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Crime scene: Is Aberystwyth really the most dangerous small town in Dyfed-Powys?
Crime numbers show that Aberystwyth is the most dangerous small town in all of Dyfed and Powys, with Carmarthen being 57 per cent safer to live in. Alexandra Bánfi speaks to those affected by crime in Aberystwyth
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Anti-social behaviour has been on the rise across Aberystwyth. But for much of the discussion, residents in the Rheidol Ward have found themselves in the spotlight.
Some residents have said the issues have been ongoing for years, with South Road resident Laurence Akerman stating the anti social behaviour started around 15 to 20 years ago.
One Rheidol resident, 79-year-old Tonwen Edwards, said the “last straw” for her was her door being “kicked in” earlier this month.
In a letter, dated 17 March 2022, to the Police and Crime Commissioner, Dafydd Llewelyn, Tonwen said the issues began, for her, when she moved back to her home in April 2021, after staying at her daughter’s house for the duration of the pandemic.
Tonwen gave details of the incident, which happened at 7pm on 16 March 2022, in the letter: “I felt this incident is the last straw and some action is required before someone is seriously hurt. I am 79 years of age and live on my own, I no longer feel safe in my own home of over 40 years.
“I barricaded my front door on Wednesday in case these boys came back as the wood was damaged around the lock, I did not feel secure and safe in my own home.”
In the letter, Tonwen urges the commissioner to install a CCTV camera from the bottom of Vulcan Street, where it meets High Street.
Tonwen was not the only one to raise CCTV as a potential way to tackle anti-social behaviour. In light of the concerns raised in the third public meeting on the matter, the first of which to be attended by police, Mr Llewelyn committed to reviewing the town’s CCTV infrastructure by the end of April.
This review will consider “the current set up” and whether cameras should be moved, taking into consideration “community concerns” and “professional input from police as to where they would like the cameras to be placed”.
Jordan Phillips, 21, is an Aberystwyth University law student and the grandson of prospective county and town councillor for the Rheidol ward Mair Benjamin.
Jordan said CCTV is a “heavily contested area within the debate” and believed there was too much of a focus on CCTV in the meeting: “It doesn’t necessarily stop a crime from happening; it can be a deterrent though.
“The police can put more cameras up, if this makes people feel safer they can also deploy them themselves as well.”
A consensus that emerged during the meeting on Monday, 4 April, is that there is a desire for greater communication between police, other partner agencies, and residents.
After missing the first two public meetings, organised by prospective county and town Cllr Kerry Ferguson, members of Dyfed Powys Police attended the third meeting – organised by prospective town and county Cllr Mair Benjamin and Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds.
The meeting was described as a “step in the right direction” by local representatives.
Ms Benjamin said: “The meeting committed to ensuring multi agency meetings are much more transparent for local residents; that CCTV coverage is reviewed in the next month; that all specific local complaints bought to the meeting will be investigated; that monthly meetings are held between local residents, councillors and the police.”
On their reasons for a lack of attendance prior to the last meeting, Mr Llewelyn said: “If I’m honest I don’t know. Whether there was a miscommunication, whether we were invited or not.
“What happened with me on a personal level is that Ben Lake, the MP, had been to the previous meeting in March. He then contacted me to tell me they were looking to hold another meeting in the future.”
Mr Llewelyn added that the “force may be reluctant to come to meetings” due to purdah, which is why Ceredigion County Council could not attend the third meeting, as well as a lack of availability.
Kerry Ferguson said the third meeting was “productive, in terms of the police being able to see how far the problems stretch”.
She added: “I still think it’s a huge shame that despite my letter in October to all agencies, DPP and CCC asking for cohesion and communication was ignored until March, we still don’t know what happened in the Problem Solving Group in November and it’s taken the involvement of the MP and AM to get some answers.”
Local Inspector Gareth Earp reassured residents, during the meeting on 4 April, that the police have a strong presence in the Rheidol ward: “I am a bit loathed to get into the figures game because if you have one fight on South Road and ten people call it in, it’s one fight but ten calls.
“What I can give you reassurance of, is that the majority of police time in Aberystwyth is spent in the Rheidol ward.
“When you say we’re not there, we are there, when you pick up the phone, we come. We might not always be there straight away, it’s all based on priority. If we’re choosing between people shouting on a beach or CPR on a child, we will always pick the child and I will make no apologies for that.
“Any problems, you can come see me at the police station. If I’m not there, I’ll get back to you.”
Tonwen said, while the police were “trying their best”, there was a need for better communication and more foot patrols.
Others said the 101 reporting service is “failing”, with Mr Llewelyn confirming they were aware “it is an issue”. He added, in 2022, the police are investing £1million in a new telephony system, which they hope will be in place by autumn 2022.
Going forward, Mr Llewelyn said the police wanted more involvement from the community.
Speaking to the Cambrian News, the commissioner said: “It’s important for people to know that, as commissioner, I take an active interest in the security and safety of all residents across all of the force.
“Having regular meetings like this is fantastic, because it gives the unedited view from the public, which the police operationally need to hear and obviously I need to hear as commissioner as well.”
One Central ward resident, who did not want to be named, set up an Aberystwyth neighbourhood watch around two months ago. A month later he, as the coordinator, set up a Facebook group, which has since “exploded”.
The coordinator said: “We are basically extra eyes and ears for the police. We go out on patrol and if we notice anything, we report it. Obviously we can’t get involved ourselves to protect our safety, but we stand from a distance. If it’s something that can be seen in daylight we might record it from a distance.
“We don’t want to become targets ourselves.”
Since setting up the watch, he said others have become involved with the group and many are currently undergoing official neighbourhood watch training.
If you are interested in joining the group, Aberystwyth Neighbourhood Watch, you can find them on Facebook.
While many were pleased with the police’s presence in the last meeting, there is still work to be done in terms of engaging other partner agencies, mainly housing associations and the county council.
Executive Director of the Care Society, which helps to manage the Albion in Aberystwyth, Guy Evans was present.
“It’s a multifaceted problem. Picking up on the housing issue, we have done as much as we can. We don’t have any properties on South Road. There are lots of HMOs, there are good landlords and bad landlords. We need to be ensured they are up to spec and running their properties better.”
Jordan Phillips said: “Our county councillors are relaying stuff that isn’t being heard by the county council. We definitely have licensing issues, residents being woken up by drunken behaviour. This is normal, Aberystwyth is a very young town. That being said, Aberystwyth is for everyone.”
Talking about the rising crime rates in Aberystwyth, Mr Llewelyn said: “In terms of making all the communities in Dyfed Powys safe and secure, that’s what my ambition is. You heard obviously today the meeting has been set up, I’ve ensured that the police have arrived here.
“So we’re all here to listen to the community and ultimately to respond.”
Going out on patrol twice, since December, with neighbourhood policing teams, Mr Llewelyn described his experience as “calm”.
“It might have been the evenings I attended, on a Saturday and Tuesday evening, but it happened to be relatively calm.
“When I was actually here in January, I was actually quite pleased to see so many women actually running on the front of Aberystwyth, all the way past the castle down to the harbour area. It was of an evening, it was dark at night. We talk about safer streets and post Sarah Everard issues, but seemingly in Aberystwyth people do feel safe enough to go running and being out in the community.
“Whether that experience is different to someone who is resident on the streets and in town, day in day out, but my experience was that the town was relatively calm and the officers were giving me feedback to say how motivated they were to respond to the community, be visible and be present.
“That’s one of the reasons, I guess, it’s taken a little bit of time for me to come to this type of public meeting because the initial conversation I was having with the force was that they were seeing things were being responded to.”
Is Aberystwyth really ‘the most dangerous small town in Dyfed?’
ABERYSTWYTH is “the most dangerous small town in Dyfed”, according to a crime statistics website, with figures showing that Carmarthen is “57 per cent safer”.
Sourced data from crimerate.co.uk shows the overall crime rate in Aberystwyth sits at 186.50 per 1,000 inhabitants, the highest among small towns in the Dyfed-Powys force area.
Carmarthen has a crime rate of 118.50.
The website says: “Aberystwyth is the most dangerous small town in Dyfed, and is the second most dangerous overall out of Dyfed’s 199 towns, villages, and cities.
This compares poorly to Dyfed’s overall crime rate, coming in 61 per cent higher than the Dyfed rate of 72 per 1,000 residents.
n For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Aberystwyth is among the top five most dangerous small towns, and the 86th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
October 2021 was a bad month for Aberystwyth residents, when it was Dyfed’s most dangerous area for burglary, recording 11 crimes at a rate of 1.0 per 1,000 residents.
Aberystwyth recorded 12 reports of drugs during August 2021, making its crime rate of 1.1 the worst for drugs in Dyfed that month.
The most common crimes in Aberystwyth are violence and sexual offences, with 978 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 91.
This is 38 per cent higher than 2020’s figure of 602 offences and a difference of 34.96 from 2020’s crime rate of 56.
Aberystwyth’s least common crime is bicycle theft, with 7 offences recorded in 2021, an increase of 29 per cent from 2020’s figure of 5 crimes.
nCrimeRate.co.uk is a data analysis and GIS project dedicated to uncovering crime trends in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
It aggregates open police force data, social media signals and file FOI requests with local police departments to “build the most complete catalogue of crime and safety information in the region.”
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Josephine Skriver oozes sex appeal by pairing white bustier with blue denim overalls and a matching bucket hat for day one of Coachella
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicked off on Friday, April 15 in Indio, California after a two year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After replacing rap superstar Kanye West, Swedish House Mafia with The Weeknd join Billie Eilish and Harry Styles as the three headlining acts during the massive concert event.
Among the many high-profile people on hand to soak in all the music in the desert is model Josephine Skriver, who just over a week ago got married to longtime love Alexander DeLeon.
Ready to rock: Josephine Skriver, 29, made the tip from Los Angeles to Indio, California for day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Making the trip from Los Angele to Indio, and the music set to kick off in the late afternoon, Skriver opted to go with an all-blue denim ensemble for day one of Coachella.
The Danish model, 29, gave a hint of her midriff by only securing one of the straps of her blue denim overalls that were paired with a white bustier and white sneakers.
In keeping with the fashion theme, she also donned a round blue denim hat over her long blonde tresses that flowed past her shoulders.
For an added touch, she braided three or four small bunches of hair around the frame of her face.
Teaser: The Danish model, 29, gave a hint of her midriff by only securing one of the straps of her blue denim overalls that were paired with a white bustier and white sneakers
Gazing at the stars: The complete festival line-up was updated earlier this month
Yummy: Earlier in the day, the model documented her trip to Coachella, first by announcing she had to make a 'mandatory stop before Coachella' to an In And Out for a burger and fries
On the go: The Danish model then declared 'Coachella here we come' with a photo taken from inside her vehicle while on the road to Indio
Earlier in the day, the in-demand model started documenting her trip to the concert, first by announcing that she had to make a 'mandatory stop before Coachella' to an In And Out for a burger and fries.
She then declared 'Coachella here we come' with a photo taken from inside her vehicle while on the road to Indio.
After arriving ahead of the show, Skriver posted a couple of photos of herself striking a few poses in a skimpy white bikini.
'Made it to the desert @revolve #revolvefestival,' she wrote in the caption.
Dressed in her barely-there number, the Copenhagen, Denmark native also donned a pair of brown boots that resembled Uggs and a white cowboy hat.
Revealing: After arriving ahead of the show, Skriver posted a couple of photos of herself striking a few poses in a skimpy white bikini
how stopper: Dressed in her barely-there number, the Copenhagen, Denmark native also donned a pair of brown boots that resembled Uggs and a white cowboy hat
Hitched: Skriver only just got married just over a week ago to longtime love Alexander DeLeon
This year’s Coachella line-up featured a massive change as earlier this month when it was announced that The Weeknd alongside Swedish House Mafia would be replacing Sunday night’s headliner Kanye West.
The Weeknd (born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) and the house music group - consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso - have a working relationship, collaborating on hit song - Moth To A Flame. The two artists also have the same management team SALXCO.
It still remains unclear whether the two Sunday headliners will perform together or if they will be switching off, given the short time frame they were added after Ye dropped out of the lineup.
Top man: It was announced earlier this month that The Weeknd (seen at the Super Bowl in February 2021) will fill Kanye West 's headliner spot at this year's Coachella after the rapper decided to pull out just two weeks before the kick off
Last-minute: Organizers were scrambling to salvage the festival after West announced earlier this week that he'd no longer be performing; the hip hop legend is pictured at Coachella 2019
This will also be Swedish House Mafia's big return to the highly-popular music festival as they have not performed at the massive event since 2012, which was the year before they disbanded in 2013 at their absolute peak of popularity.
The Weeknd first hit the Coachella stage in 2012, and then three years later in 2015. He officially headlined the festival in 2018 with Beyonce and rapper Eminem.
Rapper West, 44, was set to co-headline the annual festival, but then earlier this month he announced he would no longer hit the stage, forcing organizers scrambling to salvage the show and find a replacement.
Travis Scott was expected to be appearing with Kanye, who has officially changed his name to Ye, but now he too will no longer perform.
Scott had been tapped to headline the festival in 2020 before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then booked again for 2022 but organizers scrapped those plans after his Astroworld concert tragedy that left 10 people dead and many more injured.
Star boy: It remains unclear whether the two Sunday headliners will perform together or if they will be switching off, given the short time frame they were added after Ye dropped out
Epic: This will also be Swedish House Mafia's big return to the music festival, 10 years after their initial performance; they disbanded in 2013 at their absolute peak of popularity
Experienced: The Weeknd first hit the Coachella stage in 2012 and then three years later in 2015. He officially headlined the festival in 2018 with Beyonce and rapper Eminem; The Weeknd is pictured performing in 2018
It remains unclear exactly why Ye pulled out of the show so last minute. A source has claimed to Variety that West had not rehearsed or prepared for the appearance.
The hip hop legend's last-minute drop out came months after he was banned from the Grammys for his 'concerning online behavior' and attacks against ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson.
He also published several offensive posts to Instagram about this year's Grammys host Trevor Noah, which prompted the social media platform to suspend his account for 24-hours for violating its terms of service.
Beyond the headliners, the show has a star-studded line-up that includes the likes of Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Daniel Caesar, Phoebe Bridgers, Disclosure, Jamie XX, Run The Jewels, Big Sean, Karol G, Maggie Rogers, 21 Savage, and famed composer Danny Elfman.
Lineup mayhem: Rapper West, 44, was set to co-headline the annual festival with Billie Eilish, Harry Style and house music group Swedish House Mafia. Coachella is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California
No Travis, either: Travis Scott was said to be appearing with Kanye - who has changed his name to Ye - and will also no longer perform, the outlet reported. Scott had been tapped as the headline act for the festival 2020 before it was canceled due to COVID. He was then booked again for 2022 but organizers scrapped those plans after his Astroworld concert tragedy that left 10 people dead; Travis pictured in November 2021
'Concerning'; West's last-minute drop out came months after he was banned from the Grammys for his 'concerning online behavior' and attacks against ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson; the former couple are pictured in 2016
Back in January 2021 it was announced that the highly-popular music festival in Indio, California would be returning in Spring 2022 after two years of rescheduling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the world's largest musical festivals, the concert has been held nearly every spring in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado desert since 1999.
After being pushed back due to the pandemic, the festival announced its long awaited return on New Year’s Day 2021 with a simple tweet that read: ‘See you in the desert’
'See you in the desert': Back in January 2021 it was announced that the highly-popular music festival in Indio, California would be returning in Spring 2022, after two years of rescheduling due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Party time: The festival (pictured in 2019) attracts over 250,000 attendees over two weekends to dance and rave to a wide variety of artist
When the coronavirus crisis hit the U.S. the festival rescheduled from April 2020 to October 2020, before being outright cancelled for the first time in 20 years that June.
The Coachella 2020 lineup featured Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, and Travis Scott as headliners, with a full lineup including Lana Del Rey, Lil Uzi Vert, Thom Yorke, Run the Jewels, Danny Elfman, FKA twigs, DaBaby, 21 Savage, Caribou, Lil Nas X, and more.
The festival was then rescheduled for April 2021, before being canceled again in January after California’s public health officer ordered Coachella to scrap the event due to continued safety concerns over COVID-19.
The music festival attracts over 250,000 attendees over two weekends to dance, rave and rock out to a wide variety of artists.
Tough times: When the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., the festival rescheduled from April 2020 to October 2020, before being outright cancelled for the first time in 20 years that June
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Zayn Malik poses for brooding shirtless snap and shows off extensive back tattoos in rare Instagram post... following shock split from Gigi Hadid over fracas with her mother Yolanda
Zayn Malik showed off his shirtless frame and extensive back tattoos in a very Instagram post on Saturday.
The Pillowtalk hitmaker, 28, who usually keeps a low profile on social media, posted a snap of himself taking a dip in a lake, while revealing his intricate body art.
The star, who split from Gigi Hadid last year after becoming involved in an altercation with her mother Yolanda Hadid, wore a pink scarf as he stared into the distance.
Snap: Zayn Malik showed off his shirtless frame and extensive back tattoos in a very Instagram post on Saturday
Back in December Zayn Malik gave a smouldering display in his latest Instagram post on Friday in a rare appearance on social media following his recent media storm.
The former One Direction star took to the photosharing site to plug his sunglasses collaboration with fashion brand Arnette as he posed for the camera with a thick beard and round glasses while donning a shearing lined jacket.
The rare brooding snap comes after his split from long-term girlfriend and baby mama Gigi Hadid following a fracas with her mother Yolanda, 57, in September.
Looking good: Back in December Zayn gave a smouldering display in a rare appearance on social media following his recent media storm
In the black and white picture shared with his 43.6million followers the star was seen sporting a denim jacket with a thick shearling collar.
The unshaven singer looked handsome and appeared in a sombre mood as he posed for the snap, which was met with adoration from followers.
Zayn looked down in the snap while sporting a pair of trendy round sunglasses from the collection and sharing a simple caption promoting the range.
In his promotional caption, the former boy band star penned: 'Wearing DROPHEAD from my new collab with @ARNETTE #zaynxarnette #ad'
Ex-partner: The rare brooding snap comes after his split from Gigi Hadid (pictured together in 2016)
It comes after Zayn pleaded no contest to four harassment charges in October and was sentenced to 360 days probation, an anger management course and told he must have no contact with Yolanda or a security guard who witnessed the fight.
He denied the claims made against him which include him pushing the reality star into a dresser and calling her a 's**t.'
The incident happened after a fight at the home in Pennsylvania he shares with Gigi Hadid and their daughter Khai. Gigi was modelling in Paris and Yolanda let herself into the couple's home, seemingly without Malik's consent
Incident: The star was involved in a fracas with Gigi's mother Yolanda, 57 (pictured in 2017)
A fight ensued, in which he allegedly called her a 'f****** Dutch s**t' and said: 'Stay the f*** away from my daughter'
He is then said to have phoned Gigi in Paris and berated her down the phone, screaming: 'Strap on some f*****g balls.'
A security guard witnessed the event and he yelled at him: 'Get the f*** out of my f***ing house copper,'
Zayn posted a statement on social media at the time that confirmed there was an incident, that he pleaded no contest (although it was unclear at the time that he'd been criminally charged) and that he was trying to protect his daughter.
Invasion of privacy: Zayn seemed to claim that the incident arose from an argument caused by an invasion of privacy but did not outright name Yolanda as he said it was a 'family member of my partner's'; Yolanda, Gigi, Zayn pictured
He denied striking Yolanda, as had been reported by TMZ, citing an unnamed source. He said: 'As you all know I am a private person and I very much want to create a safe and private space for my daughter to grow up in.
'A place where private family matters aren't thrown on the world stage for all to poke and pick apart.
'In an effort to protect that space for her, I agreed to not contest claims arising from an argument I had with a family member of my partner's who entered our home while my partner was away several weeks ago.'
Gigi and Zayn have now split - it's unclear if that was before the September 29 incident or as a result of it.
Airing it out: Zayn posted a statement on social media at the time that confirmed there was an incident, that he pleaded no contest (although it was unclear at the time that he'd been criminally charged) and that he was trying to protect his daughter
'This was and still should be a private matter but it seems for now there is a divisiveness and despite my efforts to restore us to a peaceful family environment that will allow for me to co-parent my daughter in a manner in which she deserves, this has been 'leaked' to the press.
'I am hopeful though for healing for all involved with the harsh words shared and more importantly I remain vigilant to protect Khai and give her the privacy she deserves.'
The tension between Zayn and Yolanda allegedly began when he suspected her of leaking news of Gigi's pregnancy to the media, according to an unnamed source cited by The Sun.
MailOnline have contacted representatives for Zayn, Yolanda and Gigi for further comment.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held a major campaign rally Saturday in Marseille, touting his environmental and climate accomplishments and future plans in a bid to draw in young voters who supported more politically extreme candidates in the first round of France’s presidential election.
Citizens and especially millennials in Marseille, a multicultural southern French city on the Mediterranean, favored hard-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon over the centrist Macron in the April 10 first round of voting. Marseille’s young voters, who leaned mainly to the far right and the far left last Sunday, are particularly engaged with climate issues — a point which Macron hoped to capitalize on in a rousing speech at the edge of the glistening sea.
“I hear the anxiety that exists in a lot of our young people. I see young people, adolescents, who are fearful about our planet’s future,” he said.
Macron is facing off against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in France’s April 24 presidential runoff after 10 other candidates, including Melenchon, were eliminated in the first round of voting.
For many who voted for left-wing candidates in the first round, the presidential runoff vote is an unpalatable choice between a candidate who is anathema to them, Le Pen, and a president who some feel has veered to the right of center during his first term. The runoff outcome could depend on how left-wing voters make up their minds: between backing Macron or leaving him to fend for himself against Le Pen.
Macron has mixed green credentials, something he hopes to improve on. Although he was associated with the slogan “Make The Planet Great Again,” in his first five-year term he capitulated to angry yellow vest protesters by scrapping a tax hike on fuel prices.
To cheers on Saturday, Macron said his next prime minister would be placed in charge of environmental planning as France seeks to become carbon neutral by 2050. He also promised more public transport nationwide to wean people off being dependent on cars.
Even though Macron came out on top in the first round of voting, the 44-year-old incumbent has acknowledged that “nothing is decided” in the increasingly tight race to become France’s next leader. In Marseille, he targeted his rival Le Pen, who has gained increasing support in recent weeks.
“The far-right represents a danger for our country. Don’t just hiss at it, knock it out,” he said, warning about the political dangers posed by overconfident supporters who abstain in the vital runoff vote.
Le Pen spent Saturday reaching out to voters in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, a village in northwestern France where she visited an antiques market.
While campaigning Friday, both candidates were grilled over their differing stances on Muslim religious dress in public spaces — Le Pen wants to ban headscarves in France, a country that has Europe’s largest Muslim population. Both Le Pen and Macron were confronted by women in headscarves who asked why their clothing choices should be caught up in politics.
Across France, protesters are railing against a host of issues ahead of the presidential runoff.
In the center of Paris on Saturday, the environmental group Extinction Rebellion launched a three-day demonstration against what they call France’s inaction on climate issues. The activists say their objective is “to put climate issues back at the center of the presidential debate.”
Hundreds of activists from the environmental group XR are also asking both presidential candidates to make commitments to protect the environment.
At a Paris march against racism on Saturday, many left-wing voters described the runoff choices as agonizing. Some said they would hold their noses and vote for Macron, simply to block Le Pen. But many said they wouldn’t vote at all or would cast a vote with no name. One marcher said they had barely slept and repeatedly wept since Melenchon came in third in the first round after Le Pen.
Faridi Djoumoi said he voted for Macron in round one but he still protested with a sign that read “Better a vote that stinks than a vote that kills,” in hopes of convincing people to rally around the president against Le Pen.
“The vote that stinks is Emmanuel Macron, because there have been a lot of problems under his leadership,” he said. “The vote that kills is the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, … a party founded on hatred.”
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Bald eagles infected with bird flu, at least 3 dead, officials say
SAVANNAH, Ga. (Gray News) - Bird flu has been detected in Georgia bald eagles and it is affecting their nesting, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
In a recent report, officials with the DNR said samples from three bald eagles found dead in Chatham, Glynn and Liberty counties came back positive for avian influenza, or bird flu.
The department also reported that bird flu is likely undercutting nesting success for the eagles in Georgia’s coastal counties.
Officials said about a third of the eagle nests in Georgia are in the coastal counties. Annual aerial surveys of nesting bald eagles have revealed more failed nests than expected with nest success currently down about 30%.
Overall, the department reports the bald eagle population in Georgia is strong and initial survey results of eagle nesting outside the coastal region look to be on par with previous years.
Avian influenza has been detected in wild birds in more than 30 states this year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. The viral disease is highly infectious, untreatable and potentially lethal to infected animals. However, the risk of transmission to people remains low.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation.
The current governor, Republican Tate Reeves, signed a bill Thursday to replace “Go, Mississippi” with a new song called “One Mississippi.” The change will happen July 1 — two years after Mississippi retired a Confederate-themed state flag.
“Go, Mississippi” uses the tune, but not the lyrics, from a 1959 campaign jingle of Democratic Gov. Ross Barnett. “Roll With Ross” included the lyrics, “For segregation, 100%. He’s not a moderate, like some of the gents.”
Barnett unsuccessfully resisted integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962. Legislators adopted a state song that year setting new words to his campaign music: “Go, Mississippi, keep rolling along. Go, Mississippi, you cannot go wrong.”
The new state song was composed by country music singer and songwriter Steve Azar, who’s a Mississippi native, for the state’s 2017 bicentennial celebration.
The lyrics of “One Mississippi” play on the hide-and-seek counting game (One Mississippi … two Mississippi … three Mississippi …). The song uses familiar images, including magnolia trees, fried catfish, hurricanes and kudzu.
The new law also creates a committee to recommend that legislators designate additional state songs later. Tennesseeis among states with multiple official songs.
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Teachers threaten strike action over pay: One in three are so 'disillusioned' they want to quit and 98% oppose Rishi Sunak's 'unfair' pay squeeze
- Over 95% of teachers oppose the public sector pay freeze according to a survey
- Nasuwt teaching union say 62% of teachers would hold a strike over poor wages
- Teachers are set for a real-term cut of 5% in pay according to research from IFS
Most teachers oppose the pay freeze set by the Government for school staff, according to a survey by the Nasuwt teaching union, which found that one in 10 have taken on a second job and some have resorted to food banks.
The vast majority of 11,000 respondents to a survey, 98%, said they disagreed with a pay freeze implemented by the Government for teachers and other public sector workers for 2021/22.
In November 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak imposed a one-year pay freeze on more than one million public sector workers in response to the 'economic emergency' created by the pandemic.
The decision was made to help plug the hole in the public finances opened up by the pandemic, and offset the impact of job saving measures like the furlough scheme.
In March this year, the Government called for teacher starting salaries to rise by over 16% over the next two years, to bring them up to £30,000 by September 2023.
The Department for Education has said it wants statutory starting pay to increase by 8.9% this year and 7.1% next year.
But the proposed increases for more experienced staff are lower, and the Institute of Fiscal Studies has said that given rising levels of inflation, the proposals for teacher pay would see a real-terms cut of 5% for more experienced staff between 2021 and 2023.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (pictured) announced that teachers' starting salaries would hit £30,000 by September 2023, after pausing public sector wage increases for a year in 2020, but many teacher still feel their wages are too low
Naswut's new general secretary Patrick Roach said the government need to increase wages 'urgently' to 'secure the future of education', as their research finds nearly all teachers disagree with Rishi Sunak's previous pay freeze
Out of over 10,700 respondents, 62% said they would support a joint day of strike action with other education unions in support of pay increases.
Around four in 10 members, 42%, said they would support more than one day of joint strike action over the issue.
A quarter of respondents, 25%, would support over one day of strike action with Nasuwt acting alone.
Just 15% said they would not be prepared to take any form of industrial action to campaign for more pay.
Most teachers, 80%, said Nasuwt should focus on campaigning for all teachers to get the same percentage pay rise, regardless of their experience, whereas just 28% said that the union should prioritise campaigning for teachers' starting salaries to rise to £30,000.
A third of Nasuwt respondents, 33%, said that the union should prioritise campaigning for pay rises for more experienced teachers.
Nearly two thirds of those surveyed, 64%, said that they were 'really angry' about pay, and felt that teachers were treated 'unfairly' by the Government.
Over a third, 35%, said they were so 'disillusioned' by their pay they wanted to leave the profession, and 21% said they were so angry about pay they felt industrial action was necessary.
A majority of teachers, 89%, said that they were somewhat or very worried about their financial situation.
Nasuwt found that seven in 10 teachers had considered leaving their job over the last 12 months, with nearly half stating that their pay was affecting their intention to leave.
The teachers union Naswut has voted in favour of industrial actions to force the government to produce a 'programme of restorative pay awards for teachers' (stock photo)
They found that 54% of teachers had cut down on food spending and 40% had reduced spending on essential household items.
Over one in 10 said they had to take a second job to make ends meet while 1% said they had had to use a food bank.
On Saturday, Nasuwt voted to 'mobilise members for national industrial action, up to and including strike action, in the event that any government or administration fails to deliver a programme of restorative pay awards for teachers'.
Nasuwt general secretary Patrick Roach said: 'Over a decade of cuts to teachers pay cannot continue to be endured by the profession.
'Teachers are leaving the profession with many more seriously considering it and pay is one of the main reasons.
'We cannot allow the recruitment and retention crisis to continue and worsen, which is damaging children's education.
'Governments and administrations must urgently secure the future of education by delivering a serious programme of increased pay awards.
'Conference has delivered a clear message that ministers will be responsible for any disruption caused by their failure to deliver an immediate programme of restorative pay awards for teachers.'
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David Moyo strike enough to lift Hamilton above Greenock Morton
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Hamilton leapfrogged Morton in the cinch Championship with a 1-0 win courtesy of David Moyo’s early strike at Cappielow Park.
The visitors got off to a flying start and made the breakthrough after six minutes when Moyo was on hand to tap home a rebound after Andy Ryan’s initial effort was parried by keeper Jack Hamilton.
The home side should have had the equaliser straight after when Gavin Reilly latched on to some loose possession and rounded Ryan Fulton before shooting wide of the target.
Hamilton could have doubled their advantage in the 77th minute when Mihai Popescu’s effort was cleared off the line.
The game could have been made safe in the final minutes but Andy Winter saw his chance comfortably saved, although Hamilton nevertheless held on for all three points.
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Woman arrested for helping 100 plus people illegally get driver’s licenses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WJXT) - A subcontractor with the tax collector’s office in Jacksonville, Florida, hired to translate for immigrants, is accused of helping more than 100 people illegally get driver’s licenses.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said 56-year-old Afsaneh Baghai-Amri has been arrested for helping people get driver’s licenses illegally.
The investigation started when someone at the tax collector’s office alerted the Florida Highway Patrol that 137 people who applied for their driver’s licenses listed Baghai-Amri’s home address in Ponte Vedra, Florida, as their own.
It was reported most of them were immigrants from Afghanistan.
Highway patrol then set up surveillance at the tax collector’s office and her house.
In one of the videos, they said the woman was observed helping an applicant with the answers on the test.
Highway patrol ended up going to the tax collector’s office when she had just completed two application forms for driver’s licenses for two different men.
They both listed her address as theirs.
The woman admitted to the Florida Highway Patrol none of the men lived at her house and she was trying to help them get employment.
They also said one of the two men admitted to cheating on his driver’s license exam because Baghai-Amri gave him the answers.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Baghai-Amri is charged with 178 counts of supplying unlawful licenses along with two felony charges over exams.
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KLU student qualifies for World Junior Cup (Rifle/Pistol)
M. Uma Mahesh bags bronze medal in qualifying event in which 780 candidates took part
Maddineni Uma Mahesh, a student pursuing first year of Engineering course in KL deemed to be University, has qualified for World Junior Cup (Rifle/Pistol), scheduled to be organised from May 8 to 20 in Germany by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
At a press conference, KLU Vice-Chancellor Saradhy Varma said it was a matter of immense pride that a student of their institution was representing the country in the 10-metres air rifle category. Of the 780 candidates who participated in the qualifying event for the world cup, Umashankar scored 628 points and bagged a bronze medal in the juniors’ segment, he informed.
Achievements
Speaking about his achievements, he said at a young age of 17, he was selected for the Indian seniors’ team and he was also selected to represent Andhra Pradesh in the 10-meters air rifle/pistol event in Under-19 category at Khelo India scheduled to be held in Haryana from June 4. In the last three years, he had won more than 30 medals in different events, he said.
The University’s Administrative Director J. Srinivasa Rao said the institution was creating superior infrastructure facilities to encourage students who were interested in pursuing their goals in sports.
Sports Associate Dean Harikishore said the University would encourage students who were good in sports and other activities.
Uma Mahesh, who was felicitated on the occasion, said the university had extended 100% fee concession in sports quota and had been very supportive. He thanked his parents and teachers for extending their support in the best possible way.
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A sick gang of youths tortured and killed a hedgehog in a Welsh park in what has been dubbed the "most horrific wildlife crime."
The incident happened at a park in Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, between 5pm-6pm on Thursday (April 14), Wales Online reports.
It is understood that a group of youths set fire to the poor creature before it was rescued by a member of the public.
The Hedgehog Helpline, a registered charity, operating in South East Wales, which rescues, rehabilitates and releases sick, orphaned & injured wild hedgehogs, said they were called to the scene to help but there was nothing they could do.
The organisation wrote on Facebook: "Last night one of our Voluntary carers was called by a neighbour to attend an incident in the local park.
"A group of youths had set fire to a Hedgehog, a member of the public removed the hedgehog from the situation and our carer was transported to our nearest field hospital.
"Unfortunately due to the injuries, the hedgehog was euthanised. A hedgehog being burnt alive is horrific, the pain is unimaginable.
"You will see from the images where the spines are melted, we cannot express how much pain she would have been in.
"This is the most horrific wildlife crime against a defenceless animal. The matter is now in the hands of the police as a wildlife crime.
"We praise our carers and those involved who went over and above to save this poor hedgehog who without doubt suffered at the hands of a gang of youths."
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Speaking to the BBC Sarah Liney from the helpline said: "The hedgehog was taken to one of our field hospitals in Tredegar, but the injuries were terrible. The animal was sedated but the decision was taken... to put it down.
"When the spikes are burned they continue to burn even when they appear to extinguished. The animal must have been in terrible pain. Who would torture an animal like this?"
A police spokesperson said: "Officers are appealing to anyone who may have seen a group of youths acting suspiciously in the park between 5pm and 6pm on Thursday evening to contact South Wales Police."
The RSPCA said: "We are aware of this and are looking into it."
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.
Richard Bernard Moore, 57, is the also first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last year making electrocution the default and giving inmates the option to face three prison workers with rifles instead.
Moore has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. If executed as scheduled on April 29, he would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011 and the fourth in the country to die by firing squad in nearly half a century.
Only three executions in the United States have been carried out by firing squad since 1976, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Moore’s would mark the first since Ronnie Lee Gardner ’s 2010 execution by a five-person firing squad in Utah.
South Carolina is one of eight states to still use the electric chair and one of four to allow a firing squad, according to the center.
In a written statement, Moore said he didn’t concede that either method was legal or constitutional but he more strongly opposed death by electrocution and only chose the firing squad because he was required to make a choice.
“I believe this election is forcing me to choose between two unconstitutional methods of execution, and I do not intend to waive any challenges to electrocution or firing squad by making an election,” Moore said in the statement.
The state’s new law was prompted by the decadelong break in executions, which corrections officials attribute to an inability to procure the drugs needed to carry out lethal injections.
Moore’s attorneys have asked the state Supreme Court to delay his death while another court determines if either available method is cruel and unusual punishment. The attorneys argue prisons officials aren’t trying hard enough to get the lethal injection drugs, instead forcing prisoners to choose between two more barbaric methods.
His lawyers are also asking the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so the U.S. Supreme Court can review whether his death sentence was a disproportionate punishment compared with similar crimes. The state justices denied a similar appeal last week.
South Carolina’s corrections agency said last month that it finished developing protocols for firing squad executions and completed $53,600 in renovations on the death chamber in Columbia, installing a metal chair with restraints that faces a wall with a rectangular opening 15 feet (4.6 meters) away. In the case of a firing squad execution, three volunteer prison workers will train their rifles on the condemned prisoner’s heart.
Moore is one of 35 men on South Carolina’s death row. The state last scheduled an execution for Moore in 2020, which was then delayed after prison officials said they couldn’t obtain lethal injection drugs.
Corrections Department Director Bryan Stirling reiterated in an affidavit last week that the agency still couldn’t obtain the drugs because manufacturers and compounding pharmacies contacted by the state refused to help.
During Moore’s 2001 trial, prosecutors said Moore entered the store looking for money to support his cocaine habit and got into a dispute with Mahoney, who drew a pistol that Moore wrestled away from him.
Mahoney pulled a second gun, and a gunfight ensued. Mahoney shot Moore in the arm, and Moore shot Mahoney in the chest. Prosecutors said Moore left a trail of blood through the store as he looked for cash, stepping twice over Mahoney.
At the time, Moore claimed that he acted in self-defense after Mahoney drew the first gun.
Moore’s supporters have argued that his crime doesn’t rise to the level of a death penalty offense. His appeals lawyers have said that because Moore didn’t bring a gun into store, he couldn’t have intended to kill someone when he walked in.
The last person executed in South Carolina was Jeffrey Motts, who was on death row for strangling a cellmate while serving a life sentence for another murder.
Liu is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.
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DECATUR — Decatur firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a third-floor apartment on Friday afternoon.
The apartment at 1612 N. Water St. was unoccupied, according to a news release from the Decatur Fire Department. The smoke was coming from a bedroom in the apartment, and firefighters encountered moderate smoke and fire conditions before extinguishing the fire in approximately an hour. No injuries were reported to firefighters.
Investigators determined the fire to be unintentional.
PHOTOS: Fire guts Decatur warehouse
Flames burst through the windows of a warehouse in the 100 block of East Grand Avenue in Decatur. Three commercial structures were destroyed in the three-alarm fire that required all of the Decatur Fire Department's equipment to control and extinguish.
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Mark Hunter could do nothing but watch as flames made their way through a group of buildings along Grand Avenue in Decatur on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire's spread to a neighboring building owned by Hunter.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews respond to a warehouse fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street in May.
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Crews respond to a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street on Saturday afternoon. Thick, black smoke from the fire could be seen for miles.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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Crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at East Grand Avenue and North Calhoun Street.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at an arcade in North Carolina, police said.
Winston-Salem police said Friday that Reginald Anthony Williams, 25, is charged with murder, and Nautica Shanice Baldwin, 26, is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, news outlets reported.
According to an arrest warrant, Williams is accused of killing Arthur Little, 52, who was shot inside the arcade on Wednesday. When officers arrived, they found Little unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Baldwin is accused of stealing $420 from Little that same day after she threatened the victim with a handgun, her arrest warrant said.
Another man was taken to a local hospital with a leg injury, but police haven't identified him.
Williams was jailed without bond. Police said bond for Baldwin was set at $25,000. Both are scheduled to appear in a Forsyth County court on Monday. It was not immediately known if they have attorneys.
Police didn’t describe the relationship between Williams and Baldwin.
Little’s death is the city’s 13th homicide in Winston-Salem this year, compared to eight homicides at the same time in 2021, police said.
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Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisia coast
Saturday April 16 2022
A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast, sparking a rush to avoid a spill.
"The ship sank this morning in Tunisian territorial waters. For the moment, there is no leak," local court spokesman Mohamed Karray said.
A disaster prevention committee would meet in the coming hours "to decide on the measures to be taken", he added.
The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was headed from the Egyptian port of Damietta to the European island of Malta when it requested entry to Tunisian waters on Friday evening due to bad weather.
The tanker is 58 metres (63 yards) long and nine metres wide, according to ship monitoring website vesseltracker.com.
It began taking water around seven kilometres (over four miles) offshore in the Gulf of Gabes and the engine room was engulfed, according to a Tunisian environment ministry statement.
It said Tunisian authorities evacuated the seven-member crew.
Environment Minister Leila Chikhaoui was travelling to Gabes "to evaluate the situation... and to take necessary preventive decisions in coordination with the regional authorities", a ministry statement said.
Authorities have activated "the national emergency plan for the prevention of marine pollution with the aim of bringing the situation under control and avoiding the spread of pollutants".
Court spokesman Karray said the Georgian captain, four Turks and two Azerbaijanis were briefly hospitalised for checks and were now in a hotel.
The defence, interior, transport and customs ministries were working to avoid "a marine environmental disaster in the region and limit its impact", the environment ministry said.
Before the ship sank, the ministry had described the situation as "alarming" but "under control".
The Gulf of Gabes was traditionally a fishing area but activists say it has suffered from pollution due to phosphate processing industries based near the city of Gabes.
The last maritime accident involving the country was in October 2018, when Tunisian freighter Ulysse slammed into the Cyprus-based Virginia anchored about 30 kilometres (20 miles) off the northern tip of the French island of Corsica, sending hundreds of tonnes of fuel spilling into the Mediterranean.
It took several days of maritime manoeuvres to disentangle the boats and pump some 520 cubic metres of propulsion fuel, which had escaped tanks.
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KENOSHA, Wis. — In the first game of the NCAA Regional Championship, the Carthage College men's volleyball team swept Mount Union 3-0 on Friday at Tarble Arena.
A kill and block by Peyton Wieter got the Firebirds (21-3) started, as they took an early 2-0 lead on the Purple Raiders (14-12). Mount Union would come back to tie the first set at two and three points each, before two straight kills and two straight aces from Matt Slivinski put Carthage up 10-4. The Firebirds would go on to close out the first set on an emphatic kill at the pin by Slivinski, giving the NCAA Regional hosts a 25-20 first-set victory.
The second set was a back-and-forth battle to begin, as the two teams sat even at three through the first six points. However, a run by Carthage put them up 8-4 after forcing an attack error. The Firebirds took another lead into the media timeout, up 15-10, before closing out the set with a 25-16 win on another ace by Slivinski.
In the third, Mount Union went ahead early 6-2 with a kill until the Firebirds battled back tying it at 10 with a kill from Zach Bulthuis. Heading to the media timeout, Mount Union held a slim 15-14 lead off a blocking error. Later, a kill and ace from David Markes moved the Firebirds in front 19-17. Carthage then scored three-unanswered points capped off with a kill from Wieter. Though the Purple Raiders cut the deficit to three, Carthage won the game off back-to-back attack errors.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A commercial oil tanker carrying more than 750 tons of diesel ran aground overnight from Friday to Saturday in the Gulf of Gabès in southeastern Tunisia.
According to the Environment Ministry, the ship sank late Saturday morning due to water seeping into the engine room. Only the bow of the boat was still visible. It’s unclear if it is leaking fuel.
As soon as the accident was announced Friday night, the Environment Ministry announced the activation of the national emergency response plan, put in place over the potential threat of maritime pollution.
That consists of experts, marine guard and civil protection agents being deployed to the danger zone, and buffers such as tarpaulin put around the perimeter to contain any leak.
The “Xelo,” which was flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea, had left the port of Damietta in Egypt heading for Malta, but was diverted from its route due to bad weather conditions.
The crew was saved by teams from the Maritime Guard and Civil Protection.
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Midland-Dow boys’ lacrosse coach Joe Stadelmaier was expecting a tough match from Detroit Country Day on Saturday, and he got it.
The Yellowjackets broke open a close game with a dominant fourth quarter, pulling away to win 20-10 at Midland Community Stadium and improve to 7-1.
Country Day led 7-5 at halftime and by six midway through the third quarter before Midland-Dow went on a run to trim the deficit back to two. From there, though, it was all Yellowjackets.
“I’m really pleased with the way we played in the first half. Their team doesn’t really allow a team to make mistakes. We just made too many mistakes in the second half, and they took advantage of it,” Stadelmaier noted.
“They’re a much deeper program than ours, and they’ve got more players that they can spread out, and we’re pretty shallow and short,” he added. “They’re probably going to be in the (state) finals in Division 2.”
It took Midland-Dow only 38 seconds to get on the board, as Ryan Stadelmaier passed to Ryan Pomranky, who beat the Yellowjackets’ goalkeeper from close range for a 1-0 lead. Country Day scored the next two goals to take a brief lead, but Midland-Dow answered with a point-blank goal by Eli Elza off of a nice over-the-top pass from Will Kuper to tie it at 2-2 midway through the first quarter.
The Yellowjackets surged back ahead, 4-2, but Stadelmaier found Kuper, who scored from close range on a power play late in the period, making 4-3 heading into the second.
Midland-Dow tied it again in the opening minute of the second quarter, as Cal Stearns charged hard from the left wing and beat the goalie low from 12 yards out, but Country Day responded with a three-goal outburst over the span of 1:52 to regain the lead 7-4. In the closing minutes of the half, Midland-Dow’s Kyle Riter cut it to 7-5, scoring on a high, hard shot from 15 yards out.
Early in the second half, Country Day appeared poised to take command, collecting four goals – including a couple on long, unabated runs off of defensive breakdowns by Midland-Dow – over the course of 3:24 to extend to an 11-5 advantage.
Midland-Dow fought back, though, answering with four goals of its own in the span of 3:27.
First, Riter passed to Stearns, who scored from in front of the net, and then Stadelmaier fought through contact on the right wing and backhanded a shot past the goalie to make it 11-7. Just under a minute later, Stadelmaier struck again, this time with a power play goal from 10 yards out. Stearns then capped the run, taking a pass from Kuper and quickly firing a hard shot into the net from 7 yards out to make it 11-9 with 2:55 left in the third quarter.
From there, Country Day took over.
The Yellowjackets scored with 27 seconds left in the third to make it 12-9, then tacked on five more goals in the first five and a half minutes of the fourth quarter, including two shorthanded tallies and multiple wide-open opportunities, to build a 17-9 lead.
Stearns scored again off of an assist from Elza midway through the period to cut it to 17-10, but Country Day scored three more times down the stretch to seal it.
“I was pleased with the way we battled on the faceoff. … But there were a lot of ground balls that we missed that we could’ve had,” said Joe Stadelmaier. “ … I’m just not real happy with the way we played in the second half. We can play better. The good news for us is that it can all be fixed. All the mistakes we made can be fixed.”
Midland-Dow (3-2) will head to Bay City Western on Monday, and Joe Stadelmaier said his team will spend some time working to identify and correct the multiple defensive breakdowns from Saturday.
“I’m hoping that when we watch the film (we can see our mistakes),” he said. “It’s tough to evaluate the game while you’re actually playing, but when we watch the film, they’ll be able to see, ‘Oh, I should’ve been here, or I should’ve been there,’ and they will learn from the mistakes.”
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WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — The short documentary video opens with a high school student explaining how human waste flows up from the ground and floods an area where he and his friends eat lunch.
In the eight-minute video with background music and captions of key quotes, students at Druid Hills High School use iPhones to document the classrooms, hallways and bathrooms that are crumbling around them.
In several scenes, plaster is falling off walls, and water is dripping around electrical outlets in one area. So much water has leaked into the weight room that it oozes up from the floor when a student steps on it. Another student demonstrates how one of the holes in a ceiling is so large that he can put his entire hand through it.
“You can tell someone about the conditions but when you visually see it, it’s a lot more impactful,” sophomore Harley Martz, one of the students who produced the video, told The Associated Press in an interview. “Some of the things we pointed out in the video are very undeniable.”
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“As you walk through the school now, you can smell the mold and it’s kind of really nasty,” Montrice Berry, a junior student at Druid Hills, says in the video. “So I tend to walk outside just so I can avoid the smell.”
Now, after the video came out, “every time I go walking the halls, people are like ‘I’m so proud of you for speaking up,'” Berry said in an interview.
The video, which has garnered more than 27,000 views so far since it was posted on YouTube this month, has prompted outrage among some parents in the suburban area just east of Atlanta who want repairs made. It was produced after the DeKalb County School Board in February removed Druid Hills from a list of schools in need of priority renovations.
The video won praise from other students.
“I walked into my first period and my fellow students were applauding,” Martz said.
It is the latest effort by students, parents and teachers across the nation to show people what conditions are like in their schools – and make their case that improvements are badly needed.
In Virginia, journalism students documented conditions at Maury High School and showed the video on the YouTube channel they use for school news broadcasts. Administrators ordered them to remove the video from the YouTube channel in 2019.
The same year in Louisiana, a video by residents exposed problems at Block High School in Jonesville, about 90 miles (about 145 kilometers) northwest of Baton Rouge. In Duvall County, Florida, the county produced a similar video in 2019 to persuade voters to approve a sales tax measure that would pay for repairs.
In Georgia, the DeKalb County School Board will consider a resolution “to modernize Druid Hills High School,” according to the meeting agenda. The school has been in operation since the 1920s and is among the oldest in Georgia, according to historical accounts from the school district. Film crews used it as the backdrop for several scenes in the 2000 film “Remember the Titans.”
The agenda for Monday's meeting includes no specifics, so it's unclear what the board will discuss or ultimately do.
The video showed “many areas of concern throughout the building that we have long known about and have been working to address in meaningful ways,” Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris said in an April 13 letter to community members the district also shared with the media.
“As always, we are grateful for the advocacy of these students for themselves and future generations of learners," she wrote.
The school district and board “remain fully committed to ensuring that all scholars are in positive learning environments,” she wrote, adding that she expects the board's next steps will be to "move forward with renovations at the school, including addressing immediate needs.”
But students are waiting to see concrete steps being taken to improve their school.
“So far I feel like they’re just talking,” Berry said. “I don’t really see a change so far. No one has really done anything.”
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has reacted with "regret and rejection" to remarks by Israel's Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, condemning Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
Russia accused Israel of hypocrisy in attacking Russia's actions: "“There is an effort to take advantage of the situation around Ukraine to distract the international community from one of the longest unresolved conflicts — the Palestinian-Israeli one," the Russian statement declares.
"It is also noteworthy that the longest occupation in the post-war world history is carried out with the tacit connivance of the leading Western countries and the actual support of the United States," Russia added.
The Kremlin went on to denounce the blockade of Gaza and the "illegal occupation and creeping annexation of Palestinian territories."
There has been no clarification as to what remarks exactly prompted Russia's response, although they closely coincide with Israel's support of a UN resolution condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine and the removal of Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique global competition is being held in Saudi Arabia these days, targeting beautiful voices without the accompaniment of musical instruments in reciting the Holy Quran (the holy book of Muslims) and delivering the call to prayer (adhan), after the entertainment authority in Saudi Arabia launched this competition under the name Scent of speech.
Five reasons may make the competition one of the most important vocal performance contests in the world, which are:
- The largest international prize: The financial prize presented in the competition is the largest in the history of international talent competitions, with an estimated value of $3.2 million.
- The number of applicants: The number of applicants for the competition reached more than 40,000 participants from 80 countries around the world.
- The first competition of its kind: It is the first competition in the world to test the beauty of the voice in the call to prayer.
- The number of judges: The number of specialized assessors evaluating competitors' performances is the largest in the history of international competitions, as their number reaches 13 assessors from several countries around the world.
- Vocal performance: The competition is the only one of its kind in the world to evaluate voice talents without the use of any voice enhancers or musical instruments. Contestants rely on their vocal performance and experience in balancing and switching between vocal ranges with different tones, a type of art that has been known for hundreds of years.
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Mohawk women build tiny houses for those fleeing domestic violence
By Nicole Bogart and Heather Butts
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Friday, April 15, 2022 (CTV Network) — As they stand admiring their handy work, Tammy McGuire and Kylea Smart recall the incredible effort, sweat and tears that went into Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s latest buildings. The women laugh as they remember struggling to move the tall knotted pine logs that act as supports for the buildings covered porches, repurposed from the land surrounding the tiny homes. “Do you remember the day we had to drag these out of the field… and all the sweating that we had to do pushing them out because it was the middle of summer,” McGuire asks Smart. “There was a lot of man-hours put into the logs to make them as nice as they are.” McGuire and Smart participated in a government program aimed at training women in carpentry and other trades. With the help of three other Indigenous women—and no prior experience in home building—the group built the two tiny houses in just six months. Now known as the Red Cedars Shelter’s tiny houses, the buildings will be used for women in need of transitional housing after leaving the safe house on the Mohawk Nation. “We were all learning together as a group and being able to help and support each other,” Smart told CTV National News. “To think these houses are down the road and are going to help so many women and children get back on their feet, back into their daily lifestyles, and learn how to become individuals is amazing.” As women and mothers, McGuire and Smart are deeply aware of the ongoing need for safe housing for women in Indigenous communities. Despite the gruelling work it took to complete the structures, both say they were driven by the goal of providing a safe, comforting space for women in their community. “To know that there’s comfort here for them. To know that they can come out of that patio door, light up a fire and sit down and roast some smores. Create some great memories for the children—that the future is going to be brighter… it’s nice to know,” McGuire said. “It makes me so happy, but it also makes me sad [thinking about it].” But the project has also served as a training ground for empowering new careers for the women. After working diligently on the two outdoor patios, McGuire discovered a love for landscaping and learned skills that will open doors for other women in the community. “It just proves anybody can build. The trade is not gender-specific, my mom was a carpenter and she built our house,” Chief R. Donald Maracle told CTV National News.“It’s good to see women entering the trades.”
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CAIRO (AP) — A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. It was the second tragedy in less than a week involving migrants departing from North Africa to seek a better life in Europe.
The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean, said the International Organization for Migration.
The IOM said the bodies of six migrants were pulled out while 29 others were missing and presumed dead. It was not immediately clear what caused the wooden boat to capsize.
Friday’s tragedy was the second shipwreck off Libya in less than a week with a total of at least 53 Europe-headed migrants dead or presumed dead, according to the IOM.
On Tuesday, a wooden boat carrying at least 20 migrants capsized off the western town of Sorman. Two migrants were rescued and at least 18 were pronounced dead with six bodies retrieved, the U.N. migration agency said.
“Dedicated search and rescue capacity and a safe disembarkation mechanism are urgently needed to prevent further deaths and suffering,” the IOM said.
Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body found evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya against migrants detained in government-run prisons and at the hands of human traffickers.
Earlier this month, more than 90 people in an overcrowded boat drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, days after they left Libya, according to the Doctors Without Borders aid group.
Migrants regularly try to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in a desperate attempt to reach European shores. The country has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the oil-rich country’s lengthy borders with six nations. The migrants are then typically packed into ill-equipped rubber boats and set off on risky sea voyages.
At least 476 migrants died along the Central Mediterranean route between Jan. 1 and April 11, according to the IOM.
Many of those who have been intercepted and returned to Libya — including women and children — are held in government-run detention centers where they suffer from abuse, including torture, rape and extortion, according to rights groups.
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The photographer of the year for the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards didn't take the photos – technically.
The striking black-and-white portraits of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border were actually taken by the subjects themselves. Australian photographer Adam Ferguson gave them a remote trigger for his camera and told them to take the photo whenever they were ready.
The images highlight the migrants' "desire for freedom and self-respect. They are people who have a choice to make," says Mike Trow, jury chair of the awards.
These intimate photos are showcased alongside many honorees in this year's Sony World Photography Awards, an annual global competition that is free to enter and open to photographers of all skill levels. This week, jurors announced the overall winners, which include the work of photojournalists, creative photographers and student and amateur photographers. More than 340,000 images were submitted from 211 countries and territories.
Working in both black and white and color, photographers showed a world of unexpected moments and evocative landscapes – from a man in Argentina transporting computers on horseback to a lone figure in a Pakistani desert.
An exhibition of over 300 images from the contest are on display at Somerset House in London until May 2. Here is a selection of eye-catching images by finalists and winners from around the globe.
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vacant wooded lot in Brookville after they received a tip about possible human remains.
When they arrived at the lot on Winter Street near Horn Avenue, deputies said they found human skeletal remains that “appeared to have been there for an extended period of time.”
The sheriff’s office did not immediately release additional information about the human remains, stating an investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. Stay up to date on the latest from News Channel 8 on-air and on the go with the free WFLA News Channel 8 mobile app.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
5-0-3
(five, zero, three)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
5-0-3
(five, zero, three)
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Editor’s note: The following is a list of the board, commission and council meetings that are scheduled in the coming week around Humboldt County.
Arcata City Council
When: First and third Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall Council Chamber: 736 F St, Arcata. The meeting can be viewed on the city’s website, Access Humboldt channels and via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofArcataCA.
• The council will consider amending a contract with GHD in the amount of nearly $400,000.
• The council will consider amending the city’s drug and alcohol testing policy
for commercial licensed drivers.
• The council will consider establishing a complete streets policy.
• The council will receive a report on food waste prevention.
The agenda can be accessed online at http://arcataca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx.
Eureka City Council
When: First and third Tuesdays of the month at 6 p.m.
Where: Eureka City Council chambers, 531 K Street, Eureka. The meeting can be viewed on the city’s website or via Humboldt Access channels.
• The council will hold a public hearing for a General Plan amendment related to a property at 3116 Harrison Ave.
• The council will consider a policy regarding remote work assignments.
• The council will consider an ordinance over the police oversight board.
• The council will receive a report from the city manager on 20/30 Park design.
The agenda can be accessed online at http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov
Eureka Economic Development Commission
When: Third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m.
Where: Eureka City Council chambers, 531 K Street, Eureka. The meeting can be viewed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82211975118?pwd=SGZXVEdxMVZncUFaa2xBRFJFVkpnUT09.
• The committee will discuss businesses of the month.
• The committee will receive a report on Small Business Week.
The agenda can be accessed online at http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/cals/
Ferndale City Council
When: Third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
Where: Ferndale City Hall, 834 Main St, Ferndale. The meeting can be viewed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85970543477?pwd=c1dwVFJNQW1jKy9ZejJDTjVaeVFsUT09.
• The council will receive an update on the COVID-19 situation in the city and may reconfirm the local emergency. The council will also consider whether to have virtual or in-person meetings.
The agenda can be accessed online at https://ci.ferndale.ca.us/departments/city-council/.
Fortuna City Council
When: First and third Monday of every month at 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall council chambers 621 11th Street, Fortuna
• The council will be introduced to the city’s new public works director.
• The council will have a first reading of a military equipment use policy.
The agenda can be accessed online at https://www.friendlyfortuna.com/agendas_and_minutes/agenda_packets_and_minutes/city_council/index.php
Humboldt County Association of Governments
When: Third Thursday of each month at 4 p.m.
Where: 611 I St., Eureka. The meeting can be viewed via Access Humboldt channels or via Zoom at Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85085257970.
• The board will convene as the Policy Advisory Committee to hear information on fiscal year 2022-23.
• The board will receive reports from Caltrans and HCAOG’s executive director.
The agenda can be accessed online at https://www.hcaog.net/content/board-directors.
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
When: Every Tuesday except for the fifth Tuesday of a month at 9 a.m.
Where: Supervisors chambers, 825 Fifth St., Eureka. The meeting can be viewed via the county;’s website or Access Humboldt meetings.
• The board will consider extending a local emergency proclamation related to drought.
• The board will receive a special presentation regarding the retirement of Treasurer John Bartholomew. Later in the meeting, the board will consider the appointment of an interim treasurer.
• The board will hear the introduction of an ordinance on the regulation of parking.
• The board will have a special presentation on Mary Ann Hansen being named person of the year by state Sen. Mike McGuire.
The agenda can be accessed online at https://humboldt.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Humboldt County Planning Commission
When: First Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.
Where: Board of Supervisors chambers, 825 5th St., Eureka. The meeting can be viewed on the county’s website, via Access Humboldt channels and via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/87544807065. Password is 200525.
• The board will consider a permit for a solar project in the Blue Lake area.
• The board will consider a special permit for Reggae on the River.
• The board will hold a public hearing for a Nordic Aquafarms special permit.
The agenda can be accessed online at https://humboldt.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Rio Dell City Council
When: First and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Rio Dell City Hall council chambers, 675 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell
• The council will consider agreements with Caltrans over beautifying the city.
• The council will receive a presentation on a recent water rates study.
The agenda can be accessed online at http://cityofriodell.ca.gov/agendas-minutes-0
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Hamilton leapfrogged Morton in the cinch Championship with a 1-0 win courtesy of David Moyo’s early strike at Cappielow Park.
The visitors got off to a flying start and made the breakthrough after six minutes when Moyo was on hand to tap home a rebound after Andy Ryan’s initial effort was parried by keeper Jack Hamilton.
The home side should have had the equaliser straight after when Gavin Reilly latched on to some loose possession and rounded Ryan Fulton before shooting wide of the target.
Hamilton could have doubled their advantage in the 77th minute when Mihai Popescu’s effort was cleared off the line.
The game could have been made safe in the final minutes but Andy Winter saw his chance comfortably saved, although Hamilton nevertheless held on for all three points.
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Cambridge secured a thoroughly deserved 2-1 victory at Wigan to blow the Sky Bet League One title race wide open.
The U’s looked like perfect opposition for Wigan, who were unbeaten in nine league games and looking to move seven points clear at the top of the table.
But right from the off the visitors looked the better side, and they took the lead after 33 minutes when Harvey Knibbs fired past Ben Amos from the edge of the box.
Amos then had to make a fine save to keep out Adam May’s 25-yard drive, before Cambridge doubled their advantage two minutes before half-time.
James Brophy’s cross from the left was inviting and Sam Smith buried a cracking header into the top corner.
There was still time for Knibbs to wriggle his way through before shooting wide from close range.
Wigan were much better after the break and Tom Naylor pulled one back with 13 minutes to go, heading home a brilliant cross from Max Power.
Power then almost laid on an equaliser in stoppage time as Will Keane got his head to a wonderful delivery, only for Dimitar Mitov to make a stunning save.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three people detained after shooting in South Carolina mall that left 12 injured; police say shooting was not random.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three people detained after shooting in South Carolina mall that left 12 injured; police say shooting was not random.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Homestead went blow-for-blow with No. 6 Cathedral, splitting a doubleheader on the day where the Spartans opened their brand new baseball field.
Homestead dominated game one, only allowing one hit in a 11-1 win against the Fighting Irish. Nicholas Hockemeyer had a strong day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four runs batted in. The Spartans broke the game open with a 5-run inning in the bottom of the fifth.
Cathedral answered back in game two, winning 11-5. Homestead got off to a strong start after scoring twice in the second inning. The Fighting Irish rallied in the top of the fourth inning, scoring nine runs in that frame.
Homestead heads to Norwell for their next matchup on Thursday.
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They're meant to stop fraud, but TOBY WALNE'S brush with new online payment checks left him in a tizz: 'I had to tap in 45 digits to pay for my parking - and I only just caught my train!'
- Anyone buying on internet may now need to verify transaction with their bank
- This is done by typing in a code sent to their mobile phone by their bank
- All part of major crackdown on online criminals' push payment scams
- Record £754million stolen in first half of last year
Online shoppers must now tap in up to 45 separate card and security numbers to buy a single item under tough new measures introduced by banks to tackle fraud.
So-called 'strong customer authentication' (SCA) rules, just rolled out, mean that anyone who buys an item over the internet may now need to verify a transaction with their bank before the payment is approved. This is done by typing in a code sent to their mobile phone by their bank – in addition to the bank card details they must already provide.
As we show in the box, right, I had to type in a staggering 45 numbers before I could pay to park at my local station at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. These included the code to unlock my phone, the numbers of my bank card and an authentication code from the bank.
Code red: Toby Walne grapples with the new security system on his phone
I found it fiddly, time consuming and prone to me making repeated typing errors – and it almost made me miss my train.
Yes it's ultimately in my best financial interests. But so frustrating! It made me wonder just how much convenience we are willing to give up for better security online. It is all part of a major crackdown on online criminals who stole a record £754million in the first half of last year through activities that included so-called push payment scams.
This is where customers are tricked into making purchases online that turn out to be fraudulent or where goods and services are bought using stolen ID. The level of this fraud is up almost 30 per cent compared to the £582million stolen in the first six months of 2020.
The extra layer of security that the SCA rules provide has been added to make it harder for criminals to use stolen personal details to make fraudulent purchases. By sending a payment verification request to a customer, it alerts them if a criminal is using their account to defraud them. Although the added security is welcome, having to tap in up to 45 separate numbers to approve one single purchase may seem excessive to many.
Jana Mackintosh, a manager at banking trade association UK Finance, says: 'Payment fraud is a fast growing problem. It was vital to introduce this strong customer authentication as an extra level of security.
'It should give customers peace of mind that they can pre-approve payments about to be taken from their bank account or credit card.'
The additional protection is part of a European Union 'payment services directive' adopted by the UK to make online shopping more secure.
It involves so-called 'two-factor authentication' that requires the tapping in of a six-digit code sent to a customer's mobile phone to confirm a purchase. This authentication might also be via a phone call or a thumbprint made on a mobile phone banking app. Consumer groups welcome the additional layer of security despite the extra hassle it involves. But they warn that consumers must still be careful about falling victim to online fraud.
Jenny Ross, money editor for consumer group Which?, says: 'We have long called for banks to introduce additional payment protections such as strong customer authentication.
'These new rules could make a big difference when it comes to tackling certain types of online fraud.'
But she adds: 'Improved security could also come at a cost to customers who don't use mobile phones. Banks must make sure they provide solutions for all customers.'
Which? is also concerned that scammers could view SCA as an opportunity – and that there may now be a spike in fake texts, calls and emails claiming to be from 'your bank' as criminals use these new security checks as a hook to steal your personal banking details.
It means customers need to be extra vigilant when receiving unsolicited texts and emails.
This added layer of friction might also make shoppers think twice before they make a purchase – something they may appreciate after the all-too-easy convenience of swishing via a contactless card that encourages impulse buys.
Fortunately, the need for keeping so many numbers at hand or in the head could well be only a short-term problem – as biometric identification is expected to become more widespread as a double-checking solution within the next decade as new technology is rolled out.
Fingerprints, iris scanning and facial recognition technology is already being used in banking apps and passport control checks, with the industry keen to roll out further innovation to screen out fraudsters in the future. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was set up six years ago by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which also looks after security agency MI5 and Secret Intelligence Service MI6.
Sarah Lyons, a director at NCSC, says: 'It is vital consumers have confidence that security measures are in place to protect their day-today transactions.
The additional authentication now required adds an important layer of security to combat cybercrime.' The NCSC points out that alternative authentication options are also being explored – including iris recognition, which can take images of the eye using infrared light. Reading finger prints is another option. Such technology could become rolled out more widely in the future. Those who believe they might have been scammed should contact their bank immediately.
Most banks are signed up to the 'voluntary authorised push payment scam code' which means there are steps they must take to keep fraud down to a minimum. If you believe your bank has being negligent in stopping a fraudulent payment and has failed to provide a satisfactory explanation, contact the Financial Ombudsman Service. You should also contact Action Fraud and report the online fraud.
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EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST: Flexibility is key for this 'all weather' trust
Investment trust Edinburgh has had its downs in recent years, most notably when it was run by Mark Barnett at Invesco. A long streak of under-performance led to the manager finally being sacked in late 2019 and replaced by Majedie Asset Management.
Although Majedie has since been absorbed into investment house Liontrust, James de Uphaugh, who took over the reins from Barnett, remains the trust's manager.
Now head of Liontrust's 'Global Fundamental' team, Uphaugh says it remains business as usual with the objective being to run an 'all-weather' investment trust which delivers investors a mix of capital and income growth in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index.
The £1billion trust, listed on the London Stock Exchange, is invested in 52 stocks, mostly UK. The big holdings are familiar names – the likes of Shell, HSBC and NatWest. 'My goal,' says Uphaugh, 'is to establish this fund as a core holding for investors, one with a long history [going back to 1889], low charges and a good track record'. It's a challenge. The portfolio has been over-hauled while the new team had to deal with the sharp market correction in early 2020 as a lockdown in the UK was enforced.
Although the performance numbers are beginning to look a little better – it has just about outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index over the past three years – challenges lie around every corner. While dividend growth is part of Edinburgh's objective, this was put on hold in the financial year to April 2021 with annual income remaining at 28.65pence per share.
Uphaugh says it will be the board's decision as to whether the annual income for the year to the start of this month is notched up. The first two quarterly payments of 6 pence a share were the same as the year before.
The trust is managed flexibly with no pre-conceived investment agenda – it's neither a growth or value-orientated fund. 'We pursue multiple investment themes,' he says. These include 'Darwinism' and 'ESG rehabilitation' – ESG standing for environmental, social and governance.
Food retailer Greggs is an example of survival-of-the-fittest Darwinism – that is, a company that has cemented its position as the country's leading baker through lockdown, expanding its property portfolio and market presence.
Uphaugh says Shell, its biggest holding, is desperately trying to improve its ESG standing by promising to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050 at the latest.
Shareholdings that the company has tickled up in recent months include defence firms BAE Systems and Thales Group (listed in France) and healthcare giants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.
Uphaugh is keen that the trust's shares reflect the value of the underlying assets. Currently, they trade at a near 7 per cent discount, meaning the underlying assets are worth more than the price you pay to invest in them via the trust. But he says Liontrust's willingness to market the fund augurs well – it has launched a dedicated website at edinburghinvestmenttrust.com.
One big positive is that come the end of September, it will be able to cut the cost of £100million of borrowings as a result of a refinancing deal. The interest charges will fall from 7.75 per cent to 2.4 per cent.
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AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin ISD parent dressed as the Easter Bunny was accused Thursday of handing out eggs to children containing unopened condoms as they were dismissed from school.
According to a letter released to Gullet Elementary School families, the parent's actions were not part of a planned or sanctioned event. The letter also states school leaders talked with the parent about the "inappropriate nature" of their decision.
Gullett Elementary currently serves students in pre-K through fifth grade.
The letter can be read below:
This afternoon during dismissal, a Gullett parent visited campus dressed as the Easter Bunny and handed out plastic eggs. Some of those eggs contained candy, and some students were also given unopened condoms.
Please know that this was not a planned event, nor sanctioned by the school, and we have spoken with the parent about the inappropriate nature of their activity. We value parent participation and always request that you work with campus staff to best support our students.
If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact me at 512-414-2082.
Thank you,
Principal Tammy Thompson
Gullett Elementary School
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MAYFIELD, Ky. — Easter’s message of renewal will be especially poignant this year for four U.S. congregations rebounding from disasters.
Their churches were destroyed by a tornado in Kentucky, gutted by a blaze in New York City, shattered when Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast, and filled with smoke and ash by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. For the pastors, Easter’s promise of hope couldn’t be more timely.
Kentucky
Members of Mayfield First United Methodist Church won’t be celebrating Easter in their 100-year-old sanctuary. They can’t.
A Dec. 10 tornado ripped apart their stately building as it carved a deadly path through the western Kentucky community of about 10,000 people. A demolition crew tore down the rest.
Instead, on Easter Sunday, members will walk into their temporary home, Christ United Methodist Church, to mark the holy day.
“That’s going to be tough,” said the Rev. Joey Reed. He rode out the storm at Mayfield First, wondering if he would live to officiate his daughter’s wedding.
Reed started ministering soon after, encouraging his roughly 100 church members to pivot from suffering to servanthood. Congregants walked through the disaster zone assessing needs, passing out gift cards, helping residents rescue belongings.
“The example of Jesus Christ is the suffering servant,” he said. “When we turn away from our own difficulties … we are able to let go of our own pain for a minute and focus on our neighbor.”
Only in recent weeks – after performing his daughter’s wedding, escaping to a cabin with his wife, mourning the death of their cat – did Reed realize he was still carrying around trauma from the storm.
But there has been hope amid the despair, like the pieces of the church’s baptismal font rescued from a landfill. “We are all about finding those bright spots,” Reed said.
New York City
The Middle Collegiate Church gospel choir swayed to the beat of a live band during a joyful rehearsal at a synagogue that has become their new home.
“It’s Passover and our Jewish friends are exercising the most radical hospitality,” said the Rev. Jacqui Lewis, the church’s senior minister.
Her church was gutted by a fire on Dec. 5, 2020, a grim coda to year of pandemic-related challenges. As the church rebuilds, its congregants were recently welcomed to gather in-person at the East End Temple.
“It was very clear when the tragedy fell on Middle Collegiate Church that we needed to live out our values, open our doors,” said Rabbi Joshua Stanton, who will offer prayer during the church’s Easter celebration.
On Palm Sunday, the choir belted out hymns in preparation for Easter.
“It feels like a miracle, going through the fire and the pandemic worldwide, all that we’ve gone through… to now have a place to call home,” said Joy Lau, a member of the Jerriese Johnson gospel choir.
The multicultural congregation aspires to “take-it-to-the-streets activism.” Members have provided meals to people with AIDS, worked on storm recovery, demonstrated for racial justice and for LGBTQ and women’s rights.
The church’s belfry housed New York’s Liberty Bell, which tolled to mark the country’s birth in 1776 and has rung in remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks. The bell and the skeletal façade were the only parts of the sanctuary to survive.
Amid the grief of losing their church, Lewis asks parishioners to “worship God with joy” and embrace Easter’s promise of hope.
“For Middle, this is a time of resurrection,” she said.
Louisiana
The windows at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic church were blown out, and its ceiling, sacristy and vestibule crumbled after Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in August, hitting the small fishing community of Point-aux-Chenes, about 80 miles southwest of New Orleans.
Since then, its pastor, the Rev. Rajasekar Karumelnathan, has celebrated Mass in the rectory and under a tent in the parking lot. Attendance dwindled after the storm: from about 80 people who used to attend Sunday services to about 15 now.
Celebrating Christmas under the ruins was especially emotional for the congregation, the pastor said. But he expects a lighter mood for their first, post-Ida Easter service, with its promise of eternal life.
“We have lots of hope,” he said. “Easter strengthens us.”
Parishioner Teddy Neal, who lives a half mile from the church, is still rebuilding his storm-damaged home. He would love to see his church and home restored.
“I see Easter as a new beginning,” said Neal, a truck driver. “I’m pretty much humbled, where it doesn’t matter what the conditions are -- as long as I’m present with Jesus during the Eucharist.”
Colorado
At the charred remains of Bill and Jackie Stephens’ home in Superior, where they raised four kids and made countless memories over 22 years, the daffodils are blooming again.
When he looks at the green shoots and yellow blossoms, Bill Stephens sees rebirth. He also feels grief anew: for the house, the incinerated photos, the beloved yard.
“As a pastor I see this and go, this is an Easter illustration. It’s life out of the death,” Stephens said. “In some ways it’s beautiful, and in other ways it’s the reminder of, dang, we lost a lot.”
The lead pastor at Ascent Community Church in neighboring Louisville and his loved ones are one of 26 families in the congregation who lost their homes Dec. 30 in a wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed 1,084 residences in Denver-area suburbs.
The church itself, a cavernous space inside a former Sam’s Club, was largely spared. The flames wrapped around the building, scorching trees and shrubs. But ash and smoke seeped in through skylights and ventilation shafts, coating everything in sooty charcoal.
Volunteers hauled out everything that wasn’t nailed down to be washed before a building-wide deep clean. Ascent returned in February after two months of worshipping in a hotel ballroom.
In the early days, police used Ascent’s parking lot as a staging area for displaced residents. Thousands showed up and were met by church members, therapy dogs and meals.
Stephens said suffering his own loss positioned him to minister to others. While he stresses that there's still a long road to recovery, he sees special meaning in Christ’s resurrection this year.
“That Jesus conquered the grave, conquered the sin ... and breathed life on Easter Sunday,” Stephens said, “there’s something really powerful about thinking about ours as just a minor version of that.”
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Europe What life is like in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email April 16, 20224:54 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Tim Mak Twitter What life is like in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv Listen · 4:11 4:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1093212488/1093212489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Mykolaiv sits near the edge of Russian-occupied areas of the country. We visit on the eve of an expected new Russian offensive in the area. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
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Soda City Live: Culinary expansion in Downtown Columbia offers unique dining experiences
Published: Apr. 14, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT|Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The culinary scene in downtown Columbia is bursting with new flavors!
The Pandemic had a large impact on restaurants but as mandates lessen, folks are dining out more.
“Smoked” is a restaurant and microbrewery that offers an elegant upscale feel, with the option of patio dining.
Having opened in the Fall of 2021, Smoked is showing that it is able to keep up with the local competition.
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Sean Dyche remains in talks with Burnley over £15MILLION contract settlement as fans are encouraged NOT to let their anger over decision impact the team's pursuit of Premier League safety
- Sean Dyche was sacked by Burnley with the club four points adrift of safety
- Manager was the Premier League's longest serving having joined the in 2011
- Burnley travel to West Ham on Sunday in pursuit of Everton in the race to stay up
Sean Dyche is still in talks with Burnley over a pay-off on his £15million contract.
The figures have yet to be finalised with Dyche having agreed a new deal of around £100,000-a-week in September that was due to run until 2025. Though neither side anticipate a problem in the negotiations.
The Burnley boss was stunned to be sacked after almost 10 years at Turf Moor as he prepared to take training on Friday.
Clarets fans have been urged not to let their anger at the decision spill over into hampering the club’s vital relegation run-in.
Sean Dyche departed Burnley having spent 11 years at the club and overseen some of the most successful days in the club's storied history
They are at West Ham on Sunday and need their home ground to be a fortress against Southampton on Thursday with the team currently four points from safety with eight games left.
No permanent successor to Dyche is expected to be announced until after the weekend with Rafa Benitez and Sam Allardyce mentioned as contenders. Wayne Rooney has said he wants to concentrate on Derby’s own relegation battle in the Championship.
Interim manager Mike Jackson, who has stepped up from running the under-23s, has said Burnley’s players need the full backing of the supporters.
‘I’m sure the fans will be hurting but they are good people and will pull behind the club,’ he said.
‘I think the biggest thing is for everyone to forget about the noise. The atmosphere they created against Everton was amazing. It made Turf Moor a hard place to come.
‘It’s been a shock to the players, that is human nature. But they are an experienced group. It is about the whole club coming together, bunkering in and concentrating on what we need to do.’
There has been widespread criticism from fans about the decision by chairman Alan Pace to remove Dyche. Long-time supporter Tony Livesey said on his Radio Five show that he fears the American ownership ‘don’t get the town’.
The owners of the Royal Dyche pub in Burnley have confirmed they will keep the name even though he is no longer Clarets manager.
Sean Dyche was said to be shocked by the decision to get rid of him at this stage
Ironically, Jackson’s first crack at Premier League management sees him come up against David Moyes, who was his boss at Preston.
‘It will be a little bit strange. He’ll probably still be shouting “squeeze up” at me like he did in the games!
‘You don’t get to a thousand games like he’s done unless you’re good at what you do, I’m delighted for him because probably a lot of people were doubting him at some stage in his career, but the guy and man he is, he’s proving what a good manager he is.’
Jackson only received a call from the chairman shortly before the announcement about Dyche was made.
Rafa Benitez, sacked by Everton this season, is thought to be in contention for the job
He will be assisted by club captain Ben Mee who is currently injured and unable to play against The Hammers.
‘Why can’t we stay up,’ added Jackson. ‘We have to try and look at the positives and take the good bits and use them and move forward.’
Ironically, Dyche became the third Premier League manager to be sacked after losing to Norwich following Claudio Ranieri (Watford) and Benitez (Everton).
Dyche is likely to make an announcement through the League Managers’ Association (LMA) about his departure once financial terms have been settled with Burnley.
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Diego Forlan has revealed that he likes the look of Erik ten Hag and hopes that young Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri will get an opportunity at the club under his stewardship.
United are closing in on making Ajax boss Ten Hag their next permanent manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskaer in November. MEN Sport understands that the club are finalising the process of appointing the 52-year-old and that a deal is 'basically done.'
Ten Hag will have a massive job on his hands in turning United's fortunes around after yet another dreadful season, which failed to improve after Ralf Rangnick was hired on an interim basis, but fan favourite Forlan thinks he will bring a lot to Old Trafford.
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"He has been since 2017 at Ajax. He has been at a great club, he won titles, we know the way they do things there," the Uruguayan told the Beyond The Pitch podcast.
"There is something about him I like, he has done very well in the Champions League and Ajax always do well in the Dutch league but the thing about him is that everything he can bring to the club. United is a place where you have very good players, where you try to get possession and play good football.
"Ajax have their academy and he has done what he needs to do with that so maybe he can bring that."
As well as the exciting football his side plays, Ten Hag has earned a reputation of bringing young players into the team and turning them into elite stars. Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt being the best examples.
United have plenty of thrilling talent in their own youth ranks and one player Forlan hopes will get a chance under the Dutchman is his fellow countryman Pellistri. United signed the highly-rated forward from Penarol in 2020 and after showing initial promise on a short loan spell at Alaves last season his progress has stalled since returning to the Spanish club for the current campaign.
The 20-year-old is yet to start a game in 2020 and hasn't got a goal contribution to his name this season but Forlan is still hopeful that he will fulfill his potential if given a chance. The former striker added: ‘He [Pellestri] is very nice guy, very professional.
"He understands the language which is very important for him adapting to a new country in England. The negative point is that he went on loan, and he is not playing that much at Alaves, he is not having the opportunity he wanted to have to get more experience and to come back to United.
"It depends on the manager for next season if he gives him the opportunity to stay at the club. I think he can be very good, but he is young, he has a lot of potential, but he still needs to learn."
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Mike Lee worked on early efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, helping push legally dubious schemes to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, before he shifted course and quickly backed away.
His efforts, revealed in text messages obtained by the House panel investigating the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, drew quick condemnation Friday from his reelection challengers.
Text messages between the Republican senator and then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows detail how Lee encouraged top Trump advisers to embrace Sidney Powell, a Republican lawyer who later spread wild and baseless claims of a rigged election.
The messages from Lee to Meadows — and messages from Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy to Meadows — were reported on and published Friday by CNN.
They show Lee’s efforts to assist Trump began Nov. 7 and included early support for Powell. Later, Lee explored a plan to encourage state legislatures to alter the outcome of the 2020 election by appointing alternate electors.
At one point, Lee said he was working “14 hour days” assisting Trump. At another he asked Meadows, “Please tell me what I should be saying.”
By mid-November, however, the messages show Lee beginning to lose confidence in Powell and, eventually, the alternate electors plan. He also questioned efforts to object to the vote certification after no evidence of widespread fraud emerged.
“I only know that this will end badly for the President unless we have the Constitution on our side,” Lee wrote to Meadows.
He and Roy did not join congressional Republicans who objected to the results when they were certified in January.
Still, Lee’s Republican primary opponent Becky Edwards, a former state lawmaker, said the messages show Lee “researched overturning a lawful, democratic election for partisan and political gain … he allowed the situation to continue and enabled those seeking to keep themselves in power, no matter the consequences.”
Ally Isom, a former gubernatorial deputy chief of staff who is also challenging Lee, said the messages show he is “more concerned with playing DC games” than with representing people in Utah. “I am a classic conservative,” she said in a statement.
Independent Evan McMullin, a former presidential candidate, also criticized Lee on Twitter.
Lee’s spokesman, for his part, said the senator did follow the Constitution and the messages “tell the same story Sen. Lee told from the floor of the Senate the day he voted to certify the election results.”
Lee’s messages are the latest example of high-profile Republicans pushing Meadows to challenge the election results.
Last month, The Washington Post and CBS reported that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, also texted Meadows repeatedly imploring him to act to overturn the 2020 election. Her involvement in the efforts have raised concerns about her husband’s potential involvement in any cases involving the election or the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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CAIRO (AP) — A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. It was the second tragedy in less than a week involving migrants departing from North Africa to seek a better life in Europe.
The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean, said the International Organization for Migration.
The IOM said the bodies of six migrants were pulled out while 29 others were missing and presumed dead. It was not immediately clear what caused the wooden boat to capsize.
Friday’s tragedy was the second shipwreck off Libya in less than a week with a total of at least 53 Europe-headed migrants dead or presumed dead, according to the IOM.
On Tuesday, a wooden boat carrying at least 20 migrants capsized off the western town of Sorman. Two migrants were rescued and at least 18 were pronounced dead with six bodies retrieved, the U.N. migration agency said.
“Dedicated search and rescue capacity and a safe disembarkation mechanism are urgently needed to prevent further deaths and suffering,” the IOM said.
Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body found evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya against migrants detained in government-run prisons and at the hands of human traffickers.
Earlier this month, more than 90 people in an overcrowded boat drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, days after they left Libya, according to the Doctors Without Borders aid group.
Migrants regularly try to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in a desperate attempt to reach European shores. The country has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the oil-rich country’s lengthy borders with six nations. The migrants are then typically packed into ill-equipped rubber boats and set off on risky sea voyages.
At least 476 migrants died along the Central Mediterranean route between Jan. 1 and April 11, according to the IOM.
Many of those who have been intercepted and returned to Libya — including women and children — are held in government-run detention centers where they suffer from abuse, including torture, rape and extortion, according to rights groups.
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Furious patients hit out as doctors' chief dismisses concerns about the difficulties of getting face-to-face GP appointments as 'a lot of noise'
- Professor Dame Clare Gerada angered patient groups by dismissing concerns
- She brushed off worries over struggling to get a face-to-face GP appointment
- The GP said the shift to online consultations was a positive part of the pandemic
- Campaigner Dennis Reed slammed her for being 'dismissive' to senior citizens
A leading GP has angered patient groups by dismissing concerns over the struggle to secure face-to-face appointments with family doctors as 'a lot of noise'.
Professor Dame Clare Gerada, President of the Royal College of GPs, made the remark after describing the shift to online consultations as the most positive development of the pandemic.
She holds a stake in eConsult, a company providing remote consultation software to about half the country's GP surgeries, which has profited hugely from Covid.
In an online conference hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine, Prof Gerada and other panel members were asked what they thought was 'the most positive surprise' to have come from the pandemic.
Professor Dame Clare Gerada has angered patient groups by dismissing concerns over the struggle to secure face-to-face appointments with GPs as 'a lot of noise' (stock image)
She answered that in general practice, it had been moving 1.2 million daily consultations 'almost overnight into the remote space', adding: 'That's either by telephone, but more often than not into digital consultations, and that is quite a monumental thing.
'Digital consultations went up about 1,000 per cent at the start of the pandemic.
'And though there was a lot of noise afterwards about, you know, patients want to be seen face- to-face, in fact research has shown that the vast majority of patients appreciated the fact that you can't catch Covid from a computer or a telephone. So that's a positive.'
Last night, Dennis Reed, of Silver Voices, a campaign group for senior citizens, said: 'Her comment on patients' legitimate concerns about online consultations being 'a lot of noise' is obviously very dismissive, particularly to older people.
'The vast majority of people over 65 would prefer to have face-to-face appointments with their GP.
'In fact, many of them are not technologically adept enough to be able to access digital communication safely and comfortably.'
Before the pandemic, about 80 per cent of GP consultations were face-to-face. Despite calls by Health Secretary Sajid Javid for doctors to see more patients in person, it is still hovering at about 60 per cent.
Campaigner Dennis Reed said her comments were 'dismissive' to older people who may not be 'technologically adept enough' to do online consultations (stock image)
The low figure is mainly down to more appointments by phone, but patients are also being diverted towards a non-GP health worker or given advice on 'self-care'. Software such as eConsult has been vital in enabling GPs to prioritise the patients they see.
Dr Arvind Madan, co-founder of eConsult, said clinicians liked it because they 'can work from home'. It is used by 3,000 practices serving 26 million patients.
Dr Madan has worked for years at the Hurley Group of GP practices in South London with Prof Gerada, who was a director of eConsult from June 2016 until last November, quitting after becoming Royal College of GPs president.
Documents show that in March 2021 she held 6.6 per cent of eConsult shares, potentially worth more than £1 million. Last year, it made more than £1.1 million profit.
She has never hidden her involvement with eConsult and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing.
A Royal College of GPs spokesman said: 'Patients should be able to access GP care and services in a variety of ways. The method of consultation should be a shared decision between patient and GP. It is important that patients' views about their care are listened to.
'We are sorry if some of the comments at the Royal Society of Medicine meeting have been interpreted as suggesting otherwise and have caused offence. This was entirely unintentional.'
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With the way gas prices are rising, some analysts predict that an average of $6 per gallon might not be too far away. As summer approaches, this could be problematic. In the warmer months, people take more vacations, which means an increased demand for gas. Even if you aren’t planning road trips every weekend, there is another reason why higher gas prices could create a financial strain this summer: yard maintenance.
However, this might not be a bad thing. Higher gas prices could be the incentive that pushes the average homeowner to move from gas-powered options to more earth-friendly electric lawn tools.
Gas vs. electric lawn tools
The rise in gas prices may have prompted you to consider if electric yard tools will save you money on fuel, but that is not the only aspect you should consider when debating making the switch.
Fuel cost
You may have sticker shock when looking at the price of gas at the pump these days. However, if you have a walk-behind mower, the gas tank might only hold 1 to 3 quarts. This means it may only cost $1-$3 to fill your tank.
Conversely, an electric lawn mower battery could cost over $100. Depending on the size of your lawn, it might take years to offset the upfront fuel cost of switching to a battery-powered lawn tool. This is why it is important to consider other aspects beyond fuel savings when switching to electric.
Tool cost
On the plus side, electric tools are much more affordable than their gas-powered counterparts. For example, an electric tiller is roughly half the cost of a gas-powered model.
Noise level
A gas-powered tool works by creating controlled explosions that drive the moving parts. As much as we depend on this, it is an inelegant solution. These explosions create a loud volume that can disturb your neighbors and damage your hearing. Additionally, they create toxic emissions that are not only hazardous to your lungs but contribute to global warming as well.
Moving parts
When you are using a machine with an internal combustion engine, the force created by the exploding fuel drives mechanisms that move the parts you engage to perform a task. Because of this, a gas-powered tool endures significantly more wear and tear than a battery-powered tool. This decreases the tool’s lifespan. Not only do parts wear out more quickly, but some parts also need to be replaced, such as filters and spark plugs. In short, the cost of owning, maintaining and operating a gas-powered tool is higher than owning, maintaining and operating an electric lawn tool.
Ease of use
If you can do something faster and easier, it stands to reason that it is the better way. With an electric lawn tool, there is no pouring fuel, no mixing oil and gas and no starting struggles — just push a button and the tool turns on. Additionally, other than a regular cleaning, electric tools require virtually no maintenance. Owning an electric lawn tool is as close to effortless as you will experience with yardwork.
Are electric lawn tools powerful enough?
With all the reasons you would benefit from switching to electric lawn tools, there are a few cons that are important to understand upfront. Depending on your situation, these cons may or may not be deal-breakers.
- With all the impressive technological advances, electric lawn tools offer sufficient power for most jobs. However, they still aren’t the top choice for heavy-duty tasks.
- Electric lawn tools are not the best option for people with large properties.
- The batteries of electric yard tools do not stay in peak operating condition forever.
- It only takes a minute to fill up the tank when you run out of gasoline. Conversely, it can take hours to recharge a battery.
Top electric lawn tools
Ryobi 40V HP Walk-Behind Self-Propelled Lawn Mower
This top-of-the-line self-propelled lawn mower comes with two batteries and a charger. It offers 70 minutes of running time, and the deck comes with a lifetime warranty.
Sold by Home Depot
Greenworks 40V 10-Inch Cordless Tiller
The adjustable width on this tiller ranges from 8.25 inches to 10 inches. The adjustable height gives you a 5-inch cultivating depth. It has a 40-minute runtime and push-button start for convenience.
Sold by Amazon
WORX 12 Amp Electric Lawn Edger & Trencher
Whether you need an edge or a trench, this model can help. This lightweight machine only weighs 14 pounds, but it has a heavy-duty steel blade for tough tasks. The adjustable depth and cutting line indicator help make sure you always have exceptional results.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Black and Decker Corded 2-in-1 String Grass Trimmer
This affordable corded trimmer gives your yard a crisp, clean look. It has an adjustable height and pivoting handle for comfort, and the tool can quickly convert from a trimmer to an edger as needed.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Black and Decker Corded 3-in-1 Leaf Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher
If you have any yard cleanup tasks, this is the tool you want. It handles blowing, mulching and vacuuming chores. The two speeds let you accomplish a wide range of tasks, while the shoulder strap makes it easy to carry.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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Revealed: The best ways to dodge a holiday car hire nightmare, from joining loyalty schemes to the trusted brands to book with
- Sign up for a rental firms’ loyalty scheme to get priority on car hire
- Book with a trusted brand like Trailfinders, Travel Counsellors or Hays Travel
- Check for flexible terms so that bookings can be cancelled for free if needed
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: how to avoid a car hire crisis.
Book now and box clever to avoid a car hire crisis this summer. That’s the message from travel experts who fear rental costs will soar and availability will slump as summer approaches.
‘Rocketing car rental prices are set to hit holiday budgets hard wherever you go this year,’ says Rory Boland, editor of the Which? Travel guide. In the worst cases, he says some areas may run out of cars completely.
Rocky road: Travel experts expect car rental prices to soar as summer approaches
Today’s cost and availability crisis began in 2020 when the travel industry shut down and rental firms began selling cars to survive. Industry estimates say American rental firms sold a third of their cars in the first year of the pandemic, while European firms cut fleets by more than half.
But while demand from holidaymakers has recovered, rental firms are a long way from rebuilding their fleets (they say it’s due to supply-chain issues). They are also charging eye-watering prices for car hire.
A two-week summertime rental from Palma airport on Majorca that cost about £200 pre-pandemic is now on offer for more than £700, for example. A ten-day rental from Los Angeles Airport, perfect to drive the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco and back, has risen from under £500 in August 2019 to more than £1,250 this year.
Prices are equally high from Faro to Florida, and they’re expected to keep rising until at least the end of the summer. Booking early can take some sting out of the situation, as even today’s prices may look like bargains by the time the school holidays arrive.
Another tip is to pay in full when you book. That’s because rental firms may be taking bookings now for cars they hope to have delivered over the next few months. If the vehicles don’t materialise and some rentals have to be cancelled, customers who pre-paid in full should get priority over those with ‘pay on collection’ contracts.
Members of rental firms’ loyalty schemes should also get priority. Signing up is free and with Avis Preferred and others, you earn money-off vouchers for future rentals. This can normally be done even if the booking is through a travel agent.
A two-week summertime rental from Palma airport on Majorca (pictured) that cost about £200 pre-pandemic is now on offer for more than £700
If cars are scarce this summer, it’s also worth responding to any ‘digital check-in’ or ‘pre-register for a speedy getaway’ emails from your rental firm.
Recent holidaymakers say pre-registration takes time, as you may need to repeat the flight, driving licence, passport and other details you gave at the booking stage. But the more you do to ensure rental firms know you’re coming, the more likely you are to get a car.
Some say booking direct with a car hire firm makes sense this year as you won’t have to deal with middle-men if there’s a problem.
Don’t expect that new-car smell, especially in popular American destinations like Las Vegas, as rental firms are now keeping vehicles twice as long
Others like having a trusted UK-based brand in their corner. Firms such as Trailfinders, Travel Counsellors, Hays Travel, Jet2 Holidays, British Airways Holidays and Kuoni score well in the latest Which? report on package holiday service standards for flights, hotels and hire cars.
However you book, check for flexible terms so that it can be cancelled for free if you are unable to travel.
And don’t expect that new-car smell, especially in popular American destinations like Las Vegas and Orlando. Rental firms that once sold cars before they had 50,000 miles on the clock are now keeping them twice as long.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
153 PM PDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. In Oregon,
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and reduced
visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or
by visiting online at https://tripcheck.com for Oregon or
https://wsdot.com/travel for Washington.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities are investigating a shooting that happened at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday afternoon.
The Columbia Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at Columbiana Centre just before 2:30 p.m. and immediately began assessing the situation.
Officials later confirmed people had been injured in the shooting and were seeking medical attention; however, the agency did not provide a number of those injured.
“The extent of injuries unknown at this time,” officials said.
Police officers are working on evacuating people from the mall. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office said a reunification site for those with loved ones involved in the shooting will be at the Fairfield Inn on Columbiana Drive.
During a 5 p.m. press conference, Chief Skip Holbrook with the Columbia Police Department said 911 received a call just after 2 p.m. reporting sounds of gunfire.
Based on their preliminary investigation, police said 12 people were injured in the shooting incident. No fatalities were reported.
Among those, 10 received gunshot injuries while two were injured during a stampede.
Chief Holbrook said the oldest injury victim is 73 and the youngest is 15.
He said three people have been detained and believed those involved knew each other. Chief Holbrook said the three individuals were seen with firearms, at least one fired a weapon.
This is a developing story.
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Environmental scientist conducts own research, finds rare brain tumors linked to high school
NEW YORK (WCBS) - A New Jersey man is sounding the alarm after he says he discovered that several people who all had ties to the same high school developed rare brain tumors.
Al Lupiano, an environmental scientist and former resident of Woodbridge Township, said he has confirmed 65 cases of people with rare brain tumors. And the common denominator is they were all Colonia High School graduates or had worked there.
“I started doing some research and the three became five, the five became seven, and the seven became 15,” Lupiano said.
The environmental scientist said he was diagnosed 20 years ago and still suffers lingering issues. He started researching a connection when other family members were diagnosed with the same extremely rare tumor on the left side of the brain.
“Fast forward to August of last year, my sister received the news she had a primary brain tumor herself. And unfortunately, It turned out to be stage 4 glioblastoma. Two hours later, we received information that my wife also had a brain tumor,” Lupiano said.
After his sister passed away less than a month ago, Lupiano made a Facebook post asking all Colonia HS alumni if they had brain tumors and the response was shocking.
“There’s truly only one environmental link to primary brain tumors, and that’s ionizing radiation. It’s not contaminated water, it’s not air, it’s not something in the soil, it’s not something that’s done to us due to bad habits,” Lupiano said.
The school was built in 1967 and Lupiano said he is working with local officials.
“It was virgin land. It was woods. The high school was the first thing to be there so there was probably nothing on the ground at that time. The only thing that could have happened potentially is fill brought in during the construction, but we have no records 55 years ago,” Woodbridge Mayor John McCormick said.
The mayor has reached out to the state health department and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
“We are looking at possible things we can do between the town and school and they said they will look at anything we come up with,” McCormick said.
Woodbridge Schools Superintendent Joseph Massimino said he is waiting to hear what the next steps should be from the environmental agencies.
“I’m a lifelong resident here. I raised my family here. So, the health and safety of our students are of paramount importance to me,” Massimino said.
The superintendent said he plans to send out a note to the school community to let them know where things stand regarding the unofficial research.
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OAK BROOK, Ill., April 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grommet, the inventor's e-marketplace, is welcoming Etsy and Amazon sellers to consider an alternative model to paying unpredictable and rising fees for "administration," advertising and now "fuel and inflation."
Boston-based and founded in 2008, The Grommet earns its revenue by partnering with promising inventor-sellers, then working together to reach potential customers and build their brands.
"At The Grommet, we treat our inventor-sellers as partners, because that's what they are," said company President Kim Lefko. "When they succeed, we succeed. Our goals are aligned— more product sales equals more revenue for all parties involved."
Inventor-sellers on The Grommet get individual contracts that delineate consistent and predictable pricing terms, the opportunity to lock in large purchase orders with The Grommet (which actively buys inventory from successful partners) and the opportunity to grow even further by selling into partner Ace Hardware and its 4,600 brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S.
Buyers of The Grommet products get free delivery, a decidedly competitive advantage in this environment of rising shipping costs.
"Before they were big," leading brands like Fitbit, OtterBox, SodaStream, BananaGrams, S'well Stainless Steel Water Bottles, and Mrs. Meyers Clean Day all started building their brands on The Grommet's e-marketplace.
On April 11, Etsy raised transaction fees on sellers — raising prices for buyers— by 30 percent, from 5 percent to 6.5 percent.
As of Friday April 15, more than 79,000 had signed a petition asking Etsy to cancel its fee increase.
Starting April 28, Amazon will add a "fuel and inflation" surcharge of five percent to fees it collects from third-party sellers using it for product fulfillment.
Learn how to partner with The Grommet here:
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(The Conversation) – The United States has become a nation divided over important issues in K-12 education, including which books students should be able to read in public school.
Efforts to ban books from school curricula, remove books from libraries and keep lists of books that some find inappropriate for students are increasing as Americans become more polarized in their views.
These types of actions are being called “book banning.” They are also often labeled “censorship.”
But the concept of censorship, as well as legal protections against it, are often highly misunderstood.
Book banning by the political right and left
On the right side of the political spectrum, where much of the book banning is happening, bans are taking the form of school boards’ removing books from class curricula.
Politicians have also proposed legislation banning books that are what some legislators and parents consider too mature for school-age readers, such as “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” which explores queer themes and topics of consent. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison’s classic “The Bluest Eye,” which includes themes of rape and incest, is also a frequent target.
In some cases, politicians have proposed criminal prosecutions of librarians in public schools and libraries for keeping such books in circulation.
Most books targeted for banning in 2021, says the American Library Association, “were by or about Black or LGBTQIA+ persons.” State legislators have also targeted books that they believe make students feel guilt or anguish based on their race or imply that students of any race or gender are inherently bigoted.
There are also some attempts on the political left to engage in book banning as well as removal from school curricula of books that marginalize minorities or use racially insensitive language, like the popular “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Defining censorship
Whether any of these efforts are unconstitutional censorship is a complex question.
The First Amendment protects individuals against the government’s “abridging the freedom of speech.” However, government actions that some may deem censorship – especially as related to schools – are not always neatly classified as constitutional or unconstitutional, because “censorship” is a colloquial term, not a legal term.
Some principles can illuminate whether and when book banning is unconstitutional.
Censorship does not violate the Constitution unless the government does it.
For example, if the government tries to forbid certain types of protests solely based on the viewpoint of the protesters, that is an unconstitutional restriction on speech. The government cannot create laws or allow lawsuits that keep you from having particular books on your bookshelf, unless the substance of those books fits into a narrowly defined unprotected category of speech such as obscenity or libel. And even these unprotected categories are defined in precise ways that are still very protective of speech.
The government, however, may enact reasonable regulations that restrict the “time, place or manner” of your speech, but generally it has to do so in ways that are content- and viewpoint-neutral. The government thus cannot restrict an individual’s ability to produce or listen to speech based on the topic of the speech or the ultimate opinions expressed.
And if the government does try to restrict speech in these ways, it likely constitutes unconstitutional censorship.
What’s not unconstitutional
In contrast, when private individuals, companies and organizations create policies or engage in activities that suppress people’s ability to speak, these private actions don’t violate the Constitution.
The Constitution’s general theory of liberty considers freedom in the context of government restraint or prohibition. Only the government has a monopoly on the use of force that compels citizens to act in one way or another. In contrast, if private companies or organizations chill speech, other private companies can experiment with different policies that allow people more choices to speak or act freely.
Still, private action can have a major impact on a person’s ability to speak freely and the production and dissemination of ideas. For example, book burning or the actions of private universities in punishing faculty for sharing unpopular ideas thwarts free discussion and unfettered creation of ideas and knowledge.
When schools can ‘ban’ books
It’s hard to definitively say whether the current incidents of book banning in schools are constitutional – or not. The reason: Decisions made in public schools are analyzed by the courts differently than censorship in nongovernment contexts.
Control over public education, in the words of the Supreme Court, is for the most part given to “state and local authorities.” The government has the power to determine what is appropriate for students and thus the curriculum at their school.
However, students retain some First Amendment rights: Public schools may not censor students’ speech, either on or off campus, unless it is causing a “substantial disruption.”
But officials may exercise control over the curriculum of a school without trampling on students’ or K-12 educators’ free speech rights.
There are exceptions to government’s power over school curriculum: The Supreme Court ruled, for example, that a state law banning a teacher from covering the topic of evolution was unconstitutional because it violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the state from endorsing a particular religion.
School boards and state legislators generally have the final say over what curriculum schools teach. Unless states’ policies violate some other provision of the Constitution – perhaps the protection against certain kinds of discrimination – they are generally constitutionally permissible.
Schools, with finite resources, also have discretion to determine which books to add to their libraries. However, several members of the Supreme Court have written that removal is constitutionally permitted only if it is done based on the educational appropriateness of the book, but not because it was intended to deny students access to books with which school officials disagree.
Book banning is not a new problem in this country – nor is vigorous public criticism of such moves. And even though the government has discretion to control what’s taught in school, the First Amendment ensures the right of free speech to those who want to protest what’s happening in schools.
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Parkinson's patients could be given free high-tech £175 smartwatch that buzzes for medication reminders and allows doctors to remotely monitor their movement and sleeping patterns
Every Parkinson’s patient could soon be given a high-tech smart watch that allows doctors to remotely monitor their condition.
The £175 gadget has been designed by an Australian firm specifically to care for people with Parkinson’s.
It tells clinicians how often the user is moving and sleeping – two key indicators of possible complications from the degenerative brain disease.
If the patient is moving excessively and sleeping less, doctors may decide to change their medication, or offer other interventions such as physiotherapy, to stop the condition getting worse.
The device also buzzes to remind patients to take their daily course of medication.
The £175 gadget (above) has been designed by an Australian firm specifically to care for people with Parkinson’s
Two hundred patients at University Hospitals Plymouth Trust have been given the watch as part of a trial, and the scheme could soon be rolled out to the 140,000 Britons living with the incurable condition.
The move has been hailed by NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, who says the technology dramatically improves patients’ quality of life.
The watch records information through sensors in the device, similar to those found in an Apple Watch. It is programmed to send data after six months directly to the doctor.
Parkinson’s disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged.
Over time, patients will often begin to experience involuntary shaking, slow movement, and stiff and inflexible joints.
Doctors are still unsure what triggers it, and there is currently no cure, but patients can take drugs that reduce the main symptoms.
Parkinson's disease causes muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, tremors, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, an impaired quality of life and can lead to severe disability
To ensure these medicines are working well, patients receive check-ups at hospital every six to 24 months where they are still required to fill out questionnaires detailing their symptoms.
The smart watch, known as a Parkinson’s KinetiGraph, will automatically create a report every six months based on the movement and sleeping patterns of the patient, which is then sent to their doctor.
One of the first to try the watch was John Whipps, 69. The retired biologist from Cornwall says the technology removes the stress of having to log his constantly changing symptoms.
He said: ‘It really gives you confidence as you know it gives accurate recordings, and you don’t need to rely so much on your own perception.’
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When Aaron Cooley brought Cathy Schulman his script for a series covering First Lady Edith Wilson, Schulman was unsure. She told him she doubted many people beyond themselves even knew who Edith Wilson was. However, this sparked a new idea: What about taking on the whole group? What about telling the untold history of America’s First Ladies?
This brainstorm led us to Showtime’s The First Lady, premiering on April 17th, with Cooley and Schulman serving as series creator and showrunner, respectively.
Of course, taking on the stories of over 40 women in a single season would have been a tall order. So instead the team began with more recent history, diving into the developing legacy of Michelle Obama. And from there, they paired her with two prior first ladies who’s journeys both set up Obama’s time in the White House and mimicked her choices: Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.
And though these three women are separated by massive swaths of time, the show accentuates the echoes between them by intercutting their stories throughout the episodes.
“We always wanted to thread them through,” said Schulman. “We were interested in like, what would happen if we began a story with one character, took on the middle of a different one, and finished it with a third to show continuity? That was the point of the experience.”
The series aims to dig into the personal lives of America’s first ladies, allowing viewers to understand them on a more emotional and human level than prior tellings of their stories afforded. And the show achieves this by passing over the big-ticket public moments in favor of spending quieter, slower scenes inside the White House, exploring the moment-to-moment choices of holding this office.
“I had this like sudden— oh my god if these walls could talk!” said Schulman “Can you only imagine what went down in this East Wing over all of these years of American history? And the truth that you would know based on the conversations that happened in the bedroom, and in the more intimate spaces?”
I recently spoke further with showrunner Cathy Schulman to explore the creative process behind The First Lady and learn about what plans for the show are ahead. Below is a summary of our conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Anhar Karim: So I’m wondering, why did you start with these three first ladies? What stood out about their stories specifically?
Cathy Schulman: So, I wanted to talk about Michelle's Obama's legacy— and of course she's a story unfinished at the moment. But looking at her whole time in the White House, it was really about anti-racism and desegregation, everything sort of surrounding the race conversation. And so in my mind I was like, you know I think we have to start with Eleanor [Roosevelt]. Because she's the one who really kickstarted the conversations on desegregation, as far as the first ladies go. And furthermore, she was really the first modern first lady. I mean she was the first one to walk in and say, can I have an office? And they said, an office? What would you do in it? Well she was going to work, you know?
And so, it seemed that Eleanor was really the foundation. So then in researching the through lines from Eleanor to Michelle...well what's the other thing that Eleanor did? It was women's rights. And so if you think of her that way, then of course that led us straight to Betty [Ford] and the ERA! And I have a special place in my heart for Betty because she's kind of a fabulous mess in a lot of ways. She's so amazingly strong, but she's brittle at the same time. And she's amazingly beloved by everybody around her because she's so human, and so real.
And so, it just sort of came together naturally that those were the three. Because we wanted the season to really be about voices. And hopefully it will go on for many many seasons, with the very fundamental question about women speaking out. And if you're in this place where you could have influence, can you? And so, it seemed like the right place to start.
Karim: Now what’s interesting about this interwoven structure is that, as episodes jump decades, you’re intentionally choosing which moments in the women’s lives to place side-by-side. How did you and the team make those decisions?
Schulman: Well, that was kind of the hardest part in a way. I mean, first of all it was an enormous challenge in a season that's only 10 hours long. You know, the question was really what to focus on. So what we did is we quite literally put up on a board, you know, what were the main personal events, and what were the main public events?
We ended up with a chronology for each of the three of them, and then started to look for intersection points. And sometimes it was juxtaposition points. Sometimes it was about, wow this was an opposite that happened 60 years before, or 30 years later. Or look at this, it keeps happening over and over again. And it has a different setting, or a different set of circumstances, but the same fundamental, emotional, or psychological thrust. So, we figured out how many ways these things could cross. And honestly the process had a lot of paring away. There's always too much. We kept thinking, we need 10 seasons, you know?
So, then we had to make these choices of— well what story are we trying to tell? And I guess the biggest choice was to not get stuck in the big public events, and to presume that we could cover those things with archival footage and move the audience around the landscape historically. But also, the show was meant to be kind of an angle on things. We tried to be on the way to an event, or on the way back from an event. Or in a hallway next to an event. Or whatever it is so we could stay on these interstitial moments.
Karim: That strikes me as similar to what The Crown is doing, right? Where it is imagining the private moments between the public spaces. Was that an inspiration?
Schulman: Yeah, I mean I think The Crown is so brilliant. And I always get nervous when we start talking about the comparison. But yeah, I think what Peter Morgan and the crew have been able to do is to allow the idea of historical fiction to be more and more accepted. Because you have to make a choice whenever you're doing history. Would I rather just do a documentary and let them speak for themselves? Or can we try to make the thing a living and breathing document that feels more relatable and current by imagining the human moments between the stories?
So, you know, we would spend hours analyzing the psychological emotions that we got from their [the first ladies’] collected actions over a period of time, and then apply them. If this happened in June and the person was still this way publicly and then in August they were feeling another way, we had to go back and find what happened in between. Like there was such a turn, or an evolution, or growth. And that would be hard to, you know, try to capture. But it's just such a great goal, to learn and allow people to know these humans beyond the very superficial treatments that have been potentially taught. I think that's a really great thing, especially for young women. That's the aspirational part of it that really excites me.
Karim: You mentioned that the goal is to do many more seasons with other first ladies. So, I’m curious: Which three are next?
Schulman: You know, we're still thinking about it. All I can say is we really like the idea of continuing to try and bridge a huge swath of time. So that we— I like to call them antecedents. That there's an antecedent first lady, you know? At the moment I'm in a deep dive on Abigail Adams. But that's just, you know, talk. We'll see. We'll see how it comes out. We're working right now to try to identify what everybody collectively wants to do with season two. But I think we should know very shortly.
THE FIRST LADY premieres on April 17th, 2022. The show stars Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson and is directed by Susanne Bier.
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CHARLES CITY —The Charles City RAGBRAI committee announced its town theme on Friday.
"Viva Charles City" will be this year's theme, according to a press release, celebrating the community's anticipation to welcome thousands of cyclists this summer.
RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, is staying overnight in Charles City on July 28. Volunteers have been working to prepare entertainment, food vendors, beverage service, and other accommodations to support the riders.
"We can't wait to see thousands of Charles City residents and visitors celebrating in our beautiful community overflowing with art, history, and recreational opportunities," said Hospitality Committee Chair Phoebe Pittman in a statement. "Our logo speaks not only to our vibrant community, but to exciting things to come for Charles City RAGBRAI."
People can follow the Charles City RAGBRAI Facebook page to see plans for Viva Charles City. Contact Charles City Tourism Coordinator Ginger Williams via email at ginger@charlescitychamber.com, by calling (641) 228-4234, or messaging through the Viva Charles City RAGBRAI page if you have questions.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.
The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father’s wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.
“I had a nice house, I had a great job, whatever, but I was unable to sleep, had frequent nightmares, crippling anxiety, avoiding crowds,” he said. “My life was a wreck.”
He eventually found psychedelic drugs, and he says they changed his life. “I was able to finally step way back and go, ‘Oh, I see what’s going on here. I get it now,’” said Butler, now 52. Today his run-ins with police have ended, he’s happily married and reconciled with his parents.
Butler, who lives in the Salt Lake City suburbs, is among military veterans in several U.S. states helping to persuade lawmakers to study psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use.
Conservative Utah has become at least the fourth state over the last two years to approve studying the potential medical use of psychedelics, which are still federally illegal. A string of cities have also decriminalized so-called magic mushrooms and an explosion of investment money is flowing into the arena.
Experts say the research is promising for treating conditions ranging from PTSD to quitting smoking, but caution some serious risks remain, especially for those with certain mental health conditions.
Oregon is so far the only state to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the psychedelic active ingredient in certain mushrooms. But studying them for therapy has made inroads not only in blue states like Hawaii, Connecticut and Maryland, but also GOP-led Texas, Utah and Oklahoma, which passed a study bill through the state House this year.
The progress stands in contrast to medical marijuana, which Utah lawmakers refused to allow until a ballot measure helped push it through. However, the proposal to study a broad range of psychedelic drugs passed easily this year.
Texas has yet to legalize medical marijuana, but former Republican Gov. Rick Perry helped shepherd through a bill last year to use $1.4 million to fund a study of psilocybin for treating PTSD.
“The stigma attached to psilocybin and most psychedelics dates back to the 60s and 70s. It’s been very hard for them to overcome,” said Democratic Rep. Alex Dominguez, who sponsored the bill. “My approach was, ‘Let’s find the group that all sides claim that they are supportive of.’ And that would be veterans.”
He also heard from conservatives like Perry who support the use of psilocybin to treat PTSD — and let advocates from that end of the political spectrum take the lead publicly.
Maryland also gave bipartisan approval to spending $1 million this year to fund alternative therapies for veterans, including psychedelics. Democratic sponsor Sen. Sarah Elfreth, whose district includes the U.S. Naval Academy, noted the spike in suicides among veterans.
“I don’t envision the VA acting anytime soon,” she said. “We’re at a true crisis level and it’s time for the states to step up.”
Psilocybin has been decriminalized in nearby Washington, D.C., as well as Denver, which decriminalized it in 2019, followed by Oakland and Santa Cruz in California, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
There’s also plenty of venture capital being invested from people who have had positive experiences and are “highly motivated” to invest in psychedelics as treatment, said John Krystal, the chair of psychiatry at Yale University.
Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there’s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. But similar measures have stalled in Statehouses elsewhere, including Californiaand Maine.
Studying psychedelics, though, has gained more traction. In Oklahoma, a bill from Republican Reps. Daniel Pae and Logan Phillips would legalize research on psilocybin.
“I believe the research will show that there is a way to use this drug safely and responsibly, and it could save the lives of thousands of Oklahomans,” Pae said in a statement. The bill passed the House last month and is now under consideration in the Senate.
It’s a stunning turnaround for a field that captivated researchers in the 1950s and 1960s, before mushrooms and LSD became known as recreational drugs. They were federally outlawed during the Nixon administration, sending research to a screeching halt.
New studies, though, have indicated psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of everything from major depression to alcoholism, said Ben Lewis, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute.
“People are referring to this current period of time as the psychedelic Renaissance,” he said. Up to 30% of depression sufferers are considered resistant to current treatment, and there have been few recent leaps forward in drug innovation, he added.
The risk of addiction or overdose is considered low with psychedelics, especially under medical supervision, and while some cardiac conditions can present a physical risk, many people’s physical reactions aren’t dangerous.
But there are serious psychological risks, especially for people with certain forms of mental illness or a family history of conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
“Then there’s a possibility that a high-dose psychedelic experience could sort of trigger that and lead to long-lasting mental health issues,” said Albert Garcia-Romeu, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Classic psychedelics include LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and ayahuasca. Plant-based psychedelics have long been used in indigenous cultures around the world.
Today, their therapeutic use at Johns Hopkins is carefully monitored, Garcia-Romeu said. Patients are rigorously screened and typically have at least three appointments: one for preparation, a second to take the drugs and a third to work through the psychedelic experience.
For Butler, the 2018 arrest at his parents’ home was a turning point. He started researching new ways to deal with the PTSD he has suffered since deploying six times to Iraq and Afghanistan and working in counterterrorism and hostage rescues in Somalia for the U.S. Special Forces before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2017.
Eventually he came across ayahuasca, long a part of traditional cultures in South America. Last summer, he took part in a ceremony involving the psychoactive brew, overseen by a woman knowledgeable about its effects. She talked to him as the experience took hold, including a feeling of euphoria, the sight of geometric shapes and a sense he was entering his subconscious.
She spoke to him about his childhood and how the military had shaped his life.
“It really was as simple as having an experienced person who understood the medicine, who understood that subconscious space and understood PTSD. It was as simple as listening to her,” he said.
He credits that single session with getting his PTSD about 80% under control, though he occasionally does another if he finds his symptoms returning.
About two-thirds to three-quarters of people in studies have experienced significant improvements in their symptoms, Garcia-Romeu said. Those are promising results, especially for quitting smoking, where current treatments only work for about one-third of people, he said.
The Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin a “breakthrough therapy” in 2018, a label that’s designed to speed the development and review of drugs to treat a serious condition. MDMA, often called ecstasy, also has that designation for treatment of PTSD.
How quickly states move from study to wider availability remains to be seen. Connecticut recommended legal medical use only after psilocybin is approved by the FDA, which may take until 2025 or later as the agency works through its process, including risk assessment.
Approval is important to safety as well as access, the Connecticut assessment said — without it, many insurance companies likely wouldn’t cover the treatment, leaving it open only to the wealthy.
In Utah, the study team is expected to complete its work in the fall.
“We’ll see what can and can’t be done,” said Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, who sponsored the bill. “If if they feel like it’s safe, it’ll be an interesting ride.”
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Associated Press writers Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, and Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas, contributed to this report.
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Jeffery "Jeff" Marlon Smith, 65, died Saturday April 9, 2022 at his home in Iuka. He was one of nine children of Roy Celester Andrew Smith and Cleo Lena Sartain Smith, he was born on December 31, 1956 in Itawamba County. Jeff was a very intelligent man with a great personality and sense of humor. He was also a talented musician and accomplished guitarist. Jeff was an avid reader, great cook, and animal lover. He spent his formative years in Orlando, Florida where he began his love of fishing and even learned the secrets to catching blue crabs. After high school he worked at Tiffin Motor Homes as a finish carpenter, and later was self employed as a skilled carpenter. Jeff leaves behind his five children, Jennifer, Jeffery, Jaime, Heather, and Brittany; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Gillett and her husband, Michael, and Wanda Perkins and her husband, Guy; brother, Bill Smith and his wife, Linda Fay; host of nieces and nephews; and best friend, Jimmy Lovelace. He was preceded in death by his parents; and five brothers, Paul, James, Junior, Bobby, and John Smith. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy and fond memories may be made at www.peguesfuneralhome.com.
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North Korea tests new weapons system aimed at enhancing 'tactical nukes' efficiency: KCNA
Officials and analysts say North Korea may carry out its seventh nuclear test in the coming weeks.
North Korea has test-fired a new weapons system, under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, that it claims will boost the efficiency of its tactical nuclear weapons, state media said early Sunday.
The "new-type tactical guided weapon... is of great significance in drastically improving the firepower of the frontline long-range artillery units and enhancing the efficiency in the operation of tactical nukes," the official Korean Central News Agency reported, without specifying when the test took place.
It said the test was successful.
Kim gave a military research team "important instructions on further building up the defence capabilities and nuclear combat forces," the report added.
Photos carried by the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a grinning Kim — surrounded by uniformed officials — applauding as he watched what it said was the test-firing of the weapon.
On Friday, North Korea marked the birthday of North Korea's founding leader, Kim's grandfather Kim Il Sung, with a huge public procession, fireworks and synchronised dancing — but no military parade as many observers had predicted.
Analysts and South Korean and U.S. officials also had thought a nuclear test was possible on the important anniversary.
The anniversary celebrations came three weeks after North Korea staged its largest intercontinental ballistic missile test ever — the first time Kim's most powerful weapon had been fired at full range since 2017.
That test was the culmination of a record-breaking blitz of sanctions-busting launches this year and signalled an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range and nuclear tests.
Long-range and nuclear tests have been paused since Kim met then-U.S. president Donald Trump for a bout of doomed diplomacy, which collapsed in 2019.
Officials and analysts say North Korea may carry out its seventh nuclear test in the coming weeks.
Satellite imagery has shown signs of new activity at a tunnel at the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, which North Korea said was demolished in 2018 ahead of the first Trump-Kim summit.
North Korea has tested nuclear weapons six times since 2006 and touted the success of its last and most powerful one in 2017 -- a hydrogen bomb with an estimated yield of 250 kilotons.
With a new nuclear test, experts say Pyongyang will seek to miniaturise nuclear warheads to mount on its ICBMs.
South Korean officials have said Pyongyang could still stage a military parade or carry out a weapons test on or around April 25, the anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army.
That anniversary coincides with the joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington, which is due to start on Monday.
South Korea and the United States regularly stage military exercises, but Pyongyang has long protested the drills as a rehearsal for war.
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KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke Saturday with the leaders of Britain and Sweden about how best to help those defending Mariupol and the tens of thousands of civilians trapped inside the besieged city.
Mariupol’s fate can be decided either through battle or diplomacy, he said.
“Either our partners give Ukraine all of the necessary heavy weapons, the planes, and without exaggeration immediately, so we can reduce the pressure of the occupiers on Mariupol and break the blockade,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation. “Or we do so through negotiations, in which the role of our partners should be decisive.”
Zelenskyy said the situation in Mariupol remains “inhuman” and that Russia “is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there.”
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Mother, grandmother weep over a 15-year-old killed in shelling of Kharkiv
— Elderly mother feels “lost,” seeks son’s body in Ukrainian town of Bucha
— Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, other cities
— ‘We pray for you’: Ukrainian Jews mark Passover, if they can
— Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holds out against all odds
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NEW YORK — A Russian general whose troops have been besieging the Ukrainian port of Mariupol was buried on Saturday in St. Petersburg after dying in battle, the governor said.
Maj. Gen. Vladimir Frolov was deputy commander of the 8th Army, which Russian media identified as being among the forces battering Mariupol for weeks.
Gov. Alexander Beglov released a statement saying Frolov “died a heroic death in battle” without saying where or when he was killed. Photographs on Russian news websites showed his grave at a St. Petersburg cemetery piled high with red and white flowers.
Ukraine has claimed that several Russian generals and dozens of other high-ranking officers have been killed during the war.
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WASHINGTON — Austria’s chancellor said after meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow this past week that the Russian president is “in his own war logic” when it comes to Ukraine.
Karl Nehammer told NBC in an interview that he thinks Putin believes he is winning the war. Nehammer was the first European leader to meet Putin in Moscow since Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24. He said “we have to look in his eyes and we have to confront him with that, what we see in Ukraine.’’
Before arriving in Moscow last Monday, Nehammer had visited Bucha, Ukraine, the town outside of Kyiv where graphic evidence of killings and torture has emerged following the withdrawal of Russian forces.
Nehammer told “Meet the Press” that he confronted Putin with what he had seen in Bucha, and “it was not a friendly conversation.”
He said Putin said “he will cooperate with an international investigation, on one hand, and on the other hand, he told me that he doesn’t trust the Western world. So this will be the problem now in the future.”
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis invoked “gestures of peace in these days marked by the horror of war” in an Easter vigil homily Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica, attended by the mayor of the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol and three Ukrainian parliamentarians.
The pontiff noted that while “many writers have evoked the beauty of starlit nights, the nights of war, however, are riven by streams of light that portend death.”
Francis did not refer directly to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but he has called for an Easter truce in order to reach a negotiated peace. That call appeared in vain Saturday, as Russia resumed missile and rocket attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond in a reminder that the whole country remains under threat.
At the end of his homily, Francis directly addressed directly Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov and Ukrainian lawmakers Maria Mezentseva, Olena Khomenko and Rusem Umerov, who sat in the front row.
“In this darkness of war, in the cruelty, we are all praying for you and with you this night. We are praying for all the suffering. We can only give you our company, our prayer,’’ Francis said, then with emotion he added that “the biggest thing you can receive: Christ is risen,” the last three words in Ukrainian.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Invictus Games for injured and ill service personnel and veterans has opened with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince Harry for Ukrainian team members who left their war-torn nation to compete.
With Harry and his wife Meghan in the front row for the opening ceremony Saturday night, competitors cheered for nearly a minute as the Ukrainian team waved their nation’s blue-and-yellow flag after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte welcomed them. The event had been delayed by two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military service members and veterans, by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
Welcoming all competitors, Harry singled out the 19-strong Ukrainian team and their supporters.
“Your bravery in choosing to come and for being here tonight cannot be overstated,” he said, a day after meeting the Ukrainians at a reception.
“You know, we stand with you. The world is united with you. And still you deserve more. And my hope is that these events, this event, creates the opportunity … of how we as a global community can better show up for you,” Harry added.
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. __ U.S. Army trainers are using lessons learned from the Russian war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights against a major adversary.
The role-players in this month’s exercise at a training center in California’s Mojave Desert speak Russian and the enemy force is using a steady stream of social media to make false accusations against the American brigade preparing to attack.
In the coming weeks, the planned training scenario for the next brigade coming in will focus on how to battle an enemy willing to destroy a city with rocket and missile fire in order to conquer it.
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RIYADH — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Saturday, their second call since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Saudi Press Agency said the two discussed bilateral relations and “ways of enhancing them in all fields.”
The Saudi readout of the call said the crown prince affirmed support for efforts that would lead to a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine. The kingdom recently announced $10 million in humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.
The Kremlin’s statement added the two also discussed the ongoing conflict in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been at war for years, as well as their joint work on an oil output agreement, known as OPEC+. The oil pact has kept a cautious lid on production by major producers, supporting oil prices.
Ukraine has urged nations around the world to cut their dependency on Russian oil imports that it says finance Russia’s military war on Ukraine.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces shelled an oil refinery in the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk on Saturday, and a large fire erupted, a regional governor reported.
Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai said it wasn’t the first time the refinery was targeted and accused the Russians of trying to “exhaust” local emergency services. He underlined there was no fuel at the refinery at the time of the attack and “the remains of oil sludge” were burning.
Ukraine’s presidential office reported Saturday that missile strikes and shelling over the past 24 hours occurred in eight regions: Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv in the east, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kirovohrad in the central Ukraine and Mykolaiv and Kherson in the south. The strikes underlined that the whole country remained under threat despite Russia’s pivot toward mounting a new offensive in the east.
In Kharkiv, nine civilians were killed and more than 50 were wounded on Friday, while in the wider region two were reported dead and three wounded, according to the report.
The southern Mykolaiv region was battered Friday and Saturday. According to the presidential office, airstrikes Friday killed five and wounded 15. The head of regional legislature, Hanna Zamazeyeva, said Saturday that 39 people have been wounded in the past 24 hours.
Zamazeyeva said the targets included several residential blocks “where there are no military facilities.”
The besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is still holding out, but the situation there is critical.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in televised remarks on Saturday that 700 Ukrainian troops and more than 1,000 civilians — more than half women — are currently being held captive by the Russians.
Vereshchuk said Kyiv intends to swap the captive soldiers, since Ukraine holds about the same number of Russian troops but demands to release the civilians “without any conditions.”
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ROME — Italy is barring all Russian ships from its ports starting Sunday, as part of expanded EU sanctions announced earlier this month. Ships already in Italian ports must leave immediately “after completing their commercial activity,″ according to a notice sent to port authorities throughout the country.
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BERLIN — Peace activists took part Germany’s traditional Easter marches on Saturday, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine but also in at least some cases opposing helping Ukraine defend itself with weaponry.
A Berlin event drew 400 people and one in Hannover 500, the dpa news agency reported, citing police. Marches took place in cities including Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Duisburg. Banners included “End the war in Ukraine” and “He who sends weapons reaps war.”
The country’s vice chancellor, Greens politician Robert Habeck, warned demonstrators against sending the wrong message, saying “there will only be peace when Putin stops his war of aggression.” He said in an interview with the Funke media group that it was “clear who the aggressor is who and who are defending themselves in an emergency and whom we must support, also with weapons.”
Ukrainian officials say Germany has sent anti-tank and antiaircaft weapon as well as night vision equipment, body armor and machine guns.
The locally organized peace marches date back to the days of the Cold War and focus on issues such as disarmament and abolition of nuclear weapons.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that one person died and several more were wounded in the Saturday morning airstrikes on the Darnytski district of the capital, as Russian forces resumed scattered attacks on the capital in western Ukraine.
“Our air defense forces are doing everything they can to protect us, but the enemy is insidious and ruthless,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.
The attacks, which the Russian Defense Ministry said targeted an armored vehicle plant in the Ukrainian capital, was an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Russian forces pivot to the east, where a new offensive is feared.
Klitschko urged Ukrainians not to return to Kyiv just yet in televised remarks Saturday, warning that strikes on the capital are likely continue and its suburbs are rigged with explosives. “We’re not ruling out further strikes on the capital,” Klitschko said. “We can’t prohibit, we can only recommend. If you have the opportunity to stay a little bit longer in the cities where it’s safer, do it.”
The mayor of Kyiv added that because of the mines, Kyiv residents are barred from visiting parks and forests in the northeastern areas that border with liberated territories formerly occupied by Russians.
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MOSCOW — Russia has barred the UK prime minister and a dozen other top British officials from entering the country in response to British sanctions imposed on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the move that targets Boris Johnson, a number of British ministers and former prime minister Theresa May, on Saturday.
The ministry’s statement cited “unprecedented hostile actions of the British government, expressed, in particular, in the imposition of sanctions against top officials” in Russia.
“The Russophobic course of action of the British authorities, whose main goal is to stir up negative attitude toward our country, curtailing of bilateral ties in almost all areas are detrimental to the well-being and interests of the residents of Britain. Any sanctions attack will inevitably backfire on their initiators and receive a decisive rebuff,” the statement said.
On Friday evening, the ministry announced the expulsion of 18 European Union diplomats from Moscow, in retaliation for the bloc’s declaring 19 diplomats from the Russian mission to the EU and to the European Atomic Energy Community persona non-grata.
The European Union said the expulsions were groundless, and that EU diplomats targeted were working in the framework of the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an online posting that Kyiv was struck early Saturday in the Darnytskyi district in the eastern part of the capital, saying there were “explosions.”
He said rescuers and paramedics were on the scene and that victims’ details would be released later.
Klitschko urged residents to heed air raid sirens and warned those who have fled the capital not to return for now for their safety.
Thick smoke rising from the site on the eastern side of Kyiv could be seen from parts of downtown near the Dnipro River.
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WASHINGTON — Ukraine is sending top officials to Washington for next week’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, where discussion will focus on the Russian invasion and its impact on the global economy.
Coming to the gathering are Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko, according to a World Bank official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the visit had not been officially announced.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that existing sanctions on Russia are “painful” but not yet enough to stop the Russian military.
Zelenskyy called for “the democratic world” to ban Russian oil. While U.S. lawmakers and U.S. President Joe Biden have enacted such a ban, Europe relies more heavily on Russian energy supplies, and the U.S. has been working to keep India from stepping up its use of Russian energy.
“In general, the democratic world must accept that Russia’s money for energy resources is in fact money for the destruction of democracy,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to his nation.
He also said: “The sooner the democratic world recognizes that the oil embargo against Russia and the complete blockade of its banking sector are necessary steps towards peace, the sooner the war will end.”
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TIJUANA, Mexico — A Russian man and Ukrainian woman were married in the Mexican border city of Tijuana after they were unable to travel together to the U.S.
Daria Sakhniuk was allowed to enter the U.S. as a Ukrainian refugee but her partner, Semen Bobrovski, was unable to travel there following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They left Ukraine as the war began.
Bobrovski told El Sol de Tijuana that he believed the marriage Thursday would bolster his chances of entering the U.S. with his new wife. The U.S. allows only Russian nationals with family members in the U.S. to enter the country.
“Without it, we won’t be able to cross because, still to the official American government, we are strangers to each other,” he said.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed the fate of the besieged port city of Mariupol in a meeting Friday with the country’s military leaders and the heads of its intelligence agencies.
“The details cannot be made public now, but we are doing everything we can to save our people,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation.
Elsewhere in southern Ukraine, he said Russian troops who occupy areas around Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were terrorizing civilians and looking for anyone who had served in the army or the government.
“The occupiers think this will make it easier for them to control this territory. But they are very wrong. They are fooling themselves,” Zelenskyy said.
He added: “The occupiers’ problem is not that they are not accepted by some activists, veterans or journalists. Russia’s problem is that it is not accepted — and never will be accepted -– by the entire Ukrainian people. Russia has lost Ukraine forever.”
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Six people were rushed to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on Saturday afternoon in Shelby County.
Shelby County Judge-Executive Dan Ison said the crash occurred just before 1:45 p.m. at Benson Pike and Elmburg Road.
Ison said police believe a truck ran a stop sign and hit a van. The crash caused the van to spin around, which then struck an SUV, he said.
Members from the Isaiah House Treatment Center were on the bus.
One person at the scene of the crash was airlifted to UK Healthcare, four were transported to a Frankfort hospital and one was taken to UofL Health in Shelbyville.
Eight people involved in the crash refused medical attention, Ison said.
The road is expected to be reopen soon, according to Ison.
Kentucky State Police is investigating the crash.
This story may be updated.
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A look at what's happening around baseball Sunday:
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FLOUNDERING FATHERS
The Padres' hopes of shaking off a disappointing 2021 aren't off to a great start — San Diego has lost four of five heading into a series finale against the World Series champion Braves.
After pitching six no-hit innings on opening day, Yu Darvish (0-1, 10.75) was torched by the Giants in his last start, allowing nine runs in 1 2/3 innings. He'll face right-hander Bryce Elder (1-0, 4.76), making his second big league start.
GOOD NEWS
The Twins breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when an MRI on Byron Buxton’s injured right knee didn’t find any structural issues.
Manager Rocco Baldelli said that a team doctor would examine Buxton but that for now the Twins anticipate he’ll be traveling with the team for the next series at Kansas City, which begins Tuesday.
Buxton left in the first inning of Minnesota’s series-opening 8-4 win over Boston on Friday night after sliding roughly into second base. His left leg appeared to get caught underneath him while his right foot slammed into the bag.
BRASH START
Mariners rookie right-hander Matt Brash faces Houston for his second start after an impressive debut against the White Sox.
The 23-year-old skipped Triple-A to crack Seattle's opening day roster, and he showed off a pair of overpowering breaking balls in his first start against Chicago. He struck out six over 5 1/3 innings, limiting the defending AL Central champs to two runs on four hits.
Houston will be without All-Star closer Ryan Pressly, who went on the 10-day IL on Saturday due to inflammation in his right knee.
MOTOWN BLUES
Injuries are piling up for the Detroit Tigers just over a week into the season. Shortstop Javier Báez was added to the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sore right thumb. He joins right-hander Casey Mize, who is sidelined by a sprained right elbow.
Another right-handed starter, Matt Manning, was pulled from Saturday's game against Kansas City with right shoulder discomfort.
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Gov. Beshear hosts Easter celebration at the State Capitol
Governor Andy Beshear hosted an Easter celebration at the State Capitol Saturday afternoon.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear hosted an Easter celebration at the State Capitol Saturday afternoon.
The event featured musical performances by the Louisville-based St. Stephen Church, food trucks, arts and crafts and an Easter egg hunt.
“It’s a beautiful day to be out in Central Kentucky. We came to see the tulips and just happened up on these festivities here on the Capitol lawn and it’s just great to see people out enjoying themselves,” said Stephanie Grinnell.
There was one thing everyone was hoping to find during the egg hunt, a golden egg.
“When I saw the golden egg I just stood right next to it. I didn’t even go to the line and then once I heard the bell that was the first thing I picked up,” said Emalyn Done.
Whether they found a golden egg or not, many participants still enjoyed the event. Isaiah Sales called it, “one of the best times ever.”
Two years ago, at the start of the pandemic, Easter was the first big holiday people were unable to celebrate with their loved ones. Governor Andy Beshear says this is part of what makes this event so special.
“Just to be able to talk to people, meet their kids, learn about what their families are going through. Give people a hug after everything we’ve been through together. Thank them. We have somebody that was here from Harrison Memorial, the first hospital to treat a COVID patient, so just a chance to say thank you,” said Governor Beshear.
Saturday’s event was the first Easter egg hunt Governor Beshear has hosted at the State Capitol but he said he hopes it won’t be his last.
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Twelve people were injured, 10 of them by gunfire, in a shooting that erupted on Saturday inside a shopping mall in Columbia, S.C., and three people were taken into custody, police said.
Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook said the shooting at the Columbiana Centre mall was not believed to have been a random act of violence but rather stemmed from “some kind of conflict” among a group of armed individuals who knew each other. Details surrounding the shooting remained sketchy, he said. No one was killed in the incident, which unfolded at about 2 p.m. local time. But 10 people were struck by gunfire, and eight of them were transported to area hospitals. Of those, two were listed in critical but stable condition and six in stable condition, Holbrook told a news briefing.
The gunshot victims ranged in age from 73 to 15, he said. Two other people were injured in a “stampede” of bystanders running for safety.
At least three people were found to have been carrying firearms inside the mall, and at least one of them actually fired a weapon, Holbrook said. Three individuals were detained in connection with the shooting, he said.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
735 PM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Bandera, west central Kerr and east central Real Counties through 815
PM CDT...
At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lost Maples State Natural Area, or 12 miles north of Vanderpool,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lost Maples State Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2980 9967 2997 9975 3005 9944 2978 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 255DEG 12KT 2991 9963
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Bandera County in south central Texas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lost Maples
State Natural Area, or 7 miles north of Vanderpool, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Vanderpool and Lost Maples State Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Hudson Polk brought in runs on a double and triple to help Oklahoma run away with a 10-2 win over Pacific Saturday.
The Sooners came away with double-digit stolen bases in the game for the second time this season. Polk drove in the team’s second run of the second inning on a double into right centerfield with a runner on second.
The sophomore’s second hit of the day landed in left centerfield for an RBI-triple that gave the Sooners their first runs in a four-run fourth inning. Polk was the Sooners' top hitter, going three for four at the plate with three RBI.
Tanner Tredaway scored the final two runs of the inning on a double to centerfield. Tredaway went two for five at the plate with two RBI.
Starting pitcher David Sandlin only allowed one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out five batters and walked three.
Oklahoma (21-13) will be back at home Tuesday when they host Wichita State at 6:30 p.m.
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ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation's (NYSE: CNC) Board of Directors issued the following statement today:
The Centene Board has accepted the resignation of Leslie V. Norwalk, Esq. as a member of the Board. The Board appreciates Leslie's contribution to the Company and her service.
The Board remains committed to the continued strengthening of the Company's corporate governance practices. Since November 2021, the company has implemented significant governance enhancements, including the appointment of five new Board members, refreshed Chairs of the Nominating and Governance, Audit, and Compensation Committees, the separation of the roles of CEO and Chairman, the appointment of a new lead independent director, and the implementation of a mandatory Board retirement age.
The entire Board is united in its support for the Company's new CEO, Sarah London, and her highly experienced, effective leadership team, all of whom are focused on executing the Company's value creation strategy.
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 25 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace, the TRICARE program, and individuals in correctional facilities. The Company also serves several international markets, and contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on long-term growth and value creation as well as the development of its people, systems, and capabilities so that it can better serve its members, providers, local communities, and government partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor relations website, https://investors.centene.com/.
All statements, other than statements of current or historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, forward-looking statements often use words such as "believe," "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "seek," "target," "goal," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "can," "continue" and other similar words or expressions (and the negative thereof). Centene (the Company, our, or we) intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with these safe-harbor provisions. 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You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, as actual results may differ materially from projections, estimates, or other forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, variables and events including, but not limited to: our ability to accurately predict and effectively manage health benefits and other operating expenses and reserves, including fluctuations in medical utilization rates due to the impact of COVID-19; the risk that the election of new directors, changes in senior management and inability to retain key personnel may create uncertainty or negatively impact our ability to execute quickly and effectively; uncertainty as to the expected financial performance of the combined company following the recent completion of the Magellan Acquisition; the possibility that the expected synergies and value creation from the Magellan Acquisition or the WellCare Acquisition (or other acquired businesses) will not be realized, or will not be realized within the respective expected time periods; the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred in connection with the integration of the Magellan Acquisition or that the integration of Magellan Health will be more difficult or time consuming than expected, or similar risks from other acquisitions we may announce or complete from time to time; disruption from the integration of the Magellan Acquisition or from the integration of the WellCare Acquisition, or similar risks from other acquisitions we may announce or complete from time to time, including potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships with customers, employees, suppliers or regulators, making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; a downgrade of the credit rating of our indebtedness; competition; membership and revenue declines or unexpected trends; changes in healthcare practices, new technologies, and advances in medicine; increased healthcare costs; changes in economic, political or market conditions; changes in federal or state laws or regulations, including changes with respect to income tax reform or government healthcare programs as well as changes with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act (collectively referred to as the ACA) and any regulations enacted thereunder that may result from changing political conditions, the new administration or judicial actions; rate cuts or other payment reductions or delays by governmental payors and other risks and uncertainties affecting our government businesses; our ability to adequately price products; tax matters; disasters or major epidemics; changes in expected contract start dates; provider, state, federal, foreign and other contract changes and timing of regulatory approval of contracts; the expiration, suspension, or termination of our contracts with federal or state governments (including, but not limited to, Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE or other customers); the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings or matters, including, but not limited to, our ability to resolve claims and/or allegations made by states with regard to past practices, including at Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. (Envolve), as our pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) subsidiary, within the reserve estimate we have recorded and on other acceptable terms, or at all, or whether additional claims, reviews or investigations relating to our PBM business will be brought by states, the federal government or shareholder litigants, or government investigations; timing and extent of benefits from strategic value creation initiatives, including the possibility that these initiatives will not be successful, or will not be realized within the expected time periods; challenges to our contract awards; cyber-attacks or other privacy or data security incidents; the exertion of management's time and our resources, and other expenses incurred and business changes required in connection with complying with the undertakings in connection with any regulatory, governmental or third party consents or approvals for acquisitions; changes in expected closing dates, estimated purchase price and accretion for acquisitions; the risk that acquired businesses will not be integrated successfully; restrictions and limitations in connection with our indebtedness; our ability to maintain or achieve improvement in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Star ratings and maintain or achieve improvement in other quality scores in each case that can impact revenue and future growth; availability of debt and equity financing, on terms that are favorable to us; inflation; foreign currency fluctuations and risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports that Centene has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This list of important factors is not intended to be exhaustive. We discuss certain of these matters more fully, as well as certain other factors that may affect our business operations, financial condition and results of operations, in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Due to these important factors and risks, we cannot give assurances with respect to our future performance, including without limitation our ability to maintain adequate premium levels or our ability to control our future medical and selling, general and administrative costs.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mike Smith made 39 saves for his second consecutive shutout and 44th overall and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 on Saturday.
Edmonton moved six points ahead of Los Angeles for second place in the Pacific Division — and seven points clear of Vegas. The Oilers are 14-3-2 in their last 19 games.
The 40-year-old Smith is the seventh goalie 40 and older with back-to-back shutouts in NHL history. He made 30 saves Thursday night in a 4-0 home victory over Nashville.
“At this time of the season, you want to be on the top of your game and be a big reason why you’re headed to the playoffs and in the playoffs and playing your best games to give the team the best chance to win,” said Smith, the winner of six straight starts.
“That’s all I’ve been focused on. I’m not dwelling on what’s happened before or in the past. That’s out of my control now, so I’ve been focused on my next game and really been working hard to get it back on the rails and feel like my last month or so I’ve been really playing some solid hockey.”
Evander Kane had a goal and an assist and Kris Russell, Cody Ceci and Warren Foegele also scored. Logan Thompson made 32 saves for Vegas.
“We got contributions from up and down the lineup,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. “Different people are finding ways to contribute, and that’s what good teams have — a lot of contributing and productive players. The way we’re asking our players to play is not an easy style. But our players are putting the work in and it’s fun to see them execute.”
The Golden Knights have lost three of five.
“We have to regroup,” Vegas coach Pete DeBoer said. “We’ve talked about this, we knew we weren’t going to run the table and we talked about two weeks ago, we were going to drop some points along the way, but we’re still right in the thick of things. We have to have a short memory and get ready for the next one.”
Russell opened the scoring with 3:24 left in the first period. The defenseman blasted a shot past Thompson for his first goal in 126 games.
The Oilers made it 2-0 just 35 seconds into the third period when Ceci used Jesse Puljujarvi;s screen to send a point shot past Thompson.
Foegele stole a puck from Alec Martinez at the Edmonto blue line and took it all the way to the Vegas net to score his 12th at 5:16 of the third.
Kane added a short-handed goal with 4:27 left, poking home his 17th after a great effort from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to get it to the net.
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Golden Knights: Host New Jersey on Monday night.
Oilers: Host Dallas on Wednesday night.
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NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until April 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Gatos Silver, Inc. (NYSE: GATO), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 28, 2020 and January 25, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's shares pursuant to the Company's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
What You May Do
If you purchased securities or shares of Gatos as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-gato/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by April 25, 2022.
About the Lawsuit
Gatos Silver and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
On January 25, 2022, post-market, the Company revealed "errors in the technical report entitled 'Los Gatos Project, Chihuahua, Mexico' with an effective date of July 1, 2020 . . . , as well as indications that there is an overestimation in the existing resource model" and that on a preliminary basis, the Company estimated a potential reduction of the metal content of its CLG's mineral reserve ranging from 30% to 50% of the metal content remaining after depletion.
On this news, shares of Gatos Silver fell $7.02 per share, or approximately 68.9%, to close at $3.17 per share on January 26, 2022.
The case is Bilinsky v. Gatos Silver, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-453.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after six months aboard their country’s newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission to date for China’s ambitious space program.
The Shenzhou 13 space capsule landed in the Gobi desert in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, shown live on state TV.
During the mission, astronaut Wang Yaping carried out the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman. Wang and crewmates Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu beamed back physics lessons for high school students.
China launched its first astronaut into space in 2003 and landed robot rovers on the moon in 2013 and on Mars last year. Officials have discussed a possible crewed mission to the moon.
On Saturday, state TV showed images from inside the capsule as it traveled at 200 meters per second over Africa before entering the atmosphere.
The trio were the second crew aboard Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace. Its core module, Tianhe, was launched in April 2021. Plans call for completing construction this year by adding two more modules.
Authorities have yet to announce a date for launching the next Tiangong crew.
China is excluded from the International Space Station due to U.S. unease that its space program is run by the ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army.
China was the third nation to launch an astronaut into space on its own after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Tiangong is China’s third space station following predecessors launched in 2011 and 2016.
The government announced in 2020 that China’s first reusable spacecraft had landed following a test flight but no photos or details of the vehicle have been released.
On Tuesday, President Xi Jinping visited the launch site in Wenchang on the southern island of Hainan from which the Tianhe module was fired into orbit.
“Persist in pursuing the frontiers of world aerospace development and the major strategic needs of national aerospace,” Xi told staff at the site, all of them in military uniform.
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Kilmeade warns America has no choice but to lead global fight against evil
We must fight for everyone, he says
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade told viewers on Saturday's "One Nation" that America has a global responsibility to lead and be an example for our allies to fight for their freedom.
BRIAN KILMEADE: We are seeing evil so transparent right in front of us from superpowers like Russia and China that if we let them lead, quality of life as we know it will be over for most of the planet. Despite America's past of isolationism, we have to be the world's leader. We have no choice. I'm going to spell out why. Our nation has been blessed with friends at our borders and oceans, keeping us at distance from our allies and our enemies. Our founders saw the world's propensity for conflict and war, and therefore we endorsed isolationism, found first and foremost in George Washington's famous farewell address in 1793. Here's a quote from it. He said, "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world." President Thomas Jefferson, third president, followed suit, summing up American isolationism as a doctrine of peace, commerce and honest friendships with all nations, entangling alliances with none. But with the 20th Century, things changed, even if we didn't want them to.
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As Americans, we want to stay out of conflicts, right? But if we have learned anything from our past, we should know avoiding conflict only delays conflict. And if we don't confront things on our terms, we will do it on our enemies' terms. So if we want our freedom, our mighty nation must fight for everyone, be an example and resource for our allies to fight for their freedom. America has global responsibility that comes with being a great nation. … We were never perfect, but we were always, always great with the responsibility to protect others who want freedom and liberty for themselves, their family and their nation. I know you might not want to hear this America, but we have no choice but to lead. It is good versus evil. You've probably heard of the phrase, if not me, then who? Today's phrase should be, if not us, then it's going to be them.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.
Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2011, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. The foundation did not release his cause of death.
The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native was a contemporary of Jerry Wexler, Leonard Chess and other white businessmen-producers who helped bring Black music to a general audience. He founded Specialty in Los Angeles in 1946 and gave early breaks to such artists as Cooke and his gospel group the Soul Stirrers, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, John Lee Hooker and Clifton Chenier.
“Specialty Records’ growth paralleled, and perhaps defined, the evolution of Black popular music, from the ‘race’ music of the 1940s to the rock n’ roll of the 1950s,” music historian Billy Vera wrote in the liner notes to “The Specialty Story,” a five-CD set that came out in 1994.
Rupe’s most lucrative and momentous signing was Little Richard, a rhythm ’n blues and gospel performer since his teens who had struggled to break through commercially. In a 2011 interview for the Rock Hall archives, Rupe explained that Little Richard (the professional name for the late Macon, Georgia, native Richard Penniman) had learned of Specialty through Price, sent a demo and for months called trying to find out if anyone had listened. He finally demanded to speak to Rupe, who dug out his tape from the reject pile.
“There was something in Little Richard’s voice I liked,” Rupe said. “I don’t know — it was so exaggerated, so over emotional. And I said, ‘Let’s give this guy a chance and maybe we can get him to sing like B.B. King.‘”
Initial recording sessions were uninspiring, but during a lunch break at a nearby inn Little Richard sat down at a piano and pounded out a song he had performed during club dates: “Tutti Frutti,” with its immortal opening shout, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!”
Released in September 1955 and one of rock n’ roll’s first major hits, “Tutti Frutti” was a manic, but cleaner version of the raunchy original, which featured such rhymes as “Tutti Frutti/good booty.” Rupe noted that Little Richard’s performance was transformed when he accompanied himself on piano.
“Up that up to that point Bumps (producer Robert “Bumps” Blackwell) was having Little Richard just be a vocalist,” Rupe said. “The neck bone connected to the knee bone or something; his voice and his playing sort of gave it a lift.”
Critic Langdon Winner would liken Little Richard’s Specialty recordings to Elvis Presley’s Sun Records sessions as “models of singing and musicianship that have inspired rock musicians ever since.”
Little Richard’s other hits with Specialty included such rock classics as “Long Tall Sally,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Rip it Up” before he abruptly (and temporarily) retired in 1957. Specialty also was home to Price’s “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (with Fats Domino on piano); Don and Dewey’s “Farmer John”; Larry Williams’ “Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” which the Beatles later covered; and music by such leading gospel acts as Dorothy Love Coates, the Swan Silvertones and the Pilgrim Travelers.
Rupe was known for how little he paid his artists and engaged in an exploitative practice common among label owners in the early rock era: Having performers sign contracts leaving him with much or all of the royalties and publishing rights. Little Richard would sue him in 1959 for back royalties and settled out of court for $11,000.
Around the same time, Rupe grew increasingly frustrated with the “payola” system of bribing broadcasters to get records played and distanced himself from the music business. He sold Specialty to Fantasy Records in the early 1990s, but continued to earn money through oil and gas investments. In recent years, he headed the Art N. Rupe Foundation, which supported education and research to shine “the light of truth on critical and controversial issues.”
Rupe’s survivors include his daughter, Beverly Rupe Schwarz, and granddaughter Madeline Kahan.
He was born Arthur Goldberg, a Jewish factory worker’s son whose passion for Black music began through hearing the singers at a nearby Baptist church. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, briefly considered a career in movies and decided on music instead, schooling himself by purchasing “race records” and listening with a metronome and stopwatch. He co-founded Juke Box Records in the mid-1940s, but soon left to start Specialty. He also changed his last name to Rupe, the family’s ancestral name.
Rupe’s discerning taste made him a success, but did cost him at least one major hit. In the mid-1950s, Cooke was anxious to expand his appeal beyond gospel and recorded some pop songs at Specialty, including a ballad that became a standard, “You Send Me.” Rupe found the song bland and was appalled by its white backup singers. He let Cooke and Blackwell, who had become Cooke’s manager, purchase the copyright and release “You Send Me” through RCA.
“I did not think ‘You Send Me’ was that great. I knew it would have a certain intrinsic value because Sam was good. I never dreamed it would be multimillion seller,” said Rupe, who added, sarcastically, “A wonderful stroke of genius on my part.”
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A Kentucky man with an anxiety disorder asked his former employer not to celebrate his birthday because it triggers panic attacks.
When the company, Gravity Diagnostics, ignored Kevin Berling's request and had a surprise lunchtime celebration for him on Aug. 7, 2019, he got upset. Days later Berling was fired, according to a lawsuit he filed in a Kenton County court against the company.
On March 31, a jury awarded him $450,000. The jury found that Berling suffered an "adverse employment action" because of his anxiety disability, court documents show.
The saga began in August 2019 when Berling told his office manager that he did not want to celebrate his birthday because it would trigger a panic attack. The company has a practice of having birthday celebrations at the office for employees, the lawsuit, filed in 2019, says.
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Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces accelerated scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Moscow's pivot toward mounting a new offensive in the east.
Stung by the loss of its Black Sea flagship and indignant over alleged Ukrainian aggression on Russian territory, Russia's military command had warned of renewed missile strikes on Ukraine's capital. Officials in Moscow said they were targeting military sites, a claim repeated — and refuted by witnesses — throughout 52 days of war.
The toll reaches much deeper. Each day brings new discoveries of civilian victims of an invasion that has shattered European security. As Russia prepared for the anticipated offensive, a mother wept over her 15-year-old son’s body after rockets hit a residential area of Kharkiv, a city in northeast Ukraine. An infant and at least eight other people died, officials said.
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In the towns and villages just outside Kyiv, authorities have reported finding the bodies of more than 900 civilians, most shot dead, since Russian troops retreated two weeks ago. Smoke rose from the capital again early Saturday as Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a strike that killed one person and wounded several.
The mayor advised residents who fled the city earlier in the war not to return.
US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia's war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights against a major adversary such as Russia or China.
The role-players in this month's exercise at the National Training Center speak Russian. The enemy force that controls the fictional town of Ujen is using a steady stream of social media posts to make false accusations against the American brigade preparing to attack.
In the coming weeks, the planned training scenario for the next brigade coming in will focus on how to battle an enemy willing to destroy a city with rocket and missile fire in order to conquer it.
If the images seem familiar, they are, playing out on televisions and websites worldwide right now as Russian forces pound Ukrainian cities with airstrikes, killing scores of civilians. The information war on social media has showcased impassioned nightly speeches by Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as Russian efforts to accuse Ukraine's forces of faking mass killings in towns such as Bucha — massacres that the West blames on Moscow's troops.
“I think right now the whole Army is really looking at what’s happening in Ukraine and trying to learn lessons,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth. Those lessons, she said, range from Russia's equipment and logistics troubles to communications and use of the internet.
'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.
The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father's wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.
“I had a nice house, I had a great job, whatever, but I was unable to sleep, had frequent nightmares, crippling anxiety, avoiding crowds," he said. “My life was a wreck.”
He eventually found psychedelic drugs, and he says they changed his life. “I was able to finally step way back and go, ‘Oh, I see what’s going on here. I get it now,’” said Butler, now 52. Today his run-ins with police have ended, he’s happily married and reconciled with his parents.
Butler, who lives in the Salt Lake City suburbs, is among military veterans in several U.S. states helping to persuade lawmakers to study psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use.
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.
Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. He said at least one of those three people fired a weapon.
“We don’t believe this was random,” Holbrook said. “We believe they knew each other and something led to the gunfire.”
Authorities said no fatalities have been reported but that eight of the victims were taken to the hospital. Of those eight, two were in critical condition and six were in stable condition, Holbrook said. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 73, he said.
Daniel Johnson said he and his family were visiting from Alabama and were eating in the food court when they first heard shots ring out and started seeing people running.
DA: 3 of 6 dead in Sacramento shootout were in gang dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Newly filed court documents in the downtown Sacramento shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others reveal that three of the dead had been involved in the gang dispute that led to the massive shootout, with at least one of them firing a weapon.
Documents filed Friday by Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert’s office show that the three deceased men affiliated with gangs were Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32, Devazia Turner, 29, and Sergio Harris, 38, The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.
Turner fired a weapon, but it was unclear if all three fired weapons. Police have said there were at least five suspects in the April 3 shooting.
Two of the suspects — brothers Smiley and Dandrae Martin — were wounded and are hospitalized or in jail. A third suspect, Mtula Payton, 27, remains at large.
In a social media clip posted hours before the shooting, the Martin brothers are seen posing with Hoye-Lucchesi and two handguns and a rifle. In the video, Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley Martin, 27, talk about going downtown while armed to loiter outside nightclubs and “boast about shooting rival gang members,” according to a 13-page document.
Unrest sparked by far-right demos continues in Sweden
HELSINKI (AP) — Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far-right group, which was planning to burn a Quran among other things, to a new location as a preventive measure.
Scuffles and unrest were reported in the southern town of Landskrona after a demonstration scheduled there by the Danish right-wing party Stram Kurs party was moved to the nearby city of Malmo, some 45 kilometers (27 miles) south.
Up to 100 mostly young people threw stones, set cars, tires and dustbins on fire, and put up a barrier fence that obstructed traffic, Swedish police said. The situation had calmed down in Landskrona by late Saturday but remains tense, police said, adding no injuries were reported in the action.
On Friday evening, violent clashes between demonstrators and counter-protesters erupted in the central city of Orebro ahead Stram Kurs' plan to burn a Quran there, leaving 12 police officers injured and four police vehicles set on fire.
Video footage and photos from chaotic scenes in Orebro showed burning police cars and protesters throwing stones and other objects at police officers in riot gear.
Crews fight New Mexico fires as some evacuations lift
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have lifted some evacuation orders for a mountain community in drought-stricken southern New Mexico as firefighters worked Saturday to contain a wind-driven blaze that killed two people and destroyed over 200 homes.
The evacuation orders lifted late Friday covered about 60% of the estimated 4,500 people ordered to leave their homes since the fire started Tuesday, Village of Ruidoso spokesperson Kerry Gladden told The Associated Press on Saturday. Evacuation estimates were previously reported to be around 5,000 people.
“The big story is we're in a re-population mode," Gladden said earlier during a media briefing.
Those evacuation orders remaining in effect may be lifted in coming days, officials said.
Those waiting to return included Barbara Arthur, the owner of a wooded 28-site RV park that had wind damage but didn’t burn.
Suit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia's renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The lawsuit, filed in Commonwealth Court on Saturday, said Philadelphia lacks the authority to impose such a mandate.
Philadelphia earlier this week became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate 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.
Attorney Thomas W. King III, who was among those involved in last year's successful challenge to the statewide mask mandate in schools, said the city's emergency order went against recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and “imposed a renegade standard unfound anywhere else in the world."
The suit accuses city health officials of having “usurped the power and authority" of state lawmakers, the state department of health and the state advisory health board.
WNBA players say life in Russia was lucrative but lonely
For the elite athletes in the WNBA, spending the offseason playing in Russia can mean earning more money than they can make back home — sometimes even two or three times as much.
But those who have done that also describe the loneliness of being away from family and friends, of struggling with an unfamiliar language and culture, and of living in a place with only a few hours of sunlight in the winter and temperatures well below freezing.
Brittney Griner is one of those players who went to Russia in recent years to earn extra money. For the two-time Olympian, however, it has turned into a prolonged nightmare.
Since arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February, she has been detained by police after they reported finding vape cartridges allegedly containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Still in jail, she is awaiting trial next month on charges that could bring up to 10 years in prison.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened political tensions over Ukraine. Since then, Russia has invaded Ukraine and remains at war.
Art Rupe, pioneering record executive, dead at 104
NEW YORK (AP) — Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.
Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2011, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. The foundation did not release his cause of death.
The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native was a contemporary of Jerry Wexler, Leonard Chess and other white businessmen-producers who helped bring Black music to a general audience. He founded Specialty in Los Angeles in 1946 and gave early breaks to such artists as Cooke and his gospel group the Soul Stirrers, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, John Lee Hooker and Clifton Chenier.
“Specialty Records’ growth paralleled, and perhaps defined, the evolution of Black popular music, from the ‘race’ music of the 1940s to the rock n’ roll of the 1950s,” music historian Billy Vera wrote in the liner notes to “The Specialty Story,” a five-CD set that came out in 1994.
Rupe’s most lucrative and momentous signing was Little Richard, a rhythm ’n blues and gospel performer since his teens who had struggled to break through commercially. In a 2011 interview for the Rock Hall archives, Rupe explained that Little Richard (the professional name for the late Macon, Georgia, native Richard Penniman) had learned of Specialty through Price, sent a demo and for months called trying to find out if anyone had listened. He finally demanded to speak to Rupe, who dug out his tape from the reject pile.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
809 PM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BANDERA COUNTY...
At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lost Maples
State Natural Area, or near Vanderpool, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Vanderpool and Lost Maples State Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had Sixers fans roaring "Maxey! Maxey! Maxey!” after each electrifying play -- and he crammed a season’s worth into the breakout game of his young career. He wowed on whirlwind layups, connected on 3-pointers from Curry-range and did whatever he desired at all times as he dismantled the Raptors.
He even chucked the ball he autographed as the 76ers star of the game into the stands — where a fan made a two-handed grab.
Everything worked out for Maxey.
Maxey scored 21 of his playoff career-high 38 points in the third quarter and he hit five 3-pointers to lead Philadelphia to a 131-111 victory over Toronto in Game 1 on Saturday night.
“I think the only thing I'm going to remember is us winning,” Maxey said.
Philly will remember so much more.
James Harden had 22 points and 14 assists in his first Eastern Conference playoff game as a Sixer. Joel Embiid, the NBA scoring champion, had 19 points and 15 rebounds. They combined to only make 11 of 32 shots from the floor.
Tobias Harris scored 26 points for the Sixers, trying to get past the second round for the first time since 2001.
They host Game 2 on Monday.
The opener belonged to Maxey. The 21-year-old Maxey is the youngest Sixer ever to score at least 30 points in a playoff game.
“I saw growth, man,” Harden said. “I saw him from being up-and-down and not really having consistent minutes last year in the postseason to starting and having a huge role on a championship-contending team.”
Maxey was cool and confident in the third as he swished a 32-footer late in the period for a 20-point lead that sent his teammates on the bench into a frenzy. The Raptors were stunned and had no answer for him: Maxey made 7 of 8 shots overall, both 3s and all five free throws in 12 minutes.
Whew!
“He just doesn't play with anxiety,” coach Doc Rivers said. “There’s not a lot that ruffles him.”
Pascal Siakam scored 24 points for the Raptors, who lost rookie Scottie Barnes to an ankle injury to worsen what was already a miserable night. OG Anunoby scored 20 and Fred VanVleet added 18.
“Collectively as a team, we just didn’t match the intensity,” Siakam said.
The Sixers took control in the first 24 minutes and Maxey stepped on the gas in the third against a team that won the season series 3-1 (with Embiid and Harden in the lineup for the last two).
Maxey, the 6-foot-2 bundle of energy in his second season out of Kentucky, led the fast start early with a pair of 3s and 10 quick points that had the Sixers rolling with a double-digit lead.
The Sixers are Embiid and Harden’s team, and as they go, so go the Sixers. But Maxey gives the 76ers a Big 2 3/4 and was more than just an able replacement for the traded Ben Simmons.
Maxey emerged as a reliable scoring option -- 18.7 points and 48% on 3s after the All-Star break -- and was on target from tipoff against Toronto. He made 6 of 10 shots and his 15 points in the first half were one shy of matching his playoff high set last season in Game 6 against Atlanta.
Ah, yes. Atlanta. The Hawks series still had Philly on edge this week, as the stench of three home losses and a second-round exit as the No. 1 seed wafted into this season.
The Raptors inched within 11 in the third but Harden -- the bold trade deadline acquisition made for these moments -- buried a 3 and a layup.
Harden then heaved a two-handed bounce pass from midcourt that Maxey caught in stride for a high-flying, reverse layup. The Sixers led by 18, Toronto called a timeout and the Philly crowd went wild.
The Sixers outscored the Raptors 29-10 on fast-break points.
“He's running. You've got to reward him,” Harden said of his top-spin pass. “He was running so fast and we had an opportunity to capitalize on transition.”
The Raptors only seriously challenged late in the first half. Embiid was hit with a flagrant after he clobbered Barnes on a drive. Barnes made 1 of 2 free throws and the Raptors scored off his miss to pull to 48-42.
Embiid, though, made the Raptors pay moments later. He sneered on a bucket and forced VanVleet (who fouled out in the fourth) to his third foul. Embiid converted the three-point play for a 57-42 lead.
Maxey took it from there.
“He’s been doing that all season,” Embiid said. “It’s only one game. We need to do it three more times.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Barnes grabbed his left foot and was in apparent pain after Embiid stepped on his foot in the fourth. He needed help to the locker room. Barnes, a top contender for Rookie of the Year, averaged 15.3 points in 74 games. ... F Thaddeus Young left with a sprained left thumb. Coach Nick Nurse said X-rays on both players were negative.
CRYING FOUL
Nurse, who led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship, thought five fouls called on Embiid weren't enough.
“I don't care if you're 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, if you beat him to the spot and he runs you over, it's a foul,” Nurse said. “I thought he threw three or four elbows to the face. He got called for one. We're going to stand in there.”
TIP-INS
Raptors: Had just two offensive rebounds in the first half. ... Chris Boucher also fouled out.
76ers: Rapper Meek Mill and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat courtside. ...Had no turnovers in the first half. Turned the ball over on the first possession of the second half. and made just three overall. ... Matisse Thybulle had three points in 19 minutes. He won’t be available for Games 3 and 4 in Toronto because he’s not fully vaccinated.
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MYKULYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — This was not where Nadiya Trubchaninova thought she would find herself at 70 years old, hitchhiking daily from her village to the shattered Ukrainian town of Bucha,trying to bring her son’s body home for burial.
The questions wore her down, heavy like the winter coat and boots she still wears against the chill. Why had the 48-year-old Vadym gone to Bucha, where the Russians were so much harsher than the ones occupying their village? Who shot him as he drove on Yablunska Street, where so many bodies were found? And why did she lose her son just one day before the Russians withdrew?
After word reached her that Vadym had been found and buried by strangers in a yard in Bucha, she spent more than a week trying to bring him home to a proper grave. But he was just one body among hundreds, part of an investigation into war crimes that has grown to global significance.
Trubchaninova is among the many elderly people left behind or who chose to stay as millions of Ukrainians fled across borders or to other parts of the country. They were the first to be seen on empty streets after Russian troops withdrew from communities around the capital, Kyiv, peering out from wooden gates or carrying bags of donated food back to freezing homes.
Some, like Trubchaninova, survived the first weeks of the war only to find it had taken their children.
She had last seen her son on March 30. She thought he was taking a walk as part of his long recovery from a stroke. “It would be crazy to go farther,” she said. She wondered whether he went driving to search for a cellphone connection to call his own son and wish him a happy birthday.
She wondered whether Vadym thought the Russians in Bucha were like those occupying their village, who told them they wouldn’t be harmed if they didn’t fight back.
More than a week later, she found his makeshift grave with the help of a stranger with the same name and age as her son. The following day, she spotted the body bag containing Vadym at a Bucha cemetery. He always stood out for his height and his foot stuck out from a hole in the corner. Anxious not to lose him, she found a scarf and tied it there. It was her marker.
She believed she knew where her son’s body was held for days, in a refrigerator truck outside Bucha’s morgue. She was desperate to find an official to hurry the process of inspecting her son and issuing the documents needed to release him.
“I get worried, where he’d go, and whether I’d be able to find him,” she said.
Once she collected his body, she would need a casket, which equals a month of her pension, about $90. She, like other elderly Ukrainians, hasn’t received her pension since the war began. She gets by selling the vegetables she grows, but the potatoes she meant to plant in March withered while she was hiding in her home.
Her aging cellphone keeps losing battery life. She forgets her phone number. Her other son, two years younger than Vadym, is unemployed and troubled. Nothing is easy.
“I would walk out of this place because I feel it’s so hard to be here,” Trubchaninova said, sitting at home under a tinted black-and-white photo of herself at 32, full of determination.
She recalled watching her television, when it still worked, in the early days of the war, as broadcasts showed so many Ukrainians fleeing. She worried about them. Where are they going? Where will they sleep? What will they eat? How will they remake their lives again?
“I felt so sorry for them,” she said. “And now, I’m in that situation. I feel so lost inside. I don’t even know how to describe how lost I am. I’m not even sure I’ll put my head on this pillow tonight and wake up tomorrow.”
Like many elderly Ukrainians, she worked without taking time for herself, determined to give her children an education and a better life than her own.
“Those were my plans,” she said, agitated. “What plans do you want me to have now? How do I make new plans if one of my sons is lying there in Bucha?”
On Thursday, she waited outside the Bucha morgue again. After another long day without progress, she sat on a bench in the sun. “I just wanted to sit in nice weather,” she said. “I’m going to go home. Tomorrow I’ll come again.”
Across town that day was the kind of closure that Trubchaninova wanted so badly. At a cemetery, two 82-year-old women rose from a bench and crossed themselves as the now-familiar white van arrived carrying another casket.
The women, Neonyla and Helena, sing at funerals. They have performed at 10 since the Russians withdrew. “The biggest pain for a mother is to lose her son,” Neonyla said. “There is no word to describe it.”
They joined the priest at the foot of the grave. Two men with handfuls of tulips attended, along with a man with cap in hand. “That’s it,” a gravedigger said when the exhausted-looking priest was finished.
Another man with a gold-ink pen wrote basic details on a temporary cross. It was for a woman who had been killed by shelling as she cooked outside. She was 69.
A row of empty graves lay waiting.
Finally, on Saturday, Trubchaninova was reunited with her son. In a small cemetery in a field in her village under a cast-iron sky, she clutched at a donated casket. She knelt and she wept. And Vadym was buried.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
809 PM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BANDERA COUNTY...
At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lost Maples
State Natural Area, or near Vanderpool, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Vanderpool and Lost Maples State Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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N.B. teacher builds miniature Titanic model
A New Brunswick high school teacher is building a roughly three-foot-long replica of the ship at the centre of one of history’s worst maritime disasters, the Titanic.
Jeff Scott, who teaches at Simonds High School in east Saint John, says his fascination with the luxury ocean liner began in 1985 when the wreck was discovered hundreds of kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland.
“Being a Newfoundlander, I was quite interested in the story,” Scott says. “So I then started to take out some books from the library and read up on it – and of course, all those pictures from that expedition came out.”
Scott says he’s spent hundreds of hours so far making the model. With the exception of the glue — he says it’s entirely made of salvaged materials, like scrap wood and pop cans.
The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic the night of April 14, 1912 – 110 years ago last Thursday – still, the story of the ‘unsinkable ship’ and its doomed maiden voyage, continues to spark the imagination.
There is still some work left to do to finish the model, including adding the masts, rigging, and lifeboats.
Scott says he hopes to be able to display it at his high school so his students can see the project in person.
“Maybe it will inspire some young people to start building something.”
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Mark Giordano sends Maple Leafs past Senators 5-4 in overtime
Mark Giordano scored the overtime winner Saturday night as Toronto beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 to the delight of the numerous Maple Leafs fans on hand at Canadian Tire Centre. -
Edmonton bomb unit hosts accessible Easter egg hunt for blind and vision-limited kids
Police tape surrounded part of Emily Murphy Park as the Edmonton Police Service's bomb unit took part in a special assignment Saturday. -
Chilliwack boy ineligible to receive life-rescuing seizure medication at school, parents face tough decision
Parents in Chilliwack, B.C. are facing a tough decision after the Ministry of Health ruled their son ineligible to receive life-rescuing seizure medication at school. -
Community rallies to support Saskatoon baby boy needing bone marrow transplant
A GoFundMe page is aiming to raise money to support a Saskatoon six-month-old baby boy who was born without an immune system and in need of a full bone marrow transplant. -
Toronto Raptors lose Game 1 of playoff series 131-111 versus 76ers
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Electric car buyers face shortages, long wait times amid high gas prices
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Edmonton fashion designer's work to be featured at Miss Universe Canada 2022 pageant
An Edmonton fashion designer has been chosen to have her work showcased at the biggest pageant in Canada. -
Five stunt drivers busted, one caught going 121 km/h over limit: Waterloo regional police
Waterloo regional police say they caught five stunt drivers Saturday in Cambridge.
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Angels third. Andrew Velazquez walks. Tyler Wade singles to shallow infield. Andrew Velazquez to third. Throwing error by Marcus Semien. Shohei Ohtani reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Tyler Wade out at second. Andrew Velazquez scores. Mike Trout singles to left field. Shohei Ohtani to third. Anthony Rendon out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Adolis Garcia. Shohei Ohtani scores. Taylor Ward singles to shallow right field. Mike Trout to third. Max Stassi singles to center field. Taylor Ward to third. Mike Trout scores. Jo Adell lines out to deep left field to Nick Solak.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 0.
Rangers third. Andy Ibanez singles to third base. Marcus Semien doubles to center field. Andy Ibanez scores. Corey Seager grounds out to second base, Tyler Wade to Matt Duffy. Marcus Semien scores. Adolis Garcia strikes out swinging. Nathaniel Lowe singles to shortstop. Willie Calhoun grounds out to shallow right field, Andrew Velazquez to Matt Duffy.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 2.
Angels seventh. Shohei Ohtani singles to shallow left field. Mike Trout strikes out swinging. Anthony Rendon walks. Shohei Ohtani steals third. Taylor Ward walks. Max Stassi grounds out to shallow infield, Andy Ibanez to Nathaniel Lowe. Taylor Ward to second. Anthony Rendon to third. Shohei Ohtani scores. Jo Adell grounds out to third base, Andy Ibanez to Nathaniel Lowe.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 4, Rangers 2.
Angels eighth. Jared Walsh pinch-hitting for Matt Duffy. Jared Walsh singles to left center field. Andrew Velazquez reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Jared Walsh out at second. Tyler Wade grounds out to shallow infield to Nathaniel Lowe. Andrew Velazquez to second. Shohei Ohtani homers to center field. Andrew Velazquez scores. Mike Trout flies out to right center field to Adolis Garcia.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 6, Rangers 2.
Angels ninth. Anthony Rendon pops out to shallow right field to Marcus Semien. Taylor Ward homers to center field. Max Stassi grounds out to shallow infield, Andy Ibanez to Nathaniel Lowe. Jo Adell singles to left field. Jared Walsh singles to right center field. Jo Adell to third. Andrew Velazquez lines out to right center field to Kole Calhoun.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 7, Rangers 2.
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New faces, new places
See which college quarterbacks opted to put their names in the transfer portal and where they ended up, Page C3.
MLB roundup
Check out the lastest from around baseball as the Red Sox hosted the Twins, and more, Page C4.
NHL seeks diversity
The first Indigenous woman to scout in the NHL isn't happy standing pat. She wants more diversity, Page C7.
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Only a third of gardeners make their own compost for garden, poll suggests
Only a third of gardeners make their own compost for gardening, a survey suggests.
Polling for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) found only 33% of gardeners composted garden or food waste, even though the charity said it is “a free, easy and sustainable” alternative to shop-bought products such as peat compost.
The proportion that do have a compost bin, heap or bucket generally increases with age, the survey of more than 1,800 gardeners conducted by YouGov found.
But so too does resistance to taking up the practice, with much higher levels of the over 55s who do not compost saying nothing would make them start, than among younger age groups.
Among those who do not make their own compost, more than a third (36%) said subsidised or free compost bins from local councils would get them composting, with 17% saying training and online tutorials would help and one in 10 suggesting a clearer idea of the green benefits would inspire them.
The RHS said composting has long been considered an integral part of gardening, which recycles food and garden waste, provides an important soil improver, helps to reduce reliance on shop-bought compost which can include peat, and offers habitat and nutrition to wildlife and plants.
The findings of the poll suggest the average amount of compost made by home composting is 280 litres, enough to be added and improve the soil structure of five square metres of garden.
Professor Alistair Griffiths, director of science and collections at the RHS, said: “Composting is to gardening what butter is to bread, offering a free, easy and sustainable alternative to shop bought soil improvers.
“Composting is one of a handful of small changes gardeners can make on their plots to help accelerate the UKs transition to peat free and for people to make a positive difference to the environment and the health of their plants and planet.
“Preparing a space this Easter weekend for your compost store is a potentially less glamorous but all important task.”
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Giants edge Guardians with two-run eighth
The San Francisco Giants pushed across two runs in the eighth inning to defeat the host Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Saturday.
Wilmer Flores smashed a ball up the middle with one out and the bases loaded. Second baseman Ernie Clement fielded the sharp grounder and tossed it to Amed Rosario for the second out. Rosario was forced to double clutch on his throw to first when Owen Miller was late getting to the bag.
Brandon Belt scored on the fielder's choice when the Guardians failed to turn the double play. Austin Slater scored on a wild pitch by losing pitcher Nick Sandlin (0-1, 8.31 ERA), leaving the score 4-2.
Reliever Dominic Leone (1-0, 2.70) earned the win with a scoreless seventh inning. The former Guardians pitcher was the fourth of six relievers used by manager Gabe Kapler. Jake McGee earned his first save.
Myles Straw had a hand in both Cleveland runs. His double off the top of the wall in left field drove in Owen Miller, who led off the fifth inning with his major-league leading seventh double. It knotted the score at 2-2.
Right-hander Cal Quantrill pitched 4 1/3 innings of no-hit ball before Thairo Estrada singled to left field. Steven Duggar followed with a double high off the wall in left field. When Quantrill walked Mike Yastrzemski to load the bases, he was sent to the showers after 91 pitches.
Reliever Logan Allen didn't exactly close the door on the rally. He allowed a two-run single to Brandon Belt, which handed the Giants a 2-1 lead.
The Guardians took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Straw tripled and came home on Jose Ramirez's sacrifice fly. It was his major-league leading 15th RBI.
Quantrill's five-game winning streak remains intact, as he earned a no-decision. It's the longest streak by a Guardians' starter since Mike Clevinger in 2019.
He allowed two runs, two hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He fanned two batters.
Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, who also earned a no-decision, allowed five hits and two runs in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters.
--Field Level Media
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Minnesota United scores season-high three goals to beat Rapids
Robin Lod's score in the 77th minute and Abu Danladi's strike in the 79th gave Minnesota United FC the advantage it needed. The Loons held off the visiting Colorado Rapids the rest of the way, and won 3-1 Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.
The victory for Minnesota (3-2-2, 11 points) snaps a two-game slide, and marks the most goals the Loons have scored in a single match all season.
Meanwhile, the Rapids (2-3-2, 8 points) have now lost two straight after enjoying a four-match unbeaten streak earlier this season.
Lod's goal came after a combination on the right wing from Hassani Dotson and Emmanuel Reynoso. Reynoso gave the ball up to Dotson, who drew in two defenders as Reynoso drifted. Dotson fed it back to Reynoso and he delivered a low hard cross to Lod, who finished with force.
Moments later, Lod repaid the favor, notching an assist of his own. Just before entering the box, Lod dished the ball to his right to Danladi, who rifled a right-footed shot past a defender and Colorado's diving goalkeeper.
Danladi's score was his first of the season, and the 15th of his MLS career.
The Loons struck first in the 42nd minute when Bakaye Dibassy leapt up in traffic and headed in a cross from Reynoso. Minnesota had gotten off four shots up until that point and was aggressively attacking, controlling nearly 60% of possession in the first half. For Dibassy, the goal was his first of the season, and just the second of the defender's MLS career across 43 games.
Shortly after Minnesota scored its first goal, Colorado evened things up in the third minute of stoppage before halftime. Diego Rubio netted the open-net equalizer after receiving a brilliant feed from Lucas Esteves. Rubio was initially ruled offside, but a video review reversed the decision and credited Rubio with his fourth goal of the season.
Colorado got off 15 shots and put eight of them on-target. Minnesota goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair had seven saves and the Loons' defense had 25 clearances.
The physical match saw referees hand out six yellow cards and whistle for 16 fouls.
--Field Level Media
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Schlegel scores as Orlando City blanks Crew
Rodrigo Schlegel’s goal helped lead Orlando City to a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rodrigo Schlegel’s goal helped lead Orlando City to a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday.
Rodrigo Schlegel’s goal put Orlando (4-2-2) ahead for good at 1-0 in the 37th minute. Junior Urso had an assist on the goal.
Orlando also got one goal from Ercan Kara.
The Crew (2-3-2) outshot Orlando 10-7. Both teams had four shots on goal.
Pedro Gallese saved all four shots he faced for Orlando. Eloy Room saved two of the four shots he faced for the Crew.
Up next for Orlando is a matchup Sunday with the New York Red Bulls at home, while the Crew visit Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Shohei Ohtani's three RBIs lead Angels over Rangers
Shohei Ohtani homered, singled, scored three runs and drove in three to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
Ohtani, who hit 46 home runs last year, hit his first two homers of the season Friday night and followed it up with a two-run blast in the eighth inning Saturday that gave the Angels bullpen a cushion.
Angels right fielder Taylor Ward, after missing the first week of the season because of a strained groin, had two hits including a home run in his first game of the season.
Max Stassi drove in two runs, and Tyler Wade and Jared Walsh each had two hits for Los Angeles, which has won four of its last five games.
Angels starter Noah Syndergaard (2-0) had his second strong outing in a row, giving up two runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter while making 82 pitches.
Angels reliever Archie Bradley pitched the seventh and eighth innings and retired all six batters he faced, striking out three.
Rangers starter Taylor Hearn (0-1) lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked one while making 82 pitches.
Hearn allowed only one baserunner through two innings before the Angels put together a rally in the third that was sparked by the bottom of the order.
No. 8 hitter Andrew Velazquez led off with a walk and went to second on the No. 9 hitter Wade's bunt single. Velazquez continued to third on the play on second baseman Marcus Semien's throwing error.
Ohtani grounded into a force play to drive in Velazquez, then went to third on a single by Mike Trout. Anthony Rendon's sacrifice fly and Stassi's RBI single increased Los Angeles' lead to 3-0.
The Rangers got two runs back in the bottom of the third with Semien hitting an RBI double, stealing third and scoring on a groundout by Corey Seager. But the Rangers offense was shut down the rest of the way.
The Rangers totaled just six hits, led by three by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
06-27-28-35-44, Lucky Ball: 3
(six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-five, forty-four; Lucky Ball: three)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
06-27-28-35-44, Lucky Ball: 3
(six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-five, forty-four; Lucky Ball: three)
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Gabrielsen scores, Austin wins 3-2 over DC United
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ruben Gabrielsen’s goal led Austin to a 3-2 win Saturday over D.C. United.
Gabrielsen’s game-winner came in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to put Austin (4-1-2) ahead 3-2. Diego Fagundez assisted the goal.
Austin also got one goal each from Danny Hoesen and Sebastian Driussi.
Ola Kamara scored two goals for United (2-4-0).
Austin outshot United 16-12, with six shots on goal to two for United.
Bill Hamid saved three of the six shots he faced for United.
These teams take to the pitch again Saturday, with Austin hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps while United hosts the New England Revolution.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Aussie Ben Simmons getting closer to Brooklyn Nets debut as NBA Playoffs get underway
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is reportedly ready to take the next step in his recovery from a back injury and will line up against teammates at training next week.
ESPN said on Saturday the three-time All-Star has been “running and shooting pain-free for over a week” as he prepares to make his Nets debut.
The Athletic reported on Thursday that the Australian was targeting between Games Four and Six of Brooklyn’s first round NBA play-off series against the Boston Celtics.
Simmons, 25, did not play at all during the regular season.
He forced his way out of Philadelphia over a fractured relationship with 76ers coach Doc Rivers and teammate Joel Embiid.
He was traded to the Nets in the February 10 deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia.
Game one between the seventh-seeded Nets and second-seeded Celtics will be held on Sunday afternoon in Boston.
Simmons - the No.1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and the 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year - averaged 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists in 275 games (all starts) with Philadelphia.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.
Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. He said at least one of those three people fired a weapon.
“We don’t believe this was random,” Holbrook said. “We believe they knew each other and something led to the gunfire.”
Authorities said no fatalities have been reported but that eight of the victims were taken to the hospital. Of those eight, two were in critical condition and six were in stable condition, Holbrook said. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 73, he said.
Daniel Johnson said he and his family were visiting from Alabama and were eating in the food court when they first heard shots ring out and started seeing people running.
Johnson said people were screaming for their children and spouses, knocking over tables in the food court as they fled.
“Everybody was trying to get outside,” Johnson said. “When I was coming out, you could see baby strollers turned over, people’s phones and left keys. It was kind of a hectic situation.”
Johnson said he gathered his wife, daughter and son and began heading toward the exit after letting the crowd clear out for a bit.
“My biggest thing was — and not to sound selfish — was to make sure that our family was OK and to get them out safely because this is not something that we love to do for Easter weekend.”
Heavy police presence continued in the area hours after the shooting, though officers began letting more traffic through the streets surrounding the shopping centers and strip malls that are usually packed on weekends. Officers were also stationed outside a nearby hotel designated as a reunification area for people at the scene of the shooting and their families.
Workers from a couple of stores remained clustered in the mostly empty parking lot Saturday evening, waiting for police to let them back inside to retrieve their car keys and personal belongings so they could leave. They said they did not hear or see anything during the shooting but followed the mall’s alert system and were evacuated by police shortly after. They declined to give their names, citing company policies.
“Today’s isolated, senseless act of violence is extremely upsetting and our thoughts are with everyone impacted,” Columbiana Centre said in a statement. “We are grateful for the quick response and continued support of our security team and our partners in law enforcement.”
The shooting is the latest in a rash of shootings at or near malls across the country.
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Wednesday outside Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal Mall. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Officials said he was with a group of boys when they got into a dispute with a second group.
On Tuesday, a Southern California shoe store owner mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girlwhile firing at two shoplifters at the Mall of Victor Valley, police said.
And earlier this month, police saidsix people were killed and 12 others wounded in Sacramento, California, during a gunfight between rival gangs as bars closed in a busy area near the Downtown Commons shopping mall and the state Capitol.
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — After the regional final came a familiar scene for the older sister. She could tell it had become a routine by then, this dance Suni Lee does with herself. Go pose for all the photos? Or slip out of the arena, unscathed by lost time and mental exhaustion, but leaving all those loving fans feeling unrequited?
“Her security guard,” Shyenne says — that preface alone is enough to reveal the extent of Suni’s unusual college existence — “would be like, ‘Oh no, Suni. Don’t do it. You’re going to get held for an hour.’” But Shyenne saw this happen at Auburn gymnastics’ recent meet in Huntsville, too. She knew the result.
Suni appeased the crowd.
“I think she feels some type of guilt saying no,” Shyenne says. “I think she feels for them. She just wants people to feel good.”
Lee’s freshman year has been characterized by that tension between her sense for the influence she has as a role model — a sense that’s well beyond her 19 years — and the yearning to just be a 19-year-old. That was always going to be difficult after her Olympic title last July, meaning instant celebrity status as the first all-around gold medalist to compete in NCAA.
Her remarkable but trying season ended this week at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout the Year of Suni Lee, her support system has found various ways to help her find joy through the anxiety and impostor syndrome of competing with unprecedented expectations.
“I hate to use the word normal,” said Alison Lim, one of Lee’s coaches back home in St. Paul, Minnesota. “Whatever, that seems not super appropriate. But keeping life kind of normal. We’re still stressing about exams. We’re still turning in homework at the 11th hour.”
RITES OF PASSAGE
The visits to Los Angeles last fall were supposed to be about gymnastics training. Instead, Jess Graba quickly found he was most useful as an adulting coach.
Lee’s schedule on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” was so busy, she barely had time to practice her sport. It took 45 minutes to drive to and from her two-hour rehearsal sessions.
It was the least she has ever trained in a 20-week stretch.
“Gymnastics is kind of her sanctuary,” a space to “just play around,” said Graba. “She didn’t get a chance to do that. So she did struggle with her mental health a little bit because of all the expectations but no release.”
He’s Lee’s Olympic coach and the brother of Auburn coach Jeff Graba. Lee began training with Jess when she was 6, so his new title as a makeshift dad worked smoothly. Suni’s father, John Lee, was paralyzed from the chest down after falling from a ladder in 2019, so traveling is a challenge.
The first time Jess landed in Los Angeles to visit, Lee was busy with rehearsal. He agreed to bring her coffee the next morning. When he arrived, he found Lee trying to hang up a load of damp laundry. The dryer wasn’t working, she told him. Jess checked the machine and found piles of lint that had accumulated over several weeks. “She was running that dryer for probably hours,” he said, “and it wasn’t getting anything dry.” Lee needed a lesson in lint traps.
Los Angeles was a daunting setting to experience independence for the first time. Jess had fun with it. Their coffee and lunch outings included pep talks about time management. He prepared her for her first red-eye flight. He taught her how to properly store food in the refrigerator. (“Don’t leave the spoon in there!”)
Lee’s rites of passage back in Auburn often involve driving. When she parks at her building, she often uses street spaces rather than the parking lot. That’s taboo on weekdays. “You may want to observe your signs,” Alison Lim, one of Lee’s coaches back home in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Jess Graba’s wife, has said after multiple towed car ordeals.
She’s glad Lee is having those learning moments. They’re a reminder that it’s OK to mess up — in life and gymnastics. The sudden pressure of international fame can be consuming. “It’s uncharted territory right now,” Jess said. “Everybody expects her to be perfect all the time, and then if she makes a mistake they assume something must be wrong. Instead of: This is gymnastics. These things happen.”
MOMENTS TO HERSELF
Every morning, Lim texts Lee a quote. It’s a ritual she discusses with self-consciousness. “I could be completely missing the mark,” she says. “Hopefully it helps. If it doesn’t that’s fine.” But the joy, for Lim, is in the search for a timely aphorism and the thought that goes into each discovery. On some days, Lim is on a tough-love crusade. But she knows Lee enough to recognize when she might need reassurance instead.
“You get what you focus on,” Lim often writes. “So focus on what you want.” Tuning out distractions is the recurring theme these days.
Everyone in Lee’s support system has their own way of helping. For Lim, the quotes. For her sister, it’s keeping her “sane.” They talk every day. Rarely gymnastics. They share a love of fashion and Justin Bieber, dating back to childhood dance sessions to “Baby.” Suni saw him in concert this semester.
For Jess, it’s journaling.
Lee started when she was a beginner for Jess at Midwest Gymnastics. The entries were simple: “I want to do good today.” With age, she began sharpening the focus and ambition. She wanted to be an Olympian. The day before a meet, she wrote specific goals. On meet day, she discussed them with Jess.
She made one vital change at Auburn: Now she writes immediately before a meet begins.
“Just to help calm herself and get the nerves or anxiety out on the paper,” Jess says. Home or away, the applause is always louder for Lee. She can feel the eyes on her.
“She likes the crowds and she likes all that love,” Jess says. “But sometimes you’ve just got to have a moment for yourself. In the world for her right now, she just won’t get many moments for herself.”
He can tell when the journaling works. Her personality shows more. From a young age, she was “not the easiest kid to coach, and that’s on purpose.” Jess remembers once when she was struggling to execute her Yurchenko double full vault in practice. He told her if she can’t consistently hit, he would have to simplify it for the next meet. Lee stomped to the other end of the gym, aghast, and told Lim, “I think Jess is serious. I think he might pull this.”
She was cranky. She stuck her next three landings. Years later, that vault helped her win gold in Tokyo.
The Grabas embrace that negotiation with her, when she’s at her most brazen. Jess always encouraged her to keep her childhood journals to remember that simple enthusiasm, the moments that make competition transform back into a space “to just play around.”
Asked what Suni Lee has brought to Auburn, Jeff Graba countered the typical “grit and determination” idea. “Lightness,” he said, “and an air of enjoyment.” She and teammates give one another crap. “There are definitely side jokes among the girls about Suni getting towed,” Lim said.
Lee laughs along at her mistake. These things happen.
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — On all but three Sunday afternoons since last Easter, Bob Guerra — a Catholic deacon — has carefully packed his favorite crucifix, a Spanish-language Bible, hundreds of Communion wafers secured in Ziploc bags and other liturgical items into a plastic storage box.
Then he lugs it a few miles to Fort Bliss, an Army base in the desert on the outskirts of El Paso, where he helps celebrate Mass for hundreds of migrant teens held at a vast tent shelter.
That shelter and similar facilities across the southwest were set up by the Biden administration and its predecessors to deal with surges of minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without parents or guardians. For the faithful young people they hold, the clergy and volunteers who visit bring comfort and healing through the sacraments.
“They’re praying with such devotion you can see the tears rolling down their eyes,” Guerra says of the teens’ acts of faith he witnesses every Sunday after they receive Communion and kneel before a little cross. On Easter Sunday, he plans to gift them their own miniature crosses and cookies baked by local nuns.
Among the teens praying fervently at Fort Bliss during last year’s unprecedented arrivals of unaccompanied children was Elena, then 15. She asked that she not be identified further because of the dangerous circumstances she fled in Guatemala.
Elena told The AP that for weeks she asked God to let her out of the shelter as soon as possible. Then, when other girls also being held grew “inconsolable,” she prayed they’d be released first. As the days went by, she started worrying God might be “bored” by her petitions, and prayed for forgiveness.
What sustained her for two months before her release was receiving the sacraments, including Communion distributed during a Mass celebrated by the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Mark Seitz.
“When he arrived, you could feel like a peace, something that comforts you, something that you need,” Elena recalled during this Holy Week, which she’s observing with relatives far from El Paso. “God was with us to endure so many days without family.”
In the shelter, she was so grateful for Mass, which she used to attend with her mother in Guatemala, that she braided a friendship bracelet for Seitz, who wears several on his right wrist.
“They have this faith that if anything became stronger on their journey,” said Seitz of the hundreds of teens he has ministered to since last Easter at Fort Bliss.
On most Sundays, the Rev. Rafael García, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish located four blocks from the border in downtown El Paso, celebrates Mass there, as he has at different shelters for five years.
“All of us that go, we find we are transformed ourselves,” says the Jesuit priest. “Not all come (to Mass), but those who do are people of very strong faith.”
Suddenly and often tragically detached from their countries and the families who raised them, “their only strength is prayer,” said the Rev. Jose de la Cruz Longoria, pastor at five Catholic parishes around Pecos, Texas, who ministers to teens at the shelter there. “That’s why the point is to show them at Mass that he’s a God who loves and forgives.”
In murmured prayers in Spanish and Indigenous languages at makeshift altars, kids in shelters — most of them 12- to 17-year-olds from Central America — ask God’s help for their lonely, uncertain journey and for loved ones they left behind.
“They pray for their friends lost on the way, and that their family members might accept and love them,” says Dominga Villegas, who helped organize Palm Sunday Mass, complete with palm fronds, for more than 200 teens at the Pecos shelter.
In growing numbers since 2014, hundreds of thousands of under-18 children have come alone to seek safety and a better life in the United States. Since October, the Border Patrol has encountered an average of more than 11,000 unaccompanied minors a month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
Some have no family, but many are rejoining a parent or are sent to other family members in the United States to escape poverty and violence.
When unaccompanied minors are apprehended or turn themselves in to U.S. officials after crossing the border without authorization, they are sheltered in facilities managed by the Department of Health and Human Services until the government vets a family member or sponsor to ensure they can be safely released.
Under the past three U.S. administrations, especially when the number of minors crossing the border surges suddenly and emergency intake shelters like that at Fort Bliss are hastily arranged, controversies have erupted over the conditions and duration of the youths’ stay at these facilities, where media access is tightly restricted.
While awaiting their release, many teens struggle with regrets and low self-esteem, faith leaders told The AP. They’re battered not only by the trauma they fled, but by the guilt they feel for fleeing, sometimes without saying goodbye to beloved relatives who raised them — and for having ended up in a place far different from their dreams, with no clear path ahead.
“They don’t have any taste yet for the end of the tunnel. They can’t allow themselves to feel that already this is a victory and a blessing from God,” says Lissa Jiménez, a psychologist who held a day-long spiritual retreat at the Pecos facility in March.
By the end of the ten-hour day, she saw them sit up straighter as she encouraged them to trust in “the identity that being children of God gives us, independently of race, of our situation.”
It’s the same message that priests bring through Mass and confession, even for youths who are not Catholic but approach them anyway because “they just want to talk,” said the Rev. Brian Strassburger, a Jesuit who ministers to shelter youths in Brownsville and celebrates Mass across the border at a migrant camp in Reynosa, Mexico.
“We try to give them comfort, assure them that God is with them. That their parents still love them,” he said.
Many of the teens who were active in their churches back home volunteer to read Scripture or chant psalms. Sacred music helps put others at ease, said Roland Guerrero, who has brought his guitar, mics and music sheets to Fort Bliss on all but a couple of Sundays for a year.
His efforts for social justice and migrant rights extend far beyond this ministry. Bishop Seitz, the Jesuit priests and many other faith leaders also provide shelter, food and advocacy on both sides of the border.
“I know what I’m doing is a Band-Aid,” said Guerrero of musical worship on a Sunday during Lent as he prepared to drive to the shelter. “That doesn’t denigrate it, because in faith there’s no way to know what’s going on inside an individual child.”
He compares it to planting seeds of hope — just as in “Montaña,” a favorite song of Catholic and Protestant shelter children. It’s based on the Gospel verse that faith even as minuscule as a mustard seed is enough to move mountains.
“Esa montaña se moverá (this mountain will move),” Guerrero sings, strumming his vintage acoustic Gibson guitar. “I have them sway. Then they start dancing again.”
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Explained | What’s fuelling higher inflation in rural India?
April 17, 2022 00:49 ISTWhy are food, clothing and fuel prices higher in the hinterland? Will a good monsoon help ease the crisis?
The story so far: The retail inflation rate surged to 6.95% this March — its highest level in nearly one and a half years, capping off six successive months of accelerating prices for consumers. With incremental fuel price hikes only kicking in during the latter half of March, the full impact of higher global oil prices being passed on to consumers will only begin reflecting in April. Economists expect inflation to go past 7% and hover around that level till as far as September. However, across large parts of the country, the experienced price rise has already crossed 7.5% and even 8%. Official data pegs rural inflation in March at 7.66%, with several States reporting even higher inflation, including West Bengal (8.85%), Uttar Pradesh and Assam (8.19%) as well as Madhya Pradesh (7.89%).
How have urban and rural inflation trends differed over the past year?
Urban inflation has usually tended to be higher than rural inflation by an average of about 0.8 percentage points through most of 2021 — the only exceptions being August when both stood at 5.3% and May when rural inflation was 6.6% and urban inflation was 5.9%. In December 2021, urban inflation was 5.9%, while rural inflation was 5.4%. In contrast, March 2022 marked the third consecutive month that the pace of price rise in the hinterland outstripped urban India, and the gap has been widening rapidly. From a minor 0.2 percentage points higher inflation rate over urban India in January, rural inflation hit a nine-month high of 6.38% in February even as urban inflation declined to 5.75%. In March, the gap between the two has surpassed 1.5% with urban inflation at 6.12% and rural areas clocking 7.66%.
What are the key drivers of higher inflation in the hinterland?
While food inflation was the key driver for the headline inflation rate jump in March, with the overall consumer food price index racing to 7.68% from 5.85% in February, the spike was far more pronounced in rural India where food inflation hit 8.04%. Food inflation in urban India was a full percentage point lower. Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda, reckoned that the higher inflation in food, which has a higher weight in the Consumer Price Index, along with inflation in fuel and light and clothing, were the key factors driving up rural prices. Consider the inflation rates for some items faced by rural consumers vis-à-vis their urban peers — oils and fats (20.75% v. 15.15%), clothing (9.9% v. 7.74%), footwear (12.2% v. 9.9%), fuel and light (8.3% v. 6.3%), personal care and effects (9.3% v. 7.7%) and last but not the least, a persistently higher inflation in education costs of about 1 to 1.5 percentage points.
“The pent-up demand appears to be higher in rural India, so clothing is seeing higher inflation as demand picks up. Moreover, fuel prices are higher in rural areas due to connectivity issues, while prices of traditional fuel like firewood have also risen in tandem,” Mr. Sabnavis explained.
Rating agency ICRA’s chief economist Aditi Nayar said part of this trend could also be explained by the shift of labour between urban and rural areas in the last two years, which has also injected volatility into demand dynamics.
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“Interestingly, while vegetable prices declined in the urban areas between February and March 2022, they inched up sharply in rural India month-on-month, even though in absolute terms, their vegetables inflation rate remained lower at 10.57% than urban areas which recorded 13.37% inflation,” she added. Indeed, the vegetable price trends have been most intriguing — rural inflation was 1.4% in January, 3.7% in February and a whopping 10.6% in March.
Which sections are affected the most, and what next?
While high inflation affects the poor the most in general, the fact that price rise in food, the largest component of their consumption basket, is driving the current surge, is particularly burdensome, noted Crisil chief economist Dharmakriti Joshi.
Using data from official surveys, Mr. Joshi’s team has estimated that the bottom 20% of the population in urban as well as rural India is facing the worst effects. The rural bottom 20% faced the highest inflation at 7.7% in March, while the upper 20% of the income segment in the hinterland experienced 7.6% inflation.
“With upward pressure rising, inflation is becoming broad-based. Last year, low food inflation had contained the headline number, while fuel and core inflation (excluding food and energy prices) had risen. Now, food inflation is expected to rise along with both fuel and core inflation,” he said.
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While food price risks have risen due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, higher prices for farm sector inputs could further feed into food inflation, SBI group chief economic adviser Soumyakanti Ghosh said in a report this Wednesday. “The cost of production is likely to increase by around 8-10%... the Minimum Support Price should at least be higher by around 12%-15%,” he pointed out. With a normal monsoon anticipated this year, the inflation trajectory in months to come would determine if rural consumer demand rebounds or is constricted to focus on essential goods and services.
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Top Andhra Pradesh news developments for the day
April 17, 2022 10:06 ISTKey news developments in Andhra Pradesh on April 17, 2022
Here are the top news developments to watch out for today:
1. TDP general secretary V. Ramaiah has written a letter to the DGP demanding that the police to nab the miscreants who stole case-related documents from a court premises in Nellore. It was a case filed by TDP leader Chandramohan Reddy against MLA Kakani Govardhan Reddy who became a Minister last week due to a major Cabinet overhaul.
2. Press conference to be held by CPI (M) politburo member B.V. Raghavulu.
3. The Factories Department has began an inquiry into the reasons for the fire mishap in a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit at Eluru in which six workers died and several others were seriously injured.
4. Former Union Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju to hold a protest against the hike in power tariff in Vizianagaram.
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To help provide your community with the safest environment, MK Electric offer a bespoitey range of emergency control panel covers. Call Us TOP MITRE BALL CUPI.\nCuprid - Prolonged use could have serious health impurituys the potential haards being exposed; it’ the result to cooing at. The result could include burning or peel- ng, especially upon sun contact. Always. Tube Covers, New Mexico Ethics Watch was happy when the state Legislature passed House Bill 132, setting a 36 percent interest rate cap on small loans in this state, and when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham subsequently signed the bill.
Our organization published a report shortly before the legislative session began, showing how storefront lenders, who have been allowed to charge interest rates up to 175 percent, have helped keep many low-income families in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty.
We documented how longtime, influential lobbyists for the overwhelmingly out-of-state industry had been successful — up to this year — in thwarting reforms in the small-loan industry.
But in addition to registered lobbyists, in 2022 there were other forces working behind the scenes trying to stop this legislation, including one nationally known Republican campaign operative who is secretive about who was paying her.
Liz Mair has worked as a writer for several national publications, a spokeswoman for 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain and a strategist for many prominent GOP candidates.
During this year’s session, some New Mexico reporters received emails from Mair opposing HB 132. One reporter told Ethics Watch he received 14 storefront lending-related emails from Mair, plus four from a Mair assistant, during the session.
Some of those emails from Mair questioned the integrity of Think New Mexico — the Santa Fe think tank that for years has been a leading advocate for reasonable interest rates.
The implication was you shouldn’t trust Think New Mexico — while, we suppose, you should trust unidentified storefront lenders behind this effort to discredit the respected think tank.
Indeed, we don’t know who was paying Mair. Just as she told at least one journalist during the session, Mair recently told Ethics Watch, “I am contractually barred from disclosing my client.”
Mair is not a registered lobbyist in this state. But could her efforts to whip up media interest in her arguments against HB 132 be considered “lobbying” under state law?
“What you describe, emailing reporters about a bill, standing on its own, is not necessarily lobbying,” said Kari Fresquez, the director of legislative and executive affairs for the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office, told Ethics Watch. “More information would be needed to determine if the person was retained and authorized by an organization to lobby the Legislature.”
The state’s Lobbyist Regulation Act defines “lobbying” as attempting to influence “a decision related to any matter to be considered or being considered by the legislative branch of state government or any legislative committee or any legislative matter requiring action by the governor or awaiting action by the governor; or an official action.”
Even if Mair wasn’t communicating directly with legislators, someone obviously was paying for her work — and we assume an operative of her stature was paid well. Her efforts were aimed at attempting to influence the public — and ultimately public officials — to oppose this legislation.
New Mexico Ethics Watch believes New Mexicans deserve to know who is paying for outreach campaigns aimed at journalists, regarding legislation.
We aren’t saying anyone who contacts reporters and urges they write about a bill should have to register as lobbyists.
But when someone is paying for an organized campaign to drum up media interest in particular legislation, the secretary of state should treat such backdoor attempts at influencing legislation as lobbying, and require registration and disclosure of her employer/client.
Under the current system, lobbyists are required to disclose expenditures of more than $2,500 for advertising campaigns meant to influence public opinion on legislation. We believe this also should apply to campaigns aimed at journalists.
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