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Texas sues health secretary over emergency abortion guidance
(AP) - The state of Texas sued the federal government Thursday after the Biden administration said federal rules require hospitals to provide abortions if the procedure is necessary to save a mother’s life, even in cases where state law mostly bans the procedure.
The lawsuit, which names the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Xavier Becerra among its defendants, says the guidance issued by the Biden administration earlier this week is unlawful, and that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act does not cover abortions.
“The Biden Administration seeks to transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said as he announced the lawsuit. He said the federal government isn’t authorized to require emergency healthcare providers to perform abortions.
The legal wrangling is causing concern for doctors. Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, a Dallas-based OB/GYN and former abortion provider, said emergency departments may face these situations frequently — when patients experience miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies, or when a woman’s water breaks before a fetus is viable.
“Physicians shouldn’t be forced to call a lawyer, call an ethicist, call another lawyer, call a hospital administrator while a patient is actively dying,” she said. “It is unconscionable.”
The lawsuit comes after the Biden administration told hospitals on Monday that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws that have near total bans on the procedure, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right.
In a letter to providers, the Department of Health and Human Services said medical facilities are required to determine whether a person seeking treatment may be in labor or whether they face an emergency health situation — or one that could develop into an emergency — and to provide treatment. The letter says if abortion is the necessary treatment to stabilize the patient, it must be done.
“When a state law prohibits abortion and does not include an exception for the life of the pregnant person — or draws the exception more narrowly than EMTALA’s emergency medical condition definition — that state law is preempted,” the letter said.
The department says its guidance doesn’t reflect new policy, but reminds doctors and providers of existing obligations under EMTALA, which was adopted in 1986 and signed by President Ronald Reagan.
But Texas officials disagree, and are asking a judge to set aside the Biden administration’s guidance and declare it unlawful.
The lawsuit says Biden is “flagrantly disregarding” the legislative and democratic process, and that the guidance forces “hospitals and doctors to commit crimes and risk their licensure under Texas law.”
The lawsuit said the EMTALA does not mandate, direct or suggest providing any specific treatment, and says nothing about abortion.
“On the contrary, EMTALA contemplates that an emergency medical condition is one that threatens the life of the unborn child,” the lawsuit says. “It is obvious that abortion does not preserve the life or health of an unborn child.”
The fall of Roe put in motion Texas’ trigger law that will ban virtually all abortions in coming weeks. Clinics have tried to continue serving patients in the meantime, but court battles over whether a dormant 1925 abortion ban can be enforced for now has already stopped most doctors from performing abortions. Abortions soon will be allowed in Texas only when a mother’s life is in danger or if she is at risk of “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”
Laura Hermer, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. said Texas is more interested in its own sovereignty than in protecting pregnant women.
“It is dangerous to be pregnant in Texas,” said Laura Hermer, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. “People who are pregnant are going to die in Texas because of the position Texas is taking on this issue. This is not pro-life. There is nothing pro-life about this.”
Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University School of Law, said it was surprising that the challenge came from a state government. “It’s usually the providers that would challenge any mandate of coverage that is not clearly established in federal law,” Turley said.
Moayedi, the Dallas doctor who is also a board member with Physicians for Reproductive Health, said the federal government’s guidance wasn’t helpful — and that Texas’ lawsuit instills fear among healthcare providers statewide.
“Healthcare providers have always been very hesitant to engage in anything that could be considered an abortion in our state unless they’re abortion providers,” she said.
The lawsuit says that doctors will be forced to chose between violating Texas law — which bans nearly all abortions — or jeopardizing their ability to receive Medicare funds. The lawsuit says the federal guidelines also conflict with the Hyde Amendment, which generally bars federal dollars from being used to fund abortions unless a pregnancy is the result of rape, incest or the woman’s life is in danger.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this is an example of an “extreme and radical” Republican elected official. She added: “It is unthinkable that this public official would sue to block women from receiving life-saving care in emergency rooms, a right protected under U.S. law.”
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
345 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Colorado,
southern Wharton, northeastern Jackson and northwestern Matagorda
Counties through 415 PM CDT...
At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles north of Ganado to 8 miles southwest of
Boling-Iago. Movement was south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Bay City, El Campo, Edna, Ganado, Pierce, Markham, Van Vleck, Louise,
Danevang and Midfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2896 9667 2892 9585 2925 9601 2929 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 352DEG 12KT 2918 9654 2915 9601
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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INDIANAPOLIS — There are four important numbers to track every so often to make sure your finances are in good shape, Andy Mattingly of Forum Credit Union tells us.
In the latest Smart Money Minute, Mattingly suggests checking in once or twice a year on your credit score, retirement savings, emergency fund capacity and net worth.
He also explained how to assess those numbers and whether you’re on track to meet your financial goals.
Is my credit score good?
Credit scores range from 300-800, Mattingly said, and just like bowling, the higher the better. The first milestone to aim for is 725 or above, where you’ll get much better offers and interest rates. If you get to 800, your offers and rates will be the best of the best.
Have I saved enough for retirement?
For retirement savings, look at your gross income (meaning before taxes). Aim to have an amount equal to that in your retirement fund by age 30, five to seven times that by age 50 and 10-13 times by 67.
How much should be in my emergency fund?
Emergency fund capacity means the number of months you could cover expenses with savings if you lost your income. A great goal is at least three months of expenses, Mattingly said, a stretch goal is nine months.
What is my net worth?
Net worth equals cash plus possessions minus debt. It’s not uncommon to have a negative net worth when you’re younger, but strive to get that in the positive. He suggests a goal of your age times your gross income divided by 10. | https://fox59.com/indy-now/check-financial-health-4-things/ | 2022-07-14T22:28:19Z | https://fox59.com/indy-now/check-financial-health-4-things/ | true |
DeSean Bishop, 3-star running back, commits to Coastal Carolina football over Tennessee
Karns three-star running back DeSean Bishop is heading to Coastal Carolina, choosing the Chanticleers over offers including Tennessee and Memphis.
Bishop was the breakout star of the 2021 high school football season, rushing for 3,179 yards and 34 touchdowns. He came just 178 yards short of breaking the state record for single-season rushing yards set by former NFL receiver Jalen Hurd in 2012. He led Karns to a 7-5 record and its first playoff win in program history.
The 5-10, 194-pound Bishop chose Coastal Carolina from among 18 Division I offers, including four from Power 5 programs. Tennessee was the first Power 5 school to make Bishop an offer in June 2021.
"It just came down to who wanted me more," Bishop said. "I felt like Coastal was recruiting me harder than Tennessee was. There's no love lost, but you want to go to the school that wants you and Coastal wanted me more."
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Coastal Carolina finished 11-2 in 2021 and 6-2 in the Sun Belt. Bishop is the Chanticleers' sixth three-star commitment and first running back for the Class of 2023, though the team currently has 12 running backs on its roster. He is one of two commitments from Tennessee, joining three-star CPA tight end Bo Burklow.
Bishop took his official visit to Coastal Carolina on June 17 and said the coaching staff sold him on the program's direction.
"The official visit was something different. They showed me a lot that I didn't see on my junior day." Bishop said. "We just clicked. (Head coach) Jamey Chadwell and (running backs coach) Newland Isaac, I think they're good people and I fit well with their offensive scheme. I spent a lot of time with their running backs room and we still text every day since my official."
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Constance Wu, known for her lead roles in “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” said she attempted suicide three years ago after receiving backlash for tweets she wrote about the hit TV show.
In a statement shared on Twitter, Wu said she was making her return to social media after a three-year hiatus, during which she wrote an autobiographical book, “Making a Scene.”
“I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” Wu said. “3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe.”
The tweets in question were published in 2019, after it was announced that the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” was renewed for another season, Variety reported.
Wu, who plays family matriarch Jessica Huang on the show about a Taiwanese-American family living in Florida in the 1990s, expressed some frustration about the show’s continuation.
“So upset right now that I’m literally crying,” Wu wrote, according to Variety. “Ugh. F---” and “F------ hell.”
When a Twitter user said the show’s renewal was “great news,” Wu responded, saying “No it’s not,” according to Variety.
Wu later apologized for the comments and clarified them, saying that she loved the show, but would be forced to give up a project that she was “really passionate about” in order to keep playing her role, Buzzfeed reported in 2019.
“So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB,” she said, according to Buzzfeed.
But Wu opened up even more about the incident in her Twitter statement, saying that she “felt awful” about what she said.
“When a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore,” Wu confessed. “That I was a disgrace to [Asian Americans], and they’d be better off without me.”
“Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened,” Wu said. “Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.”
Wu said it was a “scary moment” that made her “reassess a lot” and focus on her mental health. It can be especially difficult to be frank about mental health in the Asian American community, Wu added.
“While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community,” Wu wrote, adding that many of her Asian American colleagues “decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out.”
“I’ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time,” Wu added.
Toward the end of her statement, Wu shared that “after a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy,” she feels prepared to step back into the public eye little by little.
“Even though I’m scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to the me-of-3-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs,” Wu concluded.
Twitter users quickly expressed support for Wu, saying they can relate to her struggles with mental health and the pressure she felt to keep quiet about them.
Some users also pointed out that other actors have expressed dissatisfaction with past roles and not received backlash for it.
Asian Americans are the least likely to receive mental health treatment compared to people of other racial or ethnic backgrounds, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
On top of the cultural stigma and shame around mental health issues that Wu discussed, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders may also face a host of other barriers to accessing mental health treatment and support, NAMI says.
Those include:
- The “model minority myth,” or the stereotype that AAPIs are “uniformly well-adjusted,” attain “more socioeconomic success,” conform to social norms easily and excel academically
- Language barriers
- Insufficient health insurance coverage
- Fear of jeopardizing their immigration status or citizenship application process
- Faith and spirituality, as more people within the AAPI community identify as religious compared to the national average, NAMI says
- Challenges in AAPI-specific research
Wu, 40, who was born to Taiwanese immigrant parents in Virginia, had a breakout film role in “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 and another lead role in the film “Hustlers” in 2019. She currently appears in the “The Terminal List” series on Amazon Prime.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800 273-8255 or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 13, 2022, the Philos Project, In Defense of Christians, the American Sephardi Federation, and the Mimouna Association met with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill to present the Abraham's Missing Child initiative.
Congressional offices represented included Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI), David Valadao (R-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Daniel Webster (R-FL), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), an inaugural co-chair of the bicameral, bipartisan congressional Abraham Accords Caucus.
The Abraham Accords, initiated in 2020, charted a new course in the history of Arab-Israeli relations, with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco agreeing to fully recognize and normalize diplomatic relations with the State of Israel.
The Abraham's Missing Child initiative was launched by the Philos Project in May 2022, in cooperation with partner organizations, including In Defense of Christians, the American Sephardi Federation, the Hellenic American Leadership Council, and the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and Sharaka, to ensure the Near East's ancient Christian communities are represented in a rapidly changing and dynamic Middle East. Recent strategic developments and diplomatic progress have created unprecedented opportunities for regional peace, physical security, and economic prosperity. The Abraham's Missing Child initiative seeks to make space for the Near East's endangered Christian communities to join their Muslim and Jewish neighbors in contributing to, and benefitting from, this sustained peace and prosperity.
"The Abraham Accords marked an incredible first step towards securing peace in the Middle East. But we must ensure Christians in the region are not forgotten in the process," said Congresswoman Lisa McClain, adding, "I applaud the Philos Project, and their partners, for their work on this critical issue, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to help turn this initiative into a reality."
According to Richard Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, "Our task is to seize on the positive momentum started by the Abraham Accords and guide it for the good of the entire region—including the ancient and endangered Christian communities—to secure a sustainable peace in the Middle East."
Jason Guberman, Executive Director of the American Sephardi Federation, shared, "We are grateful for the support of so many members of Congress who prioritize the value of pluralism. When cities like Alexandria, Baghdad, and Constantinople were home to a mixed multitude of Jews, Christians, and other minorities, the region was at its most peaceful and prosperous. Ensuring that Christians have a seat at the Abraham Accords' table is essential to returning the region to economic, social, and spiritual success."
"The Philos Project is grateful to the Members of Congress and their staffs who met with the Abraham's Missing Child coalition. The trend toward peace among the Abrahamic peoples will lead to greater regional stability and economic opportunity in the years to come," said Andrew Doran, Senior Research Fellow at the Philos Project.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is telling senators to expect an initial vote as early as Tuesday on scaled-back legislation that would provide grants, tax credits and other financial incentives for companies that build semiconductor manufacturing plants in the U.S.
Both the House and Senate have passed sweeping bills that included numerous trade provisions, additional dollars for research and called for the development of regional technology hubs across the country. But lawmakers have struggled to reach a final compromise that could generate 60 votes in the Senate, the number needed to overcome procedural hurdles.
Lacking a larger agreement, Schumer, D-N.Y., will move to take up a “limited competition bill” that includes the $52 billion in financial incentives and research that was at the heart of the bills passed in the House and the Senate. It would also include a semiconductor investment tax credit, and additional pieces could be added if they’re ready.
Schumer’s plans were described by a person familiar with the private deliberations who was granted anonymity to discuss them.
The Biden administration has ramped up its advocacy for the semi-conductor bill in recent days, calling it essential that lawmakers take action before the August recess.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and other administration officials met behind closed doors with senators on Wednesday to discuss the national security ramifications of relying on foreign countries for computer chip production.
“Bottom line is there are very real, very devastating consequences if Congress doesn’t do its job in the month of July,” Raimondo said.
Those consequences mean not only lost job opportunities for the U.S., but an overdependency on other nations for semiconductors that are crucial for products ranging from cars and cellphones to modern weapons systems. Under the bill, funding from the federal government would be used to subsidize some of the cost of building or renovating semiconductor plants in the United States.
Raimondo says computer chipmakers are already being offered lucrative incentives from other countries such as South Korea, Japan, France, Germany and Singapore to locate plants there. She cited Monday’s announcement by STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries to build a semiconductor factory in France as an example of other countries moving faster than the U.S. on the issue. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/schumer-readies-vote-on-scaled-back-computer-chips-bill/ | 2022-07-14T22:32:10Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/schumer-readies-vote-on-scaled-back-computer-chips-bill/ | false |
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Amid signs China and other outside players are gaining influence in Saudi Arabia, President Joe Biden arrives in the kingdom Friday at what American and Saudi officials are calling a low point in their 80-year strategic alliance.
And the only question looming larger than how far Saudi Arabia can truly enter Beijing’s orbit is whether the longtime allies can provide what the other needs. The answer may lie with honestly articulating what those needs are in a relationship that traditionally exchanged energy security for military security.
Why We Wrote This
If President Joe Biden, on the second leg of his Middle East trip, can restore a trusting partnership with Saudi Arabia, it may come from each ally honestly saying what it needs from the other.
Many say even a modest boost in Saudi oil production and an agreement on shared challenges could mark the Biden visit to the kingdom as a success.
David Rundell, a former U.S. diplomat and author on Saudi Arabia, is blunt about what is needed.
“If you want to avoid a nuclear disaster in the region, the U.S. needs to promote a more open and concrete security alliance with Saudi Arabia,” he says. “The visit itself is a recognition of the importance of the relationship and is a step in the right direction. That is significant and should not be underestimated.”
The signs that America is no longer the sole outside player in Saudi Arabia are clear and many.
Chinese-made cars zip along Jeddah’s tony waterfront.
Dozens of Chinese businesses that have set up shop in Riyadh eye contracts for Saudi megaprojects.
Why We Wrote This
If President Joe Biden, on the second leg of his Middle East trip, can restore a trusting partnership with Saudi Arabia, it may come from each ally honestly saying what it needs from the other.
Since last Fall, all schools in the kingdom, from primary to graduate, offer Chinese as an optional “third language” after Arabic and English; a few private universities teach Mandarin as the second language after Arabic.
And the majority of Saudi crude oil loaded onto tankers is heading for the South China Sea.
Even as President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia this week to shore up an 80-year alliance with a country he once termed a “pariah,” Beijing and others have been moving in to help influence the kingdom’s post-oil future.
With the president seeking to strengthen America globally against both Russia and China, U.S. and Saudi officials face the challenging task of reviving a relationship in which both partners have different needs – and different views on what makes a good ally.
The only question looming larger than how far Saudi Arabia can truly enter Beijing’s orbit, is whether the long-time allies can provide what the other needs.
The answer, some say, may lie with honestly articulating what those needs are.
What is U.S. policy now?
Mr. Biden’s visit to Jeddah on Friday, scheduled to include bilateral meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as well as a summit with other Arab leaders, follows his two-day visit to Israel to reassure another key regional ally.
It comes at what American and Saudi officials describe as “a low point” for their long partnership.
There is the well-documented friction between the leaders over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
There is rising anti-Saudi sentiment in Congress over the kingdom’s human rights record, and frustration among Saudis over American unwillingness to support their economic transformation.
And U.S. officials were “deeply disappointed” with Saudi Arabia’s refusal to boost oil output following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, though doing so would have ripped up a hard-won production agreement between OPEC nations and Russia that ended a punishing price war.
American officials described the Saudis’ February push-back as a “wake-up call” in Washington.
But all agree Mr. Biden’s greatest task is confronting the fact that the strained U.S.-Saudi ties predate the Ukraine war, Mr. Khashoggi’s murder, or the crown prince’s rise.
It is the core question that every Arab official, and politically attuned citizen, asks: What, now, is America’s foreign policy in the Middle East?
“The strategic relationship between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. is important because it supports a certain peace in the region,” says Saudi analyst Mohammed Alyahya, a fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. “But there is confusion as to what exactly America is guaranteeing when it says it is pivoting away from the region.”
In a relationship built on energy security in return for regional military security, the Saudi leadership sees a United States not as fully committed as it once was.
Saudi officials say Washington has been changing its priorities for more than a decade and acts now as if it does not know what it wants from its Gulf alliance – or if it wants it at all.
They point to apparent support for Arab Spring democratic uprisings; reneging on its chemical-weapons red line in Syria; repeated declarations that America is “pivoting” to Asia; and the perceived overlooking of Iran’s destabilizing activities in a race to secure a nuclear deal.
“People in the Gulf don’t know what to take seriously in U.S. policy statements,” says Mr. Alyahya, who describes Gulf states as undergoing a political and economic “diversification” of partners in the past decade.
The presence of Russian and Chinese firms and flurry of government delegations to Riyadh underscores a belief here that it is the U.S. that deserted Saudi Arabia, forcing it to rely more on Beijing and Moscow.
“From our standpoint, the Americans are the ones that allowed Russia to come to our door-step and set up bases in the heart of the Arab world,” says a Saudi official not authorized to speak to the press. “They pivoted away from us. Now they expect us to turn things around in a second?”
Generation China?
More than a realpolitik realignment, the Saudi drift closer to China’s orbit is also being driven by young Saudis who perceive greater opportunities with a China on the rise.
Increasingly, young Saudis are pursuing higher education in China to make inroads in the country before embarking on their own businesses. And this after the kingdom sent 250,000 young Saudis to study at U.S. universities on scholarships over the past decade.
“For technology and business, China is leading the future,” says Mohamed, an IT engineer who only gave his first name. He graduated with a computer science degree from Zhejiang University and now works for a health-tech start-up in Riyadh. “China is a good place to study and improve oneself for the global market," he says.
Some Saudis make little distinction between American criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed and a general anti-Saudi sentiment, with attempts to “cancel” Western companies and even performers who come to Saudi Arabia.
Young Saudis told The Monitor that despite being personally drawn to America, they are more willing to align themselves economically and politically with China, which, despite its mass incarceration of Muslim Uyghurs, appears more welcoming.
“Regardless of who is responsible, it is unfortunate that the U.S. is losing the source of soft power it has in Saudi Arabia,” says Mr. Alyahya.
“By boycotting an entire country, or making its citizens feel that they don’t deserve” to see performances by Western musicians or professional golfers, “it unnecessarily bullies people and inspires these fantastical and unrealistic views that China is the answer.”
But observers say there are limits to how far the kingdom can gravitate toward Beijing.
Saudi officials and businesspeople describe an “ease of business” and cultural understanding with Americans that they struggle to find with Chinese firms and officials.
“There is a clash of business cultures between the Chinese and the Saudis while there is a sense of familiarity with Americans,” says Chris Johnson, ex-officio of the American Chamber of Commerce, Saudi Arabia, who has represented both Western and Chinese firms in the kingdom.
“There is a certain warmth and friendship that is important for Saudis that just isn’t the way the Chinese do business.”
With Saudi Arabia’s effort to transition to a post-oil economy, thousands of young Saudis are eager to emulate Silicon Valley, not Shanghai.
From leafy suburbs sprouting up around Riyadh and Mecca to coworking spaces with bean bag chairs and foosball, Saudi Arabian culture is turning decidedly more American, not less, under the crown prince.
Acknowledging the relationship
The first step to mending ties, Saudi observers say, is for Washington to publicly admit it needs and values their partnership.
“Biden should focus on American interests and world stability, not play to the pressures of the radical left agenda,” says Mohammed Alhamed, president of Saudi Elite Group, a youth empowerment organization, and an analyst of Saudi-U.S. relations. “There needs to be an acknowledgement of the importance of this relationship, and that Saudi Arabia has become an important player in the world stage.”
Mr. Biden started this “acknowledgement” in an op-ed last weekend in the Washington Post – the late Mr. Khashoggi’s employer and a publication that has rankled Saudi officials.
“We have to counter Russia’s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete China, and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world,” the president wrote.
“To do these things, we have to engage directly with countries that can impact those outcomes. Saudi Arabia is one of them,” he stated, pledging to “reorient – but not rupture – relations with a country that’s been a strategic partner for 80 years.”
Officials and observers say Saudi Arabia is looking for a “concrete commitment” to regional security. But as Iran nears a nuclear weapon, what can America offer its allies?
Mr. Biden provided one answer in Jerusalem Thursday in a joint declaration he signed with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid: “The United States stresses … the commitment never to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, and that it is prepared to use all elements of its national power to ensure the outcome.”
The declaration notably included the strongest U.S. language yet against Iran’s proxy activities in the region, a top concern for Saudi Arabia, vowing “to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities.”
No firm steps were announced to implement this pledge.
David Rundell, a former U.S. diplomat and author on Saudi Arabia, acknowledges a domestic U.S. political discomfort with “a greater U.S. commitment to a country whose leader is depicted as a despot.”
But he says, bluntly: “If you want to avoid a nuclear disaster in the region, the U.S. needs to promote a more open and concrete security alliance with Saudi Arabia.”
Many say even a modest boost in Saudi oil production and an agreement on shared challenges could mark the Biden visit to the kingdom as a success.
“The visit itself is a recognition of the importance of the relationship and is a step in the right direction,” says Mr. Rundell. “That is significant and should not be underestimated.” | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0714/Can-Joe-Biden-build-back-the-crumbling-US-Saudi-alliance?icid=rss | 2022-07-14T22:32:19Z | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0714/Can-Joe-Biden-build-back-the-crumbling-US-Saudi-alliance?icid=rss | false |
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor called Thursday for an “overarching strategy” to bring perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine to justice, and representatives from dozens of countries pledged to cooperate in their investigations.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, his military forces have been accused of abuses ranging from killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha to deadly attacks on civilian facilities, including the March 16 bombing of a theater in Mariupol that an Associated Press investigation established likely killed close to 600 people.
“The simple truth is that, as we speak, children, women and men, the young and the old, are living in terror,” ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said as he opened the Ukraine Accountability Conference in The Hague.
Khan said Thursday’s ministerial meeting addressed “a need of coordination, of coherence” and “the need of an overarching strategy” as different nations and courts work to investigate and prosecute crimes.
The AP and Frontline, which are tracking incidents in Ukraine, have so far tallied 338 potential war crimes.
As the meeting got underway in The Hague, Russian missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia in what Ukraine’s president called “an open act of terrorism” on the country’s civilian population.
Speaking to reporters after the conference, Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, held up a photograph that appeared to show a child’s body as she discussed Thursday’s airstrike.
“Today, 20 people killed by Russian missiles ,including three children, 52 injured by Russian missiles, including children. And this information we have every day from morning to night, night to morning,” she said.
U.S. State Department human rights envoy Uzra Zeya accused Russian forces of atrocities as she delivered a message to the conference from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“With each day, the war crimes mount. Rape, torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances, forced deportations. Attacks on schools, hospitals, playgrounds, apartment buildings, grain silos, water and gas facilities,” Zeya said. “These are not the acts of rogue units — they fit a clear pattern across every part of Ukraine touched by Russia’s forces.”
About 40 nations from the European Union and around the world sent representatives to The Hague for the conference hosted by Khan, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and the European Union’s justice commissioner, Didier Reynders.
Investigations of military crimes committed during the nearly 5-month war in Ukraine are underway around Europe; more than 23,000 war crimes cases have been registered in Ukraine alone, Venediktova said. The ICC and 14 EU member nations also have launched investigations.
“Words are cheap. Too much has been promised for too long. And I think today, from many vantage points, represents a realization that we, as lawyers and investigators, need to take the law off the page and put it into action,” ICC prosecutor Khan said as the meeting wrapped up.
Delegates agreed to set up a dialogue group to link and streamline the various investigations.
“We need to translate our shared and strong conviction for justice into a unified answer against impunity and use the results of this conference as a blueprint to respond to cruelties and crimes committed in Ukraine and in the rest of the world,” Hoekstra said.
In a video message to the meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression — when one state launches an unjustified attack on another.
The ICC doesn’t have jurisdiction to prosecute the crime of aggression in Ukraine because neither Russia nor Ukraine is among the court’s 123 member states.
Kyiv has, however, accepted the court’s jurisdiction and that cleared the way for Khan to open an investigation in Ukraine in early March after dozens of the global court’s member nations asked him to intervene. He has visited Ukraine to see firsthand the horrors inflicted on the country and sent the court’s largest-ever team of investigators to gather evidence.
So far, the court hasn’t announced any arrest warrants for suspects in the probe that could reach to the very top of Russia’s military chain of command, as well as to the Kremlin.
The ICC is a court of last resort that opens cases when other countries are unwilling or unable to launch prosecutions. The Hague-based court has no police force to make arrests and relies on assistance from other countries to detain suspects.
The EU’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, helped establish a Joint Investigation Team made up of Ukraine and five other European nations. The team is meant to help facilitate evidence sharing.
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Yanks put Severino on IL with lat strain, activate Loáisiga
NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees pitcher Luis Severino was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, one day after leaving his start against Cincinnati with right shoulder tightness.
Severino had an MRI that showed a low-grade strain to his right latissimus dorsi muscle. Before the team even announced the test results, manager Aaron Boone acknowledged it was likely the right-hander would miss some time.
It's the first real hiccup this season for a terrific New York rotation that's remained almost entirely healthy, a huge reason the Yankees have built the best record in baseball with a few days left before the All-Star break.
Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, Jameson Taillon, Severino and Jordan Montgomery combined to start 84 of the club's first 88 games.
New York reinstated reliever Jonathan Loáisiga from the 15-day injured list. The right-hander had been sidelined since May 23 with shoulder inflammation.
The team also selected right-hander Ryan Weber to the major league roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino, left, talks to manager Aaron Boone during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Severino is 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 86 innings. He's made 16 starts after missing most of the past three seasons due to injuries.
He went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA in 2018 and was selected for his second consecutive All-Star team. After signing a $40 million, four-year contract in February 2019, Severino strained his latissimus dorsi muscle and didn´t make his first start that year until Sept. 17. He made two more in the postseason, then had Tommy John surgery on Feb. 27, 2020.
Severino returned last Sept. 21 and made four relief appearances plus another in the AL wild-card game.
The 28-year-old Severino served up three straight home runs to the Reds in the second inning Wednesday night. Kyle Farmer, Mike Moustakas and Stuart Fairchild all connected in a span of five pitches.
After Boone and an athletic trainer came to the mound, Severino finished the inning. He went to the mound to start the third and threw a warmup pitch, then walked off and was replaced by rookie JP Sears, who was optioned back to Triple-A after the game.
Severino averaged 94.1 mph with 18 fastballs, down from his season average of 96.1 mph.
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New York Yankees' Luis Severino huddles with teammates during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees' Luis Severino pitches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Uvalde police officer who drew outrage for checking his phone was waiting to hear from his dying wife during shooting
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After leaked surveillance of law enforcement responding to the Uvalde shooting was published earlier this week, angry snap judgments and criticisms of individual officers flooded the internet.
Media organizations and social media users were up in arms over an image pulled from the video posted by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV that showed a policeman glancing at his phone as the shooter, in two adjoining classrooms just down the hall, was killing children and teachers with a semiautomatic rifle.
“This really makes my blood boil,” Terrance Carroll, a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, wrote in a tweet. “This officer is checking his phone while kids & teachers are literally dying a few doors down.”
Some observers homed in on the officer’s phone background which depicted the logo for the Punisher, a Marvel Comics vigilante antihero — using it as fodder to cast aspersions.
“That cop in Uvalde having his lock screen be the punisher logo and him being scared to take on an active shooter is truly the perfect encapsulation of how cops see themselves vs who they really are,” said Albert Jaragua Corado, a podcast host in Los Angeles.
But to Uvalde residents and officials investigating the shooting, the footage showed something else. The officer depicted is Ruben Ruiz, whose wife, Eva Mireles, lay dying inside one of the classrooms with the gunman.
Mireles told Ruiz in a phone call that she had been shot. Ruiz, standing in the hallway with his pistol drawn, was unable to get to her. Other officers ultimately escorted Ruiz from the scene and took his gun. Mireles was alive when police transported her from the classroom, but she died before reaching the hospital.
The online criticism of Ruiz prompted a member of the Texas House of Representatives committee investigating the shooting to speak out. Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, said he had not planned to make any public comments until the committee’s report is finished, but felt he needed to set the record straight about Ruiz.
“I couldn’t say nothing seeing this man, who’s lost everything, maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious,” Moody said on Twitter. “Context matters. To those who haven’t bothered to read even the news that’s been reported in your rush to judgment, he attempted to engage but was removed from the building and disarmed. We’ll have much to say about the police response, but no criticism of this officer.”
The release of the video came days before the House committee planned to show it privately to Uvalde victims’ families before making it public. Its publication Tuesday evening disappointed some officials, including Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve McCraw and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin.
Though the events of the video had already been described for the public — first by The Texas Tribune on June 20 and then by McCraw during testimony to a Senate committee the following day — the sight of officers dawdling in the hallway for more than an hour before engaging the shooter shocked many viewers.
The footage underscored how inaccurate Gov. Greg Abbott’s initial account of the police response was. At a news conference the day after the shooting, he said the death toll would have been worse if not for the quick response of officers, who “showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire for the singular purpose of trying to save lives.”
The trickle of leaks in the seven weeks since the massacre, as government agencies have refused to release information through official channels, have painted a far different picture of law enforcement conduct that day. The surprise release of the hallway surveillance video on Tuesday reached an audience already bracing for evidence of profound police incompetence.
A second portion of the hallway surveillance video also drew widespread criticism. It shows, nearly an hour after the shooting began, an officer wearing body armor over street clothes using a hand sanitizer dispenser in the hallway. It, too, became an example of police indifference to dying children, and even became the subject of an essay in Slate.
But sources involved in the shooting investigations, who are not law enforcement, said there is more to the story. One identified the officer as a Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office deputy who had been asked by the Border Patrol tactical unit on scene to prepare to help triage victims. Other officers put on gloves and begin to stage medical equipment in the hallway.
Twenty-one minutes later, Border Patrol agents lead a team into the classrooms and kill the gunman. Footage from the hallway camera not published by Statesman but reviewed by The Texas Tribune shows officers removing children from the classrooms immediately afterwards.
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When Gabino Iglesias was laid off from his job as an Austin schoolteacher two years ago, he was already writing his third novel, The Devil Takes You Home (Little, Brown and Company / Mulholland Books, August 2). But that experience of precarity—all too common in our loser-take-none economy—only intensified the stakes of this very effective horror story. Mario, the book’s protagonist, is an Austin family man who loses his job, and then his four-year-old daughter to leukemia. He finds himself broke and infuriated with a health-care system that couldn’t save his child but is expert at dogging him to make good on tens of thousands of dollars in accumulated medical debt. Desperate for money, he begins a long slide into criminality and an occult world of Mexican cartels, powerful brujas, and disemboweled zombies.
The book is, frankly, too much, filled with an excess of gory scenes and not enough moments of heightened suspense in between. And Iglesias’s overbaked metaphors and similes (“Guilt had exploded in my chest like the punch of an angry god”) are clunky enough to occasionally break the spell of the story’s gnawing sense of hopelessness. But make no mistake: the conviction that our world is irredeemable is powerfully rendered here. It’s present in an utterly harrowing set piece that takes place in a shotgun shack in San Antonio, in the pitch-perfect plot twist at the end of the book, and, most viscerally of all, in Mario’s rage against the racism that has disfigured his life—an anger that couldn’t feel more of the moment if it
donned a “Brown Lives Matter” T-shirt.
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Fewer U.S. police officers died in first half of 2022, report finds
July 14 (Reuters) - Roughly 30% fewer police and other law enforcement officers in the United States have died in the line of duty so far in 2022 compared with 2021, attributed largely to a drop in COVID-19 deaths, a report released on Thursday found.
The number of officers killed in "firearms related fatalities" rose slightly, from 28 to 33, according to the report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
"With zero officer fatalities as our ultimate goal, observing comparatively lower numbers in line-of-duty deaths provides us with cautious hope for those who've made a commitment to serve and protect our communities," the fund's CEO, Marcia Ferranto, said in announcing the data.
The report found 129 deaths of federal, state, county, municipal, campus and tribal law enforcement officers as of June 30, compared to 188 in the same period of 2021.
During the first half of 2022 a total of 54 officers died due to COVID, compared to 98 in the first six months of 2021.
A COVID death is considered "in the line of duty" if study authors determine that the officer was infected on the job, a spokesman for the fund said. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11015397/Fewer-U-S-police-officers-died-half-2022-report-finds.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-14T22:39:07Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11015397/Fewer-U-S-police-officers-died-half-2022-report-finds.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Why the omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
Once again, COVID-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren't alone.
After the omicron tidal wave washed over the United States in January and the smaller rise in cases in the spring caused by the BA.2 subvariant, it might have seemed like the coronavirus could be ignored for a while.
After all, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in December that nearly all Americans had been vaccinated or have antibodies from a past infection. Surely all that immunity bought some breathing room.
Video above: Doctor talks about omicron BA.5 variant
But suddenly, many people who had recovered from COVID-19 as recently as March or April found themselves exhausted, coughing and staring at two red lines on a rapid test. How could this be happening again -- and so soon?
The culprit this time is yet another omicron offshoot, BA.5. It has three key mutations in its spike protein that make it both better at infecting our cells and more adept at slipping past our immune defenses.
In just over two months, BA.5 outcompeted its predecessors to become the dominant cause of COVID-19 in the United States. Last week, this subvariant caused almost 2 out of every 3 new COVID-19 infections in this country, according to the latest data from the CDC.
Lab studies of antibodies from the blood of people who've been vaccinated or recovered from recent COVID-19 infections have looked at how well they stand up to BA.5, and this subvariant can outmaneuver them. So people who've had COVID as recently as winter or even spring may again be vulnerable to the virus.
"We do not know about the clinical severity of BA.4 and BA.5 in comparison to our other omicron subvariants," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing Tuesday. "But we do know it to be more transmissible and more immune-evading. People with prior infection, even with BA.1 and BA.2, are likely still at risk for BA.4 or BA.5."
A 'full-on' wave
The result is that we're getting sick in droves. As Americans have switched to more rapid at-home tests, official case counts -- currently hovering around 110,000 new infections a day -- reflect just a fraction of the true disease burden.
"We estimate that for every reported case there are 7 unreported," Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, wrote in an email.
Other experts think the wave could be as much as 10 times higher than what's being reported now.
"We're looking at probably close to a million new cases a day," Dr. Peter Hotez said Monday on CNN. "This is a full-on BA.5 wave that we're experiencing this summer. It's actually looking worse in the Southern states, just like 2020, just like 2021," said Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
That puts us in the range of cases reported during the first omicron wave, in January. Remember when it seemed like everyone everywhere got sick at the same time? That's the situation in the United States again.
It may not seem like a very big deal, because vaccines and better treatments have dramatically cut the risk of death from COVID-19. Still, about 300 to 350 people are dying on average each day from COVID-19, enough to fill a large passenger jet.
"That is unacceptable. It's too high," Dr. Ashish Jha, coordinator for the White House COVID-19 Response Team, said at Tuesday's briefing.
Daily hospitalizations are also climbing in the United States. The fraction of patients needing intensive care is up by about 23% over the past two weeks. And other countries are experiencing BA.5 waves, too.
"I am concerned that cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, putting further pressure on stretched health systems and health workers. I am also concerned about the increasing trend of deaths," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, at a news briefing Tuesday after the agency's decision to maintain its emergency declaration for COVID-19.
The pandemic, he said, is "nowhere near over."
What's at stake with continued spread
There are also more insidious health risks to consider. A recent preprint study that compared the health of people who'd been infected one or more times with COVID-19 found that the risk of new and sometimes lasting health problems rose with each subsequent infection, suggesting that reinfections are not necessarily benign.
Although vaccination reduces the risk of getting long COVID, a certain percentage of people have lasting symptoms after a breakthrough infection.
That's another reason why high numbers of COVID-19 cases are a big deal: Because the virus is still spreading wildly, it has every opportunity to mutate to make even fitter and more infectious versions of itself. It's doing this faster than we can change our vaccines, leaving us stuck in the COVID-rinse-repeat period of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pleaded with Americans to use all available tools to stop the spread of the virus, including masking, ventilation and social distancing.
"We need to keep the levels of virus to the lowest possible level, and that is our best defense. If a virus is not very robustly replicating and spreading, it gives it less of a chance of a mutation, which gives it less of a chance of the evolving of another variant," Fauci said in a news briefing.
In fact, this is already happening.
Meet BA.2.75
Even as the U.S. comes to terms with BA.5, variant hunters around the world are closely watching another omicron descendant, BA.2.75. It's been detected in about 10 countries, including the United States, and seems to be growing quickly in India.
BA.2.75 has nine changes in its spike region that distinguish it from BA.2 and about 11 changes compared with BA.5, according to Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London.
Several of the mutations in BA.2.75 are in a region of the spike protein known to be an important place for antibodies to bind to stop the virus, said Ulrich Elling, a scientist at the Austrian Academy of Sciences who monitors coronavirus variants for that country.
There's little information to go on: It's still not known, for example, how BA.2.75 may compete against BA.5 or whether it causes more severe illness. But experts say it has all the hallmarks of a variant that could go global.
"It spread to many different countries already, so we know that it has some sort of staying power," said Shishi Luo, associate director of bioinformatics and infectious disease for Helix Labs, which decodes virus samples for the CDC and other clients.
Because of that and changes in the region of the virus that our antibodies look for to shut it down, "we sort of know ahead of time that this one will cause some trouble," Luo said.
Based on what we know now, she expects this subvariant could drive a fall COVID-19 wave in the United States.
In the meantime, Jha said, people should get boosters that are available to them to keep their immunity as strong as possible. U.S. health officials emphasized that people who are boosted now will still be able to get an updated shot this fall that includes the BA.4 and BA.5 strains.
Jha specifically urged Americans who are 50 and older, "if you've not gotten a vaccine shot this year, go get one now. It could save your life," he said. | https://www.4029tv.com/article/ba5-omicron-offshoot-is-a-big-deal-heres-why/40617931 | 2022-07-14T22:39:45Z | https://www.4029tv.com/article/ba5-omicron-offshoot-is-a-big-deal-heres-why/40617931 | true |
(NEXSTAR) – Scientists have their eyes on a new mutation of the COVID-19 virus: BA.2.75, yet another a subvariant of omicron.
The new subvariant has been detected in at least three U.S. states, according to Helix, a company conducting viral surveillance of the coronavirus. Helix said it identified BA.2.75 in California and Washington two weeks ago, and detected another case in Illinois last week.
New York Institute of Technology professor Raj Rajnarayanan also maintains a database tracking COVID-19 variants. He reported the new subvariant has been detected in seven states as of Thursday: California, Washington, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet included BA.2.75 in its tracker of variant proportions around the country.
While the new subvariant has started popping up in the U.S., the vast majority of BA.2.75 cases have been found on the other side of the world in India. Much like its fellow omicron strains, BA.2.75 appears to be pretty good at evading immunity from COVID-19 vaccines and natural immunity.
But even in India, other types of omicron are still dominant. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics said last week it’s monitoring the prevalence of BA.2.75, reports the Economic Times, but it’s still too soon to say if the subvariant causes more severe disease than other types of omicron.
“It’s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions,” Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic, told the Associated Press. “But it does look like, especially in India, the rates of transmission are showing kind of that exponential increase.”
It can also be hard to draw conclusions from other countries, experts explain, because the demographics can be very different. There are different levels of vaccination and different types of COVID-19 vaccines used.
“New variants and subvariants will emerge that evade immunity from the vaccine and prior infection, and we can’t ever quite know exactly what they’re going to do to our case rates until we get there,” said Tufts Medical Center Dr. Shira Doron in an interview with WBTS. “How it behaves in one place may not predict how it behaves in another.” | https://www.wane.com/news/new-omicron-variant-ba-2-75-detected-in-several-us-states/ | 2022-07-14T22:41:40Z | https://www.wane.com/news/new-omicron-variant-ba-2-75-detected-in-several-us-states/ | false |
Constance Wu is speaking out about the importance of mental health after almost taking her life three years ago.
On July 14, the actress returned to social media with a heartbreaking statement about her three-year absence—and why she was hesitant to return to promote her new book. "Tbh, I'm a little scared but I'm dipping my toe back in to say I'm here and while I was gone I wrote a book called Making a Scene," she began. "The next part is hard to talk about…but I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it."
"3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show," she continued, referring to her disappointment in May 2019 that her show Fresh Off the Boat had been renewed. "It ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe."
Though she said she felt "awful," about what she said, the damage had already been done.
"When a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I'd become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn't even deserve to live anymore," Constance wrote. "That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they'd be better off without me. Looking back, it's surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that's what happened. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER."
Looking back, she said the "scary moment" was one that "made me reassess a lot in my life."
"For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health," Constance, who welcomed a daughter in 2020, explained. "AsAms don't talk about mental health enough. While we're quick to celebrate representation wins, there's a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues with our community."
That includes her very own tweets, which Constance said became "so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. I'll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time."
Thus, she was inspired to write. Today, she says she's here "to reach out and help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing. If we want to be seen, really seen…We need to let all of ourselves be seen, including the parts we're scare of or ashamed of—parts that, however imperfect, require care and attention. And we need to stop beating each other (and ourselves) up when we do so."
And like the rest of us, she's only human. "While my book is not always the most flattering portrayal, it's as honest as I know how to be," she added. "Because the truth is, I'm not poised or graceful or perfect. I'm emotional. I make mistakes…lots of ‘em!"
And now, three years down the line, she feels ready to step back into the world of social media once again.
"After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy I feel OK enough to venture back on here (at least for a little bit)," she concluded. "And even though I'm scared, I've decided that I owe it to the me-of-3-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338057/constance-wu-says-she-attempted-suicide-after-fresh-off-the-boat-backlash?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-07-14T22:43:59Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338057/constance-wu-says-she-attempted-suicide-after-fresh-off-the-boat-backlash?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | false |
The small-business lending unit of Chicago-based Enova International experienced a data breach earlier this year affecting more than 60,000 customers around the country.
The affected customers of OnDeck, which Enova acquired in 2020, had their account numbers exposed in the incident, which occurred in March and was quickly discovered, according to a filing last month by the company. Other personal information, like Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and tax ID numbers, also were exposed in some cases, according to a letter OnDeck sent to affected customers. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/major-data-breach-hits-another-chicago-corporation-time-enova | 2022-07-14T22:45:37Z | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/major-data-breach-hits-another-chicago-corporation-time-enova | false |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
408 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern
Colorado, southern Wharton, Jackson, southeastern Fort Bend, central
Brazoria and Matagorda Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fordtran to Ganado to 6 miles north of
Markham to near Holiday Lakes. Movement was south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Jackson, Angleton, Bay City, northern Freeport, El Campo, Clute,
Edna, Palacios, West Columbia, Sweeny, South Texas Nuclear Plant,
Richwood, Brazoria, Jones Creek, Ganado, Oyster Creek, Holiday Lakes,
Bailey's Prairie, Bonney and Thompsons.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2926 9667 2922 9647 2923 9603 2951 9553
2900 9525 2871 9592 2867 9641 2871 9641
2871 9653 2868 9653 2869 9656 2870 9666
2871 9665 2882 9672 2885 9670 2892 9679
2902 9683 2906 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 347DEG 22KT 2910 9693 2904 9651 2906 9605 2923
9558
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Tom
Green and northeastern Irion Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Grape Creek, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
San Angelo, Carlsbad, San Angelo State Park, O.c. Fisher Reservoir,
Arden, Tankersley, Water Valley, Grape Creek and Us-
67 Near The Irion-Tom Green County Line.
LAT...LON 3163 10085 3170 10063 3169 10059 3140 10041
3132 10077
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 347DEG 14KT 3153 10057
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
McCulloch, Mason and southwestern San Saba Counties through 500 PM
CDT...
At 410 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pontotoc, moving southwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
Mason, Art, Pontotoc, Loyal Valley, Fredonia, Camp San Saba,
Streeter, Hedwigs Hill, Camp Air, Hilda, Long Mountain, Grit,
Katemcy, Voca, Koockville, The Intersection Of Highway 29 And Ranch
Road 1222 and Us-87 Near The Mason-Gillespie County Line.
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 3083 9948 3115 9930 3095 9886 3092 9887
3092 9896 3050 9897 3050 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 033DEG 25KT 3091 9902
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Jim
Hogg, northwestern Starr and east central Zapata Counties through 430
PM CDT...
At 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Randado to near Viboras.
Movement was west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
Viboras and Guerra.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2709 9895 2687 9902 2664 9900 2668 9879
2705 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 080DEG 18KT 2700 9880 2678 9886
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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Brightpoint will build an affordable apartment complex and a longtime downtown affordable senior community will get a full interior remodel after receiving support from Fort Wayne City Council.
Brightpoint, which was formerly Community Action of Northeast Indiana, was granted its request Tuesday for a 10-year tax abatement for a 64-unit affordable apartment development on Dunkelberg Road south of the Airport Expressway-Bluffton Road intersection.
The nonprofit will hire two full-time employees for the $9.1 million complex.
Glick Apartment Holdings LLC will remodel and update Edsall House Apartments at 310 Berry St., which offers 203 affordable units for people ages 62 and older. City Council approved Tuesday a pass-through bond of up to $16 million for the project. The bonds will be repaid by Glick’s revenue, so the city won’t be liable.
The requests granted Tuesday spurred discussions about the need for affordable housing in Fort Wayne.
Andrea Robinson, economic development administrator, said she would like to expand or carve out a place within economic revitalization areas to allow for more affordable housing projects to get 10-year tax phase-ins.
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, D-at large, said most of the affordable housing developments that have qualified for tax abatements are in the southeast quadrant of the city. She would like to see a subcommittee formed to look into expanding tax abatement opportunities for affordable housing.
“I’m hoping we move expeditiously at looking into revitalizing, rewriting, amending our ordinance so we can begin to have affordable housing throughout the entire city,” Chamber said. “I think that quality of life and quality of space should be equitable in our development throughout the city.”
Greg Majewski of Keller Development, the company working with Brightpoint to develop the Dunkelberg complex, said the tax abatement would help elevate applications for tax credits and other funding sources. It also allows real property taxes to be phased in gradually over a 10-year period.
The multi-family affordable apartments will be available to residents who make less than 80% of the median local income. Brightpoint will accept housing vouchers and has rent tiers to make apartments affordable to people with an income level lower than 80%.
Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, asked about the affordability of the complex multiple times to set clear expectations.
“Housing is a challenge for individuals who are affluent and wanting to build houses. It’s twice as much a challenge for individuals who have income challenges,” Tucker said. “I love seeing that we are creating a path for (housing) to be affordable, but I also recognize that affordable can be a word we hide behind.”
Ryan Hamlett, vice president and general counsel of Gene B. Glick Co., shared similar challenges when requesting the pass-through bond for the Edsall House Apartments. He said about 41% of renters in Fort Wayne spend more than 30% of their household income on rent, based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy.
“Preserving places like Edsall House – especially in the Urban Core of Fort Wayne with all of the development around – is an important step to making sure there are affordable options, especially for seniors and people who are differently abled,” he said.
The complex’s construction was completed in 1979, and it’s time for an upgrade, Hamlett said. The renovations will replace kitchens, bathrooms, roofs and appliances.
The renovations also will make all community areas and 20 of the 203 single-bedroom apartments accessible for people with disabilities.
Edsall House Apartments doesn’t have any vacancies. The costs will include moving each resident to a hotel and giving them budgets for food for an average of two to four days while their units are renovated.
Hamlett said the 20 units that are accessible for people with disabilities will likely take longer than four days to renovate.
Councilman Glynn Hines, D-at large, and Tucker asked if the cost of living at Edsall House Apartments would rise because of the renovations. Hamlett said the prices will stay within a third of residents’ income.
Approval from the council members is required to apply for tax credits that will help pay for the project, Hamlett said. The project was approved by the present members with opposition from Councilman Jason Arp, R-4th. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-supports-two-affordable-housing-projects/article_3002a9a0-03af-11ed-9aeb-63107f885ca3.html | 2022-07-14T22:52:01Z | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-supports-two-affordable-housing-projects/article_3002a9a0-03af-11ed-9aeb-63107f885ca3.html | false |
A letter given to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol states that the U.S. Secret Service erased text messages from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021 after they had been requested by officials overseeing the investigation into Jan. 6, along with the agency's response to the U.S. Capitol attack.
A letter handed over to the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, and published by CNN, says that the messages on Jan. 5 and 6, 2021 were erased as part of a "device-replacement program."
The letter says, "The USSS erased those text messages after OIG requested records of electronic communications from the USSS, as part of" an evaluation of events "at the Capitol on January 6."
The Office of Inspector General said that there were weeks-long delays in obtaining records, and said that confusion was created over whether all of the records had been handed over. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/watchdog-investigation-shows-secret-service-erased-text-messages-from-jan-5-and-6-2021 | 2022-07-14T22:52:39Z | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/watchdog-investigation-shows-secret-service-erased-text-messages-from-jan-5-and-6-2021 | true |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
457 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Jackson
County through 515 PM CDT...
At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Inez, or 7 miles south of Edna, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Edna, La Ward, Alamo Beach, Lolita, Magnolia Beach, Vanderbilt and
Lake Texana Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2897 9642 2870 9644 2870 9657 2867 9657
2864 9652 2868 9654 2868 9653 2861 9648
2868 9647 2867 9646 2854 9646 2857 9664
2858 9664 2858 9662 2864 9661 2882 9672
2885 9670 2902 9683 2907 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 013DEG 19KT 2888 9669
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Blanco,
northeastern Gillespie, Llano and west central Burnet Counties
through 545 PM CDT...
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lone Grove, or near Llano, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Kingsland, Llano, Round Mountain, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville, Granite
Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Buchanan Lake Village, Highland Haven,
Castell, Field Creek, Inks Lake State Park, Blowout, Bluffton, Baby
Head, Stolz, Crabapple, Oxford, Lone Grove and Enchanted Rock State
Natural Area.
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 3044 9836 3044 9898 3050 9898 3050 9896
3092 9896 3092 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 058DEG 20KT 3080 9862
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Zapata
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Morales-Sanchez to Lopeno.
Movement was west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
Zapata, Lopeno, New Falcon, Zapata High School, Zapata County Fire
Department, Zapata Middle School, Siesta Shores, Zapata County Public
Library, Falcon Mesa and Morales-Sanchez.
This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 766 and 790.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
If on or near Falcon Lake near Lopeno or New Falcon, get out of the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can
strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2691 9932 2702 9896 2676 9897 2668 9901
2657 9917 2662 9918 2667 9920 2669 9921
2672 9921 2675 9924 2679 9924 2682 9926
2685 9927 2686 9929 2687 9932 2688 9933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 076DEG 19KT 2687 9905 2674 9911
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GILLESPIE AND
SOUTHERN LLANO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail,
gusty winds up to 40 mph and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of north central
Calhoun, Victoria and northeastern Goliad Counties through 600 PM
CDT...
At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lolita to near Edna to near Inez to near
Victoria Mall to Ander. Movement was south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
Victoria, Goliad, Guadalupe, Fannin, Victoria Colony Creek Country
Club, Weesatche, Weser, Nursery, Victoria Riverside Park, Victoria
College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Inez,
Telferner, Downtown Victoria, Schroeder, Dacosta, Ander and Wood Hi.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 628 and 648.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 672.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 568 and 594.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 798 and 828.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
LAT...LON 2871 9662 2870 9661 2870 9643 2871 9642
2870 9641 2869 9642 2869 9656 2865 9684
2859 9709 2856 9748 2888 9748 2892 9742
2887 9730 2895 9719 2900 9682 2892 9679
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9664 2872 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 011DEG 14KT 2885 9657 2895 9662 2895 9682 2892
9703 2887 9731
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked a court to lift an injunction blocking the enforcement of a law that bans all abortions except when the life of the mother is at risk.
The filing from Attorney General Mark Brnovich asks a court in Tucson to lift an order in place since shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1973’s Roe v. Wade case that abortions are a constitutional right.
The newly conservative high court overturned that decision last month, leaving it again to the states to decide how to regulate abortions. Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has been on the books since at least 1901, and Brnovich said with Roe overturned it should now be enforceable.
“We believe this is the best and most accurate state of the law,” Brnovich said in a statement. “We know this is an important issue to so many Arizonans, and our hope is that the court will provide clarity and uniformity for our state.”
Brnovich, who is running for U.S. Senate, announced late last month that the old abortion ban was enforceable and that he would seek to have the injunction lifted.
Providers across the state stopped abortions after the Supreme Court’s June 24 opinion, saying it was too risky to move ahead with the old ban still on the books and with a 2021 law that grants all rights to pre-born children also in play.
A federal judge on Monday blocked that law after abortion rights groups successfully argued that it was unconstitutionally vague. The judge agreed that it was unclear what criminal laws abortion providers may be breaking if they perform otherwise-legal abortions.
Abortion rights groups slammed Brnovich for moving to again allow enforcement of the pre-statehood ban
“It is outrageous that Arizona’s Attorney General is trying to revive this zombie law that has long been blocked,” Gail Deady, an attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “Arizonans’ personal health decisions, lives, and futures should not be dictated by a century-old, draconian law.”
Deady said that the high court’s decision to overturn Roe has caused “absolute chaos” in Arizona and other states with Republican Legislatures that have previously unenforceable abortion restrictions on the books. Numerous court battles are underway to try to block “trigger laws” designed to ban abortion if Roe fell or opposing so-called “zombie laws” like Arizona’s that predate Roe.
Arizona also has a 15-week ban that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law in March, and he has insisted that it takes precedence over the total ban Brnovich wants to enforce. But the 15-week ban law specifically said it did not overturn the 1901 law.
In the attorney general’s court filing, assistant Attorney General Beau Roysden III laid out the history of the injunction that blocked the old abortion law.
That case started in 1971, two years before Roe was handed down, when the Tucson affiliate of Planned Parenthood, several doctors and a woman who wanted an abortion sued to overturn the law. A trial judge in Pima County Superior Court ruled the next year that a fetus does not have constitutionally protected rights and that the law banning abortion also violated the doctors’ rights to practice medicine as they saw fit.
The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned that ruling, rejecting wholesale the lower court’s reasoning that the abortion ban was unconstitutional and saying it could be enforced.
“Appellees’ complaints against the abortion statutes are peculiarly within the field occupied by the Legislature and any problem concerning abortion should be solved by that body,” the appeals court ruling said. “We can only reiterate that we are not a super-legislature.”
Less than three weeks later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe, and the appeals court reversed its earlier judgment. The law was then permanently blocked.
Roysden noted that the “Legislature, however, did not acquiesce in the declaration that these laws were unconstitutional but rather took affirmative steps to ensure their continuing validity in the event that Roe was overruled.”
The Legislature reenacted the pre-statehood ban in 1977, and this year said it was still on the books when they passed the ban on abortions after 15 weeks. The intent was to ensure it would be enforceable if Roe v. Wade were overturned, according to Wednesday’s court filing.
The president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona, Brittany Fonteno, said Brnovich’s action shows he is “out of touch” with the majority of Arizonans who support abortion rights. She said the group plans to fight his request in court. Fonteno noted that the Legislature over the past 50 years has passed numerous laws allowing doctors to perform abortions.
“As a result, we believe that providers should still be able to provide this essential health care to the thousands of Arizonans who need it annually,” Fonteno said in a statement.
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TONIGHT: It’s another mild night tonight with clear and calm conditions. Temperatures will hover in the 90s through 9pm, 80s through midnight and ultimately, cool to the lower 70s overnight. Our average for this time of year is 71°F, so we aren’t too far off.
FRIDAY: High heat continues tomorrow with afternoon temps reaching the upper 90s, feeling more like 100°F. Sunny with a light easterly wind of 5-10mph and no shot for rain.
WHAT’S NEXT: Temps stay closer to 100°F on Saturday, but Sunday will be a smidge “cooler” in the mid 90s. The only shot for rain is Sunday and Monday, and those chances are slim. It’s going to get unbearably hot with worse temps and humidity next week.
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Happy 80th birthday, Harrison Ford!
The actor, who entered his ninth decade Wednesday, is one of the most beloved stars of the "Star Wars" franchise, known for his role as roguish space pirate Han Solo.
Well, his co-star and pal Mark Hamill wanted him to know he wasn't flying "solo" on his big milestone birthday. The actor, who played Luke Skywalker in the franchise, tweeted a picture of the two of them, arms wrapped around each other's shoulders, on Ford's birthday. He wrote: "For Harrison: Glad to be your pal, mh."
Steven Spielberg's Amblin production company also tweeted out some nice thoughts (while getting in a plug for the next "Indiana Jones" film), writing, "It’s not the years, nor the mileage when you’ve got two fists of dynamite and a spine and spirit like Harrison Ford. A most happy birthday to one of the true movie stars of the last half-century. Harrison returns to the big screen June 30 in his signature role as Indiana Jones!"
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Though Ford had appeared in films like "American Graffiti" and "The Conversation" in the early 1970s, he famously took on work as a carpenter to make ends meet after that. "Star Wars" (later called "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope") was released in 1977, and the megasuccess of the franchise changed everything.
He's since gone on to charm us in franchises like "Indiana Jones" and "Blade Runner," plus films like "Air Force One" and "The Fugitive." He's also set to join a "Yellowstone" prequel for Paramount+. Yet he only has one Oscar nomination, for 1985's "Witness."
So it's nice to see that he and Hamill can remain friends over the many films and decades they've shared together. Ford told Jake's Takes in 2020 regarding Hamill, "He’s just a really straightforward, nice guy. He’s really a sweet guy."
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Tony Shaloub doesn't take any of this for granted.
The star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, who picked up his 12th Emmy nomination overall and fourth consecutive for his performance as Abe Weissman on Maisel July 12, called his latest recognition "the sprinkles on top of the frosting," in an exclusive chat with E! News.
Shaloub, whose eight other Emmy nominations came from playing the titular role on Monk, said the creative process on Maisel is what he really finds the most rewarding.
"The work and the experience of all of us gathering and exploring the stories and exploring these characters, that's the real prize," he said. "That's the real gift."
Shaloub and his Maisel cast mates are currently shooting the show's fifth and final season, but Shaloub still manages to finds new, compelling layers in his character.
"I think the most interesting part is that Abe is always in a kind of a state of discovery and work," he explained. "When we started this show, I think Abe believed that he had it all figured out; his life, his role as a husband and father, his career and, even though all of those things started to change and unravel in different ways, he's kind of resilient and he rolls with it."
In addition to Shaloub's nomination, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel earned its fourth consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, with co-stars Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein picking up their fourth consecutive noms, as well.
Shaloub pointed to "the closeness of the ensemble, the generosity of the other actors" as a major factor of the show's sustained success, and further explained, "You just can't beat that when you're really trusting the material and you're having the best time you've ever had in a work environment."
Shaloub, who won three Emmys for Monk and took home Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Maisel in 2019, admitted winning a fourth trophy this year would be "shocking."
"There's just so much great content out there right now," he said. "Every year seems to get better and better."
Find if Shaloub takes home more hardware when the 2022 Emmy Awards are broadcast live Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST on NBC and streamed live on Peacock.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's inspector general concluded Thursday that financial trades made several years ago by Chair Jerome Powell and Richard Clarida, then the vice chair, did not violate any laws or ethics rules.
"We did not find evidence to substantiate the allegations that former Vice Chair Clarida or you violated laws, rules, regulations, or policies related to trading activities as investigated by our office," Inspector General Mark Bialek said in a July 11 letter to Powell, released Thursday.
At the same time, the letter said the investigation of the presidents of two regional Federal Reserve banks who stepped down after their trading activities came to light remains ongoing.
The investigation stemmed from revelations last year that several Fed officials had bought and sold stocks, real estate investment funds and other securities during periods of sharp market turmoil in the spring of 2020 after the pandemic had erupted. The trades occurred during a time when the senior officials were privy to discussions about Fed decisions that would likely affect those markets.
The transactions created the appearance of impropriety, Powell has acknowledged. The Fed also adopted sweeping new rules that sharply limit officials' trading activities.
The inspector general's report said that Clarida acknowledged last fall that he had omitted four trades from financial disclosure forms. He filed amended forms with the federal government's Office of Government Ethics, which concluded that the trades, in several index-style investment funds, did not constitute conflicts of interest.
"I am gratified by the conclusions," Clarida said in a statement. The investigation "determined conclusively that I did not violate any statutes, rules, regulations, or standards."
Clarida resigned early this year and was succeeded as vice chair by Lael Brainard.
Still, Clarida came under criticism from ethics groups in Washington in January for the amendments he had made to his trading disclosures. Those changes, along with his original report, showed that he sold shares of a stock fund on Feb. 24 and bought shares in the same fund Feb. 27. A day later, Powell issued a statement that said COVID posed a risk to the economy and said the Fed "will use our tools" to support growth — a policy move that could have affected the investments the officials had made.
Tony Fratto, a spokesman for Clarida, said the sale was intended as a pre-planned rebalancing of his portfolio. Yet after the initial sale, Clarida decided to buy the shares back instead of shifting the funds into other investments.
Fratto said the fund Clarida invested in — an iShares exchange-traded fund managed by asset manager BlackRock — was approved by the Fed and would be acceptable even under its current, more stringent rules.
The inspector general's report did not specifically address the issue of the timing of Clarida's trades. But it said that overall, they did not violate any laws, regulations or policies.
The report found that a Powell family trust made five trades in December 2019 on the date of a policymaking meeting, when senior officials aren't supposed to trade. But the inspector general concluded that the trades were conducted by a financial adviser and that neither Powell nor his wife were aware of them.
Dennis Kelleher, CEO of Better Markets, a watchdog group, criticized the report for not addressing whether the trades violated several Fed policies that require senior officials to avoid creating "even an appearance" of conflict between their financial interests and the public interest.
"The report is very narrow, omits key information and is not credible," Kelleher said.
Both Powell and Clarida worked in the financial sector before joining the Fed and have each reported net wealth in the tens of millions of dollars. Powell worked at the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, Clarida for the bond manager PIMCO.
Last year, the presidents of two of the Federal Reserve's regional banks — Robert Kaplan of the Dallas Fed and Eric Rosengren of the Boston Fed — resigned after the revelations came to light.
In October, the Fed announced wide-ranging changes to its trading rules. Under its new policies, Fed officials — including senior staff — are barred from investing in stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies or commodities and cannot hold industry-specific mutual funds. They are also required to provide 45 days' advance notice before buying or selling securities and to publicly disclose all their transactions within 30 days.
But on Wednesday, Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio and chair of the Senate Banking Committee, and several colleagues, urged the Fed to adopt tougher rules, including more specific consequences for violations.
The Fed's new policy "fails to set forth any standards for disciplinary action, financial penalties, or other meaningful consequences for violations," Brown said in a letter. | https://m.startribune.com/fed-ethics-inquiry-clears-powell-and-clarida-trades/600190261/ | 2022-07-14T22:57:37Z | https://m.startribune.com/fed-ethics-inquiry-clears-powell-and-clarida-trades/600190261/ | false |
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — After interviewing Nick Bostic, as well as receiving exclusive bodycam footage of the scene, we can now see some of what Bostic and the family went through that night.
As News 18 has previously reported, Nick Bostic was just passing by when he saw a house in flames and jumped into action.
"I told them to get out and they followed me down stairs and out the house, and at the back door I asked if there was anybody else left, they said there was a child in there," Bostic said.
Bostic ran back inside the burning home to find the six year old child. Once the child was found, they had to exit through an upstairs window.
"I did try to find the back door, but I couldn't find it and I didn't want to get too lost," he said.
With the child in his arms, Bostic jumped from the second story, sustaining multiple injuries.
"The front of my hand, it's cut up pretty bad," Bostic said. "They rewrapped it before I left. But I got a cut right here, a possible severed tendon. The bottom of my hands are blistered like I grabbed something hot. I recall seeing flames through the window as I was punching it out."
Along with that, he also had scorching in his throat, and said that doctors had to remove a good amount of silt from his lungs.
Despite his injuries, Bostic is just happy he was there to help that night.
"This temporary pain, oh ya its worth every bit," Bostic said.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday again said he was initially misled about the police response to the Uvalde school massacre, calling newly leaked video of officers hesitating for more than an hour "shocking" and not what he had been told when he originally lauded officers for a swift and brave confrontation.
"None of the information in that video was shared with me on that day," Abbott told reporters in Houston when asked about his reaction to the video published this week. "And so it was shocking."
Multiple inaccurate and conflicting statements given by officials since the May 24 tragedy at Robb Elementary School have compounded the grief and anger over a gunman killing 19 children and two teachers. Seven weeks later, there remains an incomplete account of why heavily armed police officers waited so long to take action and who was in charge.
A nearly 80-minute school surveillance video published this week by the Austin American-Statesman put in full view the bewildering inaction by law enforcement as the massacre unfolded. Abbott said Thursday it was "disgusting to see what happened."
A day after the attack, Abbott had commended police, saying at the time that officers "showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire" and that it was "a fact that because of their quick response" lives were saved. Two days later, Abbott said he had been misled during an initial briefing and was "livid."
Abbott has not said who provided the misinformation. Renae Eze, an Abbott spokeswoman, said in an email Thursday that it came from a briefing in which "different accounts were spun" by a room of law enforcement and public officials. His office has not provided names.
An investigative committee led by Texas lawmakers is expected to release findings Sunday about the slow law enforcement response after interviewing more than 40 witnesses over the past several weeks. The U.S. Justice Department and Texas Rangers also have launched separate investigations that are ongoing.
"The families of the victims deserve to know what happened. And they will know what happened," Abbott said. | https://www.startribune.com/governor-uvalde-video-shocking-account-of-police-response/600190293/ | 2022-07-14T23:01:27Z | https://www.startribune.com/governor-uvalde-video-shocking-account-of-police-response/600190293/ | false |
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Victoria County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Goliad County in south central Texas...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 512 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Inez to Victoria Detar Hospital North to near
Ander, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Fannin, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club,
Schroeder, Dacosta, Wood Hi, Bloomington, Victoria Detar Hospital
North, Victoria Riverside Park, Placedo, Coleto Creek Park,
Victoria College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood
Subdivision, Oak Village, Inez, Victoria Regional Airport and
Telferner.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 632 and 634.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 664.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 572 and 594.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 804 and 830.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Galveston County through 600 PM CDT...
At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Scholes Field, or near Galveston Causeway, moving southwest at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Galveston Causeway, Galveston Island West End, Hitchcock, Jamaica
Beach, Tiki Island, Galveston State Park, Galveston Pleasure Pier,
Schlitterbahn, Scholes Field, Moody Gardens, Offatts Bayou and The
Strand.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2931 9480 2921 9475 2905 9498 2929 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 066DEG 14KT 2925 9484
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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ROME — Italy’s golden period of stability suddenly seemed on the familiar precipice of chaos Thursday after Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation in response to a revolt by antiestablishment populists within his broad national unity government.
But in a sign of how traumatic Draghi’s departure would be for Italy, the country’s president refused to accept his resignation, essentially freezing the political situation in place until next week, when Draghi will address Parliament.
The unexpected government crisis and the theatrics and behind-the-scenes machinations left Italy in a state of suspended animation and created a potential calamity for Europe as it seeks a united front against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and faces a wave of COVID infections and an energy crisis.
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On Thursday night, Italy’s politicians and analysts struggled to figure out exactly what had happened — and what would happen next. Despite Draghi’s stated intention to resign, it remained possible that he could remain in power if key political players rejected the temptation to bolt and fall back in line.
Among them is the man who triggered the revolt: former prime minister Giuseppe Conte of the Five Star Movement.
But the day’s events also made clear that the gravity of scheduled elections in early 2023 would continue to pull all the parties apart and that Draghi, who had made government unity a condition of his staying on, may yet insist on quitting.
In tendering his resignation, Draghi had said that “the majority of national unity, which supported this government since its inception, no longer exists.”
Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, “did not accept the resignation,” according to a statement from Mattarella’s office, and instead invited Draghi to speak to Parliament in the coming days to address “the situation that has arisen.”
Most agreed that the next five days, before Draghi’s speech in Parliament to explain his reasoning, would be crucial.
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“There are five more days to work so that Parliament can confirm its confidence to the Draghi government and Italy can exit the dramatic tailspin it is entering right now,” Enrico Letta, the secretary of the Democratic Party, said in a Twitter post.
If Mattarella or the political parties that would like the government to continue cannot convince Draghi to stay, it would mean instability not just for Italy but for all of Europe, and at a precarious time. The European Union, of which Draghi is a fervent advocate, is struggling to keep unity in the face of the aggression in Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
After Draghi took office in early 2021, when Italy’s president asked him to resolve a political crisis created by the collapse of Conte’s government, he led the country out of the worst days of the COVID pandemic and packed the government with highly accomplished experts who shook Italy out of its political and economic malaise.
Draghi, a titan of Europe often called Super Mario for his role in saving the euro as president of the European Central Bank, immediately boosted Italy’s international standing and investor confidence.
The promise of his steady hand at the wheel helped Italy receive more than 200 billion euros, or about $240 billion, in relief funds from Europe — a transformational sum that gave Italy its best chance at modernization in decades.
Draghi brought moderate growth to Italy, made reforms to its justice system and tax code, streamlined Italy’s bureaucracy and found diverse sources of energy away from Russia, including renewables.
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Along the way, he made populism unfashionable and competence admirable, and he repositioned Italy as a reliable force for democratic values within Europe.
Perhaps most crucially, he played a significant role in pushing Italy, which has often maintained a close, transactional, and ambiguous relationship with Russia, into the European mainstream on questions of support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia. Italy was the first major Western nation to publicly support Ukraine’s eventual membership in the European Union.
The potential departure of Draghi opens the door to forces who are much more sympathetic to Putin.
Matteo Salvini, the nationalist leader of the League party who once wore shirts with Putin’s face on them and whose popular support and institutional influence has waned over the past two years, suddenly mattered again.
While Five Star, after triggering the crisis, seemed willing to perhaps support the government after all, Salvini, who has also made enormous demands on Draghi, now had reason to declare the government over, allowing him to return, without necessarily accepting the blame, to the campaign footing he excels on.
“If a coalition party doesn’t back a government decree, that’s it; enough is enough,” Salvini said on Italian television. “It seems clear that we should go to elections.”
The revolt by what remained of the once powerful and anti-establishment Five Star Movement was led by Conte, who has made a habit of demanding concessions from Draghi for his continued support.
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He has argued that the government has not set aside enough funds for a cost of living package. Five Star — which is traditionally close to Russia — has also opposed sending significant military support to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion.
This time, it was over a relief bill for soaring energy costs that included a garbage incinerator in Rome that Five Star found unacceptable.
Draghi, after days of seeking a compromise with Conte, opted for a confidence vote early Thursday in an effort to call Conte’s bluff. This time, Conte led his party in a walkout.
Although the government survived — by a vote of 172-39 — Draghi had made clear that he would not lead a unity government that had no unity. Convinced that the coalition was no longer tenable, he decided the time had come for him to leave as well.
“In the past few days, on my part, I put the utmost effort to continue on the common path, even trying to meet the needs that had been advanced by the political parties,” Draghi said in his announcement of resignation, adding that unity was “fundamental in tackling the challenges of the past few months. These conditions are no longer there. I thank you for your work, the many results achieved.”
Five Star, whose support crumbled after a chaotic spell running the government and Draghi’s succession, would most likely suffer terribly if Italy held new elections. But as the 2023 deadline for elections draws nearer, Five Star also has less to lose, and Draghi’s government was expected to face more internecine fighting and instability in any case.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the 2018 murder conviction of a Portland man after finding that prosecutors dismissed two men from the jury pool because they were Black.
The jury, which had no Black members, found Darian L. McWoods, a Black man, guilty of murder by abuse in the death of his 15-month-old daughter, Kamaya Flores, in Multnomah County Circuit Court, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
In the ruling released Wednesday, Presiding Judge Josephine Mooney found that Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Amanda Nadell offered race-neutral reasons to strike both prospective jurors, but those arguments were only a “pretext.”
Mooney wrote that the state did not seek to strike similarly situated jurors who were not Black.
“Racial discrimination in the selection of jurors is harmful,” Mooney wrote.
McWoods’ defense attorney Josephine Townsend challenged both dismissals under the “Batson” rule, referring to a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting the exclusion of prospective jurors based on their race.
In a statement, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Elisabeth Shepard said the Court of Appeals opinion would be used “to further educate and inform our role in the administration of justice.”
“We are committed to the ongoing pursuit of a safer, more equitable system,” she said.
Unless the Oregon Department of Justice appeals the overturned conviction to the state Supreme Court, the case will return to Circuit Court, where it could be retried or dismissed.
McWood, who maintained his innocence throughout the trial, is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Prosecutors accused him of killing his daughter by a methadone overdose, saying he was a drug user who sometimes mixed his drugs into kid-friendly drinks such as Capri Sun.
Townsend suggested the drugs could have been left in a shared bedroom by another family member.
“I know that my client is really looking forward to a retrial, and I’m really hoping that we get the right results,” she said.
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The federal government sued the Chicago Cubs on Thursday and accused the team of failing to make Wrigley Field accessible to those with disabilities when the century-old ballpark was modernized in a half-billion dollar project that added luxury seating, bathrooms and restaurants.
The lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney John Lausch Jr. says the team’s 1060 Project “has had a significant adverse impact on individuals with disabilities and their ability to access Wrigley Field.” It asks for compensatory damages and civil penalties and demands that the team fix the problems to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
According to the lawsuit, the renovations that began in 2014 and were projected to cost more than $550 million removed the best wheelchair seating in the stadium, failed to include it in new premium clubs and stuck it in the last row of the bleachers, where it is blocked by drink rails or fans standing up to cheer.
“Although this project significantly enhanced the gameday experience for many fans, particularly those able to take advantage of premium clubs and other luxury accommodations, the same cannot be said for fans with disabilities,” the lawsuit said.
The Cubs said in a statement that they are disappointed that the lawsuit was filed and said they hope the matter can be resolved amicably. The team said the renovation of the ballpark, a national and city landmark, “greatly increased” accessibility in accordance with the law and the historic preservation standards, with 50% more accessible seating options, 11 more elevators and enhanced audio assistance for fans with hearing impairments.
“We will defend Wrigley Field and our position it meets accessibility requirements for fans,” the team said, adding that it has worked with the Justice Department since it initiated a review in 2019 and offered to voluntarily enhance accessibility.
“Wrigley Field is now more accessible than ever in its 108-year history,” the team said. “The Friendly Confines today is more welcoming than ever to fans with accessibility needs.”
Built in 1914, Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ballpark in the major leagues and a longtime holdout against many of the newer trends in sports stadiums. The 1060 Project aimed to provide fans with the amenities — and the team with revenue — of a modern stadium while maintaining its traditional charm.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
437 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Jim
Hogg, northwestern Starr and southeastern Zapata Counties through 500
PM CDT...
At 437 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Guerra to 7 miles west of Viboras. Movement was
southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Lopeno, New Falcon, Guerra, Falcon Dam, Morales-Sanchez, Salineno,
Falcon Heights and Falcon State Park.
This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 774 and 798.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2696 9918 2708 9881 2666 9885 2648 9910
2650 9910 2652 9913 2653 9916 2654 9917
2657 9917 2662 9918 2664 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 062DEG 18KT 2689 9891 2674 9894
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Tom
Green County through 530 PM CDT...
At 438 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Christoval, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
Christoval and Wall.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
LAT...LON 3140 10047 3138 10026 3112 10023 3117 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 005DEG 11KT 3126 10037
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Goliad and central
Bee Counties through 530 PM CDT...
At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Goliad, moving west at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
unsecured objects.
Goliad, Weesatche, Weser, Ander, Berclair and Charco.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 628 and 652.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 662 and 690.
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 2892 9739 2890 9737 2889 9735 2890 9734
2889 9733 2854 9730 2842 9753 2846 9770
2867 9778 2892 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 089DEG 21KT 2862 9743
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Archer
and northeastern Baylor Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Dundee, moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
Dundee and Lake Diversion.
LAT...LON 3381 9888 3368 9882 3357 9906 3383 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 078DEG 13KT 3374 9890
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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Periods: Company offers staff time off and flexible working
By Rhiannon Wilkins
BBC News
- Published
When Megan Thompson feels unwell while on her period, she can just take time off.
The 23-year-old can adjust her hours or work flexibly to help her cope with severe cramps, migraines and fatigue.
But if her period pain gets too bad, the finance company she works for allows her to take leave.
"It's so refreshing being able to say to my manager 'I'm on my period' and she knows instantly to offer support," said Megan.
"And they actually offer me time off instead of me having to ask for it."
Megan, from Cardiff, has worked for Hargreaves Lansdown in Bristol for about two years and the company have had a specific period policy since last year.
"Sometimes I still feel guilty about working flexibly around my period because I know some people don't suffer as badly with it," she said.
"But at the same time it does happen every month and I can't help that so I'm learning to put my guilt aside and do what works for me whether that's taking time off or working from home or sometimes feeling fine and then I don't need that support.
"When I started working here I was shocked that they had a policy but now I just don't understand why more companies don't have it."
Employers with similar policies want to get rid of the stigma around talking about periods and Megan said previous employers were sometimes dismissive of how unwell she can feel.
'It makes me better at my job'
She commutes almost an hour to the office in Bristol and thinks Hargreaves Lansdown's policy has "really helped her".
She said she thought it also benefitted the company, as being unwell meant she could "make mistakes and it could cost clients".
"Society 100% needs to normalise periods," Megan added.
The firm said it updated its menopause policy in an effort to be more inclusive and help increase productivity.
"It's symptoms 50% of the population experience so when you're trying to make the culture as inclusive as possible it makes sense to think how do you support that structurally," said Anna Langdon of Hargreaves Lansdown.
"Whilst it might not be relevant for one colleague it might be for another so putting a policy in place really helps that colleague who does need it."
What's period leave like in other countries?
Few countries have formal medical leave for periods but Spain could introduce it for those who suffer from severe pain.
In the UK, policies vary from informal to formal, with the Covid pandemic allowing many to work from home with more flexibility.
Other counties that offer flexible working for periods include Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Zambia.
However, all their laws vary widely, with the majority of countries not offering paid leave but providing extra time off outside statutory sick leave.
'My periods were so bad I've passed out'
Courtney Wilbor has also felt really unwell while on her period, but she did not take any time off, because of the stigma.
"My periods have been so bad I have passed out and felt ashamed to take needed leave," said the 21-year-old letting agent.
"I have cramps so painful that I have to stop what I'm doing at that time.
"I have suspected endometriosis, but the tests to confirm this are highly invasive therefore I take medication to lower the painful effects it causes.
"I have never taken leave due to periods as I feel as though it isn't a valid excuse to have time off work as it makes me feel as though my employer would expect me to then take the time off every month."
'Ashamed'
Courtney, from Cardiff, said companies should offer flexible working for periods as women feel ashamed to show they are struggling and feel unable to take time off.
She said she hoped companies would "encourage policies for people with periods to have flexible working options and mitigate the difficulties it poses for female employees".
But she added it could "create friction" in the workplace due to unfair bias from people who do not have that flexibility or due to fears the policy will be abused.
She added similar policies could make workplaces "more attractive" and could encourage more progression at work for women in particular.
'Suffering in silence'
Company Time Of The Month makes sustainable menstrual products like pads and tampons and its chief executive, Sally Tuhami, is on a British Standards Institute committee which is looking to provide guidance and recommendations to organisations on how they can help staff.
"A recent study of our customers showed 94% had severe period pains in the workplace but suffered in silence - and that has to change," she said.
"Periods are a part of life and that should be reflected in the workplace. We're on the path to making that happen but we're not there yet."
A Welsh government spokeswoman said: "Period dignity has been prioritised and we are working at pace to develop a draft strategic action plan for publication in early autumn.
"We want to eliminate the shame and stigma associated with periods and to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged because of their period.
"The plan outlines our vision for achieving Period Dignity in Wales by 2026, ensuring the impact of periods are responded to safely and non-judgmentally within education, employment and health based settings."
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
457 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Jackson
County through 515 PM CDT...
At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Inez, or 7 miles south of Edna, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Edna, La Ward, Alamo Beach, Lolita, Magnolia Beach, Vanderbilt and
Lake Texana Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2897 9642 2870 9644 2870 9657 2867 9657
2864 9652 2868 9654 2868 9653 2861 9648
2868 9647 2867 9646 2854 9646 2857 9664
2858 9664 2858 9662 2864 9661 2882 9672
2885 9670 2902 9683 2907 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 013DEG 19KT 2888 9669
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Blanco,
northeastern Gillespie, Llano and west central Burnet Counties
through 545 PM CDT...
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lone Grove, or near Llano, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Kingsland, Llano, Round Mountain, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville, Granite
Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Buchanan Lake Village, Highland Haven,
Castell, Field Creek, Inks Lake State Park, Blowout, Bluffton, Baby
Head, Stolz, Crabapple, Oxford, Lone Grove and Enchanted Rock State
Natural Area.
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 3044 9836 3044 9898 3050 9898 3050 9896
3092 9896 3092 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 058DEG 20KT 3080 9862
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Zapata
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Morales-Sanchez to Lopeno.
Movement was west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
Zapata, Lopeno, New Falcon, Zapata High School, Zapata County Fire
Department, Zapata Middle School, Siesta Shores, Zapata County Public
Library, Falcon Mesa and Morales-Sanchez.
This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 766 and 790.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
If on or near Falcon Lake near Lopeno or New Falcon, get out of the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can
strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2691 9932 2702 9896 2676 9897 2668 9901
2657 9917 2662 9918 2667 9920 2669 9921
2672 9921 2675 9924 2679 9924 2682 9926
2685 9927 2686 9929 2687 9932 2688 9933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 076DEG 19KT 2687 9905 2674 9911
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GILLESPIE AND
SOUTHERN LLANO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail,
gusty winds up to 40 mph and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of north central
Calhoun, Victoria and northeastern Goliad Counties through 600 PM
CDT...
At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lolita to near Edna to near Inez to near
Victoria Mall to Ander. Movement was south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
Victoria, Goliad, Guadalupe, Fannin, Victoria Colony Creek Country
Club, Weesatche, Weser, Nursery, Victoria Riverside Park, Victoria
College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Inez,
Telferner, Downtown Victoria, Schroeder, Dacosta, Ander and Wood Hi.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 628 and 648.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 672.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 568 and 594.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 798 and 828.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
LAT...LON 2871 9662 2870 9661 2870 9643 2871 9642
2870 9641 2869 9642 2869 9656 2865 9684
2859 9709 2856 9748 2888 9748 2892 9742
2887 9730 2895 9719 2900 9682 2892 9679
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9664 2872 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 011DEG 14KT 2885 9657 2895 9662 2895 9682 2892
9703 2887 9731
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with his predecessors on Thursday in a rare meeting of adversaries in an effort to ease the national socio-political climate ahead of elections in 2025.
The meeting between Ouattara and his longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie is the first of the three leaders in person since the end of the 2011 post-election crisis that killed at least 3,000 people. It took place at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan behind closed doors.
“The meeting was a reunion meeting to renew contact and exchange in truth their views,” according to a statement read by Gbagbo who served as the leaders’ spokesman at the end of the meeting. “The President of the Republic and his two predecessors have expressed their desire to make this first meeting a starter for the easing of the national socio-political climate in Ivory Coast.”
The former presidents expressed their gratitude to Ouattara for the meeting.
Ouattara said he’d like this type of meeting to occur regularly.
“Whenever my predecessors have time to resume these exchanges, I will call on them to gather their opinions and recommendations. I think it will be a very good thing for the nation to hear and listen to my predecessors about their knowledge of the country, their experiences and the political weight they represent,” he said.
Government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly said the meeting is part of the recommendations for political dialogue between the government, the political opposition and civil society.
Ouattara last met with Bedie in November 2020 and with Gbagbo in July 2021.
Ouattara defeated Gbagbo in presidential elections, and Gbagbo’s refusal to concede led to months of clashes between their supporters. Ouattara ultimately prevailed and has been the president of Ivory Coast ever since
Gbagbo was arrested and extradited to the ICC at The Hague, Netherlands, in 2011 and spent eight years awaiting trial on the war crimes charges. A judge acquitted him in 2019, saying prosecutors failed to prove their case. He has since returned to Ivory Coast.
Ouattara’s presidency for a decade has been mostly stable, though dozens of people were killed in violence surrounding the 2020 election when Ouattara stood for a third term. His opponents called his run unconstitutional. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Ivory-Coast-president-meets-with-ex-leaders-17306045.php | 2022-07-14T23:17:11Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Ivory-Coast-president-meets-with-ex-leaders-17306045.php | true |
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2 men stopped for speeding in Phoenix were trying smuggle 9 people, DPS says
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Two men were busted for speeding and troopers discovered they were trying to smuggle a group of people into the United States illegally, according to court documents. Jose Mateo Andres Francisco, who was driving, and Carmen Rodriguez Lorenzo were going 63 mph in a 55 mph zone along Interstate 17 on Wednesday, DPS said. A trooper pulled them over off of Dunlap Avenue.
The car was packed with two rows of four people and a child in the trunk area, according to troopers. Investigators said Francisco’s story wasn’t adding up. DPS said the nine people in the car told troopers they didn’t know either suspect but they all cleaned houses for $15 per day. Francisco and Lorenzo were booked into jail on nine counts of human smuggling.
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Forest Service, BLM solicit help as it defines old growth and mature forests
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials on Thursday solicited outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden.
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management issued a notice seeking public input for a “universal definition framework” to identify older forests needing protection.
Biden in April directed his administration to devise ways to preserve older forests as part of the government's efforts to combat climate change. Older trees release large volumes of global warming carbon when they burn.
Extinction-level threat:Invasive beetle expected to decimate Oregon ash trees
Biden’s order called for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over the next year to define and inventory all mature and old growth forests on federal land. After that, the agencies must identify the biggest threats those forests face and come up with ways to save them.
There's disagreement over which trees to count. Environmentalists have said millions of acres of public lands should qualify. The timber industry and its allies have cautioned against a broad definition over concerns that could put new areas off limits to logging.
The Forest Service manages 209,000 square miles (541,000 square kilometers) of forested land, including about 87,500 square miles (226,000 square kilometers) where trees are older than 100 years.
The Bureau of Land Management oversees about 90,600 square miles (233,000 square kilometers) of forests. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/14/us-forest-service-bureau-land-management-solicits-help-as-it-defines-old-growth-mature-forests/65373972007/ | 2022-07-14T23:22:28Z | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/14/us-forest-service-bureau-land-management-solicits-help-as-it-defines-old-growth-mature-forests/65373972007/ | true |
VANCOUVER, BC, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), today announced that its board of directors has approved the grant of stock options (the "Options") exercisable for a total of 3,715,000 common shares ("Common Shares") to certain employees (including officers) and directors. All Options were granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan and are subject to the terms of the applicable grant agreements and the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").
The Options were granted at an exercise price of $0.305, being the closing price of the Company's Common Shares on the TSX-V on July 13, 2022. The Options will vest over a period of 12 months with 25% of the Options vesting every four months commencing on the date of grant. The Options have a three-year term until July 14, 2025.
The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Parimal Rana
Chief Executive Officer
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively referred to as "forward-looking information"), for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposed", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "may", "will", and similar expressions. Forward-looking information contained or referred to in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the option grant and the terms thereof. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information, but which may prove to be incorrect including, but not limited to, material assumptions with respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to manage recent personnel changes; and the Company's ability to successfully execute on its updated business strategy outlined in its most recently filed interim Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. The Company's ability to execute on its strategy may also depend on the Company's ability to accurately forecast customer demand for its products and manage its current and future inventory levels, continued demand for VERY GOOD's products, continued growth of the popularity of meat alternatives and the plant-based food industry, no material deterioration in general business and economic conditions, the successful placement of VERY GOOD's products in retail stores and distribution in the food service channel, the Company's ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq, VERY GOOD's ability to successfully enter new markets, VERY GOOD's ability to obtain necessary production equipment and human resources as needed, VERY GOOD's relationship with its suppliers, distributors and third-party logistics providers, and management's ability to position VERY GOOD competitively. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because VERY GOOD can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of VERY GOOD to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information include, among others, the impact of, uncertainties and risks associated with negative cash flow and future financing requirements to sustain and grow operations, limited history of operations and revenues and no history of earnings or dividends, competition, risks relating to the availability of raw materials, risks relating to regulation on social media, expansion of facilities, risks related to credit facilities, dependence on senior management and key personnel, availability of labor, general business risk and liability, regulation of the food industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, risks related to third party logistics providers, unfavorable publicity or consumer perception, increased costs as a result of being a United States public company, product liability and product recalls, risks related to intellectual property, risks relating to co-manufacturing, risks related to expansion into the United States; risks related to our acquisition strategy, taxation risks, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation as well as the risks associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by VERY GOOD, please refer to VERY GOOD's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com and as an exhibit to the Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 26, 2022 and available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available. Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date of this news release. VERY GOOD undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
None of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, TSX Venture Exchange, the SEC or any other securities regulator has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release.
None of the Nasdaq, the TSX Venture Exchange or its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), the SEC or any other securities regulator accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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The chair of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Tucson's south side, officials say.
Dr. Justin Schultz Cetas, 51, was riding a black 2021 BMW R18 motorcycle in a northbound lane of South Kino Parkway just after 1 p.m. when he collided with a tow truck, Tucson police said in a news release.
Cetas smashed into the side of a 2005 Ford F650 tow truck as it turned left out of a business driveway, police said.
Cetas, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Banner University Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
“On behalf of everyone at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson and Banner-University Medicine, we would like to express our most sincere sympathies to Dr. Cetas’ family and loved ones,” Michael M.I. Abecassis, the dean of the College of Medicine and Josuha Lee, the Physician Executive at Banner University Medicine Center said in a joint statement Thursday afternoon.
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“We are all deeply saddened by this sudden and tragic event that is so difficult to process, as we come together to grieve his passing. Dr. Cetas was an alumnus of the college and a talented neurosurgeon who dedicated his life to caring for others. He was also a skilled educator, respected researcher, trusted colleague and friend to many. He will be greatly missed.”
Cetas was named chair of neurosurgery in July 2021, according to the UArizona Health Sciences website. He was UA graduate who earned his doctorate in neuroscience and medical degree at the UA College of Medicine.
Cetas became an associate professor in 2016 and served as the department’s residency program director since 2017.
He returned to Tucson to lead the neurosurgery department from Oregon Health and Science University, where he was an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and chief of neurosurgery at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System in Portland, Oregon.
Tuson police say the driver of the tow truck immediately stopped and cooperated with the investigation. The driver was not impaired at the time of the crash, police said.
Failing to yield while making a left turn has been determined to have been the major contributing factor in the crash, police said. No charges or citations have been issued. The investigation continues.
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Three Butte veterans were honored by Governor Greg Gianforte on Thursday.
Gov. Gianforte presented Butte's James Long, David Jon Reisenauer and Matt Egloff with the 2021 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation.
“Montana, and Butte in particular, is home to a proud history of military service, and it was an honor to recognize three outstanding veterans who have made a positive impact in the community,” Gov. Gianforte said. “While we can never fully repay them, we can say thank you, and that’s what the Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation is all about.”
The Governor's Office provided the following information about each of the three veterans honored on Thursday:
Master Sergeant James Long
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, James Long served for 22 years and 9 months. Since retirement, Long has participated in the burials of over 200 veterans in Montana, and travels hundreds of miles each year attending memorial services. Long is also known to regularly drive veterans to appointments to help them receive treatment.
Petty Officer David Jon Reisenauer
David Jon Reisenauer served in the U.S. Navy from 1973-1979. He was the first Vice Commander of American Legion Post 1, and currently dedicates his time to supporting fellow veterans as Commander of the Silver Bow United Veterans Council as well as a driver for the Disabled American Veterans Van. He also an active member of the Boy Scout Troop sponsored by American Legion Post 1.
Sergeant Matt Egloff
As a member of the U.S Army, Matt Egloff served in Korea and Germany, before becoming a licensed professional engineer, and engineering instructor at Montana Tech. While supporting Butte-Silver Bow 4H shooting sports, he worked with many individuals, including then-junior shooter Nick Mowrer, who later competed in the 2012 and 2020 Olympics. Egloff has also worked with the Butte-Silver Bow Crimestoppers, Western Montana Veterans Home Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1448, and Butte United Veterans Council (UVC).
The Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation recognizes outstanding Montana veterans who selflessly served in the U.S. Armed Forces and subsequently made a positive impact in their community. Thirty-one veterans received the award in 2021. | https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/veterans-in-butte-honored-with-2021-montana-governors-veteran-commendation | 2022-07-14T23:27:16Z | https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/veterans-in-butte-honored-with-2021-montana-governors-veteran-commendation | true |
VANCOUVER, BC, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), today announced that its board of directors has approved the grant of stock options (the "Options") exercisable for a total of 3,715,000 common shares ("Common Shares") to certain employees (including officers) and directors. All Options were granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan and are subject to the terms of the applicable grant agreements and the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").
The Options were granted at an exercise price of $0.305, being the closing price of the Company's Common Shares on the TSX-V on July 13, 2022. The Options will vest over a period of 12 months with 25% of the Options vesting every four months commencing on the date of grant. The Options have a three-year term until July 14, 2025.
The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Parimal Rana
Chief Executive Officer
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively referred to as "forward-looking information"), for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposed", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "may", "will", and similar expressions. Forward-looking information contained or referred to in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the option grant and the terms thereof. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information, but which may prove to be incorrect including, but not limited to, material assumptions with respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to manage recent personnel changes; and the Company's ability to successfully execute on its updated business strategy outlined in its most recently filed interim Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. The Company's ability to execute on its strategy may also depend on the Company's ability to accurately forecast customer demand for its products and manage its current and future inventory levels, continued demand for VERY GOOD's products, continued growth of the popularity of meat alternatives and the plant-based food industry, no material deterioration in general business and economic conditions, the successful placement of VERY GOOD's products in retail stores and distribution in the food service channel, the Company's ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq, VERY GOOD's ability to successfully enter new markets, VERY GOOD's ability to obtain necessary production equipment and human resources as needed, VERY GOOD's relationship with its suppliers, distributors and third-party logistics providers, and management's ability to position VERY GOOD competitively. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because VERY GOOD can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of VERY GOOD to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information include, among others, the impact of, uncertainties and risks associated with negative cash flow and future financing requirements to sustain and grow operations, limited history of operations and revenues and no history of earnings or dividends, competition, risks relating to the availability of raw materials, risks relating to regulation on social media, expansion of facilities, risks related to credit facilities, dependence on senior management and key personnel, availability of labor, general business risk and liability, regulation of the food industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, risks related to third party logistics providers, unfavorable publicity or consumer perception, increased costs as a result of being a United States public company, product liability and product recalls, risks related to intellectual property, risks relating to co-manufacturing, risks related to expansion into the United States; risks related to our acquisition strategy, taxation risks, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation as well as the risks associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by VERY GOOD, please refer to VERY GOOD's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com and as an exhibit to the Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 26, 2022 and available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available. Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date of this news release. VERY GOOD undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
None of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, TSX Venture Exchange, the SEC or any other securities regulator has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release.
None of the Nasdaq, the TSX Venture Exchange or its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), the SEC or any other securities regulator accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
615 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Grimes,
southwestern Montgomery and northeastern Waller Counties through 645
PM CDT...
At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pinehurst, moving west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Pinehurst, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Stagecoach, Todd Mission and
Plantersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3030 9554 3018 9554 3013 9589 3036 9589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 094DEG 16KT 3022 9564
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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WASHINGTON – Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came after the watchdog office requested records of electronic communications between the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.
Additionally, Homeland Security personnel were told they couldn't provide records to the inspector general and any such records would first have to be reviewed by DHS attorneys.
“This review led to a weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” states the letter, which was dated Wednesday and sent to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the AP, “We take strong issue with these categorically false claims and I will be responding in detail shortly.”
The erasure of the messages is sure to raise new questions for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack, which has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about former President Donald Trump's actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
That account, however, was quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The erasure of the text messages was first reported by The Intercept.
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Associated Press reporter Mike Balsamo contributed to this report.
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Insomnia breakthrough as scientists discover the two most effective drugs yet... but they aren't approved in the UK
- Oxford University researchers examined more than effects of 30 insomnia drugs
- They found that eszopiclone and lemborexant were best for easing symptoms
- The pills are hypnotics which slow activity in the brain to encourage sleep
Two drugs not yet approved in the UK are the most effective medicines for treating insomnia, a major review has found.
Oxford University experts examined more than 150 studies that tested the effects of 30 different drugs on thousands of adults suffering from sleeping problems.
Eszopiclone, sold under the brand Lunesta, and lemborexant, marketed as Dayvigo, were best for easing insomnia symptoms.
They worked better than benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, two powerful sleeping pills NHS bosses are trying to phase out.
Both pills are already used across Europe and the US. They are hypnotics which work by calming the brain to get someone to sleep very quickly.
Study leader Professor Andrea Cipriani said he expects British regulators to consider approving both drugs in light of the findings.
However, he noted they can trigger side effects, such as headaches, dizziness and nausea — similar to addictive benzodiazepines.
Professor Cipriani said non-pharmaceutical treatments, such as therapy, should still be the first-line treatment.
Oxford University researchers examined more than 150 studies that tested the effects of 30 different drugs on 44,000 adults suffering from sleeping problems. They found that eszopiclone, sold under the brand-name Lunesta (left), and lemborexant, branded as Dayvigo (right), were best for easing insomnia symptoms
Insomnia — defined as regular sleeping difficulties — is thought to affect up to one in 10 people in Europe.
It can lead to reduced productivity, increased absence from work and a higher risk of accidents.
Insomnia is also heavily linked with mental health disorders like depression as well as alcohol dependence.
First-line treatment includes encouraging 'sleep hygiene', simple methods like going to bed at the same time every night, exercising and limiting caffeine before bed.
Some patients may be referred for cognitive behavioural therapy — talking therapy that aims to manage problems by changing the way a person thinks. Britons can also be prescribed an app that provides a six-week self-help programme.
GPs may also prescribe sleeping pills. But this is rarely done as the drugs can trigger serious side effects and addiction.
However, 300,000 people in England are thought to be long-term users of Z-drugs and benzodiazepines.
Some take the drugs for other reasons, such as anxiety.
Professor Cipriani told a briefing for health and science journalists today there is 'little evidence' about how effective sleeping pills are in comparison to each other.
This raised the question of whether doctors are 'prescribing the right medication' to those who need it, she said.
Their study, published in The Lancet, reviewed 154 published and unpublished trials — completed by November 2021.
Experiments assessed tested effectiveness of 30 different insomnia drugs, in 44,089 adults with sleeping difficulties.
They looked at patients who were given drugs for four weeks — as well as those who took medication for three months.
Three-quarters were given a sleeping pill, while a quarter were given a placebo drug.
Volunteers reported their quality of sleep, whether they stopped taking the pill and any adverse events — such as dizziness, nausea, fatigue, headache and drowsiness.
The findings showed that eszopiclone and lemborexant out-performed other drugs.
A quarter of short-term eszopiclone-users reported that their symptoms improved, while 38 per cent of those who took it for three months said they were able to sleep more easily.
The graph shows the effectiveness of eszopiclone (left) and lemborexant (right) for insomnia. A quarter of short-term eszopiclone-users reported that their symptoms improved, while 38 per cent of those who took it for three months said they were able to sleep more easily. Meanwhile, one in five volunteers who took lemborexant said their symptoms improved at four weeks, while 35 per cent said they had eased after three months. However, takers of both pills reported side effects
Meanwhile, one in five volunteers on lemborexant said their symptoms improved at four weeks, while 35 per cent said they had eased after three months.
However, researchers warned that up to half of patients on the two drugs were left feeling unwell.
For comparison, benzodiazepines, which is offered to patients in the UK, were found to be effective in the short-term — easing up to three in 10 users' symptoms.
But the researchers noted that information on their long-term effects is not available and patients do not tolerate them well, with up to six in 10 reporting side effects.
Z-drugs, such as zaleplon, benefited as few as 16 per cent of patients and also lacked long-term data.
And melatonin, another drug offered on the NHS, failed to show any material benefits, with only 18 per cent noticing an improvement and four in 10 reporting side effects, the team said.
The researchers stated the safety data on lemborexant was inconclusive but there appeared to be a risk of headaches, while eszopiclone-users reported dizziness and nausea.
Further studies are needed to determine how safe the two drugs are over time, the researchers said.
Professor Cipriani, a psychiatrist at the University of Oxford, said the findings are 'the most transparent and comprehensive picture of all the data available' on insomnia drugs.
He said the results can help doctors identify the most appropriate drug for their insomnia patients and said regulators should take the findings into account when deciding whether to approve eszopiclone and lemborexant.
'Clearly, the need to treat insomnia as effectively as possible is very important, as it can have knock-on effects for a patient’s health, their home lives and the wider health system,' Professor Cipriani said.
However, he warned that the study is 'not a recommendation that drugs should always be used as the first line of support to treat insomnia', warning that some can have 'serious side effects'.
But Professor Cipriani noted that the research shows some drugs 'can also be effective, and should be used in clinical practice, when appropriate'.
'For example, where treatments such as improved sleep hygiene and CBT have not worked, or where a patient wants to consider taking medication as part of their treatment,' he added. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11013087/Insomnia-breakthrough-scientists-discover-two-effective-drugs-yet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-14T23:35:46Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11013087/Insomnia-breakthrough-scientists-discover-two-effective-drugs-yet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with his predecessors on Thursday in a rare meeting of adversaries in an effort to ease the national socio-political climate ahead of elections in 2025.
The meeting between Ouattara and his longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie is the first of the three leaders in person since the end of the 2011 post-election crisis that killed at least 3,000 people. It took place at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan behind closed doors.
“The meeting was a reunion meeting to renew contact and exchange in truth their views,” according to a statement read by Gbagbo who served as the leaders’ spokesman at the end of the meeting. “The President of the Republic and his two predecessors have expressed their desire to make this first meeting a starter for the easing of the national socio-political climate in Ivory Coast.”
The former presidents expressed their gratitude to Ouattara for the meeting.
Ouattara said he’d like this type of meeting to occur regularly.
“Whenever my predecessors have time to resume these exchanges, I will call on them to gather their opinions and recommendations. I think it will be a very good thing for the nation to hear and listen to my predecessors about their knowledge of the country, their experiences and the political weight they represent,” he said.
Government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly said the meeting is part of the recommendations for political dialogue between the government, the political opposition and civil society.
Ouattara last met with Bedie in November 2020 and with Gbagbo in July 2021.
Ouattara defeated Gbagbo in presidential elections, and Gbagbo’s refusal to concede led to months of clashes between their supporters. Ouattara ultimately prevailed and has been the president of Ivory Coast ever since
Gbagbo was arrested and extradited to the ICC at The Hague, Netherlands, in 2011 and spent eight years awaiting trial on the war crimes charges. A judge acquitted him in 2019, saying prosecutors failed to prove their case. He has since returned to Ivory Coast.
Ouattara’s presidency for a decade has been mostly stable, though dozens of people were killed in violence surrounding the 2020 election when Ouattara stood for a third term. His opponents called his run unconstitutional. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ivory-Coast-president-meets-with-ex-leaders-17306045.php | 2022-07-14T23:38:31Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ivory-Coast-president-meets-with-ex-leaders-17306045.php | false |
WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
629 PM EDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Windham, north central Washington, southwestern Kent and southwestern
Providence Counties through 730 PM EDT...
At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Scotland, or near Windham, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches.
Locations impacted include...
Coventry, Windham, Plainfield, Killingly, Scituate, Brooklyn,
Hopkinton, Richmond, Exeter, West Greenwich, Canterbury, Foster,
Sterling, Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland.
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 4155 7179 4164 7179 4165 7186 4163 7196
4165 7207 4168 7215 4175 7213 4182 7164
4151 7168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 276DEG 19KT 4170 7209
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York’s most crowded and competitive race for Congress may be shaping up as a three-person race — and perhaps more interesting than who appears to be on top is who’s falling behind.
New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, born and raised on the Lower East Side to a mother who emigrated from Puerto Rico, has catapulted to the front of the race for New York 10.
The newly formed district includes Lower Manhattan, as well as Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope, Red Hook and Sunset Park.
According to a new Data for Progress poll, Rivera is the choice of 17% of Democratic Primary voters. She is followed by Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou at 14% and former Assistant US Attorney Dan Goldman at 12%.
Rivera continues to push abortion rights at the city level and has picked up several endorsements lately from labor groups and fellow elected officials.
“The labor movement has been important in ensuring people know their rights and have access to good paying jobs and stability in their lives affordability, and a great job can create that,” Rivera said.
Niou has been a progressive champion in the statehouse and is supported by the Working Families Party. She is known on Twitter for directly communicating with supporters — and meeting every dog she can on the campaign trail.
Goldman is an experienced former Assistant U.S. Attorney who has raised more money than his competitors. He is positioning himself as leading on major issues of the day like guns and inflation. However, front and center in his campaign is the experience of working with congressional Democrats to lead the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, who may very well run again in 2024.
“[I’m] the only candidate who has actually stood up to President Trump before,” Goldman said. “As we try to take back our democracy, take back our fundamental rights, the voters want a fighter who has experience in Washington and has been effective.”
However, perhaps just as interesting as who is doing well in this poll is who is not.
Congressman Mondaire Jones, who moved from the Hudson Valley to the district to run, has not gained traction yet according to the poll. Jones, who is currently working on abortion rights issues as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, took issue with some of the poll’s methodology.
“The poll shows 50% of folks in New York’s 10th Congressional District still need to be introduced to me, and folks who do know who I am ultimately do support me to represent them and be a progressive champion,” Jones said.
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio finished second-to-last in the poll featuring the nine Democrats running. He was dismissive of polling in general on the campaign trail today.
“We all know it is an August election,” de Blasio said on the campaign trail after proposing a more urgent approach to the current COVID surge. “We are not sure, any of us, who is going to show up and vote. So I don’t think this poll tells us a whole lot honestly.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
542 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN VICTORIA AND NORTHEASTERN GOLIAD COUNTIES...
At 541 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Placedo to near Oak Village to near Goliad,
moving south at 25 mph. At 509 PM CDT, KVCT reported a peak wind
gust of 58 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Fannin, Victoria Riverside Park, Schroeder,
Placedo, Coleto Creek Park, Dacosta, Saxet Lakes, Oak Village,
Bloomington and Downtown Victoria.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 632 and 634.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 636 and 664.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 580 and 594.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 812 and 830.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Midland County in western Texas...
Southern Martin County in western Texas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Midland,
moving southwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Greenwood, Stanton, Midland International Air and
Space Port, Courtney, Cotton Flat, Warfield, Midland Airpark and
Skywest Airport.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 123 and 157.
Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Pauline Roussin made a hole-in-one and teamed with fellow rookie Dewi Weber to take a three-stroke lead Thursday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, leaving Annika Sorenstam and Madelene Sagstrom five shots behind.
Tied with the 51-year-old Sorenstam and Sagstrom after an opening 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Wednesday, Roussin and Weber had a 61 at Midland Country Club in the better-ball round to reach 14-under 126. The teams will play alternate shot Friday and finish Saturday with better ball.
“We’re just going to do more of the same,” Weber said. “I know that sounds so boring and I’m so sorry for that, but we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing. I think what we’ve been doing has been working really well.”
Sorenstam and Sagstrom slipped back with a 66.
Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season. The Hall of Famer missed the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open last month, then tied for fourth last week in Nevada in the mostly male American Century Championship.
“I really like this format and, of course, playing with Madelene,” Sorenstam said. “It’s a highlight. She’s one of the upcoming stars and has done so well. We’ve been playing together a little bit in Orlando. I have a great friendship with her.”
Roussin, the Frenchwoman playing on Bastille Day and her mother's birthday, aced the par-3 seventh.
“It helps when you have people around you to just talk to,” Roussin said. “We’re having fun both with our caddies as well, so we created that bubble I would say, and it just helps to think about the next shot once you’ve hit the previous one.”
Roussin and Weber, from the Netherlands, didn't know each other very well before this week.
“We both last minute happened to be looking for a partner,” Weber said. “I knew her game a little bit. I knew she was quite fun to be around, so I just texted her and said, `Hey, I heard you’re looking for a partner.’”
U.S. Solheim Cup partners Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas were second, also shooting 61.
“I think for the most part I felt like I was just there cheering her along, but in the end I hit a couple of good putts,” Kupcho said. "Ham and egged it pretty well.”
The teams of Matilda Castren-Kelly Tan and Sarah Kemp-Alena Sharp each shot 61 to match Tiffany Chan-Haeji Kang (62), Jodi Ewart Shadoff-Emma Talley (64) and Pornanong Phatlum-Pavarisa Yoktuan (64) at 10 under.
Sorenstam and Sagstrom were 9 under with Karrie Webb-Marina Alex (62) , Sophia Popov-Anne van Dam (61) and A Lim Kim-Yealimi Noh (62). Sisters Nelly and Jessica Korda (63) were 8 under.
Lexi Thompson and Brittany Altomare followed an opening 71 with a 65 to miss the cut by a stroke. Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn, also dropped out — shooting 73-64.
The tournament is scheduled to end Saturday so players can head to France next week for the fourth major of the year at the Evian Championship. That will start the European portion of the LPGA Tour schedule that includes the Women’s British Open at Muirfield. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Roussin-Weber-have-ace-take-lead-in-LPGA-Tour-s-17306098.php | 2022-07-14T23:40:16Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Roussin-Weber-have-ace-take-lead-in-LPGA-Tour-s-17306098.php | true |
LINCOLN, Neb., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heavy-duty truck values continued to trend downward in June, and latest Sandhills Global market reports focus on the underlying forces influencing the used sleeper truck market. Inventory levels for sleeper trucks have increased month-over-month since this March, and auction values have been dropping since April. Asking values, which are traditionally slower to react to market trends, have now started to descend. Amid these changes, Sandhills market reports show a widening gap between asking and auction values, which serves as another indicator suggesting a further drop in sleeper truck auction and asking values.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model year equipment actively in use. Regional EVI data is available for the United States (and key geographic regions within) and Canada, allowing Sandhills to reflect machine values by location.
The percentage gap between asking and auction values is quantified in Sandhills market reports as EVI spread. During periods of accelerated EVI spread, such as what Sandhills is seeing now, assessing buying and selling strategies is crucial in order to mitigate risk.
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Sandhills Market Reports highlight the most significant changes in Sandhills' used heavy-duty truck, construction equipment, and farm machinery markets. Each report includes detailed analysis and charts that help readers visualize the data. The latest reports examine the EVI spread, breaking down the heavy-duty sleeper truck market by overall trends, by model year and manufacturer, and by asking values across specific model years.
U.S. Used Sleeper Trucks EVI Spread and Inventory
- Heavy-duty sleeper truck asking values were 53% higher than auction values in June 2022.
- June's EVI spread was up six percentage points from May, marking the fifth consecutive month the EVI spread has widened.
U.S. Used Sleeper Trucks EVI Spread Model Year and Manufacturer
- Sleeper truck age plays a factor in EVI spread, and older models typically have a much wider gap than newer sleeper trucks.
- Sleeper trucks produced in 2019 displayed a 35% gap between asking and auction values, while 2016 model year sleeper trucks displayed a 57% EVI spread.
U.S. Used Sleeper Trucks Asking EVI
- Although used sleeper truck asking values are still above June 2021 figures, all model years displayed M/M declines.
- The Sandhills EVI shows asking values for 2019 model year sleeper trucks were down 10% M/M with an average value of $131,000.
- Asking values for 2016 model year sleeper truck were down 7% M/M with an average value of $75,000.
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Editor’s note: The following two-part story contains direct references to sexual abuse and sexual assault.
ICE’s digital prisons and mass surveillance
The UW Center for Human Rights’ (UWCHR) report wasn't the only recent coverage of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as several local grassroots organizations recently released a report titled “Tracked and Trapped: Experiences from ICE Digital Prisons.” This particular report covers the rapid expansion of the “Alternatives to Detention” program by the Biden administration which enables constant monitoring and e-carceration of over 280,000 families and individuals as of July 2022.
According to “Tracked and Trapped,” this constant monitoring can include ankle bracelets, at-home ICE officer visits, ICE office check-ins, and a smartphone app called SmartLINK that tracks phone data and requires users to regularly send pictures.
The report says that these types of surveillance are yet another form of incarceration that are painful, intrusive, stigmatizing, and have long-lasting adverse physical and psychological effects on already overwhelmingly targeted communities of color. It also includes several testimonies of immigrants who could not find work and whose families have been traumatized due to these poor conditions.
“SmartLink reminds me of Apartheid in my country,” Michael Bongani Langa, a South African immigrant, said in the report. “Now immigration and Detention PLUS Deportation is the order of the day in America. Being torn away from your family because of this inhumane treatment is a violation of human rights.”
Maru Mora Villalpando, co-founder of the activist group La Resistencia, said that such digital prisons increase private prison companies’ profits even more by eliminating overhead costs of having a facility and employees, and by obtaining large amounts of data that can be sold.
“It's clear to us that, for one, Amazon Web Services have been providing the cloud services for Homeland Security to [store] all our data, but they also provided [it] to other companies such as Palantir,” Mora Villalpando said. “Palantir is a company that developed ... software of reading license plates of the cars ... [and then] sells that to [ICE].”
The Guardian reported that BI Inc., a subsidiary of the GEO Group, has been the sole contractor of these e-carceration programs and that the company secured a new five year contract with ICE in 2020 for nearly $2.2 billion. Software giants like Amazon contract with the Department of Homeland Security for data collection, storage, and management through Amazon Web Services, according to grassroots organization Mijente’s 2018 investigation.
ICE surveillance extends not only to immigrants but also to a vast majority of the U.S. population, according to a recent report by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology. ICE has used facial recognition programs on driver’s license photographs of 32% of adults, has access to driver’s license data of 74% of adults, tracks car usage of 70% of adults, and can pinpoint 74% of new homeowners’ addresses when they connect to utilities.
“These forms of digital surveillance make it possible for immigration authorities to go around many of the protections that have been instituted in places like Washington to try to avoid having our local governments collaborate in the hunting of migrants,” Angelina Godoy, director of UWCHR, said.
According to a 2018 Seattle Times investigative report, Washington’s Department of Licensing (DOL) regularly shared driver’s license information with ICE, directly contradicting the executive order issued by Governor Jay Inslee in 2017. Since then, Mora-Villalpando noted that it has taken quite a bit of organizing to put the DOL under scrutiny.
“It's impossible to avoid ICE,” Mora Villalpando said. “That's why we wanna get rid of it … I've always said to people [threatened by ICE], don't wait until it happens because it's going to happen sooner or later … we need to fight back.”
Immigrant communities fight back
According to Mora Villalpando, local grassroots organization La Resistencia works to create connections with incarcerated immigrants that lead to information and resource sharing. For example, Mora Villalpando pointed to the story of a Palestinian detainee in the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) who called La Resistencia to arrange support for an Indian detainee who did not speak English.
“They are able to be resilient regardless of ICE trying to break them,” Mora Villalpando said. “Our people keep fighting even in the worst circumstances ... They're united, they're taking care of each other. What are we waiting for on the outside? What is our excuse?”
Mora Villalpando said that one can support La Resistencia through donations that go directly to ICE detainees, sharing their social media posts, and showing up to solidarity days held every Saturday outside the NWDC.
“We cannot just be afraid, because that's what ICE wants,” Mora Villalpando said. “If we are in community and we’re not only ready to respond but we are on the offensive … we can really prevent a lot of families’ separation. It’s on us.”
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
709 PM EDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
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The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 says she neither identified him to the killers nor wanted him murdered.
In an unpublished memoir obtained by The Associated Press, Carolyn Bryant Donham says she was unaware of what would happen to the 14-year-old Till, who lived in Chicago and was visiting relatives in Mississippi when he was abducted, killed and tossed in a river. Now 87, Donham was only 21 at the time. Her then-husband Roy Bryant and his half-brother J.W. Milam were acquitted of murder charges but later confessed in a magazine interview.
The contents of the 99-page manuscript, titled “I am More Than A Wolf Whistle,” were first reported by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. Historian and author Timothy Tyson of Durham, who said he obtained a copy from Donham while interviewing her in 2008, provided a copy to the AP on Thursday.
Tyson had placed the manuscript in an archive at the University of North Carolina with the agreement that it not be made public for decades, though he said he gave it to the FBI during an investigation the agency concluded in 2007. He said he decided to make it public now following the recent discovery of an arrest warrant on kidnapping charges that was issued for Donham in 1955 but never served.
“The potential for an investigation was more important than the archival agreements, though those are important things,” Tyson said. “But this is probably the last chance for an indictment in this case.”
In the memoir, Donham says she attempted to help Till once he'd been located by her husband and brother-in-law and brought to her in the middle of the night for identification.
“I did not wish Emmett any harm and could not stop harm from coming to him, since I didn’t know what was planned for him," Donham says in the manuscript compiled by her daughter-in-law. "I tried to protect him by telling Roy that ‘He’s not the one. That’s not him. Please take him home.'” She claims in the manuscript that Till, who had been dragged from a family home at gunpoint in the middle of the night, spoke up and identified himself.
Donham adds that she “always felt like a victim as well as Emmett” and “paid dearly with an altered life” for what happened to him.
“I have always prayed that God would bless Emmett’s family. I am truly sorry for the pain his family was caused,” she says at the end of the manuscript, which is signed “Carolyn” but indicates that it was written by her daughter-in-law Marsha Bryant.
The memoir is remarkable not only because it's the most extensive account of the sensational episode ever recorded by Donham, but also because it contains contradictions that raise questions about her truthfulness through the years, said Dale Killinger, a retired FBI agent who investigated the case more than 15 years ago.
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For instance, Donham claims in the memoir to have yelled for help after being confronted by Till inside the family grocery store in Money, Mississippi, yet no one ever reported hearing her screams, Killinger said. Also, Donham never previously mentioned that she and Roy Bryant chatted about the abduction. In the manuscript, she says they did.
“That seems ludicrous," Killinger said. "How would you have a major event in your life and not talk about it?”
The Justice Department closed its most recent investigation into the case in December and Mississippi authorities haven't given any indication they plan to pursue the kidnapping warrant or other charges against Donham. But the Till family is pushing authorities to act.
Keith Beauchamp, a filmmaker whose documentary preceded the Justice Department probe in which Killinger was involved and that ended without charges in 2007, said the memoir shows that Donham “is culpable in the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Louis Till and to not hold her accountable for her actions, is an injustice to us all.”
"Our fight will continue until justice is finally served,” Beauchamp said.
It was Beauchamp, along with two of Till's relatives, who discovered the arrest warrant with Donham's name on it earlier this month in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse.
Tyson, the historian who provided the roughly 35,000-word manuscript to the AP, helped spur the government's most recent investigation into the killing by publishing a book in 2017 in which he quoted Donham as saying she lied when she claimed Till grabbed her, whistled and made sexual advances. In the memoir, however, she claims Till did do those things. During the most recent investigation, Donham told the FBI she had never recanted, the Justice Department said.
Tyson said Donham's statements in the memoir exonerating herself of wrongdoing need to be taken with “a good-sized shovel full of salt,” particularly her claim that Till identified himself to the men who took him from the family home and later admitted killing him.
“Two big white men with guns came and dragged him out of his aunt and great-uncle's house at 2 o'clock in the morning in the Mississippi Delta in 1955. I do not believe for one minute that he identified himself,” Tyson said.
Neither Donham nor any of her relatives have responded to messages and phone calls from the AP seeking comment. It is unclear where Donham currently lives or if she has an attorney. Her last known address was in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
533 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
Temperatures and heat indices will remain below advisory criteria
for the remainder of the afternoon and evening.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN KERR...WEST CENTRAL BLANCO...GILLESPIE AND NORTHWESTERN
KENDALL COUNTIES...
At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over east
Fredericksburg, moving southwest at 35 mph. EWX Doppler radar still
indicates strong to damaging winds occuring west of Johnson City and
Stonewall. Therefore, Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Comfort, Ingram, Stonewall, Camp Verde,
Tivydale, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Rocky Hill, Rocky Creek, Hye,
Blumenthal, Center Point, Albert, Grapetown, Luckenbach, Cain City,
Old Tunnel State Park, Willow City and LBJ State Park.
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.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout is still expected to play in next week’s All-Star Game despite dealing with upper back spasms.
The Los Angeles Angels superstar wasn’t in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Astros and could miss at least the next two games. Trout Tuesday night’s loss to Houston during the fifth inning.
The three-time AL MVP was selected earlier this month to appear in his 10th All-Star Game, which will be played next Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
“We’ve talked to him about that. He’s expected to be available for that game,” trainer Mike Frostad said Wednesday. “He’s been dealing with a lot of stuff throughout the entire year. And, you know, this is just one more thing to add to the pile. He’s got a good pain threshold. He’s played through a lot.”
Frostad said MRI and CT scans on Trout’s back did not show any muscle strains or tightness. Trout first mentioned having back spasms last week while the team was in Miami for a series against the Marlins, the trainer said.
Trout — who is hitting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs — has been bothered by several minor injuries this year. He is 6 for 36 (.167) with one homer, four RBIs and 16 strikeouts this month for the Angels, who have dropped nine of 10.
Astros manager Dusty Baker, who will manage the AL squad, said he discussed Trout’s status with Angels interim manager Phil Nevin during batting practice.
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VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles that struck a city in central Ukraine killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 others, including children, while dozens were missing.
Officials say cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck a medical center, stores and residential buildings in Vinnytsia, a city southwest of Kyiv, the capital.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is accusing Russia of intentionally aiming missiles at civilians and repeating his call for Russia to be declared a state sponsor of terrorism.
One military analyst thinks Thursday's attack mirrors previous ones on residential areas that Moscow has launched "to try to pressure Kyiv to make some concessions."
Thus far, only six bodies have been identified, according to National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko.
Klymenko said 39 people are still missing.
According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, out of the 23 people reported dead, including three children under the age of 10.
The emergency service agency said 66 people were hospitalized, including five in critical condition and 34 who suffered severe injuries. | https://www.fox47news.com/news/national/russian-missiles-kill-at-least-23-in-ukraine-wound-over-100 | 2022-07-14T23:46:39Z | https://www.fox47news.com/news/national/russian-missiles-kill-at-least-23-in-ukraine-wound-over-100 | false |
MSU track athlete Joseph Green competing at World Athletic Championships
Published: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:31 PM CDT|Updated: 15 minutes ago
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) -- Minot State sprinter Joseph Green will represent his home county of Guam at the World Athletic Championships, the university’s athletic department announced Thursday.
Green set the Beavers’ Division II-era records in the outdoor 200-meter and indoor 300-meter races.
The World Athletic Championships will take place on the campus of the University of Oregon and finish July 24.
Green, who was born in Yigo, Guam, will run the 200-meter preliminaries on Monday at 5:05 p.m. (PT).
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Additional seats will accommodate an increase in passengers traveling by train to the international convention.
ORANGE, Calif., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Surfliner trains are expected to see a surge of travelers heading to San Diego for Comic-Con International, returning July 21-24 after a two-year hiatus. Extra equipment and one additional round-trip will increase capacity by approximately 6,000 seats on the Pacific Surfliner over the four-day period.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Comic-Con International would draw more than 160,000 people to San Diego annually. The event was cancelled in 2020 and scaled back for 2021, but is returning with a full schedule of events for 2022, including workshops, panels, film screenings, and competitions. Trains traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego are expected to be busy as fans of comic books and pop culture, industry professionals, and cosplayers ride the Pacific Surfliner to the convention. The train is a popular travel option to Comic-Con since the train stops in the downtown area, not far from festivities.
Customers interested in traveling on the convention dates are encouraged to plan ahead and book early. Extra seating will be added to select trains to increase capacity. In addition, two special trains will operate July 21-24 with the following schedule:
- Train 568 will depart Los Angeles at 9:10 a.m. and arrive in San Diego at 12:04 p.m., making all stops in between
- Train 589 will depart San Diego at 6:01 p.m. and arrive in Los Angeles at 9:26 p.m., making all stops in between
Passengers are encouraged to follow safety measures and important public health orders in place. This includes washing hands, using sanitizer often and staying home if they are feeling sick. Face coverings are not required onboard Pacific Surfliner trains, however, anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so. Masks are still required in Los Angeles County train stations.
Tips for Traveling by Train to Comic-Con
Enjoy flexibility with unreserved coach tickets: Unreserved coach tickets allow customers to ride any Pacific Surfliner train from the origin station to the destination station listed on the ticket. This provides flexibility to take a different train than the one selected in the booking process. Because Unreserved Coach seats are available to boarding passengers on a first-come, first-served basis, trains can occasionally become crowded.
Upgrade the experience with Business Class: Customers receive a guaranteed seat, as well as complimentary snack and drink, priority boarding in San Diego, and bonus Amtrak Guest Rewards points. The number of Business Class seats on each train is limited, so it's best to book early.
Follow @PacSurfliners on Twitter: Stay updated with real-time alerts regarding which trains are expected to be busy. With an Unreserved Coach ticket, customers can choose to take an earlier or later train at no charge if the one they were planning to take is expected to be crowded.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday as JPMorgan Chase opened the latest round of corporate earnings for big banks with weak results and a warning about the economy.
Wall Street is also assessing the latest government reports showing that inflation remains hot and shows no signs of cooling, even as central banks try to loosen its grip on businesses and consumers by hiking interest rates.
The S&P 500 fell 11.40 points, or 0.3%, to 3,790.38. Nearly three out of every four stocks in the benchmark index finished in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142.62 points, or 0.5%, to 30,630.17. The Nasdaq rose 3.60 points, or less than 0.1%, to 11,251.19.
Banks had some of the biggest losses and weighed heavily on the market. JPMorgan Chase fell 3.5% after reporting a sharp drop in earnings for its latest quarter, falling short of forecasts. CEO Jamie Dimon stuck by his warning earlier this summer that a “hurricane” may be headed for the economy.
“I haven’t changed my view at all,” he said in a conference call with journalists. “The negatives I pointed out, the risks in the future, are still the same risks. They’re nearer than they were before.”
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s fight against it remain key concerns for Wall Street. Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier. It is the latest painful reminder that inflation is running hot, following a report on Wednesday that showed prices at the consumer level were 9.1% higher last month than a year earlier.
Pervasive inflation has been squeezing businesses and consumers for months. More importantly for Wall Street, it prompted an aggressive reversal for the Fed on its interest rate policy. The central bank is now raising rates in an effort to slow economic growth and cool inflation, but that has raised concerns that it could go too far and actually cause a recession.
Small-company stocks fell more than the broader market, in another signal that investors are worried about economic growth. The Russell 2000 fell 18.53 points, or 1.1%, to 1,707.51.
Several big technology companies rose and helped offset some of the losses elsewhere in the market. Apple rose 2%.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which affects mortgage rates, rose to 2.96% from 2.90% late Thursday. It remains lower than the two-year Treasury, which is at 3.12%. That’s a relatively rare occurrence, and some investors see it as an ominous signal of a potential recession.
The Fed has already raised rates three times this year and traders are increasingly expecting a monster rate hike of a full percentage point at the central bank’s next meeting in two weeks. Traders are betting on a 44% chance of a full-point hike, up from zero a month ago, according to CME Group.
Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said Thursday that he would be open to supporting such a move if upcoming economic data points to robust consumer spending.
“We went into this week feeling that the Fed would make a move significant enough to show it had more control” in fighting inflation, said Greg Bassuk, CEO at AXS Investments. “A meaty Fed rate hike alone does not rule out an opportunity for a soft landing, but the window is shrinking.”
Investors have grown increasingly worried as retail sales and other data point to an economy already slowing. That could make it more difficult for the Fed to make a so-called “soft landing,” where it raises rates just enough to cool inflation without causing a recession.
Concerns about the Fed’s rate hikes have prompted Bank of America to forecast a mild recession hitting the economy in the second half of the year and more pain for traders. The benchmark S&P 500 index has already slumped into a bear market, down 20% from its most recent high in January, and likely hasn’t hit bottom yet, according to the bank.
Investors are will get a clearer picture in the coming weeks about how badly inflation is hurting companies. Several more banks are on deck to report earnings Friday, including Citigroup and Wells Fargo, along with insurer UnitedHealth Group. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/asian-stocks-up-after-us-inflation-fuels-rate-hike-fears/ | 2022-07-14T23:49:36Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/asian-stocks-up-after-us-inflation-fuels-rate-hike-fears/ | false |
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A mudslide smashed into a rural elementary school in the mountains south of Medellin on Thursday, killing three young children after heavy rains washed over Colombia's north and west, authorities said.
Officials in Antioquia province said about 20 children were at recess in the cafeteria of La Lejia school when the slide hit. Most of them escaped unharmed, but three under age 6 died and two youngsters who had to be dug out of the building were hospitalized.
Juan Pablo Lopez, Antioquia’s secretary for territorial development, said water-saturated soil broke loose near the top of the mountain on which the school stands in an area near the town of Andes, which is about a three-hour drive from Medellin.
Another landslide on the outskirts of Medellin killed two people Thursday, authorities said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mudslide-sweeps-over-Colombia-school-killing-3-17306170.php | 2022-07-14T23:49:59Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mudslide-sweeps-over-Colombia-school-killing-3-17306170.php | true |
WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
322 PM PDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm near Lucerne Valley in San Bernardino
County through 400 PM PDT...
At 320 PM, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lucerne Valley, moving northwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Apple Valley and Lucerne Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3440 11685 3432 11700 3437 11715 3454 11705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 120DEG 5KT 3438 11702
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials on Wednesday approved a request by American Airlines to resume flights to five destinations in Cuba that were stopped in 2019 when the Trump administration sharply curtailed air service between the two countries.
The Transportation Department decision will let American resume flights from Miami to Santa Clara, Varadero, Holguin, Camaguey and Santiago de Cuba.
American said that starting in early November it will operate two daily flights to Santa Clara and one daily flight to each of the other airports.
American currently operates six flights a day between Miami and Havana. JetBlue and Southwest also fly to Havana.
The Trump administration, which wanted to starve Cuba’s regime of cash, suspended flights between the U.S. and destinations in Cuba other than Havana. Two months ago, the Biden administration reversed that decision and announced it would loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island. | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/us-approves-american-airlines-flights-to-more-cities-in-cuba/ | 2022-07-14T23:51:59Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/us-approves-american-airlines-flights-to-more-cities-in-cuba/ | true |
Africa's week in pictures: 8-14 July 2022
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
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NEW ALBANY, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a missing New Albany man.
The New Albany Police Department is searching for 67-year-old Kevin Burton, who was last seen around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12 in New Albany.
Burton is described as a 5-foot, 4-inch, 105-pound white male with gray hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a white shirt, blue or brown shorts and black shoes.
He is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information about Burton or his whereabouts is asked to contact the New Albany Police Department at 812-944-6411 or call 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
1-0-6-3, FIREBALL: 7
(one, zero, six, three; FIREBALL: seven)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
1-0-6-3, FIREBALL: 7
(one, zero, six, three; FIREBALL: seven) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17306197.php | 2022-07-14T23:53:15Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17306197.php | true |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
615 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Grimes,
southwestern Montgomery and northeastern Waller Counties through 645
PM CDT...
At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pinehurst, moving west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Pinehurst, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Stagecoach, Todd Mission and
Plantersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3030 9554 3018 9554 3013 9589 3036 9589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 094DEG 16KT 3022 9564
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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(The Hill) — A gun control group on Thursday sent a mile-long convoy of 52 buses to the home of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and filled the empty seats of the lead bus with the personal memorabilia of children who have died during school shootings.
The organization, Change the Ref, said the fleet of buses — part of a movement called The Yellow Bus Project —traveled to Cruz’s home in Houston, where founders Manuel and Patricia Oliver left a hand-written letter for the GOP senator, who was not home.
The letter was written by the Oliver’s late son, Joaquin, who was among the 17 students who died in the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Joaquin Oliver wrote the letter to Cruz when he was 12 years old, urging the senator to support universal background checks.
On Wednesday, the bus convoy assembled to park in the shape of an assault rifle in Houston before the fleet traveled to Cruz’s home on Thursday morning.
Manuel Oliver said the empty seats on the 52 buses represented the 4,368 children who have died from gun violence since 2020, becoming the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.
Oliver said Cruz is the leading recipient of donations from gun lobbyists, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA), in Texas. According to the money-tracking organization Open Secrets, Cruz has collected $749,000 from gun rights groups over the course of his career.
“To commemorate this horrific historic moment, we are showing American voters the toll these politicians have taken on our children’s lives with this all-too-real archive,” Manuel Oliver said in a statement. “And this is only the beginning. We will not stop with Sen. Ted Cruz. To every politician who has stood by, taken NRA money, and refused to listen to the people they represent: the museum is on the way to honor you next.”
The mile-long bus convoy is called the NRA Children’s Museum.
Texas is still recovering from a deadly mass shooting in May, when a gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in Uvalde and killed 19 children and two adults.
Days after the shooting, Cruz attended an NRA convention and blamed video games, social media bullying and poor church attendance for the rise in gun violence.
Congress recently passed into law bipartisan legislation on gun control that extended background checks for adults under 21 and poured billions into mental health services and school safety. Cruz was among the 33 Senate Republicans who voted against the law.
Change the Ref, which Manuel and Patricia Oliver formed after they lost their son in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, is pushing for Congress to pass a law mandating universal background checks to cover unlicensed dealers and other loopholes.
Patricia Oliver said she wants “voters to remember which politicians are in the pocket of the NRA when they visit the polls in November.”
“We urge everyone to join us in our mission to fight for every innocent soul lost to gun violence and to demand universal background checks on gun sales,” she said in a statement. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/gun-control-group-sends-mile-long-bus-procession-to-ted-cruzs-home/ | 2022-07-14T23:54:17Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/gun-control-group-sends-mile-long-bus-procession-to-ted-cruzs-home/ | true |
GREENSBORO — Shots were fired during a robbery at a local gas station on Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from Greensboro police.
Officers responded to the Fairway One Stop at 2001 Randleman Road at 2:55 p.m. Witnesses told police that two men wearing black masks over their faces robbed the store.
During the robbery, multiple rounds were fired into the ceiling of the business and the suspects then left with an undisclosed amount of cash, the release said. No injuries were reported and the investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shots-fired-during-gas-station-robbery-in-greensboro-police-say/article_0ca5900e-03c2-11ed-9c5e-af87a9fd16f3.html | 2022-07-14T23:55:20Z | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shots-fired-during-gas-station-robbery-in-greensboro-police-say/article_0ca5900e-03c2-11ed-9c5e-af87a9fd16f3.html | false |
Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came after the watchdog office requested records of electronic communications between the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.
Additionally, Homeland Security personnel were told they couldn’t provide records to the inspector general and any such records would first have to be reviewed by DHS attorneys.
“This review led to a weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” states the letter, which was dated Wednesday and sent to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the AP, “We take strong issue with these categorically false claims and I will be responding in detail shortly.”
The erasure of the messages is sure to raise new questions for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack, which has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about former President Donald Trump’s actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
That account, however, was quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The erasure of the text messages was first reported by The Intercept.
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(The Hill) — The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified lawmakers that the U.S. Secret Service had deleted text messages on Jan. 5, 2021, and on the day of the Capitol riot itself after they had been formally requested by investigators.
DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari wrote in a letter addressed to House and Senate Homeland Security committees, which was given to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol rioting, that text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 had been “erased as part of a device-replacement program,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Hill and first reported by The Intercept.
“The USSS erased those text messages after OIG requested records of electronic communications from the USSS, as part of our evaluation of events at the Capitol on January 6,” Cuffari continued.
The letter said DHS officials had told the OIG that the could not provide records directly to the inspector general until they were reviewed by lawyers.
“Second, DHS personnel have repeatedly told OIG inspectors that they were not permitted to provide records directly to OIG and that such records had to first undergo review by DHS attorneys. This review led to weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” he added.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House select committee, said that they had just received the letter and did not immediately know who deleted the text messages.
“Well, they were not clear as to how, they just know that they’re not there,” Thompson said.
“And we had asked them some time ago to look at it. So it didn’t come on the committee side, it came on the Homeland side. And this was their — it was a letter. I have not seen the report yet. So it’s concerning, obviously, and if there’s a way we can reconstruct the text … we will,” he added.
A spokesperson for the DHS Office of the Inspector General declined to delve into the letter when reached for comment by The Intercept.
“To preserve the integrity of our work and protect our independence, we do not discuss our ongoing reviews or our communications with Congress,” the spokesperson told The Intercept.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General and U.S. Secret Service for comment.
Speaking to CNN last month, Marc Short, a former chief of staff to former Vice President Pence, said he had contacted Secret Service ahead of the day of the Capitol riot.
“And I think with thousands of people descending upon Washington with hopes of a different outcome, I just thought it was important that they be alerted to that,” Short told the network. “But I didn’t have any specific intelligence, I did not have any knowledge the Capitol would be attacked the way it was.”
The Secret Service also came up during dramatic testimony to the Jan. 6 panel last month from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
She offered a second-hand account that Trump had tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was in and tried to lunge at a member of Secret Service personnel after he was told he could not go to the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Secret Service has denied that the altercation took place.
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A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden.
The Cyber Safety Review Board said in a report Thursday that while there hasn’t been sign of any major cyberattack due to the Log4j flaw, it will still “be exploited for years to come.”
“Log4j is one of the most serious software vulnerabilities in history,” the board’s chairman, Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Rob Silvers, told reporters Wednesday.
The Log4j flaw, made public late last year, lets internet-based attackers easily seize control of everything from industrial control systems to web servers and consumer electronics. The first obvious signs of the flaw’s exploitation appeared in Minecraft, a hugely popular online game owned by Microsoft.
The flaw’s discovery prompted urgent warnings by government officials and massive efforts by cybersecurity professionals to patch vulnerable systems.
The board said Thursday that “somewhat surprisingly” the exploitation of the Log4j bug had occurred at lower levels than experts predicted. The board also said that it was unaware of any “significant” Log4j attacks on critical infrastructure systems but noted that some cyberattacks go unreported.
The board said future attacks are likely in large part because Log4j is routinely embedded with other software and can be hard for organizations to find running in their systems.
“This event is not over,” Silvers said.
Log4j, written in the Java programming language, logs user activity on computers. Developed and maintained by a handful of volunteers under the auspices of the open-source Apache Software Foundation, it is extremely popular with commercial software developers.
A security researcher at the Chinese tech giant Alibaba notified the foundation on Nov. 24. It took two weeks to develop and release a fix. Chinese media reported that the government punished Alibaba for not reporting the flaw earlier to state officials.
The board said Thursday it found “troubling elements” with the Chinese government’s policy toward vulnerability disclosures, saying it could give Chinese state hackers an early look at computer flaws they could use for nefarious means like stealing trade secrets or spying on dissidents. The Chinese government has long denied wrongdoing in cyberspace and told the board that it encourages improved information sharing on software vulnerabilities.
The board offered a number of recommendations on mitigating the fallout of the Log4j flaw as well as improving cybersecurity generally. That includes the suggestion that universities and community colleges make cybersecurity training a required part of computer science degree and certification programs.
The Cyber Safety Review Board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order Biden signed last May. The 15-member board is made up of FBI, National Security Agency and other government officials as well as people from the private sector. Some supporters of the new board criticized DHS for taking so long to get it up and running.
Biden’s executive order directed the board to conduct its first review on the massive Russian cyber espionage campaign known as SolarWinds. Russian hackers were able to breach several federal agencies, including accounts belonging to top cybersecurity officials at DHS, though the full fallout from that campaign is still unclear.
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Pete Davidson was an open book as the first season 2 guest on Kevin Hart's Peacock chat series, Hart to Heart, and during the hourlong conversation, he addressed the pitfalls of being in the public eye and constantly being written about in the tabloids.
"I don't mind. I know what it comes with," the 28-year-old Saturday Night Live alum told Hart of the challenges he faces balancing being tabloid fodder with objective critiques of his work. "I totally get it because whatever I get to do is sick. If that's all you have to deal with then whatever."
"But, like, I would like them to be like, 'Hey that movie was really good.' Just one. Even if it's, like, f**king Crackle. I don't give a s**t what website it is. Even if it's Buzzfeed's '10 Dumb Scenes in This Movie,' I would just love that," Davidson continued. "Nobody wants to see, like, 'Pete had a really good day today. He visited his grandpa, played video games with his boys, smoked a fat blunt, watched Interview With a Vampire. He had a wonderful day.' They don't give a sh*t. Zero clicks."
Though Davidson never mentions anyone in particular, namely Kim Kardashian -- whom he has been dating since late last year -- the added attention paid on him in recent months outside of his film, TV or comedy credits isn't a coincidence. (Davidson was also previously engaged to Ariana Grande before they broke it off in 2018.)
He spoke about how his family, specifically his grandfather, has been impacted by the inundation of tabloid coverage surrounding his personal life.
"My grandpa believes every f**king thing he reads. He'll be like, 'I heard you bought a monkey.' And I'm like, 'What the f**k?'" Davidson shared. "He reads everything. So he calls me all the time because I try not to read any of that stuff but he'll tell me everything."
During the sit-down with Hart, which was filmed several months ago, Davidson also discussed his desires to start a family and get married one day, as well as contemplated whether he was staying too long at SNL. He ended up leaving the late-night sketch show in May after a seven-year run.
Hart to Heart is streaming now on Peacock.
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Second inmate arrested after escaping from River City Correctional Center
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A second inmate who escaped from the River City Corrections facility in Cincinnati has been arrested.
Scott McVey, executive director of River City Corrections gave an update Wednesday, saying 29-year-old Shawn Black was arrested in North College Hill Wednesday.
North College Hill police said officers were called to the 6800 block of Marvin Avenue for a burglary in progress.
Officers arrested Black and transported him to a local hospital for a medical condition. Once released, Black will be charged with burglary and escape.
Black escaped from the facility over the weekend through a broken window along with another inmate Thomas Cromwell, 27.
The chief of security at the facility said they found a window that was broken Wednesday and temporarily fixed with plywood and escaped through it.
Around 10:30 a.m., the staff at the facility were conducting a round and found Cromwell’s bed was made up to look like he was still in it.
That prompted an emergency count where it was confirmed two inmates were unaccounted for.
The chief of security, along with the Cincinnati Police Department, searched the surrounding areas trying to find the escaped inmates but were unsuccessful.
Around 4 p.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department was notified to start an investigation.
Police also arrested Heather Goodman Wednesday. Goodman is accused of helping Cromwell and Black escape the RCCC.
According to an affidavit, Hamilton County investigators determined Goodman assisted in facilitating transportation for the escaped inmates. Police said Goodman also assisted in harboring Shawn Black and Thomas Cromwell the morning of the escape by renting a hotel room at the Budget Host Motel on Central Parkway.
Investigators questioned Goodman in the area of the Baymont Inn, where Cromwell was found but later found that she gave false information to detectives.
Goodman was arrested Wednesday in North College Hill with Black and subsequently arrested for two counts of aiding escape and one count of obstructing Justice, police said.
Both charges are felonies.
On Monday, around 3:30 p.m. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office detectives and Mason Police Department officers saw who they believed was Cromwell enter the Baymont by Wyndham hotel with a woman.
Police and SWAT immediately were called and surrounded the hotel and began to get everybody out.
Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said in an update Tuesday that Cromwell met the woman in the parking lot and the two went inside the hotel shortly after.
Law enforcement officers attempted to make contact with Cromwell in the hotel room when they heard Cromwell make life-threatening statements against the woman.
That prompted law enforcement to call in the Warren County Tactical Response Unit who responded to the hotel for an apparent hostage, standoff situation.
The tactical team continue to make contact with Cromwell in the overnight hours Tuesday, when Fornshell said continued to make statements that made them feel like the woman’s life was in danger.
That’s when the tactical unit made the decision to force entry into the hotel room.
The tactical team confronted Cromwell in the hotel room and shot him once, killing him, Fornshell said.
Fornshell said an investigation revealed Cromwell was holding the woman at knifepoint at the time the tactical team entered the hotel room. The knife was discovered next to Cromwell’s body.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is conducting an investigation into the tactical team’s use of lethal force.
The officers are not being identified at this point in the investigation, Fornshell said.
The woman in the hotel room is not being charged and will not be identified.
Once the investigation is completed, they will turn their findings over to the prosecutor’s office.
The Warren County Coroner confirmed that Cromwell’s body will be transferred to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.
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Grichuk, Cron power Rockies to win over Padres
Randal Grichuk doubled twice and drove in three runs, C.J. Cron had two hits in his return to the starting lineup, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Thursday.
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DENVER (AP) — Randal Grichuk doubled twice and drove in three runs, C.J. Cron had two hits in his return to the starting lineup, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Thursday.
Cron, the Rockies' lone All-Star selection, missed three of the last five games with a wrist injury suffered Friday night at Arizona. He had a pinch-hit single Wednesday night.
The Rockies took three of four from San Diego and have won 13 of 16 against the Padres at Coors Field since the start of last season.
Jhoulys Chacin (4-2) worked two scoreless innings in relief of Kyle Freeland and Carlos Estévez pitched a flawless ninth for his first save. Kris Bryant was activated from the paternity list and went 0 for 4 with a walk.
Cron and Grichuk were instrumental during a three-run sixth inning that put the Rockies ahead for good. Jose Iglesias doubled against reliever Nabil Crismatt (5-2) to make it 6-5. Cron followed with a run-scoring single and Grichuk had a two-out RBI double off Luis Garcia.
San Diego's Blake Snell pitched 3 2/3 wild innings, walking six batters and allowing five runs. The Padres issued nine walks on the day.
Grichuk had a two-run double in the second. Snell then walked two batters before Connor Joe's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.
With two outs and a runner on first in the fourth, Snell gave up a single and three more walks to put his team behind 5-2.
The Padres rallied in the fifth. Trent Grisham led off with a homer, and Ha-Seong Kim doubled and scored on Jake Cronenworth’s single that chased Freeland. Cronenworth later scored on Jorge Alfaro’s single off Chacin to tie it.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: RHP Nick Martinez didn’t pitch out of the bullpen for the second straight game. He left Tuesday’s game with a mild ankle sprain suffered while trying to avoid a line drive.
Rockies: RHP Alex Colomé is still day to day with a mild strain at the top of his right hamstring suffered Tuesday.
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Padres: RHP Yu Darvish (7-4, 3.38 ERA) will open a three-game home series against Arizona on Friday night.
Rockies: RHP Germán Márquez (5-7, 5.66) will face José Quintana (2-4, 3.59) when Pittsburgh comes to town on Friday night.
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Idaho Republicans poised to reject 2020 election results
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Republican Party will consider 31 resolutions at its three-day convention starting Thursday, including one already adopted by Texas Republicans that President Joe Biden isn’t the legitimate leader of the country.
The Idaho resolution in the deeply conservative state that Donald Trump won with 64% of the vote in 2020 is nearly identical to the Texas resolution that was passed last month, stating: "We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election; and we hold that acting president Joseph Robinette Biden was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States."
Both the Idaho and Texas resolutions contend that secretaries of state circumvented their state legislatures, even though both states have Republican secretaries of state.
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Jim Jones, a former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court as well as a former Republican state attorney general, called the resolution rejecting the 2020 presidential election results "asinine," noting multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, rejected attempts to overturn the election.
"(The Idaho Republican Party) has gotten so caught up in conspiracy theories, meaningless culture war issues, that they have quit being able to function as a meaningful political party," he said. "We have got to get away from this authoritarian streak that has infected the Idaho Republican Party, as well as a good part of the nation, because it’s absolutely tearing our country apart."
Idaho's resolution goes further than the Texas resolution in that it falsely states that audits found the vote count for the 2020 election to be fraudulent in Wisconsin and Arizona.
In Wisconsin, election fraud claims have been dismissed by courts or rejected by the state's bipartisan election commission.
In Arizona, where Republicans submitted a slate of fake electors, Trump supporters hired inexperienced consultants to run "a forensic audit" that was discredited. FBI agents looking into events surrounding Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss recently subpoenaed the Republican Arizona Senate president, who orchestrated a discredited review of the election.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump ally, even accused Idaho of allowing election fraud. But the Idaho secretary of state said a partial recount of ballots validated the accuracy of the 2020 results.
Jaclyn Kettler, a Boise State University political scientist, said revisiting the 2020 election by different state or local Republican party officials "seems to be an issue that is commanding a lot of attention still in the Republican party. It may continue to cast doubt on our elections and increase fears of voters that their votes are not being counted."
Among the other proposed Idaho Republican Party resolutions this week is one calling for not recognizing "imaginary identities," a resolution aimed at transgender people.
Multiple resolutions involve voting, several focusing on people not deemed sufficiently Republican voting in Republican primaries.
One resolution, titled "A Resolution to Protect Rural Representation," calls for changing Idaho’s system for statewide elections into a national-style electoral college, a process that sometimes leads to candidates winning without receiving the most votes.
Trump, for example, in 2016 defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by winning more electoral college votes despite losing the popular vote by about 3 million votes. The proposed system for Idaho would tally electoral votes from counties. Such a change in Idaho would require changing the state’s constitution.
Another proposed resolution calls for privatizing Idaho Public Television, a long-time target of far-right Republicans.
The Idaho Republican Party will also elect officers during the gathering. First-term incumbent Chair Tom Luna, who served two terms as the state's schools chief, is being challenged by Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon. Moon ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in May for secretary of state, contending the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and Biden wasn't president.
Mainstream Idaho Republicans, who would be considered far-right in many states, have dominated the state for three decades. But they have become targets of far-right members of their own party and labeled as RINOs — Republican in name only.
The May primary was a mixed bag for the two groups, and the power struggle will likely continue at the convention.
In the primary, first-term incumbent Gov. Brad Little crushed Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and most other statewide races went to more mainstream Idaho Republicans. But Raul Labrador, a favorite of the Tea Party during his eight years in the U.S. House, defeated five-term Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, well known for a strategy of simply calling balls and strikes that oftentimes irked his Republican colleagues when he gave them legal advice they didn't want to hear.
Several far-right lawmakers in the House lost their seats, but the Senate turned decidedly more conservative with mainstream losses that included the co-chairman of the legislature's powerful budget-setting committee.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came after the watchdog office requested records of electronic communications between the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.
Additionally, Homeland Security personnel were told they couldn’t provide records to the inspector general and any such records would first have to be reviewed by DHS attorneys.
“This review led to a weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” states the letter, which was dated Wednesday and sent to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “We take strong issue with these categorically false claims and I will be responding in detail shortly.”
The erasure of the messages is sure to raise new questions for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack, which has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about former President Donald Trump’s actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
That account, however, was quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The erasure of the text messages was first reported by The Intercept.
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Africa's week in pictures: 8-14 July 2022
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73.
The former president posted on his social media app that she died at her Manhattan home.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life,” he wrote on Truth Social. The couple shared three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
“She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her,” he wrote. “Rest In Peace, Ivana!”
Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that police are investigating whether Ivana Trump fell down the stairs and believe her death was accidental.
She was found unconscious near a staircase in the home, the people said. The people could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The medical examiner’s office will determine an official cause of death.
“It’s been a very sad day, a very sad day,” Eric Trump said as he left his mother’s home near Central Park.
In a statement, he and his siblings called her “an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend,” and a survivor.
“She fled from communism and embraced this country,” the three said in a statement. “She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.”
A Czech-born ski racer and sometime model, she met the future president in the 1970s and quickly perceived him as “smart and funny — an all-America good guy,” as she wrote in a 2017 book. The couple married in 1977.
She became an icon in her own right, dripping with ’80s style and glamor, complete with her signature blonde updo. She influenced the look of the over-the-top Patsy Stone in the classic British sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous,” with the character extolling Ivana as “tremendous” in one episode.
Trump herself would eventually appear in the 1996 hit film “The First Wives Club” with the now-famous line, “Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything.”
The Trumps became partners in love and business. She managed one of his Atlantic City casinos and helped make Trump Tower an image of ’80s success (or excess, to some).
She overruled the architects to get a 60-foot waterfall installed in Trump Tower’s atrium, and she went to an Italian quarry to pick out the rosy-beige Breccia Pernice marble that famously lines its floors and walls, according to Donald Trump biographer Wayne Barrett.
Barbara Res, a former Trump Organization executive who was in charge of the skyscraper’s construction, recalled Ivana helping the decorator and taking a strong interest in such details as the doormen’s uniforms.
“She did all that to impress Donald, to win his approval,” Res said. “She was traveling back and forth all the time, and leaving her kids. She had a tremendous work ethic.”
The two were fixtures of New York’s see-and-be-seen scene before their equally public, and messy, 1992 divorce. Donald Trump had met his next wife, Marla Maples.
“I couldn’t turn on the television without hearing my name,” Ivana Trump wrote in her book.
During the split, Ivana Trump accused him of rape in a sworn statement in the early 1990s. She later said that she didn’t mean it literally, but rather that she felt violated.
Donald Trump would say at times that he regretted having Ivana join him in business and blamed it for the unraveling of their marriage.
“I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing,” he told ABC News in the early ’90s. “If you’re in business for yourself, I really think it’s a bad idea to put your wife working for you,” he said, complaining that when she turned into a businessperson, “a softness disappeared.”
Nevertheless, Ivana ultimately remained friendly with her ex-husband, whom she famously called “The Donald.” She enthusiastically backed his 2016 White House run, saying he would “make big changes” in the United States, and told the New York Post that she was giving him suggestions on his campaign.
“We speak before and after the appearances and he asks me what I thought,” she said. She said she advised him to “be more calm.”
“But Donald cannot be calm,” she added. “He’s very outspoken. He just says it as it is.”
However supportive, she occasionally ruffled feathers.
In 2017, while promoting her book, she told “Good Morning America” that she spoke with the then-president about every two weeks and had his direct White House number, but didn’t want to call too frequently because of then-first lady Melania Trump’s presence.
“I don’t want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that because I’m basically first Trump wife, OK?” Ivana said with a laugh. “I’m first lady, OK?”
Melania Trump’s spokesperson at the time responded, saying there was “clearly no substance to this statement from an ex, this is unfortunately only attention-seeking and self-serving noise.”
Ivana Trump had continued her business ventures in recent years, promoting an Italian weight-loss diet plan in 2018.
“Health is the most important thing we have. Let’s keep it that way,” she said at the time.
Her death came during a fraught week for the Trump family. Two of her children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, and the former president are due to appear in coming days for questioning in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the family’s business practices.
Ivana Trump was born Ivana Zelnickova in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov, formerly Zlin, which had just been renamed by the Communists who took over the country in 1948.
She was married four times, most recently to Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi. The two divorced in 2009 after a year of marriage but continued to see each other off and on until 2019, when she told the New York Post the relationship had run its course. He died last year of cancer at 49.
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DENVER (AP) — Randal Grichuk doubled twice and drove in three runs, C.J. Cron had two hits in his return to the starting lineup, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Thursday.
Cron, the Rockies' lone All-Star selection, missed three of the last five games with a wrist injury suffered Friday night at Arizona. He had a pinch-hit single Wednesday night.
The Rockies took three of four from San Diego and have won 13 of 16 against the Padres at Coors Field since the start of last season.
Jhoulys Chacin (4-2) worked two scoreless innings in relief of Kyle Freeland and Carlos Estévez pitched a flawless ninth for his first save. Kris Bryant was activated from the paternity list and went 0 for 4 with a walk.
Cron and Grichuk were instrumental during a three-run sixth inning that put the Rockies ahead for good. Jose Iglesias doubled against reliever Nabil Crismatt (5-2) to make it 6-5. Cron followed with a run-scoring single and Grichuk had a two-out RBI double off Luis Garcia.
San Diego's Blake Snell pitched 3 2/3 wild innings, walking six batters and allowing five runs. The Padres issued nine walks on the day.
Grichuk had a two-run double in the second. Snell then walked two batters before Connor Joe's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.
With two outs and a runner on first in the fourth, Snell gave up a single and three more walks to put his team behind 5-2.
The Padres rallied in the fifth. Trent Grisham led off with a homer, and Ha-Seong Kim doubled and scored on Jake Cronenworth’s single that chased Freeland. Cronenworth later scored on Jorge Alfaro’s single off Chacin to tie it.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: RHP Nick Martinez didn’t pitch out of the bullpen for the second straight game. He left Tuesday’s game with a mild ankle sprain suffered while trying to avoid a line drive.
Rockies: RHP Alex Colomé is still day to day with a mild strain at the top of his right hamstring suffered Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Yu Darvish (7-4, 3.38 ERA) will open a three-game home series against Arizona on Friday night.
Rockies: RHP Germán Márquez (5-7, 5.66) will face José Quintana (2-4, 3.59) when Pittsburgh comes to town on Friday night.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
644 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Live
Oak and west central Bee Counties through 730 PM CDT...
At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Karon, or 7 miles east of Three Rivers, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
George West, Three Rivers, Choke Canyon, Karon, Oakville, Simmons and
Ray Point.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 37 between mile markers 58 and 74.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and 632.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 720 and 726.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 2845 9786 2824 9823 2847 9834 2853 9833
2860 9796
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 059DEG 22KT 2846 9805
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
608 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Jefferson and northeastern Clay Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles west of Ryan, moving southwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ryan and Petrolia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3410 9801 3394 9790 3380 9811 3404 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 061DEG 5KT 3399 9804
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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- Continues to simplify its organizational structure
MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fundamental Global®, a private partnership focused on long-term strategic holdings, filed an amendment to its Schedule 13D today, to reflect the recent purchases of 80,000 shares of common stock of Ballantyne Strong, Inc. ("BTN"), which were previously reported in its Form 4 filings, and which can be viewed here. Following these transactions, Fundamental Global, its affiliates and certain related parties, including its Chairman Joseph H. Moglia, collectively hold approximately 30.8% of BTN's common stock.
In addition to the recent purchases of BTN, Fundamental Global highlighted several other events that change the way its ownership is reported, as follows:
- In December 2020, Fundamental Global divested its 50% ownership interest in CWA Asset Management Group, LLC d/b/a Capital Wealth Advisors. Any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held in CWA client accounts, have now been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- In July 2021, Fundamental Global dissolved the FGI Global Asset Allocation Fund Ltd, and in August 2021, Fundamental Global assigned management authority for (i) the Fundamental Global Capital Appreciation Fund LP, and (ii) the FGI Global Asset Allocation Master Fund LP, and the CWA FGI Special Opportunities Fund LP, to EverStar Asset Management LLC and to CW Institutional LLC, respectively. As a result, any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held by any of these entities, have now been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- Also in August 2021, Fundamental Global Investors LLC assigned management authority for its other entities to Fundamental Global GP LLC. As a result, Fundamental Global Investors LLC has been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- In December 2021, Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund LP contributed all of its holdings to Fundamental Activist Fund I LP, and Fundamental Global began the process of dissolving the master fund and its offshore feeder. As a result, any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held by the master fund, are now reported as being held by Fundamental Activist Fund I LP going forward.
Fundamental Global CEO and Ballantyne Strong Chairman, D. Kyle Cerminara, commented, "We are pleased with our recent purchases of Ballantyne Strong, and consider it to be one of Fundamental Global's strategic long-term holdings. Furthermore, we are working diligently to eliminate unnecessary distractions that not only help simplify our organizational structure, but that also allow us to focus on our best opportunities."
Fundamental Global® is a private partnership focused on long-term strategic holdings. Fundamental Global® was co-founded by former T. Rowe Price, Point72 and Tiger Cub portfolio manager Kyle Cerminara and former Chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade, Joe Moglia. Its current holdings include FG Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FGF,FGFPP), Ballantyne Strong Inc. (NYSE American:BTN), BK Technologies Corp (NYSE American:BKTI), GreenFirst Forest Products, Inc. (TSX:GFP), FG Merger Corp. (Nasdaq:FGMC), FG Acquisition Corp. (TSX:FGAA), OppFi Inc. (NYSE:OPFI), and Hagerty Inc. (NYSE:HGTY).
CONTACT:
Kyle Cerminara, Chief Executive Officer
Kyle@fundamentalglobal.com
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
608 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Jefferson and northeastern Clay Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles west of Ryan, moving southwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ryan and Petrolia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3410 9801 3394 9790 3380 9811 3404 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 061DEG 5KT 3399 9804
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Shilla Seoul launches ‘Refreshing Moment with Molton Brown’ package
The Shilla Seoul, located at the heart of Seoul, is launching a special collaboration package with Molton Brown, a bath and body fragrance brand, for the month of July.
The package includes a Deluxe Room and complimentary entry to the Urban Island Moonlight, an outdoor pool with a jacuzzi at the hotel’s rooftop.
A complimentary Molton Brown shower gel and body lotion set are provided. Package visitors are allowed free access to the hotel’s indoor swimming pool and gym.
Package runs through July. For inquiries, call (02) 2233-3131.
Grand Walkerhill Seoul presents ‘Summer Delight’ package
Grand Walkerhill Seoul, located in eastern Seoul, offers a summer package with a stay at the hotel’s Club Suite along with two tickets to its media installation art center. Breakfast for two and happy hour service are complimentary. Prices start at 360,000 won and runs through August.
Meanwhile, the “Summer with You 3” package consists of a Deluxe Room and room service set of schweinshaxe, German pork knuckle, served along with fries, salad and beverages. Prices start at 263,000 won, and the package runs through July 22. For reservations, call (02) 1670-0005.
InterContinental presents ‘Cool Summer Festa’
The Brasserie, a buffet restaurant located on the ground floor of InterContinental Seoul Coex in Samseong-dong, presents “Cool Summer Festa,” southern American-style seafood dishes and unlimited alcoholic beverages, presented by chefs.
The Seafood Boil is a steamed dish made with various seafood, including octopus, lobster, snow crab, cuttlefish and shrimp.
Lunch is priced at 95,000 won during weekdays, and 115,000 won on weekends. An unlimited drinks option is available for an additional 25,000 won.
The package runs through Aug. 31. For reservations, call (02) 3430-8585.
Fairmont Ambassador Seoul unveils ‘Canadian Surf and Turf’
Spectrum, a buffet restaurant of Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeouido-dong, presents its new buffet promotion featuring Canadian beef and lobsters from the Atlantic coast of Canada. The promotion includes Canadian beef strip loin paired with truffle mashed potatoes, roasted Canadian beef rib-eye, wok-fried black pepper sauce beef, and grilled Canadian lobster.
Prices start at 115,000 won for lunch on weekdays and dinner at 140,000 won. For inquiries call, (02) 3395-6000.
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul launches ‘Family Summer Fun at JW’ package
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul celebrates the summer vacation season by offering an ideal family staycation. The package features a choice of the Griffin Suite or a deluxe room, along with a teepee and mat set up in each guest room.
Bathrooms contain a three-piece bubble cleanser set from children’s bath brand Kefii.
A coloring set, a hotel puzzle and kids’ body products by JulieaLoopy are also given as complimentary gifts.
The package is available until Aug, 31, and is priced from 365,000 won for a deluxe room. For reservations, call (02) 6282-6282.
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We tested three popular humidifiers, here’s what we found
I’m not a fan of dry air. It irritates my eyes, nose and skin. On top of that, it’s bad for the wood elements in my house and can damage instruments like my piano and guitars. No one wants to have to deal with this anywhere, much less at home.
Fortunately, you can solve these problems quickly and easily with the right humidifier. But with so many models on the market, how do you know which ones are the best? We recently tested the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier, the Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier and the Levoit Classic 300S Ultrasonic Smart Humidifier to find out what the benefits and drawbacks were for each of these models. Here’s what we discovered.
Key features to consider when shopping for a humidifier
When shopping for humidifiers, there are a few key differences that set models apart from each other. Besides the typical concerns of coverage area, noise level and ease of maintenance, you want to think about which type of humidifier is right for you.
Steam
Steam vaporizers are hot. They create a cloud of steam that effectively adds moisture to the air, much like when you take a hot shower. On the downside, they also can create a burn hazard for children.
Mist range
This type of humidifier sends tiny droplets into a diffuser and launches the mist into the air. Regular maintenance and cleaning are crucial for keeping this machine working in optimal condition.
Ultrasonic vibration
The ultrasonic vibrations break tiny water droplets down into a fine mist. This type of model, however, does it with a rapidly vibrating plate. Care and maintenance are essential with ultrasonic humidifiers.
Evaporation
Evaporating humidifiers use water, a wick and a fan to moisturize the air. The downside to these models is the fan can be noisy.
What is the Levoit LV600HH Humidifier?
The Levoit LV600HH Humidifier is a hybrid humidifier that offers both cool and warm mist. It has a large capacity reservoir suitable for larger rooms and longer runtimes. You can fill the tank before bed, and it will last all night. This model has an auto mode that adjusts the humidity level to your needs, and it operates with a remote for times you don’t want to get out of bed to adjust the settings.
Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and Macy’s
Why we recommend Levoit LV600HH Humidifier
This humidifier is easy to set up and operate. We like that it has a warming feature. It won’t elevate the temperature of a room, but it does produce a comfortable mist if you’re nearby. While the remote doesn’t have an impressive range, it’s sufficient for most bedrooms. The sound was about as loud as someone taking a shower behind a closed door down the hall, and it worked well in the 400-square-foot room we tested it in. This humidifier is great for colder months and can reduce sinus issues associated with dry air.
What is the Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier?
The Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier is a cool-mist humidifier that works best in a small space. It’s easy to set up — since it only has one button, we had it unboxed, assembled and running in minutes. One downside of this model is the light doesn’t completely shut off, so it may be problematic for people who require the room to be dark when sleeping.
Sold by Amazon, Kohl’s and Macy’s
Why we recommend the Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier
The best part of this humidifier is how easy it is to operate. With just one button, it’s foolproof. It’s designed for small rooms, so it’s very quiet. The company was considerate enough to include a brush for cleaning, and it’s sized to fit nearly anywhere, even a nightstand. The sleek design also lets it fit in with a wide range of decor. If you’re looking for a quiet-running, easy-to-operate cool mist humidifier for a small room, this is an excellent choice.
What is the Levoit Classic 300S Ultrasonic Smart Humidifier?
The Levoit Classic 300S Ultrasonic Smart Humidifier is a smart humidifier powered by an app, so you can control it via your phone. It’s also compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. The humidifier is fast and effective with very precise performance. Possibly the biggest drawback is that you’ll need to spend some time with the owner’s manual to make sure you can leverage every feature this machine has to offer. That being said, the 300S is still very accessible to people who aren’t tech-savvy.
Sold by Amazon
Why we recommend the Levoit Classic 300S Ultrasonic Smart Humidifier
We like that you can control this humidifier in whatever way makes you comfortable. If you want to use an app, your voice or just walk over and press some buttons, it functions well in all of those scenarios. What sets this unit apart from other models, however, is its smart features: you can customize its operation to create the ideal home environment. If you want a larger, leakproof humidifier that offers precision control of your room’s humidity, we found this model’s performance to be excellent.
Consider other products
Honeywell Top-Fill Cool Mist Humidifier
This cool-mist humidifier is suitable for small to medium rooms. It features a 1.25-gallon top-fill tank that runs for up to 36 hours. The adjustable mist control allows you to dial in the humidity level you prefer.
Sold by Amazon
HoMedics Total Comfort Humidifier
For homeowners on a budget, this humidifier is best for smaller rooms. It has an automatic shutoff feature to protect the unit when it runs out of water, while the clean reminder feature lets you know when it’s time to service it. The device can also function as a nightlight.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tre Mann had 15 points and seven assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 86-80 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in the NBA Summer League.
Oklahoma City’s three first-round picks draft all contributed to the victory.
No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren had eight points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists before fouling out. No. 12 pick Jalen Williams added 12 points, while No. 11 pick Ousmane Dieng — acquired in a draft-day trade with the Knicks — had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Sacramento’s Keegan Murray — the fourth overall choice — had 29 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Jared Rhoden added 16 points and eight rebounds. Keon Ellis had 14 points and five assists.
BUCKS 87, TIMBERWOLVES 75
Sandro Mamukelashvili had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead Milwaukee Bucks past Minnesota.
Mamukelashvili, who was coming off a 28-point game Monday, also had four of Milwaukee’s 25 assists on 30 field goals.
MarJon Beauchamp made four of Milwaukee’s 15 3-pointers and finished with 15 points. Rayjon Tucker, Lindell Wigginton and Zylan Cheatham each scored 14 points.
Kevon Harris scored 16 points for Minnesota. Terrell Brown Jr. added 14 points, Wendell Moore Jr. had 13 and Marial Shayok 11.
HORNETS 91, CAVALIERS 80
Bryce McGowens made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points as Charlotte beat Cleveland.
Mark Williams, Brady Manek and LiAngelo Ball each scored 12 points, and Kai Jones added 11 for Charlotte (2-1).
Ochai Agbaji scored 24 points, with four 3-pointers, for Cleveland (1-2). Cameron Young added 11, Amauri Hardy had 10 and Isaiah Mobley grabbed 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers were 5 of 25 from distance.
PELICANS 106, WIZARDS 88
Deividas Sirvydis scored 25 points, going 6 of 10 from 3-point range, to help New Orleans beat Washington.
New Orleans trailed at halftime, but outscored Washington 28-15 in the third quarter to take the lead for good.
Jared Harper made 10 of 14 free throws and had 18 points and six assists for New Orleans (2-1). Daeqwon Plowden added 16 points and Dereon Seabron had 13.
Vernon Carey Jr. made his first five shots and scored 11 points for Washington (1-2). Tyler Hall also scored 11 points and Tahjere McCall added 10.
RAPTORS 80, JAZZ 74
D.J. Wilson had 22 points and nine rebounds, Jeff Dowtin added 19 points and Toronto handed Utah its first loss.
Dowtin made a contested layup with 45.6 seconds left for a four-point lead. Utah missed 3-pointers on its next two possessions and Dowtin sealed it with two free throws.
Jared Butler scored 12 points, Leandro Bolmaro added 11 and Darryl Morsell had 10 for Utah (2-1).
76ERS 75, HEAT 71
Trevelin Queen scored 16 points, Tyler Bey added 14 and Philadelphia held off Miami.
Malik Ellison had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia.
Javonte Smart topped Miami with 20 points, and Haywood Highsmith had 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
NUGGETS 80, CLIPPERS 75
Matt Mitchell had 17 points and six rebounds to help power Denver past Los Angeles.
Nuggets first-rounder Christian Braun — 21st overall — had eight points to go along with 12 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
Jay Scrubb led the Clippers with 18 points.
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WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came after the watchdog office requested records of electronic communications between the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.
Additionally, Homeland Security personnel were told they couldn't provide records to the inspector general and any such records would first have to be reviewed by DHS attorneys.
“This review led to a weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” states the letter, which was dated Wednesday and sent to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “We take strong issue with these categorically false claims and I will be responding in detail shortly.”
The erasure of the messages is sure to raise new questions for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack, which has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about former President Donald Trump's actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
That account, however, was quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Institution of Engineering and Technology scholarships will help students who have faced challenges enter the industry
LONDON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bechtel has donated an additional £50,000 to the Institution of Engineering and Technology for its Launch Scholarship programme in celebration of the company's 70 years in the UK. The Launch Scholarship supports engineering students, degree apprentices, and apprentices who have faced financial challenges or personal obstacles. Bechtel's donation will support at least eleven students every year for the duration of their education. The donation adds to the £680,000 (US$970,000) that Bechtel has gifted to the IET for its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics educational outreach over the past decade.
"Bechtel has been a valued partner of the IET for almost a decade, including our founding sponsor for the FIRST® LEGO® League," said Sir Julian Young, IET president. "This year's additional donation will enable us to support even more young people on their academic or apprenticeship path into engineering. We thank Bechtel for its continued support of the next generation as they each pursue their dreams."
"Engineering is a fulfilling career that helps tackle some of the world's biggest challenges, including diversifying our energy supply and achieving net zero. We need people from varied backgrounds to help us find the best solutions," said John Williams, Bechtel's UK and Ireland managing director. "We hope that this support will remove some of the obstacles that talented people can face in earning the qualifications needed to join our industry."
Bechtel has supported the IET since 2013, including as a founding supporter of the FIRST® LEGO® League competition that enables young people between the ages of 4-16 years old to develop STEM skills through hands-on learning. Some 100,000 children have participated in the UK program with over 15,500 children participating in 2020-21 competition. Bechtel also supports FIRST® programs in Australia, Chile, and the United States. Read more about FLL in the UK here.
Bechtel's 70th year in the UK coincides with Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and earlier this year it celebrated the opening of a new railway named in her honor, the Elizabeth Line, through central London. The company's global infrastructure business is headquartered in the UK, from which it has directly supported projects across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, accelerating progress, creating access and opportunity, building a path to net zero, and protecting people and our planet so that future generations thrive.
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IET scholarships help people like Simone who is a Degree Apprentice studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering and working at Sellafield. Read about Simone here.
About Bechtel
Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com
About the IET
We inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community to engineer a better world.
We are a diverse home for engineering and technology intelligence throughout the world. This breadth and depth means we are uniquely placed to help the sector progress society.
We want to build the profile of engineering and technology to change outdated perceptions and tackle the skills gap. This includes encouraging more women to become engineers and growing the number of engineering apprentices.
Interview opportunities are available with our spokespeople from a range of engineering and technology disciplines including cyber-security, energy, engineering skills, innovation, manufacturing, technology, transport and diversity in engineering.
For more information, visit www.theiet.org
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Fat Tone:\nBy Danny Baker for BBC 0ne : “In the late 80s’ an unusual series – I like your word offplop – went on air. If It Can...Do Burt took place in Hare Hood Studio’ for BBC one a new 3, 4 programme made with musician Peter Stranges and actors Peter Sutherland who I was the original ‘Skinne Head’ . At an earlier recording we were RADFORD, Va. – Ron Peterson Jr. is a best-selling author known for his true crime books, and one of them is about to hit the big screen.
Peterson’s book “Under the Trestle,” takes a deep dive into the Gina Renee Hall murder case, grabbing the attention of director Scott Mactavish soon after it came out.
“When I learned of the book, from my mom, who worked at Radford University, I read it right away, and then I purchased the rights from Rn, because it needed to be made into a movie,” said Mactavish.
Peterson was recently visiting Radford University to work on the upcoming documentary film based on his book, which recounts the death of Radford freshman Gina Renee Hall and the murder conviction of Virginia Tech football player Stephen Epperly.
“Under the Trestle, which covered a local case here: the 1980 disappearance of Radford University student Gina Hall and Virginia’s first no-body murder trial,” said Peterson.
Despite the crime happening more than 40 years ago, the story still resonates with many in the area.
“There were a lot of people that cared deeply about her, she was the kind of daughter, the kind of friend that anyone would like,” Peterson said. “And then also the killer, Stephen Epperly, a lot of people think that that guy was the devil, some of the stories that we’ve heard and that I’ve heard writing the book about him.
Peterson attended Radford University and the story hits home with Mactavish as well.
“I built my career in New York City. But I was born and raised in Pulaski. I was a freshman in high school when Gina Renee Hall was murdered by Stephen Epperly,” Mactavish said.
Now they’re teaming up to retell her story with the people who were closest to the case and the locations where it all took place, not just under the trestle. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/documentary-film-about-radford-students-murder-case-in-1980-is-in-the-works/ | 2022-07-15T01:00:01Z | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/documentary-film-about-radford-students-murder-case-in-1980-is-in-the-works/ | false |
ADRIAN THRILLS: Jeff Beck rocks out with jumpin' Jack Sparrow
Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp: 18 (Rhino)
Verdict: Unlikely duo, uneven results
Mabel: About Last Night… (Polydor)
Verdict: Swerves the sophomore slump
Johnny Depp's first significant career move since winning his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard isn’t the blockbuster movie many would have anticipated.
The controversial Hollywood star is instead indulging his passion for music by teaming up with legendary British rocker Jeff Beck on a duets album dominated by covers.
Three years in the making — and set in motion long before this year’s brutal courtroom drama — it isn’t Depp’s first foray into music. Since 2012, he’s been a member of LA supergroup the Hollywood Vampires alongside Alice Cooper and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. That band’s 2019 album, Rise, featured a guitar-playing cameo from Beck.
The unlikely pair seem serious about this project, too. They met in 2016, bonding over a mutual love of cars and guitars. This collaboration was first teased when they released a lockdown-inspired cover of John Lennon’s Isolation in 2020.
‘When Johnny and I started playing together, it ignited our youthful spirit and creativity,’ says Beck, 78.
'We’d joke about how we felt 18 again, so that became the album title. I just hope people will take him seriously as a musician, because it’s a hard thing for some people to accept Johnny Depp can sing rock and roll.’ It might prove even harder for some to accept him in any guise in the aftermath of his undignified battle with Heard. Fans will enjoy this unexpected return, possibly even creating a new audience for Beck in the process. Others, shocked by the trial’s ugly fall-out, will give it a wide berth.
Johnny Depp (right) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, appearing alongside Jeff Beck (left) in May
Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp 's cover for their LP '18'
Taken purely on its artistic merits, it’s a mixed bag. The playing of Beck is as expressive and adaptable as you would expect from a guitar hero who redefined the role of his chosen instrument — and pioneered the classic British rock star haircut into the bargain — after succeeding Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds in 1965.
He deploys atmospheric effects galore and shimmers majestically on the album’s three instrumentals, including two tracks from the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. As for Depp, 59, a capable singer and rhythm guitarist, attention will focus on his two original songs.
The first, This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr, is a ballad about the Viennese-born American screen goddess who, in an unusual double life, was also an inventor who helped develop a radio guidance system that paved the way for Bluetooth and GPS.
This cover image released by Capitol Records shows 'About Last Night...' by Mabel
The second Depp-penned number, Sad Motherf***in’ Parade, is a thoroughly unpleasant rant about a toxic relationship that has sparked conjecture that it is directed at Heard. A meandering funk-rock jam, its lyrics consist largely of the title being repeated ad infinitum, with Depp mumbling dark, barely-intelligible asides: ‘If I had a dime, it wouldn’t reach your hand,’ he sneers. ‘You’re sitting there like a dog with a seven-year itch.’
There’s nothing quite as petulant or unpalatable anywhere else. Despite Beck’s best efforts, the duo’s cover of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On falls flat, although Depp dovetails well with the guitarist on a tender version of former Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s Time.
Singing in hushed tones, the actor is also self-aware enough to confront his demons on Stars, a lacerating Janis Ian song from 1974 about how fame doesn’t always bring happiness.
Swedish singer Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey released her new album on 15 July 2022
It’s one of the more insightful moments on a patchy affair. There are moments when this feels like more than just a vanity project for a troubled Hollywood star living out his pop fantasies — but it’s the presence of the evergreen Beck that gives 18 its true rock and roll credentials.
- For British pop sensation Mabel, the difficult second album became even more challenging after her debut, High Expectations, soared into the Top Three and propelled her to a BRIT award in 2020, three decades after her mum, Stockholm-born Neneh Cherry, won BRITs recognition as best international artist.
But Mabel struggled to cope with fame, her confidence dented by hateful online comments and a sense that she wasn’t up to the job. The 2020 lockdown, a month after her BRITs triumph, came at a convenient time.
She moved back in with her parents (her dad is All Saints producer Cameron McVey) and began sketching out ideas on the piano, making music ‘for myself again’ rather than writing with one eye on the charts.
Mabel performing on stage at Capital's Summertime Ball 2022 Capital's Summertime Ball 2022
The upshot is an assured sequel that augments the throwback R&B of her debut with sleeker, more streamlined dance music. Unusually for a pop artist, About Last Night… is a concept album, its songs charting the course of an imaginary evening out.
It begins with Mabel getting ready — ‘nails shining like Christmas, heels on six inches’ — and moves through good times in a nightclub before a few tears. The storyline is a little messy… and all the more relatable for that.
This is not the first record based around a night on the town. Bastille took a similar path on 2019’s Doom Days. But Mabel, 26, puts her own spin on the idea, and there’s a brassy confidence to the early numbers.
Things become more reflective in the second half. There’s late-night remorse on When The Party’s Over, and heartache on Let Love Go and Good Luck, the latter seeing the singer dispensing sisterly advice to a wronged girl pal.
The beats, however, remain dancefloor-friendly throughout. ‘I don’t need you and I love that for me,’ she sings on LOL, signing off a spirited return in style.
Both albums are out today. Mabel plays Somerset House, London, on Sunday (somersethouse.org.uk). | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11015059/ADRIAN-THRILLS-Jeff-Beck-rocks-jumpin-Jack-Sparrow-Johnny-Depp.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-15T01:03:17Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11015059/ADRIAN-THRILLS-Jeff-Beck-rocks-jumpin-Jack-Sparrow-Johnny-Depp.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 31-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Porterville on Wednesday night, according to police.
Officers say the unidentified man was found after a shooting was reported in the 600 block of West Olive Avenue. When officers arrived they found the victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
The victim has not been identified and no arrests have been announced at this time. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Porterville Police Department at (559) 782-7400. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/31-year-old-dead-after-overnight-shooting-in-porterville-police-say/ | 2022-07-15T01:06:21Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/31-year-old-dead-after-overnight-shooting-in-porterville-police-say/ | true |
Get ready for another girls trip.
That's right, Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season 3 has cast its leading ladies, E! News has learned. Joining in on the vacation fun for the next installment will be The Real Housewives of Potomac's Candiace Dillard Bassett, The Real Housewives of Potomac's Gizelle Bryant, The Real Housewives of Miami's Alexia Echevarria, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Heather Gay, The Real Housewives of New York's Leah McSweeney, The Real Housewives of Miami's Marysol Patton, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Whitney Rose and The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha Williams.
As for where these ladies are jetting off to? Peacock confirmed that the season three locale will be abroad. "Following a wildly successful first two seasons of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip," the description teased, "Peacock has greenlit a third iteration with a brand-new group of Housewives fan-favorites. This season, cross-franchise icons will come together as they jet off to exotic Thailand."
We wonder how RHUGT season two stars Dorinda Medley, Taylor Armstrong, Brandi Glanville, Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Eva Marcille, Phaedra Parks and Jill Zarin feel about this news? While we adore Medley's Blue Stone Manor, a.k.a. the location for season two, it's no Thailand.
(Though, for the record, Parks loved staying at Medley's home in the Berkshires, telling E! News, "I loved the fish room, it was perfect.")
The inaugural season of RHUGT, which starred Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Kyle Richards, filmed in Turks and Caicos.
There is currently no premiere date for season three of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.
(E! and Peacock are both part of the NBCUniversal family.) | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1338098/meet-the-cast-of-real-housewives-ultimate-girls-trip-season-3?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-07-15T01:06:46Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1338098/meet-the-cast-of-real-housewives-ultimate-girls-trip-season-3?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | true |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three members of an advisory group tasked with helping a Central Valley air district reform a flawed pollution credit program resigned Thursday, saying not enough was being done to right past harms to public health.
“We can no longer be party to a sham process that gives the appearance of addressing systemic problems while sidestepping accountability, sweeping historical failures under the rug, and focusing only on how to generate more credits within a broken system," they wrote in a resignation letter to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
The district oversees air quality and pollution in an eight-county region in California's Central Valley, a hub for oil and gas drilling that has some of the worst air quality in the nation. The district is responsible for monitoring and reducing pollutants from stationary sources of emissions, like refineries and other industrial facilities.
The air pollution control district runs an emission reduction credit program that aims to offset pollution emission increases that can harm public health. If a business shuts down a polluting facility, it can get credit for resulting emissions reductions. Those credits can later be used to offset any emission increases from new facilities.
After the California Air Resources Board issued a 2020 report highlighting problems with the air district's credit program, officials created a nine-member advisory group to provide oversight, get public comment and suggest changes. The three members who resigned represented community organizations: Catherine Garoupa White, executive director of the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition; Sasan Saadat, senior research and policy analyst for Earthjustice; and Jesus Alonso, an oil and gas organizer with Clean Water Action.
Other workgroup members who remain on the panel represent the Western States Petroleum Association, E&J Gallo Winery, the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association and the Western Agricultural Processors Association, the Education & Agriculture Together Foundation, the Independent Oil Producers' Agency and the city of Riverbank.
The California Air Resources Board’s review found the credit program broadly lacked transparency and rigorous analysis, among other issues. It reviewed just a small portion of the total credits in the program, but found in several cases there was not enough documentation to back up the claims made about emissions reductions from closing down a sugar manufacturing facility, floating roof crude oil production tanks, and a steel storage system manufacturing facility.
The state also found that the district was issuing credits for very old programs that other regulations had already addressed.
“More pollution was emitted than they were estimating, so public heath is worse off now,” Garoupa White said. “And this is the agency that we’re entrusting to keep track of all this for us.”
Jaime Holt, chief communications officer for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, said the air district has changed part of its offset process to directly follow federal guidelines for certain pollutants. The district is also in the process of amending the requirements that new pollution sources must meet to be approved for construction. The district’s regulatory programs have significantly reduced the emissions of ozone and nitrogen oxide gases.
Garoupa White, though, said the district can't just focus on changing the program for the future. Instead, it must figure out how to mitigate past emissions that were wrongly allowed under the flawed program.
She and the other members who resigned said the district had a history of “subsidizing the oil industry and obstructing or delaying best practices” at “a severe cost to public health and local economies.” They urged the air district to conduct a comprehensive review of all the credits available for six major pollutants, to remove credits that are no longer valid, and to require more direct pollution reductions. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Central-Valley-air-advisers-resign-over-pollution-17306316.php | 2022-07-15T01:07:49Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Central-Valley-air-advisers-resign-over-pollution-17306316.php | false |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eight-time All-Star selection José Altuve left the Houston Astros' game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night shortly after getting hit with the opening pitch.
Altuve was hit on the left knee by Angels starter Reid Detmers. Altuve went to first and eventually scored on Kyle Tucker's single, but he didn't return to take the field for the bottom half of the first.
Altuve has reached base in 12 consecutive games while batting .350 over that stretch. He is batting .277 with 17 homers and 33 RBIs this season, earning the chance to play for AL manager Dusty Baker at the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium next week.
Mauricio Dubon replaced Altuve at second base for Houston in its series finale at Angel Stadium.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Astros-Altuve-leaves-shortly-after-getting-hit-17306332.php | 2022-07-15T01:09:47Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Astros-Altuve-leaves-shortly-after-getting-hit-17306332.php | false |
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