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DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — If you want to make sure any concerns you have about your community are heard then make sure to attend the city of Delano's second Action Plan Community Workshop on Tuesday.
According to officials, thanks to a Community Development Block Grant, the city will receive $579,000 each year for things like improving water facilities, construction of public facilities, demolition of blighted properties, and street improvements.
The city says they still have $179,000 left in the fund and are looking for community input on how to use it.
Residents are invited to attend the workshop Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ellington Community Center. | https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/delano-asking-for-the-communitys-help-in-how-to-spend-179-000 | 2022-05-03T01:09:45Z | https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/delano-asking-for-the-communitys-help-in-how-to-spend-179-000 | true |
Not a fan? Audience member WALKS OUT as Samantha Jade performs Stand By Me live on the Today show
Samantha Jade learned first-hand about the perils of live TV on Tuesday morning.
The pop star, 35, appeared on Channel Nine's Today show to promote The Salvation Army charity by performing Ben E. King's song Stand By Me.
Performing outside, Samantha belted out her best rendition alongside weather presenter Tim Davies, a guitarist, charity workers and various bystanders.
Not a fan, then? Samantha Jade (centre) failed to impress a member of the public (circled) who walked out of her live performance on the Today show on Tuesday morning
Unfortunately, Samantha's singalong was interrupted when an uninterested audience member walked off camera.
Samantha appeared not to notice the man storming off, as she continued dancing and clicking her fingers to the beat.
The bizarre incident comes as Samantha prepares to appear on the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
He didn't stand by her! The pop star, 35, appeared on Channel Nine's breakfast show to promote The Salvation Army charity by performing Ben E. King's song Stand By Me
A recent trailer for the series shows Samantha going head to head with Married At First Sight star Beck Zemek, who will reportedly to be the season's 'villain'.
The teaser also features Neighbours actress Jodi Gordon, NRL star Benji Marshall and The Block favourite Ronnie Caceres.
The promo shows the MAFS bride bickering with Ronnie in front of Lord Sugar, who tells the home renovator he needs to listen to her.
There he goes! Unfortunately, Samantha's singalong was interrupted when the uninterested audience member walked off camera
The show must go on! Samantha appeared not to notice the man storming off, as she continued dancing and clicking her fingers to the beat
As tensions escalate over a botched challenge, Beck tells a stunned Ronnie: 'Your ears are designed to function.'
'Wow, she's nasty,' Samantha is then heard saying of Beck.
A voice over teases Beck will be a villain on Celebrity Apprentice this year, saying: 'She was trouble at first sight... now Beck is throwing daggers in the boardroom.'
Tension: Samantha will appear on the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia. A recent trailer for the series shows her calling Married At First Sight's Beck Zemek 'nasty'
Here comes trouble! As tensions escalate over a botched challenge, Beck (pictured) tells The Block's Ronnie Caceres: 'Your ears are designed to function'. 'Wow, she's nasty,' Samantha is then heard saying of Beck
Other stars set to appear on the show include Underbelly actor Vince Colosimo, Real Housewives of Melbourne star Gamble Breaux, model Jarrod Scott, motivational speaker Turia Pitt and musician Amy Shark.
Beck was the villain on Married At First Sight last year after she constantly whinged about her husband Jake Edwards then cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend.
In a predictable move, Beck later accused producers of stitching her up.
Alpha female: A voice over teases Beck will be a villain on Celebrity Apprentice this year, saying: 'She was trouble at first sight... now Beck is throwing daggers in the boardroom'
Bride from hell: Beck was the villain on Married At First Sight last year after she constantly whinged about her husband Jake Edwards then cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend
She told Yahoo that a leaked video of her kissing her ex had been doctored to make it appear worse than it was.
Beck has since put the controversy behind her and is now expecting a daughter with her new partner Ben Michell.
The new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia premieres soon on Channel Nine.
Happy: Beck has since put the controversy behind her and is now expecting a daughter with her new partner Ben Michell (right) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10776615/Audience-member-WALKS-Samantha-Jade-performs-Stand-live-Today-Show.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-03T01:19:52Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10776615/Audience-member-WALKS-Samantha-Jade-performs-Stand-live-Today-Show.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Research shows that it takes athletes seven gulps on average to quench their thirst. They take three large gulps, then three smaller gulps followed by a pause — and then one last little swig before they let out an audible sigh of satisfaction. Those seven gulps equal about 24 ounces of liquid.
We have Bryce Rutter to thank for that information. Rutter is the founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group, a small St. Louis-based company that’s worked with some of the most recognizable companies in the world.
Rutter’s research on thirst quenching was conducted for Gatorade in the late 1990s. Gatorade wanted a new sports bottle, so Rutter and his team followed athletes across 12 sports. They determined that Gatorade needed a bigger sports bottle with 24 ounces instead of 20 and a different orifice that mimicked the shape of a month.
“[Gatorade] reported in the media in the first year that they increased their revenues 25% just because of the bottle design,” Rutter explained on Monday’s St. Louis on the Air. “It had curb appeal and it started jumping off the shelf.”
Metaphase is also behind other recognizable products. They redesigned the iconic red Solo Cup, and created the Heinz Dip and Squeeze Packet and Microsoft’s first ergonomic mouse.
But for all of those popular goods they’ve worked on (also: Harry’s Razors and Budweiser’s bowtie can), consumer products only account for 30% to 40% of his business. The majority of what this 15-employee company works on is in the medical field with surgical instruments, systems, disposable elements and more.
Whether it's a surgeon’s instrument or a toothbrush, the ergonomics of hand-intensive products is at the heart of Rutter’s designs.
“That's kind of the DNA behind everything we do, is to figure out how we can design something that works like how you and I think, feel and behave,” Rutter said. “I was crazy enough to spend three years in college studying hand function. And there's a multitude of things you can do with your hands.”
Rutter and his team consider countless grips, sizes and textures when they’re designing a product. That’s evident in the company’s recent research on toothbrushes for Colgate, where people are recruited to visit a bathroom laboratory at Metaphase’s office in Midtown St. Louis.
Metaphase researchers film people brushing their teeth and then pore over the video.
“The fun part is you dissect all the video and you start to look how they flip the toothbrush, when they go from the bottom to the top. There's a little bit of a dance in there with your fingers. So, can we make that roll or that twiddle a little bit easier for someone, especially someone who is like my 95-year-old mom with compromised hand function,” he said. “Because if we can get one that's easy for her, it's gonna be easy for everyone and to make sure that it's dignified, in that it doesn't look like a medical device. It’s something that I would want to own.”
“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Emily Woodbury, Kayla Drake, Danny Wicentowski and Alex Heuer. Jane Mather-Glass is our production assistant. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr. | https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-02/how-st-louis-based-metaphase-came-to-design-popular-household-products | 2022-05-03T01:23:43Z | https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-02/how-st-louis-based-metaphase-came-to-design-popular-household-products | false |
Faraimo Blanks Utah, 1-0
LOS ANGELES – Megan Faraimo threw her fourth shutout of the season, allowing just two hits in the No. 3 UCLA softball team's 1-0 blanking of Utah on Friday night. The Bruins (38-5, 14-2 Pac-12) scored just one run on four hits. UCLA tallied the game's only run in the second...
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East Texas NICU nurse uses firsthand experience to better serve families
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - As Mother’s Day approaches, we’re sharing the story of an East Texas mother who uses her own experience to better serve babies and their families in UT Health’s Neonatal intensive Care Unit.
Jamie Morrison, RN, is the clinical educator at the UT Health Tyler’s NICU, which opened in January 2022.
Nine years ago, Morrison spent Mother’s Day in another hospital’s NICU as she experienced her own pregnancy complications shortly after moving to East Texas from Arizona.
“Soon after moving here and getting my little new NICU job, I found out that I was pregnant. And ended up being a high-risk pregnancy towards the end. I developed pre-eclampsia that developed very quickly, and so I had to have a pretty urgent C-section at 35 weeks.”
Soon after delivery, her 4-pound, 11-ounce newborn, Bryson, was wheeled to the NICU.
“It was really scary,” she said. “And I knew everything physiologically that was going on with my kiddo and it was still scary. So I just can’t imagine not having that baseline knowledge and trying to navigate that whole situation.”
In her current job, Morrison uses that personal experience to take even better care of babies and their families.
“Being on the other side just made me appreciate all those little moments,” Morrison said. “Being able to experience their first bath and having parents being tied in to how they care for their baby. Because they’re not just visitors, they’re the parents.”
She said the experience showed her the little things matter the most, like a framed set of her baby’s footprints made by a nurse on her first Mother’s Day.
“It took a nurse five minutes to make this, but the fact that it’s still literally in a frame, and hung in my house, just tells you how meaningful those moments are.”
Meaningful moments like Morrison’s 9th Mother’s Day, which falls this year on the same day as Bryson’s 9th birthday.
“It’s going to be a really exciting celebration for both of us,” she said.
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MASON CITY, Iowa – Stealing a car and then selling it results in probation for a North Iowa man.
Justin Travis Drake, 34 of Mason City, was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation. He pleaded guilty to second-degree theft for an incident in November 2021.
Law enforcement says Drake stole a vehicle worth $2,000 and sold it to someone for $300. | https://www.kimt.com/news/stolen-car-means-probation-for-a-mason-city-man/article_36c1ad3c-ca60-11ec-954b-6319c2028d0b.html | 2022-05-03T01:32:53Z | https://www.kimt.com/news/stolen-car-means-probation-for-a-mason-city-man/article_36c1ad3c-ca60-11ec-954b-6319c2028d0b.html | true |
Positioned for Market Recovery Maintained Market Share
HONG KONG, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM China Holdings Limited ("MGM China" or the "Company"; SEHK Stock Code: 2282) today announced the selected unaudited financial data of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (the "Period").
- Macau and Greater China continued to be under the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. We saw demand pick up during the Chinese New Year (CNY). Visitation to Macau increased 26% year-on-year during the six-day holiday period. MGM saw growth of rated mass player count and table volume across both properties while hotel occupancy reached 93% for MGM MACAU and 72% for MGM COTAI.
- However, with the widening pandemic outbreaks in mainland China during the quarter, many Chinese provinces have imposed lockdown measures as well as enhanced travel and border controls. Macau had also tightened requirements for inbound travelers. These all resulted in a decline of Macau's gross gaming revenue (GGR).
- First-quarter market-wide GGR was down by 25% year-over-year to MOP17.8 billion. Daily GGR was at 25% of 2019 fourth-quarter pre-pandemic level.
- MGM China saw first-quarter daily GGR at 35% of 19Q4 level, outperforming the market with our meticulous focus on service and product coupled with our strength in the premium segment. In the same period, we grew our market share to 13.3% compared to 11.5% a year ago.
- For the Period, MGM China recorded total revenue of approximately HK$2.1 billion (21Q1: HK$2.3 billion). It had an adjusted EBITDA of approximately $46 million (21Q1: HK$84 million).
- MGM MACAU recorded revenue of HK$1.2 billion (21Q1: HK$1.3 billion) and an adjusted EBTIDA of HK$153 million (21Q1: HK$170 million). It is by far the best performing mass gaming property on the Peninsula, boasting the highest mass table win since May 2021. Hotel occupancy was at 73% for the Period.
- MGM COTAI recorded revenue of HK$914 million (21Q1: HK$981 million) and a negative adjusted EBITDA of HK$108 million (21Q1: -HK$86 million). Hotel occupancy was 39% for the Period.
- The Group maintained a healthy financial position. As of March 31, 2022, the Group had total liquidity of approximately HK$12 billion, comprised of cash and cash equivalents and undrawn revolver.
On March 3, the Macau Government announced their intention to extend the term of Macau's six concession and sub-concession contracts for six months until December 31, 2022 and invited the concessionaires and sub-concessionaires to submit a formal request for the extension. On March 11, MGM submitted its request for the extension along with a commitment to pay the premium to the Macau Government.
Kenneth Feng, President, Strategic & Chief Financial Officer of MGM China said: "We will continue to work with the government on retendering as Macau is an important part of our future. We look forward to further promoting the long-term development of Macau's gaming industry and supporting the government's tourism and diversification goals for the region."
The Group will maintain focus on understanding and addressing the needs of our customers. "We strive for ongoing improvements over our gaming floors, product offering and services. We believe that once demand returns, we are well-positioned for growth, particularly in our premium mass and mass segments," said Kenneth Feng.
About MGM China Holdings Limited
MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/sub-concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau.
MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Monday gave a sweeping win to the Kardashian family in former reality TV star Blac Chyna’s lawsuit against them.
The Los Angeles jury found that none of the members defamed Chyna, nor did any interfere with her contract by convincing the E! network to cancel her reality show “Rob & Chyna.”
The four Kardashian defendants — Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner — attended nearly the entire trial, but when the verdict was read all were in New York at the Met Gala, where this year’s theme was “Gilded Glamour.”
Chyna was in court for the verdict. She had no visible reaction.
After about 10 hours of deliberations, the jurors decided on the long jury form that the Kardashians often acted in bad faith, finding that they were not justified in telling the executives and producers of "Rob & Chyna" that Chyna abused their son and brother Rob Kardashian. But they found that it had no substantial effect on Chyna's contract or the fate of the show, and she was awarded no damages.
Executives from the E! network, which aired the show, testified that “Rob & Chyna” ended because the relationship ended, not because of the defendants' actions.
Kardashian attorney Michael G. Rhodes said the family was “exuberant” when he called them with the news.
“They’re very pleased,” Rhodes said. “I hope they enjoy their gala in New York.”
Chyna's attorney Lynne Ciani said that based on her reading of the verdict, “the jury found that Chyna had not physically abused Rob Kardashian,” and “the jury found that all four defendants had intentionally interfered with her contract with the E! Network.”
“We will appeal on the remaining questions,” she added.
The jury was twice sent back to deliberate further when it was found that on some questions in the case against Kylie Jenner the vote had been 8-4 when at least 9-3 was required in the civil case, but they quickly returned with 9-3 votes and the result remained unchanged.
Jurors were considering the defamation case against Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, after a judge threw out the part of the lawsuit against Kim Kardashian in the middle of deliberations.
All four of the women testified during the nine-day trial.
The trial focused largely on allegations that Chyna violently attacked her then-fiancé and reality TV co-star Rob Kardashian on a night and morning in December 2016. He testified that she twice held a gun to his head, wrapped a phone-charging cord around his neck and beat him with a metal rod. She testified that she had put the cord around his neck and held the gun playfully as the two celebrated the renewal of their reality show, and when the celebration turned into a dispute, she was never violent against him.
But the legal questions the jury considered were all about the aftermath of that fight. Jurors had to decide whether each of the defendants knowingly lied about the abuse when they talked about it with the producers and executives overseeing “Rob & Chyna,” or spread word about it with reckless disregard for the truth. And they had to decide for each defendant whether those communications were an illegal interference with Chyna’s contract to appear on the show.
In her closing argument, Ciani argued that it was unreasonable for the four women to have believed that her client violently attacked her former fiancé Rob Kardashian.
“He didn’t have a mark on him,” Ciani told jurors. “There was no call to the police, no trip to the hospital, not even a Band-Aid.”
Rhodes argued during his closing that the women had every reason to believe the accounts of the attack from Rob Kardashian and from Kris Jenner’s longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble, who arrived at the scene and broke up the dispute.
“Do you remember how Rob looked on the stand? His pain was real,” Rhodes said. “This is a real family. Yeah, they’re famous, but they’re real people. He got really badly hurt here.”
It appeared during the trial that Gamble would prove to be the key witness for the defense. But the television executives and producers whose testimony was often technical, and utterly without drama, would prove more important in the jury's findings, which rendered the women's stories of abuse largely irrelevant.
Jurors were free to make it a split decision — finding against some of the Kardashians but not others.
They gave the family a clean sweep instead, and gave Chyna nothing.
She had sought as much as $108 million in the lawsuit. A punitive damages phase that would have been triggered by a plaintiff victory will not happen now.
The 5-year-old lawsuit overcame many obstacles — including motions to dismiss and settlement talks between the two sides — and was a longshot to even get to trial.
But the final obstacle, convincing a jury, proved too much to overcome.
The case isn’t entirely over for Chyna, though. Separate allegations in the lawsuit against Rob Kardashian, with him as the lone defendant, were split into a separate trial that will likely begin in about a week.
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Jury-gives-sweeping-win-to-Kardashians-in-Blac-17142959.php | 2022-05-03T01:34:38Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Jury-gives-sweeping-win-to-Kardashians-in-Blac-17142959.php | true |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury gives sweeping win to Kardashians, finds that none defamed ex-reality star Blac Chyna or interfered with contract.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury gives sweeping win to Kardashians, finds that none defamed ex-reality star Blac Chyna or interfered with contract. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Alert-Jury-gives-sweeping-win-to-Kardashians-17142956.php | 2022-05-03T01:34:55Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Alert-Jury-gives-sweeping-win-to-Kardashians-17142956.php | false |
Martin Truex Jr. has the blueprint for how to win at Dover Motor Speedway on Mondays.
Step 1, rain on Sundays.
Truex can win for the third time at the Monster Mile on the unconventional race day after rain stopped the action only 78 laps into the 400-mile race May 1. Truex raced to his first NASCAR Cup win June 4, 2007, at Dover and 12 years later used another rainout to take the checkered flag on May 6, 2019.
It’s the fourth time out of 104 career Dover races it will run on a Monday.
With a green flag start just after 3 p.m., and no lights at the concrete mile track, NASCAR faced a tight window to reach the halfway mark needed for an official race. So they’ll fire the engines again at noon May 2 with Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott starting 1-2. Ryan Blaney is third, Truex is fourth and William Byron fifth.
Larson used his umbrella as a de facto cane as he walked back from pit road into the garage area. He stopped and posed for pictures with members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dover.
Truex is winless this season with two top-five finishes over the first 10 Cup races. He won four races last season and would certainly like to break through into the win column, especially in the midst of contract negotiations with Joe Gibbs Racing. The 41-year-old Truex made his 596th career start at Dover and is set to join Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch as active drivers with 600 starts.
“It’s a lot of races, but pretty cool though to be around as long as we have,” Truex said. “My career has not been easy. We have had a lot of tough years, been through a lot of stuff and to still be here battling, fighting for wins is pretty cool.”
Truex’s 2007 Dover win his only one from his 2004 debut until 2013. He won once in 2013 and once in 2015 before his career skyrocketed, first with Furniture Row Racing, and now with JGR. He won the 2017 Cup champion at Furniture Row and won seven races in 2019 driving for Joe Gibbs. | https://www.news-herald.com/2022/05/01/rain-postpones-cup-race-at-dover/ | 2022-05-03T01:34:59Z | https://www.news-herald.com/2022/05/01/rain-postpones-cup-race-at-dover/ | true |
PHOENIX (AP) — Two Arizona lawmakers face ethics complaints that one of their attorneys said was prompted by a bitter divorce involving the Scottsdale man who filed them and his apparent intent to get back at anyone connected with his former wife.
The complaints filed by Phillip Potter allege that Democratic Rep. Robert Meza engaged in fraud and public corruption schemes for the past decade, and that Democratic Sen. Lisa Otondo helped cover up for Meza.
The Senate Ethics Committee on Monday met to consider the complaint against Otondo but took no action other than extending the time it has to review the matter until its House counterpart has a chance to consider the Meza case. The House Ethics Committee has not scheduled any hearings on that complaint.
Meza's Phoenix lawyer, Tim Nelson, said the allegations against his client are false and have been shopped around by Potter for years as part of an effort to get back at anyone who had had anything to do with is ex-wife.
Those efforts included providing all the information in the complaint to federal investigators, who Nelson said took no action. He also raised them in a 135-page lawsuit accusing his former wife, Meza and more than a dozen other people of conspiring to support an order a protection his ex-wife obtained against him. The suit also named health care companies and a major utility for their alleged participation in the fraud.
“Every allegation that’s in the Ethics Committee complaints were also in the Superior Court litigation, and the Superior Court dismissed them all in their entirety,” Nelson said. “And we expect that the ethics committees will do the same.”
Potter did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Otondo also did not immediately return calls and emails seeking comment.
At Monday's meeting of the Senate Ethics Committee, the panel's two Democrats complained that the case should be tossed immediately.
“The Senate Ethics Committee has not and should not engage in a fishing expedition,” Sen. Victoria Steele said.
“If there is (alleged unethical conduct) and there is evidence sufficient to proceed, then they should proceed,” Steele said. “But not simply based on suggestions, innuendo, suspicions or conspiracy theories.”
But Republican Sen. Sine Kerr, the committee chair, said the committee does have good reason to extend the time it has to weigh the complaint, “and that is all we're doing here today.” | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Arizona-lawmakers-face-ethics-complaints-lawyer-17143091.php | 2022-05-03T01:35:33Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Arizona-lawmakers-face-ethics-complaints-lawyer-17143091.php | true |
Frazier, Mariners argue 1st of delayed arbitration cases
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
Adam Frazier and the Seattle Mariners argued the first of this year’s delayed salary arbitration cases, with the second baseman/outfielder asking for a raise from $4.3 million to $8 million and the team arguing for $6.7 million. Arbitrators Margaret Brogan, Frederic Horowitz and Brian Keller heard the case virtually. Frazier is batting .250 with no homers and 11 RBIs this season, though no statistics from 2022 are admissible in this year’s arbitration cases under the March agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association that ended the lockout. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/02/frazier-mariners-argue-1st-of-delayed-arbitration-cases/ | 2022-05-03T01:37:54Z | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/02/frazier-mariners-argue-1st-of-delayed-arbitration-cases/ | true |
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Police find body of missing 93-year-old Florida woman in freezer of her home: Daughter, 64, was also living there when the gruesome discovery was made
- Marie Hoskins, the deceased woman's daughter, voluntarily went with police for questioning
- Sebastian Police Department Captain Timothy Wood referred to the daughter as a 'suspect' although no arrests have been made in the case
- Hoskins cause of death has not been made public
The body of 93-year-old Marie Hoskins was found inside of a large freezer in the town of Sebastian, Florida, on the night of April 28.
Following the gruesome discovery, Hoskins' 64-year-old daughter, Michelle Hoskins, went with police for questioning.
According to a statement from the Sebastian Police Department, Hoskins' neighbors became worried when they had not heard from the 93-year-old in days.
Investigators managed to obtain a key for Hoskins' home along the 100 block of Paddock Lane in the city from a relative who lives out of town.
Marie Hoskins, 93, was found dead inside of a freezer in the garage of her home on the night of April 28
The horrific discovery was made here along the 100 block of Paddock Lane in Sebastian, Florida
It's not clear when the last time neighbors saw Marie Hoskins. One neighbor told WPTV that he only saw her rarely, usually when she checked her mail.
Hoskins lived in the home since 2006, moving to the area with her late husband George Vannoy from Cocoa Beach, Florida
The phone number associated with the home has been disconnected.
Inside, officers were met by Hoskins' daughter. Following a brief search of the home, Hoskins' body was found inside of the chest freezer in the garage.
As Michelle Hoskins went with police for questioning, a formal search warrant was issued and officers completed a sweep of the home.
In an interview with Sebastian Daily, Captain Timothy Wood described the 64-year-old as a 'suspect' in the case. While in a separate interview with WPTV, Wood said that officers investigating the case had an 'odd feeling' about Hoskins' disappearance.
Sebastian Police Department Captain Timothy Wood told the media that investigators felt 'odd' about Hoskins' disappearance from the start
It's not clear when Marie Hoskins was last seen. A neighbor told WPTV that he rarely saw Marie Hoskins, sometimes she would check her mailbox.
Records show that Hoskins bought the home in 2006 and lived there with professional musician George Vannoy. Vannoy died in March 2019 at the age of 86.
According to a neighbor's Facebook page, prior to moving to Sebastian, Hoskins worked as a supervisor at the Kennedy Space Center during the space race of the 1960s.
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Seoul shares edge higher amid market uncertainty ahead of Fed meeting
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares edged higher Tuesday, tracking a cue from overnight Wall Street gains, amid market uncertainty ahead of this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.20 points, or 0.01 percent, to trade at 2,687.65 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by half a percentage point this week, kicking off a series of aggressive rate hikes to tackle the highest inflation in decades.
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 1.6 percent on tech rallies.
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Loxahatchee doctor provides insight on hepatitis in young kids after CDC alert
A Loxahatchee doctor is providing insight on hepatitis in young kids after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert.
Courtney Sharp and her friend Tracy own a company that sells supplements and protein powder products.
They try to make sure their family stays healthy, but Sharp says the latest medical alert of hepatitis in young kids is alarming.
"Hepatitis is nothing to play around with," she said. "So, that fact that it's just popping up in kids, really not understanding where it's coming from, is scary."
The CDC reports in some states they've seen an increase in pediatric hepatitis without a known cause.
More than a dozen cases-- two kids needing liver transplants. No cases reported in Florida. Dr. Yong Sing Da Silva is the Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Palms West Hospital.
"Hepatitis is a blanket term that's used to describe diseases that cause inflammation of the liver," he said.
Da Silva says the CDC says it's a new type of hepatitis, which is affecting children especially under the age of 10.
"In these series of cases, this new hepatitis a lot of the patients have been testing positive for a particular of adenovirus," he said. "It presents with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever."
Kids can also be jaundiced.
"You see yellowing of the eyes, and perhaps a yellowish tint to the skin," he said.
The doctor says it's important to remind the kids to practice good hygiene.
"Adenovirus is transmitted primarily through surfaces," said Da Silva. "I think hand washing is very important." If you notice something unusual, contact your pediatrician.
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Professional Skin Care Brand Launches Powerful Campaign To Encourage Every Body to Protect Skin from Head to Toes Using Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen Daily
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, EltaMD Skin Care, the #1 Dermatologist-recommended, trusted and personally used professional sunscreen brand is partnering with well-known Dermatologists as well as celebrity dancer and skin cancer survivor Witney Carson for its Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes campaign by promoting sun safety education and awareness on skin cancer prevention.
"One of my biggest challenges is encouraging my patients to wear sunscreen daily, which is a struggle I know many Dermatologists face. In fact, the stats show that 90% of Americans skip their daily sunscreen, and nearly half of Americans are not wearing it at all, so the need to educate consumers on the importance of daily sunscreen use has never been greater," said Dr. Melissa Levin, board-certified Dermatologist and Founder, Entière Dermatology located in New York City. "While these stats are alarming, they are also preventable. When it comes to skin cancer, prevention and early detection is everything. This means scheduling your annual skin health exams with a board-certified Dermatologist and wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily on all parts of the body."
"Our commitment has always been to support physicians and the vital role they play in patient care and we do this not only by developing a wide array of wearable sunscreen formulations to choose from, but also through education," says Echo Sandburg, Chief Brand Officer, CP Skin Health. "This year for Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we are expanding our Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes campaign launched last year to include an effort that highlights the importance of early detection, encouraging everyone to look closely as they check their skin from head to toe. By paying attention to what can easily be missed, we can better protect our skin and help reduce the risk of developing skin cancer."
To help drive awareness on the importance of taking a proactive approach to sun safety, EltaMD has partnered with professional dancer and melanoma skin cancer survivor, Witney Carson of Dancing With The Stars."When I was diagnosed with melanoma nine years ago, it was a wakeup call," says Witney. "Until this experience, I didn't realize that people in their 20s could get skin cancer, or that I could get it on my foot! But the reality is everyone is at risk to the harmful effects of the sun, especially when skin is unprotected. Today, my family and I make it a priority to apply and reapply through the day a broad-spectrum sunscreen to all parts of the body, most especially the often-overlooked areas like ears, nose, lips, hands, and yes, even the tops of our feet!"
Starting May 2, Melanoma Monday, consumers can participate in the EltaMD Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Sweepstakes hosted on the site, for a chance to win a complete Sun Prize Pack with sun protection from your head to your toes. Also starting in May, EltaMD will spread a sun safety message around the country by sponsoring mobile skin cancer education and screening programs, including the Skin Cancer Foundation Destination Healthy Skin Tour and the Colorado Melanoma Foundation Sun Bus Tour visiting more than 60 US cities. Follow @eltamdskincare on Instagram, watch the campaign video or visit eltamd.com/skincancerawareness to learn more.
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Which olive oil is best?
You may think of olive oil as a simple salad dressing, but it has several cooking and personal care uses. Choosing olive oil is easy if you use it for casual everyday cooking, but if you’re a culinary or skincare enthusiast, you’ll want the highest quality possible.
The best olive oils are specially crafted in regions such as the Mediterranean, where high-grade olives are used. If you’re looking for high-quality olive oil, Flora Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a top choice that’s popular for its smooth texture and rich flavor.
What to know before you buy olive oil
Health benefits
Incorporating olive oil into your diet can yield many health benefits. It is loaded with antioxidants that can help prevent the development of health conditions such as cardiovascular disease.
As recently as 2018, the Food and Drug Administration considered the oleic acid found in extra virgin olive oil to be effective in reducing the chances of developing coronary heart disease. There are also scientific claims that olive oil can help prevent metabolic syndrome, reduce cancer risk and help treat anxiety and depression.
Uses
Lightly flavored olive oil enhances the flavor of fruit salads and salads with delicate greens. Medium or robust oils pair well with heartier salads and pasta. Olive oils and blends are also excellent for stir-frying, sautéing, baking and braising.
Apart from its culinary use, many dermatologists recommend it for its skincare benefits. Olive oil helps prevent water loss, making it effective at moisturizing the skin and giving it a youthful appearance. The antioxidants also help protect skin cells from damage caused by the sun and other environmental factors.
What to look for in a quality olive oil
Olive types and grade
There are three primary olive oil grades: pure olive oil, virgin olive oil and extra virgin olive oil.
- Pure olive oil has a paler look and lighter texture than virgin olive oil. Since it’s highly refined and contains the least amount of actual olive oil, it’s considered the lowest-grade form.
- Virgin olive oil is unrefined, but it contains a higher level of free fatty acids than extra virgin olive oil.
- Extra virgin olive oil is extracted without chemicals or heat, making it the rawest and purest form. It also contains a low amount of free fatty acids and must meet several chemical standards to be labeled as extra-virgin olive oil.
Packaging
Olive oil can be spoiled if exposed to direct sunlight or heat. The best olive oils come in tin cans or dark glass or plastic bottles that help preserve their freshness and maintain their core nutritional value.
Style and flavor
Several extra virgin olive oils are named for the type of olive they’re derived from, and some have sweeter or spicier notes than others. The time of year the olive oil is crafted helps determine whether it’ll be smooth or robust in texture. Smooth olive oils have a gentle fruity flavor, while robust oils are more peppery.
How much you can expect to spend on olive oil
Pricing depends on the bottle size, but you can find all-purpose olive oil for $8-$15. For olive oils from the Mediterranean region or other territories known for high-grade olive oil crafting, you can expect to pay anywhere from $20-$40 for a 500- or 750-milliliter bottle.
Olive oil FAQ
Can I use olive oil for frying foods?
A. Yes, but temperature control is a vital component of effectively frying foods with olive oil since it has a lower smoke point than some other cooking oils.
Does extra virgin olive oil spoil faster than pure olive oil?
A. Yes. To help prevent your olive oil from spoiling, store it in a cool, dry place and ensure that the contents are never exposed to air for extended periods.
What’s the best olive oil to buy?
Top olive oil
Flora Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What you need to know: This high-grade olive oil has a rich flavor and is ideal for Middle Eastern dishes, dressing for pasta and salads and everyday cooking or baking.
What you’ll love: It’s made from mechanically cold-pressed sun-ripened olives and is organic-certified by Quality Assurance International and the United States Department of Agriculture. It’s unfiltered, kosher-friendly, nitrogen-flushed and comes in a light-resistant, dark glass bottle that helps preserve its taste, freshness and nutritional value.
What you should consider: It’s flavorful, but the taste isn’t as strong as some other olive oils. Also, the bottle can be messy after use since there’s no spout for pouring, so you may wish to use an olive oil dispenser.
Where to buy: Sold by iHerb
Top olive oil for the money
Pompeian Smooth Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What you need to know: This is a terrific bargain pick as you’ll get 2 liters of olive oil suitable for sauteing and stir-frying for a low, affordable price.
What you’ll love: This oil is authentically made from first cold-pressed, farmer-owned olives by Pompeian olive oil craftsmen. The flavor is excellent and suitable for salads, baking, braising and all-purpose cooking. Also, some customers find that it’s a naturally effective body moisturizer.
What you should consider: Although it’s smooth, some customers found it slightly heavy and didn’t like the strong taste when used for stir-frying.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Gaea Sitia Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What you need to know: This is an authentic Greek olive oil expertly crafted to deliver a superior product with an outstanding taste.
What you’ll love: It’s rooted in the Protected Designation of Origin region of Sitia, located in Crete, which is one of the most famous olive oil-producing territories. It’s cold-extracted from hand-picked Koroneiki-variety olives for a flavorful taste and smooth texture. Also, it comes in a no-spill bottle designed to deliver a clean pour.
What you should consider: It has a thicker consistency than some other olive oils. Also, some customers found its taste spicier and less fruity than expected.
Where to buy: Sold by iHerb
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WASHINGTON — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter.
The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the draft Politico posted, which if verified marks a shocking revelation of the high court’s secretive deliberation process, particularly before a case is formally decided.
The news outlet published what was labeled as a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling in the case, and opinions — and even justices’ votes — have been known to change during the drafting process. The court is expected to rule on the case before its term is up in late June or early July.
The draft is signed by Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush.
“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the draft opinion states.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” it adds, referencing the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey that affirmed Roe’s finding of a Constitutional right to abortion services but allowed states to place some constraints on the practice. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
The draft opinion in effect states there is no Constitutional right to abortion services and would allow individual states to more heavily regulate or outright ban the procedure.
Politico said only that it received “a copy of the draft opinion from a person familiar with the court’s proceedings in the Mississippi case along with other details supporting the authenticity of the document.” | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-abortion-supreme-court-draft-20220503-bci3hfjqfvgcfoppsn7eqahmhy-story.html | 2022-05-03T02:17:05Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-abortion-supreme-court-draft-20220503-bci3hfjqfvgcfoppsn7eqahmhy-story.html | false |
Natasha Poonawalla wears blouse made out of metal with Sabyasachi saree at Met Gala 2022 - see photos
Natasha Poonawalla has officially taken over the internet with her Met Gala 2022 look. The model-businesswoman picked a Sabyasachi saree and paired it with a bustier made of metal by the brand Schiaparelli. Take a look at her photos here.
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You know it is Met Gala when celebrities put on their best fashion foot forward and wear the most elaborate, complicated yet eye-grabbing outfits. Today, at the Met Gala event, we saw the likes of Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and Kim Kardashian take the brownie points with their costumes.
As for Indian celebrities, it was Natasha Poonawalla who wore the most breathtaking outfit. She was amongst the first Indian celebrities to arrive at Met Gala 2022 and she did not disappoint with her interpretation of this year's theme 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion'.
Natasha picked a Sabyasachi saree for the event but added 'Glided Glamour' to it. She opted for a long veil and paired her ethnic drape with a bustier made of metal by brand Schiaparelli.
Yes, she went full dramatic with her Met Gala look and even added precious jewels, beads and crystals from Sabyasachi's fine jewellery collection.
Sabyasachi shared Natasha's photos on its official Instagram handle with a long note that decoded her look. A part of it read, "For the 2022 Met Gala, themed ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’, Natasha Poonawalla’s vision was to interpret the dress code ‘gilded glamour’ with an Indian gaze that revels in its multi-culturalism and authenticity. She wears a Schiaparelli hand-forged metal bustier paired with a custom Sabyasachi couture sari and trail."
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Sabyasachi Mukherjee also shared how as a designer, he always wanted his designs to reach global events like the Met Gala. "I was a young fashion student, I often wondered when I would see the sari at big global fashion events like the Met Gala," he said.
Now this is certainly a dream come true for the designer, right?
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Report: Draft opinion suggests Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade
WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter.
The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the draft Politico posted, which if verified marks a shocking revelation of the high court’s secretive deliberation process, particularly before a case is formally decided.
A Supreme Court spokeswoman said the court had no comment.
The news outlet published what was labeled as a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling in the case, and opinions — and even justices’ votes — have been known to change during the drafting process. The court is expected to rule on the case before its term is up in late June or early July.
The draft is signed by Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush.
“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the draft opinion states.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” it adds, referencing the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey that affirmed Roe’s finding of a constitutional right to abortion services but allowed states to place some constraints on the practice. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
The draft opinion in effect states there is no constitutional right to abortion services and would allow individual states to more heavily regulate or outright ban the procedure.
Politico said only that it received “a copy of the draft opinion from a person familiar with the court’s proceedings in the Mississippi case along with other details supporting the authenticity of the document.”
The report came amid a legislative push to restrict abortion in several Republican-led states — Oklahoma being the most recent — even before the court issues its decision. Critics of those measures have said low-income women will disproportionately bear the burden of new restrictions.
The leak jumpstarted the intense political reverberations that the high court’s ultimate decision was expected to have in the midterm election year. Already politicians on both sides of the aisle were seizing on the report to fundraise and energize their supporters on either side of the hot-button issue.
An AP-NORC poll in December found that Democrats increasingly see protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government.
Other polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just 29% said the court should overturn the decision. In general, AP-NORC polling finds a majority of the public favors abortion being legal in most or all cases.
Still, when asked about abortion policy generally, Americans have nuanced attitudes on the issue, and many don’t think that abortion should be possible after the first trimester or that women should be able to obtain a legal abortion for any reason.
Alito said the court can’t predict how the public might react and shouldn’t try. “We cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences such as concern about the public’s reaction to our work,” Alito wrote in the draft opinion, according to Politico.
At arguments in December, all six conservative justices signaled that they would uphold the Mississippi law, and five asked questions that suggested that overruling Roe and Casey was a possibility.
Only Chief Justice John Roberts seemed prepared to take the smaller step of upholding the 15-week ban, though that too would be a significant weakening of abortion rights.
Until now, the court has allowed states to regulate but not ban abortion before the point of viability, around 24 weeks.
The court’s three liberal justices seemed likely to be in dissent.
It’s impossible to know what efforts are taking place behind the scenes to influence any justice’s vote. If Roberts is inclined to allow Roe to survive, he need only pick off one other conservative vote to deprive the court of a majority to overrule the abortion landmark.
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BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Thieves are caught on camera, targeting a local non-profit.
Servant’s Heart of Indy is a food pantry outreach that helps hundreds of Hoosiers. Now, volunteers and police are searching for the people who stole the organization’s box truck.
“I want God to really work on their heart,” said Bill Boone, founder of Servant’s Heart of Indy. “What they did was wrong.”
The back of Boone’s shirt says, ‘I drive the truck.’ He picks up loads of food so each week volunteers can hand it out to families in need throughout southeastern Marion County.
Friday morning, Boone was getting ready to make a trip.
“Uh oh, truck’s not there” he remembered.
Around 4:30 a.m. Friday, surveillance footage shows a van pulling up right next to the food pantry’s box truck. Within 10 minutes, the three suspects and the truck vanished.
“It’s an extra little burden on us to have to shuffle things around to be able to do still do God’s work,” Boone said. “We just to have to work at it a little harder.”
Servant’s Heart of Indy only had the truck for about five months. The group saved for five years to buy it.
“They stole it from God,” Boone said. “They didn’t steal it from me, so when you steal something from God, he motivates an army of people, of believers.”
Last month, Servant’s Heart saw more than 700 families, double the amount from April 2021.
“Last Thursday and Saturday we had three families come that they were living in their car,” Boone said. “They had their whole life in their car.”
Boone said he knows there are still families in need and that is why he and all the volunteers are going to continue with their good work.
“Evil people do evil things,” he said. “We just do the best we can with what we have left to work with and we go on.”
A police report was filed. Anyone that sees the box truck or knows anything about the crime is being asked to call Beech Grove Police. | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/thieves-steal-box-truck-from-beech-grove-food-pantry/ | 2022-05-03T02:26:55Z | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/thieves-steal-box-truck-from-beech-grove-food-pantry/ | true |
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the state’s top election official, accused a fellow Republican at a debate Monday of lying and spreading misinformation about former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election. U.S. Rep. Jody Hice shot back that Raffensperger did not adequately investigate the election results and was acting like a Democrat with his attacks.
Hice, who is endorsed by Trump, is challenging Raffensperger in the May 24 Republican primary for secretary of state and continues to cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud or tampering.
He is among a number of Republican candidates for secretary of state around the country who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or make unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure.
“This past election was an absolute disaster under the leadership of Brad Raffensperger,” said Hice, calling Raffensperger “the worst secretary of state perhaps in our nation.”
“Election security must be protected, and Brad Raffensperger let that ball majorly fall,” he said.
Hice cited ballot drop boxes and the mailing of absentee ballot request forms in the 2020 election as openings for fraud.
Raffensperger said the request forms were intended to ensure Republican voters had equal access to absentee voting. Investigators knocked down multiple rumors after the 2020 election, but Hice persisted in spreading them, he said. Hice has maintained that an accurate count of the vote would show a Trump victory.
“Jody Hice is lying,” Raffensperger said. “If you look at the election of 2020, what happened at the end of the day is that 28,000 Georgians skipped the presidential race, and yet they voted down ballot in other races.”
Multiple tallies of Georgia’s 5 million votes cast for president, including one done by hand, showed Biden won the state. Raffensperger has insisted that Georgia’s election was accurate and secure. Officials in other states and federal investigators, including Trump’s own attorney general, have said there was no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 contest.
In the weeks after the vote, Raffensperger refused to bend to pressure from Trump to overturn Biden’s victory, making him a top target of the former president and other Republicans who have embraced false claims of voter fraud.
Hice — Raffensperger’s leading Republican challenger — supported a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Biden’s victory in Georgia and other states and voted against his Electoral College victory.
He said Monday he would not have certified the election results without “proper investigation.”
Raffensperger is also facing two other Republican challengers, former Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and former county Probate and Magistrate Judge T.J. Hudson. They also criticized Raffensperger’s handling of the 2020 election during the debate Monday.
Despite pushing back on voter fraud claims, Raffensperger has supported new voter identification requirements for absentee ballots and called for an amendment to the state Constitution to say only U.S. citizens can vote in the state’s elections — a protection that already exists in state law.
He mentioned voting by non-U.S. citizens as a top issue several times during Monday’s debate. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/georgia-republicans-spar-over-trumps-false-election-claims/ | 2022-05-03T02:30:15Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/georgia-republicans-spar-over-trumps-false-election-claims/ | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall.
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that the city discriminated against the activist, Harold Shurtleff, because of his “religious viewpoint,” even though it had routinely approved applications for the use of one of the three flagpoles outside City Hall that fly the U.S., Massachusetts and Boston flags.
Occasionally, the city takes down its own pennant and temporarily hoists another flag.
Shurtleff and his Camp Constitution wanted to fly a white banner with a red cross on a blue background in the upper left corner, called the Christian flag, to mark Constitution Day, Sept. 17, in 2017.
The city had approved 284 consecutive applications to fly flags, usually those of other nations, before it rejected Shurtleff’s because it was a Christian flag. The city said he could fly a different banner, but Shurtleff refused, and lower courts upheld the city’s decision.
But the high court said the lower courts and the city were wrong. The case hinged on whether the flag-flying is an act of the government, in which case Boston can do whatever it wants, or private parties like Shurtleff, Breyer wrote.
“Finally, we look at the extent to which Boston actively controlled these flag raisings and shaped the messages the flags sent. The answer, it seems, is not at all. And that is the most salient feature of this case,” Breyer wrote in an opinion that also riffed on the brutalist architectural style of Boston’s City Hall and the Siena, Italy-inspired 7-acre plaza on which it sits.
Breyer wrote that “the city’s lack of meaningful involvement in the selection of flags or the crafting of their messages leads us to classify the flag raisings as private, not government, speech—though nothing prevents Boston from changing its policies going forward.”
The city has said that in the event of a loss at the Supreme Court it probably will change its policy to take more control of what flags can fly.
Shurtleff is a former organizer with the John Birch Society and has used his Camp Constitution website to question the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the outcome of the 2020 election that put President Joe Biden in office, the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and even who was behind the Sept. 11 attacks.
None of that was at issue at the high court.
The case is Shurtleff v. Boston, 20-1800. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/supreme-court-rules-against-boston-in-christian-flag-case/ | 2022-05-03T02:31:15Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/supreme-court-rules-against-boston-in-christian-flag-case/ | true |
The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it hasn't been announced publicly.
The All-Star center remains in Russia after being detained following her arrival at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. She has a hearing set for May 19.
The decal will feature Griner’s initials “BG” as well as her No. 42. All 12 teams will have the decal on their home courts starting with the season opener Friday night. The Mercury open their season at home that night against the Las Vegas Aces.
ESPN first reported the news of the decal.
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at the WNBA Draft that there would be a league-wide charity initiative spearheaded by the Mercury to support Griner’s philanthropic project, called BG’s Heart and Sole Shoe Drive.
Griner had one of her best seasons last year — the league's second leading scorer and sixth in rebounds to help the Mercury reach the WNBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Sky.
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Which camera backpacks are best?
Whether you’re an amateur photographer or a professional, a camera backpack is a great way to safeguard your camera equipment on your next excursion. And since they come in different designs and styles, you can still look fashionable while wearing one. The best one is the Lowepro Protactic 450 AW II, as it’s durable, has plenty of storage for your gear and will keep your camera from getting damaged.
What to know before you buy a camera backpack
Design
The main styles of camera bag include:
- Over-the-shoulder bags: Also called shoulder bags or messenger bags, these are highly popular among photographers because they can hold a lot, including your main camera, a lens or two and larger accessories such as chargers.
- Sling bags: Similar to messenger bags in design, these are ideal for small to midsized cameras, a couple of lenses and other basic gear.
- Pouches: These are great for smaller cameras, cables and extra memory cards. They typically go around the waist, but some have one or two straps for over-the-shoulder use.
- Standard backpacks: With two straps for even weight distribution, these look like regular backpacks. They’re good for outdoor photography and hiking purposes. Some also have an external clip for a tripod.
- Rolling cases: Available in hard and fabric shells, these are handy if you need to carry a lot of different photography gear or equipment. They have wheels, but some also have straps you can use to wear on your back.
Equipment carried
Depending on the design, carrying capacity and pockets, camera backpacks can fit anything you need for photography. This includes:
- Tripods
- Digital cameras
- Lenses
- Cords or cables
- Spare memory cards
- Lens cleaners or wipes
- Remote shutter releases
- Camera stabilizer
If you typically shoot with a standard DSLR or digital camera and don’t need a lot of extra equipment, choose a smaller bag with the right pockets to hold your things. But if you need several lenses, a tripod and other large gear, go with a bigger bag designed to hold everything.
Take inventory of what you usually need for your excursions before choosing a backpack. If you plan to get more equipment later, consider getting a slightly larger bag so you have space when the time comes.
Capacity and compartments
Most backpacks for cameras come in the following sizes:
- 20 to 30 liters: These standard-sized backpacks have several compartments and are big enough for a day trip or hiking.
- 30 to 70 liters: These larger capacity bags are ideal for overnight photography sessions or those who use a lot of gear.
- 70 liters and up: For outings that last multiple nights and require a lot of equipment, this size is generally perfect.
Regardless of size, many of these backpacks have internal inserts or dividers that separate smaller equipment from larger equipment. This can keep things from bumping into one another while you’re walking. This is especially important if you have more than one lens since it keeps them from getting scratched or irreparably damaged. Oftentimes, the inserts are removable or can be adjusted with Velcro, thus letting you customize how you store things.
Most also have a main compartment for the camera and two to five smaller ones for other gear or equipment, such as water bottles, lenses and storage cards. Depending on the bag, each section has either zippers, buckles or adjustable straps to keep the items secure.
What to look for in a quality camera backpack
Protection
Unlike regular backpacks, camera backpacks are uniquely designed to protect your photography equipment. They mainly do this with padding, which keeps everything in one place, so it doesn’t move around when you’re mobile. This padding is sometimes adjustable, letting you tailor it based on the size of whatever it is you’re carrying.
These bags also typically have a strong shell protecting against the elements, such as wind, snow or rain. This is especially important for outdoor enthusiasts and landscape photographers hoping to get the perfect shot. Since water damage is a major issue, make sure every zipper or other closure can completely close to keep out any moisture.
Check the bag for the quality of its stitching. Those with double stitches tend to last the longest and are stronger than others. Also, see if the backpack has a thick base, as this can make a difference in how well protected your gear is.
Materials
The most common materials found in camera backpacks are:
- Nylon: Resistant to water and dense, bags consisting of nylon are durable.
- Canvas: This moisture-resistant material can carry heavy equipment without losing its shape.
- Polyester: Great at repelling water, polyester is durable and can hold heavy loads.
- Hard plastic: Although it’s not very flexible, this material is resistant to damage, dries quickly and is easy to keep clean.
- Cotton canvas: Durable and reliable, this heavy-duty fabric is water-resistant.
- Leather: Flexible and sturdy, this natural material is waterproof and stylish.
- Ballistic nylon: Often used on the interior, ballistic nylon can keep moisture away from your gear.
Straps
Regardless of type, the straps should have enough padding to provide shoulder support and comfort for long-term use. They should also be adjustable for a perfect fit. Some backpacks come with a hip belt or strap that provides extra stability and support while limiting how much the bag moves while you’re walking.
Fit
Choose a camera backpack based on your torso length and the circumference of your hips. This ensures the bag fits well, reduces sway and maximizes comfort. This is especially helpful if you plan to wear it across long distances.
How much you can expect to spend on a camera backpack
Entry-level backpacks cost $40-$100, while more professional ones usually cost $150-$250.
Camera backpacks FAQ
Can I use a regular backpack to carry my equipment?
A. Traditional backpacks aren’t recommended for camera gear and other fragile equipment. This is because the compartments don’t always have enough padding and, in many cases, don’t come with inserts or dividers to keep things in place.
Do I need multiple camera bags?
A. It’s a good idea to get at least two backpacks, a smaller one for quick outings and a larger one for longer trips.
What are the best camera backpacks to buy?
Top camera backpack
What you need to know: This durable, modular backpack is insulated and has stretchable padding to keep all your camera gear safe and secure.
What you’ll love: This backpack has two comfortable straps. It also has movable panels to fit a lot of photography equipment. It consists of water-resistant, reliable material and is padded all around. It also comes with a water bottle pouch.
What you should consider: The zippers are inside, making them tricky to use at first.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top camera backpack for the money
Bagsmart DSLR Camera Bag Backpack
What you need to know: This fashionable backpack is perfect for DSLR cameras, lenses and any other gear you need.
What you’ll love: Available in five colors, such as light pink and khaki, this high-capacity bag comes with customizable padded dividers you can adjust to fit your equipment. It consists of a strong, waterproof canvas and has lockable zippers to prevent theft.
What you should consider: There’s not a lot of padding at the base of the bag or waist strap, though the rest of the bag is well-padded.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
USA Gear DSLR Camera Backpack Case
What you need to know: This large, secure bag can fit everything from a camera and a tripod to a 15.6-inch laptop.
What you’ll love: It has a customizable interior with padded dividers. It also has multiple compartments for carrying smaller gear, such as chargers, cables and other accessories. Although it’s large, it’s not bulky. It’s available in six colors, including blue, purple and green.
What you should consider: The zippers aren’t very strong.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Thieves are caught on camera, targeting a local non-profit.
Servant’s Heart of Indy is a food pantry outreach that helps hundreds of Hoosiers. Now, volunteers and police are searching for the people who stole the organization’s box truck.
“I want God to really work on their heart,” said Bill Boone, founder of Servant’s Heart of Indy. “What they did was wrong.”
The back of Boone’s shirt says, ‘I drive the truck.’ He picks up loads of food so each week volunteers can hand it out to families in need throughout southeastern Marion County.
Friday morning, Boone was getting ready to make a trip.
“Uh oh, truck’s not there” he remembered.
Around 4:30 a.m. Friday, surveillance footage shows a van pulling up right next to the food pantry’s box truck. Within 10 minutes, the three suspects and the truck vanished.
“It’s an extra little burden on us to have to shuffle things around to be able to do still do God’s work,” Boone said. “We just to have to work at it a little harder.”
Servant’s Heart of Indy only had the truck for about five months. The group saved for five years to buy it.
“They stole it from God,” Boone said. “They didn’t steal it from me, so when you steal something from God, he motivates an army of people, of believers.”
Last month, Servant’s Heart saw more than 700 families, double the amount from April 2021.
“Last Thursday and Saturday we had three families come that they were living in their car,” Boone said. “They had their whole life in their car.”
Boone said he knows there are still families in need and that is why he and all the volunteers are going to continue with their good work.
“Evil people do evil things,” he said. “We just do the best we can with what we have left to work with and we go on.”
A police report was filed. Anyone that sees the box truck or knows anything about the crime is being asked to call Beech Grove Police. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/thieves-steal-box-truck-from-beech-grove-food-pantry/ | 2022-05-03T02:34:57Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/thieves-steal-box-truck-from-beech-grove-food-pantry/ | false |
Twins fifth. Jose Miranda pops out to shallow center field to Jorge Mateo. Trevor Larnach doubles to deep right field. Ryan Jeffers singles to left field. Trevor Larnach scores. Nick Gordon grounds out to second base. Ryan Jeffers out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, Orioles 0.
Orioles fifth. Rougned Odor triples to deep left center field. Ramon Urias out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Max Kepler. Rougned Odor scores. Robinson Chirinos pops out to first base to Luis Arraez. Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, Orioles 1.
Twins sixth. Byron Buxton singles to center field. Luis Arraez grounds out to shallow infield to Ryan Mountcastle. Byron Buxton to second. Carlos Correa singles to center field. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco lines out to center field to Cedric Mullins. Max Kepler walks. Jose Miranda lines out to center field to Cedric Mullins.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 2, Orioles 1. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Minnesota-Baltimore-Runs-17143254.php | 2022-05-03T02:39:33Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Minnesota-Baltimore-Runs-17143254.php | false |
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Correa's tiebreaking single gives Twins 10th win in 11 games
Chris Paddack pitched effectively into the sixth, and Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single that same inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to their 10th win in 11 games, a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
The Canadian Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched effectively into the sixth, and Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single that same inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to their 10th win in 11 games, a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
The Twins were shut out in two of Paddack's first three starts this season but got just enough run support to win this time.
Paddack (1-2) allowed a run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander left with men on first and third and one out. Joe Smith then took the mound and got Ryan Mountcastle to bounce into a double play that kept the Twins up 2-1.
Griffin Jax and Emilio Pagán each worked a hitless inning, and hard-throwing rookie Jhoan Duran pitched a perfect ninth for his first career save.
Tyler Wells allowed a run and four hits in five innings for Baltimore. Bryan Baker (1-1) allowed a leadoff single in the sixth to Byron Buxton, who went to second on a groundout and scored on Correa's single.
The Twins took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Ryan Jeffers. The Orioles tied it in the bottom half when Rougned Odor hit a leadoff triple and came home on a sacrifice fly by Ramón Urías.
Minnesota third baseman Jose Miranda made his big-league debut. Ranked as baseball’s No. 93 prospect by MLB Pipeline, he went hitless in four at-bats.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Minnesota put INF Miguel Sanó (left knee sprain) and OF Kyle Garlick (right calf strain) on the 10-day injured list.
Orioles: Trey Mancini (ribs) missed a third straight game.
UP NEXT
The Orioles send Bruce Zimmermann (1-1) to the mound against Minnesota's Joe Ryan (3-1) on Tuesday night. Ryan threw seven scoreless innings against Detroit in his last start.
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SKY ZONE TRAMPOLINE PARK IS NOW OPEN IN CENTRAL PHOENIX
The Originator Of Wall-To-Wall Action Is Celebrating Its Official Grand Opening On Saturday, May 7, 2022
PHOENIX, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sky Zone, a subsidiary brand of CircusTrix and the creator of the world's first indoor trampoline park, has officially become Arizona's latest and greatest entertainment attraction with the opening of its newest location in Central Phoenix. Located at 928 W. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85013 (NW Corner of 7th Ave. & Camelback Rd.), Sky Zone is bringing the power of play, featuring a number of fun and out-of-the-box attractions including trampolines, Zip Line, Air Court, Drop Zone, Mega Launch slide, SkySlam, Ultimate Fusion Dodgeball Court, a Toddler Zone and more! To celebrate this new location, Sky Zone Central Phoenix is hosting a Grand Opening Party on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. (MST).
The Central Phoenix community is encouraged to join Sky Zone on Saturday, May 7 for its Grand Opening celebration, which will include a ribbon cutting, free food, music, and giveaways. There will also be special guest appearances by Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix Suns Gorilla! Tickets are limited to building capacity, so it is highly encouraged guests book their ticket online to confirm their spot:skyzone.com/centralphoenix.
Sky Zone Central Phoenix is the third trampoline park owned and operated by two local Phoenix families. This new venue joins the franchise group's existing locations in Peoria and Scottsdale, expanding on their mission to share a fun indoor place for other families to enjoy together.
With over 150 parks in the world, Sky Zone holds its reputation as the originators of wall-to-wall aerial action and continues to invent epic new ways to play, gather and compete. There is something at this new park for every age including the Toddler Zone which is perfect for children under the age of 6. The park and its wide variety of attractions is open to children and adults alike and features several private party and event spaces, which can be reserved for birthday parties, corporate outings, meetings, fundraising events, and more.
For more information on the park, scheduling events or purchasing a pass, guests may visit our website: skyzone.com/centralphoenix.
About Sky Zone:
Sky Zone believes in the power of active play to make us healthier, happier, and more creative. Founded in 2004 as the world's first trampoline park, Sky Zone provides an unparalleled environment in which people live joyously in the moment with gravity-defying, wall-to-wall aerial attractions. Always searching for new ways to play, Sky Zone has evolved beyond its roots into a Trampoline Park+, an active entertainment experience featuring Ninja Warrior Courses, Climbing Walls, Zip Lines and more attractions along with a commitment to positively impacting local communities. Sky Zone has expanded to more than 170 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, United Kingdom, Norway, China, India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Guatemala, and Colombia. Sky Zone also launched the first trampoline park at sea, onboard the Carnival Panorama. Recent awards and accolades received include being named to 2020 Franchise Times Top 200+, Entrepreneur's 2020 Franchise 500, Entrepreneur's Top Global Franchises and among the outlet's list of leading franchise organizations best positioned for growth in uncertain times. The Sky Zone experience has been featured in movies and TV shows like The Bachelorette and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Sky Zone is part of CircusTrix, the world's largest developer, operator, and franchisor of trampoline and active entertainment parks with a network of more than 280 global locations. For franchising opportunities, please visit www.skyzone.com/franchise.
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Nuclear pacts questioned
The U.S., United Kingdom and Russia signed an agreement in 1994 to ensure Ukraine’s sovereignty if it gave up its nuclear weapons. Ukraine, at that time, had the third-largest number of nuclear weapons in the world. They gave up their nuclear weapons to Russia for elimination. Look how much the agreements were worth.
Anyone wonder why North Korea or Iran do not want to give up their nuclear programs?
Jerry D. Schmidt
A clear border plan
Re: “Soldier’s body recovered from river,” Metro, April 26:
The drowning of Texas Guardsman Spc. Bishop Evans is the latest example of the failed, incompetent and ignorant criminalization of immigration policies from leaders who lack critical thinking ability and historical knowledge.
The answer on our southern border is to use a legal system to process immigrants, house them temporarily, provide job training for them to enter our scarce workforces and assimilate them. The United Sates could even buy buses for Mexico to bring immigrants to entry points. This bypasses the cartels, provides humanitarian assistance, and stops drownings and damage to property along the border. Immigrants have sought freedom through the ages for safety and security, the same things we take for granted.
It is laughable when political candidates say, “Vote for me and I will secure the border.” Not one offers a plan on how they will do it.
George Farías
Founding Fathers’ vision
Re: “U.S. is a republic,” Your Turn, April 26:
I concur with letter writer Martha Confray that the Founding Fathers did not want to establish a “direct democracy.” They crafted our Constitution to provide for a form of government run by democratically elected representatives. Therefore, we individually take responsibility for running our country by voting for and electing our representatives.
Oxford Dictionaries defines democracy as a “system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.” This definition encapsulates the government established by our Constitution. I disagree with Confray’s statement, “The fact that we live in a republic not a democracy should be clear to all.”
We are a democracy because the Constitution grants eligible citizens the right to vote. We are considered a republic because we delegate responsibility to our representatives to handle the actions of our government.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 2, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
907 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON...JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN GARVIN...
SOUTHERN STEPHENS...SOUTHEASTERN COTTON...NORTHWESTERN CARTER...
SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC...MURRAY AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
At 907 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Roff to 3 miles west of Graham to 6 miles
southeast of Randlett, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Sulphur, Davis, Waurika, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wynnewood, Wilson,
Comanche, Ringling, Temple, Ryan, Roff, Springer, Petrolia, Velma,
Byers, Dean, Randlett, Katie and Dougherty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Troutman Pepper Names Five New Office Managing Partners Across the Country
NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Troutman Pepper announced today the following appointments to the role of office managing partner (OMP) in five of its offices: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Princeton, and San Francisco. The positions were effective May 1, 2022.
"We are grateful to these attorneys for their willingness to take on this important leadership role in addition to the demands of their busy practices," said Tom Cole, Troutman Pepper Managing Partner. "We also want to thank those partners who are transitioning out of these positions," he continued. "They have served the firm well during a transformational merger and a pandemic."
The new OMPs are:
- Miranda Hooker, Boston, Health Sciences Litigation. Hooker is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney who advises clients in internal and government investigations and enforcement matters.
- Susan Charles, Chicago, Environmental and Natural Resources. Charles counsels clients on all aspects of environmental law including regulatory compliance, risk assessment, enforcement defense, and environmental litigation
- Tambry Bradford, Los Angeles, Business Litigation. Bradford serves as lead trial counsel for individuals and public and private companies facing high-stakes litigation.
- Delia Donahue, Princeton, Finance and Restructuring. Donahue guides borrowers and lenders through corporate finance decisions and helps them manage complex commercial lending transactions, restructurings, and workouts.
- Kalama Lui-Kwan, San Francisco, Consumer Financial Services. Lui-Kwan represents parties in complex commercial disputes arising out of M&A deals and represents consumer-facing companies in class actions and regulatory investigations.
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Buck stopped: Showalter suspended, Braves cool off Mets 5-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Austin Riley homered, Max Fried won his third straight outing and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the New York Mets with a 5-2 victory Monday night in the first of 19 meetings between the NL East rivals this season.
Travis d'Arnaud had three hits and three RBIs against his former team. Fried (3-2) settled in after a rocky start, outpitching Chris Bassitt as the defending World Series champions took the opener of a four-game series with only their second comeback win of the year.
Mark Canha hit his first home run for the division-leading Mets (16-8), who played without manager Buck Showalter. He was suspended for one game about 20 minutes before the first pitch after Major League Baseball determined New York reliever Yoan López intentionally threw at Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber the previous night.
López, optioned to Triple-A Syracuse following Sunday's victory, received a three-game ban that starts whenever he returns to the active big league roster - unless he appeals.
On a misty, 53-degree night at Citi Field, Riley got the Braves (11-13) started in the sixth inning with a leadoff single. One out later, Ozzie Albies grounded a single through the open left side of an overshifted infield and d'Arnaud flared an 0-2 slider from Bassitt into shallow right field for a tying double.
Adam Duvall's sacrifice fly gave Atlanta a 3-2 lead, and d'Arnaud added a two-run double off struggling reliever Trevor May in the eighth.
Atlanta Braves' Max Fried pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Collin McHugh entered with the bases loaded in the seventh and struck out Canha to end the inning. A.J. Minter worked a 1-2-3 eighth and Kenley Jansen got three outs to remain perfect in seven save chances with his new team.
Fried went six innings, allowing two runs and four hits. The left-hander struck out six and walked none.
Bassitt (3-2) permitted three runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
Starling Marte doubled in the second and scored on a wild pitch by Fried. Canha connected in the third to make it 2-0.
After that, Fried retired 11 of his final 12 batters - striking out five. The only one to reach safely was Jeff McNeil on a bunt single.
Riley launched his seventh home run of the season leading off the fourth.
In the seventh, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. made a bid for his first extra-base hit since returning last week from knee surgery last summer for a torn knee ligament. But center fielder Brandon Nimmo made a leaping grab at the 408-foot sign to end the inning.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves manager Brian Snitker said he wasn't worried about Acuña playing right field on the potentially slick surface after it rained much of the day in New York. Acuña will likely play one game during Tuesday's doubleheader, Snitker said.
ROSTER CUTS
Teams were required to pare down active rosters from 28 players to 26 on Monday. Atlanta optioned LHP Kyle Muller and RHP William Woods to Triple-A Gwinnett following Sunday's loss at Texas. New York optioned López to Triple-A Syracuse and designated slumping DH/2B Robinson Canó for assignment.
UP NEXT
The teams play a single-admission doubleheader Tuesday. RHP Charlie Morton (1-2, 7.00 ERA) will start the opener for Atlanta, with RHP Kyle Wright (3-0, 1.13) going in the nightcap. RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 4.09) and LHP David Peterson will pitch for the Mets, although Showalter would not reveal the order before Monday's game.
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Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley hits a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits an RBI-double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley, right, celebrates with third base coach Ron Washington as he runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies, right, slides past New York Mets catcher James McCann to score during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Mark Canha reacts after striking out with the bases loaded during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Chris Bassitt pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Mark Canha follows through on a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Starling Marte hits a double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Atlanta Braves' Max Fried pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10777041/Buck-stopped-Showalter-suspended-Braves-cool-Mets-5-2.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-03T03:03:26Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10777041/Buck-stopped-Showalter-suspended-Braves-cool-Mets-5-2.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series.
Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists. Jake Muzzin scored and David Kampf added a goal on a short-handed breakaway for Toronto, which killed off five Lightning power plays, including an early five-minute major.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 shots for the Lightning.
The second game of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Toronto.
Teams that have won the series opener hold an all-time record of 499-228, including a 9-6 mark last season.
Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe predicted a “borderline violent” series, and that’s exactly how things unfolded seven minutes into the first period. Toronto winger Kyle Clifford pasted Tampa’s Ross Colton from behind into the boards to earn a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
After having already killed off one minor penalty, Toronto had the better chances down a man as Alexander Kerfoot shot off the post on a 2-on-1.
The Maple Leafs failed to convert on two subsequent power plays, but moved ahead with 1:41 left in the period when Muzzin’s point shot through a screen beat Vasilevskiy.
William Nylander nearly made it 2-0 late in the period on a breakaway after blocking a shot, but failed to beat Vasilevskiy through the pads.
Toronto called a timeout ahead of a 5-on-3 power play in second and took just 11 seconds to score with five forwards on the ice. Marner fed Matthews, whose shot beat Vasilevskiy to the short side.
Tampa got its fourth man advantage later in the period, but Kampf beat Victor Hedman to a loose puck as Toronto once again showed its superior speed before beating Vasilevskiy to make it 3-0 at 9:27.
Campbell had to be sharp at the other end on another Lightning power play. He made a nice blocker stop on Brayden Point off a Nikita Kucherov feed. Steven Stamkos then heeled a one-timer.
The Leafs put the game out of reach at 16:39, when Marner snapped his long playoff goal drought. The winger took a slick pass from Morgan Rielly off the rush and beat Vasilevskiy for his first playoff goal since April 11, 2019, a stretch of 18 games.
Toronto kept pressing into the third period. Matthews made it 5-0 when Vasilevskiy misplayed the puck behind his net and he scored his second at 8:16.
The game took another violent turn midway through the period with multiple fights on one shift. Rielly cut Lightning defenseman Jan Rutta in one skirmish, and the Lightning's Pat Maroon and Corey Perry, and Toronto’s Wayne Simmonds and Ilya Lyubushkin were also sent to the locker rooms with misconducts.
The Leafs have lost seven straight post-season series and haven’t advanced to the second round since 2004. They absorbed a crushing seven-game loss last season when the Montreal Canadiens stormed back from a 3-1 deficit.
The Lightning have won eight straight series since a stunning sweep at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2019, following a 128-point campaign and the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy.
NOTES: The Maple Leafs hit the ice for Game 1 on the 55-year anniversary of the franchise’s last Stanley Cup. ... Toronto had winger Ondrej Kase in the lineup after he missed the last 20 regular-season games with a concussion. Top-line winger Michael Bunting sat out a fourth straight contest with an undisclosed injury. ... Forward Jason Spezza was a healthy scratch for Toronto. ... Zach Bogosian sat out for the Lightning. ... The third and fourth games in the series are set for Friday and Sunday in Tampa.
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VANDALIA, Ohio (WDTN) – Police are investigating a shooting at a hotel in Vandalia Monday night.
Vandalia police dispatch confirmed that police are at the scene of a shooting at the Knights Inn in the 7500 block of Poe Avenue.
Dispatchers said one person was reportedly injured and taken to the hospital. Their condition is not known at this time.
No one is in custody at this time. It has not been made known what led up to the shooting.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-9-8-8
(two, nine, eight, eight)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-9-8-8
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian went for classic and iconic at the Met Gala, once again breaking the internet by donning one of Marilyn Monroe's most famous looks.
By tracking her whereabouts from paparazzi photos and scanning recent interviews, social media users guessed that Kardashian was going to wear the dress when she and Davidson were recently spotted in Orlando, Florida — the home of Ripley's Believe It or Not. In 2016, the dress worn by Marilyn Monroe as she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy in 1962 was sold at auction to Ripley's Believe It or Not for nearly $5 million.
The figure-hugging nude dress worn by Kardashian at Monday's Met Gala contains more than 2,500 handstitched crystals.
Kardashian was the final celebrity to walk the Met Gala red carpet, joined by her boyfriend, Pete Davidson. She swapped her signature long black hair for a tight platinum blonde bun, emulating Monroe.
The reality TV star and entrepreneur told Vogue that she had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress. All of Kardashian's sisters attend the Met Gala, as did momager Kris Jenner.
Kim Kardashian and Davidson made their first red carpet outing together last week at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — $5.85 million was approved to be used by the City of Charleston for construction relating to sidewalks and paving projects during today’s City Council meeting. The City of Charleston says this is the largest investment in more than 20 years.
The money was authorized by the Council so the City can enter into contracts for the construction, according to the City of Charleston.
$4,257,100 is being used for asphalt street paving, done by Mr. Asphalt, Inc. and $969,100 for concrete street paving, done by McClanahan Construction Company. $621,366 is being used for concrete sidewalk ramp construction to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. This will be done by SQP Construction Group, Inc.
For a list of the asphalt street paving, click here and here.
The concrete street paving will take place on:
- Beacon Hill
- East Donnally Road
- Emerald Road
- Glenridge Road
- Lindy Road
- Lower Donnally Road
- Woodbridge Drive
The City of Charleston says in a press release that the sidewalk ramp construction will take place, “throughout the city.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic dresses, a gold beaded body hugger Monroe wore when she sexily sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago.
Kardashian had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress, designed by Jean Louis and purchased in 2016 by the Ripley’s Believe or Not! museum in Orlando, Florida, for a whopping $4.81 million.
“It was such a challenge,” she said. “I was determined to fit it.”
The dress originally cost $12,000. It was so tight Monroe had to be sewn into it when she purred “Happy birthday, Mr. President” on May 19, 1962, at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser. She died three months later. It has been known as the “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress ever since.
Earlier, Blake Lively smiled for the cameras in a grand Versace gown, with husband Ryan Reynolds in brown velvet, Billie Eilish went with an upcycled green lace-trim dress from Gucci and Cynthia Erivo wore sheer white Louis Vuitton with a matching head piece as the Met Gala returned to its berth on the first Monday in May after years of pandemic upheaval.
The celebration of American design was themed to gilded glamour, sprouting classic black tuxedoes for many of the men and lots of dresses in black and white for the women. Others paid literal homage to New York City and still more shimmered in metallic golds and silver.
“Black and white are THE colors for the evening,” said Holly Katz, a stylist and host of the Fashion Crimes podcast.
Slideshow: Looks from the Met Gala 2022
Lively, one of the evening’s co-hosts, wore a bronze and rose gold look that transformed into a shimmery layer of baby blue as a large bow was pulled. Lively’s look drew inspiration from both the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the blue ceiling of Grand Central Station.
“Instead of looking to fashion to influence the dress, I looked to New York City architecture,” Lively said.
Camila Cabello worked a huge white gown with a midriff top, from Prabal Gurung, while Jordan Roth, the theater producer, provided a reveal of his own, removing a black, egg-like shell to a matching bulbous pants suit. Janelle Monáe offered a royal wave in a black and white bedazzled helmet piece and slinky gown with head piece.
“Amazing. I’m proud to be American. I’m proud to be wearing Ralph Lauren. This is gilded glamour from the future,” Monae told The Associated Press.
New York Mayor Eric Adams put politics front and center in a tux emblazoned with “End Gun Violence” on the back. Former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was in a Bordeaux-colored gown designed by Joseph Altuzarra with the names of historic women sewn into the hem and neckline. They include Abigail Adams, Shirley Chisolm and Madeleine Albright.
Clinton’s last Met Gala was a while ago.
“I told Anna I would come every 20 years,” she said.
The cast of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” joined forces in sparkling suits, capes and gowns from Prada. The film’s star, Austin Butler, wore a cropped suit and silk scarf with a jeweled brooch. Luhrmann said his film is, ultimately, about America.
Maude Apatow, in a black off-shoulder look, accessorized with Cartier, including a wide diamond choker.
Vogue livestream co-host Vanessa Hudgens made her way up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a vaguely Victorian black sheer lace gown with a long train. She was joined by La La Anthony, her fellow Vogue host who wore a deep red look with cut out shoulders from LaQuan Smith.
“I’m practically naked,” Hudgens joked.
Anthony said: “Those stairs are intimidating.”
And if the Met Gala’s return feels like one of those what, already moments, it is.
It’s been just under eight months since the last gala, an annual fundraiser that raises eight-figure sums for the Met’s Costume Institute. Pre-pandemic, about 600 A-listers from fashion, sports, music, film, TV, technology and beyond were invited. This year and last, the numbers were closer to 400. The 2020 gala was canceled.
More than $16.4 million was raised last year. The starry event is the institute’s primary budget feeder.
This year’s gala coincides with the opening of the second part of a two-part exhibit at the Costume Institute focused on American fashion and style. The evening’s dress code is gilded glamour and white tie, a la the Gilded Age, that tumultuous period between the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century known for its robber barons, drama and grandeur.
This year’s walk up the Grand Staircase at the Met returns the gala to its legendary berth on the first Monday in May, with the official livestream appearing on Vogue’s website.
Vogue’s Anna Wintour has run the gala since 1995. She continues as one of the night’s honorary co-chairs, along with designer Tom Ford and Instagram’s Adam Mosseri. The official co-chairs for 2022 are Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
While many on Wintour’s carefully tended guest list follow the dress code, others go their own way. Interpretation is everything. Think Rihanna in a papal hat, Billy Porter as a sun god carried on a litter by shirtless men and Lady Gaga peeling off layers as the fashion world came to a standstill to watch.
Eilish wore a custom Gucci corset look of ivory and duchesse satin with green lace and a padded bustle. Erivo’s look came with a large train as she held hands with Sarah Jessica Parker, who wore custom Christopher John Rogers, a white and black striped Cinderella ballgown with a pink and black head piece.
Alicia Keys’ Ralph Lauren dress was inspired by her native New York City, with a cape evoking the New York City skyline outlined in small hand-placed crystals. Her husband, Swizz Beatz, also a native New Yorker, donned a New York sports jacket.
Keys said her dress was meant to “represent an empire state of mind and a city of gods here tonight.”
Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, showed up with his mother, Maye Musk a former model adorned in Chopard pearls and other jewels. Her son went with a classic tux with tails.
Tessa Thompson, meanwhile, chose a bright cotton candy ink tulle Carolina Herrera dress, designer Wes Gordon at her side. She said her look was made of 200 meters of tulle. Gordon said Thompson told him pink was her favorite color and he took it from there.
Ariana DeBose was resplendent in golden Moschino by Jeremy Scott.
“This guy turned me into a fashion Oscar,” she said.
And the gala included a marriage proposal. Former state Assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa got down on one knee to pop the question to a stunned Laurie Cumbo, the city’s commissioner of cultural affairs. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/photos-red-carpet-looks-from-the-2022-met-gala/ | 2022-05-03T03:14:42Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/photos-red-carpet-looks-from-the-2022-met-gala/ | false |
WASHINGTON — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter.
The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the draft Politico posted, which if verified marks a shocking revelation of the high court’s secretive deliberation process, particularly before a case is formally decided.
A Supreme Court spokeswoman said the court had no comment.
The news outlet published what was labeled as a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling in the case, and opinions — and even justices’ votes — have been known to change during the drafting process. The court is expected to rule on the case before its term is up in late June or early July.
The draft is signed by Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court's 6-3 conservative majority, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush.
“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the draft opinion states.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” it adds, referencing the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey that affirmed Roe’s finding of a constitutional right to abortion services but allowed states to place some constraints on the practice. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
The draft opinion in effect states there is no constitutional right to abortion services and would allow individual states to more heavily regulate or outright ban the procedure.
Politico said only that it received “a copy of the draft opinion from a person familiar with the court’s proceedings in the Mississippi case along with other details supporting the authenticity of the document.”
The report came amid a legislative push to restrict abortion in several Republican-led states — Oklahoma being the most recent — even before the court issues its decision. Critics of those measures have said low-income women will disproportionately bear the burden of new restrictions.
The leak jumpstarted the intense political reverberations that the high court’s ultimate decision was expected to have in the midterm election year. Already politicians on both sides of the aisle were seizing on the report to fundraise and energize their supporters on either side of the hot-button issue.
An AP-NORC poll in December found that Democrats increasingly see protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government.
Other polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned. In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just 29% said the court should overturn the decision. In general, AP-NORC polling finds a majority of the public favors abortion being legal in most or all cases.
Still, when asked about abortion policy generally, Americans have nuanced attitudes on the issue, and many don’t think that abortion should be possible after the first trimester or that women should be able to obtain a legal abortion for any reason.
Alito said the court can't predict how the public might react and shouldn't try. “We cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences such as concern about the public’s reaction to our work,” Alito wrote in the draft opinion, according to Politico.
At arguments in December, all six conservative justices signaled that they would uphold the Mississippi law, and five asked questions that suggested that overruling Roe and Casey was a possibility.
Only Chief Justice John Roberts seemed prepared to take the smaller step of upholding the 15-week ban, though that too would be a significant weakening of abortion rights.
Until now, the court has allowed states to regulate but not ban abortion before the point of viability, around 24 weeks.
The court's three liberal justices seemed likely to be in dissent.
It's impossible to know what efforts are taking place behind the scenes to influence any justice's vote. If Roberts is inclined to allow Roe to survive, he need only pick off one other conservative vote to deprive the court of a majority to overrule the abortion landmark. | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-roe-wade-abortion-draft-decision/507-5d1c42ae-f1c4-41c4-8da6-c52b08d11030 | 2022-05-03T03:18:05Z | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-roe-wade-abortion-draft-decision/507-5d1c42ae-f1c4-41c4-8da6-c52b08d11030 | false |
The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it hasn’t been announced publicly.
The All-Star center remains in Russia after being detained following her arrival at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. She has a hearing set for May 19.
The decal will feature Griner’s initials “BG” as well as her No. 42. All 12 teams will have the decal on their home courts starting with the season opener Friday night. The Mercury open their season at home that night against the Las Vegas Aces.
ESPN first reported the news of the decal.
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at the WNBA Draft that there would be a league-wide charity initiative spearheaded by the Mercury to support Griner’s philanthropic project, called BG’s Heart and Sole Shoe Drive.
Griner had one of her best seasons last year — the league’s second leading scorer and sixth in rebounds to help the Mercury reach the WNBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Sky.
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The preliminary vote count is in and Amazon
Double win for Amazon
In addition to the win at LDJ5, Amazon had another victory this week when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional Phoenix-based office agreed to a hearing in support of Amazon’s challenge that the Brooklyn office of the NLRB appeared to be in support of the first union drive in Staten Island JFK8 warehouse, unfairly in favor of Amazon Labor Union (ALU). Amazon stated that labor organizers intimidated workers to vote in their favor along with 25 other allegations. All objections were denied by the ALU. Cornele Overstreet, director at the NLRB Phoenix office, said the evidence behind Amazon's claims "Could be grounds for overturning the election," according to a court filing. This process may go on for months, stalling the start of union contract negotiations which typically can take over a year.
What Amazon thinks about unionization
In an interview with CNBC, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company thinks employees are better off not joining a union. Jassy said, “At a place like Amazon that empowers employees, if they see something they can do better for customers or for themselves, they can go meet in a room, decide how to change it and change it,” Jassy said. “That type of empowerment doesn’t happen when you have unions. It’s much more bureaucratic, it’s much slower.” Jassy discussed the importance of workers being able to meet directly with management to express concerns and believes that adding union representation will decrease the empowerment of workers, remove direct connections with the managers and filter communication through one voice. Jassy discussed how today many employees can provide feedback, but with a union, direct communication with management is reduced.
Fair pay, working conditions and benefits
Amazon was one of the first companies to champion the $15 minimum wage which is now up to $18 per hour. The company provides full benefits, a 401K plan, 20 weeks of paid leave and tuition reimbursement for workers that want to get an education. Amazon was ranked number one in the U.S. on LinkedIn’s annual Top Companies list and ranked number two on Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies list. Amazon achieved the Top Employer Certification by the Top Employers Institute for 2022 in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain in recognition of Amazon’s quality work environment, professional development opportunities, and programs available to employees. Ironically, as Amazon has rolled out many new employee initiatives like higher wages, educational financial assistance, and added mental wellness benefits over the past year, unionization efforts have risen.
Union contract negotiations specify wages, working conditions and benefits. For companies like Amazon which has been known to pay higher than average wages, subsidize education, and provide generous benefits and overall good working conditions, what is there to negotiate?
Employer of choice
Companies that can have a highly engaging workforce and become “employers of choice” have five successful characteristics which include setting clear goals, open and honest communication, providing growth opportunities, rewarding great performance and providing benefits that show a mutual commitment between employers and employees. When these employment practices fall short, in the eyes of the worker the door is left open for others to step in.
Safe working conditions, especially in warehouse environments, are a top concern for workers. If unsafe conditions or rigorous employee tracking and monitoring of work exist in today’s environment, Amazon will continue to be challenged. The perceptions of good working environments must align between management and employees. When this does not happen, companies are essentially inviting a third party to step in and negotiate these basic conditions.
Unions for retail in decline
While Amazon continues to funnel millions into anti-unionization efforts, it hopes to squash the ongoing efforts of union organizers. As unionization has decreased significantly in the retail sector, many unions see these small battles with Amazon as a way to begin the restoration of union labor at major retailers. Union membership (all sectors) is down in 2021 to 10.3% of workers compared to 2020 when it was at 10.8%. Back in 1983, 20.1% of workers in all sectors were represented by unions. Retail trade unionization was at 4.9% in 2011, declining in ten years to 4.4%. Unions have generally struggled over the past few decades to remain relevant.
Unionization efforts in the retail industry have, in the past, resulted in major changes to some of the most difficult and pressing policies. Paying workers a fair wage, providing ethical working environments and ensuring safe working conditions are all areas where unions have made great progress in retail. As government laws and regulations have spurred more stringent restrictions on these key areas, the need for union representation has declined. Companies that provide good working conditions, pay a living wage, and create safe work environments are lessening the need for workers to rise up and demand union representation.
Lesson learned
Amazon may have well learned its lesson through the JFK8 union drive and the missteps that the company took well before the vote was held. Workers that weigh the pros and cons of unions during a unionization drive are pelted with propaganda from both sides of the aisle. Both unions and companies promise higher wages, better working conditions and benefits that are in alignment with worker needs. At the end of the day, however, it is the worker that will decide if they want to hand over their rights to a union to negotiate for them or if they put their trust in the company to do the right thing.
Amazon Q1 performance short of stellar
Amazon lost $3.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022, mostly attributed to its investment of $7.6 billion in Rivian Automotive. The company, however, did experience slower sales trends than in the previous two years for the same Q1 period with consolidated revenue up only 7% compared to last year’s 44%. Online sales were down 1%, the worst performance of the major business segments. AWS (Amazon Web Services) was the strongest performing segment, with revenue growth of 37%.
Why a union at Amazon is a great concern for management
Union representation of workers generally results in higher operating costs for companies, which eventually leads to higher product or service prices. The millions that might be spent on anti-unionization efforts by a company is a small sum compared to the potential added costs if a significant number of workers unionize; the company structure and hierarchy would become more complicated and decisions would take longer to make, both of which make a highly innovative company less nimble. Although this latest unionization vote involved only a small number of workers at Amazon, the decision not to unionize is a colossal win for Amazon. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2022/05/02/amazon-gets-two-big-wins-against-unionization-here-is-why-it-matters/ | 2022-05-03T03:18:57Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2022/05/02/amazon-gets-two-big-wins-against-unionization-here-is-why-it-matters/ | false |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay Area veterans taking Honor Flight trips to our nation’s capitol will once again receive first-class treatment when they arrive.
It is, indeed, a victory for veterans.
Congressman Gus Bilirakis is thanking 8 On Your Side, in part, for reporting on this crucial matter, helping him make change for our nation’s heroes.
If you’ve ever seen an Honor Flight return home from Washington D.C., you’ve witnessed a magical moment of heart and soul.
“We do honor, duty and country,” said retired Master Sergeant Rachel Hughes, a Vietnam War, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. “Always. I would do it again. Any combat veteran would do it again because we love this great nation and what it stands for. God bless America.”
She describes Honor Flight as a “once in a lifetime experience” and can’t wait for her trip in June.
“I think there’s going to be goosebumps the entire trip,” she said. “It’s going to be proud, an awesome feeling, knowing you’re honored again, maybe the last time.”
Honor Flight is special for many reasons, including the careful planning, the in-depth organizing and the attention to detail so that everything runs smoothly when our heroes touch down in Washington D.C.
Congressman Bilirakis was shocked and saddened when 8 On Your Side told him that the National Parks Service would no longer escort veterans on tours.
“When News Channel 8 got involved, I think that helped tremendously,” Hughes said.
Congressman Bilirakis got to work to quickly fix it.
“Thank you so much, you are 8 on our side, on our veterans side, and I thank you so much. all of you,” Hughes said.
Congressman Bilirakis released the following statement:
On March 31, 2022 Congressman Gus Bilirakis was contacted by a local WFLA reporter alerting him of concerns that the National Parks Service (NPS) had discontinued escorts for the U.S. Honor Flight program in Washington, DC. The Honor Flight Program is a wonderful initiative to honor our nation’s heroes. Congressman Bilirakis has had the privilege of meeting many honor flight groups during their visit to the nation’s Capital and each time has found it to be a very moving and memorable experience. The planning, organization and careful attention to detail ensures that everything runs smoothly. A key component of achieving that goal is the vehicular escort provided by the United States Park Police (USPP) to ensure all Veterans, including those with disabilities, are able to see all of the memorials during their allotted time in DC. Veterans throughout the Tampa Bay area were upset by the news that escorts were being canceled, and Congressman Bilirakis vowed to take immediate action.
“This is a prime example of bureaucracy standing in the way of doing what is right- these Veterans deserve the highest respect from our nation. This is wrong and it needs to remedied immediately! It is the least we can do for these heroes,” said Bilirakis.
Upon learning of this new policy, Bilirakis set a meeting with NPS Director Chuck Sams and senior Department of Interior officials. Congressman Bilirakis made it clear that removing the escort for the Honor Flight is simply unacceptable and that he had secured bipartisan/bicameral support for a legislative fix if the issue wasn’t immediately addressed by the agency. Director Sams and his team assured the Congressman that they would actively work on the situation.
Earlier today, NPS and the Honor Flight Network announced today the resumption of NPS and USPP support of Honor Flight visits to begin again on June 1, 2022.
“For many of these Veterans, the Honor Flight is a once in a lifetime experience–their first and only opportunity to visit DC and to spend time at the beautiful memorials that have been built to recognize their service and sacrifice- and to remember those who served alongside them who did not make it home. I am grateful that the swift action taken by myself and my colleagues ensured that the escort service will be reinstated so our Veterans get the full experience they deserve,” Bilirakis added. | https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/8-on-your-side-ensures-victory-for-veterans-during-honor-flight-trips/ | 2022-05-03T03:21:09Z | https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/8-on-your-side-ensures-victory-for-veterans-during-honor-flight-trips/ | true |
Kyle Calloway had never played tennis when he decided to give it a shot last year.
Turns out he had to wait another year to make his debut.
Calloway, now a junior at Liberty, and his good friend and doubles partner Isaac Wyatt-Dunbar were ready to see what they were made of last spring. Unfortunately, the two spent so much time in quarantine that they decided to give it up for a year.
Now they're trying to make up for the lost time.
Calloway and Wyatt-Dunbar finished third at No. 1 seed doubles in the Class AA-A Region 3 tennis tournament Monday at Shady Spring High School. That qualifies them for the state tournament scheduled for May 12-14 at the Kanawha City Community Center and Charleston Catholic High School.
They were joined by teammates Carson Turner and Isaac Schmidt, who qualified as the runners-up at No. 2 doubles.
Calloway is the Raiders' No. 3 seed in singles and Wyatt-Dunbar is fourth. That's an atypical pairing for No. 1 doubles, but it's worked.
"They work so well together and they picked it up so quickly," said Joan Cooper, now in her fourth year as Liberty's head coach. "They're just such great athletes. We practiced them, and usually you don't put your third and fourth (singles) seeds in first seed doubles, because they are usually lower players. But they play so well together, best buds, that we stuck them at first seed doubles and they've really done well."
Calloway and Wyatt-Dunbar are just thankful for the opportunity after last year's struggles.
"We went back and forth and we didn't get enough practices to play the first couple of games, so we quit, just called it," Calloway said. "I always thought (tennis) was fun. I always kind of watched it, so I was like, may as well give it a try. It's my junior year, I've got two more years left.
"This is my first full year and it's been fun. Can't complain about anything. It's kind of went up and down a little bit, but overall it's been pretty good. I have good teammates, good coaches. It's been fun."
Schmidt, a sophomore, has been in perhaps the toughest position. The Raiders lost two key players in 2021 state qualifiers Andrew Ellis and Jackson Trump (first and second seed, respectively). Schmidt stepped into the first seed and has taken it as a learning experience.
"It's been challenging. I went from fourth seed to first seed because our seniors graduated, but it's been a good experience," he said. "I don't find losing to be a loss. It's losing to learn. I get a lot of compliments from the seniors, like, 'Wow, you're going to be pretty big when you're a senior.'"
State qualifying was a continuation of recent success for the Raiders. Second seed Carson Turner joined Calloway and Wyatt-Dunbar as Coalfield Conference individual champions last week on their home courts. Also winning a championship were Alex Whitener and Patrick Hilbert at No. 3 doubles. Whitener also played there last season but has a new partner in Hilbert.
The girls team — made up of a junior, three sophomores and two freshmen — had a pair of doubles champions last week. Kalee Bower and Kasi Butler won at No. 2, and the No. 3 champions were Zoe Asbury and Maggie Belcher.
"They're doing better," Cooper said of the girls team. "Every year they get better."
Complete results were not available at press time.
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Woodrow Wilson had a successful day in singles at the Class AAA Region 3 tournament.
Girls No. 1 Elysia Salon won the regional championship to lock up her third state tournament appearance. Freshman Abby Dillon will be going to the state tournament as well, finishing runner-up at No. 2.
Boys No. 1 Ram Asaithambi, also a freshman, qualified as runner-up. Rahul Ilangovan did the same at No. 2.
Doubles play will begin Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Kanawha City.
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Fire displaces residents of apartment complex near West Palm Beach
Dozens of Palm Beach County firefighters battled a raging fire at an apartment complex Monday morning.
Firefighters were called to the Palo Verde apartments, located in the 6000 block of Forest Hill Boulevard near West Palm Beach, just before 6 a.m.
Exclusive video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed flames and thick smoke shooting through the roof of the two-story complex.
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said one person was taken to a local hospital after being rescued from a second-floor balcony.
Firefighters from at least three different battalions worked together to get the flames under control.
Pictures of the aftermath showed part of the roof badly charred and caved in, along with wooded support beams exposed and debris littering the ground.
The American Red Cross said at least 18 units were impacted by the blaze and 52 residents — including 16 children — have been displaced. The organization is now helping those families find a new place to live.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
WPTV did not find any code violations involving the apartment complex. However, some residents told WPTV they have not had many inspections in the past couple years. In fact, they said, the smoke alarm did not even go off Monday morning.
A resident who spoke to WPTV in Spanish said he doesn’t know what is going on with this complex.
"You don’t feel safe because you don't have any protection," the resident said. "It's the type of maintenance they have that they aren't paying attention to what is going on around the buildings."
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Indonesia returned to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in full swing Monday after two years of subdued festivities due to pandemic restrictions and travel curbs.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk.
The return of the Eid tradition of homecoming has caused great excitement for people in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, as family gatherings and meet-ups with friends were on people’s lists while shoppers flocked shopping centers despite surges in food prices.
In the past week, millions of Indonesians have crammed into trains, ferries, busses and — in greater numbers than ever — motorcycles, as they poured out of major cities to return to their villages to celebrate the holiday with families amid severe traffic congestion starting to occur on major thoroughfares across the country.
Flights were overbooked and anxious relatives weighed down with boxes of gifts formed long lines at bus stations for journeys that can take days.
The annual exodus tradition, known locally as “mudik,” returned this year after President Joko Widodo surprisingly announced last month that the government decided toease restrictionsfor the holiday festivities for the first time since it was banned two years ago due to COVID-19.
The country had largely recovered from a third wave of COVID-19 infections as anomicron-driven surge peaked at around 64,700 daily cases in mid-February. New daily infections had fallen to around 200 by May. About 80% of Indonesia’s eligible population of 208.2 million people have been fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
The government estimates around 85 million travelers were expected to crisscross the vast archipelago that spans 17,000 islands for Eid al-Fitr this year, with about 14 million travelers departing from Jakarta’s greater metropolitan area. This is significantly higher than pre-pandemic, when some 30 million people participated in the annual exodus tradition.
Worshippers wearing masks joined communal prayers shoulder-to-shoulder without physical distancing in the streets of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and in mosques across the city.
In Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of Muslims attend prayers after authorities shuttered the mosque in 2020, when Islam’s holiest period coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Istiqlal mosque was totally closed during 2020 and remained closed for congregational prayers in 2021.
“Words can’t describe how happy I am today. After two years we were separated by pandemic, today we can do Eid prayer together again,” said Epi Tanjung, a resident in Jakarta. “Hopefully all of these will make us more faithful,” he said after worshiping with his wife at Jakarta’s Al Azhar mosque where Muslims were seen embracing one another after prayers.
Despite soaring food prices in the past month, popular markets such as Tanah Abang in Jakarta were teeming with shoppers buying clothes, shoes, cookies and sweets before the holiday. Security personnel were overwhelmed by thousands of shoppers and traders who ignored health protocols.
The Trade Ministry has said that prices of imported staple foods including wheat, sugar, beef and soybeans had seen the sharpest year-on-year rise in 2022 as a result of rising global commodity prices and supply chain disruptions, particularly followingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Prices may go higher as loosened pandemic restrictions coupled with the Eid al-Fitr festivities and the end of the Ramadan fasting month increase domestic food demand.
“Food prices, which are getting higher day by day, certainly affected my life,” said Aneke Karolina, a mother of two in Jakarta.
“But falling trust in government makes it harder, as this is an annual problem ahead of Eid,” she said, adding that she hopes the prices would return to normal as they have in the past after the holiday celebration’s end. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/indonesian-muslims-fully-celebrate-eid-al-fitr-after-2-years/ | 2022-05-03T03:25:13Z | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/indonesian-muslims-fully-celebrate-eid-al-fitr-after-2-years/ | false |
Fred Robles of team Rio Valley Meat pulls chicken off the grill for judging at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Diana Tomlin shows off the banners which will go to the winners of the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels. The cookoff benefits the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Comal County.
Adam Luna slices into a piece of chicken before submitting it for judging at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Team BBQ Depot Eddie Medrano glazes chicken at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Team BBQ Depot Eddie Medrano's glazed chicken at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Leann Cowey, left, and Sandra Guenther judge beans at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels. The judges give scores on presentation, taste and texture.
Selina Cervantes, right, and Jesus Cardenas sample beans for team "Up in Smoke" from Del Rio at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Fred Robles of team Rio Valley Meat pulls chicken off the grill for judging at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
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Team BBQ Depot Eddie Medrano glazes chicken at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
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Team BBQ Depot Eddie Medrano's glazed chicken at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
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Rennie Guenther judges beans at the 8th Annual Cookin' Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff Saturday, April 30, 2022 in New Braunfels.
Some of the best barbecue pitmasters in the state, along with some who crossed state lines with grills and kitchens in tow, set up on the Comal County Sheriff’s Posse grounds on Friday in search of a championship title during the 8th Annual Cookin’ Up a Cure State Championship BBQ Cookoff.
The competition, hosted by the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Back Porch Friends of Comal County, boasted over 30 chefs, who submitted their best ribs, pork, brisket, chicken and more to find out whose end product truly reigned supreme.
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Celebrating the future of College Station: National Travel and Tourism Week
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -This week kicks off National Travel and Tourism week. Congress created this annual celebration in 1983 to spotlight the critical role tourism plays in driving economic growth and success. The theme of National Travel and Tourism week this year is ‘Future of Travel’.
Economic Development Manager at Visit College Station, Brian Piscacek, said the pandemic created a difficult two years for our community’s economic growth.
“Looking back its been about two years since the start of the pandemic. The travel industry and our local hospitality was hit really hard,” Piscacek said.
Piscacek said tourism is a catalyzing factor for the city of College Station, and said he’s extremely grateful 2022 has been different than the past two years due to COVID-19.
“Tourism spurs job creation, it spurs innovation, strategic growth,” said Piscacek. “Our job as a city is really showcase all that it has to offer and we are ready to keep doing that this year.”
Piscacek said recent economic data shows encouraging signs for the community’s future.
“We’ve got positive wage growth, low unemployment, increasing taxable sales revenues,” Piscacek said. “So what I see as a local community is one that is not recovering but we’re really an economy that is at full force and thriving.”
The Director of Public Programs for the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library, Tracey Paine, said she thinks the easy access to major highways and Easterwood Airport have an influence on the influx of people travelling to see their library.
“This quarter we had almost 47% of the visitors come from outside of the state of Texas,” said Paine. “So we are very involved in the tourism industry and very involved in travel.”
Paine said they are ready for a busy year ahead.
“We’re doing events again so that in it of itself is exciting. We have movies planned for the summer, we have our summer camp this summer as well. Also, a full event schedule in the fall,” said Paine.
If you want more information on National Travel and Tourism week with Visit College Station, click here.
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Bupa's A/NZ chief information officer Sami Yalavac has been given the role of interim managing director of Bupa Australia's health services portfolio.
A Bupa spokesperson told iTnews that previous incumbent Dwayne Crombie has “returned to New Zealand as managing director of our aged care business”.
Yalavac has been Bupa’s A/NZ CIO since January 2016, with responsibility across all Bupa private health insurance, care homes, optometry, dental, telehealth and “all other Bupa business in the region”.
His appointment to the acting managing director role became public by way of a low-key edit to his LinkedIn profile.
Bupa said the 30-year industry veteran has “held a number of technical and senior leadership roles across various information services teams, resulting in significant service improvements, performance and results for the business, our customers and our people.”
Yalavac’s time at Bupa has coincided with a number of major IT and digital projects at the health giant.
In 2018, it launched a project to simplify how health insurance is presented to customers, with growth and performance marketing director David Hirsch saying the role of technology was to “curate” the customer experience.
The organisation also embarked on a "customer transformation" underpinned by cloud services in 2019, an AI and automation project in 2020, and a major security transformation in 2021.
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CHICAGO, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) ("Venzee'' or the "Company"), the artificial intelligence platform for product data, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
The audited financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") can be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company will conduct a conference call discussing fourth quarter and full year results on Tuesday, May 3, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. EST (5:30AM PST). Details for this call can be found below.
For the year ended December 31, 2021:
- Revenues for FY2021 were $67,519, up 91% from $35,336 in 2020.
- For the three months ended December 2021, revenues were $28,994, up from $16,230 in Q3 2021 and $8,746 in Q4 2020.
- Net losses of $3,606,109 for FY2021 compared to net losses of $1,762,727 in FY2020 ($0.02 and $0.01 loss per share respectively).
Venzee has seen quarterly revenue growth since 2019 and expects that trend to progress as the Company continues efforts to scale its customer base and enhance its platform.
Throughout fiscal 2021, Venzee made improvements to its technology, expanding its partnership base and Mesh Connectors™, while laying the foundation to meet its revenue growth goals.
- The Company appointed two new members to the Board, including Marc Bertrand – former President and CEO of Mega Brands – and Dr. John Sviokla, a senior partner at Manifold Group, artificial intelligence expert and former Chief Marketing Officer for the US market segment of professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC").
- Throughout the twelve-months ended December 31, 2021, the Company also received strong support from its shareholder base with it exercising over 22 million warrants and providing more than $1.8 million of additional capital.
- In August 2021, the Company announced a new partnership with a major US-based specialty retailer serving the furniture and homeware market. The partnership helped Venzee further scale its brand and retail client base, giving Venzee access to more than 200 of the retailer's key brand suppliers. The new partnership was established after one of Venzee's brand clients promoted the Company's services to this furniture and homeware retailer.
- In late August 2021, Venzee announced a new partnership with a Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) provider. The new partner has a customer base of more than 700 brands which Venzee will seek to leverage to further scale its client base, grow revenue, and sell a higher volume of Mesh Connectors™ through exposure to large global brands.
- In September 2021, the Company announced the addition of a new home improvement brand to its client base. Venzee activated two retail connections for the brand to two of the largest North American home improvement retailers. The Company also announced an 87% increase in product data submissions from consumer brands since July 2021. This increase resulted from growing Mesh Connector™ sales and the velocity with which the Company's AI platform sends product data from brands to retailers.
- In October 2021, the Company announced an upfront revenue-based contract with a leading global provider of digital product content solutions. The new client, a leading provider of retail solutions to major retail brands, is trusted globally to accurately convey product information for tens of millions of retail goods across major consumer markets in North America, the European Union, and Asia-Pacific regions. As part of the client's initial onboarding, a set of multinational brands — using a single data model — mapped to and activated several retail Mesh Connectors™, demonstrating Venzee's ability to offer rapid Mesh Connector™ deployment across a broad, global base of brands.
- Also in October 2021, the Company announced a new revenue-generating contract with a California-based children's bag and accessories brand. Initially, the brand purchased a single Mesh Connector™ to a retailer on the Venzee platform. The retailer serves the home goods and apparel sector through some 1,500 store locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following their initial purchase, the brand engaged Venzee sales and contracted for additional retail channels in the home goods retail sector. Under the agreement, the client plans to activate a number of Venzee's Mesh Connectors™ over the next 12 months.
- In November 2021, the Company announced a new contract with a leading manufacturer of kitchen and bath furniture and related products sold through major home improvement retailers across North America. This recognized furniture brand chose Venzee over other providers because its Mesh Connector™ technology and AI platform deliver rapid, reliable results at scaled speeds, with high accuracy and an intelligent verification process that other providers can not offer.
Date: May 3, 2022
Time: 8:30 AM EST (5:30 AM PST)
Conference ID: 99921120
Dial-in Number: (+1) 888-886-7786
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Venzee (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) is the leading artificial intelligence platform for product data used by global brands to speed time to market and create competitive supply chain advantages. Venzee's intelligent platform automates inefficient last-mile retail processes with a frictionless, machine-driven solution for sending and receiving product data.
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LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the last 24 hours, British officials said Monday, after more than a week in which none of the hazardous journeys were reported.
The Ministry of Defense said 254 people arrived on the English coast in seven boats from northern France on Sunday, and more people were brought ashore by British lifeboats on Monday.
The crossings had all but halted since April 20, a few days after Britain announced a plan to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda. But officials said rough weather, rather than the new policy, was the likely reason for the lull.
Thousands of people a year try to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in dinghies and other fragile craft in hope of a new life in the U.K. More than 28,000 migrants entered Britain across the Channel last year, up from 8,500 in 2020. Dozens have died, including 27 people in November when a packed boat capsized.
In a dramatic — and, critics say, illegal — move, Britain’s Conservative government announced last month that it had struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum seekers who arrive as stowaways in trucks or on boats to the East African country. The agreement says the migrants’ asylum applications will be processed in Rwanda and, if successful, they will stay there rather than coming to Britain.
The British government says the plan will discourage people from making the dangerous journeys and will put people-smuggling gangs out of business. But it has been condemned by refugee organizations and human-rights groups, and faces legal challenges.
The government has also passed a new law that makes it an offence to knowingly arrive in the U.K. without authorization, a move critics say amounts to criminalizing refugees.
The charity Care4Calais, which works with migrants in northern France, said many asylum seekers were determined to make the journey despite the new rules.
“Refugees have escaped from the worst horrors in this world,” the group said on Twitter. “When you’re risking your life, what else do you have to lose? When someone explains ‘even death wouldn’t stop me’ trying to get to the UK, it’s clear that even the threat of Rwanda won’t change anything.”
Migrants have long used northern France as a launching point to reach Britain, a destination favored by many for reasons of language or family ties, or because of Britain’s perceived open economy. The British and French governments have worked for years to stop the journeys, without much success, and have bickered over who is responsible for the failure.
Lawmaker Pierre-Henri Dumont, the French National Assembly member for Calais, said the Rwanda plan would likely have little effect.
“When you leave your country because of war, because of starvation … at least if you have a chance, you will try,” he told the BBC.
“We are going to the summer so we will have less waves and less danger for the smugglers. So we will have more and more people going to cross.”
Relations between Britain and France have grown increasingly testy since the U.K, left the European Union in 2020. Enver Solomon, chief executive of Britain’s Refugee Council, urged the British government to have a “grown-up conversation with France and the EU about sharing responsibility.”
“We need a fair and humane asylum system, with means well thought-out, long-term solutions that address why people are forced from their homes, and provides them with safe routes to the U.K,” he said. ___
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PANAMA CITY (AP) — The first elected female leader of Panama’s Wounaan Indigenous group took office Monday.
The inauguration of Aulina Ismare Opua marks a strengthening of women’s positions in the country’s Indigenous communities.
Recently, Elena Cruz Guerra won the leadership of the Indigenous territory of Ngäbe-Buglé. And a woman from the Guna community was elected to the national congress in 2019.
Ausencio Palacio, the country’s assistant minister for Indigenous affairs, said women’s roles in leading Indigenous communities is growing stronger.
“There is an increasing trend of alternating power between men and women in the Indigenous territories,” said Palacio. “Women have been demanding their space and daring to compete in traditional elections.”
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
959 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 29 to 31 degrees are expected.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron County. In Texas, Dallam, Hartley,
Moore and Sherman Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive
vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures of 33 to 36 degrees are expected.
* WHERE...The central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle as well as much
of the Texas Panhandle.
* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
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By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA
Associated Press
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become the last stronghold of resistance in the bombed-out city, Ukrainian fighters said Monday, after a brief cease-fire over the weekend allowed the first evacuation of civilians from the plant.
Meanwhile, a senior U.S. official warned that Russia is planning to annex large portions of eastern Ukraine this month and recognize the southern city of Kherson as an independent republic.
Michael Carpenter, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said that those suspected actions are “straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook” and will not be recognized by the United States or its allies.
In Mariupol, more than 100 people — including elderly women and mothers with small children — left the rubble-strewn Azovstal steelworks on Sunday and set out in buses and ambulances for the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia, about 140 miles (230 kilometers) to the northwest, according to authorities and video released by the two sides.
Mariupol Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov told the BBC that the evacuees were making slow progress and would probably not arrive in Zaporizhzhia on Monday as hoped. Authorities gave no explanation for the delay.
At least some of the civilians were apparently taken to a village controlled by Russia-backed separatists. The Russian military said some chose to stay in separatist areas, while dozens left for Ukrainian-held territory.
In the past, Ukraine has accused Moscow’s troops of taking civilians against their will to Russia or Russian-controlled areas. The Kremlin has denied it.
The Russian bombardment of the sprawling plant by air, tank and ship picked up again after the partial evacuation, Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, which is helping to defend the mill, said on the Telegram messaging app.
Orlov said high-level negotiations were underway among Ukraine, Russia and international organizations on evacuating more people.
The steel-plant evacuation, if successful, would represent rare progress in easing the human cost of the almost 10-week war, which has caused particular suffering in Mariupol. Previous attempts to open safe corridors out of the southern port city and other places have broken down, with Ukrainian officials accusing Russian forces of shooting and shelling along agreed-on evacuation routes.
Before the weekend evacuation, overseen by the United Nations and the Red Cross, about 1,000 civilians were believed to be in the plant along with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian defenders. Russia has demanded that the fighters surrender; they have refused.
As many as 100,000 people overall may still be in Mariupol, which had a prewar population of more than 400,000. Russian forces have pounded much of the city into rubble, trapping civilians with little food, water, heat or medicine.
Some Mariupol residents got out of the city on their own, often in damaged private cars.
As sunset approached, Mariupol resident Yaroslav Dmytryshyn rattled up to a reception center in Zaporizhzhia in a car with a back seat full of youngsters and two signs taped to the back window: “Children” and “Little ones.”
“I can’t believe we survived,” he said, looking worn but in good spirits after two days on the road.
“There is no Mariupol whatsoever,” he said. “Someone needs to rebuild it, and it will take millions of tons of gold.” He said they lived just across the railroad tracks from the steel plant. “Ruined,” he said. “The factory is gone completely.”
Anastasiia Dembytska, who took advantage of the cease-fire to leave with her daughter, nephew and dog, said she could see the steelworks from her window, when she dared to look out.
“We could see the rockets flying” and clouds of smoke over the plant, she said.
With most of Mariupol in ruins, a majority of the dozen Russian battalion tactical groups that had been around the city have moved north to other battlefronts in eastern Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the Pentagon’s assessment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said he hoped more people would be able to leave Mariupol in an organized evacuation on Monday. The city council told residents wanting to leave to gather at a shopping mall to wait for buses.
Zelenskyy told Greek state television that remaining civilians in the steel plant were afraid to board buses because they feared they would be taken to Russia. He said he had been assured by the U.N. that they would be allowed to go to areas his government controls.
Also Monday, Zelenskyy said that at least 220 Ukrainian children have been killed by the Russian army since the war began, and 1,570 educational institutions have been destroyed or damaged.
In other developments, European Union energy ministers met Monday to discuss new sanctions against the Kremlin, which could include restrictions on Russian oil. Some Russia-dependent members of the 27-nation bloc, including Hungary and Slovakia, are wary of taking tough action.
Thwarted in his bid to seize Kyiv, the capital, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shifted his focus to the Donbas, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014.
Carpenter, the U.S. ambassador to the OSCE, cited information that Russia is planning “sham referenda” in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” that would attach the entities to Russia. He also said there were signs that Russia would engineer an independence vote in Kherson.
He noted that local mayors and legislators there have been abducted, that internet and cellphone service had been severed and that a Russian school curriculum is soon to be imposed. Ukraine’s government has said Russia also has introduced the ruble as currency there.
Russia said Monday it struck dozens of military targets in the region in the past day. It said it hit concentrations of troops and weapons and an ammunition depot near Chervone in the Zaporizhzhia region, west of the Donbas.
Ukrainian and Western officials say Moscow’s troops are raining fire indiscriminately, taking a heavy toll on civilians while making only slow progress.
The governor of the Odesa region along the Black Sea Coast, Maksym Marchenko, said on Telegram that a Russian missile strike Monday on an Odesa infrastructure target caused deaths and injuries. He gave no details. Zelenskyy said the attack destroyed a dormitory and killed a 14-year-old boy.
Ukraine said Russia also struck a strategic road and rail bridge west of Odesa. The bridge was heavily damaged in previous Russian strikes, and its destruction would cut a supply route for weapons and other cargo from neighboring Romania.
The attack on Odessa came eight years to the day after deadly clashes between Ukrainian government supporters and protesters calling for autonomy in the country’s east. The government supporters in 2014 firebombed a trade union building containing pro-autonomy demonstrators, killing over 40 people.
Also Monday, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed two small Russian patrol boats in the Black Sea.
Mariupol, which lies in the Donbas, is key to Russia’s campaign in the east. Its capture would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, allow Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and free up troops for fighting elsewhere.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said it believes more than a quarter of all the fighting units Russia has deployed in Ukraine are now “combat ineffective” — unable to fight because of loss of troops or equipment.
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Varenytsia reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists Yesica Fisch in Sloviansk, Jon Gambrell and Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, Lolita Baldor in Washington and AP staff around the world contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crewman who stabbed to death his supervisor on a container ship heading to Los Angeles pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge that carries a potential life sentence, prosecutors said.
Michael Dequito Monegro, 43, of the Philippines, entered a plea to committing an act of violence against someone aboard a ship that is likely to endanger the vessel’s safe navigation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Monegro was working on the MSC Ravenna on a two-week run from Shanghai to Los Angeles in September 2020 when he stabbed the man as the vessel was about 92 miles (148 kilometers) off the Southern California coast, according to his plea agreement.
Monegro attacked his supervisor in a hallway outside a locker room, prosecutors said.
The two men struggled and fell down. Monegro got on top of his victim, stabbed him, pulled a second knife from his supervisor’s coveralls and attacked him with both knives despite other crewmembers trying to stop him, including throwing a trash can at him, prosecutors said.
“Monegro admitted that he only stopped stabbing the victim when he became too tired to continue,” a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The ship’s captain, chief mate and chief engineer arrived and the captain finally convinced Monegro to get off the victim, who died on the ship, the statement said.
It didn’t indicate a motive for the attack or name the victim.
Monegro was arrested a week later when the ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles.
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By BEATRICE DUPUY and JOHN CARUCCI
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City love story played out on the Met Gala steps Monday with a proposal.
The engagement stopped live celebrity interviews as Met Gala guests turned to look to see former assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa get down on one knee and propose to Commissioner of New York City Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo.
With all the cameras turned to the carpet, Digi Olisa got down on one knee. Met Gala attendees screamed in excitement and shouted “say yes” to the couple. She did.
“You know, it’s always like trying to wait for the right time. So when is the right time considering everything that’s going on worldwide? So I was just like, ‘Today we’re going to make it happen,’” Digi Olisa told The Associated Press after the proposal.
“You wait for this moment your whole life almost and for it to be right here, it was everything that I thought it would be,” Cumbo said.
In front of AP’s cameras, Cumbo removed the glove on her left hand and Digi Olisa put the engagement ring on her finger.
The night was a full circle moment for Cumbo. She said she was an intern at the museum when she was 15 and came to the Met Gala.
“And now I’m coming back with my now husband as the commissioner of the department of cultural affairs,” she said.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — In a court appeal, a lawyer for Donald Trump said Monday it is “unconscionable and indefensible” for the ex-president to be held in contempt and fined $10,000 a day for failing to turn over documents he doesn’t possess.
Attorney Alina Habba made the argument in a submission to a New York state appeals court requesting that the contempt order and fine be suspended until the challenge can be heard by appeals judges.
The arguments were submitted a week after State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron in Manhattan said Trump and his lawyers had failed to show they conducted a proper search for records sought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, in a civil probe of his business dealings.
James had asked the court to hold Trump in contempt after he failed to produce any documents to satisfy a March 31 deadline to meet the terms of the subpoena. She has said her investigation has found evidence that Trump may have misstated the value of assets like skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for over a decade.
Trump, a Republican, has been fighting James in court over her investigation, which he has called a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
Habba told Engoron a week ago that she met with Trump to ensure he had no records and there were none to be found. On Friday, she submitted additional documents explaining the document search, including an affidavit in which Trump claimed he has no documents. Engoron criticized the affidavit as lacking in detail.
In Monday’s written arguments submitted to the appellate division of the state’s trial court, Habba wrote that the daily fine “is not only unwarranted, it is also patently improper and impermissible by law.”
She said Trump and his representatives had performed a “diligent, thorough and comprehensive search” for everything sought in the subpoena and provided complete and accurate responses to the attorney general. She said the additional submissions last week amounted to “extraordinary efforts to comply.”
“Given these circumstances, it is unconscionable and indefensible for Appellant to be held in contempt in any manner, must less at the inordinate expense of $10,000 per day,” she said.
The written submission Monday came after Habba notified the appeals court last week that she was appealing. Trump is also appealing Engoron’s Feb. 17 ruling requiring him to answer questions under oath. Oral arguments in that appeal are scheduled for May 11.
A message seeking comment from the attorney general’s office was not immediately returned.
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Associated Press Writer Michael R. Sisak contributed to this story.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
02-12-32-35-43, Lucky Ball: 14
(two, twelve, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty-three; Lucky Ball: fourteen)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
02-12-32-35-43, Lucky Ball: 14
(two, twelve, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty-three; Lucky Ball: fourteen) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-For-Life-game-17143325.php | 2022-05-03T04:10:47Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-For-Life-game-17143325.php | true |
WGMD Fishing Report 5-1-22
A lot of fish were caught on Sunday including tog, flounder and rockfish. The remainder of the week looks fishable and it’s about time.
At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Katydid came back from ocean structure3 with 30 tog. Several private boats also came in with good numbers of tog also from ocean structure.
Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that Grant Barnhart caught a 34.5-inch, 13.5-pound rockfish out of the surf at Fenwick Island on a plug on Saturday night. Other large rockfish have been caught from Indian River Inlet at night and early in the morning on SP Minnows.
Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the head boat found tog for his party, but it was hard to stay over one spot due to the wind and current. Flounder are beginning to show up at the inlet on Gulp! and live minnows.
Jordan at Henlopen Tackle was cleaning tog when I called and said the fish were caught from kayaks on green crabs at the Wall.
This is Eric Burnley with your WGMD fishing report. | https://www.wgmd.com/wgmd-fishing-report-5-1-22/ | 2022-05-03T04:13:05Z | https://www.wgmd.com/wgmd-fishing-report-5-1-22/ | true |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
02-03-20-21-22
(two, three, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
02-03-20-21-22
(two, three, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two) | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17143350.php | 2022-05-03T04:15:13Z | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17143350.php | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
7-1-5, FIREBALL: 2
(seven, one, five; FIREBALL: two)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
7-1-5, FIREBALL: 2
(seven, one, five; FIREBALL: two) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Night-game-17143392.php | 2022-05-03T04:16:45Z | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Night-game-17143392.php | true |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison Tuesday for the 1988 murder of an American who fell off a Sydney cliff that was known as a gay meeting place.
The death of mathematician Scott Johnson was initially called a suicide, but his family pressed for further investigation. A coroner in 2017 found a number of assaults, some fatal, where the victims had been targeted because they were thought to be gay.
Scott White, 51, pleaded guilty in January and could have been sentenced to up to life in prison.
Justice Helen Wilson said she did not find beyond reasonable doubt that the murder was a gay hate crime, an aggravating factor that would have led to a longer sentence. She also said she applied more lenient sentencing patterns in place in New South Wales state in the late 1980s.
He must serve at least eight years and three months in prison before he can be considered for parole.
White was 18 and homeless when he met 27-year-old Los Angeles-born Johnson at a bar in suburban Manly in December 1988 and went with him to a nearby cliff top at North Head.
White’s former wife Helen White told police in 2019 that her then-husband had bragged about beating gay men and had said the only good gay man was a dead gay man.
She told the court on Monday that her husband had told her Johnson had run off the cliff. Scott White told police that he was himself gay and frightened that his homophobic brother would find out.
Wilson said it was not possible to draw any conclusions beyond reason doubt about what had happened at the clifftop.
“The offender hit Dr. Johnson, causing him to stumble backwards and leave the cliff edge,” Wilson said.
“In those seconds when he must have realized what was happening to him, Dr. Johnson must have been terrified, aware that he would strike the rocks below and conscious of his fate,” Wilson added. “It was a terrible death.”
Wilson did not accept the defense lawyers’ argument that Helen White had been motivated to report him to police by a reward.
Under cross-examination on Monday, Helen White denied she had been aware of a 1 million Australian dollar ($704,000) reward for information on Johnson’s murder when she went to police in 2019. She said she only became aware of a reward when the victim’s brother, Steve Johnson, doubled the sum in 2020.
White had a record of violent crime before and after the murder but had not committed any offense since 2008.
“It should be understood that the court is not sentencing a violent and reckless young man for a targeted attack on a gay man,” Wilson said.
“Because of the lapse of time, the offender is no longer the same angry young man who raised his fists to another on the edge of a cliff. Neither is the court imposing a sentence for a crime motivated by hatred for a particular sector of society. The evidence is too slender to support that,” Wilson added.
She said a sentence for the same crime today would be “much higher.”
White's lawyers have appealed his conviction and hope he will be acquitted of the murder charge in a jury trial.
A coroner ruled in 2017 that Johnson “fell from the clifftop as a result of actual or threatened violence by unidentified persons who attacked him because they perceived him to be homosexual.”
The coroner also found that gangs of men roamed various Sydney locations in search of gay men to assault, resulting in the deaths of some victims. Some men were also robbed.
A coroner had ruled in 1989 that Johnson had taken his own life, while a second coroner in 2012 could not explain how he died.
John has studied at Universities in California and at Cambridge in Britain before moving to Australia in 1986 to live with his Australian partner Michael Noone.
They lived in Canberra where Johnson studied at the Australian National University which posthumously awarded him a PhD. He was staying a Noone’s parents’ Sydney home when he died. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Sydney-man-gets-12-years-for-murdering-gay-17143343.php | 2022-05-03T04:19:00Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Sydney-man-gets-12-years-for-murdering-gay-17143343.php | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 2, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1002 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Montague and Cooke
Counties through 1100 PM CDT...
At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lone Grove to Jolly. Movement was southeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Bowie, Nocona, Muenster, St. Jo, Lindsay, Callisburg,
Sunset, Stoneburg, Lake Kiowa, Forestburg and Valley View.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 484 and 503.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3390 9758 3392 9749 3383 9746 3382 9738
3388 9733 3386 9733 3392 9721 3376 9719
3372 9711 3382 9705 3385 9709 3384 9703
3395 9700 3395 9694 3344 9695 3344 9797
3389 9798 3385 9785 3399 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 335DEG 23KT 3417 9724 3386 9838
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
851 PM MDT Mon May 2 2022
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY
AND STRONG WINDS...
.A very dry airmass continues to stay parked over far west Texas,
southwest New Mexico, and south central New Mexico. Above normal
temperatures, deep instability, very dry fuels, and increasing
winds on Wednesday will lead to elevated to critical fire weather
conditions.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110, 111, 112, 113, 055, and
056 which includes far west Texas, southwest New Mexico, and
south central New Mexico.
* WIND...West winds between 15 and 25 mph with gusts up to 35
mph.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON...CENTRAL CLAY...NORTHEASTERN ARCHER AND
SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES...
At 951 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Grady to near Ryan to near Wichita
Falls, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported a 64 mph wind gust on the
southwest side of Wichita Falls.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wichita Falls, Henrietta, Ryan, Petrolia, Byers, Dean, Terral, Jolly,
Sugden, Grady, Oscar, northeastern Lake Arrowhead, Lakeside City and
Petersburg.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures from 31 to 37 degrees will result in frost
formation.
* WHERE...Bailey, Castro and Parmer Counties.
* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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Labor's housing scheme questions answered
Labor's housing plan will provide up to 40 per cent equity to help low and middle-income Australians crack into the market, but the proposal has raised a series of questions.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DIE?
* There are three options if the owner of the house passes away. The house can be sold and the equity will be passed on after the government takes its cut, depending on how much of a stake it has left in the house. If the person's descendants want to keep the house, they can either buy out the government's stake, or if eligible, take over the scheme.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET A PAY RISE AND EARN ABOVE THE CAP?
* If you begin earning above the cap, there will be a two year grace period where you can negotiate with the government to buy back more of the house's equity.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I WANT TO SELL MY HOUSE AND HAVEN'T PAID THE GOVERNMENT BACK?
* If you sell the house, the government takes the percentage amount of its stake from the sale price.
WHO PAYS THE FEES?
* The scheme's user pays the fees when buying the house. This is offset by the government not charging the homeowner rent on their portion of the house.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I NEED TO MOVE AND WANT TO RENT OUT MY HOUSE?
* The scheme is designed for users to live in the house and renting is not permitted. But the government will consider allowing the homeowner to rent the house out in exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
* Moving interstate can count as an exceptional circumstance for an exemption to be provided.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I RENOVATE TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE HOME?
* Any renovations will only benefit the owner and an independent evaluation will be undertaken when the property is sold to ensure all capital gains from the renovations go to the owner.
WHAT IF THE HOUSE IS NOT INSURED AND SUSTAINS DAMAGE?
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UK poised to ditch plans to empower tech regulator - FT
May 2 (Reuters) - Britain is poised to shelve plans to empower a new technology regulator, in a blow to global efforts to curb the dominance of internet companies, including Google and Facebook, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The government's new legislative programme is not expected to include a bill to provide statutory underpinning to the digital markets unit that is based within the Competition and Markets Authority, the FT reported, citing people briefed on the situation. (Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; editing by Richard Pullin)
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Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 173
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1053 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2022
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 173 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COLLIN
COOKE DELTA DENTON
FANNIN GRAYSON HOPKINS
HUNT JACK LAMAR
MONTAGUE RED RIVER WISE
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Cooke
and Grayson Counties through 1130 PM CDT...
At 1053 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Kenefic to Lake Texoma to Lebanon to
Thackerville. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sherman, Denison, Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Collinsville, Bells, Savoy,
Callisburg, Knollwood, Dorchester, Eisenhower State Park, southern
Lake Texoma, Southmayd, Sadler and Luella.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3385 9686 3387 9680 3382 9676 3384 9669
3392 9667 3390 9659 3384 9662 3382 9653
3377 9650 3378 9643 3373 9638 3356 9638
3355 9694 3372 9710 3380 9710 3382 9705
3385 9709 3384 9703 3390 9698 3393 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 308DEG 24KT 3417 9631 3403 9657 3398 9688 3379
9717
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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BOTHELL, Wash., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapies ("CGT") and broader biopharma markets, today announced the Company's first quarter 2022 financial results will be released after market close on Monday, May 9th. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast at 4:30pm ET (1:30pm PT) that day. Management will provide an overview of the Company's financial results and a general business update.
To access the webcast, log onto the Investor Relations page of the BioLife Solutions website at https://www.biolifesolutions.com/earnings. In addition, the conference call will be accessible by dialing toll-free (877) 270-2148 for domestic callers and (412) 902-6510 for international callers. No passcode is required for the live call. A webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived on https://www.biolifesolutions.com/ for 90 days.
BioLife Solutions is a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapy and broader biopharma markets. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary CryoStor® and HypoThermosol® biopreservation media for shipping and storage, the ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, evo® cold chain management system, high capacity cryogenic storage freezers, Stirling Ultracold mechanical freezers, SciSafe biologic storage services, and Sexton Biotechnologies cell processing tools. For more information, please visit www.biolifesolutions.com, www.scisafe.com, www.stirlingultracold.com, or www.sextonbio.com and follow BioLife on Twitter.
At the Company
Troy Wichterman
Chief Financial Officer
(425) 402-1400
twichterman@biolifesolutions.com
Investors
LHA Investor Relations
Jody Cain
(310) 691-7100
jcain@lhai.com
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Bakkt Holdings, Inc. ("Bakkt" or the "Company") f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings ("VIH") (NYSE: BKKT; BKKT WS) (NASDAQ: VIHAU; VIH; VIHAW) and certain of its former officers and directors. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and docketed under 22-cv-02283, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Bakkt securities between March 31, 2021 and November 19, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"); and/or (b) Bakkt Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents issued in connection with the business combination between the Company and Bakkt Holdings, LLC ("Legacy Bakkt") completed on or about October 15, 2021 (the "Business Combination"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Bakkt securities during the Class Period, or Bakkt Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents issued in connection with the Business Combination (defined above), you have until June 20, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Bakkt was formerly known as "VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings" and operated as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), also called a blank-check company, which is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person.
On January 11, 2021, the Company and Legacy Bakkt announced entry into a definitive agreement for the Business Combination that would result in Legacy Bakkt becoming a publicly traded company with an enterprise value of approximately $2.1 billion.
On March 31, 2021, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the Business Combination, which, after several amendments, was declared effective by the SEC on September 17, 2021 (the "Registration Statement"). Also on September 17, 2021, the Company filed a proxy statement and prospectus on Form 424B3 with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination, which formed part of the Registration Statement (the "Proxy" and, together with the Registration Statement, the "Offering Documents").
On or about October 15, 2021, the Company and Legacy Bakkt completed the Business Combination pursuant to the Offering Documents. Thereafter, the Company changed its name to "Bakkt Holdings, Inc." and began operating a digital asset platform that enables consumers to buy, sell, convert, and spend digital assets.
The complaint alleges that the Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation, and that throughout the Class Period Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the Offering Documents and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had defective financial controls; (ii) as a result, there were errors in the Company's financial statements related to the misclassification of certain shares issued prior to the Business Combination; (iii) accordingly, the Company would need to restate certain of its financial statements; (iv) the Company downplayed the true scope and severity of these issues; (v) the Company overstated its remediation of its defective financial controls; and (vi) as a result, the Offering Documents and Defendants' public statements throughout the Class Period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
On May 17, 2021, Bakkt—then still operating as VIH—notified the SEC of its inability to timely file its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Specifically, the Company advised that, as a result of a statement issued by the SEC, "the Company reevaluated the accounting treatment of its public warrants and private placement warrants" and "is currently determining the extent of the SEC Statement's impact on its financial statements[.]"
On this news, the Company's share price fell $0.13 per share, or 1.26%, to close at $10.18 per share on May 18, 2021.
Then, on October 13, 2021, the Company disclosed in an SEC filing that it had also previously failed to properly account for the classification of its Class A ordinary shares and "adjust[ed] . . . the initial carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and Class A ordinary shares." Notably, the Company revised its balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, including, among other changes, additional paid-in capital that was reduced from $9,860,338 to nil, an accumulated deficit that ballooned from $4,861,190 to $29,250,419, and total shareholders' equity of $5,000,009 that swung to a total shareholders' deficit of $29,249,901.
Following these additional disclosures, the Company's share price fell $0.47 per share, or 4.73%, to close at $9.46 per share on October 14, 2021.
Finally, on November 22, 2021, Bakkt disclosed in another SEC filing that the Company's management "has re-evaluated . . . the accounting classification of the Class A ordinary shares . . . of [VIH] . . . and has identified errors in the historical financial statements of VIH . . . related to the misclassification . . . of the Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the [Business Combination]." Specifically, the Company found that, as a result of errors in its condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, Bakkt should "restate certain of VIH's condensed consolidated financial statements from" those periods.
On this news, Bakkt's stock price fell $2.70 per share, or 13.69%, to close at $17.02 per share on November 22, 2021.
As of the time the complaint was filed, Bakkt's Class A common stock was trading between $4 to $5 per share and continues to trade below its initial value from the Business Combination, damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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Ukrainian refugees face new rules to enter US, remain stuck in Mexico
Ukrainians who are stuck in Mexico after the rules for refugees changed last week are facing more challenges. Now, advocates are doing what they can to raise awareness and try to fix the problem.
Last week, new rules went into effect for Ukrainians fleeing the war. To enter the U.S., an application would need to show a sponsorship, vaccinations and more.
READ ALSO: Ukrainian refugees seeking asylum at McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge
The change affected the impromptu system volunteer Alex Shchekin had in place to help fleeing Ukrainians seek humanitarian parole at the Reynosa bridge.
"We hit a wall," said Shchekin, a former soviet refugee.
This week, Shchekin is in Washington D.C. working to meet with lawmakers and journalists to highlight the problem. That change, in effect, made it harder for those Ukrainians who flew to Mexico on the first available flight, planning to show up at a U.S. Port of Entry.
"I tell them not to, but they're still flying in," Shchekin said. "We put them in Cancun. It's a little safer and we have people that can watch after them."
READ ALSO: US to welcome Ukraine refugees but no longer through Mexico
Now the clusters of Ukrainians in Monterrey, Reynosa, and the much larger camp in Tijuana, are looking to a new central camp set up in Mexico City, but advocates say it's not enough.
"The conditions were and still are fairly bad,” said Joshua Rosen, a volunteer raising funds for Ukrainian refugees. “So, it's very difficult to stay there, especially for women and children."
The new procedures for Ukrainians are still being navigated.
READ ALSO: Ukrainians denied entry into the US at Matamoros bridge, family members say
"Most of them have relatives in the U.S. who can help them out once they get here, but that process is, as Alex said, very ambiguous right now," said Rosen.
Volunteers are now encouraging Ukrainians to apply for the U.S. refugee program from camps in Europe and are working to help those currently stranded in Mexico. | https://www.krgv.com/news/ukrainian-refugees-face-new-rules-to-enter-us-remain-stuck-in-mexico | 2022-05-03T05:02:13Z | https://www.krgv.com/news/ukrainian-refugees-face-new-rules-to-enter-us-remain-stuck-in-mexico | true |
by: M.J. Baird Posted: May 2, 2022 / 10:38 PM CDT Updated: May 2, 2022 / 10:38 PM CDT SHARE Tobin McDuff has the latest scores and highlights from around Texoma. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/10pm-sportscast-may-2-2022/ | 2022-05-03T05:14:20Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/10pm-sportscast-may-2-2022/ | true |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
07-15-20-22-26
(seven, fifteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-six)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
07-15-20-22-26
(seven, fifteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-six)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican primary for secretary of state features a matchup between incumbent elections chief Frank LaRose, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and conservative challenger John Adams, who has questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The winner of Tuesday's GOP primary will face Democrat Chelsea Clark, a suburban Cincinnati City Council member and businesswoman, in November's general election. Clark is running unopposed Tuesday.
LaRose, a former Green Beret, was elected in 2018 after serving in the state Senate.
Despite Adams' open questioning of the 2020 results, Trump's endorsement of LaRose was expected given LaRose's 2016 support for Trump and his role on a team that handled logistics for Trump's 2017 inauguration. LaRose also brings the strength of incumbency to his campaign and adopted some of Trump's talking points about voter fraud ahead of Trump's endorsement.
In March 2020, as concerns about COVID-19 accelerated, LaRose directed all 88 Ohio county boards of elections to comply with the state health director’s order the night before the March 17 primary to close polls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He rescheduled in-person voting for June 2.
That timeline was later challenged in court by the Ohio Democratic Party, which advocated for casting all remaining votes by mail. Lawmakers ultimately set a new, almost exclusively mail-in primary election for April 28, 2020, over LaRose's wishes.
This year, LaRose found himself in the primary spotlight again because of his dual roles as the state's elections chief and as a GOP representative on the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission, charged with drawing new legislative maps. Because the Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly shot down proposed redistricting maps as unconstitutional gerrymanders, the state is holding a partial primary Tuesday, with state legislative races being decided later.
In the weeks after the 2020 presidential election, LaRose said, “Elections are run better and more honestly than really I think they ever have been." Months later, he said in an interview what has proved true in state after state — that voter fraud is rare.
This February, LaRose shifted his tone on Twitter, saying the “mainstream media is trying to minimize voter fraud to suit their narrative” and “President Donald Trump is right to say that voter fraud is a serious problem.” Trump endorsed LaRose in April.
Adams, LaRose’s GOP challenger, is an Army and Navy veteran and former state lawmaker who served in the Ohio House from 2007 to 2014.
“Why am I running for secretary of state?" Adams said at a campaign event last month. “Well, we had an election two years ago, and I woke up the next morning and I said, ‘You gotta be kidding me. There’s no way that Trump lost. No way.’”
Adams also criticized LaRose for his role in postponing the March 2020 primary.
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Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth contributed to this report.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 2, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1104 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Montague, northern
Wise and northern Jack Counties through 1130 PM CDT...
At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from St. Jo to near Bowie to 8 miles south of
Windthorst. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bowie, Jacksboro, Nocona, Alvord, St. Jo, Chico, Bryson, Sunset,
Stoneburg, Forestburg and Newport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3385 9749 3330 9748 3316 9842 3347 9842
3347 9798 3372 9798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 343DEG 21KT 3370 9751 3360 9789 3346 9844
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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What's Included in The Disney Bundle?
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1121 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COOKE AND WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES...
At 1120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whitesboro,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Collinsville, Callisburg, Lake Kiowa,
southwestern Lake Texoma, Southmayd, Tioga and Sadler.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COLLIN
COOKE DELTA DENTON
FANNIN GRAYSON HOPKINS
HUNT JACK LAMAR
MONTAGUE RED RIVER WISE
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1142 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Denton,
northwestern Collin, southern Cooke, Grayson and Fannin Counties
through 1215 AM CDT...
At 1141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bennington to near Kemp to 6 miles west of
Knollwood to 11 miles northwest of Sanger. Movement was south at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Denton, Sherman, Denison, Gainesville, Bonham, Sanger, Whitesboro,
Celina, Krum, Pilot Point, Van Alstyne, Howe, Aubrey, Pottsboro,
Krugerville, Collinsville, Whitewright, Cross Roads, Gunter and
Bells.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 468 and 494.
Interstate 35W between mile markers 84 and 85.
Interstate 35E between mile markers 465 and 466.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3385 9586 3363 9586 3336 9661 3312 9739
3353 9739 3382 9652 3377 9650 3378 9643
3369 9634 3377 9629 3376 9619 3381 9616
3381 9618 3384 9615 3384 9605 3386 9603
3384 9602 3387 9600 3386 9595 3389 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 359DEG 24KT 3402 9600 3381 9630 3366 9673 3346
9733
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Wise County in north central Texas...
Eastern Jack County in north central Texas...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1143 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jacksboro,
moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bridgeport, Jacksboro, Boonsville, Runaway Bay and Lake Bridgeport.
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 2, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1056 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Clay and
southeastern Archer Counties through 1130 PM CDT...
At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles east of Bellevue to 13 miles south of
Windthorst. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Windthorst, Bellevue, Bluegrove, Newport, Joy, Vashti and Shannon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3381 9806 3373 9798 3347 9798 3347 9842
3340 9842 3340 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 311DEG 20KT 3363 9795 3340 9851
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Cooke County in north central Texas...
Western Grayson County in north central Texas...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1058 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Callisburg,
or 10 miles northwest of Whitesboro, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Collinsville, Callisburg, Lake Kiowa,
southwestern Lake Texoma, Southmayd, Tioga and Sadler.
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
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New industry offering provides distributors with the backend technology needed to
seamlessly drive scale
Comcast is the first TV distributor to use the solution to support its
addressable advertising initiatives
DENVER, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to content providers, operators and advertisers, today announced the launch of its national linear addressable advertising solution for customers and technology partners.
Addressable advertising, which enables households watching the same national TV shows to see different ads that are more relevant and targeted to them, poses challenges for creative management and control. Linear Rights Metadata Management (LRM), a part of the CTSuite, leverages SCTE 224 to provide integrated workflows that enable intelligent ad decisioning for tailored household-level TV advertising.
Used effectively, SCTE 224 is a standard notification interface that can present richer linear metadata in a consistent way to trigger linear addressable ads — alleviating the complexity and inconsistency from manual data entry, from multiple sources, in multiple formats. LRM provides the signaling and advanced metadata communication required for intelligent addressability in ad breaks.
Specifically, LRM ingests and aggregates the metadata of advertising assets, normalizes it into SCTE 224 format, and stores it in the cloud. SCTE 224 data is then distributed to multiple endpoints, ad decision managers, and software adapters. In addition to ad selection, LRM helps implement and enforce advertising rules and restrictions, such as:
- Unique ad requirements per MVPD, vMVPD, or content aggregator;
- Showing a specific number of ads or limiting the number of spots over a certain duration for a specific product group; and,
- Specifying the minimum spacing between ads belonging to a specific product group.
For example, a national beverage ad from one brand can be shown to different household audience segments based on interest. Rules can specify that only four beverage ads can be played over the course of a specific program, or that a beverage ad can only be played in one in every four ad pods.
Through Comcast Advertising, Comcast is the first national TV distributor to implement LRM for this purpose.
"This new industry solution is helping to further drive innovation and scale in addressable advertising by reducing much of the friction that currently exists," said Bart Spriester, Vice President and General Manager of the Content and Streaming Providers Suite for Comcast Technology Solutions. "We are removing many of the manual processes and variations around metadata that have historically hampered the progress of implementing linear addressable ads. We're confident that LRM can help play a central role in accelerating addressable TV."'
"At Comcast Advertising, we're fully committed to accelerating the growth of addressable TV and making it easier for advertisers to incorporate it into their campaigns," said Larry Allen, Vice President and General Manager, Data and Addressable Enablement, Comcast Advertising, the advertising division of Comcast Cable. "LRM, along with Comcast Technology Solutions' expertise in implementing SCTE 224, will provide operators, programmers, and advertisers with the backend technology needed to seamlessly drive scale and simplify the advertising workflow."
"Delivering TV ads that are more relevant for viewers, at higher premiums, is a common goal shared across the industry," said Marija Masalskis, senior principal analyst for TV, Video and Advertising at Omdia. "For years, wide-scale addressable TV has been more of an elusive idea than a viable reality. However, recent progress in linear metadata management, back-end automation, and industry-wide collaboration should all serve to accelerate the deployment of addressable TV at scale."
Beyond LRM, Comcast Technology Solutions offers the Advertising Suite, which is being used by programmers to support upcoming addressable advertising deployments. The Advertising Suite provides centralized management of creative ad inventory and streamline workflows automatically. It delivers a comprehensive solution for addressable ad management, personalization, ad intelligence and scalability, giving customers the visibility and control needed to optimize ROI on addressable TV campaigns.
To learn more about Comcast Technology Solutions' addressable advertising offerings, visit www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com/comcast-technology-solutions-enables-addressable-advertising-scale.
About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions offers a portfolio of technology solutions, the CTSuite, that provides the industry with the technology, scale and expertise to expand and navigate the rapidly changing media and entertainment technology landscape. We invent technology that solves industry challenges, reimagines what is possible, and transforms businesses for an ever-changing world. Built on Comcast's know-how, proven facilities, scalable platforms, and infrastructure, Comcast Technology Solutions offers more than 20 years of reliable, real-world broadcast and digital experience. We partner with customers to redefine expectations and deliver the future to global audiences. For more information, visit www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com.
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CDER veteran shares what drug professionals must know and do to stay ahead of the agency's latest guidance and data standards to comply in 2022.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CDER's Priorities for 2022:
What You Must Know About New Guidance and Program Plans
An FDAnews Webinar
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT
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To comply in 2022 and beyond, drugmakers need to understand the most recent guidance and data standards from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
Get up to date on the agency's top priorities with this webinar led by a former CDER official.
Radhika Rajagopalan, Ph.D., a consultant with EAS Consulting Group who has nearly 24 years of service in CDER's Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), will ensure drug professionals stay ahead by focusing on the agency's guidance schedule, 2022 Data Standards Program Action Plan and its Safe Use Initiative.
Radhika will cover CDER's latest thinking on drug regulation and enforcement as well as its outreach efforts to the pharmaceutical industry.
Whether the focus is on new drugs or generics, this webinar will provide insight into how to generate quality submissions, best communicate with the FDA and interpret the regulations, including:
- Safety surveillance and oversight of marketed products
- Nitrosamine impurities in medicines and how the FDA is continuing its response
- Continued efforts to address the misuse of opioid drugs and controlled substances
- Ensuring quality, effectiveness, and safety of new and generic drugs
- What data standards need attention and adherence
When drugmakers understand CDER's thinking on its guidance and data standards documents, compliance is trouble-free. Get there with this expert-led webinar.
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CDER's Priorities for 2022:
What You Must Know About New Guidance and Program Plans
An FDAnews Webinar
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT
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NEW DELHI (AP) — An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, with acute power shortages affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels.
Supplies of coal at many thermal power plants are running perilously low, spawning daily power outages in several states. The shortages are sparking scrutiny of India's long reliance on coal, which produces 70% of the country's electricity.
The situation highlights India's pressing need to diversity its energy sources, as demand for electricity is expected to increase more than anywhere else in the world over the next 20 years as the densely populated country develops, according to the International Energy Agency.
The shortages hit as blisteringly high temperatures are sweeping over parts of the country, prompting authorities to close schools, sparking fires at gigantic landfills and shriveling crops as a cool spring turned suddenly into unrelenting heat.
India recorded its hottest March since 1901, and average temperatures in April in northern and central pockets of the country were the highest in 122 years, the Indian Meteorological Department said. Temperatures breached 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in 10 cities last week, although cloudy skies and rain could bring some relief soon.
Climate change is making severe temperatures hotter and more frequent, with heat waves likely to strike India about once every four years instead of every five decades in the past, said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London. India urgently needs to prepare for record increases in power consumption as a result.
Current power cuts are hurting economic activity, which had been rebounding after pandemic shutdowns, and could disrupt essential services such as hospitals, experts warn. Many states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are experiencing blackouts of up to seven hours.
On Friday, the railways ministry canceled more than 750 passenger train services to allow more freight trains to move coal from mines to the power plants.
Out of India’s 165 coal plants, 94 are facing critically low coal supplies while 8 are not operational as of Sunday, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority. This means stocks have dropped below 25% of normal levels.
Government rules mandate that power plants maintain 24 days' worth of coal stocks, but many routinely don't, said Vibhuti Garg, an energy economist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Much of India had a cool spring this year before temperatures rose quickly and dramatically. “Then suddenly the demand started picking up and the inventories started declining much, much faster than anticipated,” Garg said. “And this becomes a kind of panic situation that they’ll start running out of coal pretty soon.”
But the power outages are less the result of a dearth of coal than inadequate forecasts of demand and plans for transporting it in time, experts said.
“We don't have enough resources to do proper forecasting. The hike in demand should not have come as a surprise,” Garg said.
“There is enough coal, but a lack of anticipation and planning” caused problems, said Sunil Dahiya, an analyst at the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air. "This could have been avoided.”
Some of the shortfall could also have been met with imported coal, Garg said. But global prices have shot up since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reaching $400 per ton in March, putting it out of reach for perennially cash-strapped power distribution companies.
Analysts expect demand to dip in the coming weeks, especially if the heat subsides, but it is likely to surge again in July and August, driven by rising humidity and the planting season in some Indian states. It is also the start of the monsoon, when heavy rains can flood coal mines and disrupt both mining and supply.
A similar energy crisis occurred last October following unusually heavy rains that flooded several mines.
The freeing up of freight trains to transport coal is likely to ease the situation and provide some relief, but it isn't a long-term solution, experts said.
With climate change exacerbating heat waves, energy shortfalls will become more routine and demand will only rise further. But the answer is not to open new mines or add more coal to India's energy mix, because that will increase greenhouse gases that in turn will trap more heat, experts said.
“We need to aggressively focus on bolstering renewable energy and making it more reliable. Otherwise, the same issues will keep occurring, because we are too reliant on this one source of fuel," Dahiya said.
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Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 19,137
New Delhi: India logged 2,568 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,84,913, while active cases dipped to 19,137, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 5,23,889 with 20 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 363 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.61 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.71 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,41,887, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 189.23 crore.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.
The 20 new fatalities include 15 from Kerala, three from Punjab and one each from Maharashtra and Mizoram.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation. | http://www.millenniumpost.in/big-stories/active-covid-19-cases-in-country-dip-to-19137-476490 | 2022-05-03T05:57:47Z | http://www.millenniumpost.in/big-stories/active-covid-19-cases-in-country-dip-to-19137-476490 | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1121 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COOKE AND WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES...
At 1120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whitesboro,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Collinsville, Callisburg, Lake Kiowa,
southwestern Lake Texoma, Southmayd, Tioga and Sadler.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COLLIN
COOKE DELTA DENTON
FANNIN GRAYSON HOPKINS
HUNT JACK LAMAR
MONTAGUE RED RIVER WISE
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Roe v. Wade: 1973 case that enshrined US abortion rights
Abortion activist gather at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2022
A US Supreme Court draft opinion leaked to the press on Monday suggests a majority of justices are ready to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade, shredding nearly 50 years of constitutional protections on abortion rights.
Here is how the original 1973 court case played out.
- Right to privacy -
On January 22, 1973, the court decided that the constitutional right to privacy applied to abortion.
Roe was "Jane Roe," a pseudonym for Norma McCorvey, a single mother pregnant for the third time, who wanted an abortion.
She sued the Dallas attorney general, Henry Wade, over a Texas law that made it a crime to terminate a pregnancy except in cases of rape or incest, or when the mother's life was in danger.
Filing a complaint alongside her was Texas doctor James Hallford, who argued the law's medical provision was vague, and that he was unable to reliably determine which of his patients fell into the allowed category.
The "Does," another couple, childless, also filed a companion complaint, saying that medical risks made it unsafe but not life-threatening for the wife to carry a pregnancy to term, and arguing they should be able to obtain a safe, legal abortion should she become pregnant.
The trifecta of complaints -- from a woman who wanted an abortion, a doctor who wanted to perform them and a non-pregnant woman who wanted the right if the need arose -- ultimately reached the nation's top court.
The court heard arguments twice, and then waited until after Republican president Richard Nixon's re-election, in November 1972.
- 'Sensitive and emotional' controversy -
Only the following January did it offer its historic seven-to-two decision -- overturning the Texas laws and setting a legal precedent that has had ramifications in all 50 states.
Justice Harry Blackmun, writing for the majority, said the court recognized the "sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy, of the vigorous opposing views, even among physicians, and of the deep and seemingly absolute convictions that the subject inspires."
But he argued that the "right of privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy."
"A state criminal abortion statute of the current Texas type, that excepts from criminality only a lifesaving procedure on behalf of the mother, without regard to pregnancy stage and without recognition of the other interests involved, is violative of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," the ruling read.
But the top court agreed with lower court rulings that the right to privacy with regard to pregnancy "is not absolute, and is subject to some limitations."
"At some point, the state interests as to protection of health, medical standards and prenatal life become dominant," Blackmun wrote.
The top court thus ruled partially against the doctor and the Does, but in favor of Jane Roe, who has since become a pro-life activist.
On the same day, the justices ruled in the separate "Doe v. Bolton" case, which authorized each state to add restrictions to abortion rights for later-term pregnancies.
The constitutional right to abortion was later confirmed in a number of decisions, including "Webster v. Reproductive Health Services" in 1989, "Planned Parenthood v. Casey" in 1992 and Stenberg v. Carhart" in 2000. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10777201/Roe-v-Wade-1973-case-enshrined-US-abortion-rights.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-03T06:02:49Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10777201/Roe-v-Wade-1973-case-enshrined-US-abortion-rights.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Online media fuelling divisions, global tensions: report
World map showing the different states of press freedom by countries and territories, compiled by Reporters Without Borders
Unregulated online content has spread disinformation and propaganda that have amplified political divisions worldwide, fanned international tensions and even contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a media watchdog warned Tuesday.
Reporters Without Borders said democratic societies are increasingly fractured by social media spreading disinformation and more opinion media pursuing a so-called "Fox News model", referring to the controversial right-wing television network in the United States.
At the same time, despotic and autocratic regimes that tightly control information in their societies are using their "asymmetric" position to wage "propaganda wars" against democracies and fuel divisions within them, the watchdog said in the 2022 edition of its annual World Press Freedom Index.
"Polarisation on these two levels is fuelling increased tension," Reporters Without Borders, widely known by its French acronym RSF, said in a five-page summary.
It noted Russia, where state-run media overwhelmingly dominate and independent outlets are increasingly stifled, invaded Ukraine following a propaganda war.
"The creation of media weaponry in authoritarian countries eliminates their citizens' right to information but is also linked to the rise in international tension, which can lead to the worst kind of wars," RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said.
He added the "Fox News-isation" of Western media also poses a "fatal danger for democracies because it undermines the basis of civil harmony and tolerant public debate".
Deloire urged countries to adopt appropriate legal frameworks to protect democratic online information spaces.
- Record 'very bad' -
The situation is "very bad" in a record 28 countries, according to this year's ranking of 180 countries and regions based on the degree of freedom enjoyed by journalists.
The lowest ranked were North Korea (180th), Eritrea (179th) and Iran (178th), with Myanmar (176th) and China (175th) close behind.
Russia (155th) and ally Belarus (153rd) were also on its red list of the most repressive.
Hong Kong's position plummeted dozens of places to 148th, reflecting Beijing's efforts to use "its legislative arsenal to confine its population and cut it off from the rest of the world", RSF said.
Nordic countries Norway, Denmark and Sweden again topped the index, serving as a democratic models "where freedom of expression flourishes".
The NGO commended Moldova (40th) and Bulgaria (91st) this year due to government changes and "the hope it has brought for improvement in the situation for journalists".
But it noted "oligarchs still own or control the media" in both.
Media polarisation was "feeding and reinforcing internal social divisions in democratic societies" such as the United States (42nd).
That trend was even starker in "illiberal democracies" such as Poland (66th), a European Union country where suppression of independent media was also noted by RSF.
The NGO, launched in 1985 and which has published the yearly index since 2002, has become a thorn in the side of autocratic and despotic regimes around the world.
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BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers have found two more survivors in the rubble of a building in central China that collapsed more than three days ago, state media reported Tuesday.
The official Xinhua News Agency said a man and a woman were pulled out on Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning.
The woman, whose rescue came after being buried for 88 hours, alerted workers using life detection equipment to her presence by knocking on objects. Xinhua said she was conscious, had normal vital signs and was able to communicate with her rescuers.
The collapse of the six-story building took place at 12:24 p.m. Friday in Changsha, the Hunan provincial capital south of Beijing.
Police have arrested nine people, including the building owner, on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations. Also held were three people in charge of design and construction and five others who allegedly gave a false safety assessment for a guest house on the building’s fourth to sixth floors.
The building also held a residence, a cafe and shops.
Following an increase in the number of collapses of self-built buildings in recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that it was necessary to check such structures for any hidden dangers and fix them to prevent major accidents, Xinhua said.
Poor adherence to safety standards, including the illegal addition of extra floors and failure to use reinforcing iron bars, is often blamed for such disasters. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/2-more-survivors-found-3-days-after-China-17143439.php | 2022-05-03T06:08:01Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/2-more-survivors-found-3-days-after-China-17143439.php | false |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years. The cash rate rose from 0.1% to 0.35% in a move potentially damaging to a government that will seek reelection on May 21.
A rise was widely expected after official data released last week showed that Australia’s inflation rose to 5.1% in the year through March. It is the highest annual rate since 2001, when a newly introduced 10% federal consumption tax created a temporary spike.
Inflation in the latest March quarter was sharply higher than the 3.5% three months earlier. The March result was driven by a surge in fuel and housing costs as well as food shortages created by recent Australian floods.
The Reserve Bank of Australia adjusts interest rates to keep inflation within a 2-3% target band. The bank’s Governor Philip Lowe said inflation had increased more than had been expected but remained lower than in most advanced economies.
“The economy has proven to be resilient and inflation has picked up more quickly, and to a higher level, than was expected,” Lowe said in a statement.
“There is also evidence that wages growth is picking up. Given this, and the very low level of interest rates, it is appropriate to start the process of normalizing monetary conditions,” Lowe added.
The cash rate had been at a record-low 0.1% since November 2020.
In November, Lowe said the rate could remain that low until 2024, despite pandemic-induced inflation.
The bank last increased interest rates in November 2010. The cash rate then rose a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75%.
It is the first time that the bank, whose independence of government was enshrined in legislation in 1996, has shifted interest rates during a federal election campaign since 2007.
Two weeks after the benchmark rate rose by 0.25 of a percentage point to 6.75% in November 2007, Prime Minister John Howard’s conservative government was voted out of office after more than 11 years in power.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government is seeking a rare fourth three-year term at elections on May 21.
The prices of residential properties in Australia surged by 24% last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The souring cost of housing has made Australians one of the most indebted populations in the world and ill-prepared for a rise in the cost of money.
Opposition treasury spokesperson Jim Chalmers described the rate hike as a “full-blown cost of living crisis on Scott Morrison's watch.”
“Scott Morrison's economic credibility was already tattered and now it is completely shredded,” Chalmers told reporters. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Australian-central-bank-decides-first-rate-hike-17143455.php | 2022-05-03T06:08:07Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Australian-central-bank-decides-first-rate-hike-17143455.php | true |
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “supersonic ballet.”
Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesday as it pushes to make its small Electron rockets reusable. But after briefly catching the spent rocket, a helicopter crew was quickly forced to let it go again for safety reasons, and it fell into the Pacific Ocean where it was collected by a waiting boat.
The California-based company regularly launches 18-meter (59-foot) rockets from the remote Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand to deliver satellites into space.
On Tuesday, the Electron rocket was launched in the morning and sent 34 satellites into orbit before the main booster section began falling to Earth. Its descent was slowed to about 10 meters (33 feet) per second by a parachute.
That's when the helicopter crew sprang into action, dangling a long line with a hook below the helicopter to snag the booster's parachute lines. The crew caught the rocket but the load on the helicopter exceeded the parameters from tests and simulations, so they jettisoned it again.
The roller coaster of emotions was caught in a livestream of the event, with people at mission control cheering and clapping as the rocket was caught, only to let out a collective gasp and sigh about 20 seconds later.
Still, Beck hailed the mission as a success, saying that almost everything went to plan and that the unexpected load issue was a tiny detail which would soon be fixed, a “nothing in the scheme of things.”
“They got a great catch. They just didn't like the way the load was feeling,” Beck said of the helicopter crew in a conference call after the launch.
He said a detailed analysis should reveal the reasons for the discrepancy in the load characteristics. He said he still hoped the company could salvage some or all of the spent rocket booster, despite it getting dunked in salt water which they'd hoped to avoid.
Rocket Lab named its latest mission “There And Back Again” — a reference to the movie trilogy “The Hobbit” which was filmed in New Zealand.
The company described the brief midair capture at 1,980 meters (6,500 feet) by the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter as a milestone. It says making its rockets reusable will enable the company to increase the number of launches it makes and reduce costs.
Elon Musk's SpaceX company designed the first reusable orbital rocket, the Falcon 9. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/New-Zealand-rocket-caught-but-then-dropped-by-17143507.php | 2022-05-03T06:09:46Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/New-Zealand-rocket-caught-but-then-dropped-by-17143507.php | false |
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.
The coordinated effort being announced Tuesday by the LGBTQ Victory Institute and other advocates comes in response to recent actions taken in conservative states. In Texas, for example, Gov. Gregg Abbott has directed state agencies to consider placing transgender children in foster care, though a judge has temporarily blocked such investigations. And multiple states have approved measures prohibiting gender-affirming health care treatments for transgender youth.
To combat such moves, lawmakers in both Minnesota and New York recently filed refuge state legislation modeled after the bill proposed in March by state Sen. Scott Wiener in California. Democrats in 16 other states plan to follow suit, though about half of their legislatures are out of session or not currently accepting new bills.
Wiener said he immediately began hearing from other states after coming forward with his bill, which would reject any out-of-state court judgments removing children from their parents’ custody because they allowed gender-affirming health care. It also would make arrest warrants based on alleged violation of another state’s law against receiving such care the lowest priority for California law enforcement.
“We’re sick of just playing defense against what these red states are doing,” Wiener said in an interview Monday. “We’re going on offense, we’re going to protect LGBQT kids and their families and we’re going to build a rainbow wall to protect our community.”
Also joining the effort are LGBTQ lawmakers in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
Annise Parker, president and CEO of the Victory Institute, acknowledged that the legislation likely will fail in some states but said it was time to stand against the onslaught of bills targeting the LGBTQ community.
“This is our opportunity to drive the conversation and the debate, and to call on our allies proactively to step up instead of allowing ourselves to be targeted,” said Parker, who was the first openly LGBTQ mayor of a major American city when she led Houston for six years.
“We would love to see these bills in states where there are more progressive legislatures,” she said. “But we also think it’s important that trans kids and their families out there see and hear legislators from our community standing up and defending them.”
Wiener said it is despicable that any family would have to consider moving to a new state to protect a child, but if that happens, he hopes as many states as possible will welcome them.
“When your kid is being threatened with removal from your home, families are going to consider a lot of different options, and we just want to be clear that if you decide that’s the option for you, we’re going to do everything we can do to welcome you and protect you,” he said. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Lawmakers-in-18-states-plan-refuge-bills-for-17143497.php | 2022-05-03T06:54:33Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Lawmakers-in-18-states-plan-refuge-bills-for-17143497.php | false |
NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Prudential Financial, Inc. ("Prudential" or the "Company") (NYSE: PRU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Prudential and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 29, 2022, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "How Prudential's Big Tech Bet Went Sour." The article reported on Prudential's $2.3 billion acquisition of Assurance IQ in late 2019, stating that "[t]he deal for Assurance IQ has badly missed its financial targets and left Prudential facing questions from regulators." Specifically, the article stated that "Prudential disclosed in a February filing that it had received a government subpoena and other inquiries 'related to the appropriateness of Assurance IQ's supplemental health product sales and marketing activity.'"
On this news, Prudential's stock price fell $3.61 per share, or 3.22%, to close at $108.51 per share on April 29, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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