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"It's a foregone conclusion and the trial is to uphold the state and confirm the power of the state," says William Pomeranz, the acting director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute in Washington and an expert on Russian law. "Justice is not the immediate issue."
So what can people expect for Griner over the coming weeks and maybe months? ESPN spoke to several experts about the case.
What will happen Friday?
"A trial there is not a trial in the U.S. sense -- opening statements, jury selection, 'call your first witness' -- none of that," says Tom Firestone, a former resident legal adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and currently a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.
For the most part the "trial" will be a judge reading the prosecutor's case file into the record. At some point prosecutors will call witnesses, and the judge will often lead the questioning. Sometimes the prosecutors sit there "like potted plants," one expert said.
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Griner, like most defendants, is expected to spend the trial in a steel-barred cage. There is no jury (Russia uses juries only for the most serious felonies), and there are typically no surprises in court.
"It will just be a very dry recitation of the facts," says Pomeranz. "There is not going to be a Perry Mason moment."
Technically Griner's trial will be public, but not in the sense that Americans understand.
"They let in a couple of people to watch, but I wouldn't call it a public trial," Pomeranz says. "I'm sure some state media will be allowed in just to get some initial photos of the proceedings, but I assure you that they won't let Western media in."
Firestone says sometimes Russian courts will say a trial is public, but then anyone who isn't directly connected to the case will be turned away. Her family will not be there. Sources said U.S. Embassy officials are expected to attend the trial with the intention of demonstrating the government's commitment to her case.
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What can the defense do?
Griner has as good a legal team as she could probably have in Russia, but that doesn't change her odds in court: 99% of Russian criminal cases end in a conviction, and that's without the political factors in her case.
"It's a fantasy for average Russians. It's a double fantasy for someone in this sort of political case," Pomeranz says.
There's a big Catch-22 for defendants, Firestone says: During the investigative phase the defense can find exculpatory evidence and submit it to the prosecutors, but the prosecutors don't have to include it in the record.
"And then you can try to present it in court and the judge won't consider because it wasn't in the case file," he says.
"That's the Russian criminal justice system in a nutshell," Pomeranz says.
The defense has the right to object during testimony, but rarely does and is rarely successful.
What is the evidence against Griner?
No one knows yet other than the prosecution. Maybe they have the goods on her and there's definitive proof that she did exactly what she's accused of. Maybe there will be manufactured or specious evidence; there is a well-established history of that from Russian prosecutors.
Witnesses have been known to pop up describing incriminating conversations and scenes. But experts say none of that matters: Evidence will be presented, the judge will accept it, and she'll likely be convicted as a result.
What's her best strategy?
It might not be what you expect.
"Traditionally, the best defense is to admit your guilt and hope you get a lesser sentence," Pomeranz says. "There's not a lot of examples of people raising strong defenses and getting acquitted."
In fact, he says, Russian judges tend to be forced out of office if they acquit too many defendants.
Also, experts say, Russia likely would require Griner to admit guilt as part of any deal to release her. A "not guilty" plea and a strong defense could lead to Russian authorities making her life more miserable in the meantime.
Sources close to Griner declined to say how she intends to plead, but experts say that with no chance of acquittal it would make strategic sense to just plead guilty now. That might cause headaches for the U.S. State Department and the White House, but it could make Griner's life more bearable, and a deal to go home more likely.
How long will the trial last?
Once the trial begins, it can move in fits and starts. Firestone says sometimes a judge will adjourn for several days for no obvious reason. Sometimes, he says, court starts for the day and a witness doesn't show up "and the judge adjourns for a couple of weeks."
So while Griner's case might seem straightforward -- she either had vape cartridges with hashish oil or she didn't -- it could take weeks or months to conclude the trial.
"This one is not straightforward because they need to convince everyone she's guilty and that they have the goods on her. So this is not a normal case," Pomeranz says. "I would expect there's a lot of evidence that has to be read into the record and we will just have to see what it is."
If it's a foregone conclusion, why are they having the trial at all?
"It's a negotiation strategy," says Danielle Gilbert, an assistant professor of military and strategic studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
"The trial -- and the threat of a long sentence -- gives the Russians more negotiating leverage," she says.
Convicting and sentencing Griner are intended to rouse her supporters into pressuring the White House to make a deal that's beneficial to Russia. And it works only if Russia treats the proceedings as though they are legitimate.
"Hostage diplomacy relies on the pretense of law to feign a legitimate process," says Gilbert. "The Russian government is depending on Americans' own respect for the rule of law to mask their intention to use Griner for leverage."
Pomeranz agrees.
"Unfortunately," he says, "as soon as Griner will be released, the Russians will try to find somebody else and put them in the same position and start over with a different set of conditions." | https://abc11.com/brittney-griner-president-joe-biden-russia-wnba-star/12008575/ | 2022-07-01T12:22:32Z | https://abc11.com/brittney-griner-president-joe-biden-russia-wnba-star/12008575/ | false |
Wynyard's Jacob Hamill has seen the game change a fair bit as he prepares to mark his 150th milestone.
The 27-year-old said the game had become a lot more attacking.
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Beau (Sharman) was a big (change) for us and the club to bring him in, he brought a higher level and different game plans," Hamill said.
"It's a lot more professional now, you've got to do recovery and extra training.
"You can't really challenge for flags by training twice a week."
Breaking into the senior team in 2012 to play a handful of games in the Cats' premiership winning season, Hamill relocated to Queensland in the 2013-14 seasons before returning back to the club in 2015.
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Hamill said he was treating his milestone game like any other.
"It's good to be playing with the younger guys and it'll be good to get it against Smithton because I've played with some of those blokes when they folded," he said.
Winning the 2015 flag in his first year back was listed as a highlight for Hamill.
"... and when Beau came to the club with a new bunch of people, those new friends and people you meet (are a highlight)," he said.
"Also at one stage we were undefeated in 2017-18-19 but kept losing in finals."
You can't really challenge for flags by training twice a week.
- Jacob Hamill
Hamill was also runner-up for the Baldock Medal in 2018.
Wynyard coach Sharman was full of praise for Hamill's contributions on and off the field.
"150 games has come at a good time for him, he's been in really good form and playing really good footy for us," Sharman said.
"This year he has been a really good leader, which is what I'm most proud of.
"With our transition to a younger side since I've come along, he's really stepped up and filled the void from the leaders who have left."
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He said Hamill was an important part of what the side does and its structures on the field.
"We joke about if we could clone him and have two of him on the field, with one at each end," he said.
"Hopefully he will continue for another 150 games."
Cats debuts for pair of Tiwi Bombers
More broadly, the Cats will give senior debuts to two players from the Tiwi Islands when they host Circular Head.
John and Stanley Tipiloura, who share the same last name but aren't closely related, will step up after playing in the reserves last weekend.
Sharman said his connection through a friend on the Tiwi Island helped to bring the Tiwi Bombers players to Wynyard.
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"They're both obviously talented and can seriously play," Sharman said.
"So far we couldn't be more impressed with them and I can't wait to see what they can do.
"We'll have to figure out how they fit in while keeping what has been working well for us recently."
The pair join Jeffrey Simon to move to the club due to their connection with the Tiwi Islands.
All three players are expected to be available for the Cats for the remainder of the season.
"We're hoping this connection is something to work with for years to come," Sharman said.
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"It's an opportunity for them to experience something different and it's a good thing for our footy club as well, there's positives both ways."
On Allan O'Sign not being listed to play this week, Sharman said it was a decision to manage his load after returning last week from a significant injury suffered in round four.
He said Jameson Forman was out due to work.
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Ezra Miller is no longer facing legal trouble in Germany after prosecutors reportedly dropped a trespassing investigation.
The star had been accused of refusing to leave the Berlin home of a woman named only as Zara after she invited them there one evening in February - with the woman alleging the star became verbally abusive and only left after she called the police.
Variety.com reports she filed a criminal complaint against Miller but dropped the case when it emerged he had left Germany.
Zara told the publication Miller allegedly had a meltdown after she insisted they couldn't smoke inside her home. She said: "That just set them off,. I asked them to leave about 20 times, maybe more. They started insulting me. I’m a ‘transphobic piece of s**t.’ I’m a ‘Nazi.’ It became so, so stressful for me. They were going around my house, looking at everything, touching everything, spreading tobacco leaves on the floor. It felt disgusting and very intrusive ... I totally felt unsafe."
The 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' star has been a regular in the headlines in recent months and was previously accused of sheltering a teenage runaway Tokata Iron Eyes, whose parents have filed a restraining order against the star.
The 18 year old, who is now said to be using the name Gibson, later spoke out insisting they are not in any danger. They explained they dropped out of college five months ago and had been mourning the death of a friend, crediting Miller with supporting them through the difficult time. In the statement posted online, the teen wrote: "I'd like to make a statement to acknowledge the tragedy that is the narrative of the general public and the assumptions made on my behalf by my family and friends regarding my stability and otherwise ... "My comrade Ezra Miller ... has only provided loving support and invaluable protection throughout this period of loss ... "I am now aware of the severity of emotional and psychological manipulation I was made to endure while in my parents home ... I am an adult and I deserve to feel authority in my own body." | https://nordot.app/915561152578682880 | 2022-07-01T12:23:42Z | https://nordot.app/915561152578682880 | true |
SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird became the WNBA’s leader in career wins with 324 on Wednesday night as the Seattle Storm beat the Las Vegas Aces 88-78.
Bird, who has announced this will be her final season, passed former Minnesota star Lindsay Whalen.
Jewell Loyd led Seattle (12-7) with 24 points, and Breanna Stewart had 14 points and seven rebounds. Stephanie Talbot added 15 points and Bird had 13 points and six assists. Tina Charles scored four points in her debut for the Storm.
Bird made a 3-pointer in transition to cap Seattle’s 13-0 run for a 55-47 lead midway through the third quarter. But Las Vegas tied it at 60 later in the quarter after a 13-2 run.
A’ja Wilson had 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Aces (14-5). Kelsey Plum scored 16 points, Jackie Young added 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Chelsea Gray had 10 points and eight assists. Iliana Rupert scored 11 points off the bench.
Wilson had a double-double in the first half with 11 points and 11 rebounds to help Las Vegas lead 47-44.
The game featured seven former No. 1 draft picks in Bird, Charles, Loyd, Stewart, Wilson, Plum and Young.
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PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary kicked off Friday amid controversy following a protest by Ukraine over the screening of a Russian film alongside Ukrainian-made movies.
Prior to the start of the 56th edition of the festival, several leading Ukrainian filmmakers along with Ukraine’s ambassador to Prague protested the scheduled screening of “Captain Volkonogov Escaped.”
Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Perebyinis said in an open letter that it would be “inhuman” to screen Ukrainian films alongside a Russian movie made with support from Russia’s Culture Ministry at a time when Russian troops had “committed atrocities” during their invasion of his country.
Organizers said they consider the Russian movie – whose world premiere was at last year’s Venice Film Festival – as being indirectly critical of the current Russian leadership.
Four Ukrainian films and eight other nearly-completed movies produced or co-produced by Ukraine will also be screened at the festival.
After being cancelled in 2020 and delayed in 2021 due to the pandemic, this year’s festival will culminate in a ceremony to honor Australian Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush for his contribution to world cinema.
Rush won an Academy Award for actor in a leading role in “Shine” in 1997. Beside that movie, the festival will also screen his movies “The King’s Speech” and “Quills.”
Organizers will also honor U.S. Oscar-winning actor and producer Benicio Del Toro and Czech actor Bolek Polivka.
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Indiana AD on USC, UCLA joining Big 10: 'They were just a perfect fit.'
BLOOMINGTON – The Big Ten wasn’t actively seeking expansion this summer, but when USC and UCLA approached the conference about coming on board, they were impossible to turn down.
“The conference has always continued to make certain we know what’s really important to us, what our values are, what the Big Ten stands for,” IU Athletic Director Scott Dolson told IndyStar on Thursday night. “When you really know what those priorities are, when an opportunity like this presents itself and those schools reached out to us, it wasn’t like we had to start from scratch. … When USC and UCLA really applied to us and reached out to the Big Ten, it started a lot of due diligence and a lot of, really, reflection, among the COPC (Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors) and the athletic directors.”
That due diligence ended with a seismic maneuver Thursday, when arguably the Pac-12’s two biggest brands broke away from the West Coast conference and confirmed their intention to move to the Big Ten starting in 2024.
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The vote among the COPC — the decided authority on the matter — was unanimous in favor of adding the Los Angeles-based schools, thereby making the Big Ten the first Power Five conference in America to touch both coasts.
“I am thankful,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said in a statement, “for the collaborative efforts of our campus leadership, athletics directors and Council of Presidents and Chancellors who recognize the changing landscape of college athletics, methodically reviewed each request, and took appropriate action based on our consensus.”
For Warren and the conference office, Thursday’s move represented a tremendous win, and an impressive gathering of power.
Warren’s first two years in the job, complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have not always been smooth. But the seamlessness with which the Big Ten absorbed two new members into its fold — at the expense of a direct competitor with whom the conference entered into the now infamous Alliance last summer only to outflank them now — was a credit to Warren and his staff.
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The unanimity of Thursday’s vote will also be a win for the third-year commissioner. A conference known for its harmonious day-to-day operations under his predecessor looked anything but during the fight over the 2020 Big Ten football season, with coaches and athletic directors at times attempting to openly defy the league office.
When it mattered, efficiency reigned, and the Big Ten secured an emphatic answer to the SEC’s addition of Texas and Oklahoma one year ago.
“I give Commissioner Warren and his staff a ton of credit, really, for the job they did in quickly providing all the information we needed to evaluate this,” Dolson said. “It was really based on looking at academics and culture, student-athlete welfare, diversity and inclusivity, and financial stability.”
The Big Ten’s newfound largesse will come with some challenges but, in Dolson’s mind, much more opportunity.
“Taking a deep dive and looking at USC and UCLA — and that’s where the conference staff did a phenomenal job of providing that information — they were just a perfect fit and a great addition to the conference,” Dolson said.
“It’s really, really exciting for IU, on multiple fronts,” he continued. “We’re excited for our student-athletes and the opportunities that will arise from adding them to the league and broadening their experience.”
Dolson pointed to a sizable alumni contingent in Los Angeles (IU boasts one of the largest living alumni bases in America, and many of the largest living alumni bases in the country filter out of Big Ten schools). He said he got an excited text message from men’s soccer coach Todd Yeagley about bringing another powerhouse program, UCLA, into the Big Ten, a nod to the strength the Trojans and Bruins can add not just in football but other sports.
And while it would be difficult to speak in specifics so soon, Dolson will know the conference’s negotiating position on numerous issues — not least its pending media rights renegotiation — just got a whole lot stronger.
Already expected to push $1 billion annually, the Big Ten’s next TV deal should now breeze past that number. With resolution on the new rights package expected some time this year before going into effect next summer, Jon Wilner of Pac-12 Hotline reported USC and UCLA believe their annual Big Ten distributions could reach $100 million. Bringing them into the fold, and thus opening both the Los Angeles and San Francisco-area television markets, would go a long way toward securing those kinds of figures.
“We are excited about what USC and UCLA bring to the table on all fronts,” Dolson said. “There’s no question they bring tremendous value to the conference in all those areas, academically, athletically, in every way.”
There will be other issues to resolve, like a new football scheduling format.
Already, the Big Ten appeared to be moving away from divisions, perhaps toward a model of two protected opponents per team with all others rotated across a nine-game schedule on a four-year basis. With two more schools in the fold, a similar arrangement could still work, with minor tweaks.
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Dolson said a lot of those conversations will begin immediately, now that the conference has officially approved adding its two West Coast members.
“The reality is, there’s just lots of details that will need to be worked out, and lots of opportunities,” he said. “We really have not gotten into the weeds yet in terms of working through all those, but that’s sort of the beauty of having some time to process everything, to evaluate and sort out and talk through what those opportunities might be.”
Of course, any discussion of opportunities raises the question of further expansion.
Dolson was adamant the conference had not sought expansion before USC and UCLA knocked on the door. But he also underscored the same need for flexibility and the same willingness to embrace opportunities that might arise unexpectedly, in an effort to keep the Big Ten at the cutting edge of reformation and realignment in college sports.
“We weren’t seeking anyone at this point,” Dolson said. “We received the request from both schools and moved on it. That’s really where we are right now. We continue to be in a mode where we’re going to do what’s best for our conference, and what’s best for our student-athletes.”
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A survey of 2,000 office-based staff found many also loathe the lack of natural light, colleagues sucking up to the boss, and people rambling on about their weekend plans – even though they don’t care.
But 39 per cent have been quick to make their feelings known by either leaving a passive-aggressive note or sending an office-wide email.
The last people leaving and not locking up properly, cigarette butts scattered outside and a mess in the lunch communal areas are the top reasons why workers feel compelled to call out their peers.
And 32 per cent of these have even altered their fellow workers to the poor standard of parking.
While half reported their messages were successful in stopping what they deem to be poor office etiquette, 44 per cent admit the problems still persisted.
Warding off irritating colleagues
The research was commissioned by The Workplace Depot, who have created a hilarious compilation of passive-aggressive notes and emails to stick up or send around your own office to ward off irritating colleagues.
A spokesperson for the industrial supplies provider said: “Offices can often be a funny old environment when social norms don’t always translate into those four walls where we spend much of our lives.
“And when forced to encounter a multitude of small bothers on an almost daily basis, it is no surprise it drives many to snap.
“The way many choose to express their displeasure is in the quintessentially British form of the painfully polite passive-aggressive note or email.
“Yet, these will always have a serious undertone of hostility, which for the reader – or even worse, the culprit – can be quite alarming. Although, often rather amusing too.”
The return of the right conduct
The study also found 45 per cent have confronted a colleague about their poor conduct in the workplace – with 46 per cent of these claiming this intervention caused them to stop.
However, eight per cent overstepped the mark and even received disciplinary action following the quarrel.
While 37 per cent have considered leaving their job because of their office bugbears, with 14 per cent making the leap to a new role.
Unfortunately, the grass wasn’t always greener as 44 per cent claimed their new place of work was about the same or even worse than what they had left behind.
Getting their work finished at breakneck speeds so they can leave promptly ranked as the most common way workers counteract their annoyances.
While 37 per cent rarely engage with their colleagues to avoid irritations, and 30 per cent will just dodge visiting the office as much as possible.
More than a quarter (27 per cent) will simply plug their headphones in to drown out the noise and irritations of the office.
In fact, 40 per cent even admitted they are less productive when they are in the office because of what is winding them up, according to the survey conducted via OnePoll.
The spokesperson for The Workplace Depot added: “It’s clear from these findings many of the UK’s white-collar workers are pretty fed-up with what is going on around them between 9 and 5.
“But like many things in life, if you don’t address the problem, it will only get worse.
“It is important for these workers to stand up for what they believe is the right conduct for an office – even if that is hiding behind a passive-aggressive note.”
Top 50 office gripes
1. IT issues
2. Computers being slow
3. People speaking loudly
4. People who have conversations right behind your desk
5. People who leave dirty dishes in the work sink
6. When someone calls in sick when you know they aren't ill
7. Smelly toilets
8. Printers breaking down
9. People coming into work when ill
10. People who take things from my desk without asking
11. People not cleaning the microwave when their food spills
12. Computers crashing
13. Filthy toilets
14. Not being able to wear comfy clothes
15. Someone sucking up to the boss
16. Having to talk to people about their weekends/plans even though you don’t care
17. People who get too close when talking to you
18. Food left in the fridge which is past its use-by date
19. Someone cooking smelly food at lunch
20. The phone ringing constantly
21. Grubby fingers on shared keyboards/mouse if hot desking
22. The temperature always being too hot
23. People who open the windows without checking with people nearby
24. Someone taking my chair while I am away from my desk
25. Hardly any natural light
26. The temperature always being too cold
27. Having to sit in small meeting rooms with lots of people
28. People ‘spreading out’ their desks onto yours
29. People who send passive aggressive emails to the entire office
30. Hotdesking
31. People not putting a new toilet roll on the holder
32. People leaving half eaten food in the fridge/kitchen
33. Not being able to listen to music
34. People who hang up the phone without saying goodbye
35. People who print reams of paper from the printer
36. Lights left on in rooms unnecessarily
37. Not being able to have daytime TV on in the background
38. People who start a phone conversation without any pleasantries first
39. People bragging about how well their work is going
40. There never being any parking spaces
41. People who sing or whistle without realising it
42. No greenery, like plants
43. Lunch dishes left lying around on desks
44. People putting food in bins right next to your desk
45. Empty milk cartons left in the fridge
46. Personal belongings left to gather dust on desks
47. No one ever saying thank you
48. Lack of amenities / kitchen facilities
49. No recycling bins
50. People who now refuse to be part of the tea round
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GAUHATI, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies Friday as they resumed searching for dozens of missing after a mudslide triggered by weeks of heavy downpours killed at least 19 people at a railroad construction site in India's northeast, officials said.
Soldiers joined more than 200 workers and police using bulldozers and other equipment to rescue those buried under the debris in Noney, a town near Imphal, the capital of Manipur state. But the terrain is making it difficult to move heavy equipment, said H. Guite, district magistrate, adding that he has asked for reinforcements.
Intermittent rain continued in the region where 19 bodies have been recovered so far after a hillock caved in and buried the railroad project area, Guite told The Associated Press.
Lt. Gen. R.P. Kalita, head of the army's eastern command, visited the site. He said 13 soldiers and five civilians have been rescued from the debris of the entirely swept away railroad station, staff residential quarters and other infrastructure that was being built.
The army also set up a medical post at the site to treat those rescued, Kalita said.
Eighteen people with injuries have been hospitalized, said Guite. He put the number of those still unaccounted for at around 50.
A flowing river has been blocked by the debris, creating a dam-like structure, he said. People living nearby have been asked to move to safe areas.
Ten of the confirmed dead were members of the Territorial Army. Because of a decades-old insurgency seeking a separate homeland for ethnic and tribal groups in the area, army personnel had been providing security for the railway officials.
Most of those carried off in the mudslide were sleeping when it hit the area early Thursday. Some survivors recalled being swept down by the gush of the hill debris, The Times of India daily cited Daichuipao, a resident, as saying.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he reviewed the situation with local authorities. "Assured all possible support from the Centre (federal government)," he tweeted.
Continuous rainfall over the past three weeks has wreaked havoc across India's northeast — which has eight states and 45 million people — and in neighboring Bangladesh.
An estimated 200 people have been killed in heavy downpours and mudslides in states including Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim, while 42 people have died in Bangladesh since May 17. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced.
Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic, early rains that triggered the unprecedented floods. Monsoon rains in South Asia typically begin in June, but torrential rain lashed northeastern India and Bangladesh as early as March this year.
With rising global temperatures due to climate change, experts say the monsoon season is becoming more variable, meaning that much of the rain that would typically fall throughout the season arrives in a shorter period.
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See if this sounds familiar. You just read about a new phone, and now every ad you see online is for a phone. Pretty much every site tracks your activity so it can target you with ads you’re more likely to click.
If you’re tired of this or just want a way to separate your work and personal browsing, Multi-Account Containers can help you out. In this article, we’ll cover Multi-Account Containers and how you can use them to organize your online life and protect your privacy.
What are Multi-Account Containers?
Multi-Account Containers is an official Firefox add-on developed by Mozilla that lets you separate different browsing behaviors to prevent tracking and enhance privacy. This means you can separate your work and private online lives and prevent websites from tracking your activity on other sites.
Containers let you:
- Sign in to different accounts on the same site
- Prevent social media websites from tracking your activity on other sites
- Isolate each website you visit to avoid trackers and increase your privacy
- Combine with Mozilla VPN to protect your IP and location
Containers work by relegating all site data (like cookies) to site-specific containers. Sites open inside a container cannot communicate with other container tabs and therefore cannot transmit your data to other websites.
Note: Unfortunately, Multi-Account Containers are only available for the Mozilla Firefox browser and not other browsers like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. The add-on also works only with the desktop version of Firefox, not the Android or iOS versions.
How to Install Multi-Account Containers
To install Multi-Account Containers:
- Open Firefox and head to the Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension page.
- Click Enable.
That’s it; Multi-Account Containers is now activated on your web browser.
How to Use Multi-Account Containers
Once installed, Multi-Account Containers are easily accessed by pressing the Containers icon in your toolbar. This looks like three squares and a plus symbol.
Categorize Web Pages
- Load the page you would like to visit in a new tab.
- In the Firefox address bar, select the Multi-Account Containers Add Site icon. In the drop-down menu, select which category you would like to put it in.
That URL will now be locked to the category you selected. Whenever you load it, it will load inside a container that keeps the site data separate from the other containers.
You can also add webpages to containers as follows:
- Select the Multi-Account Containers icon.
- Select Always Open This Site In…
Add, Edit, and Remove Containers
The add-on comes with four default containers: Personal, Work, Banking, and Shopping. You can add as many as you want to separate different tabs from each other. For example, you could add containers for the social media sites you visit—like a Facebook container.
To do so:
- Click the Multi-Account Containers icon.
- Select Manage Containers.
- Click New Container.
- Set the container name, tab color, and icon, then press OK.
Manage Your Site List
If you want to alter or delete sites from a particular container, you can do so by managing the site list.
To manage your site lists:
- Press the Multi-Account Container icon.
- Select Manage Containers.
- Select the container for which you want to manage the site list.
- Select Manage Site List.
- Select the Recycling Bin icon to remove a website from the container.
Sort Your Containers
Multi-Account Containers allows you to sort your containers and tabs automatically.
To do so:
- Select the Multi-Account Containers icon.
- Select Sort Tabs by Container.
Open Containers Using Shortcuts
You can open entire containers by pressing Ctrl + Shift + 1–9. You can also change which container is activated by each shortcut:
- Select the Multi-Account Containers icon, then select the information icon.
- Scroll down to the shortcut section and select which shortcut you want to change. In the drop-down menu, choose the container you want to set to that shortcut.
Enable Bookmark Access
To give Multi-Account Containers the ability to open a bookmark or folder of bookmarks inside a container, you need to provide additional permissions.
To do so:
- Select the Multi-Account Containers icon, then choose the information icon.
- Check Enable Bookmark Menus.
How Multi-Account Containers Add-on Can Increase Your Privacy
Here are a few ways to use Multi-Account Containers to not only organize your browsing activity but also increase your privacy and reduce your online footprint.
- Sign in to multiple accounts on the same website.For example, if you manage a work email account and also have a private email account, you can log in to both at the same time by putting them in different containers.
- Prevent trackers. Separating activity into different accounts can help prevent your activity from being tracked. For example, you can separate your shopping activity from social media to stop getting targeted adverts. Combining Multi-Account Containers with a privacy-focused ad-blocker like uBlock is a powerful method to cut down your digital footprint significantly.
- Combine Multi-Account Containers with Mozilla VPN. Mozilla VPN is now available in certain countries and integrates with Multi-Account Containers to add an extra layer of security to particular tabs. This means you can bypass geoblockers to access your bank (and other websites) while overseas.
- Reduce security threats. Because all your containers are separated, if you fall victim to a data phishing attack, the perpetrator will only gain access to the data within that container.
- Stay focused. Separating your personal and work browsing can help you to stay focused, avoiding those tempting tabs while you’re trying to be productive.
Privacy is Security
These days, it’s tough to keep your data private. Hundreds of companies have access to your personal information and use this to build a profile that tracks your browsing habits and offers you advertisements that they think you’re most likely to click.
To mitigate this and prevent websites from tracking you, use Multi-Account Containers. The bonus is that you can separate your personal and work habits to optimize focus and organize your life. | https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/firefox-containers-use-them-to-organize-your-online-life/ | 2022-07-01T12:34:10Z | https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/firefox-containers-use-them-to-organize-your-online-life/ | false |
FDA recommends changing composition of COVID-19 vaccines for use this fall
Your COVID-19 booster in the fall will likely look a little different going forward.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to advise manufacturers that when they update the COVID-19 vaccine booster they should add an Omicron BA.4/5 component to the current vaccine mix. This would create what's known as a bivalent, or two component, booster.
"We have advised manufacturers seeking to update their COVID-19 vaccines that they should develop modified vaccines that add an omicron BA.4/5 spike protein component to the current vaccine composition to create a two component (bivalent) booster vaccine, so that the modified vaccines can potentially be used starting in early to mid-fall 2022," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said Thursday in a statement.
Independent advisers to the FDA met on Tuesday and the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to support recommending inclusion of an Omicron-specific component for a COVID-19 booster.
The committee felt that a modified vaccine would offer broader protection to match the coronavirus strains that are in circulation now. The committee was not asked to vote on what sublineage to include or whether the booster should be monovalent vaccine or a bivalent vaccine, which would include two strains.
Two Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are now dominating transmission of COVID-19 in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The levels of neutralizing antibodies that a previous infection or vaccinations elicit are several times lower against these subvariants compared with the original coronavirus, studies suggest. This means while the current vaccines still provide substantial protection against severe disease, these subvariants could likely lead to surges of new infections.
Marks said Tuesday that there will be a conversation going forward to determine who needs another booster and what that booster will look like.
The FDA said in May that the "new normal" may include an annual COVID-19 and flu shot for people in the fall. Cases are expected to rise again in the fall and winter.
Figuring out what goes in the next vaccines are a tricky decision, because as Dr. Arnold Monto, the acting chair of the independent vaccine advisers committee, suggested, this is a virus that changes quickly and puts scientists in "uncharted territory"
"Looking in the past doesn't help us a great deal to look in the future for this virus which has baffled a lot of us and made predictions almost irrelevant," Monto added.
The FDA said Thursday that this coming year is what it considers a "transitional period." It has not advised manufacturers to change the primary vaccination for those who still have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA said that the primary series of shots that use the formula created to fight the version of the virus that first emerged in 2019 still provides a base of protection against serious COVID-19 symptoms, even with the version of the virus that is currently in circulation.
The new formulation would instead go into a booster shot that may be introduced in the fall.
Vaccine makers have already been testing new versions of their vaccines and presented the data at the independent advisers meeting on Tuesday.
Moderna's presented details about its bivalent booster vaccine candidate that contains components of both Moderna's original COVID-19 vaccine and a vaccine that targets the original Omicron variant.
While it isn't specifically designed to target BA.4/5, the company said its booster known as mRNA-1273.214 demonstrates a "potent neutralizing antibody response" against these subvariants.
Pfizer/BioNTech also presented data to the committee that showed that their two COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting Omicron showed a substantially higher immune response than its current COVID-19 vaccine. Preliminary lab studies suggest the vaccines could also neutralize the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5.
"Based on the strength of our initial data from our Omicron BA.1 bivalent candidates, we believe we have a strong solution with a bivalent BA.4/BA.5 subvariant booster as we head into this next chapter of the pandemic, and will continue to share our available data with health experts and regulators. We are ready to distribute a vaccine to the world by early October 2022, pending regulatory authorizations," said a Pfizer spokesperson in a statement to CNN.
Another vaccine maker, Novavax, has committee support for emergency use authorization in the United States, but the FDA has not yet authorized its vaccine. Novavax told the committee that it has been developing variant-specific updated versions of its COVID-19 vaccine as well as a COVID-19 and flu combination vaccine.
On Thursday, the FDA encouraged the vaccine makers to submit the latest data on these modified vaccines to the FDA for evaluation prior to the authorization of an Omicron BA.4/5 component vaccine.
The FDA also said it would ask vaccine makers to begin clinical trials with modified vaccines with the Omicron BA.4/5 component, because the agency said the data would be helpful as the pandemic "further evolves."
At Tuesday's meeting, the World Health Organization told the FDA's independent committee that the vaccination strategy going forward should probably be based around a vaccine that would offer as broad a kind of protection as possible, rather than just continuing with the vaccines that were made against the original strain that is no longer in circulation.
"I still think there's value in increasing the breath of immunity and I will reiterate that we're not trying to match what may circulate," said Dr. Kanta Subbarao with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Influenza and the University of Melbourne. "It is not so much to match what is likely to circulate because there's so much uncertainty about the trajectory of this evolution." | https://www.koat.com/article/fda-covid-19-vaccines-for-use-this-fall/40477141 | 2022-07-01T12:37:27Z | https://www.koat.com/article/fda-covid-19-vaccines-for-use-this-fall/40477141 | false |
Uber releases safety data: 998 sexual assault incidents including 141 rape reports in 2020
Even as its ridership was decimated by the pandemic in 2020, Uber recorded 141 reports of rape on its platform in the United States, the company disclosed in its safety report released Thursday.
Video above: 6 Tips for Staying Safe When Ride-Sharing
The 78-page report, which covers 2019 and 2020, is the second-ever Uber has released regarding safety incidents following a CNN investigation into sexual assault and abuse on the ride-hailing platform four years ago.
In its latest report, Uber said it received 3,824 reports of the five most severe categories of sexual assault, which range from "non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part" to "non-consensual sexual penetration," or rape. That's down from the 5,981 reports it recorded in 2017 and 2018, per its first report released in December 2019. Uber said that riders were the accused party 43% of the time in sexual assault incident reports, similar to its previous report (45%).
Notably, Uber's total number of U.S. trips over the two year period fell to 2.1 billion down from 2.3 billion in the first report, and average trips fell from 3.1 million to 2.8 million per day. The company notes that the rate of sexual assault reports decreased by 38% from the first report to the second.
The 141 rape reports in 2020 mark a decline from 2019, in which it recorded 247 reports. During the same period, total trips in the United States fell to 650 million in 2020, from 1.4 billion trips in 2019, according to the report. When it comes to rape reports, such incidents made up 0.00002% of total trips.
"The change in rate of sexual assault reports over time may have been impacted by a number of factors, including how the COVID-19 pandemic altered usage of the platform as well as Uber's safety and transparency efforts," Uber said in the report. "But each reported incident represents a harrowing lived experience for the survivor. Even one report is one report too many."
About 91% of the victims of rape were riders and about 7% of the victims were drivers. Women made up 81% of the victims while men comprised about 15% (nearly double that of the first report).
The report touts the effectiveness of various safety measures the company has implemented over the years. In 2018, it introduced continuous background checks on drivers using technology that monitors for new criminal offense reports. It said in the report that this feature has resulted in more than 80,000 drivers being removed from its platform to date.
Uber also reported 20 fatalities as a result of physical assaults over the two-year period, 15 of which were riders. Uber notes that the increase is "similar to national homicide and aggravated assault statistics beginning in 2020 during the pandemic." It reported 101 motor vehicle fatalities occurred stemming from Uber-related crashes. The report claims that the motor vehicle fatality rate connected to Uber's platform in both 2019 and 2020 is approximately "half the national average."
Uber, followed by Lyft, first pledged to put together a safety transparency report in response to a 2018 CNN investigation into drivers on the platform accused of sexual assault or abuse by passengers since 2014, based on publicly available data including police reports. After CNN began asking questions about sexual assaults, Uber announced increased safety measures such as a partnership with RapidSOS, a company that sends a rider's location and relevant information to a local police agency when the rider uses the emergency button in the Uber app, and the company revamped its approach to background checks.
Following Uber's first report, the California Public Utilities Commission fined Uber $59 million for failing to turn over additional data on sexual assaults and harassment incidents on its platform. The California regulator later drastically reduced the fine as part of a settlement agreement approved in December 2021, with Uber agreeing to pay $9 million toward safety-related initiatives.
Lyft, meanwhile, released its first ever safety report in October 2021, disclosing that it received 4,158 reports of sexual assault on its platform from 2017 to 2019. Lyft, unlike Uber, has not made public any commitment to release future reports on the topic.
Earlier this month, Lyft agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders pertaining to statements and disclosures about its business, including specifically around assault-related incidents, ahead of going public in 2019.
In March 2021, Uber and Lyft announced they would share the names of drivers who were deactivated over the most severe safety incidents including sexual assaults, which range from non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part to rape. The information sharing is being managed by a third-party consumer reporting agency, Hire Right. Uber's new report provides no updates on this partnership and results since its launch. | https://www.koat.com/article/uber-releases-safety-data-from-2020/40482353 | 2022-07-01T12:37:37Z | https://www.koat.com/article/uber-releases-safety-data-from-2020/40482353 | true |
"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient resource. "Medical Journeys" chart a path each step of the way for physicians and patients and provide continual resources and support, as the caregiver team navigates the course of a disease.
Perhaps just as important as the care you provide for cardiomyopathy patients in the office is what happens to them outside of it. How they adhere to medication, what they eat and drink, and how closely they keep an eye on changes that could necessitate more urgent care will all play an important role in how their disease progresses.
Sodium Restriction: Yes or No?
A healthy lifestyle helps everyone, including those with cardiomyopathy. The details, though, get messy.
While national dietary guidelines for all adults recommend consuming less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day as part of a healthy eating pattern and the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests 1,500 mg as an ideal daily intake limit for most adults, sodium restriction has been controversial due to a poor evidence base, especially in heart failure.
As the heart failure guidelines note, "Concerns about the quality of data regarding clinical benefits or harm of sodium restriction in patients with HF [heart failure] include the lack of current pharmacological therapy, small samples without sufficient racial and ethnic diversity, questions about the correct threshold for clinical benefit, uncertainty about which subgroups benefit most from sodium restriction, and serious questions about the validity of several [randomized controlled trials] in this area."
The recent SODIUM-HF trial showed that random assignment to a low sodium diet of less than 1,500 mg/day didn't significantly reduce 12-month risk of cardiovascular-related hospital admission or emergency department visits or all-cause death compared with usual care for patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II to III heart failure.
However, both groups started below the typical sodium intake (median 2,286 and 2,119 mg/day in the low sodium and usual care groups, respectively) and the between-group difference in achieved intake was modest (median 1,658 vs 2,119 mg/day).
And there are downsides in that sodium restriction can make food less palatable, resulting in "poor dietary quality with inadequate macronutrient and micronutrient intake," the document added.
The guidelines gave a "2a" recommendation to avoid excess sodium intake in stage C heart failure, but suggested the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet as providing quality nutrition and sodium restriction and having been associated with reduced heart failure hospitalization.
Advanced heart failure patients are at the greatest risk of cachexia or malnutrition, the guidelines noted in giving fluid restriction a class 2b recommendation as of uncertain utility. "Although restricting fluid is a common recommendation for patients with HF, evidence in this area is of low quality ... Moreover, fluid restriction has limited-to-no effect on clinical outcomes or diuretic use."
On the other hand, certain groups might benefit.
"Patients with cardiac amyloidosis avidly retain fluid and are very sensitive to sodium intake," notes a review in Circulation. "It is very important to limit the salt intake to no more than 2000 mg (2 g), and ideally to 1500 mg, daily. This requires reading nutrition labels on food carefully, not adding salt to food, and avoiding eating in restaurants. Daily weighing can be helpful: a weight gain of 2 or more pounds over 1 to 2 days can mean there is too much fluid in the body."
Weight Management
For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, "[l]ifestyle comorbidities such as obesity can accentuate outflow obstruction, HF, and unsatisfactory clinical response," suggests a state-of-the-art review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
In a study of 20 obese hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients, the five patients who lost at least 10% of body weight with a combined approach of a Mediterranean-style diet and mild-to-moderate intensity aerobic exercise showed improved left atrial remodeling, diastolic function, exercise capacity, and clinical status.
Others have suggested a reduction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy symptoms with small frequent meals and increased noncaffeinated fluid intake, albeit with low-quality evidence.
Across the types of cardiomyopathy, patients also benefit from maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, avoiding or limiting alcohol intake, and steering clear of stimulant drugs that can strain the heart.
Physical Activity
Daily light exercise is safe for most people with cardiomyopathy. Exercise training or regular physical activity has a class 1 recommendation in heart failure to improve functional status, exercise performance, and quality of life, with cardiac rehabilitation programs deemed useful as well.
In the HF-ACTION trial, for instance, low ejection fraction, NYHA functional class II and III heart failure patients randomized to supervised exercise training had modest reductions in cardiovascular mortality or heart failure hospitalization.
More intense or competitive exercise is a trickier matter, due to concern for sudden cardiac death.
In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the 2020 AHA/American College of Cardiology guidelines recommend mild-to-moderate intensity recreational exercise for good health and quality of life. Low-intensity competitive sports are deemed "reasonable" for most patients.
Given disparate findings on risk of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and "the enormous heterogeneity" in disease expression, "it is not possible to reliably define for any individual patient with HCM the degree to which risk may be increased by participating in vigorous recreational or competitive sports," the guidelines acknowledge, recommending shared decision-making with the patient.
For myocarditis patients, sustained aerobic exercise in the acute phase has been linked to increased mortality in animal models and can lead to sudden death. Recommendations are to stay away from competitive sport participation for 3 to 6 months after diagnosis.
Wearables and Home Monitoring
Popular wearable devices, smartphone apps, and other ambulatory sensors allow patients -- and their physicians -- to track cardiac rhythm, step counts, blood pressure, and other parameters. "These sensors also enable better self-management interventions by helping patients pay more attention to their vital health parameters, daily routines and exercise, nutrition, and medications," concluded a review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, cautioning, however, about the reliability and accuracy of the data for clinical decision making.
The 2022 multisociety heart failure guidelines were tepid on use of remote monitoring with implanted hemodynamic devices -- whether an implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensor like CardioMEMS, noninvasive telemonitoring, or existing implanted cardioverter-defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy device.
The guidelines gave remote monitoring with implanted hemodynamic devices a 2b recommendation for selected adult patients with NYHA class III heart failure and history of a heart failure hospitalization in the past year or elevated natriuretic peptide levels, who are on maximally tolerated stable doses of guideline-directed medical therapy and optimal device therapy, saying its usefulness and value to reduce further heart failure hospitalizations is uncertain.
For patients who have progressed to heart failure, AHA suggests giving patients a list of symptoms to watch for, including an action plan for symptoms that require urgent care and teaching patients how to monitor symptoms and log their weight and symptoms daily.
Gradual weight gain has been reported beginning some 30 days prior to heart failure hospitalization, with steeper increases in the week before hospitalization. In one study, gaining 2 to 5 lb in 1 week held a 2.77-fold elevated risk for heart failure hospitalization, gaining more than 5 to 10 lb had a 4.46-fold higher risk, and gaining more than 10 lb held a 7.65-fold greater risk. Patients who flag their care team may be able to start interventions to avert decompensation and hospitalization.
Screening for depression, social isolation, frailty, and low health literacy together got a 2a recommendation for adults with heart failure, as these can impact health management.
"Knowledge alone is insufficient to improve self-care," the guidelines note. "Patients with HF need time and support to gain skills and overcome barriers to effective self-care."
Collaborative communication helps patients become active participants in their care. It involves asking open-ended questions, not interrupting, expressing empathy, and respecting the patient's emotions, concerns, and experiences. Language and culture should be acknowledged and addressed as well.
Read previous installments in this series:
Part 1: Cardiomyopathy: What are the Signs, What are the Symptoms?
Part 2: Diagnosing Cardiomyopathy: History, Examination, and Testing
Part 3: Cardiomyopathy: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Pathophysiology
Part 4: Case Study: Cardiomyopathy From Epinephrine in Anesthesia
Part 5: Cardiomyopathy: Cascade Screening for Families
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“Herb” Bentley
Danny Herbert “Herb" Bentley, 71, of Jonancy, died Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center, following a short illness.
Herb was born June 15, 1951, to the late Ernest Turner Bentley and Pinea Mae Fouts Bentley.
Herb married his high school sweetheart, Lou Ann Akers Bentley, on Jan. 30, 1971, and to their union was born two children, Tara Ann Burke (David), of Virgie, and Christopher Herbert Bentley (Lisa), of Rutledge, Tenn.; and two grandchildren, Chelsea Ann Green (Joshua), of Pikeville, and Justin Noble Akers, of Rutledge, Tennessee.
Herb was a disabled coal miner of 19 years. Herb took pride in his work and didn't regret the sacrifices he made for his family. Herb enjoyed hunting and fishing with his son, Chris, and friends he made early in life. From the time Chris was old enough to go, he taught him and passed on his passion for the outdoors. He loved raising a large garden and sharing with his friends and neighbors. He always made sure everyone was fed. Herb loved traveling with Lou Ann, especially trips to Tennessee and taking his grandchildren to Dollywood during summer vacations. Herb was an avid UK fan and his granddaughter, Chelsea, gifted him a trip to see them in person, which was always a dream of his. His love of basketball grew while he watched his daughter play in school and he was her biggest fan and loudest cheerleader. Herb's newest baby, Lola Mae, his puppy, gave him great joy and companionship. Herb loved people and everyone who knew him or came in contact with him loved and adored him. He greeted everyone with a smile and most often a joke, regardless of how he felt. Everyone will always remember him for his kind nature, warm heart and big smile.
Herb was of the Church of Christ faith and rededicated his life to serve the Lord.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, John Winston Bentley (Eartha), Ernest Clement Bentley (surviving wife, Kiki) and Jacob “Jake” Bentley (surviving wife, Janice); three sisters, Erma Mae Bentley, Alice Fern Fleming (surviving spouse, Wilson) and Jessie Faye Tackett.
Besides his wife, children and grandchildren, he is survived by one brother, Wendell Bentley (deceased wife, Linda), of Dandridge, Tenn.; four sisters, Polly Jane Mullins (deceased husband, LD), of Virgie, Geraldine Meade (William), of Deane, Betty Sue Bentley (Robert), of Jackhorn, and Louise Lavern Mullins (Lonnie), of Sevierville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Chelsea Ann Green (Joshua), of Pikeville, and Justin Noble Akers, of Rutledge, Tenn.; along with a host of nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Hall & Jones Funeral Home with Church of Christ Ministers officiating. Burial will follow at the Joe Trivette Cemetery in Jonancy.
Visitation will continue on Friday, July 1, at the funeral home, with services beginning at 7 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie.
The guestbook may be signed at www.hallandjones.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Tammie Blair
Tammie Sue Blair, 61, of East Shelbiana, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at her residence.
Tammie was born in Pikeville, Jan. 4, 1961, a daughter of Ronald Blake “Ronnie” Blair and Versie Mae Coleman Blair.
She was a law office secretary.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Darrell Blake Blair, in 1975.
Tammie is survived by two daughters, Ronetta Blake Bartley, of Pikeville, and Chasta Hope Hatfield (Marty), of Charleston, West Virginia. She is also survived by one brother, Ronald Ray Blair (Elizabeth), of Justiceville; and one grandchild, Magnolia Blake Justice.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the J.W. Call Funeral Home chapel.
Private funeral services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of the J.W. Call Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed at www.jwcallfuneralhome.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Ester Hunt
Ester Mae Hunt, 100, of Williamson, W.Va., died Monday, June 20, 2022, at her residence.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
The guestbook may be signed at www.rerogersfh.com.
Bobby Hylton Jr.
Bobby Gene Hylton Jr., 45, of Hazard, died Saturday, June 25, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2022, at the Bailey Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow at the Wallace Cemetery, Kettle Camp. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Inc., of Elkhorn City.
The guestbook may be signed at www.baileyfuneralhomeinc.com.
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Douglas Johnson, 49, of Hixson, Tenn., died Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Hixson, Tennessee.
He was born in Pikeville, May 31, 1973, the son of Roland and Judy Milam Johnson.
He was an engineer tech II for E.P.B. and a member of the Green Pond Baptist Church. He also served his country honorably in the United States Air Force.
Along with his parents, Doug is survived by his wife, Angie Boyd Johnson; one son, Alex Johnson; two daughters, Kailey Johnson and Hannah Johnson; one brother, Brian Johnson (Lisa); one sister, Jessica Ellis (Brian); one granddaughter, Kylea Johnson; and a host of loving family and friends.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Lucas & Son Funeral Home with Barry Carter and Howard Dotson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Green Pond Baptist Church in Soddy Daisy, Tenn., in Doug’s name, at the following address: 10145 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Lucas & Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed at www.lucasandsonfh.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Edith Johnson
Edith Johnson, 76, of Pikeville, died Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
She was born in Pike County, Jan. 23, 1946, to the late Mack and Lavonia Johnson Burke.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Johnson; one son, Wendell Dewayne Johnson; and five sisters, Ruby Burke, Vesta Burke, Sue Burke, Hattie Bagylos and Dina Mae Bentley.
She is survived by three sons, Scotty Johnson (Crystal), of Red Creek, Justin Johnson (Amanda), of Virgie, and Jordan Scott Johnson, of Virgie; two daughters, Veronica Hopson (Johnny), of Dorton, and Jessica Compton (Madison), of Virgie; three sisters, Dora Rhodus (Rex), of Long Fork, Betty Boyd, of Cave Run, and Linda Johnson, of Ohio; three brothers, Carl Burke (Debbie), of Long Fork, Clifford Burke (Denna), of Louisa, and Hillard Burke (Pat), of Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2022, at the Shelby Valley Church of Christ with Church of Christ Ministers officiating. Burial will follow at the Burke Cemetery, Marshalls Branch. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie.
The guestbook may be signed at www.hallandjones.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Gary Looney
Gary M. Looney, 64, of Hellier, died Thursday, June 23, 2022.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Allegheny Freewill Baptist Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Inc., of Elkhorn City.
The guestbook may be signed at www.baileyfuneralhomeinc.com.
Jeffrey Mullins
Jeffrey Earl Mullins, 32, of Virgie, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
He was born Jan. 7, 1990, to the late Boyd Mullins and Dorothy Little Tackett, of Jonancy.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Charles Tackett Jr. Besides his mother, he is survived by one son, Chevy Earl Mullins; one daughter, Lexus Mullins; and his brother, Roger Mullins.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Calvary Freewill Baptist Church with Freewill Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial followed at the Sowards Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of the Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie.
The guestbook may be signed at www.hallandjones.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Pearlie Newsome
Pearlie J. Newsome, 92, of Little Robinson Creek, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center.
She was born in Knott County, Jan. 22, 1930, the daughter of the late Orbin Johnson and Galvestia Hall Johnson.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Caney Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Teddy J. Newsome, one brother, Melvin Johnson; and three sisters, Emma Newsome, Mae Newsome and Molly Slone.
She is survived by two sons, Claude Newsome (Gerri), of Radcliff, and Roy Michael Newsome (Carol), of Virgie; two brothers, Freddie Johnson and Charles Branham; one sister, Mazie Bates; three grandchildren, Gregory Neil Newsome (Stacy), Michelle Lynn Caudill (Melvin) and Crystal Renee Mullins (James); seven great-grandchildren; and a host of other dear family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the Lucas & Son Funeral Home with Eric Fleming, Morgan Chapman and Brian Hundley officiating. Burial will follow at the Rob Newsome Cemetery, Little Robinson Creek.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, July 1, at the funeral home, with singing at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Arrangements are under the direction of the Lucas & Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed at www.lucasandsonfh.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Gladys Oswald
Gladys M. Oswald, 98, formerly of Palmerton, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in her home in Elkhorn City.
She was the wife of the late Nevin G. Oswald.
Gladys was born in Bethlehem, Penn., a daughter of the late Jacob W. Arnold and Carrie B. (Fine) Arnold.
Gladys was employed as a cook at the M.W. Wood Company as well as various school cafeterias, such as Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest, and Allentown Colleges. She also worked with the Palmerton School District for three years before retiring in 1992. Gladys was a dedicated member of the Elkhorn City United Methodist Church in Elkhorn City, and was a former member of the First United Church, Palmerton.
Survivors: Daughter, Renee J. Kendrick, of Elkhorn City; Two grandsons, Matthew L. and Dee Kendrick.
Services were held at 2 8 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Stephens Funeral Home, Inc., 274 North Krocks Road, Allentown. Interment followed in the Cedar Union Church Cemetery, Allentown. Arrangements were under the direction of the Stephens Funeral Home of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Contributions may be made to the Elkhorn City United Methodist Church, 145 Main
Street, Elkhorn City, KY 41522.
The guestbook may be signed at www.stephensfuneral.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Bennie Ratliff
Bennie Paul Ratliff, 85, of Rineyville, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at his residence.
Bennie was born in Pikeville, April 25, 1937, a son of James R. and Lucy Alley Ratliff.
He retired from the United States Army, Sergeant First Class. He was of the Baptist Faith, a Kentucky Colonel and was a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion, Fraternal Order of Police, Wounded Warrior’s Project and the National Street Rod Association.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Evelyn Hall Ratliff, on Jan. 12, 2001; and also by five brothers and five sisters.
He is survived by his son, Jerry Lee Ratliff, of Elizabethtown; two daughters, Letetia Lynn Kidd and Shelia Rene Sheffield (John), of Rineyville; one brother, Tommy Ratliff (Virginia), of Southgate, Mich.; and two sisters, Mary Jo Jerzakowski, of Mishawaka, Ind., and Alice Garrett, of Harold.
He is also survived by three grandchildren, Joshua Lee Ratliff, Evelyn Danielle Cerniglia (Brian) and Chelsia Pitcher; and five great-grandchildren, Seth Saltmarsh, Harper Saltmarsh, Grace Pitcher, Sterling Pitcher and Scarlet Pitcher.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2022, in the J.W. Call Funeral Home chapel with Morgan Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at the Ratliff Cemetery, Cowpen Road, Pikeville. Arrangements are under the direction of the J.W. Call Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed at www.jwcallfuneralhome.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Delores Slone
Delores Jean Bevins Slone, 90, of Pikeville, died Monday, June 27, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Delores was born in Pikeville, Aug. 4, 1931, a daughter of Edward and Mildred Hunter Bevins.
She was a retired bookkeeper for Action Energy Inc. Coal Co., a member of the Pikeville United Methodist Church, a graduate of Pikeville High School Class of 1948 and had been an active member of the Jr. Women’s Club where she served in several leadership offices.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Clayton Slone in 2007.
She is survived by her daughter, Katherine “Kathy” Petot, of Pikeville; and one sister, Judy Layne (Jack), of Alpharetta, Georgia.
She is also survived by two grandchildren, Christopher Petot, of Pikeville, and Jessica E. Howard (Bryan), of Whitesburg; two great-grandchildren, Brady Keith Clayton Howard and Bailee Nichole Howard; and a host of other family members.
Visitation will be in the J.W. Call Funeral Home Chapel after 5 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2022.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the J.W. Call Funeral Home chapel with Guy Moyer officiating. Burial will follow at the Johnson Memorial Park in Pikeville. Arrangements are under the direction of J.W. Call Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed online at www.jwcallfuneralhome.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Dorothy Stewardson
Dorothy Stewardson, 85, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center. Dorothy was born Dec. 7, 1936, to her parents, the late Joe Bentley and Martha Newsom Bentley.
She was the wife of the late Forrest DeRoyce "Stu" Stewardson, a homemaker and a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church.
Along with her husband and parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by one sister, Myrtle Hall; four brothers, Arthur Bentley, Arlin Bentley, Clarence Bentley and Kernie Bentley; and one great-grandson, Nicolas Hunter Wilson.
Dorothy is survived by four children, Joe Stewardson (Trish), Carol Steele (Mike), Jeff Stewardson (Sheri) and Judy Bradley (Barry); one brother, Hayes Bentley, one sister, Hazel Thornsbury (Veral); eight grandchildren, Melissa Wilson (Josh), Kimberly Norton (Daniel), Stephanie Smallwood (Cole), Michael Stewardson (Kelsey), Christopher Stewardson (Kristi), Stephen Vance, Samantha Boyd (Taylor) and Joseph Steele; seven great-grandchildren, Gabrielle Wilson, Lexi Stewardson, Kylie Stewardson, Kinslee Smallwood, Warren Norton, Watson Boyd and Maverick Stewardson; her best friend, Irene May; and a host of loving family and friends.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Immanuel Baptist Church with Sam Crawford officiating. Burial followed at the Bentley Family Cemetery, Little Creek. Arrangements were under the direction of the Lucas & Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
The guestbook may be signed at www.lucasandsonfh.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Michael Stiltner
Michael Ray Stiltner, 54, of Lick Creek, died Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Pikeville, June 21, 1968, the son of Bobby Ray Stiltner, of Pikeville, and the late Paulette Spears Stiltner.
He was a gravel truck driver and a member of the Ferrells Creek Church of Christ.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Jackie Renee Ratliff Stiltner, of Lick Creek; one son, Michael Randall Stiltner (Starlia), of Lick Creek; one daughter, Ashley Renee Stiltner, of Lick Creek; one sister, Paula Jean Stiltner, of Elkhorn City; two brothers, Bobby Dewain Stiltner and Kevin Dale Stiltner, both of Elkhorn City; four grandchildren, Dawson Michael Stiltner, Alexis Marie Stiltner, Logan Keith Stiltner and Waylon Michael Newsome; and a host of other dear family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Bailey Funeral Home chapel with Billy Ford and Jim Ed Belcher officiating. Burial will follow at the Dow Brooks Cemetery, Draffin.
Visitation will continue on Friday, at the chapel, with services beginning at 7 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Inc., of Elkhorn City.
The guestbook may be signed at www.baileyfuneralhomeinc.com.
This is a paid obituary.
Thurman Taylor
Thurman Taylor, 75, of Phyllis, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Pike County, June 16, 1947, the son of the late Virgil Taylor and Marie Ratliff Taylor.
He was a retired coal miner and served his country honorably in the United States Army.
He is survived by one brother, Leeman Taylor, of Phyllis; three sisters, Lois Ramey, of Phyllis, Dorothy Adkins, of Elkhorn City, and Joyce Coleman, of Phyllis; and a special nephew, Chad Collins.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2022, at the Upper Grapevine Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the church, with Jim Abshire and Duane Abshire officiating. Burial will follow at the Taylor/Justice Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Community Funeral Home of Zebulon.
The guestbook may be signed at www.communityfuneralky.com.
This is a paid obituary. | https://news-expressky.com/obituaries/obituaries-7-1-22/article_deba8ee0-f91e-11ec-a916-5f42ab924aab.html | 2022-07-01T12:38:02Z | https://news-expressky.com/obituaries/obituaries-7-1-22/article_deba8ee0-f91e-11ec-a916-5f42ab924aab.html | false |
(NEXSTAR) – Millions of Americans are expected to hit the road during the July Fourth weekend, according to AAA. Drivers in some states may want to take extra precautions, a new study has found.
Reviewing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the FBI, and the Insurance Research Council, as well as Google Search trends, SmartAsset ranked each state based on how irresponsible its drivers are.
States were ranked using three metrics: the percentage of uninsured drivers, the number of driving under the influence arrests per 1,000 drivers, and the number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles driven. As a control for the number of drivers, SmartAsset used how often residents were searching terms like “traffic ticket” or “speeding ticket” on Google over the last year.
With the largest rate of uninsured drivers at nearly 30% and the second-most fatalities, Mississippi topped out the list. Four states within the southeastern U.S. ranked among the top five in SmartAsset’s analysis – Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Arkansas. Also landing in the top five was California.
Here are the 10 states with the most irresponsible drivers:
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- California
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Kentucky
- Arizona
- Colorado and Florida (Tie)
Alternatively, states primarily in New England were found to have the fewest irresponsible drivers. Massachusetts has the least, according to SmartAsset, followed by Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Nebraska.
These 10 states were found to have the fewest irresponsible drivers:
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Nebraska
- Delaware
- New York
- Maine
- Utah
South Carolina had the highest fatalities per 100 million miles driven at 1.97, based on data from 2020. Close behind was Mississippi at 1.9. Only eight states had fewer than one fatality with Massachusetts reporting the fewest at 0.63.
According to SmartAsset’s analysis, South Dakota reported the most DUI arrests per 1,000 drivers in 2020. Overall, South Dakota ranked 23rd on the list. Pennsylvania, the state with the second-fewest irresponsible drivers, had the fewest DUI arrests at 0.02 per 1,000 drivers. Close behind was Illinois at 0.03.
While Mississippi has the highest rate of uninsured drivers in the U.S., New Jersey was found to have the lowest at just over 3%. Massachusetts was a close second at 3.5%. Only 19 states have uninsured driver rates at or below 10%, SmartAsset found. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/these-states-have-the-most-irresponsible-drivers-study/ | 2022-07-01T12:38:13Z | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/these-states-have-the-most-irresponsible-drivers-study/ | true |
India:
AAYU, an AI-driven health and wellness app, has been recognised by the
Ministry of Ayush for the ‘Start-up’ India programme under the category of ‘Yoga in the Digital Era’ which is a part of the government's ‘Digital India’ vision.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated this programme at the ‘Digital Yoga Exhibition’ held at Mysuru on the International Day of Yoga. At the event, the PM acknowledged the AAYU app, its offerings and the national initiative being carried out to make India disease-free.
AAYU claims to offer therapeutic health solutions to lifestyle diseases using natural, sustainable and traditional methods of yoga and meditation. The app was launched at S-VYASA University in Bengaluru by Basavaraj Bommai, CM, Karnataka.
RESET TECH, the makers of AAYU collaborated with S-VYASA, to recently launch the ‘Rog Mukt Bharat’- ‘Disease-Free India’ movement with an aim to heal people from chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders. This movement was launched by Thawar Chand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka.
Abidali Dantrelia, CEO, RESET TECH said, “We are elated to get support from the Ministry of Ayush which will enable us to free Indians of chronic and lifestyle diseases and hope to make India a healthier nation. AAYU’s mission is to offer therapeutic health solutions using digital modes of yoga and meditation. We are glad to be able to work with and support the government of India given our vision of Rog Mukt Bharat.”
AAYU uses
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics as the building blocks of its tech architecture. The app has been designed by doctors from S-VYASA University and the knowledge and information therein are based on research from over 750 medical papers. | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/health-it/aayu-gets-recognition-by-the-ministry-of-ayush/92599884 | 2022-07-01T12:38:34Z | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/health-it/aayu-gets-recognition-by-the-ministry-of-ayush/92599884 | true |
U.N. rights chief urges Taliban to respect women's rights
ZURICH, July 1 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief urged the Taliban authorities on Friday to respect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, which she said were facing the biggest erosion in decades.
Women face hunger, domestic violence, unemployment, curbs on movement and dress, and lack of access to education in a country where secondary schooling for 1.2 million girls has stopped, Michelle Bachelet told a U.N. Human Rights Council debate in Geneva.
"While some of these concerns pre-date the Taliban take-over in August 2021, reforms at that time were moving in the right direction, there were improvements and hope," she said.
"However, since the Taliban took power, women and girls are experiencing the most significant and rapid roll-back in enjoyment of their rights across the board in decades. Their future will be even darker, unless something changes, quickly."
The Taliban seized power for a second time in Afghanistan last August as international forces who had backed a pro-Western government pulled out. Their taking of the capital Kabul marked the end of a 20-year war stemming from a U.S. invasion that toppled a previous Taliban government.
Bachelet said authorities she met during a visit to Kabul in March said they would honour their human rights obligations as far as they were consistent with Islamic sharia law. She decried the progressive exclusion of women and girls from the public sphere.
She urged the Taliban to set a firm date to reopen schools for girls and remove restrictions on women's movement and attire.
Governors in some regions were applying policies in ways that provide options for women and girls, she said, offering a window to expand women's role in society and economic life.
Richard Bennett, special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, criticised forced and child marriage and curbs on attire, movement and employment.
"Despite public assurances from the Taliban that they would respect women's and girls' rights, they are reinstituting step by step the discrimination against women and girls characteristic of their previous term and which is unparalleled globally in its misogyny and oppression," he told the debate.
When Bennett visited Afghanistan in May, the Taliban deputy spokesman denied human rights concerns. (Reporting by Michael Shields; editing by Angus MacSwan) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10973151/U-N-rights-chief-urges-Taliban-respect-womens-rights.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-01T12:40:23Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10973151/U-N-rights-chief-urges-Taliban-respect-womens-rights.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
The Centers for Disease Control is investigating a multi-state outbreak of Listeria with evidence pointing to a possible link with people who live or have visited Florida.
Twenty-three people from 10 states have been infected with the outbreak strain. Nearly all of those people live in or traveled to Florida about a month before they got sick, but CDC said the significance of that is not yet known.
Twenty-two people have been hospitalized and one of the patients, in Illinois, died. Five pregnant women got sick, resulting in the loss of one of the fetuses.
CDC said it hasn’t identified the source of the outbreak but people people with symptoms who are at high risk – including pregnant women, newborns, adults aged 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems – especially those who have recently traveled to Florida to talk to their healthcare provider.
Symptoms of Listeria
Symptoms of severe illness usually start within two weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 70 days after exposure. People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balances and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.
Pregnant women typically experience only fever, fatigue and muscle aches. However, Listeria infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn. | https://www.al.com/news/2022/07/been-to-florida-recently-cdc-warns-of-listeria-outbreak-with-possible-ties-to-state.html | 2022-07-01T12:42:06Z | https://www.al.com/news/2022/07/been-to-florida-recently-cdc-warns-of-listeria-outbreak-with-possible-ties-to-state.html | true |
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (WPIX) – New Jersey resident Jeanette Carpenter is very much alive. But according to the Internal Revenue Service, she is dead.
“My Social Security number belongs to a deceased person,” Carpenter said.
When Carpenter filed her 2020 taxes, her accountant received an unusual notice in return. Carpenter’s Social Security number belonged to someone who is dead.
“I asked them if they were getting me confused with my husband who passed away in 2009 and they said no,” Carpenter said.
Carpenter’s accountant refiled twice more and got the same response. “What baffles me is I work for the government,” Carpenter said.
So Carpenter went to her local IRS office and refiled again in person, on paper. She said she was told everything looked good, and she would have her return in six to 12 weeks. However, she’s still waiting.
In April, Carpenter tried her luck with the Social Security Administration and received an official letter confirming her status as alive. But weeks later, she received a letter from the IRS saying her taxes couldn’t be processed because she was dead.
Carpenter said an IRS employee told her over the phone that her Social Security number was marked in 2010 as belonging to a deceased person and that the system was just catching up. She said it’s never been an issue when she’s the one who has owed money.
“I owed $1,300 in 2018. I put it in my account, woke up two days later and the IRS took the $1,300 that was owed to them,” Carpenter said.
Carpenter needs the money from her refund to catch up on medical bills from major surgery that left her out of work for four months in 2020.
Three weeks ago, she refiled her return again in person. She said an employee promised to overnight it to the government. That was the last she heard.
“There’s nothing. I can’t get through to them. I’m on a long hold and then they hang up. I haven’t gotten any of my stimulus checks. I can’t file my 2021 [taxes] until I see what they are going to do with the 2020 [taxes]. But I’m alive, in living color,” Carpenter said.
WPIX reached out to the Social Security Administration about Carpenter’s situation, but did not receive a response. The IRS said that federal employees cannot disclose tax return information. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/woman-cant-get-tax-refund-because-irs-says-shes-dead/ | 2022-07-01T12:44:20Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/woman-cant-get-tax-refund-because-irs-says-shes-dead/ | false |
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The potential sale of the Kohl's department store chain has fallen apart in a shaky retail environment of rising inflation and consumer anxiety.
Kohl's entered exclusive talks early this month with Franchise Group, the owner of Vitamin Shop and other retail outlets, on a deal worth about $8 billion, or $60 per share.
"Given the environment and market volatility, the Board determined that it simply was not prudent to continue pursuing a deal," said Kohl's Chairman Pete Boneparth.
It was the second time this week that a major retailer retreated from a potential sale. Walgreen’s said Thursday that it was giving up on its plans to sell its Boots business in the UK.
“Kohl’s decision to terminate acquisition talks with Franchise Group comes as no great surprise,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. “Current market conditions are not conducive to corporate dealmaking, with issues around financing and raising debt and capital all acting as barriers to closure.”
Saunders said that while Franchise Group was serious about the bid, it “likely found it increasingly difficult to make the math stack up against a backdrop of a deteriorating retail environment.”
Potential takeovers face stiffening headwinds from rising interest rates that make financing such deals much more expensive.
At the same time, Americans have grown more cautious with their spending and economic indicators have repeatedly hinted at a slowing economy. The government reported Thursday that consumer spending rose at a sluggish 0.2% rate from April to May and that a key inflation rate remained elevated at 6.3%.
Kohl’s struggled with anemic sales before the pandemic. Sales and profits rebounded in 2021, but the department store is now battling higher costs and a pullback from its price conscious shoppers who are being more cautious with their spending in the face of rising prices for gas, food, and just about everything else.
Driving home the weak environment for some retailers, Kohl's said Friday that it now expects sales to be down in high-single digits in the current quarter compared with 2021. It had anticipated sales to be down in the low-single digits previously.
That comes less than two months after Kohl’s Corp. cut its annual earnings and sales forecast following a gloomy first quarter. Sales at stores opened at least year dropped 5.2% compared with 2021.
Shares of Kohl’s Corp., based in Wisconsin, fell more than 19% in premarket trading.
Kohl’s has more than 1,100 stores in 49 states. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/Kohl-s-sale-falls-apart-in-shaky-retail-17278686.php | 2022-07-01T12:48:10Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/Kohl-s-sale-falls-apart-in-shaky-retail-17278686.php | false |
PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary kicked off Friday amid controversy following a protest by Ukraine over the screening of a Russian film alongside Ukrainian-made movies.
Prior to the start of the 56th edition of the festival, several leading Ukrainian filmmakers along with Ukraine’s ambassador to Prague protested the scheduled screening of “Captain Volkonogov Escaped.”
Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Perebyinis said in an open letter that it would be “inhuman" to screen Ukrainian films alongside a Russian movie made with support from Russia's Culture Ministry at a time when Russian troops had “committed atrocities" during their invasion of his country.
Organizers said they consider the Russian movie - whose world premiere was at last year’s Venice Film Festival - as being indirectly critical of the current Russian leadership.
Four Ukrainian films and eight other nearly-completed movies produced or co-produced by Ukraine will also be screened at the festival.
After being cancelled in 2020 and delayed in 2021 due to the pandemic, this year's festival will culminate in a ceremony to honor Australian Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush for his contribution to world cinema.
Rush won an Academy Award for actor in a leading role in “Shine” in 1997. Beside that movie, the festival will also screen his movies “The King's Speech” and “Quills.”
Organizers will also honor U.S. Oscar-winning actor and producer Benicio Del Toro and Czech actor Bolek Polivka.
The festival runs through July 9. The grand jury will consider 12 movies for the top prize, the Crystal Globe. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Ukraine-protests-Russian-film-screening-at-Czech-17278685.php | 2022-07-01T12:48:16Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Ukraine-protests-Russian-film-screening-at-Czech-17278685.php | true |
Stock Alert: Qualigen (QLGN) Falling 5.20% in Pre-Market Trading for June 30
Equities Staff Follow |Shares of Qualigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QLGN) are on the move in pre-market trading for June 30.
Ahead of the market's open, Qualigen stock has fallen 5.20% from the previous session’s close.
Qualigen was up $0.0108 in the last session and aims for another gain today.
For technical charts, analysis, and more on Qualigen visit the company profile.
Pre-market prices and movements as of 08:03:30 est.
About Qualigen Therapeutics Inc
Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, as well as maintaining and expanding its core FDA-approved FastPack System, which has been used successfully in diagnostics for almost 20 years. The FastPack menu includes tests for cancer, men's health, hormone function and vitamin D status. The Company's cancer therapeutics pipeline includes ALAN (AS1411-GNP), RAS-F3 and STARS™. ALAN (AS1411-GNP) is a DNA coated gold nanoparticle cancer drug candidate that has the potential to target various types of cancer with minimal side effects. The foundational aptamer of ALAN, AS1411, is also being studied for use in treating viral-based infectious diseases, including COVID-19. RAS-F3 is a small molecule RAS oncogene protein-protein inhibitor for blocking RAS mutations that lead to tumor formation, especially in pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancers. STARS is a DNA/RNA-based treatment device for removal from circulating blood of precisely targeted tumor-produced and viral compounds. Qualigen's facility in Carlsbad, California is FDA and ISO Certified and its FastPack product line is sold worldwide by its commercial partner Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC.
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Keep up with your summer bucket list with the Cookie Dough Cold Brew
GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summertime vibes continue at Dutch Bros, and we're road trippin' back in time with childhood faves. Starting today, the drive-thru coffee company is featuring Cookie Dough Cold Brew and Cookie Dough Freeze at all of its more than 570 locations.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8977754-dutch-bros-cookie-dough-cold-brew-and-cookie-dough-freeze
- The Cookie Dough Cold Brew is a delicious mix of Dutch Bros' cold brew (regular or nitro) with chocolate milk and chocolate chip cookie dough flavor topped with Dutch Bros' signature Soft Top, a fluffy, sweet topping and chocolate sprinks.
- Its frozen PIC (partner-in-crime) is the Cookie Dough Freeze featuring the same flavors and toppings in a Dutch Freeze (aka blended coffee perfection).
"Even if you're only dreaming of vacation, the Cookie Dough Cold Brew (and Freeze!) will take you there," said Kristin Sha, director of product management at Dutch Bros. "The nostalgic flavors will make you reminisce with a taste of summers past."
The Cookie Dough Cold Brew and Cookie Dough Freeze will be featured through the end of August.
About Dutch Bros
Dutch Bros Coffee is a drive-thru coffee company dedicated to making a massive difference one cup at a time. Headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, where it was founded in 1992 by Dane and Travis Boersma, it's now sharing the "Dutch Luv" with more than 600 locations in 14 states. Dutch Bros serves specialty coffee, smoothies, freezes, teas, an exclusive Dutch Bros Blue Rebel energy drink and nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee. Its rich, proprietary coffee blend is handcrafted from start to finish.
In addition to its mission of speed, quality and service, Dutch Bros is committed to giving back to the communities it serves. Through its Dutch Bros Foundation and local franchisees, the company donates several million dollars to causes across the country each year.
To learn more about Dutch Bros, visit www.dutchbros.com, follow Dutch Bros Coffee on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & TikTok, and download the Dutch Bros app to earn points and score rewards!
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The 2022 CytoSorb World Users' Meeting focuses on groundbreaking new applications of the adsorption technology to celebrate the 10th anniversary of commercialization
PRINCETON, N.J. and BERLIN, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the theme "We Are Changing Medicine: CytoSorb Therapy - From the Past to the Future," CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is bringing together nearly 300 of the world's leading critical care physicians and renowned scientists, as well as some of the most experienced cardiovascular and liver specialists to the 2022 CytoSorb World Users' Meeting (WUM) on July 2, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Together, they will discuss updates on the latest scientific findings, study results, and case series using CytoSorb blood purification in different clinical applications.
The kick-off and one of many highlights will be the keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Bruno Reichart, the cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first successful human heart-lung transplant in Germany in 1983. He will discuss lessons learned from the renaissance of xenotransplantation – the transplantation of non-human organs into human patients – which could someday help to end the global shortage and waiting lists for donated organs. Solid organ transplant (e.g. hearts, lungs, kidneys, and livers) is an exciting new field for CytoSorbents. This includes multiple cardiothoracic surgery applications of CytoSorb during and after heart-lung transplants, and includes the burgeoning field of ex vivo organ perfusion with our E.U. approved ECOS-300CY®/PerSorb® cartridge, with the goal of rehabilitating solid organs to improve clinical outcomes.
In recent years, the WUM has established itself as an inclusive and highly-anticipated interdisciplinary event with pioneers and power users from all over the world exchanging first-hand insights into clinical results and experiences with CytoSorb in various fields of application. A major focus of this year's discussion by top-level participants will be the combination of CytoSorb and ECMO to treat lung failure, the use of CytoSorb to reverse septic shock, and how CytoSorb is helping to advance the treatment of acute liver failure.
"The dialogue and partnership with CytoSorb users over the past 10 years has proven immensely informative and personally rewarding," said Christian Steiner, EVP Marketing & Sales of CytoSorbents and Managing Director of CytoSorbents Europe. "The combined energy and ideas from this working group has led to some of the most exciting advances in the treatment of life-threatening illnesses using our CytoSorb therapy. Users have embraced the new dimension of blood purification that CytoSorb has enabled. One powerful example is the treatment of cytokine storm that is at the core of so many deadly conditions. On this important anniversary event, we can all be proud that we are 'Working to Save Lives'."
CytoSorbents Corporation is a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using blood purification. Its flagship product, CytoSorb®, is approved in the European Union with distribution in more than 70 countries around the world as an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber designed to reduce the "cytokine storm" or "cytokine release syndrome" seen in common critical illnesses that may result in massive inflammation, organ failure and patient death. These are conditions where the risk of death can be extremely high, yet few to no effective treatments exist. CytoSorb is also being used during and after cardiothoracic surgery to remove inflammatory mediators that can lead to post-operative complications, including multiple organ failure. More than 170,000 cumulative CytoSorb devices have been utilized as of March 31, 2022. CytoSorb was originally introduced into the European Union under CE-Mark as a first-in-kind cytokine adsorber. Additional CE-Mark label expansions were received for the removal of bilirubin and myoglobin in clinical conditions such as liver disease and trauma, respectively, and both ticagrelor and rivaroxaban during cardiothoracic surgery. CytoSorb has also received FDA Emergency Use Authorization in the United States for use in adult critically ill COVID-19 patients with imminent or confirmed respiratory failure. The DrugSorb™-ATR Antithrombotic Removal System, which is based on the same polymer technology as CytoSorb, has also been granted FDA Breakthrough Designation for the removal of ticagrelor, as well as FDA Breakthrough Designation for the removal of the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) drugs, apixaban and rivaroxaban, in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during urgent cardiothoracic surgery. The Company has initiated two FDA approved pivotal trials designed to support U.S. marketing approval of DrugSorb-ATR. The first is the 120-patient, 30 center STAR-T (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor) randomized, controlled trial evaluating the ability of intraoperative DrugSorb-ATR use to reduce perioperative bleeding risk in patients on ticagrelor undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. The second is the 120-patient, 30 center STAR‑D (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Direct Oral Anticoagulants) randomized, controlled trial, evaluating the intraoperative use of DrugSorb–ATR to reduce perioperative bleeding risk in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery on direct oral anticoagulants, including apixaban and rivaroxaban.
CytoSorbents' purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic substances from blood and other bodily fluids by pore capture and surface adsorption. Its technologies have received non-dilutive grant, contract, and other funding of more than $39.5 million from DARPA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Material Command (USAF/AFMC), and others. The Company has numerous marketed products and products under development based upon this unique blood purification technology protected by many issued U.S. and international patents and registered trademarks, and multiple patent applications pending, including ECOS-300CY®, CytoSorb-XL™, HemoDefend-RBC™, HemoDefend-BGA™, VetResQ®, K+ontrol™, DrugSorb™, DrugSorb™-ATR, ContrastSorb, and others. For more information, please visit the Company's websites at www.cytosorbents.com and www.cytosorb.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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CHICAGO, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "Digital Printing Packaging Market by Printing Inks (Solvent-based, UV-based, Aqueous), Printing Technology, Format, Packaging Type (Corrugated, Folding cartons, Flexible Packaging, Labels), End-use Industry and Region - Global Forecast to 2027", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the global digital printing packaging market size is projected to grow from USD 29.4 billion in 2022 to USD 45.1 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 8.9% from 2022 to 2027.
The growth of the digital printing packaging market is attributed to incorporation of digital printing into different packaging media, such as corrugated boxes, cartons, bags, metal, cans, tags, and labels. Digital printing on packaging mediums provides a variety of benefits, such as photo-realistic illustrations, aesthetic appeal, and better communicability, and also plays a role in the marketing, promotional, and distributional activities of end-products. In 2020, the digital printing packaging market was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a substantial decline in its CAGR. However, recovery was witnessed with a positive impact on the digital printing packaging market because of demand in the construction sector in 2021.
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UV-based printing ink is the fastest growing market
UV-based inks are cured by exposure to strong UV light. These inks are pure solid systems and do not contain solvents. The lack of solvents offers environmental benefits, high speed, and faster turnaround time. The curing process takes place through the interaction of the ink ingredients and a strong UV light source in a dryer. They can be rapidly cured, thereby increasing the print speed and saving production time. UV-based inks include colorants in dye or pigment form. These inks can be applied to a wide range of uncoated substrates and produce a very clear image with excellent color value. Owing to the high density, UV-based inks are capable of being printed on rigid substrates. This has increased the usage of UV-based inks for printing on POS/POP, wood, metal, glass, and other such substrates.
The demand for these inks is lower compared to water-based inks, as they are expensive, require expensive curing modules in the printer, and the cured ink has a significant volume, resulting in slight relief on the surface. The major drawbacks of UV-based inks are that they cannot be used on all substrates and cannot be printed on dark substrates and are susceptible to cracking when applied on flexible substrates. The most common type of UV-based ink used in digital printing is composed mainly of monomer and oligomer acrylate resins, along with photoinitiators.
UV-based inks are a 100% solid system and do not contain solvents. They do not emit any VOCs as they are devoid of solvents. Hence, using this type of ink helps lower the environmental impact and achieve an excellent color value. The major disadvantage of UV-based ink is that it cannot be used on all substrates and cannot be printed on dark substrates. UV-based inks are suitable for food packaging labels only when it is fully cured.
Labels segment to be the largest packaging type in digital printing packaging market
Labels are high-quality, colored, custom digital stickers used for branding products. Digitally printed labels can be produced on various label materials such as paper and film. Labels can be used for displaying sequential barcodes and numbering, variable text, titles, or graphics and add substantial value to the product. Some benefits of digital labels include availability of vibrant colors, reduced packaging costs, and reduced turnaround time.
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Food & beverage to account for the largest market share
Digital printing packaging is used in the food industry for fresh food, meat, fish, seafood, fresh produce, poultry, and ready meals. With the increase in demand for convenience and quality food products, people opt for packaged foods.
The food & beverage industry requires packaging for the storage, handling, and transportation of products. Increase in demand for product differentiation and labeling to authenticate products drives the market growth for printing in the food & beverage packaging segment. To enhance the shelf appeal and salability of products, the demand for digital printing is expected to increase. As digital printing offers high print quality, color assortment, and print-on-demand facility, its demand in packaging is expected to increase. Digital printing packaging is estimated to experience high demand from the food & beverage industry, mainly because of the growing demand for packaged and branded products.
North America is the second-largest market for digital printing packaging
The North American market comprises the US, Canada, and Mexico. The US accounted for the largest share of the digital printing packaging market in North America in 2021 in terms of value. The market in this region is majorly driven by technological advancements in the packaging industry. Demand for digital printing packaging is expected to be driven by factors such as increasing sales of consumer durables, high disposable income, increasing demand for packaged foods, and demographic changes.
The presence of major cosmetics markets along with strong growth in various parts of the region are expected to drive the market for digital printing packaging. The significant demand for natural and organic cosmetic products along with increased per capita spending on beauty and personal care products increases the demand for digital printing packaging in the region. Rising competition and manufacturers' efforts in developing sustainable packaging which reduces packaging waste and, at the same time, provides differentiation by offering high visibility and esthetic appeal to the product are also expected to support the growth of the digital printing packaging market over the next five years. Low interest rates, presence of established players, and stringent environmental regulations emphasizing the use of cost-effective and sustainable packaging are also expected to drive market growth.
The digital printing packaging market comprises major solution providers, Huhtamaki (Finland), Constantia Flexibles (Austria), Quad/Graphics, Inc. (US), THIMM The Highpack Group (Germany), Printpack (US), DS Smith (UK), Smurfit Kappa (Ireland), Krones AG (Germany), CCL Industries Inc. (Canada) and ePac Holdings, LLC. (US) among others. The study includes an in-depth competitive analysis of these key players in the digital printing packaging market, with their company profiles, and key market strategies.
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- SaaS Market Report highlights the effect of COVID-19 on this market.
- Amazon.com Inc., International Business Machines Corp., and Microsoft Corp. will emerge as SaaS suppliers by 2026.
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The SaaS will grow at a CAGR of 11.35% by 2026. This report offers key advisory and intelligence to help buyers identify and shortlist the most suitable suppliers for their SaaS requirements.
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ember Infrastructure ("Ember") announced the final closing of Ember Infrastructure Fund I (the "Fund") with over $340 million of capital commitments to invest in the energy transition and resource efficiency sectors. The Fund received commitments from a diverse group of leading institutional investors from the United States, Canada and Europe, including public and private pensions, consultants, asset managers, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices.
With a long history of working together, the Ember senior investment team includes infrastructure professionals Elena Savostianova, Mary Weisskopf and Caleb Powers, who were previously at Global Infrastructure Partners, and veteran energy executive Bob Kelly, who was previously at SolarCity and Calpine Corporation. Ember's investment team also includes Vice Presidents Alex Smyk and Barrett Veazy, both of whom also previously worked at Global Infrastructure Partners.
Ember's differentiated approach consists of seeking to bring innovative capital solutions and hands-on value creation to companies and assets looking to grow their platforms.
The Fund has completed three investments to date, including the formation of ReGenerate Energy, a bioenergy platform with three facilities generating 138MW of renewable power; an investment in Caban Systems, a provider of energy storage and management solutions for the telecommunications industry, including support for Caban's Energy-as-a-Service offering; and an investment in SunShare, an established community solar developer.
"We are incredibly pleased with the support we've received from investors with a variety of objectives, including investors looking to achieve alpha in their infrastructure portfolios as well as investors who want to increase their allocations to sustainable investments but who want to still earn competitive returns," said Elena Savostianova, Managing Partner of Ember. "On the portfolio side, we are excited about the partnerships we've built to date with strong operating teams ready to capitalize on the tremendous growth opportunity offered by a new generation of infrastructure technologies. We are thrilled to direct our expertise and capital towards the businesses building the infrastructure that we believe can bring us closer to a sustainable future."
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as fund counsel.
Ember Infrastructure is a private equity platform seeking to capitalize on investment opportunities created by the global economy transition into a low carbon and sustainable future. We aim to invest in assets and companies that decarbonize the economy, use resources efficiently and focus on sustainable processes across the value chain. Headquartered in New York, our team leverages a long history in energy and infrastructure, delivering innovative capital solutions to fast-growing sectors within the real assets space. For further information about Ember Infrastructure please see www.ember-infra.com.
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DURHAM, N.C., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Overcomers Christian Church (WOCC), led by founder and Pastor Andy Thompson, will celebrate Independence Day Weekend with a two-day event called the "Away Game," consisting of a Sunday Pop Up worship experience and a Saturday White Party social event.
(WOCC) is located in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina and was founded in 2003 with just 35 members. Since its inception, World Overcomers has become one of the fastest-growing churches in America. Membership has grown to more than 10,000 people, nearly half of them men.
Pastor Andy Thompson states, " The Away Game concept was conceived in response to the challenges that COVID-19 presented to churches across America. WOCC spent nearly two years streaming to thousands of viewers each week while the physical doors were closed. Even now, with our church doors open weekly, the majority of our membership still worships virtually. In a post-Covid-19 world, it matters less where you deliver your message and more about the impact of your message. So bringing the message of hope and freedom to Charlotte during a holiday celebrating freedom aligns with our mandate to be a church that reaches the world."
Both events will be held at the Knight Theater 430 S.Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202.
The White Party will take place on July 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM and is free and open to the public. This will be a great opportunity to meet Pastor Andy Thompson and his staff. Space is limited; those who wish to attend must RSVP at https://brushfire.com/wocc .
The Pop Up Worship Service will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 10:00 AM, and doors will open at 9:00 AM.
Pastor Andy Thompson will be available for comments on Sunday from 9:30 AM until 10:15 AM.
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For myriad reasons, an increasing number of young adults say they do not want children, especially since the pandemic has put the spotlight on parenting challenges. Host Charity Nebbe speaks with filmmaker Teresa Schecter, whose most recent documentary My So-Called Selfish Life, "examines what it means to say no to motherhood in a society that assumes all women want children." Then an Iowa doctor says he's seeing a spike in the number of men seeking vasectomies since the repeal of Roe v Wade.
Later in the show, the second season of Only Murders in the Building debuted on Hulu this week, and 9-year-old Matthew Lamb of Iowa City plays a younger version of Steve Martin’s character. Nebbe speaks with Lamb about what it was like on set with the comedy legend.
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- Esgar Guarin, dedicated vasectomy surgeon at SimpleVas
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence’s chief executive officer said she’s been asked multiple times whether the Essence Festival of Culture is staying in New Orleans. On Thursday, Caroline Wanga ended any speculation, making the answer to that question very clear.
“The Essence Festival of Culture is never leaving the City of New Orleans,” Wanga said repeatedly during a news conference held to welcome the in-person event back to the city after a forced break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are embedded and born together,” Wanga said of the brand’s relationship to the city. “We need each other.”
The city’s current contract with the festival runs through 2024. Discussions are currently being held regarding a contract extension, said John F. Lawson, deputy press secretary for Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration.
Essence Fest started in 1995 as a one-time salute to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine. Known as “a party with a purpose,” its original mission was to give back to the community through free seminars designed to enrich women’s lives. Since then, Essence Fest has evolved into the world’s largest celebration of Black women, culture and community, attracting more than 500,000 visitors in past years, officials said.
Before the pandemic hiatus sparked the festival’s virtual birth, it had been held in New Orleans every year except in 2006 when it moved to Houston while the Superdome was being repaired following Hurricane Katrina. Its virtual experience has drawn more than 100 million views, organizers have said.
This year, they also noted it will be the first time they’re offering a live component and the option to connect virtually. Hulu will be the official streaming platform for the festival, providing select programming, including panel discussions and nightly musical performances. The livestream will run Friday through Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Cantrell thanked Essence and its corporate partners for returning to the city “to invest in our communities and our neighborhoods.”
“The needs are great and the time is now,” she said.
Since its inception, the festival has been a huge summer economic driver for the city. In past years, it’s had a $200 million impact on city revenues and was expected to draw that or more this year, tourism officials said.
Kelly Schulz, a spokeswoman for New Orleans and Company, which tracks hotel occupancy in the French Quarter and central business district, said hotels are expected to be about 90% full Friday and Saturday and around 80% on Sunday, the festival’s closing night. The occupancy numbers mirror or are near those reported in 2019, the last time the festival held an in-person event.
“Having the festival return is hugely significant,” Schulz said. “There’s been a lot of pent up demand for this in New Orleans, but not just from our hotels. It’s coming from our restaurants, our music clubs, the shops, the artists, the tour groups.” She added, “We are ecstatic Essence is back on our calendar and excited to have them here.” | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/essence-ceo-wanga-festival-is-never-leaving-new-orleans/ | 2022-07-01T13:06:02Z | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/essence-ceo-wanga-festival-is-never-leaving-new-orleans/ | true |
Lewis Hamilton appeared to back down in the Formula 1 jewellery row by removing his nose stud ahead of Friday's practice sessions.
But it is clear the seven-times world champion is exasperated by the ongoing clampdown and will have talks with the governing body’s boss Mohamed Ben Sulayem in a bid to reach some sort of compromise. Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA, has decided the sport’s long-standing jewellery ban for drivers - which has been largely ignored for many years - should be enforced, with possible sanctions to include being suspended from a race.
Hamilton thinks the edict is ridiculous and has taken to turning up for media duties wearing as much jewellery as possible. He argued that one nose stud would be particularly difficult to remove and that led to a series of medical exemptions being granted for previous Grand Prix.
But while he was pictured arriving at Silverstone with the stud clearly visible, it was gone when he put on his helmet for the first practice session. Had he not taken it out, he could have been ordered to appear in front of the stewards.
But while Hamilton seems to have complied with the regulations, he is obviously not happy. At his official press conference, Hamilton - who has spoken at length about diversion and inclusivity in the sport after being the subject of derogatory remarks from Nelson Piquet - said: “With all due respect, it’s kind of crazy to think that with everything that is going on in the world, that this is a focus for people.
"It’s worrying - we’ve got bigger fish to fry. We’ve really got to start focusing on other more important areas. I will be racing this weekend. I will be working with the FIA. I would say the matter is not particularly massively important but I’ll work with Mohamed and his team for the best way forward."
Hamilton’s latest exemption expired on June 30 and the FIA had no intention of backing down in the row. They were expected to open disciplinary action had he not had the stud removed for race weekend. The FIA insist the rule is in place for driver safety, claiming jewellery can affect the fire-resistant clothing and might hinder an escape from the car.
But back in May, Hamilton said: “'When they told me about the jewellery, they were saying safety is everything. I said, 'Well, what's happened for the last 16 years? I've had jewellery on for 16 years. So was safety not an issue back then? I feel like it's almost like a step backwards, if you think about the steps we are taking as a sport, and the more important causes that we need to be focused on.' | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/formula-one/breaking-lewis-hamilton-jewellery-silverstone-27375620 | 2022-07-01T13:06:44Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/formula-one/breaking-lewis-hamilton-jewellery-silverstone-27375620 | false |
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New York federal judge for parlaying his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were children.
And if the 55-year-old loses at three related trials in coming months, he could be staring at decades more behind bars. That prospect, said one of his lawyers not involved in the New York trial, could lead Kelly to pursue a plea deal.
Here’s a look at the potential impact of Kelly’s lengthy prison term in New York on those other cases:
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE CASES?
A federal trial in Chicago is slated to begin next, on Aug. 15. Chicago is Kelly’s hometown and where many of his accusers live, so interest is expected to be especially intense. Kelly faces charges that he and two co-defendants fixed his state child pornography trial in 2008, when he was acquitted.
The two other cases are state cases: a multiple count sex-abuse case in Cook County, Illinois, where Chicago is located, and a solicitation case in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Both have been on back burners while the federal cases play out. No trial dates are set for either.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES KELLY PURSUES A PLEA DEAL?
The chances are greater after the sentence handed down in New York, said Steve Greenberg, a longtime Kelly lawyer who represents Kelly in the Cook County case.
“I suspect there have been discussions” between Kelly’s federal trial-team lawyers and prosecutors, Greenberg said.
A message seeking comment from Kelly’s lead attorney in his federal cases, Jennifer Bonjean, was not immediately returned. She said earlier that Kelly would appeal his New York convictions.
Kelly must weigh the likelihood of winning the Chicago federal case against agreeing to a deal that includes more prison time, Greenberg said.
But Greenberg believes the cases against Kelly in Cook County and in Minnesota are far weaker and that Kelly could secure acquittals in those state courts.
WOULD ANOTHER SENTENCE BE ADDED TO THE NEW YORK SENTENCE?
If Kelly is convicted in U.S. District Court in Chicago, his judge could order that Kelly serve that sentence after his New York sentence is complete, said Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago with no tie to Kelly’s cases.
Turner said he expected prosecutors would ask for such a consecutive sentence but that a judge would most likely impose a concurrent sentence — meaning they would be served simultaneously.
WOULD PROSECUTORS BE OPEN TO A PLEA DEAL?
They could be, if Kelly agrees to take responsibility for the crimes charged.
Kelly’s attorneys likely would not agree to anything that involves the possibility of extending the 30-year sentence and would only sign a deal that foresees sentences lower than 30 years. They would also want assurances prosecutors won’t press for consecutive sentences.
Turner said the advantage to Kelly of a deal ending the prospect of more trials is that his attorneys would be able to turn their full attention to the New York appeal.
Greenberg said there was reason to think Kelly could prevail with that appeal. Turner said it was a long shot. But if that sentence is thrown out, Turner said Kelly would be looking at completing what his lawyers would hope are lower sentences in the other districts.
COULD PROSECUTORS DECIDE TO SIMPLY DROP THE OTHERS CASES?
Chances of that seem slim.
Turner said the typical mindset in U.S. attorney’s offices is to remain persistent and aggressive. That attitude has been particularly pronounced when it comes to Kelly.
“They want this guy badly,” Turner said.
U.S. attorney’s offices also effectively have unlimited resources, so the costs and time needed for a trial won’t dissuade them, he added.
Turner thought it was more likely that the state cases could be dropped, especially if Kelly is convicted in federal court in Chicago and receives additional prison time.
“Their resources are much more limited. They would be spending money they don’t have,” he said. “They have murders and serious crimes to prosecute. They may ask, ‘Why spend (money and time) on Kelly when he is already facing decades behind bars.’”
WHAT ELSE COULD DRIVE DECISIONS TO PUSH AHEAD WITH OTHER TRIALS?
The possibility that the New York convictions could be overturned is one factor. Kelly could go free immediately if state prosecutors and federal prosecutors in Chicago chose to drop their cases and the New York convictions were overturned.
Prosecutors in the different districts may all see winning convictions and sentences as insurance that Kelly would stay behind bars — even if an appeals court ends up tossing some convictions.
IS THERE ANY REASON FOR KELLY TO PLEAD GUILTY WITH NO DEAL?
Pleading guilty to the remaining charges would mean no more trials. It would lower Kelly’s legal bills, which at times he has struggled to pay.
But Kelly would have no assurance that prosecutors wouldn’t seek the toughest possible sentences.
Still, he could hold out hope that, by pleading guilty and accepting responsibility, judges would be more inclined to hand him sentences on the lower end of the guidelines. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/ap-top-headlines/explainer-how-will-r-kelly-sentence-impact-other-trials/ | 2022-07-01T13:07:04Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/ap-top-headlines/explainer-how-will-r-kelly-sentence-impact-other-trials/ | false |
5 things to know for July 1: SCOTUS, Abortion, Ukraine, Brittney Griner, Travel chaos
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN
Today is the traditional getaway day for many people heading into the July 4 holiday weekend, and the 5 Things crew is hitting the road too. We’ll see you back here on Tuesday after enjoying some fun in the sun and fireworks shows! If you need a little diversion before your holiday festivities begin, take CNN’s Summer Quiz! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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1. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ended its blockbuster term on Thursday with two major opinions on climate change and immigration. The court dealt a huge blow to the Biden administration by curbing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. But in a win for the White House, the court gave President Joe Biden the green light to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy, which allows officials to send non-Mexican migrants to Mexico to await their US immigration court hearings. These rulings come as the conservative Supreme Court continues to transform the legal landscape around an assortment of hot-button issues, including abortion, gun rights, and religious liberty.
2. Abortion
President Biden on Thursday called for dropping filibuster rules to pass abortion rights into law. Ending the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation — would mean bills could pass by a simple majority instead of being held up by a minority. However, despite Biden’s newly announced support for the filibuster carveout, his best bet in doing so would be next year, and only if Democrats gain at least two Senate seats and hold the House of Representatives, an extremely tall task. Meanwhile, several Democratic-leaning states are implementing regulations that either further protect or expand abortion-related laws and policies. Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, for example, issued a directive Thursday that bars state police from cooperating with out-of-state agency requests for abortion-related information.
3. Ukraine
After a highly consequential summit this week, President Biden and NATO leaders pledged to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes,” although few were willing to offer an actual timeframe for an end to the conflict. Ukraine’s allies ramped up their response to the war this week with new sanctions and more military aid, but it remains unclear whether these steps can change the battlefield momentum that currently favors Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO leaders to help him regain the initiative during a virtual address to the summit, pleading for more modern weapons and sustained support to battle the Russians. On the ground, Russian forces left Snake Island in the Black Sea, after Zelensky on Thursday said Ukraine carried out a “remarkable operation.” Russia, however, claimed it had withdrawn “as a gesture of goodwill.”
4. Brittney Griner
The trial in Russia of American basketball star Brittney Griner is expected to begin today after officials there claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage in February, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. Griner, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA’s offseason, was arrested at a Moscow airport and has been detained for more than four months. Russian authorities accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Her detention, which has been extended for six months pending the trial’s outcome, has sparked a wave of support in the US. Griner’s wife, Cherelle, is urging President Biden to strike an exchange deal with Russian authorities to release Griner and bring her home safely as soon as possible.
5. Travel chaos
As the US heads into the busy July 4 holiday weekend, travel experts warn delays and cancellations are likely to impact flights over the next few days. More than 1,500 flights were canceled in the US this past weekend alone, and Delta Air Lines has already trimmed about 100 flights a day from its July schedule to “minimize disruptions.” Delta also issued a waiver for July 4 travelers as it braces for passenger volumes “not seen since before the pandemic.” And as airports fill up with the most travelers in years, weather will also be a big factor this weekend, impacting both airlines and fireworks displays. Most of the US will see the chance of rain through Monday, with the South and Northeast expecting thunderstorms in several areas.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
See what’s streaming in July
“Stranger Things” Season 4 Volume 2 hit Netflix at midnight! Here’s what else you should stream this month.
UCLA and USC to join Big Ten conference
The two Southern California powerhouse universities — UCLA and USC — are completely shaking up the college sports landscape. (Fight on!)
Enormous chocolate factory shuts over salmonella outbreak
The biggest chocolate factory in the world is facing a not-so-sweet situation.
‘Extraordinarily rare’ Princess Diana portrait goes on display in London
Interesting fact: Princess Diana went to an art studio for more than 30 sittings to complete this masterpiece.
How two women with the exact same name became best friends
These women quickly realized they had more in common than their relatively unusual name.
QUIZ TIME
Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?
A. IKEA
B. Bed Bath & Beyond
C. Best Buy
D. Petco
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TODAY’S NUMBER
141
That’s how many reports of rape Uber recorded on its platform in 2020, the rideshare company disclosed in a safety report released Thursday. About 91% of the victims of rape were riders and about 7% of the victims were drivers. Women made up 81% of the victims while men comprised about 15%, according to the 78-page report.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“The Navy accepts responsibility for what happened.”
— Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of US Pacific Fleet, acknowledging a series of failures led to a fuel leak at a Hawaii military facility that sickened nearby families. In March, the Defense Department announced it would permanently close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility after approximately 20,000 gallons of fuel spilled and hundreds of people complained about illnesses linked to the contaminated water.
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AND FINALLY
Bigfoot and Bamboo: The Unlikely History of Fireworks
Did you know fireworks were first created to help people ward off Bigfoot? Watch this 2-minute video to learn more about the surprising history of fireworks! (Click here to view)
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SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn the 2020 election have exposed growing political vulnerabilities just as he eyes another presidential bid.
A former White House aide this week described Trump as an unhinged leader with no regard for the safety of elected officials in either party as he clung to power on Jan. 6, 2021. The testimony from the congressional panel investigating the Capitol attack provided a roadmap for prosecutors to potentially charge Trump with a crime, some legal experts say.
Republican voters — and Trump’s would-be rivals in the 2024 presidential race — took notice.
Here in Iowa, the state expected to host the first presidential nominating contest in roughly 18 months, several voters signaled Thursday that they were open to another presidential candidate even if Trump were to run again. At the same time, some conservative media outlets issued scathing rebukes of the former president. Aides for multiple GOP presidential prospects also indicated, publicly and privately, that they felt increasingly emboldened to challenge Trump in 2024 following the explosive new testimony.
Nikki Haley, Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, drew roughly 350 conservative activists to a congressional fundraising barbecue on Thursday in Sioux County, where Trump won 82% of the vote in 2020. There was ample evidence of Trump fatigue. Interviews with a dozen attendees revealed strong interest in a 2024 alternative, even if Trump is on the ballot.
“You’d be hard-pressed to find people in this area who support the idea that people aren’t looking for someone else,” said Dave Van Wyk, a transportation company owner. “To presume that conservative America is 100% behind Donald Trump is simply not the case.”
For some Republican voters, that was the feeling even before this week’s stunning new testimony.
Former White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday offered previously unknown details about the extent of Trump’s rage in his final weeks of office, his awareness that some supporters had brought weapons to the city on Jan. 6 and his ambivalence as rioters later laid siege to the Capitol.
Upset at the size of the crowd at his “Stop the Steal” rally — many supporters avoided entering because they were armed and didn’t want to go through metal detectors — Trump said words to the effect of, “I don’t care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me,” according to Hutchinson. She recalled hearing about a separate incident after the rally in which Trump tried to grab at the steering wheel of the presidential vehicle to go to the Capitol to join his supporters.
That detail has caused some pushback. The agent who was driving the vehicle and another official were reportedly prepared to testify under oath that Trump never lunged for the wheel.
But the renewed concern was evident,
The conservative Washington Examiner’s editorial board said Hutchinson’s testimony “ought to ring the death knell” for Trump’s political career. “Trump is unfit to be anywhere near power ever again.”
The often Trump-friendly New York Post blasted the headline: “Tyrant Trump.” And the conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal wrote, “Just when it seems as if Donald Trump’s behavior after his 2020 loss couldn’t possibly look worse, a new piece of wild testimony arrives.”
To be sure, conservatives have shared serious concerns about Trump repeatedly in recent years. And in every case, the former president has emerged largely unscathed, sometimes stronger. He has been caught on video bragging about sexual assault; he instigated a violent attack on the Capitol; and he has been twice impeached.
Yet Trump is sitting on campaign funds that exceed $101 million and remains deeply popular with many Republican voters. Lest there be any question, Republican candidates from Arizona to Pennsylvania to Georgia have been battling one another this midterm season for his support.
“The American people remain hungry for his leadership,” Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich said, citing Trump’s strong endorsement record and fundraising success. “And as another witch hunt is blowing up in the faces of Democrats, President Trump is in a stronger position now than at anytime before.”
But even before this week’s revelations, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 48% of U.S. adults say Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Views on Trump’s criminal liability break down predictably along party lines, with 86% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans saying Trump should be charged. Still, the fact that nearly half the country believes he should be prosecuted is a remarkable position for the former president, pointing to the difficulties he could face if he makes another run at the White House.
Meanwhile, Trump’s fundraising has fallen off dramatically over the last two months. He reported raising just over $19,000 in May and June combined after taking in nearly $9 million in March and April.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, eyeing a presidential bid in 2024, says he was hearing concerns about Trump from donors and voters alike before this week’s testimony, which adds to the “cumulative weight” of the former president’s political shortcomings.
“People are concerned that we could lose the election in ’24 and want to make sure that we don’t nominate someone who would be seriously flawed,” Christie said.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is also considering a 2024 run, said he considers Trump beatable in a GOP primary even if Republican voters aren’t paying close attention to the congressional hearings, as he suspects.
“His approval among Republican primary voters has already been somewhat diminished,” Hogan said in an interview. “Trump was the least popular president in American history until Joe Biden.”
Aides for other Republican presidential prospects said privately this week that Trump may still be the overwhelming favorite to win the next GOP presidential nomination, but they believe his standing with Republican voters has been in steady decline. There was a broad sense — or at least a hope — that Hutchinson’s testimony would accelerate that decline among voters and donors in a way that would open opportunities for others.
Marc Short, a senior adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, another likely 2024 presidential contender, was blunt when asked about Trump’s political strength.
“Republican activists believed Donald Trump was the only candidate who could beat Hillary,” Short said. “Now, the dynamic is reversed. He is the only one who has lost to Joe Biden.”
Indeed, Trump’s would-be Republican competitors are leaning in.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who serves on the Jan. 6 commission and has not ruled out a 2024 presidential bid, cast Trump as a direct threat to American democracy in a Wednesday night speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
“Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution. We must choose,” she said.
Haley, who has said she would not seek the 2024 GOP nomination if Trump ran, declined to say Thursday whether the testimony has given her reason to rethink that plan. Instead, she sounded an upbeat note.
“If it looks like there’s a place for me next year, I’ve never lost a race, I’m not going to start now,” Haley told reporters. “I’ll put 1,000% in and I’ll finish it. And if there’s not a place for me, I will fight for this country until my last breath.”
Farmer Bob de Koning said he remains devoted to Trump. He plans to support him in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses no matter who runs.
But his wife, Kathy de Koning, said, “We can do better.”
“I just don’t know if he’s electable anymore,” she said.
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By MICHAEL TARM
AP Legal Affairs Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New York federal judge for parlaying his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were children.
And if the 55-year-old loses at three related trials in coming months, he could be staring at decades more behind bars. That prospect, said one of his lawyers not involved in the New York trial, could lead Kelly to pursue a plea deal.
Here’s a look at the potential impact of Kelly’s lengthy prison term in New York on those other cases:
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE CASES?
A federal trial in Chicago is slated to begin next, on Aug. 15. Chicago is Kelly’s hometown and where many of his accusers live, so interest is expected to be especially intense. Kelly faces charges that he and two co-defendants fixed his state child pornography trial in 2008, when he was acquitted.
The two other cases are state cases: a multiple count sex-abuse case in Cook County, Illinois, where Chicago is located, and a solicitation case in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Both have been on back burners while the federal cases play out. No trial dates are set for either.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES KELLY PURSUES A PLEA DEAL?
The chances are greater after the sentence handed down in New York, said Steve Greenberg, a longtime Kelly lawyer who represents Kelly in the Cook County case.
“I suspect there have been discussions” between Kelly’s federal trial-team lawyers and prosecutors, Greenberg said.
A message seeking comment from Kelly’s lead attorney in his federal cases, Jennifer Bonjean, was not immediately returned. She said earlier that Kelly would appeal his New York convictions.
Kelly must weigh the likelihood of winning the Chicago federal case against agreeing to a deal that includes more prison time, Greenberg said.
But Greenberg believes the cases against Kelly in Cook County and in Minnesota are far weaker and that Kelly could secure acquittals in those state courts.
WOULD ANOTHER SENTENCE BE ADDED TO THE NEW YORK SENTENCE?
If Kelly is convicted in U.S. District Court in Chicago, his judge could order that Kelly serve that sentence after his New York sentence is complete, said Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago with no tie to Kelly’s cases.
Turner said he expected prosecutors would ask for such a consecutive sentence but that a judge would most likely impose a concurrent sentence — meaning they would be served simultaneously.
WOULD PROSECUTORS BE OPEN TO A PLEA DEAL?
They could be, if Kelly agrees to take responsibility for the crimes charged.
Kelly’s attorneys likely would not agree to anything that involves the possibility of extending the 30-year sentence and would only sign a deal that foresees sentences lower than 30 years. They would also want assurances prosecutors won’t press for consecutive sentences.
Turner said the advantage to Kelly of a deal ending the prospect of more trials is that his attorneys would be able to turn their full attention to the New York appeal.
Greenberg said there was reason to think Kelly could prevail with that appeal. Turner said it was a long shot. But if that sentence is thrown out, Turner said Kelly would be looking at completing what his lawyers would hope are lower sentences in the other districts.
COULD PROSECUTORS DECIDE TO SIMPLY DROP THE OTHERS CASES?
Chances of that seem slim.
Turner said the typical mindset in U.S. attorney’s offices is to remain persistent and aggressive. That attitude has been particularly pronounced when it comes to Kelly.
“They want this guy badly,” Turner said.
U.S. attorney’s offices also effectively have unlimited resources, so the costs and time needed for a trial won’t dissuade them, he added.
Turner thought it was more likely that the state cases could be dropped, especially if Kelly is convicted in federal court in Chicago and receives additional prison time.
“Their resources are much more limited. They would be spending money they don’t have,” he said. “They have murders and serious crimes to prosecute. They may ask, ‘Why spend (money and time) on Kelly when he is already facing decades behind bars.’”
WHAT ELSE COULD DRIVE DECISIONS TO PUSH AHEAD WITH OTHER TRIALS?
The possibility that the New York convictions could be overturned is one factor. Kelly could go free immediately if state prosecutors and federal prosecutors in Chicago chose to drop their cases and the New York convictions were overturned.
Prosecutors in the different districts may all see winning convictions and sentences as insurance that Kelly would stay behind bars — even if an appeals court ends up tossing some convictions.
IS THERE ANY REASON FOR KELLY TO PLEAD GUILTY WITH NO DEAL?
Pleading guilty to the remaining charges would mean no more trials. It would lower Kelly’s legal bills, which at times he has struggled to pay.
But Kelly would have no assurance that prosecutors wouldn’t seek the toughest possible sentences.
Still, he could hold out hope that, by pleading guilty and accepting responsibility, judges would be more inclined to hand him sentences on the lower end of the guidelines.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began a special legislative session Thursday with the intent of limiting the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law.
The state is overhauling its rules for carrying guns after the court decided that ordinary citizens had a right to arm themselves in public for self-defense, something New York had limited mostly to people working in law enforcement or security.
New rules being rushed through an emergency session of the Legislature would allow many more gun owners to apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon, but would seek to set new restrictions on where firearms can be carried.
Lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s staff had hoped to have a vote Thursday, but work drafting the bills was unfinished when the day ended at midnight. Work continued until shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, and was set to resume later in the day.
“We’re continuing to have serious discussions because the implications are hard to overstate. We want to ensure we are doing this in a constitutional way, in a way that comports with the court’s opinion,” Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn Democrat, said during an afternoon press conference in New York’s State Capitol. “We’re just trying to close the loop on some details.”
One provision proposed Wednesday by Hochul, a Democrat, would ban people from carrying firearms into places of business unless owners put up signage saying guns are welcome.
New York would be the first state to pass such a rule, according to David Pucino, deputy chief counsel at Giffords Law Center. In states where carrying guns is more common, businesses that want to keep guns out are usually required to post signs indicating weapons aren’t allowed.
New York would also set new requirements for obtaining a handgun permit, including mandating 15 hours of in-person training at a firing range. The Legislature is also primed to enact new rules around firearm storage in homes and vehicles.
Gun advocate groups are critical of the new proposed restrictions, saying some of them infringe on the rights upheld by the Supreme Court.
Hochul and fellow Democrats also plan on compiling a list of “sensitive places” where the average person will be banned from carrying firearms, including hospitals, schools and public transportation.
Other provisions require background checks for all purchases of ammunition for guns that require a permit, and bar people with a history of dangerous behavior from getting handgun permits.
Hochul has said the Supreme Court ruling came at a particularly painful time, with New York mourning the deaths of 10 people in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. “This decision isn’t just reckless. It’s reprehensible. It’s not what New Yorkers want,” she said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s climate change ruling on Thursday is likely to hinder President Joe Biden’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and to make the U.S. a global leader again in the fight to slow global warming.
In its decision, the court limited the reach of the nation’s main anti-air pollution law that’s used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The 6-3 ruling declared that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate emissions from plants that contribute to global warming.
Power plants account for roughly 30% of carbon dioxide output.
The decision also could have a broader effect on other agencies’ regulatory efforts, from education to transportation and food.
Leaders in coal-state West Virginia welcomed the ruling. But Biden called it “another devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards.” He said he will continue to use his authority when possible to protect public health and address climate change.
A look at how the court ruling could impact efforts to slow global warming and other regulatory actions by the executive branch.
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY?
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, said the Clean Air Act doesn’t give EPA the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions in a way that would force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity, and that Congress must speak clearly on this subject.
“A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body,” he wrote.
The Clean Air Act, which EPA used in its rulemaking, was passed in 1970, when global warming was little known.
“It’s almost as if the court needs Congress to make a new law every time a new problem emerges, which is ridiculous and dangerous,” said Georgetown University Law Professor Lisa Heinzerling, a former EPA official. She authored winning arguments in a 2007 case in which a previous high court found that greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and can in fact be regulated by the EPA.
WHAT DOES THE RULING MEAN FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE?
In the short term. the ruling makes it harder for the Biden administration to meet its ambitious goal to slow climate change, even as environmental damage attributable to global warming increases and warnings about the future grow ever more dire. Biden has pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 and push the country’s electrical grid to become carbon-free by 2035.
But those goals are in clear jeopardy after the Supreme Court decision handed the responsibility to Congress. Biden’s legislative approach has little chance against opposition from congressional Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin from West Virginia.
The court ruling underscores for a global audience the difficulties a U.S. president has in making lasting progress to cut fossil fuels by executive authority. The United States is the world’s biggest climate polluter over time. Biden’s struggling to make big systemic changes at home won’t impress countries such as China, India and Russia as the United States pushes them to end their dependency on coal and make other big emissions cuts.
“Unfortunately, the climate system doesn’t care about our politics,” said Northern Illinois climate scientist Victor Gensini, adding that the court was “essentially leaving the decision to regulate carbon dioxide and other gases to those in Congress that may not have the best interest of the planet in mind.”
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PEOPLE?
With the fight against climate change slowed, advocates say, sea level rise and weather extremes such as hotter wildfires and more severe droughts are likely to continue.
“In a way, this ruling is most concerning for communities who live on the fence line of power plants, who are exposed on a daily basis to the airborne pollutants that are released with greenhouse gases, and they face the most acute exposures,” said Sabrina McCormick, associate professor of environmental and occupational health at George Washington University.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the ruling makes it even more important that his state and others continue efforts to combat the climate crisis. “While the court has once again turned back the clock, California refuses to go backward — we’re just getting started,″ Newsom said.
California has taken a lead in setting strict emissions standards for cars and trucks.
HOW WILL THE RULING AFFECT OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES?
Some legal scholars say the ruling’s impact extends beyond climate change and the EPA to affect a host of major regulatory actions by the executive branch. The court held that Congress must speak with specificity when it wants to give an agency authority to regulate on an issue of major national significance.
The court is announcing it will apply this “broadly and aggressively,” Heinzerling said.
She cited earlier rulings by the court to block the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers and to lift a federal ban on evictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In both cases, the court ruled that Congress had not given federal agencies specific power to adopt the wide-ranging measures.
“The court doesn’t want an agency to find authority for the first time” in an existing statute to address a new problem, Heinzerling said.
Even before the court’s ruling, opponents were threatening court action challenging the Education Department’s proposed rule extending protections under the Title IX women’s rights law to LGBTQ students, and an upcoming regulation of the rights of transgender students in athletics.
“Whenever the Biden regulations come out, it’s absolutely going to be a bevy of court challenges to them, and this will absolutely be an argument trying to invalidate those regulations,” said Scott Schneider, a lawyer who has worked on Title IX issues.
The ruling is also being watched closely in the technology sector, where agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission have been pursuing stronger rules meant to promote internet competition and rein in monopolistic behavior by Big Tech companies.
Stronger antitrust enforcement sought by Biden and FTC Chair Lina Khan “was already highly questionable and I think is weakened significantly by this decision,” said Neil Chilson, an FTC chief technologist during the Trump administration and now a research fellow at libertarian-leaning Stand Together.
UCLA law professor Blake Emerson said that as a result of the ruling, agencies are likely to become more cautious ”and maybe less effective in their efforts to address major threats to public health and safety.”
WHAT WILL CONGRESS DO?
The court ruling says it is up to Congress to act with specificity on “major questions” such as climate change. That is unlikely.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat who is a leading advocate for strong action on climate, said the court has handcuffed the government’s ability to act.
“The problem is this: They closed down administrative agencies’ ability to regulate, and then they send the questions over to Congress where we are blockaded by the filibuster and where all the big, dark polluter money that they let into the political system holds sway,” he told The Associated Press.
However, West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican on the Senate environment panel, hailed the court ruling, which comes in a case brought by her state.
“If Congress had intended to give EPA such sweeping authority to transform an entire sector of our economy, Congress would have done so explicitly,” Capito said. She vowed to continue strong oversight over EPA.
WHAT CAN EPA DO?
The decision does not prohibit EPA from regulating carbon emissions from coal plants, advocates said, but does limit its authority to do so.
EPA head Michael Regan said the agency will move forward with “lawfully setting and implementing environmental standards that meet our obligation to protect all people and all communities from environmental harm.″
The agency expects to propose a new power plant rule early next year.
“EPA has an important role to play, and it’s important that they act,” said David Doniger, senior strategic director of climate and clean energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned electric companies, said U.S. electric companies are committed to providing clean energy “without compromising on the reliability and affordability that customers value.”
Utilities will continue to work with EPA as officials “undertake a new rulemaking that is consistent with the court’s decision,” said Emily Fisher, EEI’s general counsel and senior vice president.
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Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein, Ellen Knickmeyer and Drew Costley in Washington; Jennifer McDermott and Matt O’Brien in Providence, Rhode Island; Annie Ma in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Kathleen Ronayne in Sacramento, California, contributed to this story. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/explainer-why-courts-epa-climate-change-ruling-matters/ | 2022-07-01T13:10:33Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/explainer-why-courts-epa-climate-change-ruling-matters/ | true |
Police respond to report of shots fired overnight
Published: Jul. 1, 2022 at 12:15 AM CDT|Updated: 8 hours ago
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Rochester Police responded to a report of shots fired overnight in the northwest part of town.
It happened around 10:20 p.m. Thursday at the Gates of Rochester Apartments in the 2000 block of 41st Street Northwest.
Police said they received a report of shots fired at a vehicle. When officers arrived they didn’t find evidence of a shooting.
Some witnesses said they heard shots, while some said they didn’t, according to police.
Police haven’t found the vehicle or reported shooter and say there is no threat to the public.
There were no reported injuries.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Companies selling shampoo, food and other products wrapped in plastic have a decade to cut down on their use of the polluting material if they want their wares on California store shelves.
Major legislation passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday aims to significantly reduce single-use plastic packaging in the state and drastically boost recycling rates for what remains. It sets the nation’s most stringent requirements for the use of plastic packaging, with lawmakers saying they hope it sets a precedent for other states to follow.
“We’re ruining the planet and we’ve got to change it,” Sen. Bob Hertzberg, a Democrat, said before voting on the bill.
Under the bill, plastic producers would have to reduce plastics in single-use products 10% by 2027, increasing to 25% by 2032. That reduction in plastic packaging can be met through a combination of reducing package sizing, switching to a different material or making the product easily reusable or refillable. Also by 2032, plastic would have to be recycled at a rate of 65%, a massive jump from today’s rates. It wouldn’t apply to plastic beverage bottles, which have their own recycling rules.
Efforts to limit plastic packaging have failed in the Legislature for years, but the threat of a similar ballot measure going before voters in November prompted business groups to come to the negotiating table. The measure’s three main backers withdrew it from the ballot after the bill passed, though they expressed concern the plastics industry will try to weaken the requirements.
States have passed bans on single-use plastic grocery bags, straws and other items, and plastic water bottles soon won’t be allowed in national parks. But the material is still ubiquitous, used in everything from laundry detergent and soap bottles to packaging for vegetables and lunch meats. Most plastic products in the United States are not recycled, with millions of tons ending up in landfills and the world’s oceans. It harms wildlife and shows up in drinking water in the form of microplastics.
Marine animals that live off the Pacific coast from crabs to whales are ingesting plastics that make their way into the ocean, said Amy Wolfram, California ocean policy senior manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She called the bill a “fantastic start” to addressing a major problem.
Plastic makers would form their own industry group tasked with developing a plan to meet the requirements, which would need approval from the state’s recycling department. They’ll be required to collect $500 million annually from producers for a fund aimed at cleaning up plastic pollution. Maine, Oregon and Colorado have similar producer responsibility systems.
It does not ban styrofoam food packaging but would require it to be recycled at a rate of 30% by 2028, which some supporters said is a de facto ban because the material can’t be recycled. The ballot measure would have banned the material outright. It would have given more power to the state recycling agency to implement the rules rather than letting industry organize itself.
Sen. Ben Allen, a Santa Monica Democrat who led negotiations on the bill, said it represented an example of two groups that are often at odds — environmentalists and industry — coming together to make positive change.
He called it a “strong, meaningful compromise that will put California at the forefront of addressing a major global problem.”
Though they withdrew their ballot initiative, the measure’s proponents said they remain concerned that industry will try to water down the bill. The initiative’s three backers were Linda Escalante of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Michael Sangiacomo, former head of the waste management company Recology; and Caryl Hart, a member of the California Coastal Commission.
Joshua Baca of the American Chemistry Council, which represents the plastics industry, said the bill unfairly caps the amount of post-consumer recycled plastic that can be used to meet the 25% reduction requirement and limits “new, innovative recycling technologies.”
The bill bans incineration and combustion of plastic, but leaves open the possibility for some forms of so-called chemical recycling.
Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, said while California’s bill goes farther than any other state when it comes to reducing plastic pollution, it still falls short. She said it will only result in about a 10% reduction in overall packaging because producers can make products refillable or switch to other materials. She also said that it relies too heavily on failed plastics recycling policies.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The truck went through the checkpoint on Interstate 35 located 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of the border city of Laredo, Texas.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said there were 73 people in the truck when it was discovered Monday in San Antonio, including the 53 who died. It was unclear if agents stopped the driver for questioning at the inland checkpoint or if the truck went through unimpeded.
The disclosure brings new attention to an old policy question of whether the roughly 110 inland highway checkpoints along the Mexican and Canadian borders are sufficiently effective at spotting people in cars and trucks who enter the United States illegally. They are generally located up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the border.
Texas state police also announced they would operate their own inland checkpoints for tractor-trailers on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott, who considers the Biden administration’s efforts insufficient. It was unclear how many trucks they would be stopping.
Also Thursday, Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, the alleged driver of the tractor-trailer, made his initial appearance in San Antonio federal court. During a hearing that lasted about five minutes, Zamorano, wearing a white T-shirt and gray sweatpants, said very little, giving yes and no answers to questions from U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Chestney about his rights and the charges against him.
The judge appointed a federal public defender for Zamorano as well as a second attorney since the smuggling charge he faces carries a possible death sentence. She scheduled a hearing next week to determine if he is eligible for bail.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that Border Patrol agents may stop vehicles at inland checkpoints for brief questioning without a warrant, even if there is no reason to believe that they are carrying people in the country illegally. Still, the practice has galvanized immigration advocates and civil libertarians who consider checkpoints ripe for racial profiling and abuse of authority. Some motorists post videos to social media accusing agents of heavy-handed, inappropriate questioning.
The Laredo-area checkpoint is on one of the busiest highways along the border, particularly for trucks, raising the possibility of choking commerce and creating havoc if every motorist is stopped and questioned.
Border Patrol officials call the checkpoints an imperfect but effective second line of defense after the border, acknowledging that agents must balance law enforcement interests with disrupting legitimate commerce and travel.
Volume and configuration vary widely among checkpoints, but agents generally have five to seven seconds to decide whether to question a driver, said Roy Villareal, former chief of the Border Patrol’s Tucson, Arizona, sector.
“Ultimately, it’s very difficult to ascertain with crime in general. It’s hard to say whether you’re 100% effective, 50%, 10%.”
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who drives through the checkpoint almost weekly, said investigators believe the migrants boarded the truck in or around Laredo, though that is unconfirmed. That would be consistent with smuggling patterns: migrants cross the border on foot and hide in a house or in shrubbery on U.S. soil before getting picked up and taken to the nearest major city.
Even if the truck were empty, it would raise questions about the checkpoints. Migrants often perish trying to circumvent them, getting dropped off before reaching them with plans to get picked up on the other side. In Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings, migrants walk through sweltering ranches to avoid a checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of the border.
The Government Accountability Office reported this month that agents at inland checkpoints detained about 35,700 people believed to be in the U.S. illegally from the 2016 to 2020 fiscal years, only about 2% of all Border Patrol arrests. Agents seized drugs nearly 18,000 times during that period with more than nine of 10 arrests involving U.S. citizens.
They have been a trap for U.S. citizens carrying even small bags of marijuana. About 40% of pot seizures at Border Patrol checkpoints from fiscal years 2013 to 2016 were an ounce (28 grams) or less from U.S. citizens, according to an earlier GAO report.
Abbott did not provide details on the extent of Texas’ new inland inspections announced Thursday. Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said troopers would take a “more aggressive stance.” Asked if that meant stopping every truck, Olivarez said he did not know and that it would partly depend on staffing.
“It’s going to be inspecting more than what we usually inspect,” Olivarez said.
In April, Abbott gridlocked Texas’ border for a week after issuing orders that troopers inspect every tractor-trailer entering from Mexico as part of his ongoing fight with the Biden administration over immigration policy. Those inspections, which were mechanical and safety inspections, did not turn up any migrants or drugs.
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed Scotland could vote for independence if major economic and social problems in the UK are not fixed.
The ex-Labour leader said a second referendum could take place in his lifetime during an interview on Sky News.
But Mr Brown, who was MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, believes Scotland “deserves better” than an endless row over the constitution.
It comes after Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday she wants to hold a rerun of the 2014 referendum in October next year.
The first minister warned the SNP would fight the next Westminster election solely on a promise to deliver independence if a ballot on leaving the UK is not granted.
When asked if a referendum could take place eventually, Mr Brown said: “I wouldn’t rule out that.
‘Endless debate’
“But I would say Scotland deserves better than what’s happening at the moment. We’re in an endless debate about constitutional details that is leading us nowhere.
“I would like to see – and I would like to put forward – a far more ambitious plan for the future of Scotland.”
He added: “If the issue is posed as change through independence versus no change, and the only alternative is independence, then independence will be something that people would be prepared to consider.
“But if it’s one kind of change for Scotland staying within Britain, but in a better situation both in terms of its economic, social and political future as against independence, then the change that is within Britain will win.”
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar warned against Ms Sturgeon’s referendum plans this week and insisted the SNP should instead focus on Scotland’s Covid recovery.
Mr Brown is currently working on a commission for Labour exploring the future of the union.
His intervention during the 2014 independence referendum was credited as giving a major boost to the pro-union campaign.
Last year Mr Brown claimed Scotland and England were “moving closer together”.
The former Fife MP also gave his backing to current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
He said: “We’ve got to find a way of bringing this country together, and I think Keir Starmer is better placed to do that than Boris Johnson.”
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FDA recommends changing composition of COVID-19 vaccines for use this fall
Your COVID-19 booster in the fall will likely look a little different going forward.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to advise manufacturers that when they update the COVID-19 vaccine booster they should add an Omicron BA.4/5 component to the current vaccine mix. This would create what's known as a bivalent, or two component, booster.
"We have advised manufacturers seeking to update their COVID-19 vaccines that they should develop modified vaccines that add an omicron BA.4/5 spike protein component to the current vaccine composition to create a two component (bivalent) booster vaccine, so that the modified vaccines can potentially be used starting in early to mid-fall 2022," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said Thursday in a statement.
Independent advisers to the FDA met on Tuesday and the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to support recommending inclusion of an Omicron-specific component for a COVID-19 booster.
The committee felt that a modified vaccine would offer broader protection to match the coronavirus strains that are in circulation now. The committee was not asked to vote on what sublineage to include or whether the booster should be monovalent vaccine or a bivalent vaccine, which would include two strains.
Two Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are now dominating transmission of COVID-19 in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The levels of neutralizing antibodies that a previous infection or vaccinations elicit are several times lower against these subvariants compared with the original coronavirus, studies suggest. This means while the current vaccines still provide substantial protection against severe disease, these subvariants could likely lead to surges of new infections.
Marks said Tuesday that there will be a conversation going forward to determine who needs another booster and what that booster will look like.
The FDA said in May that the "new normal" may include an annual COVID-19 and flu shot for people in the fall. Cases are expected to rise again in the fall and winter.
Figuring out what goes in the next vaccines are a tricky decision, because as Dr. Arnold Monto, the acting chair of the independent vaccine advisers committee, suggested, this is a virus that changes quickly and puts scientists in "uncharted territory"
"Looking in the past doesn't help us a great deal to look in the future for this virus which has baffled a lot of us and made predictions almost irrelevant," Monto added.
The FDA said Thursday that this coming year is what it considers a "transitional period." It has not advised manufacturers to change the primary vaccination for those who still have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA said that the primary series of shots that use the formula created to fight the version of the virus that first emerged in 2019 still provides a base of protection against serious COVID-19 symptoms, even with the version of the virus that is currently in circulation.
The new formulation would instead go into a booster shot that may be introduced in the fall.
Vaccine makers have already been testing new versions of their vaccines and presented the data at the independent advisers meeting on Tuesday.
Moderna's presented details about its bivalent booster vaccine candidate that contains components of both Moderna's original COVID-19 vaccine and a vaccine that targets the original Omicron variant.
While it isn't specifically designed to target BA.4/5, the company said its booster known as mRNA-1273.214 demonstrates a "potent neutralizing antibody response" against these subvariants.
Pfizer/BioNTech also presented data to the committee that showed that their two COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting Omicron showed a substantially higher immune response than its current COVID-19 vaccine. Preliminary lab studies suggest the vaccines could also neutralize the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5.
"Based on the strength of our initial data from our Omicron BA.1 bivalent candidates, we believe we have a strong solution with a bivalent BA.4/BA.5 subvariant booster as we head into this next chapter of the pandemic, and will continue to share our available data with health experts and regulators. We are ready to distribute a vaccine to the world by early October 2022, pending regulatory authorizations," said a Pfizer spokesperson in a statement to CNN.
Another vaccine maker, Novavax, has committee support for emergency use authorization in the United States, but the FDA has not yet authorized its vaccine. Novavax told the committee that it has been developing variant-specific updated versions of its COVID-19 vaccine as well as a COVID-19 and flu combination vaccine.
On Thursday, the FDA encouraged the vaccine makers to submit the latest data on these modified vaccines to the FDA for evaluation prior to the authorization of an Omicron BA.4/5 component vaccine.
The FDA also said it would ask vaccine makers to begin clinical trials with modified vaccines with the Omicron BA.4/5 component, because the agency said the data would be helpful as the pandemic "further evolves."
At Tuesday's meeting, the World Health Organization told the FDA's independent committee that the vaccination strategy going forward should probably be based around a vaccine that would offer as broad a kind of protection as possible, rather than just continuing with the vaccines that were made against the original strain that is no longer in circulation.
"I still think there's value in increasing the breath of immunity and I will reiterate that we're not trying to match what may circulate," said Dr. Kanta Subbarao with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Influenza and the University of Melbourne. "It is not so much to match what is likely to circulate because there's so much uncertainty about the trajectory of this evolution." | https://www.kcra.com/article/fda-covid-19-vaccines-for-use-this-fall/40477141 | 2022-07-01T13:17:13Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/fda-covid-19-vaccines-for-use-this-fall/40477141 | true |
David Arkless was appointed as Chairman of The Board at Joblio, a technological platform for cross-border employment.
MIAMI, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jon Purizhansky, the CEO of Joblio, announced today that David Arkless will be the Chairman of the Board of the company.
Joblio's global platform eliminates the need for third parties, and it allows companies to get a more efficient and effective way to hire new workers. It offers a variety of user interfaces that help speed up the hiring process and improve the efficiency of its operations.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Jobilio has helped hundreds of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the horrendous conflict to find employment in Canada, Germany, Romania, Poland.
David Arkless has an extensive experience in the HR industry and is regarded as a leading human rights expert.
As Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joblio, David will lead the company's global expansion.
Joblio's tech-enabled platform allows companies to conduct talent searches, to hire and manage cross-border workers.
The platform is and will always be free for the workers in accordance with the regulations of the International Labour Organisation.
With over 20 years of experience in international relations, David brings a unique perspective to the Board of Directors of Joblio. He has worked with various governments and international organizations in the UK, China, and the US.
As the Vice-President of the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), he has been instrumental in the establishment of international initiatives aimed at fighting against human trafficking and slavery.
He is also a founding member of the California Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act. As Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joblio, he will continue to establish the gold standard of ethical and safe employment.
For over 20 years, David has been a significant member of the global HR industry landscape, and now, as the strategic leader of Joblio's team, he believes that the company's technology can help end the abuse of foreign and domestic workers. Despite the various initiatives that have been made to address the issue of human trafficking and slavery, the HR industry still has not come up with an effective global framework to protect workers.
Jon Purizhansky, CEO of Joblio: " David is a recognized expert in the field of human capital management. Joblio managed to tackle an extremely complex operational process of cross-border employment and pack it in a user-friendly experience available on 4 interfaces. Employers in Canada and other countries, that provide employment to Ukrainian refugees, are the pioneers of the ethical employment movement."
The global labor shortages are putting a strain on the supply chains of companies and organizations. Despite the calls to address these issues, the high churn rates that are affecting the hiring process have prevented employers from finding new workers.
One of the most effective ways to address the issue of labor shortages is by investing in the communities where migrant workers live and work. Through its proprietary program, Joblio is able to provide a more efficient way to recruit and train new workers. The company's platform is designed to help organizations manage their post-arrival community management.
Joblio's global platform eliminates the need for third parties, and it allows companies to get a more efficient and effective way to hire new workers. It offers a variety of user interfaces that help speed up the hiring process and improve the efficiency of its operations.
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Get the best flavor for your smoked meats with one of these top-rated smokers
Grilling burgers and hot dogs can certainly make for a successful barbecue, but if you want to take things up a notch, you can’t top the delicious flavor of smoked meats.
Smoking meats like brisket, ribs and pork shoulder requires a smoker that can maintain the lower temperature needed for the cooking process. With a combination of smoky, sweet and spicy notes from the wood, a pellet smoker typically offers the best flavor you can get for foods at your barbecue or picnic.
If you’re in the market for a pellet smoker for your outdoor parties this summer, check out some of the best models you can find for any budget.
What is a pellet smoker?
A pellet smoker, also known as a pellet grill, is an outdoor grill that uses food-grade wood pieces pressed into pellets for fuel. Its design borrows elements from gas grills, charcoal grills and convection ovens, so you can usually smoke, grill, bake, roast and braise on a pellet smoker.
To create heat, the smoker has a pellet hopper that you fill with wood pellets. Gravity helps the pellets move through an auger until they reach the burn pot. Here, the pellets are heated, and a system of fans distributes the heat and smoke throughout the grill. That gives the food a rich, smoky flavor that can’t be matched. Because smoking uses low temperatures and longer cooking times, you also wind up with wonderfully tender, juicy meat.
Pellet smoker features
Stainless steel construction
For a pellet smoker to last many years, you want a model with stainless steel construction that resists rust and allows for easy cleaning. Smokers made of 304 stainless steel are the highest quality, but those with 430 stainless steel are more affordable and still offer good durability.
Large capacity hopper
A smoker’s pellet hopper should be large enough to hold all the pellets you’ll need for a single smoking session. Opt for a grill that has a hopper that can hold at least 18 pounds of pellets. This way, you won’t have to refill it too often.
Temperature range
The wider a pellet smoker’s temperature range is, the more versatile it is. Smoking requires lower temperatures, so a grill with a temperature range of 180 to 450 degrees usually works well. If you also want to grill on your smoker, look for a model that can reach at least 500 degrees.
Temperature controller
All Pellet smokers have controls that allow you to achieve the desired temperature, but some offer greater control than others.
Those with a three-position controller only let you choose from low, medium and high settings, while a smoker with a multi-position controller enables you to select temperatures in 10-degree intervals. You’ll get the most control from a smoker with a proportional-integrative-derivative controller, which lets you maintain a temperature within one or two degrees of your setting. Pellet smokers with a PID controller are more expensive, though.
Best pellet smokers
Under $500
Pitboss Wood Pellet Grill 440 Series
Featuring heavy-duty steel construction, this pellet smoker is durable enough for years of smoking. It provides 465 square inches of cooking area, making it ideal for families. It also has two large wheels that make it easy to move and includes a bottom shelf for storage.
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Z Grills Wood Pellet 8-in-1 BBQ Smoker
If you’re looking for a versatile grill, this pellet smoker can cook low and slow or hot and fast, depending on your needs. It offers precise digital temperature controls and automatically adds pellets as needed to maintain the temperature. It’s easy to clean, too.
Sold by Amazon
Traeger Grills Pro Series 22 Electric Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
This large-capacity smoker has 572 square inches of cooking area, which is big enough to fit five racks of ribs, four chickens or 24 burgers. It has a digital temperature controller that keeps the temperature within 15 degrees of the setting for precise temperature control. It comes with dual meat probes to monitor your food, too.
Sold by Amazon
Z Grills Upgrade Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker
With over 530 square feet of cooking area, this smoker provides enough room to cook for up to five people. It offers a temperature range of 180 to 450 degrees, which works for smoking and grilling. It also has powder-coated stainless steel construction, making it sturdy and durable.
Sold by Amazon
$500-$1000
Z Grills 48-inch BBQ Smoker Wood Pellet Grill
This large smoker offers more than 750 square inches of cooking space, but it’s still compact enough to fit on most patios, decks or balconies. It has digital temperature controls and an auto-ignition feature to make starting and operating the smoker as easy as possible. It has a well-sized bottom cabinet for storage, too.
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Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill
This midsize smoker offers between 450 and 750 square inches of cooking area. It has precise temperature controls that let you adjust the temperature in 10-degree increments. It’s also Wi-Fi-enabled, so you can adjust the temperature, set a timer and monitor your food from your phone or tablet.
Cuisinart Deluxe Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker
This versatile grill can smoke, barbecue, roast, bake, braise, sear and more. Its hopper has a 21-pound capacity, so you don’t have to refill often. The grill also has a temperature range of 180 to 500 degrees and automatically adds pellets to regulate the temperature.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Camp Chef SmokePro Slide Smoker
With PID temperature controls, this smoker offers highly precise temperature regulation for smoking and grilling. It has a customizable cooking area of over 800 square inches and a folding front shelf for prep work. It also has a temperature range of 160 to 500 degrees, letting you make various recipes.
Sold by Amazon
Z Grills 2022 Upgrade Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker
Offering a one-button startup, this pellet smoker is one of the easiest to use. It allows you to control the temperature in 10-degree increments for precise control. The 700 square inches of cooking space is large enough for families and groups, too.
Sold by Amazon
Traeger Grills Pro Series 780 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
With a max temperature of 500 degrees, this smoker is ideal for all your smoking and grilling needs. It has a porcelain grill grate that’s easy to clean and is Wi-Fi-enabled to let you control the grill from anywhere. It’s even Alexa-enabled, so you can use voice commands to adjust the grill.
Sold by Amazon
$1000+
Traeger Grills Ironwood 650 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
Thanks to a pellet sensor that monitors the pellet levels, you never have to worry about running out of wood in the middle of cooking again with this smoker. It has double side-wall insulation to help maintain a consistent temperature and improve performance in cold weather. It’s Wi-Fi- and Alexa-enabled, too.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Camp Chef 36-inch Wi-Fi Woodwind Pellet Grill & Smoker
With a Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled PID controller, this smoker automatically maintains its cooking temperatures for perfect results every time. It has a temperature range of 160 to 500 degrees and 10 smoke control settings to get the flavor just right. The stainless steel firebox also offers excellent durability.
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Weber SmokeFire EX4 Wood Fired Pellet Grill
This pellet smoker has an extra-large capacity hopper perfect for all-day smoking. It offers an easy-to-read LCD that allows for precise temperature control and can reach a max temperature of 600 degrees. It’s Wi-Fi-connected, too, so you can get alerts with grilling assistance on your phone.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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Broad range of impactful world-class leaders compose board of LLS, global leader in the fight against blood cancer.
RYE BROOK, N.Y., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today National Board Officer appointments, as well as a new national board member. The National Board of Directors works alongside LLS leadership to drive forward the organization's steadfast commitment to saving lives and improving the quality of life for blood cancer patients and their families.
Effective July 1, 2022, the new officer appointments include: Jeff Sachs, Board Chair; Kathleen Meriwether, Vice Chair; Freda Wang, Secretary/Treasurer; Ruben Mesa, M.D., At Large.
Also effective July 1, 2022, Jim Reddoch, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Investments, and Chief Scientific Officer at Royalty Pharma, joins as a new board member.
"Volunteers are integral to the success of LLS, and we are grateful to the distinguished volunteer leaders serving on LLS's national board—all laser-focused on helping blood cancer patients and their families survive and thrive," said Louis J. DeGennaro, Ph.D., LLS president and CEO. "With their diverse talents and skills and dedication to charting a bold course for the future, LLS can continue transforming the landscape of blood cancer care. We congratulate our new slate of officers, welcome our new board member, and look forward to the impact we will have together."
"As a leukemia survivor and longtime LLS volunteer and donor, I've witnessed firsthand LLS's impact on the lives of blood cancer patients and families, through unprecedented strides in research, patient services and advocacy," said Jeff Sachs, LLS Board Chair. "I'm honored to chair the board of this organization, which has exemplary management and was recently recognized as an innovative, impactful leader among cancer organizations, with best-in-class transition of donor funds into effective patient-oriented, mission-driven programs."
Board Chair, Jeff Sachs (Atlanta, GA): Jeff Sachs retired as the North American senior managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle's Hotels and Hospitality Strategic Advisory and Asset Management Group. Before joining JLL, Sachs was a founding partner of Strategic Advisory Group, which was acquired by JLL in early 2016. Prior to forming Strategic Advisory Group in 1998, he was the national director of the public assembly consulting practice and the southeast director of the hospitality practice for Ernst & Young. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting from the University of Iowa. Sachs has been a volunteer with LLS since 2005, one year after surviving a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.
Vice Chair, Kathleen Meriwether (Philadelphia, PA): Kathleen Meriwether is retired from Ernst & Young, LLP, where she served as Americas Life Sciences Leader for the firm's Forensic and Integrity practice. She specialized in assisting health sciences companies with internal and government investigations, global risks and compliance assessments and regulatory compliance analyses. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, she served as an Assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, specializing in health care fraud matters. She previously spent more than 16 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in a number of legal, regulatory affairs and compliance positions, including division counsel for the Oncology and Immunology franchise. Kathleen has a bachelor's degree in economics from LaSalle University and earned her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Novartis Corporation and is a cancer survivor.
Secretary/Treasurer, Freda Wang (New York, NY): Freda Wang is a managing director in Goldman Sachs' Public Sector & Infrastructure Group within the investment banking division. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she was a managing director and head of structured banking within the Municipal Securities Group at UBS. Wang has spent over two decades providing investment banking services to some of the country's largest public sector organizations, including state and local governments, public utility systems, transportation and mass transit agencies and other public and quasi-public organizations. Over the course of her career, she has helped numerous governmental, corporate and nonprofit clients solve complex financing challenges related to public projects. Freda was named the 2018 Woman of the Year candidate for LLS's Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley Chapter. She currently serves as treasurer and board member of FUSE Corps, and as vice chair of the board and chair of the finance committee of New York City Health & Hospitals. Freda earned a bachelor's degree in urban studies with a concentration in economics from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City.
At Large, Ruben Mesa, M.D., FACP (San Antonio, TX): Dr. Mesa is executive director of the NCI designated Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, where he holds the Mays Family Foundation Distinguished University presidential chair. Dr. Mesa has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator in more than 100 clinical trials for patients with myeloid disorders and played a lead role in various FDA approvals. He has been a funded investigator of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on several projects in myeloproliferative neoplasms, and is appointed to the NCI Clinical Trial Advisory Committee. Dr. Mesa plays a range of leadership roles with the American Society of Hematology, and elected to the Board of the American Association of Cancer Institutes. Dr. Mesa completed his undergraduate training in nuclear engineering and physiology at University of Illinois and attended Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN, where he completed his internal medicine residency and hematology & medical oncology fellowship. He was then on the faculty of the Mayo Clinic in hematology and later served as deputy director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center from 2012-2017.
Board Member, Jim Reddoch, Ph.D. (New York, NY): Jim Reddoch, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Investments, and Chief Scientific Officer at Royalty Pharma, where he has identified and analyzed new biopharma investment opportunities and partnerships for over 14 years. Prior to joining Royalty Pharma in 2008, Dr. Reddoch was Head of Healthcare Research at FBR Capital Markets. Previously, Dr. Reddoch was a biotechnology analyst at Bank of America and CIBC World Markets. He is on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's external review board for its Technology Development Fund. Dr. Reddoch has a bachelor's degree from Furman University, a PhD in biochemistry and molecular genetics from the University of Alabama medical school and was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has regional offices throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the LLS Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET.
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1 in 5 Hispanic High School Students Considered Suicide in 2021
July is National Minority Mental Health Month
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "The assault on the mental well-being of our communities reflect the disproportionate physical, emotional, and financial impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Hispanic communities," said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the Nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group. To underscore the needs and to mark the start of National Minority Mental Health Month (July 2022), the National Alliance for Hispanic Health released a series of infographics to highlight the crisis that exists among Hispanic high school students as well as for Hispanic adults.
According to findings released in the infographics, nearly 1 in 5 Hispanic high school students (19.7%) seriously considered suicide and nearly half (46.6%) reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed a decade-long trend of students' declining mental health into a national emergency. The mental health challenges faced by students today are alarming and demand urgent action."
The data for adults is also concerning. The data from June 2020 revealed that Hispanic adults were the community most likely to report at least one adverse mental health condition, including anxiety disorder or depressive disorder. Moreover, Hispanics were the group most likely to have considered suicide. Furthermore, treatment rates for Hispanic individuals living with a mental illness are alarmingly low. In 2020, only about a third of Hispanic adults with a mental illness received treatment, compared to nearly half of all non-Hispanic individuals.
"Our families and children are hurting. They are suffering in the silence which ignores their cries. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts call 988 to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call in Spanish at 1-888-628-9454 or English at 1-800-273-8255. If you need information for mental health services in your area call the Alliance's bilingual Su Familia Health Helpline at 1-866-783-2645 for information." urged Dr. Delgado.
Editors Note: View infographs released today at: https://www.healthyamericas.org/more-resources
About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance)
The Alliance is the nation's foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of Hispanics in the United States with a mission to achieve the best health for all. For more information visit us at www.healthyamericas.org
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former agent of Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman says the Braves are presenting a “false narrative” about the first baseman’s parting with Atlanta in March.
“I will not stand by as the circumstances surrounding Freddie Freeman’s departure from Atlanta are mischaracterized,” agent Casey Close of Excel Sports Management said Thursday in a statement.
Freeman was in tears and at times could barely speak when talking to reporters in Atlanta last week, his first trip back to the city where he had played his entire career before leaving for the West Coast. He was warmly welcomed by Braves fans. He helped the team win the World Series last season and was presented his ring by Braves manager Brian Snitker.
Freeman’s return came at the same time that he apparently fired Excel as his management team. Asked about that, he described the relationship as “fluid.”
The Braves and Freeman had been negotiating a new contract after the 2021 season ended. They didn’t reach an agreement, and Freeman filed for free agency but didn’t sign before baseball entered a labor lockout Dec. 1 that prompted a roster freeze.
In mid-March, the Braves acquired All-Star first baseman Matt Olson in a trade with Oakland. Three days later, Freeman signed a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers.
Close said the Braves have been perpetuating a story about the contract negotiations that is false.
“Part of that false narrative is the suggestion that I did not communicate a contract offer to the Freemans,” Close said in the statement. “To be clear, we communicated every offer that was made, as well as every communication Excel had with the Braves organization throughout the entire process.”
Freeman expressed no regrets last week about signing with the Dodgers, although his outpouring of emotions caught the attention of his new teammates.
“That’s something that Freddie’s got to deal with, but certainly there’s more talk of it in our clubhouse,” manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.
The Dodgers returned from a nine-game trip early Thursday and didn’t have batting practice before hosting the San Diego Padres. Freeman was not available to speak to reporters.
Freeman declined Wednesday to comment on radio host Doug Gottlieb’s tweet reporting Freeman fired Close because he didn’t tell him about the Braves’ final contract offer in March.
“Doug Gottlieb tweeted a wholly inaccurate characterization of our negotiations with the Atlanta Braves on behalf of Freddie Freeman. We are immediately evaluating all legal options to address the reckless publication of inaccurate information,” Close said in a statement Wednesday.
Close noted Thursday that his 30-year career in baseball and his reputation for integrity and honesty.
“I have always operated with the utmost character,” he said. “We always put the player’s goals and best interests first and will always continue to do so.”
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There are calls for a nationwide independent inquiry into children’s services in Wales to prevent tragedies like the murder of Logan Mwangi murder from happening again.
The five-year-old was killed by his mother, step-father and 14-year-old step-brother, having been subjected to injuries likened to child abuse by a High Court judge.
Angharad Williamson, 31, and John Cole, 40, were jailed for life while teenager Craig Mulligan was detained for at least 15 years.
They were all sentenced on Thursday having been convicted of murder by a jury following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
A social services investigation is now under way into the circumstances of Logan’s death as Mulligan had only returned to the care of Cole just five days before the murder in July last year in Sarn, Bridgend, South Wales.
In England, a national review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, and one-year-old Star Hobson has begun, and calls have been made for a similar inquiry in Wales.
Welsh Conservative Gareth Davies said he was “surprised” First Minister Mark Drakeford had rejected the plea as Logan’s death had “exposed some serious shortcomings”.
Plaid Cymru’s Heledd Fychan said Wales was now the “outlier” as it was the only nation in the UK not undertaking a review.
And Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds said lessons must be learned “so that it never happens again”.
The Welsh Government said it would “closely consider” the results of a children’s services inspection and a review of events before Logan’s death.
“This is a tragic case and our thoughts remain with everyone affected by Logan’s death, particularly his family,” a spokesman said.
“We await the findings of the recent inspection of Bridgend County Borough Council Children’s services, conducted by Care Inspectorate Wales.
“As well as the completion of the child practice review to look at the events prior to Logan’s death.
“All findings and recommendations will be closely considered by the Welsh Government.”
Logan, a previously “smiling, cheerful little boy”, was discovered in the River Ogmore in Pandy Park on the morning of July 31 2021.
Police found him partially submerged, wearing dinosaur pyjama bottoms and a Spider-Man top just 250 metres from his home.
The youngster had suffered 56 external cuts and bruises, and “catastrophic” internal injuries, which were likened to a high-speed road accident.
Medics made a safeguarding referral to the police after Logan suffered a broken arm in August 2020.
By March, due to concerns over Cole’s behaviour, Logan and his younger sibling had been assigned their own social worker.
In June, a month before Logan died, the family were removed from the child protection register, meaning it was believed there was no longer a risk of significant harm.
Williamson and Cole were jailed for a minimum of 28 and 29 years respectively, while Mulligan sentenced to youth detention.
Last month, the First Minister rejected calls in the Senedd from the Liberal Democrats for a review, saying it was not the “moment to commission such an inquiry” as the investigation into Logan’s death was yet to report.
Gareth Davies, Welsh Conservative shadow social services minister, said: “As I said when Logan’s killers were convicted, I was surprised that the First Minister said he didn’t think an independent review of children’s services was needed in Wales after this tragic case exposed some serious shortcomings.
“This is all the more confusing given the other three UK nations are conducting one right now and Wales has the worst rate for looked-after children.
“These cases should never be allowed to occur and vulnerable children deserve the full protection of the state and I do not understand why Mark Drakeford’s government says no to reviewing children’s services but yes to expanding the Senedd with more politicians in Cardiff Bay.”
Heledd Fychan, who represents the South Wales Central region for Plaid, said: “Wales is the outlier – and now the only nation in the UK that isn’t undertaking a review. It just isn’t good enough.
“Plaid Cymru believes that the rights of the child should be brought fully into Welsh law.”
Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds, who worked for over 25 years as a child protection social worker, said: “This case is utterly tragic and we must ensure lessons are learned so that it never happens again.
“More is needed to help social workers to do their job and a chief social worker for children is needed – as they have in England.
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Former Tory deputy chief whip Chris Pincher is the latest Conservative MP to bring unwanted attention to the party after he dramatically quit the role following a drunken incident.
Mr Pincher said he had “embarrassed myself and other people” after having had “far too much” to drink.
The Sun reported that he stood down after assaulting two fellow guests at the Carlton Club – a Tory Party private members’ club in London’s Piccadilly – on Wednesday evening.
It is the second time Mr Pincher has quit the whips’ office, having resigned as a junior whip in November 2017 following a complaint that he made an unwanted pass at the former Olympic rower and Conservative candidate Alex Story.
Having referred himself to both the police and the Conservative Party complaints procedure, he was brought back by Theresa May as deputy chief whip in January 2018.
Mr Pincher’s resignation comes amid renewed scrutiny of sleaze in Westminster following a string of cases.
– Imran Ahmad Khan
Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan was jailed for 18 months in May for groping a 15-year-old boy in 2008.
Khan, who maintains his innocence, was expelled from the Conservative Party and resigned, triggering a by-election in the constituency of Wakefield, after he was found guilty of sexual assault by a jury following a trial.
Jailing him for 18 months at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Justice Baker said he had shown “no remorse”.
Wakefield was one of the so-called red wall seats won by the Tories in the 2019 general election after being Labour since the 1930s – and in 2022 it returned to Labour.
– Neil Parish
Mr Parish, a farmer by trade, quit his seat in Tiverton and Honiton in May after being caught watching pornography in the House of Commons.
He said he accidentally viewed an x-rated video when browsing for tractors, before later doing so deliberately in the Commons chamber.
Tiverton and Honiton was snatched by the Liberal Democrats in a by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000.
– David Warburton
Mr Warburton, who represents Somerton and Frome, had the Conservative whip withdrawn in April after allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use emerged.
The Sunday Times reported that two women had made formal complaints to Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) about Mr Warburton’s behaviour and a third woman had also made allegations about his conduct.
All three women accuse him of unwanted sexual comments and sexual touching, the newspaper said, and the latter also accuses the MP of having used cocaine at her home.
Mr Warburton is said to deny any wrongdoing.
– Andrew Griffiths
Former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths was found to have raped and physically abused his wife by a family court judge who considered evidence at a private trial in 2021.
Judge Elizabeth Williscroft also concluded that Mr Griffiths pressurised Kate Griffiths, the Conservative MP for Burton, Staffordshire, into engaging in sexual activity, and used “coercive and controlling behaviour”.
Mr Griffiths, who used to be the MP for Burton and the minister for small business, and once worked as Theresa May’s chief of staff, resigned in July 2018 after a Sunday newspaper reported that he had sent “depraved” messages to two women constituents.
– Charlie Elphicke
Ex-Tory MP Charlie Elphicke was jailed for two years in September 2020 after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault following a month-long trial.
During his trial, jurors heard how he had asked one of his victims about bondage and sex, then kissed her and groped her breast before chasing her around his home, chanting: “I’m a naughty Tory.”
He had the party whip suspended in 2017 when allegations of sexual assault first emerged but it was reinstated a year later for a crucial confidence vote in then-prime minister Mrs May.
The whip was withdrawn again the following summer when the Crown Prosecution Service announced its decision to charge Elphicke.
– Rob Roberts
Rob Roberts was stripped of the Tory whip last year after the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) found he broke the sexual misconduct policy by making repeated and unwanted advances to a man.
Mr Roberts, who became an MP in 2019, apologised for the “completely improper” behaviour but insisted his actions were “romantic” rather than sexual.
The Commons approved a motion to suspend Mr Roberts from the House for six weeks, in line with the recommendation from the independent panel.
The Conservatives suspended him from the party for twice that duration while senior figures including Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg urged Mr Roberts to do the “honourable” thing and stand down as an MP.
He became a Tory party member again in November following the 12-week suspension. However he remains an independent MP as the Tories are withholding the party whip in the House of Commons.
– Unnamed Tory MP
In May this year, a Conservative MP was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences spanning seven years.
Scotland Yard said the unnamed man in his 50s was also detained on suspicion of indecent assault, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in public office.
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MONTREAL, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") is pleased to confirm the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Datum Consulting Group, LLC and its affiliates ("Datum" or "the Company").
Datum is a leader in IP enabled digital transformation services for data rich insurers and other regulated entities such as state governments. The Company services the world's foremost insurers including 6 of US' top 10 health insurers and specializes in application modernisation and data migration with the use of leading-edge software and services focused on information capture, content management and application and rules modernization. Datum employs over 150 professionals and supports its global clients from the United States, Europe, India and Australia.
Alithya is a North American leader in strategy and digital transformation, employing a dedicated and highly skilled workforce of 3,700 professionals in Canada, the United States, and internationally. Since its founding in 1992, Alithya's capacity, size, and capabilities have continuously evolved, guided by a long-term strategic vision to become the trusted advisor of its clients. The company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application services, and data and analytics. Alithya deploys leading-edge solutions, services, and skills as one of the most prominent consulting firms, driving successful digital change as a trusted advisor to customers in a variety of sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, renewable energy, telecommunications, transport and logistics, professional services, healthcare, government, and beyond.
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Ahead of Fourth of July weekend, the sustainable collection gives a second life to plastic water bottles with four stylish new colors
LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyebuydirect, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, is launching new styles in its 5 TO SEE collection, a collection of eco-friendly eyewear made of upcycled plastic water bottles, as a part of its vision for a more sustainable world.
The 5 TO SEE collection helps consumers make a positive impact on the planet with each purchase and is now available in four new colors – pink, blue, green, and yellow – in the collection's best-selling shapes. To help keep plastic off the beaches and oceans, each frame is made of five recycled water bottles.
Plus, in partnership with 1% for the Planet, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Surfrider Foundation Los Angeles. This donation not only protects our oceans but also funds the fight for plastic reduction, beach access, coastal preservation and clean water.
It's easier than ever to prioritize sustainability without sacrificing style, and frames from the 5 TO SEE Collection are the perfect addition for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Shoppers can get even more bang for their buck, as these styles will be included in Eyebuydirect's Buy 1 Get 1 event, allowing you to gift a pair or keep an extra pair for yourself for the price of one.
"The 5 TO SEE collection is an important sustainable offering that does good and looks good," said Jim Merk, Brand Director at Eyebuydirect. "We believe it is our responsibility to take steps toward a more sustainable future and that every step helps shape a brighter future while emphasizing individuality and self-expression, and that is exactly what this collection achieves."
The new collection, as well as Eyebuydirect's entire line of frames, including blue light filtering lenses, sunglasses and readers, can be shopped exclusively on Eyebuydirect.com. For additional information, please visit: https://www.eyebuydirect.com/.
About Eyebuydirect
Eyebuydirect is the best place to buy eyewear online. Our goal is to make quality eye care accessible to everyone. Established in 2006, Eyebuydirect is reframing the eyewear game by making it easier to find quality eyeglasses and sunglasses. Offering over 3,000 affordable and stylish frames, Eyebuydirect owns the entire process: from frames design and craftsmanship to eyeglasses manufacturing. We offer convenient innovations such as, 2-day delivery and a Virtual Try-On feature allowing customers to find the perfect style of eyewear for their face shape. For every order placed, a pair of glasses is donated to the most underserved communities worldwide through our Buy 1 Give 1 program.
To learn more, please visit us at www.eyebuydirect.com and find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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ATLANTA, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) will release its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The earnings release and presentation materials are scheduled to be released and posted to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.invesco.com/corporate, at approximately 7 a.m. ET. A conference call to discuss Invesco's results will be held at 9 a.m. ET on that day; the live audio webcast and replay can be accessed through the same website under Events and Earnings Releases.
Those wishing to participate should call:
The presentation will be made available via a simultaneous webcast at www.invesco.com/corporate.
An audio replay will be available approximately one hour after the call:
The replay will be removed after August 9, 2022.
Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. With offices in more than 20 countries, our distinctive investment teams deliver a comprehensive range of active, passive and alternative investment capabilities. For more information, visit www.invesco.com.
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IRVING, Texas, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a substantial step forward toward strengthening its Oracle Fusion Apps competencies – Infolob Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Srininivasakumar Doppalapudi (DSK) as Group Vice President of Oracle Cloud Apps.
This marks one of several steps that the Texas-headquartered company has in pipeline as a part of its aggressive global expansion plan and aspirations to serve its customers with flawless Oracle Cloud and Apps solutions as well as multi- and hybrid-cloud migration and managed services.
DSK is a digital transformation consultancy veteran with 25+ years dedicated to delivering diverse IT solutions, primarily pertaining to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Peoplesoft. He has led more than 75 Oracle EBS and over 40 Oracle Fusion SaaS application implementations in various capacities.
Prior to undertaking responsibilities of Infolob's growth across EMEA, APAC, and NA – Srinivasakumar has held significant positions at eminent organizations including Senior Vice President's position at ChainSys, Director's position at KPMG, and Solutions Manager's position at Oracle Consulting Services.
"Our Cloud Advisory and Public Cloud managed services, datacentre modernization, database consolidation services, Engineered Systems (Exadata) managed services, Hybrid Cloud (ExaCC/ExaCS), and Cloud database expertise are well known across our current and potential customer base. However, we believe Oracle Cloud Apps act as the backbone of numerous enterprises and feel proud of our success stories covering all towers including HCM, ERP, SCM, EPM, and CX. We were the first to take K-12 live in Oracle SaaS Cloud Oracle Recruitment Cloud. DSK adds a wealth of prowess to our Cloud Apps Business Unit," says Infolob Solutions' CEO, Mr. Vijay Cherukuri, about his latest leadership hire.
Speaking about his new role, Srinivasakumar reveals a major deal has already been sealed by his business unit within the first few weeks, and the pipeline looks strong. "I'm well aware of Infolob's striking Oracle capabilities for a few years now and my peers speak highly of the happy work culture here, while keeping a relentless focus on customer success. I look forward to grow, scale, and enhance our Cloud SaaS practice with a keen focus on expanding in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa and support our North American team that is already winning accolades across the K-12 and many other customer segments."
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday became the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $307.9 billion operating budget that pledges to make all low-income adults eligible for the state’s Medicaid program by 2024 regardless of their immigration status. It’s a long-sought victory for health care and immigration activists, who have been asking for the change for more than a decade.
Nationwide, federal and state governments join together to give free health care to low-income adults and children through Medicaid. But the federal government won’t pay for people who are living in the country illegally. Some states, including California, have used their own tax dollars to cover a portion of health care expenses for some low-income immigrants.
Now, California wants to be the first to do that for everyone.
About 92% of of Californians currently have some form of health insurance, putting the state in the middle of the pack nationally. But that will change once this budget is fully implemented, as adults living in the country illegally make up one of the largest groups of people without insurance in the state.
“This will represent the biggest expansion of coverage in the nation since the start of the Affordable Care Act in 2014,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a statewide consumer health care advocacy group. “In California we recognize (that) everybody benefits when everyone is covered.”
People living in the country illegally made up about 7% of the population nationwide in 2020, or about 22.1 million people, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care nonprofit. They are not eligible for most public benefit programs, even though many have jobs and pay taxes.
Immigrants have slowly been getting access to some health care programs. Eighteen states now provide prenatal care to people regardless of their immigration status, while the District of Columbia and five states — California, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Washington — cover all children from low-income families regardless of their immigration status. California and Illinois have expanded Medicaid to cover older adult immigrants.
In California, Republicans and conservative groups have opposed expanding health care to immigrants living in the country illegally. Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said offering free health care will make California “a magnet for those who are not legally authorized to enter the country.”
“I think many of us are very sympathetic to the immigrant community, but we really wish we had better control of who enters this nation and this state,” Coupal said.
California’s expansion of Medicaid won’t be easy. A confluence of events, including the state’s slow rollout of the expansion and the end of some federal pandemic policies, mean about 40,000 low-income immigrants will likely lose their health coverage for up to a year in 2023 before being eligible to get it back — illustrating the difficulty of navigating the government-run health insurance system that is supposed to make it easier for people to get coverage.
Beatriz Hernandez came to the United States in 2007 as a 11-year-old. She got health care through Medicaid when she was a child. She lost that coverage once she turned 19 because of her immigration status, but it was restored in 2020 when the state began covering low-income immigrants 26 and younger.
Hernandez turned 26 in February. She hasn’t lost her coverage yet because of emergency federal rules during the pandemic. But those rules could expire later this year, making her one of the estimated 40,000 people who will temporarily lose their coverage before California’s new program starts on Jan. 1, 2024, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Hernandez lives in Merced in California’s Central Valley and works as an organizer with the California Immigrant Policy Center. She said her mother would benefit the most from the expansion, having never had health insurance since moving to the U.S.
But for Hernandez, she’s worried a gap in her coverage would cause her to lose access to the medication she takes to treat depression. In the meantime, she’s scheduling as many appointments as she can this year — including for the dentist, optometrist and dermatologist — before she loses coverage.
“It’s great that California is taking that step to set that example for other states,” said Hernandez, who said she does not have a work permit or other permission to live in the United States. “I do believe that we can do better by making sure that people like myself and hundreds of others, thousands of others, do not fall out of their health care simply because they turn 26.”
Previous expansions of California’s Medicaid system have taken six months to a year to implement. But the Newsom administration says it needs a year and a half to complete this expansion because it is so much larger than the previous ones.
Health care advocates say the gap in coverage is significant for low-income immigrants living in the country illegally because they don’t have other options. Citizens who lose their Medicaid coverage can purchase coverage from Covered California, the state-run health insurance exchange, and likely qualify for a significant discount.
“But for this population, that’s it. (Medicaid) is the only public program available to them,” said Sarah Dar, director of health and public benefits policy for the California Immigrant Policy Center.
Democrats in the state Legislature say they are working with the Newsom administration on speeding up the process.
“We’re doing all that we can. We’re talking to the administration, talking to the leadership in the (California) Department of Health, to make sure that we do it as fast as possible and that nobody loses it in the meanwhile,” said Democratic Sen. Maria Elena Durazo. “It doesn’t make sense to lose them and then pull them back in.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/california-first-to-cover-health-care-for-all-immigrants/ | 2022-07-01T13:28:41Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/california-first-to-cover-health-care-for-all-immigrants/ | false |
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In Arizona, Republicans are fighting among themselves over whether a 121-year-old anti-abortion law from the pre-statehood Wild West days, when Arizona was still a frontier mining territory, should be enforced over a 2022 version.
In Idaho, meanwhile, it is not clear whether a pair of laws from the early 1970s making it a felony to “knowingly aid” in an abortion or to publish information about how to induce one will be enforced alongside the state’s newer, near-total ban.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has advocates, prosecutors and residents of red states facing a legal morass created by decades of often conflicting anti-abortion legislation.
Politicians and state government attorneys are trying to sort out which laws and which provisions are in force. And abortion rights advocates who are going to court to protect the right to terminate a pregnancy are finding themselves doing battle on multiple fronts.
Lawyers in Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s office are going through all the state’s abortion statutes with a fine-tooth comb, said Wasden spokesman Scott Graf.
“Following last week’s decision, part of our subsequent work is to now review Idaho’s existing abortion-related laws and examine them through a post-Roe legal lens,” Graf said. “That work has commenced and will continue in the weeks ahead.”
In West Virginia, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging an abortion ban that was put on the books in 1882. The organization says the law conflicts with newer ones and so should be void.
“We will not stand by while this state is dragged back to the 1800s,” the organization’s legal director, Loree Stark, said in a statement. “Every day that uncertainty remains about the enforceability of this statute is another day that West Virginians are being denied critical, lifesaving health care.”
In Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a 173-year-old abortion ban, arguing that modern generations never consented to it. The 1849 law prohibits abortion in every instance except to save the pregnant person’s life — conflicting with Wisconsin laws from the mid-1980s that ban the procedure after a fetus reaches the point that it could survive outside the womb with medical intervention.
Arizona GOP officials disagree over which abortion laws are enforceable. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Wednesday that a pre-statehood law banning all abortions is now enforceable, but Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has said a law he signed in March takes precedence over the 1901 ban.
When the Idaho Legislature passed a “trigger law” in 2020 that would automatically prohibit nearly all abortions 30 days after the fall of Roe, lawmakers took some steps to avoid conflicts by making it clear that the law would supersede other bans. Lawmakers put similar language in another ban passed earlier this year, saying the 2020 law would take precedence.
But they may have overlooked a few clauses in the decades-old statutes.
The 2020 trigger law says specifically that the person seeking the abortion can't be charged with a crime, instead focusing prosecution efforts on the abortion provider. That would seem to override a 1973 law that makes it a felony for a person to undergo an abortion, but it's not clear if another portion of the older law making it a felony to knowingly aid in an abortion could still be enforceable.
“It's hard to see how much of it survives, because of all the conflicts,” Twin Falls County prosecutor Grant Loebs said of the nearly three dozen anti-abortion laws on the books in Idaho.
It will be up to individual county prosecutors, at first, to decide how to proceed, said Loebs, who is also president of the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association. From there, judges will figure it out.
Ultimately, he expects Idaho legislators will have a lot of fine-tuning to do in the years ahead.
“I think every state doing this is going to have the same problems,” Loebs said.
It all means a lot of juggling for abortion rights advocates.
Planned Parenthood is suing over both of Idaho's newer laws. It has asked the Idaho Supreme Court to hear arguments in both cases on the same day in early August in hopes of getting a ruling before the trigger law takes effect. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Post-Roe-states-struggle-with-conflicting-17278786.php | 2022-07-01T13:37:28Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Post-Roe-states-struggle-with-conflicting-17278786.php | false |
WWII vet, Purple Heart recipient is Prattville’s July 4 parade grand marshal at 100
Col. Harold Howell survived two kamikaze attacks during his service
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Prattville’s annual Fourth of July Parade is taking on the “Hometown Heroes” theme, and one special man is being named as its grand marshal for 2022.
Col. Harold Howell is a 100-year-old veteran who served his county in WWII as a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Wilson and USS Gregory. The Purple Heart recipient survived two kamikaze attacks during his time in the Navy.
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After the war, Howell moved first to San Francisco with his wife where he finished his undergraduate studies. They then moved to Tuscaloosa where he earned a law degree. He worked in Birmingham until an enlistment with the Air Force made him a staff judge advocate.
In total, the veteran served three years in the Navy, five years in the Air National Guard and 20 years in the Air Force before ultimately retiring from the USAF as a Staff Judge Advocate Civil Air Patrol in Montgomery.
Howell’s journey brought him to Prattville where he joined his son’s law practice.
The grand marshal will guide the parade Monday until it comes to an end at Pratt Park where the Lions Club will have barbeque, arts and crafts and live music by the Jukebox Allstars until 2:00 p.m.
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Shark attack at Florida beach leaves teenage girl seriously injured
Posted/updated on: July 1, 2022 at 7:35 am(KEATON BEACH, Fla.) -- A teenage girl was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Florida beach on Thursday, authorities said.
The attack happened at Keaton Beach in northwestern Florida's Taylor County. The unidentified girl was scalloping in water approximately 5 feet deep near Grassy Island, just of Keaton Beach, when she was bitten by a shark, according to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office.
"A family member reportedly jumped in the water and beat the shark until the juvenile was free," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The girl suffered "serious injuries" and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Tallahassee, about 80 miles northwest of Keaton Beach, according to the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office said the type of shark that attacked was unclear but it was described as approximately 9 feet long.
"Swimmers and scallopers are cautioned to be alert, vigilant, and practice shark safety," the sheriff's office added. "Some rules to follow are: never swim alone, do not enter the water near fishermen, avoid areas such as sandbars (where sharks like to congregate), do not swim near large schools of fish, and avoid erratic movements while in the water."
Shark attacks increased worldwide in 2021 after three consecutive years of decline, though the previous year's significantly low numbers were attributed to lockdowns and restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to yearly research conducted by the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.
Florida has topped the global charts in the number of shark bites for decades, and the trend continued in 2021, researchers said. Out of 73 unprovoked incidents recorded around the world last year, 28 were in Florida, representing 60% of the total cases in the United States and 38% of cases worldwide. That number was consistent with Florida's most recent five-year annual average of 25 shark attacks, according to researchers.
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Worries about a looming recession are dragging stock markets lower again. There’s a raft of data on the way that could lessen or heighten those concerns, most notably, the latest jobs report in the United States. But even if there is some possibility of positive relief from next week’s releases, central banks pose a downside risk to sentiment. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s and European Central Bank’s policy meetings will likely reiterate their hawkish stance, while the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to deliver another double rate hike.
RBA to raise by 50 bps, can it go bigger?
In May, the RBA began its rate hike cycle in earnest, lifting the cash rate by a total of 75 basis points. It is widely expected to follow up June’s 50-bps increment with a similar move at its July meeting on Tuesday. Given all the panic about the surge in inflation globally, a bigger rise cannot be ruled out as policymakers are in a rush to front load as many rate increases as they can now while their economies are on a solid footing.
However, rate hike bets in money markets have cooled lately as investors are becoming more wary about the need for aggressive tightening by central banks amid all the pessimism about the growth outlook. A 50-bps rate rise by the RBA was almost fully priced in just over a week ago, but expectations have now fallen to about 85%.
With markets so fearful about a recession, a hawkish surprise would probably only modestly boost the risk-sensitive Australian dollar. The currency is back testing the key $0.68 level and its best chances of re-establishing a foothold above $0.70 is if risk appetite bounces back. Next week’s mid-tier data (building approvals are due Monday and the AIG services index is out Wednesday) are unlikely to offer much support either.
Bullish dollar to turn sights to NFP
There’s just no keeping the US dollar down these days as the world’s reserve currency can’t hide its haven appeal at a time when there’s so much doom and gloom about sky-high inflation and the real risk of a major economic downturn. One of the pivotal moments for investor sentiment has been signs that consumption in America has already started to soften and businesses are scaling back some of their hiring plans.
Friday’s all-important nonfarm payrolls report will probably confirm this trend. The US economy is expected to have added 295k jobs in June, slowing from May’s print of 390k. The unemployment rate is projected to hold steady at 3.6% and average hourly earnings are forecast to maintain monthly growth of 0.3%, which would point to real wage growth remaining negative in June in a further red flag about future spending.
A day earlier, the ADP private employment report will be watched for clues as to what to anticipate on Friday. The ADP figures are normally released on a Wednesday but will be delayed next week due to US markets being shut on Monday for Independence Day. Factory orders (Monday) and the JOLTS job openings (Wednesday) will be eyed too.
But aside from the NFP data, a more crucial indicator for traders is the ISM non-manufacturing PMI for June due Wednesday, as they will want to gauge the impact of the Fed’s recent hefty rate increases as well as oil’s resurgence in late May/early June on business activity and cost pressures.
Fed minutes might pose a threat to premature rate cut bets
In the current climate, the dollar could find support whichever way the data go, but there is a danger that markets may get caught off guard by the FOMC minutes that will be published on Wednesday. Investors have priced out about 50-bps out of the Fed’s tightening cycle, bringing forward the date at which rates are expected to peak as recession fears have intensified. Not only that, but they are also anticipating that the Fed will begin cutting rates as early as the second half of 2023.
However, the message from Chair Powell has been pretty clear – inflation is their number one priority. Hence, growth jitters won’t deter them from moving aggressively just yet and so the minutes of the June meeting could provide a bit of a reality check for traders thinking that the Fed will balk at the first sign of trouble.
Loonie outshines its rivals
The Canadian dollar is one of the better performing currencies of 2022 so far, and although it has been on a steady downtrend versus the greenback for the past year, it has logged impressive gains against most other majors. One of the reasons for the loonie’s relative strength is of course the big rally in oil prices as the commodity is Canada’s largest export. The other is the tight labour market.
That puts the Bank of Canada in a position to match the Fed in its hawkish rhetoric and a 75-bps rate hike is almost fully priced in for the next meeting on July 13.
Unless there is a massive miss, the June employment numbers out on Friday are not anticipated to alter those expectations significantly. Yet, the loonie might find it difficult to navigate through stormy seas if the market mood doesn’t perk up in the coming days.
Euro is battling recession blues
In the euro area, the ECB is prepping a new tool to keep periphery yield spreads down before it kicks off its first rate rise in more than a decade in July. But investors have doubts and they remain nervous about how tighter policy will affect not just Eurozone yield spreads but the broader economy as well.
The flash PMI readings for June raised some alarm bells about slowing growth in the euro bloc. Any revisions to the final services PMI on Tuesday will be carefully scrutinized. May retail sales figures on Wednesday might attract some attention too and German industrial output data on Thursday could also sway opinion on recession risks.
However, in an otherwise quiet week, the account of the ECB’s June meeting on Thursday could be a more important driver for the euro. Several ECB policymakers are pushing for rate increases of 50-bps or higher for the subsequent meetings after July and the minutes might offer some insights as to how widely this view is shared among Governing Council members.
The question for the euro is, would hawkish-sounding minutes bolster or weaken it? If optimism continues to fade, aggressive rate hike talk is more likely to hurt the single currency against the likes of the dollar and Swiss franc.
The euro just broke below parity versus the franc for a second time this year, hitting 7½-year lows, as the Swiss currency is benefiting from the combination of safe-haven flows and the SNB’s unexpected early liftoff.
CPI numbers for June out of the Alpine nation on Monday will be monitored for any acceleration in inflation as investors are trying to decipher for how long SNB rate increases will outpace the ECB’s.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement on behalf of sellers of MINDBODY, Inc. publicly traded Class A common stock:
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
To: All persons and entities who or which sold shares of the publicly traded Class A common stock of MINDBODY, Inc. ("Mindbody" or the "Company") during the period from November 6, 2018 through February 15, 2019, inclusive, and were allegedly damaged thereby ("Settlement Class").
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, that Court-appointed Co-Lead Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all members of the proposed Settlement Class, and Mindbody, Richard L. Stollmeyer, Brett White, and Eric Liaw (collectively, "Defendants"), have reached a proposed settlement of the claims in the above-captioned class action (the "Action") in the amount of $9,750,000 (the "Settlement").
A hearing will be held before the Honorable Valerie E. Caproni on October 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 443 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 (the "Settlement Hearing") to determine whether the Court should: (i) approve the proposed Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) dismiss the Action with prejudice as provided in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated March 3, 2022; (iii) approve the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the proceeds of the Settlement (the "Net Settlement Fund") to Settlement Class Members; and (iv) approve Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application. The Court may change the date of the Settlement Hearing without providing another written notice. Information about any changes to the hearing will be posted on the Claims Administrator's website at www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/. You do NOT need to attend the Settlement Hearing to receive a distribution from the Net Settlement Fund.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY PAYMENT. If you have not yet received a full Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by visiting the Claims Administrator's website www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/ or by contacting the Claims Administrator at:
Mindbody Securities Litigation
c/o Strategic Claims Services
P.O. Box 230
600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 205
Media, PA 19063
info@strategicclaims.net
(866) 274-4004
Inquiries, other than requests for information about the status of a claim, may also be made to Lead Counsel:
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
Carol C. Villegas, Esq.
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
www.labaton.com
settlementquestions@labaton.com
(888) 219-6877
If you are a Settlement Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked, or submitted online, no later than September 27, 2022 to the Claims Administrator. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not timely submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by all judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable.
If you are a Settlement Class Member and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion to the Claims Administrator in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice such that it is received no later than September 27, 2022. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable, and you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application, and/or the proposed Plan of Allocation must be filed with the Court, either by mail or in person, and be mailed to counsel for the Parties in accordance with the instructions in the Notice, such that they are received no later than October 14, 2022.
DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, DEFENDANTS, OR
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DATED: July 1, 2022
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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438 Namma Clinics to be set up in ULBs
The State Cabinet on Friday approved the establishment of 438 ‘Namma Clinics’ across urban local bodies, including Bengaluru City Corporation wards, of the State. This was a Budget promise.
These clinics will provide services for detection of non-communicable diseases and referral for higher treatment to specialists. All wards of the BBMP will have at least one clinic. They will be modelled on lines of the Centre’s health and wellness centres. All appointments would be on temporary terms. The clinics will reduce burden on the existing health facilities in urban areas, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs J.C. Madhuswamy told presspersons.
The estimated cost of each clinic will be ₹36.45 lakh. A total of ₹103.78 crore will be required to set up Namma Clinics in urban areas of the State.
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Krunal Pandya to join Warwickshire for Royal London Cup campaign
Warwickshire have signed India all-rounder Krunal Pandya for their Royal London Cup campaign.
Krunal, a left-arm spin bowler and big-hitting batter, has represented his country in 19 Twenty20s and five one-day internationals, and is a regular in the Indian Premier League.
The 31-year-old, whose younger brother is India international Hardik, said: “I’m really excited to get the opportunity to play county cricket and to join such a history club as Warwickshire.
“Edgbaston is a special place to play cricket and I can’t wait to call it my home. I hope I can play my part in a success 50-over campaign with the club.”
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2nd visitor in 3 days gored by Yellowstone park bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park has been gored by a bison.
Park officials say a 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison Wednesday as they were returning to their vehicle at a Yellowstone Lake trailhead.
The woman’s injuries were not life-threatening. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Cody, Wyoming.
The incident remains under investigation.
On Monday, a 34-year-old Colorado man got too close to a bison and was thrown as he grabbed a child. An Ohio woman was gored in May.
Park officials said bison are wild and unpredictable, and visitors should stay more than 25 yards away.
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- June Sets Monthly Record For Sales In 2022
- Best-Ever June Retail Sales Record For Tucson
- Record-Breaking Q2 Total and Retail Sales for Palisade
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported total June sales of 63,091 units, a 12.9% decrease compared with June 2021. June retail sales declined 5.5%. Hyundai's monthly sales results were better than industry predictions that forecasted a 15.8% decline in June. Hyundai established a new retail sales record in June for Santa Fe and set new total sales records for Tucson HEV and Nexo. June was the highest sales month in 2022.
"Hyundai's Q2 retail sales continue to highlight a terrific product mix, and consumer demand for our SUV lineup remains very strong," said Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America. "Our dealers are selling everything they get, and we are continuing our efforts on growing market share."
Hyundai sold 184,191 units in Q2 and 343,867 units in the first half. New all-time best Q2 records were set for Tucson HEV, Veloster N, Palisade and Nexo with SUVs representing 76% of the total retail mix. Hyundai Green sales of 7,886 represented 12.5% of retail (+6%). Hyundai had no fleet sales in the first half of 2022.
- IONIQ 6 Design Revealed: Hyundai Motor Company revealed the streamlined and timeless design of the highly anticipated IONIQ 6, the second model in its IONIQ dedicated all-electric-vehicle lineup brand.
- J.D. Power: The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS)sm ranked the Hyundai Accent as the best small car in initial quality today. The win marks the second year in a row Accent has won the best small car IQS trophy.
- New Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory: Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) announce a $51.6 million expansion project for a new Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) in Michigan.
- Next-Gen Tire Development: Hyundai Motor Group and Michelin signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on R&D for innovative tire technologies over the next three years.
- 2023 Palisade Pricing: Hyundai released pricing for the new 2023 Palisade SUV, including its new XRT model.
- Car Seat Safety Event: Hyundai hosted the first car seat safety event with Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. During the event, Hyundai Hope and Women@Hyundai employee resource group donated $10,000.
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26 JUNE 2022, Start 7.30 AM, 42 KM, 2,540 M elevation gain
ANNECY, France, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the centre of Chamonix, European capital of mountaineering at the foot of Mont-Blanc, 2,000 courageous trail runners set off along the route of the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, 2nd round of the Golden World Trail Series, on Sunday 26th June.
Chamonix, the capital of trail running
The speaker made it clear before the start: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is more popular for its summer activities than for its winter season. And when you look at the playground unfurling in front the the 2,000 participants in the Marathon du Mont-Blanc 2022, you can understand why. With the effervescent valley vibrating to the rhythms of the runners, sublime mountains with the majestic Mont Blanc as the highest point and balcony trails from which to enjoy these magnificent panoramic views, there's plenty to whet the appetite. And to add to this, for the first time this year, the second round of the Golden Trail World Series offered both a start and finish in the heart of Chamonix itself for a guaranteed thrill. The public was not disappointed on 26th June - there were several tens of thousands of spectators who came to support all these runners, whether at the start and finish in Chamonix, or directly in the Fan Zone set up at kilometre 13 at the Le Tour section of the route.
New champions
At the top of the list of winners of this Marathon du Mont-Blanc 2022, there are two completely new winners, as Jonathan Albon (Team The North Face, Great Britain) came first in the men's race, while Sara Alonso (Team Salomon, Spain) confirmed her great form by winning the race after her third place in Zegama in May. There were also African runners taking part in this second round of the Golden Trail World Series. Elhousine Elazzoui (Team Pini Mountain Racing, Morocco), Robert Pkemboi Matayango (Team Sky Runners Kenya, Kenya) and Petro Mamu (Team Scarpa, Eritrea) maintained great rhythm before slowing down over the final kilometres. They finished the race in 4th, 6th and 13th position respectively.
Next date in Norway
After this second round, the Golden Trail World Series will be heading to Norway for the first time, the with Stranda Fjord Trail Race on 6th August.
Results
Men
1 – JONATHAN ALBON (GBR – THE NORTH FACE): 03:35:20 (+200 pts)
2 – DAVIDE MAGNINI (ITA – SALOMON): 03:39:41 (+176 pts)
3 – RUY UEDA (JAP – RED BULL): 03:40:42 (+156 pts)
4 – ELHOUSINE ELAZZAOUI (MAR – PINI MOUNTAIN RACING): 03:43:19 (+144 pts)
5 – THIBAUT BARONIAN (FRA – SALOMON): 03:47:27 (+136 pts)
Women
1 – SARA ALONSO (ESP – SALOMON): 04:14:49 (+200 pts)
2 – CAITLIN FIELDER (NZL – SALOMON): 04:20:21 (+ 176 pts)
3 – DANI MORENO (USA – HOKA ONE ONE/RABBIT): 04:21:52 (+ 156 pts)
4 – ANAÏS SABRIÉ (FRA – TEAM SIDAS X MATRYX): 04:22:10 (+144 pts)
5 – MARCELA VASINOVA (CZE – SALOMON): 04:24:35 (+136 pts)
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Katie Boulter´s family and boyfriend proud of her Wimbledon performance
Katie Boulter’s family and boyfriend have expressed their pride in the British player’s Wimbledon win after her grandmother died two days before.
The 25-year-old Leicester-born player said she was “shaking” after the biggest triumph of her career so far on Thursday, and gave an emotional speech about her grandmother, Jill, on Centre Court.
Her mother, Sue Boulter, was seen beaming with pride as she watched her daughter triumph over the Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova in the second round match from the players’ box, while fans roared in support and many cried.
The next day, Sue Boulter said the whole family felt proud of how her daughter “continues to deal with whatever is thrown in her path”.
She said: “The whole family is so proud of the way Katie performed yesterday and how she continues to deal with whatever is thrown in her path.
“It goes without saying we will be supporting her all the way.”
Boulter’s boyfriend and fellow Wimbledon player, Sydney-native Alex De Minaur, also paid tribute to her win after beating Briton Jack Draper on Thursday evening.
The top men’s player in Australia told journalists: “What she was able to do today was an amazing effort.
“I mean, under all the circumstances, you know, she got out there on Centre Court, and beaten last year’s runner-up.
“So I think that’s pretty special. I’m just stoked for her. You know, this is her home slam. She gets to enjoy it.
“I know she was a little bit nervous going in, but, you know, she’s gone out and put on a brilliant performance.
“For me, more than anything, I just loved to see her back.
“You know, I think this is back where she belongs, and in no time she will be even higher than ever.
“I think she’s got an incredible level, and she’s been showing it all this grass season. I’m very proud of her.”
Tennis fan Hillary, 68, said Boulter’s late grandmother was a school teacher who had taught her geography at a high school in Leicester decades ago.
Hillary, who did not want to say too much about Boulter’s family out of respect, told the PA news agency: “I’ve met her several times, here (at Wimbledon), her grandmother.
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Visa rules to be eased for young people travelling between UK and New Zealand
More opportunities will be available for younger people to travel between the UK and New Zealand to live and work.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern signed an agreement to extend the Youth Mobility and Working Holiday schemes.
The maximum age limit for applicants will be raised from 30 to 35, and the maximum length of time people can stay in the host country will be increased from various durations to three years.
The reciprocal visa schemes are aimed at giving people a better understanding of each country.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Travelling, living and working overseas can be a wonderfully enriching experience.
“The UK loves to welcome Kiwis on their travels here, while thousands of Brits have made the similarly life-changing journey to the Southern Hemisphere.
“Today’s improvements to our visa schemes will give even more young Brits and New Zealanders the opportunity to develop their skills, make life-long connections and contribute to their host country.”
Ms Ardern, who is in London for talks with Mr Johnson, said: “Kiwis have long advocated for improvements to working holiday visas. We are so pleased to have reached this agreement today.
“I was one of many Kiwis to enjoy living and working in the UK, and we look forward to offering Brits the same wonderful experience in New Zealand.”
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RENTON, Wash., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiant Logistics, Inc. (NYSE American: RLGT), a third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company, today announced the rebranding of its U.S. brokerage platform, the Clipper Exxpress Company (d/b/a Radiant Clipper), to Radiant Road & Rail Services.
"The renaming of Clipper to Radiant Road & Rail Services better aligns the brand with our vision for our U.S brokerage platform and our efforts to continue to build out a robust bi-modal offering of intermodal and truck brokerage services," explains Bohn Crain, Founder and CEO of Radiant. "This name change is simply a progression as we look to the future; it is the 'next chapter' for an organization that has served the industry well for over 80 years."
"Since 1938 the Clipper brand has been synonymous with service, innovation, and providing an exemplary customer experience," says Christopher Brach, SVP and General Manager for Radiant Road & Rail Services. "While the name itself will be sunset, the strong ideals of Clipper will live on as the rock-solid framework and in the people that have made it their mission to always deliver a best-in-class service experience for our partners."
Radiant Road & Rail Services provides customer-centric expertise in the areas of temperature controlled and dry intermodal; OTR and LTL trucking; asset and brokered drayage; transloading; and other value-added services. With long established relationships across these service offerings, they are well situated to provide diverse solutions in a challenging and competitive market. Visit Radiant Road & Rail Services at: https://rrs.radiantdelivers.com/ to learn more.
Radiant Logistics (www.radiantdelivers.com) is a third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company providing a full suite of technology enabled global transportation and value-added logistics solutions through a network of Radiant and agent -owned offices located throughout North America and other key global markets. Through its comprehensive service offering, Radiant provides domestic and international freight forwarding services, truck and rail brokerage services and other value-added supply chain management services, including customs brokerage, order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing to its customers around the world.
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Second half starts with fresh strain on stocks
By Marc Jones
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - The second half of the year started with more volatility for global stocks on Friday, as recession concerns that have built in recent weeks also pulled metals, bond yields and some key currencies sharply lower again.
MSCI's world stocks index has had its worst first six months since its 1990 creation, while yo-yoing in and out of the red by Europe's bourses and Wall Street futures pointed to more instability ahead.
Asia had thudded lower overnight too, with the heaviest fall in Taiwan, where the growth-sensitive benchmark index slid more than 3% to its lowest since late 2020.
Japan's Nikkei fell 1.75%. The Australian and New Zealand dollars each fell 1% to two-year lows.
Growth-sensitive copper was down 3.2% and heading for its fourth straight weekly drop, while U.S. Treasuries and German Bunds rallied in the bond markets..
Natixis' Head of European Macro Research Dirk Schumacher said while the region was not in recession yet, the worry was that it could get pushed into one.
Data on Friday showed manufacturing production in the euro zone fell for the first time last month since the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, while inflation numbers hit another record high.
"In Europe, and globally, the cyclical picture is not looking great," Schumacher said.
"There is a long list of risk factors," he added, and "the usual safety valve (of lower interest rates or central bank stimulus) is obviously not there."
Across the Atlantic, S&P 500 futures were pointing to half a percent drop after the benchmark U.S. index had closed out its worst first-half since 1970 on Thursday.
The Fed's rapid rise in interest rates mean the Treasury market took such a beating that Deutsche Bank estimated the half's performance was the poorest since 1788 - the year the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
There has been hints of peaking inflation and signs of weak growth that have started steadying bond markets, though.
Two-year Treasuries are on course for their best week since the pandemic meltdown of markets in March 2020 as traders now wind back rate hike bets.
Moves were choppy again on Friday. But the two-year U.S. yield is down almost 20 basis points (bps) this week to 2.85%. The 10-year yield is down about the same to 2.94% and Bund yields have swooped to 1.30% from a high of 1.66% on Tuesday.
Fed funds futures , which a few weeks ago were priced for rates to hit 4% next year, are now showing that markets expect rate cuts by the middle of 2023 and a peak below 3.5%.
"We remain cautious because we don't feel that the worst is behind us," Close Brothers Asset Management CIO Robert Alster said, explaining his firm was staying away from equities for the time being.
"It's an unusual confluence of higher interest rates at the same time as growth is slowing. It's not really something many of us have seen in our investment experience."
CHINA BRIGHT
The dollar was on the front foot again on Friday, having just scored its best quarter since 2016 as U.S. yields rose. Its reputation means economic uncertainty has kept it supported even as yields have retreated.
"It's safe-haven demand," said Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ Bank in Singapore.
Other safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc also drew investors. The yen rose about 0.2% to 135.40 per dollar and a little further to 141.64 per euro.
But the Australian dollar fell through support at $0.6850 in Asia and was last down 1.7% at $0.6787. The kiwi slid 1.3% to 0.6165. Britain's pound suffered a fresh 1.2% slide too.
A string of business surveys on Friday showed China emerging as an outlier as its economy slowly recovers from COVID-19 lockdowns. Factory activity bounced solidly in June against slowdowns in Japan and South Korea and a contraction in Taiwan.
Markets are also bouncing and though the Shanghai Composite and blue-chip CSI300 edged about 0.3% lower on Friday, they are each set to log five straight weeks of gains.
Hong Kong's markets were closed for a holiday, and the city was focused on Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit.
The yuan slipped with the broader market to 6.7136 per dollar. Gold has been weighed by the stronger dollar and U.S. yields and was flirting with $1,800 an ounce.
Bitcoin, which suffered its biggest quarterly drop on record over the three months to the end of June, fell 4% to $19,133 on Friday.
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New Kids On The Block are pulling out old tricks for their “2022 Mixtape Tour.”
The popular pop group, which is already midway through the tour, has brought along hip-hop heroes Salt N Pepa, R&B icons En Vogue and the face of the RickRoll himself, Rick Astley, along for the ride.
That ride includes huge concerts at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on July 3 and Newark’s Prudential Center on July 14.
If Instagram is any indication, NKOTB hasn’t lost a step either since their late ‘80s heyday.
So, if you want to jump aboard the throwback tour of the year, here’s everything you need to know.
Where can I buy New Kids On The Block tickets?
Tickets to see the four legendary groups live are available wherever tickets can be found online.
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Other stars from yesterday on tour in 2022
Big hair, beepers and Beanie Babies might not be back in style, but stars from the ‘80s and ‘90s certainly are.
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- Backstreet Boys
- TLC with Boyz II Men and Shaggy on select dates
- REO Speedwagon with Styx and Loverboy
- Duran Duran
- The B-52s
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MOSCOW, Russia — American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs.
Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned.
At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Griner’s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20.
The athlete’s detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. Griner was arrested less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already high tensions between the two countries.
The invasion led to sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, and Russia denounced the U.S. for sending weapons to Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied politics played a role in Griner's detention and prosecution. .
“The facts are that the famous athlete was detained in possession of prohibited medication containing narcotic substances,” Peskov told reporters. “In view of what I've said, it can’t be politically motivated," he added.
Griner’s supporters have kept a low profile in hopes of a quiet resolution, until May, when the State Department reclassified her as wrongfully detained and shifted oversight of her case to its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S. government’s chief negotiator.
Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has urged President Joe Biden to secure her release, calling her “a political pawn.”
“It was good to see her in some of those images, but it’s tough. Every time’s a reminder that their teammate, their friend, is wrongfully imprisoned in another country,” Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said Monday.
The coach hoped that Biden would "take the steps to ensure she comes home.”
Griner’s supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy.
Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the wide discrepancy between Griner’s case — which involves alleged possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil — and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S.
Others have suggested that she could be traded in tandem with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that the United States has repeatedly described as a setup.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when asked Sunday on CNN whether a joint swap of Griner and Whelan for Bout was being considered, sidestepped the question.
“As a general proposition ... I have got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” he said. But he said he could not comment “in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/brittney-griner-trial/507-291fd1ad-c9c4-4d11-b8f3-4692c8170abf | 2022-07-01T14:19:16Z | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/brittney-griner-trial/507-291fd1ad-c9c4-4d11-b8f3-4692c8170abf | false |
WFO LAKE CHARLES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 1, 2022
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South Central Orange County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1100 AM CDT.
* At 752 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
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IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
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CAIRO (AP) — Thousands took to the streets Friday in Sudan's capital, a day after nine people were killed in demonstrations against the country's ruling generals.
The United States and others in the international community condemned the violence in this East African nation, which has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup upended its fragile transition to democracy.
The rallies on Thursdays were the largest seen in months. Sudanese military authorities have met the protests with a deadly crackdown, which has so far killed 113 people, including 18 children.
In and near Khartoum, large funeral marches took place for some of those killed the day before, while others gathered after Friday prayers at mosques in the country's capital. Online, photographs of the dead were posted, in some cases in an effort to identify them.
The Sudan's Doctors Committee, a medical group that monitors casualties from demonstrations, said security forces shot and killed nine people, including a child, in or near Khartoum during the rallies on Thursday. The demonstrations coincided with widespread internet disruptions. Internet monitors and activists say the government has crippled communications to prevent gatherings and slow the spread of news on days when large protest turnout is expected.
Sudan’s leading pro-democracy groups — Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change and the Resistance Committees — had called for nationwide protest against the coup. The takeover upended the country’s short-lived transition to democracy following the 2019 ouster of longtime autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir.
Since the coup, the U.N. political mission in Sudan, the African Union, and the eight-nation east African regional Intergovernmental Authority in Development group have been trying to broker a way out of the political impasse. But talks have yielded no results so far.
In a joint statement tweeted Friday the three bodies expressed “disappointment over the continued use of excessive force by security forces and lack of accountability for such actions, despite repeated commitments by authorities.”
Thursday’s protests also fell on the third anniversary of a 2019 mass rally that forced the generals to sit down at the negotiating table with pro-democracy groups and eventually sign a power-sharing agreement that was expected to govern Sudan during a transitional period, until general elections were to be held. The coup last October scuttled this arrangement.
Western governments have repeatedly called on the generals to allow for peaceful protests, but have also angered the protest movement for sometimes engaging with the leading generals. Pro-democracy leaders call for the generals to leave power immediately.
“We are heartbroken at the tragic loss of life in yesterday’s protests,” the U.S. Embassy in Sudan said in a statement Friday. “We urge all parties to resume negotiations and call on peaceful voices to rise above those who advocate for or commit violence.”
Police said Friday an investigation was launched after a video circulated online, appearing to show security forces prodding and kicking a badly injured protester in the street the day before. According to pro-democracy groups, the protester later died. In a statement released on the website of the country's state-run news agency, police said the video shows security personnel violating orders to not approach demonstrations with firearms. It said those involved would be held accountable.
The country's interior ministry, which oversees the police, has continuously denied the use of live fire on protesters, despite evidence from activists and pro-democracy groups to the opposite. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Hundreds-rally-in-Sudan-day-after-9-killed-during-17278752.php | 2022-07-01T14:20:34Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Hundreds-rally-in-Sudan-day-after-9-killed-during-17278752.php | false |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 1, 2022
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On Thursday, more than 2.4 million people passed through security checkpoints at American airports, which is actually over 200,000 more people than on the same day in 2019.
Data from the Transportation Security Administration is showing that travel heading into the Fourth of July weekend is on par with 2019.
On Sunday, 2.46 million travelers went through security, marking the busiest day at airports since February 2020.
According to the Air Lines Pilots Association, pilots are “flying record amounts of overtime” in order to meet demand. The union has been at odds with airlines, most notably Delta, after pilots picketed at Delta hubs on Thursday.
“We’re now going into the Independence Day Holiday weekend and are concerned that our customers’ plans have already been disrupted once again,” said Capt. Jason Ambrosi, chair of the Delta ALPA Master Executive Council. “The perfect storm is occurring. Demand is back, and pilots are flying record amounts of overtime but we are still seeing management canceling, leaving our customers stranded and their holiday plans ruined. Unfortunately, this mismanagement continues. And it extends to a complete lack of urgency to resolve our issues at the negotiating table.”
The union has disputed there is a shortage of qualified pilots, saying earlier this month that 8,000 newly certificated pilots have been produced in the last 12 months, well exceeding recent years.
Delta said it is possible flights are delayed this weekend. It is offering travel waivers to passengers to help with potential disruptions.
“Delta people are working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions,” Delta said. “Even so, some operational challenges are expected this holiday weekend.”
AAA projects that 3.55 million Americans will travel by air this holiday weekend, which is down 9% from 2019. The organization estimates that 88% of Americans going over 50 miles this weekend will do so by automobile. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/airports-reach-busiest-levels-since-the-pandemic-as-airlines-brace-for-fourth-of-july-weekend | 2022-07-01T14:24:05Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/airports-reach-busiest-levels-since-the-pandemic-as-airlines-brace-for-fourth-of-july-weekend | true |
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement on behalf of sellers of MINDBODY, Inc. publicly traded Class A common stock:
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
To: All persons and entities who or which sold shares of the publicly traded Class A common stock of MINDBODY, Inc. ("Mindbody" or the "Company") during the period from November 6, 2018 through February 15, 2019, inclusive, and were allegedly damaged thereby ("Settlement Class").
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, that Court-appointed Co-Lead Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all members of the proposed Settlement Class, and Mindbody, Richard L. Stollmeyer, Brett White, and Eric Liaw (collectively, "Defendants"), have reached a proposed settlement of the claims in the above-captioned class action (the "Action") in the amount of $9,750,000 (the "Settlement").
A hearing will be held before the Honorable Valerie E. Caproni on October 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 443 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 (the "Settlement Hearing") to determine whether the Court should: (i) approve the proposed Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) dismiss the Action with prejudice as provided in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated March 3, 2022; (iii) approve the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the proceeds of the Settlement (the "Net Settlement Fund") to Settlement Class Members; and (iv) approve Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application. The Court may change the date of the Settlement Hearing without providing another written notice. Information about any changes to the hearing will be posted on the Claims Administrator's website at www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/. You do NOT need to attend the Settlement Hearing to receive a distribution from the Net Settlement Fund.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY PAYMENT. If you have not yet received a full Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by visiting the Claims Administrator's website www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/ or by contacting the Claims Administrator at:
Mindbody Securities Litigation
c/o Strategic Claims Services
P.O. Box 230
600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 205
Media, PA 19063
info@strategicclaims.net
(866) 274-4004
Inquiries, other than requests for information about the status of a claim, may also be made to Lead Counsel:
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
Carol C. Villegas, Esq.
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
www.labaton.com
settlementquestions@labaton.com
(888) 219-6877
If you are a Settlement Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked, or submitted online, no later than September 27, 2022 to the Claims Administrator. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not timely submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by all judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable.
If you are a Settlement Class Member and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion to the Claims Administrator in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice such that it is received no later than September 27, 2022. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable, and you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application, and/or the proposed Plan of Allocation must be filed with the Court, either by mail or in person, and be mailed to counsel for the Parties in accordance with the instructions in the Notice, such that they are received no later than October 14, 2022.
DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, DEFENDANTS, OR
DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
DATED: July 1, 2022
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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TUMI to support the football club on its pre-season tour to Korea next month
NEW YORK , July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and TUMI announced today a new partnership designating TUMI as an Official Partner of the Club's pre-season tour to Korea this July. With this partnership, TUMI will outfit the team and the Club's full travel delegation with its travel luggage and lifestyle accessories.
TUMI, the international travel and lifestyle brand, specializes in products featuring elevated craftsmanship, durability and resilience. Each Tottenham Hotspur tour team member will receive personalized TUMI products to ease their journey, featuring a variety of gear, including the brand's iconic Alpha Bravo Search Backpack and 19 Degree Extended Trip Expandable 4 Wheel Packing Case, both comprised with recycled materials.
Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League Golden Boot winner, Son Heung-min, is already a TUMI brand ambassador. As an Official Partner of Tottenham Hotspur, this expands TUMI's relationship with Son and presents an opportunity to support his colleagues. Speaking about his Club's new partnership with TUMI, Son said: "I'm so happy that my partner, TUMI, is supporting my Club this summer for our tour. I'm excited to have my teammates join me in my home country. It's perfect for them to arrive in style thanks to TUMI."
"We are committed to perfecting the journey and have been long inspired by Son's unwavering dedication to be the best he can be, both for his team and representing his home country. We couldn't be more thrilled to expand our partnership to support his full team on this momentous trip and look forward to welcoming them to Korea," said Jay Jeong, Brand Head of TUMI Korea.
In celebration of this partnership, TUMI Korea will launch a special initiative in-stores and on TUMI.CO.KR; visit online to learn more.
Todd Kline, Chief Commercial Officer of Tottenham Hotspur added, "We are delighted to have entered into this partnership with TUMI. The Club and TUMI share the same uncompromising standards and determination to drive excellence; we know our athletes and delegation lead active lifestyles and are constantly traveling, often carrying their most prized possessions with them while they're on the go. We wanted to equip the team with high quality travel and lifestyle products, offering them style and function, so they can keep performing to the highest standard."
In keeping with the company's recent sports initiatives, the Tottenham Hotspur partnership is the second of its kind where TUMI will serve as an Official Partner. In 2019, TUMI announced a multi-year partnership with F1's McLaren Racing Team, as the team's Official Luggage Partner.
TUMI is sold in-stores and online at TUMI.COM. Visit the site for additional information about partnerships, capsule collections, excellence in design and more.
Tottenham Hotspur's Pre-Season Tour of South Korea includes two matches in the Coupang Play Series. Firstly against Team K League at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on July 13, and then against Sevilla FC at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on July 16, 2022. Both matches are already sold out.
Since 1975, TUMI has been creating world-class business, travel and performance luxury essentials, designed to upgrade, uncomplicate, and beautify all aspects of life on the move. Blending flawless functionality with a spirit of ingenuity, we're committed to empowering journeys as a lifelong partner to movers and makers in pursuit of their passions. The brand is sold globally in over 75 countries with approximately 2,000 points of sale.
For more about TUMI, visit TUMI.COM
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Every U.S. Eagle member can put their best card forward with the
new U.S. Eagle METAL™ Cashback Credit Card
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. , July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's how you buy and how you pay. Today U.S. Eagle is announcing their newest card, the first-of-its-kind card for New Mexico credit unions. U.S. Eagle METAL™ is the next step for U.S. Eagle members who want to put their best card forward when making a purchase.
The primary difference with METAL is its cashback features: cashback not only for purchases but also when members pay for those purchases and, for the first 90 days, even balance transfers. The cashback is unlimited, with no special purchase tracking requirements and never expires. Other unique features – no points to covert to cash. Cashback is automatically deposited into your U.S. Eagle savings account. With its tungsten alloy center, pressed metal foil exterior, it's a heavy card that stands out.
"We've listened to our members, and we pay attention to what they want," said Marsha Majors, President, and CEO of U.S. Eagle, "Our goal was to make the cashback simple and not ask members to jump through hoops to earn it. We wanted to give them a card they would be as proud to use as we are of their membership and having them carry our card. METAL visually shows that you value the strength of your credit union and that we support the purchases our members want to make."
The METAL card isn't just available to existing U.S. Eagle members. Anyone who qualifies for a U.S. Eagle membership may apply for a METAL card.
U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union is the state's first member-owned credit union. Founded in 1935, U.S. Eagle offers a full suite of financial products and services and has nine locations in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Farmington, and Santa Fe. With assets of more than $1.5 billion, more than 80,000 members, and as a four-time Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union award recipient, U.S. Eagle is where people mean more.®
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By Adrienne Fors
On behalf of the Grand Central Landfill team, we would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the informational meeting held on June 21 regarding a potential re-zoning request that would support a future expansion of the Grand Central Landfill. This was a great opportunity to educate residents on how our operation works and gave us the opportunity to demonstrate the environmental and financial benefits Grand Central provides to the Slate Belt region.
Unfortunately, COVID impacted our ability to host a similar public meeting back in 2020, and subsequently the Plainfield Township Board of Supervisors opted not to advance our application to the planning commission and complete a comprehensive review of our re-zoning request, which would have included numerous opportunities for the public to provide feedback.
We have learned a lot since 2020, including the fact that there is a fair amount of misinformation and misunderstanding regarding our operation within the local community. One of the goals of this meeting was to help set the record straight on some of the rumors that still exist today. A good example of this is our relationship with the Green Knight organization. Outside of helping develop the original 501C3, our only involvement with the Green Knights is selling them landfill gas that is beneficially reused by their energy plant, and contract operate the plant under an existing Operations and Maintenance Agreement. The efforts made by the Green Knight board to improve economic development in the Slate Belt region, which they have done successfully and effectively, is done so without any input or influence by Grand Central or WM (Waste Management).
Several things that are certain is that the closure of the landfill will impact many family-sustaining jobs, several million dollars from the regional economy will be lost each year, and that there will be a pronounced financial impact on local municipalities.
Grand Central Landfill provides Plainfield Township with more than $2 million in host community benefits each year. This keeps property taxes low and helps the township balance its operating budget year-to-year. Pen Argyl and Wind Gap also receive direct financial benefits totaling $1.2 million and residents enjoy free weekly waste and recycling collection, a $675,000 value. These benefits help save residents hundreds of dollars a year.
When Grand Central closes, residents across the Slate Belt, Lehigh Valley and Pocono regions can expect annual waste collection and disposal prices to climb. This region and much of the Northeast are approaching a disposal capacity crisis caused by the declining number of facilities that can accept this waste and the amount of waste each of us generates daily, which is roughly five pounds per person per household per day. This means everyone’s waste will need to be collected, transported to a transfer station, aggregated into a trailer, and hauled greater distances to be properly disposed of. This puts more trucks on the road and works against the sustainability and carbon reduction goals that are being established so that everyone can do their part to protect and improve the environment.
While WM and other organizations within the industry work on innovative strategies aimed at creating less waste and improving capture rates on recyclable products, the team at Grand Central is well positioned to continue providing an environmentally responsible disposal outlet for that waste. Upon approval of our rezoning request, the township will make it possible to keep our business, jobs and benefits working for the Slate Belt region. We look forward to telling our story in greater detail in the months ahead, and plan to host several public events and facility tours in the coming weeks. We encourage residents to join us on Aug. 22 or Oct. 8 for a landfill tour. If you have any questions regarding our operation, please visit our website (www.grandcentrallandfill.com), attend one of our events or simply call us directly at 1-888-373-2917. Educating the public on what we do is a top priority at WM.
Adrienne Fors submitted this on behalf of the Grand Central Landfill Team. Fors is Waste Management’s senior community relations specialist for the Greater Mid-Atlantic region. Waste Management operates the landfill. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2022/07/addressing-misinformation-surrounding-grand-centrals-proposed-landfill-expansion-opinion.html | 2022-07-01T14:27:36Z | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2022/07/addressing-misinformation-surrounding-grand-centrals-proposed-landfill-expansion-opinion.html | true |
Original Animated Series Featuring the Newest Crew to Join the Iconic Star Trek Franchise Comes to Nickelodeon This Summer
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BURBANK, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ordinary kids embark on extraordinary situations in the original animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, making its weekly debut on Nickelodeon beginning Friday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). In the one-hour premiere, "Lost & Found," Dal must gather an unlikely crew for their newfound ship if they are going to escape Tars Lamora, but The Diviner and his daughter Gwyn have other plans. Episodes will continue to debut Fridays on Nickelodeon through August 5.
"Generations of fans around the globe love Star Trek, and we're so excited to introduce our young audience to the franchise when Star Trek: Prodigy airs on Nickelodeon this Summer," said Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Big Kids Animation, Nickelodeon. "The Nick DNA is woven into the heartwarming friendships, high-stakes action, and beautiful animation, making this series a perfect fit in our content library."
Star Trek: Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens as they discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The teens know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek franchise – but over the course of their adventures together they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.
The stellar voice cast includes: Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk, a Brikar and an unusually bright eight-year-old girl; Brett Gray as Dal, a 17-year-old unknown species who fancies himself as a maverick; Angus Imrie as Zero, a Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform; Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog, a 16-year-old Tellarite known to relish an argument; Ella Purnell as Gwyn, a 17-year-old Vau N'Akat who was raised on her father's bleak mining planet; Dee Bradley Baker as Murf, an unknown but endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts; and Kate Mulgrew as Hologram Captain Janeway, the starship's built-in emergency training hologram.
Following the linear debut of Star Trek: Prodigy, episodes will become available on Nick.com, the Nick App, and Nick On Demand, with additional encores airing across Nicktoons. Star Trek: Prodigy is also available to stream on Paramount+, with new episodes dropping on the service later this year.
Star Trek: Prodigy is produced by Nickelodeon Animation, led by President of Animation Ramsey Naito; and CBS Studios' Eye Animation Productions; and Rod Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers, alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago) and Ben Hibon (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1), who also directs and serves as executive producer and the creative lead of the animated series.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — While prices at grocery stores and gas stations have most of us tightening our purse strings as inflation hits record highs, it’s the rapidly increasing housing costs that will have the most repercussions on the working class.
To combat the issue, many advocate for the development of more affordable housing. But Deirdre Pfeiffer – a professor at Arizona State University for the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning – said not everyone is on board with new affordable housing developments.
“Homeowners typically have a lot of their wealth packaged up in their homes. They are worried about losing their wealth, so they are highly risk averse when it comes to changes to the environment around their home,” she said.
Pfeiffer added homeowners’ worries that affordable housing would be detrimental to the worth of their home could stem from subconscious racial biases.
“Homeowners associate certain kinds of housing, like some types of affordable housing, with racial and ethnic minorities, sometimes not being fully consciously aware of it,” Pfeiffer said. “There is lots of discourse in media, politics, policymaking, etc. that historically has linked affordable housing with racial and ethnic minorities and racial and ethnic minorities with crime and poverty. Homeowners may be drawing on these stereotypes in opposing affordable housing.”
However, Pfeiffer said there is no evidence property values decline or crime rates increase when affordable housing is introduced to an area. Pfeiffer said taking vacant lots and filling them with buildings actually improves the look and continuity of the area.
Pfeiffer also suggested affordable housing developers are most often not targeting the demographic people associated with crime. She added most of the time, the people living in affordable housing make 80 percent of the local area median income.
“When you frame it as housing for seniors, teachers, police officers, etc., concerns about increased crime become much less. Let’s keep in mind that teenage and young adult men are most at risk of criminality; affordable housing is not usually targeting this demographic,” she said.
In a Nextdoor post discussing a proposed low-income project in Bakersfield, California, most homeowners in the area said they rejected the idea of bringing that type of property into the neighborhood.
Most said they planned on either objecting to the project at a city planning meeting or voicing their concerns to the city through email.
Some of those opposed to the project said moving ahead with it would bring down property values.
“This is an area where homes are all valued at $500,000 +. Think of the devaluation of the homes if this project is approved and completed. Not to mention that most of the folks who would live in these small units are mostly unemployed or living on government assistance, “ Mac Anderson wrote on the public forum.
But putting new affordable housing developments in more secluded areas away from existing neighborhoods may not be a viable option.
“Land prices, construction timelines and permitting costs tend to be higher and longer in existing neighborhoods, but the costs of connecting infrastructure to new neighborhoods can be expensive,” Pfeiffer said.
Looking to more secluded areas also keeps tenants from public transportation, a resource some rely on to get to work. According to the Department of Transportation, true affordability takes into account the cost of housing and the cost of transportation from that location.
Benefits of affordable housing
Pfeiffer said affordable housing is essential to a growing community. Without more affordable housing, rising housing costs could price people out of the communities they’ve called home their whole lives.
“Imagine growing up somewhere and not being able to afford housing when you leave your family home, so you have to move away from those you love and the place you want to invest in,” Pfeiffer said. “Think of how a lack of affordable housing creates a missed opportunity to cultivate lifelong investment from those who live in a place and support places where people know and care for one another.”
Local real estate appraiser Gary Crabtree reported in his “Crabtree Report” that list prices for homes currently on the market were up 32.2 percent yea- over-year. ApartmentList.com found the average rent in the United States rose 16 percent year-over-year.
Advocates for affordable housing say without more units, buyers and renters will be pushed out of the area to more affordable places or forced to live beyond their means. This means people could be spending 50 to 70 percent of their earnings solely on housing. The unhoused population could also increase.
What is considered affordable housing?
Affordable housing is an umbrella term used to describe paying no more than 30 percent of a paycheck toward housing costs, according to Pfeiffer.
While some people think public housing–buildings built and managed by the government–is the only form of affordable housing, this is not true. This means privately owned buildings, not subsidized by the government, can also be considered affordable housing as long as they offer rents low enough for the average person in the area to afford.
Affordable housing also includes buildings built with federal and state funds on the condition they rent out some units to lower-income individuals and families, Section 8 housing–a voucher program in which tenants receive money from the government to pay for rent–and the aforementioned public housing.
“A lot of the subsidy programs attach income targeting requirements to this threshold, for instance to be eligible for a housing voucher you have to make under a certain amount of money, and the voucher makes sure that tenants don’t have to pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent,” Pfeiffer said.
The waiting list for these programs is incredibly long. The Housing Authority of Kern County in California, for example, opened its Section 8 waiting list in January for the first time in 10 years.
Pfeiffer said that cultivating affordable housing is critical to a growing economy. When housing is affordable, the area becomes more attractive to prospective employees. People also have more disposable income to spend on the local economy when housing is affordable.
“Employers care a lot about housing affordability. Affordable housing is attractive in recruiting employees, thus it’s also important in recruiting employers. From this perspective, affordable housing is needed for a place to economically thrive,” she said. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/does-affordable-housing-depreciate-nearby-property-values/ | 2022-07-01T14:31:56Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/does-affordable-housing-depreciate-nearby-property-values/ | true |
GLENDORA, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CalPortland is pleased to announce that the purchase of the Redding cement plant and other assets from Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. was successfully completed on June 30, 2022. In addition to the Redding cement plant in Northern California, the assets include related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready mixed concrete plants located in California.
"We are pleased to welcome the new employees and related facilities to the CalPortland family," said Allen Hamblen, President/CEO, CalPortland Company. "These assets will serve an important role in continuing CalPortland's long-standing reputation of providing superior quality and environmentally friendly cement and concrete products to the western United States."
CalPortland Company is a major producer of cement, ready mixed concrete, aggregates, concrete products and asphalt in the western United States and Canada. Founded in 1891, CalPortland remains a leader in the industry through its commitment to quality, safety, customer service, technical excellence and environmental leadership. The company maintains its headquarters in Glendora, California. For more information about CalPortland Company, visit www.calportland.com .
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The regions most accomplished athletes and individuals among those being inducted
CHICAGO, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (CSHOF) will host its 25th annual induction ceremony on Wednesday, October 5th at McCormick Square's state-of-the-art Wintrust Arena. This year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner will honor 13 new members.
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Retired Chicago Bear legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher headlines an induction class that includes Baseball Hall of Famer and former Chicago Cub pitcher Lee Smith, 3x Stanley Cup Champion and Chicago Blackhawk Chris Chelios, Chicago Bear greats Willie Gault and Dan Neal and WNBA Champion Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky.
Naperville raised, Eastern Illinois University alumnus and Super Bowl XLIV winning coach Sean Payton will lead a bill of hometown heroes for induction including 4x Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Matt Grevers of Lake Forest and Track and Field great and Olympic coach Nat Page who was raised in Evanston.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen will attend to accept The Gayle Sayers Award and retired Cleveland Browns lineman Joe Thomas is the recipient of The George Connor Award. The awards are given annually to players that exemplified the values of Sayers and Connor both on and off the field.
Current Chicago Cubs President Crane Kenney will be inducted for his longtime contributions to Chicago sports and retired Chicago sports writer Toni Ginnetti is this year's recipient of The Excellence in Media award. A trailblazer in journalism, Ginnetti, was one of the first women ever to cover a wide range of college and professional sports beats including The Chicago White Sox and Cubs.
"We are thrilled with the lineup of our 2022 class. All of our award winners and inductees are most deserving and iconic Chicago legends of sport," said CSHOF President Charles P. Carey. "Each year the CSHOF board works tirelessly to program an event and induction ceremony that celebrates the very best individuals in Chicago sporting history to continue our cause of supporting education and athletic programs for underprivileged youth. Our 2022 ceremony is going to be a night to remember."
The annual event benefits Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame Charities, a 501c3 tax exempt organization in Illinois honoring those whom have distinguished themselves through their contributions in sports.
VIP cocktails are from 5:30-6:30PM, with dinner and induction starting at 7PM Wednesday, October 5th at Wintrust Arena, 200 E. Cermak Ave, Chicago, 60616. Ticket and sponsorship information is available on website.
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(CNN) — Days after meal-kit service Daily Harvest announced the voluntary recall of one of its products, the company has been hit with two lawsuits from individuals who said they had their gallbladders removed after consuming it.
Daily Harvest, a direct-to-consumer brand that relied on a network of online influencers to promote its products, announced earlier this month the voluntary recall of its French Lentil and Leek Crumbles after people who consumed it reported becoming ill. Several influencers told CNN Business last week that they spent time in the hospital with mysterious symptoms that puzzled doctors, including intense gastrointestinal pain and extremely elevated liver enzymes.
On Wednesday, Luke Wesley Pearson, a content creator from Portland, filed a personal injury lawsuit against Daily Harvest in an Oregon court. The complaint states that Pearson was healthy and had no significant health problems prior to consuming the crumbles.
“After consuming the Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles, plaintiff became violently ill, required hospitalization and endured the surgical removal of his gallbladder,” the complaint states. The suit also alleges Daily Harvest didn’t do enough to warn people about the dangers of its product, and “issued vaguely worded and insufficient warnings to its customers and influencers.”
Carol Ann Ready, a Daily Harvest customer, is also suing the company after she said she also was hospitalized and had her gallbladder removed after consuming the crumbles. The complaint recounts two emergency room visits in May after consuming the product twice. She described her pain as “a 9 or 10 out of 10,” the complaint states.
Ready was eventually diagnosed with liver and gallbladder dysfunction and doctors said the recommended course of action was to remove her gallbladder, according to the complaint. She underwent surgery to have her gallbladder removed on June 24, the court documents state.
In a statement Thursday, Daily Harvest said it does not comment on pending litigation, but stressed the steps it has taken to address “an adverse reaction” to its French Lentil and Leek Crumbles.
“We have reached out multiple times directly to consumers who received the product, instructing them to dispose of it and not eat it. In parallel, we launched an investigation to identify the root cause, working closely with the FDA, multiple independent labs, and a group of experts that includes microbiologists, toxin and pathogen experts as well as allergists,” the company said in a statement. “All pathogen and toxicology results have come back negative so far, but we’re continuing to do extensive testing so we can get to the bottom of this. Everyone who has been affected deserves an answer, and we are committed to making this right.”
Last week, the company posted an update on its website saying that it had received approximately 470 reports of illness or adverse reactions, and that approximately 28,000 units of the recalled product were distributed to customers in the United States from April 28 to June 17.
Daily Harvest’s founder and CEO Rachel Drori said in an update Monday that the company is “working 24 hours a day, seven days a week” to determine the root cause behind the health issues. She said it is also cooperating with a probe from the US Food and Drug Administration. “I recognize this is so frustrating. I am incredibly frustrated,” Drori wrote. “We’ll continue to share more information as it becomes available. You can expect to hear from us as soon as we know more.”
The FDA did not immediately respond to CNN Business’ request for comment Thursday. Last week, the agency said that it couldn’t confirm or deny if an investigation was ongoing that wasn’t already listed on its website. It added, however, that when specific consumer guidance can be developed, the FDA and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will publish outbreak advisories communicating that guidance to the public.
Daily Harvest was launched in 2016 and gained internet prominence after enlisting a slew of social media influencers to assist with its marketing. The company said last November that it had secured Series D funding that valued it at over $1 billion.
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HOLYOKE, Mass., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextMart, Inc. (the "Company" or "NXMR" - Pink Sheets Alternative Reporting Pink: NXMR) – NXMR would like to announce it completed the acquisition of Two Brothers Services, LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company, that provides oil field services in the Permian Basin ("Two Brother Services").
The Company acquired all of the control equity of Two Brothers Services pursuant to a share exchange agreement dated June 16, 2022, for 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Two Brothers Services is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, which is located in the prime oil and gas fields of the Permian Basin, and provides specialized oil field services, which include Hot Oilers and Super Vac Trucks. Two Brothers Services has approximately $3M USD in hard assets and equipment and produced top line revenue of $1,600,000 USD in fiscal year 2021. It is expected that Two Brothers Services is on pace to beat fiscal year 2021 top line revenue by closing out the 2022 fiscal year at $3,000,000 USD.
William Bouyea (CEO of the Company), states…" We are happy to acquire Two Brothers Services in Carlsbad, New Mexico. They are a fast-growing oil field service business in one of the hottest oil and gas production areas domestically, the Permian Basin. They fit perfectly in the portfolio of business operations we now own in the hot oil and gas market of the Permian Basin. Having Two Brothers Services as one of our operational subsidiaries and bringing Oscar Maldonado (Owner) as part of our team is without a question a very large event for the Company."
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NextMart, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is a public quoted Pink Sheet issuer under the ticker symbol "NXMR". Currently, NXMR currently is a shell company with a new management team with plans to become a current alternative reporting issuer with OTC Markets. The Company is currently looking for an appropriate business acquisition.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With today, July 1, marking the start of California's Fiscal Year 2022-23, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a raft of legislation, comprising the 2022-2023 State Budget. The final $300 billion spending plan, which was passed by the Legislature earlier this week, reflects a $97 billion budget surplus and weeks of negotiations between Governor Newsom and legislative and budget leaders working to address the state's transit and infrastructure needs, as well as challenges related to soaring inflation, rising gas prices, homelessness, public education, healthcare, and climate change, among other areas. The California Transit Association issued the following statement:
"The new budget reflects bold, smart and historic investments in major public transit and rail capital projects statewide while fast-tracking California's transition to a cleaner, more equitable and sustainable transportation network," said Michael Pimentel, Executive Director of the California Transit Association. "We applaud Governor Newsom and the legislative and budgetary leaders in both houses for finding common ground to finalize a budget that benefits all Californians and prioritizes record investments for public transit that will advance the state's ambitious environmental and climate goals while also producing jobs and boosting economic activity."
The budget commits approximately $8 billion to public transit and rail projects statewide over several fiscal years and hundreds of millions of dollars to support the industry's transition to zero-emission technologies among other significant investments, including:
- $3.65 billion for transit capital projects to be administered through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.
- $4 billion for transit capital projects statewide, allocated via population-based formula.
- $4.2 billion in funding for the California high-speed rail project.
- $1.049 billion for the Active Transportation Program.
- $198 million for local climate adaptation projects.
- $350 for grade separation projects.
- $3.53 billion for zero-emission vehicle deployment and charging/refueling infrastructure, with $100 million allocated for zero-emission transit buses and supporting infrastructure.
The California Transit Association is comprised of more than 220 member organizations, including all the state's largest urban transit operators, as well as dozens of transit agencies in suburban and rural areas.
CONTACT
Virginia Drake
Public Affairs and Communications Director
California Transit Association
M: (914) 924-0120
Email: virginia@caltransit.org
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Original Animated Series Featuring the Newest Crew to Join the Iconic Star Trek Franchise Comes to Nickelodeon This Summer
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BURBANK, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ordinary kids embark on extraordinary situations in the original animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, making its weekly debut on Nickelodeon beginning Friday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). In the one-hour premiere, "Lost & Found," Dal must gather an unlikely crew for their newfound ship if they are going to escape Tars Lamora, but The Diviner and his daughter Gwyn have other plans. Episodes will continue to debut Fridays on Nickelodeon through August 5.
"Generations of fans around the globe love Star Trek, and we're so excited to introduce our young audience to the franchise when Star Trek: Prodigy airs on Nickelodeon this Summer," said Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Big Kids Animation, Nickelodeon. "The Nick DNA is woven into the heartwarming friendships, high-stakes action, and beautiful animation, making this series a perfect fit in our content library."
Star Trek: Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens as they discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The teens know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek franchise – but over the course of their adventures together they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.
The stellar voice cast includes: Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk, a Brikar and an unusually bright eight-year-old girl; Brett Gray as Dal, a 17-year-old unknown species who fancies himself as a maverick; Angus Imrie as Zero, a Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform; Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog, a 16-year-old Tellarite known to relish an argument; Ella Purnell as Gwyn, a 17-year-old Vau N'Akat who was raised on her father's bleak mining planet; Dee Bradley Baker as Murf, an unknown but endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts; and Kate Mulgrew as Hologram Captain Janeway, the starship's built-in emergency training hologram.
Following the linear debut of Star Trek: Prodigy, episodes will become available on Nick.com, the Nick App, and Nick On Demand, with additional encores airing across Nicktoons. Star Trek: Prodigy is also available to stream on Paramount+, with new episodes dropping on the service later this year.
Star Trek: Prodigy is produced by Nickelodeon Animation, led by President of Animation Ramsey Naito; and CBS Studios' Eye Animation Productions; and Rod Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers, alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago) and Ben Hibon (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1), who also directs and serves as executive producer and the creative lead of the animated series.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
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Bengaluru: On this doctor’s day
Milaap extends a grateful salute to the
doctors and the broader medical fraternity in the country for their selfless service towards a healthier and happier nation. Through its collaboration with over 350 doctors and 800 hospitals so far, Milaap has been honoured and humbled in assisting with life-changing and life-saving medical procedures achieved through the generosity of compassionate citizens all over India.
Milaap’s data provides an interesting glimpse into the role that doctors and
healthcare professionals play in the landscape of charitable giving in India. The platform prides itself for over 120 partnerships with individual doctors from Bengaluru alone, making it the top city for helping patients through
crowdfunding. From Hyderabad and Mumbai, there are around 44 and 37 doctors respectively, and another 120 from Delhi and Chennai combined. These renowned doctors individually work to create awareness on the alternative financial model to patients in case they have run out of their funds to treat themselves or their near and dear ones.
To make
medical treatment affordable and accessible to a wider section of the population, Milaap also collaborates with multiple hospitals in different pockets of India. They help introduce and guide patients to explore the power of online collective giving in case they seek
monetary help. At present, Milaap works actively with 63 hospitals from Bengaluru, 44 from Hyderabad, 37 in Mumbai, 35 in Delhi and around 31 from Chennai. The priority ailments include liver transplants, heart transplants, bone marrow transplants, children needing paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), oncology, cardiology, burn cases, road injuries, SMA and COVID from recent times
Anoj Viswanathan, Co-founder and President, Milaap, said, “ Doctors and
healthcare professionals are forerunners in spreading awareness on the possibilities of medical crowdfunding and going a step further to protect their distressed patients. We take pride in being a trusted partner for the medical fraternity in the country and will continue to work towards financially enabling them to save more lives everyday. Milaap works to add a safety net for the most complicated and rare diseases that come at a high-cost along with its long-term expenses. As with all other stakeholders, we ensure a secure and seamless giving platform for healthcare professionals and together we strengthen the entire online giving experience.”
Milaap thanks the medical fraternity and its donor community once again for their continued trust as a conduit for their compassionate giving. It pledges to make its platform experience yet more seamless for all stakeholders so that our dear doctors can carry on with the most important task on their hands: saving lives and spreading smiles. | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/milaap-extends-grateful-salute-to-doctors-broader-medical-fraternity/92600665 | 2022-07-01T14:36:53Z | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/milaap-extends-grateful-salute-to-doctors-broader-medical-fraternity/92600665 | false |
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement on behalf of sellers of MINDBODY, Inc. publicly traded Class A common stock:
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
To: All persons and entities who or which sold shares of the publicly traded Class A common stock of MINDBODY, Inc. ("Mindbody" or the "Company") during the period from November 6, 2018 through February 15, 2019, inclusive, and were allegedly damaged thereby ("Settlement Class").
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, that Court-appointed Co-Lead Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all members of the proposed Settlement Class, and Mindbody, Richard L. Stollmeyer, Brett White, and Eric Liaw (collectively, "Defendants"), have reached a proposed settlement of the claims in the above-captioned class action (the "Action") in the amount of $9,750,000 (the "Settlement").
A hearing will be held before the Honorable Valerie E. Caproni on October 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 443 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 (the "Settlement Hearing") to determine whether the Court should: (i) approve the proposed Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) dismiss the Action with prejudice as provided in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated March 3, 2022; (iii) approve the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the proceeds of the Settlement (the "Net Settlement Fund") to Settlement Class Members; and (iv) approve Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application. The Court may change the date of the Settlement Hearing without providing another written notice. Information about any changes to the hearing will be posted on the Claims Administrator's website at www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/. You do NOT need to attend the Settlement Hearing to receive a distribution from the Net Settlement Fund.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY PAYMENT. If you have not yet received a full Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by visiting the Claims Administrator's website www.strategicclaims.net/mindbody/ or by contacting the Claims Administrator at:
Mindbody Securities Litigation
c/o Strategic Claims Services
P.O. Box 230
600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 205
Media, PA 19063
info@strategicclaims.net
(866) 274-4004
Inquiries, other than requests for information about the status of a claim, may also be made to Lead Counsel:
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
Carol C. Villegas, Esq.
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
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settlementquestions@labaton.com
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If you are a Settlement Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked, or submitted online, no later than September 27, 2022 to the Claims Administrator. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not timely submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by all judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable.
If you are a Settlement Class Member and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion to the Claims Administrator in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice such that it is received no later than September 27, 2022. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court relating to the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable, and you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, Lead Counsel's Fee and Expense Application, and/or the proposed Plan of Allocation must be filed with the Court, either by mail or in person, and be mailed to counsel for the Parties in accordance with the instructions in the Notice, such that they are received no later than October 14, 2022.
DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, DEFENDANTS, OR
DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
DATED: July 1, 2022
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 1, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
833 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
The Flash Flood Watch is cancelled for a portion of southeast Texas,
including the following areas, Fort Bend, Inland Brazoria, Inland
Galveston, Inland Harris, Inland Matagorda and Wharton.
The flash flooding threat has not materialized as heavy rain has set
up farther to the east. Therefore, the Flash Flood Watch is being
cancelled.
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall on the
immediate coast may be possible.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
areas, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Chambers, Coastal
Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda,
Galveston Island, Matagorda Islands and Southern Liberty.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The heaviest rain from a slug of tropical moisture has moved
east of the area, largely ending the threat of excessive
rain. One possible exception is on the immediate coast, where
storms are occurring and remain possible into the afternoon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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