of dried pome fruit. The palate offers sweet warm caramel, vanilla and baking spices, hint of citrus, gentle chewy oak, and easy creamy mid palate. The finish is long, with lingering warmth and a sweet soft woodsy ending.
About Sweetens Cove Spirits Company
Artisan purveyor of fine bourbons based in Tennessee and named for the renowned Sweetens Cove Golf Club in South Pittsburg, located between Nashville and Chattanooga. Operating since 2020, with annual bourbon releases in each of 2020 and 2021 and now one of the fastest-growing prestige brands in the spirits world.
The Sweetens Cove Golf Club started it all, called the "Little Course That Could" by the New York Times for its world-class architecture and heart-warming backstory. Sweetens has ranked as one of the Top 50 golf experiences in the U.S., according to the GolfWeek Modern 100 List, which has also rated it as the best 9-hole course in America. It has been described as "Field of Dreams Meets Tin Cup" for its cult-like following, summer camp-like vibe and breathtaking design and environment. The course has also been known for its long-standing ritual of first-time players taking a celebratory shot of whiskey on the first tee, prior to beginning their rounds.
In 2019, a group of friends, including Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Andy Roddick, Jim Nantz and others, acquired the public Golf Club and launched the Spirits Company, with a vision of preserving and protecting the legacy and accessibility of the course and building a craftsmanship-centered spirits portfolio.
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Baylor Spring Football 2022: The Wide Receivers Room
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By Colin Kellaher
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. on Tuesday said the European Commission approved a trio of applications seeking expanded approval of its blockbuster cancer drug Opdivo.
The New York biopharmaceutical company said the commission approved Opdivo for the adjuvant treatment of adults with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma with tumor cell PD-L1 expression >=1% who are at a high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection, making it the first adjuvant immunotherapy option approved for patients in the European Union in this setting.
Bristol Myers said the commission also approved Opdivo in combination with chemotherapy and in combination with the company's cancer drug Yervoy for the first-line treatment of adults with unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with tumor cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%.
The two Opdivo-based combination treatments have shown a superior survival benefit to chemotherapy alone in this group of patients, the company said.
Opdivo, which harnesses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, is currently approved in more than 65 countries across a number of cancers and generated more than $7.5 billion in revenue last year.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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We do all your SEO, social media accounts, PPC work and any related activity. We charge a percentage to give great exposure in search queries without increasing cost with payed and ad’n, We aim towards helping more the public reach, which at most time ends up at Google with most popular ad sites not providing all it could… All traffic to us through to sites will in end of 88640/0. All business and all people want sales of products (NEXSTAR) — Yellowstone National Park is marking its 150th anniversary year, and to celebrate, it is accepting $1,500 donations in exchange for an annual entry pass to be used by the donor’s descendants in 150 years.
Calling it “a new way to invest in the future,” Yellowstone Forever, the park’s fundraising arm, will use the money raised through the sale of “Inheritance Passes” to support park projects such as trail improvements, education, native fish conservation and scientific studies.
According to Yellowstone Forever’s president and CEO, it’s the organization’s way of celebrating the park’s 150 years and helping to preserve it for another 150 years.
“This is a time for us to reflect on the natural and cultural significance of Yellowstone National Park, and to also look ahead to the next 150 years and how we can—together—work to strengthen its future,” President and CEO Lisa Diekmann said in a statement. “The Inheritance Pass is an opportunity to donate to the park now to help safeguard it for the future, and to ensure generations of stewards to come can experience and learn from the world’s first national park.”
The commemorative pass, available for a donation of $1,500, will include the donor family’s name and allows future generations entry into the park in 2172 — 150 years from now.
Until then, the pass is meant to be passed down from generation to generation “to support our collective love of Yellowstone’s vast wilderness,” the park said.
“Yellowstone National Park has provided inspiration and wonder to people for thousands of years,” said Diekmann. “Today, the park remains protected for the benefit and enjoyment of all people. As we look to the future, it will take support from all of us to help protect it today and ensure Yellowstone is protected for the next 150 years and beyond.”
Donors will also receive a Yellowstone National Park entry pass valid this year.
Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park, turned 150 on March 1. It is located largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho.
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Which cheap wood chipper is best?
If you’ve ever had to get rid of a lot of yard waste, you know just how much of a hassle it can be. Long branches don’t easily fit in garbage bins, and even when they do, they leave a lot of space that prevents you from filling the bin. The last thing you want is to have a large pile of branches that you have to throw out little by little, week by week.
Wood chippers get rid of that hassle. They cut branches down to a fraction of their original size, which means you get a lot more into a yard waste bin without any wasted space. You can also use the cut-up pieces of wood as decorative mulch for your garden beds.
The biggest barrier to purchasing a wood chipper for most people is the associated cost. You’ll be happy to know, though, that there are plenty of cheap wood chippers that don’t dig too deeply into your wallet. The Sun Joe CJ603E is one such model. It can quickly handle branches up to 1.7 inches in diameter and comes with a collection bag that makes it easy to keep all the waste contained.
What to know before you buy a cheap wood chipper
Gas vs. electric wood chippers
Wood chippers come in both gas and electric models, each offering its own set of pros and cons. If you need the ability to process a lot of branches quickly, gas models are the way to go. They tend to have larger hoppers, produce more cuts per minute and can handle larger diameter branches. The cons are that they are large, heavy, loud and expensive. They also require regular maintenance and release carbon monoxide into the air, which is bad for the environment.
Electric wood chippers are the better choice for most homeowners because they are smaller, more easily portable, more affordable, cleaner and quieter. They also require very little maintenance. They aren’t as powerful as gas models, though, and cannot process as thick of branches. You also can’t use them in locations where you don’t have access to a power outlet.
Safety tips for using a wood chipper
Wood chippers are very useful tools, but they can also be very dangerous if not used with proper care and caution. Before using any wood chipper, carefully read the entire instruction manual to ensure you know how to operate the machine and what to do if you encounter any jams. Always wear safety glasses when using a wood chipper, and it is a good idea also to consider wearing gloves, ear protection and a face shield.
When the chipper is operating, never look down the chute or put your hands anywhere inside of the hopper. It is best to keep kids and pets out of the immediate area since they could potentially hurt themselves or distract you enough that you make a potentially dangerous mistake.
What to look for in a quality cheap wood chipper
Capacity
When considering the capacity of a wood chipper, you need to look at two factors: the hopper size and the maximum diameter of branches it can accept. Most electric wood chippers can accept branches between 1.5 and 2 inches in diameter. Gas models may accept branches up to 3 inches in diameter.
The hopper size determines how many branches you can safely feed into a machine at one time. The larger the hopper is, the quicker you can get through large piles of branches. Like with diameter, gas-powered models tend to have larger hoppers than electric wood chippers.
Reduction ratio
The reduction ratio refers to how small the material will be after passing through your chipper compared to its original size. For example, a 12 to one reduction ratio will reduce yard waste to one-twelfth its original size. The reduction ratio of wood chippers varies greatly from machine to machine and ranges from as low as eight to one up to 20 to one.
Adjustable discharge chute
More commonly found in large gas wood chippers than electric models, an adjustable discharge chute allows you to direct the waste to wherever is most convenient for your purposes.
Collection bag or bin
As with an adjustable discharge chute, an included collection bag or bin, or one that you can purchase, makes for a more convenient clean-up. These either attach directly to or sit just below the discharge chute.
Portability
To get the most efficient use out of your wood chipper, you need the ability to move it to wherever you are, cutting down the majority of the branches. This means portability should be a priority. Various factors should be looked at when considering how easily portable a particular wood chipper is, including the type and size of the wheels, the handles and the overall weight and size of the machine.
How much you can expect to spend on a cheap wood chipper
For a cheap electric wood chipper, you can expect to spend between $100-$300. Gas models are considerably more expensive, with any models costing $500-$750 considered cheap.
Cheap wood chipper FAQ
Do wood chipper blades need to be resharpened?
A. Like all blades, wood chipper blades also get dull from use. Most manufacturers recommend resharpening the blades after every six to eight hours of use. While this might not sound like a lot, the actual cutting process of a wood chipper is very short, so six to eight hours of use is often more than a year or two for the average user.
Why is my wood chipper constantly getting clogged?
A. If your wood chipper is getting clogged often, more than likely, you are trying to feed branches that are too large for it to handle or a lot of wet leaves and green branches.
What’s the best cheap wood chipper to buy?
Top cheap wood chipper
What you need to know: The Sun Joe CJ603E has a high reduction ratio and can handle branches up to 1.7 inches in diameter to make short work of most yard waste.
What you’ll love: It features a reverse mode to easily clear out jams without having to go poking around inside the machine. Also, it comes with a collection bag for mess-free operation.
What you should consider: It doesn’t cut up fresh green leaves.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top cheap wood chipper for the money
WEN 41121 15-Amp Rolling Electric Wood Chipper and Shredder
What you need to know: The WEN 41121 may not be the most capable model but it comes for a wallet-friendly price and is more than sufficient to handle the needs of the average home user.
What you’ll love: It boasts a compact and lightweight design that is easy to both transport and store. There is an internal safety mechanism that prevents the motor from starting when the hopper is open too.
What you should consider: It cannot be used on branches more than 1.5 inches in diameter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
GreatCircleUSA Mini Wood Chipper
What you need to know: It isn’t as affordable as electric models, but if you need more power than they offer and the ability to handle thick branches up to 3 inches in diameter, there are few cheaper gas-powered models than this.
What you’ll love: The large hopper and powerful 7HP motor allow you to feed a lot of branches through it quickly. It also features large pneumatic wheels that handle bumpy terrain better than the small plastic ones found on most electric chippers.
What you should consider: The wheelbase could be a bit wider to offer more stability.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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(NEXSTAR) — Yellowstone National Park is marking its 150th anniversary year, and to celebrate, it is accepting $1,500 donations in exchange for an annual entry pass to be used by the donor’s descendants in 150 years.
Calling it “a new way to invest in the future,” Yellowstone Forever, the park’s fundraising arm, will use the money raised through the sale of “Inheritance Passes” to support park projects such as trail improvements, education, native fish conservation and scientific studies.
According to Yellowstone Forever’s president and CEO, it’s the organization’s way of celebrating the park’s 150 years and helping to preserve it for another 150 years.
“This is a time for us to reflect on the natural and cultural significance of Yellowstone National Park, and to also look ahead to the next 150 years and how we can—together—work to strengthen its future,” President and CEO Lisa Diekmann said in a statement. “The Inheritance Pass is an opportunity to donate to the park now to help safeguard it for the future, and to ensure generations of stewards to come can experience and learn from the world’s first national park.”
The commemorative pass, available for a donation of $1,500, will include the donor family’s name and allows future generations entry into the park in 2172 — 150 years from now.
Until then, the pass is meant to be passed down from generation to generation “to support our collective love of Yellowstone’s vast wilderness,” the park said.
“Yellowstone National Park has provided inspiration and wonder to people for thousands of years,” said Diekmann. “Today, the park remains protected for the benefit and enjoyment of all people. As we look to the future, it will take support from all of us to help protect it today and ensure Yellowstone is protected for the next 150 years and beyond.”
Donors will also receive a Yellowstone National Park entry pass valid this year.
Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park, turned 150 on March 1. It is located largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho.
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CHICAGO, Ill. — Last week, a district in Florida said it was forced to cut school bus routes due to the ongoing problem of recruiting and retaining drivers. Thousands of those high school students will lose their bus rides this fall.
From California and Iowa to Virginia and Florida, schools are having to make tough choices about how to keep the wheels on the bus going round and round.
The deepening shortage of bus drivers has districts adjusting which routes to keep and how many students they can bus in.
“You just saw it all over the country, there were districts that had to go remote because they didn't have bus drivers. There were districts that reduced service and increased walk boundaries,” said Joanna McFarland, CEO and founder of HopSkipDrive, a school ride service that operates a fleet of cars and SUVs in ten states.
“We've had a driver shortage in this country for ten plus years. I think the pandemic really exacerbated that,” said McFarland.
Bus driver vacancies remain unfilled across the country as aging drivers are retiring in droves.
According to a newly released survey from HopSkipDrive, 88% of survey respondents said the bus driver shortage is the biggest transportation issue they face – a 10% increase from last year. 67% said they saw a direct link between access to transportation and attendance in their district.
“If you can't get to school, you can't get to learning. And unfortunately, we see that that chronic absenteeism tends to hit our more vulnerable populations,” said McFarland.
“We largely have been using sort of the same one size fits all transit solution of a yellow school bus for over 80 years,” said Emily Anne Gullickson, founder and CEO of A for Arizona.
The nonprofit education advocacy group recently administered a first-in-the-nation state grant program to fund alternative student transportation options.
“The reality is it's been a barrier for many families, especially working-class and low-income families for a long time. We know families with means have had transit options for years. And so, it's also time we finally have that conversation,” said Gullickson.
Recruitment appears to be the top problem. According to the survey low pay, early retirement, and ongoing covid health concerns remain contributing factors.
Districts around the country have raised the hourly pay and even offered signing bonuses in the thousands.
In January, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Education announced they would allow states to waive some CDL skill requirements to help bolster school bus driver applications.
But that waiver expired in March.
“We can try to recruit more bus drivers, but I think we need to look at other ways of addressing it that may not involve more school bus drivers,” said McFarland.
School transportation insiders say more alternatives to the yellow bus like carpooling, ridesharing and shuttles.
“The fact that you can't get to school because we aren't willing to think outside the box, that's going to haunt us for a very long time,” said Gullickson.
Otherwise, more students may find themselves stranded this fall.
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In times like these, when there is great uncertainty about what will happen to interest rates, borrowers get lots of advice about whether to go fixed or variable. Unfortunately, a lot of it is not well founded.
For example, anyone who tells you to lock a fixed rate mortgage now before rates rise, is basically talking rubbish.
The idea it would necessarily result in you paying less interest over the life of the loan is wrong.
With minor exceptions, banks set their fixed rates based on their expectations of future changes in interest rates. They have armies of economists and analysts factoring all available information to do the calculations.
If they expect general rates to climb, they will set their fixed rates correspondingly higher than their variable rates. If they expect rates to fall, they will set them correspondingly lower.
It’s how the rates they pay are set too. When banks borrow at fixed rates, those are usually based on expectations of future movements in interest rates.
It’s hard to beat the bank
It means that the bank’s expectation of what it will get from a customer over the life of a fixed loan ends up close to its expectation of what it will get from a customer over the life of a variable loan. It gets the same sort of profit either way.
Of course, as a customer you might disagree with the bank’s expectation of future interest rate movements. You might want to back your judgement.
Good luck with it, but I’m not at all sure the typical borrower has the information and analytical skills needed to work these things out better than the typical bank.
It is true that even the banks can (and sometimes do) get it wrong. The future is rarely what has been predicted. But banks are generally less likely to get it wrong than their customers.
Fixed loans can produce nasty surprises too
For borrowers considering whether to go fixed or variable, there are other things to consider. For fixed loans, the monthly payments are locked in for a set number of years. For many that’s a good thing. They know for certain that (over the period the loan is fixed) their payments won’t climb beyond what they expect to pay.
But there’s a danger. When the fixed term expires, what they are charged might jump by quite a lot, as happened in the United States in the leadup to the global financial crisis.
If one bank offers fixed rate loans at a lower margin over its floating rate than does other banks, that may be a case for choosing its fixed rate loan over that of its competitors (if for other reasons you were minded to take out a fixed-rate loan).
But the difference might also reflect a host of other explicit and implicit charges the borrower needs to be aware of. And some banks might be setting rates aimed at exploiting borrowers biased towards one or the other type of loan.
Read more: The RBA signals the end of ultra-cheap money. Here's what it will mean
Some small banks might also offer different packages of rates because of a wish to induce borrowers into either fixed or floating rate loans to better reflect characteristics of their funding mix.
But for banks of any substantial size, this is highly unlikely. They are able to use wholesale and derivative markets to manage any interest rate risk from mismatch between assets and liabilities.
The message is to beware of any advice that suggests either fixed or floating is a better deal. Consider what matters for you. Your ability to deal with the risk of changes in your repayment obligations is likely to be more important.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year.
The proposal marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled rules governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture.
The proposed rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States. The substance is found in products such brake linings and gaskets, and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan called the rule an important step to protect public health and "finally put an end to the use of dangerous asbestos in the United States.''
The proposed ban "demonstrates significant progress in our work to implement the (2016) law and take bold, long-overdue actions to protect those most vulnerable among us,” Regan said.
The 2016 law authorized new rules for tens of thousands of toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including substances such as asbestos and trichloroethylene that for decades have been known to cause cancer yet were largely unregulated under federal law. Known as Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, the law was intended to clear up a hodgepodge of state rules governing chemicals and update the Toxic Substances Control Act, a 1976 law that had remained unchanged for 40 years.
The EPA banned asbestos in 1989, but the rule was largely overturned by a 1991 court decision that weakened EPA’s authority under TSCA to address risks to human health from asbestos or other existing chemicals. The 2016 law required the EPA evaluate chemicals and put in place protections against unreasonable risks.
At the signing ceremony for the new law, then-President Barack Obama said the U.S. chemical system under TSCA was "so complex, so burdensome that our country hasn’t even been able to uphold a ban on asbestos. I think a lot of Americans would be shocked by all that.”
Asbestos, which was once common in home insulation and other products, is banned in more than 50 countries and its use in the U.S. has been declining for decades. The only form of asbestos known to be currently imported, processed or distributed for use in the U.S. is chrysotile asbestos, which is imported from Brazil and used by the chlor-alkali industry, which produces bleach, caustic soda and other products.
Most consumer products that historically contained chrysotile asbestos have been discontinued.
While chlorine is a commonly used disinfectant in water treatment, there are only 10 chlor-alkali plants in the U.S. that still use asbestos diaphragms to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide. The plants are mostly located in Louisiana and Texas.
The use of asbestos diaphragms has been declining and now accounts for about one-third of the chlor-alkali production in the U.S., EPA said.
The proposed ban would take effect two years after the effective date of the final rule.
In addition to addressing the significant human health effects of chrysotile asbestos exposure, the proposed rule is also expected to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with chlor-alkali production, an energy-intensive industrial operation.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than a dozen inmates who were transferred following a deadly riot at a New Mexico lockup in 2020 were allegedly abused and terrorized by correctional officers while being processed at another prison, marking what a watchdog group said Tuesday is the latest example of excessive force within the criminal justice system.
The allegations were outlined in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by the New Mexico Prison & Jail Project and civil rights attorney Matthew Coyte.
The inmates claim their rights to due process and to be free from cruel and unusual punishment were violated by a deputy warden and others at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility.
The case comes as the federal government faces pressure from members of Congress to reform its own prison system after Associated Press investigations exposed widespread problems that included serious misconduct involving correctional officers and rampant sexual abuse at a California women’s prison.
In New Mexico, inmate populations have declined significantly over recent years and the state is resuming control of what were previously private-run prisons. But advocates argue that things haven't necessarily improved and a lack of independent overnight doesn't help.
“If we could create a robust system of oversight like other states have, then this type of abuse wouldn’t happen as much," said Steven Robert Allen, director of the New Mexico Prison & Jail Project. "Would it completely solve the problem? Of course not. But it would be a big step in the right direction and an obvious step.”
Allen said individual instances of abuse happen frequently in New Mexico but are often hard to prove. The difference is this case involved a large number of people at the same time with a corresponding story, he said.
The New Mexico Corrections Department had yet to see the lawsuit and could not immediately comment on the allegations.
Many of the inmates listed as plaintiffs have extensive criminal records. About half of them remain in custody and others are now on parole.
New Mexico's history includes one of the nation’s deadliest prison riots, when a dozen guards were held hostage in February 1980. Some were brutally beaten and sexually assaulted as rioting prisoners killed 33 of their fellow inmates during a clash that included beheadings, amputations and burned bodies.
Fueled by a combination of overcrowding and poor conditions, the riot lasted 36 hours. It led to extensive reforms within the state’s prison system.
Still, New Mexico is one of many states without an independent oversight program for its corrections system. Legislation aimed at creating an ombudsman stalled in 2021.
About 15 states have independent mechanisms for dealing with complaints from inmates or for assessing conditions within the prisons. New Jersey has what supporters call one of the strongest oversight structures in the U.S., while similar programs have been established in recent years in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington.
Corene Kendrick, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project, said abuses continue to be widespread in jails and prisons across the U.S. because “these facilities operate behind closed doors and closed walls” and it usually takes public records requests from investigative journalists, lawmakers or advocates to get information.
“Prisons and jails just oftentimes operate in a complete black hole. It's important to have the transparency and spotlight on the problems and the abuses,” she said.
According to the lawsuit, the first group of plaintiffs was taken to the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Los Lunas in March 2020 following a riot at a state lockup about 80 miles (129 kilometers) away that left one inmate dead and the prison damaged. The second group was transported a couple weeks later.
The complaint states that the inmates were subjected to “an abusive welcome committee” that included name-calling and threats of physical violence by guards.
Some of them endured strip searches that the lawsuit described as abusive and punishing. Certain inmates also had their heads forcibly shaved, which left some with bloody wounds on their scalps.
“The use of sexually humiliating strip searches coupled with the forcible shaving of plaintiffs’ heads while on their hands and knees with their heads in a trash can was designed to sexually humiliate, intimidate and terrify plaintiffs,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit goes on to detail accusations of excessive force despite no active security threat. It described the actions by prison authorities as malicious and cruel, saying the inmates suffered physical and psychological injuries in violation of their constitutional rights.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials improperly downplayed future climate change impacts when they approved a large expansion of an underground Montana coal mine that would release an estimated 190 million tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, a court ruled.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 ruling that Interior Department officials “hid the ball” under the Trump administration by failing to fully account for emissions from burning the fuel in a 2018 environmental analysis.
A judge previously ruled against the disputed expansion of the Signal Peak mine in 2017, but allowed mining to continue while a lawsuit brought by environmentalists proceeded.
Monday's ruling sends the case back to the district court level for reconsideration.
It marks the latest in long string of decisions against federal officials going back to the Obama administration for failing to adequately consider climate damages from extracting and burning fossil fuels.
The mine near Roundup is a major employer in central Montana with about 250 workers. Its coal has been exported to countries including South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands, according to court documents.
Interior spokesperson Tyler Cherry said the agency was reviewing the ruling. Signal Peak representatives did not immediately respond to the ruling.
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I don’t have a giant property, so I strategize to get the most use of the garden I have, and that includes planting vegetables and herbs in raised beds and containers.
I’ve been growing edibles in two 4-by-4-foot cedar boxes that my husband built about 10 years ago, and every few years, I invest in copious amounts of compost and organic topsoil to refill them. Some friends garden in much larger beds and the cost to fill them would make your salad spin.
A better method, “Hugelkultur,” is said to have been used in Germany and eastern Europe for centuries as part of a more extensive permaculture system, which maintains that nature should be left to do its own thing with as little human interference as possible. That includes allowing logs, branches and other plant debris to decompose into nutrient-rich soil, as it would on a forest floor, which is arguably better than anything that comes in a bag.
Hugelkultur, or “hill culture,” has been a darling of the permaculture world since the 1970s, but has been gaining mainstream and social-media attention lately.
It can be used in raised beds or in mounds (or berms) directly on the ground.
Here’s how it works:
Instead of filling deep raised beds solely with purchased soil and compost, create a layered foundation of yard waste to reduce the amount of soil needed and increase nutrients and plant yields.
Start by building about 40 percent of the depth of your box with a base layer of old firewood or logs from hardwood trees like maple, oak, poplar or birch (bonus points if the wood is rotted). Softwoods from needled evergreens are also acceptable but will decompose more quickly. Never include pressure-treated wood, which contains toxins; wood from black locust or redwood trees, which are decay-resistant; or wood from allelopathic trees like black walnut, which release growth-inhibitors into the soil.
Top the logs with smaller pieces of wood, like fallen branches, twigs and sticks to comprise the next 10 percent of depth.
Next, add a layer of leaves, grass clippings, and other soft plant debris, plus kitchen scraps like fruits, vegetables and eggshells (never include meat, oils or animal products like cheese, or dog or cat droppings). Ensure these fresh ingredients also fill spaces in the woody layer beneath them —and then water the pile well.
Finally, add a layer each of compost and topsoil in equal amounts, wetting each layer as you build.
If you're making a free-standing mound, decide how big you’d like it to be and dig a 1-foot-deep trench as its foundation (save the sod if you are removing turf grass). Keep in mind it will be easier to plant and harvest on your mound if it’s no more than 3 feet tall.
Fill the trench with logs, and top with a thick layer of twigs, sticks and branches.
Top the woody layers with upside-down sections of the removed sod, or cardboard, and cover with kitchen scraps, compost and topsoil, as above, watering and tamping down as you go. Aim for a mound that’s wider at its base than its top.
To maximize gardening space, plant the sides as well as tops of berms.
As the organic matter in Hugelkultur beds breaks down, the height of the mound will sink; simply top off with compost as needed. That decay will also warm and aerate the soil, drastically reduce the need for irrigation (starting in the second or third year), and provide plants with a long-term supply of nutrients (fertilize regularly during the first two growing seasons, before decomposition really gets cooking).
Expect Hugelkultur beds to provide rich, fertile soil, increased harvests, larger plants — and savings — for up to 20 years.
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Jessica Damiano writes regularly about gardening for The Associated Press. A master gardener and educator, she writes The Weekly Dirt newsletter and creates an annual wall calendar of daily gardening tips. Send her a note at jessica@jessicadamiano.com and find her at jessicadamiano.com and on Instagram @JesDamiano.
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Life has not slowed for Patricia Harden of Oakland, California, since she sold her public relations company in 2020 or since retiring from her remaining consulting work the following year. Now 73, she's serving on the board of nonprofits, taking part in a writing group and doing Pilates.
"At first, I was sort of overwhelmed with all the choices," she said. "But it's been exciting."
On an August afternoon in 2021, Harden was pumping iron at her gym when she felt fatigued. She just wanted the workout to be finished, which was very unlike her. She attributed the feeling to the fact she hadn't been lifting weights regularly and to the afternoon heat.
Finishing, however, provided little relief. She felt a tightness across her chest that she assumed was a pulled muscle. She texted her trainer. The trainer replied that she should take a pain reliever and soak in a hot bath. That just made her feel worse. When she felt a prickly sensation in both arms, it dawned on her that she could be having a heart attack.
This seemed unfathomable. Fit, active and conscious about eating a diet that included the entire rainbow of fruits and vegetables, being healthy was part of her identity. However, she did have a family history. Both her father and his grandfather died of heart disease, both at 79.
At the hospital, Dr. Andrew Dublin, the cardiologist on call that night, reviewed her test results and suspected she'd had a heart attack.
"He said my life was in danger," Harden said. It's the last thing she remembers before passing out.
Once Harden was stabilized, Dublin threaded a catheter through an artery in her wrist to her heart. He planned to stent any blocked arteries (the cause of most heart attacks), thus restoring blood flow to the heart.
To his surprise, there was no blockage.
"That told me it wasn't a traditional heart attack," he said.
Upon further analysis, he concluded she had a weakening of the left ventricle called takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or by its more evocative name: broken heart syndrome.
The stress somehow interferes with the pumping action of the heart's left ventricle, causing it to fill with blood and balloon out, resembling the shape of a vessel used as an octopus trap, or "takotsubo" as it's known in Japanese.
"It can happen when you're dancing at your grandson's wedding or when you lose your dog," Dublin said. "Or it can be caused by physical stress such as exercising."
Characterized by chest pain and shortness of breath, the condition is most common in women between 58 and 75 and sometimes mistaken for a heart attack. "The theory is that a big adrenaline surge overwhelms the heart and causes temporary dysfunction," Dublin said.
While heart failure occurs in about 20% of cases, "the good news about this condition is that the long-term prognosis is excellent," he added. "Most people fully recover, and their heart function returns to normal. We don't see recurrent cases very often."
Still, the experience can be traumatic.
Harden spent a week in the hospital hooked up to machines. Fluid filled her lungs, and she wore a large facemask to deliver oxygen.
"Normally I would be planning, plotting and strategizing, but I was just lying there drained of energy," she said. "I didn't even feel emotional."
Although she never feared for her life, Harden was fatigued and weak after eight days in the hospital.
The first few days at home, she mostly stayed in bed. A nurse, an occupational therapist and a physical therapist visited, helping her to begin a modified exercise program and to increase her heart rate safely. She started with short walks down her driveway.
In addition to faithfully taking medications prescribed to strengthen her heart, Harden wore a heart monitor for a couple weeks. It showed no irregularities. Other follow-up exams indicated a return to health.
About six weeks later, she realized she felt like herself again. At her follow-up appointment with Dublin, he cleared her to begin exercising again.
"I was feeling pretty darn good," she said.
More aware of the limitations that come with being 73, she's given up weight training and cut the distance of her hikes instead of pushing onward when she begins to feel fatigued. "In the past, I probably would have only paused on the brink of exhaustion," she said. Another small concession is that she avoids exercising in the heat of the day.
Unaware of takotsubo cardiomyopathy before she experienced it, she has shared her story with friends and at women's groups, encouraging everyone to call 911 at the first sign of trouble.
"A lot of women are in denial and don't want to make a big fuss and waste three hours or more for a pulled muscle," she said. "But don't mess around with something that's heart-related."
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IN a way, Justin Brownlee is grateful he no longer has to face Allen Durham as Barangay Ginebra faces Meralco anew for the championship of the PBA Governors Cup.
Justin Brownlee on Allen Durham
While he and the Kings may have won all their three previous title showdowns with the Bolts, Brownlee admitted Durham was always a difficult matchup for him.
Somehow, Brownlee is relieved the do-it-all import is not around now that the Kings and Bolts’ championship paths meet again.
“I need to be honest, yeah you could say that,” a smiling Brownlee candidly admitted when asked about the scenario of playing the Bolts in the finals without Durham around.
“He’s a tough competitor, he always comes to play hard, and always produced for his team,” added the Ginebra import, who just recently climbed to no. 6 in the all-time PBA scoring list among imports.
Durham won three Best Import awards at the expense of Brownlee, but somehow couldn’t carry the Bolts to the top, foiled three times by the Kings, including their last meeting during the 2019 finals of the season-ending meet.
But Brownlee certainly has a lot of respect for the 33-year-old Durham, who failed to hook up with Meralco as he’s currently playing with Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Japan B.League.
“He’s really been the Best Import for three times and there’s a reason for that. He definitely earned it,” he said of his long-time rival.
Now Brownlee gets to have a different look as he faces a different animal in the finals in the person of Tony Bishop.
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Romania says it will expel 10 Russian diplomats
BUCHAREST, April 5 (Reuters) - Romania will expel ten Russian diplomats who are not acting in accordance with international rules, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, joining other European countries which have expelled Russian diplomats in recent days.
The moves coincide with outrage across the continent over reports of the discovery of mass graves and of civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha following the retreat of Russian soldiers.
"Romanian authorities have decided to declare personae non gratae on Romanian territory ten people working at the Russian embassy in Bucharest, given that their actions ... contravene the Vienna Convention," the ministry said in a statement.
It added the ambassador had been called to the ministry to be notified of the decision.
"The ministry has reiterated it firmly condemns the crimes committed in Bucha and other Ukrainian towns for which Russia is responsible."
Moscow has said images of executed civilians are fake products of Ukrainian and Western propaganda aimed at discrediting Russia. It denies targeting civilians.
Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark announced similar expulsions earlier on Tuesday, and several other countries in previous days.
The European Commission proposed sweeping new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, including a ban on coal imports.
Russia says it launched a "special military operation" in Ukraine on Feb. 24 to demilitarize and "denazify" the country. Ukraine and the West see it as a pretext for an unprovoked invasion. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — At 12 years old, Deep Hayer is already gearing up for college at Austin Community College.
“His understanding of life was much more mature than his peers,” said Rosie Hayer, his mother.
At a young age, Deep’s parents noticed his maturity and his love for learning. In the first grade, he was reading at a seventh-grade level.
“He was going to school and it wasn’t challenging for him,” said his father, Roger Hayer.
That love for reading and wanting to soak in as much knowledge as possible led him to his next goal in life, going to college.
“If I am not getting a challenge now, then why not go to a college?” Deep said. “I just feel like it is going to be going to school, and it is going to be a lot harder for sure, but at the same time you are learning still.”
Deep said he’s motivated by setting goals and working hard, a quality he got from his parents. He likes to point out advice his dad gave him at an early age.
“We would have conversations all the time and lessons, and he would say time on task beats talent every time, and I really connected with that,” Deep said.
He has big goals, and they’re going to keep him close to home.
“After I am done with ACC I want to transfer to (University of Texas),” Deep said. “That has always been my dream. I have dreamed of going there from a young age.”
While he is looking forward to classes at ACC, he said leaving middle school and skipping high school was not an easy decision.
“I was skeptical at first, I am going to be missing out on something,” Deep said.
But after laying out the pros and cons, he decided he had nothing to lose.
“I think I am up for the challenge, and with a little bit of help from my parents, I can definitely achieve that goal,” Deep said.
Deep will begin classes in May.
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2nd hip.
Recovery from 1st hip seemed to take AGES! Bruises on upper lleg took MONTHS to disappear. Limped for yonks!
This time though, after 4 days, I'm walking almost without a limp and without sticks! Certain things still require sticks, and I'm deffo gonna use them still, if I feel I need to!
But I was SOOOOOOOOOO not looking forward to the ball ache of recovery this time round!
Pleasant surprise to be as comfortable as I am this time!
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GLADWIN - A 22-year-old Freeland man and 23-year-old Sanford women are in stable condition at Hurley Medical Center in Flint where they are being treated for burn injuries after fire engulfed their off-road vehicle Sunday following a crash near Gladwin.
Both riders were air lifted to Hurley and treated for severe burn injuries. Another man was also taken to Hurley for burns he suffered while trying to help the female passenger out of the burning ORV, said Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division Lt. Brandon Kieft.
Kieft said Tuesday that officers are still investigating to see what the major cause of the crash and burning was.
Authorities withheld the victims' names, yet their names were learned from a GoFundMe page. The victims' names are Carter Bean and Karleigh Zmikly. A family member said the ORV became engulfed in flames and flipped with the couple getting out just before the vehicle exploded. Their long time friends, Zac and Chad Chichester reportedly saved their lives – Chad Chichester also suffered serious burns.
The family reported that both Bean and Zmikly suffered burns on their heads, necks, faces and bodies. Both are reportedly sedated and on ventilators, facing several surgeries to address their immediate medical needs and multiple more to try to rescue them from the extreme burns covering their faces and bodies.
The accident occurred in an area of state-managed land west of Adams Road near the Island Lake Road intersection about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Emergency workers were told the ORV rolled and possibly exploded.
Conservation Officer Ryan Weakman was the first law enforcement officer to arrive at the scene, joining EMS personnel. Both riders were on the same ORV. They had been parked at the Gladwin County snowmobile trailhead with a group of friends they had been riding with.
Witnesses told Weakman that the man drove a 2020 Can-Am X3 side-by-side over a small dirt hill. The ORV landed on its nose, flipped, overturned, and caught fire.
The man was reportedly able to crawl away from the ORV, but the woman passenger was stuck in the safety harness, and she had to be removed by others at the scene. Both people in the ORV were wearing safety harnesses. Helmets are not required on this type of ORV and neither person wore one. Kieft said the event serves as a reminder that it is a good idea to ride with others.
The Gladwin Fire Department, Gladwin County Sheriff's Office, Mid-Michigan Medical Center EMS and LifeNet (helicopter) assisted the DNR.
Michigan conservation officers are fully commissioned state law enforcement officers who provide natural resources protection, ensure recreational safety, and protect residents through general law enforcement and lifesaving operations in the communities they serve.
“We’re doing a lot more crime enforcement,” Kieft said, citing that DNR have vehicles that navigate tough terrain better than most police cruisers. “This is especially in northern Michigan area where it’s tough to get police to certain calls."
The GoFundMe page was set up by Chloe Bean and has raised $8,350 out of $1 million. To donate, the GoFundMe is at https://bit.ly/3ubxr8g
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Lindenwold, NJ resident made fake 911 call to get out of traffic stop, police say
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP — A Lindenwold resident called in a fake report of a shooting in hopes of getting out a traffic stop, according to authorities.
Katelynn Hunter-Fisher was arrested on Monday for filing a false police report and obstruction of justice.
According to Gloucester Township police, the 38-year-old made a 911 call while pulled over by an officer on Blackwood Clementon Road. The accused told dispatchers about a "shooting in progress" at the Millbridge Garden Apartment Complex, according to police.
While officers were on the scene, the caller provided several different apartment numbers. But officers weren't seeing any suspicious activity. Officers verified that there had been no shooting at the apartment complex.
An investigation traced the number of the 9-1-1 call to Hunter-Fisher. It was determined that the accused called in a false report in an attempt to distract the officer who was performing the motor vehicle stop.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com
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NJ’s hidden talent Brooke Alexx needs your vote on ‘American Song Contest’
Imagine being an unknown and in a competition show where a song you wrote and have to perform is up against famous people doing the same. People like Macy Gray. Stars like Michael Bolton.
Seems like why bother, right?
Well, there’s a show just like this where the famous and the outright unknowns can face off against each other each representing a state in our nation. It’s called “American Song Contest” and it airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Who is representing New Jersey?
Someone not very well known. Brooke Alexx. She’s 26. She grew up in Bergen County in Old Tappan. More recently moved to Nashville with an eye on a music career.
She performed her own original song called “I Don’t Take Pictures Anymore.” And it’s catchy as hell.
She didn’t end up at the top of the heap but came in 5th and was not eliminated. Not bad going up against the professionals like Michael Bolton representing Connecticut and Macy Gray representing Ohio.
Her song had Snoop Dogg mimicking the chorus (I told ya it was catchy) and Kelly Clarkson calling Alexx’s line “Guess I’m just waiting for something worth framing” the best lyric of the night.
Brooke Alexx can stay in the competition and advance if she gets enough votes. Spread the word to help this unknown New Jersey artist take down the Grammy-winning competition and tell people to vote for her on asc.vote.nbc.com under New Jersey.
Because hey, New Jersey’s always been an underdog worth pulling for!
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These are New Jersey’s safest cities
Every year a home security company, Safewise, puts out its list of safest cities and ranks them for each state.
They use a variety of criteria, but the bulk of the data comes from the FBI's crime reports, using: voluntary, self-reported information that cities and jurisdictions across the country report through the FBI Summary Reporting System (SRS) and National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
Rankings are based on both violent and property crime numbers. We looked at the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) in each city and the number of reported property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft).
In New Jersey, 244 cities met the population and reporting requirements to be included in the list. Some interesting findings:
- Only 10 of the safest cities reported violent crime numbers in the double-digits, with none reporting more than 27.
- 7 of the safest cities reported 0 violent crimes, and 47 reported 0 murders.
- 48 cities (96%) reported fewer than 1 violent crime per 1,000 people.
- No city reported more than 5.5 property crimes per 1,000—that’s less than half the state rate
- The average median household income among the safest cities is $124,565—nearly double the national median household income of $67,521. New Jersey’s median household income is $85,239.
All that being said, what are the safest cities in New Jersey, according to Safewise.com?
Sparta
Ringwood
Hasbrouck Heights
River Vale
Berkeley Heights
Monroe, Middlesex County
Wanaque
Bernards
Jefferson
Robbinsville
For the complete list and full methodology, go here.
Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Bill Doyle only.
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Community of Global 2000 companies, enterprise architects, cloud providers and thought leaders to gather at this live event
BOSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONUG, the voice of the Global 2000, today announced that Target will sponsor and deliver a keynote at its ONUG Spring 2022 event being held live at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, as well as virtually, on April 27-28, 2022. ONUG Spring 2022 is a world-renowned live global event for cloud architects, IT professionals, designers, engineers, DevOps teams and C-level executives to learn about the tools and solutions to build, run and secure multi-cloud infrastructure in 2022 and beyond.
As an ONUG founding Board Member, Target will bring a focus to ONUG Spring that centers on expanding the choices and options of open solutions in today's enterprise cloud marketplace. The ONUG Community will focus on solutions that connect, secure, observe and automate application and data workloads distributed across multiple clouds.
Target's Pablo Espinosa, Vice President Network Engineering, along with George Tchaparian, CEO of the Open Compute Project (OCP) will be presenting a keynote titled Target's Cloud Independent Choices on April 28th at 12:30 PM ET. The keynote will be moderated by Cathy Horst Forsyth, CEO and Founder, Strongbow Consulting Group.
"I'm looking forward to participating in the ONUG Spring event and sharing more about Target's cloud journey. Open solutions have enabled Target developers to build excellent experiences for our digital guests while driving value and growth for our company," said Espinosa.
ONUG Spring will host 55 sessions led by more than 70 cloud and digital transformation thought leaders from some of the largest cloud consumer companies in the world. The event will include a unique attendee experience with interactive content, live show floor demonstrations of the Cloud Security Notification Framework (CSNF) and Orchestration and Automation Use Cases, vendor-neutral discussions, Q&As with global IT leaders and valuable in-person networking opportunities.
"Helping Cloud Professionals understand the building blocks needed to construct multi-cloud infrastructure is at the heart of ONUG Conferences" said Nick Lippis, co-founder and co-chair of ONUG. "Many of the participating ONUG Spring companies, along with Target and OCP, will be demonstrating the new on-prem infrastructure to enable multi-cloud," he said.
Attendees at ONUG Spring will hear from the enterprise IT vendor ecosystem and learn about key topics including, but not limited to, a model for open multi-cloud security notifications, Operationalizing DevSecOps in today's enterprise, shared risk management and security, evolving network ops through ML, operationalizing cloud security in the SOC, how networking is being integrated into the CI/CD pipeline, multi-cloud deployment techniques and more. View the complete agenda here.
ONUG welcomes all IT industry professionals to register for the Spring 2022 event. For more information or to register, visit https://onug.net/spring-2022. News media or analysts who wish to attend may request a press pass by contacting Joann Varello
For more information on ONUG, please visit www.onug.net.
About ONUG
ONUG is the only organization composed of senior-level IT executives from the Global 2000 that represents the interests and initiatives of the Enterprise Community. Through its global event series, working groups, training academies, and webinars, ONUG plays a central role in the creation of new and improved tools to develop, manage, and secure the digital enterprise. ONUG's peer permission structure fosters the exchange of information among the world's largest organizations as they build and secure the digital economy. The ONUG community is made up of IT leaders from Bank of America, Cigna, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, eBay, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, Gap Inc., GE, Intuit, JP Morgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, the Lippis Report, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, State Street Bank, TD Ameritrade, UBS, Oath, and hundreds more. For more on ONUG, go to www.onug.net or follow on Twitter @ONUG_.
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(The Hill) — High inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine have led to skyrocketing gas prices across the U.S. The average price for a gallon of gas in the country as of Tuesday was $4.17, according to AAA.
To combat the high prices, Maryland and Georgia paused state gas taxes, while President Joe Biden announced he would release about 1 million barrels of oil from U.S. reserves each day for the next six months.
As of Tuesday, states with the highest gas prices are mainly concentrated in the upper east coast and the west coast, while Alaska and Hawaii also rank near the top.
Below are the five states that currently have the highest gas prices in the country, according to the latest data from AAA.
California
The average price per gallon of gas in California is $5.83, the highest in the U.S.
The state’s soaring gas prices are likely a result of high taxes and California’s reliance on in-state fuel lines or fuel shipments by boat or truck rather than inter-state pipelines, experts told The Hill.
Some of the highest gas prices in California are in the San Bernardino area, which is averaging about $5.91 for a gallon of gas, according to a chart from Gasbuddy.
Hawaii
Drivers in the pacific island state are paying an average of $5.22 for a gallon of gas.
The AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch said the average per-gallon price is a record in the state. Analysts said Biden’s release of oil from the nation’s reserve likely won’t have much of an impact on the island nation’s oil supply, but could still help lower costs.
The island of Kauai has some of the highest prices in the state, with an average of $5.46 per gallon, per Gasbuddy.
Nevada
Average prices in Nevada are the third-highest in the country, reaching $5.17 for a gallon of gas as of Tuesday.
Around tourist-centric Las Vegas, gas prices have leaped to $5.31, according to Gasbuddy.
Average prices in the state have climbed a dollar from $4.17 in early March.
Alaska
Prices in Alaska have now reached $4.71 for a gallon of gas on average.
The highest prices in the state as of Tuesday were $4.83 per gallon in the borough of Valdez-Cordova, which is about 150 miles southeast of Anchorage.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) has called on President Biden to produce more oil at home to offset the high gas prices, accusing Biden of “begging for oil from dictatorships such as Iran and Venezuela.”
“We can produce it at home with the highest of standards for environmental protection, if you will simply let us,” he said in a release in early March.
Washington
Washington state ranks fifth for the average price of a gallon of gas, at $4.70.
The Seattle area is reporting an average of $4.91 per gallon, the highest in the state, according to Gasbuddy.
Washington has one of the highest gas taxes in the state and, like California, has a more limited supply infrastructure. The state does not produce any of its own crude oil or natural gas.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden’s nominee is still on track to be confirmed this week as the first Black woman on the high court.
The committee’s tie vote was expected, as there is an even party split on the panel and all of the Republicans are opposing Jackson’s nomination to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. But it was still a blow to Democrats who had hoped for robust bipartisan support — and it was the first time the committee has deadlocked on a Supreme Court nomination in three decades.
In order to move forward, Democrats planned a new vote to “discharge” Jackson’s nomination from committee Monday evening and then take a series of procedural steps in the coming days to wind it through the 50-50 Senate. With the support of at least one Republican, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Jackson is on a glidepath toward confirmation by the end of the week.
“Judge Jackson will bring extraordinary qualifications, deep experience and intellect, and a rigorous judicial record to the Supreme Court,” Biden tweeted Monday. “She deserves to be confirmed as the next justice.”
After more than 30 hours of hearings and interrogation from Republicans over her record, Jackson is on the brink of making history as the third Black justice and only the sixth woman in the court’s more than 200-year history. Democrats cite her deep experience in her nine years on the federal bench and the chance for her to become the first former public defender on the court.
The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said at Monday’s meeting that Jackson has “the highest level of skill, integrity, civility and grace.”
“This committee’s action today in nothing less than making history,” Durbin said. “I’m honored to be a part of it. I will strongly and proudly support Judge Jackson’s nomination.”
The committee’s top Republican, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, said he was opposing Jackson’s nomination because “she and I have fundamental, different views on the role of judges and the role that they should play in our system of government.”
The committee hadn’t deadlocked since 1991, when Biden was chairman and a motion to send the nomination of current Justice Clarence Thomas to the floor with a “favorable” recommendation failed on a 7-7 vote. The committee then voted to send the nomination to the floor without a recommendation, meaning it could still be brought up for a vote.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat on the committee, said last week that a panel tie vote on Jackson would be “a truly unfortunate signal of the continued descent into dysfunction of our confirmation process,”
So far, Democrats know they will have at least one GOP vote in the full Senate — Collins, who announced last week that she would support the nominee. Collins said that though they may not always agree, Jackson “possesses the experience, qualifications and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.”
It’s unclear whether any other Republicans will join her. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky set the tone for the party last week when he said he “cannot and will not” support Jackson, citing GOP concerns raised in the hearing about her sentencing record and her backing from liberal advocacy groups.
Republicans on the Judiciary panel continued their push Monday to paint Jackson as soft on crime, defending their repeated questions about her sentencing on sex crimes.
“Questions are not attacks,” said Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, one of several GOP senators on the panel who hammered the point in the hearings two weeks ago.
Jackson pushed back on the GOP narrative, declaring that “nothing could be further from the truth.” Democrats said she was in line with other judges in her decisions. And on Monday they criticized their GOP counterparts’ questioning.
“You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
The questioning was filled with “absurdities of disrespect,” said Booker, who also is Black, and he said he will “rejoice” when she is confirmed.
Collins and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were the only three to vote for Jackson when the Senate confirmed her as an appeals court judge last year. Graham said Thursday he won’t support her this time around; Murkowski said she was still deciding.
Collins’ support likely saves the Democrats from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote to confirm Biden’s pick, and the president called Collins on Wednesday to thank her. Biden had called her at least three times before the hearings, part of a major effort to win a bipartisan vote for his historic nominee.
It is expected that all 50 Democrats will support Jackson, though one notable moderate Democrat, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, hasn’t yet said how she will vote.
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Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.
Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
Musk, either alone or as a member of a group, won't be allowed to own more than 14.9% of Twitter's outstanding stock for as long as he's a board member and for 90 days after.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweet that the company had been talking to Musk in recent weeks and “it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board."
“He’s both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term," Agrawal continued.
Putting Musk on Twitter's board and limiting the amount of stock he can acquire while as a director may be a strategic move on Twitter's part, as Musk became its biggest shareholder and openly questioned the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.
Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, purchased 73.5 million shares, worth about $3 billion. He has also raised the possibility with his massive and loyal Twitter following, that he could create a rival social media network.
Musk has not spoken specifically about any Twitter rule changes he might push. He tweeted Tuesday that he wants to make “ significant improvements to Twitter in coming months! ” Late Monday he launched a poll asking whether users want an edit button, misspelling “yes” as “yse."
In March, Musk told his millions of followers on Twitter that he was “ giving serious thought ” to creating his own social media platform, and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with the SEC over his ability to post on Twitter. His lawyer has contended in court motions that the SEC is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.
Shares of Twitter rose more than 6% before the market open.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials improperly downplayed future climate change impacts when they approved a large expansion of an underground Montana coal mine that would release an estimated 190 million tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, a court ruled.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 ruling that Interior Department officials “hid the ball” under the Trump administration by failing to fully account for emissions from burning the fuel in a 2018 environmental analysis.
A judge previously ruled against the disputed expansion of the Signal Peak mine in 2017, but allowed mining to continue while a lawsuit brought by environmentalists proceeded.
Monday's ruling sends the case back to the district court level for reconsideration.
It marks the latest in long string of decisions against federal officials going back to the Obama administration for failing to adequately consider climate damages from extracting and burning fossil fuels.
The mine near Roundup is a major employer in central Montana with about 250 workers. Its coal has been exported to countries including South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands, according to court documents.
Interior spokesperson Tyler Cherry said the agency was reviewing the ruling. Signal Peak representatives did not immediately respond to the ruling.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-3-2-4
(eight, three, two, four)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-3-2-4
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WASHINGTON — The United States, in coordination with the EU and Group of 7 nations, will roll out new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday — including an investment freeze — in response to evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, according to a senior administration official.
President Joe Biden and U.S. allies have worked together to levy a crippling of economic penalties against Russia for invading Ukraine more than a month ago, including the freezing of central bank assets, export controls and the seizing of property, including yachts, that belong to Russia’s wealthy elite. But calls for increased sanctions intensified this week in response to the attacks, killings and destruction in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.
The official said the sanctions would further Russia’s economic, financial and technological “isolation” from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine. That isolation is a key aspect of the U.S. strategy, which is premised on the idea that Russia will ultimately lack the resources and equipment to keep fighting a prolonged war in Ukraine.
An increasingly desperate Russia has engaged in military tactics that have outraged much of the wider global community, leading to charges that is committing war crimes and causing other sanctions.
Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. The U.S. has banned fossil fuels from Russia, while Lithuania blocked natural gas from that country on Saturday, becoming the first of the 27-member EU to do so. The EU executive branch on Tuesday proposed a ban on Russian coal, while Germany’s government intends to end its use of Russian natural gas over the next two years.
On Monday, President Joe Biden called for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to be tried for war crimes because of the atrocities and abuses seen around Kyiv after Russian forces pulled back from the Ukrainian capital. The corpses of what appeared to be civilians were seen strewn in yards, many of them likely killed at close range.
Biden said Monday that the U.S. and its allies would gather details for a war crimes trial, stressing that Putin has been “brutal” and his actions “outrageous.”
Associated Press journalists saw dozens of bodies in Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv. There were at least 13 bodies in and around a building that local people said Russian troops used as a base. Three other bodies were found in a stairwell, and a group of six were burned together.
Many victims seen by AP appeared to have been shot at close range. Some were shot in the head. At least two had their hands tied. A bag of spilled groceries lay near one victim.
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9-6-6
(nine, six, six)
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9-6-6
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Which espresso K-Cup is best?
For coffee lovers, the enticing aroma and flavor of a freshly brewed cup of espresso is hard to beat. For those who have a Keurig at their fingertips, espresso K-Cups give you the freedom to brew your favorite drink on demand.
Buying individual K-Cups makes it easy to enjoy an espresso any time of day or night. Before you buy, there are a few factors to consider, including packaging, flavor and quantity.
For robust yet affordable espresso pods, choose Cafe Bustelo Espresso Style K-Cups.
What to know before you buy espresso K-Cups
As you shop, there are a few things to keep in mind. The number of K-Cups per box, machine compatibility and packaging options all make a difference when it comes to choosing your espresso.
Quantity
K-Cups are not available for individual sale and are only available by the box. You can find them in boxes of eight, 12, 24, 32, 60, 96 or 120.
One K-Cup brews only one serving, so consider how often you plan to enjoy a cup and buy boxes accordingly. Keep in mind that bulk discounts often make larger boxes more affordable.
Compatibility
Before selecting the perfect K-Cup, you need to know whether they’re compatible with your coffee machine. All official K-Cups work with Keurig machines. If you have another brand, check the manufacturer’s specifications of the espresso pods to ensure they’re compatible. The last thing you want is a box full of espresso and no way to brew it.
Packaging
K-Cups are disposable, recyclable or compostable. If they have no label, throw them out with the trash. Otherwise, you’ll notice clear labels on the outer packaging and the individual pods to guide you.
Recyclable K-Cups feature the recycling symbol on the bottom of the plastic pod.
Compostable K-Cups are clearly marked. When tossing out compostable pods, be sure to put them in your area’s commercial composting bin, as the parts are not safe for backyard composting.
What to look for in quality espresso K-Cups
The overall flavor profile, body and crema make each espresso contrast with the next. To find the best drink for your tastes, research these factors before you buy.
Flavor
The flavor of espresso largely depends on the roast level.
All coffees maintain elements of their original fruit flavors through the roasting process, including espresso.
However, deeper flavors are added with longer roasting times. Those darker espresso roasts bring out more flavors like caramel, brown sugar, molasses and chocolate, which the high-pressure extraction process enhances.
Since brewing with K-Cups isn’t identical to brewing with commercial espresso machines, espresso pod flavors are designed to mimic the taste of a classic shot of espresso.
Body
Espresso’s “body” refers to its density and mouthfeel when you drink it. Generally, espresso has a thicker body than regular coffee. The concentration of grounds to water is higher, creating a richer, more robust drink.
Crema
The light-colored layer of espresso that sits on the top of a shot is called the crema. Carbon dioxide mixes with extremely hot water in the brewing, and it forms naturally. The color of the crema tells you the darkness of the roast.
For the most ideal layer of crema, use fresh medium- to dark-roast espresso.
How much you can expect to spend on espresso K-Cups
Most K-Cup espresso pods come in bulk packages from eight to 120 pods for between 20 cents-$1.50 per pod. Name brands such as Starbucks or Lavazza cost the most.
Espresso K-Cups FAQ
How much espresso is in a K-Cup?
A. The amount of coffee grounds in a K-Cup varies by brand, and the amount of water you use when you brew dictates the ratio of grounds to water, making the espresso either more or less robust. Most espresso roasts are designed to brew a single shot, which fills a 4-ounce cup. Espresso pods are also easy to use as a base for a specialty drink like a mocha or latte.
Are espresso K-Cups recyclable?
A. It depends. If K-Cups are recyclable, they will display their recycling instructions on the outer packaging and the bottom of each pod. If your pods are commercially compostable, be sure to toss them in your city’s compost bin, not your personal garden compost. If you don’t see any fine print about recycling or composting, throw your used pods in the trash.
What are the best espresso K-Cups to buy?
Top espresso K-Cups
What you need to know: This espresso-style K-cup offers rich tradition and beloved flavor in convenient and affordable pods.
What you’ll love: Households that cherish their cans of Cafe Bustelo can now enjoy the same brew on demand. This is a dark roast with a deep flavor, full body and enticing aroma. It is an ideal choice for sipping on its own or for brewing other beverages such as cortaditos or cafe con leche.
What you should consider: Some customers say the flavor isn’t quite the same as when they make stovetop espresso.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top espresso K-Cups for the money
San Francisco Bay Espresso Roast
What you need to know: This espresso pod comes highly recommended and offers robust flavor and eco-friendly packaging at a competitive price.
What you’ll love: If you’re looking for top-notch espresso on a budget, these K-Cups are for you. The medium-dark roast brings out flavors of dark chocolate and smoky brown spice. The rich espresso is a fan favorite on its own or in mochas, lattes and cappuccinos. The pods are made from plant-based materials, so they’re commercially compostable.
What you should consider: Some customers have had trouble with pods leaking or malfunctioning.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: These offer the flavor and body of professionally brewed espresso from the comfort of your home.
What you’ll love: If you’re looking for a rich at-home espresso, these deliver the most robust flavor when brewing 4 ounces or less. Floral notes take the lead with a medium-dark roast. It’s made of Arabica beans to recreate the traditional Italian espresso experience.
What you should consider: These K-Cups are more expensive than average.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which KitchenAid hand mixer is best?
Mixing ingredients by hand not only takes a lot of time, but it can also be physically fatiguing. You may find that you quickly break a sweat trying to whip your egg whites to stiff peaks or get that perfect consistency on whipped cream. Powered hand mixers take all the hassle and effort out of those jobs, and KitchenAid makes some of the best.
KitchenAid mixers are available at various price points and in both cordless and corded models. They also come in a wide range of stylish colors, including red, tangerine, aqua cream and blue velvet.
One of the best things about hand mixers is how versatile they are, and that is where the KitchenAid Nine-Speed Digital Hand Mixer KHM926OB really shines. As the name says, it boasts nine speeds, and it comes with four types of attachments to handle all kinds of tasks.
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY A KITCHENAID HAND MIXER
KitchenAid hand mixers vs. KitchenAid stand mixers
Stand mixers and hand mixers are commonly found in home and commercial kitchens. Both are very versatile tools, and there is a lot of overlap between the jobs they can perform. Some notable differences between the two may make one better suited for your personal needs than the other.
Perhaps the two most significant benefits of hand mixers are the lower cost and compact size. KitchenAid stand mixers can easily cost $400-$500, while hand mixers cost less than half of that. This makes them a better choice for those on a budget. Hand mixers are also notably smaller and easier to store, making them ideal for kitchens limited in space.
Stand mixers win in terms of convenience and versatility. In addition to things like mixing dough, beating eggs and blending ingredients, stand mixers can also be used for grinding meat, making ice cream and rolling out pasta, as long as you have the necessary attachments. Stand mixers can also perform many of their tasks autonomously without you having to stand there holding the machine the entire time.
Corded vs. cordless
KitchenAid hand mixers are available in corded and cordless models. Cordless models are easier to maneuver without having to worry about being tethered to a power outlet the entire time or a cord knocking something over on the counter.
The downside to cordless models is that you’ll have to remember to charge them regularly, and there is always a chance they could run out of juice in the middle of cooking. Thankfully, KitchenAid has mitigated this issue by making their cordless hand mixers capable of working while plugging them into charge.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A QUALITY KITCHENAID HAND MIXER
Speeds
KitchenAid mixers have anywhere from three to nine speed settings depending on the model. The more speeds a hand mixer has, the more jobs you can use it for since some delicate tasks may require slower speeds while others are best performed at very fast speeds.
Soft start
Hand mixers with a soft start feature begin slowly and then work up to the set speed. This is very helpful for avoiding unwanted messes since you’ll have better control over the mixer and are less likely to send some of the ingredients flying out of the bowl.
Self-standing design
Though not vital to performance, a self-standing design is a nice-to-have feature. This allows you to set down the mixer to focus on another task without having to lay it on its side with the mixing attachments touching the counter.
Ejection button
Anything that adds convenience when in the kitchen helps to make your job easier, and ejection buttons do just that. They eliminate any potential hassle involved in trying to pull out the mixing attachments. Instead, you push a button, and they pop right off.
Attachments
The number of attachments a hand mixer has dictates its versatility in the kitchen. At the very least, every model will come with egg beaters. It is also common for them to include a whisk. Some less common attachments you may also get with some premium models are dough hooks and a blending rod.
HOW MUCH YOU CAN EXPECT TO SPEND ON A KITCHENAID HAND MIXER
KitchenAid hand mixers cost $50-$200.
KITCHENAID HAND MIXER FAQ
Do KitchenAid hand mixers come with a warranty?
A. KitchenAid hand mixers are backed by a limited one-year warranty covering replacement parts and labor for fixing manufacturer defects.
Are KitchenAid hand mixers difficult to clean?
A. KitchenAid hand mixers are designed to be easy to clean. They have minimal cracks and crevices for food to get stuck in, and the attachments are all dishwasher safe.
WHAT’S THE BEST KITCHENAID HAND MIXER TO BUY?
Top KitchenAid hand mixer
KitchenAid Nine-Speed Digital Hand Mixer KHM926OB
What you need to know: Boasting the most amount of speeds and attachments of any KitchenAid hand mixer, this model is a versatile workhorse suitable for any culinary setting.
What you’ll love: It comes with four attachment types and features a digital display that makes it easy to select your preferred speed setting quickly.
What you should consider: Its high price tag may not be worth the cost for those who don’t expect to use their mixer very often.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top KitchenAid hand mixer for the money
KitchenAid Five-Speed Ultra Power Hand Mixer KHM512ER
What you need to know: This budget-priced model is ideal for those who don’t cook often but want a convenient and reliable mixer when the time comes.
What you’ll love: The power cord can be locked in place to either side of the mixer, allowing both lefties and righties to work comfortably for whichever angle they choose.
What you should consider: It has just five speeds and only comes with a single attachment.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
KitchenAid Cordless Hand Mixer KHMB732BM
What you need to know: This well-designed cordless mixer has seven speeds and a long-lasting battery to get you through all your food prep needs.
What you’ll love: It can be used while charging, so you never have to worry about the battery dying and leaving you unable to complete a task. It also has a slow start feature to reduce the chances of making a mess.
What you should consider: It is heavier than most of KitchenAid’s other hand mixers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa on Tuesday ended its national state of disaster, the legal framework used for two years to impose restrictions to combat the pandemic.
South African sports fans can now return to stadiums in large numbers to watch soccer, rugby and cricket matches. Sports venues can take up to 50% of capacity with people who show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test done within 72 hours.
Most restrictions will be lifted, but people will be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces. International travelers must provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test done within 72 hours.
“While the pandemic is not over, and while the virus remains among us, these conditions no longer require that we remain in a national state of disaster,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a nationally televised speech Monday night. “Going forward, the pandemic will be managed in terms of the national health act.”
The government used the state of disaster to impose some of the world’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions, including bans on the sales of alcohol and cigarettes and a night curfew.
South Africa, with 60 million people, has been hardest hit by the virus in the continent. More than 100,000 people have died from the disease in the country, which has recorded more than 3.7 million infections since 2020. These official figures are widely believed to be considerably less than the actual numbers, as many cases of the disease have not been recorded, according to health experts.
“We will still be required to wear a face mask in an indoor public space. This is necessary to prevent transmission in high-risk places, especially while many people remain unvaccinated,” said Ramaphosa.
Opposition parties, which have been pressuring the government to lift the state of disaster, have widely welcomed the government’s decisions. It has also been welcomed by the business and tourism sector, saying it would pave the way for the country’s economic recovery after it lost an estimated 2 million jobs during the pandemic.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican congressional hopeful Mike Flood has scored the endorsement of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm advocacy group.
Flood, a state senator and former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, is looking to replace former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who resigned last month after a California jury found him guilty of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution.
Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue says Flood, of Norfolk, has been an advocate for agriculture throughout his tenure in the Legislature.
McHargue says Farm Bureau members throughout the district will work to promote Flood’s candidacy. The endorsement is for both the May 10 primary and November general election.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an administration official familiar with the White House's decision-making.
Student loan payments were scheduled to resume May 1 after being halted since early in the pandemic. But following calls from Democrats in Congress, the White House plans to give borrowers additional time to prepare for payments.
The action applies to more than 43 million Americans who owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal government, according to the latest data from the Education Department. That includes more than 7 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans, meaning they are at least 270 days late on payments.
Borrowers will not be asked to make payments until after Aug. 31, and interest rates are expected to remain at 0% during that period.
The extension was first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg.
Democrats on education panels in the House and Senate recently urged President Joe Biden to extend the moratorium through the end of the year, citing continued economic upheaval.
Sen. Patty Murray said more time is needed to help Americans prepare for repayment and to rethink the government’s existing system for repaying student debt.
“It is ruining lives and holding people back,” she said in a statement last month. “Borrowers are struggling with rising costs, struggling to get their feet back under them after public health and economic crises, and struggling with a broken student loan system — and all this is felt especially hard by borrowers of color.”
Murray called on the Biden administration to lift all borrowers out of default to provide a “fresh start” following the pandemic.
The decision is being made amid rising concern that large numbers of Americans would quickly fall behind if payments restarted in May.
In March, the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank warned that resuming loan payments could place a heavy burden on borrowers who faced financial hardship during the pandemic. It said the impact would be hardest on Black families, who are more likely to rely on student loans to pay for college.
“Serious delinquency rates for student debt could snap back from historic lows to their previous highs in which 10% or more of the debt was past due,” the bank said.
The Trump administration initially gave Americans the option to suspend loan payments in March 2020, and Congress made it automatic soon after. The pause was extended twice by the Trump administration and twice more under Biden.
It remains in question whether Biden will pursue widespread debt forgiveness to reduce the nation’s student debt. Some Democrats in Congress have pressed Biden to use executive action to cancel $50,000 for all student loan borrowers, saying it would jumpstart the economy and help Black Americans who on average face higher levels of student debt.
Last year, Biden asked the Education and Justice departments to review the legality of widespread debt cancellation, but no decision has been announced. Biden previously said he supports canceling up to $10,000, but he argued it should be done through congressional action.
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WALLINGFORD, Conn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aware Recovery Care names Dr. Jonathan Muther the new Chief Clinical Officer for the company. Dr. Muther is considered a national expert on innovation in behavioral health.
Dr. Muther will serve as one of the company's integrated care experts with oversight of behavioral health clinical services, including the Recovery and Therapeutic Services teams. Day-to-day, he will develop and coordinate clinical goals, practices, and protocols and consult on where client outcomes can continue to improve.
Dr. Muther brings 20 years of clinical experience and a potent blend of emotional intelligence and analytical decision-making to Aware. He previously served as the Vice President of Medical Services, Integrated Behavioral Health, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine's Salud Family Health Centers and as Clinical Director, Behavioral Health, at Nice Healthcare.
He earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver, an M.S. Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas, and a B.A. of Psychology and Sociology from Texas Christian University. Dr. Muther has been a long-standing member of various professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the National Latino Psychological Association, and the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association.
"Aware is built to redefine treatment for Substance Use Disorder," said Dr. Auxier, President. "Dr. Muther is key to help us achieve this and ensure we deliver superior care. His experience and deep understanding of the connection between substance use disorder, emotional, and mental health is the leadership we need to help even more people live a healthy, full life in recovery."
About Aware Recovery Care:
Aware Recovery Care provides team-based In-Home Addiction Treatment (IHAT™) in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, and Indiana. The IHAT model has been validated by years of patient outcomes and health plan data, demonstrating that the home is the optimal modality for most patients seeking recovery from substance use disorders. Aware Recovery Care is an in-network provider for Anthem. For more information, please visit www.awarerecoverycare.com.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A western North Carolina city's decision to remove a downtown monument honoring a Civil War-era governor was upheld Tuesday by the state Court of Appeals.
An appeals panel unanimously affirmed Superior Court Judge Alan Thornburg's decision last year to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an historic preservation group. The Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops opposes the demolition of the obelisk honoring former Gov. Zebulon Vance in Asheville.
The Asheville City Council voted in March 2021 to remove the structure from Pack Square Plaza. The 75-foot (23-meter) tall obelisk was dismantled before the Court of Appeals told the city and Buncombe County in June to stop the demolition while appeals were heard. So the monument base has stayed in place.
The society had entered a formal agreement in 2015 with the city to restore the monument, according to Tuesday's opinion. The society raised over $138,000 for that project, but that contract did not require city officials to preserve the 1897 obelisk, as the society contends, Court of Appeals Judge John Arrowood wrote.
Instead, the contract “was for the donation of restoration work, which was completed prior to (Asheville's) decision to remove the Vance Monument,” Arrowood wrote in upholding Thornburg's dismissal on grounds a contract breach claim was insufficient. Chief Judge Donna Stroud and Judge April Wood agreed with Arrowood's ruling.
Vance, who was born in Buncombe County, served as governor from 1862-1865 and 1877-1879. He was also a Confederate military officer and U.S. senator. The city has said the monument is located on a site where enslaved people are believed to have been sold.
The monument was one of many Confederate statues and memorials that have been removed across the South since 2020 amid protests for racial justice.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An aging hit man who recently pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a political consultant in New Jersey says he's finally through living a life of crime.
George Bratsenis, 73, was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for a Connecticut bank robbery. He told the judge a recent cancer diagnosis changed his outlook on life.
“I’m not the same man I was 91 months ago,” Bratsenis said, referring to his last, violent year out of prison, eight years ago. “I turned my life around because I had a rude awakening with this cancer and the fact that I’m getting older and my body is deteriorating in a couple different ways.”
“I had to, like, put my life on the firing line, indirectly, with the things that I have done,” he added.
The sentencing in federal court in New Haven, Connecticut, came less than two weeks after Bratsenis pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars to kill New Jersey political consultant Michael Galdieri, who was stabbed to death in his Jersey City apartment in 2014.
The killing was arranged and paid for by another political consultant, Sean Caddle, who has also pleaded guilty. Bratsenis' partner in the bank robbery, Bomani Africa, has also pleaded guilty in Galdieri's death.
Even with the guilty pleas, the slaying remains cloaked in mystery. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have barely said anything publicly about the case, or explained why Caddle wanted Galdieri — once a close friend — dead.
Lawyers for Bratsenis and Africa aren't talking, either.
Most puzzling of all, Caddle — the supposed mastermind of the plot — was released to house arrest after his guilty plea, something highly unusual in a murder conspiracy case.
Bratsenis, however, remains behind bars. He already has been detained for nearly eight years on the robbery charges, so the sentence essentially amounted to time served. He now heads back to detention to await sentencing in the New Jersey case.
The Stamford, Connecticut, native wore a tan prison uniform with a white, long-sleeve undershirt, black sneakers and thick glasses as he told U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Meyer that he was a different person than he was at the time of the robbery because of his illness.
The type of cancer he has was not disclosed. He was diagnosed with it in 2016.
He ended his short speech by thanking everyone who helped with his case and added “Have a nice day,” similar to what he said when he pleaded guilty in New Jersey on March 24.
Meyer responded by saying he wished Bratsenis had decided years earlier to turn his life around.
“You've had a life that's been marred by many criminal convictions,” the judge said.
Both Meyer and prosecutor Rahul Kale called the robberies very serious crimes that terrorized the victims.
Bratsenis and Africa robbed nearly $30,000 from a bank in Trumbull in September 2014, using a getaway car that they carjacked from a woman the day before, prosecutors said. They later burned the vehicle. Africa also pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
The robbery was just Bratsenis' last job in a long career of crime.
In the summer of 1980, according to Connecticut authorities, Bratsenis conspired with a former Stamford police lieutenant and two other men to murder a reputed drug courier, David Avnayim, whose body was found in the trunk of a car.
Bratsenis eventually pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy.
By the time he was charged with that murder, Bratsenis was already behind bars, the result of a conviction for robbing a jewelry store in Little Falls, New Jersey, in 1983. While jailed in New Jersey, Bratsenis hatched an escape plan, but it was foiled.
Prosecutors say Bratsenis befriended Africa, a Philadelphian, while the two were in prison together and the two began planning to rob banks when they were paroled.
Bratsenis is being held at a federal detention center in New York City. He declined to comment Tuesday while leaving the New Haven courtroom.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican congressional hopeful Mike Flood scored the endorsement Tuesday of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, the state's largest farm advocacy group.
Flood, a state senator and former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, is looking to replace former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who resigned last month after a California jury found him guilty of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution.
Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue said Flood, of Norfolk, has been an advocate for agriculture throughout his tenure in the Legislature. McHargue said Farm Bureau members throughout the district will work to promote Flood's candidacy. The endorsement is for both the May 10 primary and November general election.
Flood is expected to face Democratic state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks in a June 28 special election to replace Fortenberry. They'll also likely square off in the November general election.
The district they're seeking to represent leans Republican and hasn't elected a Democrat since 1964.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ten families are suing CSX Transportation for up to $450 million over flooding that killed 20 people in Tennessee last year, claiming a clog underneath the railroad giant's bridge in rural Waverly allowed a “deadly tidal wave” to form.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in circuit court in Humphreys County claims the bottlenecked culvert and the earthen railbed supporting CSX's elevated tracks formed a man-made dam, impeding the normal flow of Trace Creek. When the railbed collapsed, it released a "a torrent of millions of gallons of water" during the August 2021 floods, the lawsuit says.
In a statement, CSX declined to comment on specifics of the lawsuit, but called the rain in August 2021 an “an unprecedented and extraordinary event," while offering their “most heartfelt thoughts" to the families affected. The company said its track and related infrastructure are “maintained and regularly inspected in accordance with CSX policies, which meet or exceed federal regulations.”
More than 500 homes and 50 businesses suffered damage, as gushing water swept people away and left others stranded on trees, in attics and on rooftops. The National Weather Service said nearly 21 inches (53 centimeters) of rain fell in 24 hours in nearby McEwen, a 24-hour total precipitation record for the state of Tennessee.
The lawsuit claims CSX knew its culvert regularly plugged up with debris and could turn its tracks into a dangerous dam because the company experienced the problem elsewhere, including in New York state, where floods occurred in July 2021 and state officials threatened to sue in 2019 over a culvert issue.
The lawsuit also names nearby residents James and Sherry Hughey as defendants, alleging they let CSX use their property as a basin for water that would pool behind the tracks and to store debris they removed from the culvert on the creek bank, which the next heavy rain would wash back into the creek, blocking the culvert again.
“Inevitably, without the free flow of water through the Culvert, the pressure of millions of gallons of water diverted from the rain-swelled Trace Creek caused a sudden failure of CSX’s Railbed Dam, releasing a deadly wall of water into the heart of Waverly," the lawsuit says.
A voicemail left with a number listed for James Hughey was not immediately returned.
The families who sued include some who lost loved ones in the rush of water. The lawsuit claims CSX had ample warning from meteorologists about an impending deluge of rain and even saw part of a railbed in nearby McEwen collapse from stormwater earlier on the day of the floods.
The lawsuit alleges that CSX's “only action in response to the washout of its tracks near McEwen was to protect its own economic interests by suspending its train operations around Waverly.”
“This initial washout near McEwen occurred hours before the Railbed Dam near the Trace Creek Bridge catastrophically failed, which, again, afforded CSX hours to act to remove any debris clogging the Culvert; and, if this task proved too great, more than sufficient time to pick up a phone and warn Waverly’s police and emergency responders of the imminent danger facing the community,” the lawsuit says.
One of the plaintiffs, Matthew Rigney, said in a news release that he managed to find his two older kids when 7 feet (2.1 meters) of water crashed into his house, but his 7-month-old twins drowned.
"Every day since, I’ve been wracked with guilt that I couldn’t protect them, but I believe that guilt should rest with CSX,” Rigney said.
The city of Waverly and its residents are still grappling with the aftermath of the floods.
State officials are moving forward with plans to relocate Waverly Elementary and Waverly Junior High, which suffered damage during floods — luckily, not on a school day.
Humphreys County commissioners have said they won’t push to rebuild a low-income public housing complex near the creek after families testified that they don’t want to go back.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a study of the creek in the wake of the floods.
And the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to study whether improvements through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program could help curb flooding in Trace Creek in Humphreys County, and specifically in Waverly.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — As Costa Rica's future president cast his ballot at a school in the capital, a young woman stood on the sidewalk outside shouting, “Harasser!”
She was surrounded and drowned out by Rodrigo Chaves’ supporters, but stood her ground, a purple handkerchief that read, “For our right to decide” tied around her neck. Chaves ignored her if he noticed at all.
The heckling was a public display of concerns held by many Costa Rican women about the conservative economist who won Sunday's election and will take office May 8.
In socially conservative Central America, Costa Rica has shown signs of more progressive tendencies in recent years. Abortion remains illegal except in cases where the mother’s life or health is at risk, but two years ago it became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Chaves has drawn women’s ire because the World Bank found that he sexually harassed various women while he was employed there. Ultimately, he was sanctioned for misconduct, demoted and pushed out. He has continually denied the allegations and misstated the actions taken against him.
That history was highlighted repeatedly by his opponent, Jose María Figueres, during a bruising two months between the first round of voting and Sunday’s runoff.
Figueres, however, was seen as the face of a disliked political establishment and was fighting allegations of corruption, leaving Costa Ricans with two unappetizing choices.
Montserrat Sagot, a feminist and sociologist at the University of Costa Rica, said she worried about the message sent by Chaves’ election despite his record of harassment.
She noted that polling indicated that Chaves’ conduct toward women was not relevant for 45% of people when they voted.
“In the experience of other countries like the United States, electing a person like Chaves or (Donald) Trump legitimizes sexual violence against women,” Sagot said.
Sagot also expressed concern that Chaves’ government could threaten progress made on women’s rights.
“It’s very concerning that Chaves has said that he’s going to review the technical standard for abortion, the standard for in-vitro fertilization,” Sagot said. “That’s worrisome because they are standards that have been imposed by the Inter-American System of Human Rights and could cause us problems before the Inter-American Court.”
Chaves would not be the first Costa Rican president to face such allegations.
Former two-term President Oscar Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2019. Arias denied the allegations. In 2020, two women withdrew their complaints without explaining why.
Chaves has brushed the allegations aside as cultural misunderstandings. At a news conference Monday, he said he would not discuss the cases further.
The World Bank’s administrative tribunal last year noted that an internal investigation found that from 2008 to 2013, Chaves leered at, made unwelcome comments about physical appearance, repeated sexual innuendo and made unwelcome sexual advances toward multiple bank employees. Those details were repeated by the bank’s human resources department in a letter to Chaves, but it decided to sanction him for misconduct rather than sexual harassment.
“The facts of the present case indicate that (Chaves’) conduct was sexual in nature and that he knew or should have known that his conduct was unwelcome,” the tribunal wrote. The tribunal also noted that in the proceedings, the bank’s current vice president for human resources said in testimony “that the undisputed facts legally amount to sexual harassment.”
Chaves has called for unity after the election and expressed a desire to address corruption and inequality. He acknowledged Monday that much of his support had come from people of few resources and he has said a top priority is lowering the cost of living, targeting electricity and gasoline. He also wants to thin government bureaucracy to promote job creation.
He cast himself as an outsider, despite having served as finance minister for six months in the outgoing government of Carlos Alvarado. His relatively new Social Democratic Progress Party had never won public office and he is fond of reminding people that he is the son of a bodyguard for former President José Figueres Ferrer, the father of the man he defeated Sunday.
So far, Chaves has struck a more conciliatory tone than the combative one he displayed during the campaign.
Political analyst Francisco Barahona said that’s necessary, noting that Chaves' party will control only 10 of the 57 seats in the new congress.
“This month he has to have success with the opposition parties and try to honor more than one campaign promise,” Barahona said. The challenge will be overcoming the rather authoritarian character he showed during the campaign to find a way to negotiate with not only the political opposition but with the technocrats he’s placing in his cabinet, Barahona added.
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(The Hill) – The Biden administration is expected to announce another extension to the student loan pause this week, multiple sources told The Hill.
The announcement could come as soon as Wednesday and would extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments and interest accrual past the current May 1 expiration date.
President Biden is facing pressure by a growing number of Democrats to continue the freeze for several more months, with nearly 100 lawmakers across both chambers citing inflation as justification.
The measure was first put in place during the pandemic as a way to offer relief to those struggling. While it’s unclear when the new extension would end, Biden has faced calls to allow borrowers to pause payments until after the midterms.
The president last extended the suspension in December. Loan payments were first put on hold in March 2020 under former President Trump and have since been extended five times.
The White House and Department of Education did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
Whether Biden will act to forgive $10,000 in federal student loans per borrower is a looming question after he supported forgiving at least that much in the 2020 campaign. Progressives and activists pushed for more time to pay back debt publicly and privately this week and are seeking cancellation of an even larger sum.
Advocates and other Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), have pressed for $50,000 per person or to cancel debt entirely.
A year ago, Biden requested a memo from the Department of Education to determine his authority to forgive student debt through executive action. Since then, the administration has not publicly announced if the memo is complete.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said a decision on the student loan pause needs to be made before May. She said the administration will “factor the impacts of economic data on ranges of groups of people, including students.”
Last month, White House chief of staff Ron Klain also signaled that the White House would extend the freeze. The Biden administration reportedly told companies in recent weeks to not send out notices about student loan payments resuming.
Amie Parnes contributed to this report.
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(The Hill) – The Biden administration is expected to announce another extension to the student loan pause this week, multiple sources told The Hill.
The announcement could come as soon as Wednesday and would extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments and interest accrual past the current May 1 expiration date. The pause is expected to last through Aug. 31, a person familiar with the plan tells the Associated Press.
President Biden is facing pressure by a growing number of Democrats to continue the freeze for several more months, with nearly 100 lawmakers across both chambers citing inflation as justification.
The measure was first put in place during the pandemic as a way to offer relief to those struggling. While it’s unclear when the new extension would end, Biden has faced calls to allow borrowers to pause payments until after the midterms.
The president last extended the suspension in December. Loan payments were first put on hold in March 2020 under former President Trump and have since been extended five times.
The White House and Department of Education did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
Whether Biden will act to forgive $10,000 in federal student loans per borrower is a looming question after he supported forgiving at least that much in the 2020 campaign. Progressives and activists pushed for more time to pay back debt publicly and privately this week and are seeking cancellation of an even larger sum.
Advocates and other Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), have pressed for $50,000 per person or to cancel debt entirely.
A year ago, Biden requested a memo from the Department of Education to determine his authority to forgive student debt through executive action. Since then, the administration has not publicly announced if the memo is complete.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said a decision on the student loan pause needs to be made before May. She said the administration will “factor the impacts of economic data on ranges of groups of people, including students.”
Last month, White House chief of staff Ron Klain also signaled that the White House would extend the freeze. The Biden administration reportedly told companies in recent weeks to not send out notices about student loan payments resuming.
Amie Parnes and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Northampton County is seeking state money to put up five "affordable" townhomes on the site of the former Glendon Hotel.
The county's General Purpose Authority met Tuesday, and heard that County Executive Lamont McClure's administration plans to seek State of Pennsylvania funding for the project.
The definition of "affordable" varies. A federal government standard says that the cost of housing should not exceed 30% of income.
The hotel on Main Street was both a landmark and an eyesore. It was built in 1740 and demolished in December 2021. The building was abandoned years ago by its owner and the Borough of Glendon, with a population of about 450, did not have the resources to take it down.
The GPA stepped in and gave Bean Inc. of Easton a $146,000 contract to knock the old building down. The State of Pennsylvania paid $130,000 of the cost of demolition. The GPA's main role is setting up tax-exempt financing for projects that serve the public, which allows borrowers to pay lower interest rates. In this case, it took on the task of removing a safety hazard. The hotel was decrepit and threatening to collapse into the street.
The hotel's prominent Sprite sign disappeared shortly before demolition. County officials speculated that it might be in somebody's garage or for sale on eBay.
The GPA is also overseeing bridge projects in the county. Northampton County Council President Lori Vargo Heffner, who is on the authority's board, said, "I'm glad to see there has been some progress with the bridges."
She said the GPA will be able to return to its primary function of serving as a conduit for low-interest financing once other projects are cleared up.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of trying to derail negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by fuelling "hysteria" over alleged war crimes by Moscow's forces.
Kyiv and the West say there is evidence - including images and witness testimony gathered by Reuters and other media organisations - that Russia committed war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Moscow denies the charge and has called the allegations a "monstrous forgery."
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Lavrov said, without providing evidence, that Moscow believed the accusations were timed to wreck the negotiating process after what he described as progress when Ukrainian and Russian representatives met in Turkey last week.
"We are inclined to think the reason is a desire to find a pretext to break off the negotiations that are being conducted," he said in a video issued by the Russian foreign ministry.
In a sign of the remaining gulf between the two sides after nearly six weeks of war, Lavrov said Moscow was still insisting on the demilitarisation and "denazification" of Ukraine and protection for Russian-speakers there, but Kyiv was denying that these were real problems.
Ukraine and Western governments say these demands, presented by President Vladimir Putin at the start of Russia's invasion, were false pretexts for an illegal assault on a democratic country.
Lavrov said, again without providing evidence, that Ukraine had "tried to break off the negotiating process altogether" after Western media published the war crimes allegations.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged all Spanish companies to completely halt business with Russia and called for tougher Western sanctions against Moscow that would include a ban on Russian oil imports.
Speaking in a video address to the Spanish Parliament on Tuesday, Zelenskyy denounced the Russian atrocities against civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying they represented war crimes for which Russian officers should face an international tribunal.
Zelenskyy said the “sanctions must be really powerful.”
“How can it be allowed that Russian banks generate incomes even as the Russian military tortures ordinary civilians to death in Ukrainian cities, how can European companies engage in trade with the state that deliberately destroys our people?” he asked.
In an emotional speech, he drew parallels between the Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and the 1937 bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by Nazi aircraft during the Spanish Civil War.
Zelenskyy said the “fate of the entire European project, the values that unite us all” is being decided in Ukraine, and urged Spanish lawmakers to “do even more to force Russia to start searching for peace and respect the international law.”
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukraine president Zelenskyy at UN accuses Russian military of war crimes
— EU proposes Russian coal ban in new sanctions
— US official: US, allies, to ban new investments in Russia
— Harvard students' site helping Ukraine refugees find housing
— Japan's top envoy brings back 20 Ukrainians from Poland
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued a direct appeal to the Russian people, urging them to seek the truth about a war he called “a stain on the honor of Russia.”
In a video message, Johnson said Russians were being kept in the dark about the invasion of Ukraine because Russian President Vladimir Putin “knows that if you could see what was happening, you would not support his war.”
Johnson said Russian authorities were hiding the truth of “sickening” slayings of civilians and other crimes, which “betray the trust of every Russian mother who proudly waves goodbye to her son as he heads off to join the military.”
He told Russians they only needed an online VPN connection to gain access to independent information from around the world.
Switching from English to Russian, Johnson said: “Your president stands accused of committing war crimes. But I cannot believe he’s acting in your name.”
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. and its European allies will impose stiff new sanctions, including a ban on new investments in Russia on Wednesday, a U.S. official says, in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement.
The joint action will include a ban on new investment in Russia, toughened sanctions on its financial institutions and government-owned enterprises, and more sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members.
The official said they would further Russia’s economic, financial and technological “isolation” from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
—- AP writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said everyone in the Russian leadership and army who is involved in the war is responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
In an interview with Turkey’s Haberturk television in Kyiv on Tuesday, Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to hide its actions in the besieged southern city of Mariupol and did not want humanitarian aid to enter the city “until they clean it all up.”
Zelenskyy spoke following the discovery of bodies of civilians in towns around Kyiv that were recaptured from Russian forces.
“The Russian military political leadership and everyone involved in the planning of this war and everyone who gave this order, committed war crimes in my opinion,” Zelenskyy said in comments translated into Turkish. “We are not dealing with a situation where only one person can be prosecuted and be found guilty.”
On the situation in Mariupol, Zelenskyy said thousands may have been killed or injured there.
“I think Russia is afraid that we will successfully send humanitarian aid to Mariupol and the whole world will see what’s going on there,” he said. “Russia doesn’t want anything to be seen until they take control of the city (and) until they clean it all up.”
Zelenskyy said Turkish ships were involved in efforts to evacuate injured civilians from Mariupol, but would not elaborate.
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BUCHAREST, Romania — Authorities in Romania said Tuesday that the country is expelling 10 diplomats from Russia’s embassy in Bucharest.
Romania’s foreign ministry said the actions of 10 embassy workers, who have been declared persona non grata, “contravene the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relationships.”
The move by Romania follows a string of expulsions of Russian officials across the 27-nation European Union following a wave of criticism and shock after Russian troops are accused of committing war crimes in Ukraine.
As of Tuesday, more than 200 Russian diplomats or employees had been expelled from at least a dozen countries, including Germany, France and Italy.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Ukrainian officials are renewing pressure on Chinese consumer drone-maker DJI to block a tool that they say is enabling Russian troops to find and attack Ukrainian drone operators.
Ukraine’s top cybersecurity official Victor Zhora told reporters Tuesday during a press call that DJI’s drone detection tool AeroScope has been “sharing information on Ukrainian drones to Russians.”
Both sides of the war have flown small consumer drones to monitor troop movements and help target attacks. But Ukrainian officials said Tuesday they have evidence that DJI’s tool for detecting the location and flight information of nearby drones is working for Russians and not Ukrainians. A government report called for blocking “all DJI products operating in Ukraine that were purchased and activated in other countries” such as Russia.
DJI has previously denied such claims, saying in March that it doesn’t apply preferential treatment but also can’t switch off the AeroScope tool. It has expressed openness to using technology that could ground its drones in the war zone if Ukraine made a formal request but the no-fly zone would apply to both Ukrainian and Russian drones and some would still be able to fly.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Ukraine’s top cybersecurity official says cyberattacks against his country have increased in the last two weeks and there’s evidence that Russian military hackers that tried to break into Ukrainian state agencies also attempted to hack Latvian officials’ email accounts.
Victor Zhora told reporters Tuesday that a major Ukrainian telecommunications provider, Ukrtelecom, suffered an attack on March 28, but was able to restore most of the affected service within a day.
Kirill Goncharuk, Ukrtelecom’s chief information officer, said hackers used compromised credentials of an employee in Russian-occupied territory occupied to break in to his company’s network. He said the employee was okay but couldn’t disclose additional details for safety concerns.
Zhora said hackers had also recently gained access to the emails of staff at Ukraine’s foreign ministry. He said despite the increased hacking attempts in recent days, he’s not seen any successful “complicated attacks” on any Ukrainian critical infrastructure targets.
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HOUSTON — NASA’s record-setting astronaut Mark Vande Hei says he and his Russian crewmates focused on their mission, not the “heartbreaking” news unfolding in Ukraine, while serving aboard the International Space Station.
His 355-day spaceflight ended last Wednesday with a landing in Kazakhstan. He returned to Earth in a Russian Soyuz capsule with cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, the latter of whom also spent a year in orbit.
In his first news conference back on Earth, Vande Hei said Tuesday that he did not shy away from the topic with his Russian crewmates while aboard the space station. “They weren’t very long discussions, but I did ask them how they were feeling and sometimes I asked pointed questions. But our focus really was on our mission together."
Vande Hei also cleared up any misunderstandings about the yellow-with-blue-trim flight suits worn by their Russian replacements when arriving at the space station last month. Those were the school colors of their university, Vande Hei said from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and not meant as a political statement. “The folks who wore them had no idea that people would perceive that as having anything to do with Ukraine ... I think they were kind of blindsided by it.”
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UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s president told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing invading troops of the worst atrocities since World War II.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, making his plea via video, cited reported atrocities against civilians carried out by Russian forces in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv, saying they are no different than other terrorists like the Islamic State extremist group.
Images of slain bodies on the ground, particularly from the town of Bucha, have stirred global revulsion and led to demands for tougher sanctions and war crime prosecutions against Russia.
Zelenskyy, making his first appearance before the U.N.’s highest body, stressed there are more places in Ukraine that have suffered similar horrors. He called for a tribunal to be established that is similar to the Nuremberg tribunal set up to try war criminals after World War II.
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WARSAW, Poland — Britain's foreign secretary says her country will urge the G-7 group to impose more sanctions on Russia, saying that current sanctions have already had a “crippling effect.”
Liz Truss said in Warsaw that sanctions have already frozen $350 billion of “Putin’s war chest,” saying that makes more than 60% of Russia’s $604 billion in currency reserves unavailable.
“Our coordinated sanctions are pushing the Russian economy back to the Soviet era,” she said at a news conference with her Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau.
She observed that Poland had seen more clearly the threat that Moscow posed in past years, even as Western countries embraced doing business with Russia.
“Poland has always been clear-eyed about Russia. You have understood Putin’s malign intent. You were right,” she said.
Truss said Britain will encourage the other G-7 countries to ban Russian ships from its ports, crack down on Russian banks, set a timetable to eliminate imports of Russian oil and gas, and try to prevent Russia from using gold to fund its war effort.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations chief says it is more urgent by the day to silence the guns in Ukraine, citing rising deaths and a new U.N. analysis indicating that 74 developing countries with a total population of 1.2 billion people are especially vulnerable to spiking food, energy and fertilizer prices.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that as a result of the global impact of Russia’s “full-fledged invasion on several fronts” of Ukraine, he said “we are already seeing some countries move from vulnerability into crisis and signs of serious social unrest.”
“The flames of conflict are fueled by inequality, deprivation and underfunding,” he said. “With all the warning signals flashing red, we have a duty to act.”
On food, Guterres urged all countries to keep markets open, resist unjustified export restrictions, make reserves available to countries at risk of hunger and famine and fund humanitarian appeals.
On energy, he said that using strategic stockpiles and reserves could help ease the energy crisis in the short-term “but the only medium- and long-term solution is to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy.”
On finance, he said “international financial institutions must go into emergency mode.” He urged the world’s 20 leading economies, the G-20, and international financial institutions “to increase liquidity and fiscal space so that governments can provide safety nets for the poorest and most vulnerable.”
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BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister has spoken out in favor of providing Ukraine with additional weapons to defend itself against Russia.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that “we are looking at what solutions there are, together with the EU, NATO and in particular the G-7 partners.”
She dismissed criticism that Germany wasn’t doing enough to arm Ukraine, saying “there aren’t many other countries that have supplied more (weapons).”
Baerbock spoke following a conference in Berlin on support for Moldova, a poor, small eastern European nation bordering Ukraine that has been strongly affected by the conflict.
Participants agreed to take in 12,000 Ukrainian refugees currently in Moldova, provide 71 million euros in aid and almost 700 million euros in loans to the country, and support its efforts to fight corruption and decrease its energy dependence on Russia.
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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any move by foreign countries to nationalize Russian stakes in companies would be “a double-edged sword.”
“We are already hearing statements from officials about a possible nationalization of some of our assets,” he said. “How far will that get us? Let no one forget that it is a double-edged sword.”
Putin also bemoaned what he said was “administrative pressure on our company Gazprom in some European countries.” Germany on Monday put a government agency in charge of a longtime German subsidiary of Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled energy giant.
The move falls short of nationalization because the German state has not taken ownership of the shares, and it is a temporary change of administration through September.
Gazprom said last week it had cut ties with the unit but Germany says that was invalid because the identity of any new owners is unclear and the deal happened without the required government approval.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel’s prime minister says he is shocked by the gruesome images emerging from the Ukrainian town of Bucha, but he stopped short of accusing Russia of being responsible or calling the atrocities a war crime.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters Tuesday that “we are, of course, shocked by the harsh scenes in Bucha. Terrible images, and we strongly condemn them.”
He said that “the images are extremely horrible. The suffering of the citizens of Ukraine is huge and we are doing everything we can to help.”
With Israel one of the few countries to have good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, Bennett has emerged as a mediator in efforts to end the war.
In order to preserve his relationship with Vladimir Putin, Bennett has been measured in his criticism of the Russian president. Instead, he has allowed Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to voice harsher condemnations.
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he expects more atrocities to come to light in Ukraine as Russian troops continue to retreat from areas around Kyiv.
Stoltenberg said Tuesday that “we haven’t seen everything that has taken place because Russia still controls most of these territories” around the capital. “But when and if they withdraw their troops and Ukrainian troops take over, I’m afraid they will see more mass graves, more atrocities and more examples of of war crimes.”
Stoltenberg rejected Russian assertions that the atrocities were staged.
He said that “these atrocities have taken place during a period in which Russia controlled these areas. So they are responsible. Second, we have information from many different sources.”
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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive branch has proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first sanctions targeting the country’s lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that the EU needed to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as the “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv.
Von der Leyen said the ban on coal imports is worth 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) per year. She added that the EU has already started working on additional sanctions, including on oil imports.
Von der Leyen didn’t mention natural gas. A consensus among the 27 EU member countries on targeting gas that’s used to generate electricity, heat homes and power industry would be more difficult to secure.
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MOSCOW -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the expulsions of Russian diplomats by European countries will prompt a response from Moscow and will complicate international relations.
Germany, France, Italy and Spain are among the countries which have expelled diplomats since Monday.
Peskov said that “we view negatively, we view with regret this narrowing of possibilities for diplomatic communication, diplomatic work in such difficult conditions, in unprecedent crisis conditions.”
He added that “it is short-sighted and a step which firstly will complicate our communication, which is required in order to seek reconciliation. And secondly it will inevitably lead to reciprocal steps.”
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PARIS — French prosecutors say they’re opening investigations into possible war crimes committed against French nationals in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded.
The national prosecutors’ office that specializes in terrorism cases said it launched three war crimes investigations on Tuesday, against suspects yet to be identified.
French law allows prosecutors to investigate suspected war crimes committed outside of France if they involve French victims or suspects who are French or who reside in France.
The three French probes will look into suspected suspected crimes in Mariupol, Chernihiv and Hostomel.
The prosecutors’ statement said the suspected crimes could include deliberate attacks against civilians and deliberately withholding the essentials they needed to survive, physical assaults, and the deliberate destruction of civilian installations.
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GENEVA — The U.N. migration agency now estimates that more than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
The International Organization for Migration, in its first such full assessment in three weeks, reported Tuesday that more than 7.1 million had been displaced within Ukraine as of April 1. That comes on top of the figure of more than 4 million who have fled abroad, reported by the U.N. refugee agency.
IOM said more than 2.9 million others are actively considering “leaving their place of habitual residence due to war.”
Ukraine had a pre-war population of 44 million.
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LVIV, Ukraine — The governor of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region has urged residents to stay inside, shut windows and doors and prepare wet face masks after a Russian strike hit a tank containing nitric acid.
Serhiy Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram Tuesday that the incident occurred near the city of Rubizhne, which the Ukrainian military says the Russians have been trying to take over. He didn’t specify what area the warning applies to.
Haidai warned that nitric acid “is dangerous if inhaled, swallowed and in contact with skin and mucous membranes.” The Russian military has not commented on the claim, and it could not be verified independently.
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KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine says a civilian ship is sinking in the port of the besieged city of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the engine room. The crew was rescued, including one injured crew member, it added.
The ministry said the ship was flying the flag of the Dominican Republic and posted a picture of a cargo vessel. It didn’t specify how many people were on board or the nationalities of the crew members.
Russian forces have been bombarding Mariupol for weeks as they try to tighten control over Ukraine’s southeastern coastline.
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GENEVA — An international Red Cross team has shelved for Tuesday hopes of entering the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after being held overnight by police in a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to the west.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has been trying to get a small team into Mariupol since Friday as part of efforts to escort beleaguered civilians out and aid in, said the team held by police in Manhush was released overnight. It did not identify the nationality of the police involved, but Manhush is under Russian control.
The ICRC said in a statement that the team’s focus now is on the evacuation operation, and the “incident yesterday shows how volatile and complex the operation to facilitate safe passage around Mariupol has been for our team.”
Jason Straziuso, an ICRC spokesman, said the team was “not planning on trying to enter Mariupol today. Our team’s humanitarian efforts today are focused on helping the evacuation efforts in nearby areas.”
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Donating essential period products with the help of I Support The Girls
TORONTO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Citron Hygiene, a global washroom hygiene services company, and Aunt Flow, provider of free-vend period product dispensers, are donating 20,000 period products to support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. With the help of I Support The Girls (ISTG), a non-profit organization that helps impoverished women, they are getting these essentials to those who need them in Ukraine.
Robert Guice, CEO of Citron Hygiene, said, "We are committed to combating period poverty. We help businesses, companies and institutions in Canada, USA and UK satisfy the basic needs of females and other menstruators who use their public washrooms by providing them free menstrual products for emergency use and proper, safe disposal units for them. By partnering with Aunt Flow and ISTG, we extend our support of period dignity to Ukraine."
"Periods don't stop for pandemics or wars", said Claire Coder, CEO and Founder of Aunt Flow. "By donating these period products to affected Ukrainians, we hope this will be a small but meaningful way to help. With so much going on, menstruators should not need to worry about how to access essentials like tampons or pads. We're so grateful to Citron Hygiene and ISTG for partnering with us to make this donation possible to support the health, hygiene, and safety of those in Ukraine and globally."
Join Citron Hygiene and Aunt Flow in combating period poverty around the globe by donating what you can to ISTG and other organizations committed to this cause.
About Citron Hygiene LP
Citron Hygiene LP is a leading global company that provides washroom hygiene services and products to businesses that seek to enhance their brand by providing their customers and employees with an elevated washroom experience. Citron Hygiene, founded in 1996, is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and has service locations throughout Canada, US, and the United Kingdom. Citron Hygiene is a private portfolio company of Birch Hill Equity Partners, a Canadian mid-market private equity firm. To learn more, visit www.citronhygiene.com
About Aunt Flow
Aunt Flow is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to period products. Claire Coder founded Aunt Flow after getting her period in public without the supplies needed. At 18-years-old, she dedicated her life to developing a solution to ensure businesses and schools could sustainably provide high-quality menstrual products for free in bathrooms. Now, 900+ companies have joined the menstrual movement with Aunt Flow, providing free-vend dispensers stocked with 100% organic tampons and pads. For every 10 tampons and pads sold, Aunt Flow donates 1 to a menstruator in need. We call this people helping people. PERIOD.® For more information and to join the menstrual movement, visit www.goauntflow.com.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) – A man with stab wounds was arrested on suspicion of trying to rape a girl at a Denny’s in California on Sunday, authorities said.
Officers responded around 1:39 a.m. after getting a call about a sexual assault involving a minor, the Long Beach Police Department said. A good Samaritan had noticed what was happening with the girl and sought help.
Several people then detained the man until police arrived. The officers discovered he had stab wounds on his body.
The man, identified as 33-year-old Jimmie Kirkwood, was then taken to a local hospital for treatment.
“At this time, it is unknown if the suspect sustained injuries during this incident or during an unrelated incident; the investigation to determine how he sustained the injuries is ongoing,” Long Beach police told KTLA in a statement.
Kirkwood was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, assault with the intention to commit rape, and false imprisonment, according to police. His bail was set at $100,000.
It’s unclear where in the restaurant the alleged assault took place.
The investigation is underway and no further details were immediately available.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Herb Turetzky, who was the Nets’ official scorer for 54 years across multiple leagues and states, has died. He was 76.
The Nets said Turetzky, who retired before this season, died Monday. They did not provide a cause of death.
Turetzky was a senior at Long Island University when he scored the first game in franchise history — when the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association hosted the Pittsburgh Pipers on Oct. 23, 1967, in Teaneck, New Jersey. He went on to score more than 2,200 games, a record for pro basketball games that was certified in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Turetzky worked 1,465 consecutive games in the regular season and playoffs, beginning in New Jersey in the 1984-85 season and ending in Brooklyn in October 2018. The Nets honored him at a game this season, giving him the title of official scorer emeritus and dedicating the scorer’s table at Barclays Center as the “Herb Turetzky Scorer’s Table.”
He is survived by his wife, Jane, daughter Jennifer, son David and their families.
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Broadband firms 'must do more to promote social tariffs'
By Chris Vallance
Technology Reporter
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As the cost of living rises it is "vital" that broadband firms do more to promote discounted broadband for low-income households, the government says.
In a letter to broadband suppliers, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries noted only 1-2% of Universal Credit claimants take up social tariffs.
Ofcom has previously said that 84% of benefit recipients were unaware of social tariff packages.
It said it had seen "limited evidence" of those tariffs being promoted.
The Good Things Foundation, which campaigns on behalf of the digitally excluded, described data poverty as an issue that has "grown significantly over the past two years during the pandemic".
It warned increases to the cost of living "will only put further pressure on those on the lowest incomes, who are already having to make stark choices between having the internet connection they need and heating their house or feeding their family".
In her letter to broadband firms, Nadine Dorries highlighted the increasing prevalence of "a more digital society" and said it was "vital" to raise awareness of discount broadband offers "for low-income households".
Of the 5,000,000 households eligible for cheaper broadband, only around 55,000 households are currently taking advantage of the offers available, the culture secretary noted, in her letter.
Ms Dorries invited the telecoms companies to respond "on how we go further".
'Tougher and tougher'
Mike - who asked the BBC not to use his last name - has been off work due to medical issues and claims Universal Credit.
Speaking on the phone to the BBC, he says he's on the sofa wrapped in a duvet as he can't afford to turn the heating on.
"It's getting tougher and tougher. Obviously, with the electric going up, food prices going up - I'm starting to struggle."
He doesn't have a TV, and uses foodbanks; a local charity provides food vouchers and a hot meal - and recently it has given him a tablet so he can access the internet.
The internet is an essential - Mike uses it to communicate with the job centre, among many other things.
At present, he's using the limited data that comes with his phone and the tablet - paying for broadband isn't a possibility: "Taking extra bills on at the moment, is not something I'd want to do," he tells the BBC.
He says he has heard a little about social tariffs, but only 'through the grapevine': "It's not really put out there for you to find it easy, you've got to go and try and find that information".
Many of those struggling to pay their bills turn to Citizen's Advice for help.
Matthew Upton, the charity's director of policy, told the BBC: "We're hearing shocking stories of people on the lowest incomes struggling to get by and yet they're missing out on affordable broadband deals."
"It's good to see the government applying more pressure on firms to do more to help people move onto social tariffs, but if it still doesn't work they must consider other options."
Other organisations welcome efforts to raise awareness of social tariffs, but say it won't fix the underlying problem of rising costs and insufficient income.
Previously Ofcom found that, even on a social tariff, broadband takes up nearly 5% of the disposable income of an unemployed person claiming Universal Credit.
Rebecca McDonald, Senior Economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, told the BBC promoting social tariffs "is no substitute for meaningful action to protect peoples' incomes, as we face the biggest squeeze on living standards in generations".
"At a bare minimum, the government must increase benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible, to protect those most at risk of hardship."
Companies urge further support
Some of the biggest telecoms companies have also called on the government to do more.
A spokesperson for Virgin Media O2 said it was speaking to the government about "ways to make sign-up easier and quicker".
The firm said it hoped to move from a manual to an automated process to help identify individuals or families receiving Universal Credit.
BT told the BBC it offered an "at-cost" social tariff and, as living costs rise, it was "now urgent that the rest of the industry plays their part to introduce this sort of social tariff, and that government looks at what more they can do to offer further support for those who continue to struggle".
"If the industry does not play their part, government should empower Ofcom to require this."
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Hakeem Hussain: Images released of home where 'neglected' boy died
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Pictures have been released showing drugs paraphernalia inside a home where a boy was found dead in the garden after alleged neglect by his mother.
Seven-year-old Hakeem Hussain died from an asthma attack in Birmingham on 26 November 2017, Coventry Crown Court has been told.
Laura Heath, 39, "prioritised" her drug addiction prior to his "preventable" death, the court heard previously.
She denies manslaughter, but has admitted four counts of child cruelty.
They include failing to provide proper medical supervision and exposing Hakeem to class A drugs.
Jurors were shown images from inside the property in Cook Street, Nechells, where Ms Heath is alleged to have unlawfully killed Hakeem through gross negligence, after using his inhaler to smoke drugs.
The jury, which is currently hearing a second week of evidence in Ms Heath's trial, was also shown pictures of Hakeem's home in Long Acre, Nechells.
West Midlands Police released the images showing items including drug paraphernalia and inhalers.
Opening the case against Ms Heath last week, Crown counsel Matthew Brook said prior to his death, Hakeem had been repeatedly absent from school and had experienced three emergency admissions to hospital.
After one of the admissions, the court heard a paediatrician recorded that Hakeem had been in an "acute life-threatening" state linked to asthma.
Mr Brook told the court: "The defendant had a duty to ensure the welfare of her son.
"She knew that he was suffering from severe uncontrolled asthma.
"There was an obvious risk that Hakeem might die from such an attack if she did not manage his asthma in accordance with the medical advice she received."
Jurors were told at some stage in the night he got out of bed and went outside, which he would do when his asthma was bad. He was found dead without his inhalers.
The jury has been told it is expected the defence will argue the risk that Hakeem might die was minimal and did not amount to the crime of gross negligence manslaughter.
The trial continues.
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- Hectre are bringing clever simplicity to the US orchard industry, delivering gains to fruit farmers
- The popular NZ fruit tech company were named winners in the global AgTech BreakThrough Awards and are now double finalists in another prestigious awards program
- Take a look under the hood of this Kiwi success story and find out what makes them shine
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For many businesses, 2021 was a wild ride, but despite the challenges, some companies shone. Popular NZ fruit tech company Hectre (pronounced Hectare) was a definite sparkler, winning at the global AgTech BreakThrough Awards and gaining a reputation for best in class among the US apple growing industry.
It's time to take a look under the hood to discover how this innovative company, built with buckets of "Kiwi" work ethic and a huge passion to deliver "better", has gone on to become one of the most exciting agritech companies on the global stage.
Last week, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Hectre were named finalists in two categories at the prestigious NZ Hi-Tech Awards. How did they arrive at this point?
It all started with an apple. It was 2016 and Hectre was a team of three visionary co-founders, who upon learning of the daily struggles faced by apple growers, set out to find a better way. In consultation with a group of growers, they created the design for the Hectre Orchard Management App and importantly, growers backed them.
Simon Easton, co-owner of Wairepo Orchards, grows apples near Nelson, in NZ's South Island, and still remembers when one of the founders, Menilik Dyer, turned up at his orchard with a large notebook and asked, "As a grower, what is it that you need that we could help with?" Easton was sick to death of writing out bin tickets - the labels that must go with each full fruit bin detailing the immense amount of origin data that growers have to capture (it's even greater now).
Easton is a numbers man and is driven by continually improving the performance of his orchard. He wants to get his hands on data so he can hone in on what's working well and identify opportunities to perform even better. He's enjoyed seeing the journey of the Hectre app from those early days to where it is now. "Being able to get cost info out of Hectre is awesome. To know that picking cost me this amount and pruning cost me that amount...I just love all of that."
"We've always been keen to roll up our sleeves, get alongside growers and learn everything we can from them. I think they respect the fact that we genuinely value their insights, their skills and their extraordinary commitment to what has to be one of the hardest industries to be in. When you consider that fruit growers only get one chance each year to make money (after harvest), and the rest of the time they're slogging their guts out and pouring in funds. It takes bravery and an immense amount of care and hard work to survive and thrive. Our team is continually in awe of the growers we work with," says Hectre Co-founder and CEO, Matty Blomfield.
In the first few years, Hectre built out the Hectre Orchard Management App, an app that enables fruit growers to digitise their orchards, removing all the double and triple handling of paper they traditionally deal with and the wasted time that goes with it. Growers can manage all their labour through the app, including auto calculation of piece rates, plus integration with payroll programs. The ability to gain insights on the performance of pickers and fruit quality, delivers direct benefits as growers continue to battle the challenges rising from the pandemic and environmental factors.
Those early relationships formed with NZ fruit growers, led to invaluable introductions to growers in one of the world's apple growing meccas, Washington, USA. "I remember one of our first US trips. We had recognised how important it was to have boots on the ground. So, with no appointments in place, we booked a flight to the US and then glued ourselves to the phone, calling up every grower we could and telling them we'd be in their area next week and could we meet," reflects Blomfield.
The app now covers numerous fruit types such as apples, pears, high value cherries, kiwifruit and more. And the Hectre app is currently being used by fruit growers and packers in 11 countries, including US industry giants Washington Fruit & Produce and Borton Fruit.
"The platform and tools they've built support fruit growers of all sizes, from small family farms, to large integrated global fruit institutions. We believe Hectre's dedication to constant innovation provides a significant competitive advantage and aligns well with our own approach to business," says Byron Borton, Chief Visionary Officer at Borton Fruit.
Hectre's innovation approach has centred on what they term, "clever simplicity". Creating leading edge tech for fruit growers and packers, with user simplicity at the forefront. Kylie Hall, Marketing Manager at Hectre, says that focus on clever simplicity has created a unique market advantage and one Hectre has become known for. "We recognise that it's not enough to just create awesome technology. We've got to be fully focused on who will be using that tech and how we can make it as simple as possible. That way, users can learn quickly, and our customers can optimise their tech investment, gaining full benefit from their spend."
In Waterport, New York, Lamont Fruit Farms are using Hectre's Orchard Management App. CEO Jason Woodworth says the insights are excellent. "Hectre is now the tool we use to evaluate all of our blocks in the true sense of real time. You can track each and every project and monitor costs from the start of pruning until the end of harvest. The staff are fantastic with support and are always thinking forward."
Two years ago, Hectre launched Spectre for Apples, a computer vision AI app that helps fruit growers and packers assess the size of their fruit, from the very first pick. In an industry where size really does matter, it's a crucial piece of information, enabling improved decision-making regarding storage and packing, and empowering growers and packers to secure sales orders earlier than ever before.
Spectre works straight off an iPad or iPhone and serves up sizing information within seconds. Users simply take a photo on their iPad and Spectre will detect and size more than 100 pieces of fruit from the fruit bin. Mobile, fast and simple. "We've since developed Spectre models to meet the needs of citrus packers too and are working with pilot customers this US harvest for Spectre for Cherries," notes Hectre R&D Manager, Luke Butters. The pilot was quickly oversubscribed.
The upcoming US apple harvest will see yet another leading-edge innovation delivered by Hectre, this time focused on providing insights for huge US apple packhouses. It will be another world first piece of fruit tech, developed by a Kiwi company shining brightly. "We'll share more about that later," grins Butters.
Today, Hectre now has the collective talents of a team of 34, spread across NZ, the US and Vietnam. "Our tech is delivering huge benefits for both growers and packers, but it's our people that really make the difference. Our people uncover the needs. They build our tech. They help growers learn our tech and they support the success of our customers. Each of them is humble, caring, hard working and hugely supportive of each other. They are our secret ingredient, and we value them highly," adds Hall.
David Downs, Chair of the NZ Hi-Tech Trust which organises the NZ Hi-Tech Awards program, says the standard of entries continues to grow each year. "This year's finalists span the full spectrum of the hi-tech sector, and the level of innovative tech products and solutions continues to astound us all." Hectre has been named a finalist for both the Most Innovative Hi-Tech Agritech Solution and for Hi-Tech StartUp Company of the Year.
About Hectre
Hectre is an award winning startup empowering fruit growers and packers with the world's simplest to use orchard technologies. Originating in New Zealand, with teams in the US, NZ and Vietnam, Hectre creates simple to use, leading edge orchard management and mobile fruit sizing apps. With the Hectre app fruit growers can digitise their orchard management processes, saving time and money, and getting more of their fruit to market, enhancing their financial sustainability. Fruit packers can increase their early size sample rates by up to 3000%, gaining access to sizing data as soon as the fruit is picked, enabling better decision making, reduced costs and achieving greater sales. To learn more about Hectre, please visit www.hectre.com
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Tommy La Stella’s availability for Opening Day took a hit Tuesday when he was scratched from the Giants’ final spring training exhibition, three days before the start of the season.
La Stella still is not right following his October surgery to remove part of the sheath that caused inflammation around his Achilles tendon.
The second baseman appeared in just two exhibitions, one on defense and one as the designated hitter. Though he made solid contact (3-for-4 with a homer, double and walk), he was tentative while running and moving side to side on the infield.
“He’s still a little bit sore,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “So we removed them from the lineup and will just be very cautious with this and keep driving towards Opening Day but make decisions as we get a little bit closer.”
Mauricio Dubón was to start at second base Tuesday with Thairo Estrada the DH. Both can handle second if La Stella opens on the injured list along with third baseman Evan Longoria (finger) and outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (knee). If La Stella is shelved, the chances improve for infielder Jason Vosler, who swings left-handed like La Stella, to make the roster.
Kapler said La Stella is day to day and that “nothing’s off the table at this point” in regard to Opening Day.
“What we evaluated was, the upside of him competing in today’s game was not worth the downside of him not feeling great tomorrow,” Kapler said. “So let’s give Tommy a day, let him recover and get treatment, and we’ll see how he’s doing tomorrow.”
La Stella’s soreness stems from his work on and off the field, said Kapler, who added, “When you’re coming back from Achilles tendons injuries, there’s a volume component to it, how much work your body can take without getting sore and how much it can take to recover effectively.”
Auerbach wins award: Utilityman Brett Auerbach won the Barney Nugent, given annually to the top Giant in his first big-league camp.
Auerbach hasn’t played above A-ball, but he impressed management with his versatility. He remained on the spring training roster through the end of camp and will be one of the final cuts. He hit .250 with a homer in his first 16 at-bats over 12 games.
The award is named after Nugent, a former Giants trainer who worked for the team from 1993 to 2003, and voters include players, coaches and the training staff. The previous two winners were Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos.
John Shea is The San Francisco Chronicle’s national baseball writer. Email: jshea@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JohnSheaHey
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For the second event in a row, prices have eased slightly in the Global Dairy Trade auction - falling 1.0 per cent across the board.
Whole milk powder (WMP) - which has the biggest influence on Fonterra's farmgate milk price - slipped 1.5 per cent to an average US$4532/MT.
Meanwhile skim milk powder (SMP) - Fonterra's second biggest reference product - went in the other direction to lift 1.0 per cent to an average US$4599/MT, surpassing the average price paid for WMP by $67.
Butter softened slightly - down 0.6 per cent to an average US$6891/MT, but still US$2000 above where it was sitting six months ago.
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Meanwhile cheddar lifted 2.7 per cent to an average US$6472/MT. Again this is more than US$2000 up on six months ago.
Anhydrous milk fat fell 2.5 per cent to an average US$7111/MT, while butter milk powder recorded the biggest increase - up 6.3 per cent to an average US$4461/MT.
Sweet whey powder was yet again not available at this event.
The volume of product traded was down significantly on the previous event, at 21,511 MT sold to 101 successful bidders.
Fonterra in February lifted its 2021/22 forecast farmgate milk price range to NZ$9.30 - $9.90 per kgMS, up from NZ$8.90 - $9.50 per kgMS.
This increased the midpoint of the range, which farmers are paid off, by 40 cents to $9.60 per kg, which would be the highest ever paid.
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Fort Erie prepares for summer at Bay Beach with online passes & parking, and kids under 12 free
Fort Erie is getting ready for another summer by updating rules for popular Bay Beach.
Town Council has approved a report from staff proposing updates to beach operations, including the ability to purchase day passes online, in advance.
Officials say the new feature will help non-residents and those without season passes better plan their trips by booking their spots prior to the beach reaching patron capacity in 2022.
The new formula used to calculate patron capacity will not limit resident and commercial pass holders from accessing the beach during the hours of operations.
The Town also plans to update its current paid parking system to include the option of online paid parking.
To assist with supporting this new technology, the Town has invested about $2500 to improve WiFi connections at Bay Beach.
You can still pay at a physical machine by coin and credit credit card.
Officials have also updated day pass fees to $5 (Monday to Thursday) and $10 (Friday to Sunday - including holidays).
To help keep costs low for families, children 12 years of age and under are free, which is an increase from last year (10 years and under).
The change includes the Fort Erie resident season pass fees as well.
“Keeping Bay Beach open and accessible is our main commitment. By ushering in new operation updates such as raising the patron capacity limit and the new admissions and parking system, we make Bay Beach much more accessible for everyone. Town Council has raised the free access age limit to 12 to make access easier for families looking to visit the beach. Bay Beach is something that everyone should be able to enjoy and we are committed to keeping it that way,” said Mayor Wayne Redekop.
Fort Erie Bay Beach resident and commercial season passes as well as the day season passes will be available for purchase in May.
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Police: 16-year-old in the hospital after being shot in Frankford
PHILADELPHIA - A 16-year-old is in the hospital in stable condition after being shot in Frankford on Tuesday.
According to Philadelphia Police, the incident happened inside a private home on the 2000 block of Brill Street just after 1 p.m.
The teen was shot one in the front of his hip and transported to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, authorities say.
No arrests were made and police have not recovered the weapon, police say.
No additional details were released.
This shooting comes days after two teenagers were shot, one fatally, in Philadelphia on Monday and hours after a 4-year-old was shot and killed in Chester as gun violence crimes continue to rise in the state.
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(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and its European allies are set to impose stiff new sanctions, including a ban on new investments in Russia on Wednesday, a U.S. official says, in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement.
The joint action will include a ban on new investment in Russia, toughened sanctions on its financial institutions and government-owned enterprises, and more sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members.
The official said they would further Russia’s economic, financial and technological “isolation” from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
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In an amazing upsets tonight - 6 seed Wisconsin took care number the undecided - and all 3 lower SEEd Noble-50 Wisconsin beat and beat. In both matches were the team for number two 7 seated Kentucky, they faced a team from 14 ranked Florida Gators lost (WOOOW... I lost count of which in) games with a final record... Wisconsin. (GONES ........ Wisconsin) For No Noble (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and its European allies are set to impose stiff new sanctions, including a ban on new investments in Russia on Wednesday, a U.S. official says, in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement.
The joint action will include a ban on new investment in Russia, toughened sanctions on its financial institutions and government-owned enterprises, and more sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members.
The official said they would further Russia’s economic, financial and technological “isolation” from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
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Birth date - February\t B. A. (Birth-day) – Birth date without exact hours but in months\n26 ( 464 AD)\t St Valentiner\t Catholic: St (R.B.) is from Rome 6-5th-7 c....\t Mar-Dion Marbella Dates: 3 March ‐ early Martyrium / date at Valence at Eus d�Ampuis / dishormony WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he's planning to play in the Masters. If he follows through on his intentions, it will be his first PGA Tour competition since the pandemic-delayed Masters in 2020.
Here's a look at what Woods has endured since wearing the green jacket at the Masters in 2019 — the fifth time he's done so in his career.
April 14, 2019
Woods wins the Masters by one stroke to take home his fifth green jacket since 1997. The 14-year gap between titles remains the longest in tournament history.
March 13, 2020
Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, announces that the Masters, which had been scheduled to begin in April, will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Woods, the reigning champion, will have to wait to defend his title.
Nov. 15, 2020
Dustin Johnson wins the postponed Masters by five strokes with a record 20-under-par total of 268. Woods, meanwhile, finishes tied for 38th place.
Dec. 20, 2020
Tiger Woods and his 11-year-old son play in the PNC Championship. Charlie Woods becomes the youngest competitor in the 25-year history of the tournament that pairs major players with family members. They finish seventh at 20 under.
Jan. 19, 2021
Woods announces that he has undergone a fifth back surgery, removing a pressurized disc fragment that gave him nerve pain during the PNC Championship.
Feb. 23, 2021
Days after hosting the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in California, Woods is involved in a rollover crash when the SUV he was driving crossed through two oncoming lanes, struck a curb and uprooted a tree near Los Angeles. Woods suffers multiple leg injuries.
March 16, 2021
Woods announces that he has returned to his home in Florida as he recovers from the crash.
April 8, 2021
The Masters begins without Woods. It is just the fourth time in his career that he has missed the tournament.
May 23, 2021
Woods offers some words of encouragement to a Jupiter girl battling cancer during a chance encounter at a soccer meet. Luna Perrone says the world's most famous golfer, who was still using crutches, encouraged her to "stay strong" and posed for a photograph with her.
Nov. 30, 2021
Woods tells Golf Digest that his days as a full-time professional golfer are over. It's his first public interview since the crash.
March 9, 2022
Woods is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine.
April 3, 2022
Woods says he's flying to Augusta for practice and that it will be a "game-time decision" whether he plays in the Masters.
April 5, 2022
Woods announces that he's planning to play in the Masters.
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Red Sox Win 3rd Straight Beat Twins 1-0 [VIDEO]
The Boston Red Sox won their 3rd straight Spring Training game on Saturday, March 19th, beating the Minnesota Twins 1-0.
Nick Pivetta got the start for Boston and went 3 strong innings, in his 1st Spring Training appearance. He didn't allow a hit, and struck out 5 without walking a batter.
Phillips Valdez pitched the 5th inning, striking out 2 while allowing a hit
The lone run of the game came off of the bat of Ryan Fitzgerald who hit a rocket to right field
The Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Tanner Houck is scheduled to start for Boston. Pregame starts at 1 p.m. with the first pitch at 1:05. Hear the game on AM 1370 WDEA.
The Red Sox open the regular season on Thursday, April 7th in New York against the New York Yankees.
20 of the Scariest Maine Animals to be Watching you from the Outside
A local raccoon became quite the celebrity the other day when he peaked into a home in Cutler, Maine.
The image was more cute and comedic than anything. However, it did inspire this list of the 20 scariest animals a Mainer would not want to see peaking into their house.
Warning, this list is quite frightening.
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'Magical thinking': Environment groups say Canada's new emissions plan will fall short of UN goals
A new United Nations climate change report warns emissions need to peak by 2025, and be slashed nearly in half by 2030 to keep global warming from reaching limits set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. Environmental groups in Canada say the Liberals’ latest emissions plan will fall short of those goals.
“Our pledge is weaker than most major European pledges, and weaker than that of the U.S.,” Environmental Defence programs director Keith Brooks told CTVNews.ca from Toronto. “Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan is the most detailed climate plan this country has ever had, and yet it indulges in magical thinking in proposing that oil production can increase by almost a million barrels per day while emissions come down.”
Released Monday by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the massive new report says without further action, the planet will be between 2.4°C and 3.5°C hotter at the end of the century, which could expose much of the world to severe impacts like drought and wildfire. The Paris goal is to keep global warming well below 2°C, and ideally at 1.5°C.
The IPCC says reaching that target is still possible, if the world steps up efforts and reduces global greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, and reaches net zero carbon dioxide emissions in the early 2050s.
“It’s now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5°C,” said Jim Skea, who co-chaired the group that produced the UN report. “Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.”
'WE MUST INCREASE OUR AMBITION'
The 3,675-page report was produced by 278 authors from 65 countries, and was approved by the IPCC’s 195 member governments, which includes Canada. In a statement released Monday, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault thanked Canadians who contributed.
“The science shows that it is vital that countries do more to address climate change and keep the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C within reach, and on a faster timeline,” Guilbeault said. “We must increase our ambition to avoid catastrophic climate change and fully seize the economic opportunities that ambitious action presents.”
Last week, the federal government unveiled a new emissions-reduction plan, which aims to cut emissions to at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan also calls for 100 per cent of all new vehicles to be electric by 2035.
“Canada is warming at twice the global rate and up to three times the global average in the North,” Guilbeault said. “It’s critical to Canada’s economic and social well-being that we take rapid action to fight climate change.”
'UNPROVEN AND SPECULATIVE TECHNO-FIXES'
Brooks from Environmental Defence says Canada’s emissions plan relies too heavily on future technology, and instead should be focused on phasing out the production and use of fossil fuels.
“The most troubling part is that Canada is projecting a significant increase in the amount of oil produced in this country, though at the same time, emissions are projected to drop significantly thanks largely to carbon capture and storage -- an expensive measure that isn't being done at scale anywhere in the world,” Brooks explained. “Relying on unproven and speculative techno-fixes would be gambling with our lives.”
Eddy Perez is Climate Action Network Canada’s international climate diplomacy manager.
“Avoiding short-term action by relying on long-term plans that assume that somehow, somewhere, somebody will remove our emissions from the atmosphere in large amounts sometime in the future is dangerous,” Perez told CTVNews.ca from Montreal.
Like Brooks, Perez says Canada’s climate plans need to focus on the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitter: the fossil fuel industry.
“We can't forget that Canada is the only G7 country whose emissions have increased since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015,” said Perez, who previously worked at the IPCC. “We can't be a climate leader if we are not able to tackle the sector that is destroying every possibility we have to build a safe future.”
With files from the Canadian Press and the Associated Press
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Jill Duggar's husband Derick Dillard passes his bar exam to become a lawyer - months after praising 'hard work' of prosecutors who convicted her brother Josh in child porn trial
- Derick, 33, has passed the Arkansas bar exam, which he sat for on February 23
- He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in May 2021, ten years after getting his undergraduate degree in accounting
- Derick shared photos of himself studying during law school, and even took Jill to class with him at least once
- He has been outspoken about what he called a 'bogus contract' with TLC in which only Jill's father, Jim Bob, received payment
- Derick also attended every day of Josh's child pornography trial and released a statement after the verdict
- Jill and Derick have two sons and are expecting another this year
People may want to think twice before messing with Jill Duggar — because her husband, Derick Dillard, is officially a lawyer.
Derick, 33, has officially passed the Arkansas bar exam, which he sat for on February 23, about eight months after he graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in May 2021.
While the Dillards have not yet publicly acknowledged the achievement, the Supreme Court of Arkansas reports that Derick has completed all of the requirements to 'be certified to the Clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court for admission as [an] attorney licensed to practice law in Arkansas.'
Jill Duggar's husband, Derick Dillard, 33, has officially passed the Arkansas bar exam, which he sat for on February 23
He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in May 2021 and now, according to the Supreme Court of Arkansas, has completed all the requirements to be a lawyer
Derick is the most educated of the Duggar and Duggar-adjacent clan, having graduated with a degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University a decade ago and earned in JD last year
Derick is the most educated of the Duggar and Duggar-adjacent clan, having graduated with a degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University a decade ago and earned in JD last year.
The Duggars were all homeschooled, and none hold college degrees — though Jinger's husband, Jeremy, has a bachelor's degree and is in seminary school.
Derick shared photos of himself studying during law school, and even took Jill to class with him at least once.
'Although law school wasn’t easy, Derick enjoyed it overall and had many great experiences!' the couple wrote on their blog last summer.
'While in school, he enjoyed working in several different areas of public service law at both the state and federal levels, including prosecution, defense and judicial work!'
Derick shared photos of himself studying during law school, and even took Jill to class with him at least once
'Although law school wasn’t easy, Derick enjoyed it overall and had many great experiences!' the couple wrote on their blog last summer
Derick has been outspoken about how the law has intersected with his own life. Since he and Jill left the family's reality show, Counting On, he has made accusations about unfair contracts, claiming that only Jill's father, Jim Bob, was paid by TLC
Derick was a Public Service Fellow, for which he received a scholarship, and was also selected or the Arkansas Public Service Academy.
He also got hands-on practice representing clients under supervision through the school's criminal and immigration legal clinics.
'Eventually, he hopes to work in some type of public service law,' the couple wrote.
Derick has been outspoken about how the law has intersected with his own life. Since he and Jill left the family's reality show, Counting On, he has made accusations about unfair contracts, claiming that only Jill's father, Jim Bob, was paid by TLC.
'All of the shows have been under his contract, and he is the only one with a contract,' he said on Twitter in December 2019.
'Basically, once we got an attorney involved, we were able to recover a portion at least of what Jill should have been paid,' Derick added in a YouTube Q&A.
Derick had been present for every day of Josh's trial on child pornography charges, and was accompanied by Jill on the last day
After the verdict was read, they released a statement on their blog, saying: Nobody is above the law'
He also claimed that TLC wouldn't release them from a 'bogus contract,' though the details of that are unclear.
Derick had been present for every day of Josh's trial on child pornography charges, and was accompanied by Jill on the last day.
After the verdict was read, they released a statement on their blog.
'We are thankful for the hard work of law enforcement, including investigators, forensic analysts, prosecutors, and all others involved who save kids and hold accountable those responsible for their abuse,' they wrote.
'Nobody is above the law. It applies equally to everybody, no matter your wealth, status, associations, gender, race, or any other factor. Today, the people of the Western District of Arkansas made that clear in their verdict.'
Derick becoming a lawyer is the latest bit of good news for the couple, who are expecting their third child.
Jill and Derick announced last month that they are expecting a third son this summer
The couple revealed that Jill, 30, is pregnant with baby number three in February, after previously sharing that she had suffered a miscarriage last fall
Jill will give birth five years after her last delivery - an eon compared to other members of her family, who tend to give birth in quick succession
In February, they revealed that Jill, 30, is pregnant with baby number three, after previously sharing that she had suffered a miscarriage last fall.
In March, they added that six-year-old Israel and four-year-old Samuel are getting a baby brother in July.
'We had originally planned on finding out our baby’s gender earlier, a couple weeks ago, but Covid hit our family and we had to delay the exciting revelation,' they said.
'However, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because by the time we were able to reschedule, Israel was on spring break. This meant our whole family could be together for the appointment, as we all found out together that another little boy would be joining the Dillard tribe!
'We decided to make a special day of it by starting off by eating breakfast together at a local restaurant called the Buttered Biscuit. Then we did a little shopping before heading to our appointment to learn the exciting news.
'We are thankful to have a healthy baby boy due in July! Your continued prayers are much appreciated,' they concluded.
'We are thankful to have a healthy baby boy due in July! Your continued prayers are much appreciated,' she and her husband wrote on their website
Jill and Derick's bout of COVID-19 appears to have been mild enough, and the couple told fans that they had both been vaccinated, though neither had received a booster shot
Jill and Derick's bout of COVID-19 appears to have been mild enough, and the couple told fans that they had both been vaccinated, though neither had received a booster shot.
The Dillards' initial pregnancy announcement came on February 27, when they admitted they had 'been keeping a little secret.'
'Ever since we were devastated last fall by the miscarriage of our sweet baby, River Bliss, we have prayed that, if it was God’s will, he would bless us with another baby,' they wrote at the time.
'We are excited to announce that God has answered our prayers and we are expecting our rainbow baby due July 2022!'
Jill's July due date means she likely conceived in October — and likely learned she was pregnant right before her oldest brother Josh's trial on child pornography charges, which began on November 30.
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