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Iran has arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, several newspapers reported Tuesday.
This marks the third Iranian director to be locked up in less than a week as the government escalates a crackdown on the country's celebrated cinema industry.
The arrest of award-winning director Jafar Panahi and wider pressure on filmmakers follows a wave of recent arrests as tensions escalate between Iran's hard-line government and the West.
Security forces have detained several foreigners and a prominent reformist politician as talks to revive Tehran's nuclear accord with world powers hit a deadlock and fears grow over the country's economic crisis.
Panahi, one of Iran's best-known dissident filmmakers, had gone to the prosecutor's office in Tehran on Monday evening to check on the cases of his two colleagues detained last week, when security forces scooped him up as well, the reports said.
In 2011, Panahi received a six-year prison sentence on charges of creating anti-government propaganda and was banned from filmmaking for 20 years. He was also barred from leaving the country.
However, the sentence was never really enforced and Panahi continued to make underground films — without government script approval or permits — which were released abroad to great acclaim.
Panahi has won multiple festival awards, including the 2015 Berlin Golden Bear for "Taxi," a wide-ranging meditation on poverty, sexism and censorship in Iran, and the Venice Golden Lion in 2000 for "The Circle," a deep dive into women's lives in Iran's patriarchal society.
The Berlin International Film Festival said it was "dismayed and outraged" to hear of Panahi's arrest, calling it "another violation of freedom of expression and freedom of the arts."
His detention came after the arrest of two other Iranian filmmakers, Mohamad Rasoulof and Mostafa al-Ahmad.
Authorities accused Rasoulof and al-Ahmad of undermining the nation's security by voicing opposition on social media to the government's violent crackdown on unrest in the country's southwest.
Following the catastrophic collapse of the Metropol Building that killed at least 41 people in May, protests erupted over allegations of government negligence and deeply rooted corruption.
Police responded with a heavy hand, clubbing protesters and firing tear gas, according to footage widely circulating online.
Rasoulof won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize in 2020 for his film "There Is No Evil," which explores four stories loosely connected to the themes of the death penalty in Iran and personal freedoms under tyranny.
In 2011, Rasoulof's film "Goodbye" won a prize at Cannes, but he was not allowed to travel to France to accept it.
Cannes sharply condemned the arrests of the three filmmakers and "the wave of repression obviously in progress in Iran against its artists."
Several foreigners have also landed in an Iranian prison in recent weeks, including two French citizens, a Swedish tourist, a Polish scientist and others, spurring concerns that Iran is trying to leverage them as bargaining chips in negotiations.
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The omicron BA.5 variant is quickly gaining steam across the region, as the extremely contagious subvariant is now responsible for close to 60% of new virus cases in New England.
The quickly spreading variant is more transmissible and can better escape immunity, including from prior omicron infections — meaning it could cause infections to rise in the coming weeks, Biden White House health officials cautioned on Tuesday.
“Immunity wanes, so it is critical to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines as primary vaccines and as boosters where appropriate,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said during a White House COVID-19 Task Force briefing.
The BA.5 variant now accounts for 59.7% of new COVID cases in New England, according to this week’s update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention variant tracker. That is significantly up from 47.6% last week.
Meanwhile, the previously dominant BA.2.12.1 variant now accounts for 22.3% of new virus cases in the region, down from 33.8% last week.
The BA.4 variant is inching upward. The BA.4 variant now makes up 16.8% of new cases, a slight uptick from 16.0% last week.
“BA.5 is something we’re closely monitoring, and most importantly, we know how to manage it,” said Ashish Jha, who leads the nation’s coronavirus response as White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, noting the importance of vaccines and boosters, treatments, tests, masks and more.
“Staying up to date on vaccinations and boosters is essential as we see BA.5 rise across the country,” he later added. “We encourage all Americans to get vaccinated if they haven’t already … Don’t delay. Do it now.”
About 300 to 350 Americans on average are dying each day from COVID.
“That is unacceptable,” Jha said. “It’s too high, and we will continue to use the infrastructure we have built and the tools we have to lower suffering and death as we manage BA.5.”
Those who are 50-plus are eligible for a second booster.
“If you (50-plus) have not gotten a vaccine shot this year, go get one now,” Jha said. “It could save your life.”
The daily average of COVID hospital admissions is now 5,100. That’s double from the hospitalization count in early May. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/12/ba-5-variant-spiking-across-massachusetts-new-england-critical-to-stay-up-to-date-with-covid-19-vaccines-fauci-says/ | 2022-07-12T23:18:26Z | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/12/ba-5-variant-spiking-across-massachusetts-new-england-critical-to-stay-up-to-date-with-covid-19-vaccines-fauci-says/ | false |
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Catching a state record golden shiner probably doesn’t top the list of fishing achievements most Montana anglers dream of. In fact, landing the diminutive fish - which typically doesn’t grow much bigger than a largish goldfish in a home aquarium - probably seems more a nuisance than something to brag about.
Still, being able to rightfully say that you’re a record-breaking angler, no matter how unimposing the species might be, is nothing to sniff at. Especially when your 15-years-old and had no greater expectations than to wet your line at the children’s fishing pond at Giant Springs State Park.
“Samuel Grisak, a 15-year-old angler from Great Falls caught a new state record golden shiner on July 3 from Giant Springs Pond in Giant Springs State Park,” a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports. “Grisak’s fish weighed .03 pounds and measured 4.41 inches in length with a girth of 2.6 inches and was caught on a dry fly.”
Golden shiners are members of the minnow family, but they are not native to Montana. Their native range, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), occupies much of the eastern half of North America, from Nova Scotia, Canada to southern Texas, where they prefer to inhabit the quiet waters of lakes, ponds, sloughs, and ditches.
Because they are commonly used as bait fish, golden shiners have been either inadvertently or intentionally released into bodies of water all across the American west. Their presence has been confirmed in at least 23 lakes, rivers, and streams scattered across central, eastern, and southeastern Montana. Golden shiners are also acknowledged as “probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States.”
Grisak’s golden shiner has been confirmed as the Montana state record breaker, but it’s a long way from the North American record for the species. Golden shiners up to 10-inches in length have been reported in both Michigan and Florida. In fact, Grisak’s golden shiner is the first of that species to be submitted to the FWP’s fish record book.
“With a total of 91 native and introduced fish species found in Montana, interest in fish records has increased in recent years,” the FWP news release states. “Grisak’s catch adds to the growing list of new Montana record fish caught in the last year and a half including a Utah chub, a walleye, a chinook salmon, a smallmouth bass, a yellow bullhead, a brown trout, a longnose sucker, and a largemouth bass.”
Below is a graph of the seven record breaking fish species caught in Montana since October 2020.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks maintains the list of record fish, which can be seen via the Montana Field Guide accessible on FWP’s website at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/anglingData/records.
Anglers who think they caught a state record fish should keep the following things in mind:
- To prevent loss of weight, do not clean or freeze the fish. Keep the fish cool — preferably on ice.
- Take a picture of the fish.
- The fish must be weighed on a certified scale (found in grocery stores or hardware stores, etc.) and witnessed by a store employee or other observer. Obtain a weight receipt and an affidavit from the store personnel if no FWP official is present. Measure the length and girth.
- Contact the nearest FWP office to have the fish positively identified by a fisheries biologist. | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/12/great-falls-teen-lands-record-breaking-fish-at-giant-springs-state-park/65372089007/ | 2022-07-12T23:18:46Z | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/12/great-falls-teen-lands-record-breaking-fish-at-giant-springs-state-park/65372089007/ | true |
After a celebrated debut season, Squid Game made history by earning 14 Emmy nominations. The Netflix drama became the first Korean-language series to break through at the Primetime Emmy Awards, with nods in the top categories, including Outstanding Drama Series.
“I feel so happy and honored that Squid Game became the first non-English language series to be nominated for the Emmy Awards. I hope that Squid Game’s Emmy nominations will open up even more opportunities for the whole world to enjoy and appreciate each other’s content beyond the barriers of culture and language,” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk said of the show's historic nominations.
Other notable nominations include Lee Jung-jae for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Park Hae-soo and O Yeong-su for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Jung Ho-yeon for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Lee You-mi for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
"First, I would like to share my sincere gratitude. It is a tremendous honor to be nominated together with these brilliant actors," Jung-Jae said. "I would like to share this honor with the Squid Game fans around the world, who showed us endless love and support, and the Squid Game team, who worked very hard to make everything possible."
Squid Game also picked up noms in writing and directing categories.
The news came on Tuesday, when JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero revealed the full list of nominees for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The recognition for Squid Game comes after a historic run during the past 2021-2022 awards season, with wins at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The series was also nominated for multiple British Academy Television Awards and Television Critics Association Awards.
“Season 1 was, like, kind of the best in the history of Netflix,” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told ET, explaining that it’ll be hard to top despite being renewed. “It's such pressure for me, you know, and I’d like to please people [who are] waiting for season 2.”
And they’ll indeed have to wait, with the series not slated to return to Netflix until 2023 or 2024.
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out live Monday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.
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CALGARY, AB, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Parkland Corporation ("Parkland", "we", the "Company", or "our") (TSX: PKI) released its 2021 Sustainability Report (the "2021 Report"). The 2021 Report highlights our progress on our Drive to Zero, including our goals of achieving zero safety incidents and spills, upholding zero tolerance for racism, discrimination, corruption, bribery, and unethical behaviour, and supporting our governments' goals of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
2021 was a landmark year for Parkland in which we formalized our enterprise-wide sustainability strategy. This marked a step change in how our organization is approaching key strategic Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues and established baselines and set targets upon which we can continuously improve.
"When we launched our enterprise-wide sustainability strategy last year, we set ambitious and measurable targets to help ensure long-term success," said Christy Elliott, Chief Sustainability Officer. "Our pillars of People, Environment, Partners, and Responsible Growth are the foundation that allows us to continuously improve and expand our sustainability practices. We are excited to share the work we've done over the past several months as we continue to Drive to Zero."
Key highlights from the 2021 Report include:
- Continued to strengthen our safety culture and delivered strong performance with 2021 Total Recordable Injury Frequency of 1.14. This represents an almost 55 percent improvement since 2017.
- In 2021, we co-processed a record 86 million litres of bio-feedstocks at our Burnaby Refinery. This had the equivalent environmental effect of taking over 70,000 cars off the road.
With our 2021 Report, we have set a new annual cadence for publishing future sustainability reports which more closely aligns with our annual reporting calendar.
For an overview of Parkland's sustainability efforts and to read the 2021 Report, visit: https://www.parkland.ca/en/sustainability/overview
About Parkland
Parkland's purpose is to Power Journeys and Energize Communities. We serve essential needs in our communities, providing our customers with the fuels they depend on to get around, quality foods and convenience items, while helping them achieve their goals of lowering their environmental impact. Through our portfolio of trusted and locally relevant brands, we serve well over one million customers per day across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean region, and Central and South America.
In addition to leveraging our supply and storage capabilities to provide the fuels our diverse customers depend on; we are leading our customers through the energy transition. From electric vehicle charging, renewable fuels, solar energy and compliance and carbon offset trading, we are leaders in helping our customers lower their environmental impact.
Parkland's proven strategy is centred around organic growth, our supply advantage, acquiring prudently, and integrating successfully. We are focused on developing our existing business in resilient markets, growing, and diversifying our retail business into food, convenience, and renewable energy solutions and helping our commercial customers decarbonize their operations. Our strategy is underpinned by our people, as well as our values of safety, integrity, community, and respect, which are deeply embedded across our organization.
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Lakeland's abandoned rail yard transforms into Central Florida park destination
LAKELAND, Fla. - It took $108 million in private donations and years of decontamination, but a once-polluted, 170-acre abandoned rail yard in Lakeland has finally been transformed into the Sunshine State’s newest attraction.
Bonnet Springs Park is a far cry from what it once was.
Years ago, the railroad yard was abandoned, and the land became one of the largest homeless camps in the Lakeland.
But developers decided their inspiration for the land was worth the effort to clean it up.
"We removed 36 tons of illegally dumped garbage off this site and remediated a water pollution source," explained Josh Henderson, the park’s CEO. "To remediate the contaminated soil, we scooped everything together and encapsulated it."
It wasn’t cheap. The transformation cost nearly $110 million, and it all came from private donations.
Sneak peek of Lakeland's Bonnet Springs Park
"The Lakeland philanthropic community has stepped up in a major way and funded this entire park," Henderson said. "It will be funded in perpetuity by private donations."
Bonnet Springs Park, which is a larger area than Disney’s Magic Kingdom, is expected to open October 22 with no admission fee.
"This is really Central Park for Central Florida," Henderson told FOX 13 during a sneak preview of the property. "We are a big property, and it will take you a few hours to walk around and check everything out."
There will be a children’s museum, tree house, café, bar, butterfly observatory, nature center and a gathering place that seats up to 400 people for special events like weddings.
Bonnet Springs Park will also have a massive green space for outdoor concerts and shows.
The park is expected to be a destination and draw from Tampa and Orlando.
"If you’re on vacation in Orlando, and it has priced you out of the market for five days’ worth of theme park tickets, we are [going to be] a great alternative to natural Florida and the Lakeland community," said Henderson. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/lakelands-abandoned-rail-yard-transforms-into-central-florida-park-destination | 2022-07-12T23:26:45Z | https://www.fox13news.com/news/lakelands-abandoned-rail-yard-transforms-into-central-florida-park-destination | false |
Former Bucs receiver trains NFL's new generation of players
TAMPA, Fla. - Yo Murphy is the only football player in history to have played in four different professional football leagues. Following his 14-year career in professional football, he's found a way to continue contributing to the sport.
The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1999 receiver has become "the go-to guy" for the NFL's new generation of players.
Murphy is driven by a tireless passion to help athletes reach their full potential. For 16 years, from sun up to sun down, he pushes, mentors and guides some of the most elite athletes in the country. He's made it his business, partnering with former NFL player Brandon Marshall to create one of the top training programs in the country called House of Athlete.
"I knew when we started this that I wanted to do something great," said Murphy. "I wanted to have impact. That was my goal. Whatever direction we went. We were going to have impact. Period."
Murphy is making a difference, training not only Tampa Bay's local pro's, but players from around the country, which includes Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith, New England Patriot quarterback Mac Jones and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel.
"Some guys you have to jump at them," said Murphy. "You have to let them know it's serious. I talked to a guy today. It's a collaboration. It's me and you. If my energy and effort isn't matched by his. There is now reason for us to be here together. Guys appreciate that. They want to know that you're in it with them. It's not I may not pop in because I went out that night. We are in this together, or we won't be together long."
Some of Murphy's guys have been training with him since middle school, and he's been a huge part of their development. This year, he has seen his largest group attain their NFL dreams, and it makes Murphy swell with pride like a proud parent.
"I mean I've had some conversations," said Murphy. "I get goose bumps. Some of the dads I've talked to and being a parent myself. I'm getting a little teary. You got me with that one. I know what they are going through. It's more than I can say."
The athletes that come to Tampa also get some Hall of Fame training. Randy Moss and Warren Sapp routinely come to town to share the experience and knowledge. It's part of Murphy's maximizing philosophy.
"You put hard stuff in front of them, and the great ones grow," said Murphy. "It's not that they may fail, but at the end of it they're going to grow, and we've had the opportunity to have a lot of great ones." | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/former-bucs-receiver-trains-nfls-new-generation-of-players | 2022-07-12T23:27:22Z | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/former-bucs-receiver-trains-nfls-new-generation-of-players | true |
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A luxury living community is dealing with an immense fish kill problem in its bucolic five-acre lake.
The Department of Environmental Quality was called out to The Dominion Club’s Wyndham Lake Sunday at 6 p.m. after getting a notification from Henrico County Hazmat officials about a school of fish floating belly up in their pond.
“Our team did observations,” said Heather Deihls, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Piedmont Regional Office of Water Compliance & Monitoring Manager. “They did water quality field meters testing, looking at the pH of the water, the conductivity, and the temperature. The conditions were normal, but the temperature was 80 degrees. The dissolved oxygen was below normal. They observed no flow entering or leaving the lake.”
Deihls said VA DEQ saw fish kills at Wyndham Lake back in 2014.
“Fish kills are not uncommon,” Deihls said. “It depends on the time of the year. It can be caused by dissolved oxygen. It can happen in the warm weather or because of algae blooms. There is a concern if something is dumped in the water. But we didn’t see that.”
According to the Virginia Department of Water Resources, there are warning signs pond owners should be aware of to prevent fish kills, which are the sudden destruction of large quantities of fish.
Deihls said that, while there were no odors as of yesterday, the Homeowners Association must make a decision as to treatment because the lake is privately owned, “otherwise birds and predators can eat the fish.”
“We advised they reach out to a private lake management company,” said Deihls.
At this time, there are no health risks associated with the lake. The fish kill was due to a lack of flow from the creek to the lake. This results in a lack of oxygen in the water, which can kill fish due to asphyxiation.
According to the Wyndham Community website, the property where the lake is located is a 1,271-acre, master-planned community located in the northwestern Henrico County suburb of Richmond, Virginia.
The 30-year-old community features some 1,670 units and more than 5,000 residents.
Wyndham also features the 800-member private Dominion Club which owns and manages the five-acre lake and an 18-hole golf course designed by Curtis Strange
BEX Realty reports the cost of luxury homes in the community range from $450,000 to $1,237,950.
The Dominion Club did not return calls for this article | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/gasping-for-air-cultivated-community-deals-with-a-lot-of-dead-fish/ | 2022-07-12T23:28:04Z | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/gasping-for-air-cultivated-community-deals-with-a-lot-of-dead-fish/ | true |
(Bloomberg) — At London Heathrow, the chaos has gotten so intense—between the interminable security queues, rampant flight delays and cancellations, and too few luggage handlers to match travelers with their bags—that the airport has taken the drastic move of limiting airline ticket sales until it can get its act together.
It may be the most prominent example of airport dysfunction in this summer of travel hell, but it’s hardly the worst. According to newly released data from Hopper Inc, the Goldman-backed online travel agency whose roots are in aviation and big data, Heathrow doesn’t even rank among Europe’s worst 10 airports for delays this month. It falls 15th on that list, with an average of 51% of its flights being delayed since the beginning of July. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/worst-airports-europe-delays-right-now | 2022-07-12T23:28:43Z | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/worst-airports-europe-delays-right-now | false |
The 3rd Military Sports Games of the Armed Forces of the CIS member States dated to 30 years of the Defense Ministry of the Commonwealth wrapped up in Almaty, Kazakhstan,
Kazinform cites the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan.
Over 250 athletes from seven countries of the Near Abroad vied in five military sports, including army hand-to-hand combat, standard weapon shooting, military cross running, officer's triathlon, and kettlebell lifting, at the Kazakh Defense Ministry's Central Sports Club venues.
"The Games among CIS military athletes have been held for the first time in our country. Scheduled for 2020, the Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic," says Olga Shishigina, Chairwoman of the Sports Committee, head of the Central Sports Club , Olymipic champion, honored master of sport.
She continued that the Games were held at a high level and demonstrated the traditional sports spirit, army friendship, and loyalty to the ideals of honest competition. The judges were as impartial and professional as possible.
The team of the Russian Armed Forces took first place at the Games. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were second and third. The 2015 and 2017 CIS Military Sports Games were held in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, respectively.
The next Games are to take place in Uzbekistan. | https://www.kt.kz/eng/society/president_inks_law_on_stock_market_regulation_development_1377936556.html | 2022-07-12T23:32:37Z | https://www.kt.kz/eng/society/president_inks_law_on_stock_market_regulation_development_1377936556.html | false |
TOKYO — The Japanese people bid their final goodbye to former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as his funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation.
Abe, the country's longest-serving prime minister, remained influential even after stepping down two years ago for health reasons. He was gunned down Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
Hundreds of people, some in formal dark suits, filled sidewalks outside Zojoji temple in downtown Tokyo to bid farewell to Abe, whose nationalistic views drove the governing party's conservative policies.
Mourners took photos and some called out “Abe san!” as a motorcade with the hearse carrying his body accompanied by his widow, Akie Abe, slowly drove by the packed crowd.
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“I believe there were many things he left unfinished as a politician,” public broadcaster NHK quoted Akie Abe as saying. “But he planted many seeds and I’m sure they will sprout.”
Abe’s longtime ally and mentor, finance minister Taro Aso, described him as “the most talented politician in postwar Japan who raised Japan’s international profile.”
About 1,000 people, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, governing party leaders, and foreign officials, attended the funeral at the temple.
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te also attended in a private capacity, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported, prompting a formal protest from China. Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway province and objects to any expression of its independent political identity.
The hearse traveled through Tokyo's main political district, Nagata-cho, where Abe spent more than three decades after being first elected to parliament in 1991. It then drove slowly by the governing party headquarters, where senior lawmakers in dark suits stood outside and prayed, before heading to the prime minister's office, where Abe served a total of nearly a decade.
Kishida and Cabinet members pressed their hands before their chests as they prayed and bowed toward the hearse heading to a crematorium.
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On Sunday, two days after Abe's killing, his Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner won a landslide victory in elections for the upper house, the less powerful of parliament's two chambers.
That could allow Kishida to govern uninterrupted until a scheduled election in 2025. But Abe’s death also opens up a period of uncertainty for his party. Experts say a power struggle within Abe’s party faction is certain and could affect Kishida’s grip on power.
Kishida has stressed the importance of party unity after Abe's death.
Abe’s assassination has shaken Japan, one of the world's safest nations with some of the strictest gun laws.
The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested on the spot Friday and is being held at a local prosecutors’ office for further investigation. They can detain him for up to three weeks while deciding whether to formally press charges.
Police said Yamagami cited a rumored link between Abe and an organization the suspect hated as the motive for the killing. Media reports said the organization was the Unification Church and that Yamagami disliked it because donations made by his mother to the group had bankrupted his family.
The head of the Japanese branch of the South Korean-based church, known for its anti-communist stance and mass weddings, confirmed on Monday that the mother was a member. He said Abe was not but may have spoken at groups affiliated with the church.
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Police this week inspected a building related to the church in Nara after the suspect told investigators that he had test-fired a homemade gun there the day before the assassination. They found several holes in the building believed to be bullet holes, NHK and other Japanese media reported.
On Tuesday, National Police Agency chief Itaru Nakamura said police failed to fulfill their responsibility to protect Abe. “I feel deep regret and shame,” he said. He told reporters that the agency will set up a task force to review guarding procedures.
Abe, the son of an earlier prime minister, became Japan's youngest leader in 2006 at age 52. He left after a year in office due to health reasons but returned to power in 2012.
He vowed to revitalize the nation and lift its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combines fiscal stimulus, monetary easing, and structural reforms.
His long-cherished goals, shared by other ultraconservatives, were to revise Japan's pacifist constitution drafted by the United States after World War II and transform Japan's Self Defense Force into a full-fledged military.
Abe, who was 67, left office in 2020, citing a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis he had since he was a teenager. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/12/world/japanese-say-final-goodbye-assassinated-former-leader-abe/ | 2022-07-12T23:33:56Z | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/12/world/japanese-say-final-goodbye-assassinated-former-leader-abe/ | false |
LG left the smartphone business a year ago, but left one big mystery behind: the rollable phone it teased at CES 2021. Now a video on YouTube may have revealed a working version of the device in the wild.
The LG Rollable, as we assumed it would be called, first appeared in the company's CES press conference, which showed the phone's display smoothly extend -- but so smoothly that it could've been CG magic. The LG Rollable in the YouTube video surfacing today looks real, though, and the screen even looks responsive to touch commands. Other factors in the video like reflections make it even more likely that this is the real deal, as The Verge pointed out.
It's tough to tell how functional this version of the LG Rollable is, meaning it could be a prototype with only a working display or a market-ready version. The short video does show us that the back of the LG Rollable has three cameras and a flash, though neither are used, nor do we see any software but the home screen. Given LG intended to release the Rollable in 2021, this could be closer to the final version of the phone.
LG didn't respond to request for comment by time of publication. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/lgs-rumored-rollable-phone-shows-up-in-a-youtube-video/ | 2022-07-12T23:36:02Z | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/lgs-rumored-rollable-phone-shows-up-in-a-youtube-video/ | false |
A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (JACEP) Open evaluated the recent usage of marijuana and its derivative products, their effects and clinical manifestations, perceptions, pharmaceutics, epidemiological studies, and the long-term ramifications in pediatric populations.
Background
Cannabis is among the most popular recreational drugs in the United States (US), and an increasing number of children and adolescents consume it in some form. The legalization of cannabis has caused a spike in the drug's use among children and teenagers, owing to the widespread knowledge of the projected negligible risk with its use.
However, cannabis use during childhood poses risks of acute intoxication due to overdose and permanent neuropsychiatric changes. Furthermore, hazards associated with severe intestinal absorption are not rare with cannabis use during childhood.
Pharmacology of Cannabis
Cannabinoids are ingredients that cause the euphoric and sedative effects of cannabis, as they bind to certain brain receptors. Cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two extensively investigated and well-known cannabinoids; however over 100 kinds of cannabinoids are currently known.
CBD is an extensively used cannabinoid derivative and it does not interact with THC receptors or possess any psychoactive effects. CBD is known for its analgesic, anti-nausea, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory antipsychotic, anti-epileptic, and anti-ischemic effects.
THC impacts the hypothalamus, cerebellum, and hippocampus, to elicit psychotropic effects and sensations. Levels of THC in the serum increase within minutes of consumption, reaching a peak within 1-4 hours, and thereafter, swiftly decline.
There are different forms of Cannabis; Marijuana refers to dried and crushed leaves/flowers; the concentrated oil is known as ‘hash oil’ whereas the resin part is known as hashish. Further, electronic vapor and other cannabis products have increased the drug's access and effectiveness.
Marijuana legalization has substantially increased availability and access, especially among the younger generation. A 2019, National Study of Drug Use and Health depicted that proportion of individuals over the age of 12 years who used marijuana escalated from 25.8 million in 2002 to 48.2 million in 2019 – with the number of adolescents who started using marijuana in the previous year averaging around 3,700 adolescents per day.
Cannabidiol
Until June 30, 2021, poison control institutes had already dealt with 2,158 cannabidiol cases. Utah documented 52 incidents of CBD oil poisoning during 2017 and 2018, with symptoms including hallucinations, nausea/vomiting, seizures, and loss of consciousness.
Although there have been instances of unintended adulteration of these products with THC, the clinical appearance of acute CBD intoxication is typically benign. Several side effects of cannabidiol are gastrointestinal (nausea, emesis, diarrhea). Additionally, there's been complaints of respiratory distress and psychogenic effects.
In adults, cannabinoids may help modulate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. However, none of these studies evidence beneficial Cannabis use in children. Meanwhile, certain retrospective or observational studies and case reports depict the efficacy of cannabinoids in halting recalcitrant seizures.
Large, randomized, controlled studies investigating the efficacy of pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol (CBD) in pediatric patients with Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes revealed comparable efficacy to conventional anticonvulsants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of a CBD medication for both Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes, however, the mechanism remains uncertain.
In up to 15% of the patients, cannabidiol has been associated with adverse effects such as nausea, seizures, and increases in serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. In additional instances, hyperammonemia and severe thrombocytopenia were documented. All of these side effects appeared to be dose-dependent.
Managing such adverse effects entails the withdrawal of CBD medicine. However, the long-term effects of CBD intake remain uncertain. In addition, pharmaceutical formulations may be subject to inconsistent regulation.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Observation revealed instances of THC incidence and acute overdose. From 2004 to 2014, it was reported that children younger than 3 years of age were admitted to a pediatric emergency room due to accidental exposure to cannabis. Ten of the 29 admitted infants tested positive for cannabis in their urine and required acute care. Among these, 87% of instances of intoxication occurred at home. Resin was the most common type of ingested cannabis. Moreover, depending on the form ingested, the clinical appearance of a patient with acute THC intoxication can differ.
Pure THC in edible items can have substantially varied harmful effects than raw cannabis. After acute consumption, the most often reported symptoms in children are depression, disorientation, agitation, ataxia, lethargy, and coma. Dexmedetomidine was proven to be a relatively safe and effective treatment for juvenile marijuana or natural cannabinoid exposures , to aid in managing acute THC toxicity.
Various systemic and psychological consequences have been linked to chronic cannabis use. The most prevalent and serious side effects are – cannabinoid hyperemesis disorder, central nervous system-related side effects, cardiorespiratory consequences, and a higher likelihood of bodily harm. While cannabis use during pregnancy has been linked to newborn neurodevelopmental problems and autism spectrum disorders.
When it comes to withdrawal syndrome therapy, no study on cannabis has been published. However in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms behavioral treatment and several pharmacologic medications, for instance – dronabinol, nabiximols, gabapentin, certain sedatives, and hypnotics may be used.
Since its legalization, cannabis acceptability and use have increased, as the drug has garnered a reputation for safe use or lack of ill effects. Nevertheless, strong parental vigilance is imperative, along with peer discouraging around cannabis use, which may assist in averting cannabis use among pediatric age groups.
Conclusion
This review summarizes the existing research on cannabis use in children, including incidence, the short-term and long-term side effects, and widespread usage. Legalization seems to have contributed to the projected ‘safety’ of marijuana. However, the risks linger. The risks associated with marijuana use amongst children could prove deleterious, and the potential for lasting neuropsychiatric complications requires prompt action and propagation of preventive awareness. | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220712/How-common-is-pediatric-cannabis-use-and-what-are-the-risks.aspx | 2022-07-12T23:38:17Z | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220712/How-common-is-pediatric-cannabis-use-and-what-are-the-risks.aspx | false |
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A recent spate of unusual criminal cases amid the nearly 5-month-old war in Ukraine suggests that the trust that binds the Kremlin with the various elites who actually run the system may be starting to fray.
The cases are all different, and some observers insist that most have nothing to do with the war. But no one disputes that the number of treason-related prosecutions has spiked, and that formerly “untouchable” people have suddenly found themselves behind bars.
Why We Wrote This
The Kremlin has launched a treason-related crackdown against elites who seem to have been loyally serving the establishment – which may be a sign of disintegrating trust at the top.
Some cases, such as the NHL-contracted goalie Ivan Fedotov, who was accused of draft-dodging, have an easy, war-related explanation. Others, such as former military reporter Ivan Safronov, charged with high treason for alleged information-sharing, seem murkier. And how to comprehend the arrest on strange embezzlement charges of staunch liberal Vladimir Mau, head of Russia’s largest state university, who had recently signed a letter of support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine?
“It certainly seems like some people who were immune have now lost their immunity,” says lawyer Sergei Davidis. “It is becoming clear that there is a general tightening of the system going on, and a lowering of the legal and conceptual bar [for treason]. It suggests that the whole system is collapsing.”
Definitions of “treason” and what brands a citizen as a “foreign agent” have been gradually expanding for several years in Russia. But a recent spate of unusual criminal cases amid the nearly 5-month-old war in Ukraine suggests that the trust that binds the Kremlin with the various elites who actually run the system may be starting to fray.
The cases are all different, and some observers insist that most have nothing to do with the ongoing war. But no one disputes that the number of treason-related prosecutions has jumped fivefold over the past decade as Russia’s geopolitical tensions with the West have exploded, and that some people formerly thought of as “untouchable” have suddenly found themselves behind bars.
While loyalists disagree, government critics speculate that the surge in treason-related cases is a sign that the Kremlin is afraid of losing control, and is looking for enemies to make examples of.
Why We Wrote This
The Kremlin has launched a treason-related crackdown against elites who seem to have been loyally serving the establishment – which may be a sign of disintegrating trust at the top.
“Everybody is looking for enemies,” says human rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov. “And while the external enemies are obvious, the task of finding internal ones falls to the security services. If there is political demand for such cases, it has the effect of creating supply.”
“If there is no actual treason, it can be invented”
Some cases, such as the NHL-contracted goalie Ivan Fedotov, who was accused of draft-dodging and sent to perform military service in the far north, have an easy, war-related explanation. Others, such as former military reporter Ivan Safronov, charged with high treason for alleged information-sharing during his time as a journalist, seem murkier. So does the early-July arrest of Siberian physicist Dmitry Kolker, alleged to have shared secrets with China, who was dragged from his sickbed and died in custody two days later.
And how to comprehend the arrest on strange embezzlement charges of staunch liberal Vladimir Mau, head of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, the country’s largest state university, who had recently signed a letter of support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine?
It may be, as the Latvia-based opposition outlets Meduza and The Bell recently reported, that tensions are growing inside Russia’s state institutions, such as the Central Bank. Many key people may be determined to continue doing their jobs, but the war has shaken their belief in the cause they are serving. The articles suggest that security services are escalating prosecutions, often on flimsy grounds, in order to set a stern example for all those who may be having doubts.
“It certainly seems like some people who were immune have now lost their immunity,” says Sergei Davidis, a lawyer with the now-banned human rights organization Memorial. “We shouldn’t exaggerate here, try to make this process look more primitive than it is, or compare it to mass repressions. But it is becoming clear that there is a general tightening of the system going on, and a lowering of the legal and conceptual bar [for treason]. It suggests that the whole system is collapsing, and amid the turbulence these cases arise.”
Such subterranean pressures are, as yet, hard to substantiate. On the surface, Russia has returned to an almost prewar state of normalcy. The initial public shock that hit when Russia invaded Ukraine in February appears to have largely worn off, and the early expectations of mass anti-war sentiment have diminished. Even the impact of massive sanctions on average Russians has been surprisingly minimal. Many Russians have accepted the Kremlin’s narrative about the war’s purposes, and polls show surging support for it.
Leonid Gozman, a longtime liberal opponent of the Kremlin, argues that the war itself is a symptom of the deterioration of elite unity as the era of Vladimir Putin begins to unwind.
“The Kremlin decided to launch this military operation because they realized their leadership was increasingly ineffective, and future prospects looked bleak,” he says. “It was a reaction to internal challenges they are not able to cope with. Strengthening the repressive instruments, cracking down, is just part of the effort to retain stability.”
Mr. Pavlov, who represents the journalist Mr. Safronov, says that the legal criteria for treason have been sliding steadily, making it less about provable criminal cooperation with a foreign government, and more about any suspicious contact with foreigners or disloyal-sounding speech.
“The law about ‘helping foreigners to conduct activities against Russia’ can mean almost anything,” he says. “If there is no actual treason, it can be invented. As a lawyer, I’ve taken part in cases against journalists, scientists, and housewives. Such cases are multiplying.”
“The potential for protests is actual”
The state’s intent, at least so far, appears more designed to intimidate potential protesters than to seek out and arrest large numbers of them. Mr. Pavlov, who is presently located in Georgia, cites a recent televised raid by FSB security forces on a Moscow apartment, where the tenant had allegedly donated money to a Ukrainian group. Since that’s not a crime, no charges were filed.
“There will be no legal consequences, but the action was clearly meant to warn public opinion,” he says. “There are too many such people. So the FSB rushed in, in the early morning, and read a warning to the citizen on camera.”
Sergei Markov, a former Putin adviser, argues that there is no campaign against “liberals” in Russian institutions, since elite groups – often referred to as “clans” – in Russia tend to be based in shared origins or interests, rather than ideology. He argues Vladimir Mau, a staunch veteran liberal, was probably targeted by a rival academic organization jealous of the resources he commanded, rather than persecuted for his ideological views.
“In the West people think simplistically that there is a ‘party of liberals’ and a ‘party of siloviki [security hardliners]’ in Russia,” he says. “That’s nonsense. They coexist inside the same clans. Our political processes are far more complicated than people think.”
But the war-related tightening of screws is very real, he adds.
“The Kremlin sees the threat from the West as our biggest danger. Even if the situation seems stable now, we have seen that they are out to destroy us. [U.S. President Joe] Biden has said as much,” he says.
“Some unofficial polls show that 70% of state journalists oppose the special operation, even if they seem to be doing their jobs properly right now. The potential for protests is actual; they will happen if the state shows any weakness at all. Putin and his colleagues are former intelligence operatives. They are very suspicious. They see threats emanating from the West and – you know what? – events have often proven them to be right.” | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0712/Even-loyalists-are-targets-in-latest-Russian-crackdown.-Why | 2022-07-12T23:38:35Z | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0712/Even-loyalists-are-targets-in-latest-Russian-crackdown.-Why | false |
(KRON) — US News released its list of the 15 richest counties in the United States on Monday and four California counties made the cut — all in the Bay Area. US News used median household income to determine its list.
Santa Clara County (#3), San Mateo County (#4), Marin County (#8) and San Francisco County (#12) were the four counties to make the list. The top two counties nationwide were both in Virginia: Falls Church and Loundoun County.
Loundoun County’s nation-highest median household income was $147,111 and Falls Church was just $189 behind. Santa Clara County’s third-most median household income was $130,089. San Mateo County’s was $128,091, Marin County’s was $121,671 and San Francisco County’s was $119,136.
For the study, US News obtained data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey for the years 2016-2020. The economic affect of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted one year of the five used for the survey.
“These data only reflect a small part of the impact of the pandemic on social, economic and housing measures,” the Census Bureau said.
The survey found that the nation’s median household income rose 10 percent from 2011-2015 after being adjusted for inflation. In total, 49 counties have median household incomes above $100,000.
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Marin County, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County all ranked in the Top 100 of US News’ lists of healthiest communities and urban communities with high-performing economies as well. San Mateo County was the highest ranked California county on both of those lists. | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/4-bay-area-counties-among-richest-in-america-us-news/ | 2022-07-12T23:39:27Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/4-bay-area-counties-among-richest-in-america-us-news/ | false |
SEQUIM, Wash. — Sequim lavender farmers are hard at work. Across the region, acres of lavender are at their purple peak. And for the first time in two years, the Sequim Lavender Weekend Festival is back in action.
More than a dozen farms will be open and each one has its own personality. Jardin du Soliel has a small herd of goat greeters and grows organic plants on rolling hills.
At Graysmarsh Farm, a couple of miles away, you don't have to limit yourself to just harvesting lavender. Rows of U-pick raspberries and blueberries are ripe at the same time as the lavender is in full bloom.
Lavender Connection is a small family-owned farm that boats 40 different varieties of lavender. Here you can grab a bundle or pick up a bottle of essential oil that's distilled right on the property.
The Sequim Lavender Festival weekend starts Friday, July 15 and runs through Sunday, July 17. It’s important to note that some farms charge admission during the festival. | https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/the-sequim-lavender-festival-is-back-and-in-full-bloom/281-8d2b3fd6-cac6-4fb6-bb8d-8966f755b5e9 | 2022-07-12T23:39:28Z | https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/the-sequim-lavender-festival-is-back-and-in-full-bloom/281-8d2b3fd6-cac6-4fb6-bb8d-8966f755b5e9 | false |
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- STIR/SHAKEN is yet to make a universal impact on spam calls, according to data insights from RoboKiller, the app that eliminates 99% of spam calls and text messages. The FCC rolled out STIR/SHAKEN in June 2021 to curb spam calls that utilize caller ID spoofing. However, these calls have remained steady in the 12 months since the deadline for large carriers to adopt the framework. During that same timeframe, spam text messages took off and now consistently outpace spam calls.
Meanwhile, spam calls and text messages continue to increase, despite more carriers implementing STIR/SHAKEN. In June, Americans received 7.2 billion spam calls and 12 billion spam text messages — a combined 13% month-over-month increase.
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Spam Text Messages On Pace To Surpass 2021 Levels
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- People with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a "booster" dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after full vaccination are roughly half as likely to have a subsequent "breakthrough" COVID-19 infection, a new study shows.
The finding, researchers say, should offer reassurance to the more than 200,000 Americans who have SLE, a condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues, especially joints and skin. Immune-suppressing drugs, such as steroids, needed to control symptoms of the disease, place them at increased risk of infections, including SARS-CoV-2.
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the new study tracked the health of 163 fully vaccinated men and women being treated for SLE at its affiliated hospitals in New York City. The researchers' goal was to see who became infected with the virus over at least six months, given that more than half were taking at least one immune-suppressing medication for their SLE. All had received some combination of the vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson prior to June 2021, but only 125 had received a third or booster dose of vaccine.
Publishing in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology online July 12, the study showed that at the end of the monitoring period (April 24, 2022), 44 vaccinated SLE patients had had breakthrough infections, with two needing hospitalization (but both surviving their infection).
Among those with breakthrough infections, 28 of 125, or 22%, had received a booster, while 16 of 38, or 42%, had not. Notably, according to investigators, the majority of breakthrough infections (42 of 44) occurred after Dec. 2, 2021, when the city detected its first case of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Another key study finding was among 57 of the study participants who agreed to have their blood antibody levels checked, once after full vaccination and again after receiving their booster.
Researchers found that even those on immunosuppression who had not responded to the initial round of vaccination had an immediate rise in antibody levels after the administration of a booster shot. Previous research had shown that these antibody levels were lower among many initially vaccinated patients with rheumatic diseases, including SLE, who were taking immune-suppressing drugs, sparking fears of waning immunity to COVID-19 over time.
However, study results showed those with higher levels of antibodies, needed to block the SARS-Cov-2 "spike" protein and prevent the virus from infecting human cells, were no more protected from breakthrough infection than those with lower spike-protein antibody levels.
Still, researchers say their previous work showed elevated antibody levels in fully vaccinated lupus patients strengthened key measures of long-term immunity, which may help explain the lack of severe disease in those with breakthrough infections.
"Our study results offer people living with systemic lupus erythematosus clinical confirmation that vaccines are highly effective at guarding against severe COVID-19, despite their increased risk of catching the disease," says study co-lead investigator and rheumatologist Amit Saxena, MD, MS.
"COVID-19 vaccine boosters, or third shots, offered an added, doubled layer of protection from breakthrough infection," says Saxena, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Health. "Even in cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, cases were overwhelmingly mild among SLE patients who were fully vaccinated."
"Our research also shows that most people with systemic lupus erythematosus who are fully vaccinated and boosted mounted good responses despite being on immune suppression," says study co-senior investigator and rheumatologist Peter Izmirly, MD. Izmirly is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Health.
However, researchers caution that further monitoring of patients is needed to determine if there is any antibody "cutoff" level below which SLE patients become more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
During the initial wave of the pandemic in spring 2020, NYU Langone hospitalization rates for its SLE patients were more than double those of its patients without the condition, the researchers note, although death rates were the same.
Funding support for the study was provided by grants from the National Institutes of Health (P50AR07059) and Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Response.
Besides Saxena and Izmirly, other NYU Langone researchers involved in this study are co-lead investigator Alexis Engel, BS; study co-investigators: Brittany Banbury, MD; Ghadeer Hasan, MD; Nicola Fraser, BS; Devyn Zaminski, BS; Mala Masson, BA; Rebecca Haberman, MD; Jose Scher, MD; Gary Ho, MD; Jammie Law, MD; Paula Rackoff, MD; Chung-E Tseng, MD; H. Michael Belmont, MD; Robert Clancy, PhD; and co-senior investigator Jill Buyon, MD.
Saxena has received consulting fees from AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and Kezar Life Sciences, manufacturers of drugs used to treat SLE. Izmirly has served on an advisory board sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and acted as a consultant to Momenta/Janssen. Haberman and Scher have acted as consultants to Janssen, while Scher has also consulted for and/or received research funding from Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, UCB, and Abbvie. Clancy and Buyon have acted as consultants to Momenta/Janssen, while Buyon has also consulted for and/or served on data safety monitoring boards for Ventus, Equillium, and GlaxoSmithKline. These arrangements are being managed in accordance with the policies and practices of NYU Langone.
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DES MOINES — Going through the state’s court system remains the preferred strategy for enacting restrictions on access to abortion in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, Reynolds said she was “disappointed” in the Iowa Supreme Court’s recent rejection of her request that the high court rehear an abortion case in order to establish legal standards for future restrictions on abortion access in Iowa.
However, Reynolds said she remains undeterred in her belief that it is the proper strategy to continue pursuing legal remedies to a pair of abortion restrictions already passed into law by her and her fellow Statehouse Republicans.
Reynolds wants the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear a case involving the law that requires a 24-hour waiting period between the first doctor’s appointment and when a pregnant person has an abortion, and wants the district court to lift the injunction on a 2019 law that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which often is before most women know they are pregnant.
“We’re going to fight this in the courts,” Reynolds told reporters Tuesday. “And we’re going to stick to that course until we have run that, and then we’ll step back and see what to do next. But for right now, that’s the strategy that we’re going to implement.”
By seeing those laws through the courts, Reynolds punts the possibility of calling a special session of the Iowa Legislature in order to pass new legislation that would restrict access to abortion.
Reynolds has not yet officially made the request to lift the injunction on the six-week law, according to state court records online. She said Tuesday that is “the next step” in her office’s strategy.
Reynolds said she prefers going through the courts because that strategy employs two pieces of legislation that have already been approved by the Republican-majority Iowa Legislature and received her signature. And she said it would be futile to pass new legislation that would restrict access to abortion without first knowing how the state courts will assess the constitutionality of any new law.
“(The previous law) is on the book, so we wouldn’t gain anything by doing anything different,” Reynolds said. “So we have to go through the process that we have in front of us, and that is the legal process. … And then, depending on where that ends up, then we’ll reassess what the next steps look like.”
The legal landscape for abortion restrictions has been wiped clean after recent rulings by the U.S. and Iowa Supreme courts that essentially revoked a pregnant person’s right to abortion access.
For now, abortion remains legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 24-hour waiting period law is now in effect.
Photos: Cedar Falls abortion rights protest after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
New legal standards for potential abortion restrictions in Iowa must be argued first in front of a lower court judge, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in rejecting a request from the governor.
Thousands of educators and students are being trained in bullying prevention through the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Violence Prevention — despite the center receiving no state funding.
State tax receipts surpassed $9 billion in the budget year that just ended, an increase of more than 12% over the previous year, according to a new state report.
Scott County Democrats lodged an informal complaint with Bettendorf July 4 parade organizers after a group of parade-goers launched water balloons at their float.
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Search underway for missing 2-year-old Houma boy, police say foul play ‘may be involved’
HOUMA, La. (WVUE) - Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old Houma boy reported missing Tuesday afternoon (July 12), and said foul play “may be involved.”
Ezekiel Harry was last seen around noon at a walking track near Main and Mahler streets in Houma, near the twin bridges overpass over the Intracoastal Waterway, according to a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory issued shortly before 4 p.m. by Louisiana State Police.
The child was described as 33 inches tall and weighing 26 pounds. He last was seen wearing red shorts and a blue-and-white T-shirt that featured an orange dinosaur on its pocket.
Houma police later raised the specter that the child’s mother -- 28-year-old Maya Jones -- could be involved in the disappearance.
Police said the mother initially told them she was walking along Bayou Terrebonne with her four children, when someone in a gray truck snatched Ezekiel off the roadway and fled the area. But investigators said they quickly developed confirming information that her account was “inaccurate.”
Houma police said they determined Jones was seen walking from her home on Cadiere Street with Ezekiel and with her three other children between the ages of 5 and 10. Once arriving at Bayou Terrebonne near Mahler Street, Jones began stopping at nearby homes, saying her youngest child had been abducted.
“At this point, the investigation into the whereabouts of 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry is in its infant stages,” Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman said in a statement. “Police are conducting interviews and suspect foul play may be involved. Investigators encourage residents within the surrounding area to be on the lookout for 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry. ... No arrests have been made at this point.”
Houma Police and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching the area of Bayou Terrebonne, as well as the Intracoastal Waterway, for signs of the missing child.
Anyone with information on the missing boy is asked to contact the Houma Police Department at (985) 873-6371 or local law enforcement at 911.
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You'll burn for this new information on Regé-Jean Page.
Many know the British actor swept the world by storm in his role as Simon Basset on Netflix's Bridgeton. And while Regé-Jean has said goodbye to his time on the period drama, the 34-year-old has entered a new era of projects that include a starring role in the upcoming Netflix series The Gray Man and becoming the face of the Armani Code Parfum.
Regé-Jean—who is dating soccer player Emily Brown—reflected on his career in a recent interview with Elle, saying that his "favorite thing about this job is continuing to reserve space to surprise myself."
But what aspects of Regé-Jean's personal life might surprise fans? To learn about his super minimalist self-care routine, what he loves so much about "sushi-based" foods and more facts about the star, keep reading.
Regé-Jean Page Finds Sushi Very "Appealing"
When asked, "What food scent do you find irresistible?" during a July 12 interview with InStyle, Regé-Jean noted that his "favorite foods generally are sushi-based."
"If you're doing it right, it shouldn't have a particularly strong scent," he explained. "But the subtleness and the cleanliness of that I find quite appealing. So I guess the inverse of that is that I'm not drawn to very, very strong-smelling food."
He's Obsessed With the Smell of Rain
"I like the smell of rain because it reminds me of multiple places," Regé-Jean shared with InStyle. "It rains everywhere, but it just rains differently. The smell of rain in London is the smell of people on the bus with wet coats warming up; it's people on the tube. Whereas the smell of rain in New York is very multi-faceted. And then the smell of rain in California is very different because it's also so rare."
How He Uses Cities to Get Into Character
When it comes to his acting roles, Regé-Jean often takes the locations into account while filming.
"The environments in which we work, in which those characters live, particularly if you're shooting on location, can be very evocative," he told the outlet. "I still remember the smell of a lot of Baton Rouge [where Roots filmed], beyond any weather."
Regé-Jean Page Is Drawn to People Who Are Comfortable and Confident
As the new face of Armani's Code Parfum, Regé-Jean was asked if there is a certain scent he likes on others. He shared that a specific smell doesn't come to mind, but when it comes to being confident in your skin, Regé-Jean can smell it.
"For me, it's bit like when people are comfortable in their outfit," he explained. "I think when someone feels comfortable in this scent and in front of other people. That's a very abstract idea, but I get a very specific feeling when someone's scent is comfortable."
Regé-Jean Page's Self-Care Routine is Very Simple
"It's very simple," he explained in a June 20 interview with Elle. "Sleep, water, good vibes."
He Rereads This Book Often
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Do Good Chicken, the first chicken brand that fights food waste and combats climate change has been featured by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The video celebrates Do Good Chicken as a revolutionary climate-forward brand, making positive impact for our planet.
Each year about 40% of healthy grocery food gets tossed into landfills. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, if food waste were its own country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, behind the U.S. and China. To help keep this healthy food from going to waste, Do Good Foods has partnered with grocers for a smart, impactful solution, with the introduction Do Good Chicken.
Do Good Chicken upcycles nutritious surplus grocery food (after community donations are made) into healthy chicken feed. Each delicious, all-natural Do Good Chicken saves approximately four pounds of surplus food from being thrown away, thus preventing the release of approximately three pounds of greenhouse gases.
"We are beyond honored to be identified by this illustrious organization for our contribution to protecting our planet," states Justin Kamine, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Do Good Foods. "Our solution to upcycle nutritious surplus grocery food into healthy chicken feed, just makes sense," he continues. "We keep good food from going to waste in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas 26x more potent than CO2, which accelerates climate change. Instead, we help feed chickens, then sell those carbon-reduced Do Good Chickens back to grocery stores in a closed-loop system. It's a win-win for everyone. "
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. They operate under the belief that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
"This recognition is so rewarding for all of us at Do Good Foods," states Kamine. "We know we are making a difference and giving people a way to be part of the climate solution simply by buying fresh chicken. To have the World Economic Forum acknowledge our impact gives us determination to do even more."
Currently Do Good Chicken is sold at over 500 retail locations since launching in April. The first $170 million Do Good Foods facility is located in Fairless Hills, PA, with additional facilities scheduled to be built in Indiana and North Carolina in the next two years.
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GREENSBORO — Wednesday’s East-West All-Star football game will be the last played in the summer, at least for the foreseeable future.
The N.C. Coaches Association has decided to move its marquee game, which is played at Grimsley’s Jamieson Stadium, to the weekend after the NCHSAA state championship games in December. This year’s title games are Dec. 10.
The boys and girls basketball games at the Greensboro Coliseum and boys and girls soccer games at Macpherson Stadium will remain in July.
The football game's move from July to December has been in the making for at least 30 years, says Phil Weaver, executive director of the coaches’ association.
“Ever since I’ve been doing it the football coaches have wanted to,” Weaver said. “Splitting up the games is going to hurt a little bit. I guess basketball will become the premier summer event, and that should help soccer a little bit, too.”
The “overriding reason” to move the football game from summer to just after the season ends, Weaver said, is to attract more prominent players. Many college programs will not allow scholarship players to participate in the game because of summer school commitments and the risk of injury.
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“I’ll bet out of 72 football kids we replaced more than 30 from the original rosters,” Weaver said. “A lot of it was kids being found late in the (college) recruiting process. … They weren’t standing us up, they just had to go to college.”
Another reason for the move to December is that it will allow Division I football coaches to attend the coaches’ clinics that are held in conjunction with the East-West All-Star game. A NCAA rules interpretation had prevented coaches from attending or serving as clinicians in recent years.
The East-West football game will now be played on the same weekend as the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas in Spartanburg, S.C., but Weaver said he believes there will still be plenty of outstanding North Carolina seniors available.
A coaches’ association football committee will meet to determine whether the next East-West game will be played on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 17, or Sunday, Dec. 18, Weaver said. The NCCA has to work through all of the logistical challenges of moving the game before setting the date.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were charged Tuesday in an alleged conspiracy involving the handwritten lyrics to the classic rock juggernaut “Hotel California” and other hits by the Eagles.
Prosecutors said the defendants, despite knowing the material was stolen, lied to auction houses and buyers about the manuscripts’ origins.
An indictment filed in state court in Manhattan accuses Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski of plotting to possess Don Henley’s notes and lyrics for songs that also included “Life in the Fast Lane” and “New Kid In Town,” altogether valued at more than $1 million.
The men pleaded not guilty through their lawyers at the arraignment. They were released without bail.
“The DA’s office alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals,” the attorneys said in a statement. “We will fight these unjustified charges vigorously. These men are innocent.”
In a statement, the Eagles thanked prosecutors for bringing a case that exposes “the truth about music memorabilia sales of highly personal, stolen items hidden behind a facade of legitimacy.”
It called the items “an integral part of the legacy Don Henley has created over the course of his 50-plus-year career” that need to be returned “for him and his family to enjoy and preserve for posterity.”
According to court documents, an author hired to write a biography of the band originally stole the manuscripts in the late 1970s. The papers detail email correspondence between the defendants and a person claiming he found the material discarded decades ago in a dressing room backstage at an Eagles concert.
“It was about 35 years ago and my memory is foggy!” the person wrote.
Prosecutors say that between 2012 and 2017 the defendants tried to get Henley to buy back the stolen manuscripts, while at the same time seeking to peddle them to other potential buyers through Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses.
At one point Horowitz tried to claim that the source of the property was another founding Eagles member, Glenn Frey, after Frey’s death in 2016, prosecutors said. In one email, he wrote that Frey “alas, is dead and identifying him as the source would make this go away once and for all,” they alleged.
Authorities armed with search warrants finally retrieved the materials from Sotheby’s and from Kosinski’s New Jersey home.
The eponymous “Hotel California” album and its chart-topping title song both won Grammy Awards. The album has sold more than 26 million copies since its release in 1976, making it one of the bestselling albums in history.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the first half of 2022 broke all records, a measure of the increasing destruction taking place under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.
Satellite images taken between January and June show 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles) of forest destroyed, more than in any six month period in the seven years of record-keeping under the current methodology. The extent is four times the size of New York City.
What makes the statistic more remarkable is that the forest cutting is taking place during the rainy season. Deforestation is historically higher in the drier second half of the year when it is easier to access remote areas on the region’s unpaved roads.
Brazil also will hold presidential elections in October, which typically reduces law enforcement in the Amazon. Bolsonaro will run for a second 4-year term. Currently he is trailing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls.
The area destroyed in the first half of 2022 is 80% larger than the same period in 2018, the year before Bolsonaro took office, according to an analysis from the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, or IPAM, a Brazilian nonprofit.
Around half of the felling occurred on public lands, according to the IPAM analysis. The pattern in Brazil is that criminals seize public land expecting that the areas will be legalized for agriculture or cattle-raising in the future.
Other illegal real estate and timber transactions plus lack of enforcement contribute to the increasing deforestation rates, according to Ane Alencar, IPAM’s science director.
“Those who control the Amazon don’t want it preserved,” Alencar told the Associated Press in a phone interview. “The standing forest has no value in today’s Amazon.”
The most rapacious cutting took place in Amazonas state, overtaking both Para and Mato Grosso, which historically register more tree loss. That is a worrisome trend, as Amazonas is deep in the rainforest and has remained pristine relative to other Amazon regions.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
618 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern
DeWitt and southeastern Gonzales Counties through 700 PM CDT...
At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Yoakum, and also over Hochheim, moving southwest at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Cuero, Yoakum, Thomaston, Cheapside, Westhoff, Hochheim, Arneckville,
Edgar, Terryville and Concrete.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2891 9725 2927 9755 2937 9724 2919 9705
2911 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 062DEG 13KT 2917 9711
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Reagan
and northeastern Upton Counties through 700 PM CDT...
At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21
miles north of Rankin, moving west at 25 mph.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Reagan
and northeastern Upton Counties.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3145 10176 3154 10217 3165 10211 3165 10203
3153 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 108DEG 22KT 3151 10182
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Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony
(AP) – A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol apologized Tuesday to officers who protected the building after telling lawmakers that he regrets being duped by the former president’s lies of election fraud.
During a hearing before the U.S. House committee that’s investigating the insurrection, Stephen Ayres testified that he felt called by former President Donald Trump to come to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
He described being swept up by Trump’s bogus claims, and believing as he marched to the Capitol that Trump would join them there and that there was still a chance the election could be overturned.
“I felt like I had like horse blinders on. I was locked in the whole time,” said Ayres, who is scheduled to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor in the riot.
His message to others: “Take the blinders off, make sure you step back and see what’s going on before it’s too late.”
“It changed my life,” he said. “And not for the good.”
Ayres, who was not accused of any violence or destruction on Jan. 6, said he worked for a cabinet company in northeast Ohio for 20 years, but lost his job and sold his home after the riot. He was joined by his wife at the hearing.
After the hearing, Ayres approached officers in the committee room who have testified about being verbally and physically attacked by the angry mob. Ayres apologized for his actions to Capitol Police Officers Aquilino Gonell and Harry Dunn, Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges and former MPD officer Michael Fanone.
The officers appeared to have different responses to Ayres’ attempt to make amends.
Fanone told The Associated Press that the apology was not necessary because “it doesn’t do s--- for me.” Hodges said on CNN that he accepted the apology, adding that “you have to believe that there are people out there who can change.”
Gonell, who recently found out that the injuries he succumbed to on Jan. 6 won’t allow him to be a part of the force any longer, said he accepted the sentiment from Ayres, but it doesn’t amount to much.
“He still has to answer for what he did legally. And to his God. So it’s up to him,” the former sergeant said.
Dunn, who didn’t stand up when Ayres approached him, said he does not accept his apology.
The Jan. 6 House committee that’s investigating the insurrection sought to use Ayres’ testimony to show how Trump’s Dec. 19, 2020, tweet calling his supporters to Washington mobilized not only far-right extremist groups, but average Americans to descend on the nation’s capital.
Ayres described being a loyal follower of Trump on social media before Jan. 6 and said he felt he needed to heed the president’s call to come to Washington, D.C., for the “Stop the Steal” rally.
“I was very upset, as were most of his supporters,” Ayres said when asked about Trump’s unfounded election claims. Asked by Rep. Liz Cheney if he still believes the election was stolen, Ayres said, “Not so much now.”
Ayres said he wasn’t planning to storm the Capitol before Trump’s speech “got everybody riled up.” He had believed the president would be joining them at the Capitol.
“Basically, we were just following what he said,” Ayres said.
Ayres said he and friends who accompanied him to Washington decided to leave the Capitol when Trump sent a tweet asking rioters to leave. If Trump had done that earlier in the day, “maybe we wouldn’t be in this bad of a situation,” Ayres said.
Ayres said it makes him mad that Trump is still pushing his bogus claims about the election.
“I was hanging on every word he was saying,” he said. “Everything he was putting out, I was following it.”
His testimony echoed the words of many Capitol rioters who have expressed remorse for their crimes at sentencing hearings.
He’s among about 840 people who have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. More than 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor charges punishable by no more than one year in prison. More than 200 have been sentenced.
In his court case, Ayres admitted that he drove from Ohio to Washington on the eve of the “Stop the Steal” rally to protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote count. He entered the Capitol through the Senate Wing doors and remained inside for about 10 minutes, joining other rioters in chanting.
In a Facebook post four days before the riot, Ayres attached an image of a poster that said “the president is calling on us to come back to Washington on January 6th for a big protest.”
In another Facebook post before the riot, he wrote, “Mainstream media, social media, Democrat party, FISA courts, Chief Justice John Roberts, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, etc....all have committed TREASON against a sitting U.S. president! !! All are now put on notice by ‘We The People!’”
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Associated Press reporters Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick and Nomaan Merchant contributed to this report from Washington.
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For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege.
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The WNBA teams are ready for the sprint to the finish with a month left in the regular season.
With most teams having about a dozen games left and 11 of the 12 franchises in the playoff hunt it should be an exciting final five weeks.
Only three games separate the top five teams — Chicago, Las Vegas, Seattle, Connecticut and Washington. Unlike the previous five years where finishing first or second earned a bye to the semifinals of the playoffs, the WNBA changed its postseason format this season to a more traditional bracket.
Still, having a top four seed means hosting the first two games of the best-of-three opening round and potentially not having to play a road game to advance.
Chicago, which leads the AP WNBA power poll again this week, has been the hottest team in the league, winning eight of its last 10 games. That stretch helped the Sky secure homecourt in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game on July 26 against Las Vegas.
The Aces struggled heading into the All-Star break, dropping five of their last seven games. Las Vegas begins its stretch run with a three-game road trip starting in New York.
Seattle, Connecticut and Washington all loom on the heels of the top two teams.
POWER POLL
This week’s WNBA poll:
1. Chicago (16-6): The Sky had a busy weekend hosting the All-Star Game with half of their players involved in the festivities. They play three games this week, including two on the road.
2. Las Vegas (15-7): The Aces tip off the stretch run with three road games this week without much of a break after four of Las Vegas’ starters played in the All-Star Game.
3. Seattle (15-8): The Storm host Dallas and Indiana this week and look to maintain the momentum they had before the All-Star break. Seattle has won seven of its last 10 games.
4(tie). Connecticut (14-8): Consistency is what the Sun are looking for as they have struggled to put together a winning streak since winning four straight to start June.
4(tie). Washington (14-10): The Mystics are 11-4 when Elena Delle Donne plays and 3-6 without her. Washington will play on both sides of the country this week with games in Los Angeles, Phoenix and then at home against Minnesota on Sunday.
6(tie). Los Angeles (10-12): The Sparks have been playing well lately behind the strong play of Nneka Ogwumike. For them to crack the upper half of the standings they’ll need their guards to get healthy as Brittney Sykes, Kristi Toliver and Jordin Canada have all missed time with injuries.
6(tie). Atlanta (10-12): The Dream have a big week ahead with games against Chicago, Connecticut and Phoenix as Atlanta can help solidify a playoff berth.
8. New York (9-13): The Liberty will face Las Vegas twice this week after last week’s offensive showcase that saw the teams combine for 223 points in a New York victory.
9. Minnesota (8-15): A strong finish before the All-Star break has gotten the Lynx back into playoff contention. Minnesota has been in the postseason ever year since missing the playoffs in 2010.
10. Phoenix (10-14): This wasn’t the season the Mercury envisioned at the start of the year. With Brittney Griner’s absence looming over the team and Tina Charles now in Seattle, its been a challenging season for Phoenix.
11. Dallas (10-12): The All-Star break allowed Satou Sabally a few more days to get back to full strength and she’ll be key for the Wings to make a playoff push. She was out most of June with a knee injury before returning in early July.
12. Indiana (5-19): Six consecutive losses have the Fever at the bottom of the standings, but the future is looking good with the strong play of rookies NaLyssa Smith and Queen Egbo.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sabrina Ionescu of New York was voted the AP Player of the Week. She averaged 26.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists to help the Liberty split their games last week. Aerial Powers of Minnesota and Breanna Stewart of Seattle also received votes.
GRINER UPDATE
Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges at her trial last week. She will be back in court on Thursday. The WNBA acknowledged Griner at the All-Star weekend announcing her as an honorary starter while all the players wore jerseys with her name and number on the back of them for the second half of the game. Game MVP Kelsey Plum dedicated her award to the Mercury center.
GAME OF THE WEEK:
Las Vegas at Connecticut, Sunday. The Aces close out their three-game road trip against the Sun.
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Stocks on Wall Street closed lower Tuesday as investors brace for a big week of news on inflation and company earnings reports.
The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq fell. Big companies are beginning to report their latest quarterly results this week.
PepsiCo’s profits easily beat analysts’ estimates. Major banks including JP Morgan Chase are on tap later this week. Crude oil prices fell sharply. Bond yields continued flashing a warning signal about a possible recession.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 fell 35.63 points, or 0.9%, to 3,818.80.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 192.51 points, or 0.6%, to 30,981.33.
The Nasdaq fell 107.87 points, or 0.9%, to 11,264.73.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 3.83 points, or 0.2%, to 1,728.18.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 80.58 points, or 2.1%.
The Dow is down 356.82 points, or 1.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 370.58 points, or 3.2%.
The Russell 2000 is down 41.18 points, or 2.3%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 947.38 points, or 19.9%.
The Dow is down 5,356.97 points, or 14.7%.
The Nasdaq is down 4,380.24 points, or 28%.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives, according to an immigration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Rajapaksa had agreed to step down under pressure. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would leave once a new government was in place.
Lawmakers agreed to elect a new president next week but struggled Tuesday to decide on the makeup of a new government to lift the bankrupt country out of economic and political collapse.
The promised resignations brought no end to the crisis, and protesters have vowed to occupy the official buildings until the top leaders are gone. For days, people have flocked to the presidential palace almost as if it were a tourist attraction — swimming in the pool, marveling at the paintings and lounging on the beds piled high with pillows. At one point, they also burned the prime minister's private home.
While lawmakers agreed late Monday to elect a new president from their ranks on July 20, they have not yet decided who will take over as prime minister and fill the Cabinet.
The new president will serve the remainder of Rajapaksa's term, which ends in 2024 — and could potentially appoint a new prime minister, who would then have to be approved by Parliament.
The prime minster is to serve as president until a replacement is chosen — an arrangement that is sure to further anger protesters who want Wickremesinghe out immediately.
Corruption and mismanagement have left the island nation laden with debt and unable to pay for imports of basic necessities. The shortages have sown despair among the country's 22 million people. Sri Lankans are skipping meals and lining up for hours to try to buy scarce fuel.
Until the latest crisis deepened, the Sri Lankan economy had been expanding and growing a comfortable middle class.
The political impasse added fuel to the economic crisis since the absence of an alternative unity government threatened to delay a hoped-for bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The government must submit a plan on debt sustainability to the IMF in August before reaching an agreement.
In the meantime, the country is relying on aid from neighboring India and from China.
Asked whether China was in talks with Sri Lanka about possible loans, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official gave no indication whether such discussions were happening.
"China will continue to offer assistance as our capability allows for Sri Lanka's social development and economic recovery," said the spokesman, Wang Wenbin.
On Tuesday, Sri Lanka's religious leaders urged protesters to leave the government buildings. The protesters have vowed to wait until both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe are out of office.
After the storming of the government buildings, "it was clear there is a consensus in the country that the government leadership should change," said Jehan Perera, executive director of the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, a think tank.
Months of demonstrations have all but dismantled the Rajapaksa political dynasty, which has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades.
The protesters accuse the president and his relatives of siphoning money from government coffers for years and Rajapaksa's administration of hastening the country's collapse by mismanaging the economy. The family has denied the corruption allegations, but Rajapaksa acknowledged some of his policies contributed to the meltdown.
The president had not been seen nor heard from since Saturday, though his office issued statements indicating that he continued to carry out his duties.
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A phone call with chef Alice Waters — founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant and one of the nation’s foremost food activists and educators — is, naturally, a feast. Waters touches lightly on her latest book, “We Are What We Eat,” focusing first on other recent projects such as the UC Global Food Initiative, establishing the Institute for Edible Education at UC Davis, and Lulu, the organic restaurant opened at the Hammer Museum at UCLA.
She starts with the subject of meals. Her book models nine must-have values of sharing food: seasonality, stewardship, community, diversity, nourishment, beauty, generosity, love and equity. The first chapters address seven attributes of fast food culture: convenience, uniformity, availability, trust in advertising, cheapness, more is better and speed. Then, she introduces the superlatives of slow food culture that add biodiversity to the nine food values. Throughout, Waters’ combines research and scientific studies with personal stories about her childhood, the early days of Chez Panisse and her relentless pursuit to discover new ways of thinking, presenting and sharing food.
“I’m in LA, looking to see what’s in the farmer’s market, what’s growing right now,” says Water as she describes the meal she is planning for later the same day. “Cari and Early Girl tomatoes because other, bigger tomatoes aren’t ripe yet. I love a multicolored tomato carpaccio salad with vinaigrette, lots of mint, purple basil. It’s the garlic harvest so I’ll definitely poach fresh fish of the day, like a sea bass, now that the local salmon is gone. I’ll serve it with aioli on top and croutons on the side and I’ll put saffron in a broth and make a big bowl of soup to share around the table. All I can think about for dessert are apricots, raw, or baked in a galette that has that sweet-sour taste.”
“We Are What We Eat” has Waters, along with co-writers Bob Carrau and Cristina Mueller, issuing a science-backed slow food manifesto that protests the degradations of today’s fast food: hunger, illness, malnutrition, abuse of workers, environmental and actual food waste; and derides the evils of convenience, uniformity, availability, false advertising, cheapness, quantity and speed.
Waters says writing about food in terms of human values is intensely challenging. “The three of us worked at every one of those values. We were really trying to get the right language; to not sound trite about human values is very difficult.”
The book’s messages are, like many made by Waters, simple origami-like ideas whose folds reveal complexity, forethought, structure, kindness. In the book, phrases such as “you can’t fake ripeness,” as an argument for seasonal food, or “terms get hijacked,” in reference to exploitation by advertisers of “local, “fair trade” and “organic,” quickly summarize how fast food is pernicious and inherently harms all forms of biological life.
Even so, Waters is fiercely optimistic. At the Edible Schoolyard Project at Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Middle School, she has watched students who in 6th grade were “picky, hesitant” eaters become in two years “young environmentalists eager to eat anything they can grow and cook.” The project has expanded from one school to a network of 6,500 schools worldwide.
Asked if the pandemic will improve conditions and appreciation for the people who grow our food and how it’s delivered — or intensify attention to natural resource preservation and workplace equity, Waters says the big agriculture industrial food system has been repeatedly exposed.
“People have been shocked by truths revealed and hard data related to the killing of animals, food waste, poisoning of land, beaches and water, pesticide use, distribution and carbon footprints,” she says.
Yet Waters is concerned that people increasingly believe the medical system knows better than Mother Nature. “We need to take care of her and allow her to flourish,” she says. “We need to eat seasonally. Learn from Indigenous people and traditions. … We need to make edible education part of every school curriculum.”
Which is why the UC project is critical. The edible education formula is multipronged: connect to people making food on the land, pay real costs for the food provided, allow no middlemen, stay local, reduce carbon footprints, fund school programs properly, devise menus that use every morsel and strive for zero waste, establish networks so the U.S. school food system does not spend billions of taxpayer dollars buying fast food or food mostly from outside local areas.
Waters relishes in feeding people ideas: “I always say bring a bowl of something irresistible to the table because I don’t want to have conversations only in classrooms. Gathering and having something tasty touches people in a different way.”
The call ends, fittingly, with a butterfly. Waters is taking a photo with her phone, a sight that causes her to mention the victory garden she planted in the front yard of her home the minute the pandemic started. “I was worried about running out of lettuce. People left me notes on the trellis to say they were doing the same thing. Who knows where that will go? Neighbors putting food on each other’s porches? It’s a sign of community. I feel this is our moment in time.” | https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/alice-waters-taking-the-slow-route/article_0aca92b4-0220-11ed-8b16-5bf91888120a.html | 2022-07-13T00:12:45Z | https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/alice-waters-taking-the-slow-route/article_0aca92b4-0220-11ed-8b16-5bf91888120a.html | true |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One million gallons of oil have been collected since April 2019 from the site of the nation’s longest oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
The spill began when when Hurricane Ivan caused an underwater mudslide in September 2004, collapsing an oil production platform 11 miles (27 kilometers) from shore. Owner Taylor Energy Co. LLC capped nine wells but said it couldn't cap the other 16 at Mississippi Canyon Block 20, or MC-20 for short. They have now been leaking for nearly 18 years.
“As of July 12, 2022, 1,016,929 gallons of oil have been collected from the MC-20 site" over more than three years, the Coast Guard said in a news release. That amount — more than 3.8 million liters — would fill about 1.5 Olympic swimming pools.
The Coast Guard said that the containment system it ordered is collecting an average of about 900 gallons (3,400 liters) of oil a day.
Neither agency estimated the 18-year total.
Some earlier estimates put the daily maximum at 33 times the current daily amount, but that figure is also far above early government estimates of 7.5 gallons (28 liters) a day in 2012 and 12 gallons (45 liters) a day in 2015.
Estimates were even lower from Taylor, which unsuccessfully took the Coast Guard and its contractor to court over the containment system.
The New Orleans-based company agreed in December 2021 to drop three lawsuits, turn over a $432 million cleanup trust fund and pay an additional $43 million to settle a federal lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Greg Gerard Guidry signed the settlement in March, according to online court records.
The trust fund money went to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to pay for continuing efforts to plug the well and stop the spill, NOAA said in its press release.
“Experts continue to work on a permanent solution,” the agency said.
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Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 464
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
753 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2022
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRONX KINGS NEW YORK
ORANGE PUTNAM QUEENS
RICHMOND ROCKLAND WESTCHESTER
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
* WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county.
* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.
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A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, part of government efforts to control online activity.
Zoom Video Communications and Ookla, which runs the internet tool Speedtest, were both fined 1 million rubles under the same law.
The Russian government has been trying for years to establish greater control over the internet and social media, an effort that has intensified in recent months as it tries to limit the flow of information about the war in Ukraine. In March, a Russian court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it said were “extremist activities.”
For years, Russia’s communications regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor, has tried to force large technology companies to move the data of Russian users to servers in Russia. Google, Facebook and Twitter have all been accused of violating the 2015 law and ordered to pay fines.
Apple was fined Tuesday for the first time, the Interfax news agency reported. It said an Apple representative argued in court that the collection of data in Russia wasn’t handled by Apple Inc. but by a separate entity, Apple Distribution. A Roskomnadzor representative insisted that Apple was responsible.
Airbnb, Pinterest and the video streaming service Twitch were fined 2 million rubles last month under the same law.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley will report raising more than $7.42 million during the entire second quarter, her campaign said, a robust figure to close out her primary victory and build up her coffers for a general election campaign against Republican Ted Budd.
Beasley's campaign said Tuesday that her next campaign filing, due at the Federal Election Commission by Friday, will mean the largest ever raised in a second fundraising quarter by a U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina — exceeding $7.40 million that Democrat Cal Cunningham reported in 2020. Beasley's campaign accounts had $4.8 million entering July, her campaign said.
Beasley, a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court, cruised to an easy May 17 primary victory, winning 81% of the vote in a 11-candidate race. Her campaign already has been running campaign ads for the general election.
Budd's campaign, which has the same Friday deadline, didn't immediately release its numbers for the three months ending June 30. It used Beasley's news in a email fundraising appeal late Tuesday, telling supporters “we cannot let her overwhelm us in fundraising.”
A current member of Congress, Budd handily won the 14-candidate GOP primary, finishing comfortably ahead of former Gov. Pat McCrory and ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker. Budd benefited greatly from former President Donald Trump's endorsement and from the independent expenditure group Club for Growth Action, which spent millions supporting him and criticizing McCrory.
The Budd and Beasley campaigns have already filed campaign finance reports for the first four weeks of April.
Beasley has been the highest campaign fundraiser among all candidates seeking to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr since she got into the race in April 2021. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NC-Senate-hopeful-Beasley-says-7-4M-raised-in-17300862.php | 2022-07-13T00:20:17Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NC-Senate-hopeful-Beasley-says-7-4M-raised-in-17300862.php | true |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor tweeted he had “big news” on Tuesday, announcing the state budget passed in recent days includes funding for three new state parks.
Gov. Tom Wolf's press secretary, Beth Rementer, subsequently said the park sites haven't been chosen, but work to identify and purchase the land is underway by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The state's 2022-23 spending plan includes $56 million to add the new state parks to what is currently a 121-park system.
The three will be the first new state parks in Pennsylvania since 2005, not counting Washington Crossing, which was transferred from the state Historical and Museum Commission.
The money will also help develop the state's first park for the use of all-terrain vehicles and similar motorized recreational vehicles.
“Our beautiful state parks are among the finest in the nation,” Wolf tweeted. “I'm proud that we secured funding in this year's budget to make this investment in our park system.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Pa-funds-3-new-state-parks-locations-yet-to-be-17300695.php | 2022-07-13T00:21:45Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Pa-funds-3-new-state-parks-locations-yet-to-be-17300695.php | true |
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston suburb that was the birthplace of two of the nation's earliest presidents is planning to build a center honoring their legacies.
Officials in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced Tuesday the formation of a new nonprofit foundation to raise money and oversee the design and construction of the Adams Presidential Center honoring former President John Adams and his son, former President John Quincy Adams, as well as former first ladies Abigail Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams.
Mayor Thomas Koch said the announcement marks the beginning of a formal, public process for building the “long overdue” center, which he hopes will offer more than a traditional presidential library and museum.
“We’re in the infant stages, but we envision it as a center for civic engagement, a place to really get some education about the history of our country,” he said during remarks at the Adams Academy.
The mayor has said the center could be located on the former school property. The academy was built in the 1800s using money John Adams left to the city of Quincy, which is named after Abigail Adams’ grandfather, Col. John Quincy.
Koch has also asked the Boston Public Library to transfer John Adams’ collection of more than 3,000 books to the city to serve as a focal point of the project. On Tuesday, he said his administration is still pursuing the collection but that the planned center isn’t contingent on receiving it.
Other speakers on Tuesday reflected on the Adams family’s legacy and what it represents in the current political climate.
“We’re living in a critical moment in our history where erosion of our democratic institutions and our democracy is at risk,” said former U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt, a Quincy native. “Both presidents recognized that for a democracy to thrive, there has to be a well informed and engaged citizenry. This center can be a piece of that.”
The planned center would offer programs encouraging future generations to be active in civic life, as well as ones fostering healthier political discourse, said retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Quincy native who will serve as chairman of the new foundation.
“It’s not just about preserving history but inspiring people to be engaged citizens,” he said. “The Adamses embodied the very best of the nation. They knew that democracy was not a spectator sport.”
Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin noted John Adams, the nation’s second president, was also the first to lose his bid for another term. His son, who served as the nation’s sixth president, also lost his reelection campaign.
“Neither one of them promoted an insurrection,” he said as a congressional committee in D.C. continues its probe of the deadly U.S. Capitol attack and effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. “None of them suggested that they should storm wherever the votes were being counted.
“We speak as Americans of how proud we are of the peaceful transition of power and the significance of elections,” Galvin continued. “The people who first tested it out where the Adamses. They showed us the way.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Plans-for-center-to-honor-Presidents-Adams-and-17300071.php | 2022-07-13T00:22:04Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Plans-for-center-to-honor-Presidents-Adams-and-17300071.php | true |
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Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police across Southern California were seeking a lone gunman Tuesday who is wanted in connection with at least four — but possibly as many as six — robberies at 7-Eleven stores where two people were killed and three were wounded.
Over five hours early Monday morning — July 11, or 7/11, the day when the national 7-Eleven brand celebrates its anniversary — the violence wreaked havoc on convenience stores and prompted the parent company to urge employees to close their locations overnight in the Los Angeles area for safety.
It wasn’t immediately clear to investigators what prompted the violence in the cities of Ontario, Upland, Riverside, Santa Ana, Brea and La Habra.
“I think the only person to answer that would be the suspect,” said Officer Ryan Railsback, a spokesperson for the Riverside Police Department.
Police identified the Santa Ana victim as Matthew Rule, 24. The Brea victim, 40-year-old Matthew Hirsch, was identified by his father, Jim Hirsch, KCBS reported.
The Riverside victim remained in grave condition on Tuesday morning, police said, while the victims from the La Habra shooting were in stable condition.
While police in Riverside, La Habra, Brea and Santa Ana said they believe they are seeking the same suspect, officials in Ontario and Upland have not yet made that determination though they said they were aware of the other crimes at 7-Eleven stores. Authorities did not immediately release additional details.
Authorities in Brea and Upland shared images of a masked man wearing what appeared to be the same black sweatshirt with a hood over his head. The sweatshirt had white lettering with green leaves on the front.
“It could potentially be the same person but we’re not confirming that at this time,” Upland Sgt. Jake Kirk said.
7-Eleven Inc. issued a statement saying it was gathering information and working with police. Monday was the company’s 95th anniversary and stores gave out free Slurpee drinks. “Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.
“Right now, our focus is on Franchisee, associate and customer safety. With that in mind, we have encouraged stores in the Los Angeles area to close (Monday night),” 7-Eleven Inc. said in a statement to KTLA.
Railsback said the date was no accident.
“There’s no way it can be a coincidence of it being 7-Eleven, July 11,” he said.
The first robbery happened around midnight Monday morning in Ontario, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
The masked man brandished a handgun at the store’s employee and demanded money, according to Ontario Cpl. Emily Hernandez. He did not fire any shots and the clerk was not injured. It was not immediately clear to investigators what, if anything, was stolen.
The second robbery happened about 45 minutes later in Upland, less than 5 miles (8 kilometers) away from the Ontario store.
The suspect approached the store clerk with a few items, “some drinks and things,” and brandished a semi-automatic handgun, Kirk said. The man stole the items and about $400 to $500 in cash and fled. No shots were fired.
About an hour after the Upland robbery and 25 miles (40 kilometers) away in Riverside, a gunman brandished a gun and robbed the 7-Eleven clerk, then turned the weapon on a customer, opened fire and fled, Railsback said. Police believe the clerk handed over cash from the register.
“It doesn’t appear to be any reason that the suspect shot the customer,” Railsback said of the gravely wounded victim. “It sounds like the clerk gave him whatever he asked for.”
Railsback said criminals typically know that robberies at convenience stores rarely yield large amounts of money, especially during the overnight hours.
“If you go hit a liquor store or a 7-Eleven or a fast food place, you’re not going to get a lot of cash out of it,” he said. “It’s kind of odd that they would do this.”
Another shooting occurred around 3:20 a.m., about 24 miles (39 kilometers) away, in Santa Ana, authorities said.
Officers responding there reported gunfire and found a man dead in the 7-Eleven parking lot with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to Santa Ana Sgt. Maria Lopez.
“At this moment, we don’t believe he was an employee,” Lopez said of the victim. “We don’t really know yet what he was doing there in a parking lot, if he was a potential customer or just walking by.”
Surveillance video shows the suspect dropping items — believed to be the victim’s belongings — as he fled, Lopez said.
About 40 minutes later, a 7-Eleven employee in Brea was shot and killed, Brea Police Capt. Phil Rodriguez said.
Jim Hirsch told KCBS that his son, known as Matt, had been working an overnight shift alone.
“I am so angry at this,” Jim Hirsch told the TV station “I never thought all the commotion in the world right now would affect me but it’s under my roof.”
Less than an hour after Matthew Hirsch was shot, officers in neighboring La Habra were sent to a reported robbery at a 7-Eleven. They discovered two gunshot victims around 4:55 a.m., according to Sgt. Sumner Bohee. Both victims are expected to survive.
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Meanwhile, spam calls and text messages continue to increase, despite more carriers implementing STIR/SHAKEN. In June, Americans received 7.2 billion spam calls and 12 billion spam text messages — a combined 13% month-over-month increase.
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On Tuesday afternoon, the Dallas non-profit, Community Does It, officially opened its doors to a new mental health facility located in the heart of Pleasant Grove.
The space, El Buckner Bazaar, which used to be a hall, was designed and decorated to transform into a chic, but warm environment that's not only visually appealing but also set to serve a greater good.
"We wanted to make sure that it was really reflective of the people who work and live here who are going to be using this space," said Ashley Sharp, executive director at Dwell with Dignity.
Amazon donated $50,000 to Dwell with Dignity, a Dallas non-profit dedicated to beautifying spaces through design for families in need.
The new facility in Pleasant Grove is where a majority of the population is Latino, a detail Sharp and her team kept in mind as they decorated.
"Our amazing designer was able to go through and find pieces of art that really spoke to the population that we are serving, so there’s a lot of beautiful Hispanic art that comes deeply from their culture and their heritage," said Sharp.
During the unveiling of the new space, it was hard to find a dry eye as community members, volunteers and leaders from Community Does It marveled at the final product.
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"I have to cry because I'm so excited for the community," said Monica Ruiz, a Co-Founder and Volunteer at Community Does It.
When it comes to mental health services in predominately Hispanic communities, resources are limited, but Ruiz said she's excited because the new facility will help bridge that gap.
"There's a lot of depression, and we need help, everybody needs help. I come to some classes that they do for the community, and they help a lot," said Ruiz.
They provide counseling, education and support for youth and families in need of mental health care.
"When you look at some of the statistics about the lack of access to affordable mental health care, particularly in the Hispanic community, there’s some glaring data out there, and when you talk to originations like Community Does It, who is really pushing the envelope with innovating and creating new ways to reach their community, it’s kind of a no brainer with saying, ‘Look this is such a great cause it’s going to have such a positive impact on the local community and no one else is really doing this right now,' so how can we make a real difference?" said Daniel Martin, a spokesperson for Amazon.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
555 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
McCulloch, Menard, northwestern Mason and southeastern Concho
Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Camp Air, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Brady, Mason, Menard, Eden, Melvin, Brady Lake, Saline, Streeter,
Camp Air, Calf Creek, Grit, Katemcy, Camp San Saba, Pear Valley, Long
Mountain, Salt Gap, Hext, Erna, Koockville and The Intersection Of
Us-190 And Ranch Road 1311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3071 9948 3071 9988 3133 9992 3135 9943
3096 9920 3067 9916 3067 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 090DEG 26KT 3088 9930
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s largest charter-school chain misappropriated state funds by enrolling dozens of 4-year-olds in kindergarten and must repay about $790,000, according to the state’s charter school oversight agency.
In Washington, children must be age 5 by Aug. 31 to start kindergarten. Impact Public Schools asked the state Charter School Commission in 2020 for permission to create a state-funded transitional kindergarten program for children who lack high-quality early learning opportunities, or who are determined to lack the skills needed for kindergarten.
The commission voted that transitional kindergarten could begin no earlier than 2021 in the charter schools it oversees because it needed to develop evaluation measures and regulations. It also needed to resolve a legal conflict: To qualify for state transitional kindergarten funding, students must first be assessed to show need. However, state law bars charter schools from that kind of screening prior to enrollment in order to prevent charters from selecting higher-achieving students.
In fall 2020, state officials discovered that Impact had enrolled 4-year-olds anyway, saying all were able to skip straight to kindergarten.
Impact declined to comment for this story, KUOW reported. Charter School Commission Interim Executive Director Jessica de Barros said she couldn't do an interview because of ongoing litigation between Impact and the commission.
The commission ordered Impact to reimburse the state for the kindergarten funding but to keep the children in school to minimize disruption to their education.
Impact challenged that decision in court, claiming that it was within its rights to enroll the 4-year-olds in kindergarten after the commission would not allow transitional kindergarten that fall.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson in an April ruling said that, by screening the 4-year-olds for kindergarten readiness, Impact had clearly violated the charter-school law and its contractual prohibition on pre-enrollment screening.
Wilson affirmed her decision in May after Impact filed for reconsideration. Impact has appealed the ruling. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Charter-school-ordered-to-repay-WA-790K-over-17300947.php | 2022-07-13T00:26:43Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Charter-school-ordered-to-repay-WA-790K-over-17300947.php | true |
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) will publish its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 after the New York Stock Exchange closes. The company will also host a conference call to review the financial results on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants may listen to the conference call by dialing 844-291-6362 (domestic) or 234-720-6995 (international), along with access code 1468163. The conference call will be simulcast and archived on our website at investor.omnicomgroup.com.
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
410 PM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...KING TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT LOW LYING
SPOTS DURING HIGH TIDE LATE EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK...
.The highest astronomical tides of the year, commonly referred to
as the King Tides, will again impact the coast and bayshore each
night this week through late Thursday night and have historically
resulted in the localized flooding of specific low lying areas
each year. In addition, the lowest low tides of the event will be
observed during the early morning hours which may lead to trouble
for mariners navigating shallow waterways. The King Tides tidal
readings are expected to peak Wednesday night.
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding expected.
* WHERE...North Bay Interior Valleys, San Francisco Bay Shoreline
and San Francisco.
* WHEN...For the first Coastal Flood Advisory, from 9 PM this
evening to 1 AM PDT Wednesday. For the second Coastal Flood
Advisory, from 9 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, trails, and roads with only
isolated closures expected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tidal levels will also rise along the
Pacific coast but impacts will be more localized to areas
along the SF Bay shoreline. Tide poolers and beachgoers should
be familiar with the times and heights of local tidal levels
to avoid hazards that may arise from rapidly shifting water
levels.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
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GARY, Ind. (AP) — One girl died and another was released after treatment at a hospital after they were pulled from Lake Michigan after struggling in the water Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Visitors were able to pull one of the girls from the water at Gary's Marquette Beach but the other remained underwater until a Lake County Sheriff’s Department helicopter located her in the water and directed responders to her location, Indiana conservation officers said.
A 9-year-old girl was pronounced dead at Gary Methodist hospital, officers said. A 14-year-old girl was released after treatment there.
Their names haven't been released.
The Lake County coroner will conduct an autopsy to determine 9-year-old's cause of the death. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Two-girls-pulled-from-Lake-Michigan-at-Gary-17300974.php | 2022-07-13T00:28:40Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Two-girls-pulled-from-Lake-Michigan-at-Gary-17300974.php | true |
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HELLO AGAIN
Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result against Houston’s Cristian Javier, who struck out 14 Angels on July 1.
One start after striking out 13 in seven innings to begin a combined no-hitter against the Yankees, Javier upped his career high again with the 14 punchouts during seven innings of one-run ball in the Astros' 8-1 win at Houston. The one run was a homer by Ohtani.
Ohtani was named to his second straight All-Star Game as a hitter and a pitcher. It’s uncertain if he’ll start on the mound again, like he did last year. He’s been even better as a pitcher this season, entering Wednesday 8-4 with a 2.44 ERA.
UNBEATEN
Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers is 11-0 with a major league-leading 1.62 ERA going into his start at St. Louis.
The 28-year-old right-hander, a first-time All-Star, has allowed two runs or fewer in all 16 starts. He is seeking to become the first big league pitcher to win his first 12 decisions in a season since Detroit’s Max Scherzer started 13-0 in 2013. Before Scherzer, the feat had not been accomplished since Boston’s Roger Clemens began 14-0 in 1986.
ALL-STAR SHUFFLE
Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez, San Francisco left-hander Carlos Rodón and Miami first baseman Garrett Cooper are the latest players added to the rosters for the All-Star Game next week.
They replaced Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper and Houston’s Yordan Álvarez, who are hurt, and Milwaukee closer Josh Hader, who is skipping the July 19 game at Dodger Stadium because of family responsibilities.
Rodón made the All-Star team for the second straight season. Martinez is a five-time All-Star. Cooper becomes the 31st first-time All-Star this year.
BIG WHEEL
Bypassed for the All-Star Game, Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler takes an 8-4 record and 2.46 ERA into the finale of a two-game series at Toronto.
Wheeler is 8-1 with a 1.53 ERA since April 28 after losing his first three starts this season.
Rob Thomson guides the Phillies — he's the first Canadian to manage a major league game in his home country.
Thomson is from Sarnia, Ontario, a city on the Michigan border about 200 miles west of Toronto. He was promoted from his role as bench coach to interim manager after Joe Girardi was fired on June 3.
That made Thomson the first Canadian-born manager in the big leagues since Pittsburgh’s George Gibson was fired in June 1934.
“It’s great to be home,” Thomson said before Tuesday night's game. “I love coming back here. I love the ballpark, especially when the roof is open. I have a lot of family and friends here. It means a lot.”
Among those friends were eight former teammates from the 1984 Canadian Olympic baseball team, for whom the 58-year-old Thomson was catcher.
“I guess they rented out a suite,” Thomson said. “I don’t know how they got the money. It’ll be nice to see them, too.”
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Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, called on BRICS to turn to new payment methods as Russia looks to overcome global dollarization and cope with the euro's loss of value.
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According to today's trade data, the euro dropped to parity with the dollar before settling at 1.0005 dollars. This figure marks its lowest point registered to date since December 2002.
As for the euro-dollar parity, the Deputy Chairman said in Telegram that "the best protection against the rotting euro will be the transition to new payment methods in trade with our reliable partners, including the use of national currencies," namely the Russian ruble, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, etc.
He also said that "in the future, it is also possible to establish a new reserve currency for the BRICS countries. The US dollar, euro, and pound sterling are not enough for the modern world."
The euro has lost 12 percent of its value against the dollar since the beginning of this year.
Without predicting a drop this fast in July, the markets rated the direction of the euro-dollar to be bearish and forecasted a possible decline below the 1.0000 mark in the short term. | https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Calls-on-BRICS-Nations-To-Adopt-New-Payment-Methods-20220712-0016.html | 2022-07-13T00:29:56Z | https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Calls-on-BRICS-Nations-To-Adopt-New-Payment-Methods-20220712-0016.html | true |
Scotty Bowman has left the Chicago Blackhawks after what the Hall of Famer said was a difficult year.
Bowman announced Tuesday he no longer works for the organization as of July 1, saying he decided it was time to move on after 14 years as the Blackhawks' senior hockey operations adviser.
Bowman’s son Stan stepped down as general manager in October after an independent investigation into the team’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations in 2010 revealed he knew about the situation.
“It was a pretty uncomfortable year because of Stan’s thing, getting let go, and I stayed on for the year and tried to keep going as much as I could, which I think I did,” Bowman told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “It’s been a good ride. I mean, you don’t get the chance to work with your son all the time. Naturally you have your differences of opinion, but I got to know the personnel on the team, and it was a good ride to be able to see this team develop and everything else.”
Bowman, who turns 89 in September, said he left the organization on good terms. He’s not closing the door on another job in the NHL but isn’t looking for work immediately. He plans to continue his routine of splitting time between his homes in suburban Buffalo, New York, and Sarasota, Florida, which allows him to make appearances in the press box at Tampa Bay Lightning games.
“You have to keep busy,” he said. “The game has changed so much, you know? It’s so fast. The line changes, the players change so quick now they probably change twice as fast as in my day, so it’s a different game, but it’s still in my blood.”
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 31 years ago, Bowman won the Stanley Cup a record nine times as a coach, leading the Montreal Canadiens to the championship in 1973, ’76, ’77, ’78 and ’79, the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992 and the Detroit Red Wings in 1997, ’98 and 2002. Counting his four titles as a member of a front office, including three with Chicago in 2010, ’13 and ’15, his 14 are second-most in league history behind Habs great Jean Beliveau’s 17.
Another championship seems far away for the Blackhawks.
Kyle Davidson replaced Stan Bowman on an interim basis in the fall and was given the full-time GM job after a lengthy search. Davidson is now in charge of a major teardown of the roster, which has already included trading young forwards Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach and letting Dylan Strome and Dominik Kubalik leave rather than tendering them qualifying offers to retain their rights.
The big question now concerns the future of franchise cornerstones Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, who have a year left on their respective contracts.
“It’s a discussion that we’re going to have to have,” Davidson said last week at the NHL draft. “We’re honest and told them what could happen. And we’re going to have to potentially make some changes. So there wasn’t any deception in that. But it’s real now. There’s a discussion that’s going to have to happen. They’re aware of what we expect of them and why we want them around.”
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Former Wales captain Roberts retires at 35
July 13 (Reuters) - Former Wales centre Jamie Roberts said on Tuesday he felt it was the right time for him to hang up his boots at the age of 35, finishing his career with Australia's Waratahs.
Roberts, who won 94 caps for Wales and helped the national team reach the 2011 World Cup semi-finals, was part of three Six Nations winning sides.
"As I reach the end of my professional playing career, I'm retiring with an immense sense of gratitude for what the sport has provided me," the former Wales captain said https://twitter.com/Jamiehuwroberts/status/1546901581353844738/photo/4 in a long post on social media.
"Representing my country was always a childhood dream, I'm fortunate it became reality. It meant the world to me and forever will.
"I'll also never forget the immense pride of captaining my country. Singing the anthem had the same impact whether at home in Cardiff, away at some of the most iconic stadiums in World rugby, or during two Rugby World Cups."
Roberts added he planned to stay with the sport after his retirement, mainly in broadcasting.
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MAINE, USA — Adding mental health services in emergency situations is the goal of new academic programs in Maine. The University of Maine at Augusta is offering two new online degree programs with a focus on mental and emotional well-being.
A 30-credit master of science program is being offered in trauma-informed emergency management. Kati Corlew, associate professor of psychology, is the coordinator for the program.
"If we're going to be organizing and managing different communities while they're experiencing trauma, we have to understand what they're going through in order to make our jobs more effective," Corlew said.
Corlew said the program goes through all the basics of emergency management training, whether it be for EMS personnel or for people who respond to natural disasters of any kind. What differentiates this program, however, is the component that focuses on mental, emotional, and psychological well-being for themselves and those they're helping.
"We need to be trauma-informed, both for the communities that we're working with for preparedness, for long-term recovery, but also for ourselves as professionals," Corlew said.
Corlew added roughly 80% of emergency management work starts with prevention. But she said it's about more than just helping people before or during a crisis.
"A number of people who experience trauma, they're going to have a longer-term mental health crisis as they're recovering from it," Corlew said.
Corlew said this is one of the only graduate programs that work from the trauma-informed perspective, which is why she believes it's already gaining international attention. She added it already has about a dozen students enrolled this summer, and they're still accepting applications.
The other new degree option is a 60-credit associate of science program in Community Policing. Noel March is the director of the Maine Community Policing Institute at UMaine at Augusta.
March said the program is a first of its kind, not just in Maine, but across the country. It starts this fall semester, and it will focus on fostering relationships between law enforcement and the community.
It covers the basics of law enforcement, along with, "coursework in homelessness, substance-use disorder, hate crimes, [and] how to build resilient communities," March said.
"This is a smarter, better, more forward-leaning way to address community safety," March said.
For more information about the trauma-informed emergency management program, click here.
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Anonymous tip leads to 700 animals seized in cattle neglect investigation, authorities say
ROLETTE COUNTY, N.D. (KVLY/Gray News) - Authorities in North Dakota say a total of 700 animals were seized from multiple counties after they received an anonymous complaint regarding possible animal neglect.
The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office was joined by the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and the North Dakota State Veterinarian’s Office to conduct a search warrant on June 1.
KVLY reports authorities documented the conditions of about 500 cattle at a property where they noticed numerous animals without sufficient feed and dead cattle.
Deputies said they continued to monitor the situation, but the animals’ living conditions were not improving.
On June 23, the Rolette County Sheriff’s Office reported it conducted another search warrant of the same property where owners Steven Nickelson and Tanner and Cameron Millang surrendered their livestock.
According to the sheriff’s office, a total of 700 animals were seized belonging to Nickelson.
Authorities said they contracted a third party to care for, feed and monitor the animals before being sold.
The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office thanked those who brought the situation to its attention, along with those who helped deputies remove the livestock.
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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Houston man was indicted on charges accusing him of trying to use a heavy-duty drone to drop a bag of forbidden items to inmates at a federal prison in Texas, authorities announced Tuesday.
Federal officials unsealed an indictment charging Davien Philip Turner with two counts of unlawfully flying an aircraft. Each count is punishable by up to three years in prison.
At a news conference in Beaumont, U.S. Attorney Britt Featherston said there was no evidence that Turner succeeded in delivering contraband with his drone, but there have been cases of such items being dropped from drones into the federal prison complex south of Beaumont.
Photos displayed during the news conference showed Turner is accused of trying to deliver wire cutters and other tools, as well as money, cellphones, cellphone charges, and bulk amounts of tobacco.
This is the third federal case involving smuggling attempts by drones to be charged in the United States, and the first in Texas, Featherston said.
“Around the country, drones use in smuggling into prisons has been on the rise,” Featherston said.
A multi-agency investigation of the use of drones to deliver contraband to prisons continues, he said.
The Biden administration has called on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter these and other nefarious uses of drones, which are a growing security concern and nuisance.
Turner was to remain jailed without bond pending a Thursday detention hearing, according to court records. A message left for Turner’s federal public defender was not immediately returned.
Violence at the Beaumont prison, including a Jan. 31 gang fight that left two inmates dead and two others injured, led to a nationwide lockdown of federal prisons. Seven inmates who are members of the MS-13 gang were charged with attacking and killing members of the Mexican Mafia and its affiliate, the Sureños, prosecutors said.
Before that, security measures at the minimum- and medium-security section of the complex had become so lax that local law enforcement officials privately joked about its seemingly “open-door policy.” An inspector general’s report prompted officials to build a fence around the prison, repair broken door alarms, add and upgrade video cameras, and install additional lights. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/man-accused-of-using-drone-to-smuggle-contraband-into-prison/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-13T00:33:04Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/man-accused-of-using-drone-to-smuggle-contraband-into-prison/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission couldn’t agree Tuesday on what guidance, if any, to give the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks to help them understand how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling outlawing absentee ballot drop boxes.
The commission, evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, repeatedly deadlocked on what to tell clerks about what the decision meant and how to interpret it ahead of the Aug. 9 primary. Commissioners said they may consider giving guidance later.
The primary will set the field for the Nov. 8 election where Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson are both on the ballot in high-stakes races. Johnson and Republican candidates for governor have called for disbanding the bipartisan elections commission and overhauling how elections are run in the state.
Republican members of the commission argued that it owed it to the clerks who run elections to help them understand the court’s ruling, while Democrats said the guidance proposed went too far, would confuse clerks and only invited more lawsuits. Not taking any action means the commission is telling clerks “go out and figure it out for yourself,” said Republican commissioner Bob Spindell.
The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must return their ballots in person either to the clerk’s office or an alternate site. The Supreme Court did not address the question of who can put an absentee ballot in the mail. State law says an absentee ballot “shall be mailed by the elector” but federal law allows for disabled people to receive assistance with their ballot.
Democrats, voting rights groups, advocates for the disabled and others all decried the ruling as making it more difficult for people to vote, particularly the elderly and disabled. They argue that ballot boxes are safe and secure and a better option than relying on the post office, which can be slow in delivering ballots and unreliable.
The elections commission rejected a Republican-backed motion that would have said voters have to present a photo ID when returning an absentee ballot. It also rejected guidance that quoted state law saying that the elector must be the one to mail a ballot.
“It would be inappropriate for us to start making stuff up and I think that’s what this memo does, unfortunately,” Democratic Commissioner Mark Thomsen said of proposed guidance written by commission staff.
Conservatives hailed the court’s ruling as a step toward making elections more safe and secure, even though many Republicans in the past had supported and advocated for the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that absentee voting in Wisconsin was rife with fraud and fueled his loss in 2020.
Biden beat Trump by nearly 21,000 votes in Wisconsin, a result that has withstood recounts in the two most heavily Democratic counties, numerous lawsuits, a nonpartisan audit and a review by a conservative law firm.
Also on Tuesday, state Rep. Tim Ramthun, a Republican candidate for governor, reintroduced a resolution for the GOP-controlled state Legislature to decertify Biden’s victory. Trump also renewed his call for decertification on Saturday, citing the Supreme Court ruling.
Ramthun is only calling for the presidential race to be decertified — not his race or anyone else elected in 2020. He’s also not calling for decertification of the 2016 presidential race that was won by Trump and where ballot drop boxes were in use. Ramthun’s earlier decertification resolution was not taken up.
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I am not,” Ramthun said at a Capitol news conference as his supporters responded with “Amen.”
Ramthun also suggested that ballot drop boxes, voting machines and other equipment may need to be seized by law enforcement.
Ramthun has been one of the loudest advocates in Wisconsin for decertifying Biden’s win. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who was hired by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos under pressure from Trump to investigate the 2020 election, also told lawmakers to consider decertification and then later backed away from it.
Vos and other Republican leaders have rejected decertification as not being legally possible. Attorneys, including conservatives, have also said decertification is unconstitutional and pointless. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/wisconsin-elections-commission-rejects-guidance-for-clerks/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-13T00:33:10Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/wisconsin-elections-commission-rejects-guidance-for-clerks/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | true |
BOISE, Idaho — The conversation about the future of reproductive care in Idaho continues as the countdown to new abortion laws closes in on about 45 days. The changing of Idaho's abortion laws now puts focus on centers like Stanton International, a provider that does not offer abortions. Instead, they tout life affirming care. This week, Stanton held an event called 'Supporting Women In An Abortion-Free Idaho.’ Stanton Chief Operations Officer Danielle Versluys detailed the conversation local leaders are having.
“We brought the community together, faith leaders, community leaders and lawmakers to discuss and get our minds together about how we, as a community and as a state, can support women in a state where abortion will soon be illegal. How we can walk through it with women through an unexpected pregnancy and beyond and take care of them, support them, and empower them to make the right choice for their family and to embrace life with that child,” Versluys said.
With abortion care from providers like Planned Parenthood coming to an end, there are community questions about what a provider like Stanton will do if a woman comes in needing an emergency abortion.
“We don't even blink,” Versluys said. “We’ve had this happen before and we have women come in and say, I think that I need an emergency abortion. My doctor said, or I don't know what's happening, and we immediately connect them with a doctor who will value their life and the life of their baby and treat them both as patients and do the utmost to save the life of that mom and of the baby.”
Idaho Governor Brad Little shared his thoughts at the Stanton event in a video message. He touched on the changing laws and the challenges ahead.
“Our work has only started. We fully acknowledge the monumental moment in our nation's history means we must confront what we know will be growing needs for women and families in the months and years ahead. We absolutely must come together like never before to support women and teens facing unexpected or unwanted pregnancies, families, churches, charities, local and state government. And you, the supporters stand ready to lift them up and help them and their families,” Little said in the video message.
So, how does Stanton envision their role in Idaho in a post Roe era?
“Our biggest challenge is going to be to make sure that women know about Stanton and that is why we brought together all these community leaders to say, you need to spread the word, too, and let them know about the work of Stanton. Not only are we asking them to support the work we do and to bring volunteer, to give, to support and sustain the work we do, but also we need to the information about Stanton to get out to the women who are facing these unexpected or challenging pregnancies,” Versluys said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the week of July 4-10, the top 20 prime-time shows, their networks and viewerships:
1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6 million
2. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 5.5 million
3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 4.96 million
4. “Macy’s 4th July Fireworks,” NBC, 4.5 million
5. “Generation Gap,” ABC, 3.9 million
6. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 3.8 million
7. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 3.8 million
8. “FBI,” CBS, 3.7 million
9. “Press Your Luck,” ABC, 3.6 million
10. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 3.4 million
11. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 3.2 million
12. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Wednesday), Fox News Channel, 3.2 million
13. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 3.1 million
14. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 3.06 million
15. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 3.05 million
16. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.01 million
17. “The Final Straw,” ABC, 3.01 million
18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Tuesday), Fox News Channel, 2.99 million
19. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 2.97 million
20. “FBI International,” CBS, 2.92 million | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Prime-time-network-and-cable-viewership-for-week-17301038.php | 2022-07-13T00:34:34Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Prime-time-network-and-cable-viewership-for-week-17301038.php | false |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Ulster County in east central New York...
Greene County in east central New York...
South central Schoharie County in east central New York...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Prattsville,
or 11 miles west of Hunter, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Catskill, Saugerties, Hunter, Woodstock, Windham, Gilboa,
Prattsville, West Hurley, Saugerties South, North-South Lake
Campground, Woodland Valley Campground, Kenneth L Wilson
Campground, Lake Katrine, Phoenicia, Mount Tremper, Lanesville,
Cairo, Veteran, Shandaken and Durham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
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New Zealand beats Ireland by 3 wickets to clinch ODI series
MALAHIDE, Ireland: July 13, 2022 05:23 ISTMark Adair took the wickets of Martin Guptill and Will Young with the first two balls of the Kiwi innings as they set about chasing down the hosts’ modest 216
Mark Adair’s early heroics could not prevent Ireland falling to a three-wicket defeat to New Zealand on Tuesday in the second one-day international.
Adair took the wickets of Martin Guptill and Will Young with the first two balls of the Kiwi innings as they set about chasing down the hosts’ modest 216.
But a fine 60 from Finn Allen soon steadied the visitors and they cruised to a victory which also sealed the series with one game remaining.
Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry each helped themselves to two wickets as New Zealand immediately set about the Irish attack.
Under pressure, it was only a fine 74 from George Dockrell and a gutsy unbeaten 27 from Adair that enabled Ireland to amass a reasonable total.
But rising Irish hopes after the dramatic start to the New Zealand innings soon fell away as the Black Caps composed themselves and Tom Latham joined Allen in earning a half-century.
A middle-order wobble made the result far from certain until Bracewell translated his fine form with the ball to the bat, with his unbeaten 42 carrying the tourists over the line with 71 balls to spare. | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/new-zealand-beats-ireland-by-3-wickets-to-clinch-odi-series/article65632936.ece/amp/ | 2022-07-13T00:39:49Z | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/new-zealand-beats-ireland-by-3-wickets-to-clinch-odi-series/article65632936.ece/amp/ | false |
WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
230 PM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Temperatures 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington,
Yakima Valley and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of
Washington. In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue
Mountains of Oregon and Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The daytime temperatures in tandem with
warm lows tonight, mid and upper 60s, will prompt a high heat
risk for those who are heat sensitive and without effective
cooling and/or adequate hydration.
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.
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Train derails after a collision with a truck in country Victoria
- The incident occurred at Goornong, near Bendigo two hours north of Melbourne
- Truck driver in his 50s treated at the scene for non life-threatening injuries
- No other passengers on the train have been reported as injured as yet
A passenger train has come off the tracks after a collision with a truck in country Victoria.
The accident occurred shortly after 8am on Wednesday morning at Goornong, near Bendigo, about two hours north-west of Melbourne.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on the Midland Highway near the Bendigo-Murchison Road to find the driver of the truck, a man aged in his 50s, suffering non-life threatening injuries.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics.
No other passengers on the train have been reported as injured at the moment.
It's unclear what caused the collision at this stage.
V/Line informed passenger it had cancelled the 10:21 service from Epsom to Southern Cross service in the Melbourne CBD.
Replacement buses have been provided for passengers.
More to come. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11007903/Train-derails-collision-truck-Goorong-Bendigo-country-Victoria.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-13T00:43:10Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11007903/Train-derails-collision-truck-Goorong-Bendigo-country-Victoria.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Police say 83-year-old man arrested in neighbor’s killing
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An 83-year-old man was arrested by San Jose police after he allegedly fatally shot a neighbor, authorities said.
Bert McElhaney was arrested Monday after officers identified him as the person who shot a neighbor at a mobile home park, San Jose Police Sgt. Christian Camarillo said Tuesday.
Officer responded to a report of a person shot at the 2100 block of Almaden Road and found a man wounded. The man died at the scene, Camarillo said.
Camarillo said McElhaney and the victim were neighbors and that a motive in the killing has not been determined. A neighbor told KGO-TV the two men were in an argument before the shooting.
The identity of the dead man will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office once his family is notified, Camarillo said. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-california/2022/07/12/police-say-83-year-old-man-arrested-in-neighbors-killing/ | 2022-07-13T00:53:58Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-california/2022/07/12/police-say-83-year-old-man-arrested-in-neighbors-killing/ | true |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Democrats in the House and Senate says banks are taking advantage of Americans through overdraft fees.
“They are the product of years of price gouging and a punitive practice that punishes low-income consumers,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said.
Maloney introduced a bill limiting how many overdraft fees consumers can face in a year and says the fees they do charge must be reasonable.
“Charging $35 for a $3 cup of coffee is simply predatory,” Maloney said.
Some banks have already eliminated or reduced their fees.
“But there are still many financial institutions who have hurt those most disadvantaged consumers,” Maloney said.
Maloney expects the bill to pass the house. But Senate Democrats face a bigger challenge.
“Billions of dollars being made off of the backs of low-income families who are struggling to make it,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said.
Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) believe this bill would level the playing field.
“Big banks have to be held accountable for predatory practices that they’ve gotten away with for far too long,” Booker said.
“For the banks, overdrafts are almost pure profit,” Warren said.
Warren wants Senate Republicans to join their fight.
“Who wants to be the Republican who says ‘it’s okay for giant banks to continue to squeeze hard-working families,” Warren said.
But when asked Tuesday, Republicans leaders declined to take a position. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/washington/washington-dc/house-and-senate-democrats-call-for-action-against-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-07-13T00:54:35Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/washington/washington-dc/house-and-senate-democrats-call-for-action-against-overdraft-fees/ | false |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
730 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Randall county, including the city of Canyon and
along I-27.
* WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable. Ponding of water
in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park and
Timbercreek Canyon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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BETHESDA, Md., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it structured $754,000,000 in financing for Aman New York, one of New York's most anticipated luxury hotel and residence developments. Occupying the top 20 floors of the iconic 100-year-old Crown Building on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, the Aman New York was developed by the OKO Group, an international real estate development firm passionate about merging world-class property development with world-class architecture and design.
Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, and Adam Schwartz led Walker & Dunlop's team in structuring the debt financing provided by JPMorgan Chase. This three-year financing consisted of a bridge loan and a condo inventory loan. Financing this property was highly competitive, with many capital sources bidding to finance this unique development.
"We're excited to have worked with the OKO and Aman teams on this world-class asset," says Keith Kurland. "Their unparalleled vision to deliver a seven-star hotel and residences has truly come to fruition."
The 95,000 square-foot residential section of the development includes 22 exclusive residences, while the 117,000 square-foot hotel portion contains 83 guest rooms and suites. These rooms are among New York's largest, and this hotel is the only hotel in New York to offer a working fireplace in each room. This development is Aman's first US urban residence project and provides unique features for owners, including a private entrance, access to three dining venues, the Jazz Club, the Wine Room, and the renowned 25,000 square feet Aman Spa. The residences are almost entirely sold out, with one of the condos selling for $55 million, in one of New York's priciest residential transactions so far this year.
Originally built in 1921, the Crown Building was the first home of the Museum of Modern Art. It was renamed in 1983 for its iconic crown-like appearance when illuminated. The hotel portion of the property will open on August 2nd, with reservations opening on July 25th.
Walker & Dunlop is the ninth CRE lender overall in 2021 with $68B in total transaction volume last year. With one of the strongest networks in the industry, the firm's 2021 brokered loan originations totaled $30 billion, a 170% increase over 2020. To learn more about our Capital Markets capabilities and financing options, visit our website.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With over 1,000 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Friday night, a $1 million Mega Millions prize was won for the second time within a one-week span. The winning ticket was sold at Super 1 Foods in Pine Bluff.
There were also other Mega Millions winners on Friday which included two winners of $1,500 prizes from both Glenwood and Bentonville, as well as five $600 prizes that were from Little Rock, Cabot, Sheridan, Springdale, and El Dorado.
On Tuesday, a player from Arkadelphia claimed the $1 million dollar Mega Millions prize that had been unclaimed from a July 1st drawing. That ticket was purchased at a Road Runner in Bryant.
The Mega Millions jackpot drawing that will happen Tuesday evening has climbed to $440 million dollars.
After a ticket is purchased, winners have a total of 180 days from the lottery game drawing date to claim the big prize.
“I urge all players to check their numbers to see if they’re the big winner,” said Eric Hagler executive director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.
If you've found yourself with a winning ticket and want more information on how you can claim your prize be sure to check out the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery website here. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/lottery/mega-millions-winning-ticket-pine-bluff/91-49b623be-0b34-40c1-93fd-0fee32fc7c95 | 2022-07-13T01:00:59Z | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/lottery/mega-millions-winning-ticket-pine-bluff/91-49b623be-0b34-40c1-93fd-0fee32fc7c95 | true |
The contenders vying to succeed Boris Johnson as Britain’s next prime minister
Eight politicians are vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister.
These are the contenders who have secured support from at least 20 Conservative lawmakers to progress to Wednesday’s runoff votes:
Rishi Sunak, former treasury chief
Sunak, 42, is the best known of the party’s potential leaders and a favorite of bookmakers to succeed Johnson.
His public profile rose after he became the U.K.'s Treasury chief in 2020, a job that entailed overseeing the billions of pounds handed out during the coronavirus pandemic to help businesses and workers.
But he has faced criticism for not doing enough to ease the country’s growing cost-of-living crisis. His popularity also took a dive after police fined him for attending one of the government’s lockdown-flouting parties at 10 Downing St., the prime minister’s office and official residence.
Sunak says the promises to cut taxes made by many rival candidates are “not credible” and that he would only reduce taxes after inflation is under control.
Liz Truss, foreign secretary
Truss, 46, took on the high-profile Cabinet post in September after serving as trade minister. She is also the U.K.’s lead negotiator with the European Union on issues following Brexit.
Truss, the U.K.'s top diplomat, has made no secret of her leadership ambitions and has sought to emulate former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in carefully curated social media photos. If selected, she says she wants to cut taxes “from Day 1” and reverse an income tax hike.
Nominations in the race to become British prime minister have closed, with eight Conservatives securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot.
Penny Mordaunt, trade minister
Mordaunt, 49, is popular with many Conservatives and is another bookmakers’ favorite to win.
She was the first woman to serve as U.K. defense secretary, although Johnson dismissed her shortly after he became prime minister in 2019 because she had backed another candidate for party leader, Jeremy Hunt.
Mordaunt, a former reality TV contestant, played a prominent role in the pro-Brexit campaign in 2016.
Jeremy Hunt, former Cabinet minister
Hunt, who has served as both health and foreign secretary, ran against Johnson in the 2019 leadership race. He lost decisively and was dumped from the Cabinet.
Hunt, 55, has remained a member of Parliament and kept himself in the public eye by grilling the government’s pandemic policies as head of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
Tom Tugendhat, Commons Foreign Affairs Committee chair
Tugendhat, a 48-year-old lawmaker and former soldier, has never held a Cabinet post but heads the influential Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament. He is seen as a centrist and has billed his candidacy as an opportunity for a clean start.
He said he is consulting a “broad coalition” of colleagues to bridge the divides in government.
Kemi Badenoch, former equalities minister
Badenoch, who has worked as a software engineer and at a private bank, grew up in Nigeria and says she experienced poverty first hand.
The 42-year-old lawmaker was initially considered an outsider for the race, but an endorsement from party heavyweight Michael Gove has boosted her profile.
She wants to lower taxes and lead a “limited government focused on essentials.”
Nadhim Zahawi, treasury chief
Zahawi, 55, came to prominence as vaccine minister during the pandemic. A co-founder of the market research firm YouGov, Zahawi was elected to Parliament in 2010.
He was born in Iraq to a Kurdish family and came to the U.K. as a child when his parents fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
Suella Braverman, attorney general
Braverman is a lawmaker and lawyer who became England’s attorney general in 2020.
A euroskeptic and supporter of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Braverman, 42, says she wants to deliver “all of the great opportunities of Brexit” — including a tougher line on immigration and leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou's top priority remains winning a second straight IndyCar championship.
His future after this year is looking awfully murky.
Shortly after Chip Ganassi Racing announced Tuesday it would exercise a team option to keep the star Spaniard next season, Palou and Arrow McLaren SP said they had agreed to a deal for 2023.
“I have recently learned from the media that this afternoon, without my approval, Chip Ganassi Racing issued a press release announcing that I would be driving with CGR in 2023,” Palou wrote on Twitter. “Even more surprising was that CGR's release included a ‘quote’ which did not come from me. I did not author or approve that quote. As I have recently informed CGR, for personal reasons, I do not intend to continue with the team after 2022."
It's an odd twist in a big week for the McLaren team.
Colton Herta, the young American star who team owner Michael Andretti hopes to put in a Formula One car, spent Monday and Tuesday testing for McLaren in Portimao, Portugal.
Then Ganassi's team made its announcement.
“Alex's track record speaks for itself,” Ganassi said in the news release. “He's a proven champion and one of the most formidable drivers in the world. We are very excited to continue working together.”
One side, at least, is eager to stay together.
Palou emerged as a star last season by becoming the first Spaniard to win an IndyCar title while giving Ganassi a 14th series crown. Palou hasn't disappointed this year either, posting four top-five finishes and seven top-10s in the first nine races.
Although he hasn't won a race, Palou is fourth in the standings, 35 points behind Indianapolis 500 champ and teammate Marcus Ericsson heading into Sunday's race at Toronto.
“It's a great feeling to know I will keep working with Chip Ganassi Racing next season,” Ganassi's press release quoted Palou as saying. “The team welcomed me with open arms from Day 1 and I'm excited to continue working with Chip, (managing director) Mike Hull, the folks on the No. 10 NTT Data car and everyone within the organization. The goals remain the same and we will continue to work relentlessly towards achieving them."
Shortly thereafter, Palou said he has other plans.
While the 25-year-old owns 12 top-three finishes in 25 races since joining CGR, he sounds like he's ready for a change.
“This evening's unfortunate events aside, I have great respect for the CGR team and look forward to finishing this season strongly together,” Palou wrote.
McLaren also issued a statement saying Palou would serve as a test driver for its F1 team in addition to his full-time IndyCar duties.
If Palou changes teams, it would mark the second major addition for McLaren in less than two months. Alexander Rossi, the 2016 Indy 500 winner, announced in June he also would be joining McLaren.
“We have always said that we want the best talent at McLaren, and it’s exciting to be able to include Alex (Palou) on that list,” McLaren CEO Zac Brown said. “Alex is an incredibly talented driver who has won in every series he has raced in and I’m happy to welcome him to the McLaren family.”
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Mandeville hit-and-run survivor has Saints star’s backing, vision for future despite losing eyesight
MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - A former St. Tammany Parish football standout, who barely survived a hit-and-run accident, is making a comeback few predicted. Dallas Matamoros heads back to LSU in a few weeks with support from a New Orleans Saints star.
Two years ago, Matamoros was doing well, studying by day and waiting tables by night, and loving LSU.
But on May 27, 2020, the unthinkable happened around 11 p.m., after a hard day of school and work, and an evening out with friends just off campus.
“I was walking. I was a pedestrian, and there was a hit-and-run,” said Matamoros.
A vehicle headed westbound on a busy Baton Rouge highway struck Matamoros and left him for dead.
“I got the phone call every parent dreads,” said his mother, Tracy Matamoros.
Dallas was rushed to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where he was treated for a month. Doctors initially offered his family little hope.
“He’s done, it doesn’t look good, we have to wait and see what happens,” said Tracy.
Dallas suffered a severe brain injury and had to relearn everything, while rehabbing for more than a year.
And, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dallas’ parents were limited to 20-minute visits.
Bolstered by small but significant signs of progress, the Matamoros family moved Dallas to the TIRR and Moody rehab facilities in Texas, for the next four months.
“Day by day, he improved. It was miraculous,” said Tracy Matamoros.
Dallas could once again speak and slowly move around. But his vision was gone.
“When he first woke up, he told us he could see, but he couldn’t,” said Tracy.
Dallas’s extensive brain injury damaged his optic nerves.
The 24-year-old from Mandeville lost his sight, but he still had a vision for his future.
Dallas launched a TikTok series called the “Blind Chef,” with his mother Tracy as his photographer and other help from his friends.
“My friend Katie Gunther designed the shirt, and she’s awesome,” Dallas said.
But one of his biggest inspirations came from Saints linebacker Demario Davis.
“We heard about your story and we want to lift you up,” said Davis.
Dallas Matamoros got a chance to meet his hero at a Davis prayer breakfast, at a key point in his recovery.
Dallas had a couple of things going for him in his comeback: He’s young and in good shape, and he was a team captain who played linebacker for Lakeshore high.
Matamoros says the discipline he learned in football has helped him cobble his life back together.
But due to his life-changing injury, football has been replaced by a second love.
Dallas finds cooking therapeutic. He credits the Affiliated Blind of Louisiana training center in Lafayette for helping him navigate the kitchen, and a new life without sight.
As his confidence grows, he now plans to return to LSU in a few weeks, switching programs to pursue a sociology degree, hoping to help others as he heals himself.
“I can give advice to other people, based on my real-life experiences,” he said.
Experiences that dramatically impacted a life that nearly was taken away, by a hit-and-run driver who was never found.
“I’m excited to see what he’ll do from here,” Davis said, “and I know the sky is the limit.”
“In a strange way, blindness has been good for me,” Matamoros said. “It has motivated me and put me in a higher gear.”
There was one witness to the hit-and-run accident that nearly killed Dallas Matamoros. He said the vehicle involved was a white Mazda, but Baton Rouge police have reported little progress in their search.
Dallas’s mother now works with other families dealing with brain trauma, offering lessons she learned during Dallas’s ordeal. She says there are support groups out there that can make a difference in a victim’s recovery.
You can call the Louisiana Brain Injury Association for help at (504) 982-0685, or the Affiliated Blind School of Louisiana at (337) 234-6492.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
730 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Randall county, including the city of Canyon and
along I-27.
* WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable. Ponding of water
in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park and
Timbercreek Canyon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Anonymous tip leads to 700 animals seized in cattle neglect investigation, authorities say
ROLETTE COUNTY, N.D. (KVLY/Gray News) - Authorities in North Dakota say a total of 700 animals were seized from multiple counties after they received an anonymous complaint regarding possible animal neglect.
The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office was joined by the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and the North Dakota State Veterinarian’s Office to conduct a search warrant on June 1.
KVLY reports authorities documented the conditions of about 500 cattle at a property where they noticed numerous animals without sufficient feed and dead cattle.
Deputies said they continued to monitor the situation, but the animals’ living conditions were not improving.
On June 23, the Rolette County Sheriff’s Office reported it conducted another search warrant of the same property where owners Steven Nickelson and Tanner and Cameron Millang surrendered their livestock.
According to the sheriff’s office, a total of 700 animals were seized belonging to Nickelson.
Authorities said they contracted a third party to care for, feed and monitor the animals before being sold.
The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office thanked those who brought the situation to its attention, along with those who helped deputies remove the livestock.
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LONDON (AP) — Olympic great Mo Farah -- the winner of four gold medals and one of Britain’s greatest and best-loved athletes -- has been carrying a secret burden all these years: He was illegally brought to the U.K. as a youth and forced to care for other children before he escaped a life of servitude through running.
In a new documentary, Farah says his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and that he was from taken from the East African nation of Djibouti when he was about 8 or 9. He says a woman he didn’t know brought him to Britain using fake travel documents that included his picture alongside the name Mohammed Farah.
The revelations come as Britain struggles to deal with a surge of people fleeing conflict and hunger in Africa, the Middle East and Asia on flimsy boats organized by human traffickers who assist the desperate to cross the English Channel. Criminal gangs are also smuggling people into the country and forcing them into sex work, criminal activities and unpaid labor.
In the documentary, produced by the BBC and Red Bull Studios, Farah said he thought he was going to Europe to live with relatives and had piece of paper with the contact details.
“The lady took it off me and right in front of me ripped them up and put it in the bin,’’ Farah said in the film, to be broadcast Wednesday. “And at that moment I knew I was in trouble.”
The woman took him to an apartment in west London where he was forced to care for her children, Farah said. He wasn’t allowed to go to school until he was 12.
“I wasn’t treated as part of the family,” Farah said. “If I wanted food in my mouth, my job was to look after those kids — shower them, cook for them, clean for them.”
Farah was granted U.K. citizenship in 2000 and represented Britain at three straight Summer Olympics starting in 2008. He captured hearts in Britain and elsewhere with the look of joy and astonishment after his triumph in the 5,000 meters at the 2012 London Games after earlier winning the 10,000-meter title. He won the same races at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.
Farah previously said he had moved to Britain with his parents as a refugee from Somalia. But in the documentary, he says his parents never were in the U.K. His father was killed by gunfire during unrest in Somalia when Farah was 4, according to the film. His mother and two brothers live on the family farm in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia that is not internationally recognized.
Farah says his fortunes changed when he was finally allowed to attend school. A teacher who was interviewed for the documentary recalled a 12-year-old boy who appeared “unkempt and uncared for,” was “emotionally and culturally alienated” and spoke little English.
But he began to blossom on the track and eventually told his story to a physical education instructor. The teacher contacted local officials, who arranged for a Somali family to take him in as a foster child.
“I still missed my real family, but from that moment everything got better,” Farah said. “I felt like a lot of stuff was lifted off my shoulders, and I felt like me.”
Farah said he had feared he would be deported if he spoke about his childhood experiences. He decided to tell his story to publicize and challenge people’s perceptions of human trafficking, he said.
“I had no idea there was so many people who are going through exactly the same thing that I did,” he said. “It just shows how lucky I was.”
In 2020, more than 10,000 people were referred to authorities in Britain as potential victims of modern slavery, up from 2,340 in 2014, according to the Home Office, the government agency responsible for border enforcement.
Immigration authorities are also under pressure as the number of people entering the country on small boats jumped to 28,526 last year from 299 in 2018, government statistics show.
The U.K. has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum seekers on a one way voyage to the East African nation, where they would be able to apply for asylum. While Prime Minister Boris Johnson says this will break the business model of the criminal gangs who charge migrants thousands of pounds to cross the Channel, immigration rights groups say it is illegal and inhumane.
But modern slavery doesn't only affect migrants. Nongovernmental organizations are at pains to insist that victims of modern slavery are forced into servitude bound by coercion and violence rather than shackles. Such organizations have often found it difficult to put a human face on the crime, fearing that exposure will inflict further trauma. That alone makes Farah's case unique.
Justine Carter of Unseen, a charity that deals with victims of modern slavery, stresses that it takes courage to overcome such conditions. Farah’s revelation will let people around the world know that modern slavery can happen anywhere.
“I just have to take my hat off to somebody who has come through that trauma and has lived that experience, but has actually still succeeded in life, because I think there are far too many people that, for them the trauma is too much and unfortunately don’t have the right support mechanisms in place to kind of thrive and move on with their lives," she said.
Besides raising awareness, Farah’s example could encourage others to seek help.
“There is always a way out, an alternative, a channel that you can go down. And I think Mo Farah has been living, breathing proof of that,” she said.
Britain’s Home Office said no action would be taken against Farah — and not just because he is a prominent athlete.
Home Office guidance makes clear that the agency assumes a child is not complicit in gaining citizenship by deception, stating: “If the person was a child at the time the fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact was perpetrated, the caseworker should assume that they were not complicit in any deception by their parent or guardian.”
Politicians, sports figures and celebrities rushed to offer Farah their support.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised his courage.
“Everything Sir Mo has survived proves he’s not only one of our greatest Olympians but a truly great Briton,’’ Khan tweeted. “@Mo Farah thank you for sharing your story & shining a spotlight on these awful crimes. We must build a future where these tragic events are never repeated.”
Usain Bolt, an eight-time Olympic champion sprinter from Jamaica, posted three emojis of folded hands - sometimes referred to as “prayer hands” - on Farah’s Instagram page. Andrew Butchart, Farah’s teammate in 2016 and sixth-place finisher in the 5,000 meters in Rio, posted “Much love” and “very proud” along with a heart emoji.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Democrats in the House and Senate says banks are taking advantage of Americans through overdraft fees.
“They are the product of years of price gouging and a punitive practice that punishes low-income consumers,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said.
Maloney introduced a bill limiting how many overdraft fees consumers can face in a year and says the fees they do charge must be reasonable.
“Charging $35 for a $3 cup of coffee is simply predatory,” Maloney said.
Some banks have already eliminated or reduced their fees.
“But there are still many financial institutions who have hurt those most disadvantaged consumers,” Maloney said.
Maloney expects the bill to pass the house. But Senate Democrats face a bigger challenge.
“Billions of dollars being made off of the backs of low-income families who are struggling to make it,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said.
Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) believe this bill would level the playing field.
“Big banks have to be held accountable for predatory practices that they’ve gotten away with for far too long,” Booker said.
“For the banks, overdrafts are almost pure profit,” Warren said.
Warren wants Senate Republicans to join their fight.
“Who wants to be the Republican who says ‘it’s okay for giant banks to continue to squeeze hard-working families,” Warren said.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday removed the final obstacles to Croatia adopting the euro, enabling the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade as the exchange rate fell to its weakest level against the dollar in 20 years.
EU finance ministers approved three laws that pave the way for Croatia to become the 20th member of the eurozone on Jan. 1. The last EU country to join the European single-currency area was Lithuania in 2015.
“It’s a big day for Croatia, I dare say historic,” Croatian Finance Minister Zdravko Maric told reporters in Brussels.
Adopting the euro offers economic benefits stemming from deeper financial ties with the currency bloc’s other members and the European Central Bank’s monetary authority.
More tangibly, it means that any of the current eurozone’s 340 million inhabitants who visit Croatia will no longer need to exchange their cash for Croatian kuna.
Euro entry also has political rewards because the shared currency is Europe’s most ambitious project to integrate nations, giving them a place in the EU core. That means a seat at the EU’s top decision-making tables.
Croatia’s accession to the monetary bloc is “an important moment for the European Union” and “confirms that the euro is an attractive, resilient and successful global currency,” EU Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said.
However, the euro’s exchange rate very briefly touched $1 for the first time in two decades Tuesday before immediately going back up. A worsening energy crisis in Europe tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine has stoked fears of the economy going into a tailspin.
“The crucial factor for a possible adverse scenario is exactly the supply of energy,” European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said. “This risk did not diminish in the weeks that we have behind us. It’s still there and increasing.”
While political elites in Croatia view euro membership as a success, citizens who are already coping with double-digit inflation are concerned that the introduction of the European single currency will cause further price increases.
“They are constantly comforting us on the radio that prices will be fine, but I don’t believe it,” Zagreb resident Visnja Gacic said. “I have a friend in Slovenia, and when they introduced the euro, prices went sky-high.”
In May, inflation in Croatia reached a 14-year high of 10.8%. In the eurozone, it was a record 8.6% in June, with the ECB planning to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years this month to combat soaring consumer prices.
Created in 1999 among 11 countries including Germany and France, the euro has gone through seven previous enlargements starting with Greece in 2001.
The appeal of euro membership is reflected by the last three expansions, which brought in Baltic states between 2011 and 2015. During that period, the eurozone was scrambling to contain a debt crisis that Greece had triggered and that was threatening to break apart the currency alliance.
A combination of European emergency loans to five financially vulnerable member countries and an ECB pledge to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro enabled the currency bloc to weather the turbulence and emerge stronger.
Joining the euro requires a country to meet a set of economic conditions. These relate to low inflation, sound public finances, a stable exchange rate and limited borrowing costs.
“It’s a wonderful club to be a member of, but it requires commitment, dedication, continued respect of the rules, and I know that we can expect no less from Croatia,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said. “Together we are stronger.”
Croatia is relatively small and poor, so its euro entry will have limited international economic implications. The country has a population of around 4 million and per-capita wealth that, at 13,460 euros ($13,500) last year, was less than half of the euro-area average.
Nonetheless, against the backdrop of the Russian war in Ukraine and Kyiv’s hasty application for EU membership, Croatia’s imminent adoption of the euro sends a potentially significant political signal.
Croatia was itself at war in the early 1990s during the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. The country applied for EU membership in 2003 and joined the bloc in 2013. That was the last time the EU expanded.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island was given new land on Tuesday in a deal that will protect and manage a pristine white sand beach and ocean bay area that is home to endangered and endemic species and to rare, culturally significant Native Hawaiian artifacts.
Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit land preservation group, transferred its ownership of Pohue Bay and surrounding land to the National Park Service.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has the world’s largest and most active volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Most of the coastline where the bay is located is made of ancient lava flows, black rock and sea cliffs that dart out into the ocean.
Pohue Bay, a rare and idyllic oasis in an otherwise rugged landscape, is home to endangered hawksbill sea turtles, green sea turtles, endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other species found only in Hawaii. The area houses anchialine ponds — landlocked pools with a mix of fresh and salt water — where rare Hawaiian red shrimp called ʻōpaeʻula live.
The area is also culturally significant because it has remains of ancient Hawaiian villages, petroglyphs, burial sites and the largest known abrader tool quarry in the state, according to the Trust for Public Lands. Abraders are ancient tools used for sanding, smoothing and grinding.
Park officials hope to eventually open the area up to the public, but the 26 square miles (67 square kilometers) of land will remain closed to visitors as national park staff consult with local experts and residents to better understand the various cultural sites.
The addition brings the total park size to 554 square miles (1,425 square kilometers), almost as large as the entire island of Oahu.
While the park has recently acquired a few small parcels of land in the same area, the donation is the park’s largest addition since 2003, when about 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) of land was incorporated.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Rhonda Loh in a statement called the Pohue Bay area “an incredibly precious and culturally significant landscape that needs to be protected.”
She added: “The park is working to develop an interim operating plan for Pohue that explores opportunities for public use compatible with resource protection.”
Trust for Public Land acquired the privately owned land on Tuesday and gave it to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park the same day.
The parcel stretching from the southwest coast of Hawaii Island up to the national park was purchased for $9.4 million with funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and a donation from the Wyss Foundation. The land had previously been the target of several resort proposals, Trust for Public Land said.
“We are grateful the National Park Service will steward the area, ensuring the history, culture and natural beauty of this place are protected for future generations,” Trust for Public Land Associate Vice President Lea Hong, who leads the Hawaii division for the organization, said in a statement.
Hong emphasized the role locals have played in preserving the land, fighting off pressure from developers and others to keep the area natural.
“It’s really a testament to decades of community concern and love for that area,” Hong said. “It’s a testament to the community’s dedication to conserving the coastline that this project will happen.”
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BETHESDA, Md., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it structured $754,000,000 in financing for Aman New York, one of New York's most anticipated luxury hotel and residence developments. Occupying the top 20 floors of the iconic 100-year-old Crown Building on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, the Aman New York was developed by the OKO Group, an international real estate development firm passionate about merging world-class property development with world-class architecture and design.
Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, and Adam Schwartz led Walker & Dunlop's team in structuring the debt financing provided by JPMorgan Chase. This three-year financing consisted of a bridge loan and a condo inventory loan. Financing this property was highly competitive, with many capital sources bidding to finance this unique development.
"We're excited to have worked with the OKO and Aman teams on this world-class asset," says Keith Kurland. "Their unparalleled vision to deliver a seven-star hotel and residences has truly come to fruition."
The 95,000 square-foot residential section of the development includes 22 exclusive residences, while the 117,000 square-foot hotel portion contains 83 guest rooms and suites. These rooms are among New York's largest, and this hotel is the only hotel in New York to offer a working fireplace in each room. This development is Aman's first US urban residence project and provides unique features for owners, including a private entrance, access to three dining venues, the Jazz Club, the Wine Room, and the renowned 25,000 square feet Aman Spa. The residences are almost entirely sold out, with one of the condos selling for $55 million, in one of New York's priciest residential transactions so far this year.
Originally built in 1921, the Crown Building was the first home of the Museum of Modern Art. It was renamed in 1983 for its iconic crown-like appearance when illuminated. The hotel portion of the property will open on August 2nd, with reservations opening on July 25th.
Walker & Dunlop is the ninth CRE lender overall in 2021 with $68B in total transaction volume last year. With one of the strongest networks in the industry, the firm's 2021 brokered loan originations totaled $30 billion, a 170% increase over 2020. To learn more about our Capital Markets capabilities and financing options, visit our website.
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the July 12, 2022, GenScript ProBio (Brian Ho-sung Min, CEO), a global CDMO, and ACT Therapeutics (Seogkyoung-Kong, CEO), developing next-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy platform targeting solid cancer, announced that they had entered into a strategic partnership MOU concerning the development of a new CAR-T cell therapies. GenScript ProBio and ACT Therapeutics have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the cell therapy field through this MOU.
GenScript ProBio and ACT Therapeutics are in the process of signing a contract for plasmid and virus vector development and production for the first pipeline of ACT Therapeutics' Advanced CAR-T Platform (ACT platform), which will also be commissioned to produce raw materials for ACT Therapeutics' subsequent pipeline.
With this agreement, GenScript ProBio has become a global partner that can support ACT platforms for ACT therapeutics.
The ACT platform is an immune cell-based next-generation cell and gene therapy technology that uses virus vectors to insert genes designed to target cancer antigens into immune cells. GenScript ProBio has a high-quality virus vector process development and one-stop service platform for GMP production required for cell and gene therapy development.
ACT Therapeutics' ACT platform, is an advanced CAR-T technology that has a next-generation structure beyond the second-generation CAR-T cell therapy targeting existing blood cancer by overcoming the immune suppression microenvironment of solid cancer and activating surrounding immune cells. And various studies have secured animal experimental data on the efficacy and safety of the ACT platform, and confirmed the therapeutic characteristics while remaining in the immunosuppressive microenvironment of solid cancer and it complements the shortcomings of the existing second-generation CAR-T, which makes it competitive technology for solid cancer.
ACT therapeutics is a Korean bio venture company that has received initial investment through DAYLI Partners, Korea's leading bio and healthcare venture capital since its establishment in 2020, and has been recognized for its technology such as receiving pre-series A investment in Samho Green Investment. Currently, investment consultations are underway with securities firms and venture capital to attract Series A investment
Brian H. Min, CEO of GenScript ProBio, said, "We are very happy to cooperate with ACT therapeutics in strategic partnership, and we are looking forward to support ACT Therapeutics' ACT platform as a global partner through our accumulated technology."
Seogkyoung-Kong, CEO of ACT Therapeutics, said, "We have completed preparations for the ACT platform to emerge globally through a strategic partnership with GenScript ProBio. We will accelerate the development of treatments targeting refractory and intractable solid cancers."
About GenScript ProBio
GenScript ProBio is the subsidiary of GenScript Biotech Corporation, proactively providing end-to-end CDMO service from drug discovery to commercialization with proactive strategies, professional solutions and efficient processes in cell and gene therapy (CGT), vaccine, biologics discovery and antibody protein drug to accelerate drug development for customers. GenScript ProBio has established companies in the United States, the Netherlands, South Korea, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nanjing and other places to serve global customers, and supported customers in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions to obtain more than 30 IND approvals.
Toward the mission of "Innovation through Collaboration", GenScript ProBio is committed to helping customers shorten the timeline for the development of biological drugs from discovery to commercialization, significantly lowering R&D costs and building a healthier future.
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Mickey Rourke breaks down reflecting on meeting with Putin, urges him to 'stop this s---' in Ukraine
Mickey Rourke said he considered Putin to be 'empathetic' when he met him in 2014
In a new episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," Oscar-winning actor Mickey Rourke broke down in tears while recalling a personal interaction he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he struggled to contend with the realization that the man he once thought to be "empathetic" bears sole responsibly for the murderous atrocities committed in Ukraine.
The actor and former boxer sat down with Morgan to discuss everything from "gold digger" Amber Heard and childhood abuse to former President Trump and Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine in the wide-ranging interview streaming now on Fox Nation.
At one point, Rourke recalled meeting Putin during a 2014 visit to Russia alongside other U.S. entertainers, where the Russian strongman sang and danced with actress Sharon Stone, Rourke said. But the actor saw a different side of Putin when he joined him on a trip to St. Petersburg to visit a home for children suffering from incurable cancer.
"I looked over at Vladimir, and I could see somebody that was genuinely concerned about where we were and someone who was empathetic and he was there for a sincere reason," Rourke told Morgan.
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The idea that the same man is single-handedly responsible for the tragedies and lives lost in Ukraine "blows my mind," Rourke said, adding that he wished a "little bell would ring in [Putin’s] head or his heart and he’d wake up and just stop all this sh--."
"I don’t understand what he wants, and it’s not only combatants that are getting killed, but old people are getting killed, young people are getting killed. Schools are getting targeted, hospitals are getting targeted. All that sh--'s not right," he said.
Rourke became tearful as he recalled seeing a particularly haunting photo of an older man who had lost five family members in the war and was left with only his pet cat.
"The image that bothered me the most," he said. "I saw this old man old and a little grey kitten and the old man survived his house being bombed," Rourke said. "He lost five family members and the only thing he had, it’s kind of hard for me to talk about it, the only thing he had was this little grey kitty. I looked at that image … and I said how can I have anything to worry about? Losing a movie? Or I’m having a bad day?"
Addressing Putin directly, Rourke again fought back tears as he pleaded with him to end the Ukraine war.
,"You're not going to live forever. Look at Peter the Great, Napoleon, what happened to them trying to get more and more," he said. "You've got your power and your money. Just live your life and let these people in Ukraine be independent in the Democratic society they want to live in and just stop today. Not tomorrow. just stop right now."
For more from Rourke including details of his experience working with convicted sex abuser Roman Polanski, thoughts on Tom Cruise, and why he was recently paid a visit by the U.S. Secret Service, join Fox Nation and watch the new episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" today.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday removed the final obstacles to Croatia adopting the euro, enabling the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade as the exchange rate fell to its weakest level against the dollar in 20 years.
EU finance ministers approved three laws that pave the way for Croatia to become the 20th member of the eurozone on Jan. 1. The last EU country to join the European single-currency area was Lithuania in 2015.
“It’s a big day for Croatia, I dare say historic,” Croatian Finance Minister Zdravko Maric told reporters in Brussels.
Adopting the euro offers economic benefits stemming from deeper financial ties with the currency bloc’s other members and the European Central Bank’s monetary authority.
More tangibly, it means that any of the current eurozone’s 340 million inhabitants who visit Croatia will no longer need to exchange their cash for Croatian kuna.
Euro entry also has political rewards because the shared currency is Europe’s most ambitious project to integrate nations, giving them a place in the EU core. That means a seat at the EU’s top decision-making tables.
Croatia’s accession to the monetary bloc is “an important moment for the European Union” and “confirms that the euro is an attractive, resilient and successful global currency,” EU Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said.
However, the euro’s exchange rate very briefly touched $1 for the first time in two decades Tuesday before immediately going back up. A worsening energy crisis in Europe tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine has stoked fears of the economy going into a tailspin.
“The crucial factor for a possible adverse scenario is exactly the supply of energy,” European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said. “This risk did not diminish in the weeks that we have behind us. It’s still there and increasing.”
While political elites in Croatia view euro membership as a success, citizens who are already coping with double-digit inflation are concerned that the introduction of the European single currency will cause further price increases.
“They are constantly comforting us on the radio that prices will be fine, but I don’t believe it,” Zagreb resident Visnja Gacic said. “I have a friend in Slovenia, and when they introduced the euro, prices went sky-high.”
In May, inflation in Croatia reached a 14-year high of 10.8%. In the eurozone, it was a record 8.6% in June, with the ECB planning to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years this month to combat soaring consumer prices.
Created in 1999 among 11 countries including Germany and France, the euro has gone through seven previous enlargements starting with Greece in 2001.
The appeal of euro membership is reflected by the last three expansions, which brought in Baltic states between 2011 and 2015. During that period, the eurozone was scrambling to contain a debt crisis that Greece had triggered and that was threatening to break apart the currency alliance.
A combination of European emergency loans to five financially vulnerable member countries and an ECB pledge to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro enabled the currency bloc to weather the turbulence and emerge stronger.
Joining the euro requires a country to meet a set of economic conditions. These relate to low inflation, sound public finances, a stable exchange rate and limited borrowing costs.
“It’s a wonderful club to be a member of, but it requires commitment, dedication, continued respect of the rules, and I know that we can expect no less from Croatia,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said. “Together we are stronger.”
Croatia is relatively small and poor, so its euro entry will have limited international economic implications. The country has a population of around 4 million and per-capita wealth that, at 13,460 euros ($13,500) last year, was less than half of the euro-area average.
Nonetheless, against the backdrop of the Russian war in Ukraine and Kyiv’s hasty application for EU membership, Croatia’s imminent adoption of the euro sends a potentially significant political signal.
Croatia was itself at war in the early 1990s during the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. The country applied for EU membership in 2003 and joined the bloc in 2013. That was the last time the EU expanded.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
752 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
McCulloch County through 830 PM CDT...
At 752 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Voca, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
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Locations impacted include...
Brady, Brady Lake, Camp San Saba, Voca and The Intersection Of Us-
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Former Bachelor Clayton Echard says he is still "embarrassed and disgusted" with his onscreen behavior while getting candid about his mental health journey since his final episode in March.
Clayton's run on season 26 of The Bachelor is now widely considered one of the franchise's most turbulent yet, marked by Clayton's dramatic claim that he was in love with three women at once. Clayton's now-girlfriend, Susie Evans, self-eliminated after he told her he had slept with the other two finalists, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia. The couple rekindled offscreen before the show's reunion episode. On Monday, Gabby and Rachel debuted as this season's dual Bachelorettes.
"Watching it back, I was embarrassed and disgusted by my actions and the way I was portrayed or seen on TV," Clayton now tells The Virginian Pilot. "Ultimately, I had to live with the fact that my narrative is what was shown. And that was hard because that's not really who I am. I don't feel that what I was on the show is who I truthfully am but I did those things, I became that person."
Night one of The Bachelorette was full of references to Clayton's missteps -- many men went out of their way to assure Gabby and Rachel they would never be Clayton, and one even brought a choir of children to harmonize a "Clayton Sucks" tune outside the arrival limo.
"It's not personal, it's business,” Clayton said of the insults on Tuesday's episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe'sOff the Vine podcast. Though Susie and other former Bachelors and Bachelorettes expressed their distaste for the bullying, Clayton came at it with more calm.
"So as I saw the show, the episode and all of the attacks and the song, the choir -- I'm gonna go chase down those parents -- I honestly didn't really get a reaction other than I just kind of laughed," he said.
This sense of peace is guiding Clayton's post-Bachelor life, according to The Virginian Pilot. After fighting an onslaught of hate mail and death threats following his season's conclusion, Clayton began seeing a therapist and turned his attention to mental health advocacy.
"The hatred by way of numbers was really hard for me to overcome," he says in the article. "Had it just been a few messages I would've passed it off. Had it been hundreds of messages, I might have questioned it. ... But for me, it was thousands of messages, and in a very short period of time, so it became very overwhelming."
In April, he opened up about reckoning with the way his choices on the show affected everyone around him. "I never forget to give myself grace, as we all should do for ourselves," he explained in an Instagram post. "But I am a work in progress and always will be. Because perfection is impossible to obtain, but we can all be better than we were the day before. So that’s what I’ll continue to strive to do."
Now on the other side of the darkness, Clayton has started a national speaking tour for mental health advocacy. He's hoping to target students in middle and high school, ages when children are easily influenced and often unable to find words for how they're struggling.
"I want to be able to be a light for them, to say 'Hey, listen, I was there as well,' he tells The Virginian Pilot. "'I was able to overcome this.'"
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I often try to address the hetero- and cis-normativity I see and hear when people speak about men and masculinity. It might come across as if I’m saying #notallmen and sometimes I am in truth, but because I think it is at least as important to address the exclusion of queer people as it is misogyny. They’re intrinsically linked, anyway, and many of the queer men/masc people excluded by these statements are also up against misogyny due to their gender, or the gender they were assigned at birth.
When you talk about “men”, and what they should be doing or are currently doing, you’re talking about #allmen. You’re talking about (obviously not an exhaustive list):
- Cis het men
- Cis gay men
- Gay “femme” men
- Gay “masc” men
- Bisexual men
- Black men
- White men
- Trans men
- Pansexual men
- Asexual men
- Disabled men
Sometimes (rarely) you really might mean #allmen because something fits. Like:
All men contribute to gender inequality unless they actively commit to eradicating it.
That’s a truthful statement about everyone who identifies as a man or has spent time navigating the world identifying as a cis male because they were assigned that role. It doesn’t show much nuance in how that might manifest differently in a trans woman compared to a cis het man, but at its core, it is a true statement.
A more heteronormative statement would be:
“Men want their partners to…”.
The desired trait or role usually being something which leans on traditional gender norms within heterosexual partnerships. There is certainly a place for arguing that many same gender relationships rely on heteronormative stereotypes and this can mean that you’ll see similar manifestations of ownership towards the more “feminine” party. You’ll see misogyny (internalized or otherwise) in those relationships. But that’s not something considered by the people who talk about #allmen. When they have considered it, they mention it.
To be fair, they might have thought about men like me. “Masc” queer men. Tops. But they haven’t thought about the entire spectrum of manhood. They’re not considering the “femme” cis gay men who seek to imitate a typically heterosexual dynamic within their relationships (often due to their own issues around homosexuality). They’re not even considering about the men who have managed to step away from those conditioned roles we subconsciously adopt and interact as a homosexual, egalitarian couple.
The exclusion of all of these other types of men tells me that even the progressive types sharing these views don’t really see those men as men. Even when those men very much see themselves as men, despite not fitting into society’s expectations or understanding of what makes a man. It tells me that men who meet these conventional standards of masculinity are indeed viewed as the “Real Men”, when perhaps we should be viewed as the “Real Problem”. We are men. They are “X men”: “femme men”, “trans men”. It reinforces cis (het,white) men as the default and all other men as Other. And that doesn’t seem to be a good thing to tell a bunch of people already prone to narcissism.
I think most of us that consider ourselves progressive have some form of alliance with or commitment to Intersectional Feminism where recognizing nuance is fundamental to the movement. Taking a minute to just specify which men you mean won’t nullify your Feminist status (or shouldn’t at least, but yes some will call you a “pick me” for demoting cis het men as the default). It’s inclusive and isolates the problem to the Problematic instead of separating the world into bad men and good people who can never be men. Or worse, ignoring those numerous outliers who are currently rendered superfluous to our cis-heteronormative society.
One that I see often is:
“Men don’t have to worry about their personal safety”
Again, this may be true for gender-conforming men (myself included). But for #allqueermen but especially men who are not gender-conforming, the risk is elevated enough that it is something that we always have to consider. I’m lucky enough to live somewhere liberal. Much of my country is not as safe. We have to consider harm from strangers as well as dates. We even have to think about the set-ups by gay-bashers. Abuse from a partner is at least as common in queer relationships as it is between heterosexual couples.
IPV would be a obvious point of commonality between cis gay men and women. But for some reason, it doesn’t seem to effectively build the bridge that we’d hope. From the outside, you’d think that they’d find common ground as (potential) victims of male violence, but that often involves the cis gay man separating himself from his shared male identity with the perpetrator.
Men find it hard enough to see themselves as victims of anything but their own weakness. So it would seem logical that to assume the victim status and therefore receive the support you need to heal, you’d have to rid yourself of your male identity. As well as deny your observations of IPV within other queer relationships. You can’t just wish your gender identification away. I’m sure many non-cis people have tried in their path to self-acceptance. If you can’t find a common healing ground that doesn’t involve distancing yourself from your male identity and men, then the common ground ceases to exist.
Men (yes #allmen) are prone to this other thing where they really easily say “well I’m a man, but I’ve done the work so I’m not like those men”. And then they become really resistant to the idea that their work needs to be ongoing and that new things will pop up and they still have to show the same decorum they used back then to learn how to do even better than they are. Humility is still their best friend.
Healthy vs Toxic masculinity seems to be a more successful bridge between #allmen and women. Discussing the confinement of living in a cis-heteronormative man’s world; mono-normativity and how it harms even the monogamous; how we all work to hold up the patriarchy coming from the place of a people who admit their own self-work is far from complete. And yes, how our subscribed gender roles work to enforce the status quo to everyone’s detriment.
A more nuanced conversation would make it easier for people to recognize all their men in their lives in these statements so we can check ourselves and check each other. Only when we do that, can we commit to being better than we are.
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BETHESDA, Md., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it structured $754,000,000 in financing for Aman New York, one of New York's most anticipated luxury hotel and residence developments. Occupying the top 20 floors of the iconic 100-year-old Crown Building on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, the Aman New York was developed by the OKO Group, an international real estate development firm passionate about merging world-class property development with world-class architecture and design.
Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, and Adam Schwartz led Walker & Dunlop's team in structuring the debt financing provided by JPMorgan Chase. This three-year financing consisted of a bridge loan and a condo inventory loan. Financing this property was highly competitive, with many capital sources bidding to finance this unique development.
"We're excited to have worked with the OKO and Aman teams on this world-class asset," says Keith Kurland. "Their unparalleled vision to deliver a seven-star hotel and residences has truly come to fruition."
The 95,000 square-foot residential section of the development includes 22 exclusive residences, while the 117,000 square-foot hotel portion contains 83 guest rooms and suites. These rooms are among New York's largest, and this hotel is the only hotel in New York to offer a working fireplace in each room. This development is Aman's first US urban residence project and provides unique features for owners, including a private entrance, access to three dining venues, the Jazz Club, the Wine Room, and the renowned 25,000 square feet Aman Spa. The residences are almost entirely sold out, with one of the condos selling for $55 million, in one of New York's priciest residential transactions so far this year.
Originally built in 1921, the Crown Building was the first home of the Museum of Modern Art. It was renamed in 1983 for its iconic crown-like appearance when illuminated. The hotel portion of the property will open on August 2nd, with reservations opening on July 25th.
Walker & Dunlop is the ninth CRE lender overall in 2021 with $68B in total transaction volume last year. With one of the strongest networks in the industry, the firm's 2021 brokered loan originations totaled $30 billion, a 170% increase over 2020. To learn more about our Capital Markets capabilities and financing options, visit our website.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With over 1,000 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Wednesday:
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HELLO AGAIN
Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result against Houston’s Cristian Javier, who struck out 14 Angels on July 1.
One start after striking out 13 in seven innings to begin a combined no-hitter against the Yankees, Javier upped his career high again with the 14 punchouts during seven innings of one-run ball in the Astros’ 8-1 win at Houston. The one run was a homer by Ohtani.
Ohtani was named to his second straight All-Star Game as a hitter and a pitcher. It’s uncertain if he’ll start on the mound again, like he did last year. He’s been even better as a pitcher this season, entering Wednesday 8-4 with a 2.44 ERA.
UNBEATEN
Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers is 11-0 with a major league-leading 1.62 ERA going into his start at St. Louis.
The 28-year-old right-hander, a first-time All-Star, has allowed two runs or fewer in all 16 starts. He is seeking to become the first big league pitcher to win his first 12 decisions in a season since Detroit’s Max Scherzer started 13-0 in 2013. Before Scherzer, the feat had not been accomplished since Boston’s Roger Clemens began 14-0 in 1986.
ALL-STAR SHUFFLE
Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez, San Francisco left-hander Carlos Rodón and Miami first baseman Garrett Cooper are the latest players added to the rosters for the All-Star Game next week.
They replaced Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper and Houston’s Yordan Álvarez, who are hurt, and Milwaukee closer Josh Hader, who is skipping the July 19 game at Dodger Stadium because of family responsibilities.
Rodón made the All-Star team for the second straight season. Martinez is a five-time All-Star. Cooper becomes the 31st first-time All-Star this year.
BIG WHEEL
Bypassed for the All-Star Game, Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler takes an 8-4 record and 2.46 ERA into the finale of a two-game series at Toronto.
Wheeler is 8-1 with a 1.53 ERA since April 28 after losing his first three starts this season.
Rob Thomson guides the Phillies — he’s the first Canadian to manage a major league game in his home country.
Thomson is from Sarnia, Ontario, a city on the Michigan border about 200 miles west of Toronto. He was promoted from his role as bench coach to interim manager after Joe Girardi was fired on June 3.
That made Thomson the first Canadian-born manager in the big leagues since Pittsburgh’s George Gibson was fired in June 1934.
“It’s great to be home,” Thomson said before Tuesday night’s game. “I love coming back here. I love the ballpark, especially when the roof is open. I have a lot of family and friends here. It means a lot.”
Among those friends were eight former teammates from the 1984 Canadian Olympic baseball team, for whom the 58-year-old Thomson was catcher.
“I guess they rented out a suite,” Thomson said. “I don’t know how they got the money. It’ll be nice to see them, too.”
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Texas newspaper posts video of police responding to Uvalde shooting
By Dan Whitcomb
July 12 (Reuters) - A Texas newspaper on Tuesday posted video of police and federal agents responding to the shooting at an Uvalde elementary school in May, footage at the center of a debate among state and local officials as they investigate the actions of law enforcement in the rampage.
The video, posted by the Austin American-Statesman on its website, shows the 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, crash his pickup truck and enter Robb Elementary School carrying a semi-automatic rifle. The sound of AR-15 gunfire is then heard for more than two minutes.
Police officers are seen arriving minutes later. They take cover at the end of a hallway leading to the two classrooms targeted by the shooter. Another 77 minutes go by before they storm the classrooms and exchange fire with him.
The Statesman did not reveal how they got the video, but published an accompanying note defending the decision to post it.
Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers at the school on May 24, one of the latest in a string of mass shootings across the United States that have renewed debate over gun laws and mental health.
Uvalde law enforcement officials have been roundly criticized for their handling of the rampage and especially for waiting more than an hour before confronting Ramos.
A report commissioned by the Texas Department of Public Safety found earlier this month that an Uvalde police officer could have shot Ramos before he entered the school but hesitated while he waited for permission from a supervisor.[nL1N2YN2KA]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin and a Texas legislative committee investigating the attack have called for the surveillance footage to be made public.
McLaughlin, speaking during an Uvalde City Council meeting on Tuesday, called it "wrong" and "chicken" for the newspaper to have released the video.
The committee has said that Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee objected to the release. Busbee and Abbott could not be reached for comment by Reuters on Tuesday.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw saidon Twitter that he was "deeply disappointed" by the newspaper's decision to publish the video. McCraw said family members of the slain and wounded should have seen it first.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Additional reporting by Njuwa Maina; Editing by Chris Reese and Leslie Adler)
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A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, part of government efforts to control online activity.
Zoom Video Communications and Ookla, which runs the internet tool Speedtest, were both fined 1 million rubles under the same law.
The Russian government has been trying for years to establish greater control over the internet and social media, an effort that has intensified in recent months as it tries to limit the flow of information about the war in Ukraine. In March, a Russian court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it said were “extremist activities.”
For years, Russia’s communications regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor, has tried to force large technology companies to move the data of Russian users to servers in Russia. Google, Facebook and Twitter have all been accused of violating the 2015 law and ordered to pay fines.
Apple was fined Tuesday for the first time, the Interfax news agency reported. It said an Apple representative argued in court that the collection of data in Russia wasn’t handled by Apple Inc. but by a separate entity, Apple Distribution. A Roskomnadzor representative insisted that Apple was responsible.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
752 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
McCulloch County through 830 PM CDT...
At 752 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Voca, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Brady, Brady Lake, Camp San Saba, Voca and The Intersection Of Us-
190 And Ranch Road 1311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3094 9911 3094 9931 3103 9950 3125 9930
3106 9909 3096 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 128DEG 12KT 3099 9918
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As a long-awaited summer returns, so have boaters, paddle boarders and other people escaping the heat to the waters around Oregon.
“That transition is a little bit of a wake-up for us in the water safety arena,” Portland Fire & Rescue’s Lt. Rich Tyler said.
On any sunny day, boaters, swimmers, paddleboarders and kayakers can all be seen recreating on the same stretch of the Willamette River. It’s up to all users to be aware of others around them, according to the Oregon Marine Board.
Tyler says life jackets and awareness are two key things to have when spending a day on the water.
“All of those different recreators need to remember there are other people recreating in a different way and just remember to keep your space and be safe,” Tyler said.
Water levels are another important thing to keep in mind, particularly near the banks of the river.
The Willamette River was in a minor flood stage in the middle of June, but that’s significantly dissipated. The National Weather Service reports the Willamette was flowing upwards of 9.5 feet to start July and recently was reported at below 8 feet. The NWS forecasts the river to dip below 6 feet by the end of the month.
“Those depths may be shallower, there may be trees or debris that is closest to the surface where it wasn’t last week so really check the conditions of where you’re getting in the river, no matter what river it is,” Tyler said.
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Montreal is finally getting its long-promised women’s pro hockey franchise, though the Premier Hockey Federation put the brakes on adding a second expansion team entering its eighth season, the league announced Tuesday.
In unveiling the U.S.-based, privately backed league’s seventh franchise and second in Canada, PHF Commissioner Reagan Carey said it was in the sport’s best interest to take a slower approach toward growth to ensure long-term stability.
“Sometimes, there’s a little energy and enthusiasm and urgency to add teams. But at the same time, you have to do it in a really thoughtful way and make sure that we’re doing everything at the right time with the right people moving forward,” Carey told The Associated Press.
“There’s been a lot of evaluating, assessing and a lot conversations in just trying to get a better understanding of what the league needs at the immediate moment, and what we need long term for a sustainable future,” she added. “And Montreal has been at the top of that since Day 1.”
The yet-to-be-named Montreal franchise has been in the works for some 18 months, with its launch already delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. PHF officials in January had also committed to expanding into a U.S. location, without disclosing where.
Hired in April, Carey said she needed to better familiarize herself with the PHF before adding a second expansion team this year. As for the possibility of expanding next year, the former USA Hockey executive said: “I have no reservations about committing to expansion in Season 9.”
Women’s hockey returns to Montreal for the first time since Les Canadiennes spent 12 years playing in the nation’s second-largest city before the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded after the 2019 season.
The team will be based at Centre 21.02, a two-rink high performance center established and run by former Canadian national women’s team coach Daniele Sauvageau, while also playing home games in various communities across Quebec to raise the team’s profile.
The Montreal franchise will be the league’s fourth owned by BTM Partners, and have a local influence among its executive. French cable TV broadcaster Kevin Raphael will serve as team president with Emmanuel Anderson named vice president. Raphael and Anderson have worked on many projects together, including hosting a hockey fundraiser to support children’s cancer foundations.
BTM also owns the Boston Pride, New Jersey-based Metropolitan Riveters and Toronto Six. Though the league announced in March that the Toronto franchise was sold to a group which includes former NHL coach Ted Nolan and former Canadian women’s hockey star Angela James, Carey said Tuesday the deal had not yet closed.
Montreal already has some catching up to do in establishing a roster some two months after the PHF’s free agency period opened.
Carey said that shouldn’t be a concern in citing the large pool of talent the team can draw from in Quebec. Montreal will also take advantage of the PHF’s decision to increase its salary cap to $750,000 per team this season — more than double the $300,000 cap last year.
Montreal marks the league’s third expansion team after adding the pre-existing Minnesota Whitecaps in 2016, and establishing a new team in Toronto two years ago.
The PHF, previously called the National Women’s Hockey League, was founded in 2015 and became North America’s first women’s hockey league to pay players a salary. The league also has teams in Buffalo, New York, and Danbury, Connecticut.
The PHF’s continued push into Canada coincides with the rival Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association in discussions to launch its own league within the next year. The PWHPA’s membership features a majority of U.S. and Canadian national team players who have balked at playing for the PHF.
Though rivals, Carey supports the PWHPA because it’s working toward the same objective as the PHF in seeking to grow the women’s game.
“Moving into Canada and being able to provide opportunities for players there as well as the U.S. is important for us. So it’s a North American league for sure,” Carey said. “But at the same time, we’re not resting and settling. Our intent is to continue to grow and provide more resources for players as we move forward.”
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This story has been corrected to reflect Montreal as Canada’s second-largest city and not Quebec’s capital.
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Today's Jan. 6 hearing looked at the role of Q-Anon, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
Today's Jan. 6 hearing looked at the role of Q-Anon, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held a hearing on Tuesday focused on the role of the conspiracy theory QAnon and extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Former President Trump planned in advance to direct protesters to march to the Capitol on January 6 even when his aides said they worried about the extreme rhetoric they were hearing. That is the latest allegation from the Congressional Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot. The committee focused on a Trump tweet in December 2020 calling for a, quote, "wild" protest on January 6. Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland said that tweet was a kind of call to arms for Trump supporters, who started making plans online.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JAMIE RASKIN: Many shared plans and violent threats. One post encouraged others to come with body armor, knuckles, shields, bats, pepper spray, whatever it takes. All of those were used on the 6.
CHANG: Well, NPR investigative correspondent Tom Dreisbach has been following today's hearing and joins us now. Hey, Tom.
TOM DREISBACH, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.
CHANG: OK, so this hearing today - it covered a lot of ground with witnesses both in and out of the White House. And I want to start with the people inside the Trump administration. What more did we learn today about the run-up to January 6?
RASKIN: Well, throughout these hearings, we've heard from a large number of top Trump advisers who repeatedly told Trump the election was not stolen, there's no evidence of widespread fraud and that, by mid-December, those legal challenges they had raised, which they had lost repeatedly - those legal challenges were over. Now we can add to that list of officials who told Trump that - White House counsel Pat Cipollone. He testified with the committee on Friday, and we saw clips where he agreed that Trump should concede.
CHANG: Right. And then despite that, Trump continued to pursue these baseless claims about the election. And some of those claims were being pushed by outside advisers - right? - like Rudy Giuliani. What did we learn about the efforts of those people on the outside?
RASKIN: The committee really focused on this one day - December 18, 2020 - and a meeting that took place in the Oval Office. On one side were Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani. They were pushing some of these really far-out election theories, some involving Venezuela. There was discussion of seizing voting machines at one point. Now, on the other side were White House lawyers like Pat Cipollone and others who thought these ideas were essentially ridiculous or even illegal in the case of the voting machines idea. According to testimony we heard, it became a six-hour screaming match between both sides, which a White House aide described as, quote, "unhinged." Here's the testimony from White House lawyer Eric Hirschman.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
ERIC HERSCHMANN: I think that it got to the point where the screaming was completely, completely out there. What they were proposing, I thought, was nuts.
CHANG: OK. Well, now we know the Trump administration ultimately did not pursue seizing voting machines. So what actually came out of that meeting?
DREISBACH: Well, even though some top advisers like Pat Cipollone and Eric Herschmann said the election was over, Trump continued to try to overturn it. And the very next morning, December 19, Trump sent a tweet calling for his supporters to come to a big protest on January 6. Quote, "be there, will be wild." We heard how that led to planning from a wide variety of extremists like the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys. And some of the rhetoric from them and others described how January 6 might be like the new 1776, an American Revolution. In response to that, a Trump spokesperson named Katrina Pierson, who was helping plan the events for the 6 - she told the committee that she was worried about what she was hearing from those groups, but those concerns from her were not listened to.
CHANG: OK. Well, as we mentioned, the committee presented testimony that Trump planned in advance to tell his supporters on January 6 to march to the Capitol. Can you just explain, Tom, what is the significance of that piece of this?
DREISBACH: Right. There's been some debate about whether those comments were spontaneous or pre-planned. According to that testimony from Pierson, this idea had been discussed for days in advance. We even saw a draft tweet - never sent - where Trump told people he would march to the Capitol. And, of course, Trump ultimately did tell people to march to the Capitol despite the testimony we heard that he was told people in the crowd were armed. In the aftermath of the attack, we learned former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale sent a text message where he said Trump's rhetoric, quote, "killed someone." Now, finally, I should just say at the very end of hearing, we heard some important information from committee co-chair Liz Cheney that they had information former president had called a witness who was set to testify. Cheney said they referred that information to the Justice Department.
CHANG: That is NPR's Tom Dreisbach. Thank you, Tom.
DREISBACH: Thank you.
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S.Korea's c.bank joins peers in historic half-point rate hike
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee
SEOUL, July 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank on Wednesday delivered a historic half-point interest rate hike to wrest control of inflation running at the fastest pace in 24 years.
The Bank of Korea (BOK) raised its benchmark policy rate by 50 basis points to 2.25%, the biggest increase since the bank adopted the current policy system in 1999, as pressure mounts for policymakers to act faster.
Twenty-seven of 32 analysts expected the bank to go for an unprecedented half-point hike in a Reuters poll, while the remaining five expected a quarter-point hike.
The decision could help curb further weakening of the won after the currency tumbled 9.4% against the U.S. dollar this year, making it one of the worst performers among emerging markets.
Wednesday's move keeps the BOK at the forefront of global monetary tightening as inflation threatens to become entrenched for a resource-poor nation grappling with surging energy prices, compounded by the war in Ukraine.
The bigger-than-usual hike comes as other major central banks including the Bank of Canada and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivered outsized rate hikes in recent weeks. The U.S. Federal Reserve last month raised its key rate by 75 basis points and is expected to carry out similar-sized moves.
"We view back-to-back 50 basis points hikes by BOK in July and August to be less likely although Governor Rhee could keep the option of an extra +50 bps rate hike on the table," said Citigroup analyst Kim Jin-woo.
"The press conference and the bank's monetary policy statement could highlight a preemptive monetary policy 'tightening' stance to manage inflation expectations."
Governor Rhee Chang-yong will hold a news conference at 0210 GMT.
Most analysts see South Korea's policy rate reaching 2.75% by the end of this year, up from 2.25% in the May poll.
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Brazil: At least 6 killed in shootout in Rio de Janeiro's favela
At least six people were killed and two others were wounded on Tuesday after a shootout between police officers and alleged criminals in a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police said the event took place in the favela of Manguinhos in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro Tuesday morning when a group of agents were shot at as they passed nearby.
When police reinforcements arrived at the scene, a fierce shootout ensued, with at least six dead and two wounded, which also caused the interruption of train service in the area. The Manguinhos favela is very close to the headquarters of the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police.
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Missing 2-year-old’s body found in trash can; boy’s mother, her boyfriend arrested, police say
HOUMA, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - Authorities in Louisiana made a grim discovery Tuesday evening while searching for a missing 2-year-old boy.
Louisiana State Police issued an endangered and missing child alert for Ezekiel Harry Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said his mother told them that he was abducted while walking with his siblings.
WVUE reports the Houma Police Department located the boy’s body stuffed in a trash can about six hours after that initial alert.
Houma police detectives said they found information that led them to suspect foul play in the incident.
After the boy’s body was recovered, police said they arrested the boy’s mother Maya Jones, 28, and Jermaine Robinson, 37, described as her live-in boyfriend.
“Both suspects are facing charges relative to first-degree murder, obstruction of justice and other related charges,” Houma Police Department Chief Dana Coleman said in a statement. “Once the suspects are officially charged, additional information will be released.”
Police said the mother initially told them she was walking along the Bayou Terrebonne stream with her four children when someone in a gray truck snatched Ezekiel. But investigators said they quickly found that her account of what happened was inaccurate.
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WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
837 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL WINDHAM AND NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...
At 836 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glocester, or
13 miles northwest of Johnston, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Minor hail
damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Killingly, Burrillville, Scituate, Glocester and Foster.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
911 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Windham,
central Tolland and eastern Hartford Counties through 1000 PM EDT...
At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Vernon, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Little to no impact from hail is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Manchester, Vernon, Mansfield, South Windsor, Plainfield, Killingly,
Ellington, Tolland, Coventry, Putnam, Thompson, Brooklyn, Woodstock,
Willington, Canterbury, Bolton, Ashford, Pomfret, Chaplin and
Hampton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
LAT...LON 4180 7251 4190 7250 4198 7183 4172 7185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 269DEG 34KT 4185 7244
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
730 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Randall county, including the city of Canyon and
along I-27.
* WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable. Ponding of water
in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park and
Timbercreek Canyon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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England vs India first ODI: Bumrah bamboozles England to script 10-wicket win for India
London: July 12, 2022 19:02 ISTJasprit Bumrah picks career best-figures of 6-19
Jasprit Bumrah produced a devastating display of fast bowling on way to career best six-wicket haul to set up India’s 10-wicket hammering of England in the first ODI at the Oval in London on Tuesday.
Bumrah ended with envious figures of six for 19 in 7.2 overs as India skittled out England for 110, their lowest against the visitors, after opting to bowl in overcast conditions.
Skipper Rohit Sharma (76 not out off 58) and Shikhar Dhawan (31 not out off 54), who was playing his first competitive game since the IPL, steered India home with an unbeaten 114-run stand off 18.4 overs.
While Dhawan understandably took time get into rhythm, Rohit regaled the crowd with some sublime shots, including the two front foot pulls off Craig Overton that went for a six and four.
Dhawan, who struggled to 2 off 17 balls, got going with back to back boundaries off Reece Topley. India had all the time to breeze to victory, allowing the southpaw to take it easy.
Rohit reached the 50-run mark with his third six of the innings, an effortless hook off Brydon Chase over fine leg. He pulled Chase towards the end of the innings for his fifth maximum before Dhawan hitting the winning boundary.
Earlier, considering the overcast conditions and grass on the pitch, India decided to put the opposition in and the pacers exploited the conditions perfectly.
Bumrah ended with dream figures to become the first Indian pacer to take five or more wickets in an ODI in England.
The ball was swinging and seaming around at good pace, making Bumrah and Mohammed Shami (3/31) all the more lethal.
Jason Roy’s (0) struggle continued as he played on while attempting an expansive drive from a full and wide ball off Bumrah. Roy had little idea about the booming inswingers Bumrah unleashed before getting his number.
Two balls later, the in-form Joe Root (0) was expecting another fast inswinger but Bumrah got one to rise outside the off-stump that took an edge on way to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant for a double wicket maiden over.
Shami too got into the act from the other end and surprised Ben Stokes (0) with a back of length delivery that seamed back in sharply to take the inside edge and Pant took a spectacular one hand catch.
It turned out to be a busy day for the India wicketkeeper who took his second one handed catch to get rid of the dangerous Jonny Bairstow (7), giving Bumrah his third wicket.
Bumrah soon made it 26 for five as Liam Livingstone (0) charged down the track to upset the bowler’s rhythm but ended playing around a fast and swinging yorker on the leg stump.
England skipper Jos Buttler (30 off 32) showed positive intent to get his team out of the hole but played one too many considering the game situation.
Brought back into the attack, Shami went for a short ball and Buttler mistimed the pull to be caught at deep square leg, leaving England tottering at 59 for seven.
India playing four pacers including Hardik Pandya and Prasidh Krishna also helped the visitors maintain the pressure.
A ninth wicket partnership for 35 runs between David Willey (21 off 26) and Bryson Carse (15 off 26) allowed England get past their lowest total, 86, made against Australia back in 2001.
Bumrah came back into the attack to pick his second five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. It was not surprise that he got to the milestone with a yorker that was too good for Carse.
Star batter Virat Kohli missed the series opener due to a groin strain.
The second ODI of the three-match series will be played at The Lord’s here on Thursday.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and Prasidh Krishna.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse and Reece Topley. | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-vs-england-first-one-day-match-july-12-2022-updates/article65631590.ece/amp/ | 2022-07-13T02:11:16Z | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-vs-england-first-one-day-match-july-12-2022-updates/article65631590.ece/amp/ | true |
Dozens of people have died in four days of gang battles in a violent neighborhood of Haiti's capital, the latest eruption of bloodshed in a wave of increasing violence sweeping the country, local officials said Tuesday.
Jean Hislain Frederick, deputy mayor in Cite Soleil district of Port-au-Prince, said that the fighting erupted Friday in a clash between members of two rival gangs and that at least 50 people had died and more than 50 were wounded.
The violence began just a day after the first anniversary of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Since Moïse was killed, violence has soared in Haiti as gangs battle over territory, and the government has struggled to crack down.
The aid group Doctors Without Borders said that thousands of people were trapped in Cite Soleil without drinking water, food and medical care.
The organization called on other humanitarian groups for help and it urged the gangs “to spare civilians.” In a press release, it said three of its members were treating wounded people in an area of Cite Soleil called Brooklyn.
“Along the only road into Brooklyn, we have encountered corpses that are decomposing or being burned,” Mumuza Muhindo, Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Haiti, said in the statement. “They could be people killed during the clashes or people trying to leave who were shot — it is a real battlefield. It is not possible to estimate how many people have been killed.”
Local officials said the fighting involved the rival gangs known as G9 and G-Pep.
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The G9 is a gang coalition also known as G9 Family and Allies, led by a former police officer, Jimmy Cherizier.
Known as “Barbecue” Cherizier has been linked in the past to massacres, and his coalition is believed to have allied with Moïse’s right-wing party. After the president was killed, he called the crime “cowardly and villainous.”
G-Pep is a gang that arose in Cite Soleil, although it is allied with other armed groups from around Haiti’s capital. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/dozens-dead-injured-in-haitis-capital-in-gang-clashes/3297850/ | 2022-07-13T02:20:58Z | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/dozens-dead-injured-in-haitis-capital-in-gang-clashes/3297850/ | true |
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