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Leumit Health Services
LeumitHealth Services was established in 1933, before the establishment ofthe State of Israel. The same pioneers who held the vision of creating a Jewishstate are those who helped create our health fund, all in...
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Naranja X
Naranja X is a fintech financial management company based in Argentina. It is the evolution of the established and well-known credit solutions company, Naranja.
A customer-oriented company known for being the major credit card issuer in Argentina for over 35 years, Naranja X has been driven by the same objective: making life easier for our customers, merchants and employees.
Innovation is a key focus of the company, as well as trusted security. Naranja X’s solid experience in the market is possible thanks to the company’s qualified, human-centred employees and to having innovation as its top work philosophy, positioning it as a strong leader in the Latin American and global financial sectors.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the highest level in two decades as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers.
Immigration authorities stopped migrants 221,303 times along the Southwest border in March, a 34% increase from a month earlier, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data filed with a federal court in Texas.
The new figures were disclosed as the Biden administration comes under increasing pressure over the looming expiration of a public health order that enabled U.S. authorities to turn back most migrants, including people seeking asylum from persecution.
The number of migrant encounters has gone up nearly every month since President Joe Biden took office, becoming fodder for political opponents who point to the increase as evidence that this administration is weaker on border security than its predecessor.
A backlog of people waiting outside the country to seek asylum, as well as dire economic and political conditions in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, is partially responsible for the increase in migrants. Administration critics blame Biden, arguing his administration's moves to roll back Trump-era policies has encouraged people to come.
The number of illegal crossings, or those outside official ports of entry, totaled 209,906 in March, surpassing the previous high of Biden’s presidency of 200,658 set in July, and the highest level since March 2000, when it reached 220,063.
Former President Donald Trump also faced a sharp increase in migrant border crossings but the number plummeted with the start of the pandemic. In March 2020, the previous administration invoked Title 42, a little-used public health authority to quickly expel nearly anyone encountered along the Southwest border.
U.S. authorities have expelled migrants more than 1.7 million times under Title 42 authority, named for a 1944 public health law, using the threat of COVID-19 to deny migrants a chance to seek asylum as required under U.S. law and international treaty.
With COVID-19 cases in decline, the Biden administration has said it intends to end the use of Title 42 at the border on May 23.
Several moderate Democrats have joined Republican leaders to call for an extension of Title 42 authority, most recently Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware on Sunday. Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat up for election this year, toured the border last week and warned that the Biden administration is unprepared for asylum restrictions to be lifted.
The rapid expulsions under Title 42 are a significant component of the increase. Migrants are turned back without any legal consequences, and many simply try to cross again and are therefore counted more than once in the total.
More than half of the 221,303 stopped were quickly turned away, either to Mexico or their homelands, according to data supplied to a federal court in Texas as part of that state's challenge of Biden administration immigration policies.
Most of the rest were processed under immigration authority, known as Title 8, and their ultimate fate varies. About 34,000 were allowed to remain in the U.S. under parole, which will allow them to pursue asylum or legal residency through other avenues. If they are unsuccessful, they could face deportation.
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Associated Press writer Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.
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Nova Scotia Power
We provide 95 per cent of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Nova Scotia, and serve 500,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the province.Our 1,700 dedicated,...
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LSC Communications
With a rich history of industry experience, innovative solutions and service reliability, LSC Communications is a global leader in print and digital media solutions. The companys traditional and digital print-r...
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On Tax Day, the Treasury Department urges for more funding to the IRS
On Tax Day, the Treasury Department urges for more funding to the IRS
Audio will be available later today.
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the deadline to file taxes and what the department says the IRS needs.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
300 PM CDT Mon Apr 18 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.
* Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam and
Hartley.
* 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent.
* Red Flag Threat Index...3-4.
* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will
create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid
activities that promote open flames and sparks.
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SNOLAB
SNOLAB is a government funded research facility in Sudbury, Canada, that hosts a variety of different experiments based on particle astrophysics, particle physics, astronomy and cosmology. The Labs main goal i...
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WXIN) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released body cam video of a heroic fire rescue in which officers caught two children and a woman from a second story window.
First responders were sent to the fire at last Monday.
IMPD officers were among the first to arrive at the scene, where smoke was rapidly billowing from the windows of several apartments.
Body camera window depicts a woman yelling from a window on the second floor, “Please hurry! I can’t breathe! I’ve got my kids in here!”
An IMPD officer identified as “Officer Carroll” then asks the woman how old the children are. To which she responds, “Two and three.”
Officer Carroll then says, “You wanna try and pass them down to me, real quick?”
His body camera shows a young child being dropped out of the window as officers catch him. Just seconds later, the woman passes another young child out of the window who is caught by officers.
The woman herself then jumps out of the window with the officers’ assistance.
The family was checked out by medics.
“You did so good. You guys are so brave,” one officer tells the children. “One day, you are going to get to tell a story about how you jumped out of a two-story window…You looked like Spiderman.”
Fire crews said the fire was started after another resident knocked over a candle in his apartment.
Twenty people in all had to be evacuated. No one was seriously hurt.
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Toad ‘n’ Turtle Pubhouse and Grill
Toad ‘n Turtle Pubhouse and Grill is a casual dining concept goes beyond the traditional English pub with house smoked meats, award-winning fare, and 24 draught beers on tap. The first Toad ‘n Turtl...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Hope Bancorp Inc. (HOPE) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $60.7 million.
The Los Angeles-based bank said it had earnings of 50 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $158.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $146.4 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $143.4 million.
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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HOPE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HOPE
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The University of Akron
The University of Akron, is the regions most influential public research university, contributing to the resurgence of the local economy, providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines, and known f...
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Plusnet
We're a friendly, no-nonsense, award-winning communications provider. We were born back in 1997 with a simple belief - everyone deserves to pay a fair price and still get great customer service. We provide ...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana House panel advanced a proposed state operating budget Monday that includes $148 million for pay raises for teachers and school support staff and $104 million for increases in higher education faculty pay, but strips a proposed $100-per-month increase in state supplemental pay for local police and firefighters.
Still up in the air as the $38 billion state operating budget and related budget bills left the House Appropriations Committee on Monday was the future of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to allocate $500 million in one-time revenue toward a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge, a project one administration officials said could eventually cost roughly $2.5 billion.
The initial bridge funding, along with the education pay raises, were among priorities Edwards laid out in his annual budget proposal earlier this year.
The proposals were made as lawmakers, after facing years of tight budgets, prepared to debate how best to spend higher tax revenues and an influx of more than $2.8 billion in one-time revenue — $1.4 billion from federal pandemic aid, $700 million of surplus from the 2021 fiscal year and $853 million higher-than-planned revenue for the current year.
As the committee prepared to move the budget legislation to the full House for a planned Thursday debate, chairman Jerome Zeringue, a Houma Republican, touted the education raises along with increased funding for early childhood education initiatives, clean water programs, and a $500 million allocation to refurbish the state unemployment trust fund. That allocation, backers said, will prevent Louisiana businesses from facing a jump in unemployment insurance costs to replenish a fund that was drained when the coronavirus pandemic led to major job losses.
But the committee approved an amendment stripping the increase in supplemental pay for parish and municipal police and firefighters. Rep. Jack McFarland, a Jonesboro Republican, said the proposed increase, along with other legislation that could add more local level emergency workers to those already getting supplemental pay, could eventually put financial strains on the state.
“Granted they’re worth more than what we’re providing," said Zeringue. "But this is a recurring expense and we need to look at trying to engage and involve local governments as well to support their local fire and police.”
Rep. Dustin Miller, a Democrat from Opelousas, expressed hope that the supplemental pay increase might be restored to the budget after a state panel, the Revenue Estimating Conference, meets to make its official revenue projection, which could mean more money coming in.
As for the bridge, Republican legislative leaders have been slow to back Edwards' proposal, saying the money could sit for years without being used while plans for the bridge take shape. Zeringue said Monday that House and Senate leaders are discussing the issue. Meanwhile, among the legislation the panel advanced Monday was a proposal to create a “Revitalizing and Developing Infrastructure in All of Louisiana” fund. Zeringue described the RADIAL fund as a place to “park” the non-recurring revenue Edwards wants to use for the bridge while discussions are underway.
Edwards' top financial official, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, repeated the administration's contention that the money needs to be dedicated to the bridge now. He said site recommendations for the bridge are expected in the coming months. He said committing $500 million to the project would help the state seek competitive grants and other funding for a project with a possible total cost of $2.5 billion.
“I like the concept of the RADIAL fund, I just hope that the Mississippi River bridge is not a spare tire,” said Dardenne.
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Wayne Farms
As a company, we can trace our roots back through the last century — but one thing has remained clear: we can only grow when we have the trust and loyalty of our customers. From humble beginnings, Wayne F...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana House panel advanced a proposed state operating budget Monday that includes $148 million for pay raises for teachers and school support staff and $104 million for increases in higher education faculty pay, but strips a proposed $100-per-month increase in state supplemental pay for local police and firefighters.
Still up in the air as the $38 billion state operating budget and related budget bills left the House Appropriations Committee on Monday was the future of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to allocate $500 million in one-time revenue toward a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge, a project one administration officials said could eventually cost roughly $2.5 billion.
The initial bridge funding, along with the education pay raises, were among priorities Edwards laid out in his annual budget proposal earlier this year.
The proposals were made as lawmakers, after facing years of tight budgets, prepared to debate how best to spend higher tax revenues and an influx of more than $2.8 billion in one-time revenue — $1.4 billion from federal pandemic aid, $700 million of surplus from the 2021 fiscal year and $853 million higher-than-planned revenue for the current year.
As the committee prepared to move the budget legislation to the full House for a planned Thursday debate, chairman Jerome Zeringue, a Houma Republican, touted the education raises along with increased funding for early childhood education initiatives, clean water programs, and a $500 million allocation to refurbish the state unemployment trust fund. That allocation, backers said, will prevent Louisiana businesses from facing a jump in unemployment insurance costs to replenish a fund that was drained when the coronavirus pandemic led to major job losses.
But the committee approved an amendment stripping the increase in supplemental pay for parish and municipal police and firefighters. Rep. Jack McFarland, a Jonesboro Republican, said the proposed increase, along with other legislation that could add more local level emergency workers to those already getting supplemental pay, could eventually put financial strains on the state.
“Granted they’re worth more than what we’re providing," said Zeringue. "But this is a recurring expense and we need to look at trying to engage and involve local governments as well to support their local fire and police.”
Rep. Dustin Miller, a Democrat from Opelousas, expressed hope that the supplemental pay increase might be restored to the budget after a state panel, the Revenue Estimating Conference, meets to make its official revenue projection, which could mean more money coming in.
As for the bridge, Republican legislative leaders have been slow to back Edwards' proposal, saying the money could sit for years without being used while plans for the bridge take shape. Zeringue said Monday that House and Senate leaders are discussing the issue. Meanwhile, among the legislation the panel advanced Monday was a proposal to create a “Revitalizing and Developing Infrastructure in All of Louisiana” fund. Zeringue described the RADIAL fund as a place to “park” the non-recurring revenue Edwards wants to use for the bridge while discussions are underway.
Edwards' top financial official, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, repeated the administration's contention that the money needs to be dedicated to the bridge now. He said site recommendations for the bridge are expected in the coming months. He said committing $500 million to the project would help the state seek competitive grants and other funding for a project with a possible total cost of $2.5 billion.
“I like the concept of the RADIAL fund, I just hope that the Mississippi River bridge is not a spare tire,” said Dardenne.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With no end in sight to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, some U.S. lawmakers say the U.S. needs to step in and take more action to stop Russia.
However, it’s a delicate consideration for lawmakers and the Biden administration to decide how involved the U.S. can get in the conflict in Ukraine due to fears of what Russia would do in retaliation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine won’t give up its fight against Russia in the besieged eastern city of Mariupol.
“It is very important for us not to allow them, to stand our ground,” Zelenskyy said, despite warnings from Russia to the remaining troops there to surrender or die.
On CBS Face the Nation, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) says the U.S. shouldn’t give up either.
“the American people cannot turn away from this tragedy in Ukraine,” he said.
Coons advocated for more U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
“I think the history of the 21st century turns on how fiercely we defend freedom in Ukraine. And that Putin will only stop when we stop him,” he said.
On Capitol Hill, more than one U.S. senator said perhaps U.S. troop involvement in Ukraine shouldn’t be completely off the table as Russia shows no signs of backing off its attack on Ukraine.
“The president, in terms of his decisions as commander in chief, needs to look clearly at the level of brutality,” Coons said.
Russia has already sent a warning to the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Ukraine.
U.S. involvement in helping Ukraine has been measured in part because Russia possesses nuclear weapons that some experts fear Russian President Vladimir Putin would use.
Meanwhile, Pope Francis addressed those fears of nuclear war in his Easter Sunday remarks.
“Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war?” Francis asked.
Another reason the U.S. hasn’t sent troops to defend Ukraine is that Ukraine isn’t part of NATO. So far, President Joe Biden has held firm in his decision the U.S. won’t send troops to fight in Ukraine.
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Radius Bank
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Boston, MA, Radius Bank is a leading online bank committed to providing a full complement of accounts and services to meet the growing banking needs of consumers and busines...
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Amerisan
AMERISAN is a mixture of “American” and “Sanitary.” It focuses solely on serving the food processing industry,providing sanitation and safety-related solutions for food processing compan...
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RG Gold
RG Gold is a Kazakh gold mining and production company operating one of the largest deposits of gold and third largest in terms of gold resources in Kazakhstan. The deposit is in the Burabay area of Akmola region, covering an area of 67.7 sq. km that consists of two pits: North and South Raygorodok. The company employs more than 920 people and another 300+ subcontractor personnel. Currently, RG Gold produces more than 45,000 oz. of Doré gold a year. Year after year, the company embraces the latest in heap-leach technology to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
3-1-0
(three, one, zero)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
3-1-0
(three, one, zero)
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Sapura Drilling Asia Pte Ltd
Sapura Drilling traces its roots to Robray Offshore Drilling Co. Ltd in Singapore back in 1972. It then went through a series of mergers and acquisitions over the years involving offshore players Smedvig, Petro...
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El Puerto Rico, which debuted in 2018, is created by Tianhui Ng, music director of the Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra and the Pioneer Valley Symphony, and Don Sanders, executive director of the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts.
The project has commissioned new pieces of chamber music from Puerto Rican composers, and it has created The Victory Players, an ensemble of young virtuoso players from around the world under Ng's direction. Several performances have come together as a result.
Coming soon in spring 2022, a June performance and recording is in the works showcasing new compositions.
Past performances are available on this page for listening and viewing, with links available below for more.
El Puerto Rico 4: The Rich Port
A chamber concert event called El Puerto Rico 4: The Rich Port was recorded in June 2021 and released in the fall.
Several videos were produced for the performances by The Victory Players as well as interviews with the composers.
El Puerto Rico 3: Identity Duets
A virtual chamber concert event took place in January 2021 called El Puerto Rico 3: Identity Duets. The concert included duets by Puerto Rican composers Gabriel Bouche Caro, Carlos Carrillo, Johanny Navarro, Christian A. Quiñones, Iván Enrique Rodríguez, and Omar Surillo.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities on Monday said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said in a news release that the decision was made after consulting with the McDonald family and that the “family was in agreement not to pursue a second prosecution.”
According to the release, prosecuting Van Dyke on federal charges would have been much more difficult than it was to prosecute him in state court because the burden of proof is far higher.
Federal prosecutors “would have to prove not only that Mr. Van Dyke acted with the deliberate and specific intent to do something the law forbids, but also that his actions were not the result of mistake, fear, negligence, or bad judgment,” the office explained in the release. “It requires federal prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what Mr. Van Dyke was thinking when he used deadly force, and that he knew such force was excessive. ”
Van Dyke was convicted in Chicago in 2018 of second-degree murder and aggravated battery and sentenced to 81 months in state prison. The former officer served less than half that sentence before he was released from prison in February.
His release prompted calls from civil rights leaders, community activists and others who were angry about what they saw as a lenient sentence for the slaying of the teenager — whom he shot 16 times — for federal prosecutors to charge Van Dyke again.
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Botco.ai's conversational automation platform integrates with Medtelligent's suite of electronic health records tools to create a seamless customer experience spanning the lifecycle of the resident
CHICAGO and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Botco.ai, the leading HIPAA-compliant conversational marketing platform, announced today a partnership with Medtelligent, Inc., provider of ALIS software for assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities. The partnership brings Botco.ai's conversational automation platform to assisted living communities as an integrated part of Medtelligent's ALIS software, a comprehensive suite of electronic health records (eHR) tools. Together, the joint solution enables seniors and their families to learn about assisted living communities through private, easy-to-use chat conversations and, upon moving into the community, make insights from those conversations a part of their eHR profile to receive better, more personalized care and treatment.
Among the first businesses to implement the joint solution is Carlton Senior Living. With 12 communities throughout Northern California, Carlton offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care options. Through Botco.ai's conversational automation platform, the pre-qualified leads for Carlton that have come in to take a tour at one of their communities have shown a conversion rate of 85% — a marked increase from the company's average conversion rate of about 50%.
"The integration between Botco.ai and Medtelligent's ALIS is a boon to Carlton and the entire assisted living industry," said Carlton president David Coluzzi. "Botco.ai allows us to deliver a top-notch customer experience starting from our very first interaction with a potential resident or their loved one, while ALIS ensures that our residents receive exceptional care during the entirety of their stay. Through this joint solution, we're able to take whatever questions or concerns a customer may have upon their initial inquiry and make sure they are properly addressed throughout the course of their care."
Botco.ai's conversational automation platform enables healthcare providers to provide fast and accurate answers to their prospects' questions via an easy, conversational experience that complies with all HIPAA policies. Meanwhile, Medtelligent's ALIS offers software purpose-built for assisted living and memory care communities, with features including marketing and lead tracking, electronic health records, staff management, clinical management, enterprise dashboards, and more. Insights from Botco.ai's platform are seamlessly integrated into ALIS's eHR system to provide important inputs for resident care and treatment.
"Botco.ai creates a safe space where new prospects and potential residents of assisted living communities can come and ask any questions they might have without any fear of judgment and with complete privacy," said Trisha Cole, COO and General Counsel at Medtelligent. "And then, by bringing those conversations into our CRM and eHR platform, we enable the staff to gain access to relevant information so they can follow up and make sure they're addressing whatever fears or concerns the resident might have initially had. It allows us to integrate those early conversations into each community's workflows, from marketing and sales all the way through to resident onboarding and care."
"Medtelligent shares our values of using technology to help make the assisted living community and the healthcare industry in general more human," said Rebecca Clyde, CEO of Botco.ai. "We believe that AI, automation, and related technologies can help healthcare providers forge deeper, longer-lasting relationships with customers and patients. Through this new integration with ALIS, assisted living communities are able to provide their prospects with faster and easier answers to all of their top questions, along with a deeper level of empathy and understanding for those prospects once they become customers."
Botco.ai and Medtelligent will co-host a webinar on "Multiplying engagement at scale for the full resident lifecycle through the seamless integration of conversational automation and EHR systems" on May 23rd at 11 am PST. To register, visit http://www.botco.ai.
About Medtelligent
Medtelligent makes ALIS: software purpose-built for clinical management, billing, and operational reporting in assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities. ALIS is designed to solve senior living-specific challenges including regulatory compliance management across different states, full eMAR management and drug counting, integrated assessments, and family engagement. To learn more, visit http://www.medtelligent.com.
About Botco.ai
Botco.ai is a HIPPA-compliant, AI-powered conversational marketing automation solution that can be implemented at scale to improve engagement rates. Today, the company offers industry-leading authoring, webchat, and AI machine-learning capabilities to quickly and effectively convert more customers in healthcare, wellness, addiction, behavioral health, physical therapy and senior living centers. Botco.ai's Integrated Analytics Dashboard provides a comprehensive view of chat campaigns across multiple messaging channels such as web and Facebook Messenger. The API-based interface can be used to transfer leads, transcripts, and data into enterprise sales and marketing automation products like Salesforce, Hubspot, Adobe Marketing Cloud, Zoho as well as leading EHR and scheduling systems. Botco.ai is the recipient of the Arizona Innovation Challenge "Most Outstanding Startup" award and a graduate of Alchemist Accelerator Class XXV, the #1 accelerator for enterprise startups. For more information, visit http://www.botco.ai.
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Sometimes the final score does a poor job of reflecting how close a ballgame really was.
Such was the case in the Itawamba AHS softball team's 6-2 victory over region opponent Mooreville on Thursday night. The victory clinched a playoff spot for the Lady Indians.
"It's a dogfight every night in this division," IAHS head coach Jeffrey Mann said.
Was it ever. The Lady Indians (14-6-1, 7-3 in Region 1-4A) and Lady Troopers went blow for blow through six innings with the game tied 2-2 heading into the final inning. Mooreville out-hit Itawamba, tallying eight hits to the Lady Indians' five. But two Lady Trooper errors and a pair of passed balls in the seventh ultimately made the difference, allowing IAHS to push across four more runs and earn the win.
By contrast to Mooreville, IAHS committed no errors and made a number of crucial defensive plays that helped starting pitcher Layla Owens and reliever Alden Kline hold off the Lady Troopers.
"We played pretty clean and made plays behind (Owens)," Mann said. "She didn't have her best stuff tonight. I thought the zone was a little tight early, (but) she fought through it and gave our defense a chance."
After a scoreless first, the Lady Indians struck first. Riley Sheffield drew a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a pop fly. Kooper Reese grounded out to the pitcher but drove in Sheffield to give IAHS its first run of the ballgame.
Mooreville answered immediately, however. Ava Smith reached on a walk sandwiched between a pair of Owens strikeouts. Emily Rushing smacked a single to advance Smith, who scored on a passed ball to tie the game 1-1.
The game remained tied in the fourth when Owens ran into trouble. McKenna Hutcherson reached on an infield single to third, and Smith drew another walk to put Mooreville runners on first and second with no outs. But during the ensuing at-bat, senior catcher Chloe McClain caught Smith straying too far from first and gunned her out. The play deflated the Lady Troopers' attack as Owens struck out the batter and forced a groundout to end the threat.
"I'm gonna be lost next year (without McClain at catcher)," Mann said. "She is a weapon behind the plate. You can't run on her, and you can't fall asleep."
The Lady Indians carried their defensive momentum to the plate. Fischer Short led off the fifth with a single to left-centerfield. Marli Larabee followed with a walk, and Payton Stevens laid down a picture-perfect sacrifice bunt – her second of the game – to advance the runners to second and third. Owens' sacrifice fly scored Short to give IAHS its second lead of the ballgame.
But Mooreville rallied back once again in the bottom frame. Blake Bevill hit a bloop double into shallow rightfield, then advanced to third on leadoff hitter Lulu Franks' single to right-center. Regan Hawkins dropped a squeeze bunt that scored Bevill from third to tie the game 2-2.
The Lady Troopers could have easily done more damage in the fifth as Carley Sullivan drew a walk to load the bases. But a baserunning miscue proved costly; Lauren Cates lined out to Short at shortstop, and Short caught Hawkins away from second without tagging up to turn the double play. Owens struck out Hutcherson to end the inning and strand the remaining two runners.
Each team had scoring chances in the sixth, but both IAHS and Mooreville left two runners stranded without plating a run.
But the wheels came off for Mooreville in the seventh. Larabee and Stevens reached on a walk and an error, respectively. McClain drew a walk as well, with the fourth ball getting past Mooreville's Franks behind the plate to allow Larabee to score and put runners on second and third. Kaitlynn King hit a grounder to Hutcherson at shortstop, but split-second hesitation by Hutcherson allowed King to reach first and Stevens to score to put IAHS up 4-2. The Lady Troopers brought in Blake Bevill to relieve starting pitcher Carley Sullivan with runners of second and third, but the Lady Indians managed to push across two more runs on a grounder and an error before Mooreville could escape the inning.
Owens started out the bottom frame strong with a pair of strikeouts, but she followed that up with two straight walks. Kline came and tallied a strikeout against the lone hitter she faced to close out the game for the Lady Indians.
"That's a good team over there," Coach Mann said. "These four seniors that are playing have been playing since seventh, eighth grade. There ain't much they haven't seen. They know how to get prepared."
Owens tossed 6 2/3 innings for IAHS to earn the victory, giving up two runs on eight hits and six walks while striking out nine Mooreville batters.
Layla Wilson went 2-for-4 to lead IAHS at the plate. Marli Larabee reached base on all three of her plate appearances, singling in the third and drawing walks in the fifth and seventh innings.
Blake Bevill led Mooreville with hits in each of her three at-bats, including a double in the fifth. Ava Smith also reached base three times with a single and two walks.
The Lady Indians will wrap up the regular season at Booneville on Tuesday night after visiting New Albany on Monday.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Two passengers were rescued from a car in Richmond Monday morning, one trapped, after crashing into a light pole.
The Richmond Fire Department tweeted Monday, saying crews responded to the crash at 2200 Chamberlayne Pkwy just after 9:30 a.m. Once on scene, firefighters saw heavy smoke coming from the vehicle that had collided with a light pole.
Richmond Fire said that two occupants were in the vehicle, and one was trapped on the passenger side. Crews helped to get the two to safety, and the incident was marked under control just before 10 a.m.
The Richmond Ambulance Authority transported both occupants to a local hospital for minor injuries.
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Russia's expected offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun, Ukrainian officials have announced.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address shared on Telegram, “Now we can state that the Russian forces have started the battle for the Donbas that they have been getting ready for a long time.”
The Pentagon says Russia added artillery, ground combat forces and other capabilities in recent days ahead of this new ground offensive in the Donbas region in Ukraine.
A senior U.S. defense official said the number of combat units known as battalion tactical groups in eastern and southern Ukraine had grown to 76 from 65 last week. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal U.S. military assessments of the war.
It’s difficult to know at this stage of the war, but that could add up to 50,000 to 60,000 Russian troops, depending on how developed the groups are.
The official said that if Russian forces succeed in fully controlling the southern port of Mariupol it could free up nearly a dozen battalion tactical groups for use elsewhere in the Donbas region.
The official also said that four U.S. cargo flights arrived in Europe on Sunday with weapons and other materials, part of $800 million in assistance announced last week.
The official said training of Ukrainian personnel on U.S. Army and Marine Corps 155mm howitzers was set to begin at an undisclosed location outside of Ukraine in the next several days. The U.S. pledged 18 howitzers to bolster Ukrainian forces in the Donbas fight, and these trainees can in turn train more soldiers inside Ukraine.
The European Union’s top diplomat condemned Russia’s “indiscriminate and illegal” attacks on Ukraine on Monday as the country experienced the most intense missile strikes in weeks.
Josep Borrell, the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said in a statement that the EU supports the work of the International Criminal Court and other efforts to ensure accountability for human rights violations.
“There can be no impunity for war crimes,” said Borrell, who called for Russia to immediately cease hostilities and withdraw forces from Ukraine.
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Picture shows Russia’s Moskva warship burning at sea before sinking, says expert
This is the first photograph to have emerged of the guided-missile cruiser on fire
Russia releases video claiming to show survivors from Moskva warship meeting with navy chief
A picture of the Russian Navy’s Moskva warship burning before it sank in the Black Sea is genuine, an expert has said.
The first verified images of the damaged cruiser, which show her listing to port with smoke billowing from her midships section, appeared days after Ukraine said it had sunk the ship in a missile attack.
Although the Kremlin has acknowledged the loss of the vessel, it continues to claim the ship was destroyed by an on-board explosion rather than by enemy weapons.
Sidharth Kaushal, a sea power research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), confirmed the latest pictures do show the Moskva gutted by fire.
“I have examined the images and they are of the Moskva,” he told The Independent.
“The placement of the radar – visible in the photo – the canisters for surface to air and surface to surface missiles and the hull form all seem to confirm that they are of a Slava-class cruiser, and thus must be the Moskva.”
Moscow has not commented on the authenticity of the pictures.
While both Ukraine and Russia agree that the Moskva sank, their accounts of how it was destroyed differ.
Ukraine’s Operational Command South claimed on Thursday that the Moskva began to take on water after it was struck by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles.
“In the Black Sea operational zone, Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles hit the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – it received significant damage,” the statement said.
“A fire broke out. Other units of the ship’s group tried to help, but a storm and a powerful explosion of ammunition overturned the cruiser and it began to sink.”
Russia, however, claimed that an on-board ammunition store board exploded, causing serious damage to the vessel. This version of events has been rejected by a senior US defence official, citing military intelligence.
It is not known how many Russian sailors on the Moskva died. However, the Novaya Gazeta Europe newspaper has reported that at least 40 people were killed and others are still missing.
The sinking of the crucial warship came as a massive blow to the Russian military, which has been struggling against fierce Ukrainian resistance since its forces invade the country on 24 February .
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New details were released Monday regarding the ongoing investigation into the tragic Orlando thrill ride death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried spoke at a press conference and gave an update on the findings of a forensic engineer that was hired to assist with the investigation.
The engineer's report revealed that an operator of the drop tower made manual adjustments to the seat that Sampson sat in, "resulting in it being unsafe."
"This report confirmed that manual adjustments had been made to the sensor [of] the seat in question that allowed the harness-to-restraint opening to be almost double that of the normal restraint opening range," Fried read.
The improper adjustments allowed the safety lights to illuminate, Fried said, which allowed the ride to operate, although Sampson was not properly secured in his seat.
“This report answers the question of what mechanically took place as our investigation now enters its next phase of how and why it occurred as we look towards potential penalties along with any potential changes of rules and regulations needed,” said Fried.
“As noted in the report, there are many other potential contributing factors that may have played a role in this incident, and that is what our Department is continuing to investigate. Given these outstanding concerns, the Drop Tower will remain closed indefinitely ”
Statement from Icon Park:
"We are deeply troubled that the preliminary findings of the State’s investigation indicate a sensor on the Orlando FreeFall attraction, which is owned and operated by the SlingShot Group, had been mis-adjusted after the sensor was originally secured in place. ICON Park is committed to providing a safe, fun experience for families. We will continue to support the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services with their ongoing investigation."
Sampson was visiting from out of state when he traveled to Orlando's ICON Park, the Orange County Sheriff's Office reports.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Student stabbed by ‘trespasser’ at California high school
Published: Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:12 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
STOCKTON, Calif. (Gray News) – A student was taken to the hospital after being stabbed at a California high school Monday, according to the school district.
Stockton Unified School District confirmed the stabbing at Stagg High School in Stockton, about 50 miles south of Sacramento.
District officials said the school is under lockdown after a “trespasser” approached the campus and stabbed a student.
The suspect is in custody and the victim was transported to the hospital. The student’s condition has not yet been released.
District officials said the motive for the attack is under the investigation and more information will be available soon.
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Movers clean out wrong apartment, all of family’s belongings thrown in dumpsters
OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) - A Nebraska family was left dumpster diving for their belongings after a moving company mistakenly cleaned out the wrong apartment.
On Thursday, Stephanie Gunia picked up her three kids from school and headed back to their apartment, which they just moved into that week.
But upon entering, the family was met with a horrible surprise.
“We walked in, and there was nothing in our apartment except for a mattress,” Gunia said. “My kids’ stuff was gone, their clothes, everything.”
Thinking she’d been burglarized, Gunia panicked and called the police. However, when officers came to investigate, they found no signs of forced entry, and all doors and windows were locked.
But then, a neighbor told Gunia he saw people moving items out of her apartment and into the dumpsters.
Upon looking, Gunia found her personal belongings spread out between five dumpsters – much of it ruined.
Ultimately, investigation revealed what happened – the apartment complex hired a moving company to clear out an apartment, and they hit the wrong unit.
“They said they got the wrong apartment. They cleaned out the wrong apartment,” Gunia said.
Apartment management said in a statement, “We are working with a resident who had some of her possessions mistakenly placed in a dumpster. We believe almost all of her possessions were retrieved. Any missing items will be replaced at our expense.”
Gunia said there was cash in the apartment that has not been recovered. Apartment management said it gave Gunia a $250 gift card immediately after the mistake was discovered.
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DJIA,
-0.11%
falling 0.11% to 34,411.69. HP Inc. closed $3.04 below its 52-week high ($41.47), which the company achieved on April 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
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MSFT,
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rose 0.25% to $280.52, and International Business Machines Corp.
IBM,
-0.31%
fell 0.31% to $126.17. Trading volume (12.6 M) remained 4.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 16.9 M.
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Planting a garden or adding a mailbox? NJ law asks that you call first
Spring is in the air and that means the return of home improvement projects. But before digging, it is the law in New Jersey to be safe and call 8-1-1.
Chelsey Van Heest, process analyst at PSE&G said it's not just the big projects that involve contractors that require a phone call. Even smaller projects do. These include planting a bush, a tree, a vegetable garden, or installing a mailbox or a fence.
Striking a natural gas pipeline is extremely dangerous, said Van Heest. At a minimum, that could mean an evacuation or a road closure but at worst, it could mean a building explosion.
Calling 811 before digging reduces the chances of damaging an underground line to less than 1%. Underground gas and electric lines are everywhere, even on private properties. These can be easily damaged by excavation work.
Van Heest said Jersey residents must call 811 to request a free, utility mark out at least three business days before digging (weekends and holidays do not count).
A mark-out ticket will then be issued, which includes a start-by-dig date. That is 10 business days before that initial phone call. The mark out is valid for 45 days so Van Heest said if the project is going to be longer than that, residents must put in for another ticket.
Utility companies will properly mark underground lines with paint and flags. Each mark out is color-coded.
Van Heest said the most common ones in New Jersey are red for electric, yellow for gas, green for pressurized sewer, blue for water, and orange for communications.
Property owners should hand dig within two feet of marked lines to find the existing facilities before using mechanized equipment.
April is National Safe Digging Month and in the country, about 31 million homeowners plan to undertake home improvement projects that involve digging, said Van Heest. But only 40% or 11 million people will call 8-1-1.
She recalled an issue in Texas last month that resulted in a huge outage. Somebody damaged a transmission line and that's where the larger, high-pressure lines feed into the smaller, residential feeder lines. 4,300 customers were affected in that incident.
"When that happens, everybody's gas has to get shut off and systematically turned back on one-by-one, make sure everything is functioning appropriately before we turn it back on. That's an extreme case but it's possible, said Van Heest.
She also added that in New Jersey, about 30% of the natural gas line damages that occur, happen because people did not call 811.
In 2021, PSE& G responded to 844 calls concerning excavation damages (713 gas and 171 electric).
More information about 811 is available at nj1-call.org or on the PSE&G website.
Jen Ursillo is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach her at jennifer.ursillo@townsquaremedia.com
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Socialite Elizabeth Harris Aitken, who was married four times including to Tory cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, his cousin Peter and acting legends Richard Harris and Sir Rex Harrison, has died aged 85
- Elizabeth Aitken Harris, nee Rees-Williams, passed away at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at 11.10pm on Good Friday after a long illness, her son said
- She was the daughter of the first Baron Ogmore, a Labour Cabinet minister in the 1945-51 Attlee Government, was married to former minister Jonathan Aitken
- Also married to Jonathan's cousin Peter Aitken, and Oscar winner Rex Harrison
- Her first husband was acting legend Richard Harris, who she had three kids with
A socialite who was married four times including to a former Conservative Cabinet minister, his cousin, and two acting legends has died aged 85.
Elizabeth Aitken Harris, nee Rees-Williams, passed away at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at 11.10pm on Good Friday after a long illness, her son Jared Harris has revealed.
The daughter of the first Baron Ogmore, a Labour Cabinet minister in the 1945-51 Attlee Government, was married to former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken, his cousin Peter Aitken, Irish acting legend Richard Harris and Oscar-winner Sir Rex Harrison.
While she was best known for her many marriages, she ran a highly successful PR firm and often graced the society pages.
Elizabeth Harris Aitken (pictured) passed away at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at 11.10pm on Good Friday after a long illness aged 85
The socialite was married four times. First to Irish acting legend Richard Harris. The pair are pictured here on their wedding day in 1957
She married her first husband Richard– best known for playing King Arthur in Camelot and Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films – in 1957, aged just 22.
Their wedding reception was at the House of Lords and they lived in a one-bedroom flat in Paddington. She had studied at RADA, where she met many future stars, including Peter O'Toole, Alan Bates and Albert Finney.
Before this, she attended convent school in Switzerland she was one of the last debutantes to be presented to the Queen at Court in 1954.
With Richard she had three sons Damian, Jared and Jamie, who followed in their fathers footsteps to work in Hollywood as actors and directors.
Elizabeth proposed to Richard - something considered very progressive at the time - and they were married 11 years, but Richard's wild lifestyle and constant travelling due to work led to infidelity and eventually a divorce in 1969.
The actor died aged 72 in 2002 after suffering from Hodgkin's disease.
In 1971, she remarried another actor - Sir Rex Harrison - who won an Oscar for his eponymous role in Doctor Dolittle and was himself married six times.
Her son Jared, who is known for his role in Mad Men and Chernobyl, later described meals at the dinner table with his step-father, who died in 1990, as 'excruciating'.
In 1971, she remarried another actor - Sir Rex Harrison (pictured) - who won an Oscar for his eponymous role in Doctor Dolittle and was himself married six times
Here Elizabeth and Rex are pictured at Heathrow airport awaiting a flight to Nice with her son Jamie Harris in 1972
Elizabeth is pictured here with her third husband stockbroker Peter Aitken who she married in the 1980s
Her memoir Love, Honour And Dismay published in 1976, when she 40. She cheekily dedicated the book 'to RH', the initials shared by both of her movie-star husbands.
Her second marriage also didn't last, and in the 1980s she married stockbroker Peter Aitken, the cousin of cabinet minister Jonathan, with whom she had a steamy affair with in the 1980s.
After the the five-year unsuccessful marriage she went on to marry her third husband's cousin - Jonathan Aitken after a chance encounter in 2001, after just nine months of romance.
The former Tory Cabinet Minister, who was famously jailed for 18 months after being convicted of perjury in 1999, proposed with a diamond and aquamarine ring to over dinner in 2002.
They had met years prior when Elizabeth was single again after her 1975 divorce from Rex Harrison.
In those days, Jonathan was a devastatingly handsome politician with a wandering eye, a ruthless streak and ambitions to be prime minister.
After five unsuccessful years of marriage to Peter, Elizabeth had a steamy affair with his cousin former Tory Cabinet Minister, Jonathan Aitken, whom she is pictured with here
Elizabeth picture at The Royal Court Ball in London, in 1984. Her memoir Love, Honour And Dismay published in 1976, when she 40
They lived together for two years, but she knew that in the end he'd break her heart. He was too driven, too vain and too selfish. 'I had three children, two divorces behind me, and I was older than Jonathan. I wasn't exactly ideal wife material for an up-and-coming young politician. I knew we hadn't a future, so I got out,' she previously said.
He married Lolicia Azucki and they had two daughters and a son. He later discovered that he had a third daughter, Petrina, by his affair with Soraya Khashoggi.
Jonathan became a glittering political star but in the late Nineties scandal brought him down. In 1999 he was made bankrupt and sent to prison for 18 months for perjury over an unpaid bill at the Ritz in Paris.
He was released in 2000 and went to Oxford for two years to study theology.
Elizabeth and Jonathan Aitken pictured in 2003 at The New Saatchi Gallery Opening Night party in London
After the the five-year unsuccessful marriage she went on to marry her third husband's cousin - Jonathan Aitken after a chance encounter in 2001, after just nine months of romance. They are pictured together in 2003
Meanwhile Elizabeth had also been through traumatic times. She went to live in America and married Jonathan's cousin, Peter Aitken, on the rebound. Four years later, they had an acrimonious divorce.
During this time, she lost almost all her money in badly advised investments. She returned to London knowing that she had to get a job.
Ultimately, she began her own successful PR company.
On the morning of the wedding, Elizabeth had lunch at the Ritz with her three sons, where they gave her a pearl necklace before walking her down the aisle.
'It was so important to me that all our children felt part of the wedding and that nobody was losing anybody. The family was getting bigger. Nobody was going out; everybody was coming in,' she told the Daily Mail in 2002.
The couple spent two nights at the Ritz on their honeymoon before flying off to Paradise Island, Nassau, and the house where Richard Harris lived for 30 years. Elizabeth and her sons invariably spent Christmas there, and in his will Richard left the house to the four of them. They are pictured in 2003
Welsh socialite Elizabeth is pictured in 1972 - while harried to Rex Harrison - with her two dogs
The wedding invitations were written from their couple's six combined children - Alexandra, Damian, Jamie, Jared, Petrina, Victoria and William,' said the engraved card, 'invite you to the marriage of Elizabeth Harris and Jonathan Aitken.
The reception was held at Carlton House Terrace and the guests included an eclectic mix of ex-lovers of both bride and groom. Jonathan's three most famous mistresses, Soraya Khashoggi, Carol Thatcher and Lady Antonia Fraser, were all invited but only Antonia accepted. However, many eminent politicians were there, including Michael Howard, Norman Tebbit, Malcolm Rifkind and Nicholas Soames.
There were also a few ex-cons who'd done time with the bridegroom in Belmarsh Prison.
They spent two nights at the Ritz before flying off to Paradise Island, Nassau, and the house where Richard Harris lived for 30 years. Elizabeth and her sons invariably spent Christmas there, and in his will Richard left the house to the four of them.
While in prison, Jonathan became a born again Christian and after leaving studied theology at Oxford for two years, during which time he rekindled his romance with Elizabeth.
While in prison, Jonathan became a born again Christian and after leaving studied theology at Oxford for two years, during which time he rekindled his romance with Elizabeth. The couple are pictured at Emilia Fox's wedding in 2005
Mr Aitken, now a prison chaplain, lead the Easter Sunday service at HMP Pentonville in accordance with his late wife's wishes. The couple are pictured together in 2003
'I'd committed myself to not having any new relationships. I wasn't ready for one.
'Also, I was at Wycliffe Theology College in Oxford, which was full of very keen future Anglican vicars and monks training for the Ministry.
'Having a girlfriend wouldn't exactly have been frowned upon, but it wouldn't have fitted my mood,' he previously said.
Writing on social media about his mother's passing this weekend, son Jared wrote: 'She woke up singing, she went quietly in the night, we should all be so lucky for the life lived in between, for the life nurtured, for the families championed, for us it was you, always you, you were always there for us.'
Mr Aitken, now a prison chaplain, lead the Easter Sunday service at HMP Pentonville in accordance with his late wife's wishes.
Her funeral will be held on a date to be announced at St Matthew's, Westminster.
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DETROIT (AP) — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move.
The social media company has adopted a “poison pill” defense that makes it difficult for Musk or any other investor to buy Twitter without the board of directors’ approval. Musk, who currently owns about 9% of the company, last week disclosed an offer of about $43 billion, or $54.20 per share.
Twitter’s next likely move is to formally reject Musk’s offer, although it could negotiate. Musk has a number of options which also include talks with the board, sweetening his offer, or even triggering the poison pill, which experts say would be disastrous for the company.
In a regulatory filing on Monday, Twitter’s board said it approved the defensive move to protect the company from “coercive or otherwise unfair” takeover tactics.
The board is leaving open the possibility of negotiating with Musk or another suitor. The filing says the shareholder rights agreement should not interfere with any merger or offer approved by the board.
Although he said his offer was “final,” Musk may have to raise his bid to satisfy other shareholders. A Saudi prince who is among Twitter’s major shareholders scoffed at the offer last week in a tweet. Al Waleed bin Talal said he didn’t believe $43 billion is close to Twitter's value given its growth prospects. Twitter shares hit an all-time high of $77.63 in March 2021.
When he made his offer public, Musk provided no details on financing, but such a disclosure could improve his chances. He could raise money by borrowing billions using his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX as collateral, and he could bring in other investors.
The poison pill would give stockholders as of April 25 the right to buy one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock for each common share they own, at a price of $210. The rights are triggered if any person or group of investors buys 15% or more of the company’s shares without board approval.
The preferred stock would have the same voting rights as a common share, according to the filing, which does not specifically mention Musk.
The poison pill essentially would spell the end of Twitter if Musk or another investor acquires 15% or more of the company, said James Cox, a professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University.
Shareholders who exercise the rights and buy preferred stock at $210 would get $420 in Twitter stock or assets, he said. That would be more than Twitter can afford to pay, and likely would send the company into receivership, Cox said.
“You want to create an event that Musk would never want to trigger because it would be the death of Twitter,” Cox said. He predicts that Musk and the board will negotiate, at least for a while, adding that no investor has ever crossed the line to activate a poison pill.
If Musk triggered the poison pill, he risks wiping out much of the money he has invested in Twitter because his stake would be diluted, said Columbia University law professor Eric Talley. “You want to deter someone from deliberately triggering the poison pill,” Talley said.
Twitter's board has information that the average shareholder doesn't, such as earnings or market growth projections, and whether there's reason to believe that the share value is artificially depressed, Talley said. The board, he said, could just hold out.
"They’re sitting right now on top of a poison pill that’s a bit of a showstopper. From a corporate law perspective, they’re on pretty solid footing right now if they just keep that in place and say they’re not comfortable bargaining at this stage.”
Musk said in making his bid that Twitter “needs to be transformed as a private company” in order to build trust with users and do better at serving what he calls the “societal imperative” of free speech. He said shareholders, not the board, should decide whether Twitter goes private.
Shares of Twitter closed Monday up 7.5% at $48.45, still $5.75 shy of Musk’s offer. That’s a sign that investors are skeptical of whether Musk can pull off the deal.
Musk began accumulating Twitter shares in late January, ending up with a stake of about 9%. Only Vanguard Group controls more shares. A lawsuit filed last week in New York federal court alleged Musk illegally delayed disclosing his stake so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
Musk took to Twitter to criticize board members in recent days, saying he’d save about $3 million per year by bringing the board salary to zero if his bid succeeds, and noting that board members collectively owning just a tiny financial stake in Twitter shows that their “economic interests are simply not aligned with shareholders.”
Musk, who has more than 82 million followers, is a prolific tweeter who has criticized other celebrity accounts for not tweeting enough, suggesting that as a sign that Twitter is dying.
The takeover episode will put pressure on Twitter executives to show that the company is not underperforming, said Olaf Groth, a business professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Even the entire social media business model of making money through advertising -- which Musk has questioned -- is now “up for discussion,” Groth said.
“He may decide it’s not worth it, and that he sent a political signal to exert pressure,” Groth said. “Now all eyes are on Twitter and the clock is ticking.”
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O'Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Nearly 30 shots fired into Milwaukee home Easter morning
No one injured
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A drive-by shooting leaves nearly 30 bullet holes in a Milwaukee home.
It happened on Easter morning near 28th and Brown streets.
The family living there missed being in the line of fire by just seconds.
"Unfortunately, my Easter was interrupted by 30 shots, approximately, into one of my homes here," Walt Love said.
Love believes his tenants were targeted.
Someone pulled up and opened fire. Dozens of bullets hit the outside of the house, and some of the bullets flew into the home.
One man who lives there said it was terrifying.
"We got stupidity here and ignorance," James Cooper said.
Cooper's family just moved in a few days ago. He was in the living room right before bullets flew through the walls ripping through a chair.
"Bullets were all through here. If someone would have been sitting here, it would have been deadly," Love said.
"I'd a been shot," Cooper said.
Love said he's fed up.
"It's snowing in April, day after Easter. Think of what's gonna happen next month, month after next when it gets warmer. The crime is gonna go ridiculously high we need to get these guns off the street," Love said.
"It's sad to say I've heard thousands of gunshots. It's just not right. I just feel like people should just put the guns down," Cooper said.
Cooper's family has been the victim of two shootings in a single week.
"I literally have to carry a gun just for my safety. I have a little girl. She's 4 months and her day care just got shot up, right up the street on 38th and Brown. This was just a week and a half ago and the bullet went right over her bassinet," Cooper said.
So far, no arrests have been made.
No one there was hurt.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukraine's prime minister during this week's spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington.
At the same time, she'll be trying to avoid contact with Russian officials who plan to attend some Group of 20 portions of the event virtually. The Russian invasion of Ukraine — and how world powers should manage the spillover effects on economies, including food insecurity — will take center stage at the meetings. This year's meetings run through Friday and include a mix of virtual and in-person events.
Yellen is expected to be at some virtual events according to senior Treasury officials, as the Associated Press reported. The secretary is expected to participate if a Russian minister is in attendance but won't go to every session.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – When over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, and even yoga fail to ease an aching back, surgery may start to look like the only option. Before going under the knife, some patients are opting for regenerative medicine, using biologic tissues from a patient’s own body to heal an injury. A Pennsylvania orthopedic specialist has designed a new biologic therapy, called SpineRenu that is bringing many patients much-needed relief.
Fifty-year-old Jeff Lane had back pain that started in his 30s, and over the years, was sometimes excruciating.
“I just felt this shot of pain that went, literally, from my skull to my feet,” Lane said.
He tried pain relievers, prescription meds, stretching, yoga, and even back disc surgery but, nothing brought long-lasting relief.
That’s when a friend referred him to orthopedic specialist, Dr. Brian Shiple. Dr. Shiple specializes in regenerative orthopedic medicine, including one protocol he designed for disc problems, called SpineRenu.
“When we are performing our SpineRenu program, we're actually making four different products from the patient's blood and bone marrow,” Dr. Shiple explained.
Dr. Shiple draws a patient’s blood and makes platelet rich plasma, or PRP, and a platelet product used to treat damaged, inflamed nerves. Then, he extracts water from the leftover plasma to treat and heal the injured annular disc.
“It ends up with a very thick, yellow looking fluid, and we inject that into the annular tear,” Dr. Shiple added.
Finally, Dr. Shiple treats the bony joints at the end of the spine with concentrated bone marrow.
Lane exclaimed, “I was virtually pain free the next day.”
Before the SpineRenu therapy, Lane was cautious around his three rambunctious dogs, especially Greta, who weighs 140 pounds.
“I can play around with her, now, and not worry about hurting my back,” Lane added.
The SpineRenu procedure is performed in the office as an outpatient procedure, using a tiny needle and x-ray guidance for the injections. It is not covered by insurance and can run from eight to $14,000. While PRP is not FDA-approved, PRP and bone marrow concentrate injections can be offered in an office setting for what’s called off-label treatment of spine and disc injuries.
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Updated April 18, 2022 at 6:25 PM ET
A shooting at a Pittsburgh house party attended by as many as 200 people — many of them underage — left two minors dead and eight others shot and injured early Sunday.
At least one of the gunshot victims was as young as 14 years old, Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott E. Schubert said during a press conference Sunday afternoon.
Schubert didn't disclose the identities of the two deceased juveniles.
Authorities said the shooting occurred around midnight at an Airbnb rental property on Suismon Street at Madison Avenue in the city's East Allegheny neighborhood. Because of the number of people there, the scene was chaotic, Schubert repeatedly emphasized.
"The vast majority [at that party] were juveniles" he said. There were also multiple weapons recovered and different shell casings from multiple guns, he said. Police believe there were several shooters involved.
Airbnb told NPR Monday that it is taking legal action against the person who booked the property.
"Airbnb strictly bans parties, and we condemn the behavior that is alleged to have prompted this criminal gun violence and the tragic loss of life ... We confirmed the booking guest has been issued a lifetime ban from Airbnb, and today we can confirm that we plan to pursue affirmative legal action against this individual," the company told NPR.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said in a statement that the city is using "all available resources" to find the people responsible for Sunday's shooting.
So far, no one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, but police are calling on attendees of the party to provide photos and videos to help in the investigation.
"It is our top priority to find out who did this and get them off the street," Schubert said.
Investigators were still processing the scene as of Sunday afternoon. The crime scene is "very complex and very chaotic," Schubert said.
Calls to police reported multiple shots fired. There were at least 90 rounds fired that investigators so far know about, Schubert said. But they believe there were far more shots fired based on the scene in and outside of the building.
When emergency crews responded shortly after 12:30 a.m., they were greeted by scores of people running out of the house and some trying to flee in cars. Police said some people suffered broken bones and cuts as they jumped from the house's windows to get to safety.
Schubert applauded police and other emergency personnel for arriving on scene and taking control of the situation.
Shooting comes after recent spate of violence
The shooting in Pittsburgh comes after a violent few weeks in the city. Schubert issued a statement earlier this month, saying he was "profoundly troubled by the recent spate of violent crimes" in Pittsburgh.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday's shooting was the fourth in less than 30 hours within city limits. It was also the worst mass shooting in Pittsburgh since the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre.
Gainey said in his statement Sunday that the city has been working for several weeks on a new approach to address gun violence. After this weekend's tragedy, he said he will call a meeting with public safety officials and community leaders to go over a new plan.
"It is critical that we come together now to help reduce the violence currently happening while we begin to do the long-term work of ending the culture of violence that is enabling the senseless loss of life we are experiencing today," he said. "We must say no more and never again."
Airbnb reacts
Airbnb told NPR it reached out to the Pittsburgh Police Department and the mayor's office to assist in the investigation.
The company said in a statement, "We condemn the behavior that is alleged to have prompted this criminal gun violence. The booking guest has been issued a lifetime ban from Airbnb and we will be considering all legal options to hold this person accountable."
Airbnb bans all parties at any rental properties advertised on it and said the party was thrown without the knowledge of the property's host.
The shooting came during a weekend of other high-profile shootings elsewhere in the country: Nine people were shot and five suffered other injuries while attempting to flee a mall in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday; and also in South Carolina, nine people were shot at a restaurant in the town of Furman on Sunday morning.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Louisiana Legislature is trying to protect children from porn and they’re asking for adults to present their ID when trying to access it.
HB142 by Representative Laurie Schlegel, R-Metairie, looks to protect minors from seeing content online that could be harmful to them, such as pornography. The bill would push commercial entities to create an age verification process before allowing people to view their content.
The bill doesn’t force the companies to make the verification system, per se. It does allow Louisianans to sue the companies for not having it. Adults would have to input their driver’s license or other state ID to prove they are over the age of 18.
The representative is a counselor and a sex addiction therapist. She said children have much easier access to pornography than they used to and seeing some of the graphic scenes can have damaging effects on kids.
“We’re walking around with little porn devices, computers, 24/7. So now it’s pervasive and invasive because the internet is like TV and the radio,” Rep. Schlegel said.
She cites Dr. Gail Dines, an anti-porn advocate with statistics on how prevalent pornography is for kids.
“Research shows that children under the age of 10 now account for 22 percent of underage online porn consumption. While 10-14-year-olds make up 36% of minor consumers,” Rep. Schlegel said. “The average of first exposure to pornography is 11 years old and some estimate it’s now younger.”
The bill specifically is focused on commercial entities such as major porn sites that have over 30% of their content being harmful to kids. There was a question of if this would affect sites like Twitter or Netflix that may have pornography, but Schlegel said that is not her intent with the bill.
She points to applications like LA Wallet, an app that stores state identification, which could be used for digital verification. Representatives from LA Wallet said there would have to be some development to create the verification on a desktop computer. But Schlegel said there would be other ways for people to input their information.
There is also an aspect of the bill that would also allow someone to sue the company for keeping their information. Her bill would make it so the verification would only reveal if the user is over 18, no other information or even the birth date could be passed to the site.
Rep. Schlegel said she is not trying to limit adults from accessing pornography, she just wants to protect vulnerable children from seeing it at a young age.
“Unlimited access to pornography on the internet is causing a public health crisis for our children,” Rep. Schlegel said.
Similar laws were struck down over criminal aspects of the legislation. This bill focuses on the civil side, which the representative believes will stand up to constitutional muster. Louisiana would be the first state to have legislation of this kind. It passed out of the committee without any opposition.
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Type 2 diabetics can add over a DECADE to their lives through simple lifestyle changes such as slimming down to a healthy weight, study finds
- University of Florida researchers said type 2 diabetics could add decade to lives
- This could be achieved by slimming down to a healthy weight, they said
- And through controlling blood pressure and sugar levels better than previously
- Type 2 diabetes develops when a cells become resistant to the hormone insulin
- It means people can no longer absorb adequate sugar amounts from their blood
- People who are overweight are at severe risk of developing the condition
- About one in ten Americans suffers from type 2 diabetes, the CDC reports
Type 2 diabetics could add a decade to their lives by slimming down to a healthy weight and better controlling blood pressure and sugar levels, a study suggests.
Researchers at the University of Florida — who monitored patients aged 50 to 80 — said their findings should 'motivate' many to stick to treatment plans.
But they warned gains were much lower among older patients, underlining the need for early intervention.
About one in ten Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes, estimates show, which is triggered when cells become resistant to insulin — a hormone which regulates the body's blood sugar levels.
People who are obese and do not exercise often are most at risk of the condition, with sufferers facing going blind, losing a limb or entering a diabetic coma.
The above graph shows the gains in life expectancy for type 2 diabetics if they stick to their diet plans, according to a statistical model. People in the obese group also had high blood pressure, high blood sugar levels and high cholesterol levels
In the study — published Monday in JAMA Open Network — scientists monitored 421 adults who with a median age of 65 years old for nine months.
Patients had their blood sugar levels, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and boy mass index (BMI) checked during the study period.
Data was then fed into a statistical model — adjusted to the U.S. population — to estimate their life expectancy.
'For individuals with very high levels of blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and BMI, controlling [these] can potentially increase life expectancy by more than ten years,' the scientists led by Hamed Kianmehr, a PhD student at the university, wrote.
Obese women in their 60s who had type 2 diabetes and other major risk factors were estimated to have another 18 years of life left on average.
But for those who got down to a healthy weight, the estimate surged to 30 years.
The same trend was seen among men in this age group.
Obese men with other underlying conditions had a life expectancy of 15 years — but if their BMI fell to healthy levels this rose to 25 years.
'Our estimated gain in life expectancy was mainly associated with potential reductions in cardiovascular diseases associated with weight loss,' researchers wrote.
'A lower BMI was associated with lower risks of heart failure, angina, and re-vascularization, which in turn was associated with a lower risk of mortality.'
Researchers found, however, that among older type 2 diabetics weight loss triggered less pronounced gains.
Obese women in their 70s who had type 2 diabetes and other major conditions had a 7-year life expectancy on average.
This rose to 15 years if they got down to a healthy weight — an of eight year gain.
Among obese men in their 70s, life expectancy was five and a half years, rising to 11 in those who had achieved a healthy weight — up five years.
'The benefit associated with treatment goal achievement declined sharply as the patient aged,' researchers wrote.
'This finding emphasizes the importance of control at an earlier age.
'It also highlights the potential need for a trade-off between life quality and treatment for elderly patients when the benefit of control is limited.'
Obese patients also had a blood pressure of 180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), blood sugar level of 10 per cent and a cholesterol level of 130 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).
But patients of a healthy weight had a blood pressure at 120mmHg, blood sugar level of seven per cent, and cholesterol level at 70mg/dL.
Normal blood pressure levels are 120mmHg or lower, while for blood sugar is is below seven per cent, and for cholesterol below 100mg/dL.
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Bishop's praise for YOUR generosity: Odessa cleric says £11m donations of Mail readers show Ukraine is 'not alone' in fight with Russian troops
- Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk thanked the Mail Force appeal which has raised £11m
- The money is being used to send 500,000 boxes of food aid to starving families
- The 65-year-old bishop thanked supporters of the appeal for their generosity
The Bishop of Odessa yesterday hailed the generosity of Mail readers for showing Ukraine that it is ‘not alone’ as it struggles with the horrors of war.
Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk thanked supporters of the Mail Force appeal, which has raised a phenomenal £11million since Russia’s invasion.
Mail Force is using £4million of the money donated by kind-hearted readers to send half a million boxes of food aid to starving families in eastern Ukraine.
The huge sum has been matched by the Ukrainian embassy in London. Some 20 tons of supplies which have already reached Poland from the UK are on their way to Ukraine by freight train.
Bishop Szyrokoradiuk, 65, who oversees the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol including much of southern Ukraine and Crimea, said: ‘We are very grateful to the readers of the Mail for their cooperation because we know that Ukraine us not alone.
‘Britain is our country’s best friend and we consider Boris Johnson as a brother. He is a very strong and tough man. The people of Britain have done a lot for us so we are praying for them.’
Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, pictured, has thanked supporters of the Mail Force appeal, which has raised a phenomenal £11million since Russia’s invasion
He added: ‘In Mariupol we hear that there are lot of people blocked in their basement without food and without water. For the people in these Russian-occupied territories, food and hygiene is their number one demand.’
His praise came amid a fresh chorus of support for the food campaign, launched in the Mail on Sunday, including a call from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for readers to keep giving generously.
‘The generosity of Mail readers is an extraordinary show of solidarity with the people of Ukraine,’ Mr Wallace said.
‘As well as getting vital aid to vulnerable people, the campaign will show Russia that the world is united in support for Ukraine in the face of Putin’s aggression. I would urge readers to keep giving whatever they can to this momentous effort.’
Fellow Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg added: ‘Since 1896 Daily Mail readers have been the heart and soul of our nation.
‘Once again their generosity is called upon and once again the call is answered as they come to the aid of the brave Ukrainian people who suffer at the hands of Putin.’
The latest support follows praise from Boris Johnson and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, who has thanked Mail readers for their ‘generous support’.
Supplies are a top priority for the Ukrainian government, with Vladimir Putin accused of attempting to ‘starve innocent civilians’.
The boxes, made with help from nutritionists, can feed one person for a week. They are packed with 14 items including tinned fish, pasta, rice and porridge.
Millions of items of food have been sourced by the Confederation of British Industry and consultants Accenture from manufacturers and supermarket giant Morrisons. None of those involved in the project will make any profit.
Meanwhile, the United Nations’ refugee agency said yesterday that more than 5million people have now fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion on February 24.
Distribution of boxes of food aid is taking place from Oakland International in Leicester
This includes 4,934,415 Ukrainians and nearly 215,000 people from other countries – mostly students and migrant workers. It is one of the fastest-growing displacement and humanitarian crises ever.
Mail Force, a registered charity, was set up during the pandemic to supply personal protective equipment to NHS workers. It also funded 26,000 laptops for underprivileged children whose education was impacted by lockdown.
The Mail Force campaign to help refugees of the war in Ukraine was launched after the Russian invasion. Since then, ordinary Ukrainians have thanked Mail readers for their support.
Natalya Boyko, 61, a cook from the city of Bucha who is now in Kyiv, said: ‘The Daily Mail readers who collected this money that they earned themselves have made themselves stand out by giving to us. It is impossible to put it into words, but great respect to them. May God protect them.’
Alongside food boxes, Mail Force has donated almost £4million to charities including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Care International, The Halo Trust, AMAR Foundation, Refugee Council and Refugees at Home. Every penny donated is used to help Ukrainians in need.
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The 2021 tax season is over for most Americans. With Monday's deadline to file those federal returns, tens of millions of people will find they are getting a big refund from Uncle Sam -- money the government has held onto for the past year.
But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if people could find a way to navigate the confusing tax code and keep more of their paycheck throughout the year?
The Internal Revenue Service has an online tool called the Tax Withholding Estimator to help do that. And even though we're already 3 1/2 months into the 2022 tax year, it's not too late to start using it.
"It allows you as a family to bring the taxes you pay closer to what you actually owe by estimating the amount of taxes you're going to owe throughout the year," said IRS spokesman Raphael Tulino. "That way, you can adjust it as the year goes and not be too far one way or the other when it comes to tax time."
In simple terms -- input the correct information, then adjust W-4 withholdings accordingly. The outcome should be something close to zero at tax time, possibly paying a small amount or getting a small refund.
The tool got an update about three years ago as more people entered the gig economy and other factors, causing adjustments to how that income had to be reported.
Tulino said the process takes about 20 minutes. The user will need all their necessary financial documents such as pay stubs for a reference. Many of the questions the estimator will ask are similar to what to expect when filing taxes including:
- Filing status, whether single or married
- If a dependent will be claimed
- Sources of income
- Pay stub information such as how much has been earned this year and how much has been paid in taxes
- 401k, HSA and FSA contributions
- Deductions and tax credits
It will not ask for personal information such as name, social security number, address or bank account numbers.
"What you put in there and what comes out is a ballpark estimate of what you're going to owe in taxes throughout the whole year," Tulino said.
The estimator can be used year-round, but Tulino said doing it earlier is better. Using it in the later months may not leave enough time to change withholdings so that the taxpayer gets close to zero.
The average refund this year is well over $3,000, Tulino said. Some Americans may want it that way, whether they plan to use that money for a specific purchase or just the peace of mind from knowing they won't be paying the IRS.
"But if you think about it, that's money that could be in your pocket throughout the whole year. You don't have to give the government that money to hold for you," Tulino said.
He added that even if taxpayers use the estimator and still end up having to pay a small amount to the IRS, it still means they had access to what would have been their money during the tax year rather than waiting for it.
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Ronnie O´Sullivan could be sanctioned after appearing to make lewd gesture
Ronnie O’Sullivan could be sanctioned after appearing to make a lewd gesture at the World Snooker Championship.
O’Sullivan missed a black off the spot in the 13th frame of his 10-5 first-round victory over David Gilbert and appeared to make the gesture while walking back to his seat.
“We are aware of the incident and it has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee,” a World Snooker Tour spokesperson told the PA news agency.
Six-time world champion O’Sullivan, 46, who will meet Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen next at the Crucible, faces a possible fine.
Allen criticised the quality of the table after grinding his way to a 10-6 opening-round success against Scott Donaldson.
Allen was far from his best in a scrappy encounter but built on a 5-4 first-session lead to secure his place in the last 16.
“I struggled a little bit with the table,” Allen told Eurosport. “It wasn’t the best I’ve ever played on. It actually got worse as the day went on.
“Me and Scott both had to speak to the ref to see if it was the same set of balls this evening because the table played completely different.
“It was tough. It doesn’t lend itself to the prettiest of snooker when you’re getting big bounces and scared of when it’s going to come.”
Allen extended his lead to 7-4 in the second session, but a missed red in the 12th frame cost him dear as Donaldson settled his nerves to reduce the deficit.
Donaldson won the next frame before the interval, but Allen eventually found some form to close out victory with the best snooker of the match.
Allen said: “To make it 2-2, I felt I got out of jail a little bit because he was by far the better player at that point.
“Scott was getting on top, real good safety and I had a lot of awkward shots. I was just hanging in there.
“I had to find a bit of form because I didn’t think I had much at the start.
“I controlled it from there, but there were still one or two mistakes which you can’t afford to be making.”
Former world champion Stuart Bingham compiled the biggest break of the tournament in establishing a 6-3 overnight lead against China’s Lyu Haotian.
Bingham, known as one of the game’s great break builders, produced a 140 clearance in the eighth frame.
The 2015 champion lost the first frame after running out of position on a 46 break.
Lyu, ranked 64 in the world, capitalised on Bingham missing a frame-winning blue, but was soon 2-1 down before replying with a break of 103 to level.
Bingham took control after the interval to take a four-frame lead before Lyu responded late on.
Three-time Crucible champion Mark Williams advanced to round two with a 10-3 victory over fellow Welshman Michael White – he will now face another compatriot in Jackson Page.
Meanwhile Neil Robertson, the 2010 title-winner, defeated Ashley Hugill 6-3.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The City of DeSoto shared on Twitter how honored it was that its favorite son came back to town for the 5th annual Von Miller Day over Easter weekend.
“ICYMI (In case you missed it) #VonMillerDay2022 was a success!! The City of DeSoto and surrounding areas came out to spend time with DeSoto’s favorite son! Thanks to everyone who came out! Let’s do it again next year!”
Families and friends were invited out to hang with the two-time Super Bowl Champion at one of the biggest community festivals around North Texas along with special guest Bobby Billions.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talking trash about the Kardashians is a common pastime for many ordinary Americans. On Monday, a few got to do it to their faces.
Kim Kardashian, her mother Kris Jenner and her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner all sat in the front row of a Los Angeles courtroom as prospective jurors aired their feelings about the famous family and the four women, all defendants in a lawsuit brought by Rob Kardashian's former fiancée Blac Chyna.
“Anything that has to do with their names is just a big no for me,” one man said. “I don’t think reality TV is good for society.”
Chyna, whose legal name is Angela White, is suing the Kardashians, alleging they destroyed her television career, and during jury selection her attorney Lynne Ciani asked dozens of candidates their feelings about the plaintiff and defendants, and the reality shows the case stems from.
Another said, “I sincerely hope none of these people get any wealthier because of this."
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One woman said her teenage daughter tried to watch “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” when it first came on, but she put a stop to it.
“I don't think they were the best role models,” she said. "I wouldn’t let her watch anything involving them.”
One panel member couldn't even wait to be asked. Told to give his name, occupation, marital status and hometown shortly after sitting down, he answered then added, “and I just want to say I have a very negative perception of the parties and I'm not sure I could be unbiased.”
The defendants didn't seem defensive about the disrespect. They chatted with each other and smiled during breaks.
Judge Gregory W. Alarcon wasn't entirely pleased by the tone, however.
“I appreciate your honesty. You’re certainly not shy,” he told the panel. "But this is the type of case like all cases where everybody is entitled to a fair trial. There’s a jury instruction that says the wealth of a party or the poverty of the party doesn’t matter."
Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday, with opening statements to follow. The Kardashian women are all expected to testify during the trial, and had been expected to attend at least parts of it, but their appearance for jury selection was something of a surprise.
Wearing loose-fitting business suits, the mother in white, her daughters in blacks and grays, they were ushered in by security at the last moment before the jury panel was brought in.
One prospective juror, who has served on other cases, said he didn't like the pampered treatment he felt the defendants were getting.
Michael G. Rhodes, the Kardashians' attorney, explained that courthouse security drove them in and escorted them into the courtroom for a reason.
“Do you understand that there is a dark side to celebrity," Rhodes said, "and that people that are famous sometimes need extra security?”
“Does that mean that they need Fiji water hand-delivered to them as they sit in court?” the man responded.
The family did have supporters in the room too.
“I am a pretty big fan of the Kardashians so I don’t think I would be able to make an unbiased judgment," one young woman said.
“I also am a big fan of the Kardashians," a young man said. "I’ve been watching it since I was little, so I don’t think I could be very fair.”
The Kardashian fans said they knew who Blac Chyna was, but hadn't developed strong feelings about her.
One woman who said she didn't care for the Kardashians said she liked Chyna because the two went to the same nail salon and she was “always nice to me.”
Chyna, a model and influencer, began dating the lone Kardashian brother, Rob, in January 2016, and by the time the year was over they were engaged, had a daughter together and were starring in their own “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” spinoff called “Rob & Chyna," on the E! network.
A second season was being shot when the two broke up, and the show was scrapped.
In 2017, Chyna sued the family for $100 million, saying they had defamed her and illegally interfered with her contracts and business dealings, using their power with producers and executives to drive her out of reality television.
The Kardashians denied any wrongdoing and said in court filings that they had legitimate concerns about Chyna and fears for the safety of their son and brother given the “violence and toxicity” of the relationship.
Chyna is also suing Rob Kardashian, but the differences in her allegations against him prompted the judge to sever that part of the case into a separate trial that will follow this one.
The family gained fame through 20 seasons of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians," which ran from 2007 to 2021 on E! and made them social media superstars and prized product pitchers.
A sequel series on Hulu, “The Kardashians,” premiered Thursday.
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PRINCETON, N.J., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EDDA Technology, a global leading provider in advanced imaging-guided precision treatment solutions, announced today it has entered into an agreement with the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) for their ACCLAIM Trial (Ablation with Confirmation of Colorectal Liver Metastases Prospective Trial for Microwave Ablation as a Local Cure). IQQA®-BodyImaging Interventional will be used to provide 3D assessment of the ablation zone and margin for selected colorectal liver metastases.
In this prospective, multi-center, international trial, SIO proposes to establish microwave ablation (MWA) as the preferred treatment option for selected colorectal liver metastases that can be ablated with sufficient margins. The study will be the first global, prospective trial to use an objective and reproducible technical outcome in its study design, which SIO believes will drive important changes to future treatment guidelines. The ACCLAIM study will estimate disease-free survival of colorectal liver metastases treated with MWA incorporating 3D ablation software (EDDA Technology) margin confirmation intraoperatively and through a subsequent independent review centralized validation process.
The IQQA® platform provides comprehensive 3D image analysis using MR and CT, and has been used in over 80,000 cases worldwide for surgery and treatment with substantial time-saving. This exceptionally intuitive solution supports in-depth quantitative volumetry with fast, dependable results and allows for versatility of transplantation, resection, or interventional procedure planning.
"IQQA® is a proven innovation to support physicians in providing individualized and optimized treatment solution. Powered by our precision 3D capabilities, IQQA® aims to facilitate the next generation of precision surgery and treatment.", said Dr. Jianzhong Qian, President and CEO of EDDA Technology. "We're glad that the IQQA platform was chosen by SIO for this global trial which will bring important clinical information for the future interventional treatment guidelines."
About The Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO)
The Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) is a non-profit association that supports and promotes the field of interventional oncology (IO). SIO provides a community for IO professionals to connect and work together to advance IO as the fourth pillar of cancer therapy worldwide alongside medical, surgical and radiation oncology. SIO offers a space for IO practitioners to continue their professional development, access advocacy and research, and engage in idea-sharing with peers. SIO was established in January of 2017 by the Board of Directors of the former conference WCIO, now known as SIO's Annual Scientific Meeting. www.sio-central.org
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EDDA Technology is an innovative leader in the rapidly growing field of intelligent robotic solutions for precision surgery. Pioneering a "fully quantitative, interactive" approach to intelligent imaging analytics and robotic integration, the company has built a proprietary technology platform to facilitate pre-surgical planning and simulation, intra-operative navigation, post-operative evaluation. With its end-to-end enabling platform, EDDA's goal is to form a comprehensive ecosystem of clinical practice, connection and education to support physicians and patient management in all tiers of hospitals. IQQA® is a registered trademark of EDDA Technology. www.eddatech.com
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) will announce its fourth quarter and fiscal 2022 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results on the same day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time).
The dial-in number for the conference call is 877-201-0168 and the conference ID is 9363531. The live webcast presentation will be available on the Flex Investor Relations (IR) website located at investors.flex.com. The webcast replay, along with supporting materials, will be available on the IR website following the conclusion of the event.
Flex (Reg. No. 199002645H) is the manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex delivers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to diverse industries and end markets.
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Company's longstanding partnership with Georgia technical colleges highlights highly rewarding career field on National Lineman Appreciation Day
ATLANTA, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from Georgia Power joined with officials from the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and state and local representatives today at GNTC's Polk County Campus in Rockmart to announce the newest program in Georgia to support training and education for future lineworkers. Through a new collaboration between Georgia Power and GNTC, students will benefit from a robust training program including donated equipment such as bucket trucks, power poles and climbing equipment, as well as hands-on expertise from Georgia Power as the college develops curriculum and training for the program. Students will also have the opportunity to earn a commercial driver's license (CDL) through the program.
April is Lineman Appreciation Month in Georgia, with April 18 recognized across the country as Lineman Appreciation Day. While working to install and maintain electrical line equipment is a highly rewarding career field for thousands of Americans, it can also be treacherous with lineworkers often facing extremely challenging conditions in the field especially following severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. Rigorous training and education programs for lineworkers are critical to help prepare them to work safely in real world conditions and the role they play in providing reliable electrical service for millions of Georgians.
"We're proud of our longstanding relationship with the Technical College System of Georgia, and for the positive impact of the programs we have developed to help support our state's need for highly skilled and well-trained lineworkers," said Chris Womack, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power. "As we work every day to build Georgia's energy future, we need workers on the line, delivering for our customers and all Georgians. It truly takes partnerships across the public and private sector to cultivate that much needed pipeline and give our state's youth a path forward into these critical trade roles."
"The partnership between Georgia Power and Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Polk County Campus dates back nearly 15 years," said Dr. Heidi Popham, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College. "The addition of the lineworker program at the campus reinforces Georgia Power's continued commitment and investment in providing a skilled workforce. Georgia Power has proven to be one of GNTC's most committed partners. We are grateful for their continued support of GNTC and technical education. It is through partnerships like this that GNTC is able to provide opportunities for students and to meet the workforce needs of the communities we serve."
In addition to the new program at GNTC, Georgia Power has partnered for years with the Technical College System of Georgia to create lineworker programs at other multiple institutions including Atlanta Technical College; Coastal Pines Technical College; North Georgia Technical College; South Georgia Technical College; Southern Regional Technical College; and West Georgia Technical College. In addition, the company supports Electric Utility Technology (EUT) programs at Lanier Technical College and Savannah Technical College.
Georgia Power is actively hiring qualified line personnel, with career opportunities also existing at the state's Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) and municipal power providers. Visit www.PoweringCareers.com to learn more about becoming a lineworker with Georgia Power, and visit www.GeorgiaPower.com/ThankALineman to get to know the people behind the power and sign a digital thank you card for the state's lineworkers during Lineman Appreciation Month.
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Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the Company's promise to 2.6 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers every day and the Company is consistently recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the Company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter (Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (Instagram.com/ga_power).
About Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,134 people benefited from GNTC's credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,528 students and an additional enrollment of 2,606 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. For more information about GNTC, visit us at www.GNTC.edu. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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NEW YORK, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: LILM, LILMW, QELL, QELLU, QELLW) between March 30, 2021 and March 14, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 17, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Lilium securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Lilium class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4894 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 17, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Lilium materially overstates the Lilium Jet's design and capabilities; (2) Lilium materially overstates the likelihood for the Lilium Jet's timely certification; (3) Lilium misrepresents its ability to obtain or create the necessary batteries for the Lilium Jet; (4) the SPAC-merger would not and did not generate enough cash to commercially launch the Lilium Jet; (5) Qell Acquisition Corp. did not engage in proper due diligence regarding the Merger; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Lilium class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4894 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Multi-vehicle crash closes stretch of KY 114 in Floyd County
Kentucky State Police are leading the investigation
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A multi-vehicle wreck closed a stretch of KY 114 in Floyd County on Monday afternoon, according to the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
The department says crews had to extract victims from some of the vehicles, who were then taken to area hospitals.
Firefighters say the accident was at KY 114 and Owens Street.
Kentucky State Police are investigating.
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Artificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported a team of international researchers led by Mayo Clinic. The study is published in Gastroenterology.
Most colon polyps are harmless, but some over time develop into colon or rectal cancer, which can be fatal if found in its later stages. Colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the world, with an estimated 1.9 million cases and 916,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. A colonoscopy is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
Between February 2020 and May 2021, 230 study participants each underwent two back-to-back colonoscopies on the same day at eight hospitals and community clinics in the U.S., U.K. and Italy. One colonoscopy used AI; the other, a standard colonoscopy, did not.
The rate at which precancerous colorectal polyps is missed has been estimated to be 25%. In this study, the miss rate was 15.5% in the group that had the AI colonoscopy first. The miss rate was 32.4 % in the group that had standard colonoscopy first. The AI colonoscopy detected more polyps that were smaller, flatter and in the proximal and distal colon.
Colorectal cancer is almost entirely preventable with proper screening. Using artificial intelligence to detect colon polyps and potentially save lives is welcome and promising news for patients and their families."
Michael B. Wallace, M.D., senior author, division chair of gastroenterology and hepatology at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the Fred C. Andersen Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla
In addition, false negative rates were 6.8% in the group that had the AI colonoscopy first. It was 29.6% in the group that had standard colonoscopy first. A false-negative result indicates that you do not have a particular condition, when in fact you do.
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Wallace, M.B., et al. (2022) Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Miss Rate of Colorectal Neoplasia. Gastroenterology. doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2022.03.007.
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NORFOLK, Va. — Those traveling by plane or public transit in Hampton Roads will have to continue wearing a face covering for now, despite a federal judge's ruling on Monday striking down the national mask mandate.
Officials with Norfolk International Airport (ORF) and Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) said they are awaiting updated guidance from federal agencies in response to the ruling.
The mandate, put in place in 2021, sought to limit the spread of COVID-19 while people traveled. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently extended the mandate through May 3 as health officials continued to monitor the spread of the Omicron variant.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, said the mandate exceeds the authority of U.S. health officials in their response to COVID-19.
She also said the CDC improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking procedures that left it fatally flawed.
A spokesperson for HRT said the mask guidance will continue to apply on its train, bus and ferry services. A spokesperson for ORF said changes can't be made until the new guidance regarding masks is issued.
The ruling comes as more people are flying out of Norfolk following a downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to ORF officials, nearly 772,000 people traveled through the airport between January and March 2022, an 83% increase from the same period in 2021 (nearly 422,000 passengers).
Additionally, HRT data shows that significantly fewer people have used public transit in Hampton Roads since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is flush with cash but lawmakers are weeks into an impasse over the coming year's state budget and now looking at unusual solutions to try to break the logjam.
Republicans who hold just one-vote majorities in both the Senate and House began openly talking about enacting a “continuation budget,” that funds government at only the current year's level plus inflation adjustments last week.
That plan surfaced Monday in the House, although its prospects appear iffy at best.
The current budget is $12.8 billion, and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey had proposed increases for the coming fiscal year to being spending to $14.3 billion.
The new plan would leave a whopping $5.3 billion in surplus cash sitting in the state treasury, even after accounting for $1.7 billion in income tax cuts enacted by the Legislature over unified Democratic opposition last year. The actual tax cuts are on hold because opponents collected enough signatures to block them until voters can approve or reject them in November.
Republican-aligned groups sued over the referendum, but a judge in December said voters have a right to decide the issue. The Arizona Supreme Court is hearing an appeal of that decision on Tuesday, the same day lawmakers hit the 100th day of the 2022 session, when they are supposed to adjourn for the year. GOP lawmakers hope to avoid the referendum by repealing the tax cuts and reenacting them.
A host of other priorities would also be bypassed, with an eye toward enacting them after the main budget or in a special session.
"We have one constitutional duty and that is to pass a budget,” Republican Senate President Karen Fann said last week. “We have been waiting five weeks to get moving on the budget and we have not been able to do it because we have a member who is trying to negotiate the budget all on his own.”
House Republican Majority Leader Ben Toma also used the “constitutional duty” term.
“And passing a continuation budget appears to be just a good option at this point,” Toma said. “We don’t have to (adjourn) right away afterwards. However, that is an option. And once we have finished with our constitutional duty, then we can do that, and if members want to stay unreasonable then at least we did what we were supposed to do.”
The one person that Fann was referring to is Republican Sen. Paul Boyer of Glendale, who wants to use $850 million to boost K-12 school funding nearly to the level voters approved in 2020 the now-dead Proposition 208.
Boyer also wants school vouchers for all low-income students, which does not have the votes in the House. He's seeking the elimination of a constitutional spending cap on schools that almost led to a statewide shutdown earlier this year, and a permanent solution to a looming school funding “fiscal cliff” looming from Proposition 123. Voters approved that measure designed by Ducey in 2016.
It boosts yearly withdrawals from the state land trust and added new state cash to increase school funding by about $300 million a year but those stop after 2025. Boyer wants voters to continue that funding and to eliminate a provision that caps school funding at 50% of the state's general fund spending.
School spending is close to that mark, and any funding increases or cuts in other parts of the state's spending would trigger an end to yearly school inflation increases.
Also left behind if a basic budget is enacted would be a host of priorities Ducey laid out in his January budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The $14.3 billion spending plan envisions spending $1 billion over three years for new water projects, spending on a new earned income credit for low-income taxpayers and much more.
“I could be wrong, but I don’t know that he wants his legacy to be leaving $5 billion for his predecessor and not tackle water,” Boyer said.
Boyer said he also believes it is unrealistic to assume anything can be accomplished in a special session. That's especially true in an election year when members want the session to end so they can campaign.
Ducey spokesman C. J. Karamargin said Monday that the governor is confident a budget deal will be reached considering his shared priorities with GOP lawmakers and agreement on important policy matters.
“And because of the policies we have worked on together we have created a $5 billion surplus," Karamargin said, "This will get worked out."
House Speaker Rusty Bowers said weeks of impasse has left the Legislature “stymied."
“We can move around, but the governor's said he’ll veto anything that isn’t part of the budget plan that he wants," Bowers said.
Sen. Rebecca Rios, the Democratic minority leader, acknowledged that there's an interest among Republicans to get around Boyer by passing a basic budget with some Democratic support. But she said she doubts if anyone actually believes Ducey will sign it given his stated spending priorities, which includes big raises for the Department of Public Safety and a host of other new spending.
“I really don’t see him all of a sudden saying OK, yeah, never mind,” Rios said. “So why spin our wheels and send something to the governor that we’re pretty darn sure he’s going to veto?”
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CHICAGO — A 22-year-old woman critically injured by falling concrete in Wicker Park earlier this month spoke out for the first time on Monday.
Annie Shea Wheeler, 22, was walking home on April 6 in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when her world was turned upside down.
She was critically injured after concrete came tumbling down on her from a building located at 1227 N. Milwaukee Ave.
“The past few weeks have been emotionally really taxing on top of obvious physical pain that has been monumental,” Wheeler said. “I’m going to have to retrain my body how to do some basic motor functions.”
Her attorneys claim as recently as March 21, the Chicago Dept. of Buildings told the owner to hire an engineer to make repairs. By the date of the incident, her lawyers said those were not made.
A lawsuit has now been filed against the building owner and the company that erected scaffolding around the building. It alleges negligence and failure of duty on a number of levels — including the absence of netting and a lack of warning signage.
Wheeler, a college senior, will now have to miss her graduation at Columbia College next month.
“I had a few opportunities lined up that I was applying for that I’ll be putting on hold now,” she said.
WGN News has not been able to reach the owner of the building for comment. Chicago Scaffolding said they would prefer to refrain from comment until they see a copy of the lawsuit.
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Ukraine war: Can India feed the world?
Last week, Indian PM Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India was ready to ship food to the rest of the world following supply shocks and rising prices due to the war in Ukraine.
Mr Modi said India had "enough food" for its 1.4 billion people, and it was "ready to supply food stocks to the world from tomorrow" if the World Trade Organization (WTO) allowed.
Commodity prices were already at a 10-year high before the war in Ukraine because of global harvest issues. They have leapt after the war and are already at their highest since 1990, according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (UNFAO) food-price index.
Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's major wheat exporters and account for about a third of global annual wheat sales. The two countries also account for 55% of the global annual sunflower oil exports, and 17% of exports of maize and barley. Together, they were expected to export 14 million tonnes of wheat and over 16 million tonnes of maize this year, according to UNFAO.
"The supply disruptions and threat of embargo facing Russia means that these exports have to be taken out of the equation. India could step in to export more, especially when it has enough stocks of wheat," says Upali Galketi Aratchilage, a Rome-based economist at UNFAO.
India is the second biggest producer of rice and wheat in the world. As of early April, it had 74 million tonnes of the two staples in stock. Of this, 21 million tonnes have been kept for its strategic reserve and the Public Distribution System (PDS), which gives more than 700 million poor people access to cheap food.
India is also one of the cheapest global suppliers of wheat and rice: it is already exporting rice to nearly 150 countries and wheat to 68. It exported some 7 million tonnes of wheat in 2020-2021. Traders, reacting to rising demand in the international market, have already entered contracts for exports of more than 3 million tonnes of wheat during April to July, according to officials. Farm exports exceeded a record $50bn in 2021-22.
India has the capacity to export 22 million tonnes of rice and 16 million tonnes of wheat in this fiscal year, according to Ashok Gulati, a professor of agriculture at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. "If the WTO allows government stocks to be exported, it can be even higher. This will help cool the global prices and reduce the burden of importing countries around the world," he says.
There are some reservations though. "We have enough stocks at the moment. But there are some concerns, and we should not become gung-ho about feeding the world," says Harish Damodaran, a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, a Delhi-based think tank.
First, there are fears of a less-than-expected harvest. India's new wheat season is under way and officials project a record 111 million tonnes be harvested - the sixth bumper crop season in a row.
But experts like Mr Damodaran are not convinced. He believes the yield will be much lower because of fertiliser shortages and the vagaries of the weather - excessive rains and severe early summer heat. "We are overestimating the production," he says. "We will know in another 10 days."
Another question mark, say experts, is over fertilisers, a basic component of farming. India's stocks have fallen low after the war - India imports di-ammonium phosphate and fertilisers containing nitrogen, phosphate, sulphur and potash. Russia and Belarus account for 40% of the world's potash exports. Globally, fertiliser prices are already high due to soaring gas prices.
A shortage of fertilisers could easily hit production in the next harvest season. One way to get around this, says Mr Damodaran, is for India to explore "wheat-for-fertiliser deals" with countries like Egypt and in Africa.
Also, if the war gets prolonged, India might face logistical challenges in stepping up exports. "Exporting huge volumes of cereals involves huge infrastructure like transportation, storage, ships. Also the capacity to start shipping in high volumes," says Mr Aratchilage. There is also the question of higher freight costs.
Lastly, there is the overriding concern over galloping food prices at home - food inflation hit a 16-month-high of 7.68% in March. This has been mainly driven by price rises of edible oils, vegetables, cereals, milk, meat and fish. India's central bank has warned about "elevated global price pressures in key food items" leading to to "high uncertainty" over inflation.
The Russian invasion is likely to have "serious consequences" for global food security, according to IFPRI, a think tank. The UNFAO estimates that a prolonged disruption to exports of wheat, fertiliser and other commodities from Russia and Ukraine could push up the number of undernourished people in the world from eight to 13 million.
By the government's own admission, more than three million children remain undernourished in India despite bountiful crops and ample food stocks. (Prime Minister Modi's native state, Gujarat, has the third highest number of such children.) "You cannot be cavalier about food security. You cannot play around with the food earmarked for the subsidised food system," says Mr Damodaran.
If there is one thing India's politicians know it is that food - or the lack of it - determines their fate: state and federal governments have tumbled in the past because of soaring onion prices.
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DTS Food Laboratories
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STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death Monday on a high school campus by a man who had targeted her for the attack, authorities said.
The girl was stabbed several times at about 11 a.m. at Stagg High School in Stockton in California's Central Valley and died at a hospital, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. said at a news conference.
Her name wasn't immediately released.
The attacker, a man in his 40s, was quickly detained. His name was not released.
The man drove to the school and went through a campus gate, police said.
He attacked before security and staff could stop him, Ramirez said.
“We definitely will be re-evaluating” campus security, he said.
The school was placed on lockdown after the stabbing.
The teenager was targeted, school district officials said, but there was no immediate word on how the man knew the teen.
A motive for the killing remains under investigation, police said.
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Urban League CEO on how 2022 State of Black America report findings impact midterms
Urban League CEO on how 2022 State of Black America report findings impact midterms
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Marc Morial, the National Urban League's president and CEO, about the civil rights organization's semi-annual State of Black America Report.
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(WKBN) – The U.S. Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday that General Electric (GE) would be recalling six types of its stainless steel refrigerators.
The products, GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel, have freezer doors that are detaching.
There have been 71 reports of the error, which has caused 37 injuries, including three ‘serious falls,’ the recall notice reads.
The impacted refrigerators, pictured below, were manufactured between February 2020 and August 2021. Affected model numbers, printed on a label found on the top of the left side inside of the refrigerator section, are:
- GFE26JYMKFFS
- GFE26JYMNFFS
- GNE27EYMKFFS
- GNE27EYMNFFS
- GNE27JYMKFFS
- GNE27JYMNFFS
According to the recall notice, affected models will have serial numbers that begin with one of the following two-letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS.
Affected models were sold at The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy, and other home improvement and appliance stores throughout the U.S., as well as online through Lowe’s and Best Buy from February 2020 through January 2022.
GE is scheduling a free in-home repair for consumers with these refrigerators. The company is already contacting customers of the roughly 155,000 impacted refrigerators directly.
For more information, visit the U.S. Product Safety Commission’s website.
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Yandex oy
Yandex is a technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Our goal is to help consumers and businesses better navigate the online and offline world. Since 1997, w...
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