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Bilawal To Offer Eid Prayers At Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto
Sumaira FH Published July 09, 2022 | 10:28 PM
Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived Naudero (Larkana) on Saturday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha
L, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jul, 2022 ) :Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived Naudero (Larkana) on Saturday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha.
He will offer Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with Acting Sindh Governor and Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and others at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto (Larkana).
He will also visit the mausoleum of former prime minister and slain PPP chairperson Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and offer Fateha and place floral wreaths.
Besides, he will also visit the mausoleum of martyrs of Bhutto family in Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto and offer fateha.
PPP Chairman will also exchange Eid greetings with MNAs, MPAs, leaders party workers, notables, office bearers and general public in Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto and Bhutto House Naudero.
Moreover, Bilawal is also expected to meet the newly elected local government representatives who have won the local government elections-2022.
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LONDON (AP) — A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday.
Defense Minister Ben Wallace said after “careful consideration” and discussion with colleagues and family, he will not be running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and the country’s next prime minister.
Wallace was seen by some as the favorite choice among Conservative party members in what’s set to be a wide open leadership race following Johnson’s resignation announcement on Thursday.
Johnson quit as party leader after months of insisting he would stay in the job despite mounting ethics scandals. He said he would stay on as prime minister until the party chooses his successor.
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak, the best-known of the leadership contenders and regarded as the bookmakers’ favorite to win, launched his bid on Friday. Sunak resigned on Tuesday, kicking off a mass exodus of government officials that toppled Johnson.
Attorney General Suella Braverman, lawmaker Tom Tugendhat and former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch have also thrown their hat into the ring, and more announcements are expected over the coming days.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi and trade minister Penny Mordaunt are widely expected to run, as are former health secretaries Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt.
Wallace said his decision wasn’t “an easy choice to make, but my focus is on my current job and keeping this great country safe.”
Conservative party officials on Monday are expected to set out the timetable for a leadership contest, with the aim of having a winner by the end of the summer. The two-step process involves Tory lawmakers voting to reduce the field of candidates to two, who will go to a ballot of all party members.
Johnson’s resignation marked the end of three tumultuous years that saw the divisive leader fend off numerous scandals and a Conservative leadership challenge. For months, he managed to cling on to power despite allegations that he protected supporters from bullying and corruption allegations, and that he misled Parliament about government office parties that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.
But his handling of allegations about a senior politician who had been accused of sexual misconduct proved the last straw for many Conservatives, who this week openly revolted and forced him out of office.
Johnson remains in office to head a caretaker administration, but many Conservatives don’t want a lame-duck leader — especially amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis triggered by soaring food and energy prices.
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Police superintendent caught speeding on highway: ‘I’m disappointed in myself’
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A trooper stopped the head of Louisiana State Police for speeding along a dangerous stretch of a Louisiana interstate last month.
WAFB reports LSP Col. Lamar Davis was driving an unmarked vehicle to a meeting in Lake Charles when the trooper pulled him over on June 28 on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge along Interstate 10 near Ramah.
Police Capt. Nick Manale said the responding trooper did not make any notes about how fast Davis was driving and utilized his discretion when not issuing a citation.
Louisiana State Police released body camera footage from the incident. However, the video cuts off as soon as the trooper exits his vehicle and recognizes the driver being his boss.
On Friday, Davis told WAFB that he could not recall how fast he was going and admitted to being pulled over at least one other time for speeding.
“This is something that I frown upon, and quite frankly, I’m disappointed in myself. But rest assured that I know better, and I will continue to do better and do my best. You have that commitment there,” Davis said.
Davis also defended the trooper involved, saying that the trooper’s actions fell within LSP policy.
“I ask that people trust that we are doing the right thing for the right reasons,” Davis said.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards recently signed legislation to strengthen penalties for speeding along the 18-mile bridge that goes into effect on Aug. 1.
Copyright 2022 WAFB via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/07/09/police-superintendent-caught-speeding-highway-im-disappointed-myself/ | 2022-07-09T18:37:27Z | https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/07/09/police-superintendent-caught-speeding-highway-im-disappointed-myself/ | false |
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a Fourth of July parade is conscious for the first time since the attack and asking to see his twin brother, his family said Friday.
Doctors don't think Cooper Roberts suffered any brain damage from the bullets that hit his chest, the family announced in a statement Friday that confirmed he is paralyzed from the waist down.
The boy was removed from the ventilator. He is in serious condition and is in a great deal of pain, but improving.
He and his twin brother, Luke, who was struck by shrapnel and is home, loved the Fourth of July parade in their Chicago suburb.
But now the family is envisioning a “new normal" for Cooper who was wounded in a hail of gunfire that left dozens of others wounded and seven dead in Highland Park, said Tony Loizzi, a family spokesperson, during a Zoom call with reporters Thursday.
The boys' mother, Keely Roberts, who is the superintendent of the 2,300-student Zion Elementary School District, also was hurt but not as seriously. Only the boys' father, Jason Roberts, was unscathed.
The twins are the youngest of six, and their four older sisters — ages 18 to 26 — are doting on Luke while Cooper is hospitalized.
Meanwhile, the boy’s mother, who was shot twice in the foot and leg area, has undergone two surgeries and may need a third, Loizzi said.
“Quite frankly, she probably should not have been discharged,” Loizzi said. But when she found out Cooper was on a ventilator, she “told her doctors and nurses that they should either discharge or she’d walk out on her own because she needed to be with her son,” Loizzi said.
He said the school district where she works is getting offers of support from superintendents around the state, some of them retired. He said they want to help so she can heal and focus on her family.
“They’re devastated,” he said of the family, “but they’re focusing all of their energy right now on Cooper. It’s been a very emotional time for everybody in their circle. And if you know Keely, she’s just a fighter. And it sounds like Cooper got that part of her in him because he’s fighting as hard as he can.”
Loizzi had few details about the shooting itself. He said he didn’t know where the family was standing along the parade route when shots rang out or who helped them.
“To be honest, I have not had that conversation with Keely," he said. “I have tried not to focus on what exactly happened, and have really kept the focus on what we’re doing to help her and her son.”
Loizzi described the boy as having a “passion" for sports and the Milwaukee Brewers.
“Every time I talk to his mom about him, he’s always very active," he added.
A GoFundMe has raised more than $800,000 to help the family with what Loizzi described as “the obvious ongoing treatment and therapy that Cooper will need.” He said that Keely Roberts is a devoted school leader, who works tirelessly for her students and often sends emails in the wee hours of the morning.
“Now," he said, “she and her family need our support. So we just ask you to please continue to keep the Roberts family and all of those impacted by this tragedy in your thoughts and prayers.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/boy-paralyzed-in-highland-park-parade-attack-awake/507-ea1f3890-deb8-4a95-a08b-1b33729e5959 | 2022-07-09T18:38:40Z | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/boy-paralyzed-in-highland-park-parade-attack-awake/507-ea1f3890-deb8-4a95-a08b-1b33729e5959 | false |
Intermittent fasting linked with less severe cases of COVID-19, study finds
Those who have regularly fasted intermittently for decades have a lower chance of being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19 compared to people who do not practice the eating plan, according to a new American study.
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The small study, published July 1 in the peer-reviewed BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, builds on previous research that examines the benefits of intermittent fasting.
Researchers looked at 205 patients who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, between March 2020 and February 2021 before vaccines were widely available. The patients who reported regularly fasting at least once a month for an average of 40 years or more had a lower rate of hospitalization or death from infection.
Patients were drawn from participants who signed up for a voluntary health registry at Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit network of 33 hospitals based in Utah. Researchers chose this cohort specifically because of the large number of Mormons who live in the state. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints typically do not eat or drink for two consecutive meals on the first Sunday of each month, according to the study.
Previous research suggests fasting not only helps burn fat, but offers health benefits as well. Studies have shown fasting can help control inflammation by reducing the amount of pro-inflammatory cells released into the blood. Fasting also triggers autophagy – a process by which the body breaks down and destroys old and damaged cells.
Fasting also switches its source of energy from glucose to fats and increases the amount of free fatty acids like linoleic acid circulating in the body.
While researchers said more work is needed to better understand why intermittent fasting is linked to better outcomes for COVID-19 patients, studies have shown severe cases of COVID-19 infection are typically associated with hyper-inflammation.
"There's a pocket on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 that linoleic acid fits into -- and can make the virus less able to attach to other cells,” according to Dr. Benjamin Horne, the director of cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology at Intermountain Healthcare and lead co-author of the paper.
Horne noted that the patients in their study have been practicing intermittent fasting for decades, not just a few weeks, and said it is important that patients – particularly those who are older, pregnant, diabetic, or have heart and kidney diseases – talk with their family doctor first before trying it themselves.
The study found of the 205 patients with COVID-19, 11 per cent of those who fasted ended up hospitalized or died, compared to 28.8 per cent of patients who did not engage in the practice.
“This result was found in younger and older individuals, was present regardless of race or ethnicity, and did not depend on other cardiac risk factors, comorbidities or behaviours. Periodic fasting did not, however, predict whether or not a subject would be infected by SARS-CoV-2,” the authors wrote in the paper.
“Fasting remained significant in all multivariable analyses.”
Researchers also noted that prior to the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Utah was one of only two U.S. states with a COVID-19 case fatality rate of less than one per cent. In addition, Utah had the lowest median age in the U.S. and was ranked as the state with the fourth lowest rate of coronary heart disease, according to the study.
“A low case fatality rate in Utah could also have occurred because the state has the lowest smoking rate in the U.S.A., has a limited racial/ethnic diversity…and had various healthcare system efforts that may have limited the severity of cases,” the paper said.
“Finally, Utah has the lowest per capita ethanol consumption in the U.S.A. that may have limited the spread of COVID-19 at bars and other social locales, but a connection of alcohol to COVID-19 severity is unconfirmed.”
The study said periodic fasting remained an independent predictor of a lower risk of hospitalization and mortality even after its analyses were adjusted for such factors including age, smoking, alcohol and ethnicity. The authors suggest the relatively higher rate of periodic fasting in Utah compared to other states may have contributed to the lower case fatality rates in the state.
“While fasting is not a panacea or a quick fix for health problems, low-frequency fasting improves cardiometabolic health even without significant weight loss, and multiple biological mechanisms and epidemiological results support the idea that consistent fasting may limit COVID-19 severity,” the study’s authors wrote.
Some of the limitations of the study include the observational nature of the study and there could be selection biases for participants who enrolled. The fasting history was also self-reported, which could result in imprecise data, the authors cautioned.
Researchers in the observational, longitudinal study – meaning patients were assessed over a period of time to detect any changes – stressed that intermittent fasting was not a substitute for vaccination, but that it could become a complementary therapy to vaccination. | https://www.wesh.com/article/intermittent-fasting-linked-with-less-severe-cases-of-covid-19-study-finds/40563178 | 2022-07-09T18:41:39Z | https://www.wesh.com/article/intermittent-fasting-linked-with-less-severe-cases-of-covid-19-study-finds/40563178 | false |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
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(NerdWallet) – Just as school-aged kids ease into summer break, the state of the economy forces many parents to put back-to-school shopping on the radar early.
In fact, 87% of shoppers for kids K-12 say current economic conditions will impact the way they shop this year, up from 80% in 2021, according to recent data collected by the National Retail Federation.
The price of nearly everything is up, with inflation hitting 8.6% year over year in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.
“Inflation is a very personal experience,” says Katherine Cullen, senior director of industry and consumer insights for the NRF. Difficult economic times force consumers to make certain tradeoffs that work for their families, she says.
What are considered “back-to-school necessities” will vary from household to household. But regardless of your financial situation, the broad advice from experts is to spread out shopping this season and look for creative ways to save.
Don’t toss the sales circulars
For those looking to cut costs this year, Cullen suggests not only shopping early but also paying closer attention to sales and promotions. “If you do see something that you’re comfortable purchasing at a certain price point, it’s probably good to go ahead and pick that up,” she says.
Keep an eye out for weekly ad mailers from your favorite stores throughout the summer. Make it a habit to scan them for deals on school supplies, clothes and electronics before you throw them out. Look online too.
“Check retailers’ websites and sign up for newsletters to get alerted on the best deals,” Kristen Gall, retail and shopping expert at cash-back app Rakuten, said in an email.
Using cash-back apps like Rakuten, Ibotta, CoinOut and others is a popular way for diligent shoppers to save.
Spread out shopping trips
Brick-and-mortar businesses will do what they can to get back-to-school shoppers to walk through their doors this summer.
“When money is on peoples’ minds like the way it is now, it’s pretty likely that you’re going to see some very aggressive discounts to just get people back in the stores,” says Simon Blanchard, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
But you can beat the stores at their own game with a little discipline. That is, go in, grab the items on deep discount and get out before you put more stuff in your cart.
While it may feel good to tackle the entire back-to-school list in one trip, resisting the urge to buy it all now will help you make the most of sales, says Blanchard.
This approach is in line with the 43% of K-12 shoppers who say their strategy is to shop for sales more frequently this back-to-school season, up from 36% last year, according to NRF data.
Shop summer sales
The highest-profile seasonal sales might be the best way to cut inflationary increases on bigger ticket items like laptops (or at least bring the price back down to Earth).
And the big summer event, Amazon Prime Day, is now confirmed for July 12 and 13. Search Amazon, and other retailer websites, for back-to-school necessities during the sale. Prime Day is sure to set off competing sales at stores like Target, Walmart and Best Buy.
But the advice for how to shop the summer sales depends on the money you have available, Blanchard says. Scoring a great deal on a new laptop in July might not be worth it if you plan to charge it and are already carrying credit card debt. The 18% or 20% interest rate on the card will probably cancel out the money saved, he says.
Waiting until later in the year when you may have more cash on hand might be the better bet, rising prices or not.
Reuse what you can
You don’t always have to buy brand new. Some parents may also weigh the idea of reusing the tech products they already have like laptops and calculators, says Cullen. Passing items down to younger siblings is another tactic that parents can use to save, she says.
Spend less on clothes
Clothes and shoes are popular back-to-school purchases, and the amount consumers spend on them has risen in recent years, according to NRF data.
It can be hard to pull back here, but you can set limits.
A pair of shoes and an outfit or two for each child may be enough to start the year. You can reevaluate your kids’ needs in the fall, and take advantage of Veterans Day and Black Friday deals.
Thrift stores make good options too. You can usually find nearly new garments, and it’s a bonus if your kid is down with vintage. Resale sites like swap.com offer affordable clothes too, even school uniforms.
Whatever you do, don’t let the pressure of inflation push you to spend outside your comfort zone. Spread out back-to-school purchases and get creative to save the most money. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/amid-inflation-shop-back-to-school-early-but-not-all-at-once/ | 2022-07-09T18:45:25Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/amid-inflation-shop-back-to-school-early-but-not-all-at-once/ | true |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-5
(zero, four, five)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-5
(zero, four, five) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17294608.php | 2022-07-09T18:47:00Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17294608.php | true |
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Union and U.S. leaders are urging North Macedonia’s parliament to accept a French proposal that will move the tiny Balkan country closer toward EU membership and overcome objections by Bulgaria.
“At this critical moment in European history, marked by the unjustifiable aggression carried out by Russia against Ukraine, advancing Albania and North Macedonia’s EU path is key to strengthening the cohesion and resilience of the entire European continent,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a joint statement Saturday.
“We welcome a compromise proposal which takes into account the interests and concerns of both North Macedonia and Bulgaria based on mutual respect, trust, and understanding. The sovereign decision of the Parliament of North Macedonia will be important to move forward,” they said.
“The European Union and the United States are committed to closer cooperation in the Western Balkans. Ensuring stability and prosperity and making their European and Euro-Atlantic future a reality remains our common goal,” they added.
North Macedonia has been a candidate for EU membership for 17 years. The country received the green light to begin accession talks in 2020, but no date for the start of the negotiations has been set.
Bulgaria has used its power as an EU member to block North Macedonia’s membership.
Political tensions in North Macedonia have been on the rise with violent nightly protests since French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the NATO summit in Madrid that he believed “a compromise solution” had been achieved.
Macron’s proposal envisages concessions from both sides. The government in Skopje would commit to changing its constitution to recognize a Bulgarian minority, protect minority rights and banish hate speech, as Bulgaria, an EU member since 2007, has demanded.
The French leader stressed the proposal doesn’t question the official existence of a Macedonian language, but he noted that, like all deals, it “rests on compromises and on a balance.”
In North Macedonia, both President Stevo Pendarovski and the government of Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski backed the proposal as a reasonable compromise. Accepting it “will be neither a historic triumph, as one camp would call it, nor a historic failure or debacle, as those in the other camp say,” Pendarovski said.
The government has stressed the proposal does not endanger national interests or identity. But the center-right main opposition party, the VMRO-DPMNE, as well as others, disagree, saying the deal favors Bulgarian demands that question North Macedonia’s history, language, identity, culture and heritage.
In Bulgaria, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist government was toppled in a no-confidence vote on June 22. A junior governing partner quit the fragile four-party coalition, describing Petkov’s willingness to lift the veto of North Macedonia as a “national betrayal.”
Bulgaria has accepted the French proposal, which now requires the backing of North Macedonia’s parliament. A plenary session has not been scheduled yet. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/eu-us-urge-north-macedonia-to-move-forward-on-eu-bid/ | 2022-07-09T18:47:40Z | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/eu-us-urge-north-macedonia-to-move-forward-on-eu-bid/ | false |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament said on a tumultuous Saturday that also saw the prime minister say he would step down and the storming of both leaders’ residences by protesters angry over the nation’s severe economic crisis.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Rajapaksa that parliamentary leaders had met and decided to request he leave office, and the president agreed. However Rajapaksa will remain until Wednesday to ensure a smooth transfer of power, Abeywardena added.
“He asked me to inform the country that he will make his resignation on Wednesday the 13th because there is a need to hand over power peacefully,” Abeywardena said.
“Therefore there is no need for further disturbances in the country and I urge everyone for the sake of the country to maintain peace to enable a smooth transition,” the speaker continued.
Opposition lawmaker Rauff Hakeem said a consensus was reached for the speaker of Parliament to take over as temporary president and work on an interim government.
The announcement of the president’s resignation came hours after protesters swarmed into his fortified residence in Colombo. Video images showed jubilant crowds taking a dip in the garden pool. Some people lay on the home’s beds, while others made tea and issued statements from a conference room demanding the departure of both Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
It was not clear if Rajapaksa was there at the time, and government spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said he had no information about the president’s movements.
Protesters also broke into the prime minister’s private residence and set it on fire, Wickremesinghe’s office said. It wasn’t immediately clear if he was there when the incursion happened.
Hours earlier Wickremesinghe had announced his own impending resignation, amid calls for him to quit. But he said he will not step down until a new government is formed, angering protesters who demanded his immediate departure.
“Today in this country we have a fuel crisis, a food shortage, we have the head of the World Food Program coming here and we have several matters to discuss with the IMF,” Wickremesinghe said.. “Therefore, if this government leaves there should be another government.”
Wickremesinghe said he suggested to the president to have an all-party government, but didn’t say anything about Rajapaksa’s whereabouts. Opposition parties in Parliament were discussing the formation of a new government.
Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister in May in the hope that the career politician would use his diplomacy and contacts to resuscitate a collapsed economy. But people’s patience wore thin as shortages of fuel, medicine and cooking gas only increased and oil reserves ran dry.
The country is relying on aid from India and other nations as leaders try to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund.
Months of demonstrations have all but dismantled the Rajapaksa political dynasty, which has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades but is accused by protesters of dragging the country into chaos through poor management and alleged corruption. The president’s older brother resigned as prime minister in May after violent protests saw him seek safety at a naval base.
Thousands of protesters entered the capital from the suburbs Saturday after police lifted an overnight curfew denounced as illegal by lawyers and opposition politicians. With fuel supplies scarce, many crowded onto buses and trains while others made their way on bicycles and on foot.
At the president’s seaside office, security personnel tried in vain to stop protesters who pushed through fences to run across the lawns and inside the colonial-era building.
At least 34 people including two police officers were hurt in scuffles. Two of the injured were in critical condition, while others sustained minor injuries, according to an official at the Colombo National Hospital who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Privately owned Sirasa Television reported that at least six of its workers, including four reporters, were hospitalized after being beaten by police while covering the protest at the prime minister’s home.
Sri Lanka Medical Council, the country’s top professional body, warned that hospitals were running with minimum resources and would not be able to handle any mass casualties from the unrest.
Protest and religious leaders said Rajapaksa has lost his mandate and it is time for him to go.
“His claim that he was voted in by the Sinhala Buddhists is not valid now,” said Ven. Omalpe Sobitha, a prominent Buddhist leader. He urged Parliament to convene immediately to select an interim president.
Wickremesinghe said last month that the country’s economy had collapsed and that negotiations with the IMF were complex because Sri Lanka was now a bankrupt state.
Sri Lanka announced in April that it was suspending repayment of foreign loans due to a foreign currency shortage. Its total foreign debt amounts to $51 billion, of which it must repay $28 billion by the end of 2027.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung on Friday asked people to protest peacefully and called for the military and police “to grant peaceful protesters the space and security to do so.”
“Chaos & force will not fix the economy or bring the political stability that Sri Lankans need right now,” Chung tweeted.
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Monica Gilliam said she was scared and anxious after she learned her 12-year-old daughter had been left wandering Miami International Airport alone.
On July 2, the Tennessee mother put her daughter Kimber on a flight from Chattanooga to Miami as an unaccompanied minor to visit her father.
A flight attendant was supposed to escort the child to her father once she landed. She was also given a lanyard and wristband with her dad’s information.
“They should have walked her to the gate and handed her off to her dad only after checking his ID to match with the information I gave them,” Gilliam said.
But, that didn't happen, the mother said. Instead, the 12-year-old was left alone, wandering through the airport for about 30 minutes, according to Gilliam.
“The thought that someone could have taken her is terrible,” she said. “I’m still having bad dreams about it.”
Kimber eventually called her father who used FaceTime to help her read the signs so she could find him.
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Gilliam said the airline didn’t realize the girl was missing until about an hour after she landed and had already found her father on her own.
"The manager of American Airlines in Miami called me and said ‘your child is missing,’” Gilliam said.
The mother posted a video on TikTok detailing the terrifying experience. The video went viral with more than one million views.
“I posted the video to help others, to keep kids safe,” she said.
In a statement to NBC 6, American Airlines said: "American cares deeply about our young passengers and is committed to providing a safe and pleasant travel experience for them. We take these matters very seriously and are looking into what occurred. A member of our team has reached out to the customer to learn more about their experience."
Gilliam said the airline tried to offer them free flights and a limo service, but she's rejected their offers.
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Blenders for cocktails
Whether you’re throwing a party or unwinding with a cold drink at the end of a long day, having a blender that makes delicious cocktails makes life much easier.
If you enjoy frozen cocktails such as margaritas, daiquiris and bellinis, you’ll want a blender powerful enough to crush ice and frozen fruit. This requires a countertop appliance with enough horsepower behind the motor and durable blades to make the frozen ingredients easy.
On the hunt for a new blender for your bar? We’ve put together a list of some of the best blenders for making cocktails to help take your at-home mixology skills to the next level.
Best blenders for cocktails 2021
Margaritaville Bahamas Frozen Concoction Maker
The perfect option for frozen cocktails as it shaves the ice rather than simply crushing it. It comes with a durable 36-ounce pitcher to make multiple servings and features shave-only, blend-only and shave-and-blend cycles providing you with the ability to customize your cocktail’s consistency.
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This high-performance blender can be a real workhorse for your kitchen while quickly preparing cocktails, thanks to its stainless steel forged blades. Its specially-designed BPA-free jar can make 4-6 servings at once and pulls ingredients toward the blade for superior blending.
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Oster Reverse Crush Counterforms Blender
This Oster blender’s 600-watt motor provides plenty of power for cocktails, while the stainless steel “ice crusher” blade delivers a smooth consistency for all your drinks. It even features a “Frozen Drinks” smart program that creates cocktails with a button press.
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Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System with Auto-iQ
This versatile blender can do a lot more than simply whip up cocktails, but its total crushing blades pulverize ice with ease to create perfectly smooth frozen drinks every time. It includes a 72-ounce pitcher (holding up to 64 liquid ounces) for parties and single-serve cups if you want to whip up a solo frozen cocktail.
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Taco Tuesday Frozen Margarita & Slush Blender
This festively designed blender is an ideal option for chunk-free frozen margaritas and daiquiris with its powerful motor. Its pitcher boasts a generous 64-ounce capacity, and the easy-flow spout allows you to dispense your cocktails without a mess.
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Breville The Q Countertop Blender
This commercial-grade blender is a welcome addition to any kitchen or home bar because it can turn ice to snow with the press of a button. It also features a five-speed setting to help you get the right consistency for every cocktail. The Auto Clean feature makes clean up a breeze, too.
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Vitamix Ascent 3500 Series Blender
If you’re looking for a multipurpose high-performance blender that can handle cocktails and plenty of other kitchen tasks, this model is an excellent option. It offers variable speeds, a pulse setting and a built-in timer, and laser-cut blades to crush ice easily. It’s also made in the USA by a family-owned company.
Margaritaville Tahiti Frozen Concoction Maker
For anyone who throws parties regularly, this just may be the perfect blender for whipping up frozen cocktails. It features programs for six different drinks, including margaritas, daiquiris and pina coladas, and offers separate pitchers that allow you to make three different cocktails at once. Each cycle creates 72 ounces of cocktails, too, so you’ll have plenty for all your guests.
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This powerful 3HP, 1800-watt blender can pulverize ice with ease so that it can make delicious cocktails in a hurry. Its BPA-free pitcher can hold up to 64 ounces, and the stainless steel blades are highly durable. The blender is backed by a 5-year limited warranty as well.
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Ninja Professional Countertop Blender
While still a high-performance model from a trusted brand, this blender costs a bit less than the competition. Its blades can crush ice and frozen fruit in a matter of seconds, and the 72-ounce pitcher provides plenty of servings for parties.
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Cuisinart Velocity Ultra Trio 1HP Blender/Food Processor
Another excellent multipurpose blender, this powerful model features patented ultra-sharp stainless steel blades that can easily crush ice for cocktails. The electronic touchpad controls are user-friendly, and the pair of travel cups included make it easy to prepare single-serving cocktails.
Black & Decker PowerCrush Digital Blender
You can’t beat this blender for ease of use, which features a program for icy cocktails that only requires pressing a single button. It can blend more than cocktails, though, and the slip-resistant rubber feet keep it securely positioned on your counter. It also includes an 18-ounce personal jar for single servings.
Sold by Macy’s
KitchenAid K150 3 Speed Ice Crushing Blender
This design from a long-trusted appliance brand features a unique ice-crush setting that can pulverize ice in under 10 seconds. It also features Intelli-Speed motor control, which chooses the optimal speed for blending based on the ingredients.
Hamilton Beach Wave Crusher Blender
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly blender for cocktails, this model is the one for you. In addition to its appealing price tag, its 700-watt motor can crush ice quickly to create deliciously smooth frozen cocktails. Its lid, blades and jar are all dishwasher-safe, and the motor can blend up to 8000 frozen drinks throughout its life.
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This powerful blender offers a compact footprint, making it ideal for small homes. It still crushes ice and fruits with ease, though, so it can make excellent cocktails in a matter of seconds. It boasts five speeds, too, and the 64-ounce pitcher can whip up enough servings for a crowd.
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Which Mega Construx Destiny toy is best?
Destiny is a unique video game franchise created by the development team at Bungie. The game takes place in a futuristic sci-fi and fantasy world that combines player vs. player game modes with story-based modes. Along with the original Destiny came Destiny 2, which focused on PvP and multiplayer action. Today, the Destiny franchise remains very popular among sci-fi gaming enthusiasts.
Mega Construx, the toymakers who create building blocks and action figures, have partnered with Destiny to make a collection of toys based on the game. The best Mega Construx Destiny toy is the EV41 Racing Building Set that comes with Warlock and Colossus figures as well as the EV41 Momentum Master vehicle.
What to know before you buy a Mega Construx Destiny toy
Video game
As a player in Destiny, you occupy the role of Guardian. Your job is to protect Earth’s last city from the invasion of various alien species. Each character in the game has a combination of special abilities and otherworldly weapons. Think of Destiny as a combination of “Star Trek” and an Old Western film with good guys on one side and bad guys on the other. In the player vs. environment game modes (PvE), you and other players can assemble to complete raids that pit you against tough bosses for quality loot. Or, if you opt for the PvP games, you can compete for objectives against other real-life players.
Weapons
In Destiny, your character has three weapons slots: one for your primary weapon, which usually consists of an automatic rifle of some sort, another for your secondary weapons such as a shotgun or pistol and a heavy slot for unique weapons like swords, rocket launchers or mini guns. Each weapon is designated by its rarity. This is very common in video games with higher rarities putting out more damage and having more unique abilities or perks. Some of the most popular Destiny weapons are the Pulse Rifles, Linear Fusion Rifles and Hand Cannons.
Classes
Hunters, Warlocks and Titans are the three main classes of characters in Destiny. You’ll notice these characters listed in the product descriptions for each Mega Construx toy. Within each class, there are subsets that round out the universe of characters in the game. To keep things simple, the three main classes are what’s most important. Hunters are high-jumping marksmen that focus on offensive and defensive movement as well as long-range shooting. Titans, on the other hand, are tankier than Hunters. They use defensive barriers and utility to keep their team alive. Finally, Warlocks use crowd-control abilities and healing. Each class is unique and provides their own benefit to the team.
What to look for in a quality Mega Construx Destiny toy
Display stand
Mega Construx toys are built just for playtime, but they are also perfect for your display shelf. Their unique and detailed designs make them perfect for video game action figure collectors. For this reason, Destiny toys will often come with a display stand. Mega uses a transparent stick attached to a colorful building block. This gives your character the illusion that it’s flying through the air.
Vehicles
Vehicles are an important part of the Destiny universe. Just like weapons and character classes, vehicles are totally unique in this sci-fi fantasy world. There’s a huge variety of ships that either hover above the ground of a planet or fly throughout space. Sparrows are the primary source of transportation for Guardians. They are occupied by a single person and are similar to the Podracer from the “Star Wars” films. There’s also the Jumpship (Dropship), which is used to travel throughout the solar system. You can also find figures of the Hawk and Harvester vehicles.
Removable armor
Mega Construx figures are unique in that they often have removable armor. This gives you the ability to transform the look of your character at any time. Many of these figures are interchangeable, meaning you can swap armor and outfit pieces from one figure to another. Interactivity is the most fun part of collecting Destiny figures from Mega. You can create nearly an unlimited amount of unique scenes by swapping cloaks and helmets between characters.
How much you can expect to spend on a Mega Construx Destiny toy
Mega Construx Destiny toys cost $40-$290.
Mega Construx Destiny toy FAQ
Does Mega Construx still make Destiny toys?
A. Unfortunately, the partnership between Mega and Bungie ended in 2019, which means Destiny toys are no longer being produced. You can still find toys on Amazon, but once they sell out, you may have trouble securing certain sets.
How many series of Destiny toys did Mega Construx release?
A. There have been three main series of toys: the Guardian, Armory and Arsenal series. From there, Mega released Sparrow vehicles and main sets that combined vehicles with characters and accessories. There is also an exclusive series, like the Cabal Harvester Dropship.
What’s the best Mega Construx Destiny toy to buy?
Top Mega Construx Destiny toy
Mega Construx Destiny EV41 Racing Building Set
What you need to know: Mega Construx’s EV41 Racing set is fully buildable with 99 total pieces to assemble.
What you’ll love: The EV41 racer is blue, red and black and comes with an attached Mega platform with a transparent stand. This gives the ship the illusion that it’s floating, just like in the video game. There are two figures: a Warlock and an enemy Colossus. Each figure has its own personalized weapon, like the Hung Jury SR4 rifle.
What you should consider: This product is not suitable for children under the age of 3.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Mega Construx Destiny toy for the money
Mega Construx Destiny Lion’s Vigil Hunter Figure
What you need to know: From the legendary Hunter class, this figure wears the blue and gold Trials of Osiris armor.
What you’ll love: The armor is removable and can be transferred to other similar characters in the Mega Construx Destiny collection. The character fits on a buildable display stand that can be used to hold your character in different poses. It also comes with a Ghost accessory weapon.
What you should consider: This toy doesn’t come with any vehicles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Mega Construx Destiny Cabal Harvester Dropship
What you need to know: This buildable Harvester Dropship comes with an impressive 2,311 pieces and several characters.
What you’ll love: The ship itself is very detailed with its various color sections, rotating thrusters, pivoting reactor and troop doors. Five figures come with the ship, including the Hunter Cayde-6.
What you should consider: This set is complex and best suited for experienced Mega Construx builders.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Police superintendent caught speeding on highway: ‘I’m disappointed in myself’
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A trooper stopped the head of Louisiana State Police for speeding along a dangerous stretch of a Louisiana interstate last month.
WAFB reports LSP Col. Lamar Davis was driving an unmarked vehicle to a meeting in Lake Charles when the trooper pulled him over on June 28 on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge along Interstate 10 near Ramah.
Police Capt. Nick Manale said the responding trooper did not make any notes about how fast Davis was driving and utilized his discretion when not issuing a citation.
Louisiana State Police released body camera footage from the incident. However, the video cuts off as soon as the trooper exits his vehicle and recognizes the driver being his boss.
On Friday, Davis told WAFB that he could not recall how fast he was going and admitted to being pulled over at least one other time for speeding.
“This is something that I frown upon, and quite frankly, I’m disappointed in myself. But rest assured that I know better, and I will continue to do better and do my best. You have that commitment there,” Davis said.
Davis also defended the trooper involved, saying that the trooper’s actions fell within LSP policy.
“I ask that people trust that we are doing the right thing for the right reasons,” Davis said.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards recently signed legislation to strengthen penalties for speeding along the 18-mile bridge that goes into effect on Aug. 1.
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Grocery Store Shooting: 2 Dead
Police on scene investigating fatal shooting at Milwaukee's "El Rey"
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Grocery Store Shooting: 2 Dead
Police on scene investigating fatal shooting at Milwaukee's "El Rey"
Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting at the El Rey grocery store, located along Cesar Chavez DriveThe Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirms two people were fatally shot at the store Saturday morning. One witness who was inside the store said, "a man came inside yelling and a security guard got him out, he followed him to the parking lot about 5 minutes went by and then I just heard gunshots."It is unclear what led up to the shooting. We have a crew there working to gather more information.
MILWAUKEE —
Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting at the El Rey grocery store, located along Cesar Chavez Drive
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirms two people were fatally shot at the store Saturday morning.
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One witness who was inside the store said, "a man came inside yelling and a security guard got him out, he followed him to the parking lot about 5 minutes went by and then I just heard gunshots."
It is unclear what led up to the shooting.
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ASI survey done, repair work to start soon, says Badrinath temple committee chairman
ASI survey done, repair work to start soon, says Badrinath temple committee chairman
Dehradun: A few days after cracks appeared on the walls of Badrinath temple - one among the four renowned pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand - temple committee chairman Ajay Ajendra on Saturday said the issue was being attended to with focus, noting an expert team had already taken stock of the situation and sent a report to the government. He further added that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was inspecting the spot, and repair work would start soon.
This comes after a recent official survey spotted what appeared a small crack on the temple wall. After a thorough check, it was revealed that the crack had extended from a pillar to the main entrance. Ajendra, meanwhile, said that the subsequent ASI survey displayed there was no danger to the temple.
Also read: Amarnath tragedy: Devotees still upbeat; narrow escape for Telangana BJP MLA
"The cracks have been examined by the ASI. They have prepared a detailed report, which we will soon receive. The administration, too, has formed an expert team on the subject. There is no immediate danger, as intimated by the ASI. The process of issuing a tender has begun, and work will start soon" Ajendra said. It is learned that the ASI report estimates repair work to cost around Rs 5 crore.
This year, the doors of the Badrinath temple were opened for devotees on May 8, following which, within a span of two months, close to 10 lakh devotees visited the holy site. Meanwhile, the Badrinath master plan is in full swing. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently visited the temple shrine to see the work progress. The plan includes riverfront development, beautifying lakes, establishing an arrival plaza, and a parking space, among others. | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/uttarakhand/asi-survey-done-repair-work-to-start-soon-badrinath-temple-committee-chairman-on-cracks-in-temple-wall/na20220709224752218218250 | 2022-07-09T19:00:50Z | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/uttarakhand/asi-survey-done-repair-work-to-start-soon-badrinath-temple-committee-chairman-on-cracks-in-temple-wall/na20220709224752218218250 | false |
Shawn Mendes postpones his world tour, citing his 'mental health'
Shawn Mendes announced Friday evening he’s decided to postpone his world tour, citing his "mental health."
The "Señorita" singer said he would have to reschedule tour dates through at least Uncasville, Connecticut on July 29 because he’s reached a "breaking point."
"This breaks my heart" to delay the shows, he said in a post on his social media, but "I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it's always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family."
He said after a few years away from touring he felt he was ready to go back on the road, but realized recently it was "premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and Ive hit a breaking point."
SHAWN MENDES SHOWS OFF PHYSIQUE DURING SHIRTLESS HAWAII STROLL
He added that he decided to take some time to "heal and take care of myself, and my mental health first and foremost," after speaking with his team and health professionals.
Thousands of fans left supportive messages in the comments, including "Honey, I’m Good" singer Andy Grammer, who wrote on his Instagram "Love you man- proud of you for doing what you need."
Grammer recently admitted in an interview his mental health suffered during the coronavirus pandemic.
"I went down real hard and got into therapy, and that’s what brought me around," he told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I wasn’t super positive. I broke down pretty hard."
SHAWN MENDES INITIATED CAMILA CABELLO SPLIT AFTER RELATIONSHIP TURNED ‘STALE’: REPORT
Mendes, 23, has been candid about his struggles before, telling fans on Twitter in April that when he’s "feeling low" and concerned about what people might think of the real him "I either put on a show or hide."
He added that he’s a "23 year old who constantly feels like he’s either flying or drowning."
"The truth is even with so much success I still find it hard to feel like I’m not failing," but he reassured fans he’s "okay" and was just hoping his thoughts would "resonate" with some people.
And over the holidays last year in late December, the singer posted a video to fans on his Instagram, saying he was having a "hard time with social media at the moment" but thanked listeners for connecting to his new song "It’ll be Okay," which came out after he broke up with fellow singer Camila Cabello.
"I just feel so proud of that song and I'm so grateful you guys are connecting with it, and I feel so grateful that people are being vulnerable with it and people are just having fun with it," he added.
Mendes’ "Wonder" tour kicked off in Portland, Oregon on June 27 and was to continue through October in the U.S. and then globally through next summer.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before. At first, he only wanted to confirm that what he was hearing was real — a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park.
Any sense of disbelief vanished with the sight of bone fragments, blood and pieces of flesh lying in the street where a parade was marching just minutes before. Then he saw the bodies.
“It was pure horror. It was a battle zone,” Shapiro, 52, said in an interview. When the gunshots first went off, he had been changing out of his cycling shoes about 100 yards away.
Emergency vehicles and first responders were not yet at the scene, so Shapiro, a tech salesman with no medical training, began doing whatever he could to help.
From the bystanders who tied tourniquets and administered CPR to the fleeing paradegoers who rescued and cared for an orphaned two-year-old covered in blood, people from every corner of the Highland Park community sprung into action on July 4 in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.
Nearly a dozen people, including off-duty doctors, nurses and a football coach, were among the first to administer lifesaving assistance to victims of the parade shooting.
“Things happen so quickly that your brain can’t possibly comprehend that there is an active shooter in your town, in your sleepy little neighborhood,” said Dr. Wendy Rush, an anesthesiologist with decades of experience working in trauma centers.
Rush joined Shapiro in trying to save an elderly man who had a gunshot wound in his thigh and another that left a gaping hole in his abdomen.
While Rush used a ventilation mask and bag to help the elderly man breathe, Shapiro and another bystander took turns giving chest compressions and holding pressure on his wounds.
All the while, “We didn’t know where the shooter was. We knew he wasn’t dead,” Rush said.
Nearly 30 minutes later, Rush boarded an ambulance alongside the dying man, and Shapiro, in shorts stained with blood, walked back to the bench where he’d been changing his shoes what felt like hours earlier.
The man died at the hospital, and was later identified as Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old financial advisor.
Rush’s husband and son were also on the scene. As members of Highland Park’s Community Emergency Response Team, both men have training in first aid and basic life support. They were working the parade expecting to assist with the regular crowd control and the occasional lost child.
Rush’s son cared for people with less critical gunshot wounds, applying tourniquets and pressure to stop their bleeding. Her husband, Rush said, spent most of his time caring for Keely Roberts, a school superintendent shot twice in her foot and leg.
Roberts’ 8-year-old son Cooper, shot in the chest, remains in serious condition at University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital with a severed spine.
His twin brother, Luke, was nearby.
“I’ll never forget his face. He was just hysterical. He kept saying, ‘Don’t let my mommy die, don’t let my mommy die. Don’t let her lips turn blue like my brother.’ It was the worst you could ever imagine,” Eddie Rush told Fox 32 Chicago.
Football coach Brad Hokin was at his usual spot at the beginning of the route when the shooting started. He took off running down the bloodied street past those with minor injuries and toward the people he could tell needed assistance most urgently.
When his wife, nurse practitioner Jacquie Toia, called from their seats about a quarter mile away to make sure he was OK, Hokin simply told her, “Get up here. We need you.”
Toia, 64, hurried to the scene still unsure of what was happening. When she saw the destruction, her instincts kicked into gear. As a nurse for 36 years, Toia had experience working in an emergency setting.
By that point, paramedics on scene had equipment, and Toia and another nurse on the scene began to administer IVs.
Meanwhile Hokin, with no prior medical training, was holding pressure on gunshot wounds and helping EMTs load the wounded onto gurneys until all the victims were safely en route to hospitals.
“We did what we could to take care of the immediate needs, and that’s probably the real tragedy – we didn’t have enough hands to do what needed to be done,” Toia said. Responders were overwhelmed by the sheer number of casualties.
“Thirty-six years in medicine is enough that loss is not a stranger to me,” Toia said. “This was so different. This was hell.”
Dr. David Baum, an OBGYN and longtime attendee of the parade, was sitting with his family when the shooting started. The doctor rushed to help, and found bodies destroyed by bullets. Baum recalled trying to move people to ambulances and seeing wounds unlike anything he’d dealt with before.
“These were wartime injuries,” Baum said.
Baum and Toia both expressed their frustrations that the shooter had such easy access to high-capacity weapons. “You should never have to worry about being killed in your street on the Fourth of July at a parade,” Toia said.
Dr. Rush’s son, Shane Selig, said everyone is still processing what happened.
“There are those that feel guilty they didn’t do more,” he said, while adding, “at least I could do something.”
But it is hard, this aftermath. People, he said, will be “forever scarred by this.” And it makes him angry.
The images of the hurt and dying haunt those who ran to help.
Shapiro wakes up and when he opens his eyes, “It’s the ’bang, bang, bang, bang, bang of the shooting and initial panic again.”
For Toia, “The children’s faces running and screaming and crying and falling will never escape me.”
Still, Hokin says it won’t deter him next year from joining with the community he loves.
In his 58 years, he’s been to the parade 52 times. Even during the pandemic when the parade was canceled, he went out just to say he was there.
“I’m sure next Fourth of July, I’ll be on the corner at 8 o’clock, waiting for the parade.”
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Associated Press reporters Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, and Claire Savage contributed to this report. Venhuizen reported from Madison, Wisconsin; Hollingsworth from Kansas City; Savage from Chicago; and Schulte from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Savage and Venhuizen are corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
0-1-6-2
(zero, one, six, two)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
0-1-6-2
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President Biden travels to Israel and Saudi Arabia next week — his first trip to the Middle East since entering the White House.
And while the president has been eager to criticize a range of his predecessor's policies, he is fully embracing one key pillar of Donald Trump's Middle East policy — the Abraham Accords. Those deals were brokered by the Trump White House in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and a number of Arab countries, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Morocco.
It was a huge rupture from recent history in which Arab nations had made it clear they would not negotiate with Israel until Palestinians received an independent state of their own. In other words, the Arab-Israeli conflict was tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and one could not be resolved without the other.
But the Abraham Accords disconnected the two issues, and that framework has been embraced by the Biden White House.
Biden sees the agreements as a tool for promoting stability in the region
Biden has focused his foreign policy on countering China and Russia, and rebuilding alliances in Europe. When it comes to the Middle East, experts say Biden's goals are pragmatic. He has not articulated grand schemes to broker an Israeli-Palestinian deal, but instead wants to see a stable, secure Middle East that does not erupt into violence. His team sees the Abraham Accords as a tool that can promote stability.
In that vein, the Biden White House is not only embracing the accords, but also trying to build on them. The president and his team often speak about "integrating" Israel into the Middle East — a region that has long viewed Israel as an unfriendly interloper in the neighborhood.
"Part of the purpose — the trip to the Middle East — is to deepen Israel's integration into the region, which I think we're going to be able to do - which is good for peace, and good for Israeli security," Biden said recently in response to a question about his upcoming trip. "And that's why Israel leaders have come out so strongly for my going to Saudi."
The outcomes from this trip are expected to be modest
Biden plans to travel directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia: significant because the countries currently do not allow direct flights between one another. And Biden's trip could lead to some incremental movement in Saudi Arabia's relationship with Israel, such as allowing Israeli commercial planes to fly over Saudi Arabia.
But given the current domestic politics in both Israel and Saudi Arabia, foreign policy experts are not predicting the two countries will normalize relations in the near future.
"Why I have very modest expectations for Israeli-Saudi rapprochement [is] cause the Israelis are not in a position to give anything on Palestinians or anything else to the Saudis to make it more palatable," said Jon Alterman, a former State Department official, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, during a preview of the trip for reporters.
Still, experts say these baby steps could eventually lead to a possible roadmap for normalization some day in the future.
A senior Israeli official told reporters last week that getting Saudi Arabia to inch toward normalization would be a "game changer in the region."
"Getting Saudi Arabia to advance, if incrementally, towards normalization with Israel is important in the context of pushing back against the radical forces in the Middle East, pushing back against Iran," the official said.
Even in the heat of the election, Biden praised the accords
Trump unveiled the Abraham Accords in September 2020, during the heat of the presidential election campaign.
"After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East," Trump promised as he welcomed officials from Israel, Bahrain and the UAE to the White House to sign the deal.
"These agreements prove that the nations of the region are breaking free from the failed approaches of the past," Trump said.
The accords were the first deal any Arab country had signed with Israel in 26 years. Until that day, the countries did not have any official economic or personal relationship with Israel.
At the time, then-candidate Joe Biden was taking every opportunity he could to point out how he would govern differently than Trump.
But in this case, he was quick to praise the accords. In a statement that day, Biden said he welcomed the news and would "build on these steps" if he won the election.
There is one big difference in Biden's approach to the accords
Once in the White House, Biden's White House did not initially focus on the accords. But in late March, at a summit in Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken made it clear where the administration stood.
"We are fully committed to expanding cooperation through the Abraham Accords, and building on the remarkable progress that Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates as well as Morocco have made in such a short period of time," Blinken said.
"Simply put, normalization is becoming the new normal in this region," he said.
But Blinken also underscored how Biden's approach would be different from the way Trump handled diplomatic relations in the region.
"We have to be clear that these regional peace agreements are not a substitute for progress between Palestinians and Israelis," Blinken said.
That distinction showed the Biden administration recognizes that "normalization between Arab states and Israel can't come at the expense of the Palestinians," said Khaled Elgindy, a former adviser to Palestinian leadership and now at the Middle East Institute.
Elgindy said Trump and then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had used the accords to "marginalize the Palestinians, to weaken them, to take away leverage, to sort of force them to the negotiating table."
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: sticking point, or separate issue?
Elgindy said he is still skeptical that the Arab-Israeli conflict can be kept separate from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Others disagree.
Since the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, had issued an ultimatum: they would normalize relations with Israel only in return for an independent Palestinian state, Israeli withdrawal from territory captured in 1967, and a resolution for Palestinian refugees.
But with the Abraham Accords, that consensus collapsed. Arab countries showed they were willing to bypass the Palestinian issue, which was a fundamental shift in the region.
"We changed the paradigm and we said: 'Alright: let's do business with Israel, and hopefully once we have more Arab voices, more influence, more seats on the table, we can have more of an influence on Israel as we talk about the two-state solution,'" said Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the United States, who was intimately involved in negotiating his country's deal.
But in Washington, there is broad agreement that the accords are worth pursuing. In the first 48 hours after the UAE-Israel deal was announced, al-Otaiba said he spoke with 24 members of Congress - about half Republican, half Democrat.
"The question I got from every single one of the 24 is, 'What country's next?'" he said.
Biden may take a less transactional approach to the accords
UAE Ambassador Al-Otaiba credited top Trump officials — including the former president's son-in-law Jared Kushner — for getting the deal done. "I think we had the right people in the right places at the right time," he said. "All of my engagement was with the U.S. administration — I did everything through the United States."
He said it's plausible to expand on the accords with a new Democratic administration, but "it's just going to be a different method, different style, different technique."
Trump used a lot of tactics that Biden probably would not, according to Aaron David Miller, who's worked as a Middle East negotiator under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
For example, Trump announced on Twitter during his waning days in the White House that the United States would side with Morocco over a long-disputed territory in north Africa. It was a decision related to Morocco signing on to the accords.
"I doubt whether any Democratic administration would have given away sovereignty over the Western Sahara in exchange for an upgrade in relationship between Israel and Morocco," said Miller, now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
"That's Trump's transactional style."
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man has been indicted on a murder charge a year after a former Mississippi lawmaker was shot to death while she was doing yard work in a rural area where her sister-in-law had died.
Republican former state Rep. Ashley Henley, 40, was killed in June 2021 outside the burned-out mobile home where her sister-in-law, Kristina Michelle Jones, was found dead in December 2020.
Henley and other relatives contended Yalobusha County authorities were doing too little to examine possible criminal charges in Jones’ death. Relatives erected a homemade sign at the site with photos of Jones under the phrase, “I was murdered.”
Yalobusha County coroner Ronnie Stark said Henley had been mowing grass at the home site before she was killed.
A man who had lived near Jones, Billy Lamar Brooks, was indicted in February on a charge of maliciously setting fire to the home of Jones and Terry Henley. Court records show that on June 30, a grand jury filed a new indictment against Brooks to add a murder charge in the death of Ashley Henley.
The Associated Press reached Brooks’ attorney, Bradley Peeples, by phone Saturday and he declined to comment on the case.
Court records show Brooks made a court appearance Thursday, and Circuit Judge Smith Murphey set his bond at $250,000. Brooks remained in the Yalobusha County jail on Saturday, according to the jail docket. His age and current address were not available.
After Ashley Henley was killed, investigators said her body had been found on June 13, 2021. The indictment of Brooks accuses him of killing her on or about June 14, 2021.
Ashley Henley served in the Mississippi House from 2016 to 2020 in a district in DeSoto County, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) north of where she was killed.
Henley was a teacher before she was elected to office, and she often took her young son to the state Capitol during legislative sessions.
Henley sought a second term in November 2019 and lost by 14 votes to a Democrat. She challenged the election results, saying she believed she had found some voting irregularities. A bipartisan House committee held a public hearing on her challenge and unanimously dismissed her request for a new election. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Man-indicted-in-shooting-death-of-ex-Mississippi-17294561.php | 2022-07-09T19:04:35Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Man-indicted-in-shooting-death-of-ex-Mississippi-17294561.php | false |
Man killed in confrontation with Baltimore windshield washer had a bat, police say
BALTIMORE (WJZ) - A 48-year-old motorist is dead after he confronted a man at an intersection who washes windshields for money.
Baltimore is in shock after the violent encounter at the busy intersection of Light and Conway. Police said a “squeegee” windshield washer shot and killed Timothy Reynolds Thursday after they said Reynolds confronted the washers with a bat.
It’s not known if Reynolds hit any of the windshield washers with the bat or if he swung at the person who shot him.
All the washers fled the scene after it unfolded, and no arrests have been made.
Police are a visible presence Saturday at many corners where young men usually wash windows for money.
At the intersection of Light and Conway, though, “squeegee” workers are nowhere to be found.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said he was unable to provide additional details about how the confrontation unfolded.
“We’re combing through a lot of evidence right now in search of the person who shot the victim,” he said.
There have been several tributes to Reynolds online.
A relative of Reynolds declined to speak on camera, but said he was a good man and a father and said the family is in shock and mourning. He asked for privacy.
“Some would say that this is as simple as clearing the corners or rounding them up or moving them along. It isn’t,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said.
There were several incidents involving “squeegee” windshield washers reported at the same intersection in the hours before Reynolds was killed.
“This was just, you know, the pinnacle of the problem right in downtown across from Inner Harbor with somebody getting shot,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said.
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WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Police released Friday photos of the suspect allegedly behind a fatal stabbing of a man in a Manhattan park on Tuesday.
An unhoused man, 34, was lying on a bench in the vicinity of West 11th Street and Hudson River Greenway when the suspect pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him in his upper right abdomen at around 3 a.m., police said. He was taken by EMS to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Surveillance footage from police showed the suspect riding a Citi bike shortly after the deadly stabbing. An investigation by police is ongoing. It is still unclear if the victim and the suspect knew each other or if it was a random killing.
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TOKYO (AP) — A top police official on Saturday acknowledged possible security lapses that allowed an assassin to fire his gun into former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while he was addressing a campaign rally, raising questions how could the attacker get so close behind him.
Abe was shot in the western city of Nara on Friday and airlifted to a hospital but died of blood loss. Police arrested the attacker, a former member of Japan’s navy, at the scene. Police confiscated his homemade gun and several others were later found at his apartment.
The attacker, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he acted because he believed rumors that Abe was connected to an organization that he resents, police said. Japanese media reported that the man had developed hatred toward a religious group that his mother was obsessed about and that caused his family financial problems. The reports did not specify the group.
On Saturday, a black hearse carrying Abe’s body and accompanied by his wife, Akie, arrived at his home in Tokyo’s upscale residential area of Shibuya. Many mourners, including top party officials, waited for his remains and lowered their heads as the vehicle passed.
Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka said Abe’s assassination was his “greatest regret” in a 27-year career.
“I cannot deny there were problems with our security,” Onizuka said. “Whether it was a setup, emergency response, or ability of individuals, we still have to find out. Overall, there was a problem and we will review it from every perspective.”
Abe’s assassination ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election shocked the nation and raised questions over whether security for the former prime minister was adequate.
Some observers who watched videos of the attack noted a lack of attention in the open space behind Abe as he spoke.
A former Kyoto prefectural police investigator, Fumikazu Higuchi, said the footage suggested security was sparse at the event and insufficient for a former prime minister.
“It is necessary to investigate why security allowed Yamagami to freely move and go behind Mr. Abe,” Higuchi told a Nippon TV talk show.
Experts also said Abe was more vulnerable standing on the ground level, instead of atop a campaign vehicle, which is usually the case but was reportedly unavailable due to his hastily arranged visit to Nara.
“Looks like police were mainly focusing on frontward, while paying little attention to what’s behind Mr. Abe, and nobody stopped the suspect approaching him,” said Mitsuru Fukuda, a crisis management professor at Nihon University. “Clearly there were problems.”
Fukuda said that election campaigns provide a chance for voters and politicians to interact because “political terrorism” was extremely rare in postwar Japan. But Abe’s assassination could prompt stricter security at crowded events like campaigns, sports games and others.
During a parliamentary debate in 2015, Abe resisted suggestions by an opposition lawmaker to beef up his security, insisting that “Japan is a safe country.”
In videos circulating on social media, the 41-year-old Yamagami can be seen standing only a few meters (yards) behind Abe across a busy street, and continuously glancing around.
A few minutes after Abe stood at the podium and started his speech — as a local party candidate and their supporters stood and waved to the crowd — Yamagami can be seen taking his gun out of a bag, walking toward Abe and firing the first shot, which released a cloud of smoke, but the projectile apparently missed Abe.
As Abe turned to see where the noise came from, a second shot went off. That bullet apparently hit Abe’s left arm, missing a bulletproof briefcase raised by a security guard who stood behind him.
Abe fell to the ground, with his left arm tucked in as if to cover his chest. Campaign organizers shouted through loudspeakers asking for medical experts to provide first-aid to Abe. His heart and breathing had stopped by the time he was airlifted to a hospital, where he later pronounced dead.
Police on Saturday said autopsy results showed that a bullet that entered Abe’s upper left arm damaged arteries beneath both collar bones, causing fatal massive bleeding.
According to the Asahi newspaper, Yamagami was a contract worker at a warehouse in Kyoto, operating a forklift. He was described as a quiet person who did not mingle with colleagues. A next-door neighbor at his apartment told Asahi he never met Yamagami, though he recalled hearing noises like a saw being used several times late at night over the past month.
Japan is particularly known for its strict gun laws. With a population of 125 million, it had only 10 gun-related criminal cases last year, eight of then gang-related.
Even though he was out of office, Abe was still highly influential in the governing Liberal Democratic Party and headed its largest faction. But his ultra-nationalist views made him a divisive figure to many.
Abe stepped down two years ago blaming a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis he’d had since he was a teenager. He said he regretted leave many of his goals unfinished, especially his failure to resolve the issue of Japanese abducted years ago by North Korea, a territorial dispute with Russia, and a revision of Japan’s war-renouncing constitution.
That ultra-nationalism riled the Koreas and China, and his push to create what he saw as a more normal defense posture angered many Japanese liberals. Abe failed to achieve his cherished goal of formally rewriting the U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution because of poor public support.
Loyalists said his legacy was a stronger U.S.-Japan relationship that was meant to bolster Japan’s defense capability. Abe divided the public by forcing his defense goals and other contentious issues through parliament.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who early on had a frosty relationship with Abe, sent a condolence message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, a day after most other world leaders issued their statements.
Xi credited Abe with making efforts to improve China-Japan relations and said he and Abe had reached an important understanding on building better ties, according to a statement posted on China’s Foreign Ministry website. He also told Kishida he is willing to work with him to continue to develop neighborly and cooperative relations.
Abe was groomed to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His political rhetoric often focused on making Japan a “normal” and “beautiful” nation with a stronger military through security alliance with the United States and bigger role in international affairs.
He became Japan’s youngest prime minister in 2006, at age 52, but his overly nationalistic first stint abruptly ended a year later, also because of his health, prompting six years of annual leadership change.
He returned to office in 2012, vowing to revitalize the nation and getting its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combines fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. He won six national elections and built a rock-solid grip on power. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/abes-body-arrives-in-tokyo-as-country-mourns-ex-pms-death/ | 2022-07-09T19:14:27Z | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/abes-body-arrives-in-tokyo-as-country-mourns-ex-pms-death/ | false |
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — In the nearly five months since Russia invaded Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has maintained the same posture toward Moscow: Do not engage.
“The problem is this,” Blinken told reporters at a news conference on Saturday. “We see no signs whatsoever that Russia is prepared to engage in meaningful diplomacy.”
Some veteran diplomats say the lack of contact is a mistake given the United States’ wide set of interests involving Moscow. The war in Ukraine has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainians, sent global food and energy prices soaring, and raised military tensions between Russia and NATO to new heights. The U.S. is also seeking the return of high-profile American detainees from Russia, including WNBA star Brittney Griner and Marine veteran Paul Whelan.
“The first step is opening channels of communication where you can measure what your adversary is looking for,” said Tom Shannon, a former senior State Department official with three decades of government experience. “You can’t know unless you try.”
Blinken hasn’t spoken to Lavrov since January and chose not to meet him on the resort island of Bali despite their close physical proximity here. The avoidance came as the G-20’s host urged her fellow diplomats to start talking to find a resolution to the conflict.
“It is our responsibility to end the war sooner rather than later and settle our differences at the negotiating table, not at the battlefield,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a keynote speech.
U.S. officials offered several reasons for not engaging, including a concern that it would be seen as inappropriate as the Kremlin engages in a brutal war, and a suspicion that the failed attempts of other countries, such as France, Turkey and Israel, to engage Moscow would only be repeated.
“A number of other countries have engaged with Russia in recent months and they report the same thing: no sign that Russia is prepared to engage in diplomacy,” Blinken said.
Critics say meetings between Russian officials and foreign allies provide a poor comparison.
“If the United States isn’t present, it’s not a serious conversation in the mind of the Russians,” said Jeremy Shapiro, a Europe scholar and former Obama administration official. “That shouldn’t be a surprise: The United States provides the vast majority of assistance to Ukraine and is the leader of the Western coalition.”
Shannon said shifts in the war’s momentum can open diplomatic opportunities. The United States needs to be testing Russia’s appetite for an off-ramp as the conflict evolves, he said.
“What’s happened is we’ve let a period of maximum leverage slide,” he said.
“We had the Russians on the run when they were in northern Ukraine and trying to take Kyiv and they were suffering heavy casualties,” he said. “Since then, they've rectified that situation: moving the fight to the east and largely fighting through artillery.”
“You want to be talking through those phases,” he added.
Talking to the Kremlin in the middle of a crisis has precedent, from the Cold War to more recent conflicts. During the George W. Bush administration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Lavrov on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, a month after Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. John F. Kerry, President Barack Obama’s secretary of state, spoke frequently with Lavrov after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and stoked an insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
“Being in a room with John Kerry is not a favor to anybody,” said Shapiro. “It’s an old State Department joke but it’s an important point. The job of secretary of state is to talk to friends and enemies to figure out what can be done through negotiation.”
Some U.S. officials argue that Lavrov’s relative weakness within the Russian system makes him an inconsequential negotiating partner. But advocates of engagement say they’re missing the purpose of talks.
“It’s true Lavrov is not a decision-maker but he is a conduit who faithfully reflects the position of the Kremlin,” Shapiro said. “You wouldn’t meet with Lavrov to close the deal, but if you want to understand where the Russians are or send a message discreetly to Putin, he’s your guy.”
Russia’s frustrations with being locked out of discussions seem apparent, though officials in Moscow are loath to admit it. Last month, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, was overheard by a Politico reporter bemoaning the lack of contact with U.S. officials while dining at a popular Washington restaurant.
In Indonesia, Lavrov rejected the notion that he was upset but made clear that the lack of dialogue was beyond his control. “It was not us who abandoned all contacts, it was the United States,” he said Friday. “We are not running after anybody suggesting meetings. If they don’t want to talk, it’s their choice.”
Though a broad array of nations at the G-20 advocated strongly for dialogue, many made clear that they blamed Russia for starting the war and exacerbating global food and energy insecurity.
“A supermajority of the delegates were critical of Russia,” said a Western official present for the closed door meetings and who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive talks. “A minority of delegates were more even[-handed].”
The presence of Russia and its friendlier partners, such as China, India and South Africa, resulted in the meeting ending without a joint communique expressing shared goals. The “family photo,” a hallmark of G-20 events usually featuring matching shirts, was also scrapped due to sharp disunity within the group.
Advocates of engagement admit it offers no guarantee that Russia will seek a settlement of the war, especially as the battlefield momentum shifts to Russian forces, which have captured all of the eastern region of Luhansk in recent days.
While Blinken maintains his distance, other U.S. officials have had some minor engagement with Moscow. In March, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev. In May, the top U.S. military officer, Gen. Mark A. Milley, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke over the phone with their Russian counterparts on security-related issues. The scope of military-to-military discussions was limited, however, and not designed to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Blinken, who often champions the power of diplomacy, said he would seize the opportunity if he sensed Russian sincerity.
“If we see any signs that Russia is actually prepared to engage in real diplomacy and bring this war to an end, of course, we’ll engage in that,” he said on Saturday.
Others said there is only one way to find out.
“The very basis of international negotiation is that you don’t show signs of making compromises until you’re at the table making compromises,” Shapiro said. “You don’t offer compromises before you even start.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/09/blinken-lavrov-diplomacy/ | 2022-07-09T19:14:38Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/09/blinken-lavrov-diplomacy/ | false |
Educators no longer need college degree to teach in Arizona public schools
PHOENIX (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - The education requirement for teachers in Arizona has changed.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill earlier this week that a person only needs to be enrolled to get their college degree to begin teaching in public schools.
Arizona’s Family reports it’s a big change, and it’s been met with mixed reactions.
Jens Larson said there was a teacher shortage back when he joined the profession in 2000.
“I was hired as an emergency certified teacher. I had a degree, but I didn’t have the teacher credentials that were needed,” Larson said.
For 14 years, he worked at the Phoenix Union High School District. He said the low pay, lack of respect and resources led him to leave. Since leaving, he started Phoenix Youth Circus Arts Program and continues to work with children.
“I have more fun teaching circus than I do teaching geometry, I have to admit that,” he said.
But this new change, SB 1159, he said, was a stretch.
“The situation will be even worse if you’re dealing with either younger people or even less well-educated people,” Larson said.
Christopher Ramsey, a Phoenix-area teacher, said the new bill could work, but there’s no one-size-fits-all.
“I’m a teacher, and I taught for two years while doing an accelerated master’s program. If you have the right person, it could work,” Ramsey said.
The Arizona Educators Association, or AEA, fought this legislation.
“You have to have some experience. It’s going to allow people to do on-the-job training, and that’s where it’s scary,” Marisol Garcia, the President of the AEA, said.
In response, Kaitlin Harrier, the Senior Education Policy Advisor to the governor, wrote:
“Signing this bill into law furthers Governor Ducey’s pro-education policies by giving schools the flexibility to establish their own locally designed school leadership preparation programs and will allow those without a bachelor’s degree to start training to become a teacher while also completing their degree. This flexibility will help strengthen the teacher talent pipeline, provide the opportunity for more Arizonans to become teachers, and allow for locally driven solutions.”
Garcia said the bill changes the credentialing requirements for public schools. In addition, it brings it in line with charter schools.
More information is available here regarding teachers who are certified by the state.
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MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Saturday.
In his Twitter account, López Obrador sent condolences to Echeverria's family and friends "in the name of the government of Mexico," but did not express any personal sadness about the death. López Obrador did not provide a cause of death for Echeverria, who governed Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
Echeverria had been hospitalized for pulmonary problems in 2018.
In 2005, a judge ruled Echeverria could not be tried on genocide charges stemming from a 1971 student massacre depicted in the Oscar-winning movie "Roma."
The judge ruled that Echeverria may have been responsible for homicide, but could not be tried because the statute of limitations for that crime expired in 1985.
In 1971, students set out from a teacher's college just west of the city center for one of the first large-scale protests since hundreds of demonstrators were killed in a far larger massacre in 1968. They didn't get more than a few blocks before they were set upon by plainclothes thugs.
The main female characters in "Roma" are depicted as incidental witnesses to the slaughter when they go to buy baby furniture at a store near the scene. Unwittingly they run across the protagonist's sometime boyfriend, who is depicted as participating in the repression.
"Roma" won the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Echeverria had battled respiratory and neurological difficulties in recent years.
In 2004, he became the first former Mexican head of state formally accused of criminal wrongdoing. Prosecutors linked Echeverria to the country's so-called "dirty war" in which hundreds of leftist activists and members of fringe guerrilla groups were imprisoned, killed, or simply disappeared without a trace.
A motion filed by special prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo asked a judge to issue an arrest warrant against Echeverria on genocide charges in the two student massacres: first for the 1968 killings at the Tlatelolco plaza, when Echeverria was interior secretary.
On Oct. 2 1968, a few weeks before the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, government sharpshooters opened fire on student protesters in the Tlatelolco plaza, and soldiers posted there opened fire. Estimates of the dead have ranged from 25 to more than 300. Echeverria had denied any participation in the attacks.
According to military reports, at least 360 government snipers were placed on buildings surrounding the protesters.
In March 2009, a federal court in Mexico upheld a lower court's ruling that Echeverria did not have to face genocide charges for his alleged involvement in the 1968 student massacre, and ordered his absolute freedom.
While few people in Mexico mourned the passing of Echeverria, Félix Hernández Gamundi — a 1968 student movement leader who was in Tlatelolco plaza on the day of the massacre, and who saw his friends gunned down — mourned what might have been.
"The death of ex-president Luis Echeverría is regrettable, becuse it occurred in total silence, because despite his his very long life, Luis Echeverria never decided to come clean about his actions," Hernández Gamundi said.
"Of course we don't mourn his death," he said. "We mourn the opacity he displayed his entire life and his decision never to make an accounting, to always take advantage of his immense political and economic power that he enjoyed for the rest of his life."
."He delayed for a long time the inevitable process of democracy that began in 1968," Hernández Gamundi said. "October 2 marked the beginning of the end of the old regime, but it took many years afterward."
Echeverria's death came as his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI — which ruled Mexico with an iron hand for seven decades, before losing power for the first time in the elections of 2000 — is losing what little power it still had, discredited and riven by internal scandals and disputes.
Born on Jan. 17, 1922, in Mexico City, Echeverria received a law degree from Mexico's Autonomous National University in 1945.
Shortly afterward, he began his political career with PRI. He later held posts in the navy and Education Department, advanced to chief administrative officer of the PRI and organized the presidential campaign of Adolfo Lopez Mateos, who served as Mexico's leader from 1958-64.
In 1964, under then-President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Echeverria was rewarded with the position of interior secretary, overseeing domestic security. He held that position in 1968, when the government cracked down on student pro-democracy protests, apparently worried they would embarrass Mexico as the host of the Olympics that year.
Echeverria left the interior post in November 1969, when he became the PRI's presidential candidate.
He won that race, and was sworn in on Dec. 1, 1970, supporting the regimes of Cuba's Fidel Castro and leftist Salvador Allende in Chile.
After Allende was assassinated in 1973 during a bloody coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Echeverria opened Mexico's borders to Chileans fleeing Pinochet's dictatorship.
Echeverria traveled the world promoting himself as a leader and friend of leftist governments. But within Mexico, he was developing a reputation for cracking down on dissent and guerrilla groups.
According to Carrillo, the prosecutor who tried to charge him, Echeverria "was the master of illusion, the magician of deceit."
Juan Velásquez, the lawyer who defended Echeverria, said the ex-president died at one of his homes, but did not specify a cause.
"I told Luis that even though nobody — not him, not me, not his family — wanted him to go on trial, in the end it was the best thing that could have happened," because the charges were dropped, Velásquez said.
In his later years, Echeverria tried to project himself as an elder statesman, and a few times— when his health permitted — held forth unrepentantly before journalists. But he mainly lived in reclusive retirement at his sprawling home in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood.
Mexican prosecutors allege that Echeverria ordered an elite force of plain-clothes state fighters known as the "Halcones," or "Falcons," to attack suspected government enemies. It was that group that participated in the beating or shooting deaths of 12 people during the student demonstration on June 10, 1971.
Despite decades of calls by activists and opposition politicians for justice, Echeverria never spent a day in jail, though he was briefly declared under a form of house arrest.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — How well do you know your British Open history? Try this trivia quiz with a St. Andrews theme:
1. Which course has hosted the most British Opens?
a.) Prestwick
b.) St. Andrews
c.) Muirfield
2. Who has the lowest score in a British Open at St. Andrews?
a.) Tiger Woods
b.) Nick Faldo
c.) Seve Ballesteros
3. Tom Watson won the British Open on every Scottish links course in the modern rotation except which one?
a.) St. Andrews
b.) Royal Troon
c.) Muirfield
4. Who did John Daly beat to win a playoff at St. Andrews in the 1995 British Open?
a.) Ernie Els
b.) Michael Campbell
c.) Costantino Rocca
5. Who was the first British Open champion at St. Andrews?
a.) Old Tom Morris
b.) Young Tom Morris
c.) Tom Kidd
6. Name the player whom Jack Nicklaus beat in a playoff to win his first British Open at St. Andrews.
a.) Doug Sanders
b.) Simon Owen
c.) Lee Trevino
7. What was unusual about Tiger Woods’ first British Open victory at St. Andrews?
a.) He didn’t hit into a single bunker over 72 holes.
b.) He didn’t have a three-putt for the entire tournament.
c.) He wore white shoes for the first time.
8. Who was the last player to win at St. Andrews in his British Open debut?
a.) John Daly
b.) Tony Lema
c.) Sam Snead
9. This British Open champion at St. Andrews holds a major championship record for having the low score in each of the four rounds. Name him.
a.) J.H. Taylor
b.) Tony Lema
c.) Tiger Woods
10. Who is the only British Open champion to break 70 all four rounds at St. Andrews?
a.) Nick Faldo
b.) Tiger Woods
c.) Jason Day
11. Who captured the most claret jugs without ever winning at St. Andrews?
a.) Peter Thomson
b.) Gary Player
c.) Tom Watson
12. Tied for the lead after 36 holes, Nick Faldo beat the world No. 1 by nine shots in the third round on his way to winning at St. Andrews. Who was his victim?
a.) Ian Woosnam
b.) Fred Couples
c.) Greg Norman
13. How did Jack Nicklaus close out his major championship career at St. Andrews in 2005?
a.) By making the cut at age 65
b.) Hitting a 1-iron off the 18th tee
c.) With a birdie on the last hole he played
14. Three players completed the career Grand Slam by winning the British Open. Name the only player to do it at St. Andrews.
a.) Ben Hogan
b.) Jack Nicklaus
c.) Tiger Woods
15. During a practice round at St. Andrews in 2000, Tiger Woods hit driver and 5-iron into the green on the 352-yard ninth hole. Why?
a.) He was using Phil Mickelson’s clubs
b.) He played a replica of the gutta percha
c.) The wind
16. Name the first South African to win the Open at St. Andrews.
a.) Louis Oosthuizen
b.) Bobby Locke
c.) Gary Player
17. Tees were lengthened and pot bunkers added to the Old Course out of a concern for the modern golf ball. At which British Open did this occur?
a.) 1905
b.) 1960
c.) 2005
18. Who won the last British Open that finished on a Monday?
a.) Seve Ballesteros
b.) Zach Johnson
c.) Bill Rogers
ANSWERS
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. c
13. c
14. c
15. b
16. b
17. a
18. b
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday. He was 79.
Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said his manager, Bob McGowen. There was no immediate information on the cause of death.
A statement from Sirico’s family confirmed the death of Gennaro Anthony “Tony” Sirico “with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories.”
McGowan, who represented Sirico for more than two decades, recalled him as “loyal and giving,” with a strong philanthropic streak. That included helping ex-soldiers’ causes, which hit home for the Army veteran, his manager said.
Steven Van Zandt, who played opposite Sirico as fellow mobster Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos,” saluted him on Twitter as “legendary.”
“A larger than life character on and off screen. Gonna miss you a lot my friend,” the actor and musician said.
Michael Imperioli, who portrayed Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos,” called Sirico his “dear friend, colleague and partner in crime.”
“Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i’ve ever known,” Imperioli said on Instagram.
Sirico was unconcerned about being cast in a string of bad guy roles, McGowan said, most prominently that of Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in the 1999-2007 run of the acclaimed HBO drama starring James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano. (Gandolfini died in 2013 at age 51).
“He didn’t mind playing a mob guy, but he wouldn’t play an informant,” or as Sirico put it, a “snitch,” McGowan said.
Sirico, born July 29, 1942, in New York City, grew up in the Flatbush and Bensonhurst neighborhoods where he said “every guy was trying to prove himself. You either had to have a tattoo or a bullet hole.”
“I had both,” he told the Los Angeles Times in a 1990 interview, calling himself ”unstable” during that period of his life. He was arrested repeatedly for criminal offenses, he said, and was in prison twice. In his last stint behind bars, in the 1970s, he saw a performance by a group of ex-convicts and caught the acting bug.
“I watched ’em and I thought, ‘I can do that.’ I knew I wasn’t bad looking. And I knew I had the (guts) to stand up and (bull) people,” he told the Times. “You get a lot of practice in prison. I used to stand up in front of these cold-blooded murderers and kidnapers — and make ’em laugh.”
Sirico also was cast outside the gangster mold, playing police officers in the films “Dead Presidents” and “Deconstructing Harry.” Among his other credits were Woody Allen films including “Bullets over Broadway” and “Mighty Aphrodite,” and appearances on TV series including “Miami Vice” and voice roles on “Family Guy” and “American Dad!”
Sirico is survived by daughter Joanne Sirico Bello; son Richard Sirico; his brother, Robert Sirico, a priest; and other relatives. | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-paulie-walnuts-dies-at-79/ | 2022-07-09T19:25:38Z | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-paulie-walnuts-dies-at-79/ | false |
MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Saturday.
In his Twitter account, López Obrador sent condolences to Echeverria's family and friends "in the name of the government of Mexico," but did not express any personal sadness about the death. López Obrador did not provide a cause of death for Echeverria, who governed Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
Echeverria had been hospitalized for pulmonary problems in 2018.
In 2005, a judge ruled Echeverria could not be tried on genocide charges stemming from a 1971 student massacre depicted in the Oscar-winning movie "Roma."
The judge ruled that Echeverria may have been responsible for homicide, but could not be tried because the statute of limitations for that crime expired in 1985.
In 1971, students set out from a teacher's college just west of the city center for one of the first large-scale protests since hundreds of demonstrators were killed in a far larger massacre in 1968. They didn't get more than a few blocks before they were set upon by plainclothes thugs.
The main female characters in "Roma" are depicted as incidental witnesses to the slaughter when they go to buy baby furniture at a store near the scene. Unwittingly they run across the protagonist's sometime boyfriend, who is depicted as participating in the repression.
"Roma" won the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Echeverria had battled respiratory and neurological difficulties in recent years.
In 2004, he became the first former Mexican head of state formally accused of criminal wrongdoing. Prosecutors linked Echeverria to the country's so-called "dirty war" in which hundreds of leftist activists and members of fringe guerrilla groups were imprisoned, killed, or simply disappeared without a trace.
A motion filed by special prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo asked a judge to issue an arrest warrant against Echeverria on genocide charges in the two student massacres: first for the 1968 killings at the Tlatelolco plaza, when Echeverria was interior secretary.
On Oct. 2 1968, a few weeks before the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, government sharpshooters opened fire on student protesters in the Tlatelolco plaza, and soldiers posted there opened fire. Estimates of the dead have ranged from 25 to more than 300. Echeverria had denied any participation in the attacks.
According to military reports, at least 360 government snipers were placed on buildings surrounding the protesters.
In March 2009, a federal court in Mexico upheld a lower court's ruling that Echeverria did not have to face genocide charges for his alleged involvement in the 1968 student massacre, and ordered his absolute freedom.
While few people in Mexico mourned the passing of Echeverria, Félix Hernández Gamundi — a 1968 student movement leader who was in Tlatelolco plaza on the day of the massacre, and who saw his friends gunned down — mourned what might have been.
"The death of ex-president Luis Echeverría is regrettable, becuse it occurred in total silence, because despite his his very long life, Luis Echeverria never decided to come clean about his actions," Hernández Gamundi said.
"Of course we don't mourn his death," he said. "We mourn the opacity he displayed his entire life and his decision never to make an accounting, to always take advantage of his immense political and economic power that he enjoyed for the rest of his life."
."He delayed for a long time the inevitable process of democracy that began in 1968," Hernández Gamundi said. "October 2 marked the beginning of the end of the old regime, but it took many years afterward."
Echeverria's death came as his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI — which ruled Mexico with an iron hand for seven decades, before losing power for the first time in the elections of 2000 — is losing what little power it still had, discredited and riven by internal scandals and disputes.
Born on Jan. 17, 1922, in Mexico City, Echeverria received a law degree from Mexico's Autonomous National University in 1945.
Shortly afterward, he began his political career with PRI. He later held posts in the navy and Education Department, advanced to chief administrative officer of the PRI and organized the presidential campaign of Adolfo Lopez Mateos, who served as Mexico's leader from 1958-64.
In 1964, under then-President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Echeverria was rewarded with the position of interior secretary, overseeing domestic security. He held that position in 1968, when the government cracked down on student pro-democracy protests, apparently worried they would embarrass Mexico as the host of the Olympics that year.
Echeverria left the interior post in November 1969, when he became the PRI's presidential candidate.
He won that race, and was sworn in on Dec. 1, 1970, supporting the regimes of Cuba's Fidel Castro and leftist Salvador Allende in Chile.
After Allende was assassinated in 1973 during a bloody coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Echeverria opened Mexico's borders to Chileans fleeing Pinochet's dictatorship.
Echeverria traveled the world promoting himself as a leader and friend of leftist governments. But within Mexico, he was developing a reputation for cracking down on dissent and guerrilla groups.
According to Carrillo, the prosecutor who tried to charge him, Echeverria "was the master of illusion, the magician of deceit."
Juan Velásquez, the lawyer who defended Echeverria, said the ex-president died at one of his homes, but did not specify a cause.
"I told Luis that even though nobody — not him, not me, not his family — wanted him to go on trial, in the end it was the best thing that could have happened," because the charges were dropped, Velásquez said.
In his later years, Echeverria tried to project himself as an elder statesman, and a few times— when his health permitted — held forth unrepentantly before journalists. But he mainly lived in reclusive retirement at his sprawling home in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood.
Mexican prosecutors allege that Echeverria ordered an elite force of plain-clothes state fighters known as the "Halcones," or "Falcons," to attack suspected government enemies. It was that group that participated in the beating or shooting deaths of 12 people during the student demonstration on June 10, 1971.
Despite decades of calls by activists and opposition politicians for justice, Echeverria never spent a day in jail, though he was briefly declared under a form of house arrest.
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(NerdWallet) – Just as school-aged kids ease into summer break, the state of the economy forces many parents to put back-to-school shopping on the radar early.
In fact, 87% of shoppers for kids K-12 say current economic conditions will impact the way they shop this year, up from 80% in 2021, according to recent data collected by the National Retail Federation.
The price of nearly everything is up, with inflation hitting 8.6% year over year in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.
“Inflation is a very personal experience,” says Katherine Cullen, senior director of industry and consumer insights for the NRF. Difficult economic times force consumers to make certain tradeoffs that work for their families, she says.
What are considered “back-to-school necessities” will vary from household to household. But regardless of your financial situation, the broad advice from experts is to spread out shopping this season and look for creative ways to save.
Don’t toss the sales circulars
For those looking to cut costs this year, Cullen suggests not only shopping early but also paying closer attention to sales and promotions. “If you do see something that you’re comfortable purchasing at a certain price point, it’s probably good to go ahead and pick that up,” she says.
Keep an eye out for weekly ad mailers from your favorite stores throughout the summer. Make it a habit to scan them for deals on school supplies, clothes and electronics before you throw them out. Look online too.
“Check retailers’ websites and sign up for newsletters to get alerted on the best deals,” Kristen Gall, retail and shopping expert at cash-back app Rakuten, said in an email.
Using cash-back apps like Rakuten, Ibotta, CoinOut and others is a popular way for diligent shoppers to save.
Spread out shopping trips
Brick-and-mortar businesses will do what they can to get back-to-school shoppers to walk through their doors this summer.
“When money is on peoples’ minds like the way it is now, it’s pretty likely that you’re going to see some very aggressive discounts to just get people back in the stores,” says Simon Blanchard, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
But you can beat the stores at their own game with a little discipline. That is, go in, grab the items on deep discount and get out before you put more stuff in your cart.
While it may feel good to tackle the entire back-to-school list in one trip, resisting the urge to buy it all now will help you make the most of sales, says Blanchard.
This approach is in line with the 43% of K-12 shoppers who say their strategy is to shop for sales more frequently this back-to-school season, up from 36% last year, according to NRF data.
Shop summer sales
The highest-profile seasonal sales might be the best way to cut inflationary increases on bigger ticket items like laptops (or at least bring the price back down to Earth).
And the big summer event, Amazon Prime Day, is now confirmed for July 12 and 13. Search Amazon, and other retailer websites, for back-to-school necessities during the sale. Prime Day is sure to set off competing sales at stores like Target, Walmart and Best Buy.
But the advice for how to shop the summer sales depends on the money you have available, Blanchard says. Scoring a great deal on a new laptop in July might not be worth it if you plan to charge it and are already carrying credit card debt. The 18% or 20% interest rate on the card will probably cancel out the money saved, he says.
Waiting until later in the year when you may have more cash on hand might be the better bet, rising prices or not.
Reuse what you can
You don’t always have to buy brand new. Some parents may also weigh the idea of reusing the tech products they already have like laptops and calculators, says Cullen. Passing items down to younger siblings is another tactic that parents can use to save, she says.
Spend less on clothes
Clothes and shoes are popular back-to-school purchases, and the amount consumers spend on them has risen in recent years, according to NRF data.
It can be hard to pull back here, but you can set limits.
A pair of shoes and an outfit or two for each child may be enough to start the year. You can reevaluate your kids’ needs in the fall, and take advantage of Veterans Day and Black Friday deals.
Thrift stores make good options too. You can usually find nearly new garments, and it’s a bonus if your kid is down with vintage. Resale sites like swap.com offer affordable clothes too, even school uniforms.
Whatever you do, don’t let the pressure of inflation push you to spend outside your comfort zone. Spread out back-to-school purchases and get creative to save the most money. | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/amid-inflation-shop-back-to-school-early-but-not-all-at-once/ | 2022-07-09T19:37:44Z | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/amid-inflation-shop-back-to-school-early-but-not-all-at-once/ | false |
DETROIT (WRIC) — Ford Motor Company is expanding a national recall of SUVs and telling owners to park them outside after a series of engine fires.
The initial recall in May was in response to fires that the company said could happen even while engines were off and extended to 39,000 vehicles. Ford said they didn’t know what was causing the fires but that only 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs were being affected.
On Friday, July 8, Ford expanded their recall to cover more than 66,000 SUVs after getting reports of five more fires.
To check if the recall applies to your vehicle, use the NHTSA website recall page.
The Associated Press contributed to this reporting. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/ford-expands-recall-after-engine-fires-recommends-parking-outside/ | 2022-07-09T19:41:13Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/ford-expands-recall-after-engine-fires-recommends-parking-outside/ | true |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-9
(three, zero, nine)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-9
(three, zero, nine) | https://www.mysanantonio.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17294666.php | 2022-07-09T19:46:08Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17294666.php | false |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 10, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
143 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot
conditions with temperatures ranging from 105 to 108 and heat
index values up to 112 expected. For the Heat Advisory, heat
index values up to 108.
* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.
* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT
Sunday. For the Heat Advisory, until 1 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Heat indices ranging from 105 to 112 degrees and high
temperatures up to 106 degrees expected.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
131 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Crockett and Irion Counties through 230 PM CDT...
At 128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorms
from Mertzon to Barnhart, then across northern Crockett County
to near Iraan. This storms were drifting southwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mertzon, Arden, Sherwood and Barnhart.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3109 10209 3108 10128 3131 10127 3147 10070
3109 10070 3108 10096 3079 10183 3086 10185
3089 10189 3092 10187 3099 10199 3099 10209
3102 10218 3100 10219 3103 10220 3104 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 023DEG 1KT 3117 10108
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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With all the recent controversy over teaching Critical Race Theory to our school children, I propose a better way to teach that subject. I went all through elementary and high school in Tucson in the 40's and 50's and never heard about the Jim Crow laws in the south. I learned about this firsthand when my plane landed in Atlanta in 1960 and I saw the "white only" and "colored only" restroom and drinking fountain signs in the airport. I was angry that this was happening in my country--America, the land of the free! Students today should know about America's past and not hide the blemishes and scars that resulted from institutionalized racism and sexism. But, that should only be a minor part of the course curriculum. The majority of topics should emphasize the progress that has been made in this country towards ensuring equal opportunity for all Americans to become self-actualized and achieve their goals.
James Coan
Sierra Vista
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Akron leaders call for peace after 2 people, including 4-year-old girl, fatally shot
Posted/updated on: July 9, 2022 at 2:54 pm(AKRON, Ohio) -- Many are taking to the streets after officials released body-camera footage Sunday of Jayland Walker killed in a hail of bullets fired by eight officers while he was unarmed and running away.
Ohio officials are calling for calm in Akron, which has been rocked by protests following the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker, after two people, including a 4-year-old girl, were killed Saturday night at a family celebration.
"This has been a very difficult week for Akron, almost two weeks for Akron. The heat is very very high, tensions are running high in this city," Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said at a press briefing late Friday night. "We're asking for people to stand down for at least 48 hours, let the temperature come down."
Mylett was joined in the message by Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and several community pastors outside Akron Children's Hospital, where the 4-year-old girl died earlier after suffering severe head wounds in the shooting, the chief said.
A 40-year-old man was also critically injured after multiple shots were fired into a large crowd gathered near downtown Akron around 9:15 p.m., police said. He later died from his injuries at an area hospital.
The victims were identified by the Summit County Medical Examiner Saturday morning as 4-year-old Journei Tolbert, and 40-year-old Johnny Gaiter, both from Akron.
"We don't know exactly what happened yet but we're going to find out and we're going to find the people that are responsible for this," Mylett said Friday night.
The shooting was unrelated to the ongoing protests, the chief told the Akron Beacon Journal.
As the investigation into the homicides and search for suspects is underway, officials called for the city to "deescalate."
"There is a lot of heightened tension in the right now," Mayor Horrigan said. "There's a level in this community that we need to bring down."
Pastor Bradley Reeves with Restoration Community Church was one of several religious leaders who joined the briefing outside the hospital.
"Not only does the community need to calm down, but the police need to calm down, too," he said. "Some of this is bad emotions and is leading to bad actions. Everybody's got to stop. There's a baby here that won't see 5."
Despite the calls from city officials, protests continued Saturday in support of Walker, who was fatally shot by police on June 27 after a traffic stop turned into a pursuit. The 25-year-old Black man was unarmed and running away when eight Ohio officers opened fire on him, body-camera footage released by the city showed.
The incident is under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
On Thursday, the city instated a nightly curfew for downtown Akron that was implemented amid largely peaceful protests over Walker's killing, after some protesters became violent with officers, the city said.
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Hungary has reportedly lashed out at the EU over a suggestion that all natural gas stored by individual member states must be shared, as the continent grapples with the mounting energy crisis.
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto strongly criticized the proposal to enforce “binding energy solidarity,” which was put forward by the European People’s Party (EPP), media reported on Thursday.
“Hungarian gas storage facilities will remain Hungarian property, we will use the gas in Hungarian gas storage facilities purchased with Hungarian taxpayers’ money in Hungary.” Szijjarto was quoted as saying.
EPP President Manfred Weber told German newspaper Tagesspiegel earlier this month that the EU needed “binding mechanisms on how to deal with the gas that is in the storage tanks in solidarity, so that everyone doesn’t just look at themselves.”
“Weber’s proposal somewhat reminds us of communism,” Szijjarto said.
Hungary signed a 15-year contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom last year to receive natural gas via the TurkStream pipeline and other gas pipelines in southeastern Europe.
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KDHE: first monkeypox case reported in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has identified the first presumptive positive case of monkeypox in Kansas.
The infected is an adult in Johnson County, KS, who recently traveled out of state.
“The risk of monkeypox spreading in Kansas remains low,” Janet Stanek, Secretary of KDHE, said in a press release. “If you are experiencing symptoms of monkeypox illness, it’s important to stay home and contact your health care provider as soon as possible to avoid spreading the disease to others.”
Symptoms to look for:
- Fever
- Headache
- A rash similar to pimples or blisters
- Muscle aches
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
KDHE strongly recommends anyone experiencing symptoms of monkeypox contact their health care provider as soon as possible.
The monkeypox vaccine is available to those with known exposure to someone else with a monkeypox case. However, vaccine supply is extremely limited in the United States. KDHE will expand eligibility as additional doses are available.
If you have questions concerning the monkeypox virus, you can call 1-866-KDHEINF (534-3463) Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., or email their questions.
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MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Saturday.
In his Twitter account, López Obrador sent condolences to Echeverria's family and friends "in the name of the government of Mexico," but did not express any personal sadness about the death. López Obrador did not provide a cause of death for Echeverria, who governed Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
Echeverria had been hospitalized for pulmonary problems in 2018.
In 2005, a judge ruled Echeverria could not be tried on genocide charges stemming from a 1971 student massacre depicted in the Oscar-winning movie "Roma."
The judge ruled that Echeverria may have been responsible for homicide, but could not be tried because the statute of limitations for that crime expired in 1985.
In 1971, students set out from a teacher's college just west of the city center for one of the first large-scale protests since hundreds of demonstrators were killed in a far larger massacre in 1968. They didn't get more than a few blocks before they were set upon by plainclothes thugs.
The main female characters in "Roma" are depicted as incidental witnesses to the slaughter when they go to buy baby furniture at a store near the scene. Unwittingly they run across the protagonist's sometime boyfriend, who is depicted as participating in the repression.
"Roma" won the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Echeverria had battled respiratory and neurological difficulties in recent years.
In 2004, he became the first former Mexican head of state formally accused of criminal wrongdoing. Prosecutors linked Echeverria to the country's so-called "dirty war" in which hundreds of leftist activists and members of fringe guerrilla groups were imprisoned, killed, or simply disappeared without a trace.
A motion filed by special prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo asked a judge to issue an arrest warrant against Echeverria on genocide charges in the two student massacres: first for the 1968 killings at the Tlatelolco plaza, when Echeverria was interior secretary.
On Oct. 2 1968, a few weeks before the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, government sharpshooters opened fire on student protesters in the Tlatelolco plaza, and soldiers posted there opened fire. Estimates of the dead have ranged from 25 to more than 300. Echeverria had denied any participation in the attacks.
According to military reports, at least 360 government snipers were placed on buildings surrounding the protesters.
In March 2009, a federal court in Mexico upheld a lower court's ruling that Echeverria did not have to face genocide charges for his alleged involvement in the 1968 student massacre, and ordered his absolute freedom.
While few people in Mexico mourned the passing of Echeverria, Félix Hernández Gamundi — a 1968 student movement leader who was in Tlatelolco plaza on the day of the massacre, and who saw his friends gunned down — mourned what might have been.
"The death of ex-president Luis Echeverría is regrettable, becuse it occurred in total silence, because despite his his very long life, Luis Echeverria never decided to come clean about his actions," Hernández Gamundi said.
"Of course we don't mourn his death," he said. "We mourn the opacity he displayed his entire life and his decision never to make an accounting, to always take advantage of his immense political and economic power that he enjoyed for the rest of his life."
."He delayed for a long time the inevitable process of democracy that began in 1968," Hernández Gamundi said. "October 2 marked the beginning of the end of the old regime, but it took many years afterward."
Echeverria's death came as his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI — which ruled Mexico with an iron hand for seven decades, before losing power for the first time in the elections of 2000 — is losing what little power it still had, discredited and riven by internal scandals and disputes.
Born on Jan. 17, 1922, in Mexico City, Echeverria received a law degree from Mexico's Autonomous National University in 1945.
Shortly afterward, he began his political career with PRI. He later held posts in the navy and Education Department, advanced to chief administrative officer of the PRI and organized the presidential campaign of Adolfo Lopez Mateos, who served as Mexico's leader from 1958-64.
In 1964, under then-President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Echeverria was rewarded with the position of interior secretary, overseeing domestic security. He held that position in 1968, when the government cracked down on student pro-democracy protests, apparently worried they would embarrass Mexico as the host of the Olympics that year.
Echeverria left the interior post in November 1969, when he became the PRI's presidential candidate.
He won that race, and was sworn in on Dec. 1, 1970, supporting the regimes of Cuba's Fidel Castro and leftist Salvador Allende in Chile.
After Allende was assassinated in 1973 during a bloody coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Echeverria opened Mexico's borders to Chileans fleeing Pinochet's dictatorship.
Echeverria traveled the world promoting himself as a leader and friend of leftist governments. But within Mexico, he was developing a reputation for cracking down on dissent and guerrilla groups.
According to Carrillo, the prosecutor who tried to charge him, Echeverria "was the master of illusion, the magician of deceit."
Juan Velásquez, the lawyer who defended Echeverria, said the ex-president died at one of his homes, but did not specify a cause.
"I told Luis that even though nobody — not him, not me, not his family — wanted him to go on trial, in the end it was the best thing that could have happened," because the charges were dropped, Velásquez said.
In his later years, Echeverria tried to project himself as an elder statesman, and a few times— when his health permitted — held forth unrepentantly before journalists. But he mainly lived in reclusive retirement at his sprawling home in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood.
Mexican prosecutors allege that Echeverria ordered an elite force of plain-clothes state fighters known as the "Halcones," or "Falcons," to attack suspected government enemies. It was that group that participated in the beating or shooting deaths of 12 people during the student demonstration on June 10, 1971.
Despite decades of calls by activists and opposition politicians for justice, Echeverria never spent a day in jail, though he was briefly declared under a form of house arrest.
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KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — A recent inspection by the Idaho Sheriff’s Association showed that the Kootenai County Jail is overcrowded and out of compliance with state standards, as reported by our news partners, the Coeur d'Alene Press.
If the issues aren’t resolved, it could mean higher insurance costs, county officials said.
The 450-bed jail was frequently overcapacity between September 2021 and April 2022, according to a letter from the Idaho Sheriff’s Association obtained by The Press.
Though the jail reportedly met all other state standards, noncompliance in any area could mean increased insurance costs. Jails certified by the Sheriff’s Association reportedly receive a discount on insurance through the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program.
“We’ve been shipping inmates out again,” said Capt. Andy Deak. “We don’t have the staff to monitor them in our jail.”
Some inmates are housed in Nez Perce County, as well as in Ferris County, Washington. But that hasn’t been enough to alleviate the crowded conditions.
When fully staffed, the jail’s functional capacity is around 380 inmates — about 80% of its total capacity. Deak said the jail has operated “well over” that ideal number for a long period.
“We’ve been at 90 or 95 percent for the last year and a half,” he said.
To address overcrowding, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris wants to complete two pods at the jail that could house another 108 people.
“That would help us out significantly,” Norris said.
The “shells” of these pods were built during the last jail expansion in 2018 but remain unfinished.
The sheriff’s office requested $6 million — out of the county’s $32 million share of American Rescue Plan Act funds — to complete the jail expansion.
But rules set by the U.S. Treasury specifically prohibit using the COVID-19 rescue funds to expand jail capacity in response to an increased crime rate or a need for physical distancing.
Norris said he believes the pods can be completed in a cheaper fashion if they’re turned into “dorm-style” living spaces, rather than individual cells. The pods could then house low-risk inmates.
County leaders have considered letting the sheriff’s office ask voters for additional funding in the form of a permanent override levy, which could appear on the ballot in November.
Though Norris initially said he was open to a levy, he has since moved away from the idea.
“To put an additional burden on taxpayers is not something I’m interested in,” he said.
The inspection showed that while the jail is out of compliance with overcrowding, staffing is in compliance with state standards, with a minimum of 10 to 15 detention deputies on each shift.
Still, Norris maintained that staffing shortages at the jail have exacerbated issues with overcrowding. The ratio of inmates to detention deputies is too high, he said, and hiring remains a challenge.
“The commissioners have made efforts to try to improve pay and attract people,” Deak said. “But we’re having a hard time even getting people to apply.”
County commissioners recently raised the starting wage for detention deputies to $22.87 per hour.
To attract and retain staff, Norris said he wants to see that wage go as high as $26 an hour.
“In Kootenai County, $26 is barely a livable wage,” he said.
Norris said one option to address staffing shortages is to fill vacancies with former detention deputies, who have already been through the lengthy background check and training process and can begin working faster.
“We’re not taking anything off the table,” Norris said.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - or IPBES - report said Friday that unless humankind improves the sustainable use of nature, the Earth is on its way to losing 12% of its wild tree species, over a thousand wild mammal species and almost 450 species of sharks and rays, among other irreparable harm.
Humans use about 50,000 wild species routinely and 1 out of 5 people of the world’s 7.9 billion population depend on those species for food and income, the report said. 1 in 3 people rely on fuel wood for cooking, the number even higher in Africa.
“It’s essential that those uses be sustainable because you need them to be there for your children and grandchildren. So when uses of wild species become unsustainable, it’s bad for the species, it’s bad for the ecosystem and it’s bad for the people,” report co-chair Marla R. Emery of the United States told The Associated Press.
Beyond the gloomy picture, the report also provides recommendations for policymakers and examples for the sustainable use of wild fauna and flora. A central point should be to secure tenure rights for Indigenous and local peoples, who have historically made sustainable use of wild species, the report said.
According to the study, Indigenous peoples occupy around 38,000,000 square kilometers (14,600,000 square miles) of land in 87 countries, equivalent to about 40% of terrestrial conserved areas.
“Their lands tend to be doing better in sustainability than other lands. And the common thread is the ability to continue to engage in customary practices,” said Emery, who is also a researcher with the U.S. Forest Service.
Emery argued it is essential to secure national and international systems, such as education, that promote the preservation of Indigenous languages, as it maintains the ability for older members to transfer traditional knowledge about sustainable practices to new generations.
An example of good practice is fishing arapaima, one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, in Brazil’s Amazon, co-chair of the report Jean-Marc Fromentin of France told the AP.
“It was a move from an unsustainable to a sustainable situation,” Fromentin said. “Some communities in Brazil created community-based management and then called some scientists to learn more about the fish’s biology and to put in place an efficient monitoring system. It worked so well that the model went to other communities and countries like Peru."
Gregorio Mirabal, the head of Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin, who did not take part in the report, told the AP there had been already several U.N. studies stressing the importance of biodiversity and the threats posed by climate change, but they don’t bring about solutions.
The Indigenous leader mentioned growing problems in the region such as water contamination from mercury used in illegal mining and oil spillages. Moreover, those who oppose these practices face violence, such as the recent murder of an Indigenous warrior in a mining area, in Venezuela.
“There is irrational exploitation of natural resources in the Amazon, but there is no social investment to improve the health, educational, cultural and food situation of the Indigenous peoples,” Mirabal said.
The report was approved by representatives of the 139 member countries gathered this week in Bonn, Germany. It involved dozens of experts, from scientists to holders of Indigenous knowledge. IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body and is not part of the U.N. system, but it has the support of the United Nations Environment Programme and other bodies. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/biodiversity-crisis/507-1ee8ac98-8382-4293-9426-7ad6fb36ac76 | 2022-07-09T20:11:29Z | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/biodiversity-crisis/507-1ee8ac98-8382-4293-9426-7ad6fb36ac76 | true |
Family Of Man Killed In Confrontation With Squeegee Worker, Baltimore Leaders React To Violent Inner Harbor Encounter
By Mike Hellgren
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BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Police are still looking for the person who shot and killed 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds. It happened at Light and Conway Streets Thursday around 4:30 p.m. during a confrontation with squeegee workers.
A relative of Reynolds who asked not to be identified told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren that “he was a good man.”
He also said Reynolds was a father and the family is in shock and mourning. Reynolds’ family has asked for privacy.
Hellgren asked Police Commissioner Michael Harrison whether he was able to provide additional details about how the encounter unfolded but Harrison declined to expand upon the basic information he outlined Thursday.
He said then that a “heated interaction” transpired between Reynolds and squeegee workers, which escalated when Reynolds parked his car and approached the group with a bat, swinging it at “one or more” of them.
Harrison said police have some video of the incident but are looking for more.
“We’re combing through a lot of evidence right now,” he told reporters at a Friday news conference.
Ron, a squeegee worker who declined to give his last name, told Hellgren he knows and sometimes washes windows with the group of squeegee workers involved.
“He was all aggressive. He got out of his car with a bat and swung it at everybody,” Ron said. “I figured the man shouldn’t have hopped out with a bat.”
Police were a visible presence today at many corners where young men wash windows for money. The commissioner said he ordered “enhanced patrols.”
At Light and Conway Streets, squeegee workers were nowhere to be found Friday. There were windshield wiper parts still on the ground there.
“I feel like it could have been avoided. They’re out here trying to hustle,” said Lacenia Perry, who lives downtown. She said the young men are a frequent presence on that corner.
“We are not going to tolerate acts of violence regardless of who is committing them,” Mayor Brandon Scott told reporters Friday.
Scott stressed that he is trying to provide pathways from the corner for the squeegee workers but city officials declined to say whether they would force them from intersections.
“Some would say this is as simple as clearing the corners, rounding them up,” Scott said. “It isn’t.”
There were several incidents involving squeegee window washers reported at the same intersection in the hours before Reynolds was killed.
“The squeegee workers have been a terrible problem for many years and it’s been unaddressed by the city. . . . It certainly has had a major impact on people being afraid to come to the city because they’ve been harassed for years and years,” Gov. Larry Hogan told WJZ Friday. “This is just the pinnacle of the problem right downtown across from the Inner Harbor with somebody getting shot.”
Anyone with information on the shooting should contact the police. Anonymous tipsters can call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-Lockup.
The nonprofit organization is offering a reward of up to $8,000 for tips that lead investigators to arrest the person who shot and killed Reynolds.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
1-4-1
(one, four, one)
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1-4-1
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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman calls British Open snub 'petty'
Several players competing in The Open Championship also competed in the last LIV Golf event
Greg Norman is "disappointed" with the R&A after being asked not to attend pre-tournament festivities at the British Open next week because of circumstances surrounding LIV Golf.
Norman, who won The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993, told Australian Golf Digest he was sent a letter by the R&A asking him not to attend the Champions Dinner or the Celebration of Champions competition for the 150th installment of the tournament at St. Andrews starting next week.
"The 150th Open is an extremely important milestone for golf, and we want to ensure that the focus remains on celebrating the championship and its heritage," the R&A said in a statement responding to Norman’s comments. "Unfortunately, we do not believe that would be the case if Greg were to attend."
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Norman, who serves as CEO of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, has been the center of controversy since players from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour defected to his circuit because of its large signing bonuses and $25 million in prize money.
"I’m disappointed. I would have thought the R&A would have stayed above it all given their position in world golf," Norman told Australian Golf Digest in response to the statement.
"(It’s) petty, as all I have done is promote and grow the game of golf globally, on and off the golf course, for more than four decades."
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The latest dust-up with the R&A follows a previous interview Norman gave earlier this year when he said he was planning to compete in The Open, which was later shot down by the group.
Norman is 67, and past Open champions are exempt only until they are 60. His final year of eligibility was in 2015 at St. Andrews. He chose not to play, saying he hadn't practiced enough, and he didn't feel right about taking a spot in the field from a younger player.
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The majors have not taken a stand against players competing in LIV Golf events.
There are currently 23 players competing in the British Open that also competed at the LIV Golf Invitational Portland last weekend.
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When you browse Amazon early, you’ll be ready when the big event arrives
If you can’t wait for Prime Day, you’re not alone. Every year since the big sales event started in 2015, millions of people throughout the United States and around the world have taken advantage of the epic deals that are only available for a limited time.
Prime Day 2022 will take place July 12 and 13. However, if you are counting down the hours to savings, you don’t have to wait until the last minute to begin shopping. By browsing Amazon now for the deals you hope to find, you’ll be ready to make them yours when deals go live. Start now by simply adding them to your cart — if they are subject to deep discounts on Prime Day, all you’ll have to do is checkout and save.
What type of items will likely be discounted on Prime day?
You never know exactly what items you’ll find marked down during the Prime Day event. However, based on data from previous years, there are some types of products that are often available at prices that are too good to miss.
Electronics
Electronics are always in demand, and Amazon has responded by putting a wide selection marked down during Prime Day. Laptops, tablets, Macbooks, TVs, smart speakers and gaming devices are some of the items you can expect to find on sale.
Home items
The two-day sales event is the perfect time to save on items for your home. The long list of products that are typically marked down includes vacuum cleaners, steam mops, linens, blankets, furniture and more.
Kitchen essentials
Must-have kitchen products are big sellers on Prime Day, as they are often deeply discounted. Multi-cookers, coffee makers, food processors, air fryers, sous vide cookers and blenders by top brands are just some of the items that are likely to be included this year.
Amazon devices
Amazon always offers a selection of their top devices at marked-down prices during the event. This list includes Echo smart speakers, Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets and TV devices that are often up to 50 percent off their usual retail prices.
Clothing
From shirts to jeans to shoes, Prime Day is perfect for shopping for attire for yourself or the entire family. What’s more, top brand names that can be difficult to find on sale are often available at low prices.
Baby and children’s products
Many items for kids and babies are also included in the selection of epic deals. If you are putting together a nursery or looking for savings on toys, Prime Day is a great time to shop. It’s also a good time to look for back-to-school items like kids’ backpacks and classroom gear.
Tools
DIYers will love the discounts they find on Amazon on the tools they need to get the job done. Drills, tool sets, lawn tools and more are likely to be on sale.
Outdoor items
Whether you need new gardening items, a grill, patio furniture, or camping gear, Amazon has you covered with money-saving prices during Prime Day.
Best products to add to your cart for Prime Day
Prime Day is a great time to grab an Echo Dot, as they are typically marked down for the event. This latest model offers the same smart technology of previous generations with a sleek new design. Sold by Amazon
The Fire TV Stick 4K version is definitely an Amazon Fire device that’s worth checking out on Prime Day. This updated model features TV controls and Alexa. It also delivers gorgeous image quality. Sold by Amazon
Vitamix Explorian Professional-Grade Blender
A Vitamix blender is on every home chef’s list of must-have kitchen items. When they are discounted during the huge sale, they go quickly. That’s why it’s a great idea to add one to your cart now so you’ll be ready to buy. Sold by Amazon
Acer Predator Helios Gaming Laptop
If you are in the market for a gaming laptop, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to save on the top model during Prime Day. This Acer model is the perfect one to look for thanks to its outstanding graphics and impressive performance. Sold by Amazon
Weighted blankets are all the rage because they help ease stress for more restful sleep. Chances are you’ll find a solid deal on a quality model when Prime Day arrives. Sold by Amazon
Keurig coffee makers are always popular during sales like Prime Day. This model works like larger options, yet features a trim design that doesn’t take up a lot of space in small kitchens.
Sold by Amazon
Levi’s Boys’ 505 Regular Fit Jeans
Many parents take advantage of Prime Day sales to stock up on kids’ clothes for back to school. Kids can never have enough items like these classic Levi’s jeans. Sold by Amazon
Instant Pot Omni Plus Air Fryer Toaster Oven
More than just an air fryer or toaster oven, this multi-purpose small appliance performs 10 tasks that make preparing snacks and meals a breeze. Look for it when the deals go live on July 12 and 13. Sold by Amazon
There’s a good chance that you’ll find a good deal on tools on Prime Day, like this comprehensive set that’s packed with essential tools that are ideal for novices to avid DIYers. Sold by Amazon
A playard comes in handy when it’s time for baby to nap, play or travel. That’s why every parent needs one. This model is made by a top brand and features a portable set and ample space for stashing baby items. Sold by Amazon
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
315 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Ellis
County through 345 PM CDT...
At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Italy, or 14 miles south of Waxahachie. This storm was nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Italy.
This includes Interstate 35E between mile markers 383 and 388.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3217 9670 3209 9693 3222 9692 3228 9680
3218 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 041DEG 4KT 3220 9684
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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SEBASTIAN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman was charged with failing to report her mother's death more than two months after the woman's body was found in a freezer in the home they shared.
The woman, 64, was arrested Thursday and also charged with tampering with evidence. Her 93-year-old mother's body was found after a welfare check was conducted in late April, according to the Sebastian Police Department's Facebook page. The daughter told investigators she bought the deep freezer and put her mother's body in it so she could keep receiving her disability payments.
The department said an investigation showed the woman died of natural causes and that she was dead for two weeks before her body was put in the freezer. Investigators searching the property found a heavily stained mattress hidden in thick brush and covered with cut palm leaves, police said.
The woman was being held in the Indian River County jail on $10,000 bond. Online jail records didn't list a lawyer for her. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/police-florida-woman-hides-mothers-body-in-freezer/article_00cf263d-1ecc-568f-b257-7672ce24411d.html | 2022-07-09T20:38:22Z | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/police-florida-woman-hides-mothers-body-in-freezer/article_00cf263d-1ecc-568f-b257-7672ce24411d.html | true |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are raising “true hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, despite assessments they were taking an operational pause, a regional governor said Saturday, while another Ukrainian official urged people in Russian-occupied southern areas to evacuate quickly “by all possible means” before a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Deadly Russian shelling was reported in Ukraine’s east and south.
The governor of the eastern Luhansk region, Serhyi Haidai, said Russia launched more than 20 artillery, mortar and rocket strikes on the region overnight and its forces were pressing toward the border with the Donetsk region.
“We are trying to contain the Russians’ armed formations along the entire front line,” Haidai wrote on Telegram.
Last week, Russia captured the last major stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk, the city of Lysychansk. Analysts predicted Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup.
But “so far there has been no operational pause announced by the enemy. He is still attacking and shelling our lands with the same intensity as before,” Haidai said. He later said the Russian bombardment of Luhansk was suspended because Ukrainian forces had destroyed ammunition depots and barracks used by the Russians.
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, appealed to residents of Russian-held territories in the south to evacuate quickly so the occupying forces could not use them as human shields during a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
“You need to search for a way to leave, because our armed forces are coming to de-occupy,” she said. “There will be a massive fight.”
Speaking at a news conference late Friday, Vereshchuk said a civilian evacuation effort was underway for parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. She declined to give details, citing safety.
It was not clear how civilians were expected to safely leave Russian-controlled areas while missile strikes and artillery shelling continue in surrounding areas, whether they would be allowed to depart or even hear the government’s appeal.
The war’s death toll continued to rise.
Five people were killed and eight more wounded in Russian shelling Friday of Siversk and Semyhirya in the Donetsk region, its governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko, wrote Saturday on Telegram.
In the city of Sloviansk, named as a likely next target of Russia’s offensive, rescuers pulled a 40-year-old man from the rubble of a building destroyed Saturday by shelling. Kyrylenko said multiple people were under the debris.
Russian missiles also killed two people and wounded three others Saturday in the southern city of Kryvyi Rih, according to regional authorities.
“They deliberately targeted residential areas,” Valentyn Reznichenko, governor of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, said on Telegram. Kryvyi Rih’s mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, asserted on Facebook that cluster munitions had been used and urged residents not to approach unfamiliar objects in the streets. More explosions were reported Saturday evening.
Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who visited Friday to meet with Vilkul and the brigadier general who commands troops in the region. Zelenskyy’s office said he was briefed on the “construction of defensive structures,” the support of the troops, the supply of food and medicine to the city and the help given people who had fled to Kryvyi Rih after being driven out of their homes elsewhere in Ukraine.
In northeast Ukraine, a Russian rocket strike on Saturday hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, injuring six people, including a 12-year-old girl, authorities said.
“An Iskander ballistic missile was probably used,” the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office said. “One of the missiles hit a two-story building, which led to its destruction. Neighboring houses were damaged.”
The city has been targeted throughout the war, including several times in the past week. As survivor Valentina Mirgorodksaya dabbed at a cut on her cheek, first responders warily inspected the building shattered in Saturday’s strike.
Mykolayiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych reported on Telegram that six Russian missiles were fired at his city in southern Ukraine near the Black Sea, but caused no casualties.
Russian defense officials claimed Saturday that their forces destroyed a hangar housing U.S. howitzers in the Donetsk region, near the town of Chasiv Yar. There was no immediate response from Ukraine.
In other developments:
— Zelenskyy dismissed Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, who has been an outspoken advocate of Kyiv’s cause but also ruffled feathers in Berlin. He was persistently critical of Germany’s perceived slowness to provide heavy weapons. He also faced criticism for an interview in which he defended Stepan Bandera, a controversial World War II-era Ukrainian nationalist. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Melnyk was only speaking for himself. The decree announcing his dismissal gave no explanation. Melnyk had served in the post since 2015. Zelenskyy dismissed several other ambassadors as well.
— Ukraine’s national police force said it was opening a criminal investigation into the Russian military’s alleged destruction of crops in the southern Kherson region. In a Telegram post, it accused Russian troops of not allowing residents to put out fires in fields and otherwise sabotaging the harvest.
— A civilian woman in separatist-held territory in Luhansk was injured in shelling in the village of Irmino, according to separatist military officials.
— The British Defense Ministry said Russian forces in Ukraine were now being armed with “obsolete or inappropriate equipment,” including MT-LB armored vehicles taken out of long-term storage that do not provide the same protection as modern tanks.
“While MT-LBS have previously been in service in support roles on both sides, Russia long considered them unsuitable for most frontline infantry transport roles,” the British ministry said on Twitter.
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Associated Press journalists across Ukraine contributed.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
7-1-2
(seven, one, two)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
7-1-2
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WIMBLEDON, England — Too nervous to wave, Elena Rybakina stepped into the Centre Court sunshine before the Wimbledon final Saturday and kept a firm double-grip on the black-and-red straps of the racket bag slung over her shoulders.
No wave. Not much of a look around. Her play early on betrayed some jitters, too, which makes sense considering it was her debut in a Grand Slam title match.
Nearly two hours of big swinging and plenty of sprinting later, she had won the championship at the All England Club with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ons Jabeur — the first singles trophy at a major tournament for her adopted country of Kazakhstan.
Even then, Rybakina's reaction was muted as can be, a little sigh, a hint of a smile.
"Happy that it finished, to be honest," the 23-year-old said, "because really, I never felt something like this."
She was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. The switch has been a topic of conversation during Wimbledon, because it barred all players who represent Russia or Belarus from entering the tournament due to the war in Ukraine.
Since the WTA computer rankings began in 1975, just one woman ranked lower than the No. 23 Rybakina has won Wimbledon — Venus Williams in 2007 at No. 31, although she had been No. 1 and already won three of her five career Wimbledon trophies.
Rybakina used her big serve and powerful forehand to overcome the No. 2-ranked Jabeur's varied style, with its mix of spins and slices, to put a halt to the 27-year-old Tunisian's 12-match winning streak, which came entirely on grass courts.
"You have an amazing game, and I don't think we have someone like this on tour," Rybakina told Jabeur during the post-match trophy ceremony, then added this one-liner: "I ran today so much, so I don't think I need to do fitness more, honestly."
Jabeur also was participating in her first Grand Slam final.
"She deserved this. Hopefully next time will be mine," said Jabeur, whose exuberance on the court and personality off it have earned her the sobriquet "Minister of Happiness."
"Elena stole my title," Jabeur joked, "but it's OK."
By the match's third game, Jabeur was reading Rybakina's serves and creating fewer inviting opportunities for baseline power. One squash-style forehand drew a forehand into the net to earn a break point, which Jabeur converted to lead 2-1 by putting a 120 mph serve into play then watching Rybakina sail a backhand long.
Jabeur turned toward her guest box, jumped and yelled.
Rybakina's miscues mounted. A volley into the net tape with the full court wide open. A netted forehand after Jabeur barely got a short return in. When another forehand went awry, Jabeur broke at love to take the opening set, yelled "Yalla!" — Arabic for "Let's go!" — and threw an uppercut as she walked to the sideline.
Jabeur was trying to become the first Arab or African woman to win a Slam singles title in the professional era, which dates to 1968.
"I love this tournament so much. I feel really sad. But it's tennis. There is only one winner," Jabeur said. "I'm really happy that I'm trying to inspire many generations from my country. I hope they're listening."
Rybakina, who beat Serena Williams at last year's French Open, finally earned her first break chance to begin the second set and went up 1-0 when Jabeur missed a forehand. After saving four break points over her next two service games, Rybakina broke again and soon led 5-1.
Jabeur leads the women's tour with 13 victories in three-setters this season, but Rybakina came out far stronger in the decider.
She broke once more to begin the third, and went up 3-1.
Jabeur needed to find a way to cut down on her mistakes and came close to changing the course of things while down 3-2 in the third. She parlayed a pair of points she won via a drop shot and a lob into love-40 on Rybakina's serve.
But Rybakina erased that trio of break points and took the game, aided by a couple of 119 mph serves. The hold there made it 4-2, and Rybakina quickly broke again. Now she was just a game away from the biggest victory of her career — and she got to serve for it.
That game began with a 117 mph ace off Rybakina's red racket. It ended with Jabeur missing a return.
Any apprehension, any unease, felt by Rybakina could disappear. Soon she was stepping over the green wall beside front-row seats to go through the stands for hugs with her coach, her sister and others.
Now she was, and forever will be, a Wimbledon champion.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 10, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
...OZONE ACTION DAY...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Austin area for Sunday, July 10, 2022.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Austin area on Sunday.
You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking
or riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive
through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle
properly tuned.
If required, the next Ozone Action Day will be issued by 3 PM
on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts
www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html
EPA Air Now
www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_state&stateid=45&tab=0
Take Care of Texas
Capital Area Council of Governments Air Quality
www.capcog.org/divisions/regional-services/air-quality
Clean Air Force of Central Texas
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY...
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared
an Ozone Action Day for the Tyler...Longview...Marshall areas of
east Texas for Sunday.
high levels of ozone pollution in the Tyler-Longview area on
Sunday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride,
walking or riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding
drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle
If required...the next Ozone Action Day notice will be issued by
300 pm on Monday.
Ozone: the Facts
(https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html)
(https://www.airnow.gov/?reportingArea=Tyler-Longview-
Marshall&stateCode=TX)
(https://takecareoftexas.org/hot-wire/what-ozone-action-day)
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Livingston boss David Martindale confessed he’ll have to dip into the transfer market after watching his side almost throw away a three-goal advantage in their season opener away at Albion Rovers.
The Lions looked to have eased their way to victory as goals from Scott Pittman - the first of the new Scottish football season after five minutes - Josh Mullin and Bruce Anderson had the top flight visitors three goals to the good inside 50 minutes.
However, slack defending allowed Ayrton Sonkur to fire home on 62 minutes from a Lewis Kidd delivery with the Coatbridge outfit setting up a nervy finish when Michael Paton reduced the deficit further eight minutes later.
Martindale admitted both goals conceded should have been prevented and that it takes the shine somewhat off the victory.
He said: “We’re talking about two mistakes. That’s four of the last five goals, if you include the pre-season games, where you can apportion blame to an individual, which isn’t great.
“We gave them a chance because we didn’t defend two balls into the box. We were 3-0 up and then let them back into the game.
“There will be some coming in now, I’m not going to lie.
“I was pretty happy with what I had and then you look at the Morton pre-season game and today, I think it’s fairly evident where I need to get my finger out and I’ll do that.
“For me, I need to do better and I know where we’re short. I need to help the group out and I’m going about something just now in areas of the park where I think we’re a wee bit short for where we need to be.
“I’ve identified that and I’m hoping to rectify that over the next seven days or so.”
Martindale elected to hand debuts to Scot Bitsindou and Esmael Goncalves in the starting line-up, while Ivan Konovalov won the battle for the starting keeper ahead of Max Stryjek.
The Lions no doubt will have wanted an early goal to settle any nerves and they duly delivered inside five minutes.
Andrew Shinnie’s perfectly weighted ball over the top found James Penrice on the left flank with his delivery being nodded back across goal and into the bottom corner by Scott Pittman, who was celebrating his 30th birthday.
Penrice was heavily involved in Livi’s second, too, as he cut in from the left and saw his effort parried by Jack Leighfield with Mullin the quickest to react.
Anderson was introduced at half-time and last season’s top scorer made an immediate impact when he bagged Livi’s third just three minutes into the second half. The former Aberdeen striker was in the right place to divert a blocked Pittman effort into the net.
That should have been game, set and match but the Wee Rovers refused to give in and found a way back into the contest.
Konovalov fumbled a Kidd cross which allowed Sonkur to nab a debut goal before Kidd was at it again to tee up Paton 20 minutes from time.
Anderson passed up a chance to put the game to bed late on when Leighfield pulled off a brilliant save but it was job done, just about, on the opening day of the 2022/23 season for the Lions.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 10, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
...OZONE ACTION DAY...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Austin area for Sunday, July 10, 2022.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Austin area on Sunday.
You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking
or riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive
through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle
properly tuned.
If required, the next Ozone Action Day will be issued by 3 PM
on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts
www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html
EPA Air Now
www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_state&stateid=45&tab=0
Take Care of Texas
Capital Area Council of Governments Air Quality
www.capcog.org/divisions/regional-services/air-quality
Clean Air Force of Central Texas
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY...
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared
an Ozone Action Day for the Tyler...Longview...Marshall areas of
east Texas for Sunday.
high levels of ozone pollution in the Tyler-Longview area on
Sunday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride,
walking or riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding
drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle
If required...the next Ozone Action Day notice will be issued by
300 pm on Monday.
Ozone: the Facts
(https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html)
(https://www.airnow.gov/?reportingArea=Tyler-Longview-
Marshall&stateCode=TX)
(https://takecareoftexas.org/hot-wire/what-ozone-action-day)
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
315 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Ellis
County through 345 PM CDT...
At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Italy, or 14 miles south of Waxahachie. This storm was nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Italy.
This includes Interstate 35E between mile markers 383 and 388.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3217 9670 3209 9693 3222 9692 3228 9680
3218 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 041DEG 4KT 3220 9684
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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One dies, three injured in crash in Pequot Lakes
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning has left one person dead and three others injured.
Two of the three hurt are suffering life-threatening injuries including a Rolette County man.
A Minnesota State Patrol report states a van was traveling on Highway 371 approaching the intersection of County Road 107 in Pequot Lakes before the crash.
A car was crossing Highway 371 to go east on County Road 107 when the van struck it.
The car’s driver, 88-year-old Anita Haller of St. Cloud died from her injuries.
Haller’s passenger, 21-year-old Tyler Haller of Phoenix, AZ, was flown to a local hospital in Duluth to be treated for life-threatening injuries.
Joseph Benson, of Nevis, was driving the van involved in the crash. His injuries are not life-threatening.
Anthony Jay Budreau, of Cass Lake, MN, was a passenger in the van. He was not hurt.
The other passenger, David LeDoux of Belcourt, ND, was seriously hurt. He was also airlifted to a hospital in Duluth to be treated.
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BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — They weren't in a “Yellow Submarine,” but hundreds of people spent time below the waves Saturday for a music festival off the Florida Keys.
The Beatle's hit and other ocean-themed songs like the theme to “The Little Mermaid” were part of the entertainment during the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival.
The divers and snorkelers, many dressed as mermaids and sea creatures, enjoyed music played through waterproof speakers dangling from boats floating above the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The festival took place at Looe Key Reef about six miles (10 kilometers) from Big Pine Key. The event at the continental United State's only living coral barrier reef raised awareness on how divers can protect the reef by not touching corals or leaving litter underwater, using mooring buoys instead of anchoring when boating, respecting dive flags and other ways of minimizing environmental impacts.
Participants swam among marine life and coral formations and described the music as ethereal, a bit muted, but emanating from all directions. | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Diving-into-some-tunes-at-Florida-underwater-17294785.php | 2022-07-09T21:11:12Z | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Diving-into-some-tunes-at-Florida-underwater-17294785.php | true |
Cowboys sign USFL LB Christian Sam
The Dallas Cowboys have signed USFL linebacker Christian Sam.
The 26-year-old Texas native was a sixth-round pick by the New England Patriots in 2018 out of Arizona State.
Sam also spent time on the practice squads of the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions but has never appeared in an NFL game.
He played for the New Orleans Breakers during the recently completed USFL campaign.
Also on Friday, the Cowboys signed Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu and placed linebacker Devante Bond (knee) on injured reserve.
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BOSTON — Aaron Hicks may be finding his way back. After basically losing two seasons to injuries the outfielder is just starting to put it all back together. Friday night, Hicks doubled, had two hits, and scored two runs. It was his third straight multiple-hit game as he is beginning July on fire.
The 32-year-old is slashing .450/.542/.1.000 over his last six games with two homers and a 1.542 OPS. He’s emerging as another offensive weapons for the Bombers.
“Huge. You look up there now and even on the balance of the season he’s getting on base. Now I feel like right handed, he’s been that threat kind of all year,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “And now he’s, I feel like really starting to gain some steam from the left side, which is huge. Gives us that balance. I feel like he’s played really well in left field and obviously the ability to play center too. That’s huge if he can step up and continue to do this because he’s a presence.”
Hicks, who is slashing .240/.357/.350 with a .707 OPS and five homers this season overall, has not really been a presence for the last few years because of injuries.
After signing a seven-year, $70 million extension in the spring of 2019, Hicks played 145 games over the next three seasons — including the COVID-abbreviated 2020 season. He had back issues and ultimately suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right (throwing arm) in 2019, which required Tommy John surgery. Last season he got into May, but had to be shut down after 32 games because of a torn sheath around a ligament in his wrist.
It has led to some frustrations on the part of the organization and the fans, because with the inconsistent play has come inconsistent results.
That was the case in May, when Hicks swooned. He hit .127/253/.141 with a .394 OPS and no home runs in 24 games. It began to affect his playing time. He got moved from center field to left field, which he admitted was a pretty big adjustment for him.
But last month he started to turn it around and with Giancarlo Stanton playing more games in the field and now adding Matt Carpenter and Marwin Gonzalez to the outfield mix, Hicks is trying to establish a bigger presence in the Yankees lineup.
He hit .247/.356/.364 with a .719 OPS and two home runs in June to start to get more playing time and now he’s starting to get into a rhythm.
And in just the last three games, Hicks has nearly doubled his home run total for the year. With five home runs this season, just past the halfway mark, he is just one shy of his total for all of 2021.
It’s not a fluke, it’s been a lot of extra hard work.
Hitting coach Dillon Lawson and Hicks spent weeks working before batting practice on getting his bat to stay in the zone longer and to get more of a launch with the ball. The Yankees wanted him concentrating on hitting the ball from left-center to right field more.
He’s started to put that together and the Yankees like what they’ve seen lately.
“I would say it’s more the last month where he’s gained a little bit of traction. One thing he’s done is he’s gotten on base even when he’s struggled a little bit, he’s been able to get on base a little bit,” Boone said. “It’s really good to see him get those kinds of swings off left handed. Right handed it feels like he’s popped some balls. But he’s had some big hits for us though from the left side, the home or in Minnesota to get a big base hit and in Minnesota the home or off the Astros left handed.
“So he started to string together some impactful left-handed bats, which is good to see,” Boone added. “That’s the thing that was kind of lacking those first two months, he’s starting to hit the ball harder from that side.”
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NEW YORK, July 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Upstart 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 Upstart class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6208 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 July 12, 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. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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 made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, Upstart was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Upstart's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Upstart class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6208 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.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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The Revolution’s 10-game unbeaten streak crashed and burned with a self-destructive 4-2 loss to New York City FC in a matinee match on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
The result was particularly gruesome for veteran center back Andrew Farrell, who committed two first-half fouls in the penalty area that resulted in a pair of goals and a red card ejection. The Revolution fell to 6-6-7 and resume play on Saturday night in Philadelphia.
“It certainly wasn’t good and we will leave it at that, what more can I say,” said Revolution head coach Bruce Arena. “There was a chance that we could have a good game today despite the fact that we were playing on a bad baseball field that is supposed to be a soccer field.
“We are scheduling games at one in the afternoon in July but we had two good teams. We had a chance of having a really good game.”
NYCFC went up 1-0 in the 10th minute on a brutal combination of missteps by Farrell in the Revs’ end. Farrell’s clear was intercepted by Talles Magno, who streaked toward the Revolution goal. Farrell compounded the deteriorating situation when he undercut Magno in the penalty area. Referee Tim Ford awarded Magno a penalty kick and he beat Petrovic with a low shot to the far post for his fifth of the season.
The Revolution tied the game on an alert play by Sebastian Lletget on the end line in the NYCFC end. Lletget won a race to the ball and fed it back to Gustavo Bou, who beat keeper Sean Johnson with a swift kick inside the far post.
Petrovic preserved the 1-1 tie with the biggest save of his young MLS career. Maximiliano Moralez was knocked down in the penalty area by Kessler on a disputed play and Ford handed NYCFC its second penalty kick. Sniper Valentin Castellanos fired the ball toward the near post, but it was grabbed by Petrovic.
“We were super happy with that save and we think it was justified because he is a big guy in the net,” said defender DeJuan Jones. “He is intimidating for other team’s strikers on penalty kicks.”
NYCFC went up 2-1 in on its third penalty kick of the first half. Farrell poleaxed Castellanos from behind just as he crashed the box. Farrell was issued a red card and Castellanos buried his second freebie in the 44th minute.
NYCFC interim coach Nick Cushing’s second-half strategy involved double teaming Carles Gil while pressing the attack on the undermanned Revs. Gabriel Pereira made it 3-1 in the 49th minute when he kicked home a rebound.
The Revs made it 3-2 when DeJuan Jones set up Bou for his brace in the 77th minute. Bou has six goals in the last seven games. Castellanos got his brace in the 82nd minute and has 12 on the season.
“Gustavo had a real good game and I thought our team played really well,” said Arena. “The heart they showed in the second half was remarkable and I just give our guys a lot of credit.” | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/09/revolution-self-destruct-in-4-2-loss-at-nycfc/ | 2022-07-09T21:26:31Z | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/09/revolution-self-destruct-in-4-2-loss-at-nycfc/ | true |
NEW YORK, July 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Axsome 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 Axsome class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2221 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 July 12, 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. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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 made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07 and its manufacturing process; (2) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (3) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (4) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (5) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (6) as a result, Axsome's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Axsome class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2221 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.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will cool off nicely overnight thanks to a weak cold front that moved through the state. Lows will fall into the mid 70s by early Sunday morning.
TOMORROW: Temperatures will be near seasonal values on Sunday with highs in the low to mid 90s. Dew points will also be lower, so the heat index will not be near as high as it was for much of this week.
MONDAY: Hot temperatures return on Monday, however humidity levels will remain low. Temperatures will be back in the mid to upper 90s under mostly sunny skies.
EXTENDED: Tuesday will be another hot day with temperatures making a run for the triple digits once again. Another weak cold front will move through the state by Tuesday evening, bringing the chance for a few isolated showers and storms. Slightly cooler temperatures will return by mid week.
STAY INFORMED:
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To watch the latest video updates from the Arkansas Storm Team, you can check them out here.
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America's Oldest Brewery® draws thousands to historic Pottsville, PA with a festival celebrating the "Stars & Stripes" and our nation's military
POTTSVILLE, Pa., July 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, D.G Yuengling & Son, Inc., America's Oldest Brewery®, is showing appreciation for our nation's heroes with the highly anticipated return of its Stars & Stripes Summer Concert Celebration in Downtown Pottsville as part of the brewery's Stars & Stripes program—Yuengling's annual initiative supporting our nation's heroes.
Lee Brice, American country music star, songwriter and official Brand Ambassador for Yuengling Traditional Lager, is headlining the family-friendly 2022 summer concert celebration. Proceeds from the event benefit Yuengling's longtime military partner, Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB)—a nonprofit forging America's leading health and wellness community for veterans.
"As America's Oldest Brewery®, we have been fiercely independent for more than 190 years. So, when it comes to celebrating America's independence every July, we like to show just how grateful we are to those who have made tremendous sacrifices to protect our country's freedom," said Debbie Yuengling, Employee Engagement and Culture Manager and 6th generation family member of D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. "We owe the success of this year's Stars & Stripes Concert Celebration to Lee Brice, Team RWB and our incredible Yuengling fans. We wouldn't be here without them."
Launched in 2019 and postponed twice due to COVID-19, several thousand Yuengling and Lee Brice-lovers alike are expected to attend this year's day-long concert celebration. New this year, fans enjoyed performances at three separate Yuengling stages including the Brewery Stage; Arch Street Stage; and the Main Stage, as well as had the chance to visit dozens of artisan vendors on Mahantongo and 2nd Streets, food trucks along Progress Avenue and three beer gardens along the festival's route.
As part of the festival, Fort Indiantown Gap, the Pennsylvania National Guard headquarters, will host a special on-stage enlistment ceremony. Later, the 6th generation Yuengling family members will give a toast to the audience members and welcome Lee Brice to the stage.
"On behalf of the Pottsville Area Development Corporation and Pottsville business community, I would like to thank Yuengling for bringing an energy to the City of Pottsville that we haven't felt since 2019—the last time this city had a Yuengling summer concert," said Savas G. Logothetides, Executive Director, Pottsville Area Development Corporation. "Between working alongside the 6th generation of Yuengling family members and having Lee Brice attract concertgoers from all around the East Coast, it has been an honor to work alongside America's Oldest Brewery and bring this iconic, larger-than-life event together for our community."
"Headlining Yuengling's Stars & Stripes Summer Concert is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Brice. "I couldn't wait to rock with my Yuengling fans in Pottsville, PA and celebrate America, our veterans and Team Red, White & Blue and now, I'm counting down the days until we can do it again!"
This year, Yuengling is donating $50,000 to Team RWB and has emblazoned their limited-edition patriotic cans with a unique desert camouflage print and Team RWB logo as well as a QR Code to listen to Lee Brice's hit song "More Beer." These special cans are currently available across the brewery's 23-state footprint in 12pk/12oz and 24pk/12oz cans and single-serve 24oz cans until the end of the summer and will be available for purchase at fans' favorite stores, restaurants and bars.
For photos and videos from Yuengling's Stars & Stripes 2022 Summer Concert Celebration, click here. (**NOTE: This link will be updated periodically throughout the evening with images/photos/b-roll. Lee Brice content will be available at 9 p.m. EST.)
For more information about Yuengling, and to stay up to date about all the latest Stars & Stripes summer activations, fans are encouraged to follow the Yuengling Facebook page, follow Yuengling on Twitter and Instagram, or visit www.Yuengling.com.
About D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America's Oldest Brewery®, is family-owned and operated since 1829. Now sold in 23 states, production is supported by two breweries in Pottsville, PA and one in Tampa, FL. Principal beer brands include Yuengling® Traditional Lager, Light Lager 99, Black & Tan, Golden Pilsner, Premium, Light, Dark Brewed Porter, Lord Chesterfield Ale®, Oktoberfest, Yuengling Hershey's Chocolate Porter, FLIGHT by Yuengling, and Raging Eagle Mango. Get news, updates and access media images at https://www.yuengling.com/news.
About Lee Brice
When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 3.7 billion on-demand streams, and over 3.6 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He recently reached #1 at Country Radio with "Memory I Don't Mess With," which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP's 2021 Country Song of the Year "One of Them Girls," "I Hope You're Happy Now" with Carly Pearce, and "Rumor," which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards. One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Lee is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: "A Woman Like You," "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don't Dance," "Drinking Class," "Rumor," "I Hope You're Happy Now," "One of Them Girls," and "Memory I Don't Mess With." Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor, NBC's The Voice and FOX's Miss USA 2018. Lee performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Lee took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, "I Hope You're Happy Now." At the 56th ACM Awards, "I Hope You're Happy Now" won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee's latest album, Hey World, features current radio single "Soul."
About Team Red, White and Blue
Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) is a nonprofit organization forging the nation's leading health and wellness community. Founded in 2010, Team RWB offers veterans real-life and virtual opportunities to build a healthier lifestyle. Team RWB believes that a strong focus on mental and physical health impacts every aspect of life and is essential for veterans to unlock their full potential. For more information about Team RWB and its 200,000 members visit teamrwb.org.
Editor's Note: The Yuengling Stars & Stripes Celebration was designed to best ensure a safe day of excitement for all attendees. Our top priority remained and continues to remain the health and safety of our employees, customers, partners and amazing fans. We monitored and updated event details based on recommendations and guidelines set forth by public health agencies, state and local officials.
Contact:
Paul Capelli
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.
pcapelli@yuengling.com
(508) 728-1271
Eddie Ravert
Tierney Agency
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
403 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties through 430 PM CDT...
At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Cranfills Gap, or 13 miles east of Hamilton,
moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3173 9798 3168 9778 3143 9781 3150 9811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 016DEG 9KT 3164 9791
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Ridership for Maryland Transit Administration bus and rail lines has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
That's according to a report Friday from The Daily Record, which found that the decline in ridership can be seen across all the agency's services.
For instance, in February 2020, bus ridership was just above 5 million. In February 2022, bus ridership did not hit 3 million. Metro Subway ridership was 612,000 in February 2020, compared with 122,000 in February 2022.
The agency has, however, seen increased ridership since the beginning of the year.
Pierre Filion, professor emeritus at Waterloo University’s School of Planning and a mass transit expert, told the newspaper transit systems face a challenge because of the trend of businesses to allow employees to work remotely.
The agency is also facing a shortage of operators, like other transit systems around the country.
The MTA temporarily changed light rail schedules due to the shortage and has increased efforts to fill vacant positions, spokeswoman Veronica Battisti told the newspaper. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Maryland-transit-ridership-below-pre-pandemic-mark-17294776.php | 2022-07-09T21:49:44Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Maryland-transit-ridership-below-pre-pandemic-mark-17294776.php | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
435 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Hamilton, northwestern Coryell and northeastern Lampasas Counties
through 500 PM CDT...
At 434 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Evant, or 15 miles south of Hamilton, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Evant.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3158 9814 3158 9783 3125 9798 3132 9828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 015DEG 13KT 3149 9807
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Miller,
northeastern Cass and southeastern Bowie Counties through 515 PM
CDT...
At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Redwater, or near Wake Village, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Texarkana, Atlanta, Wake Village, Nash, Queen City, Redwater,
Ravanna, Brightstar, Bloomburg, Domino and Pleasant Hill.
LAT...LON 3336 9429 3344 9410 3313 9386 3301 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 334DEG 15KT 3334 9416
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Adam Svensson shot a 5-under 67 and had a three-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship when second-round play Friday at water-logged Keene Trace was suspended because of darkness.
Svensson had a 15-under 129 total at Keene Trace, where a mid-day thunderstorm followed dense morning fog. Play was delayed a total of 5 hours, 20 minutes, with half the field unable to finish the round.
The rain softened the greens even more than the first round, where two-thirds of the field shot par or better. It also made the 7,328-yard layout play longer, though Svensson continued to set the pace with seven birdies that offset bogeys on the par-4 third and par-3 16th. He shot a 10-under 62 on Thursday.
“The greens were still rolling nice, but they were just wet so you had to hit a lot of soft shots into the green and a lot of chippy iron shots or wedges,” said the Canadian, who napped for an hour in his car during one delay.
Trey Mullinax made a 20-footer for birdie on the par-4 13th to reach 13 under and finish his day.
Mark Hubbard (67), Robin Roussel (68) and Brandon Hagy (62) were in at 12 under, while Tom Lewis (four holes left) also was 12 under with Jonathan Byrd (five holes left), Matti Schmid (eight holes left) and Max McGreevy (nine holes left).
Hagy started at No. 10 and eagled the par-4 18th hole with a 148-yard shot from the left rough with a 50-degree gap wedge.
“I was on the side slope over there in the rough and it was a left pin, so not a lot of stuff going for me there,” Hagy said. “But I caught a decent lie and when I hit it my caddie thought it was a little too much and I was like, ‘No, I think it’s pretty good.’ It just landed, took one hop and went right in the hole, so that was pretty cool.”
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Texas Realtors has released the latest edition of the ‘Texas Small Land Sales Report’ headlining the price of small tracts of land reached a record high in Texas in 2021.
In terms of San Angelo, the city is in Region 3 – West Texas. According to the release, small land sales increased to 959 in 2021, while the price-per-acre increased to $3,759 in the same time frame.
For more information, you can click on this link which will take you to the full report. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/west-texas-experiences-an-increase-in-land-sales/ | 2022-07-09T22:01:49Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/west-texas-experiences-an-increase-in-land-sales/ | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
403 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties through 430 PM CDT...
At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Cranfills Gap, or 13 miles east of Hamilton,
moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3173 9798 3168 9778 3143 9781 3150 9811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 016DEG 9KT 3164 9791
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
403 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties through 430 PM CDT...
At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Cranfills Gap, or 13 miles east of Hamilton,
moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Coryell Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3173 9798 3168 9778 3143 9781 3150 9811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 016DEG 9KT 3164 9791
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities on Saturday identified a Fargo police officer and a man he shot and killed after an altercation outside an apartment complex.
Police said 28-year-old Shane Netterville, of Jamestown, was shot Friday morning by Officer Adam O'Brien, an 11-year veteran of the force. Netterville died at a hospital several hours later.
The shooting came after a report of two people slumped over in the van. When police arrived, Netterville sped out of the garage and was shot.
O'Brien has been placed on paid administrative leave while the case is being reviewed by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Another man was arrested at the scene after he ignored commands of officers and was found to have methamphetamine, police said. A third person who was in the van remains at large.
There were no injuries to officers who responded to the call. It’s not known whether any of the people in the van were armed.
The van had been reported stolen in Fargo earlier this week. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-identify-man-who-was-shot-and-killed-by-17294825.php | 2022-07-09T22:13:36Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-identify-man-who-was-shot-and-killed-by-17294825.php | false |
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb.
Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead. His family said his spine was severed and he is paralyzed from the waist down. The Brewers hung a jersey in their dugout with the name Roberts and Christian Yelich’s jersey number, 22.
Cooper’s family said Friday that he had regained consciousness for the first time since the shooting. They said doctors don’t believe he suffered any brain damage.
“The strength to go through something like that is unimaginable,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said before the team’s game Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We’re doing such a small thing, but hopefully it can maybe make one part of the day for them a little bit better.”
The Brewers said in a statement that “we are working on other initiatives to connect players with Cooper and his family, but the priority for now is to focus on their recovery.”
“We’re happy he’s a Brewer fan and want to recognize that and let their family know we’re thinking about them,” Counsell said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles are playing in the WNBA All-Star Game for the last time. Candace Parker and Kahleah Copper are looking for some bragging rights. Some of the league’s biggest stars get to try for a 4-point shot.
And everyone is thinking about one person: Brittney Griner.
Griner’s continued detention in Russia is front and center as the WNBA holds one of its marquee events in Chicago for the first time. Bird and the rest of the All-Stars wore T-shirts with Griner’s name and No. 42 for practice Saturday, and the league also plans to continue its push for Griner’s release during Sunday’s game at the home of the defending champion Sky.
“I think for all of us, we just want to always keep BG’s name at the forefront in everything we do,” Bird said. “Yeah, every now and then we’ll answer questions about All-Star and talk about the basketball, but you’re going to see her name on the back of all of our shirts, and so like I said, it doesn’t really shift. We want it to always be there.”
Griner, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. That same day, Bird watched her fiancée, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.
Rapinoe had BG and a rose stitched on her jacket for the occasion, and Bird sported a “WE ARE BG” pin. Bird said she didn’t get any “personal time” with President Joe Biden, but she said Rapinoe “has taken the opportunities in those moments when she’s been able to speak to the President to talk about BG, so I do know that.”
Griner was first detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February, when she was returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Speaking through an interpreter, Griner told the court Thursday she had no intention of committing a crime and acted unintentionally because she had packed in a hurry. The trial was then adjourned until Thursday.
Griner’s guilty plea could be an effort by her and her advisers to expedite the court proceedings.
“Obviously she’s part of our family and our No. 1 priority is getting her home,” All-Star guard Arike Ogunbowale said. “She shouldn’t be there. She’s been there too long. So obviously we’re going to talk about her any chance we get.”
Griner’s detention comes at a low point in relations between the United States and Russia. The State Department’s designation of Griner as wrongfully detained put her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
Biden called Griner’s wife, Cherelle, on Wednesday to assure her that he’s doing all he can to win Brittney’s release as soon as possible. They spoke after Biden read a letter from Brittney Griner in which she said she feared she’d never return home.
“We talk about ‘We are BG’ and what that means to us,” All-Star guard Skylar Diggins-Smith said. “Just trying to embody her spirit, carry her legacy on and just stay alert for her as far as what we can do in our efforts to help bring her home and really get that message out there.”
Griner is an honorary starter for her eighth All-Star selection. It’s No. 13 for Bird and No. 8 for Fowles, two pillars of the WNBA who plan to retire after this season.
Bird will play alongside Seattle Storm teammate Breanna Stewart on Team Stewart, while Fowles joins longtime friend Parker and Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson on Team Wilson. Parker and Courtney Vandersloot will go up against Copper and Emma Meesseman in a matchup of Sky teammates.
“I definitely want to beat them,” Copper said. “I’ve been talking trash to Candace all week, so definitely looking forward to winning.”
Copper is among a group of WNBA shooters who could take aim from a 4-point circle — one of three rule changes for the game. The shot clock has been trimmed to 20 seconds, and no free throws will be attempted until the final two minutes and overtime if necessary. Players will be credited with the maximum available points in free-throw situations before that time period.
The WNBA “might have created some monsters” with the 4-point shot, Diggins-Smith cracked.
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Mike Ashley's Frasers held talks about backing £40m fundraising launched by online electrical retailer AO World
In charge: Mike Ashley controls Frasers
Frasers, the retail group controlled by billionaire Mike Ashley, held talks about backing a £40million fundraising launched by online electrical retailer AO World last week.
City sources said Frasers was 'trying to get involved' either by underwriting the deal or buying shares.
Sources speculated that Frasers may have been seeking a relationship with AO World and could use any shareholding as leverage. It may have had a long-term goal of taking control of the business, one said.
Ashley's group owns Studio Retail, which sells electrical goods. It also sells a smaller range through his department store House of Fraser. 'There was discussion at some point about underwriting the fundraising and there were talks about Frasers' involvement as recently as this week,' said one source.
Frasers has snapped up shares in a string of firms, most recently raising its stake in Hugo Boss to about £750million.
Ashley acquired House of Fraser after initially taking an 11 per cent stake in 2014. Four years later he seized control of the business shortly after offering it an 'emergency' cash injection as it neared collapse.
His acquisition of Studio Retail and video game retailer Game followed similar patterns.
He also built up a stake of almost 30 per cent in Debenhams before trying to take the reins. But the strategy backfired when the department store chain collapsed, leaving his company an estimated £150million out of pocket. Ashley has been described as someone who 'likes to park his tanks on people's lawns'.
AO World founder and chief executive John Roberts launched the surprise fundraising on Thursday to strengthen its finances after reports that credit insurers had pulled cover. The leak led to a slide in the share price.
Roberts said City investors had given the company 'a strong endorsement'.
He said the fundraising was a 'sensible piece of financial housekeeping' given the general economic uncertainty.
AO declined to comment. Frasers did not respond in time for publication. AO World shares are at 43p – the same as the offer price and down 28 per cent in the week.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
458 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Eastland County through 530 PM CDT...
At 458 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Eastland, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Rising Star and Carbon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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3209 9904 3216 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 020DEG 6KT 3226 9885
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before. At first, he only wanted to confirm that what he was hearing was real — a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park.Any sense of disbelief vanished with the sight of bone fragments, blood and pieces of flesh lying in the street where a parade was marching just minutes before. Then he saw the bodies."It was pure horror. It was a battle zone," Shapiro, 52, said in an interview. When the gunshots first went off, he had been changing out of his cycling shoes about 100 yards away.Emergency vehicles and first responders were not yet at the scene, so Shapiro, a tech salesman with no medical training, began doing whatever he could to help.From the bystanders who tied tourniquets and administered CPR to the fleeing paradegoers who rescued and cared for an orphaned two-year-old covered in blood, people from every corner of the Highland Park community sprung into action on July 4 in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.Nearly a dozen people, including off-duty doctors, nurses and a football coach, were among the first to administer lifesaving assistance to victims of the parade shooting."Things happen so quickly that your brain can't possibly comprehend that there is an active shooter in your town, in your sleepy little neighborhood," said Dr. Wendy Rush, an anesthesiologist with decades of experience working in trauma centers.Rush joined Shapiro in trying to save an elderly man who had a gunshot wound in his thigh and another that left a gaping hole in his abdomen. While Rush used a ventilation mask and bag to help the elderly man breathe, Shapiro and another bystander took turns giving chest compressions and holding pressure on his wounds.All the while, "We didn't know where the shooter was. We knew he wasn't dead," Rush said. Nearly 30 minutes later, Rush boarded an ambulance alongside the dying man, and Shapiro, in shorts stained with blood, walked back to the bench where he'd been changing his shoes what felt like hours earlier.The man died at the hospital, and was later identified as Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old financial advisor.Rush's husband and son were also on the scene. As members of Highland Park's Community Emergency Response Team, both men have training in first aid and basic life support. They were working the parade expecting to assist with the regular crowd control and the occasional lost child.Rush's son cared for people with less critical gunshot wounds, applying tourniquets and pressure to stop their bleeding. Her husband, Rush said, spent most of his time caring for Keely Roberts, a school superintendent shot twice in her foot and leg.Roberts' 8-year-old son Cooper, shot in the chest, remains in serious condition at University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital with a severed spine.His twin brother, Luke, was nearby."I'll never forget his face. He was just hysterical. He kept saying, 'Don't let my mommy die, don't let my mommy die. Don't let her lips turn blue like my brother.' It was the worst you could ever imagine," Eddie Rush told Fox 32 Chicago.Football coach Brad Hokin was at his usual spot at the beginning of the route when the shooting started. He took off running down the bloodied street past those with minor injuries and toward the people he could tell needed assistance most urgently.When his wife, nurse practitioner Jacquie Toia, called from their seats about a quarter mile away to make sure he was OK, Hokin simply told her, "Get up here. We need you."Toia, 64, hurried to the scene still unsure of what was happening. When she saw the destruction, her instincts kicked into gear. As a nurse for 36 years, Toia had experience working in an emergency setting. By that point, paramedics on scene had equipment, and Toia and another nurse on the scene began to administer IVs.Meanwhile Hokin, with no prior medical training, was holding pressure on gunshot wounds and helping EMTs load the wounded onto gurneys until all the victims were safely en route to hospitals."We did what we could to take care of the immediate needs, and that's probably the real tragedy – we didn't have enough hands to do what needed to be done," Toia said. Responders were overwhelmed by the sheer number of casualties."Thirty-six years in medicine is enough that loss is not a stranger to me," Toia said. "This was so different. This was hell."Dr. David Baum, an OBGYN and longtime attendee of the parade, was sitting with his family when the shooting started. The doctor rushed to help, and found bodies destroyed by bullets. Baum recalled trying to move people to ambulances and seeing wounds unlike anything he'd dealt with before."These were wartime injuries," Baum said.Baum and Toia both expressed their frustrations that the shooter had such easy access to high-capacity weapons. "You should never have to worry about being killed in your street on the Fourth of July at a parade," Toia said.Dr. Rush's son, Shane Selig, said everyone is still processing what happened."There are those that feel guilty they didn't do more," he said, while adding, "at least I could do something."But it is hard, this aftermath. People, he said, will be "forever scarred by this." And it makes him angry.The images of the hurt and dying haunt those who ran to help.Shapiro wakes up and when he opens his eyes, "It's the 'bang, bang, bang, bang, bang of the shooting and initial panic again."For Toia, "The children's faces running and screaming and crying and falling will never escape me."Still, Hokin says it won't deter him next year from joining with the community he loves.In his 58 years, he's been to the parade 52 times. Even during the pandemic when the parade was canceled, he went out just to say he was there."I'm sure next Fourth of July, I'll be on the corner at 8 o'clock, waiting for the parade."____Associated Press reporters Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, and Claire Savage contributed to this report. Venhuizen reported from Madison, Wisconsin; Hollingsworth from Kansas City; Savage from Chicago; and Schulte from Lincoln, Nebraska.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before. At first, he only wanted to confirm that what he was hearing was real — a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park.
Any sense of disbelief vanished with the sight of bone fragments, blood and pieces of flesh lying in the street where a parade was marching just minutes before. Then he saw the bodies.
"It was pure horror. It was a battle zone," Shapiro, 52, said in an interview. When the gunshots first went off, he had been changing out of his cycling shoes about 100 yards away.
Emergency vehicles and first responders were not yet at the scene, so Shapiro, a tech salesman with no medical training, began doing whatever he could to help.
From the bystanders who tied tourniquets and administered CPR to the fleeing paradegoers who rescued and cared for an orphaned two-year-old covered in blood, people from every corner of the Highland Park community sprung into action on July 4 in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.
Nearly a dozen people, including off-duty doctors, nurses and a football coach, were among the first to administer lifesaving assistance to victims of the parade shooting.
"Things happen so quickly that your brain can't possibly comprehend that there is an active shooter in your town, in your sleepy little neighborhood," said Dr. Wendy Rush, an anesthesiologist with decades of experience working in trauma centers.
Rush joined Shapiro in trying to save an elderly man who had a gunshot wound in his thigh and another that left a gaping hole in his abdomen.
While Rush used a ventilation mask and bag to help the elderly man breathe, Shapiro and another bystander took turns giving chest compressions and holding pressure on his wounds.
All the while, "We didn't know where the shooter was. We knew he wasn't dead," Rush said.
Nearly 30 minutes later, Rush boarded an ambulance alongside the dying man, and Shapiro, in shorts stained with blood, walked back to the bench where he'd been changing his shoes what felt like hours earlier.
The man died at the hospital, and was later identified as Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old financial advisor.
Rush's husband and son were also on the scene. As members of Highland Park's Community Emergency Response Team, both men have training in first aid and basic life support. They were working the parade expecting to assist with the regular crowd control and the occasional lost child.
Rush's son cared for people with less critical gunshot wounds, applying tourniquets and pressure to stop their bleeding. Her husband, Rush said, spent most of his time caring for Keely Roberts, a school superintendent shot twice in her foot and leg.
Roberts' 8-year-old son Cooper, shot in the chest, remains in serious condition at University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital with a severed spine.
His twin brother, Luke, was nearby.
"I'll never forget his face. He was just hysterical. He kept saying, 'Don't let my mommy die, don't let my mommy die. Don't let her lips turn blue like my brother.' It was the worst you could ever imagine," Eddie Rush told Fox 32 Chicago.
Football coach Brad Hokin was at his usual spot at the beginning of the route when the shooting started. He took off running down the bloodied street past those with minor injuries and toward the people he could tell needed assistance most urgently.
When his wife, nurse practitioner Jacquie Toia, called from their seats about a quarter mile away to make sure he was OK, Hokin simply told her, "Get up here. We need you."
Toia, 64, hurried to the scene still unsure of what was happening. When she saw the destruction, her instincts kicked into gear. As a nurse for 36 years, Toia had experience working in an emergency setting.
By that point, paramedics on scene had equipment, and Toia and another nurse on the scene began to administer IVs.
Meanwhile Hokin, with no prior medical training, was holding pressure on gunshot wounds and helping EMTs load the wounded onto gurneys until all the victims were safely en route to hospitals.
"We did what we could to take care of the immediate needs, and that's probably the real tragedy – we didn't have enough hands to do what needed to be done," Toia said. Responders were overwhelmed by the sheer number of casualties.
"Thirty-six years in medicine is enough that loss is not a stranger to me," Toia said. "This was so different. This was hell."
Dr. David Baum, an OBGYN and longtime attendee of the parade, was sitting with his family when the shooting started. The doctor rushed to help, and found bodies destroyed by bullets. Baum recalled trying to move people to ambulances and seeing wounds unlike anything he'd dealt with before.
"These were wartime injuries," Baum said.
Roger Schneider
Bobby Shapiro of Highland Park, Ill., stands on Friday, July 8, 2022, for a photo at a memorial for victims of the Highland Park mass shooting that occurred during a parade on Monday, July 4, 2022.
Baum and Toia both expressed their frustrations that the shooter had such easy access to high-capacity weapons. "You should never have to worry about being killed in your street on the Fourth of July at a parade," Toia said.
Dr. Rush's son, Shane Selig, said everyone is still processing what happened.
"There are those that feel guilty they didn't do more," he said, while adding, "at least I could do something."
But it is hard, this aftermath. People, he said, will be "forever scarred by this." And it makes him angry.
The images of the hurt and dying haunt those who ran to help.
Shapiro wakes up and when he opens his eyes, "It's the 'bang, bang, bang, bang, bang of the shooting and initial panic again."
For Toia, "The children's faces running and screaming and crying and falling will never escape me."
Still, Hokin says it won't deter him next year from joining with the community he loves.
In his 58 years, he's been to the parade 52 times. Even during the pandemic when the parade was canceled, he went out just to say he was there.
"I'm sure next Fourth of July, I'll be on the corner at 8 o'clock, waiting for the parade."
____
Associated Press reporters Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, and Claire Savage contributed to this report. Venhuizen reported from Madison, Wisconsin; Hollingsworth from Kansas City; Savage from Chicago; and Schulte from Lincoln, Nebraska. | https://www.wgal.com/article/amid-chaos-illinois-july-4-parade-ran-toward-gunfire-help/40563337 | 2022-07-09T22:17:31Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/amid-chaos-illinois-july-4-parade-ran-toward-gunfire-help/40563337 | false |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas synagogues canceled Shabbat services Saturday, both in-person and online after the Jewish Federation of San Antonio said there was a threat to the Jewish community.
Temple Beth in San Antonio posted on Facebook Saturday morning that services were canceled because they said they had received information “that the safety situation for the Jewish synagogues in San Antonio today is not optimal.”
The synagogue said it was partnering with community agencies, the FBI and law enforcement members to ensure its worshipers were safe.
It’s not the only synagogue in Texas making that call. The Jewish Federation of San Antonio put out a security alert saying the FBI informed them of a possible threat to an “unconfirmed Jewish community facility in the San Antonio area.”
“After communicating with all local synagogues and organizations, it was recommended that all formal Jewish gatherings be suspended until further notice,” the federation wrote on Facebook.
The Anti-Defamation League said they have been working with law enforcement in Texas “for more than 72 hours around a series of threats targeting a Texas synagogue.” They said in the past 24 hours, they had been notified of a “specific and credible” threat.
“In this heightened threat environment and in the wake of the horrific act of domestic terror in Highland Park, IL we urge all communities to maintain a heightened sense of awareness and immediately report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. We are grateful to the FBI, state and local law enforcement for their proactive work investigating these potential threats,” ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
Shalom Austin sent a message to the Jewish community today, which it forwarded to KXAN in Austin, saying it had been in contact with Jewish leaders in San Antonio and that it will update the community if further action is needed in Austin.
“In these very challenging times, we take all reports of antisemitism and potential threats seriously and urge you to report anything that seems out of the ordinary in the community,” the message said. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/texas-news/texas-synagogues-cancel-services-after-threat-to-jewish-community/ | 2022-07-09T22:17:42Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/texas-news/texas-synagogues-cancel-services-after-threat-to-jewish-community/ | false |
'I'll spike Rishi Sunak's tax hike': As more ministers join the race for No.10, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss vows to stand on True Blue ticket
- Liz Truss will fight to become next Tory leader with promise of reversing tax hike
- The Foreign Secretary is set to launch her bid to succeed Boris Johnson
- She will claim to be only candidate who can emulate his election-winning skills
Liz Truss will fight to become next Tory leader with the promise of reversing Rishi Sunak's controversial National Insurance hike, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The Foreign Secretary is set to launch her bid to succeed Boris Johnson this week, claiming to be the only candidate who can emulate his election-winning skills with 'classic Conservative principles'.
Her economic plan also involves cutting corporation tax, introducing measures to ease the cost of living crisis and paying off the debt accrued during the Covid pandemic in instalments over a decade. Mounting a scathing criticism of Mr Sunak today, one Truss ally said: 'Britain does not currently have an economic policy.'
Mr Sunak, whose resignation as Chancellor last week helped precipitate Mr Johnson's brutal eviction from Downing Street, has gathered early momentum in the race to succeed him. His leadership bid kicked off on Friday with a slick video which pledged to 'restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country'.
Liz Truss (left) will pitch herself as the female Boris Johnson in the Tory leadership race – a candidate who can win seats both in the South and the Red Wall.
Mr Sunak today makes his first policy proposal, pledging through the MoS to better protect women's rights, including reversing 'recent trends to erase women via the use of clumsy, gender-neutral language'. He argues: 'We must be able to call a mother a mother and talk about breastfeeding.'
Ms Truss hopes to stop the Sunak bandwagon with a series of eye-catching, small-state, Thatcherite policies, including a vow to reverse Mr Sunak's £12 billion National Insurance rise. The new health and social care levy took effect in April following a bruising series of disagreements between Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson which poisoned the atmosphere between them.
Ms Truss was one of only three Ministers, alongside Lord Frost and Jacob Rees-Mogg, who spoke out against the policy in Cabinet.
The Foreign Secretary's allies are urging MPs to unite under her candidacy to prevent the Right wing of the party from being frozen out of the final stages of the race.
More than a dozen Tories are currently planning bids to move into Downing Street. But Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the early favourites in the contest, yesterday announced that he would not be entering the contest.
Friends said that although he had secured substantial backing from MPs, the father-of-three did not want to subject his family to the pressures of the job.
Meanwhile, Mr Johnson was at the centre of new claims of inappropriate conduct last night as it was alleged he lobbied for a woman to be given a job after he had a sexual relationship with her.
The pair are said to have had a fling in 2008 when Mr Johnson was married, newly elected Mayor of London and MP for Henley and she was a graduate in her 20s.
The Sunday Times said he advocated for her to get a job in City Hall but it was blocked by Kit Malthouse, then a deputy mayor and now Cabinet Office Minister
Mr Johnson is said to have admitted pushing her forward for the job when they met again, years later in 2017, to discuss the relationship that she felt was inappropriate.
A Downing Street spokesman said: 'This is not about his time as PM and has no public interest as I see it, and we don't talk about his private life.'
Sajid Javid, who stepped down as health secretary within minutes of Mr Sunak's resignation, has 7/1 odds of taking his party's reigns
At the end of 2021 the Chancellor was the number one candidate to succeed Boris Johnson.
New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi (right) chats at the Spectator summer party in Westminster
As the race to replace him heated up last night:
- Former Health Secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid entered the contest, both calling for massive tax cuts;
- Nadhim Zahawi, who publicly called on Mr Johnson to step down just a day after being promoted to Chancellor, launched his bid, pledging 'to steady the ship and stabilise the economy';
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced his bid in the Mail on Sunday, promising to cut taxes and red tape;
- The contest was tainted by 'dirty tricks' allegations as it was claimed a supporter of one leading candidate had passed smears about rivals to Labour;
- Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, who is also expected to mount a bid within days was criticised by Tory women's groups for describing the battle for transgender rights as the 'fight of our age';
- Friends of Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said donors had asked her 'where to send the cheque' to bankroll a possible leadership bid;
- Questions were asked about how long Mr Sunak had been plotting his bid, after it was claimed that the domain name for his 'Ready For Rishi' website was registered in December;
- Ms Dorries claimed Mr Javid had told colleagues Mr Sunak had resigned hours before the news was announced, amid suspicion that the two men had acted in concert – although her claim, and the allegations of collusion, were strongly denied by both sides;
- The Sunak camp denied claims by rival campaigns that former No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings is working on his bid.
Meanwhile Tory donors lobbied for Mr Johnson to stay in Downing Street, as the Prime Minister's former lover, the journalist Petronella Wyatt, suggested he planned to run in the leadership race.
She tweeted: 'A source at Number 10 tells me that Boris Johnson intends to stand down as Prime Minister on Monday, in order to run for the Tory leadership.' However No 10 rejected that suggestion.
Ms Truss is expected to throw her hat into the ring tomorrow.
Allies claim she is the party's most likely Election winner because she is 'a tough, experienced politician with a delivery record that isn't matched by other prospective candidates'.
One supporter said: 'Liz has a clear vision for the economy based around classic Conservative principles of low taxes and a lean state.
The Foreign Secretary's allies also say that the Leeds-born Minister, 'would keep the 2019 coalition of the Red and Blue Wall together'.
The Red Wall comprises traditional Labour seats in the North that the Tories took under Mr Johnson, and the Blue Wall refers to the Tory seats under threat from the Liberal Democrats in the South.
Ms Truss's supporter said: 'Liz comes from the Red Wall. Her vision of unleashing aspiration is what resonates in these seats.'
Her allies regard Mr Sunak as the only serious threat to her ambitions after Mr Wallace decided against running, believing Mr Zahawi 'blew himself up' by moving against Mr Johnson.
A supporter said: 'This isn't the time for a rookie or someone with a narrow offer. We need someone experienced who can hit the ground running and turn things around quickly.
'The fact that we'll be launching a few days later than some other candidates shows Liz has been loyal and focused on the job, not prepping campaign videos that are ready to go.'
Backbencher Tom Tugendhat, Attorney General Suella Braverman and former Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch have also confirmed they are standing. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10998639/Liz-Truss-vows-stand-True-Blue-ticket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-09T22:19:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10998639/Liz-Truss-vows-stand-True-Blue-ticket.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
DETROIT (WRIC) — Ford Motor Company is expanding a national recall of SUVs and telling owners to park them outside after a series of engine fires.
The initial recall in May was in response to fires that the company said could happen even while engines were off and extended to 39,000 vehicles. Ford said they didn’t know what was causing the fires but that only 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs were being affected.
On Friday, July 8, Ford expanded their recall to cover more than 66,000 SUVs after getting reports of five more fires.
To check if the recall applies to your vehicle, use the NHTSA website recall page.
The Associated Press contributed to this reporting. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/ford-expands-recall-after-engine-fires-recommends-parking-outside/ | 2022-07-09T22:22:39Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/ford-expands-recall-after-engine-fires-recommends-parking-outside/ | true |
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) resulting from allegations that 17EdTech may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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Then, on June 10, 2022, 17EdTech announced its first quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $3.9 million alongside a nearly 50% fall in revenue from the prior year to $36.82 million.
On this news, 17EdTech's stock price fell $1.65 per share, or 21%, to close at $2.40 per share on June 10, 2022, damaging investors.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
506 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Miller,
northeastern Cass and southeastern Bowie Counties through 545 PM
CDT...
At 506 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Queen City to 7 miles south of
Redwater to near Maud. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Queen City, Ravanna, Brightstar, Bloomburg, Douglassville,
Domino, Bryans Mill, Red Hill and Kiblah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3305 9387 3305 9403 3306 9438 3331 9451
3330 9435 3331 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 307DEG 18KT 3325 9418 3325 9430 3327 9440
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Lampasas and southeastern Mills Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Goldthwaite, or 20 miles northeast of San Saba,
moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
unsecured objects.
Lometa.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3149 9848 3144 9829 3142 9827 3143 9824
3141 9814 3139 9813 3115 9837 3123 9856
3127 9858 3125 9860 3128 9863 3129 9860
3133 9859 3131 9861 3131 9863 3133 9862
3132 9865
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 032DEG 11KT 3139 9845
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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Which cowboy toys are best?
Since the time of Jesse James, Annie Oakley and Billy the Kid, the history and rugged landscape of the American west has captured imaginations all over the world. Over the years, this passion for the Wild West has been translated into films, literature and of course, toys.
Cowboy toys for kids can range from artificial six shooters and plastic horses to detailed cowboy action figures inspired by famous outlaws. The Cowboys and Indians Wild West Figure Playset is the top pick because it comes with over 100 pieces with a classic design.
What to know before you buy a cowboy toy
Types of cowboy toys
While the term cowboy technically refers to someone who tends cattle for a living, the word has become synonymous with the culture of the western United States as it was in the 19th century. Because of this association, spurred primarily by books and films, there are many different types of cowboy toys on the market. If you’re shopping for a kid, think about which of the following toy types they’d enjoy the most.
- Action figures: Cowboy action figures can range from simple, miniature figures in a fixed pose to detailed models with accessories and multiple points of articulation. Larger cowboy figures are usually sold alone, while miniature cowboy figurines can be purchased in sets of 50 pieces or more.
- Horse toys: If the child has a passion for ranch life, look for a horse toy. Young children are particularly fond of rideable toys like the classic hobby horse. While these toys were formerly simple stuffed horse heads attached to sticks, modern hobby horses can feature realistic designs, telescoping sticks and even sound effects.
- Costumes: A great way to foster creativity and imagination, many children love dressing up as cowboys and cowgirls. Most costumes come with a cowboy hat, but you can also find kits that include vests, lassos, sheriff stars and bandanas.
- Revolvers and rifles: No cowboy or cowgirl costume is complete without a trusty six-shooter. Toy revolvers and rifles are usually constructed from plastic or metal and often come with sound effects and accompanying holsters.
- Rodeo toys: If your kid is interested in cowboys in the strictest sense of the word, consider a rodeo toy. These authentic training products let the user practice throwing a lasso and roping a cow. You can even find full-sized roping dummies to perfect your rodeo skills outside.
Suggested age range
Consider the age of the child when buying a cowboy toy as a gift. A metal revolver toy may not be appropriate for a young kid, and a plush hobby horse or rocker may not be enjoyed by children over 3 years old. If the child is under 3, avoid any cowboy toys with small pieces that could pose a choking hazard.
What to look for in a quality cowboy toy
Authenticity
While it may not matter to some kids, any child with an interest in history will appreciate an authentic-looking cowboy toy or replica. Some of these products may even include detailed historical information alongside the toy.
Materials
Most cowboy toys are made from plastic, but you can also find toys that are constructed from die-cast metal or even wood. These toys are usually intricately detailed with an emphasis on historical realism.
How much you can expect to spend on a cowboy toy
The cost of a cowboy toy can vary dramatically depending on its type and size. Most action figures and artificial guns are around $10-$30, while rodeo toys and detailed replicas can cost $60 or more.
Cowboy toy FAQ
Why are cowboys so popular with kids?
A. While it’s hard to know exactly why kids love cowboy toys, it might be because they harken back to a simpler time of romance and rugged landscapes, valiant heroes and ruthless villains. As long as Hollywood continues to release Westerns, it’s likely that cowboys will continue to be popular with people of all ages.
Are there cowboy toys for adults?
A. Yes! There are many realistic models and replicas for adult Wild West enthusiasts to display and collect. These items are usually constructed from high-quality metal or wood and are designed to be historically accurate.
What’s the best cowboy toy to buy?
Top cowboy toy
Cowboys and Indians Wild West Figure Playset
What you need to know: This huge playset comes with a plastic tub full of miniature figurines and landscape parts.
What you’ll love: There are over 100 pieces inside the reusable tub, including colorful cowboy figures, canoes, trees, wagons and fences. The tub also has a handle and can be used for easy storage once playtime is over.
What you should consider: The small pieces could break easily and pose a choking hazard for children under 3 years old.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cowboy toy for the money
Roblox Action Collection The Wild West Figure Pack
What you need to know: This affordable toy pack comes with four Roblox action figures and a poseable horse.
What you’ll love: Each of the cowboy action figures has posable limbs and mix-and-match accessories like weapons and dynamite. The purchase also comes with a redeemable code to access a virtual item in the Roblox video game.
What you should consider: Kids who don’t play the online game won’t get to enjoy the exclusive virtual item.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Cowboy toy worth checking out
Parris Classic Quality Toys Billy The Kid Revolver Set
What you need to know: This realistic western-style cowboy revolver is constructed from real metal.
What you’ll love: Users love the authentic die-cast metal construction and solid weight of this toy revolver. It can be loaded with ring caps to simulate the sound of gunfire. The toy also comes with a holster and adjustable cloth belt.
What you should consider: This toy is only suitable for older kids, and a few users questioned the quality of the included cloth belt.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NORMAL — Saturday was the day to ditch your electronic devices and tune in to the great outdoors.
The Town of Normal Department of Parks and Recreation encouraged folks to do just that with several "Unplug Normal" events on Saturday. They were planned as part of a statewide effort, held annually on the second Saturday of July, to push people to plug into outside play, activity and creativity.
Around 20 people perked up and showed up for a birdwatching tour at 7:30 a.m. Saturday through Normal’s Maxwell Park. Other Unplugged Normal events that day included a yoga class at the Community Activity Center and "superhero day" at Fairview Aquatic Center.
Illinois Wesleyan University Biology Professor Given Harper said he was asked to host the guided "birding" tour. He added that Unplugged Normal is “a marvelous endeavor,” and noted that we live in an electronic world.
“Most of us are quite divorced from the natural world,” said Harper. “Getting out into nature, in particular watching birds, is a wonderful way to reconnect and recharge.”
Harper said Maxwell Park is an amazing birdwatching site because one section hosts a lot of native shrubs. The professor alluded to how birds feed on young insects, which have evolved to feed on native plants.
And that makes Maxwell Park quite nice, Harper said. He guided the group to areas of the park that held native gray dogwoods, viburnums and milkweed plants.
Harper also hopes that through the Parks and Recreation Department’s efforts, people will get out and experience nature by looking at the entirety of the natural world, including all bugs and flowers.
Matthew Winks was one attendee, but he wasn’t just looking at birds. Dusty wing butterflies, dragonflies and other insects were all catching the Bloomington man’s attention.
Winks said he normally prefers to go out by himself or with just one or two other people. But on Saturday, he said he figured he’d join up with a group and share the “love of nature with other nature lovers.”
Another avid birdwatcher there was Ann Anderson, of Clinton. She said the most interesting thing she learned was that blue jays are among intelligent bird species like crows.
Harper had explained to the group that crows have used sticks to dig up worms out of mud.
After all, Anderson said the reason she came to the event was to learn something new.
Normal’s Daniel Goldberg got up for the birdwatching, too. He said he appreciated finding where blue grosbeaks have repeatedly nested through the years at the park, and how armadillos have been spotted there as well.
Goldberg, who is part of Normal’s John Wesley Powell Audubon Society with Harper, finished his Ph.D. in December at Illinois State University’s School of Biological Sciences. He said he’s gone on birding walks with the Audubon Society for several years.
Goldberg enjoys these group walks because there are “many different eyes,” he said. And that means more birds can be spotted.
Plus, he said the leader can usually identify birds before anyone else, ”so then you can just look for them.”
The ISU graduate is also excited for bird studies that his former ISU professor, Angelo Capparella, and Harper have collaborated on.
One study that included Maxwell Park and other parts of the Twin Cities surveyed urban breeding, Harper said. Conducted from 2019-20, the professor said they found Bell’s vireos were repopulating in the park, adding they’re an uncommon species.
Although there weren’t any of those observed to have nested this year, Harper said, he was able to point Saturday to some gray catbirds, which are named for their "mewing" calls.
Harper said male catbirds also sing a bubbly, "water-like" call and display to females.
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COLORADO, USA — The Adams Park trailhead in Routt National Forest is usually signified by a brown and yellow sign similar to those seen on public lands throughout the United States.
Other brown and white markers inform would-be trail users about allowable methods of travel: dirt bikes, four-wheelers, horses and by foot.
But on the Fourth of July, the trail snaking uphill through well established aspens and towering fur trees on the way to the 50th annual Rainbow Family Gathering of Light was dotted with signs every hundred feet or so.
Some placards posed deep questions about life and the meaning of it all. Others gave directions to various camps or advertised community meals, hours of group meditation and even twice-daily 12-step program meetings. Some said almost nothing of substance at all, with one simply declaring, "This is a good sign."
One scrap of paper tied around a tree trunk with a shoelace asked those passing by the same question on the minds of many in local communities since the self-proclaimed non-organization of non-members announced they were headed to Routt County.
"Why did you come here?" it read.
In the Main Meadow of the gathering on Independence Day, a shirtless man with long silver hair sat in the grass with his partner, watching the celebration of dancing and drumbeats unfolding before them. He said his name was Kadag, giving an alternative moniker that many at the gathering refer to as their "Rainbow name."
Kadag traveled to Northwest Colorado from Chico, California, where he is a father and business owner. After attending his first gathering in 1992, he tries to get to the event every year, "if life makes it possible."
"It's a declaration of interdependence," Kadag said. "Living on the land, you know how to care for one another. You get into an environment like this and you see love, you see random acts of kindness all the time, everywhere, from folks you wouldn't expect it from."
"That renews my faith," he continued. "Coming out here to pray for peace in the cathedral of Mother Nature."
— Gathering's peak
At the center of the gathering was the distinct aroma of body odor mixed with marijuana and burning sage. The U.S. Forest Service estimated there were about 10,000 people camping in the woods near Adams Park on Monday, the day the annual gathering of hippies was expected to hit its peak.
It's a far cry from the 30,000 some had predicted for the groups' return to Colorado 50 years after the first meet-up near Grand County's Strawberry Lake in 1972. Still, many that frequent the yearly event say it is the largest they have attended.
The Forest Service reacted by mobilizing a National Incident Management Team to work with the so-called Rainbows, with many of the officials having worked previous renditions of the rendezvous. While maintaining it is an unauthorized, illegal gathering, Forest Service officials devised a detailed plan for how the group will minimize the impacts to the resource rich area of the forest.
The Rainbow Family contends the group has no leaders and there is no broad organization. Instead, people "plug in" where they can offer help, as much or as little as they choose.
Some Rainbows have been in the area for weeks building makeshift water and sewer infrastructure, backwoods kitchens and small spaces of community that offer tea, small trinkets to trade and a sense of open-mindedness that strives to make people from all walks of life feel welcome.
Another group of Rainbows planned to stay well after the gathering ended on Thursday, July 7, to tear down these structures, rehabilitate muddy trails and spread native seeds over various paths created by thousands traipsing through the Main Meadow — the central hub of the gathering.
While the Rainbows' track record over 50 years is mixed, Russ Bacon, forest supervisor for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, said they have generally been "very good at rehabilitation."
The Adams Creek Trail — an already established route connecting multiple trailheads on Routt County Road 80 — showed visible signs of the increased wear. Hundreds of tents were strewn throughout the forest and meadow, some clumped in colorfully named campsites and others off on their own among the trees.
One attendee, who gave her Rainbow name Sunflower, said in a country with so many divisions among its citizens, it was crazy more people didn't descend on the forest to pray for peace.
"Everything's free," Sunflower said. " If you need anything, someone will get it to you. Everyone says, 'I love you.' People walk by and say, 'You're my brother.' People are just incredibly kind."
"Currency is money, but what if the currency was kindness? What if we could all just be kind to everyone," she continued. "That's what I think Rainbow is about."
— Calm or chaos
Angst over the gathering has been building since June 14 when the group announced it would come to Routt County. Still, many of the rumors cycling through social media locally have lacked evidence.
So far, this year's gathering has led to less law enforcement involvement than 2021's gathering in New Mexico, which saw more than 600 enforcement actions.
As of July 3, Forest Service Law Enforcement have issued about 450 citations related to vehicles, damage to natural resources and narcotic possession in addition to a wide variety of other actions.
Alcohol isn't allowed in the gathering outside of an area referred to as A Camp near where most attendees park. Attendees say there is a faction of gatherers that are more about partying than peace, but they largely stay in this area, away from the center of the action.
Gatherers claim most drug use in the main gathering involves marijuana — which is illegal in the national forest despite it being legal in Colorado — and psychedelics like acid and mushrooms. Still, law enforcement reports other drug use like methamphetamines, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.
In the days ahead of the Fourth of July, attendees say the Forest Service has had a stronger presence both on roads to the gathering and in parking areas. These infractions have been processed in a makeshift court in the woods presided over by a judge from Denver.
But on the Fourth, law enforcement was more relaxed as some Rainbows joked they were "grilling out" for the holiday. Still, a pair of federal officers came through in the afternoon to ticket vehicles improperly parked in an area reserved for the Forest Service.
When law enforcement is on the trail, gatherers shout "six" to notify others of their presence. Still, a gatherer from South Dakota who identified herself as Kersten said she hasn't seen many officers during the week she has been in Adams Park.
"They know this is our peace day," she said, referencing the Fourth of July. "We've been here the whole time and there hasn't been one hiccup."
— Prayer for Peace
The central part of the Rainbow Family Gathering happens on the Fourth of July, when thousands of attendees start the day in silence. They greet each other with smiles and largely communicate with hand signals, though many still talk in hushed tones.
Kadag said this is an attempt to replicate the solitude and peace nature provides.
As noon approached, attendees dressed in a range of attire — from colorful costumes to nothing at all — started to gather in an area referred to as the prayer circle on the north end of the Main Meadow.
As more and more people encircled a sawed-off aspen trunk that had been stood up in a clearing and scribed with various messages for peace, a soft "Om" chant rose above the sound of the breeze through the meadow.
This continued for about a half-hour, with the occasional cheer from an "anxious hippie," as the ritual waited for children at the gathering to march into the center of the circle.
While people continued to "Om," a bearded man walked around slipping small pieces of frankincense into people's pockets. A naked man with a purple eye drawn on his forehead sifted through the crowd, occasionally locking hands with fellow Rainbows.
When the "Om" faded, a chorus of "All we are saying is give peace a chance," crescendoed — lyrics borrowed from John Lennon's 1969 anti-war protest song. Then suddenly, the grouping of several thousand people erupted in celebration. Some formed smaller circles with people singing songs, banging drums and dancing.
The entire ritual is a callback to the first gathering in 1972. Gathering attendee Harold Bustamante said he is working on a book about the first people that prayed for peace at the top of Table Mountain above Strawberry Lake.
The gathering included diverse groups of people then and now, said Bustamante, emphasizing that military veterans like him have always been part of the gathering. Inclusivity is key, he said.
"Everyone is welcome. Whatever race, whatever culture, whatever political party they are a part of," he said. "Interdependence is what we call it. Everyone is a sovereign human being coming together to create a village, a community the way native people have done it for thousands of years."
Amid the celebration, one older attendee turns to a younger one to welcome his "brother."
"We've been waiting for you," the man said. "We're happy you made it."
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BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers will miss the next two games against the New York Yankees because of a sore back that forced him to make an early exit.
Boston manager Alex Cora said before Saturday night’s game that “he’s out today and tomorrow. We’ll see how he feels on Monday. We’ve got to take care of him.”
On Friday, the 25-year-old Devers was selected as the American League’s starting third baseman for the second straight year.
Hours later, Devers hurt his back crashing into a side rail going for a foul ball at Fenway Park. He looked awkward taking a swing in his next at-bat before leaving the game.
Devers leads the club in both batting average (.327) and homers (19) with 51 RBIs. He entered Saturday second in the majors with 106 hits.
Boston has lost the first two games of a four-game series against their AL East-leading rivals.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jerry Kelly shot a 5-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Alex Cejka in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship.
The Principal Charity Classic winner last month in Iowa, the 55-year-old Kelly had six birdies and a bogey to match Cejka at 9-under 201 on Firestone Country Club’s South Course.
“No. 1, getting the ball in the fairway, so I can have control of my irons,” Kelly said. “Not trying to do too much with my iron shots, just giving myself good looks. And then the putter was better today.”
Cejka birdied four of the last five holes for a 67. The 51-year-old Czech-born German is chasing his third senior major title after winning the Regions Tradition and Senior PGA last year.
“It’s great to finish strong,” Cejka said. “I played pretty good all day long, but had a terrible start, made two stupid bogeys. Had a lot of good chances, couldn’t make a putt with great shots. It’s frustrating.”
Defending champion Steve Stricker (68) and Steven Alker (69) were tied for third at 7 under. Ernie Els (69) was 6 under.
“Only two shots back and a lot of golf left,” Stricker said. “Eighteen holes around here, you can make up ground in a hurry, so that’s kind of what I need to do tomorrow.”
Stricker, the Regions Tradition in May, grew up playing against Kelly in their hometown of Madison, Wisconsin.
“He plays well here,” Stricker said. “This is just like the course he grew up on, just a little bit longer is all. I expect him to play well here. And yeah, he’ll have a challenge tomorrow. There’s a lot of guys behind him.”
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Deadly crash near Owosso kills 1
Published: Jul. 9, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
SHIAWASSEE CO., Mich. (WNEM) – Investigators say a three car crash just north of Owosso killed one man and left others injured Saturday, July 9.
The Shiawassee County Sheriff said officers were sent at 2:11 p.m. to the crash close to the Owosso Conservation Association.
One of the passengers, a 69-year-old man from Saginaw, was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff said.
Other injured passengers were transported to area hospitals.
The crash is under investigation by the Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Office. Officers were assisted by the Shiawassee Dispatch, the Owosso Township Fire Department, Owosso City Police, Shiawassee MEI, Corunna area ambulance and MMR, and the Shiawassee Road Commission.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 9, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
525 PM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT/615 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN CULBERSON COUNTY...
At 525 PM CDT /425 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pine Springs and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Nickel Creek and Delaware River.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Marion County in northeastern Texas...
Eastern Cass County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Atlanta,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Jefferson, Linden, Queen City, Bivins, Smithland, McLeod,
Lodi, Kildare, Douglassville, Pruett and Red Hill.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s governing center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has reached a tentative deal to form a coalition government with two other parties, ending a month-long political stalemate in the Baltic nation.
Kallas, prime minister of the European Union and NATO nation since January 2021, kicked out the left-leaning Center Party from the two-party coalition on June 3 following disputes over spending and welfare policies amid increasing household costs due to high inflation.
The politically liberal Reform Party that runs on a conservative fiscal policy platform said late Friday it has struck a coalition deal with the opposition Social Democrats and the small conservative Fatherland (“Isamaa”) party.
The three parties together muster a comfortable 56-seat majority at the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature. Through the arrangement, which is to be finalized in the next few days, Kallas, who is Estonia’s first female prime minister, avoids governing a one-party minority government.
According to Postimees, Estonia’s leading newspaper, the 45-year-old Kallas will head the new government that is expected to be appointed by President Alar Karis by mid-July. Kallas, however, needs to first formally step down before being reappointed, the newspaper said.
The new government will be short-lived as Estonia is scheduled to hold a general election in March.
Karis said the new Cabinet has no time to rest given Estonia’s economic woes and the consequences of neighboring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Estonia will have new ministers who must quickly start work to lead our people through inflation and what lies ahead in the autumn and winter in regard to energy prices,” Karis said, adding that all of Europe was facing a security crisis due to Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
Estonia’s inflation rate is now the highest in the 19-nation eurozone, with annual inflation hitting 22% in June, according to Eurostat, the EU statistics agency. High energy prices are one of the main causes of inflation in the Baltic nation of 1.3 million people.
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Union and U.S. leaders are urging North Macedonia’s parliament to accept a French proposal that will move the tiny Balkan country closer toward EU membership and overcome objections by Bulgaria.
“At this critical moment in European history, marked by the unjustifiable aggression carried out by Russia against Ukraine, advancing Albania and North Macedonia’s EU path is key to strengthening the cohesion and resilience of the entire European continent,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a joint statement Saturday.
“We welcome a compromise proposal which takes into account the interests and concerns of both North Macedonia and Bulgaria based on mutual respect, trust, and understanding. The sovereign decision of the Parliament of North Macedonia will be important to move forward,” they said.
“The European Union and the United States are committed to closer cooperation in the Western Balkans. Ensuring stability and prosperity and making their European and Euro-Atlantic future a reality remains our common goal,” they added.
North Macedonia has been a candidate for EU membership for 17 years. The country received the green light to begin accession talks in 2020, but no date for the start of the negotiations has been set.
Bulgaria has used its power as an EU member to block North Macedonia’s membership.
Political tensions in North Macedonia have been on the rise with violent nightly protests since French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the NATO summit in Madrid that he believed “a compromise solution” had been achieved.
Macron’s proposal envisages concessions from both sides. The government in Skopje would commit to changing its constitution to recognize a Bulgarian minority, protect minority rights and banish hate speech, as Bulgaria, an EU member since 2007, has demanded.
The French leader stressed the proposal doesn’t question the official existence of a Macedonian language, but he noted that, like all deals, it “rests on compromises and on a balance.”
In North Macedonia, both President Stevo Pendarovski and the government of Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski backed the proposal as a reasonable compromise. Accepting it “will be neither a historic triumph, as one camp would call it, nor a historic failure or debacle, as those in the other camp say,” Pendarovski said.
The government has stressed the proposal does not endanger national interests or identity. But the center-right main opposition party, the VMRO-DPMNE, as well as others, disagree, saying the deal favors Bulgarian demands that question North Macedonia’s history, language, identity, culture and heritage.
In Bulgaria, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist government was toppled in a no-confidence vote on June 22. A junior governing partner quit the fragile four-party coalition, describing Petkov’s willingness to lift the veto of North Macedonia as a “national betrayal.”
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Watch him as he goes.
Oliver Shane Hawkins, the eldest son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, is carrying on his father's rock legacy. The 16-year-old joined local band The Alive to perform the legendary group's 1997 hit "My Hero" at a Laguna Beach block party on the Fourth of July.
Shane can be seen slamming on the drums on the roof of a garage as concertgoers watch from below in a TikTok from the holiday celebration. The teen's powerful performance comes less than four months after his dad passed away while on tour in Bogota, Colombia at age 50.
"When Taylor Hawkins son gets on the drums and dedicates the song 'My Hero' to his dad," the video's caption reads. "The hawk would've been proud." You can watch a segment of his performance here.
In their own Instagram post, The Alive shared a video of the mosh pit that developed on the street below their makeshift stage and thanked "@shane_hawkins_22 for sitting in" with them during the performance.
Grammys 2022 Pay Tribute to Late Drummer Taylor Hawkins After Foo Fighters Make History
The band, who are close pals with Shane, have opened for Taylor's cover band Chevy Metal and the Foo Fighters at a performance at Lollapalooza Chile just a week before the drummer's passing, per Variety.
Shane has played with his dad and his bandmates -- including Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl -- throughout his life. In 2018, he joined Chevy Metal onstage to perform a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1978 single "Miss You" at a benefit concert for the Los Angeles Food Bank.
His latest performance comes one month after the Foo Fighters announced two tribute concerts in honor of Taylor, which will be held in London on Sept. 3 and Los Angeles on Sept. 27.
A collection of iconic rockers, including Liam Gallagher, Brian May, Krist Novoselic, Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus, Joan Jett, Alanis Morissette, Pink, Nikki Sixx and Chad Smith and more are slated to perform. Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock will also make a special appearance at the London show.
The band first announced the concert lineups on Instagram. "For our dear friend, our badass bandmate, our beloved brother," they wrote. "Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts."
Taylor died on March 25 during the Foo Fighters' South American tour. A cause of death was not revealed, but drugs were found in the musician's system and his heart weighed double the normal weight. He is survived by his wife Alison as well as their three kids: Shane, Annabelle, 13, and Everleigh, 8.
"Taylor's endearing spirit and deep love of music will live on forever through the collaborations he so enjoyed having with other musicians and the catalog of songs he contributed to and created," Alison wrote in a June 8 Instagram statement. "In celebration of his life, it is now up to all of us who loved him most to honor Taylor's legacy and the music he gave us." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/taylor-hawkins-son-honors-late-dad-by-performing-foo-fighters-my-hero-at-fourth-of-july-party/3294870/ | 2022-07-09T23:09:45Z | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/taylor-hawkins-son-honors-late-dad-by-performing-foo-fighters-my-hero-at-fourth-of-july-party/3294870/ | false |
How to pick out a corner shelf that won’t crowd small rooms
If you’re the sort of person who has books, chances are you have a lot of them. Or maybe you like stashing pictures and trinkets around your home but are running out of spaces to put them. When you’re working with smaller space, every inch counts.
You can’t afford to have shelving taking up the entire room. That’s where corner shelves are useful. They help you make good use of limited space so that you can fill up a room without making it feel cluttered or overcrowded.
Standing shelves and bookcases
Here we have your standard decorative shelving units for display and bookshelves for storage. They are the largest units on this list, but they also hold more stuff.
IRIS USA, Inc. Corner Curved Shelf Organizer
A three-tiered curved wood shelf that stands at 34.63 inches by 11.43 inches by 11.43 inches. It fits in the corner of the room but can also stand flush against other IRIS USA, Inc. bookshelves. This means if you want to move it over next to another small bookcase to make it all look like one larger unit, you can.
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YITAHOME Shelf Tree Magazine Geometric Bookcase
This one has nine slanted shelves perfect for books, CDs or DVDs. It is made of manufactured wood and stands at 55.5 inches by 20 inches by 9.8 inches. Though it doesn’t stand as high as other tree shelves, reviews indicate that it doesn’t topple quite as quickly as some of the bigger units.
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A sleek, easy-to-install wooden unit with an iron frame. There are six 11.8-inch tall shelves for plants, books, photos or knickknacks. The bookcase tucks away nicely in the corner of any room.
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This tiered five-shelf steel-framed unit stands 72 inches by 17 inches by 17 inches, giving you extra height without having to contend with a chunky base. It’s easy enough to put together, though some buyers have noted the color of the wood can be a little different from what they were expecting.
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Floating and hanging shelves
If you don’t want your shelves taking up floor space, you can opt for something that hangs off the wall instead. Just remember, these pieces attach directly to the wall.
OROPY Wall Mount Solid Wood Floating Corner Shelves
This set comes with three solid wood shelves in three different sizes. You can hang them at any height you like. They are stylish and straightforward, but buyers have complained that the set doesn’t include assembly instructions.
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Made from manufactured wood, this hanging unit includes five small shelves in a funky geometric pattern. The dimensions are 48.5 inches by 7.75 inches by 7.75 inches, and each of the lower shelves stands 7.5 inches tall. It also comes available in a wide variety of colors, which will help it match any decor.
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Mcalpin Handmade Solid Wood Wall Shelf
Here is a three-tiered solid wood unit with a walnut finish all hung up by a thick, rustic rope. It’s measured at 35.4 inches by 9.8 inches by 9.8 inches and looks great, though it might not be as sturdy for heavier objects. Assembly is also required.
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Creative combos
If you’re really in a tight spot and would love for your shelving to pull double duty in some way, some unique pieces manage to serve multiple functions without taking up additional room.
WELLAND Rustic Wood Corner Floating Shelves Wall Mount Corner Wine Rack
A rustic set of two pinewood shelves, each of which is 11 inches wide. The bottom shelf features six glass slot holders for hanging wine glasses, allowing you to get more function out of a little corner shelving unit.
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Lipper International Bamboo Wood 3-Tier Corner Kitchen Storage Shelf
If you already have a counter or desk but want some extra shelving, try this three-tier bamboo shelf. It stands at 10 inches by 10 inches by 9.5 inches and doesn’t have to be secured directly to the wall to stand. The shelves are slatted, though, so it’s not ideal for small items that could fall through the cracks.
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Prepac Elite Corner Storage Cabinet
A white wooden storage unit with three exposed shelves plus two additional shelves that sit behind a cute little door at the bottom. The unit is 72 inches by 29.25 inches by 18.75 inches, giving it one of the broader bases on this list, but it is still a respectable corner unit if you want to keep some items tucked away out of sight.
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By SEAN MURPHY
Associated Press
ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — Native American tribal elders who were once students at government-backed Indian boarding schools testified Saturday about the hardships they endured, including beatings, whippings, sexual assaults, forced haircuts and painful nicknames.
They came from different states and different tribes, but they shared the common experience of having attended the schools that were designed to strip Indigenous people of their cultural identities.
“I still feel that pain,” said 84-year-old Donald Neconie, a former U.S. Marine and member of the Kiowa Tribe who once attended the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City. “I will never, ever forgive this school for what they did to me.
“It may be good now. But it wasn’t back then.”
As the elders spoke, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, herself a Laguna Pueblo from New Mexico and the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, listened quietly. The event at the Riverside Indian School, which still operates today but with a vastly different mission, was the first stop on a yearlong nationwide tour to hear about the painful experiences of Native Americans who were sent to the government-backed boarding schools.
“Federal Indian boarding school policies have touched every Indigenous person I know,” Haaland said at the start of the event, which attracted Native Americans from throughout the region. “Some are survivors. Some are descendants. But we all carry the trauma in our hearts.
“My ancestors endured the horrors of the Indian boarding school assimilation policies carried out by the same department that I now lead. This is the first time in history that a cabinet secretary comes to the table with this shared trauma.”
Haaland’s agency recently released a report that identified more than 400 of the schools, which sought to assimilate Native children into white society during a period that stretched from the late 18th century until the late 1960s.
Although most closed their doors long ago and none still exist to strip students of their identities, some still function as schools, albeit with drastically different missions that celebrate the cultural backgrounds of their Native students. Among them is Riverside, which is one of oldest.
Riverside, which opened in 1871, serves students from grades four through 12 these days, offering them specialized academic programs as well as courses on cultural topics such as bead-working, shawl-making and an introduction to tribal art, foods and games. Currently operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, it has nearly 800 students from more than 75 tribes across the country, and the school’s administration, staff and faculty are mostly Native American.
It is one of 183 elementary and secondary schools across the country funded by the Bureau of Indian Education that seek to provide education aligned with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, according to the bureau’s website.
But Riverside also has a dark history of mistreating the thousands of Native American students who were forced from their homes to attend it.
Neconie, who still lives in Anadarko, recalled being beaten if he cried or spoke his native Kiowa language when he attended Riverside in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
“Every time I tried to talk Kiowa, they put lye in my mouth,” he said. “It was 12 years of hell.”
Brought Plenty, a Standing Rock Sioux who lives in Dallas, recalled the years she spent at Indian boarding schools in South Dakota, where she was forced to cut her hair and told not to speak her Native language. She recalled being forced to whip other girls with wet towels and being punished when she didn’t.
“What they did to us makes you feel so inferior,” she said. “You never get past this. You never forget it.”
Until recently, the federal government hadn’t been open to examining its role in the troubled history of Native American boarding schools. But this has changed because people who know about the trauma that was inflicted hold prominent positions in government.
At least 500 children died at such schools, but that number is expected to reach into the thousands or tens of thousands as more research is done.
The Interior Department’s report includes a list of the boarding schools in what were states or territories that operated between 1819 and 1969 that had a housing component and received support from the federal government.
Oklahoma had the most, 76, followed by Arizona, which had 47, and New Mexico, which had 43. All three states still have significant Native American populations.
Former students might be hesitant to recount the painful past and trust a government whose policies were to eradicate tribes and, later, assimilate them under the veil of education. But some welcome the opportunity to share their stories for the first time.
Not all the memories from those who attended the schools were painful ones.
Dorothy WhiteHorse, 89, a Kiowa who attended Riverside in the 1940s, said she recalled learning to dance the jitterbug in the school’s gymnasium and learning to speak English for the first time. She also recalled older Kiowa women who served as house mothers in the dormitories who let her speak her Native language and treated her with kindness.
“I was helped,” WhiteHorse said. “I’m one of the happy ones.”
But WhiteHorse also had some troubling memories, including the time she said three young boys ran away from the home and got caught in a snowstorm. She said all three froze to death.
“I think we need a memorial for those boys,” she said.
___
Felicia Fonseca contributed to this report from Flagstaff, Arizona.
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By SEAN MURPHY
Associated Press
ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — Native American tribal elders who were once students at government-backed Indian boarding schools testified Saturday about the hardships they endured, including beatings, whippings, sexual assaults, forced haircuts and painful nicknames.
They came from different states and different tribes, but they shared the common experience of having attended the schools that were designed to strip Indigenous people of their cultural identities.
“I still feel that pain,” said 84-year-old Donald Neconie, a former U.S. Marine and member of the Kiowa Tribe who once attended the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City. “I will never, ever forgive this school for what they did to me.
“It may be good now. But it wasn’t back then.”
As the elders spoke, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, herself a Laguna Pueblo from New Mexico and the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, listened quietly. The event at the Riverside Indian School, which still operates today but with a vastly different mission, was the first stop on a yearlong nationwide tour to hear about the painful experiences of Native Americans who were sent to the government-backed boarding schools.
“Federal Indian boarding school policies have touched every Indigenous person I know,” Haaland said at the start of the event, which attracted Native Americans from throughout the region. “Some are survivors. Some are descendants. But we all carry the trauma in our hearts.
“My ancestors endured the horrors of the Indian boarding school assimilation policies carried out by the same department that I now lead. This is the first time in history that a cabinet secretary comes to the table with this shared trauma.”
Haaland’s agency recently released a report that identified more than 400 of the schools, which sought to assimilate Native children into white society during a period that stretched from the late 18th century until the late 1960s.
Although most closed their doors long ago and none still exist to strip students of their identities, some still function as schools, albeit with drastically different missions that celebrate the cultural backgrounds of their Native students. Among them is Riverside, which is one of oldest.
Riverside, which opened in 1871, serves students from grades four through 12 these days, offering them specialized academic programs as well as courses on cultural topics such as bead-working, shawl-making and an introduction to tribal art, foods and games. Currently operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, it has nearly 800 students from more than 75 tribes across the country, and the school’s administration, staff and faculty are mostly Native American.
It is one of 183 elementary and secondary schools across the country funded by the Bureau of Indian Education that seek to provide education aligned with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, according to the bureau’s website.
But Riverside also has a dark history of mistreating the thousands of Native American students who were forced from their homes to attend it.
Neconie, who still lives in Anadarko, recalled being beaten if he cried or spoke his native Kiowa language when he attended Riverside in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
“Every time I tried to talk Kiowa, they put lye in my mouth,” he said. “It was 12 years of hell.”
Brought Plenty, a Standing Rock Sioux who lives in Dallas, recalled the years she spent at Indian boarding schools in South Dakota, where she was forced to cut her hair and told not to speak her Native language. She recalled being forced to whip other girls with wet towels and being punished when she didn’t.
“What they did to us makes you feel so inferior,” she said. “You never get past this. You never forget it.”
Until recently, the federal government hadn’t been open to examining its role in the troubled history of Native American boarding schools. But this has changed because people who know about the trauma that was inflicted hold prominent positions in government.
At least 500 children died at such schools, but that number is expected to reach into the thousands or tens of thousands as more research is done.
The Interior Department’s report includes a list of the boarding schools in what were states or territories that operated between 1819 and 1969 that had a housing component and received support from the federal government.
Oklahoma had the most, 76, followed by Arizona, which had 47, and New Mexico, which had 43. All three states still have significant Native American populations.
Former students might be hesitant to recount the painful past and trust a government whose policies were to eradicate tribes and, later, assimilate them under the veil of education. But some welcome the opportunity to share their stories for the first time.
Not all the memories from those who attended the schools were painful ones.
Dorothy WhiteHorse, 89, a Kiowa who attended Riverside in the 1940s, said she recalled learning to dance the jitterbug in the school’s gymnasium and learning to speak English for the first time. She also recalled older Kiowa women who served as house mothers in the dormitories who let her speak her Native language and treated her with kindness.
“I was helped,” WhiteHorse said. “I’m one of the happy ones.”
But WhiteHorse also had some troubling memories, including the time she said three young boys ran away from the home and got caught in a snowstorm. She said all three froze to death.
“I think we need a memorial for those boys,” she said.
___
Felicia Fonseca contributed to this report from Flagstaff, Arizona.
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