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Matildas defeat NZ after first-half blitz
Sam Kerr's first-half double has driven the Matildas to a strong win against New Zealand in their first match in Canberra since 2013.
The nation's all-time leading scorer was at her damaging best, bringing up her 58th and 59th international goals as Australia knocked off the Kiwis 3-1.
It meant back-to-back wins for the Matildas in their two-game series having won 2-1 in Townsville on Friday night.
They'd needed 37 shots in the first meeting to score twice but it only took five attempts to reach that mark in the nation's capital, with captain Kerr and Hayley Raso giving them a 2-0 lead after 17 minutes.
Kerr struck again shortly after the half-hour to complete a 25-minute spell coach Tony Gustavsson labelled "phenomenal".
"I do think we played well in that first game, but it didn't pay off with chances," he told reporters.
"We spent a lot of time doing reviews and in training talking about the final pass and finishing ... the players were 100 per cent focused on that final third, especially in the first half.
"From the fifth minute onwards to that third goal, it was phenomenal football."
The legendary Kerr unmarked to head home a corner to open the scoring before Raso curled one home on her left foot from outside the box without giving Kiwi keeper Erin Nayler a chance.
It was a brutal double blow a New Zealand side that should have led on four minutes, but the usually lethal Hannah Wilkinson fired her shot wide after finding an acre of space on the counterattack.
Playing the free-flowing, fast football Gustavsson had demanded pre-game, Kerr, Mary Fowler, Caitlin Foord and Emily van Egmond combined crisp passes and burst forward at will.
Van Egmond played a delightful chipped ball that allowed Kerr to beat the offside trap and double up with a sublime outside-foot finish for 3-0.
But New Zealand struck before halftime, with Wilkinson getting onto a clever pass from Olivia Chance and burrowing her way through defenders for an industrious goal.
Kerr wasted a couple of gilt-edged chances to notch her hat-trick, putting another towering header high after Steph Catley's gorgeous cross and another header wide from point-blank range from a sharp Charlotte Grant ball on 68 minutes.
Her chances highlighted a more dour second half where scoring opportunities were much harder to find in front of 13,077 fans at GIO Stadium.
Gustavsson said the two-match series was another positive step on the side's journey toward the 2023 World Cup, after falling to South Korea in the Asian Cup quarter-final earlier this year.
"We internally have seen the progress and the journey for a while now, even if the results might not have been there," he said.
"We lost a little bit of faith and belief in what we're doing in that second half against Korea, we came back into this camp and said we need to keep believing what we're doing even more and stay loyal to that process.
"We need to have a little bit more cohesion and chemistry and continuity in what we're doing, and the players have been phenomenal, being patient with me as a coach because I've thrown a lot of curveballs at them."
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Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 12 April 2022
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High Court sets date for hearing Affo-Toffey case
Affo-Toffey renounced Ivorian citizenship before contesting parliamentary elections – Investigations
A cost of GHC 5000 was awarded against Affo-Toffey
June 6 and 7, 2022, have been set by a Sekondi High Court as dates to kickstart the full trial of the case in which a Jomoro resident is challenging the eligibility of the current Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region to contest as MP for the area.
The dates were set after a case management conference that took place on Monday, April 11, 2022, a dailyguide report noted.
The applicant, Joshua Emuah Kofie asserted that, Dorcas Affo-Toffey was not eligible to contest as a representative of the people in the constituency.
He further alleged that the MP was holding multiple nationalities including American and Ivorian citizenships which contravenes the 1992 constitution.
Dorcas Affo-Toffey, however, denied having American citizenship but claimed to be in possession of an Ivorian Citizenship which she said she had renounced.
The applicant pleaded with the court to give an order to inspect the documents indicating the MP truly renounced her Ivorian citizenship before filing to contest as MP in 2020.
He further noted that the decision by the Electoral Commission, which is the second respondent in this case to clear the MP to contest Parliamentary elections, was also illegal.
Joshua Emuah Kofie pleaded with the court to declare the first respondent’s election as MP for Jomoro Constituency, null and void.
Dorcas Affo-Toffey was subsequently ordered by the Sekondi High Court to produce documents on her alleged renunciation of Ivorian citizenship.
The MP reportedly failed to go by the court’s order.
The applicant, later initiated contempt proceedings against the MP after she allegedly failed to appear in court and provide the requisite documents proving her renunciation of alleged dual citizenship.
Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, counsel for the MP, pleaded with the court to strike out the contempt case and asked for forgiveness noting his client had no intentions of disrespecting the orders of the court.
Lawyer for the petitioner, Bright Okyere Agyekum asked the court to award a cost of GHC 20,000 against the MP for disobeying the orders of the court and wasting their time before striking out the case of contempt.
The court presided by Justice Sedinam Agbemava subsequently struck out the case and awarded a cost of GHC 5000 against the MP after her lawyer pleaded his client could not afford the amount requested by the petitioner’s Lawyer, noting that “things are hard”.
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CLAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – AES Ohio has been called after a car crashed into a pole Tuesday morning.
According to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, the car crashed into a utility pole located by the intersection of East Westbrook Road and Hoke Road. Crews were called to the scene just after 7 am.
AES Ohio has been notified of the crash, Dispatch said. At this time, no power outages have been reported in the area, according to the AES Ohio outage map.
Clayton police on the scene confirmed that no one was injured in the crash. Clayton PD will continue to handle this incident.
2 NEWS will update this developing story as we receive more information
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S. Korea provides US$2.86 bln in ODA last year: OECD
SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea provided US$2.86 billion in official development assistance (ODA) last year, up 26.9 percent from a year earlier, marking the biggest increase since it joined the international aid forum of donor countries, data showed Tuesday.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the tentative statistics on 29 member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), an OECD organization tasked with coordinating aid policy for developing countries.
Bilateral assistance accounted for 75.1 percent of South Korea's total provisions, or $2.15 billion, with the remaining $710 million being the ODA through multilateral channels, according to the data released by the Seoul government.
By region, Asia took up 47.3 percent, followed by Africa at 24.3 percent and Latin America at 9.6 percent. Most of South Korea's ODA was for social infrastructure related to health, education and transport.
South Korea ranked 15th in the world in terms of the ODA size last year, up by one notch from the previous year.
South Korea joined the DAC as the 24th member nation in 2010.
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Zelensky asked if he'll give Russia any part of Ukraine
Ukraine's president tells CBS' 60 Minutes he isn't ready to give away his country in return for peace.
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It will be a conundrum every parent will relate to - what time should their kids go to bed at night for them to be on top form the next day.
Indeed, just how much sleep is optimum for a child, depending on their age?
Well, the Mirror reports how one teacher just may have the answer to these questions that will have had parents scratching their heads up and down the country.
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The tutor in question has shared a handy guide for parents showing the exact time children should go to bed depending on their age and what time they need to get up in the morning.
A seven-year-old, for instance, who needs to be up at 7am in the morning should go to bed at 8.15pm, while a 10-year-old getting up at 6.30am should be in bed by 8.30pm.
The post, which was shared by an educator from Wilson Elementary School, isn't new, but has recently resurfaced on social media.
The helpful chart was first shared by Stacy Karlsen, who told Fox6Now she couldn't believe the post went viral.
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She said: "To me, it was a shock [that the post was shared so much]. I didn't make it up. I found it coming across my personal page and I thought, 'Wow, this is super helpful'."
Some parents agreed with Stacy that the chart was a useful guide.
One mum claimed it "justified" the bedtimes she had already put in place for her little ones.
"I have four kids — and I catch a lot of flack for their bedtimes," she explained.
"I started out setting their bedtime years ago based on how much sleep they need... Glad to see this chart justify the exact times we have already set."
However, not everyone was quite so impressed with it. A different parent compared the rigid guidelines to being in the military.
She argued: "This isn't the military and if I was to send my kids to bed at 7 at night they would be up at 4am. No thank you. Plus I would never get to spend time with them after school."
Another commented: "I'm sorry, but this chart is absurd. Who puts their kid to bed at 6.45?"
Others thought that the bedtime rules should differ during certain months and depending on whether the child has had naps during the day.
Wherever you stand on the sleep chart, one thing is certain - bedtimes are a really divisive issue among parents.
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Vote for Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star area Athletes of the Week, April 4-9
Each week area high school coaches can submit a list of standout performances from their team in the previous week’s games. If your child’s name — or anyone else’s from your child’s team — does not appear on the list following a great performance, please encourage your coach to email their submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com.
Leading off
Baseball
Parker Agosta, East Gaston: Struck out 11 in six innings of work in a 6-0 win over Cherryville. He followed by going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 victory over the Ironmen.
Tripp Dow, Forestview: Pitched a no-hitter, striking out 14 and walking one in five innings of work in an 11-0 win over Hunter Huss. Was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in a 9-3 win over the Huskies.
Matt Cipriano, Lincoln Charter: Was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs as part of an 8-0 win over Langtree Charter. He also hit a home run in an 8-7 win over Langtree Charter.
Noah Gantt, West Lincoln: Had two hits for West Lincoln in a 12-8 win over Maiden. He followed by going 3-for-3 in a 2-1 loss to Bunker Hill.
Seth Haigler, East Lincoln: Was 3-for-3 with two RBIs, two stolen bases and a run scored in a 10-3 win over Hickory. He added a hit, two RBIs and two runs scored as part of a 15-1 win over Statesville.
Ben Mauney, Burns: Had two hits for the Bulldogs — including a three-run homer — in a 10-0 win over Highland Tech. He followed by going 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs in an 11-3 win over the Rams.
Charlie Melton, Kings Mountain: Was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in his team’s 9-1 win over South Point. He followed by striking out seven strikeouts in a 5-1 win over South Point.
Jashawn Thomas, Bessemer City: Had a hit and an RBI in a 6-3 win over Thomas Jefferson, following that by going 2-for-2 with a four-RBI and three runs scored in a 19-5 win over the Gryphons later in the week.
Mason Price, Stuart Cramer: Was 2-for-2 with three runs scored as part of a 15-6 win over Ashbrook. The following day, he struck out nine in six innings of work. He also was 3-for-3 at the plate in a 5-0 win over Ashbrook.
Softball
Peyton Cook, Burns: Was 2-for-3 with a double in her team’s 3-2 win over Highland Tech. She followed by going 3-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs in a 12-2 win over Highland Tech.
Andrea Detweiler, Stuart Cramer: Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a 5-3 win over Forestview. She followed on Friday with a 3-for-5 effort, adding two RBIs and three runs in her team’s 14-2 win over South Point.
Grace East, Piedmont Community Charter: Was 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and three runs scored in an 18-3 win over Langtree Charter. She followed by going 2-for-3 with a triple in her team’s 20-1 win over Queen’s Grant.
Betsy Eatmon, East Lincoln: Had two hits, one of them a home run in her team’s 12-0 win over Hickory. She followed with two home runs and two doubles on her way to an 8-RBI night in a 23-1 win over Statesville.
Chloe Norman, West Lincoln: Was 2-for-3 with a run scored in her team’s 6-4 win over Maiden. She followed with a 2-for-2 effort, adding a double, two RBIs and two runs in a 15-0 win over Bunker Hill.
Elissa Rich, North Gaston: Hurled a no-hitter, striking out 13 and walking one in a 10-0 victory over South Point. She followed with a 3-for-5 effort, adding two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in a 9-3 win over Forestview. Rich also struck out seven Jaguar batters.
Lilly Stump, North Lincoln: Hit three home runs as part of an 8-RBI night during a 25-0 win over Statesville.
Athlete of the Week
Hannah Dover, Burns girls soccer: Scored multiple goals — including the game-winner — in a 3-2 win over Highland Tech.
Ariyah Graham, Hunter Huss track and field: Placed first in the 100-meter hurdles and shot put, along with a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Stuart Cramer track meet.
Madison Joyner, Highland Tech girls soccer: Scored two goals in her team’s 3-2 loss to Burns.
Emma Lohri, Lincoln Charter girls soccer: Scored three goals and assisted on another in a 6-2 win over Mountain Island Charter.
Jaida McGrew, Mountain Island Charter track and field: Placed first in the 100- and 200-meter dash events during last week’s Fathers United Invitational at Mountain Island Charter.
Jack Mulvey, Cherryville track and field: Earned wins in the long jump and high jump in a meet at Stuart Cramer.
Melia Myers, Kings Mountain girls soccer: Scored five goals in her team’s 11-2 win over Hunter Huss.
Hillary Schmitz, Mountain Island Charter girls soccer: Scored two goals in a 6-2 loss to Lincoln Charter.
Cadence Setzer, Crest girls soccer: Scored four goals and an assist in a 7-1 win over Kings Mountain. She followed with five goals and two assists in an 11-2 win over Ashbrook.
Grace Smith, South Point girls soccer: After scoring a goal in her team’s 9-0 win over North Gaston, she added two goals and assisted on two more in a 6-0 win over Stuart Cramer.
Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer track and field: Won the 200-meter dash and long jump events during a track meet hosted by the Storm.
Honor roll
Baseball
Logan Agosta, East Gaston: Was 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in a 6-0 win over Cherryville. He followed with two hits and scored two runs in an 8-5 win over the Ironmen later in the week.
Zane Brockman, Kings Mountain: Pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and struck out seven in a 9-1 win over South Point. He added a base hit and scored a run in a 5-1 win over South Point.
Connor Gantt, Crest: Was 2-for-3 with a double, run and an RBI in a 2-1 win over North Gaston.
Matt Heavner, North Lincoln: Finished with a double, triple and two RBIs in a 14-1 win over Statesville. He followed with an RBI base hit in a 5-4 loss to North Lincoln.
Noah Huss, West Lincoln: Had two hits for West Lincoln in a 12-8 win over Maiden. He allowed two runs on six hits, striking out five in a 2-1 loss to Bunker Hill.
Jesse Osborne, Forestview: Had two hits for West Lincoln in an 11-0 win over Hunter Huss. He followed with a 2-for-3 day at the plate with a run and an RBI in a 9-3 win over the Huskies.
Landon Reeves, North Lincoln: Was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored in a 14-1 win over Statesville. He followed with an RBI base hit in a 5-4 loss to North Lincoln.
Edward Roberts, Hunter Huss: Was 3-for-5 with a run scored for the Huskies in a 9-3 loss to Forestview.
Blake Splawn, Bessemer City: Had a hit and an RBI in his team’s 6-3 win over Thomas Jefferson. He followed by going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in a 19-5 win over the Gryphons.
Maddux Walker, North Lincoln: Was 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in a 14-1 win over Statesville.
Joseph Webb, Burns: Struck out seven in three innings of work, allowing one hit in a 10-0 win over Highland Tech. He also hit a solo home run for the Bulldogs. He followed later in the week by going 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a later win over the Rams.
Softball
Caroline Allred, North Gaston: Was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a 10-0 win over South Point. She added two hits — one a double — and two runs in a 9-3 win over Forestview.
Harlie Burton, West Lincoln: Hurled a no-hitter, striking out five in three innings of work in a win over Bunker Hill.
Payton Conroy, Stuart Cramer: Hit a home run and had three RBIs in a 5-3 win over Forestview. She followed with a home run and four RBIs in a 14-2 win over South Point.
Hannah Cox, East Lincoln: Finished with four hits and three RBIs in a 23-1 win over Statesville.
Emma Ghorley, Highland Tech: Earned a double and scored a run in her team’s 3-2 loss to Burns. She followed by going 2-for-3 with a home run in a 12-2 loss to the Lady Bulldogs.
Aidan Ledbetter, Crest: Allowed no runs on one hit and struck out 12 to lead Crest past Kings Mountain, 5-0. She also was part of a shutout inside the circle against Ashbrook.
Erin Moss, Bessemer City: Earned wins inside the circle against Thomas Jefferson.
Olivia Quilla, North Lincoln: Was 4-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored as part of a 25-0 win over Statesville.
Alexis Shope, Crest: Collected two hits in a 5-0 win over Kings Mountain. Shope added two hits in a 17-0 win over Ashbrook.
Sayge Strange, Burns: Had a double and a run scored, along with allowing two runs on four hits and 17 strikeouts as part of a 3-2 win over Highland Tech. She followed with two hits and an RBI in her team’s win over Highland Tech. She also struck out 13 Ram batters in the latter contest.
Taliyah Thomas, East Lincoln: Was 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs as part of a 12-0 win over Hickory. Added two doubles, a triple and two RBIs in a 23-1 win over Statesville.
Megan Towery, North Gaston: Was 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored in a 9-3 win over Forestview.
Hadley Womack, Stuart Cramer: Was 2-for-4 with two runs as the Storm down East Gaston, 8-1. She added two doubles and scored twice in a 5-3 win over Forestview.
You can reach Joe Hughes at 704-914-8138, email jhughes@gastongazette.com and follow on Twitter @JoeLHughesII.
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63 percent of Americans rate U.S. economy as bad: poll
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People walk on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
NEW YORK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A whopping 63 percent of Americans rated the U.S. economy as bad, with 86 percent saying it was because of inflation, closely followed by gas prices at 82 percent, showed a new CBS News poll released on Sunday.
In terms of lowering gas prices, the majority of the respondents, at 65 percent, believed that the government "can do more."
In addition, "pocketbook issues -- the economy and inflation -- rank as top priorities for Americans," said the survey, noting that "Mr. (Joe) Biden continues to get low marks on handling them."
(Web editor: Xia Peiyao, Liang Jun)
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Hong Kong's teachers, students required to conduct COVID-19 test daily after schools reopen
HONG KONG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam announced on Monday that schools will resume face-to-face classes in phases after the Easter holidays.
All staff, teachers and students are required to conduct COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) daily and only those tested negative can enter schools, Lam told a press conference.
As the pandemic recedes in Hong Kong, schools have strictly implemented a series of anti-pandemic measures, and nearly all staff and teachers were fully vaccinated, which provided favorable conditions for the resumption of face-to-face classes, she said.
However, the vaccination rates for children aged three to 11 were not satisfying, with only about 62 percent and 30 percent having received their first and second doses respectively, Lam said, urging parents to arrange for their children to get vaccinated sooner than later.
On Monday, Hong Kong registered 698 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 709 additional positive cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests, official data showed.
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Medical workers offer tutoring services for children at makeshift COVID-19 hospital in Shanghai
Medical workers who are currently assisting Shanghai in its ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic have started to offer tutoring services for children who tested positive for COVID-19, at a Fangcang makeshift hospital built inside the city’s Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Doctors help children who are currently hospitalized at the Fangcang makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment with their homework. (Photo from Tongji Hospital affiliated to the Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
A total of 347 children are currently being hospitalized at the Fangcang makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment. The hospital is now temporarily staffed with medical workers from 19 hospitals from central China’s Hubei Province.
During their off-duty hours, the medical workers, most of whom have obtained master’s degrees or doctoral degrees, will help the children with their homework and online learning, and give painting and calligraphy classes to them in an effort to enrich the life of the children during their stay at the hospital.
Photo shows paintings drawn by children currently hospitalized at the Fangcang makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment that were created to show their gratitude towards medical workers who have taken care of them over the past few days. (Photo from Tongji Hospital affiliated to the Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
“My husband is a middle school teacher and I learned quite a lot of teaching methods from him. I also helped my relatives’ children with their homework. So I think I can contribute to the teaching activities here and make sure the children don’t lag behind in their academic studies,” said Zhou Ying, a medical worker from Tongji Hospital affiliated to the Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
The doctors plan to offer a series of courses on children’s health knowledge, including eye protection, oral care, and nutrition.
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China vows severe punishment for trans-border telecom fraud, 5 major cases under oversight
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The investigations of five major trans-border telecom fraud cases have now been placed under the joint oversight of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) and the Ministry of Public Security, sending a strong signal that China will punish such crimes severely.
The cases were registered in five different provincial-level regions, namely Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Hunan, and Chongqing, each involving a large number of victims and causing severe harm to the public, the SPP said Tuesday.
Criminals will be targeted whether they are locally- or foreign-based, with both online and offline efforts to be explored by procuratorial and public security authorities.
Authorities are committed to capturing and cracking down on key financiers of such criminal groups and relevant backbone criminals, and to the capture, extradition, and repatriation of fraud scheme fugitives now on the run overseas, according to the SPP.
In a solemn warning, the authorities urged criminals staying abroad to take no chance of evading punishment and return to China to turn themselves in as soon as possible.
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Tonight: Scattered showers are rolling in, featuring a few embedded heavier downpours. Temperatures overnight dip back into the lower 40’s.
Tuesday: Rain will overspread the radar for the morning commute, with a few embedded heavier downpours. As we move towards lunch-time the rain will depart the region, taking the clouds with it and leaving behind a sunny finish to the afternoon. Top temperatures reach the upper 50’s nearing 60 degrees
Wednesday: Dry to start with scattered popcorn showers rolling in by afternoon. Temperatures reach the lower 60’s
Thursday: Afternoon showers and storms. Temperatures climb to the mid 60’s.
Friday: Partly to mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 50’s
Have a great evening!
-Skytracker Meteorologist Haley Bouley
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Robert R. Michael
Aug. 2, 1941 - Jan. 3, 2022
TOWANDA - Robert R. Michael, 80, of Towanda passed away January 3, 2022. He was born August 2, 1941 to Robert and Ruth (Compton) Michael and married the love of his life, Janice Whitman on March 16, 1968.
Surviving are his loving spouse of 53 years: Janice; children: Rob (Cheryl) Sherman, Julie (Chuck) Clark; grandchildren: Joel, Kiersten, Kylee, Erin, Kristen, Weston; great-grandchildren: Rowan, Jackson; sister: Mary (Robert "Bo") Bobbell; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his: parents, and brother: John Michael.
Cremation rites are being accorded with East Lawn Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Condolences and memories may be left with the family at: eastlawnmemorial.com.
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NJ weather: Three days of warm 70+ degree temperatures
The Bottom Line
Forget about April — it's going to feel like May across New Jersey this week, with a streak of nice, warm temperatures. On each of the next three days — Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday — thermometers will probably break 70 degrees for most of the state. We'll run between 10 and 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.
However, there are a few hiccups worth mentioning. An on-shore breeze will limit the warmth along the Shore. (Typical of Spring.) And I count five separate chances of rain over the next seven days. For the most part, we're just talking about April showers.
Colder, below-normal temperatures return just in time for Easter Sunday.
Tuesday
The day will start with raindrops, but end with sunshine and unseasonable warmth.
A few waves of sprinkles and rain showers will push west-to-east across the state Tuesday morning. So the sky may occasionally spit on you through about 10 a.m. Temperatures are starting out in the 40s.
The sun will emerge by lunchtime. And we'll enjoy a nice warm afternoon. I expect high temperatures Tuesday to average 70 degrees across the state. (It's hard to believe New Jersey's last 70-degree day was March 19th — over three weeks ago.)
Aside from the early morning dampness and the high pollen levels, it should be a beautiful day.
Tuesday night looks mainly clear and comfortable. In fact, it won't really get that cold — so you might be able to get by without a jacket. Low temperatures dip into the lower 50s. I can't rule out some sprinkles around daybreak Wednesday, as a warm front arrives.
Wednesday
Temperatures will really start to soar. But not for everyone in NJ.
Under partly sunny skies, most high temperatures will reach the mid 70s. Now we're talking 15 degrees above normal for mid-April.
However, the wind on Wednesday will blow from the southeast. An on-shore direction. From a chilly ocean. (Water temperatures are currently 48 to 52 degrees.)
Therefore, coastal communities will absolutely not reach 70 degrees. In fact, I expect beach towns to end up closer to 60 degrees. The sea breeze effect will likely be noticeable along and east of the Parkway. (Although that's admittedly just a rough estimate.)
Finally, a weak impulse could spark a few showers and thunderstorms late-day Wednesday. Mainly in the evening hours — let's say between 6 p.m. and Midnight. Given the heat and relative humidity in the air, there is a marginal concern that any storm that forms could produce some heavy rain and strong wind gusts.
Thursday
Our warm stretch peaks. Our warm stretch also ends.
50s in the morning, 75 to 80 degrees by midday Thursday. Wow, that's warm. Plus, the wind direction will flip to southwesterly, so the marine influence will be far less prominent.
But here comes a cold front. Latest model guidance shows a rather disorganized frontal boundary, that will take its sweet time in crossing the Garden State.
Starting Thursday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will become likely. That alone will cause temperatures to start descending. Cooler, drier air will really settle in Thursday night.
It's a bit unclear how widespread and how powerful Thursday's thunderstorms will be. I think there's reasonable concern about straight-line winds and heavy downpours once again — I suspect Thursday afternoon will turn pretty noisy.
Friday
So the stretch of wonderfully warm 70s will be over. But Friday still looks like a nice, mild day.
Mostly sunny skies, a fresh breeze, and high temps in the 60s. Sounds like a good Good Friday.
The Extended Forecast
The big holiday weekend will get a bit iffy with rain and an actually cooldown on the way.
Saturday will turn wet, as another cold front approaches. But it won't be not a total washout. The latest forecast puts rain over New Jersey between about mid-afternoon and late evening. It will get windy too, bother before (southerly) and after (northwestly) the front passes.
Easter Sunday turns sunny, dry, and cool. I've settled on a high temperature forecast in the mid 50s. Not terrible — just 5 to 10 degrees below seasonal norms.
Next week is definitely trending cooler again. And our next substantial storm system is modeled to arrive in the Monday-Tuesday time frame. I think it will primarily play out as an extended period of rainy, dreary weather. There are some hints that temperatures will be cold enough for part of the storm system's progression for some snow and/or wintry mix in North Jersey.
I'm not worried about significant accumulations or travel issues — but it's getting pretty late in the season for such wintry garbage!
Dan Zarrow is Chief Meteorologist for Townsquare Media New Jersey. Follow him on Facebook or Twitter for the latest forecast and realtime weather updates.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, the city fire department said.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said.
According to a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect was dressed in construction attire.
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
Further details were not immediately available. New York City police said they were responding to reports of people wounded either by gunfire or an explosion.
Trains servicing that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
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Which industries get the most (and least) time off?
(Timetastic/Stacker) - Most private industry workers in the United States receive paid time off, but it is not required under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Timetastic used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, last updated in September 2021, to illustrate which industries offer the best access to paid vacation time. We’ve ranked industries according to the percentage of workers who have access to paid vacations, with ties broken by the number of days off a person receives after working in the industry for a year.
Data is available for workers who have consolidated leave plans (CLP), which are blanket time-off policies that do not distinguish between vacation, illness, or personal business days, and those who do not.
Nationwide, about three-quarters of all private industry workers receive paid time off, or PTO. Two weeks is the average offering for companies with CLP. More full-time workers get paid-time-off than part-time workers: 46% and 35%, respectively.
Larger companies tend to be more generous. At companies with 500 workers or more, 92% of workers have access to paid vacations. That compares to 71% at smaller companies of up to 49 employees.
Union members were also found to get 26.6% more vacation time than nonunion workers as more PTO is typically negotiated when settling union contracts.
Companies such as Netflix have even turned to an entirely different model: unlimited PTO. This gives employees the opportunity to take time off at will within reason.
But with U.S. workers already leaving 4.6 vacation days unused in 2021 on average, unlimited PTO may result in employees taking even less time off than average.
#10. Leisure and hospitality
- Workers with access to PTO: 43%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 9 days (CLP) 6 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 13 days (CLP), 9 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 15 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 16 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
The leisure and hospitality industry—made up of hotel clerks, restaurant cooks, casino workers, and a host of other positions—was hit exceptionally hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Hotel and Lodging Association found it lost as many jobs as government, health services, construction, retail, manufacturing, and education combined.
While workers in this industry tend to accrue more PTO after being with a company for more than a year, the turnover rate works against employees here: BLS data shows turnover in the hospitality industry hovers as high as 80% annually. versus 10%-15% across all industries.
The unemployment rate for this industry in February 2022 was 6.6%, compared to the national jobless rate of 3.8%.
#9. Trade, transportation, and utilities
- Workers with access to PTO: 81%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 11 days (CLP), 7 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 16 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 19 days (CLP), 15 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 23 days (CLP), 18 days (no consolidated leave)
The trade, transportation, and utilities industry is large and varied, from jobs in lumber yards to hauling cargo. Paid leave—which includes vacation time, holidays, sick leave, and personal leave—can cost employers up to 8.5% of a workers’ total compensation.
In Texas, these jobs contributed nearly 20% of the state’s GDP in 2016, at $317.3 billion; making trade, transportation, and utilities among the highest-grossing in the state.
#8. Professional and business services
- Workers with access to PTO: 81%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 14 days (CLP), 10 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 18 days (CLP), 13 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 20 days (CLP), 16 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 22 days (CLP), 18 days (no consolidated leave)
Paid vacations are available to the vast number of employees in this field, which include advertising, law, accounting firms, architecture companies, management consulting companies, and others.
Americans often don’t always take the time they are entitled to. Some 70% of owners of small businesses, in particular, do not view holidays as a time to take away from work. According to the U.S. Travel Association, U.S. workers left 4.6 days unused in 2021, and 5.6 days unused in 2020, which contributed largely to burnout.
A 2016 Harvard Business Review article cited a study finding that for the first time more than half of Americans did not take all of their vacations. The article also noted workers who used more than 10 of their days off had a 65.4% chance of getting a raise or a bonus.
#7. Construction
- Workers with access to PTO: 82%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 8 days (CLP), 7 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 11 days (CLP), 10 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 13 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 14 days (CLP), 13 days (no consolidated leave)
Some construction companies have over the last decade moved away from the traditional way they allot time off, with separate categories for paid vacation, personal days and sick leave. They have instead adopted what is known as a PTO benefit. Vacation time, personal days, and sick leave are rolled into one plan for a consolidated-leave plan model.
Construction officials have largely been against other changes in paid leave. When former President Barack Obama signed an executive order in 2015 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide up to seven days for sickness or other uses, the Associated General Contractors of America objected, citing long periods of layoffs because of weather and other variables in the industry.
#6. Education and health services
- Workers with access to PTO: 82%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 16 days (CLP), 10 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 20 days (CLP), 14 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 23 days (CLP), 16 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 25 days (CLP), 17 days (no consolidated leave)
On average, teachers have about 12 days for sick time or personal leave during the school year. Amid COVID-19, however, teachers across the country are running out of sick days and a federal requirement that schools offer paid time off for COVID-19 illness or exposure has expired.
Similarly, many nurses, doctors, and other health professionals across the country have been under enormous stress during the pandemic. Adding to the pressure for some, they have recently been told to take sick leave or personal days if they test positive for COVID-19.
#5. Real estate and rental and leasing
- Workers with access to PTO: 86%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 12 days (CLP), 10 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 15 days (CLP), 14 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 17 days (CLP), 16 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 18 days (CLP), 17 days (no consolidated leave)
With about 106,500 real estate brokerage firms in the country, a competitive benefits package with paid time off can help companies recruit and retain employees.
Brokers can classify their real estate salespeople as either employees or independent contractors, and those independent contractors have far more flexibility to take time away from the office. Independent contractors, not bound to rules and regulations of the company or companies they’re signed onto, are able to more freely create their own hours and schedules. Other companies in this category are primarily in the business of renting or leasing properties or goods or in related services.
#4. Information
- Workers with access to PTO: 90%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 17 days (CLP), 11 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 22 days (CLP), 15 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 25 days (CLP), 17 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 27 days (CLP), 20 days (no consolidated leave)
Netflix, Oracle, LinkedIn, and Twitter are all companies in the information business sector—and all offer unlimited vacation days. The open vacation policy was originated by Netflix, whose CEO Reed Hastings says he takes at least six weeks each year. He attributes employee loyalty at the company in large part to Netflix’s generous vacation and parental leave policies.
Workplace management software company Kronos (now merged with Ultimate Software to become UKG) began an unlimited or open vacation policy in 2016. In a Harvard Business Review article, its CEO Aron Ain said changes in technology led professionals at every level to work after business hours. He added that vacation policies clearly delineating between time off and vacation seemed antiquated.
#3. Manufacturing
- Workers with access to PTO: 95%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 11 days (CLP), 8 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 15 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 18 days (CLP), 15 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 21 days (CLP), 18 days (no consolidated leave)
Among all non-agricultural workers, manufacturing’s share of U.S. employment peaked during World War II to 38% but cratered from 32% in 1955 to 8% in 2019 just prior to the advent of COVID-19. The sheer number of manufacturing employees hit an all-time high in the 1970s with around 20 million workers. Many of these jobs have since become automated or been shipped overseas.
The Congressional Research Service in 2017 warned the industry’s wages and benefits were under pressure from cost-cutting, plant closures, and the loss of jobs to other countries. The manufacturing industry was not spared from the Great Resignation, leading employers to rethink hiring incentives in a post-COVID-19 employment landscape.
#2. Financial activities
- Workers with access to PTO: 95%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 17 days (CLP), 12 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 21 days (CLP), 15 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 24 days (CLP), 17 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 26 days (CLP), 19 days (no consolidated leave)
The financial services sector is key to the country’s security, but it faces a number of risks, including cyberattacks, says the federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.
Professional services network Deloitte predicted a pivotal opportunity for financial services in 2022, pointing to banking, capital markets, financial services firms, and others to lead the industry’s future. Deloitte urged the industry to invest in talent while rethinking the workplace, and paid time off plans may be a place to begin.
#1. Insurance carriers
- Workers with access to PTO: 97%
- Average PTO after 1 year: 17 days (CLP), 11 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 5 years: 22 days (CLP), 15 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 10 years: 24 days (CLP), 17 days (no consolidated leave)
- Average PTO after 20 years: 27 days (CLP), 19 days (no consolidated leave)
Some 2.9 million people worked in the U.S. insurance industry in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The largest number of those, 1.7 million, worked for insurance companies.
Research from Deloitte found that despite concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry expects rapid growth in 2022 as the demand for insurance increases. With 97% of these workers having access to PTO, competitive benefits packages will need to be more comprehensive than in other industries.
This story originally appeared on Timetastic and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
Copyright 2022 Stacker via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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(The Hill) — Last month’s domestic flight prices were 20 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to data released Tuesday.
The analysis from Adobe Digital Insights reveals that travelers are already experiencing significant price hikes. In February, flight prices were only up 5 percent from the same period in 2019, while January prices were 3 percent lower than pre-pandemic levels.
The uptick is driven by a recent boom in bookings that coincided with low COVID-19 case counts. The analysis found that customers spent $8.8 billion on tickets online last month, a 28 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels and a 32 percent increase from February.
“The unleash of pent-up demand has been a major driving factor, as the desire for air travel is coming back more aggressively than anticipated,” Adobe Digital Insights lead analyst Vivek Pandya said in a statement.
Experts have advised travelers to book their flights soon, warning that prices will only rise further as demand outpaces supply. Major airlines already weren’t seating as many passengers as they were before the pandemic, and they’ve recently cut down on their schedules to account for higher fuel prices.
The cost of jet fuel in North America rose by 30 percent over the last month and is up 158 percent from one year ago, according to data from S&P Global. Prices spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and remained elevated in recent weeks, even as the price of crude oil dropped.
Another analysis from flight booking website Hopper released last week found that domestic flight prices have increased by 40 percent since the start of the year and are expected to rise another 10 percent next month.
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Ranbir Kapoor’s sister Riddhima CONFIRMS his wedding with Alia Bhatt, tells paps ‘haan, milenge jaldi’; WATCH
Soon-to-be married Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have been extremely hush-hush about their upcoming wedding. However, all developments and preparations point to the fact that the big day is clearly around the corner. And now, Ranbir’s sister and jewelry designer Riddhima Kapoor Sahni just confirmed the most anticipated wedding in the tinsel town of Bollywood.
A few moments back, Riddhima, along with her husband Bharat Sahni, and daughter Samaira arrived at the Mumbai airport. As the media personnel photographed them, they exchanged a few words with Riddhima. When a paparazzo asked her if the wedding is indeed confirmed, she was quick to say, “Haan…milenge jaldi se. (Yes…we shall meet soon)”.
Click HERE to watch Riddhima Kapoor Sahni’s statement about Ranbir and Alia’s wedding.
Meanwhile, preparations have begun in full swing for the Shaadi of the year. Recently, Ranbir’s ancestral house Krishna Raj Bungalow, and RK Studios were decked up with beautiful lights. On the other hand, Ranbir and Alia’s building, Vastu, in Pali Hill, Bandra, was covered with drapes to block the view ahead of the D-Day.
We exclusively reported that the wedding celebrations and festivities will kickstart from tomorrow, 13th of April and continue until 17th. The Mehendi, Sangeet, and Cocktail party is set to take place at RK House, while the wedding is slated to take place on the 15th of April, at Vastu. We also broke the news that the star couple will also be hosting a star-studded wedding reception for the who’s who of Bollywood on the 17th of April, at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.
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Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Carrie will get Partygate fines: No10 confirms PM will get fixed penalty notice for BREAKING THE LAW by attending party during Covid lockdown - as Keir Starmer leads calls for his resignation
- Johnson and Chancellor among tranche of 30 more fines announced by Scotland Yard today - take total to 50
- FPN for Mr Johnson makes him the first serving Prime minister to be punished for law-breaking while in No 10
- Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer: 'They have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public'
Boris Johnson is to be fined for breaking the law by attending an illegal Partygate event along with his wife Carrie during the Covid pandemic, No10 confirmed today.
The couple, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, are among a tranche of 30 more fixed penalty notices dished out by Scotland Yard today to people who broke lockdown rules.
It means Mr Johnson is the first serving Prime Minister to be penalised for breaking the law while in Downing Street, for events that took place when millions of ordinary Britons were obeying restrictive Covid rules for the good of the country.
The news will place huge pressure on the PM, who has faced calls from opponents and within his own party to resign if sanctioned. He has resisted giving a definite answer.
Questions will also be raised over his honesty towards MPs. Last year he told the Commons that 'all guidance was followed completely in No 10'. Mr Sunak, last December, also told MPs he did not attend any parties.
The Metropolitan Police did not disclose if Boris Johnson was among those to be sanctioned with a £50 fine. Downing Street initially indicated that he was not.
But this afternoon a No10 spokeswoman said: 'The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices. We have no further details, but we will update you again when we do.'
The statement did not mention Carrie Johnson. But her spokeswoman later said: 'In the interests of transparency, Mrs Johnson can confirm she has been notified that she will receive a Fixed Penalty Notice. She has not yet received any further details about the nature of the FPN.'
It is not known which event the trio were censured for, but they all attended a party organised by Carrie for Mr Johnson's 56th birthday in June 2020.
The Prime Minister, who is at his Chequers country retreat, has yet to publicly acknowledge that the fines being issued by the police are evidence of law-breaking by senior figures in his Government and Whitehall.
Bereaved families said there is 'simply no way' the Prime Minister and Chancellor can continue in post, after the pair were told they will be fined as part of a police probe into allegations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded both the PM and Chancellor quit, saying: 'Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.'
And the Lib Dems demanded Parliament be recalled from its Easter recess.
But Tory MPs who previously called for him to quit were suggesting he could cling on to power.
The Metropolitan Police did not disclose if Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured in Kyiv at the weekend) was among those to be sanctioned.
Scotland Yard said it had referred a half-century of cases to the ACRO Criminal Records Office 'for breaches of Covid-19 regulations' in 2020 and 2021.
Sir Roger Gale: 'It's serious of course. My position remains that the fact that the Prime Minister has effectively misled the House of Commons is a very serious issue indeed, but we are in the middle of an international crisis and I am not prepared to give Vladimir Putin the comfort of thinking that we are about to unseat the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and destabilise the coalition against Putin.
'So any reaction to this is going to have to wait until we have dealt with the main crisis which is Ukraine and the Donbas.'
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: 'Boris Johnson must resign. He broke the law and repeatedly lied to parliament about it. The basic values of integrity and decency - essential to the proper working of any parliamentary democracy - demand that he go. And he should take his out of touch chancellor with him.'
Scotland Yard said it had referred a further 30 FPNs on top of the 20 it had already revealed to the ACRO Criminal Records Office 'for breaches of Covid-19 regulations' in 2020 and 2021.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: 'These fines expose the shocking scale of the criminality in Boris Johnson's Number 10.
'The police have now completely shredded Johnson's claims that no laws were broken. He cannot be trusted and cannot continue as Prime Minister.
'No other leader in any other organisation would be allowed to continue after law-breaking on this scale. If Boris Johnson won't resign, Conservative MPs must show him the door.'
Lobby Akinnola, spokesman for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, said Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak 'broke the law' and 'took us all for mugs'.
He said: 'There is simply no way either the Prime Minister or Chancellor can continue.
'Their dishonesty has caused untold hurt to the bereaved.
'Not only that, but they have lost all credibility with the wider public, which could cost lives if new variants mean restrictions are needed in the future.
'If they had any decency they would be gone by tonight.'
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: 'The investigation into allegations of breaches of Covid-19 regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street continues to progress.
'As of Tuesday, 12 April 2022, we have made over 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices (FPN) to the ACRO Criminal Records Office for breaches of Covid-19 regulations who, following the referral, issue the FPNs to the individual.
'We are making every effort to progress this investigation at speed, this includes continuing to assess significant amounts of investigative material from which further referrals may be made to ACRO.'
Mr Johnson has continually stonewalled over whether the issuing of the FPNs means the law was broken by people within his administration, saying he wants to wait until the Operation Hillman probe is completed before commenting.
But his own ministers have been less circumspect in recent weeks, with Cabinet members among those who have publicly accepted there was illegality in No10.
The penalty for politicians who break the law should be 'perhaps even greater', a Tory MP said just before a No 10 spokeswoman confirmed Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will be issued with fines as part of a police probe into allegations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street.
When asked about the Met Police's announcement of at least 30 more fines relating to the partygate saga on the BBC Radio 4's World At One programme, Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle, said: 'Well, as lawmakers, it's essential that we pass laws that we expect people to abide by, because we will do so ourselves as MPs.
'So if we break them, then that means that the penalty for us should be perhaps even greater than it would be for those who aren't making the laws. So yes, there is a problem. There is a perception and it doesn't help the entire last six months has been very difficult for Parliament's reputation.'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the announcement of at least 30 more fines relating to the partygate saga has 'blown the Prime Minister's defence out of the water'.
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- 5-Star rating by prominent channel publication follows recent launch of upgraded Boomi Partner Resource Center
CHESTERBROOK, Pa., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boomi™, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, gave Boomi a prestigious 5-star rating in CRN's 2022 Partner Program Guide, further validating Boomi's industry leadership and commitment to its robust network of over 800 global partners and growing.
The annual Partner Program Guide provides a definitive list of the most notable partner programs from industry-leading technology vendors that provide innovative products and flexible services through the IT channel. CRN only awards the 5-star rating to select vendors who deliver the best of the best, going above and beyond in their partner programs to help push growth and positive change.
"CRN's Partner Program Guide delves into the strengths of each organization's partner program in order to honor those that consistently support and promote good change within the IT channel," said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. "As innovation fuels the speed and complexity of technology today, solution providers want partners that can keep up with and assist their growing business."
Boomi made significant enhancements to its partner program over the past year with the expansion of its Partner Resource Center, which provides insightful content as well as opportunities for partners to further promote their brand and value proposition to end-users through the Partner Finder. Additionally, Boomi simplified program requirements and the way partners do business by providing a clear partner onboarding path and streamlining partner learning for accreditations and certifications.
"Boomi's world-class network of partners brings a diverse array of skills and cutting-edge solutions to customers," said Chris Port, chief operating officer, Boomi. "A 5-star rating in the CRN Partner Program Guide emphasizes our commitment to providing holistic strategies for connecting, orchestrating, and managing complex architectures in the age of data-centric businesses. Thank you to our valued partners for helping our joint customers keep pace with an evolving digital landscape."
The Partner Program Guide provides the channel community with a deep dive into the partner programs offered by IT vendors, service providers, and distributors. CRN scores companies based on their investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, and sales support and communication. A 5-star rating helps narrow the field to find the best fit, identifying the most rewarding partner programs and providing crucial insight into their strengths.
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CRN featured the 2022 Partner Program Guide in its April 2022 issue and online at www.CRN.com/PPG.
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Sri Lanka announced a default on its $51 billion foreign debt Tuesday as the island nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in memory and escalating protests demanding the government's resignation.
Acute food and fuel shortages, as well as long daily electricity blackouts, have brought widespread suffering to the country's 22 million people in its most painful downturn since independence in 1948.
The government has struggled to service foreign loans and Tuesday's decision comes ahead of negotiations for an International Monetary Fund bailout aimed at preventing a more catastrophic hard default that would see Sri Lanka completely repudiate its debts.
"We have lost the ability to repay foreign debt," Sri Lanka's Central Bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told reporters in Colombo.
"This is a pre-emptive negotiated default. We have announced (it) to the creditors."
Officials say the move will free up foreign currency to finance desperately needed food, fuel and medicine imports after months of scarce supplies.
Just under half of Sri Lanka's debt is market borrowings through international sovereign bonds, including one worth $1 billion that was maturing on July 25.
China is Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender and owns about 10 percent of the island's foreign debt, followed by Japan and India.
The government has borrowed heavily from Beijing since 2005 for infrastructure projects, many of which became white elephants.
Sri Lanka also leased its strategic Hambantota port to a Chinese company in 2017 after it became unable to service the $1.4 billion debt from Beijing used to build it.
This sparked concerns from Western countries and neighbour India that the strategically located South Asian nation was falling victim to a debt trap.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday's default would not stop Beijing from lending support to Sri Lanka's beleaguered economy.
"China has always done its best in providing assistance to Sri Lanka's economic and social development. We will continue to do so in the future," he said.
- 'Frightened of the future' -Sri Lanka's snowballing economic crisis began to be felt after the coronavirus pandemic torpedoed vital revenue from tourism and remittances.
The government imposed a wide import ban to conserve dwindling foreign currency reserves and use them to service the debts it has now defaulted on.
But the resulting shortages have stoked public anger. At least eight people have died while waiting in fuel queues since March 20, with two of the deaths reported on Monday.
"It's been depressing to be so frightened of the future and where it's going," protester Vasi Samudra Devi told AFP at an anti-government rally in Colombo Monday.
"There are already people who are suffering... We are all here because we are being affected by the economic problems."
Crowds have attempted to storm the homes of government leaders and security forces have dispersed protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Thousands of people were camped outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's seafront office in the capital Colombo in the fourth straight day of protests calling for him to step down.
Economists say the crisis has been made worse by government mismanagement, years of accumulated borrowing and ill-advised tax cuts.
International rating agencies also downgraded Sri Lanka last year, effectively blocking the country from accessing foreign capital markets to raise new loans.
'Last resort'
Sri Lanka's finance ministry said Tuesday's default was "a last resort in order to prevent further deterioration of the republic's financial position".
Creditors were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them or opt for payback in Sri Lankan rupees, the ministry added.
The government is seeking around $3 billion in IMF support over the next three years to revive the economy, finance minister Ali Sabry told parliament on Friday.
Ministry officials told AFP last week the government was preparing a programme for sovereign bondholders and other creditors to take a haircut and avoid a hard default.
Sri Lanka had sought debt relief from India and China this year, but both countries instead offered more credit lines to buy commodities from them.
Estimates showed Sri Lanka needed $7 billion to service its debt load this year, against just $1.9 billion in reserves at the end of March.
AXA Investment Managers analyst Claire Dissaux told AFP that markets had already priced in an anticipated default, despite the government's efforts to remain solvent.
"Sri Lanka has shown a willingness to pay right up to the last minute, even to the detriment, the expense of its people," she said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said. The fire department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on what those injuries entailed.
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
Further details were not immediately available.
Trains servicing that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have more details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed, according to a spokesperson.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said. The fire department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on what those injuries entailed.
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
Further details were not immediately available.
Trains servicing that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have more details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed, according to a spokesperson.
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April 12 (Reuters) - Several people were shot and explosive devices were found in a New York City subway station on Tuesday, local media reported, citing fire department sources.
The incident occurred during the morning commute at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood, according to news media.
A New York City police spokesperson told Reuters that officers were responding to the scene, but did not have details on the number of individuals shot. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News is branching out from covering top stories to performing a theatrical reading.
“Today” show hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will be among the readers of “Murder in Studio One,” planned to be read before an audience on April 27 and released later on a podcast through Audible, Inc.
Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Jenna Bush Hager will also be among the dozen NBC News hosts performing, it was announced on Monday.
They’ll read the murder mystery on the afternoon of April 27 at the Minetta Lane Theater in New York. Ticket sales benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, NBC said.
Audible has recorded other theatrical performances, starring actors like John Lithgow, Billy Crudup, Alan Cumming, Kate Mulgrew and Carey Mulligan.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s decision to conduct the trials of suspects charged with terrorism behind closed doors has been criticized by human rights advocates.
The West African nation last week began implementing a new court practice that bans the media and the public from trials involving terrorism charges at the start of the trial of a pro-Biafra separatist leader.
Nnamdi Kanu, who holds dual Nigerian and British citizenship, leads the Indigenous People of Biafra campaigning for the secession from Nigeria of the Igbo, Nigeria’s third-largest ethnic group.
Kanu’s trial in the capital, Abuja, resumed behind closed doors a day after the nation’s Federal High Court announced that court proceedings for offences of terrorism “shall be held in camera,” prompting concern among many human rights advocates.
“We are concerned that this breaches the constitution,” Anietie Ewang, Nigeria Researcher in the Africa division of Human Rights Watch told The Associated Press of the secret court trials.
If Nigerian authorities fear that confidential security information could be made public in a terrorism trial, those concerns should be examined “on a case-by-case basis,” Ewang said, “as opposed to giving out a blanket ban that would clearly restrict public scrutiny.”
Kanu is accused of leading terrorism-related activities and instigating violence in Nigeria’s southeast, including a jailbreak in Imo state last year that led to the escape of nearly 2,000 inmates. He denies the seven charges including terrorism and felony. Eight other charges were dropped by the court when the trial resumed last week.
The proceedings against Kanu “should be a public trial that the whole world can watch,” his lawyer Mike Ozekhome said, likening the secret court sitting to “a gathering of witches and wizards in a coven.”
The concerns are not just about Kanu’s trial, say the activists as Nigeria has dozens of terrorism suspects in detention, many who have been held for years.
“The right to a public hearing safeguards the fairness and independence of the judicial process and helps to maintain public confidence in the judicial system,” Amnesty International Nigeria office told The Associated Press.
Except when a secret trial is meant to protect the interest of a child, “court hearings and judgements must be public,” said Seun Bakare, head of programs at Amnesty Nigeria.
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KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn’t bad weather, pests or blight — the traditional agricultural curses — but fertilizer: It costs too much.
Despite thousands of miles separating her from the battlefields of Ukraine, Kariuki and her cabbage, corn and spinach farm are indirect victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. The war has pushed up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.
Kariuki used to spend 20,000 Kenyan shillings, or about $175, to fertilize her entire farm. Now, she would need to spend five times as much. Continuing to work the land, she said, would yield nothing but losses.
“I cannot continue with the farming business. I am quitting farming to try something else,’’ she said.
Higher fertilizer prices are making the world’s food supply more expensive and less abundant, as farmers skimp on nutrients for their crops and get lower yields. While the ripples will be feltby grocery shoppers in wealthy countries, the squeeze on food supplies will land hardest on families in poorer countries. It could hardly come at a worse time: The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said last week that its world food-price index in March reached the highest level since it started in 1990.
The fertilizer crunch threatens to further limit worldwide food supplies, already constrained by the disruption of crucial grain shipments from Ukraine and Russia. The loss of those affordable supplies of wheat, barley and other grains raises the prospect of food shortages and political instability in Middle Eastern, African and some Asian countries where millions rely on subsidized bread and cheap noodles.
“Food prices will skyrocket because farmers will have to make profit, so what happens to consumers?’’ said Uche Anyanwu, an agricultural expert at the University of Nigeria.
The aid group Action Aid warns that families in the Horn of Africa are already being driven “to the brink of survival.’’
The U.N. says Russia is the world’s No. 1 exporter of nitrogen fertilizer and No. 2 in phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. Its ally Belarus, also contending with Western sanctions, is another major fertilizer producer.
Many developing countries — including Mongolia, Honduras, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Mexico and Guatemala — rely on Russia for at least a fifth of their imports.
The conflict also has driven up the already-exorbitant price of natural gas, used to make nitrogen fertilizer. The result: European energy prices so high that some fertilizer companies “have closed their businesses and stopped operating their plants,’’ said David Laborde, a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
For corn and cabbage farmer Jackson Koeth, 55, of Eldoret in western Kenya, the conflict in Ukraine was distant and puzzling until he had to decide whether to go ahead with the planting season. Fertilizer prices had doubled from last year.
Koeth said he decided to keep planting but only on half the acreage of years past. Yet he doubts he can make a profit with fertilizer so costly.
Greek farmer Dimitris Filis, who grows olives, oranges and lemons, said “you have to search to find’’ ammonia nitrate and that the cost of fertilizing a 10-hectare (25-acre) olive grove has doubled to 560 euros ($310). While selling his wares at an Athens farm market, he said most farmers plan to skip fertilizing their olive and orange groves this year.
“Many people will not use fertilizers at all, and this as a result, lowers the quality of the production and the production itself, and slowly, slowly at one point, they won’t be able to farm their land because there will be no income,’’ Filis said.
In China, the price of potash — potassium-rich salt used as fertilizer — is up 86% from a year earlier. Nitrogen fertilizer prices have climbed 39% and phosphorus fertilizer is up 10%.
In the eastern Chinese city of Tai’an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that raises wheat and corn said fertilizer prices have jumped 40% since the start of the year.
“We can hardly make any money,” said the manager, who would give only his surname, Zhao.
Terry Farms, which grows produce on 2,100 acres largely in Ventura, California, has seen prices of some fertilizer formulations double; others are up 20%. Shifting fertilizers is risky, vice president William Terry said, because cheaper versions might not give “the crop what it needs as a food source.”
As the growing season approaches in Maine, potato farmers are grappling with a 70% to 100% increase in fertilizer prices from last year, depending on the blend.
“I think it’s going to be a pretty expensive crop, no matter what you’re putting in the ground, from fertilizer to fuel, labor, electrical and everything else,” said Donald Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board.
In Prudentopolis, a town in Brazil’s Parana state, farmer Edimilson Rickli showed off a warehouse that would normally be packed with fertilizer bags but has only enough to last a few more weeks. He’s worried that, with the war in Ukraine showing no sign of letting up, he’ll have to go without fertilizer when he plants wheat, barley and oats next month.
“The question is: Where Brazil is going to buy more fertilizer from?” he said. “We have to find other markets.”
Other countries are hoping to help fill the gaps. Nigeria, for example, opened Africa’s largest fertilizer factory last month, and the $2.5 billion plant has already shipped fertilizer to the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico.
India, meanwhile, is seeking more fertilizer imports from Israel, Oman, Canada and Saudi Arabia to make up for lost shipments from Russia and Belarus.
“If the supply shortage gets worse, we will produce less,” said Kishor Rungta of the nonprofit Fertiliser Association of India. “That’s why we need to look for options to get more fertilizers in the country.”
Agricultural firms are providing support for farmers, especially in Africa where poverty often limits access to vital farm inputs. In Kenya, Apollo Agriculture is helping farmers get fertilizer and access to finance.
“Some farmers are skipping the planting season and others are going into some other ventures such as buying goats to cope,” said Benjamin Njenga, co-founder of the firm. “So these support services go a long way for them.”
Governments are helping, too. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last month that it was issuing $250 million in grants to support U.S. fertilizer production. The Swiss government has released part of its nitrogen fertilizer reserves.
Still, there’s no easy answer to the double whammy of higher fertilizer prices and limited supplies. The next 12 to 18 months, food researcher LaBorde said, “will be difficult.”
The market already was “super, super tight” before the war, said Kathy Mathers of the Fertilizer Institute trade group.
“Unfortunately, in many cases, growers are just happy to get fertilizer at all,’’ she said.
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Asadu reported from Lagos, Nigeria, and Wiseman from Washington. Contributing to this story were: Tatiana Pollastri in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Debora Alvares in Brasilia, Brazil; Sheikh Saaliq in New Delhi; Lefteris Pitarakis in Athens; Jamey Keaten in Geneva; Joe McDonald and Yu Bing in Beijing; Lisa Rathke in Marshfield, Vermont; Dave Kolpack in Fargo, North Dakota; Kathia Martínez in Panama City; Christoph Noelting in Frankfurt; Fabiola Sánchez in Mexico City; Veselin Toshkov in Sofia, Bulgaria; Tarik El-Barakah in Rabat, Morocco; Tassanee Vejpongsa and Elaine Kurtenbach in Bangkok; Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem; Edie Lederer at the United Nations; and Aya Batrawy in Dubai.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple people were shot and injured Tuesday at a subway station in New York City during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform.
Initial reports were that five people had been shot, law enforcement sources said.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood at around 8:30 a.m. found at least 13 people were hurt, but — aside from the five shot — there were no details on what those injuries entailed.
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated that a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.
Photos and video from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station and the air filled with smoke. Fire and police officials were investigating reports that there had been an explosion, but the police department tweeted that there were “no active explosive devices at this time.” Multiple smoke devices were found on the scene, mayoral spokesperson Fabien Levy said.
“My subway door opened into calamity. It was smoke and blood and people screaming,” eyewitness Sam Carcamo told radio station 1010 WINS, saying he saw a gigantic billow of smoke pouring out of the N train once the door opened.
A bystander video shows people lying on the subway platform amid what appeared to be small puddles of blood, as a loudspeaker announcement told everyone on the smoke-hazy platform to get on a train. Inside a subway car, a person lay on the floor, encircled by others. Outside the station, a police officer yelled, “Let’s go! Get out of the way!”
Trains servicing that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have more details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed.
The incident happened on a subway line that runs through south Brooklyn in a neighborhood about a 15-minute train ride to Manhattan. Local schools, including Sunset Park High School across the street, were locked down.
Allan Lee was running his business, Cafe Nube, when a half-dozen police cars and fire vehicles suddenly converged on the block.
“Then they started ushering people that were on the block to the adjacent block and then closed off the subway entrance” near the cafe’s door, he said. When he noticed bomb squad officers and dogs, he was certain it was no everyday subway problem.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement she had been briefed on the situation and said her office would work with the transit authority and police department as the investigation continued.
Police officers were canvassing 4th Avenue, the station’s cross-street, asking witnesses whether they were on the train. A sea of emergency lights was visible from at least a dozen blocks away, where a police cordon was set up.
The shootings come as New York City has faced a spate a shootings and high-profile incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subways. One of the most shocking was in January when a woman was pushed to her death in front of a train by a stranger.
Adams, a Democrat a little over 100 days into his term, has made cracking down on crime — especially on the subways — a focus of his early administration, pledging to send more police officers into stations and platforms for regular patrols. It wasn’t immediately clear whether officers had already been inside the station when the shootings occurred.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a birthday party inside a crowded Iowa nightclub that left two people dead and 10 others injured.
Timothy Ladell Rush, 32, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree murder, willful injury and three weapons-related felonies, police said in a statement Monday night.
Online court records Tuesday didn’t list information about Rush’s case, including whether he has a lawyer yet. He was being held in the Linn County jail and couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
Police said the shooting at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids killed Michael Valentine, 25, and Nicole Owens, 35, both of Cedar Rapids. Ten other people also were injured in the shooting, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday during a birthday party for a friend of the victims.
Police said Sunday they believe one of the victims was the target of the shooting. Between 100 and 150 people were inside the club when the shooting happened, police said.
Police have not provided an update on the condition of those injured.
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NEW YORK (AP) — At least five people were shot and injured Tuesday at a New York City subway station during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood at around 8:30 a.m. found at least 13 people were hurt, but — aside from the five shot — there were no details on what those injuries entailed.
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated that the suspect who fled was a man wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.
Photos and video from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station and the air filled with smoke. Fire and police officials were investigating reports that there had been an explosion, but the police department tweeted that there were “no active explosive devices at this time.” Multiple smoke devices were found on the scene, said mayoral spokesperson Fabien Levy, who confirmed the initial shooting injury count.
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At least 11 people were being treated at two local hospitals.
“My subway door opened into calamity. It was smoke and blood and people screaming,” eyewitness Sam Carcamo told radio station 1010 WINS, saying he saw a gigantic billow of smoke pouring out of the N train once the door opened.
A bystander video shows people lying on the subway platform amid what appeared to be small puddles of blood, as a loudspeaker announcement told everyone on the smoke-hazy platform to get on a train. Inside a subway car, a person lay on the floor, encircled by others. Outside the station, a police officer yelled, “Let’s go! Get out of the way!”
Trains servicing that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have more details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed.
The incident happened on a subway line that runs through south Brooklyn in a neighborhood about a 15-minute train ride to Manhattan. Local schools, including Sunset Park High School across the street, were locked down.
Danny Mastrogiorgio of Brooklyn had just dropped his son off at school when he saw a crush of passengers, included multiple wounded, running up the subway stairway at the 25th Street station in panic. At least two had visible leg injuries, he said.
“It was insane,” he told The Associated Press. “No one knew exactly what was going on.”
Allan Lee was running his business, Cafe Nube, when a half-dozen police cars and fire vehicles suddenly converged on the block.
“Then they started ushering people that were on the block to the adjacent block and then closed off the subway entrance” near the cafe’s door, he told the AP. When he noticed bomb squad officers and dogs, he was certain it was no everyday subway problem.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement she had been briefed on the situation and said her office would work with the transit authority and police department as the investigation continued. President Joe Biden had also been briefed on the latest developments and White House senior staff were in touch with Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
Police officers were canvassing 4th Avenue, the station's cross-street, asking witnesses whether they were on the train. A sea of emergency lights was visible from at least a dozen blocks away, where a police cordon was set up.
The shootings come as New York City has faced a spate a shootings and high-profile incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subways. One of the most shocking was in January when a woman was pushed to her death in front of a train by a stranger.
Adams, a Democrat a little over 100 days into his term, has made cracking down on crime — especially on the subways — a focus of his early administration, pledging to send more police officers into stations and platforms for regular patrols. It wasn’t immediately clear whether officers had already been inside the station when the shootings occurred.
Associated Press reporters Michael Balsamo in Washington and Michelle L. Price, Jennifer Peltz and Jim Mustian in New York contributed to this report.
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Worst Fire Conditions in a Decade Put Kansas to West Texas at Risk
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,(Bloomberg) -- Some of the worst fire conditions in a decade are going to sweep across Texas and the southern Great Plains, threatening key shale-oil fields, slaughterhouses and farms.
Dry gusting winds and low humidity will create extreme fire weather from Kansas to West Texas, including Midland and Odessa, the U.S. Storm Prediction Center said.
“This is one of the higher- end fire weather patterns we have seen in the last decade or so,” said Nick Nauslar, a government fire weather forecaster. Tuesday “is going to be a big day.”
The central Plains and the western U.S. have been suffering from drought for months, leaving wheat crops parched of no rain. Ranchers may not have enough feed for their livestock. Almost 85% of Texas is in drought and more than 75% of Oklahoma is parched, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
With grasses dried out and ready to burn, the warm dry winds could catch any flames in the area and send them spreading wildly.
“It is a pretty good recipe for big fires and critical fire weather conditions,” Nauslar said.
A powerful early spring storm is raking the southern U.S. with dry gusting winds, while dropping heavy snow. Blizzards across Montana may bring as much as 23 inches (58 centimeters) of snow. Red flag fire warnings cover parts of seven states from Arizona to Nebraska.
In addition to the fire risks and snow by the foot, the storm could also touch off severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and damaging hail. This causes billions of dollars in damages each year from Minnesota to Louisiana.
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(NBC News Channel) — The body of a 4-year-old boy who went missing in Georgia this week has been located.
Police said Kyuss Williams wandered away from his home in Stone Mountain on Monday evening.
The child’s family was visiting other family members who had just moved to the DeKalb County area when they noticed he was missing.
Authorities received information that the child was near a pond, so that’s where they focused their search efforts.
They searched for hours before finding the child’s body in the pond, just a few feet away from the home they were staying in.
Authorities say they do not suspect foul play at this time.
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Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.
The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother. Abortion rights advocates say the bill signed by the GOP governor is certain to face a legal challenge.
Its passage comes as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court considers ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.
“We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” Stitt said during a signing ceremony for the bill, flanked by anti-abortion lawmakers, clergy and students. “I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk, and that’s what we’re doing here today.”
Under the bill, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. It does not authorize criminal charges against a woman for receiving an abortion.
Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Broken Arrow Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.”
Abortion rights advocates say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, and similar laws approved recently in Arkansas and Alabama have been blocked by federal courts.
“Oklahoma legislators are trying to ban abortion from all sides and merely seeing which of these dangerous, shameful bills they can get their governor to sign,” Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Texas and Oklahoma and a board member at Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in a statement.
Although similar anti-abortion bills approved by the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years have been stopped as unconstitutional, anti-abortion lawmakers have been buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow new Texas abortion restrictions to remain in place.
The new Texas law, the most restrictive anti-abortion law to take effect in the U.S. in decades, leaves enforcement up to private citizens, who are entitled to collect what critics call a “bounty” of $10,000 if they bring a successful lawsuit against a provider or anyone who helps a patient obtain an abortion.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s failure to stop Texas from nullifying the constitutional right to abortion has emboldened other states to do the same,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “We’ve sued the state of Oklahoma ten times in the last decade to protect abortion access and we will challenge this law as well to stop this travesty from ever taking effect.”
Several states, including Oklahoma, are pursuing legislation similar to the Texas law this year.
The Texas law bans abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy and makes no exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Abortions in Texas have plummeted by about 50% since the law took effect, while the number of Texans going to clinics out of state and requesting abortion pills online has gone up.
One of the Texas-style Oklahoma bills that is one vote away from the governor’s desk would ban abortions from the moment of conception and would take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
958 AM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Webb County
through 1030 AM CDT...
At 957 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Texas A&M, or 7 miles east of Laredo, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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...
Laredo, Texas A&M, Laredo International Airport, Botines, Unitec
Industrial Park, United South High School, Ranchitos Las Lomas, St
Augustine High School South Laredo, Doctors Hospital Of Laredo,
Laredo Country Club, Laredo Community College, Orvil and Callaghan.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 30.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 788 and 824.
US Highway 83 between mile markers 696 and 722.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2746 9949 2749 9948 2750 9950 2750 9953
2757 9951 2758 9953 2761 9954 2761 9957
2804 9932 2804 9925 2772 9880 2770 9880
2740 9944
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 226DEG 38KT 2756 9936
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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Top performers weathered the storms for the week of April 4-9
Rain, sleet, hail, sunshine.
Through it all, these athletes delivered last week. Here are the top performers for April 4-9:
BASEBALL
Carson Druckrey, Edgewood
Went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in the Mustangs loss at Bloomington South. Also had a highlight defensive play at third base in the seventh inning.
Caden McCoy, Bloomington North
Threw five innings of no-hit ball with four strikeouts and four walks as the Cougars and Conference Indiana foe Columbus North played to a 1-1 tie halted after seven innings due to darkness.
Blaise Oeding, Bloomington South
Had a walk-off base hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to cap a 3-2 win over No. 5 Jasper to get his week started. Went 2-for-4 against Center Grove and then picked up the pitching win on Thursday, going 5 1/3 innings against Edgewood.
More:Oeding, Bloomington South deliver baseball thriller vs. No. 5 Jasper
Logan Wright, Bloomington South
Had a solid week on the mound, posting 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with no walks. Went four innings, giving up a hit and striking out one to put South in position to beat Jasper. On Thursday, went 1 2/3 innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout to earn the save in a 6-2 win over Edgewood.
More:Zaleski stays hot as Bloomington South baseball faces Edgewood in Monroe County matchup
Justin Zaleski, Bloomington South
He's been key near the top of the order for the Panthers all season and had a double and three RBI to lead the Panthers to a 6-2 win over Edgewood. Had an RBI in the loss to No. 4 Center Grove and was 2-for-4 in the upset of No. 5 Jasper.
SOFTBALL
Marin Jacobs, Bloomington South
Pitched a complete game against Edgewood, allowing just one run on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Went 2 for 3 at the plate in the same game, including a two-run homer.
Caitlyn Boteler, Bloomington North
The Purdue commit hit two home runs in North's extra-innings win over Jennings County. Both were go-ahead home runs — one in the seventh inning (that Jennings County then answered in the bottom half of the frame), and one in the ninth. She added a double to finish 3 for 5, and she pitched all nine innings as well.
Natalie Burns, Bloomington North
Hit three total home runs last week, including two against Eastern Greene. She's up to six home runs on the season with 19 RBIs.
BOYS' GOLF
Nick Bellush, Bloomington South
Fired a even par 72 in tough conditions at Otis Park to lead No. 7 Panthers to a 301-335 victory over Bedford North Lawrence.
Connor Byon, Bloomington South
Stepped up as Panthers No. 2 man in 301-335 win at Bedford North Lawrence, touring Otis Park with a two-over 74 on a cold, rainy, windy evening.
More:Big time shots abound when Bedford North Lawrence hosts No. 4 Bloomington South
Luke Garrett, Edgewood
Opened the season with an 87 at Forest Park to lead the Mustangs to seventh place at the Northview Invitational on Saturday.
GIRLS' TENNIS
Katie Stephens and Makena Stikeleather, Edgewood
Mustangs finally got their season opener in and the senior duo pulled out a 6-3, 3-6, (10-6) win over Adalyn Wiseman and Adalyn Figg in a 4-1 win over Bloomfield.
Hailey Vandeventer, Bloomington South
Senior stepped into the No. 2 singles spot after an injury to Taylor O'Neil, and rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win in the Panthers' 5-0 sweep of Brown County.
BOYS' TRACK
D'Andre Black and Ivin Tait, Bloomington South
Panthers hurdles duo was on it in a meet vs. Columbus North going 1-2 in the 110s and 300s. Black won in 15.03 and 41.47, while Tait followed un 16.6 and 42.65.
Reece Lozano, Bloomington North
Picked up wins in the 200 (23.10) and 400 (52.09) and anchored 1,600 relay to another win in 3:32.29.
Zane Meyer, Edgewood
Freshman had a strong outing to help the Mustangs top Martinsville and Brown County, taking second in the 1,600 (4:54.69) and 3,200 (10:39.09).
Broc Murphy, Bloomington North
Swept the hurdles while cruising to a 15.29 in the 110s and a 40.33 in the 300s. Was also on the winning 1,600 relay in a meet against Bedford North Lawrence and Brown County.
Zander West and Jack Gildea, Bloomington South
Worked together in a tough 1,600 race against some of Columbus North's top distance runners, going 4:31.60 and 4:31.90 for a 4-5 finish.
Marcus Wynalda, Bloomington North
Had another strong night in the throws, going 162-3 in the discus and 49-6 in shot put in a meet against Bedford North Lawrence and Brown County.
GIRLS' TRACK
Emma Callahan, Bloomington South
Finished second in the 1,600 in a meet at Columbus North, posting a 5:24.60.
Emma Bitner, Edgewood
Ran a 2:29.85 to win the 800 in a meet against Martinsville and Brown County.
Madeline Esslinger, Lighthouse Christian Academy
Finished second for the Lions in the 100 (13.45) and 200 (27.9) in a meet with Linton, Shakamak and North Knox.
Ella Francis, Bloomington North
Another busy night for the senior, who won the 300 hurdles (49.25) and went 16.49 for second in the 100s. She also helped the 400 relay to win in 51.67 and led off the 1,600 relay to a win in 4:14.63.
Trista Helms, Edgewood
Senior posted a sweep in the throws in a meet against Martinsville and Brown Coutny, going 3-48 in the shot and 101-6 in discus.
Kyla Kante, Bloomington North
Put together a four-event sweep, taking the 100 hurdles (15.84) and the 200 dash (27.15) while anchoring the 400 relay (51.67) and 1,600 relay (4:14.63) to victories in a meet against Bedford North Lawrence and Brown County.
Hadley Lucas, Bloomington North
Absolute monster night for sophomore, who came up short of school records in both discus (154-3) and shot put (46-9½) in a meet against Bedford North Lawrence and Brown County.
Claire Lutz, Bloomington South
Took the title in pole vault with an 8-0 in a meet against Columbus North.
Contact Jim Gordillo at jgordillo@heraldt.com and follow on Twitter @JimGordillo.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12 months earlier — the biggest year-over-year increase since December 1981. Prices have been driven up by bottlenecked supply chains, robust consumer demand and disruptions to global food and energy markets worsened by Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The government’s report also showed that inflation rose 1.2% from February to March, up from a 0.8% increase from January to February.
The March inflation numbers were the first to capture the full surge in gasoline prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow’s brutal attacks have triggered far-reaching Western sanctions against the Russian economy and have disrupted global food and energy markets. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gasoline — $4.10 — is up 43% from a year ago, though it has fallen back in the past couple of weeks.
The escalation of energy prices has led to higher transportation costs for the shipment of goods and components across the economy, which, in turn, has contributed to higher prices for consumers.
The latest evidence of accelerating prices will solidify expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates aggressively in the coming months to try to slow borrowing and spending and tame inflation. The financial markets now foresee much steeper rate hikes this year than Fed officials had signaled as recently as last month.
Even before Russia’s war further spurred price increases, robust consumer spending, steady pay raises and chronic supply shortages had sent U.S. consumer inflation to its highest level in four decades. In addition, housing costs, which make up about a third of the consumer price index, have escalated, a trend that seems unlikely to reverse anytime soon.
Economists point out that as the economy has emerged from the depths of the pandemic, consumers have been gradually broadening their spending beyond goods to include more services. A result is that high inflation, which at first had reflected mainly a shortage of goods — from cars and furniture to electronics and sports equipment — has been emerging in services, too, like travel, health care and entertainment.
The expected fast pace of the Fed’s rate increases will make loans sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses. Mortgage rates, in particular, though not directly influenced by the Fed, have rocketed higher in recent weeks, making home buying more expensive. Many economists say they worry that the Fed has waited too long to begin raising rates and might end up acting so aggressively as to trigger a recession.
For now, the economy as a whole remains solid, with unemployment near 50-year lows and job openings near record highs. Still, rocketing inflation, with its impact on Americans’ daily lives, is posing a political threat to President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies as they seek to keep control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Economists generally express doubt that even the sharp rate hikes that are expected from the Fed will manage to reduce inflation anywhere near the central bank’s 2% annual target by the end of this year. Tilley, Wilmington Trust economist, said he expects year-over-year consumer inflation to still be 4.5% by the end of 2020. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he had forecast a much lower 3% rate.
Inflation, which had been largely under control for four decades, began to accelerate last spring as the U.S. and global economies rebounded with unexpected speed and strength from the brief but devastating coronavirus recession that began in the spring of 2020.
The recovery, fueled by huge infusions of government spending and super-low interest rates, caught businesses by surprise, forcing them to scramble to meet surging customer demand. Factories, ports and freight yards struggled to keep up, leading to chronic shipping delays and price spikes.
Critics also blame, in part, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion March 2021 stimulus program, which included $1,400 relief checks for most households, for helping overheat an already sizzling economy.
Many Americans have been receiving pay increases, but the pace of inflation has more than wiped out those gains for most people. In February, after accounting for inflation, average hourly wages fell 2.5% from a year earlier. It was the 11th straight monthly drop in inflation-adjusted wages.
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Police to announce arrests in two recent homicides, including shooting of international student
Police say that they have made arrests in two recent homicides, including the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old student from India outside a downtown Toronto subway station last week.
The victim, identified as Kartik Vasudev, was at the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne Station at around 5 p.m. on April 7 when he was shot multiple times.
He was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.
His brother has since told CP24 that Vasudev arrived in Canada in January and was a student at Seneca College, where he studied marketing. He said that he believes his brother was taking the subway to get to his job when he was shot.
At this point police have released few details about the homicide, other than a limited description of a suspect that was seen fleeing the scene.
But this morning Chief James Ramer will be holding a news conference at 11 a.m. to provide reporters with an update about what police are referring to as “arrests” in two homicides, including Vasudev’s murder.
The other case being discussed this morning is the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Elijah Eleazar Mahepath near Dundas and George streets over the weekend.
At this point it is not clear whether there may be a connection between the two homicides.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Union police agency Europol said Tuesday it has coordinated an international operation to take down a major hackers' marketplace that sold access to database leaks from U.S. companies including credit card details, user names and passwords for online accounts.
Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre coordinated the operation to take down “RaidForums” and arrest its alleged administrator and two suspected accomplices. The agency did not say where or when the takedown and arrests happened.
The international operation involved agencies from the United States, including the FBI, and Secret Service, as well as law enforcement agencies from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal, and Romania.
“Disruption has always been a key technique in operating against threat actors online, so targeting forums that host huge amounts of stolen data keeps criminals on their toes,” said Edvardas Šileris, head of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre. “Europol will continue working with its international partners to make cybercrime harder — and riskier — to commit.”
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Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors, said Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, the health commissioner. Health officials believe the recent spike is being driven by the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of omicron, which has spread rapidly throughout Europe and Asia, and has become dominant in the U.S. in recent weeks.
“If we fail to act now, knowing that every previous wave of infections has been followed by a wave of hospitalizations, and then a wave of deaths, it will be too late for many of our residents,” said Bettigole, noting about 750 Philadelphia residents died in the wintertime omicron outbreak. “This is our chance to get ahead of the pandemic, to put our masks on until we have more information about the severity of this new variant.”
Health inspectors will begin enforcing the mask mandate at city businesses on April 18.
Most states and cities dropped their masking requirements in February and early March following new guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that put less focus on case counts and more on hospital capacity. The CDC said at that time that with the virus in retreat, most Americans could safely take off their masks.
Philadelphia ended its indoor mask mandate March 2, and Bettigole acknowledged “it was wonderful to feel that sense of normalcy again.”
Confirmed cases have since risen to more than 140 per day — still a fraction of what Philadelphia saw at the height of the omicron surge — while only 46 patients are in the hospital with COVID-19. The CDC says community spread in Philadelphia remains low, a level at which the agency says that masking can be optional.
The restaurant industry pushed back against the city’s reimposed mask mandate, saying workers will bear the brunt of customer anger over the new rules.
“This announcement is a major blow to thousands of small businesses and other operators in the city who were hoping this spring would be the start of recovery,” said Ben Fileccia, senior director of operations at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association.
PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said Friday that while it expects some increased transmission in the northern U.S. over the next several weeks, hospital admissions have remained low and “our team advises against required masking given that hospital capacity is good.”
Bettigole said requiring people to mask up will help restaurants and other businesses stay open, while a huge new wave of COVID-19 would keep customers at home. She said hospital capacity was just one factor that went into her decision to reinstate the mandate.
“I sincerely wish we didn’t have to do this again,” Bettigole said. “But I am very worried about our vulnerable neighbors and loved ones.”
In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has paused his push to unwind many of the city’s virus rules as cases have risen, opting for now to keep a mask mandate for 2 to 4-year-olds in city schools and preschools. But Adams, a Democrat who has said New Yorkers should not let the pandemic run their lives, has already lifted most other mask mandates and rules requiring proof of vaccination to dine in restaurants, work out at gyms or attend shows.
Adams was asked at a virtual news conference Monday afternoon if he was considering reimposing the New York City mask mandate in light of Philadelphia’s decision. The mayor said he would listen to his team of medical doctors for their advice on whether to bring back any restrictions. Adams himself tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
New York City is now averaging around 1,800 new cases per day, about three times higher than in early March when New York began easing rules. That does not include the many home tests that go unreported to health officials.
The latest outbreak has struck many high-profile officials in Washington, including Cabinet members and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut. Some universities have reinstated mask mandates.
D.C. health officials say they have no immediate plans to change virus protocols, but they reserve the right to change course down the road.
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Rubinkam reported from northeastern Pennsylvania. Associated Press reporter Michelle L. Price in New York contributed to this story.
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NEW YORK CITY (NEXSTAR) – Several people were shot on Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, where officials said they also found multiple undetonated devices, according to police and fire officials in New York City.
At least 5 people shot, 13 injured
The FDNY first got reports of smoke coming from the 36th Street subway station at 36th St. and 4th Ave. in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park at around 8:30 a.m. First responders arrived to find five people had been shot, but a representative who spoke with Nexstar’s WPIX said the number of shooting victims was likely higher.
The FDNY also confirmed to Nexstar that “several undetonated devices” were found at the station. The NYPD later said on Twitter that none of the devices were active.
A total of at least 13 people had suffered injuries and were being treated at local hospitals — NYU Langone and Methodist — in connection with the incident, the FDNY told Nexstar. It was not immediately clear what injuries the victims had sustained. A spokesperson for the public information department of the NYPD could not confirm the actual number of victims on Tuesday morning, telling Nexstar it “keeps changing” as new information becomes available.
Possible suspect identified
Law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation say a possible suspect — wearing a construction vest and a gas mask — had fled the scene, according to officials.
The NYPD is expected to hold a press conference on the incident sometime on Tuesday.
Startling video emerges on social media
Footage believed to be taken at the 36th Subway Station appeared to show panicked NYC commuters rushing to exit a train on Tuesday morning. In one video, which began circulating on social media shortly after the attack, passengers flee train cars that appeared to be filling with smoke or gas.
One person looked to be hobbling from the train on an injured foot, the video shows. The rider then layed down on the subway platform.
An MTA employee over the loudspeaker could also be heard instructing passengers to quickly board a different train, located across the platform.
NYC’s Department of Emergency Management warned the public to expect delays, disruptions and cancellations due to the investigation, especially on and D, N or R trains in either direction. Commuters are being told to avoid the area, which continues to be an active crime scene.
President Biden briefed on situation
White House officials said Tuesday morning that President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation in Brooklyn. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also confirmed the White House was in touch with NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s police commissioner “to offer assistance.”
The mayor’s office is asking New Yorkers to avoid the station and the surrounding area during the city’s investigation.
“While we gather more information, we ask New Yorkers to stay away from this area for their safety and so that first responders can help those in need and investigate,” the mayor’s press secretary tweeted.
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This article is part of our FanDuel MLB series.
While we've still got a couple of contests throughout the day thanks to varying start times, the main slate is slightly larger than I've had to digest to date. Nine games are coming Tuesday evening, the first of which starts at the traditional 7:05 EDT. Fifteen of 18 starting pitchers seem set, with Atlanta, the Orioles and the Rangers still unannounced as I write this. The first of those is intriguing, as you'll see below!
Pitching
The three teams striking out the most against righties in the early going are either not on this slate, or face a lefty. As such, I'm not immediately targeting the slate's top three pitchers by salary. That leads us to Patrick Sandoval ($8,400). His 9.72 K/9 last year should play way up in a matchup against a Miami team fanning a whopping 43.2 percent of the time against lefties in 37 plate appearances through three games. They also present a paltry .180 wOBA, 23 wRC+ and .057 ISO.
Milwaukee's Eric Lauer ($7,200) presents nearly identically at a slight discount. He fanned only 8.9 per nine a year ago, but faces a Baltimore lineup whiffing 45.5 percent of time against lefties while bringing a .274 wOBA, 74 wRC+ and .075 ISO. Slightly more risk, slightly less upside.
There doesn't appear to be a clear pay-down option, but if forced to choose, perhaps I can build a case for Patrick Corbin ($6,700). He managed four Ks in 4.2 innings in his first start, and the Braves have been pretty bad in their lineup from spots 5-9, highlighted by Dansby Swanson striking out in nine of 14 at-bats as of submission.
Finally, as noted above, keep an eye on what Atlanta does. If sticking with a normal five-man rotation, ace Max Fried would be up in an appealing matchup against a weak Nats' lineup, one he struck out 33 in 28.2 innings against last year. Atlanta has also used plenty of their bullpen over the last two games, including Tucker Davidson, who was the likely sixth starter before Monday's relief appearance. Fried would be in line for a major workload if he starts. If he doesn't, they'll likely be calling someone up from Triple-A Gwinnett who would come at a minimal price in that plus matchup. [EDITOR NOTE: Top prospect Bryce Elder is getting called up to make the start.]
Top Targets
It's difficult to fade Nolan Arenado ($4,400) and his hot start, but teammate Paul Goldschmidt ($4,100) could go overlooked and is likely due a little bit of a power bump. Royals' starter Daniel Lynch has splits that work for both guys (.381 wOBA against righties, .196 wOBA against lefties in 2021), but it's Goldschmidt that has posted a .447 wOBA, 186 wRC+ and .298 ISO since the start of last year, while Arenado went .401/156/.319. Both are terrific, but we likely can't afford the duo, so I'll side with the cheaper players with the lower roster rate in Goldy.
Equally hot is Byron Buxton ($3,900). As of submission, he's 5-for-11 with three HR, two doubles, four RBI, five runs scored and a steal in the Twins' last three games. He's faired better against lefties over his career, and Dodgers' starter Andrew Heaney has been hit harder by righties.
Also consider Ozzie Albies ($3,900), who will always be featured here against a lefty. Shohei Ohtani ($4,000) is ice cold but had great LvL splits last year, and surely won't be on many rosters.
Value Bats
I like the Twins-Dodgers game to potentially blow up, so I could see stacks on both sides being used relatively frequently, especially with lots of sub-$4K salaries. Pairing Buxton with L.A.'s Will Smith ($3,300) gives us shares on both teams with an opportunity to differentiate. He had a team-best .257 ISO against righties last year, adding a .383 wOBA, and he gets to face the untrustworthy Chris Archer.
Cardinals' pitcher Dakota Hudson has thrown only 47.2 innings over the last two years, so I'm not sure what he's done to carry a salary as high as $9,500. He allowed a reasonable .347 wOBA to lefties in 2019 as opposed to .285 to righties. As such, a surging Andrew Benintendi ($2,900), who is 7-for-15 to start the year, is the preference over Adalberto Mondesi at $2,900 or righty Bobby Witt at $2,500.
Corey Seager ($3,200) is arguably my favorite play of the day. He's yet to find his power stroke, but he's hit safely in all four games to date with seven hits in total, en route to a .429 wOBA. This game has the highest total on the slate and no bat priced north of $3,500, creating ample bargain and stacking opportunities alike. Just keep an eye on the weather here.
Stacks to Consider
Yankees vs. Blue Jays (Yusei Kikuchi): Aaron Judge ($3,800), Giancarlo Stanton ($3,800), Gleyber Torres ($2,500)
I'm simply not a Kikuchi guy. He's too inconsistent, as evidenced by his two starts against the Yankees last year – in one he threw five shutout innings and fanned six, and in the other he allowed five runs and eight hits in five frames. Judge and Stanton are known to have massive splits, the former placing a .412 wOBA, 166 wRC+ and .296 ISO against lefties last season, and the latter going .380/144/.228. Torres comes at a discount and offers some middle-infield position flexibility, and he's 5-for-11 off Kikuchi in his career. It's not a huge sample, but it's enough to feel good about him rounding out this stack. Torres isn't nearly as appealing as a solo play.
Astros vs. Diamondbacks (Madison Bumgarner): Alex Bregman ($3,800), Jose Altuve ($3,700), Jeremy Pena ($2,300): This stack offers a bit of everything. Bregman is surging and showing he may be back to his 2019 MVP form, having multiple hits and RBI in three of four games. Altuve has been feast or famine to open the season, but he's 9-for-26 against Bumgarner in his career, homering three times en route to a 1.038 OPS. Pena doesn't make for a traditional stack given his likely spot at the bottom of the order, but he's collected three hits in two of his first four games, providing rare upside at this salary.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
958 AM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Webb County
through 1030 AM CDT...
At 957 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Texas A&M, or 7 miles east of Laredo, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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...
Laredo, Texas A&M, Laredo International Airport, Botines, Unitec
Industrial Park, United South High School, Ranchitos Las Lomas, St
Augustine High School South Laredo, Doctors Hospital Of Laredo,
Laredo Country Club, Laredo Community College, Orvil and Callaghan.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 30.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 788 and 824.
US Highway 83 between mile markers 696 and 722.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Oklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban that threatens prison for providers
By Gabriella Borter
April 12 (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a bill that makes it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison.
The legislation, which is one of several anti-abortion measures advanced by the state's Republican-controlled legislature this year, will take effect this summer unless it is blocked in court.
"We want to choose life in Oklahoma. We do not want to allow abortions in the state of Oklahoma," Stitt said as he signed the bill at a news conference.
If it takes effect, the ban will widen a swath of the country where there is little to no legal abortion access. Oklahoma has become a frequent destination for Texas women seeking abortions since the larger neighboring state in September banned abortions for pregnancies from about six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant.
Planned Parenthood abortion providers in Oklahoma saw a nearly 2,500% increase in Texas patients in the months after the Texas law took effect compared to the same period in 2020, the organization said.
"The ban signed today is cruel and if it takes effect this summer, will have a devastating impact on people in Oklahoma, neighboring Texans, as well as an entire region facing attacks on their rights to abortion access," Melissa Fowler, the National Abortion Federation's chief program officer, said in a statement.
Separate legislation introduced in Oklahoma this year proposes banning almost all abortions and relying on private citizens to sue any person who "aids or abets" abortions, similar to Texas' six-week abortion ban. That bill contains an emergency clause, which would allow it to take effect immediately once it is signed by the governor.
In the past few months, Republican-led states like Oklahoma have been quickly passing ever-stricter abortion bans with the anticipation that an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision could help the bans withstand legal challenges.
The Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on a case involving a Republican-backed Mississippi law that gives its conservative majority a chance to undermine or even repeal the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
During arguments in the case, the conservative justices signaled a willingness to dramatically curtail abortion rights in the United States.
(Reporting by Gabriella Borter Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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Ukraine’s biggest, Mykolaiv Zoo caught in crossfire, 4,000 wild animals trapped
Tigers, polar bears and elephants growl uneasily as they pace up and down their enclosures spattered with remnants of exploded rockets and the destruction they left behind in the 120-year-old Mykolaiv Zoo in Ukraine's war-torn city of Mykolaiv.
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Loren A. McIlhatton
June 11, 1928-December 10, 2020
Loren A. McIlhatton, 92, of Mason City, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, December 17, 2020 at First Covenant Church, 411 South Ohio Ave, Mason City, with Pastor Steve Johnson officiating. Inurnment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Loren's family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
The son of Robert and Mattie (Nieswander) McIlhatton, Loren Allen was born on June 11, 1928 in Mason City. He attended and graduated from Mason City High School, class of 1947. In August of 1948 Loren enlisted in the United States Navy and faithfully served his country during the Korean War.
Following his military service Loren attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He then began working for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Loren retired from Northwestern Bell in 1982 after 29 years of service.
Loren was united in marriage to Shirley Flogstad in 1952 and to this union their son, Dennis was born. She would precede Loren in death in 1971.
On March 4, 1971 Loren married Shirley Nissen at First Lutheran Church in Fertile. Together they would be blessed with nearly fifty years of marriage before Shirley's death earlier this year.
Loren and Shirley loved to travel. They enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona and throughout the years visited Canada, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Hawaii, Australia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Panama Canal, and Mexico.
In earlier years, while living in Clinton, Loren coached little league and won city championships three of his four years. He and Shirley also loved square and round dancing and going to rummage sales in the summer months.
Loren is survived by his nieces and nephews, Shirley Suby, Roberta Sublette, Jerry Cook, Gloria Tosel, Boyd McIlhatton, Jean Schaefer, Lance Smith, and Ken Newbrough; as well as extended relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wives; his son, Dennis; and his siblings, Wilbur McIlhatton, Burton McIlhatton, Margaret Slattum, Ruby Smith, Myrtle Cook, and Mattie Newbrough.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St., NE, Mason City. (641)423-2372. ColonialChapels.com
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GTA 6 was officially confirmed by Rockstar Games at the beginning of February. Gamers breathed a sigh of relief once they got the news, as some had lost hope.
Social media is buzzing with leaks and rumors related to the upcoming game. Gamers everywhere are pitching in with their opinions. Some say it will be in Vice City, and some reckon it will feature an 80s timeline.
But it wouldn't hurt Rockstar to look back at their past games and pick up a few great features. This article talks about things Grand Theft Auto 6 can learn from Niko and Arthur's stories.
Things GTA 6 can learn from GTA 4 and RDR 2
5) Diverse Map (RDR 2)
Grand Theft Auto 5 features a huge map, but RDR 2 features a map that is two times larger than Los Santos and Blaine County. Even if the maps were similarly sized, the RDR 2 map would feel larger. The game does not feature cars, bikes, or planes. Gamers can only travel on foot or horseback.
However, the main reason is the diversity in the RDR 2 map. The map features plains, snow-capped mountains, swamps, bustling towns, abandoned areas, etc. All this variety makes the place feel more massive than it already is.
On the other hand, Los Santos and Blaine County feature a city and a desert. The distance in between is just empty. The best way to go about GTA 6 would be a smaller but more diverse and dense map.
4) Physics Engine (GTA 4)
The physics engine in GTA 4 was much more appreciated by gamers than the one in GTA 5. Gamers still go back to Niko Bellick because of the realism (physics) the game provides. This allows players to have a much more immersive experience.
Every little movement in GTA 4 had very realistic reactions. Collisions felt more natural, falling down the stairs let gamers feel Niko's pain, etc. GTA 5 features more arcade-like mechanics. This includes things like driving and flying.
3) Side Activities (GTA 4)
Grand Theft Auto 5 is the latest offering in the series. But it left a massive chunk of side activities gamers enjoyed in previous games. Speaking only of GTA 4, gamers could go bowling, play darts, even attend comedy shows, etc. The mini-games were also a lot of fun and provided players with some to do other than missions.
GTA 5 also suffers from a lack of mission variety. This is felt more due to the lack of unique and fun side activities. GTA 5 offers a couple of sports to play, and that's about it. Grand Theft Auto 6 has spent so much time on the back burner that listening to the community might not be a bad idea.
2) NPC Interaction (RDR 2)
Rockstar has always used a satirical approach for the Grand Theft Auto Series. It is mostly satire on US pop-culture references, companies, and locations. But after a while, this becomes a little repetitive and irritating. RDR 2 was miles better in the way NPCs were programmed.
Only gamers who have played the game can appreciate the hard work and time put behind each NPC. RDR 2 marked down daily routines for each NPC, and even the paths they took were traced. The NPCs just didn't roam around for nothing. They were a very integral part of the game and made it feel more real.
Interactions with NPCs were also very unique and entertaining in RDR 2. The variety of lines used was diverse, and it never felt repetitive. NPCs also had memory which allowed them to react to gamers differently, according to circumstances.
1) Wanted System (RDR 2)
LSPD (Los Santos Police Department) has become a joke at this point. Red Dead is also a Rockstar product but is miles apart. The wanted system featured in RDR 2 made a lot more sense. There was a real need to avoid the cops, and the circumstances were best avoided.
The police in RDR 2 weren't overly aggressive like the LSPD, who started talking after pulling out a weapon. Most players miss out on that part when they speak because they were killed by then. RDR 2 police always started with a verbal warning for minor crimes. They also pardon gamers if they apologize immediately. GTA gamers don't care if the LSPD is chasing or not.
Overall, there's a lot to learn from past projects. Rockstar can mark the top most beloved features by fans. Reddit, YouTube and Twitter have quite a few discussions every day. Fans often lay out their entire wishlists.
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Which toddler beanbag chair is best?
A toddler beanbag chair provides a comfy spot to rest that’s just the right size for a little body. It’s a perfect place for toddlers to sit and look at a picture book, do some coloring or watch their favorite shows. The Idea Nuova Toddler Beanbag Chair comes in three cute designs and is an ideal size for young toddlers.
What to know before you buy a toddler beanbag chair
Filling type
Beanbag chairs can be filled with polystyrene beads, expanded polypropylene beads or shredded foam beads.
- Polystyrene beads are comfortable to sit on and inexpensive, but they flatten over time.
- Expanded polypropylene beads bounce back into shape better than polystyrene beads, but they’re pricier.
- Shredded foam beads are light and very comfortable, but feel slightly more squishy than classic beanbag fillings, which some people prefer and some people don’t.
Size
Some beanbag chairs for kids are the perfect size for toddlers but not for older kids, while others are great for toddlers to grow into. It’s up to you to decide if you want a chair that’s just the right size for your toddler now, or one that’s oversized now but might last until they’re 8 or 10 years old.
Design
Beanbags for toddlers generally have more elaborate designs than those for adults. While you can find some in solid colors, many feature animal designs, cartoon characters, princesses or superheroes. This means you should be able to easily find a chair design your child will love.
What to look for in a quality toddler beanbag chair
Washable cover
Toddlers aren’t known for their ability to keep things clean, so any chair you buy for them will probably end up covered in crumbs and sticky fingerprints. Ideally, it should have a removable, washable cover so you can keep it clean and fresh.
Refillable
Fillings often flatten over time, so it’s great if you can top up the filling to keep the chair plush and comfy for years to come.
Safety-locked zippers
Toddlers are curious and get into everything, so it’s natural they’d want to discover what’s inside their chair. However, a learning experience for them equals a huge mess to clean up for you. Safety-locked zippers are easy for adults to open but tricky for toddlers to work, which is a huge bonus.
How much you can expect to spend on a toddler beanbag chair
Expect to spend around $30-$75 on a beanbag chair for your toddler. If it’s cheaper than $30, make sure you’re getting a filled beanbag rather than just a cover.
Toddler beanbag chair FAQ
How long do beanbag chairs last?
A. This depends on a range of factors, including the quality of the chair and how much use it gets. On average, you can expect them to last around three to five years before they split, flatten or get too worn and grubby. It’s likely that your toddler will outgrow the chair before it needs replacing, but it may have enough life left in it to pass down to a younger sibling or another child in your life.
Are beanbag chairs safe for toddlers?
A. The only real risks are that a toddler could eat the filling or open up the zipper, climb inside and suffocate. Both risks are negated by choosing a chair that either has a safety locked zipper or doesn’t open. As long as your toddler can’t open up the chair, it’s safe to use unsupervised.
Which beanbag shape is best?
A. Toddlers will have more support from a with a back and arms than a round sack-shaped one. Beanbag loungers also offer support in a reclined position but are harder to sit up on. Most toddlers are happy to sit on any kind of beanbag chair.
What’s the best toddler beanbag chair to buy?
Top toddler beanbag chair
Idea Nuova Toddler Beanbag Chair
What you need to know: This adorable mini beanbag chair is perfectly sized for toddlers of around 12-36 months.
What you’ll love: You can choose from three designs, featuring Minnie Mouse, Spiderman and Grogu from “The Mandalorian.” It’s made from a soft fleece material with a sherpa trim.
What you should consider: It’s very small, so older toddlers will grow out of it quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top toddler beanbag chair for the money
Big Joe Milano Kids Beanbag Chair
What you need to know: Featuring a terrazzo print, this cool-looking beanbag is ideal for ages 2-4.
What you’ll love: The back and arms offer plenty of support and the foam bead filling is comfortable. It has a handle to make it easier to pick up and move around. It has a safety locked zipper.
What you should consider: The filling flattens slightly over time, so you may need to top it up after a year or so of use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Posh Creations Beanbag Chair for Kids
What you need to know: It’s perfect for parents who want to buy a beanbag chair for their toddler to grow into.
What you’ll love: Buyers have eight designs to choose from, including a llama, sloth and dragon. The cover is removable and washable, with a safety locked zipper.
What you should consider: Young toddlers may need to climb onto it, but it will last them through much of their childhood.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Lauren Corona writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
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In this collector's edition of OK!, we pay homage to the Queen’s magnificent reign, beginning with her childhood years and recounting her unexpected and sudden rise to the throne.
The special issue also tells the story of her enduring 73-year marriage to her beloved Philip, and revisit all the monarch’s milestone moments – including her unforgettable Coronation and her Commonwealth tours.
And if that wasn't enough, explore her closest and most important relationships as this bumper issue also provides a close up on what it’s like to have lived with and worked for one of the most iconic figureheads of all time.
Pick up at your local newsagent for just £9.99 or you can purchase the special edition magazine online now here!
- Worldwide delivery available.
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A RON Jacobs line found its way into the dugout of Meralco during the halftime break in Game Three of the PBA 46th Season Governors’ Cup Finals.
The Bolts found themselves trailing Barangay Ginebra by eight points, 48-40, at the half on Sunday - a manageable gap considering the Gin Kings made 50 percent of their shots including a 17-of-23 clip from two-point range.
In contrast, Meralco only shot 33 percent and 8-of-27 from two-point distance.
Black echoes Jacobs line
“We just talked about the fact that they shot 70-plus percent in the first half and had 30 points in the paint but we were only down by eight points,” said Meralco coach Norman Black, looking back on halftime of Game Three.
Black then recalled the words once told by Jacobs, the late coach and former San Miguel coach who is best known for spearheading the Northern Consolidated national team program back in the 1980s.
For a while, Jacobs also served as a consultant of Black during the latter's time as San Miguel coach.
“I was telling him a story about how I remember Ron Jacobs telling me that if you shoot a very high percentage in the first half and you are only up by a few points, that’s not very good because the other team certainly has a chance to come back,” said Black, without going into detail on when Jacobs made that message.
“It’s a way to try to motivate my players and understand that we are still in the game and we still have a chance to come back,” said Black.
Meralco did come back in the contest, keeping the game close in the third where it trailed by only a point at the end of the quarter, 62-61, before the Bolts took control in the fourth thanks to Tony Bishop and Chris Newsome.
The Bolts ended up taking an 83-74 win over Ginebra for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven finals. And Black knows the job ain't finished.
“We just have to play a little bit better defensively and better offense which we did in the second half,” said Black.
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Lockdown party fines: Mark Drakeford calls for Johnson to go
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Wales' first minister has called for the prime minister to go after the news Boris Johnson and the chancellor will be fined for breaking lockdown laws.
Officials have announced that Rishi Sunak and Mr Johnson have had notification of the fines from the Met.
Mark Drakeford said: "You cannot be a lawmaker and a law breaker".
But Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies called for Mr Johnson to carry on.
He said people will want to hear from the prime minister and chancellor, but said Boris Johnson's "steadfast leadership in supporting Ukraine" should continue.
Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts called for the senior Tories to quit.
The prime minister's wife, Carrie Johnson, will also be given a fixed penalty notice.
Spokespeople for the Johnsons and Mr Sunak said they had not been told which events the fines were linked to.
It follows an investigation by the Metropolitan Police into illegal parties in Downing Street during Covid lockdowns.
Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Mr Drakeford said: "I've always said throughout the whole partygate business that you cannot be a lawmaker and a law breaker at the same time.
"And if a prime minister has been fined, then I'm afraid all those things that he said time and time and time again on the floor of the House of Commons, that nothing had ever gone wrong inside Downing Street from which he is responsible - well, all of that can no longer be sustained.
"And I don't see how he thinks he can carry on."
Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Tory Senedd leader, said the issue was for "the prime minister and the chancellor to address".
"People will understandably want to hear from them about today's events," he said.
"With the aggression and devastation we are seeing in Ukraine at the moment, Ukraine needs a strong UK ally supporting their noble fight against Putin's aggression.
"It is therefore important the prime minister addresses today's events but continues his steadfast leadership in supporting Ukraine in their hour of need."
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Speaking privately, one Welsh Tory MP said they were "going to have a long think about" whether Boris Johnson should go as party leader.
"The question has to be asked whether the country has been run in a certain way over the past few weeks to keep someone in a job," they said.
But he added: "There is now another cabinet minister [Sunak] involved, which leaves Liz Truss as the alternative. We have got to have the best person running the country, and if he does go what does that mean?"
But another Tory MP said the prime minister's support for Ukraine had been "outstanding".
To remove Mr Johnson "at this moment would be unbelievable folly", they added.
'Even more pain'
The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru group said the news adds "even more pain to grieving families across the UK".
"It is frankly unbelievable to think that the [UK government] were partying whilst we were living through our darkest times."
Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru leader in the House of Commons, said: "I am appalled at the sheer bad judgement which can only be attributed to an arrogant sense of exceptionalism and a belief in their own entitlement.
"If they have any honour they will resign."
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The Republican governor signed the bill on Tuesday after it easily passed the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
The bill makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother.
There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
Anyone convicted of performing an abortion in the state of Oklahoma could face time in prison as well as a $100,000 fine.
Criminal charges cannot be pressed against a woman who received an abortion.
It takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month.
Abortion rights advocates say the bill is clearly unconstitutional and is likely to face a legal challenge.
Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund said in a statement, "This ban, like all abortion bans, will harm real people ... We will challenge any abortion ban enacted in Oklahoma.”
The ACLU of Oklahoma also vowed to challenge the new law.
"Today’s signing is a reminder of the immediate threat to our community's health and reproductive freedom, serving as a placeholder to a rapidly approaching future without access to safe and legal abortion ... We must continue to fight in the courts, in our state legislature, in the streets, and at the ballot box to guarantee all people have access to the health care they need,” said Tamya Cox-Touré, executive director of the ACLU of Oklahoma.
Its passage is part of a trend of GOP-led states passing aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court considers ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.
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Banbury parent is fined for failing to send their child to its secondary school - Court Report
A parent in Banbury has been fined for failing to send their child to secondary school.
A fine of £54 was imposed on the parent for failing to send their child regularly to secondary school in Banbury between April and July 2021. The parent pleaded not guilty but was convicted of contravening the terms of the Education Act, 1996. The charge was brought by Oxfordshire County Council. The parent was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and £100 court costs.
The following cases were also heard at Oxford Magistrates’ Court:
Magistrates ordered that £1,000 seized from James Ritson of Silver Back Studio, Beaumont Close, Banbury on the grounds that it was recoverable property obtained through unlawful conduct, intended for use in unlawful conduct under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, be further detained for a period of six months.
In a separate case they put a similar order on £1,000 seized from Paul McCabe, of Jubilee Court, Banbury. The money was seized from Jubilee Court on February 28, on the grounds that is was recoverable property obtained through unlawful conduct, intended for use in unlawful conduct under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and magistrates confirmed an order that this be further detained for a period of six months.
Teejay Jeacock, 34, c/o an address in Beaconsfield Road, Banbury, pleaded guilty to failing to abide by a community order requiring him to undertake unpaid work, by failing to attend work on January 15 and 29, 2022 and failing to provide a reasonable excuse in the requisite time period. He was fined £266 and ordered to pay court costs of £60.
Douglas James McClure, 38, of Withycombe Drive, Banbury pleaded guilty to contravening the requirements of a community order requiring him to undertake unpaid work. He failed to attend sessions on June 4 and 11, 2021. McClure was fined £66 and ordered to pay £60 court costs.
Lee Adam Creed, 33, of The Beeches, Chipping Norton was banned from driving for three years and subjected to a community order requiring him to undergo treatment for alcohol dependency and to be subjected to electronic monitoring for a period of three months starting on March 3, 2022. This required him to remain at a property at The Beeches from 7pm - 7am. Creed was also required to partake in a 'thinking skills' rehabilitation activity.
The order was imposed in respect of offences dealt with by Dorset magistrates regarding failing to provide a specimen when required to do so by police on June 27, 2021 in Weymouth; driving without a licence on the same occasion; criminal damage to police ancillary devices on the same occasion; and assaulting a police officer on the same occasion. He was ordered to pay compensation of £150.
Anthony Martin Hardwidge, 48, of South Street, Banbury was fined £424 for breaking the 70mph speed limit on the A421 Tingewick by-pass on August 3, 2021. His recorded speed was 99mph. Hardwidge was ordered to pay a £42 victim surcharge and court costs of £90. His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.
Cambell William Hobson, 43, of Hornton Lane, Horley was fined £500 for breaking the 30mph speed limit on the B4035 road at Tadmarton on August 3, 2021. His recorded speed was 37mph. Hobson was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £50and £90 court costs. His driving licence was endorsed with three points.
Alexandra Jill Lewis, 58, of Main Street, Sibford Gower was fined fined £100 for breaking the 30mph speed limit in a Mini Cooper car on August 3, 2021. Her recorded speed was 39mph. Lewis's driving licence was endorsed with three penalty points.
Ildiko Marta Gripper, 49, of Evans Way, Chipping Norton was fined £220 for breaking the 30mph speed limit in a Nissan Juke on the A44 Oxford Road in Enstone on August 2, 2021. Her recorded speed was 37mph. Gripper was ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £90 court costs. Her driving licence was endorsed with three penalty points.
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New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in campaign donation scheme
NEW YORK - New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin was arrested on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records.
Benjamin, formerly a state senator from Harlem, had joined the administration of Gov. Kathy Hochul in September, chosen by her to fill her former job a couple of weeks after she stepped into the governorship following the resignation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations.
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But just over two months later, a real estate developer who steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed bid for New York City comptroller was indicted.
Federal authorities accused Gerald Migdol, a lawyer and real estate developer in New York, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in illegally giving donations to Benjamin’s campaign.
In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Benjamin was accused of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin's agreement to use his influence as a state senator to get a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization the developer controlled.
The indictment said the scheme operated from 2019 to 2021.
The indictment said Benjamin and others acting at his direction or on his behalf also engaged in a series of lies and deceptions to cover up the scheme.
They falsified campaign donor forms, misled municipal regulators and provided false information in vetting forms Benjamin submitted while he was being considered to be appointed as lieutenant governor, the indictment said.
Prosecutors had previously not made any accusations against Benjamin, and his campaign said at the time of Migdol’s arrest that it had forfeited any improper donations as soon as they were discovered.
More recently, reports came out saying subpoenas had been issued to Benjamin regarding the financial issues even before Hochul picked him as lieutenant governor.
Despite her saying she didn’t know of the subpoenas at the time, Hochul proclaimed her support for Benjamin, and he said he had told state police as they went though the process of vetting him.
"I have utmost confidence in my lieutenant governor," Hochul said during a Thursday press conference. "This is an independent investigation related to other people and he’s fully cooperating. He is my running mate."
"In her first major decision as governor, Kathy Hochul chose a dirty politician to serve as her partner in government and running mate. Brian Benjamin’s shady dealings and corruption were well-documented, but Hochul turned a blind eye and put him a heartbeat away from the governorship," state Republican chairman Nick Langworthy said in a prepared statement.
Benjamin was the state’s second Black lieutenant governor. During his state Legislature career, the Democrat emphasized criminal justice reform and affordable housing. His district included most of central Harlem, where he was born and raised by Caribbean immigrant parents.
He has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Brown University and a master’s of business administration from Harvard Business School, and worked as a developer of affordable housing.
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Texas school district to adopt 4-day week amid teacher shortage
Posted/updated on: April 12, 2022 at 8:30 amBy Yi-Jin Yuvia
A local school district in Texas has announced plans to reduce students’ school weeks from the traditional five days to four days for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.
The Jasper Independent School District cited teacher shortage and retention when it announced the change in a Facebook post last month and said it had conducted surveys with parents, teachers and staffers before the change was voted on by its board of trustees.
The change to a four-day school week was motivated, in part, by burnout among current teachers and difficulty recruiting new teachers, according to John Seybold, superintendent of the Jasper Independent School District.
“Teacher burnout has been an issue for a long time, but since COVID, it has seemed to expand, and it’s becoming more and more of an issue,” Seybold told “Good Morning America.” “The four-day week kind of makes it a little more manageable for them because there’s so much pressure placed on our teachers.”
He continued, “As a school district, ultimately the best thing we can do for kids is put the best possible teacher in front of them every day.”
The school district in Jasper, Texas, a city about 134 miles northeast of Houston near the eastern Texas and western Louisiana border, also plans to give teachers and school staff members a financial incentive if they stay in their positions.
Teachers would get a $3,000 stipend while staff members, such as librarians, would receive $1,500 if they remain with Jasper ISD. The funds allocated would come from the public school district’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) grants, a federal grant program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
According to Seybold, the school district is now down to just one teacher vacancy. Prior to the changes, he said, open high school science positions “had been unfulfilled for two years.”
“Where we used to post a job and get no applications, now we’re getting multiple applications for every position. So it’s kind of worked so far,” Seybold said.
During the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic, school districts across the country have reported not only a shortage of teachers but also of substitute teachers and school support staff, such as bus drivers.
According to a study conducted last year by the American Federation of Teachers with the Rand Corporation, one in four teachers were thinking about quitting their job by the end of the school year. Teachers were also more likely to report experiencing regular job-related stress and symptoms of depression than the general population, according to the study.
Jasper’s school district serves over 2,230 students in pre-K through 12th grade, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, which also showed there were 175 teachers and 196 full-time staffers in the district.
All students in Jasper’s public school system would be subject to the four-day school week.
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Jasper ISD isn’t the only district to have changed students’ school weeks. Other Texas school districts that have adopted four-day school weeks include Devers ISD and Athens ISD, which promotes its “four-day instructional week” on its district homepage.
Other states — including Oregon, Montana, Colorado and Oklahoma — have also implemented four-day school weeks with mixed results.
According to one study from researchers at Oregon State and Montana State University, which examined 2005-2019 test scores from over 341,000 Oregon high schoolers, students’ math test scores appeared to decline on average after switching to a four-day school week in a non-rural district.
In other states, such as California and New Jersey, school districts have prioritized different changes, like starting school later in the day, in a push to address the growing mental health crisis among students.
The conditions of a four-day school week also vary based on a school’s district and state mandates. Some districts have added more time to each of their four days or included more days in the academic calendar.
In Jasper, the next academic year would kick off on Aug. 10 and run through June 1, 2023, but the four-day schedule wouldn’t begin until the week of Oct. 3, according to an academic calendar posted on the district’s website. From October through the end of April, students would report to school only from Mondays through Thursdays, and teachers would use Fridays as professional development days.
“The kids are going to school virtually the same amount of time,” said Seybold. “They’re still getting their required minutes.”
Two of the downsides to a four-day school week are an increased risk of food insecurity among students and that parents and caregivers could find it harder to secure child care with an extended weekend, according to a 2021 study and research compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures respectively.
Seybold said the Jasper ISD is working with a local YMCA to secure additional programming for kids and with a food bank to make sure kids who qualify have food to cover long weekends.
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KYIV, Ukraine — An adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid tribute to Ukrainian troops defending the besieged south-eastern port of Mariupol but acknowledged they are running low on supplies.
Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter that “for more than 1.5 months our defenders protect the city from (Russian) troops, which are 10+ times larger. They’re fighting under the bombs for each meter of the city. They make (Russia) pay an exorbitant price.”
Mariupol was a key target for Russian forces soon after the invasion began in late February. It has symbolic significance as one of the largest cities in eastern Ukraine. It is also strategically valuable as a major harbor and as part of a land corridor between territory held by Russia-backed separatists to the east and the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
“Our soldiers remain blocked and have issues with supplies,” Podolyak wrote, adding that Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian general staff are working “to find a solution and help our guys.” He did not give details, citing operational reasons.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukraine probes claim poisonous substance dropped in Mariupol
— 'It's not the end': The children who survived Bucha's horror
— Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies
— Czechs provide free shooting training for local Ukrainians
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KYIV, Ukraine — The mayor of the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where corpses of civilians with bound hands and gunshot wounds to the head were found after Russian forces pulled out, says 403 bodies have been found so far and that he fears the toll will rise.
“Today, at 10 a.m. we started unearthing the second mass grave, there are 56 bodies there. Plus, there are four private graves. But I’d like to repeat that as of today, we have 403 bodies,” Anatoliy Fedoruk told reporters in Kyiv. “Taking into account that our armed forces, our minesweepers are working in the forests between villages and settlements in our territorial community, we hope that those who are missing are still alive but most probably we will find their bodies somewhere between the villages, in those forests.”
Fedoruk also said 31 multi-story residential buildings had been destroyed or damaged beyond repair during the war, along with 243 private houses.
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BERLIN — Germany’s president says his Polish counterpart suggested that they travel to Ukraine together with other leaders to show solidarity, but “that apparently wasn’t wanted in Kyiv.”
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s comments Tuesday, during a visit to Poland, came after German newspaper Bild quoted an unidentified Ukrainian diplomat as saying that he’s not welcome in Kyiv at the moment because he had close relations with Russia in the past.
Steinmeier said Polish President Andrzej Duda had suggested that they travel to the Ukrainian capital with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send “a strong signal of joint European solidarity with Ukraine.” He said he had been prepared to do so.
Steinmeier last week admitted mistakes in policy toward Russia in his previous job as foreign minister.
Steinmeier served twice as ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign minister, most recently from 2013 to 2017, and before that as ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s chief of staff. In that time, Germany pursued dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and cultivated close energy ties.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — A strike hit a what is believed to be a culinary school near the airport in Ukraine’s second-largest city on Tuesday, destroying the building and damaging others nearby, according to Associated Press journalists at the scene.
It wasn’t clear what hit the building in Kharkiv, with witnesses describing a loud whoosh followed by an explosion. There were no immediate reports of fatalities.
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BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis used a speech to his country’s delegation of Invictus Games participants on Tuesday to admonish Russian aggression in Ukraine.
“The Russian Federation has been waging war against Ukraine for almost 50 days, and shocking evidence of atrocities and horrors is unimaginable day by day,” Iohannis told the wounded and injured military personnel, who will compete in the 2022 Invictus Games set to begin in the Netherlands on Saturday.
“You know best what destruction and loss of life and the dramas of war mean, how much families and communities are affected forever,” he said.
Iohannis said that Russia’s acts of “horrific, unjustified cruelty” must be punished by the international justice system.
The Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded servicemen and women, was launched in London in 2014.
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KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian prosecutors are expanding their war crimes investigations in northeastern suburbs of Kyiv after Russian forces withdrew.
Reports of killings of civilians have primarily focused so far on the northwestern suburbs such as Bucha, but the Prosecutor-General’s Office said Tuesday it was also looking into events in the Brovary district, which lies to the northeast.
Russian troops advanced into that area last month before retreating to focus on fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The Prosecutor-General’s Office said the bodies of six civilians had been found with gunshot wounds in a basement in the village of Shevchenkove and that Russian forces were believed to be responsible.
Prosecutors are also investigating an incident in which they allege Russian forces fired on a convoy of civilians trying to leave by car from the village of Peremoha in the Brovary district, killing four people including a 13-year-old boy. In another incident near Bucha, five people were killed, including two children, when a car was fired upon, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors did not say when they believed the incidents occurred.
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says that Russians’ unity will only grow stronger in the face of Western sanctions and it will be the West that will face instability.
Putin said during a visit to the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far East on Tuesday that the West mistakenly expected its sanctions to undermine Russia’s stability. He said that “the Russian people always strengthen their unity in a difficult situation.”
He insisted that it will be the West that will be shaken by growing instability, fueled by public dismay over galloping inflation. The Russian leader also lashed out at European leaders, describing them as Washington’s stooges and saying that they are conducting policies harmful to their nations.
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will press on with its military action in Ukraine until its goals are fulfilled.
Putin said Tuesday that the campaign is going according to plan. He said it is not moving faster because Russia wants to minimize losses.
He said during a visit to the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far East that the “military operation will continue until its full completion and the fulfillment of the tasks that have been set.”
Putin claimed that Ukraine backtracked on proposals it made during talks with Russian negotiators in Istanbul, resulting in a deadlock in talks and leaving Moscow no other choice but to press on with its offensive.
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russian economy has successfully resisted new Western sanctions over Ukraine.
Speaking Tuesday on a visit to the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far East, Putin said that Russia’s economy and financial system withstood the impact of what he called the Western sanctions “blitz” and the ruble has recovered its losses.
Putin argued that the sanctions will backfire against the West. For example, he said that Western restrictions on fertilizer exports from Russia and ally Belarus will drive up global fertilizer prices, eventually leading to food shortages and increased migration flows.
Putin said that “common sense should prevail” and added that the West should “come back to reason and make well-balanced decisions without losing its face.” He contended that “they won’t be able to shut all the doors and windows.”
He argued that new Western restrictions on high-tech exports will encourage Russia to move faster to develop new technologies, opening a “new window of opportunities.”
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BOSTON — Ukrainian officials say a planned cyberattack by Russian military hackers on the country’s power grid has been foiled.
They say the country’s computer emergency response thwarted an attack planned by hackers from Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that intended to knock electrical substations offline last Friday.
The State Service of Special Communications said on its website that malware was discovered designed to destroy data on computers.
There was no immediate explanation of how the attack was defeated, though the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine thanked Microsoft and the cybersecurity firm ESET in a separate bulletin. Nor was the scope immediately explained.
GRU hackers twice successfully attacked Ukraine’s power grid, in the winters of 2015 and 2016.
Russia’s use of cyberattacks against Ukrainian infrastructure has been limited compared to experts’ pre-war expectations. In the early hours of the war, however, an attack Ukraine blames on Russia knocked offline an important satellite communications link that also impacted tens of thousands of Europeans from France to Poland.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s government has approved increasing the number of troops in a multinational NATO battlegroup in the country from 2,100 to 3,000.
The first 800 service members have already arrived in Slovakia. The Czech Republic took charge of the battlegroup, with the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia also contributing.
Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad says the increase in the planned troop numbers is related to Patriot air defense systems that the United States, Germany and the Netherlands are deploying in Slovakia.
The move should boost Slovakia’s defense capabilities after the country donated its Soviet-era S-300 air defense system to Ukraine last week.
The alliance stationed troops in the Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — and Poland after the 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula by Russia. After Russia attacked Ukraine, NATO decided to boost its presence along the entire eastern flank by deploying forces in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.
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GENEVA — The World Trade Organization is predicting that trade in goods will grow much less than previously expected this year, saying prospects for the global economy have darkened since the onset of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Geneva-based WTO on Tuesday pointed to multiple uncertainties in its forecast over the next two years because Russian and Ukrainian exports of items like food, oil and fertilizers are under threat from the war. It also cited the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic –- notably from lockdowns in China.
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described a “double whammy” from the conflict and the coronavirus. She said the war has caused “immense human suffering” in the region and its effect has rippled around the world, notably in poorer countries.
The WTO said its projections for world trade take into account factors like the impact of the war, sanctions on Russia, and lower demand around the world from lower business and consumer confidence. It said world merchandise trade volume is expected to grow 3% this year, down from a forecast of 4.7% before the war began.
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MOSCOW — The Russian military says it has hit Ukrainian arsenals with long-range cruise missiles.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Tuesday that the military used air- and sea-launched missiles to destroy an ammunition depot and a reinforced hangar for warplanes at Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region.
Konashenkov said that another strike destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in Havrylivka, near Kyiv.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church is “unreservedly" condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying there’s “no justification” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “destroy a country, to raze it to kill.”
Archbishop Chrysostomos II told state broadcaster CyBC Tuesday that the invasion is “an unacceptable situation” and that Putin’s actions have “no logic.” The archbishop said he’s distraught that people are being killed and questioned whether the Russian leader is “in his right mind.”
The archbishop added that he’d be the “first to go and bless a defensive war,” but the “egotism, if not the stupidity” of the Russian leadership “knows no bounds.”
Chrysostomos also questioned Putin’s embrace of Orthodox Christianity, including the sincerity of his travels to the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptized.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police say they have launched a war crimes investigation after a 64-year-old man was killed by a mine left behind in an area from which Russian forces recently retreated.
Police said the unidentified local man was driving Monday near the village of Krasne in northern Ukraine and had pulled over his car to greet acquaintances when he struck an anti-tank mine left at the side of the road.
Ukrainian authorities have issued repeated warnings of mines and explosive traps left in areas where Russian troops have been operating.
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BERLIN -- German authorities say that over 330,000 refugees from Ukraine are known to have entered Germany so far.
The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that German federal police have recorded 335,578 people entering since Russia’s invasion started on Feb. 24. Those who have arrived are overwhelmingly women and children.
The true number of refugees in Germany could be higher, however, since there are no strict controls on the country’s eastern border and Ukrainian citizens can stay up to 90 days in the European Union without a visa. Officials say an unknown number also have moved on to other European countries.
The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday put the total number of people who have fled Ukraine at more than 4.6 million, over 2.6 million of whom fled at least initially to Poland.
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military action in Ukraine aims to ensure Russia’s security and is vowing that its goals will be achieved.
Speaking Tuesday on a visit to the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far East, Putin charged that Ukraine was turned into an “anti-Russian bridgehead” where “sprouts of nationalism and neo-Nazism were being cultivated.” Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed such claims as a cover for aggression.
Putin reaffirmed his claim that the Russian “special military operation” was aimed to protect people in areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed rebels. He also said that the campaign was also aimed to “ensure Russia’s own security.”
Putin argued that “we had no other choice” and said that “there is no doubt that we will achieve our goals.”
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his country can’t be isolated.
Speaking on a visit to the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far East, Putin said Tuesday that Russia has no intention to isolate itself and added that foreign powers wouldn’t succeed in isolating it.
He said that “it’s certainly impossible to isolate anyone in the world of today, especially such a huge country as Russia.”
Putin added that “we will work with those of our partners who want to cooperate.”
Putin’s visit to Vostochny marked his first known trip outside Moscow since Russian launched military action in Ukraine on Feb. 24. Putin toured space facilities together with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the European Union to step up economic sanctions against Russia, arguing that the Russian political and military leadership feels it can continue the invasion of Ukraine because of signals from some European nations.
Zelenskyy told lawmakers in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic that is now an EU and NATO member, that “they know they will go unpunished as Europe still prefers continued cooperation, trade, business as usual.”
He said via an interpreter that he urges sanctions on all Russian banks and called for Europe to “get rid of their oil,”
In the latest of a series of addresses by video link to parliaments in Europe and beyond, Zelenskyy said that “Europe must win this war. And we will win it together.” The 141-seat Seimas assembly was decorated with the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian and the yellow-green-red Lithuanian flags.
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HELSINKI — Telecoms network and 5G technology supplier Nokia says it will exit the Russian market due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Espoo, Finland-based company said Tuesday “it has been clear for Nokia since the early days of the invasion of Ukraine that continuing our presence in Russia would not be possible.”
Nokia said it has suspended deliveries, stopped new business and moved research and development activities out of Russia in the past weeks.
The company said that Russia accounted for less than 2% of Nokia’s sales in 2021, and the exit decision will have no impact on its financial outlook this year.
It said that “as we exit, we will aim to provide the necessary support to maintain the networks and are applying for the relevant licenses to enable this support in compliance with current sanctions.”
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A spokesman for Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has denied using chemical weapons to uproot Ukrainian troops in the port city of Mariupol.
Eduard Basurin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying Tuesday that the separatist forces “haven’t used any chemical weapons in Mariupol.”
Basurin’s assertion followed his statement Monday on Russian state TV that the separatists will use “chemical troops” against Ukrainian soldiers holed up at reinforced positions at a giant steel factory in Mariupol “to smoke them out of there.”
A Ukrainian unit defending Mariupol claimed without providing evidence that a drone had dropped a poisonous substance on its positions. It indicated there were no serious injuries.
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TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet has approved additional sanctions against Moscow. They include as a freeze on assets of nearly 400 individuals including Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters, as well as a ban on new investments and vodka imports.
The new sanctions approved Tuesday include a freeze on assets of 398 Russian individuals, who also include Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s wife and daughter. Japan has now frozen assets of more than 500 Russian individuals and organizations.
Japan’s new measures also include freezing the assets of major banks Sberbank and Alfa Bank, as well as 28 other Russian organizations such as those linked to military businesses. The measure for the banks will take effect on May 12.
Japan will ban new investment and Russian imports including vodka, wine, lumber and auto parts beginning next week.
Tuesday’s approval covers part of a list of sanctions announced last Friday by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who also proposed phasing out Russian coal and other fossil fuel imports.
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LONDON — A senior British official says “all possible options are on the table” for the West’s response if Russian forces use chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Tuesday that neither the U.K. nor the Ukrainian governments had confirmed reports that a chemical weapon may have been used in the besieged city of Mariupol.
Heappey told Sky News that “there are weapons that simply should not be used, and if they are used people will be held to account.”
He said: “I think it’s useful to maintain some ambiguity ... over exactly what the response would be, but let’s be clear, if they are used at all then President Putin should know that all possible options are on the table in terms of how the West might respond.”
Britain’s defense ministry says Russia continues to redeploy its forces for a push on eastern Ukraine, and fighting is expected to intensify there over the next two to three weeks. It says Russian forces are withdrawing from Belarus in order to redeploy in support of operations in eastern Ukraine.
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DALLAS (AP) — The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire next week, and airline executives and Republican lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to let the mandate die.
The fate of the rule — and consideration of an alternate “framework” of moves to limit the spread of COVID-19 — was under discussion Monday within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Officials described it as a close call.
“This is a decision that the CDC Director Dr. (Rochelle) Walensky is going to make," White House coronavirus-policy adviser Dr. Ashish Jha said Monday. “I know the CDC is working on developing a scientific framework for how to answer that. We are going to see that framework come out I think in the next few days.”
Jha said that extending mask mandate again is “on the table.”
The administration gave the rule a one-month reprieve in March so that public-health officials would have time to develop alternative methods of limiting the transmission of COVID-19 during travel.
The mask mandate is the most visible vestige of government restrictions to control the pandemic, and possibly the most controversial. A surge of abusive and sometimes violent incidents on airplanes has been attributed mostly to disputes over mask-wearing.
Critics have seized on the fact that states have rolled back rules requiring masks in restaurants, stores and other indoor settings, and yet COVID-19 cases have fallen sharply since the omicron variant peaked in mid-January.
“The American people have seen through the false logic that COVID-19 only exists on airplanes and public transportation,” Republicans on the House and Senate transportation committees said Friday in a letter to the administration.
However, a recent uptick in cases could provide reason for the CDC to keep the mask rule a bit longer.
After a steep, two-month decline, the seven-day rolling U.S. average of new reported COVID-19 cases has turned slightly higher in recent days, although from relatively low levels.
Several prominent officials have contracted the virus, including the 82-year-old House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who tested positive for the virus last week after appearing – without a mask – at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Also last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo disclosed that they had tested positive after a gathering that was quickly dubbed a super-spreader event.
Airlines began requiring masks in 2020, months before the government mandate was issued days after President Joe Biden's inauguration. Airlines faced financial ruin because of the pandemic, and the masks and other measures such as blocking middle seats were meant to reassure frightened passengers that flying was safe from the virus.
In December, the CEO of Southwest Airlines was forced to walk back a comment that masks didn’t do much to improve health safety in the cabin because planes have strong air filters.
Travelers have returned — the number of Americans getting on planes surged past 2 million a day in March — and airlines think they can sell plenty of seats without the mask rule.
“My flight attendants are begging us to stop this,” Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said. “Every day it’s causing all of these incidents on board, and it’s frustrating and it’s dangerous. You’re asking a 24-year-old flight attendant to explain it to someone who is mad” about the rule.
Unions that represent flight attendants once supported the mask rule but are now neutral. Union officials say their members are divided.
Executives of 10 airlines including American, Delta, United and Southwest wrote to Biden last month, urging the White House to drop the mask rule and a requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 before flying to the U.S. “Much has changed since these measures were imposed and they no longer make sense in the current public health context,” the executives said.
Airlines for America, a trade group representing those big airlines, and three other industry organizations made a similar appeal to Dr. Jha on Friday. They pointed to recent CDC guidance which found that the most Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors because hospitalization rates in their communities are relatively low.
Savanthi Syth, an airline analyst for Raymond James & Associates, said there are some people who will feel uncomfortable flying with fellow passengers who aren't wearing masks, but there could be others who have avoided flying because they're not comfortable wearing one for a long flight.
“I expect the vast majority of passengers and flight attendants will welcome the change (if the rule is dropped), given that it is consistent with most other areas of everyday life,” Syth said. She said any impact on travel demand will be small, and that airlines would get a much bigger boost from elimination of the testing requirement on inbound international travelers.
Chris Lopinto, co-founder of travel site ExpertFlyer.com, said that because of the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, it might be wise to keep the mask mandate until cases subside again.
“I don't think there would be a material effect on demand either way, considering airlines can barely keep up with the demand they already have,” he said.
Most congressional Democrats continue to support the mask mandate. A leading liberal, Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass, urged the CDC and the Transportation Security Administration to keep the rule in place, saying that the virus and variants remain a threat to seniors and people with weakened immune systems or disabilities.
The political calculus could be shifting, however. Last month, eight Democrats broke with the White House and joined Senate Republicans in a symbolic vote against the mask mandate. Four of those Democrats face difficult re-election races in November, and the party is unlikely to keep control of the Senate if any of them lose.
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Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller contributed to this report.
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Everything from heavy heat and humidity to a lightning delay that lasted a little over 30 minutes was thrown at the Hagerty High and Oviedo girls beach volleyball teams during a historic rivalry match last week.
That didn’t stop two teams with state championship aspirations from going full steam in their first showdown since the Florida High School Athletic Association adopted beach volleyball as a full-fledged sport this year.
Hagerty scored a 4-1 victory at home. Two days later the Huskies edged visiting Tallahassee Leon 3-2 to remain undefeated as the highest ranked Orlando area team.
“It’s very exciting because these kids have worked hard,” Huskies coach Juanita Hitt said of beach volleyball being elevated to varsity status for 2022. “To bring this sport up to an FHSAA sanction has been in the works for years, and we’re so excited to play for a state championship.”
The newest FHSAA sport is played on sand courts, not a shiny wood gymnasium floor.
Hitt Beach, named in honor of Hagerty’s coach, was the on-campus venue for the match. The six-court outdoor facility, located just past the baseball field’s outfield fence, opened in 2017, several years after Seminole County public schools began playing the game as a club sport.
What’s new is that a true state champion will be crowned at the May 6-7 state tournament at the FSU Beach Volleyball Courts. The FHSAA lists 142 teams playing across the state in what is now one of the association’s 32 championships. Girls wrestling was also added this year.
“It’s awesome to get the opportunity to compete for a state title with this being my senior year,” Oviedo standout Raven Wrobleski said. “It’s a second chance, honestly, because now we’re playing for real here. It’s a chance to do something special for the school and with my teammates.”
Beach volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1996 games in Atlanta. The United States has a strong tradition with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings being its most successful pairing with gold medals in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
The NCAA sanctioned a college championship in 2016, providing another set of scholarship opportunities.
Beach and indoor volleyball are played by many of the same rules; the one exception being the sand sport has just two players on either side of the net rather than six teaming up indoors with substitutes also coming off the bench to participate.
The dimensions of a standard gymnasium volleyball court is 30 feet by 60 feet. Beach court dimensions are slightly smaller at 26.25 by 52.5 feet – a lot of ground for two players to cover.
Like the college format, FHSAA dual matches have five pairs representing each school. They each play best-of-three set matches. The team that wins the most matches prevails.
Last Wednesday, Oviedo’s No. 1 pairing of Wrobleski and Paige Wisneski won in straight sets. But Hagerty won the other four matches with its pairings of Brooke Stephens/Brielle Mullen, Abby Mas/Mayte Camacho, Maddie Schwartz/Layla Miller, and Alana Garcia/Anisa Mafarachisi.
Hitt was proud of the way her team managed to brave the elements and secure a victory.
“Oviedo always has a good team, both indoor volleyball and beach, so it’s a great win for us,” Hitt said. “These kids play nonstop. They are truly resilient. They do a great job and pushing through when they’re tired. I’m very proud of them.”
Oviedo’s Wisneski, a veteran of both versions of volleyball, still prefers the indoor game played in the fall.
“There’s more relationships with people on the court rather than there just being two players,” she said. “Plus you’re on more stable ground with indoor.”
For beach partners that play together all season the bonds do become strong. Wisneski and Wrobleski have been teammates for just over a year and have developed good chemistry.
“You have to rely more on your partner and do everything you can to help each other stay cool under pressure,” Wrobleski said. “You’re outside, it’s hot, and you can’t afford to get into your head when you miss a point or are on a bad streak. Even so, I like it because it allows you to build up more confidence in yourself as a player.
“Paige is a great partner. She’s a great person on and off the court, and she gets along with everyone. On the court, she has good instincts and never gives up on a play. She’s the best partner I could ask for.”
The loss did not dampen Oviedo coach Jen Darty’s enthusiasm about her team’s goals and its chance for a possible rematch in the district playoffs, which will be played the week of April 25-30.
“We’re a young group, and it’s fun to see them grow and compete with the way they have,” Darty said. “Luckily, we’re in Hagerty’s district, so we’ll hopefully see them later on down the road and we’re excited about the opportunity.”
Both coaches said making beach volleyball an official varsity sport was a long time coming.
In SAC play Hagerty won conference titles in 2015 and 2021 while Oviedo won three consecutive championships, 2016-18. Those club seasons gave both programs a head start on many of the schools now playing under the FHSAA umbrella.
“We’re lucky that we’ve been competing for the last seven years in Seminole County, so we had an advantage over understanding the duals and everything else while everyone was struggling to figure it out,” Darty said.
Oviedo takes a 6-1 record into an after-school match at Lake Mary (5-1) Wednesday.
Hagerty (8-0) hosts Lyman (1-4) on Wednesday afternoon.
Other area teams that are enjoying success are West Orange (11-1), Orangewood Christian (8-0), and Windermere Prep, which is 7-0 going into a Tuesday match vs. Lake Nona.
This report was first published at Orlandosentinel.com. Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.
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'People were trampling over each other': NYC subway shooting witnesses reveal how passengers desperately tried to escape after gunman opened fire on them
- Travelers revealed there was a surge towards the exit of the carriages as people screamed 'gun' and 'bomb'
- One 17-year-old girl from the area, who was on her way to school, said other riders jumped over her in panic
- The shooter - wearing a gas mask and green construction vest - is currently on the run in the Brooklyn area
- The man, said to be 5ft 5, black and weighing 170lbs, is believed to have chucked a smoke bomb into the car
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Terrified witnesses have told how the shooting on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn triggered a horror stampede - with children trampled on as commuters tried to escape the hail of bullets.
Passengers revealed there was a huge surge towards the exit of the subway cars as people screamed 'gun' and 'bomb' before fleeing for their lives.
Cemile Toseglu, 17, a student at Brooklyn Tech who was on her way to school, said other riders jumped over her in panic while the gunman continued his rampage.
The shooter, wearing a gas mask and green construction vest, is currently on the run in Brooklyn after blasting at least eight people on the packed train in Sunset Park during rush hour.
The man, described as a 5-foot-5 black man, weighing 170 pounds, is believed to have chucked a smoke bomb into the northbound N train as it moved toward 36th Street.
Eight people were shot - including one in serious condition - but fire department sources said 13 in total were injured with four suffering smoke inhalation and the 13th being a pregnant woman.
Terrified passengers run off the train at the 36th Street station on Tuesday morning after the shooting on the train
A mass shooting and possible explosion have rocked a subway train in New York at rush hour
Witnesses, including children, parents and commuters going about their usual rush hour routine, told how the terror unfolded this morning.
Ms Toseglu, who was on her way to Brooklyn Tech, said the bullets going off triggered a horror stampede from the huge numbers packed into the carriages.
She told DailyMail.com: 'The train carried on to 46th street but then we were told to get on the R train because the N wasn't moving.
'The R was very crowded, the most crowded I've ever seen it and everyone was cramped. On 25th street the train conductor said there would be delays so we were standing still.
'That's when there was like a loud noise and people ran towards me - a large crowd. A woman fell and people just ran over her.
'Someone then scream gun and I ran out of the train, I was near the exit but people were jumping over me to get themselves out too.
'No one really knew what was going on. I didn't see the man because I was closer to the exit in the next carriage. That was definitely the most crowded I've seen the R train.'
Speaking from her home, she added: 'I was most scared about the fact that there were a lot of children on the way to school.'
New Yorkers lie on the platform at 36th Street station after falling out of the southbound R train. They were shot on the train by a gunman who unleashed a smoke bomb and then opened fire before fleeing at around 8.30am
Horror pictures from the scene showed blood strewn across the carriage during the latest attack to rock the city
Horrifying scene photos and videos show people covered in blood, lying on the stained subway platform after being shot
Her father Cemil, who runs a store opposite the station, said he was glad his daughter was safe but admitted he had not realized the severity of the attack until she arrived at his shop.
He said: 'My daughter was going to school and was on the same train when it happened. She said there was smoke and she was told to get into the other train.
'She's now safe and came to my office before I sent her home. She is okay but is a little surprised. I didn't think it was that serious but she then told me people were yelling that it was a man with a gun and maybe a bomb.'
Meanwhile a man who was also on the train said he watched as the smoke bomb was let off and revealed he had thought it was a firework.
Yav Montano told CNN: 'It was crazy. I take the N train every morning to get to where I need to work. From 59th Street to 36th Street, the N-train is express, is where all the dramatics happened.
'I'm in the third part of the express N train. The smoke grenade went off two minutes before we got to 36th street platform. The train was inching towards. It seemed like it was planned.
'This smoke bomb, and what I thought was fireworks, but I'm hearing it was gunshots. I have no words for what I could see.
'I was in the car - I was in the front end of the third car. Everything happened at the back end. People started migrating to the front of the car.
'I don't know if people know this, it's one of those old things where they locked the door to stop people traveling between trains.
'There were people in the other car who saw what was happening and they tried to open it but couldn't. There was blood on the floor, a lot of blood trailing,.
'At the time, I didn't think it was a shooting. It sounded like fireworks. People trampling over each other, trying to get over each other. Thankfully the train moved to the next stop and everyone filed off the train.'
The chaos unfolded at 8.30am on Tuesday morning near the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Another witness told The New York Post the gunman - who was described as a '5ft 5 black man weighing 170lbs', fired 'too many rounds to count'.
He said: 'I thought he was an MTA worker at first because I was like, I didn't like pay too much attention. You know? You've got the orange on.'
Meanwhile a college student, 21, who was also on the train but asked not to be named, said the suspect was sitting in the back of the carriage with his luggage.
She said: 'I saw the guy in orange. He was sitting there in the back of the car. I didn't quite pay attention. He was just sitting there and there was luggage with him and he was just holding it next to him.
'There was a big bang sound and people got scared and there were people laying down and running off and I just followed them.
She added: 'I was running, and then laying there, I heard people scream that they got hurt and they need help.'
And another man in the same carriage claimed he clothes smelled like gunpowder after the smoke grenades went off.
He said: 'It happened in my car. My clothes smell like gunpowder, man. People piled on me trying to get away from the guy who was in the back of the car.'
The chaotic scene at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on Tuesday morning
EMTs rush to the subway station on Tuesday morning after eight people were shot and another five were injured
NYPD ESU teams at the scene on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire on the subway at around 8.30am
Shocking video shows passengers spilling out on to the platform as soon as the doors opened, coughing as smoke billowed out from the subway car.
Some travelers carried wounded victims off the train and lay them on the platform to render aid until help came. Others, fearing for their life, ran away in tears.
The footage showed blood-covered victims strewn across the ground at the subway station as smoke billowed out of the train.
One person was seen lying still on the floor with their hands over their face and their legs raised after the terrifying attack.
Others had lost shoes and had their clothes torn as the New York subway's speaker system blared out messages to the passengers.
Commuters were screamed at to get on a different train to safety while the wounded were treated by emergency services.
Multiple smoke bombs were found at the 36th Street station, according to the FDNY, but the NYPD says none are active explosives.
The gunman remains at large nearly three hours after the shooting. NYPD units are scouring the city's empty subway tunnels to find him and an amber alert has been issued.
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(The Hill) — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) says he hasn’t decided whether to run for re-election in 2024, when he could be on the same ballot as Donald Trump if the former president seeks another bid for the White House.
Romney has cast several high-profile votes putting him at odds with the GOP base — including two votes to convict former Trump on impeachment charges. He became the first senator in history to convict a president of his own party in an impeachment trial in 2020.
Just last week, Romney was one of only three Republicans to vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Trump is less popular among Republicans in Utah than other states but still handily beat Biden there by 20 points, 58.1 percent to 37.6 percent, in 2020.
Romney told The Hill that he hasn’t given much thought to running for a second term.
“I’m going to cross that bridge down the road. I haven’t given a lot of attention yet,” he said following his vote for Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court. The other two GOP “yes” votes came from Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska).
Romney, 75, hasn’t spent much energy on fundraising. His Senate campaign account reported $473,000 in cash on hand at the end of 2021 — only $215,000 more than what he reported after winning his Senate seat in 2018.
Romney could face a challenge from Republican state Attorney General Sean Reyes, who supported Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) also may make a bid for Romney’s seat.
“I think that’s why he is giving this some pause. He will have a tough race with the Republican nomination process,” said Richard Davis, a professor emeritus of political science at Brigham Young University.
Davis said that Romney’s vote for Jackson, whom the senator praised as “a person of honor,” would likely be an issue in a future primary.
Romney is considered unlikely to win the Republican nomination at the state party convention, which is dominated by activists, so he would likely have to collect enough petition signatures to bypass the convention and advance to a primary.
Political experts and strategists say a primary election would provide more favorable ground to Romney than a convention, pointing to his performance in 2018.
Romney narrowly lost to state Rep. Mike Kennedy at the 2018 state convention but went on to handily win that year’s primary.
Davis said both Chaffetz and Reyes would be tough primary rivals for Romney.
“Either one of them would be a formidable opponent for Romney within the Republican Party because he has made himself persona non grata with many of the conservative Republicans,” Davis. “He’s actually more popular with Democrats and independents than he is with Republicans right now. So getting past the Republican primary would be a tough one.”
Davis said Romney could run and win as an independent or as a centrist candidate for the United Utah Party, which formed in 2017.
Romney’s uneasy relationship with Utah conservatives was underscored by his decision not to endorse fellow Republican Sen. Mike Lee, who is running for re-election this year.
“I don’t think endorsements make any difference in a race to speak of,” Romney told reporters. “People in the race are my friends. I usually try and avoid situations where they’ve been friends. I may endorse and I may not, but I really haven’t given it any thought at this point.”
Romney was personally recruited to the Senate by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2017, and has become an influential member after only three years in the chamber.
He helped negotiate last year’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment Act and this month hammered out a compromise $10 billion COVID relief bill with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).
Few senators of either party have resumes as impressive as Romney’s. He amassed a fortune as the co-founder of Bain Capital before becoming elected governor of Massachusetts, where he enacted sweeping healthcare reform that later became the template for the Affordable Care Act.
He ran a credible campaign for president in 2008 and won the GOP nomination for president in 2012, though he lost to President Barack Obama by 4 percent of the popular vote and more than 100 electoral votes.
Romney is now winning plaudits for identifying Russia as “our number one geopolitical foe” in 2012 when he was the Republican nominee, an assessment that Obama scoffed at in 2020 but now looks prescient.
That could give Romney, a member of the Foreign Relations panel, a strong rationale to run for another term as the United States continues to figure out its role and relationship in the rapidly changing international political environment.
U.S. leadership of the North America Treaty Organization has become more important since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February and U.S. relations with China, a rising global power, appear as unpredictable as ever.
“If he runs for re-election in a couple years, I got a good slogan for him: ‘He was right about Russia,’” said Vin Weber, a Republican strategist who served as an advisor to Romney’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.
Weber said he thinks Romney will run for another term given his deep commitment to public service, his interest in foreign affairs and the new challenges facing the nation in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
“Mitt Romney is incredibly dedicated to public service,” said Weber, who described it as a “very deep, multi-generational family commitment.”
“I guess I would be surprised if he would hang it up and just go back to private life,” Weber said.
A Deseret News/Hinkley Institute of Politics poll published last month showed that Romney enjoys a strong job approval rating in the state, with 51 percent of Republicans, 51 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of unaffiliated voters giving him a positive rating.
Weber said that while Trump’s critics in the GOP “are a little bit marginalized,” it doesn’t pose an insurmountable obstacle to Romney winning a second term.
“I think that’s an overstated phenomenon,” he said, of the view that Trump’s critics don’t have a promising future in Republican politics.
Davis, the BYU political science professor emeritus, said Romney’s three years in Washington have been “enormously impactful.”
“He has become sort of the undesirable conscience of the Republican Party. They don’t want this conscience but he is it. To vote twice to convict the president of his own party is just something nobody else in Senate history has done,” he said. It’s highly unusual.”
James Curry, a professor of political science at the University of Utah, noted that Trump isn’t as popular with Republicans in Utah as he is in other states.
In the 2016 election, Trump failed to win more than 50 percent of the state’s vote in the general election. Evan McMullin, the independent candidate that year, won 21 percent of the vote, while Hillary Clinton won 27 percent, holding Trump to 45 percent.
“I think he actually has a better chance of re-election than the conventional wisdom has been,” he said. “Utah Republicans on the whole are less favorable towards Trump.
“Moderate LDS voters who register Republicans, who are pretty loyal Republicans, are pretty uncomfortable with Trump’s brand of Republican politics, with the perceived moral character of the candidate,” he said, referring to the Mormon Church or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “LDS Republicans tend to be pretty pro-immigrant, pro-refugee, and you have a candidate in Trump who made [his] signature issues to be on the opposite side of that.”
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Gastonia Police ID woman whose body was found in March
Gastonia Police have identified a woman whose body was found March 11, 2022, on the 300 block of South Dixie Street.
The woman was identified as 65-year-old Veronica Cunningham of Columbia, South Carolina.
Cunningham was last seen in Richland County, South Carolina, on March 5 and reported missing by her family soon after she was last seen.
Police do not suspect foul play in Cunningham’s death.
Gastonia Police sought the public's help in identifying the woman by releasing photographs of her as well as tattoos on her body.
Police say she had last been seen alive March 6 at the QuikTrip at 1843 W. Franklin Blvd. in Gastonia.
Police say preliminary autopsy results indicate the woman died of natural causes.
You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-201-7016 or email him at kellis@gastongazette.com.
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STACKER (WBRE/WYOU) — The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, 65.7% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 45.1% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Pennsylvania.
#50. Somerset County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.0% (34,546 fully vaccinated)
- 30.7% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 550 (404 total deaths)
- 58.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,458 (18,698 total cases)
- 17.0% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#49. Jefferson County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.4% (20,566 fully vaccinated)
- 30.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 530 (230 total deaths)
- 52.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,732 (9,003 total cases)
- 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#48. Perry County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.7% (22,063 fully vaccinated)
- 29.6% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (183 total deaths)
- 13.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,070 (8,824 total cases)
- 12.4% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#47. Huntingdon County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.0% (21,663 fully vaccinated)
- 29.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 540 (244 total deaths)
- 55.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,456 (11,492 total cases)
- 17.0% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#46. Mifflin County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.2% (22,240 fully vaccinated)
- 28.9% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 598 (276 total deaths)
- 72.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,585 (12,266 total cases)
- 22.2% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#45. Clearfield County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.7% (38,558 fully vaccinated)
- 28.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 434 (344 total deaths)
- 25.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,309 (19,266 total cases)
- 11.7% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#44. Union County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.8% (21,906 fully vaccinated)
- 28.0% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (153 total deaths)
- 1.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,004 (11,682 total cases)
- 19.5% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#43. Blair County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.2% (59,990 fully vaccinated)
- 27.4% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 501 (610 total deaths)
- 44.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,321 (29,630 total cases)
- 11.8% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#42. Mercer County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.3% (55,027 fully vaccinated)
- 25.8% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 453 (496 total deaths)
- 30.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,293 (23,300 total cases)
- 2.1% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#41. Adams County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.5% (51,984 fully vaccinated)
- 25.5% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 349 (360 total deaths)
- 0.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,008 (24,730 total cases)
- 10.3% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#40. Lawrence County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.8% (43,404 fully vaccinated)
- 25.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 482 (412 total deaths)
- 38.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,137 (18,930 total cases)
- 1.7% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#39. Pike County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (28,624 fully vaccinated)
- 24.3% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 170 (95 total deaths)
- 51.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,180 (10,146 total cases)
- 16.4% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#38. Lebanon County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (73,842 fully vaccinated)
- 23.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 363 (514 total deaths)
- 4.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,767 (36,536 total cases)
- 18.4% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#37. Lycoming County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.2% (59,198 fully vaccinated)
- 23.0% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (512 total deaths)
- 30.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,058 (28,391 total cases)
- 15.2% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#36. Sullivan County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.6% (3,193 fully vaccinated)
- 22.4% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 593 (36 total deaths)
- 70.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,310 (1,050 total cases)
- 20.4% less cases per 100k residents than
#35. Fayette County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.8% (69,598 fully vaccinated)
- 20.6% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 514 (665 total deaths)
- 48.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,994 (31,018 total cases)
- 10.3% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#34. Cambria County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (70,149 fully vaccinated)
- 20.5% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 555 (722 total deaths)
- 59.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,535 (34,547 total cases)
- 22.0% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#33. Beaver County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (88,599 fully vaccinated)
- 20.4% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 448 (735 total deaths)
- 29.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,465 (40,105 total cases)
- 12.4% more cases per 100k residents than
#32. Cameron County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (2,428 fully vaccinated)
- 19.5% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 450 (20 total deaths)
- 29.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,304 (814 total cases)
- 15.9% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#31. Elk County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.2% (16,518 fully vaccinated)
- 18.6% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (100 total deaths)
- 3.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,838 (7,130 total cases)
- 9.6% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#30. York County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.5% (249,123 fully vaccinated)
- 18.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 332 (1,490 total deaths)
- 4.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,393 (118,518 total cases)
- 21.3% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#29. Monroe County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.3% (95,799 fully vaccinated)
- 17.0% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 304 (517 total deaths)
- 12.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,706 (36,959 total cases)
- 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#28. Westmoreland County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.6% (197,319 fully vaccinated)
- 16.5% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (1,367 total deaths)
- 13.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,830 (79,652 total cases)
- 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#27. Wayne County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.8% (29,148 fully vaccinated)
- 16.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (169 total deaths)
- 5.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,717 (10,127 total cases)
- 9.4% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#26. Northumberland County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.8% (51,557 fully vaccinated)
- 16.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 582 (529 total deaths)
- 67.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,107 (22,808 total cases)
- 15.4% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#25. Lancaster County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.0% (311,290 fully vaccinated)
- 15.9% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 344 (1,877 total deaths)
- 0.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,147 (120,864 total cases)
- 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#24. Berks County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.9% (244,013 fully vaccinated)
- 14.6% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 378 (1,591 total deaths)
- 8.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,267 (102,205 total cases)
- 11.5% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#23. Erie County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.0% (156,467 fully vaccinated)
- 14.5% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 279 (752 total deaths)
- 19.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,149 (57,046 total cases)
- 2.8% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#22. Schuylkill County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.4% (82,487 fully vaccinated)
- 13.9% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 477 (674 total deaths)
- 37.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,337 (34,403 total cases)
- 11.9% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#21. Centre County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.5% (94,927 fully vaccinated)
- 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 214 (347 total deaths)
- 38.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,639 (35,138 total cases)
- 0.5% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#20. Columbia County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.9% (38,279 fully vaccinated)
- 13.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 374 (243 total deaths)
- 7.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,156 (15,043 total cases)
- 6.4% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#19. Wyoming County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.0% (15,805 fully vaccinated)
- 13.0% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (104 total deaths)
- 11.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,930 (5,072 total cases)
- 13.0% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#18. Carbon County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.1% (37,960 fully vaccinated)
- 12.8% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (290 total deaths)
- 30.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,727 (15,870 total cases)
- 13.7% more cases per 100k residents than
#17. Armstrong County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.2% (38,348 fully vaccinated)
- 12.7% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 527 (341 total deaths)
- 51.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,551 (15,246 total cases)
- 8.2% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#16. Dauphin County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.1% (167,238 fully vaccinated)
- 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 344 (958 total deaths)
- 0.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,214 (59,039 total cases)
- 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#15. Washington County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.5% (127,132 fully vaccinated)
- 9.3% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (651 total deaths)
- 9.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,555 (50,796 total cases)
- 12.9% more cases per 100k residents than
#14. Butler County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.8% (116,011 fully vaccinated)
- 8.8% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (729 total deaths)
- 11.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,642 (44,412 total cases)
- 8.7% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#13. Luzerne County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.3% (197,691 fully vaccinated)
- 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (1,344 total deaths)
- 21.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,133 (73,429 total cases)
- 6.3% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#12. Bucks County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.6% (393,183 fully vaccinated)
- 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 299 (1,879 total deaths)
- 13.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,598 (123,129 total cases)
- 9.9% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#11. Delaware County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.9% (356,518 fully vaccinated)
- 7.2% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (1,863 total deaths)
- 5.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,398 (109,938 total cases)
- 10.8% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#10. Cumberland County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.9% (161,814 fully vaccinated)
- 5.8% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 350 (888 total deaths)
- 0.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,085 (50,889 total cases)
- 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#9. Montgomery County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.7% (537,389 fully vaccinated)
- 4.6% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 278 (2,308 total deaths)
- 19.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,342 (152,404 total cases)
- 15.7% less cases per 100k residents than
#8. Northampton County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 65.7% (200,712 fully vaccinated)
- 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 355 (1,085 total deaths)
- 2.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,037 (79,486 total cases)
- 19.7% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#7. Philadelphia County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.6% (1,054,196 fully vaccinated)
- 1.8% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 320 (5,073 total deaths)
- 7.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,480 (308,578 total cases)
- 10.5% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#6. Allegheny County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.8% (824,231 fully vaccinated)
- 0.0% lower vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 271 (3,294 total deaths)
- 21.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,668 (263,496 total cases)
- 0.4% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#5. Lackawanna County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.4% (143,419 fully vaccinated)
- 0.9% higher vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 362 (758 total deaths)
- 4.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,707 (43,417 total cases)
- 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#4. Chester County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 69.3% (363,667 fully vaccinated)
- 2.2% higher vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (1,140 total deaths)
- 37.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,467 (91,701 total cases)
- 19.7% less cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#3. Lehigh County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 70.3% (259,671 fully vaccinated)
- 3.7% higher vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (1,234 total deaths)
- 3.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,201 (89,378 total cases)
- 11.2% more cases per 100k residents than
#2. Forest County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 70.6% (5,119 fully vaccinated)
- 4.1% higher vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 483 (35 total deaths)
- 39.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,896 (2,239 total cases)
- 42.0% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
#1. Montour County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 76.4% (13,928 fully vaccinated)
- 12.7% higher vaccination rate than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 510 (93 total deaths)
- 47.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,772 (4,516 total cases)
- 13.9% more cases per 100k residents than Pennsylvania
Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Apr. 7, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available.
This data was compiled using information from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now.
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Can you light Shabbat Candles in Space? Fourth-grade Haredi-Israeli children won a make-a-thon contest against 70 other groups and will be given a special lesson by Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe on Wednesday live from the International Space Station.
The students of the Dibrot Moshe haredi school in Jerusalem have participated in STEM (science) education classes given by the Baba-Da organization. They participated in a contest focused on space by the ‘Rakia Mission’ of the Ramon Foundation.
Stibbe served in the IDF as an Israeli fighter pilot and is a successful businessman. He signed a deal with Axiom Space to fly a ten-day mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 1, a private crewed orbital spaceflight.
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Ivgi said that “The halachic situation of praying times in space is simple: You pray at the time of the country you took off from - in Stibbe’s situation it's the US.” Yet the question of how to light Shabbat and Hanukkah candles in space is more complicated, “NASA did about 200 experiments of lighting candles in space,” Ivgi explained, “It turns out that in space the flame looks different; its small, round and blue. Although the combustion is slower, they have not been able to burn for more than 20 minutes in space.
According to the halacha, Shabbat candles need to stay lit till the end of the Friday night dinner and be lit before Shabbat enters. During Hannukah, the candles need to be lit for half an hour. “20 minutes aren’t enough time in order to fulfill the mitzvot of Shabbat and Hannukah candles. We tried to research and understand why the fire won’t last longer in space. Some may think that it is because of a lack of oxygen, but that's not the case since the space station has oxygen. It turns out that the problem is related to the conditions of microgravity. This affects the duration of the flame and its shape.”
Ivgi and her team created a make-a-thon in conjunction with the Pico Kids organization in Jerusalem in order to try and find a solution for this unique halachic situation. “We created a possible solution for making the candle stay lit longer than 20 minutes, with a special fan and solved the matter of gravity. We have built an actual solution that we hope will solve the problem,” Ivgi explained and asked to thank the founder and partner of Pico Partners, Elie Wurtman.
Baba-Da is a non-profit organization offering first- through ninth-grade students an experiential curriculum in the field of STEM. The program operates during school hours, and sessions take place once a week for 90 minutes in small groups. The program began five years ago and to date, more than 2500 ultra-Orthodox boys and girls from a variety of ultra-Orthodox communities across the country have participated. Baba-Da was founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobileye and is supported by the Maimonides Fund and the Kirsch Foundation. Rabbi Stanley Peerless, a former US school principal, educator and scientist assisted Ivgi in creating the curriculum for the class about Judaism and space.
She added that “We hope that one day there will be an observant astronaut that lives according to the halacha. A religious astronaut will be able to further research the possibility of living as an orthodox Jews in space.”
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Behind the doors of this grey Victorian 'cottage' lies a dreamy one-of-a-kind modern mansion complete with a show-stopping kitchen, 'heavenly' bathrooms and enchanting vine-crept gardens
- An unassuming façade hides behind it an incredible historical mansion with a stunning modern renovation
- The 1883 home has period details like the high ceilings, ornate fireplaces, timber floors and crown mouldings
- It was given a modern renovation and features a high-end kitchen, lap pool, and two-bedroom guest house
- Other features include the palatial main bedroom, luxe ensuite, lush gardens, music room and wine cellar
A grandiose 139-year-old mansion has been given a modern upgrade to include incredibly luxurious bathrooms, enchanting gardens and a show-stopping modern kitchen.
The stunning five-bedroom home sits on a 1773sqm block in a leafy cul-de-sac in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Alphington, 25 minutes from the CBD.
Built in 1883, the elegant residence has been given impressively modern renovation with odes to its historical roots through the high ceilings, ornate fireplaces, original timber floors and crown mouldings.
An unassuming Victorian style façade hides behind it an incredible historical mansion with a stunning modern renovation featuring a show-stopping kitchen, luxurious bathrooms and enchanting vine-crept gardens
The magnificent five-bedroom home sits on a 1773sqm block in a leafy cul-de-sac in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Alphington, 25 minutes from the CBD
The family retreat has hit the market and is being sold via expressions of interest with a price guide of $5.5million-$6million
Built in 1883, the elegant residence has been given impressively modern renovation with odes to its historical roots through the high ceilings, ornate fireplaces, original timber floors and crown mouldings
The focal point of the magnificent house is spectacular kitchen and meals area with its statement geometric marble island bench as well as the chic finger-tile splash back, and enormous butler's pantry.
Flowing on from the kitchen is a lounge and dining area with terrazzo polished concrete flooring and huge windows that lead out to the pool area.
Outside, there is stretching, blue-tiled pool surrounded by lush hedges, vine-covered walls, and ample paved spaced for entertaining or lounging in the sun.
The focal point of the magnificent house is spectacular kitchen and meals area with its statement geometric marble island bench as well as the chic finger-tile splash back, and enormous butler's pantry
Flowing on from the kitchen is a lounge and dining area with terrazzo polished concrete flooring and huge windows that lead out to the pool area
Outside, there is stretching, blue-tiled pool surrounded by lush hedges, vine-covered walls, and ample paved spaced for entertaining or lounging in the sun
The master bedroom's adjoining private ensuite looks like something out of a magazine oozing opulence and luxury with its huge sunlit shower, white feather tiles, lavish bathtub and chic timber vanity
There is also a tree-covered sun-deck and expansive lawn area and a gate that leads out to the pebbled driveway with enchanting established gardens.
Back inside, the huge main suite has a enormous dressing room fit for a celebrity and access to the quaint rear courtyard.
The master bedroom's adjoining private ensuite looks like something out of a magazine oozing opulence and luxury with its huge sunlit shower, white feather tiles, lavish bathtub and chic timber vanity.
The huge main suite has a enormous dressing room fit for a celebrity and access to the quaint rear courtyard
There is also a tree-covered sun-deck and expansive lawn area and a gate that leads out to the pebbled driveway with enchanting established gardens
The rear courtyard overlooked by the home's imposing castle-like turret with vine-covered walls, a firepit and vegetable patch joins the main residence to the incredible two-bedroom guest house
Formal living and dining rooms with their four-metre high ceilings, marble fireplaces, and crisp white walls flow into one another through bi-folding French doors
There generous-sized neighbouring bedrooms share a deluxe bathroom that features a contemporary curved rainfall shower.
Formal living and dining rooms with their four-metre high ceilings, marble fireplaces, and crisp white walls flow into one another through bi-folding French doors.
The rear courtyard overlooked by the home's imposing castle-like turret with vine-covered walls, a firepit and vegetable patch joins the main residence to the incredible two-bedroom guest house.
In the cosy self-contained guest house, with black marble floors and white-painted exposed ceiling beams, there are two bedrooms, a living area, kitchenette and a bathroom and laundry.
In the cosy self-contained guest house, with black marble floors and white-painted exposed ceiling beams, there are two bedrooms, a living area, kitchenette and a bathroom and laundry
Other features include the music room off the hallway with a grand piano, a wine rack that can fit more than 800 bottles, a separate family-slash-TV room
There is plenty of room to work from home with two studies, one downstairs and the other in the upper level of the turret
Other features include the music room off the hallway with a grand piano, a wine rack that can fit more than 800 bottles, a separate family-slash-TV room, and plenty of room to work from home with two studies, one downstairs and the other in the upper level of the turret.
The family retreat has hit the market and is being sold via expressions of interest with a price guide of $5.5million-$6million.
To view the listing, click here.
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Tanzania’s SGR to start operations by end of April, 2022
Tuesday April 12 2022
Tabora. The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has announced that the Dar es Salaam – Morogoro Phase 1 of the Standard Gauge Railway will start operations at the end of this month (April) with the project almost complete.
This was said by the corporation’s director General Mr Masanja Kadogosa who also confirmed that construction of Morogoro-Dodoma has reached 82.2 percent and completion is set for December 2022.
The first and the second phase are all under the Turkish contractor Yapı Merkezi.
He did not, however, delve into the details regarding the first phase’s operations which is expected to use electric trains.
He was speaking at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone that was graced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to lay the foundation stone for the Mkutopora- Dodoma Phase Three SGR construction.
According to Mr Kadogosa, the government of Tanzania has released Sh609.6billiion out of the total of Sh4. 6 trillion for the construction of the 368 km project.
"In March, 2021 President Samia Hassan Suluhu promised to finish the construction of SGR this is what we are experiencing now. Soon we will we might sign another contract from for the construction of SGR Kigoma-Tabora."
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Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.
The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother. Abortion rights advocates say the bill signed by the GOP governor is certain to face a legal challenge.
Its passage comes as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court considers ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.
“We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” Stitt said during a signing ceremony for the bill, flanked by anti-abortion lawmakers, clergy and students. “I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk, and that’s what we’re doing here today.”
Under the bill, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. It does not authorize criminal charges against a woman for receiving an abortion.
Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Broken Arrow Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.”
Abortion rights advocates say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, and similar laws approved recently in Arkansas and Alabama have been blocked by federal courts.
“Oklahoma legislators are trying to ban abortion from all sides and merely seeing which of these dangerous, shameful bills they can get their governor to sign,” Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Texas and Oklahoma and a board member at Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in a statement.
Although similar anti-abortion bills approved by the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years have been stopped as unconstitutional, anti-abortion lawmakers have been buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow new Texas abortion restrictions to remain in place.
The new Texas law, the most restrictive anti-abortion law to take effect in the U.S. in decades, leaves enforcement up to private citizens, who are entitled to collect what critics call a “bounty” of $10,000 if they bring a successful lawsuit against a provider or anyone who helps a patient obtain an abortion.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s failure to stop Texas from nullifying the constitutional right to abortion has emboldened other states to do the same,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “We’ve sued the state of Oklahoma ten times in the last decade to protect abortion access and we will challenge this law as well to stop this travesty from ever taking effect.”
Several states, including Oklahoma, are pursuing legislation similar to the Texas law this year.
The Texas law bans abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy and makes no exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Abortions in Texas have plummeted by about 50% since the law took effect, while the number of Texans going to clinics out of state and requesting abortion pills online has gone up.
One of the Texas-style Oklahoma bills that is one vote away from the governor’s desk would ban abortions from the moment of conception and would take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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NEW YORK -- "Abbott Elementary" takes a look at a dedicated group of teachers facing challenges at a fictional elementary school in Philadelphia. The sitcom has already been renewed for a second season, and it's easy to see why. The sitcom has given the ABC Network its highest ratings for a comedy since the end of "Modern Family.
"Abbott Elementary" proved to be the right show at the right time, right after a year of virtual learning left parents with new respect for the teachers who educate their kids. The creator of the show, Quinta Brunson, took the traditional advice to write what she knew, and the cast just clicked.
Their rapport between the performers was obvious at an event to celebrate the final episode of the season in LA. When you're lucky enough to have a hit, the smiles are bigger and the hugs, truly heartfelt. "Amazing," said Janelle James. "I have money for the first time in my life!" She 's been called the breakout star of this workplace comedy, which was created by the daughter of a teacher. Brunson conceived "Abbott Elementary" after a visit to her Mom's classroom. "Teachers are incredible people who do not get enough credit," she observed, "who actually do one of the hardest jobs of all time."
Fame came first to Quinta on Instagram in videos about a "girl who has never been on a nice date." The video was seen more than 1.3 million times. "Without the internet I would never have gotten to get to this point of creating," Brunson told Tamron Hall last year. "The internet testing with audiences seeing what hits. It really helped me."
Her new sitcom hit big: up to 9 million viewers watch each episode. "It's incredible, man to have something that touches people's hearts and like you know crosses all the barrier lines," says cast member Tyler James Williams. "People can just sit down and watch it and laugh and talk about it."
Lisa Ann Walter felt she was on a winning team while taping the very first show, even before ABC ordered a full season of shows. "We were like 'ya can't make up this kind of chemistry. We all felt it." "You have no idea how much we enjoy working with each other," added her co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Their real joy is obvious, and the comments those involved get from real teachers who watch the show are especially meaningful. Frequently they stop Quinta Brunson to express their satisfaction. "It never gets old and it never gets less humbling to hear them talk about being seen in this show." Brunson is a big believer in network TV telling "Deadline": "This is TV for someone who can't afford Netflix or HBO!
Don't miss the season finale of "Abbott Elementary" tonight on ABC at 9/8c.
Abbott Elementary' season finale as cast looks forward to season 2
By Sandy Kenyon
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ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands — Holland America is volunteering one of its ships to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees.
The Volendam will dock in the Dutch city of Rotterdam for three months to provide shelter for about 1,500 Ukrainians.
Holland America will provide three hot meals a day to refugees, as well as internet access and other necessities.
To accommodate refugees, the cruise line will cancel three voyages that were scheduled for the Volendam.
Guests will be accommodated on other itineraries.
Service will resume on July 3.
“We are in a unique position to accommodate the immediate need for food and housing, so we felt it was very important to work with the City of Rotterdam and charter this ship,” said Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line in a statement.
The Dutch government has pledged to house 50,000 refugees from Ukraine.
The government reached out to the cruise line in March to ask if a ship could be used to house Ukrainians.
So far, 100 Ukrainians have boarded the ship.
More are expected in the coming days.
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Oklahoma governor signs bill that places near-ban on abortions
Senate Bill 612 is one of several anti-abortion bills that have made their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session.
Senate Bill 612 is one of several anti-abortion bills that have made their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session.
Senate Bill 612 is one of several anti-abortion bills that have made their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law that places a near-ban on abortions in Oklahoma.
Senate Bill 612 is one of several anti-abortion bills that have made their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session.
The measure bans nearly all abortions at conception, and there would be no exceptions for rape or incest. The only exception is to save the life of the woman in case of an emergency.
The bill specifically targets health care workers who perform the procedure. They can be punished by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Women who get an abortion will not face penalties.
>> Related: Vice President Kamala Harris calls Oklahoma's newly passed abortion bill 'shameful'
By signing Senate Bill 612, Stitt kept his promise to sign any bills restricting abortions that come to his desk.
The bill was decried by abortion rights proponents throughout the legislative process, including the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which said last week that the law "would be devastating" for Oklahomans and also Texans, who make up nearly half of the patients who seek abortion care in Oklahoma.
"Now, Oklahomans could face a future where they would have no place left in their state to go to seek this basic health care," the group said in a news release.
The Oklahoma state Senate is also considering legislation, House Bill 4327, modeled after the controversial Texas law. That bill would ban most abortions at any point in pregnancy and allow private citizens to enforce the law through civil litigation.
CNN contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another four-decade high for inflation.
For the 12 months that ended in March, consumer prices rocketed 8.5%. That was the fastest year-over-year jump since 1981, far surpassing February's mark of 7.9%, itself a 40-year high.
Even if you toss out food and energy prices — which are notoriously volatile and have driven much of the price spike — so-called core inflation jumped 6.5% in the past 12 months. That was also the sharpest such jump in four decades.
Consumers have felt the squeeze in everyday routines. Gasoline is up an average of 48% in the past year. Airline tickets are up 24%, men’s suits nearly 15%, bacon 18%.
The Federal Reserve never anticipated inflation this severe or persistent. Back in December 2020, the Fed’s policymakers had forecast that consumer inflation would stay below their 2% annual target and end 2021 at around 1.8%.
Yet after having been merely an afterthought for decades, high inflation reasserted itself last year with brutal speed. In February 2021, the government’s consumer price index was running just 1.7% above its level a year earlier. From there, the year-over-year increases accelerated — 2.6% in March, 4.2% in April, 5% in May, 5.4% in June.
By October, the figure was 6.2%, by November 6.8%, by December 7%.
For months, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and some others characterized higher consumer prices as merely “transitory” — the result, mainly, of shipping delays and temporary shortages of supplies and workers as the economy rebounded from the pandemic recession much faster than anyone had anticipated. Now, most economists expect inflation to remain elevated well into next year, with demand outstripping supplies in numerous areas of the economy.
So the Fed has radically changed course. Last month, it raised its benchmark short-term rate by a quarter-point and is expected to keep raising it, probably aggressively, well into 2023. In doing so, the Fed is moving decisively away from the ultra-low rates that helped revive the economy from the recession but also helped fuel surging consumer prices.
The Fed is making a high-risk bet that it can slow the economy enough to rein in inflation without weakening it so much as to trigger a recession. The overall economy is healthy, with a robust job market and extremely low unemployment. But many economists say they worry that the Fed's steady credit tightening will cause an economic downturn.
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WHAT’S CAUSED THE SPIKE IN INFLATION?
Good news — mostly. When the pandemic paralyzed the economy in the spring of 2020 and lockdowns kicked in, businesses closed or cut hours and consumers stayed home as a health precaution, employers slashed a breathtaking 22 million jobs. Economic output plunged at a record-shattering 31% annual rate in 2020's April-June quarter.
Everyone braced for more misery. Companies cut investment and postponed restocking. A brutal recession ensued.
But instead of sinking into a prolonged downturn, the economy staged an unexpectedly rousing recovery, fueled by vast infusions of government aid and emergency intervention by the Fed, which slashed rates, among other things. By spring of last year, the rollout of vaccines had emboldened consumers to return to restaurants, bars, shops, airports and entertainment venues.
Suddenly, businesses had to scramble to meet demand. They couldn’t hire fast enough to fill job openings or buy enough supplies to meet customer orders. As business roared back, ports and freight yards couldn’t handle the traffic. Global supply chains seized up.
With demand up and supplies down, costs jumped. And companies found that they could pass along those higher costs in the form of higher prices to consumers, many of whom had managed to pile up savings during the pandemic.
Critics blamed, in part, President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, with its $1,400 checks to most households, for overheating an economy that was already sizzling on its own. Many others argued that the Fed kept rates near zero far too long, lending fuel to runaway spending and inflated prices in stocks, homes and other assets.
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HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
Elevated consumer price inflation could endure as long as companies struggle to keep up with consumers’ demand for goods and services. A recovering job market — employers added a record 6.7 million jobs last year and are adding 560,000 a month so far this year — means that Americans as a whole can continue to splurge on everything from lawn furniture to electronics.
Many economists foresee inflation staying well above the Fed’s 2% annual target this year. But relief from higher prices might be coming. Jammed-up supply chains are beginning to show some signs of improvement, at least in some industries. The Fed’s pivot away from easy-money policies toward an anti-inflationary policy could eventually reduce consumer demand. There will be no repeat of last year’s COVID relief checks from Washington. Inflation itself is eroding purchasing power and might force some consumers to shave spending.
At the same time, new COVID variants could cloud the outlook — either by causing outbreaks that force factories and ports to close and disrupt supply chains even more or by keeping people home and reducing demand for goods.
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HOW ARE HIGHER PRICES AFFECTING CONSUMERS?
The strong job market is boosting workers' pay, though not enough to offset higher prices. The Labor Department says that after accounting for higher consumer prices, hourly earnings for private-sector employees fell 2.7% last month from a year earlier, the 12th straight such drop.
There are exceptions: After-inflation wages rose 8% for hotel workers and 4% for restaurant and bar employees in March from a year earlier.
Partisan politics, in the meantime, is influencing the way Americans view the inflation threat. With a Democrat in the White House, Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say that inflation is having a negative effect on their personal finances, according to surveys of consumer sentiment conducted by the University of Michigan.
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PLAYA GIRON, Cuba (AP) — Every year in Cuba, millions of crabs emerge from the forest at the beginning of the spring rains and head for the waters of the Bay of Pigs, crossing streets and highways on a perilous journey to mate and reproduce.
Now underway, the migration causes concern to drivers who try to swerve in an often futile attempt not to kill the crustaceans. The crabs are a nuisance to residents but the sight of their road-crossing is a wonder for tourists and other first-time onlookers.
“They got here before us,” said Amaury Urra, a 50-year-old hiking guide who spent his entire life in this part of the Ciénega de Zapata, the largest wetland in the Caribbean, particularly picturesque for the backdrop of turquoise sea waters and the coastal cliffs. ″We’re used to this.″
“Where I live, which is in the center of the town of Girón, the crabs don’t get there as much,″ though there are plenty on the outskirts, he said.
Located about 180 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of Havana, the area was the scene of a 1961 failed invasion by Cuban exiles who signed up for a covertly CIA-funded operation to overthrow Fidel Castro.
This year, the crabs started their journey early. At the end of March, the municipal authorities issued a warning to drivers to avoid traveling in the morning and evening hours - the favorite crossing times for the crabs. Environmentalists usually demand the closure of the main road, especially at key migration times.
The passage of the red crustaceans — the species is called gecarcinus ruricola — could last until July. The largest amount of traffic occurs between April and May. Residents have to be careful: When the crabs feel threatened, they can puncture car tires with their pincers.
Official figures estimate that some 3.5 million crabs die each season on the road, many crushed by passing vehicles. They take a minute and a half to cross.
This type of crab lives and migrates in the Bahamas, Nicaragua, Jamaica and Dominica. But only here, and perhaps in another sector of the coast towards the neighboring province of Cienfuegos, does its path collide so dramatically with human traffic.
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ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands — Holland America is volunteering one of its ships to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees.
The Volendam will dock in the Dutch city of Rotterdam for three months to provide shelter for about 1,500 Ukrainians.
Holland America will provide three hot meals a day to refugees, as well as internet access and other necessities.
To accommodate refugees, the cruise line will cancel three voyages that were scheduled for the Volendam.
Guests will be accommodated on other itineraries.
Service will resume on July 3.
“We are in a unique position to accommodate the immediate need for food and housing, so we felt it was very important to work with the City of Rotterdam and charter this ship,” said Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line in a statement.
The Dutch government has pledged to house 50,000 refugees from Ukraine.
The government reached out to the cruise line in March to ask if a ship could be used to house Ukrainians.
So far, 100 Ukrainians have boarded the ship.
More are expected in the coming days.
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BRNO, Czech Republic (AP) — Since Russia launched its brutal attack against Ukraine, Ukrainians living across the Czech Republic have been arriving in the second largest Czech city of Brno.
They have come for courses designed to teach them skills to safely handle lethal rifles while being able to inflict damage on their enemy.
At least 130 men and women have so far undergone free-of-charge training on how to fight the aggressor.
The Associated Press reported that the training is being provided by security company CS Solutions.
The owner of CS Solutions, Michal Ratajsky, told the news outlet that he's doing this as “our contribution to the help for Ukrainians."
Besides money being raised through a crowdfunding campaign to help them buy ammunition, the company provides everything else, including experienced instructors, weapons, and the shooting range, the AP reported.
Other than shooting, the courses give them the basics about guns, movement around the battlefield, and a lesson in providing first aid.
Soon, they may put those skills to the test in the war zone that their country has become.
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A “zero tolerance” Covid-19 policy in China has caused chaos, fear, panic and dread. Shanghai, one of the largest cities in the world, with around 26 million residents, is under strict lockdown, due to draconian government orders. It's somewhat surprising, as Shanghai is a relatively wealthy area, financial hub and home to large global corporations, including Tesla and Apple.
For weeks, people have been locked up in their homes and apartments. Many are unable to secure food and supplies. They are forbidden to leave. Disturbing videos are floating around TikTok and Twitter showing a dystopian surreal atmosphere.
At night, the residents have taken to screaming out their windows to register their displeasure and vent over their dire circumstances. Drones have been flying over the area, ordering residents to “curb your soul's desire for freedom and comply with Covid-19 restrictions.”
Shanghai authorities forced children whose parents have tested positive to quarantine separately from their guardians. There are reports of people being whisked away when trying to avoid the lockdowns and their pets being beaten to death. In a horrific scene, a pet corgi was filmed, as it was beaten to death by a health worker after its owner reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. Shut-ins ordering food via delivery apps are informed that they are out of stock. Patients complain about being unable to obtain medical care. The pressure is intense and unrelenting, as weeks pass and food supplies dwindle.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed the burden of Covid-19 compliance on the local authorities. In fear of reprisals, the local enforcement has been severe. It's said that it would be politically challenging for Xi to admit he overreacted, causing unnecessary pain and punishment.
Censors try to take down videos of this harsh environment, as it portrays China’s leadership in a poor light. Meanwhile, residents are posting photos and videos on social networks to get the word out to the global community of what is happening. “It’s the first time in my life I’ve had to worry about securing food,” the Financial Times quoted one Shanghai-based executive as saying.
The United States told its nonessential staff and their family members at the Shanghai consulate to leave. The State Department ordered the departure “due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak” and said, “It is best for our employees and their families to be reduced in number and our operations to be scaled down as we deal with the changing circumstances on the ground.”
Pegatron, a company that assembles around 30% of Apple iPhones, said it has suspended production in Shanghai due to the restrictions. There is a growing fear that the massive shutdowns may further disrupt the global supply chain—driving up costs and inflation. The ripple effect, along with the disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, can cause a decrease in much-needed food, goods and products, ranging the gamut of supplies.
This alarming experience may serve as a warning to the U.S. We should consider bringing back manufacturing to America and lessen our dependence upon China for a large majority of our imported goods.
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URBANA, Ill. – A sex offender from Central Illinois will spend several decades in prison for attempting to lure underage children to meet him via a popular dating app.
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of Illinois said Christopher Ohm, 35, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to a seven-count indictment accusing him of enticement of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, and receipt and possession of child pornography.
According to court documents, Ohm met with a 13-year-old whom he discovered online in September 2020. Ohm arranged to met the minor at an abandoned railroad track in Janesville, Illinois, and even offered to pay the child money for sex. The 13-year-old escaped Ohm’s vehicle and Ohm was later arrested when he tried to meet the child again at a local cemetery.
When police searched Ohm’s phone, they discovered he’d been trying meet a 15-year-old at a park in Bloomington, Illinois, in July 2020 using the same dating app. Police also discovered a tablet that Ohm had left at the cemetery containing thousands of images and videos of child pornography.
Ohm was previously convicted of transporting child pornography in September 2012 and received a sentence of nearly 10 years. He was released from prison in September 2019 and had been serving a term of supervised release at the time of his arrest.
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Ohm to 458 months in federal prison and will then spend the rest of his life under supervised release.
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As the war in Ukraine continues, the World Health Organization said Tuesday it has verified 108 attacks on health care since the war started. The WHO said that those incidents include attacks on health facilities, personnel, transport, supplies, and warehouses.
The WHO said the attacks have resulted in 73 deaths and 51 injuries.
“We are outraged that attacks on health care are continuing. Attacks on health care are a violation of international humanitarian law," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, at a press conference last week. “Peace is the only way forward. I again call on the Russian Federation to stop the war.”
The WHO said it delivered 238 tons of emergency and medical supplies and equipment to Ukraine. Of those, 134 tons – just over half – have reached their intended destinations.
The WHO plans on distributing 15 generators in the coming days to hospitals that have limited or no power. The WHO also hopes to deliver two generators to hard-hit Mariupol.
The WHO is in the process of delivering 20 ambulances to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
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Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United training UNDERCOVER as the Portuguese forward desperately tries to stay out of the spotlight after phone smashing shame
- Cristiano Ronaldo hid in the back of a car as he left Manchester United training
- The Portuguese smashed an Everton fan's phone out of his hand on Saturday
- Merseyside Police revealed they are investigating and have contacted the boy
- The mum of the fan, a 14-year-old with autism, accused United star of 'assault'
- Ronaldo, 37, apologised and offered to meet the pair in the wake of the incident
- They refused - and CR7 has now been axed as ambassador by Save the Children
Cristiano Ronaldo did his best to avoid the cameras as he skulked in the back of a car when leaving Manchester United training on Tuesday.
The Portuguese star, at the centre of a phone-smashing storm, seemingly hoped to stay out of the spotlight with a surreptitious exit in the back of a dark Porsche from the club's Carrington training ground in the afternoon.
Ronaldo is dealing with the aftermath of smashing a mobile phone from a young Everton fan's hand when leaving the pitch after their 1-0 defeat against the relegation-threatened Toffees on Saturday.
Merseyside Police are looking into the incident and have appealed for more information. They also confirmed that they were liaising with both clubs.
Sarah Kelly, the mum of Everton supporter Jake Harding, a 14-year-old autistic boy, has alleged to the Liverpool Echo that Ronaldo 'assaulted' her son, claiming the player's actions bruised Jake's hand.
Ronaldo apologised on Instagram on Saturday night for his 'outburst' and invited the pair to Old Trafford as a gesture of 'fair-play and sportsmanship'. However, the pair have refused his invitation, insisting they 'don't owe him a favour'.
Cristiano Ronaldo (left, not visible) did his best to avoid the cameras on Tuesday afternoon
The Manchester United star is seemingly hoping to avoid the spotlight after smashing a phone from a young autistic Everton fan's hand on Saturday, an incident being investigated by police
Kelly said: 'United have handled it terribly and it's just made things even worse to be honest.'
Responding to Ronaldo's 'backhanded' apology, she added: 'The way I see it is, if someone assaulted him in the street and then asked us to go around for dinner, we wouldn't. Just because he's Cristiano Ronaldo, why would we do it? It's like we owe him a favour, but I'm sorry, we don't.'
'We've kindly declined the offer to go to United because Jake doesn't want to go there and he doesn't want to see Ronaldo. He's made that pretty clear. They're not my words, they're my son's words.
Merseyside Police are investigating after footage emerged appearing to show Cristiano Ronaldo smash a mobile phone out of the hand of a fan after Man United's defeat to Everton
Sarah Kelly (second right) posted this message (left) at the weekend showing pictures of her son's bruised hand - Kelly took son Jake Harding, 14, (right) to Goodison Park on Saturday
Ronaldo had taken to social media to apologise for his 'outburst' in the wake of the incident
'It's affected him more than it's affected me, so I have put everything to him to make his own mind up on - he doesn't want to go to United, he doesn't want to go to see Ronaldo. All that I'm saying right now is that it's in the hands of the police'.
A spokesperson for Manchester United confirmed that the club will cooperate with the FA and the police's inquiries.
In the wake of the incident, Ronaldo has been widely criticised as a 'prima donna' and setting a bad example. Former Newcastle defender Jose Enrique also slammed him, saying Ronaldo 'believes he is God', and admitted he doesn't like him.
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The World Bank Group President, David Malpass, on Tuesday, expressed concern about the increasing spate of insecurity globally.
Malpass said this in his speech at the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland ahead of the 2022 Spring Meetings titled “Addressing Challenges to Growth, Security, and Stability’’.
The session was monitored virtually by the News Agency of Nigeria. He said millions of people were suffering amid massive reversals in development.
According to Malpass, effective allocation of capital, promotion of growth and production, and keeping markets open are some actions the global community could take to address the situation.
He said that the overlapping global crises were resulting in a weak economic outlook. According to him, the violence is unfortunately not confined to Ukraine.
“Just over the last year, we have witnessed serious setbacks for development and security, including Afghanistan’s collapse, Lebanon’s crisis, and coups and violence across the Sahel, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen.
“Millions of Syrians are living in refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Inter-ethnic and inter-religious strife plagues Myanmar and other parts of Asia.
“And in Latin America and the Caribbean, levels of crime and violence are alarmingly high, with some urban and rural areas controlled by criminal gangs or drug cartels.
“The trend toward insecurity is deeply concerning. This year, 39 of the 189 member countries of the World Bank Group are experiencing open conflict situations or remain worryingly fragile,’’ Malpass said.
He said that the number of people living in conflict areas nearly doubled between 2007 and 2020.
“Today, in the Middle East and North Africa, one in every five people lives in an area affected by conflict. This unraveling of security has brought a surge in the number of refugees, which more than doubled over the last decade to exceed 30 million refugees in 2020,’’ he said.
Malpass, however, said that each of the ongoing crises hits the vulnerable the hardest, often women and girls.
He said “on the economic front, trends are not encouraging. Prior to the war in Ukraine, the recovery in 2022 was already losing momentum due to rising inflation and lingering supply bottlenecks.
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“While advanced economies were expected to return almost to their pre-pandemic growth rates in 2023, developing economies were lagging substantially behind,’’ he said.
Malpass said that the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 lockdowns in China were further reducing the recovery path.
According to him, of concern, the repercussions are worsening the inequality as the war affects commodity and financial markets, trade, and migration linkages, and investor and consumer confidence.
“Advanced economies with well-developed social protection systems are cushioning parts of their populations from the damage from inflation and trade blockages, but poorer countries have limited fiscal resources and weaker systems to support those in need.
“Currency depreciation and inflation are hitting the poor hard, causing fast increases in 2022 poverty rates.
“Adding to the burden, developing country debt has risen sharply to a 50-year high—at roughly 250 per cent of government revenues.
“Debt vulnerabilities are particularly acute in low-income countries, where 60 per cent are already experiencing or at high risk of debt distress,’’ he said.
Malpass further said that most emerging markets and developing economies were ill-prepared to face the coming debt shock.
“Exposures to financial sector risk are opaque at this point, but one measure, the cost of insuring against default in emerging markets, has reached its highest point since the onset of the pandemic,’’ he said.
Malpass, however, included a steadfast commitment to security and stability as part of the measures to address the situation.
According to him, durable peace takes constant effort to strengthen institutions, reduce inequality, raise living standards, and provide defences.
“In the alternative, security crises trigger massive increases in poverty and decimate the middle class,’’ he said
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New York politicians express horror over Brooklyn subway shooting: 'My heart is broken'
At least 16 injured in Tuesday morning shooting: police
New York politicians Tuesday expressed horror over a brutal shooting attack in a Brooklyn subway that left at least 16 people injured during peak commute hours.
"My heart is broken for the Sunset Park community. I'm praying for all those who are injured, their loved ones, and the first responders on the ground today. Please keep them -- and our community -- in your hearts," Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., tweeted Tuesday.
BROOKLYN SUBWAY SHOOTING LEAVES 16 INJURED, ‘UNDETONATED DEVICES’ FOUND: FDNY
The shooting appeared to have happened in her district. Velazquez said her office is gathering information on the situation Tuesday.
An NYPD spokesperson told Fox News that the shooting took place at the 36th St. station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, around 8: 30 a.m. ET. The suspect is still at large.
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FDNY told Fox News that firefighters responded to a call for smoke in the D-N-R lines. Upon arrival, units discovered multiple people shot and several undetonated devices at the same location. It continues to be an active scene.
"We are praying for the safety of those involved along with our first responders on scene as we await more information," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., also said. Her district also covers part of Brooklyn.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who lives in Brooklyn when he is not in Washington, D.C., said he's praying for the victims of the shooting and thanked the first responders.
"I'm closely monitoring the situation this morning at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park in our beloved Brooklyn," he said. "I'm praying for all the victims, their families, all those impacted. I’m grateful for the quick action of our first responders. To everyone in New York: Stay safe."
BROOKLYN SUBWAY SHOOTING WITNESS DESCRIBES HARROWING ATTACK: POOLS OF BLOOD EVERYWHERE
Asked during Tuesday afternoon's press conference if they know the identity of the suspect or his motive, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell responded: "We do not know the motive at this time, but we're not ruling anything out."
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She later added: "We're determining what the motive is and we'll find that out as an investigation continues."
Asked if the victims were largely of the same ethnic group, Sewell said no.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday emphasized that the shooter "is still on the loose" and "dangerous."
"We're asking individuals to be very vigilant and alert," she said.
Fox News' Danielle Wallace and Stephanie Pagones contributed to this report
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BICKNELL, Ind. — A southern Indiana contractor has been arrested and charged with theft after being paid nearly $20,000 by a Vincennes homeowner and failing to make the agreed-upon repairs.
Jesse Pace, 48, of Bicknell is charged with Level 6 felony theft and was arrested on Tuesday by Indian State Police and Knox County Sheriff’s deputies. Police said Pace posted bond and was released from jail the same day.
According to state police, Pace is the owner and operator of Superior Home Improvement and entered into an agreement with the Vincennes homeowner in December of 2021. Pace reportedly was paid $10,000 to start the home improvement project and initially began the work before vanishing not long after and failing to return to the worksite.
In January, Pace told the homeowner he needed more than $9,000 for additional material. After the homeowner paid Pace, the contractor still failed to return and make the agreed-upon repairs. The victim then contacted state police and a warrant ended up being issued for Pace’s arrest.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Marian University’s new school of engineering opens this fall, and a summer camp is planned for high school students who want to learn more about a career in engineering.
Indy Now Host Jillian Deam sat down with Dr. Binh Tran, founding dean of the E.S. Witchger School of Engineering, who said it looks like enrollment numbers will exceed their target.
The residential summer camp, which takes place June 19-24 at the university, offers a real-life look at what engineers do from day to day, Tran said. Students will hear from local engineers, do design work in the classroom, and go to factories for site visits. The week wraps up with entertainment so the students can enjoy the experience of staying on a college campus.
“There’s a perception that engineers are a bunch of geeks sitting in a cubicle somewhere running a bunch of calculations, so we’re going to try and dispel that myth,” Tran said.
For more information about the engineering program or the summer camp, visit marian.edu/engineering.
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USTA promotes Lew Sherr to CEO and executive director
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Lew Sherr has been selected as the chief executive officer and executive director of the USTA.
The national governing body for tennis in the United States announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Sherr will start his new role on May 2. He has been with the association for 13 years, the past decade as its chief revenue officer.
Sherr will work with the USTA board to set the strategy for tennis´ growth in the U.S., and to make sure the sport continues its trend toward an increasingly diverse player and fan base.
Sherr has helped drive all revenue streams for the USTA to record levels, including overall sponsorship, broadcast revenue, and attendance and ticketing revenue.
"Lew is the right person to lead the USTA and the sport of tennis," board chairman and president Mike McNulty said. "He is an empathetic leader who has proven he can build, develop, and motivate teams, and can design and implement successful strategies for growth. Equally important, he has demonstrated a keen ability to build relationships that foster trust and energize cultures."
Prior to the USTA, Sherr worked for Madison Square Garden, Time Warner Global Marketing and Clear Channel Advantage. He began his professional career with a seven-year stint at Wilson Sporting Goods Company.
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Iran supreme leader optimistic though nuclear talks stalled
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday insisted negotiations over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal "are going ahead properly," even after repeated comments by American officials that an agreement to restore the accord may not happen.
The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a meeting with hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi's administration marking the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, offered his endorsement of their "faithful and diligent" efforts.
But restoring the deal remains in question, apparently over Iran's demand that its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard be delisted by America as a terrorist group.
Khamenei made a point to praise the country's foreign minister and negotiating team, something that he had grown sour on under the government of previous President Hassan Rouhani, who attended the event Tuesday night in Tehran as well.
"There is nothing wrong with criticizing and commenting on their performance, as long as it is free from suspicion and pessimism and, as I have said many times, does not weaken the elements of the field and disappoint the people," Khamenei said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Khamenei and other officials have referred to the Guard and its expeditionary Quds Force as "the field" in the past.
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with the country's top officials in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday insisted negotiations over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal "are going ahead properly," even after repeated comments by American officials that an agreement to restore the accord may not happen. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
He added that the West had faced a "deadlock" since then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018.
"So far our negotiation team has resisted before the other party´s excessive demands and, God willing, (that resistance) will continue," Khamenei said.
However, lead U.S. negotiator Rob Malley has said in recent days that a deal is "not just around the corner and is not inevitable." That's been repeated by other American officials since the talks in Vienna went on a "pause" a month ago.
There's been no immediate sign of them resuming, despite Iranian media in recent days suggesting a prisoner swap could see billions of dollars in Iranian assets unfrozen in South Korea.
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said no deals had been reached on either a prisoner swap or on the nuclear accord.
"Any reports otherwise, including reports that Iranian funds held in restricted accounts in third countries will be transferred, are false," the State Department said. "Our partners have not released these restricted funds to Iran, nor has the United States authorized or approved any such transfer of restricted funds to Iran."
The 2015 nuclear deal saw Iran put advanced centrifuges into storage under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency, while keeping its enrichment at 3.67% purity and its stockpile at only 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of uranium.
As of Feb. 19, the IAEA says Iran´s stockpile of all enriched uranium was nearly 3,200 kilograms (7,055 pounds). Some has been enriched up to 60% purity - a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Meanwhile, Iran has stopped the IAEA from accessing its surveillance camera footage.
That has worried nuclear nonproliferation experts. While Iran insists its program is peaceful, the IAEA and Western governments say Iran had an organized military nuclear program up until the end of 2003.
But having Iran able to sell its crude oil and natural gas on the global market could also push down energy prices. Americans have been paying some of the highest-ever prices at the pump for gasoline, fueled by Russia´s war on Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Khamenei also praised Palestinians for attacks against Israelis that killed and wounded several people in recent days.
"These moves showed that Palestine is alive despite efforts by the U.S. and its followers and through the current moves the final victory will be with the Palestinian people," he said.
Iran does not recognize Israel and supports anti-Israeli militant groups like the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Shiite militia group Hezbollah.
In Yemen, where Iran supports the Houthi rebels against Iran´s regional rival Saudi Arabia, Khamenei urged the kingdom to bring an end to the war. A temporary truce is ongoing there amid Ramadan.
"Why do you continue a war when you do not have the possibility of victory in it?" Khamenei asked. "Find a way and pull yourself out of the trouble."
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Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with the country's top officials in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday insisted negotiations over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal "are going ahead properly," even after repeated comments by American officials that an agreement to restore the accord may not happen. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with the country's top officials in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday insisted negotiations over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal "are going ahead properly," even after repeated comments by American officials that an agreement to restore the accord may not happen. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine said Tuesday it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on the besieged city of Mariupol. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said it was possible that phosphorus munitions — which cause horrendous burns but are not classed as chemical weapons — had been used.
Now the question is how to establish the truth amid the fog of war that has descended over a city still under attack from Russian forces. A clear answer is unlikely to emerge any time soon.
The global chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it is “concerned by the recent unconfirmed report of chemical weapons use in Mariupol” and is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are among the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ 193 member states.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning OPCW says that it “remains ready to assist any State Party upon its request, in case of use or threat of use of chemical weapons.”
WHO COULD INVESTIGATE?
First in line to investigate in Ukraine is the country's own law enforcement agencies. There also are teams from other nations investigating allegations — particularly around the Ukrainian town of Bucha — of war crimes and the International Criminal Court has launched an investigation in Ukraine. The OPCW has, so far, not announced any investigations in Ukraine, although it says on its website that it “is monitoring the status of relevant chemical industrial facilities and any threats of use of toxic chemicals as weapons in the country.”
Marc-Michael Blum, former head of the OPCW's laboratory and now an independent consultant, said the organization won't send a team to Mariupol any time soon to investigate.
“We have an active war zone where the OPCW would not send a team in because the security of the team cannot be guaranteed,” Blum told The Associated Press.
HOW ARE SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACKS INVESTIGATED?
If a team of experts were able to investigate what was used and by whom, it would seek to build a dossier of evidence based on laboratory tests of samples collected at the scene and from victims. That means taking soil samples and testing them for traces of possible chemical weapons or other munitions. Samples of blood and urine from victims who were exposed to the munition would also be tested.
Then investigators would seek to interview witnesses and survivors, to build a picture of what they experienced, and the physicians who treated them. In past investigations, experts have studied gas dispersion models and topographic charts and looked at digital images. The OPCW has experience building such investigations in Syria, where its experts have confirmed the use of chemical weapons on multiple occasions.
Damascus denies using chemical weapons.
WHAT HAPPENED IN PREVIOUS CASES OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE ELSEWHERE?
Hundreds of people were killed in gas poisoning attacks in Syria during the country’s civil war. The OPCW faced numerous hurdles and Russian vetoes complicating the establishment of investigation mechanisms. To this day, no one has been held accountable.
Two recent cases outside Syria show how a suspected chemical weapon use can be investigated by local authorities — the poisoning in 2020 of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury in 2018.
In those cases, authorities in Germany, where Navalny went for treatment, and in the United Kingdom in the case of the Skripals, took and tested biological samples and concluded that they were targeted with a Soviet-era nerve agent known as Novichok. In those cases, the OPCW tested the samples and confirmed the findings by national authorities.
Russia denied involvement in both attacks.
IF PHOSPHORUS WAS USED IN MARIUPOL, IS IT ILLEGAL?
Phosphorus munitions are not considered chemical weapons. Most armies have phosphorus munitions to use for illuminating battlefields or targets or to produce smoke screens. However, if an army deliberately fired a phosphorus munition into an enclosed space in order to expose people to toxic fumes, it could be a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention, said Blum.
“Once you start using the properties of white phosphorus, toxic properties, specifically and deliberately then it becomes banned,” he said.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATION IN BESIEGED MARIUPOL?
Blum is not optimistic. “Given the current situation we have Mariupol, almost impossible to really pin down, and so I have no high hopes for any any kind of investigation,” he said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer. The move, which President Joe Biden was set to announce during a Tuesday visit to Iowa, is intended to tamp down prices at the pump that have spiked during Russia’s war with Ukraine. Iowa is a key producer of the corn-based fuel additive.
A look at how that the decision to authorize year-round use of so-called E15 will impact gas supplies, prices and the environment.
WHAT ACTION IS BIDEN TAKING?
Most gasoline sold in the U.S. is blended with 10% ethanol. At Biden's direction, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver to allow widespread sale of 15% ethanol blend that is usually prohibited between June 1 and Sept. 15 because of concerns that it adds to smog in high temperatures.
Senior Biden administration officials said the move will save drivers an average of 10 cents per gallon at 2,300 gas stations that sell E15, as the high-blend ethanol is known. Those stations are mostly in the Midwest and the South, including Texas, according to industry groups.
WHY IS BIDEN DOING THIS?
Lawmakers from both parties and ethanol advocates have urged Biden and the EPA to allow year-round sales of E15, calling it a cheaper and readily available domestic alternative to traditional gasoline. The U.S. has banned imports of Russian crude oil since the country's late February invasion of Ukraine, disrupting global markets and raising prices.
“Homegrown Iowa biofuels provide a quick and clean solution for lowering prices at the pump, and bolstering production would help us become energy independent once again,″ said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, a longtime ethanol proponent. Grassley and 15 other senators sent Biden a letter last month urging him to allow year-round E15 sales.
Ethanol groups called Biden's action a major win for American drivers and U.S. energy security. "It means cleaner options at the pump and a stronger rural economy,” said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, a biofuel trade group.
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT?
Biden administration official say the short-term move will have little effect on the environment and that EPA will work with states to "ensure there are no significant air quality impacts through the summer driving season.''
Environmentalists questioned that, saying ethanol production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion and raises prices for corn and other crops.
A recent report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences revealed that the federal ethanol mandate inflated corn prices by 30% from 2008 to 2016, made corn-based ethanol more carbon intensive than gasoline and increased annual fertilizer use by up to 8%, polluting waterways.
HAS EPA DONE THIS BEFORE?
The EPA has lifted seasonal restrictions on E15 in the past, including after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The Trump administration allowed for year-round E15 sales starting in 2019, but a federal appeals court struck down the policy change in July 2021, saying the EPA overstepped its authority.
The decision dealt a significant blow to the ethanol industry and corn farmers who had anticipated increased ethanol demand through year-round sales of the higher blend.
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM TRUMP'S ACTION?
Senior Biden administration officials said they expected the EPA waiver to survive a likely court challenge, saying that unlike the open-ended Trump rule, the action is limited to this summer and is prompted by a supply disruption caused by the war in Europe.
Greater use of E15 "would be helpful to the American people and to help alleviate some of the pain that we’ve seen since Russia launched this war against Ukraine,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan told a Senate committee last week.
But critics said the only emergency is Biden's dropping poll numbers.
Emergency fuel waivers are reserved for acute supply disruptions, such as those resulting from a hurricane, said Chet Thompson, president & CEO of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, which represents petroleum refiners.
“An additional three months of E15 sales won’t do anything to address high crude oil prices, and 98% of retail (gas) stations can’t even sell the fuel,'' Thompson said. “This is politics, not a real solution for drivers.”
WILL E15 HURT MY CAR'S ENGINE?
E15, often sold at the pump as Unleaded 88, for its octane rating, can safely be used in all cars, trucks and SUVs from 2001 on. Those model years represent more than 90% of vehicles on U.S. roads. The ethanol industry says the fuel is one of the most tested in history and has no effect on vehicle drivability. More than 20 billion miles have been driven in cars and trucks using Unleaded 88, a number continues to grow.
WHAT IS THE PRICE OF E15 GAS?
E15, or Unleaded 88, typically sells for 10 cents a gallon less than E10, the standard formulation for U.S. cars. The price difference between Unleaded 88 and conventional gasoline without ethanol is around 40 cents.
WILL I GET BETTER MILEAGE WITH E15?
There is no noticeable difference between the mileage achieved when using E15 and mileage when operating on E10.
CAN I USE E15 IN MY LAWNMOWER OR OTHER SMALL-ENGINE EQUIPMENT?
E15 has not been approved by EPA for use in non-automotive engines such as boats, motorcycles, lawn mowers and other small engines. E10, the standard ethanol formulation, is approved for small engines.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
4-8-3-8
(four, eight, three, eight)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
4-8-3-8
(four, eight, three, eight)
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Which high-waisted leggings are best?
High-waisted leggings are an enduring style of athleisure wear that’s considered universally flattering. They feature thick waistbands that give the wearer both tummy control and coverage.
Whether you’re wearing them to a yoga class or to brunch, you want a pair that fits perfectly, so they’re comfortable but don’t slide down. For a slimming pair, Skechers Gowalk Skinny Leggings are the top choice.
What to know before you buy high-waisted leggings
Uses
High-waisted leggings are versatile and can be worn as loungewear around the house or as athletic wear. Leggings are also now an acceptable form of casual wear, so feel free to pair them with a sweatshirt and head out to the grocery store.
Material
Some leggings are better for exercise than others, and this is largely determined by the material. If you’re wearing leggings for working out, look for a thick pair that resists breaking under tension.
High-waisted leggings that stretch with your body for yoga are also called yoga pants. These are made from nylon-elastane or nylon-Lycra blends that are breathable and won’t lose their shape when stretching. More budget-friendly pairs are made from polyester blends that have decent stretch but aren’t as breathable. You’ll see rayon, cotton or spandex included in these blends.
Leggings that contain a high percentage of cotton, a natural fiber, are the most comfortable but may not be suitable for working out, since they can lose their shape. They may be better for hanging out. Cotton blends are highly breathable, but are not moisture wicking like synthetic materials.
Waist
High-waisted leggings are defined by their high rise. The waistband extends up above the belly button, offering ample coverage. The measurement between the crotch inseam and waist is between 10 and 12 inches for a true high rise. Some pairs, however, have a shorter rise and extend just up to the belly button.
Waistbands on high-waisted leggings are thick — between 3 and 5 inches — and may provide a compressive panel for tummy control.
Size
Because of the popularity of high-waisted leggings, you can find them in an inclusive range of women’s sizes from XXS to 6X. Not all brands, however, offer extended sizes, and sizing can vary from brand to brand. Be sure to check the sizing guide and compare it to your own measurements for an accurate fit.
What to look for in quality high-waisted leggings
Length
It’s important to check leggings’ length before you buy because they can be difficult and costly to hem. Select a length that you feel comfortable in and consider what activities you’ll be engaging in. High-waisted styles come in a variety of lengths: capri, cropped, seven-eighths and full length. Look for petite and tall sizes if you’re short or tall, respectively.
Pockets
If you have separation anxiety from your phone, many pairs of leggings offer side pockets that can fit a smartphone. Just be sure it can accommodate your model of phone. Not all consumers like the look of these external pockets, but you can also find pairs with a hidden pocket in the waistband that can fit small items such as a key or folded up cash.
Color
Leggings come in every color imaginable, from neutral to bright hues. Black leggings are widely available and hide sweat stains the best. Dark colors such as charcoal, navy, purple, olive and burgundy are also popular for this reason. They are also less likely to be see-through. Still, light colors including shades of pink, beige and gray are popular as well.
Patterns
While solid colors are easy to find, you can also find leggings with patterns. Space dye is popular and has a subtle multi-colored blurred pattern. You can also make more of a statement with leopard print, bold floral prints, camo or marbled leggings. You can pair patterned bottoms with a matching sports bra, if offered, or a solid-colored top.
How much you can expect to spend on high-waisted leggings
High-rise leggings cost between $13-$98.
High-waisted leggings FAQ
What is the ‘squat test’?
A. Some leggings can be sheer, but that can’t be determined unless you try them on in front of a mirror. Squat and bend over to see if the material in the rear stretches too thin and reveals your underwear.
Can I put leggings in the dryer?
A. While the majority of leggings are machine-washable, not all can be tumble dried. This is especially true of high-performance athletic leggings, which need to be air dried. Check the care instructions before washing and drying your leggings.
What are the best high-waisted leggings to buy?
Top high-waisted leggings
Skechers Gowalk Skinny Leggings
What you need to know: These leggings are so comfortable for working out that you’ll end up wearing them all day.
What you’ll love: The very high waist keeps everything in place and is slimming. Many consumers say these are their go-to leggings for the gym and the best pair they’ve ever had. The high-rise style comes in six muted colors that are easy to match.
What you should consider: They run slightly small.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s and Amazon
Top high-waisted leggings for the money
What you need to know: If you don’t want to break the bank on athleisure wear, these high-waisted leggings are buttery soft and highly functional.
What you’ll love: The quality and fit is comparable to luxury yoga pants. The high rise is truly high and stays up. The material is very soft, passes the squat test and comes in over two dozen colors.
What you should consider: These full-length leggings may be too long for shorter wearers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
The Gym People Thick High-Waisted Yoga Leggings
What you need to know: These popular yoga pants feature highly rated pockets that securely hold your phone and cards.
What you’ll love: They come in both full-length and capri styles, and every color and pattern you can imagine. The tummy panel provides compression, and these leggings stay snug and, most importantly, up.
What you should consider: The waistband can cut into skin uncomfortably.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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U.S. airline demand, costs soaring as earnings kick off
By Rajesh Kumar Singh
CHICAGO, April 12 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines are enjoying the strongest travel demand in three years, yet investors will focus on how they are mitigating mounting inflationary pressures when they report quarterly earnings starting on Wednesday.
After a blip caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant, travel demand has roared back, with some airlines reporting the highest ticket sales in their history. U.S. passenger traffic has been averaging about 89% of the pre-pandemic levels since mid-February, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data.
But jet fuel prices in North America have gone up by more than 30% in the past month, since Western countries slapped sanctions on Russian exports. Carriers also must pay more to attract and retain talent in a tight labor market.
American Airlines, due to report first-quarter earnings on April 21, on Tuesday revised up estimates for jet fuel expenses. Overall, it projected costs in the quarter through March would be at least 16% higher than in the corresponding period of 2019.
The Texas-based carrier is tipped to report a loss of $2.42 per share for the quarter, according to Refinitiv data.
Soaring fuel costs have raised concerns among investors at a time when the airline industry has spent two years trying to recover from the downturn caused by COVID-19.
HIGHER FARES
Fuel is the industry's second-biggest expense after labor, but major U.S. airlines do not hedge against volatile oil prices like most European airlines.
Instead, they typically look to offset fuel costs with higher fares. Airlines fares were up about 24% year-on-year in March, among the biggest contributors to a jump in U.S. consumer prices.
United Airlines Holdings has said it is passing along most additional fuel costs to customers. Its average fares are up more than 100% from a year ago, according to data from Cowen.
Delta Air Lines Inc, which will report its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, last month said it needed to raise ticket prices by about 10% each way to cover the fuel costs.
Historically, the U.S. airline industry has offset around 60% of changes in fuel expense with higher revenue, analysts at Barclays wrote in a note. As a result, demand needs to stay strong for sustainable profitability, analysts say.
Some are concerned that rising fares and higher inflation could dent travel spending.
Sheila Kahyaoglu, an analyst at Jefferies, said consumers might hit the brakes in the second half, making it tougher for airline revenues to rebound to 2019 levels. (Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by David Gregorio)
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Skia is a popular open-source 2D graphics library used by major platforms like Google Chrome, Chrome OS, Android, and Flutter as their default graphics engine. The library is sponsored and managed by Google, while the development is overseen by Skia’s engineering team.
What is React Native Skia?
Thanks to Shopify, William Candollin, Christian Falch, and the entire dev team behind react-native-skia, we can now use Skia in our React Native applications to draw awesome graphics and create trendy UI concepts like Neumorphism
and Glassmorphism
.
Note: The library is still in alpha stage and is not yet available on npm, thus, it is not completely stable yet.
You can find the complete code for this article in this GitHub repository.
Installing React Native Skia
Let’s get started with library installation in a bare React Native project. Because the library is not yet published on npm, we need to download it from their GitHub repository.
Let’s start by initializing a new react native project.
react-native init <project-name>
After we set our project up, let’s add React Native Skia.
Run the following in your terminal:
yarn add https://github.com/Shopify/react-native-skia/releases/download/v0.1.106-alpha/shopify-react-native-skia-0.1.106.tgz
Or, if you use npm:
npm install https://github.com/Shopify/react-native-skia/releases/download/v0.1.106-alpha/shopify-react-native-skia-0.1.106.tgz
At the time of writing, the latest alpha release version is 0.1.106
, which we’ll use in this tutorial.
Note: once newer versions are released, there will likely be some changes and new features.
Once the package is downloaded and installed, we need to set up the project in our native iOS and Android projects.
For iOS, this is pretty straightforward — we just need to install the cocoa pods dependency.
Use this command to do so:
cd ios pod install
Now, we need to rebuild our iOS project so that we can use Skia
in our React Native iOS projects.
Build the project from the terminal or directly from Xcode:
yarn ios // OR npm run ios
Setting up our project in Android can be a bit complex if you’re not familiar with the environment. Because most of the graphic rendering logic for React Native Skia is written in C++
, we will need something known as NDK
(Android Native Development Kit) for the communication between Java code and C++ code.
“The Native Development Kit (NDK) is a set of tools that allows you to use C and C++ code with Android” – Android Documentation
To install Android NDK, you can follow these steps from the official Android docs. Now that we set our library up in both iOS and Android, we can now begin creating a beautiful user interface and graphics.
Using React Native Skia in a React Native app
React Native Skia offers two types of APIs to draw graphics:
- A declarative API, which uses the default React Native renderer
- An imperative API, which works with JSI (JavaScript Interface)
React Native JSI is a core change in the re-architecture of React Native. This is a layer that offers “synchronous” communication between JavaScript and native code. It will be replacing the default react native bridge. (Source)
The declarative API is similar to how we currently create UI in React Native using JSX syntax. If we want to create a rectangular shape with rounded corners, then the syntax for it will look like this:
import React from 'react'; import { Canvas, Fill, RoundedRect, vec } from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import { StatusBar, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native'; export const DeclarativeAPI = () => { const {width, height} = useWindowDimensions(); const center = vec(width / 2, height / 2); return ( <> <StatusBar barStyle="light-content" /> <Canvas style={{flex: 1}}> <Fill color={'#222'} /> <RoundedRect height={180} width={300} x={center.x - 150} y={center.y - 90} color={'#eee'} rx={12} /> </Canvas> </> ); };
The output from the above code will be:
The library owners prefer users to use the declarative API, as it is easy to use and the code is readable.
Here’s what we have done in the above code. First, we needed a canvas to draw graphics on, so we wrapped our components with a Canvas
component and gave it a style of flex:1
so that it takes up the entire screen space. Then, we used the Fill
component to fill our Canvas
with color #222
.
We also declared a variable center
, which is vector
with two keys, X and Y. Finally, to draw our Rectangle
shape with rounded corners, we used the RoundedRect
component and gave it below props:
- Height:
180
, to give the rectangle a height of 180 pixels - Width:
300
, to give the rectangle a width of 300 pixels X = center.x
:150
, which is the position of the rectangle from the X-axis. In React Native Skia, the X and Y positions start from the top left sectionY = center.y
:90
, this is the position of the rectangle from the Y-axiscolor = #eee
: gives our rectangle a white colorrx = 12
: gives our rectangle a corner radius of12
Now, let’s see how we can create the same UI using the imperative API, which looks like this:
import React from 'react'; import { rect, rrect, Skia, SkiaView, useDrawCallback, vec } from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import { StatusBar, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native'; const paint = Skia.Paint(); paint.setAntiAlias(true); export const ImperativeAPI = () => { const {width, height} = useWindowDimensions(); const center = vec(width / 2, height / 2); const rRect = rrect(rect(center.x - 150, center.y - 90, 300, 180), 12, 12); const onDraw = useDrawCallback(canvas => { const white = paint.copy(); white.setColor(Skia.Color('#eee')); canvas.drawRRect(rRect, white); }, []); return ( <> <StatusBar barStyle="light-content" /> <SkiaView style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#222'}} onDraw={onDraw} /> </> ); };
The output for the above is identical to the one created by the declarative API.
Here, we created a SkiaView
, which is essentially our Canvas
, and we are using its onDraw
callback to define what to draw on the view. Then, there is the onDraw
method, which uses the useDrawCallback
hook and returns a memoized callback. In the function, we are initializing Paint
, then using that paint as the color of our rounded rectangle that we drew on the canvas.
Adding filters to images in React Native Skia
Now, let’s see how you can display an image using Skia’s Image
component, as well as how to add cool filters to the image in real time.
Let’s write code to display the image first.
import {Canvas, Image, useImage} from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import React from 'react'; import {Dimensions, SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, Text} from 'react-native'; const {height, width} = Dimensions.get('window'); export const ImageFilters = () => { const image = useImage(require('../assets/image.jpg')); if (image === null) return null; return ( <SafeAreaView> <Text style={styles.title}>Image Filters</Text> <Canvas style={styles.canvas}> <Image x={0} y={0} width={width - 32} height={height - 300} image={image} fit="cover" /> </Canvas> </SafeAreaView> ); }; const styles = StyleSheet.create({ title: { paddingVertical: 16, paddingHorizontal: 16, fontWeight: '700', fontSize: 32, letterSpacing: 1.4, }, canvas: { height: height - 300, marginHorizontal: 16, width: width - 32, }, });
In the above code, we initialize the image
variable using the useImage
hook from react-native-skia
.
We can use this hook to initialize local image assets with the help of require
helper function, or we can also use remote images from the network, like this:
const image = useImage('https://picsum.photos/1920/1080');
Then, we wrap the Image
component from Skia
in a Canvas
and add styles to the components. The output of the above code will be:
Now that our image is visible, let’s add some filters to it using the color matrix, which is a matrix (2D-Array) with values for RGBA colors. The syntax is something like this:
| R' | | a00 a01 a02 a03 a04 | | R | | G' | | a10 a11 a22 a33 a44 | | G | | B' | = | a20 a21 a22 a33 a44 | * | B | | A' | | a30 a31 a22 a33 a44 | | A |
We will use the ColorMatrix
filter component from React Native Skia to achieve this.
First, let’s create matrices for all the filters we will be using:
const filters = { Juno: [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -0.4, 1.3, -0.4, 0.2, -0.1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Sepia: [ 0.393, 0.769, 0.189, 0, 0, 0.349, 0.686, 0.168, 0, 0, 0.272, 0.534, 0.131, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Greyscale: [ 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Gingham: [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.5, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Mayfair: [ 1, 1, 0.5, 0, 0, 0, 0.5, 1, 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Valencia: [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -0.2, 1, 0, 0, 0, -0.8, 1.6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], 'No Filter': [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ] };
You can also create your own custom color matrix, there are many playgrounds available. Note that we created an object with seven keys, each pointing to a ColorMatrix
value.
After adding some code to handle our UI, the final code for this will be:
import { Canvas, ColorMatrix, Image, Paint, useImage, } from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import React, {useCallback, useState} from 'react'; import { Dimensions, FlatList, SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, Text, } from 'react-native'; const {height, width} = Dimensions.get('window'); const filters = { Juno : [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -0.4, 1.3, -0.4, 0.2, -0.1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Sepia: [ 0.393, 0.769, 0.189, 0, 0, 0.349, 0.686, 0.168, 0, 0, 0.272, 0.534, 0.131, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Greyscale: [ 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Gingham: [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.5, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Mayfair: [ 1, 1, 0.5, 0, 0, 0, 0.5, 1, 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], Valencia: [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -0.2, 1, 0, 0, 0, -0.8, 1.6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ], ['No Filter']: [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, ] }; export const ImageFilters = () => { const [selectedFilter, setSelectedFilter] = useState('Juno'); const handlePress = useCallback( item => () => { setSelectedFilter(item); }, [], ); const image = useImage(require('../assets/image.jpg')); if (image === null) return null; return ( <SafeAreaView> <Text style={styles.title}>Image Filters</Text> <Canvas style={styles.canvas}> <Paint> <ColorMatrix matrix={filters[selectedFilter]} /> </Paint> <Image x={0} y={0} width={width - 32} height={height - 300} image={image} fit="cover" /> </Canvas> <FlatList numColumns={3} data={Object.keys(filters)} keyExtractor={(_, index) => index} renderItem={({item}) => ( <Text style={[ styles.item, selectedFilter === item && styles.selectedItem, ]} onPress={handlePress(item)}> {item} </Text> )} style={styles.list} /> </SafeAreaView> ); }; const styles = StyleSheet.create({ title: { paddingVertical: 16, paddingHorizontal: 16, fontWeight: '700', fontSize: 32, letterSpacing: 1.4, color: '#000', }, canvas: { height: height - 300, marginHorizontal: 16, width: width - 32, borderRadius: 12, }, list: { margin: 16, }, item: { width: '33%', textAlign: 'center', marginBottom: 12, fontWeight: '600', fontSize: 18, }, selectedItem: { color: '#ea4c89', borderWidth: 1, borderColor: '#ea4c89', borderRadius: 12, }, });
The output from the above code in iOS and Android are:
That’s it! We’ve now added filters to our images in React Native.
Creating neumorphic UI with React Native Skia
With Skia
, we can create neumorphic UI in React Native. React Native Skia provides a DropShadow
component for creating shadows, similar to how we would in web apps to create a neumorphic design pattern.
Below is the code to create a neumorphic list:
import { Canvas, DropShadow, Group, Paint, RoundedRect, Text, useFont, } from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import React from 'react'; import {Dimensions, ScrollView} from 'react-native'; const data = [ { id: 1, name: 'John Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, { id: 2, name: 'Jane Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, { id: 3, name: 'Erin Yeager', body: 'Adipisicing sint ullamco irure nulla', }, { id: 4, name: 'Mikasa Ackerman', body: 'Adipisicing sint ullamco irure nulla', }, { id: 5, name: 'John Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, { id: 6, name: 'Jane Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, { id: 7, name: 'John Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, { id: 8, name: 'Jane Doe', body: 'Sunt aliqua eu officia eiusmod non', }, ]; const {width} = Dimensions.get('window'); const NeumorphicCard = ({data, index, font, bodyFont}) => { return ( <Canvas style={{height: 140, width}} key={index}> <Group> <Paint> <DropShadow dx={6} dy={6} blur={4} color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)" /> <DropShadow dx={-6} dy={-6} blur={4} color="rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" /> </Paint> <RoundedRect x={16} y={20} width={width - 32} height={100} rx={12} color="#EFEEEE"> <Paint color="rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)" style="stroke" strokeWidth={1} /> </RoundedRect> </Group> <Text x={32} y={56} text={data?.name} font={font} /> <Text x={32} y={92} text={data?.body} font={bodyFont} /> </Canvas> ); }; export const Neumorphism = () => { const font = useFont(require('../fonts/Poppins-Regular.ttf'), 20); const bodyFont = useFont(require('../fonts/Poppins-Regular.ttf'), 14); if (font === null || bodyFont === null) { return null; } return ( <ScrollView showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false} style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#EFEEEE'}} contentContainerStyle={{ paddingTop: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 40 : 0, paddingBottom: 40, }}> {data.map(item => ( <NeumorphicCard key={item.id} data={item} font={font} bodyFont={bodyFont} /> ))} </ScrollView> ); };
Above, we are mapping through an array of random data, and, for each item, we are rendering a NeumorphicCard
component. We are also using the useFont
hook to load custom fonts.
In the card component, we have a RoundedRect
with a border of 1
unit, which we have created using Paint
with the style of stroke
. Then, we added two DropShadow
components to create a shadow on the top-left and bottom-right side of the rectangle.
Here is the output of the above code in iOS and Android:
Incorporating glassmorphism with React Native Skia.
Finally, let’s create a glassmorphism-inspired design in our React Native app. To create this glassmorphic design, we will need the BackDropBlur
component. We will create a RoundedRect
, then give the background a blur
using the BackDropBlur
component. We will also see how we can animate graphics.
Write the below code to create an animated glassmorphic card:
import { BackdropBlur, Canvas, Fill, Group, Image, mix, Paint, rect, Rect, RoundedRect, rrect, Text, useDerivedValue, useFont, useImage, useLoop, vec, } from '@shopify/react-native-skia'; import React from 'react'; import {useWindowDimensions} from 'react-native'; export const Glassmorphism = () => { const {width, height} = useWindowDimensions(); const center = vec(width / 2 - 50, height / 2 - 100); const blurClipPath = rrect(rect(24, center.y, width - 48, 200), 12, 12); const image = useImage('https://picsum.photos/1920/1080'); const blurProgress = useLoop({duration: 2000}); const blur = useDerivedValue( progress => mix(progress, 0, 10), [blurProgress], ); const font = useFont(require('../fonts/Poppins-Regular.ttf'), 40); if (font === null) { return null; } return ( <Canvas style={{flex: 1}}> <Group> <Rect x={0} y={0} width={width} height={height} /> <Image x={0} y={0} width={width} height={height} image={image} fit={'cover'} /> </Group> <Group> <RoundedRect x={24} y={center.y} width={width - 48} height={200} color="#0000" rx={12}> <Paint color="rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)" style="stroke" strokeWidth={1} /> </RoundedRect> <BackdropBlur blur={blur} clip={blurClipPath}> <Fill color={'rgba(122, 122, 122, 0.2)'} /> </BackdropBlur> <Text x={center.x - 50} y={center.y + 110} text="Hello Skia" font={font} color="#fff" style="stroke" /> </Group> </Canvas> ); };
The output will look like this:
Conclusion
Now you’ve seen just how powerful React Native Skia is, and I think it will change how we create UI in React Native. Because the library uses the full potential of the new React Native architecture (JSI) and the new renderer, it will surely increase our React Native application’s performance. Thanks for reading!
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Title IX is 50 years old, but a poll has found that nearly three-quarters of students ages 12-17 and nearly 60% of parents said they know “nothing at all” about the landmark civil rights law meant to ensure gender equity in education, including athletics.
The poll, conducted by Ipsos for The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland, found that parents and students overwhelmingly agreed that boys’ and girls’ teams should receive equal treatment.
More than 3.4 million girls and almost 4.6 million boys play high school sports.
Only a third of the people polled said they believe that equal opportunities exist in high school athletics across the U.S. But in their own schools, parents and students judged the situation to be much better: About two-thirds said boys and girls had equal opportunities there.
Beyond finding that a majority of parents lack knowledge of Title IX, the poll highlighted some differences among groups. Of male parents, 54% said they knew nothing about Title IX, compared to 62% of female parents. Nearly 80% of respondents with no college degree answered that they knew nothing about the law. That compared to 47% with a college degree.
Enforcement of Title IX largely relies on students and parents to report unfair treatment or unequal athletic opportunities, but many poll respondents expressed reluctance to speak up about potential violations.
In response to the poll results, Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, said in a statement: “While we have made tremendous progress, there is more work to do to build educational environments free from discrimination and to educate the public on how important this law is.”
Most parents polled did not know whether their children’s school had a procedure for handling Title IX complaints.
The online poll of 1,008 parents and 506 children ages 12-17 now enrolled in school was conducted from March 18 to 28.
Under Title IX, all federally funded schools with athletics programs must provide equal opportunities and treatment in areas such as practice facilities, coaching and publicity. The majority of poll respondents answered “unsure” to questions that tested their knowledge about Title IX’s application and enforcement, such as whether the law covers all educational programs that receive federal funding (it does) and who can report Title IX violations (anyone).
Parents who said their children played sports differed little from other parents in their knowledge of Title IX.
Among respondents who had some familiarity with Title IX, most said their knowledge came from sources other than school officials or materials. Half of parents who knew about Title IX said they saw, heard or read about it online.
Students were somewhat more likely than their parents to learn about Title IX from school personnel. One-third said they saw, heard or read about the law online and 29% said their information came from a school coach or official.
The Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing all aspects of Title IX. But its main enforcement mechanism relies on young athletes or their parents to know their rights, recognize violations and file a formal complaint with the federal agency.
About half of students and parents agreed that it was their responsibility to report a Title IX violation if they were aware of one, but many said they were unlikely to or uncertain about speaking up to the relevant officials.
Only a quarter of parents said they would consider submitting a complaint to the federal Department of Education, while 38% said they likely would not consider it and 34% said they didn’t know.
Parents were more likely to consider submitting a complaint to school personnel than to the federal government, but fewer than six in 10 parents said they would consider raising an issue with any kind of school official. A quarter of parents said they would not take any action if they witnessed a sports-related Title IX violation.
Parents who said they would be uncomfortable reporting a Title IX violation directly to their child’s school were largely concerned about negative repercussions for their child, the poll found. For students, too, fear of retaliation at school and negative reactions from peers were the biggest causes of reluctance.
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland. Newhouse writes for The Howard Center which is part of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. See the full project at https://cnsmaryland.org/titleix/
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion, and the United Nations has verified the deaths of 142 youngsters, though the number is almost certainly much higher, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday.
Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF’s emergency programs director who just returned from Ukraine, said having 4.8 million of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children displaced in such a short time is “quite incredible.” He said it is something he hadn’t before seen happen so quickly in 31 years of humanitarian work.
“They have been forced to leave everything behind — their homes, their schools and, often, their family members,” he told the U.N. Security Council. “I have heard stories of the desperate steps parents are taking to get their children to safety, and children saddened that they are unable to get back to school.”
Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, claimed Russia has taken more than 121,000 children out of Ukraine and reportedly drafted a bill to simplify and accelerate adoption procedures for orphans and even those who have parents and other relatives. He said most of the children were removed from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol and taken to eastern Donetsk and then to the Russian city of Taganrog.
Fontaine said UNICEF has heard the same reports, but added that “we don’t have yet the access that we need to have to be able to look and verify and see if we can assist.”
He said that of Ukraine’s displaced children, 2.8 million are in Ukraine and 2 million more are in other countries. At the same time, he said, nearly half the estimated 3.2 million children still in their homes in Ukraine “may be at risk of not having enough food,” with those in besieged cities like Mariupol facing the most dire situation.
Fontaine said school closings are affecting the education of 5.7 million younger children and 1.5 million students in higher education.
“Hundreds of schools and educational facilities have been attacked or used for military purposes,” he said. “Others are serving as shelters for civilians.”
The council also heard from Sima Bahous, the executive director of the UN Women agency, who recently returned from Moldova, which is hosting an estimated 95,000 Ukrainian refugees.
Bahous said her agency is increasingly hearing allegations of rape and sexual violence. She said Moldova’s government and border police are also very concerned at the risk of human trafficking, especially of young women and unaccompanied teenagers.
“The combination of mass displacement with the large presence of conscripts and mercenaries, and the brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians, has raised all red flags,” she said.
Ukraine’s ambassador said his country’s prosecutor’s office is now investigating a case in the Kyiv region in which a Russia soldier is alleged to have killed a local resident and then repeatedly raped his wife in their home. He said the alleged perpetrator has been identified.
Kyslytsya said the Prosecutor General’s Office, in cooperation with investigation agencies and health facilities, is also installing “a special mechanism” to document cases of sexual violence by Russian soldiers.
The Security Council meeting on the impact of the war on women and children was convened by the U.S. and Albania during Britain’s presidency of the body.
The three countries, Ukraine and other council members attacked Russia for creating the dire situation for women and children, which Russian deputy ambassador Dmitry Polyansky vehemently denied.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that when men like Russian President Vladimir Putin “start wars, women and children get displaced,” hurt, raped and abused, and they die.
“Since the start of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine, Russia has bombed orphanages and maternity hospitals,” she said. “We’ve seen mass graves with dead children stacked on top of each other.”
Albanian Ambassador Ferit Hoxha accused Russia of committing “unspeakable crimes” every day, including burning civilians, throwing bodies in mass graves, shooting into playgrounds, attacking schools on purpose, and leaving all Ukrainians suffering, especially women and children.
“In their normal life, children draw parents, houses and trees. Russia’s war has made Ukraine kids draw bombs, tanks and weapons,” Hoxha said.
Both the U.S. and Albanian ambassadors, and many others, pointed to the discovery of bodies, some with hands tied behind their backs, in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv following the withdrawal of Russian troops, and the missile that killed at least 52 mainly women and children at the train station in eastern Kramatorsk. Hoxha noted that the missile had “a vicious signature, `for our children.’”
Russia’s Polyansky blamed “Ukrainian Nazis” for civilian killings in Bucha and the bombing at the Kramatorsk station, which he called “a classic false flag operation.”
He accused Ukraine and its public relations experts, along with the West, of promoting “fakes and propaganda” as part of “the information war unleashed against Russia.”
“That war is as intense as the military operations on the ground,” he said.
Lord Tariq Ahmad, Britain’s minister of state for the U.N. who presided over the meeting, countered that Russia again was trying to deflect from the reality on the ground “by what can only be described as quite extraordinary statements, and even lies.”
“Yet, what is true, what is fact, is that Russian attacks on civilians and residential areas have been truly barbaric,” he said.
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LIVE Portsmouth 0 Rotherham United 0: Action underway at Fratton Park
Pompey welcome promotion-chasing Rotherham United to Fratton Park tonight.
A response will be expected after the desperate display in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Cheltenham Town.
Any hopes of making the play-offs with six games remaining appear virtually dead in the water.
But supporters will be expecting much, much better from their players with decisions to be made on futures ahead of next season.
We’ll be building up to tonight’s game with all the talking points before team news drops at 6.45pm.
Then it’s more reaction before live blow-by-blow commentary from PO4 at 7.45pm.
LIVE: Pompey v Rotherham
Last updated: Tuesday, 12 April, 2022, 20:04
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Ogilvie has actually managed to head the free-kick all the way back Jacobs with his attempted header at goal! Ball recycled to Harness whose cross is too powerful for a blue shirt to meet.
Pompey break through Morrell who feeds Carter, his first-time cross is behind the Rotherham defence but can’t pick out Hirst and flies into Johansson’s arms.
Lindsay flies in late on Ogilvie and it’s a nasty one - gets a yellow. Maybe what Richard Hughes used to call an ‘orange card’.
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Covid layoffs leave airports in ‘perfect storm’ of long queues and delays
The hold-up is worsened because passengers have forgotten what they need to do when they fly, says Qantas CEO
12 April 2022 - 19:51
Understaffed airports and airlines from Australia to Europe are struggling to cope with a fresh rush of travellers, with long queues and flight disruptions expected to persist as the busy Easter weekend approaches. ..
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia on Tuesday suspended a Bosnian Serb property law that is seen as part of a separatist drive by Bosnian Serbs.
Christian Schmidt, who heads the U.N. Office of High Representative in Bosnia, says that the law passed in February in the Bosnian Serb assembly was unconstitutional.
Bosnian Serbs have refused to withdraw the law and top Serb politician Milorad Dodik said Tuesday he does not accept Schmidt's decision.
The legislation seeks to transfer ownership of public property to the Serb-run entity called Republika Srpska, rather than the Bosnian federal state.
Bosnia's government consists of two entities — one run by Bosnian Serbs and the other by Bosniaks and Croats — established in a U.S.-brokered peace agreement that ended the 1992-95 ethnic war. The two semi-autonomous regions are bound together by joint central institutions.
Dodik, a pro-Russia politician who's the Serb member of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency, has repeatedly called for the separation of the Serb entity from the rest of Bosnia.
Britain slapped Dodik and Bosnian Serb President Zeljka Cvijanovic with sanctions on Monday for undermining peace in the Balkan nation. Dodik already has faced U.S. sanctions earlier this year.
He remained defiant on Tuesday, saying that “the property of Republika Srpska remains the property of Republika Srpska.”
Schmidt said that his decision “makes it clear that only the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina can dispose of state property or regulate property."
The Dayton peace accord envisages that joint decisions in Bosnia are reached by consensus of its ethnic groups. The U.N. High Representative has the authority to suspend laws and officials viewed as violating the peace deal.
The issue of ownership and division of the state property has remained unsolved for years amid disagreements between Bosnian politicians.
Bosnia's war killed more than 100,000 people and left millions homeless.
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Support for Nuclear Power Is Growing. Here Are 5 Companies That Could Benefit.
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Nuclear power is gaining support, particularly in Europe, as oil, gas, and coal prices spike. Its increasing popularity could lift some stocks, according to Citigroup.
Several countries shunned nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011. “The accident cast a backdrop of anemic new investment and commitments to close capacity in several countries,” wrote Citi analyst Jenny Ping.
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